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Aleman

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2000-07-26
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2000-07-26
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  1. “Children need to be trained to tackle the great adventure of life and not be driven into premature acquaintance with the mystery of death.”

    2000-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4176Resumption1 (2000) · source

  2. “There is no doubt that States, in their domestic legislation, and the Council itself, in accordance with the United Nations Charter, must take the appropriate measures, including imposing sanctions as necessary, in order to prevent businesses or individuals from taking advantage of armed conflicts to obtain economic advantages by trafficking in natural resources and small arms, which fuel conflicts, in which children are the first to be harmed. I am certain that this discussion will prompt the Council to take a further major step forward in the ongoing humane task of preventing the participation of children in armed conflict, always taking into account the fact that their interests must take pride of place in all the decisions that relate to them.”

    2000-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4176Resumption1 (2000) · source

  3. “Adolescents enrolled in armed forces or groups cease their studies and many do not complete their secondary education. This may have a negative impact on their personal development and, indeed, on the national development of the country. The use of child soldiers thus undermines the principles established in international law and in Ecuadorian legislation, which sets 18 as the minimum age for obtaining citizenship and for mandatory military service.”

    2000-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4176Resumption1 (2000) · source

  4. “On the second point, the Security Council has progressed from a presidential statement to an important resolution, while the international community has adopted the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, and International Labour Organization Convention 182, concerning the prohibition and immediate action for the elimination of the worst forms of child labour. Minors under 18 years of age are neither mentally nor physically equipped to take part in armed conflict. Forcing them to wear a combatant's uniform harms their development and uproots them from their families and their social environment. Furthermore, it may have grave consequences for their physical and psychological health, requiring in some circumstances lengthy and costly rehabilitation processes.”

    2000-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4176Resumption1 (2000) · source

  5. “Over the past decade, more than ever before, children have deliberately been made the innocent victims of wars and armed aggression. They have been forced or persuaded to join armies or armed groups. On the first point, the Security Council has adopted a series of resolutions and measures on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, highlighting the need to pay special attention to the sectors of the population that are most in need: women, children and the elderly. The international community at large has also reacted positively, adopting a set of international instruments that constitute a binding legal framework, especially for safeguarding and protecting the rights of boys and girls against the reprehensible acts of violence that arise out of armed confrontation.”

    2000-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4176Resumption1 (2000) · source

  6. “Mr. Aleman (Ecuador) (spoke in Spanish): As a member of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, I have first-hand knowledge, Madam President, of your indisputable talent and diplomatic skill. For that reason, I am pleased to see you presiding over the work of the Security Council, the United Nations body that bears primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. I also wish to express my gratitude for the valuable and important work on the issue before the Council today by the Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Ms. Carol Bellamy, and by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Mr. Olara Otunnu.”

    2000-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4176Resumption1 (2000) · source