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Salvador Sánchez Cerén

lines on the record: 61
first: 2014-09-24
most recent: 2018-09-24
sittings or episodes: 4
sources: un-general-debate

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“As we address that phenomenon, which has many causes, we are convinced that we must act with a comprehensive approach that provides protection for the rights of our children, ensures respect for the due process of law and provides support for the reunification of children with their parents. We must work with the communities of origin of the migrant population to create better conditions and increase the investment in education, health, safety and jobs — all from a perspective of joint responsibility among the countries of origin, transit and destination. Threats to public safety represent another major challenge faced by our country and others in the region and throughout the world. We will not rest until we ensure the necessary conditions for Salvadorans to live safely and in peace.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“El Salvador makes every effort to improve the quality of life of the population and to build the conditions that will help us to strengthen family unity, values and create opportunities for new generations and raise awareness about the risks of irregular migration, especially to the United States. I call upon the international community to support us in overcoming the situation generated by the increased flow of unaccompanied migrant children travelling to the United States. The United Nations system, including the General Assembly, must play a greater role in addressing the migration issue and recognize that human mobility is a relevant factor in the Organization’s work and include it in the implementation of the post-2015 development agenda.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“In recent years, my country has launched a transformation process that focuses on sustainable development, the fight against poverty and the reduction of inequality, exclusion and social injustice, and that promotes an equality agenda with a focus on gender and human rights. In our country, the Universal Social Protection System Law is an invaluable tool that integrates for the first time a network of social policies and strategies that provides basic services to people, is focused on the most vulnerable population groups and is designed to address the main challenges we face.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“We need a General Assembly, the main forum for global debate, with an agenda focused on the most pressing issues of the international community, and a Security Council open to increased representation and participation by all Member States. We call for the strong support and political will of all Member States, so that we can have an Organization that can provide timely support in the face of the new challenges posed by history. In the context of those global challenges, our Government reaffirms its call for a comprehensive and inclusive development agenda for social peace, capacity-building and consensus-building across sectors.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“We must explore new sources, such as the resources found in offshore areas, a global asset to which only a handful of countries now have access. El Salvador expresses its commitment to the new global alliance for development, based on the Monterrey Consensus, the Doha Declaration on Financing for Development and the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (resolution 66/288, annex). Much work still lies ahead. However, countries will not be able to accomplish that work unilaterally, but should rather take action within the framework of the United Nations. We must also unite to advance the reform process of the United Nations, especially since we need a strengthened and renewed Organization.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“I call upon the United Nations to maintain its resources and programmes in Latin America, and in particular in Central America, regardless of the macroeconomic classification of our countries. To reduce the United Nations presence would only exacerbate the serious economic and social inequality problems suffered by the region. Financing for development is vital for the implementation of the sustainable development goals and the post-2015 development agenda. I reaffirm the resolution adopted by the Council of Ministers of the Central American Integration System (SICA), which stresses that financing for development should be based on the priorities of the countries concerned, making use of innovative financing mechanisms.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“It is urgent to amend the existing financial architecture and international cooperation mechanisms so that they meet the needs of our peoples with effective institutions and transparent mechanisms. We must renew the terms under which development assistance is granted, review its amounts and ensure the implementation of procedures that facilitate the principles of sustainable development. The new development indicators should make exclusion and inequality visible. To that end, measurements must focus on whether needs are met and opportunities provided. The objectives and goals should address personal fulfilment and our right to the pursuit of happiness as much as the economic growth of countries.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“The new agenda must integrate universal issues, such as migration, climate change, food security, education, health, public safety and world peace. We must not keep repeating the errors of the past. Based on the experience of the MDGs, we must reduce the inequality gaps and the structural causes of poverty and exclusion. The new global agenda requires us to come to an agreement on how to face the great threat of climate change, which afflicts us with hardships and limits the opportunities for families to live with dignity. The next few months are key for the establishment of a road map to implement the parameters of the new development paradigm. We must work together, using an approach based on shared but differentiated responsibilities.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“We continue working to create factors that can enhance our human development and provide stronger social protection, which will allow us to ensure universal access to basic social services on a sustainable basis. We are one year away from the most important world summit in our history, where we will evaluate the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in particular the goals that have been achieved, and where we will define the new post-2015 development agenda, based on a new comprehensive, transformative and inclusive development paradigm. We believe in a vision for development that meets the needs of our peoples, in which all human beings have a full and dignified life, living in democracy and enjoying the right to sovereignty and determination and the right to choose our path towards peace and development.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“In rural areas, we have reduced extreme poverty to 13.6 per cent; we have allocated 14.8 per cent of our gross domestic product to social spending; and we have raised primary education coverage to 93.7 per cent and reduced illiteracy by a little over 5 percentage points. We have achieved an important reduction in maternal mortality, and we have improved sanitation services and access to drinking water for the population. We have witnessed significant changes, and just as we did 14 years ago at the Millennium Summit, we are working on the parameters that will lead us to a more just and equitable world. However, our debt to humankind remains.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“I am proud to represent a small but great nation, El Salvador, before the Assembly. Our history has been full of painful moments, but also times of hope and courage. For years, we struggled to achieve democracy. We marked a historic global milestone when we became the first country in the region to end a painful civil war through dialogue and reconciliation in order to begin to build a democratic country. Like most developing countries, we face the familiar challenges of reducing poverty and social inequalities and building the conditions needed for families to have healthier and safer lives. Experience has shown us that it is only through solidarity, respect, inclusion and equity that we can overcome those challenges. In recent years, we have made significant strides in human development.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)