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Aguilar Zinser

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first: 2002-01-30
most recent: 2003-11-20
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“However, another virtue of the resolution we have just adopted is the fact that the changes made in the revised inspection regime give inspectors a renewed mandate for the timely and effective discharge of their tasks. The fact that the Council must at all times preserve its authority to determine the composition of the inspection teams and their rules of operations, while avoiding the imposition of armed inspections or having inspectors accompanied by representatives of permanent members, was duly taken into account. The resolution also guarantees the neutrality and impartiality of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and strengthens the principle that inspectors must report to the Council as a whole, and not to individual countries.”
2002-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4644 (2002) · source
“Under that approach, any decision in response to possible material breach by Iraq with regard to the relevant resolutions will have to be taken on the basis of two prerequisites. In effect, my country proposed that the Security Council's response should be based on two clearly differentiated stages. The first stage would entail a credible process to evaluate Iraq's true military capability and its intention to use its weapons or the ability of terrorist groups to have access to them. The second stage would entail the agreement of the Security Council and other States involved on the measures to be adopted if the evaluation process detects a threat to international peace and security.”
2002-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4644 (2002) · source
“The resolution just adopted is the result of negotiations in which those who called for automatic recourse to the use of force agreed to give Iraq one last chance to voluntarily, immediately and unconditionally comply with Security Council resolutions. Iraq now has an obligation to the Council and to the international community to comply fully with its international obligations. Similarly, this resolution also constitutes progress, as it eliminates the concept of automaticity in the use of force in response to a serious violation without the explicit agreement of the Council. We welcome the fact that the two-stage approach has been accepted. That approach has had the explicit and specific support of Mexico since Minister Jorge Castaneda spoke in the General Assembly on 13 September.”
2002-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4644 (2002) · source
“Should Iraq fail to comply, the Council's response will be defined on the basis of its own determination as to the existence of a threat to international peace and security. The Council's unity in this morning's vote on the resolution sends a clear and unambiguous message to the international community, in response to the Secretary-General's repeated calls. Mexico believes that the Council's decision serves to preserve the legitimacy, effectiveness and relevance of this body in the fulfilment of its mandate to maintain international peace and security. It also strengthens the Council, the United Nations, multilateralism and the building of an international system of norms and principles. All of these elements will continue to guide Mexico's action in the Security Council.”
2002-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4644 (2002) · source
“Mr. Aguilar Zinser (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): My delegation welcomes and appreciates the presence of the Secretary-General at this important meeting of the Security Council. Mexico appreciates the efforts made by the members of the Security Council to reach the agreement reflected in the revised draft resolution just adopted, which was sponsored by the United States and the United Kingdom and which was the result of several weeks of intense negotiations in New York and in capitals around the world. It is now resolution 1441 (2002). The pace of those negotiations enabled the Council to draft a text that adequately reflects the concerns of its member States about the need for Iraq to comply with its disarmament obligations and to renounce weapons of mass destruction.”
2002-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4644 (2002) · source
“We believe that the Democratic Republic of the Congo will not be able by itself to carry out the enormous task of re-establishing control over its natural resources if it does not have the strong support of the authorities of other countries and the international community as a whole. The Security Council must remain vigilant and ensure that this machinery for cooperation and these commitments are fulfilled.”
2002-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4642Resumption1 (2002) · source
“In conclusion, the report contains a description of the problem of the illegal exploitation of the natural resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo that involves private, national and foreign companies and authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and of other countries, as well as criminal organizations openly engaging in illegal activities. That complicated combination, described in the report, also speaks to us, the international community at large, of the need to make both neighbouring countries and countries distant from the Democratic Republic of the Congo responsible for establishing mechanisms to prosecute crimes, investigate them and to make justice and law prevail.”
2002-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4642Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Sustained social and economic development, a mechanism of governance and entrenchment of the rule of law in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, under fully transparent conditions, and the effective fight against corruption - only these will guarantee that the Congolese will ultimately be the beneficiaries of the immense natural wealth bestowed on that nation. My delegation must insist that the Council continue to be committed to the work proposed by the recommendations and findings of this report. We believe that dialogue, which the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its neighbouring countries, cited many times in the report, must continue within the Working Group. This will provide the procedure that will enable us to achieve our objectives.”
