YouSaid · the spoken record

Cardinal Pietro Parolin

lines on the record: 33
first: 2014-09-24
most recent: 2019-09-24
sittings or episodes: 2
sources: un-general-debate

Every line below is reproduced as it was said and linked to the record it came from. Nothing here is summarised or generated. Directory · Search · Corrections

“The Holy See and the Catholic Church, which is a communion of peoples of all nations and races, is wholeheartedly dedicated to that challenging, noble and necessary common commitment, common work and common good.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“Looking ahead, the International Migration Review Forum will be central to the follow-up and review of the Global Compact. All States, regardless of their political position regarding the Compact, should take advantage of that unique Forum to address the emerging challenges and concerns that they face in making international migration more safe, orderly and regular. For the Holy See, the underlying principle of multilateralism is human fraternity. In that perspective, the Holy See hopes that, as we all look ahead to the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations next year, the international community will revisit the reason why it exists and commit itself anew to the task of uniting nations, associating States and bringing peoples together as one family.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“We appreciate the international community’s calling attention to attacks on religious believers and its adoption of various initiatives to protect churches, mosques, synagogues, temples and other religious sites. Finally, the challenges of international migration and forced displacement demand the comprehensive commitment and action of all States. The Holy See actively supported and engaged in the intergovernmental consultations and negotiations on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. Although the outcome of a compromise, the Global Compact, together with that on refugees, is a significant sign of political will, affirming our shared responsibility to act in solidarity not only as Governments but also with people on the move.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“On this year’s seventieth anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, Pope Francis recalled that these important international legal instruments impose limitations on the use of force and protect civilians and prisoners in time of war. He urged States always to observe the limitations imposed by international humanitarian law, protecting defenceless peoples and civil structures, especially hospitals, schools, places of worship and refugee camps. One particular right that the international community must ensure with greater vigilance is the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, as enshrined in article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In the past year, we have seen an increase in attacks against religious believers.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“Beginning a week from tomorrow, on 6 October, Pope Francis will gather in the Vatican a Synod of Bishops from all over the world for the Amazonian region, which will be focused principally on the ecclesial and pastoral challenges of the area, with particular attention given to the indigenous peoples living there and the human, ecological, social and economic issues that are impacting the region and, indeed, humankind. To ensure that no one is excluded from the benefits of economic development, there must be a multilateral commitment to prosperity for all through the opening up of economic participation to individuals and peoples. People likewise need access to the enjoyment of all their fundamental human rights, which is often denied in situations of conflict or widespread violence, disasters and institutional failure.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“There is a need for more effective multilateral cooperation between the developed and developing world, for example, on financing measures to curb climate change, on technology transfer, on energy issues and on how to apply the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capacities in burden-sharing. We can and must achieve the goals we set out to accomplish for the sake of future generations. As encouraged by Pope Francis at the Climate Action Summit some days ago, we have to pursue this effort with honesty, courage and responsibility. As we care for our common home, we must give special attention to the Amazon, where numerous fires have devastated the region. We all recognize how important the Amazon is for the whole world and indeed for the very future of humankind.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“In this transformation process, we must have the courage to place the human person at the centre and to work for the promotion of an integral ecology based on the inseparable bonds among concern for nature, justice for the poor, commitment to society and interior peace. When it comes to care for our common home and the threat posed by climate change, the international community has been galvanizing its multilateral collaboration. We saw it with the Paris Agreement in 2015. We witnessed it again in December in Katowice, with the adoption of the Katowice rulebook to implement the Paris Agreement. To enhance a multilateral response, there is a particularly urgent need for a transparent framework to promote trust among nations in fulfilling the commitments made.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“Recently, Pope Francis launched the Global Educational Alliance, in which he renewed the invitation to dialogue on how we are shaping the future of our planet and the need to employ the talents of all, since all change requires an educational process aimed at developing a new universal solidarity and a more welcoming society. Pope Francis believes that never before has there been such need to unite our efforts in a broad educational alliance, to form mature individuals capable of overcoming division and antagonism, and to restore the fabric of relationships for the sake of a more fraternal humanity. We are experiencing an era of change: a transformation that is not only cultural but also anthropological, creating a new semantics.