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Ollanta Humula Tasso

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first: 2011-09-24
most recent: 2013-09-24
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“The country we want is a prosperous one where all the Peruvians, women and men, without any distinction, can enjoy the benefits of growth in a dignified, safe and free manner. After two years in office, I reaffirm what I said; our commitment remains the same.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“In addition, that will set in motion a virtuous circle in which progress for our most vulnerable countrymen and the development of a population free of extreme poverty, with health care and education for all, will create the conditions for even greater economic growth. That is why we stress the new political concept of simultaneous growth and redistribution. That is what I mean when I stress the necessity of “including so as to grow”. Two years ago, less than two months into my term as President of Peru, I stood before the Assembly to emphasize my Government’s commitment to social inclusion. I said then that we were working to turn our economic growth into development and quality of life for my countrymen. I also said that we intended to hone our democracy so that it could solve the problems and meet the needs of all.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“It also has profoundly practical repercussions for society at large. We cannot forget that a State that does not serve the entire population breeds and exacerbates inequality. As long as such degrees of inequality exist – and I will never tire of saying this - any policy aimed at combating poverty will have only relative effects. For that reason, my Administration has worked not only on economic growth but in all areas of growth. The history of my country has seen other periods of growth, but they proved to be unsustainable and benefited very few. Economic growth is a means and not an end; it is an indispensable tool, but it is not sufficient. Our people, especially those who are most forgotten, cannot wait indefinitely for growth without the State actively promoting the extension of its benefits.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“We thereby hope to contribute so that the Doha Round can be resumed, in the scope of the World Trade Organization, with better prospects. In many parts of our Latin America and in Peru, republican States were weak from the start, concentrated in the capital city. Their core problem has been therefore that they have been unable to deal with the entire nation and have focused perhaps on one third of the country. It was impossible to build citizenship, since in practice there were different categories of Peruvians: those who received Government services and those who did not. Our efforts must be directed at the creation of a twenty-first-century State, a State that serves all, not just a few. While this includes an eminently ethical component, its basis is not restricted to that important dimension.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“That is necessary in order to make the United Nations system more legitimate, representative, accountable and effective through the strengthening of its principal organs, specialized agencies and various organizations in the areas of security, development and human rights. Peru shares the position held by a large number of Member States on the need to reform and expand the Security Council so as to reflect the realities of the twenty-first century. Our aspirations also entail more transparency and accountability on the part of individual economic actors and greater justice in the distribution of wealth. With those objectives in mind, in 2014 Peru will host the thirty-fifth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and in 2016 the fourteenth United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“We participate in the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, which this year held its first summit with the Heads of State and Government of the European Union. We maintain our hemispheric roots through the Organization of American States, and at the subregional level, we are currently the pro-tempore president of the Andean Community. We consider all those forums to be complementary. We participate in them with a constant call for integration, dialogue and consensus. Peru is a reliable partner committed to global causes. Our commitment to the values and principles of the General Assembly brings us to point out the need for reform.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“We Peruvians have an overriding conviction that, on our own, we can move forward rapidly, but together we can do that better and reach farther. Peru is part of the Pacific Alliance, along with Mexico, Chile and Colombia. Together we are moving towards integration with a strategic projection towards the Asia-Pacific region and the world. In that region, which is home to the most dynamic economies of the twenty-first century, we are also part of the Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum. We hosted the Leaders’ Meeting in 2008 and will host it again in 2016. We are also a member of the Union of South American Nations, having recently completed our term as pro-tempore president.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Thanks to that and to the extent that we have strengthened our national capacities, we will be able to encourage industrial policies geared towards changing economic and social structures. For us, industrialization is a national goal. In order to move in that direction, in December Lima will host the fifteenth General Conference of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization. Being centrally located on the map of South America and having played a key role in Latin American history, Peru views its region from the perspective of a country that seeks consensus, both internal and external. Peru is a country that perceives regional integration as an effective way to improve the present and future of our security and development.