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STATEMENT On behaifofrh. Efrped by H.E, M., Andes Lidan Amba$adorandP.tuddtR.prce.nrariv oaswdcnb th Unitd Nation. Uniot

Gd.ral A!.mbly D.bi'.on

rh. Rcaponsibiliry Pmred ro

2J ldy 2009

. CHECK ACAJNST DElT1'ERY .

I haverhehonourro speakor bhalfof rheE@pes Union. TheCedidare Coufties Croatia', 6. fomr YusoslavRe?ublicof M@edonja' dd Turkey,the Counties ofthe Subilietion &d Assacialion?roc6s 4d potmiial cddjdate6 Albmia Bosniadd E@.govim dd Monta.gro a well a Ukaine, lhe Republicol voldova &d AEenia align thm$lv6 wj$ tht slar@dl. Kofi Annd made Alno$ rer y* ago, in riis vdt non. fomer Secretary-CeneEl pla ro thc irtehational conndiry b try b find a new omensus, to fo.se dily ' a ro on how 10@spond n6s arociries in silualio6 like Rwandamd SEbMi@ ir lind a way to eulr "ercss dd syst@atic violaiionsofhmd rignts that 6sd@ lo of afiect dery p@cpt ou comoD Imdny' fo.ged such At rhc World SummitOutcomein 2005lne i etuiioml omudty uponlne Blonsibility io plotect. W oll4tiv.ly rogDsed 1be dny by agreeing rQoftibilily of.ach individual Sbte lo prel{l its populatlom rron Smocide,we cnm6, ethniccleoslng dd crines again$ hubmily. We ale @llcrively rccogDsen comunily, lhDueir the Unjled Naions, ro help the Esponsibilityof dE iituional to prol4t populalions6!n suchmmes. This ,d. &c Sarcrary-CeDml deljlred his li61 iepon on how lo inplenenl thn Esponsibilily. The EU wmly welotues tnll inporl4t repon od this deb2tc,for w1i.1ou loc6 snoud b. opdrrioMlision dJ imDlemfld.on bnneslhe ancepl doM lo the lryel of The Secretdy-Cderal s alon (A,/61/67?) implicatioB od foms a plathm on which lo build oncrere meNures. !tutjcal Frcn $e ouret the ScElary-Genaalis v.ry cled on th. let lhar. unlessMenbq Sral6 dide othflis., ln. Esponsibihy lo prcl@l only appli6 to ihe fou spdined crin6 ed violatjons:noely senocide.wd cnnes! ethaic cledsing dd cnm.s s apprc&h in ke@ingthe asainsthL!fuily. The EU w.l6nes the Ssetayr3mml so!. of lhe pnnciple n@w, 6d the rese of posible 6po.es de@.