2002-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4642Resumption1 (2002) · source
“They are recommendations that respond to the protection of natural resources and the establishment of mechanisms that ensure their legitimate exploitation, as well as recommendations that relate to building the foundations of a just and lasting peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Working Group must continue its work, and it must be founded to a certain degree on a mechanism to maintain monitoring in the new phases of regulation and control of natural resources, which, we hope, will be forthcoming.”
2002-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4642Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The difficulties of identifying sources to obtain the information to carry out the investigations within the limitations stemming from the nature of the work of this Working Group must be considered by the Council and must be a point of departure for fairly evaluating the work and effort achieved by the Panel of Experts. My delegation believes that the recommendations made by the Experts must be discussed and analysed at length by the members of the Security Council in order to determine what measures are necessary so that we may agree on ones that may be appropriately applied.”
2002-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4642Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I believe that the report contains elements that should provide a standard for initiating investigations within the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as within the jurisdiction of the countries referred to in the report, particularly in Rwanda, Uganda and Zimbabwe. The Security Council must respond completely and impartially to the comments made by the authorities of those countries on the content of the report. Yet, it must also encourage those authorities so that the necessary investigations are carried out to provide clarification on the nature of the events described in the report and, when necessary, to clarify its veracity. The conditions under which this report was prepared were not easy, and the Security Council should not disregard that fact.”
2002-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4642Resumption1 (2002) · source
“In keeping with its responsibility, the Council must also ensure that the follow-up to the findings of this report will lead to full clarification of the criminal acts referred to in this report, and that can also lead to holding those involved in these possible criminal acts responsible for their actions. The establishment of the rule of law is a main instrument for the exercise of the sovereignty by the Democratic Republic of the Congo over its natural resources. The report describes the significance of the illegal exploitation of natural resources as an element that explains the nature of the conflict the Democratic Republic of the Congo is still experiencing and the size and magnitude of the challenges involved in confronting the basic causes and motives of that conflict in the search for lasting peace.”
2002-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4642Resumption1 (2002) · source
“They can also be an engine for the economic and social development of the region if they are rationally exploited by means of equitable and fair machinery that will benefit the Congolese and their African neighbours. In order to be able to achieve that objective, important far-reaching measures will have to be taken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as well as in the neighbouring countries, which the international community must support. The report prepared under Ambassador Mahmoud Kassem, which is before us today, is a very rich document that provides very important revelations and, therefore, is very controversial. My country believes that the Security Council is committed to giving timely follow-up to the recommendations of the Panel of Experts, evaluating them and assessing their applicability.”
2002-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4642Resumption1 (2002) · source
“It is advancing thanks to progress made in recent months, most certainly including the political agreements that have led to the onset of the definitive withdrawal of foreign troops from the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We believe that, in the next phase, full sovereignty must be restored to the Congo over its natural resources. My country considers that to be an essential ingredient of economic development, peace and security in the region. The natural resources with which the Democratic Republic of the Congo is generously endowed constitute fundamental attributes of that country's sovereignty and must serve, first and foremost, the economic and social development of Congolese citizens.”
2002-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4642Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I wish to begin by stressing the great importance of the introduction of the report before the Council, which was undertaken, as proposed by the Chinese presidency of the Council, so that we may consider its contents together with the countries that are referred to in the recommendations and findings contained in the report and that have been involved with the Democratic Republic of the Congo in recent years. We believe that the report's topic is one of the key elements in the restoration of peace and security to the region and in the establishment of political stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, along with respect for the fundamental rights of the citizens of that country. The peace process must be lasting.”
2002-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4642Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Mr. Aguilar Zinser (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): My delegation congratulates you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and offers you our highest commitment of cooperation with the Council as it carries out its tasks this month. We also wish publicly to thank the Ambassador of Cameroon for his magnificent work at the helm of the Security Council in October. We welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uganda to our meeting.”