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Our task is to strengthen the foundations that have enabled such growth, in particular by strengthening democracy, institutions, the rule of law and security, building citizenship and opening spaces for participation. We have the means to do that, since we are a country of entrepreneurs: 98 per cent of our businesses are small or medium-sized. They employ 75 per cent of the economically active population and contribute 42 per cent of the gross domestic product. Thanks to our efforts, Peru is now considered an emerging, middle-income country, with new middle classes and a growing domestic consumption, and it is able to attract long-term investments for large projects.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“We are currently among the fastest-growing countries. Responsible management of our economy has helped to create 800,000 new jobs so far during my Administration and has also helped to reduce unemployment by 7 per cent. We are gradually diversifying our economy. Non-traditional exports account for one third of our total exports — more than $11 billion dollars today — and service exports account for $5 billion. We are developing our immense potential for tourism. The economic growth in recent years has been extraordinary, and I must say it has been the result of much effort, rigour and work, as well as democratic continuity and perseverance. Peru has managed both to avoid the worst effects of global instability and to attract levels of investment flows that are unparalleled in our country’s history.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“The process proposed at that event to establish sustainable development goals should converge with the post-2015 development agenda, leading to the greater capacity of the Organization to contribute to solving urgent problems and dealing with development challenges. We urgently need to integrate the various separate efforts. The United Nations should have a single, comprehensive development agenda. But to do so, we need to change the equation and place the fight for equality and against inequality at the centre of our efforts. Let us not make growth an end in itself; rather, we should turn it into a tool. That is why in Peru we believe that the right formula is “inclusion for growth.” That is the direction Peru proposes for the post-2015 agenda. Peru has made a quantum leap in its economy.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“We were the first in the world to legislate and regulate the right to prior consultation on measures directly affecting such groups in accordance with Convention No. 169 of the International Labour Organization. We are equally concerned about the rights of migrants and the opportunities for integrated development, to which they contribute, fostering inter-cultural dialogue and economic exchanges between their countries of origin and their host countries. In that vein, we have promoted the free movement of people and welcome the initiative of the Government of Spain to promote visa- free entry for Peruvian nationals into the Schengen Area . We therefore welcome the commitments contained in the document “The future we want”, adopted at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development held last year (resolution 66/288, annex).”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“It is worth underscoring the unprecedented measure of devoting expenditure to the poorest and most excluded through a range of social programmes aimed at improving the living standards of the population, enhancing education for children and young people and promoting gender equality and access to health services, paying particular attention to those in vulnerable situations. We are deeply concerned to note that the environment is deteriorating, which is having an impact on our security, in particular that of the most vulnerable. This is happening even as we remain unable to agree on measures to ensure our sustainable development. The development agenda must also pay particular attention to the empowerment of women and the protection of vulnerable groups. Our Government attaches particular importance to the rights of indigenous peoples.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Our country, happily, has made progress and attained some of the best benchmarks for achievement. Since 2000, according to United Nations Development Programme indicators, we achieved certain goals early, in particular in the fight against poverty and extreme poverty, hunger, child mortality, and access to safe drinking water. In 2000, more than half of Peruvians lived in poverty; today, only a quarter of my countrymen still face that situation. Our goal is to reduce those living in poverty to one fifth of our population by the end of my term, in 2016. We have undertaken to realign the growth model by focusing on inclusion. In those efforts, the State is implementing a number of connected and interdependent policies.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“However, the greatest threat to international peace and security falls not in the realm of relations between States, but transcends them and may even use them as tools for shadowy schemes. We are referring to terrorism, drug trafficking, organized crime, mafias and corruption. All of these crimes pose a genuine threat to life, progress and development, affecting primarily the poorest, which means that such crimes are increasingly becoming the main obstacle to the realization of the goals of the United Nations. The underlying problems remain the same. Peru therefore welcomes the fundamentally important theme you have chosen, Sir, for our discussions — the development agenda for beyond 2015, which is the deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“It is therefore particularly gratifying for Peru and a source of genuine pride that we addressed our maritime delimitation dispute with Chile in the most constructive and cooperative way possible, through a mutual commitment to abiding by and enforcing the judgment to be rendered by the International Court of Justice. This process will, I trust, transform the very nature of our relationship into a profitable and enduring coexistence for the future of our neighbouring peoples. The rule of law and its principles in the conduct of international affairs are therefore indispensable tools for our conduct as members of the community of peoples of the United Nations.