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Zagaynov

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first: 2013-05-10
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“Mr. Zagaynov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): At the outset, we would like to express our gratitude to the Secretary General of INTERPOL, Mr. Stock, and to the Chairs of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities, and of the Counter-Terrorism Committee for their instructive briefings today. The activities of these subsidiary bodies contribute substantially to strengthening the central coordinating role of the United Nations and the Council in international counter-terrorism activities. The Council is not considering the issue of foreign terrorist fighters for the first time today. The number of such fighters is growing, despite measures undertaken internationally, regionally and nationally.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“This includes any and all information on the conflict that does notjibe with the official line. The very first initiative of the Ministry of Information Policy established this year in Ukraine was to create so-called information troops. The Ministry's website has posted a call for enlistment in those troops, whose task is to ensure the optimum dissemination on the Internet and social media of information and assessments that suit the Kyiv authorities. I urge members to judge for themselves whether this is about independent journalism, as claimed by the Ukrainian representative, or an organized information war.”
2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450Resumption1 (2015) · source
“Since the launch ofthe campaign against the Russian media, some 50 Russian reporters have been deported from Ukraine under political pretexts. A decision was taken recently to deny media accreditation of Russian media personnel to governmental bodies. The so-called black list compiled by the Ukrainian security service permits the denial of accreditation and repressive measures to be taken against the representatives of any Russian mass medium. The aforementioned facts - and the list could easily be extended - attest to Ukraine's violation of its international obligation not only to protect journalists but also to uphold freedom of speech. We urge the prompt adoption of measures to remedy the situation and to hold to account those responsible for the information war and the dissemination of propaganda.”
2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450Resumption1 (2015) · source
“Already this year, several Russian journalists working in Ukraine have been cruelly attacked. Correspondents, including women - whose special protection is addressed in resolution 2222 (2015), adopted today - have been subject to assault and insult, and their lives and well-being have been threatened. In recent months, the Ukrainian authorities have set up significant obstacles to the professional activities of a number of Russian journalists, including Zhanna Karpenko, Alexandra Ulyanova, Elizaveta Khramtsova, Natalya Kalisheva, Yelena Makarova, Sergey Korenev and Andrei Grigoryev. Oleg Sidyakin and Marat Saichenko from LifeNews, Andrei Suchenkov, Anton Malyshev, Yevgeny Davydov and Nikita Konashenkov, all working for the Zvezda television channel, have been seized by the Ukrainian military.”
2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450Resumption1 (2015) · source
“Mr. Zagaynov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): I must agree that the situation with regard to the protection ofjournalists in Ukraine has become especially harsh due to the military operation launched over a year ago by the Kyiv authorities against regions that refute their policies. This has led to casualties among journalists, as a result of which Ukraine is one of the leaders in the sad index of journalists' death, with six journalists killed there in 2014. The majority of those killed were Russian media personnel, including Anton Valoshin and Igor Kornelyuk, reporters of the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company; Anatoli Klyan, a cameraman from Channel One; and Andrey Stenin, a photojournalist from the international information agency Russia Today.”
2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450Resumption1 (2015) · source
“We agree with the provisions of the concept note prepared for today's meeting (S/2015/307, annex) on the need to ensure the proper training of journalists working in armed conflict situations and to minimize the risks involved in such work. The growing number of victims among journalists clearly points to the need to step up efforts to ensure their protection in areas of armed conflict. The main responsibility for ensuring the protection of civilians, including journalists, lies with the parties to the conflict. We strongly condemn any acts of violence against journalists and call on the authorities of all States on whose territory armed conflict is unfolding to make every possible effort to investigate and prosecute such crimes, in particular those against media professionals, and to bring to justice those responsible.”
2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450 (2015) · source
“Some representatives of Russian and foreign media have paid with their lives for their efforts to work in a war zone and report the truth about what is happening there. Unfortunately, such cases have not only gone unpunished, they have not always come to the attention of the relevant international entities and human-rights organizations. One of the aspects of modern armed conflict is what is known as the information war. Winning it involves employing a wide-ranging arsenal of weapons, which include, in particular, some States' decisions to ban broadcasts or impose sanctions on media they do not like. We should also include in this type of warfare the spread of incitements to intolerance and the rhetoric of hatred. In that regard, it is important to recall the responsibility thatjournalists have to society.”
