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resolutions, presidential statements and support from UN membes. This reflected
press statements of the Security Council. their trust and expectations toward
Malaysia as a non-permanent member
As the President of the UN Security of the Security Council.
Council in June 2015 and August 2016,
Malaysia had emphasized the following Malaysia had succeeded in using
initiatives: its opportunity in finding peaceful
resolutions to conflicts and promoting
(i) An open debate on Children moderation as an approach to resolve
and Armed Conflict which aimed conflicts peacefully.
at increasing accountability for
perpetrators that committed ASEAN Chairmanship in 2015
abduction of children in
situations of armed conflict was
unanimously adopted by the
UNSC and co-sponsored by 56 UN
members.
(ii) Malaysia also undertook initiatives Signing Ceremony ASEAN Community, Kuala
to promote peace-building in Lumpur, 22 November 2015
post-conflict countries and to
discuss the multiplier effects of 2015 was an important and historic
climate change on international year for ASEAN and Malaysia. As
peace and security. Chairman of ASEAN, Malaysia has
managed to officially establish the
(iii) An open debate on the ASEAN Community on 31 December
proliferation of weapons of mass 2015.
destruction entitled “Challenges
in Addressing the Proliferation In addition, the ASEAN Chairmanship
of Weapons of Mass Destruction by Malaysia could also be considered
(WMD), their Means of Delivery a success because Malaysia has
and Related Materials”. It achieved two major successes, namely
succeeded in raising awareness the signing of the Kuala Lumpur
on the threat of WMD falling into Declaration on the establishment of
the wrong hands, particularly the ASEAN Community and finalizing
terrorists’, and the need for UN the ASEAN Community’s Post-2015
members to work together to Vision-ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead
prevent this from happening. Together (ASEAN Community 2025).
To ensure that the plight of the This was a historic development and
Palestinian people continue to receive important milestone in the evolvement
the attention of the global community, of ASEAN. However, the establishment
Malaysia also chaired three Arria- of the ASEAN Community requires
formula meetings on the situation in continuous effort and its momentum
Gaza, protection for the people of also needs to be maintained to ensure
Palestine and illegal Israeli settlements. the existence of political integration,
economic integration and regional.
Malaysia’s initiatives while chairing the
UN Security Council in June 2015 and
August 2016 had received encouraging
resolutions, presidential statements and support from UN membes. This reflected
press statements of the Security Council. their trust and expectations toward
Malaysia as a non-permanent member
As the President of the UN Security of the Security Council.
Council in June 2015 and August 2016,
Malaysia had emphasized the following Malaysia had succeeded in using
initiatives: its opportunity in finding peaceful
resolutions to conflicts and promoting
(i) An open debate on Children moderation as an approach to resolve
and Armed Conflict which aimed conflicts peacefully.
at increasing accountability for
perpetrators that committed ASEAN Chairmanship in 2015
abduction of children in
situations of armed conflict was
unanimously adopted by the
UNSC and co-sponsored by 56 UN
members.
(ii) Malaysia also undertook initiatives Signing Ceremony ASEAN Community, Kuala
to promote peace-building in Lumpur, 22 November 2015
post-conflict countries and to
discuss the multiplier effects of 2015 was an important and historic
climate change on international year for ASEAN and Malaysia. As
peace and security. Chairman of ASEAN, Malaysia has
managed to officially establish the
(iii) An open debate on the ASEAN Community on 31 December
proliferation of weapons of mass 2015.
destruction entitled “Challenges
in Addressing the Proliferation In addition, the ASEAN Chairmanship
of Weapons of Mass Destruction by Malaysia could also be considered
(WMD), their Means of Delivery a success because Malaysia has
and Related Materials”. It achieved two major successes, namely
succeeded in raising awareness the signing of the Kuala Lumpur
on the threat of WMD falling into Declaration on the establishment of
the wrong hands, particularly the ASEAN Community and finalizing
terrorists’, and the need for UN the ASEAN Community’s Post-2015
members to work together to Vision-ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead
prevent this from happening. Together (ASEAN Community 2025).
To ensure that the plight of the This was a historic development and
Palestinian people continue to receive important milestone in the evolvement
the attention of the global community, of ASEAN. However, the establishment
Malaysia also chaired three Arria- of the ASEAN Community requires
formula meetings on the situation in continuous effort and its momentum
Gaza, protection for the people of also needs to be maintained to ensure
Palestine and illegal Israeli settlements. the existence of political integration,
economic integration and regional.
Malaysia’s initiatives while chairing the
UN Security Council in June 2015 and
August 2016 had received encouraging