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“He said, “above and beyond our plans and programmes, we are dealing with real men and women, just like the Government leaders, who live, struggle and suffer, and are often forced to live in great poverty, deprived of all rights.” (A/70/PV3, p. 4) When we focus on the primacy of the human dignity of every impoverished man or woman, boy or girl, we immediately recognize the need to help them shape their own integral development as subjects, not objects. Education is a fundamental enabler and key to the achievement of the Agenda for Sustainable Development.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“The implementation of the Millennium Development Goals, in addition to other achievements, has helped lift nearly a billion people out of extreme poverty. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is an unprecedented multilateral commitment. Yet, as the Secretary-General’s report notes, while much progress has been achieved, if we continue at the present pace, the targets may not be reached by 2030. When Pope Francis spoke to the General Assembly four years ago (see A/70/PV.3) immediately before the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, he emphasized that the new paradigm for development called for by the Agenda must begin with the core principle of the dignity of each human person and must recognize that extreme poverty is primarily a denial of that dignity.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“Greater multilateral cooperation is likewise needed to create the conditions and take the steps necessary for the elimination of nuclear weapons. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) are both important steps towards a nuclear-weapon free world. They are the fruit of the efforts of many States and other stakeholders to promote greater awareness and understanding of the humanitarian consequences and environmental disasters that would result from the use of nuclear weapons and are complements to, not distractions from, to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), which will hold its tenth Review Conference next year. One of the triumphs of multilateralism in recent years has been the global mobilization to lift people out of extreme poverty.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“The use of sexual violence as a weapon of war is absolutely unacceptable and must be stopped. We must never overlook the plight of the children conceived as a result of sexual violence in war. Both mothers and children are innocent victims. They must be protected, assisted and rehabilitated without being separated from their families or communities. No effort must be spared to ensure their full reintegration into society. The proliferation of weapons is particularly alarming, as it spurs and exacerbates violence, conflict and war. The Secretary-General’s report (A/74/1) documents the fact that armed groups are multiplying, worldwide military spending and arms competition are increasing, and the threat of the weaponization of artificial intelligence, cyberspace and outer space is growing.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“Positive signs include the extension for another year of the mandate, as established in Security Council resolution 2366 (2017), of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia. Notwithstanding the many obstacles facing it, the ongoing peace process in Colombia remains an inspiring example for a world of effective multilateralism. One of the great challenges is the absence of peace and security in many parts of the world. In our common efforts to prevent conflict, end wars through mediation and build post-conflict peace and reconciliation, it is opportune to recall Security Council resolution 1888 (2009) on the tenth anniversary of its adoption. This anniversary is a welcome occasion to renew our dedication to protecting women and children from widespread sexual violence in armed conflict.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“The Israeli-Palestinian peace process, which has been under way for a long time, is of perennial concern and runs the risk of seeing unilateral measures and solutions being advanced instead of a collaborative response from the international community. Another area of pressing concern involves the situations in Venezuela and Nicaragua, where institutional channels must be fully utilized to find negotiated solutions to political, social and economic problems, ease tensions and alleviate the suffering of the population. In that regard, it is important also that the recommendations presented by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights be fulfilled.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“In recent years, we have seen the value of effective multilateralism, for example in lifting millions out of poverty, resolving various conflicts, protecting our common home, fighting infectious-disease epidemics and caring for migrants and refugees. At the same time, we are painfully aware of the many ways in which international cooperation and commitment have been inadequate to meet the challenges we face. Among those challenges, we must consider the situation in the Middle East and the various conflicts, especially in Syria and Yemen, that demand effective cooperation and the courageous commitment of the family of nations in order to put an end to the immense suffering of so many people and to set out on the road to peace and reconstruction.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“At the outset, I would like to extend the warm greetings of Pope Francis to the President and to all the delegations participating in the seventy-fourth session of the General Assembly. Keenly aware that relationships in the international community today are experiencing particular tension and fragmentation, Pope Francis, who dedicated his 2019 New Year’s address to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See to the theme of multilateralism, tirelessly urges every actor on the international stage to strive to promote dialogue at every level as an indispensable step and the antidote to all divisions.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“In making my own the sentiments of the Holy Father, I fervently hope that they may be shared by all present here. I offer to all members of the Assembly my best wishes in their work. I trust that this session will spare no effort to put to an end the clamour of weapons that marks existing conflicts and that it will continue to foster the development of the entire human race, in particular the poorest among us.