Presidential Statement nº S/PRST/2010/18 of the United Nations Security Council

• Year: 2010
• Issuer: Security Council of the United Nation

United Nations

S

/PRST/2010/18

Security Council

Distr.: General

23 September 2010

Original: English

10-54939 (E) 230910

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Statement by the President of the Security Council

At the 6389th meeting of the Security Council, held on 23 September 2010, in

connection with the Council’s consideration of the item entitled “Maintenance of

international peace and security”, the President of the Security Council made the

following statement on behalf of the Council:

“The Security Council

reaffirms

its primary responsibility under the

Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and

security. The Council in this regard

recalls

its resolutions and statements of its

President in relation to preventive diplomacy, peacemaking, peacekeeping and

peacebuilding.

“The Security Council

recognizes

the progress made in many regions of

the world towards building a more peaceful and stable environment. The

Council, however,

acknowledges

the evolving challenges and threats to

international peace and security including armed conflicts, terrorism,

proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and small arms and light

weapons, transnational organized crime, piracy, drug and human trafficking.

“The Security Council thus

reaffirms

that international peace and security

now requires a more comprehensive and concerted approach. The Council also

underlines

the necessity to address the root causes of conflicts, taking into

account that development, peace and security and human rights are interlinked

and mutually reinforcing. To this end, the Council

expresses

its firm

commitment to contribute to the enhancement of the effectiveness of the

United Nations throughout the conflict cycle.

“The Security Council

welcomes

the considerable progress made in

refining and strengthening the United Nations preventive diplomacy,

peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding capabilities in recent years, and

pledges

to continue to contribute to the adaptation of these tools to changing

circumstances. The Council also

underlines

that the relationship between these

tools is not always sequential and that it is necessary to use them in a

comprehensive, integrated and flexible manner.

“The Security Council

stresses

that the comprehensive and coherent use

of preventive diplomacy, peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding tools

is important in creating the conditions for sustainable peace. The Council

undertakes

to provide the necessary political support to ensure this

overarching objective.