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Zagaynov

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first: 2013-05-10
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“In implementing many of those initiatives, we have relied upon the counter-terrorism structures of the United Nations and Member States, including, in particular, a number of measures to combat the financial resourcing of terrorism, which are set forth in resolution 2199 (2015). Further, important steps for combating ISIS and its financing were envisioned in resolution 2253 (2015), which was put forward by Russia and the United States. A number of terrorist threats today remain without an appropriate response. The coordination of the efforts of the members of the international community in that area would contribute to setting up the broad international anti-terrorism coalition that has been proposed by the Russian Federation.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“Mr. Zagaynov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): I too should like to thank the briefers for their participation in today's meeting. Combating terrorism in today's world must be an absolute priority in the work of the Security Council. Today, the international community is encountering increasingly sophisticated forms of terrorist activity and support. The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Jabhat al-Nusra, Al-Qaida and their allies are adapting themselves to the changing situation, introducing new forms of financing and expertly using modern information technologies to develop their material base and attract recruits. The Security Council should do everything it can to counter those new threats. Guided by those principles, our delegation has put forward a whole range of initiatives in the Security Council.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“The accusations have also been categorically rejected by Khartoum. The Sudan acceded to the Convention on Chemical Weapons in 1999 and has officially announced that it is complying with its obligations by refraining from producing or storing chemical weapons on its territory. In conclusion, and speaking not just to the Darfur investigation but more generally, we would like to emphasize once again the importance of reaching a delicate balance between the interests of dispensing justice and of achieving sustainable peace and a stable situation. The two problems are equally important, and an integrated, balanced approach is needed to solve them.”
2016-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7833 (2016) · source
“The same can be said ofthe Prosecutor's assertions, borrowed from Amnesty International, on the use of chemical weapons in Darfur. It is well known that they are based on phone and Internet interviews with unnamed people, as well as photographs and Videos. We are in agreement with the competent opinion of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons that at the moment we cannot draw any conclusions from this report in the absence of further information and evidence. The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, whose representatives are in constant contact with thousands of displaced persons from Jebel Marra, has not confirmed those rumours. In our View, if chemical weapons were being repeatedly used in the area, it would be impossible to hide the fact.”
2016-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7833 (2016) · source
“The exceptions to that are various parts of J ebel Marra, in central Darfur, where there is continued resistance from the Sudan Liberation Movement-Abdul Wahid faction, which has rejected any possibility of dialogue with the Government. We should also recall that the Panel of Experts of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005), concerning the Sudan, has confirmed Sudanese rebels' violations of international humanitarian law, including the recruitment of child soldiers. Nevertheless, the report places particular emphasis on assertions about the allegedly ongoing attacks on civilians by Government forces. The ICC's one-sided assessments, which are exclusively directed at the legitimate Sudanese authorities, can hardly improve that judicial body's credibility or contribute to the reconciliation process.”
2016-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7833 (2016) · source
“In that regard, we would like to reiterate once more that the main initiators of transfer by the Security Council to the ICC of the situation in Darfur, and in Libya, were certain States parties to the Rome Statute and of the Prosecutor, who should have recognized the financial implications of such a step. Attempts to shift that burden onto the United Nations are unjustified. As to certain factual elements in the report, it rightly notes the significant decrease in the levels of violence in Darfur recently. According to the United Nations, the situation in four of the five states is relatively calm. Thanks to the efforts of the authorities, the number of inter-communal clashes has fallen, as has the crime rate in towns.”
2016-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7833 (2016) · source
“However, certain States, as well as the Court itself, have preferred to exert pressure on African countries, instead of taking on board their concerns. In the light of that, the recent decision by a number of countries to withdraw from the Rome Statute is no surprise. The political and legal rationale for those steps is understandable and should be respected. That again Vindicates the criticism that is increasingly been aimed at the work of that legal body. The report of the Prosecutor again raises the issue of the resource support for the Court from the United Nations.”