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“The Syrian people deserve an immediate solution to the bloody conflict ravaging their country. We therefore urge all parties involved to find a peaceful and negotiated solution that respects the mechanisms for the settlement of disputes. We also call on the Security Council to uphold its responsibility to maintain international peace and security. At the same time, inequality is becoming ever more extreme. The gap marginalizing the poor from the benefits of progress and development widens by the day, robbing them of the rights enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations. It is crucial for us to strengthen, renew and uphold our global commitment to developing peaceful relations among peoples and to seeking solutions that reject the use of force as means of solving our problems.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“We express our unwavering solidarity with the families of the victims and with the Government and people of Kenya at this difficult time. The world is changing, the agenda is realigning, new actors are emerging and new horizons are coming into view for the future of humankind. All countries and peoples are affected by such rapid transformation. However, we note with concern that some fundamental truths have not changed. Wars continue, mostly in new forms, emerging from the shadows and exacting an ever higher price from innocent populations. Regarding the Syrian tragedy, we express our solidarity with the Syrian people. Peru condemns the use of chemical weapons as unacceptable in all circumstances. It is an affront to humankind and a clear violation of international law.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“I am pleased to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty- eighth session, and to welcome the fact that this lofty responsibility has been entrusted to a dear friend from Antigua and Barbuda, a member of our community of Latin American and Caribbean States. You can count on the firm support of Peru in the execution of your work. At the outset, I wish to express our respect for and solidarity with the people of Mexico and Pakistan, who are suffering as a result of natural disasters. I also wish to express the strong rejection and condemnation of the Government and people of Peru of the terrorist attack in Nairobi. We are relieved that this horrendous attack has come to an end.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Global political stability requires intergovernmental organizations and strong regional groups that are capable of maintaining that multipolar order that is emerging in our world.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“It is urgent to also advance reform of the Economic and Social Council in order to make it a genuine, fundamental forum for the development of all peoples of the world. The priority we give to regional integration in no way implies that ours is closed regionalism. That would be anachronistic in a globalized world. Although our foreign policy is based on brotherhood in South America and Latin America, we will not neglect our political, trade and cooperation relations with other regions of the globe. On the contrary, our regionalism will provide a platform to bring us closer, in a more articulated and proactive way, with other regions of the world. Our participation in multilateral forums will increase in coherence.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“This is in line with of the affirmation that the path to peace and reconciliation requires an end to the blockade on Cuba. As Víctor Andrés Belaúnde said on assuming the presidency of the General Assembly in 1959: “In centuries gone by, the arrogant will to power prevailed. Today mankind not only yearns to, but must, live in a world ruled by justice.” (A/PV.795, para. 33) The interdependence of our societies is a fact. It is not necessary to create further divisions. When making decisions, we must learn to talk to one another and to involve the viewpoints of the many actors of the international system. Peru reasserts its full support for enlarging the Security Council to make it more representative and enhance its legitimacy.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“We have established the South American Council of Economy and Finance, reflecting our capacity to encourage dialogue and establish consensus to the benefit of all. Latin America will not be spared the problems that have affected the North. We are making preparations. It is not enough to be linked to one another; we must be united. The twenty-first century may well be the moment for this part of the continent and its great market of more than 700 million people. Our commitment to integration, peace and regional progress is not rhetorical. For the Peruvian Government, integration with our neighbouring countries is a priority instrument for promoting security and development for all throughout South America and Latin America.