2002-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4642Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Angelina Atyam, of northern Uganda, Chairperson of the Concerned Parents Association, asked us how that resolution and subsequent Council decisions could help end the violence committed against civilians in that region by the so-called Lord's Resistance Army, which led to the abduction and disappearance of her daughter and of thousands of other boys and girls. Those hopes must not be betrayed. This represents a major challenge for the United Nations and its Member States, and is yet one more reason for us to work consistently towards achieving the objectives set forth in resolution 1325 (2000).”
2002-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635 (2002) · source
“In order to achieve all of this, it is essential for the United Nations to demonstrate leadership by systematically mainstreaming the gender perspective within the Organization itself. Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) and the report and the study which stemmed from it have the potential of arousing serious expectations in civil society, specifically among women who have been directly affected by conflicts. We have seen a clear example of this at last week's Arria-formula meeting when Ms.”
2002-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635 (2002) · source
“Likewise we have voiced our support for setting up a focal point for gender at United Nations Headquarters, specifically within the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), along with the inclusion of gender specialists in peacekeeping missions. In that regard, we welcome the targets the Secretary-General will be setting for the appointment of women as his special representatives and special envoys, with the aim of achieving the overall target of 50 per cent by the year 2015. To ensure that the scale of the violations of the human rights of women and girls in conflicts is consistently recognized, the specific needs of women in conflict and post-conflict situations must be recognized and must receive the attention they deserve. We must ensure that women have a better level of participation in peace-building.”
2002-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635 (2002) · source
“A fundamental factor in achieving sustainable and lasting peace is ensuring that attention to gender perspectives in economic reconstruction entails analysis of economic policy-making from a gender perspective, and increased participation for women in economic decision-making along with incorporating gender perspectives into all support for national budget processes, in line with the outcome of the International Conference on Financing for Development, held in Monterrey. My delegation would like to say that we have previously spoken in favour of enhancing the participation of women on all levels and in all aspects of peacekeeping operations, in particular at the decision-making level.”
2002-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635 (2002) · source
“It is simply a matter of taking advantage of these instruments, expanding their impact and associating them continuously and systematically with Security Council resolution 1325 (2000). The report contains very specific recommendations about the phase of reconstruction and rehabilitation after a conflict. Among other aspects, it highlights the need to develop clear strategies and action plans on the incorporation of gender mainstreaming in rehabilitation and reconstruction programmes, which would need to include monitoring mechanisms.”
2002-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635 (2002) · source
“One of the participants in the Arria-formula meeting that has been referred to here, held a few days ago, was very emphatic in that regard, noting that the United Nations simply should not promote the negotiation of any peace agreement which did not, from the start, include the full participation of women. Such participation must not be symbolic in nature. It is necessary for women and women's organizations to be able to rely on advisory services and training so that they can have a real effect on the results of the negotiations. One positive factor is the fact that, as is noted in the report, international law and existing strategies and guidelines within United Nations entities provide a strong framework for addressing gender perspectives within the context of armed conflict and its aftermath.”
2002-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635 (2002) · source
“The way in which they tend to be excluded from the formal peace processes and the reasons for that are circumstances that must change. One of the recommendations in the report to remedy this situation specifically involves the responsibility of the United Nations: that any peace agreement sponsored by the Organization should systematically and explicitly incorporate the gender perspective, both in terms of recognition of the way in which conflicts affect women and with respect to the role women play in peace processes and their specific needs in post-conflict phases. Another recommendation is to ensure the involvement of women in negotiations of peace agreements at national and international levels.”
2002-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635 (2002) · source
“Thus, women and girls need to be included in programmes of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration into civilian life, and that reintegration should be particularly stressed. It is important for such programmes to include measures to prevent violence within families, especially in families of former combatants, in view of the clear tendency for violence to be perpetuated or even intensified in post-conflict periods. One factor that increases the risk of domestic violence and violence against women in the post- conflict period is the proliferation of small arms. For this reason, women and girls often participate actively in arms collection programmes. The report also underlines the positive role that women play in the promotion of peace.”
2002-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635 (2002) · source
“This is due to the fact that in most of today's wars, women have effectively taken on a symbolic value as military objectives. Thus my delegation supports the recommendation of the Secretary-General that peace agreements under the aegis of the United Nations should rule out any possibility of amnesty for those committing war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, including gender-based crimes. In addition to highlighting the special vulnerability of women, the report recalls that women may also play an active role in conflict and at times are even responsible for acts of violence against other civilians. Women are often rejected by their communities of origin if they are associated with former combatants, irrespective of whether the association is a result of voluntary decision or of an imposition.”