2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450 (2015) · source
“Employees of the media working in hot spots have become victims of intimidation, attacks, searches, arbitrary detentions and expulsions. The kidnapping ofjournalists by the Islamic State and related terrorist organizations is extremely worrying. We all know about cases in which the equipment that journalists need in order to carry out their professional tasks has been intentionally destroyed or confiscated. We are particularly concerned about the situation in Ukraine, where journalists, especially those representing Russian media, are not only endangered for doing their job, but are also forced to work in conditions of open discrimination. Russian journalists are periodically captured by members of the Ukrainian special services.”
2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450 (2015) · source
“At the same time, attempts to expand the interpretation of the category to include practically anyone and everyone who uses the Internet, even if they are not involved in professional journalism, will not improve its effectiveness. Blurring the concept of what a journalist is will not help the situation. Despite the measures that the international community has taken, the situation regarding the protection of journalists leaves much to be desired. Their rights are sometimes grossly ignored and their lives and health threatened. The number of journalists killed increased in 2014. News of the deaths of or injuries to journalists in Syria, Iraq and Libya and other countries continues to reach us with alarming regularity.”
2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450 (2015) · source
“Against the backdrop of the growing role that the media plays in the world's political and social life, issues related to journalists" activities are increasingly included on the agenda of various international institutions and organizations, especially UNESCO, the Human Rights Council, the General Assembly and the Security Council. We view today's resolution 2222 (2015) as a continuation of resolution 1738 (2006), the Council's foundational document on the subject. The topic of protecting journalists' safety should continue to be seen as a priority in the work of those bodies, while of course taking into account their mandate and purview.”
2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450 (2015) · source
“Mr. Zagaynov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We welcome the opportunity for the Council to once again address the issue of the protection of journalists, which is such an important aspect of the problem ofthe protection of civilians in armed conflict. In the context of the various ongoing armed conflicts, journalism remains one ofthe most dangerous professions. Only last week we received the news of another tragic death of a representative of the press, the Iraqi television journalist Firas Al-Bahri, executed by the Islamic State. Journalists who fall into the category of civilians under international humanitarian law are protected accordingly under the code for armed conflict, and that is entirely proper.”
2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450 (2015) · source
“We note a completely new aspect in the report, namely, its mention of the crimes committed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and affiliated groups. The rising level of terrorist threat and the strengthening of the capacity of ISIL in Libya are both a cause for deep concern. An appropriate response to terrorist crimes in which efforts are made to bring perpetrators to justice could be a significant contribution to the international community's fight against this scourge. In that regard, we hope to receive more detailed information on the actions the Prosecutor's Office plans in this regard.”
2015-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7441 (2015) · source
“In the past, the Court initiated proceedings against Saif Al-Islam Al-Qadhafi and Abdullah Al-Senussi and issued warrants for their arrest in a very short period of time - just four months after the Council's referral of the situation to the Court. Since then, however, no progress has been noted, although the former Al-Qadhafi supporters are not the only parties to have committed crimes in Libya that may fall under the Rome Statute. We think that the experience of using the ICC to address the situation in Libya in terms of ensuring justice, encouraging prevention and contributing to national reconciliation cannot for the time being serve as an argument in support of proposals to refer other cases to the Court.”
2015-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7441 (2015) · source
“That goal seems almost impossible to achieve, but we hope that the formula for a solution that would ensure the end of violence and general stability will be found. In this vulnerable situation, the use of the international criminal justice mechanism should be carefully considered and calibrated, both in terms of its substance and timing. The idea of establishing new formats for dialogue on the topic of Libya with the participation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should be considered not only from the point of view of its added value, but also in conjuction with efforts to establish national dialogue in the country. We feel that the reports on the situation in Libya are becoming increasingly descriptive, akin to the materials issued by monitoring missions. Almost nothing is said in the report about the planned procedural steps.”
