PERIANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REPUALC OF SII{CAPORE rO THEUIIIIEO NATIONS

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SIATEMENT BY AMBASSAI'ORVANU COPALA M'NON. PERMANENTREPRISENTATI\,E OT SINCAPORX TO TEE TJ1\ITED NATIONS, AT TIIE INIORMAL TNTERACTIW DiALOGUE ON TEE RESPONSIBILITYTO PROIECT 2a JIILY 2009

I Ler n firsr ila* the Prcsiddt oltn G.n ral assbly (PGA) for conveningtis debaF, 6 wll d the Sftlary-Cneral (SC) for his @rtinuing coEnindt 10 lhe @ncprofR6ponsibility to Proleol(R2P).I wjll nol blabou t\. point alE dy madc$ eloquentlyby ny 6ll.aeu.s. Suffic lo say rhat to! ny d.legalion, it is clcd thal fou y*s ,go, ou L.4des had plededthen stuns reelve to rhe notion of R2P. C.rrainlx this did not nate R2P pan of intenalional law, or a l.gally bindins omirn@r But the eapvhich the lade6 eknowledee4 dd thd rcsolvedro bckle is a Eal me how 6 Medbq Stats,both individu.lly dd @ll6tively. prvent rc@@s of cnns like genocid., elbnic cl@ing ad clins agsinslhmeity? 2 Pegnd6 118 &d 139 of thc World Smil OutcomeDMenl Eplesnr olr L.ad.*' willitrgnqs to rcspondto this chdlenee. The GenerslAs*mbly nusl tulfil rhis naidate. Cenai.ly, thft ffi mey qestioG that mul be disused ed ds\@d, 6 hbl ishled in lh. slaLmrnmad by EeJp! on behalf of the Non-Align d Movdqt. Saeral oflhese hsb hav 6lso b.er raisd in the SG's rcport dd the PCA'S conc.pr p@is of R2P s nol.. A1 dr.ir corc, both docu.nls ffiBlize th. nDdootal oudined in l}te world Slmit Oulcobe Docmn! 6nd tho situ.r il withi! a rsl-world @ntext, s a to brinS the conceF to life, 11'. SC's epo.r, for iNlance, places|he R2P @!pl wnnin rhe workings of the LN fianryork ed puls foMd exellat reme arios lor la|ing ir IotMd. My delegarionthu l6k fovard to lhe SC @linuing his good work. including his pbposals fd e aly wming dpabilily. As for $e PGA\ conceF notc, n losirions rrP wilhin xistins immdonal irst^henb ed obligdtios md pnts f(Nard a conFndiM of hsues thlt discBsioB on R2P should addrcss, is 10be@mca iDctiodns !om, dther thtu jusl e acadmic notion. ifil 3 Ind*d, thesedocMnls dd th. debalcwe dc having e jusl the begiming of ou disclsios on how to implmentl2P. T!@ cm be oo going brckMds, ohly foMard, It is cl{ thal fds ad doubtsaboul R2P still Fsht Howwd. what tu alsocled is lbai thsedoubls a. not ils@ourable. As ?rcfess. Nou Chomsky.xplained duing the Infomal Inlmctive Diaioer yest rday, 1be@nsqsus mdalying R2P is not a nry ore. We @ all uired behind ou fiDdanatal d6irc lo pDtect imo@rs dd 10 pffi dorbd Rved! ad Srebenioa wlEl {c ned is ro disas R2P opnly dd frtu}ly vithin the CrcEl Assenbly (CA). nrh is oilic.l to maldngprcsBs. Eoswr, ib ord6 10havesuchoFn md ndl dieussioN, all sid$ nusl Eosniz a fey tey points.

