CZECHRf,PUBLIC
MISSION TOTHE UNITED NATIONS

]1.E.Mr, ilartin Paloui Permanent Representativeof the CzechRepublic to the United Natlons

at the debate on the Report of the Secretary-Gneral "Imptementtng the Responsibility to Prota.:t' Ul{ General Assembly Heeting on 24 July' 2OO9

TheCzech R.pubtic would o ati8,jrs.itwi$ rh. swen.ni det,Eed prcviousty tikc by$. PemuenrRepE$nralive ofss.den onbehalfofrhe Eubp@n Union. Ler me b.gin wjri comhending lh. .forts of rhc SeE.aryCeneEt .nd his @.ribulio6lo loday\ debor..we Mnty wd6nc rhe E@ni s@tary-c.ncEtt Epo4 tkpled.diry trt R*po6ib ity to pror../, pEsnred on 2t July. Momter. w.,tso daply vroe h de.r wort by th. SecEir.,_Cdcrai ondhh SpciltAdvi*r Edwlrd Lucklhd hs b..n doneto.nhtucelhis conepr,6 w. 6 lhe hotdi4 of rlis t@g{oughl d.bor. W. EcoSdi2e lhd roday\ debal. is an inpollam srcp i! rh. pt@$ of inptd.nl o. and opcErionalisrionof rh. Esponsibitiry prc&.i. b

'n. docrincof rcsponsibitny b pmreo! cxpesq rn paEgmphs and B9 of !s r33 th. 2005 world summir oulome DxuD.nr. artincs rhe conepl .nd !cki@t.d8.s lhe collediv. ftspon bilily ro pmreclloputarions si wortdwide. Acod Ingty.eachj.d ividlat Strte har rheEspoisibjtiry to pEr.ci ils poputalions filb gcncidc, @ crincs, dhnic cL.nsing md crim.s againsi humdity. Th. concepr rcsponsibitiry prclei. !s EiteEt d oy h. of ro r.pon ol lhe s4d.ryGoeml, Esrs o. rhE p' rh. potcrion rcsponsibitfu.s $e sLc. inretutioml or "6 ahrane dd @pacity-britdi.g, and rimety and d*Giv. Espone, .nph6izjnS rhor lh. sDcruE oflhc Esponsjhitjlyro poi.ct Ett s on tb. cquat impo@ce, s@ner andvjabjtity of thN supDoning pitta6. ar |nesfre lin., th. Epon is lko explicirrnd sricr oh rhc $oF ofine corceD. it is nMorly focus.don pEvenrionof gnaide, wn crim.s, erhn,c crai$ng andcrin6 a8linn huma.iry. and cannot b. used !o .ddE$ cI ssi.t, envitormer.r dd orhd prcblems FunhemoF, lhc SG\ epon amms ihal $. purpose or rhe rcsponsjbitiry prorectis .to b blild rcsponsibL ereEigniy, .or undmj.e il." Responsibte sv.Ejgnty olaits $. buitdins of sbbl. institurioni Coodgovendcc dd cmptiance Niih ,nrn,tEnat hummir.rio. t,* andhunln ri8hrsobtiglrions.we v.ry nuch Etcon. this batdced,ppMcll bowevcr, s r.itemt.d by lh. Pcmne.r Rep@nlltivc of sed.n. rh. $oF or lhe conc.F ot lhe

thoutd b. t pt namw' bu rb. r&ge of p..sihte 6po.ss dap". In tlis ft8lrd, rhc cnA.am.nr snd the role of rhe civit si.ly and non-goveDbenEl d8lniarions is of no l.$ inponecc. Espeiitt, in tie fiai pi .r lh.n eive onribulio, ro pvdtion andpmtetid ofpopul*ions h iidhp.nsbt.. Th..onccprof rh. Esponsibilily p@recr tuuJ] ro is consislenr rh. D.inciplcs, wirh whi.hlic at theh{n ofrheUniled Nsrions ndmety pronoring encouagi.g Esper and the lor hund rightslnd fundmcnut fE.doms for att wirhourdistinclior. Sincerne2OO5 Wortd Sunnil ol)tcon. Deunar, rh..oiccpr of rhc rcsponsibitity pbrecths bcnwjd.ty lo .mbEc.d by $hd6 andrciddics who have.lh* prsr ya6, b..n tayiiC fouDdalidsfor lhc con@pr now fward. h is now widcty und.6red lhll lh. i.r.drtionat mnunily ro n!(do i6 b.$ lo prcvcnl tutuc acurenceofrh. hid.ousimes.grinsrhummbin8s. c

Esponsibility por*t ro

ThecEdibiliryoflhe Unnd Norions d.9nd! irsabitiry aoreffeliv.ty ropsr.nr e ro md halt oas alciry oim.s. An impotunl *p rowlrds lhh Sort is ro dev.loDfim LN si6i.&/ dd pracli@sf* rhc dsponsibilily ro piordj in oder ro avoid lne mnus. offi.

andsuppor $. *ay foMrd sug8d.d in rhc Epon of ih. S*rehry-G.neBl, dd panicularly his emphsis on rh. Esponsibiliryof Srates ihoslves ard lne inporl.E oforly pErcnlie. Today\ dcbalshouldmalk r]'e b.giining

Th. Czcb Republicwlcon*

In c@chsion,let m. qud. rh. SdEtaty-c.nc.at: .Th. rlsk anerdn norro rci.t lPr.l d n.gorirlc rh. comhsids of the World Summit,bur to 6nd says of i6ptm.mi.g its d*hioisinrfullyfaithtulandcdsinc manrcr."