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“It follows, therefore, that the United Nations and its Member States have an urgent and grave responsibility for the poor and the excluded, mindful always that social and economic justice is an essential condition for peace. Each day of the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly, and indeed of its next four sessions, until November 2018, will bear the sad and painful memory of the futile and inhumane tragedy of the First World War — a senseless slaughter, as Pope Benedict XV referred to it, with its millions of victims and untold destruction. Marking the centenary of the start of the conflict, His Holiness Pope Francis expressed his desire that “the mistakes of the past are not repeated, that the lessons of history are acknowledged, and that the cause of peace may always prevail through patient and courageous dialogue”.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“As stated earlier, the responsibility to protect is relevant to cases of extreme aggressions against human rights and cases of serious contempt of humanitarian law or grave natural catastrophes. In a similar way, there is a need to make legal provision for protecting people against other forms of aggression that are less evident but just as serious and real. For example, a financial system governed only by speculation and the maximization of profits, or one in which individual persons are regarded as disposable items in a culture of waste, could be tantamount, in certain circumstances, to an offence against human dignity.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“Specifically, this involves challenging all forms of injustice and resisting the economy of exclusion, the throwaway culture and the culture of death”. In that regard, the Holy See welcomes the 17 sustainable development goals proposed by the Open Working Group of the General Assembly on Sustainable Development Goals, which seek to address the structural causes of poverty by promoting dignified labour for everyone. Equally, the Holy See appreciates that the goals and targets do not, for the most part, echo wealthy populations’ fears regarding population growth in poorer countries. It also welcomes the fact that the goals and targets do not impose on poorer States lifestyles that are typically associated with advanced economies and which tend to show a disregard for human dignity.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“The President aptly chose the main theme of the present session to be “Delivering on and implementing a transformative post-2015 development agenda”. In a communication to the recent meeting of the Chief Executives of the agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations, His Holiness requested that future objectives for sustainable development be formulated “with generosity and courage, so that they can have a real impact on the structural causes of poverty and hunger, attain more substantial results in protecting the environment, ensure dignified and productive labour for all and provide appropriate protection for the family, which is an essential element in sustainable human and social development.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“While the concept of the responsibility to protect is implicit in the constitutional principles of the Charter of the United Nations and of humanitarian law, it does not specifically favour a recourse to arms; it asserts, rather, the responsibility of the entire international community, in a spirit of solidarity, to confront heinous crimes such as genocide, ethnic cleansing and religiously motivated persecution. Today, I cannot fail to mention the many Christians and ethnic minorities who in recent months have endured atrocious persecution and suffering in Iraq and Syria. In its resolution 68/6, the General Assembly decided that it would at the present session discuss the post-2015 development agenda, which would then be formally adopted at its seventieth session, in September 2015.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“As the representative body of a worldwide religious community that embraces different nations, cultures and ethnicities, the Holy See earnestly hopes that the international community will assume responsibility in considering the best means to stop all aggression and prevent the perpetration of new and even graver injustices. It is paramount that there be a unity of action for the common good, while avoiding the crossfire of vetoes. As His Holiness wrote to the Secretary-General on 9 August, “the most basic understanding of human dignity compels the international community, particularly through the norms and mechanisms of international law, to do all that it can to stop and to prevent further systematic violence against ethnic and religious minorities”.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“This reality requires a renewed United Nations that undertakes to foster and preserve peace. Given that the new forms of terrorism are transnational, they no longer fall under the competence of the security forces of any one State. The territories of several States are involved. Therefore, the combined forces of a number of nations will be required to guarantee the defence of unarmed citizens. Since there is no juridical norm justifying unilateral policing actions beyond one’s own borders, there is no doubt that that area of competence lies with the Security Council. My delegation wishes to recall that it is both licit and urgent to stop aggression through multilateral action and a proportionate use of force.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“One of the characteristics of the recent terrorist phenomenon is that it disregards the existence of the State and, in fact, the entire international order. Terrorism aims not only to bring change to Governments, to damage economic structures or simply to commit common crimes, it seeks also to directly control areas within one or more States and to impose its own laws, which are distinct and opposed to those of the sovereign State. It also undermines and rejects all existing juridical systems, in an attempt to impose dominion over consciences and complete control over persons. The global nature of this phenomenon, which knows no borders, is precisely why the framework of international law offers the only viable way of dealing with this urgent challenge.