2002-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635 (2002) · source
“I wish to highlight some of the conclusions in the Secretary-General's report which have caught the attention of my delegation in particular, some of which concur with what we stated at the Council's meeting on the same item in July. The report affirms what had ready been stated in resolution 1325 (2000): the fact that women and children suffer from the effects of armed conflict in a different manner than men and boys, although, generally speaking, civilian populations are the hardest hit by current conflicts, in contrast to the aftermath suffered in earlier ages. Women and girls are the victims of all forms of violence, particularly sexual violence and exploitation. Much of this aggression, as the report indicates, enjoys the support of the high command of the combatant forces and of the regular armies.”
2002-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635 (2002) · source
“We should embrace them and begin to put them into effect as soon as possible. The recommendations of the independent experts, which concur with or supplement those of the Secretary-General, are also valuable instruments that will enable us to achieve their objectives. Once we have begun to put these recommendations into practice, it will be necessary to carry out detailed, regular and frequent follow-up of the progress in fulfilling the objectives of resolution 1325 (2000). My delegation supports the recommendations of the Secretary-General and is ready to take an active part in the process of action and follow-up so that the objectives set in the resolution may be a central element in all the actions of the United Nations in the interests of peace and security.”
2002-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635 (2002) · source
“This research gives us a full and detailed picture of the strong impact, both physical and psychological, that armed conflicts have on the lives of women and girl children, one that we should all regard as intolerable. The documents also speak, inter alia, of the role of women in promoting and building peace, and of the importance of having the gender perspective systematically integrated into peacekeeping operations. At the same time, the documents present a number of specific measures to strengthen and speed up the achievement of the objectives and recommendations of resolution 1325 (2000). My delegation is of the view that it is important that Members of the United Nations, the United Nations system in its entirety, and civil society take into account the Secretary-General's recommendations.”
2002-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635 (2002) · source
“We also want to thank the Secretary General's Special Advisor on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women, Angela King, for having supervised the preparation of the study, and her staff and all the experts and bodies that contributed to the preparation of the document, including, in particular, international organizations and non-governmental organizations that took part in the Inter-Agency Task Force as observers. These two documents, together with the UNIFEM. study by independent experts - which will be published shortly but whose recommendation have already been publicized - will serve as guidance in achieving the objectives of resolution 1325 (2000), which as the Secretary-General has noted, is a historic resolution.”
2002-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635 (2002) · source
“Mr. Aguilar Zinser (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): My delegation wishes to express its appreciation for the presence of the Secretary-General at this meeting. It is through his presence here that the report on women, peace and security is being brought before the Council. The report that is the basis of our work today is undoubtedly the subject upon which the Security Council will have to work in order to fulfil the provisions of resolution 1325 (2000).”
