GeneralAssemblU
24JutlJ 2009

ResponsibilltUprotect to
H.E. I'lortenuJetland Mr. Ambasgrdor Permanent Rgprcsentatlve

A prihary pupoe ofou discBion today is ro prvnt tu str@iriesftom bappdjng again. Hinoric rcngs andpasri@lions camt be un to& dd .wq wilt b. Bur qe M DF,1 n* ms An impondr srep6 blo d fi world Sutmr in 2005 $iich firnrlJ ed eejmoush echoEd Lhe coDc.r{ ol Rspons'bitrryro prckr hft al the UN Ard ihat i: whyqewamh wlcon ltE SeElary coml'3 fi^l rpon o R p pEenred ro N iht keL we wlcon dc cport b@ae ir is wlt balded arl pDvids a st adypletfm fo, th. wdt ahad. fte focu shouldnow be on Eisilg aBlm6s in sd monS nmber srdes6 lhe tnE cort nl oflh. FDon, md o how w ce nove fotua.d. ft. EFn datesclesly rhat.rch idividud Sllle hs rh Bponsibiliq lo prctecl jr populaios AoD gcioci.L. we qin6, ethnic cl.diDg dd crin6 againn huj@ity. Ir bdqliF3 hoq th i @Drional.onDuit, cu ud shouldd@Mgc dd hlp Stalesb m.et this EsroEibilirv. The rpon pBenrs a bmadova of rnpotur u<, tBirimar.mtu@ &d Dmsl.s i bulwr 4ai.s1 abus ofthe prirciph ofmn-intarfroce. s @ uddlin d b, ou colt.agk frm Chma yeslerday nomin8,

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inplenenLd in donesic law andpncise. lheexisring obligalions uder Elevmr inrenadonat i$lrments on hune rigbls,bl!@irdid la* dd cniinal lowsoDldhale palored nosl oI pl&e, $e arocniesthalhaveraken
Starmentsmde dlier yesrcrday todaydderline fie nedto refine rheneds of edly dd rming ad on $e oles of th wious orgEs of th tN. we welcone fiar challe.se. Funbn Efinehd ofrhe conepr ofR2P herear rbe UN in gensal dd in the Cenenl Assemblyio parliol& wiu nak $ne of the situtions wnich sceptics havepoinledlo lesslikely ro happm. 11re homs 6d p ncipls ddelopd in de Gmeral Assenbly, andplscliced in accordse with the Chanr,will stdBne. the rule of la! dd delerrbiteiness md eleciviry. L prcDolins the Espo6ibility 1oprotclwe shouldlhqefore ienmbe! the rdious l@h alreadt available sEh as Inlemtiohal huMirdim law. lhe Inlemaiiona.l Cnminol Coun dd other intmtional tibuals, lhe U.iveNal PerjodicReviewuder the auspices dE Hund Righls oI the SpecialP@ed@s of$e Olfice of the Hish Comissionei foi Huid tushls. Coucil. &d Th ndy violadons of hundillrifl law thal se have*en duir8 the lal f$ yed. ir parliculd *ith reeradto lhe situalionof civilians in amed conllict, gile .auF for sraveconccm. IE r.rsetiq of civili$s, lack of rcsFcl for hunsillrie la* pri.ciples dd lhe us of sexual violere s a mdhod of sdfre. ffi jusl a few exmpl.s of th. s@os challnses fa*. {e ln nost situalions,the pnmdy focusshouldbeon assisti4 th. e3saton of liolence diougb ncdiation sd othr tools s well a th. prcredion o{ p.ople rtrolel suchme6Es N lhe hmd rights dd police nissions. Bul lb@ e ces wnen sovereign dispalchofhmmilarid. Covemnls. who udoubt dly hav. 1nprimy Esponsibility 10protecl lhn oM ciiize6, ft uable or mwilline to do e. ln lboseinslrnces,rhe Esponsibilnt shouldmd nun betalen up by lhe widr inl.ffiional connunily NoMy rbftfoe endo.ses edersing nom dal dere h a collecrile intemdional tbe Espotuibility to prorcd, ererchableby de S&dily Coucil, in the eventofgenocide dd olher ldse scalekillin8, ethnic clssins o! sqious violslioru of intmational hundi&ria law which $vfti8! Covelmnls havepoved powlless or unwilling lo prcvent Tlis rcsponsibility shouldwigh hqvily oh lhe nmb.s of lbe SecurityCoucil, md dFcjally on the velo powe^.

Mr. In closing PEsidd! wnederwere seplicsj Fopoenls or moderars. us.ol Iorger rai ll weft aimingro pre!nrthewonr nss .trcciries.Guided rheChaier ud thenoral a$nonrt b) ofde onmiation. we snould wnntheviclins. side