Tne epon desdibesth. lbE pil6 thal logell1q coBtiute $e inpl@@tadon ofth corcelr: the pnhary reAocibiliry of Sl!t6 lo p@teclthen populalionsilnc vital rcle of rheNsisrece noft the inl.mrioMl ommdiy !o help St2lesshouldding rhen i.sponsibilities; od the rcspone ed Bpo$ibilny of dt inkmarional connunily whm a Srare mifestly failins ro ncet its Bponsibilitid. is As Lr the 6s1 pills, lhe bsic piaciplc 6f SuL sover.igntt is ed shouldtmdn Ddisp$ed. lt shouldalsobe mcnized $ StaE sov@ienry inrpli* not o y nghs, but de Fsponsibililies od oblicadonsFdd int.nation,r hw, imludiDg the pdetion of hMd nCl'G s d essmtialeld6t oltQonsjue sovftigq. Tlose obli$rions of St les de 6mly mbedded in intnaional law Mly-bc.d dd cdlonat law. One of lheseEsponsibilirid G de Esponsibihy ofeeh Sffe to
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Nithia il.sowh bordd - tnal con6 tus. Tnc Fs?onsibilify to trcl{l $e popularions por{r necdsily aconp6s6 a Esponsiljlfy to lFvar. Tnmins lo lhe s4ond lilld, tb. dsistarce thal shouldbe madeavailableby the aid thai is crucial orce intcm,lioml co'muity is noi only $e huoidie indiiduals rd groupsre dlt*dy afdct.4 bul slso i! this @nt.r! v.ry inpotullx rhedsist nc. availabl. to hlp pdent ndilesl .isks lim dwelopine ed build carenies of 5la16 to aci befo.e nsks det*iomr. in to oises. This is o .ffon ad snpportthat t*es a longdrm pmpecdve. Knorledse ol risks is neessry but aho &. capacilylo act on 6os. nsks. fte lnt betwm rin.ly infom.rion ad the spplicadonofinstrumo|s thal c& linir rhos E!on. The EU belidcs this is m nsks,is a linl @derlinedin ihe Sdet!ry'Coehl! especiallys regardsthe insElndts lor edly&a whde noF @uld b. doDe. wming. @nflict prvnlion ed cnsis mMgdent Ir lhis regard,ue l@k foflad ro lbe SeEt .y-Gaedl's prcposallbr slJagthaing lne Unitd NalioB' cdly wding ep&iry, d sugsdted in the rpon. In addilim. bnilding local mediationdd in tn'rpb...s. connr( Goluiof .apr'rismalso es<trriJ.lnnTh third pilld rminds u thd if a snudd ofgoocide. sr din6, ethnicclcdsinS o! cnnes againsthmant occuu or ttEalens to occur, md if a srareG ndif6tly lailing to pntecr ils populltions, thd lhe inimational ommmily b6 a Bpo6ibilily to help prclllt lne popularids dd d1@ly ale to n.b mi ain intcmlioml p@e md sdily. h nusr bc ab$lutely cl* that thb should.6s1 od fomost be dd o$.r ne6E, such6 supponlo dishdged deugh dplomatic. nundildid capeity building ed o&d dryalopmenladivities. Bul ifsuch ne6@s would be or e prDvinsto be inadequre, oforcendl he6u* tbbue! the s4sty coun il or apprcv.d by the Seunty Council shouldb. possible,if needd. Tne threepilld ae panllel. nol cons6utiv., dd d1. mncrcte pbposalss.l out i! the repondddline this aslh.y fms on lhe first ed se@ndpilld. Trle EU welcoms &d $ppons the stQs to inplmot $e rQonsibiliry b p@td ..r oul in lh. rcPon, dd particuldly the S*relaiy-GeD@l\ mphdG on tbe e9onsjbilil, of States rh.nsclvesi the impofidce of @ly pEvotioni dd helphg Sutesbuild their cap&ity ro shouldertheir oM Esponsibililies.Tne flj alsowelcons lne way tho* $eps ar prddl.d. witnoul losing siglt olfi i.dividual vidins od lhe nund @sls ofdelay dr6oil nom the i enadonal colmuity. W.6cli.vc th.t tne EU od other regio$l or8$izatio$ haveinponst conribnnons ro mtle hft. Regional ors4izatons have! mnliiude ofinsn'Mots lnal d. rcl.vei: ctpacily buildins in aHs of conflict prcvdtiorL developmdi ed hmo tights. good Sovemu@, rule of law ed judicial dd secuity sel,)r rfom de pdhats $e no$ obviouscddidal*. And w all havelo b! readyio 6sist. Thepnnciple h6 10be inlegr4ledin or ov@ll Nol lone a8o,the UN dd lhe Anicm Union vde able to nomariv. nusork supponKdya to prevd a iieniding cnsis 6!n tuming inlo lhe voFt possible nighr,ndc. Ilis h rhexmple lo follow. Tle EU h r.ady to conFibule6 a regionalorgmization, a a slobal &1or md to $e United h"ations the eftiis ahead in

Befor I concl!&, leitme@n b&k to whatthis debale rE{[y 4boui. is aboul is Ir hov to p d dd to rncturt sdiousdin6 tharhavepLgucddd slill plagu. nunalkird. n t aboli fnding thenees Ed thwil 10stopehat he ba @@crty l6bcll.dihe'tecMing aigltn@ of ba! atsitics", Ou @lMr hisiorv including dreMdt p6t o. ou om ortird! snow u ihatihis is r pnrcipleofcon@mro a! dd alrsd& ou concc.le{t elforG. As ch@t risedbyrhe S6rewy-Ghral, th!+orr a1hdd is rhecnticalfiEr rrep loward!tumingthealthoribdveandaduin8 wordsofth 2005Wdld Smnil Outcohe docFirc,potcy ed, nosl ihporla ly' .leeds." is dt@f@ inpon@t into 11 tb.l thedebdeor therBlpnsibitty roprcr@t hft arth. Utrild Naiios ontinus. nE EU abo look fo$ard ro Otind od noE detailed r@orrs rheSeErlryby Gmeal on fie implmdtation by lheOrsbiatior md Mdba Suree ou of .-Emq BpGibiliiy, lt is ou dutyto ftnhd op*.iionalie rhisrespo$ibiliryof oB in ordr to cEdle! wdld orda wh@ ina.tiviry in thefe ofmN aleiri6 l@Ds snething olnr pan. Thart yo\ Mr, ?rc3id@i.