2015-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7441 (2015) · source
“Mr. Zagaynov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We have taken note of the ninth report on the situation in Libya. We thank Ms. Bensouda for her participation in this meeting and her briefing. Following the destruction of its State institutions in 2011, the situation in Libya continues to be a source of multifaceted threats. It is enough to mention the vivid spectre of terrorism, arms trafficking and the unprecedented growth of the criminal business of smuggling migrants across the Mediterranean Sea. The breakup of the State has reached the point at which the Libyan conflict has become a constant, roaring hotspot on the global map of political instability. Under the auspices of the United Nations, significant efforts have been made to establish inter-Libyan dialogue aimed at finding a peaceful solution to the crisis.”
2015-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7441 (2015) · source
“Mr. Zagaynov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The second statement by the representative of Ukraine proved once again that he does not understand the subject of today's debate. It is not Ukraine and not the situation in Ukraine.”
2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source
“If we are going to speak of the real problems of women living in the south-east of Ukraine, then today their problems are above all due to the blockade of the region by the Kyiv authorities. In Donetsk and Luhansk there is therefore a lack of food and medicine. Social benefits are not being paid out and the most urgent services are not being provided. However, our colleagues preferred not to mention that.”
2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source
“Mr. Zagaynov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): IfI may, I would like to comment on the statement made by the representative of Ukraine. The theme of today's meeting was conflict-related sexual violence. I do not recall hearing those words in his statement, which we believe is a clear example of abusing the forum of the Security Council. That once again shows that those colleagues are not so interested in the theme of the meeting, but rather they wanted a pretext to set out a whole string of accusations against Russia. The accusations do not change, and we have repeatedly commented and responded, including on the issue of Ms. Savchenko, which again has nothing to do with today's theme of sexual violence in conflict.”
2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source
“With respect to the matrix of early warning indicators of sexual violence, we are cautious with respect to such indicators, particularly since sexual violence in and of itself is far from always being a source of emerging armed conflict. On balance, we believe that the recommendations of the report should focus on approaches that have been worked out and approved within the United Nations and not on those that advance other initiatives or instruments elaborated by a limited number of participants without the support of decisions taken by United Nations bodies.”
2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source
“There is a reason why the Secretary-General's report focuses in particular on the need for national involvement and the assumption of leadership roles and responsibilities by States. Contacts with non-State armed groups must be carried out in accordance with Security Council resolutions and other regulatory instruments of the United Nations. We appreciate the approach of the authors of the report, who have specifically addressed a considerable portion of the recommendations in the fight against sexual violence to national Governments. Gains in the Secretariat in this area, such as the guidance note on reparations for conflict-related sexual Violence, serve as frameworks for States to use, taking into account their national specifics and legislation.”
2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source
“The perpetrators of such crimes must, after due investigation in accordance with the requirements of international law and national legislation, be brought to justice. The section of the Secretary-General's report on the problem of sexual violence in the context of violent extremism is crucial. The danger of this scourge has become increasingly serious. A year ago, we were witness to the tragedy in the Nigerian city of Chibok, where terrorists from the Boko Haram group kidnapped 276 school girls. Many of these girls have yet to be found. Regrettably, this example is not unique. Such crimes must be stopped. Sexual violence in armed conflict cannot be fought without the active involvement of national authorities in the process.”
2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source
“Such attempts to revise previously agreed language and in general to broaden our approach to the subject are of concern to us. Issues related to the struggle against sexual Violence in armed conflict should be seen as one component of the entire range of measures to achieve conflict resolution and post-conflict recovery. Women and children frequently fall victim of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including the indiscriminate or excessive use of force. They suffer from terrorist acts and become refugees and internally displaced persons. As a result, any discussion of the women and peace and security agenda in the Security Council must be comprehensive and include such issues as countering sexual Violence as a way of fighting other forms of crime against women, as provided for in resolution 1325 (2000).”
2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source
“Unfortunately, the problem of sexual Violence remains relevant, particularly in individual conflict situations where such crimes are widespread. Such situations require attention from the Security Council. At the same time, we support the activities of a range of other bodies of the United Nations system that, within their remit, are engaged in the subject of sexual Violence in broader terms. The Security Council should not duplicate these efforts. We note the report's definition of conflict-related sexual Violence. As such, the report departs from the terminology of the Security Council resolution on this issue, beginning with resolution 1820 (2008), and diverges from the very language of today's debate on sexual violence in conflict.”