2002-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635 (2002) · source
“Finally, I would like to emphasize how important it is for the United Nations, the Office of the High Representative and the European Union to work in a very coordinated manner during the last phase of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) in order to ensure a smooth transition and to guarantee that the functions currently being carried out by UNMIBH are properly taken over by the European Union on 1 January 2003.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“With regard to the situation in the region, Mexico believes that the holding, on 15 July 2002, of the Sarajevo summit between the heads of State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Yugoslavia marked the culmination of an effort begun in 2000. That effort has produced discernible progress in normalizing relations between the three countries. We view the continuation and strengthening of that spirit of regional cooperation as a priority of the work of the United Nations in the region.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“Given that, as that report also indicates, the problem of refugees and internally displaced persons has importance for both Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region as a whole, we believe it is crucial for neighbouring Governments to adopt legislative measures and take practical steps to facilitate the return of refugees currently taking refuge in Bosnia to their places of origin. In this regard, we would like to know the status of regional understandings with regard to ensuring that this process takes place in as orderly and, insofar as it is desirable and attainable, as expeditious a manner as possible.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“In that connection, we would like to emphasize how important it is for the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the national level as well as in the various entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to extend their honest and resolute cooperation to the Tribunal. The establishment of justice and the rule of law depends largely on that cooperation. Bosnia and Herzegovina's Court will therefore play an essential role as the national institution responsible for trying the cases referred to it by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. My delegation is also pleased to note that, as the report of the High Representative points out, there was a very large increase in the number of refugees returning to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the year 2000.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“In that regard, we agree with those around the Council table who have expressed the View that clarity and working priorities are what render discernible the road to implementation. As we understand them, those priorities are to establish the rule of law, create jobs and bring about short-term improvements in social and economic conditions. We also believe that to achieve those goals there is also a need to undertake a set of very thorough reforms to define institutional life in Bosnia and Herzegovina in line with the goals set forth here. My delegation finds it particularly interesting to take note of the role that must now be played by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“However, we would like to appeal to the political parties that prevailed in the elections held on 5 October that in assuming the responsibilities to which they have been elected they also shoulder the responsibilities entered into in that political process, particularly those contained in the Dayton Agreement. Doing so will guarantee the existence of a multi-ethnic State, thereby no doubt making it possible to establish and strengthen stability in that part of the world. My delegation has listened with great interest and care to the High Representative's explanation of the priority programme for justice and jobs that is being implemented in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“Mr. Aguilar Zinser (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): My delegation wishes to express very special thanks to the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lord Ashdown, and to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH), Mr. Klein, for their briefings and for the outstanding role that they have played in achieving the successes that they have reported, which have placed Bosnia and Herzegovina on the path to stable and lasting peace. That is my Government's expectation. We note with caution the results of the recent elections. My country is not in a position, nor does it believe it wise, to make a judgement about the results of the recently held elections.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“Mexico reiterates its willingness to pursue constructive cooperation in the work of the Council on this question, convinced of the need to exhaust multilateral efforts to reach a comprehensive, peaceful and definitive settlement. Mexico will continue supporting the efforts pursued in the framework of the United Nations, with full respect for the powers of the Security Council, to resolve a grave problem that has faced the international community as a whole for more than decade: the continued non-compliance of the Government of Saddam Hussein with its international obligations under the Charter of our Organization.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source
“In that event, if it were to occur, the Security Council will have to determine, on the basis of UNMOVIC and IAEA reports, whether the non-compliance constitutes a threat to international peace and security and to decide on the measures to be adopted, preferably unanimously, including the possible use of force. In any consideration of the latter issue, the Security Council must establish clear criteria guaranteeing the conditions of proportionality, immediacy and necessity that must be present in any legitimate use of force. We nurture the hope that the incipient signs of an agreement will emerge, enabling us - as the Secretary-General has called for - to preserve the Council's unity. Accordingly, we would view favourably acceptance of action in two stages, such as that which I have described.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source
“The Security Council cannot renounce the responsibilities imposed on it by the United Nations Charter in the maintenance of international peace and security, nor can it disregard its competence to determine the existence of a threat to international peace and security. Accordingly, Mexico supports a two-stage action of the Security Council. The first of these two stages would be the establishment, under a new resolution, of a revised system of inspections in Iraq and of the conditions necessary to ensure that the inspection missions meet with no obstacle. The second stage would be triggered by Iraq's non-compliance with that resolution.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source