2016-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7833 (2016) · source
“Mr. Zagaynov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We have taken note of the twenty-fourth report of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the investigation of the situation in Darfur. First of all, we are rather taken aback by the demands made to the Security Council during the so- called follow up on the situation in Darfur. We consider such attempts to lecture the Council to be inappropriate. Even among States parties to the Rome Statute there has been no unity when carrying out certain ICC arrest warrants. In particular, certain members of the African Union have repeatedly pointed out that requirements of the ICC in a number of cases are at odds with the commitments derived from international legal norms regarding the immunity of State officials. Our delegation has always been considerate of that position.”
2016-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7833 (2016) · source
“That must be done by putting an end to double standards and must include the central coordinating role of the United Nations, based firmly on international law.”
2016-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7831 (2016) · source
“At the same time, additional practical steps are needed to combat the spread of the ideology of terrorism. We look forward to continuing substantive work on that theme in the Council, as well as in the counter-terrorism bodies accountable to it. We should not forget about the aspects of criminal activities that use information communications technology. In that context, what is still relevant is the Russian initiative to develop, under the auspices of the United Nations, a treaty on combating cybercrime. In conclusion, we would like to stress the importance of strengthening coordination and interaction among States in order to destroy ISIS, Jabhat Al-Nusra and other associated groups.”
2016-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7831 (2016) · source
“In our further joint work, we need to take into account the specific terrorist challenges that have been particularly prominent in recent years. One priority is to address the increase in radicalism, which is fuelled by unprecedented terrorist propaganda aimed primarily at youth. That propaganda has adapted to modern technological advances such as the Internet and social networks. Sadly, there is a demand for it, which is reflected in the scale of the recruitment of foreign terrorist fighters to the ranks of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Jabhat Al-Nusra and other associated terrorist groups. Objectively, it is high time to pool our resources and the experience of the international community to prevent such manifestations. Once again, the resolution highlights the presence of that problem.”
2016-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7831 (2016) · source
“In that regard, we draw the attention of delegations to the actively developing - with the support of United Nations specialized agencies - Global Terrorism Database. We would also like to separately touch on issues of legal cooperation in the area of combating the financing of terrorism. The resolution calls on States to exchange information on the criminalization of financing terrorism, with an emphasis on the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) fifth recommendation. At Russia's initiative, its scope has been expanded to a complete ban on any trade with terrorists, including trade in natural resources, as set forth in resolutions 2199 (2015) and 2253 (2015). We believe that the FATF now take very tough steps against States that fail to meet the requirements of those resolutions, going so far as to black- or grey-list them.”
2016-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7831 (2016) · source
“During talks on today's resolution, our delegation insisted that the issues of the importance of updating the international legal basis and invoking the principle of reciprocity should be made very concrete to the maximum extent possible. Sadly, those and some of our other proposals were not reflected. The resolution we adopted confirmed that it is unacceptable to refuse to extradite terrorists for political motives or provide them safe haven. The document calls for further streamlining of procedures for rendering legal assistance and for the extradition of terrorists. We believe that an imperative of such cooperation should continue to be to bring radicals to justice. Achieving that is impossible without building a sound knowledge-sharing system, primarily through the specialized services, security bodies and law enforcement agencies.”
2016-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7831 (2016) · source
“One of the priorities in countering terrorism for States and for specialized international regional organizations is the need to harmonize and modernize existing bilateral and multilateral treaties on issues of extradition, legal assistance in criminal matters and the transfer ofcriminal proceedings from onejurisdiction to another. A helpful step would be a review of the various reservations to those treaties concerning procedures for cooperation in combating crime and terrorism. Moreover, the absence of specialized international treaties should not be an obstacle to legal aid and extradition. In such far-from-ideal cases, States can and must cooperate based on the principle of reciprocity.”
2016-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7831 (2016) · source
“We also must note that State obligations already enshrined in Security Council counter-terrorism resolutions are not, by any means, always being fulfilled. Today's resolution 2322 (2016) highlights the gaps in existing criminal legal mechanisms for combating terrorism and possible options for their elimination. An important expert role in this work should be played by the United Nations specialized agencies, such as the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.”