2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source
“Mr. Zagaynov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): At the outset, we would like to thank you, Madam, for convening today's meeting and express our gratitude to the guest briefers for their participation in it and their assessment of the current situation in the fight against sexual violence in armed conflict. Separately, we recognize the efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Zainab Hawa Bangura, whose actions have brought about considerable progress in work in this area. We have carefully studied the report prepared for today's meeting (S/2015/203), which attests to the great amount of work done by the Special Representative in the past year.”
2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source
“Given that it is quite late, I will be very brief. I would like to thank the representative of Ukraine for his lecture on current international relations, but he need not worry - we understand English as well. I would also like to point out that what he said has no link whatsoever with the topic of today's discussion.”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source
“It is clear that many children, including disabled children, need immediate medical attention. I call on the Ukrainian delegation to address these problems.”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source
“How are we to interpret the fact that pensions remain unpaid, no attempt to restart the banking system or reopen socioeconomic and social communications links has been made, and food, medical and other supplies remain undelivered? It has been noted that, after the start of military action, children were no longer receiving vaccinations. Worse, the restrictions that the Kyiv authorities have imposed on the movement of people and goods in regions that they do not control create obstacles to the delivery of assistance to the population of these regions, including children. According to the human rights monitors and representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees working in these areas, it is crucial that these and other problems be addressed immediately.”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source
“The adoption of a number of measures for implementing the Minsk Agreements allowed for the de-escalation of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine. We sincerely hope that there will no more child victims or any others as a result ofthe conflict. For this to be the case, it will be necessary for the February agreement to be fully complied with. It is clear, however, that, more than a month after the Agreement was signed, the Kyiv authorities still have not implemented any serious measures to stabilize the situation ofpeople affected by the conflict in eastern Ukraine, including children. The Donetsk and Luhansk regions remain blockaded.”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source
“Mr. Zagaynov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The statement made by the representative of Ukraine has shown once again that his delegation is trying to exploit any opportunity it can to repeat its baseless insinuations against Russia. His remarks are particularly cynical when they are made in the context of a debate on the situation of children and the provision of assistance to them. According to the Ukrainian delegation's immoral logic, assistance for children - whose suffering is caused by the Kyiv authorities' broad-based operations against the population of the eastern regions - is totally unacceptable. I will not comment on all that was said by the representative of Ukraine - let that lie with his conscience - but our position has been made clear on many occasions. Nevertheless, I would like to point out the following.”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source
“Today's meeting can make a contribution to the preparations for the upcoming meeting, as well as to future meetings of the Working Group. In that regard, we note the intention of the French delegation to prepare a relevant non-paper in its national capacity. In accordance with the Council's past practice, we do not view that document as expressing the views of the members of the Council or as an outcome of the meeting.”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source
“We decisively condemn violations of the norms of international law, international humanitarian law and international law relating to human rights and the rights of refugees with regard to children, regardless of who commits them. Following the requisite investigations, parties guilty of committing such crimes must be brought to justice. Both premeditated attacks and the indiscriminate or excessive use of force, which have comparable effects, are unacceptable. This year we commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1612 (2005), which established the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict. We wish success to the Permanent Representative of Malaysia, the group's new Chair, in particular on the Council meeting on this issue to be held in June.”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source
“We believe that, in carrying out the complex mission assigned to her under her mandate, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General can find the best way to help children in each specific case. The ways of exerting pressure on violators can vary given the differences in the nature, goals and strategies of armed groups. We believe that the Council, including its thematic working group, has the necessary tools under the Council's resolutions in order to find the most effective ways to solve problems pertaining to grave violations against children in armed conflict. Moreover, those mechanisms must deal first and foremost with the largest and most acute situations of armed conflict on the Council's agenda that lead to serious violations against children.”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source
