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H.E.Mr. JohnPaulKavanagh PermseDt Rpresmtative

AT TIIE INTTBD NATIONSGENERALASSEMBLYDEBATE ON THERNSPONSIBILI']'Y PROTECT TO

NwYorlq 24 July2009

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My d.legalior irlly ali8ns ilelf with lhe staLn.hl nade by $e Pemrnent R.pBenlalive of S*Eden bchalfof the or Thc Responsibility Prolecr Dopularions thc fou oimes of senocide, to ou fron wr cnns, cnmes againsthwrity md .thnic d{sihg n cledly md iragi.ally denorslht d by p61 bords. Cmbodia, Rweda Srbrcnic., Dartur $ese Eptesnl sone ofd. boE @.nt grctesque failms ro live up lo thh rsponsibiliiy, ed oriheh w. F, all of us,righlly shmed. aul condenning pasrfailues is no soldion to today'sproblemsAnd nor n r ncE declrarion w wrll ftrer allo* rhc* msq.rcirie\ roo.cu asain. lhar ftis nosr mivenal dsenbly of Slatesbusr nevd tolaale ! situalionvhcrc lhc peoplcs rbev6rld are nor pbrd.d f.on lhe prospect .crutily ot rhese of rnd four cribca. Thh iailue ro prclectworld, eoner or latcr, udemin connd.ncein lh. valueor theUN Chan r ed ind4d theUnitedNations nsclt The lnaninous adoprionof rhe ResDoroibility Prolecrin tbe Wortd Summit to Outcode D@ume.rin 2005 Errc*nled . major slep ir rcc.prins ou couective rsFonsibilityro pevenl dd hahrhese mass a&ociiis. Wemw mov. imo theHl ad crilical phase, agreine w shoutd or i,@ hohou this respo.sibility. The SecrclFyCmEl's Rponon OFratio@lisinstneRcspon.ibitily b Pd4r prcvides inpo.lmt eridmc. on how wc nighr achieve rdand wmly lbis. wlcones ine Swrebry-Codl! well judgedmd brrdced Rern ed rhisdebale.
we pdniculdly wloD. rh. rir.dion of th principle of esponsible evEisnry. andrhe nove awy fron rhc frrs dichoronics sneljhes Dosd b.recen rhe intercsls ofthe Staredd ils populaiions,beiko thc int.r*tl oflhe Slate md 6ose of the intemalioMl coDnuily,

Wc sEonsly agrc.lhar theprinary FspoNibiliry for prcr.cdonofDcsonstiDn rhe fou oincs rcsls with tbe Slale nser, and thar rhe inlemalionat comDuiiy n s a EspoN'b'liry sisl stales build'ng supponrng oprity *he; ou a ro in or rhF
Tlis apprcachEbuls ey notion thar R2P 6 a corccpl cd be educ.d to a nyopic aiSMm ovd Dililary inrd@tior ve6s inadio sd indifieE.cc.

Rather. lwin pillaB of Slalercsponsibility capaciry the ond buildi.e drav anention ro rhem)riad optioB w hrv. ro prevenr Espondro th. atocii.!, These dd includ. neaws such a deelopingsFcific .rly-lmins m4h&bns; trainins t.y mnon l a.1o6 on fien rspoNibilili.s edd inldaiioml hmanir.nan bw: incorpontingrlevmt irlemtioMl rr.aiics jnro mtional legislalion:ond building lcal ncdiadondd connicrrcsolurion ca!&ity.

In praclice. the developne.t sd cnnmccned of tnese neasurs cah no$ arprcplial.ly bc supponeddrcDgh developnenl assisrance prcsrannes md building lhc caprcily of Esional oryanisalions. Indeed,ensuinB dcvtopbcnt progrmncs aE adcqualely i.fom.d by R2P nay bc lh. no$ ellecrivc w.r ro oDeraliomtk. out Nacnh.less, we nu be mtul nor lo co!tu$ lhc developncnt agend, wirh lbe ned to prevenrand Espond io rhesefou cimes. Fnsrty. th. commissio. of lhese (ines js nol linited 10 devlopins coDlri.s, S*ondly, rhe aims of dcv.topnent Gcistmce d far brcadq than Freventing rhese fou clihes. Tnirdty. we camol honou or Respon:ibitirv P@recr Rbing lojety on cuffr oetelopmenl ro by Nsrslmco progtunes. lbstead,spcific dd ld8.led nasuEs. sncb:s thoseI have onllined earliq, musl bc devised incorDont d od imDlehcnled inlo our cMenr

Ther m cnicai acriyilies. which,iigive. adequale suppon afte.iion,woutdso sd a lory way lo prevenline thesecnnes. And prcvcnlionh manifestylhe oDtimal

