United Nations: India has said that any unauthorised intervention in a
country’s internal affairs and use of force in any conflict or
post-conflict situation should be avoided.
Adherence to the rule of law principles and enhanced cooperation among member states at all levels could ensure the non-use of force in international relations and the peaceful resolution of international disputes, visiting Member of Parliament from India, Satish Chandra Misra said here yesterday.
“India is a strong supporter of respect for sovereignty, integrity and political independence of states. We believe in avoiding any unauthorised intervention in a state’s internal affairs or use of force in any conflict or post-conflict situation,” Misra said at the UN General Assembly session on ‘Rule of Law at the National and International Levels’.
At the last General Assembly session, heads of states and governments adopted a declaration on the Rule of Law as an outcome document.
The document takes stock of the contemporary political, social and economic conditions and stresses upon the implementation of the Rule of Law principles, in order to achieve the objective of the maintenance of international peace and security, peaceful co-existence, gender justice and development.
The document also stresses on the importance of continuing efforts to reform the Security Council.
“We consider it essential to reform the Security Council at the earliest possible to make the body broadly representative, efficient and transparent,” Misra said.
He said it is important that the law-making activity at the national level is exclusively the domain of the national legislature.
“It is our considered view that settling international disputes by peaceful means should have the highest priority to achieve the goal of the maintenance of international peace and security.
“The independent judiciary; efficient and transparent judicial system; and equal access to justice by all are a must to promote the rule of law,” he said.
On the UN’s efforts to expedite payments owed to member states who provided troops, police and equipment for
peacekeeping operations, Takasu said outstanding payments were projected to decrease at the end of the year to USD 423 million from USD 525 million in December 2012.
The issue of outstanding payments to member states was a top priority for the UN, he said, adding that the world body
was dependent on those member states that had the capacity and willingness to provide troops and police equipment to carry out peacekeeping operations.
“But between now and the end of the year, we are going to make serious efforts to reduce it; to pay more to those
countries,” Takasu said.
As of October 1 this year, the UN owed member states USD 267 million for troops and formed police units; USD 442
million for contingent-owned equipment claims by active missions, and USD 86 million for contingent-owned equipment
claims by closed missions.
India has partnered with the UN in peacekeeping operations since its inception in the 1950s. Over 150,000 Indian soldiers have served in about 40 peacekeeping missions, making India one of the largest contributors.
India has repeatedly stressed that as peacekeeping moves forward, the world body must remain mindful of the challenges of operating in increasingly complex environments.
It has said that peacekeeping mandates should be made realistic and ambitious mandates require matching resources.
Currently more than 8,100 uniformed Indian personnel serve in nine operations – in Cote d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Congo,
Haiti, Lebanon, Liberia, the Middle East, South Sudan, and Timor-Leste.
Over the years, Indian contingents have also suffered casualties in various peacekeeping missions.
In April this year, five soldiers of the Indian Army were killed and four injured in an ambush by unidentified assailants in South Sudan.
The outstanding payment for peacekeeping operations, the second of the overall UN budget’s four areas, increased USD 3.4 billion as of October 1 this year compared with USD 1.3
billion at the end of 2012.
The other areas that UN member states finance are the international tribunals, the Capital Master Plan related to the ongoing renovations of the UN Headquarters and regular budget.
Takasu said the UN’s budget is sound but urged member states to meet their financial obligations on time.
“The financial position of the UN as a whole is sound. However the situation is quite tight for the regular budget,” he said, following his briefing to the Fifth Committee – the UN General Assembly body dealing with administrative and budgetary issues.
Takasu said cash positions are projected to be positive at the end of this year but currently “significant amounts of assessment remain unpaid.”
Adherence to the rule of law principles and enhanced cooperation among member states at all levels could ensure the non-use of force in international relations and the peaceful resolution of international disputes, visiting Member of Parliament from India, Satish Chandra Misra said here yesterday.
“India is a strong supporter of respect for sovereignty, integrity and political independence of states. We believe in avoiding any unauthorised intervention in a state’s internal affairs or use of force in any conflict or post-conflict situation,” Misra said at the UN General Assembly session on ‘Rule of Law at the National and International Levels’.
At the last General Assembly session, heads of states and governments adopted a declaration on the Rule of Law as an outcome document.
The document takes stock of the contemporary political, social and economic conditions and stresses upon the implementation of the Rule of Law principles, in order to achieve the objective of the maintenance of international peace and security, peaceful co-existence, gender justice and development.
The document also stresses on the importance of continuing efforts to reform the Security Council.
“We consider it essential to reform the Security Council at the earliest possible to make the body broadly representative, efficient and transparent,” Misra said.
He said it is important that the law-making activity at the national level is exclusively the domain of the national legislature.
“It is our considered view that settling international disputes by peaceful means should have the highest priority to achieve the goal of the maintenance of international peace and security.
“The independent judiciary; efficient and transparent judicial system; and equal access to justice by all are a must to promote the rule of law,” he said.
On the UN’s efforts to expedite payments owed to member states who provided troops, police and equipment for
peacekeeping operations, Takasu said outstanding payments were projected to decrease at the end of the year to USD 423 million from USD 525 million in December 2012.
The issue of outstanding payments to member states was a top priority for the UN, he said, adding that the world body
was dependent on those member states that had the capacity and willingness to provide troops and police equipment to carry out peacekeeping operations.
“But between now and the end of the year, we are going to make serious efforts to reduce it; to pay more to those
countries,” Takasu said.
As of October 1 this year, the UN owed member states USD 267 million for troops and formed police units; USD 442
million for contingent-owned equipment claims by active missions, and USD 86 million for contingent-owned equipment
claims by closed missions.
India has partnered with the UN in peacekeeping operations since its inception in the 1950s. Over 150,000 Indian soldiers have served in about 40 peacekeeping missions, making India one of the largest contributors.
India has repeatedly stressed that as peacekeeping moves forward, the world body must remain mindful of the challenges of operating in increasingly complex environments.
It has said that peacekeeping mandates should be made realistic and ambitious mandates require matching resources.
Currently more than 8,100 uniformed Indian personnel serve in nine operations – in Cote d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Congo,
Haiti, Lebanon, Liberia, the Middle East, South Sudan, and Timor-Leste.
Over the years, Indian contingents have also suffered casualties in various peacekeeping missions.
In April this year, five soldiers of the Indian Army were killed and four injured in an ambush by unidentified assailants in South Sudan.
The outstanding payment for peacekeeping operations, the second of the overall UN budget’s four areas, increased USD 3.4 billion as of October 1 this year compared with USD 1.3
billion at the end of 2012.
The other areas that UN member states finance are the international tribunals, the Capital Master Plan related to the ongoing renovations of the UN Headquarters and regular budget.
Takasu said the UN’s budget is sound but urged member states to meet their financial obligations on time.
“The financial position of the UN as a whole is sound. However the situation is quite tight for the regular budget,” he said, following his briefing to the Fifth Committee – the UN General Assembly body dealing with administrative and budgetary issues.
Takasu said cash positions are projected to be positive at the end of this year but currently “significant amounts of assessment remain unpaid.”
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