“It is clear that thorough and consistent efforts are needed to reintegrate children formerly associated with armed groups and to treat the psychological, socioeconomic and other impacts on child victims of violence. Most States affected by armed conflict are striving to improve the situation of children, but they often require the assistance of the international community. The United Nations main task in that regard is to complement and support national efforts. The Security Council and its mechanisms can work most effectively in cooperation with the States where armed groups are active. The role of Governments, alongside United Nations structures, in cooperating on child protection with non-State armed groups is clearly articulated in resolution 1612 (2005).”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source
“Information is being spread on the Internet and social networks to hypnotize children and adolscents under religious pretexts and to recruit them for participation in military action or as terrorist suicide bombers. Not so long ago, media worldwide broadcast barbaric images from an ISIS video in which a 12-year old boy shot a prisoner. We continue to receive shocking information on the abduction of children in Nigeria by Boko Haram. These are just the most grievous of recent crimes committed against children. Fighting crimes against children is an important component of the range of measures adopted for the settlement of conflicts and post-conflict reconstruction.”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source
“Zerrougui, together with Anthony Lake, Executive Director of UNICEF, launched the "Children, Not Soldiers" campaign to end the recruitment and use of children in national security forces by 2016. We can now note with satisfaction that the initiative has been successful. With respect to the activities of non-State armed groups, however, the severity of the problem has not abated. According to the most recent report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict (S/2014/339), out of the 59 parties listed 51 are non-State actors. Today, the danger posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) and other terrorist groups has become a priority.”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source
“Mr. Zagaynov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): I should like to thank the delegation of France for its initiative in convening today's meeting. We also thank the Secretary-General and the invited briefers for their dedication to preventing and addressing the violation of children's right in armed conflict and for the valuable information they have presented today. We especially thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict for her dedication and active work in assisting children throughout the world. We share the concern that has been expressed over the difficult situation of millions of children affected by armed conflict. A year ago, Ms.”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source
“Nadiya Savchenko, a Ukrainian military officer, is not a civilian. However, the Russian journalists were definitely civilians, and she is accused of helping to kill them.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“The reality is that on 13 April 2014, our delegation initiated the convening of an emergency meeting of the Security Council (see S/PV.7154) in order to attempt to prevent the Ukrainian authorities from using armed force in south-eastern Ukraine. We were unable to do so. The so-called anti-terrorist operation was launched, claiming civilian victims in its very first week. We have called again and again for an end to the violence and for the initiation of a full-fledged national dialogue that would avert further civilian casualties in Ukraine. Such an appeal was made to the authorities in Kyiv as recently as today by the Russian Foreign Ministry. Unfortunately, those calls have gone unheeded to date. In conclusion, I recall that the topic of today's meeting is the protection of civilians.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“Mr. Zagaynov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): I would like very briefly to respond to the statement made by the representative of Ukraine. Such attempts yet again to place all of the blame for what takes place in that country onto the Russian Federation come as a surprise to no one. Even the reports regarding the shelling by the Ukrainian army of residential areas, in violation of international humanitarian law - reports coming from a variety of sources, which cannot in any way be regarded as Russian propaganda - provoke no response from Kyiv other than yet further accusations against the Russian Federation. Quite clearly, our Lithuanian colleagues also take a selective attitude to such sources as well.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“Particular attention should be paid to the needs of women and children refugees and internally displaced persons and persons with disabilities, not to mention the situation of elderly women. In general, women and girls, for varying reasons, are more vulnerable in armed conflict. It is therefore particularly important to protect them within the overall activities to protect all categories of civilians.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“Resolution 1325 (2000) and subsequent documents on the issue of women and peace and security are aimed, inter alia, at enhancing the capacities for the participation of women in varying aspects of settlement of armed conflict and in post-conflict recovery. Resolution 1612 (2005) is also crucial. It lays out the basis for the protection of women in armed conflict. Actions to protect civilians, including women and children, must be based on a clear Security Council mandate and on full compliance with it. We support the activities of the Security Council and the entire United Nations system aimed at fully taking into account the needs of women and children in policies and efforts in the area of peacekeeping and recovery, including in education, health care and the broadening of economic rights and opportunities.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“It is important to recall that each one has its own authorities, while ensuring the protection of women is one component within the framework of activities to prevent and settle armed conflict and in post-conflict situations. It is necessary to avoid redundancies of efforts in this area with bodies in the United Nations system that have the relevant remit, such as the General Assembly, the Human Rights Council, the Commission on the Status of Women and others. Protecting the interests of women and children in armed conflict has been a constant focus of the Security Council in recent years.