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“International organizations and States have the task of promoting and supporting, in a decisive way and with the necessary financial means, those initiatives and movements that promote dialogue and understanding among cultures, religions and peoples. Peace, after all, is not the fruit of a balance of powers, but rather the result of justice at every level and, most importantly, is the shared responsibility of individuals, civil institutions and Governments. And yet, we do not face the challenges of terrorism and violence with cultural openness alone. The important path of international law is also available to us. The situation today requires a more incisive understanding of international law, with particular attention to the responsibility to protect.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“That view ignored long-standing and profound experiences of good relations between cultures, ethnic groups and religions and interpreted other complex situations through that lens, situations such as the Middle East question and civil conflicts occurring elsewhere. What, then, are the paths open to us? First and foremost, there is the path of promoting dialogue and understanding among cultures, which is implicit in the Preamble and Article 1 of the Charter of the United Nations. That path must become an ever more explicit objective of the international community and of Governments if we are truly committed to peace in the world. The natural growth and enrichment of culture is the fruit of all components of civil society working together.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“To that end, the Holy See considers it useful to focus attention on two major areas. The first is to address the cultural and political origins of contemporary challenges, acknowledging the need for innovative strategies to confront those international problems in which cultural factors play a fundamental role. The second area for consideration is further study of the effectiveness of international law today, namely, its successful implementation by those mechanisms used by the United Nations to prevent war, stop aggressors, protect populations and help victims. Following the attacks of 9/11, when the world woke up to the reality of a new form of terrorism, some media and think tanks oversimplified the tragic moment by interpreting all subsequent and problematic situations in terms of a clash of civilizations.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“It must be remembered that such violence is borne out of a disregard for God and falsifies religion itself, since religion aims instead at reconciling men and women with God, at illuminating and purifying consciences and at making it clear that each human being is the image of the Creator. In a world of global communications, that new phenomenon has found followers in numerous places and has succeeded in attracting from around the world young people who are often disillusioned by widespread indifference and a dearth of values in wealthier societies. That challenge, in all its tragic aspects, should compel the international community to promote a unified response, based on solid juridical criteria and a collective willingness to cooperate for the common good.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“Today, I am compelled to repeat the heartfelt appeal of His Holiness and to propose to the General Assembly and to the other competent organs of the United Nations that they deepen their understanding of the difficult and complex time in which we are now living. With the dramatic situation in northern Iraq and some parts of Syria, we are seeing a totally new phenomenon — the existence of a terrorist organization that threatens all States, vowing to dissolve them and to replace them with a pseudo-religious world government. Unfortunately, as the Holy Father recently said, even today there are those who would presume to wield power by coercing consciences and taking lives, persecuting and murdering in the name of God. Those actions bring injury to entire ethnic groups, populations and ancient cultures.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“I also recall the words of His Holiness to the Secretary-General at the beginning of August: “It is with a heavy and anguished heart that I have been following the dramatic events in northern Iraq”. He was thinking of the tears, the suffering and the heartfelt cries of despair of Christians and other religious minorities of that beloved land. In that same letter the Pope renewed his urgent appeal to the international community to take action to end the humanitarian tragedy now under way. He further encouraged all the competent organs of the United Nations, in particular those responsible for security, peace, humanitarian law and assistance to refugees, to continue their efforts in accordance with the Preamble and relevant Articles of the Charter of the United Nations.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“The Holy See values the efforts of this institution to ensure world peace, respect for human dignity, the protection of persons, especially the poorest and most vulnerable, and harmonious economic and social development. Although mindful of the human person’s gifts and abilities, Pope Francis observes that today there is the danger of widespread indifference. To the extent that indifference concerns the field of politics, it also affects economic and social sectors, since an important part of humanity does not share in the benefits of progress and is in fact relegated to the status of second-class citizens. At times, such apathy is synonymous with irresponsibility.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“In extending the Holy See’s congratulations to Mr. Sam Kutesa on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session, I wish to convey the cordial greetings of His Holiness Pope Francis to him and to all participating delegations. He assures the President of his closeness and prayers for the Assembly’s work during this session with the hope that it will be carried out in an atmosphere of productive collaboration, working for a more fraternal and united world by identifying ways to resolve the serious problems that beset the whole human family today. In continuity with his predecessors, Pope Francis recently reiterated the Holy See’s esteem and appreciation for the United Nations as an indispensable means of building an authentic family of peoples.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)