2016-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7831 (2016) · source
“Mr. Zagaynov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We welcome the initiative to discuss in the Security Council issues of legal cooperation in the context of combating terrorism. We think it is a timely debate. The tragedies in Egypt, Turkey and other countries remind us once again of the need for an energetic, consistent and joint struggle against the scourge of terrorism. We join others in expressing our condolences to the States that have been victims of terrorist acts. It is now, in the light of the active struggle against terrorists in Syria and Iraq, and with the endless funnelling of human and material resources to terrorist groups, that the sheer scope of the problem that law enforcement bodies in various States face in the area of law and order and cooperation with one another becomes clear.”
2016-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7831 (2016) · source
“We call on all sides to ease tensions, step back from militaristic rhetoric and restart the political process as soon as possible to overcome this impasse.”
2016-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7830 (2016) · source
“If we consider the potential benefits of today's meeting, we may draw the conclusion from many years of experience in United Nations human rights bodies that wholesale criticism or the use of labels has never led to positive results, which can be achieved only by fostering trust and interaction among countries. Once again, we must note that today's discussion is another step in the opposite direction. At this stage, the main goal ofthe Security Council should be to create conditions as soon as possible for the resumption of negotiations on the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula. At the same time, our priorities should be to seek a peaceful resolution to the current problems. The current complex situation should not be a pretext for increasing foreign military capacity.”
2016-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7830 (2016) · source
“Mr. Zagaynov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): As it did last year, my delegation voted against the discussion by the Security Council of the human rights situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. We have often expressed our opposition to the Security Council's inclusion of human rights issues on its agenda. We believe that they do not fall within the Council's purview and should be considered in specialized bodies, first and foremost the United Nations Human Rights Council. The Security Council should concentrate on issues that represent a true threat to international peace and security. Regularly burdening the Council's agenda with issues that are not within its remit, such as today's item, inevitably weakens the Council's focus and force and undermines the effectiveness of its work.”
2016-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7830 (2016) · source
“The duration of the mandate of the Mechanism is limited and conditioned by a biennial review cycle of its activities undertaken by the Security Council. The Mechanism's report does not give any preliminary forecasts for the period of consideration of certain cases, which have been on its register for almost a year. We make a call to fix that problem in future reports. We expect from that body strict adherence to efficiency and transparency, including the timing of proceedings. We hope that the Mechanism will use all procedural opportunities inherent in its statute, including in the event of unforeseen circumstances.”
2016-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7829 (2016) · source
“As we expected, in some cases, auditors found problems to which we have repeatedly tried to alert the Council, including the lack of clear and sound guidelines for the duration of proceedings. We are grateful to the OIOS for its work. Unfortunately, the Tribunal did not accept all the recommendations addressed to it. We hope that the analysis of the OIOS recommendations and their implementation will continue. We are closely watching the work of the Residual Mechanism. We would like to recall that, in accordance with resolution 1966 (2010), the Mechanism is a temporary, compact structure established in order to complete the process of closing down the ICTY and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. It is not a new model of an international judicial authority.”
2016-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7829 (2016) · source
“It is clear that there is no relation to the task of ensuring justice for the most serious crimes on which the Tribunal is focused, and the identification of issues such as the political climate and mentality in one country or another, or the historical world View, staffing solutions. We urge the officials of the Tribunal not to be distracted by such trifles from the objectives set by the Tribunal's statute and the decisions of the Council. My delegation has for several years advocated an initiative to conduct an independent review of the work in the ICTY. At the final stage of the Tribunal's mandate, the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) conducted such an assessment, in accordance with resolution 2256 (2015).”
2016-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7829 (2016) · source
“Vojislav Seselj, we would like to refer to a decision of the Security Council that approved the strategy of completing the ICTY's work in 2002 and 2003, a well as resolution 1966 (2010), which states that the Tribunal must focus its efforts on judicial prosecution and bringing to justice high-level officials who are suspected of being responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the former territory of Yugoslavia starting in 1991. Cases on contempt of court obviously do not apply. Possible options to ensure the interests of justice in this situation, including the transfer of minor cases to national jurisdiction, are also given in the Council resolutions to which I referred. In any case, this topic should not have influence the strategy of closing down the Tribunal.”
