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STORY: UN / RULE OF LAW
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SOURCE: UNTV
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 19 FEBRUARY 2014, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior UN building
19 FEBRUARY 2014, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Med shot, delegations
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General:
“The rule of law is at the heart of our work at the United Nations. It is intrinsically linked to peace and security. When public institutions fail to deliver justice or protect the people’s rights, insecurity and conflict prevail.”
5. Med shot, delegations
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General:
“At the international level, adherence to the rule of law is critical for conflict prevention and the peaceful resolution of disputes. Mechanisms to combat impunity and ensure accountability -- including UN-assisted criminal tribunals -- reinforce the primacy of law. That is why strengthening the rule of law is now an integral part of the mandates of peacekeeping operations and special political missions. Today, 18 Missions around the world currently mandate rule of law support.”
7. Med shot, delegations
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General:
“The crafting of peacekeeping and peacebuilding mandates provides a strategic opportunity to support national priorities in this area. Along with the police and military elements, mandates for new missions should include justice and corrections. This will help extend the State authority and lay the foundation for longer-term institution building.”
9. Med shot, delegates
10. Wide shot, Security Council room
The Secretary-General said today (19 Feb) that the rule of law is “at the heart of the United Nations’ work; adding in that the strengthening the rule of law is now an integral part of the mandates of peacekeeping operations and special political missions.
Speaking at today’s Security Council on the rule of law, he said that this subject “is intrinsically linked to peace and security. When public institutions fail to deliver justice or protect the people’s rights, insecurity and conflict prevail.”
He noted that at the national level, reconciliation and enduring peace require strong rule of law through responsive and inclusive institutions.
Ban also said that “at the international level, adherence to the rule of law is critical for conflict prevention and the peaceful resolution of disputes. Mechanisms to combat impunity and ensure accountability -- including UN-assisted criminal tribunals -- reinforce the primacy of law.
He said “that is why strengthening the rule of law is now an integral part of the mandates of peacekeeping operations and special political missions. Today, 18 Missions around the world currently mandate rule of law support.”
Ban added that he is encouraged by the Security Council’s continued commitment to ensuring that the United Nations makes the most and the best of rule of law assistance in peacekeeping and peacebuilding missions.
In that sense, he said “the crafting of peacekeeping and peacebuilding mandates provides a strategic opportunity to support national priorities in this area. Along with the police and military elements, mandates for new missions should include justice and corrections. This will help extend the State authority and lay the foundation for longer-term institution building.”
