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Mr President, as I have said before, we share many of the views of this Parliament on the reform of the United Nations. We all agree that a strong and effective United Nations is for the benefit not only of the European Union but also of the international community as a whole.
In conclusion, let me state that reform of the United Nations is not an exercise in institutional change for its own sake. Our aim is to enhance the ability of this global organisation to meet the challenges of the 21st century in the interests of meeting the aspirations of the peoples of the United Nations. Seeking to consolidate the areas of agreement that exist between Parliament, the Council and the Commission further enhances our chances of achieving sound results in the reform of this important body.
We can support many of the proposals in the Secretary-General’s report. As I have stated, our priorities are to secure greater success in the achievement of the Millennium Goals. We are equally committed to seeing progress in the field of post-conflict situations and, therefore, we support the proposal for a peace-building commission as an instrument that will fill an existing gap between post-conflict situations and long-term sustainable peace.
Our commitment to human rights is unwavering and the proposals on the table for a human rights council will get our full support. Equally, we will support the creation of a UN environmental organisation, which will further consolidate the central focus of our actions in the field of the environment.
On climate change, we believe that the summit should call for more collaborative efforts to achieve the objectives of a UN climate change convention. The summit should endorse the UN Secretary-General’s proposals to ensure concerted global action to mitigate climate change and develop a more inclusive international framework for climate change beyond 2012.
The Commission wholly endorses the contents of the UN Secretary-General’s report on the proposal for a comprehensive convention on terrorism and calls for Member States to agree a definition of terrorism.
The UN Secretary-General rightly underlines in his report that the accumulation and proliferation of small arms and light weapons continue to threaten the international security, human safety, as well as socio-economic stability. The summit should echo the UN Secretary-General’s appeal for consensus on the legally binding convention on the marking and tracing of small arms and to expedite negotiations on an instrument on illicit brokering and the supply of arms. The Commission further hopes that the summit will lead to the start of negotiations on an international arms trade treaty.
With regard to the proposal to set up a democracy fund, this could provide added value. It would make a real difference if it were used to jointly identify key priorities, general programming and to provide political guidance for those eligible countries seeking to strengthen democratic practice. Work now needs to be undertaken to facilitate the emergence of a consensus on the modalities of this fund.
The Commission underlines the need to restore the political stature of the General Assembly, asserting its role as the main universal deliberative body. The Commission is also particularly interested in the ECOSOC reform. We support a radical reform to render the body more operational and would like to see its role in all the pillars of sustainable development reinforced.
Some Members raised the issue of Security Council reform. This is clearly an important and central issue. However, it should not be an issue that hampers our ability to take actions in a range of other areas that I have highlighted. I have again noted your repeated appeal for an EU seat on the Security Council."@en1
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