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United Nations General Assembly - EU Explanation of Vote : SPMs / Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide
Statement by Mr. Olivier Maes
Deputy Permanent Representative of Luxembourg
New York, 23 December 2015
Mr. President,
I have the honor to deliver this explanation of vote on behalf of the Member States of the European Union on the amendments on draft resolution L.19, section XX, which have just been presented by the distinguished representative of Cuba.
Mr. President,
The mandate of the Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide was approved by Security Council resolution 1366 (2001). It is our responsibility to ensure that this Office is adequately funded in order for it to be able to effectively implement its mandate and all of the functions related to it.
The paragraphs of the resolution currently under consideration would however greatly reduce the capacity of the Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide to implement its mandate. These paragraphs would in particular hamper the Office in carrying out its mandate in close collaboration with other UN entities, in particular with the UN Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, who focuses on developing the conceptual, political and operational aspects of the Responsibility to Protect.
For this reason, we will vote against the amendments, which have just been presented, and we call on other delegations to do likewise.
Thank you Mr. President.