2016-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7829 (2016) · source
“Delays in court proceedings, ofwhich the Council was previously informed, were due to, according to our estimates, more administrative failures, such as, for example, uneven distribution of workload among judges, imprecise legal assessment of the complexity of cases and the unnecessarily long preparation of cases. We understand the desire of the leadership of the Tribunal to retain staff with institutional memory. However, we believe that requests for all sorts of bonuses do not meet the conditions of service of the United Nations. They make us wonder to what extent the Tribunal's staff is actually committed to its goals. As for the case of contempt of court, initiated by the Tribunal in connection with the concluded case of Prosecutor v.”
2016-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7829 (2016) · source
“We call on ICTY leadership to make every efforts to ensure that proceedings are finished expeditiously. The Security Council continues to take measures to ensure the smooth and uninterrupted work of the ICTY. Recently in the Tribunal's statute, an ammendment was introduced to allow it to involve a judge on the register of the Residual Mechanism to work in the Appeals Chamber. That concerns resolution 2306 (2016), which was promptly adopted at the request of the Tribunal. We believe that the Tribunal is adequately staffed and has been provided with sufficient funding.”
2016-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7829 (2016) · source
“Mr. Zagaynov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We have carefully reviewed the reports of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) (see S/2016/670) and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (see S/2016/669 and S/2016/975) from the past six months. We are pleased to note that the ICTY report does not contain information of further delays in the proceedings, which will be completed by the end of 2017. The Tribunal, despite being considerably behind the deadline set by resolution 1966 (2010), will still complete its work. There is still hope that planned time frames forjudiciary proceedings will be reduced, in accordance with what the Security Council urged in resolutions 2193 (2014) and 2256 (2015).”
2016-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7829 (2016) · source
“That is why the report's requests for the ICC to be materially supported by the United Nations appears to be illogical. By way of conclusion, we would like to again note that the ICC's experience in Libya cannot in any way be qualified as successful, whether in the administration ofjustice and the prevention of new crimes or in terms of contributing to national reconciliation. The situation and the process of withdrawal from the Rome Statute by a number of States deepens our doubts regarding the usefulness of involving the ICC in any new cases.”
2016-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7806 (2016) · source
“The Office of the Prosecutor has adopted a similar stance regarding Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant terrorists, who, by the way, for some reason are referred to simply as "Islamists" in the report. In that context, once again, there is nothing more than an abstract intention to revisit possible proceedings in the future. In the light of repeated attempts to present the Libyan dossier as a type of burden dropped upon the Security Council, I should like to remind members that in 2011 the main proponents of the idea of referring the situation in Libya to the ICC were certain States parties to the Rome Statute and the Office of the Prosecutor. They should have recognized the financial and other consequences of that step for the Court.”
2016-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7806 (2016) · source
“For reasons we cannot fathom, that seems to be becoming the standard practice. We believe that a full-fledged discussion of a document by delegations requires preparation. That is why such a late circulation of the report raises doubts regarding the ICC's desire for serious dialogue with the Security Council. On the basis of the report, we are forced to note the lack of progress on the main issues of the Libyan dossier, such as the forced displacement of the Tuareg people, torture, illegal detentions and abductions. The Office of the Prosecutor continues to remove itself from consideration of the issue of civilian deaths resulting from NATO's 2011 bombings. We see no real steps towards organizing the prosecution of the insurgents for their alleged crimes: not a single case was initiated in five years.”
2016-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7806 (2016) · source
“The continuing terrorist threat emanating from Libya continues to keep tensions high for its neighbours. Fighting this threat, in particular against the backdrop of a failure to unite security structures, has been done haphazardly. Localized successes are not a substitute for a large-scale counter-terrorist campaign under unified command. Possible foreign assistance in that respect should not contribute to preserving internal divisions in Libya, as otherwise the tragic mistakes of the 2011 intervention will continue to weigh on this long-suffering country. We take note of the twelfth report of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) regarding the situation in Libya. We note that it was submitted to the Security Council on the eve of today's meeting.”