we should appmeh the third pilld ou oll6rive EspoNibility lo Espond wnen Shles ihenselvd e noifsdy failins - wnh sioile inagiharion md opemcss. In paniculf. *e shouldEsisl .licnpts to equatethe $nd piltd wilb nilinry i.tFcnlio4 whcn in fd il emompas*s a b@d msc ol nqsues, fiom mediation lo ennmcing intchational jutice nechanisN, ftom tmcial and lravel s@crionsro Eslriding $e low of ams into sucncoudnes, lo peace enforceDenrnissioN uder cbaprervll of lhe ttN cbaner. Ald of couse ey such medures could only he apprcved d@ugh lhe established decisionmakingprccesses oflhe U.ned N.tiohs ed in confomiry wirh ou Chart r, By focusineoh only one oflhese msuDs peace enlorcendt nissiotrs - w wo d b scvcrcly Innins ou spaciry ro Espond, md.eglecting our duly to develop rbe olb.r n.cheisns. Indeed,th*e orher hechdisms e onen noE apprcpriab an,l efeclive if ad.qualely suppon d. Irldd is delemin d to conrin@ ns effons in dese mas, lhsueh our development plosralme, ou conmitnent to in&maliod nmdilarim andhme nshls law. out connid pF.nt snatesies ou pM*.eprnglraditbn and 'on W. sddtand that sone Slalesm cautiousin movins foruaid. And we do nor wbh lo ignoie lhe very Eal Ld tnat R2P could be nisuFd for uhcrior boliv.s. The inco@ct applicationof this rcsponsibility - lhroush .ithe. a brcadedns of its $ope, irs selerrive applicalion, or irs nalicious iiepplication for a StaG,s oM shalegic ini@srs nusl b euardedagai$r andrcsisted.

And w believelhe best my to do this is dcbar dcse cbaltenses oprly md fonhridtly. So let !s co.sidreach oflben

Fns! boadching the scope of the Respohsibility lo Proftr. Thn can be very lemprins, especiallywhenconfronledwith rhc hoMdou suffedng following nalDl dnasts, HIV/AIDS epidcnics ud qen conflicl s'tultions wh.e Crcst h@m rigbh ce dd should viol.rios xisl. IEland beli*es tnal tn i ernalioml amiuny EsFnd to lhese lhough developm.nl assislace pbgtmnes, humm nshb sonirorihs b.dies ud coniicl pEvention slralegi.s. However, aid whilc it would b mons |o deny the inte@mecLdh.$ of 6es lmcnls, we believethe Rcaponsibilityto Prclect nee& lo Main f6u$d ,t lr'vs, on lhc four cnnes alEady sFcifi.d consmually by the 2005 World Smnit, @ely geh@i.le,M cnmes,cnmes asai.sl hma.ity, and elbnic cledsins. As lh Secrclary G.heral s rcport males clee, R2P d6s nol apply lo other silulioN. To anenpl lo b@den il turlher would likely inpan ik opnlion.l ulilily md mnld walistically prcsdr n d acuF ro rll ills. Second,the selecri!. applicriion of the Respoosibihy to Prctct or ns nisuse lo nlrlhcr a St tet oM $8egi. int r.sls- This is a.olhcr issw on r'hich vc nc| sLnd 6 il is in rhe S6e&ry Cnqal s ffm. h shouldb statedclealy md umbi8loulx lnar tbe Responsibilily to Piorecl does nor low lbe thrshold for legitihde '.pon, forc.. Mililary i.reryenlion *hich is nol in lin wnh the LN Chart r and which useof do6 not hav. Fior Saudty Courcil approvalwhcn rhis is icquired is not in line with, nor cd ir be iesaded rs navins beenautrons.d by,1h. R.sFnsibility lo Pol{1. Mrile odesrddins rne caurion of $n. Slatcs, Ilmd slronsly believcs that erching a .ons.nsus on lbe opBtiomlisalion of R2P is thc bcsl way lo pNl4t asainsl any po$ibl seleclive.pplicadon or nisusc. Quilc c@1r.ry lo clains thol R2l will incE e arb,tory nililary inleryen1io.s,we b.lide lbat n is the mhiguity md tack of consensEemd ihe hsue of inlepdtion $at hay encouiagcson. Slat s lo inte*enrion lo hall nass It is far 6ier to sek poliically to iudry wdhon$d when one can poinl to dismay dd imclion i. the Unned Natons, ar@iti.s MoE6ver. m aerced ftahework wbich nshlly placcs intnention in i1s pop. to onGxrwould b. nuch lesssusceplible nisinlc.Felalion or nisapplication.

But frmevork is utrlilely lo bc shonor easy. ifwe lroly wish Thepathto lhat agrced crines againsr hmdny, ur (ines ad elhniccl4nsin8 lo lhe ro consign senocide, nisbry books, is a parhwenusl lake. And * nust tak n togefter. n

s orwr,lo Il wouldb..rsy in tbis!oon, shell@d Ne de lios thehsh rcalities need isnoe thep@ssins lo sch a consns on this issue.

we nul in L!d hc norcd by ! colleciiv. d.fie 1olddBs the @l {d d.Etaling ihMts which fa@ too tMy poptrl.tionse@s $. mtirc mrld This h nor lhc ple' It ie allo ml th .or is n thc iin., ro Ehsh otd d.batesor hdt b&k lo bygore 6 tinc io.o rs lhis issE with othq Ffoms th.t mv b. m@ssry eilhio tlF Unn d Narions.This d.barc is.bout lsEing o speific beihods to Flv.rf ed csFnd lo &u lDccific @n6. Thc S@Et ry CeM.I'! Eporl dod not ep bctlnd rhis, tnd no. to bcd niFd in d diftc!@s m oth.r i3sEs' o. dlow lf w allow owlvd and lintcd t.ld.tnio6lv *irh oFe orhcr i$@q w n.v R2? ro b. biw@sled wll bc d@mins tutN g.l@lioN lo rFat th. btut kca of ou pat

Today, s. h.ve bcm givd lle opporhnity to .ddrcss ou P!!l fdlings .!td ro homu thc vi.iimr oflh. p.st by .$uing w do noc od w do b.nd in th. 6nN. MlDy olpo.tunitica havc b..n niskd thu f& lrl tbjs nor b. @lh.r one ftDt you, Mt, PEsiddr.