4 !!4!, it is cndcal th* ou di$ssions not be Educed10the sinplisric dichotony of Sftes, on one side, iBistins on absolute sovftigrtt. ed on the othe! sid, R2P proponcnls dmding $al siaresswnder absolulc$v@jgnty. I m particDldly slruck by de rcfere.e on page7 ofthe sCt rlon b R2P beins the "ally" of sovereig y, nol ihe advdary". Cert inly the @lolary to soveds y is mrion espotrsibilily ed oMc6hip. Moreovcr,rll SlaLs shouldbe prepred 10promie thal they will build sione doneslic noms dd jnslit ions 10 prot.ci then p.ople from hcinous oines lite genocide. Fspo.sible nflbd As of Lheintmaional @nnuiiy, now canwe, Mnbr Stals,6k fo! dltling l.$ lion d other? And 4 citizens of ou oM respecrive outries, now cd we qpect dr'lning lessfron ou oM sovemnt? Coftslondinely, lhe inlenDtional comuniy nNt ale be prepaed to suppod mlional effons with Esurces ad 6sislarce. Ard only if abslutely neccssdy should lhe inlemnonal @nuuity b @dy to inteaenc. Hft, re cm dias inspialion non lne shining exmpl. s4 by the Afri@ Union in rosnin"g lhat othd ourries c@or be indiff*nt in th fG of impendingatocities. 5 Ss!g!{L the conc.pr of R2P nust be applid wilhoul polidcal bises or lidd.n sga.las. For R2P to hd.ne m inlebational nom dral c& deler impuily dd $u pEvent suh qins, it cdot be l@ished by suspicjonsof domeslicas.ndd or eo* still, politi.al gturdslediq. I ey this becaus. since 2005, ther. nave b*n elfolts by $ne to nisuse the ancept of R2P by applying n b situnons which ar cl*ly oulside its $ope. For instan@,somehavc Fid lo linl R2P 10bMajtaria ecess ir th wakeof mn!,] disle4. Ibis is pakntly unh.lpnn- The CA h61 codNe its sork on ruP 10 deine cld p@nres fo! whd a sination is or is not a R2P c6e. ln frr,.ounies lnal hdve concem about R2P should *elcome havins the CA @minE it! wrk on R2P. p@ikLy b.cau.lhis eill l*sd llc opportuiry for subv.Bion dd !bls. As long s th. R2P on@pi eoalns hazy md ud.find, it will rcnain up for sFbs, md opd 10 tuiptdation. !!id]J, md perhals nosi imponddy. lne judgmd of wherhq a ba fail.d in its rcspoNibilitr 10protcl mlst b otn by lhe intemational sovmnl ommiiy widour 'fer or favou'. AII couFies nN be olEn 10beiry jldscd, md rll sinDtions&1ed upon ac@rding10th. sme slanddds. As ou PGA had sid duing hi3 opetjng lmdks yesterdax the ru16 nun apply in pradie equally to all nenbd slates. ftis musl be nade clsr h my di$ssion or decisionor R2P. 6 1rrlnt I havej6t deeibed is jBt the srarr.The ed challenseG how the tN will trulac iie pdnciples of R2P inlo &1ion on lhe EloDd, The SC's EonnendadoN o. Pillds One od Tm re e excellenl sbn. Howevei. n is cla lnat lherc e s(ll sne concem ovd ?iud Three,md dese will haveto be di$ssd finher. ln paniculd. vith Esard ro Pilld Tbe., wc shouldcoNider the Elaliolship btw*n the Secuity Coucil (rNSC) nd r,te Goqal Alsmbly. Crtaidy, of all the or8@ in the LN, the [-NSC will be ihe one to Espond ro R2P situtio$. This Esponsecd dd should take ditrrcnr fotm, wirhornre*s&ily !srtins to the @ or roEe.

7 Al lhe sme tine, tlle GA, *ith its bioada p.spe.rive md leeitiney ddiled Aon itr uiversal mmbnhip. m6t al$ play a rcle. fie questiontben is how the two org@ *ill inraci wilh e&h olhr. For iNl,nc, how c& the CA be rcNsuftd thar in tines of ned,th LNSC will actu.lly ase lo ac! a lhe SC's Epon says, in a tinely dd no d.cisive tlr,mea? Rmenb.r wnal happenedd Rwdtta 15 yec ago. Thre I inieNention b.caue thle 16 a rcsisLnce1odeinidg tbe lrrsacs s sdocide. Wose still. the Secuilr cowil then *ithdFw rlmosl 90% oI th UN eldids in Rwmda ed left behinda bken fore, th@by ondenning nmy iMoml RwMdaB lo cenaind.atb. Hdce, iI wc, rhe CA inbue tne Seuiry Coucil wit! the powd to jnvoke R2P to junify aclion, tne Coucil nust als comit to cxerisins tully tlis snve rsponsibility. And they must do so widnt fs or favou. Ai the very le6! this would .hrail lne P5 refilinirs fron usingln veto in Elation b lne fou cdncs. This is sobelhing sltich tne a 55 (S{iEeddd, Singapor. Li4htenslein, Cosratu@ and Jordm) hav. .lso suggcsled pan of ou prcposal lor inproving the {oddng ne$o& of LheLNSC, As Prcfess. ofR2P fhdanent lly depndsor the Secuity Ch@sty nored y.si.rday, the suc@ss cobcil bing a neulDl dbiler'.Is thc UNsc willing 10providerhis kind of rGsumce to the rst of l]le LN nenhdlip? Is the Coucil willine 10b. a4oDtable 10tbe GA fo. its actioN. ircludi.s pdhals iis reirql b act? I nay na!. hisd $me difrcdi issEs. I als loos llal in hisins then, I may 8 haveup*t $me who would pEIer thai d.s. be sd side fd th.lime b.ing, so lhallle R2P corcept d be adopted6 a puist ideal or 4 a abslr&l pnncale. Bu we @no1 put did. $s. dificuh issues,only to be co.noded by theh *hd it h loo la&, 9 In onclsion. l.l n EileEte fial Singaporeis tully omitted 10the conceplof R?? md to participding @.stnctively in ou tutw disc6sionsi so 6 to esw that 6d is El nming to the phw 'rsq again'. For dDse Mmbd Slal* thai h.ve with m olen nind. so that we @ all sd< tog.Uq doubrs,% hop. thrt ]ou yill engagc to addressyou oem. Fo. othd supporls of R2P, re 6k thal you tlte lht lss@ seriously.not jnsi s dorhd lrcphy 1ohms on rhe {ll o. tuothe! lem 10be bddied mud. If ther is to be prcer$ on R2P, it musl be thrcush a real prccessof debale, di$ussion dd comiuhent motrs us all, doubtd md suppofiersalik.