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“The efforts of the international community must be comprehensive and, above all, aimed at eradicating the root causes of violence through a settlement of the conflict and the restoration of law and order. Peacekeepers plays an important role in protecting women in armed conflict. Their mandates increasingly include the functions relevant to that end. Clearly, gender issues must continue to be taken into account when forming peacekeeping contingents. This must be done not generically but by taking into account the particularities of each specific situation. A similar approach should be applied with respect to instructions to United Nations system entities to take into account gender issues in their activities.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“Doctors Without Borders and other non-governmental organizations are sounding the alarm, warning of the onset of humanitarian disaster. In all armed conflicts, the belligerents bear primary responsibility for full compliance with the standards of international law and for taking all possible measures to ensure protection of civilians. International institutions and mechanisms are meant above all to assist national efforts. The primary reference points here must continue to be the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and the basic principles ofUnited Nations peacekeeping: consent of the host, neutrality and the use of force only in accordance with the mandate.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“The Ukrainian authorities not only continue to carry out a de facto blockade of the south-eastern part of the country, but are essentially ratcheting it up. Social entitlements are not being paid, and impediments are being created to the delivery of humanitarian assistance, medicine and food. The destruction of infrastructure, hospitals, and water and electricity sites continues. Restrictions are being tightened on the movement of people, even in those cases where there is a need for urgent medical assistance. Last week, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees expressed concern over recent decisions of the Ukrainian authorities in that regard, noting that they undermine the possibility for humanitarian agents to help those in need.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“Since early January, the armed forces of Ukraine have been firing almost continuously on the major city of Donetsk in Donbas. Today, there have been further tragic reports of people killed by artillery fire on the city. There has also been rocket and artillery fire against Luhansk and other cities of the region. The number of victims in the conflict has already exceeded 5,000 people and continues to grow. As in other regions ofthe conflict in Ukraine, it is women and children who suffer the most. Behind the dry numbers and statistics of the victims among civilians lie their ruined lives. The growth of these numbers must be immediately ended. Clearly, this cannot be achieved militarily but only via an inclusive, direct political dialogue.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“Despite the statements of the parties to armed conflict concerning measures they have undertaken, there is no end to the indiscriminate and disproportionate use of force, leading to the death of thousands of people, a great many of whom are women and children, who are customarily considered to be the most vulnerable parts of the populace. In addressing protection of civilians, we cannot overlook their situation in Ukraine. We are deeply concerned by the dramatic deterioration of the situation in the south-eastern part of that country and the resumption of shelling of residential neighbourhoods in cities of the region. We firmly condemn such actions against civilians and call for careful, objective inquiry into the tragedies that have occurred.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“Mr. Zagaynov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank the Chilean presidency for its proposal to once again take up the issue of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We are grateful to the briefers for their assessments and their very useful information. The situation in the area of the protection of civilians in armed conflict continues to leave room to be desired. Women and girls, as well as other categories of civilians, continue to be victims of various forms of violence. The Council has repeatedly called upon parties to conflict to fully comply with the provisions of international humanitarian law with respect to the protection of civilians. Nevertheless, we continue to receive alarming reports from victims in Syria, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Libya and other areas of armed conflict.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“Finally, and needless to say, today's discussion is unlikely to promote international dialogue with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on this subject, in which its authorities have expressed their readiness to engage.”
2014-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7353 (2014) · source
“Mr. Zagaynov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We opposed the initiative to hold this meeting. We believe that it could well have negative consequences in terms of maintaining the effectiveness of the work of the Security Council and other United Nations bodies. The Council is often criticized for the fact that it is increasingly involved in matters that do not pertain to its mandate. Today, we have provided yet another reason for such criticism. Human rights issues should be addressed not here but in the Human Rights Council, a body that was created, with the active participation of many members of the Security Council, specifically to debate such issues and endowed with the necessary powers and expertise to that end.”
2014-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7353 (2014) · source