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“On 28 July in Lima, the Heads of States of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) 15 11-50871 called attention to the threats posed to our economies by situations that originated in the United States, Europe and Asia, linked to the high level of public debt and unemployment and the slow recovery of credit markets and investment. Of course, is the situation is also due to military ambitions that have diverted vast amounts of money that could have been used to prevent these crises. Latin American countries are learning how to overcome our chronic vulnerability in the face of these crises. We have decided to work together, coordinating our policies to enhance the economic underpinnings of our countries and the monitoring of our financial systems.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“In the context of the global attempt to preserve the planet, we must all be committed. In Peru, we are working to promote the use of clean energy through reforestation, environmental education and recognition of the right of participation and access of communities that possess traditional knowledge. That will require a large amount of resources and technology that are more abundant in the northern hemisphere. Therefore, we reaffirm the principle of shared but differentiated responsibility between developed countries and developing countries. International cooperation must enhance the level of financial and technical assistance to mitigate the effects of climate change. Industrialized countries must assume and fulfil the commitment to significantly reduce their carbon emissions.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“With respect to social inclusion, my Government is prioritizing the needs of the most fragile and vulnerable, such as children and the elderly. However, we are also concerned with the need to protect the rights of women, who have historically been victims of discrimination. In this regard, I note the positive decision to create UN-Women. We call on the international community to work together to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women. We also reiterate our commitment to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action adopted at the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, whose tenth anniversary we celebrate today. The effects of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions are being felt in the most vulnerable social sectors yet affect us all, rich and poor alike.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“Technological and scientific progress has grown exponentially over the past 50 years. Currently, however, there has been a parallel growth of global exclusion. This is seen not only in the lack of access to technology, but also in the mass migrations of people seeking better opportunities abroad. Those people, who are known as illegals, are in fact a bridge for integration. However, in many cases the needs that motivate them to move abroad lead to violations of their human rights. I take this opportunity to call for fairer and more dignified treatment for peoples who contribute through their work to the economies of their countries of origin and of residence. Their marginalization this will push them into informal economies run by mafias and criminal networks.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“My Government will spare no effort in combating the drug trade and organized crime. Peru is a multicultural country that is in the process of recognizing the wealth of its own diversity. For example, our country today is undergoing a gastronomical revolution that has revealed that diversity contributes to social inclusion and sustainable development. Peruvian cooking is an area in which all Peruvians — from the peasant and the cook to the fisherman and the tradesman — can participate together. It is based on a millennial dialogue among many cultures — indigenous, African, European, Arab and Asian — that is represented today in our cuisine. For that reason, we have called on UNESCO to recognize Peruvian cooking as a representative element of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“We must act more vigorously in combating the transnational criminal organizations that are the main beneficiaries of this illegal trade. Those organizations employ thousands of people and exploit the poverty and vulnerabilities of States in areas where access is difficult. At the same time, we require greater financial knowledge in order to detect money-laundering activities and more effective controls over supplies and precursors. In the context of security, we must control the supply of weapons that the cartels and criminal gangs use daily against citizens. In the second quarter of next year, we will convene in Lima a meeting of ministers for foreign affairs, and heads of organizations responsible for combating drugs in order to address these issues and define specific measures.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“11-50871 14 Acknowledging this reality is an important step, which will enable us to re-establish an integrated policy, working together with stakeholders and giving equal importance to both controlling supply and reducing demand. For Peru, these principles also involve States’ duty to act decisively and cooperatively in order to combat every link in that criminal chain. Coca production is a source of income for tens of thousands of people who cannot always rely on a viable alternative for survival. My Government is working to achieve a situation in which anti-drug policies lead to the eradication of illegal coca crops, and is also considering the need to include peasant farmers in alternative development programmes. Unless we do, eradication will simply be insufficient to achieve our objectives.