2016-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7806 (2016) · source
“Mr. Zagaynov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): In the six months since the previous briefing (see S/PV.7698), significant changes for the better in the political-military situation in Libya have not occurred. The main issue remains the fragmentation of the country and its governmental institutions, despite attempts by the Presidency Council in Tripoli to consolidate its authority. The composition of the Government of National Accord has not yet been confirmed by the House of Representatives in accordance with the procedure set out by the Skhirat Agreement. We see no alternative to continuing the intra-Libyan dialogue under the auspices of the United Nations, and with the participation of all active political forces in the country.”
2016-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7806 (2016) · source
“I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 3.55 pm.”
2016-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7791 (2016) · source
“In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, Under- Secretary-General for Political Affairs, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2016/830, which contains the third report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (Da'esh) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat. I now give the floor to Mr. Feltman.”
2016-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7791 (2016) · source
“In favour: Angola, China, Egypt, France, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russian Federation, Senegal, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay Abstaining: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) The President (spoke in Russian): There were 14 votes in favour and one abstaining. The draft resolution has been adopted as resolution 2312 (2016). I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements following the voting.”
2016-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7783 (2016) · source
“Members of the Council have before them document 8/2016/838, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palau, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by show ofhands.”
2016-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7783 (2016) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Palau, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document 8/2016/766, which contains the report of the Secretary-General pursuant to Security Council resolution 2240 (2015).”
2016-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7783 (2016) · source
“Mr. Zagaynov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): I merely wish to briefly clarify the fact that, as I understand it, the interpretation of my statement was not entirely accurate. My reference to the fact that the suffering of civilians in Syria must come to an end was interpreted incorrectly. In that respect, we would ask members to refer to the correct version of our statement, which, as always, shall be circulated later.”
2016-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7779 (2016) · source
“The work with so-called witnesses is frequently done in Syria's neighbouring States and falsified information is spread. For our part, we urge the rejection of provocative rhetoric and that we put all our efforts into bringing an end to the conflict in Syria as quickly as possible. We already have a good basis on which to work, including through the Russian-American collaborative effort.”
2016-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7779 (2016) · source
“At one point there was a possibility to prevent the start of this conflict, and there has been more than one chance to end it and reach a political settlement, to which there can be no alternative. However, instead of seeking a collective solution, the representatives of the States directly responsible for farming the flames of the war in Syria prefer to rehearse endless anti-Russian fabrications in the Security Council and in other forums. What we are hearing in the media now is nothing but speculation that exploits people's suffering for propaganda purposes and to divert attention from their own failed policies.The information is often based on unreliable data from neighbourhoods under the control of armed groups that have a direct interest in discrediting the activities of the Syrian Government and Russia.”
2016-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7779 (2016) · source
“None of the military personnel involved were convicted; they continued to serve. According to the information in the media, the compensation paid to the families of the victims was merely symbolic. Regarding the operating improvements for the air force that I mentioned, we have to ask how they resulted in the alleged mistakes made in the United States-led coalition's bombardment of Syrian army positions in the city of Deir ez-Zor, the strikes on the city of Manbij on 19 July, where almost 100 civilians died, according to reports, and the attack on 28 July on the town of Al-Ghandoura. Within the Syrian conflict there has been a persistent desire to supersede the Government at any price and to redraw the geopolitical map of the region.”
2016-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7779 (2016) · source
“Hospitals have been reduced to rubble as a result of strikes by the Americans or their allies. We all recall the tragedy of the bombing of the Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, in October 2015. The coalition in Yemen has destroyed civilian infrastructure, including medical facilities, and the United States has given direct assistance to that through its air force. Some European capitals have generously supplied that coalition with arms. From time to time, the pressure of the facts produces admissions and apologies. In the case of the deadly attack American air attack in Kunduz in particular, there were investigations and disciplinary proceedings, and improvements were made in the air force's operational guidelines. But what does that really mean?”
2016-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7779 (2016) · source
“Our approach to what is going on in Syria at the moment, as well as to countering the terrorist groups that are firmly established on its territory, has been laid out in detail in the Security Council meetings held on 22 and 25 September (see S/PV.7775 and S/PV.7777, respectively), as well as in other formats. We will not repeat it all again but will focus on the following points. It has already become a sort of tradition that the majority of strikes on civilian targets in Syria are indiscriminately - by default, as it were - blamed on Damascus and Russia. That trend has continued today. In zones of conflict, including the Middle East, similarly unacceptable incidents have been a natural consequence of the policies of destabilization of the United States, with the support of its allies.”
