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Nd Yo.k,b 24 juillet20Og

DU MISS ON PERMANENTE LUXEMBOURG AUPRES NATIONS DES L]NIES I7 BEEXMAN PLACE,NEWYORk, N.Y 10022

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I qelcome this d.bare at dr Ctrnl Asenbty of the Udt d Nalions lo dis$s lhe Fpon ofthe Secretsy Gadal on the inplmehtarion ofrhe reslotuibitiry to prolecred I ali8n nyself wiih the slatnmt nade by lbe Reprsmiativof Swdo on bahalt of lh The concept of de rcsponsibility r.1 prclecl ha ben cndorsedby our tcad.6 at rhe higfcq le\el Al $e WorldSmm in 200r Cen.ralAsembtJ Indeed uaninoudv 'he ad@t.d 1heOurcone Docmenl ofwhich prasEphj 138 tud t]9 fom rlrc b6is of d; esponsibilny ro prcted. The dlir intmaljond olmuirr h6 r!kc. a $lenn .ohmihel by uderlinjne rheoblsariobot suk b prcrN 16!iuzens.6h gnoride, M cimes. elhric cled3ins ed crines agaisr hun-try. Oo. Ueaas or Sr* *a colelmflt hav. rccognizedthat n is tunt!rcnla.l Io avoid 1neavoidabl.rhal is. $e ep<tition of th failues of the intnalional .olmuiw in lhe f.ce of the ar.ocities @mminedin Rmd4 in ex-Yusoslavia&d in Cdbodia. This fisl Gport on inplmodng the Esponsibility to prctecl is a mjor sreprowads a concete sFalegyrrm3lltins liE conceprinto Eolily.

All Mdbn Statsof$e UN hav. @ognjzd ih 2OO5 rhat th. rcsponsibiliry to pio&cr does n.fi.r ka*en rhe pnnciple of Srareerereigrry, rnrch s a fe .;r ot jn rnremr'onrlrelarioD. rh. 21" centuq. no' rurift rbrr,ry ilkrysnon,s A: rhe sereiary Coeral recalh in his rpori, the rsponsibiliry to prctect is d ally of sovE Brg/, nor d advsry. soverisnly cntaib nshls but also rcsDotribilities. ed dong rhe rkr. noneiq d rmpo@r s fie ft.poNibitiry @prokcr ones ! Lrn. Ille .copeofthii rcsponsib'l'q limn.d foi lJF. otpdicudt' her106cnmA, lmctl b '. wd cnhes.erluiccleurnBed crim.sasainsr sfloride. hul1fu u. Pdagdphs 138 ed ll9 litrth- sipular 1hatthe inremaliomt .onnuitv shau ssisl SEB ro meer rhn obliedionsunder bponsrb:tiD prorecr. encou6g,ng tte by rhen 'o ro e.rqn\ery lirry olr rhen Espor{ibiliries by ssijing rhm ro RrntoEe rhei or .alioMl capacitieslo pEvent c.imes. PEve.tive lclior is indeed rhe kq comlo.ent of rhc -..ponsrb.liry pbr{. !s n *e|s ro sa\e ljves. fhe eskbtnhn;n' oie e&t\ b \|@rnscapa!iry,s r.he (oddaamanrotra!r conkibf,eroDEredinc reponsuggecr mlenlialmeed'r My h conrinced irre.rins inro ranrng pro3mme. on rhdr -ountn hrnm dghc. medisrionconn'cl pre\enrof. ch.is mtraeel.nr and sood gorcmm.e will bebeneficia'n Lhe lon! lem. Vry jnkmalromldcroF<dnat.o ptava .af,al rote m terms or prvention, in paniculd regional oreanizalions - and I U nention only ECOWAS,ehich hs e erly wani.s mcchdish , the Hmd Rjshts Councit lhlough ils univesal periodic rcviev,lhteeebuildinsCommission, memb^offacr finding the misions. hMmir.lian actos. F&ekeepe6, but also 1heSecEtarycenel himsett lt is boue\erfire dd foEmos up Membe^ SLre, ro $ork ,o*iua.,he p*..nron or 'o

FiBUy, th. reslotuibilityto prct d @ al$ ir.6lai. i o collative actim bv th inr*lioa o'i'nuitv, o-.gtr th. Unit d NatioB,@ a c* bv 6e b6is' ro Pbt@1
fsil to lRr ther Fdndio6 aadNr cnmes md vDlariotu slm S@terMif$d) viul i\d @ @ ablero obiedims. tn fastserclqnesirutros. ir is rded ;;reim Edctquictly to ev. luhd Uv.s

Their nisl br drtr rnc6 of \ is on the dposibilitv to Prc6l bd rhs B a s@ng conssu! mong alr Mdber sEes to hotrot{F Fimiple ol the New Agair" Ihe i" r"ia oit it i" ..* ti.. to foc$ on is inpl.nmlltion ve all hav' 10$ow the "*-i @essd @liti@l will 1ora!. lhis impld@ladon folwtrd at th. utritcd Nad@ dd to aem riJ onqr onrhebmls of imld @liributios lron thc secEtsrvceia'l

The nmod ofth. Eillio$ of vicrid ofpssi at!@iti6 b a on$a mi'da th'r *e fErc a tuirinc oblisati@ to psu ou dialose in lhis fom to idpLnat ll)e