“We do not consider it appropriate that the inspections regime should be determined exclusively by the five permanent members, since the inspectors will have the obligation to report to the Council as a whole. In my country's opinion, the Council's determination should be based on two essential conditions: first, a reliable assessment of Iraq's actual military capacity, as well as of its intentions to use that weaponry or the capacity of terrorist groups to gain access to it; and secondly, the agreement of members of the Council and of other involved nations on the measures to be adopted.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source
“Similarly, UNMOVIC must preserve its identity and independence as a subsidiary organ of the Security Council, and the inspectors will have to act in accordance with United Nations regulations. Thus, the militarization of inspections could prove to be counterproductive, since it would have the potential to generate situations of confrontation or other kinds of unforeseen incidents. Furthermore, this would constitute a deplorable and dangerous precedent in international practice. Mexico believes that the inspection missions should not foresee having armed escorts or anticipate the assistance of representatives of the permanent members of this Council.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source
“The least that the international community can expect is that Iraq will cooperate in all aspects without subterfuge or pretext, at all times and in all places, with both UNMOVIC and IAEA, so that we can be in a position to reliably determine that Iraq does not posses the type of weapons which it renounced as part of the conditions laid down in resolution 687 (1991), or that it is not in a position to use such weapons. In this process, the Security Council must preserve its authority to determine the composition, mandate and rules of operation of the inspection teams and, in general, the supervision of the implementation of the enforcement measures adopted pursuant to Chapter VII of the Charter.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source
“In keeping with that position, Mexico addresses an appeal to Iraq to accept, by actions, the inspection activities in order to ensure the destruction, removal or neutralization under international supervision of all chemical, biological and nuclear weapons that it may have under its control. We are convinced that the acceptance by the Government of Iraq of the return of inspectors to its national territory, unconditionally, immediately and without restriction, constitutes a first step towards restoring confidence between the United Nations and that country, in addition to its fully complying with its international obligations with respect to disarmament and renunciation of the use of weapons of mass destruction.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source
“Our country considers that its failure to observe the resolutions adopted with regard to disarmament and to renouncing the use of weapons of mass destruction under Chapter VII of the Charter for more than a decade represents a potential threat to peace and regional stability. Therefore we cannot fail to recognize that there has been non-compliance with United Nations resolutions in other situations, moments and latitudes. Mexico thus reiterates once again that it is important for the Government of Iraq to comply immediately, unconditionally and without restrictions with all Security Council resolutions with regard to disarmament and renunciation of the use of weapons of mass destruction. As is well known, Mexico has always upheld the necessity of achieving general and complete disarmament under effective international control.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source
“The lofty responsibility that world public opinion and international community place upon the members of the Security Council is to maintain and restore international peace and security through the adoption of multilateral actions that are timely and effective in the solution of conflicts. Therefore, the legitimacy and credibility of this collective-security system fundamentally lie in the decisions of the Council being in keeping with the Charter and international law. Mexico has firmly condemned, as have a large majority of nations, the continued non-compliance by the Government of Iraq with the international obligations imposed upon it by the Security Council.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source
“Mr. Aguilar Zinser (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, I would like to congratulate the President of the Security Council for holding this debate, which bears witness to the Council's commitment to transparency. I also wish to express my country's support for the text read out a moment ago by the representative of Costa Rica on behalf of the Rio Group. Mexico reiterates its deepest commitment to the primacy of the United Nations with respect to the maintenance of world peace, and we repeat our conviction as regards the validity of the collective system of international security.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source
“Recommendation 27 of that study is of particular interest; it encourages international and regional organizations and representatives of civil society, where appropriate, to include disarmament education and training in their programmes in post-conflict situations. We hope that this open debate will lead to a document that can guide the action of the international community to combat the scourge of the illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons, and their excessive and destabilizing accumulation. Accordingly, we are prepared to work on the drafting of a presidential statement that will reflect those aims.”
2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623 (2002) · source
“We need to be more active in using our technical capacities to identify the dimensions of the problem and ways to address it, so that States cannot evade their commitments. Mexico is convinced that the fight against the illicit trafficking and production of small arms and light weapons can be strengthened through disarmament education at all educational levels and encompassing the Government sector as well as civil society and non-governmental organizations. The recent United Nations study on disarmament and non- proliferation education, contained in document A/57/ 124, presents a set of 34 recommendations, some of which stress the imperative need to combat the excessive and destabilizing proliferation of conventional weapons, especially small arms and light weapons. That is a recommendation that we should heed.”
2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623 (2002) · source
“Mexico believes that in implementing the recommendations of the Secretary-General, we should undertake concerted national, regional and international efforts, in coordination with regional and subregional organizations, to combat, prevent and eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons. Similarly, mechanisms should be set up to enable the Security Council and the General Assembly more effectively to share information and propose strategies on measures to be adopted on the ground that could contribute to the United Nations Programme of Action. Mexico will continue to urge more frequent use of assessment missions to examine issues of small arms and light weapons in regions of concern to the Security Council.”
2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623 (2002) · source