2016-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7779 (2016) · source
“Lastly, we consider it essential to approach the problem of ensuring the safety of medical personnel in the context of the protection of civilians generally, without creating any sort of hierarchy among the various categories. Today a lot has been said, and said very emotionally, about the tragedy of the citizens of Syria and the conditions in which medical workers have to operate there. The suffering of the country's civilian population must be stopped. There was a real chance of achieving that in the Russian-United States agreements of 9 September.”
2016-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7779 (2016) · source
“Clearly, that does not cover situations in which medical personnel suffer at the hands of those who are supposed to protect them. To deal with that, Member States and United Nations and humanitarian organizations should mobilize additional efforts aimed at strengthening the mechanisms for providing security to medical facilities and their personnel in armed conflict. Against the backdrop of today's information wars, in considering this issue every United Nations body should operate using verified information that is not open to doubt. It is important to ensure that the Secretary-General's reports submitted in response to Security Council resolution 2286 (2016) include only reliable information.”
2016-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7779 (2016) · source
“Mindful of the special significance of medical facilities and the danger their personnel face during conflict, our delegation supported the adoption in May of resolution 2286 (2016). We are carefully studying the recommendations of the Secretary-General in that regard in the expectation of a detailed discussion of them and we hope to get some clarification on the questions we have about them. At this stage, we would like to make a few general comments. The primary responsibility for the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and others who are entitled to special international protection in accordance with the Geneva Conventions, lies with every party to an armed conflict. They must make every possible effort to avoid the death of civilians, including medical personnel, in order to abide by international humanitarian law.”
2016-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7779 (2016) · source
“Mr. Zagaynov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We are grateful to the Secretary-General and to the briefers for their participation in this meeting. The issue of the protection of civilians in armed conflict unfortunately continues to be an urgent one. We share the briefers' concerns about the reports of casualties among civilians and humanitarian and medical personnel. We are very grateful for the selfless work of the doctors who risk their own lives to carry out their professional duties in conflict zones. We are exceedingly concerned about attacks on medical facilities and personnel and condemn them firmly. The circumstances of such events require careful, independent investigation.”
2016-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7779 (2016) · source
“Mr. Zagaynov (Russia) (spoke in Russian): 1 would like to respond very briefly to the delegation of Ukraine. This is a serious event. We are discussing the fight against terrorism - real terrorism, not that of which he is attempting to accuse the inhabitants of the eastern part of his country. I call on him to join this very important work, rather than continuing to speculate on this topic and the human tragedies that have taken place.”
2016-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7775 (2016) · source
“Over the years, the Security Council has developed a toolkit to systematically address this challenge. In today's complex environment, it is important that all links in the chain hold up, that they be impartial and that they be guided by the need to cooperate.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“Numerous accounts from non-governmental organizations point to the use of schools and other educational institutions by Ukrainian military forces, including the destruction and seizure of property. We have noted many times that there is no military solution to the crisis in Ukraine. We must prevent the increasing tensions in the east from leading to full military action. We once again appeal to the Ukrainian representatives not to escalate tensions and instead to concentrate on full and strict compliance with the package of measures through direct dialogue between Kyiv and Donbas. The Graca Machel report on children and armed conflict (see A/51/306) was published 20 years ago. The report focused on the disproportionate effect of war on children.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“Houses, schools and electrical facilities and gas plants came under fire. Civilians were wounded and killed. The Mission's report indicates that approximately 70 per cent of all shelling targeted residential areas of Dombas and was carried out by the Ukrainian military. Military activity by the Ukrainian armed forces is continuing along with stubborn determination not to implement the Minsk agreements and the obligations entered into by Kyiv. There is a focus on ensuring lasting security, but Kyiv is actually provoking clashes along the line of contact. The economic blockade of Donbas is on Kyiv's conscience, as is hurting children, including hampering basic services and goods such as medication, education, health care and so on.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source