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“One of the first measures we took was to enact a law on prior consultation, through which we can respond to the demands of our indigenous communities, involving them in decisions that concern them. In that way we are affirming that every Peruvian is a first-class citizen, and we are fulfilling a commitment made by Peru in compliance with Convention 169 of the International Labour Organization concerning indigenous and tribal peoples. Drug trafficking is one of the world’s most serious issues. It is essential that we recognize the fact that this major problem has not been overcome; worse, its power and influence are growing every day.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“The exploitation of non-renewable sovereign resources, which Peru is rich in, should serve the country’s development. Investment projects should respect both the human and the natural environments in which they take place. This is already being made clear to investors through a negotiation process that my Government has undertaken within the framework of the rule of law. Thanks to those negotiations, the State and our communities will have greater resources available for social investment projects. That will enable us to promote social cohesion and democratic stability, and, at the same time, the more favourable investment environment that the country needs.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“In that regard, I would like, from this rostrum, to take the opportunity to recognize the Palestinian State and its right to live in peace and harmony alongside other countries of the United Nations. Today the integration of a geographically fragmented and scattered nation is possible, thanks to advances in communications and physical infrastructure. Social inclusion also demands quality public services and equality of opportunity. Citizens need access to health, education, housing, decent jobs and social security. We are talking about full integration within Peruvian society. We are vigorously promoting exchanges between our communities, and we acknowledge and seek to re-evaluate our diversity. We want a State that is responsive to the needs of its citizens and communities. That is its primary role.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“Our Government seeks a State that can regain the ability to promulgate policies that respond to the needs and aspirations of all its citizens. It is in that spirit that we are renewing our commitment to the Millennium Development Goals. Latin America is the most unequal region in the world. Its political class cannot say that the dream of those who established our independence and founded the republics of today, has come true. In most cases, values such as liberty, equality and fraternity were the banners of our founders. However, extreme interpretations of those values have led to a world of great confrontations, without really advancing liberty or equality. Let us now strengthen fraternity as a path to lasting peace.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“That situation must be taken into account in order to safeguard State policies concerning issues such as the preservation of the environment, respect for peoples’ self-determination and the rights of indigenous communities and social minorities, among others. We cannot consider the possibility of transformation outside the rule of law and its values. This is not a question of copying others’ models. We will govern by consensus, both at home and abroad, protecting all our freedoms with tolerance and, above all, by listening to our citizens, without regard to class, race or gender. When I took office I quoted Nelson Mandela, who said that there is no democracy with poverty, and no democracy with social inequality.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“That is the foundation of a sovereign democracy. In order to fulfil that commitment, the State must be the institution responsible for shaping the path to transformation through public policies in both the political and economic spheres. The State must act in the interests of the people. The United Nations is the greatest guarantee we have for preserving peace, and it is made up of our States. Today, however, we know that there are companies that have as much power as or greater power than many States, and that can react rapidly via the networks of the Internet and the stock market to put States themselves in the dock of the accused.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“Our mythical and vibrant nation, possessed of an extraordinary past and a vigorous present, demands that we put an end to centuries of poverty and 13 11-50871 exclusion. The great transformation is a process of social inclusion, that is to say, of converting the economic growth that Peruvians have been experiencing for the last 10 years into development; in other words, we must turn money into quality of life. Our ideal of the great transformation is as impossible to relinquish as is our democratic faith. My Government proposes to deepen our democracy, so that we can respond to the problems and needs of all, not just a minority. In other words, we will democratize democracy. Democracy is the basis of a people’s self- determination, and the State must be prepared to faithfully carry out the people’s will.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“I would first like to congratulate the President on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session, and to assure him of Peru’s firm support in his task. I would also like to say how pleased I am to be speaking to the world on behalf of the people of Peru from this rostrum that represents multilateralism, peace, solidarity and cooperation, the principles that inspired the birth of this Organization and that Peru fully supports. The Government I head began its administration only a few weeks ago. Through the ballot box, the people of Peru entrusted us with the task of making a great transformation, one that we have sought for a good part of our history. We intend to make that commitment a reality, out of a sense of responsibility and honour.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)