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Ana Silvia Rodríguez Abascal

lines on the record: 41
first: 2020-04-23
most recent: 2020-07-21
sittings or episodes: 4
sources: un-security-council

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“It is the duty of all States, and particularly of members of the Security Council, to defend multilateralism and the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter, including respect for the sovereign equality of States and their political independence, territorial unity and integrity, and the peaceful resolution of conflicts and abstention from the use or threat of use of force in international relations.”
2020-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/736 (2020) · source
“The behaviour of the United States threatens international peace and security, and its constant aggression against certain countries aggravates the situation. We support the urgent call of the Secretary-General to end the sickness of war and fight the disease that is ravaging our world, namely, the coronavirus pandemic. All forms of war, including unconventional warfare, must cease. In the light of the challenges I have just outlined, the defence of the right to peace remains a fundamental priority.”
2020-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/736 (2020) · source
“It is unacceptable that some countries have to suffer the imposition of arbitrary unilateral coercive measures, contrary to international law and the United Nations Charter. We demand the immediate end, without political conditions, of the illegal unilateral measures imposed on sovereign States that, in addition to their permanent impacts on the countries affected, hinder the fight again the pandemic. Against this complex backdrop, the United States has unveiled a foreign policy aimed at stirring up and promoting conflict, division, chauvinism and supremacist and racist positions. It is attacking multilateralism and unjustly undermining the role played by international organizations, in particular the World Health Organization.”
2020-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/736 (2020) · source
“With respect to Iran, we ratify our full support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and we reject, with respect to Iran, the withdrawal of the United States from that agreement, its attempts to disregard the validity of resolution 2231 (2015), endorsing the Plan of Action, the reimposition of unilateral sanctions and the military threat made against the Islamic Republic of Iran. We reiterate our strongest condemnation of the United States sanctions imposed against Syria and the implementation of the Caesar Act, which are affecting the country’s reconstruction after nine years of war and in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, in gross and flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter, international law and the human rights of the Syrian people.”
2020-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/736 (2020) · source
“We reaffirm our unrestricted support for a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that will enable the Palestinian people to exercise their right to self-determination and establish an independent and sovereign State based on the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and which will guarantee the right of return for the refugees. We express our unwavering solidarity with the Government and the people of Palestine and our support for Palestine’s entry into the United Nations as a full Member State.”
2020-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/736 (2020) · source
“The unilateral action of the United States Government in recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and establishing its diplomatic mission there shows disrespect for the city’s historical status; that action and its decision to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Syrian Golan constitute flagrant violations of the United Nations Charter, international law and the relevant resolutions adopted by the Security Council. We demand once again that Israel totally and unconditionally withdraw from the Syrian Golan and from all occupied Arab territories.”
2020-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/736 (2020) · source
“The systemic use of the United States veto to guarantee Israel’s impunity for its actions must cease. The aggressive, unilateral and unjustified actions of the United States in the Middle East severely undermine the legitimate interests of the Arab and Islamic nations and are leading to a dangerous escalation in the region. We reiterate our rejection of the so-called deal of the century, drawn up by the current United States Government, which ignores the two-State solution that has been historically supported by the United Nations, the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, the League of Arab States, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and other international actors.”
2020-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/736 (2020) · source
“The Council has remained silent while Israel consolidates with impunity its policy of expanding illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory and now threatens to annex Palestinian territories in the Jordan Valley and other areas of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. In the light of recent events, we once again call on the Security Council to abide by the responsibility vested in it by the Charter of the United Nations to maintain international peace and security. The Council must demand that Israel immediately and completely end all its colonizing policies and practices and abstain from taking any unilateral action contrary to resolutions on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine, adopted by this organ, in particular resolution 2334 (2016).”
2020-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/736 (2020) · source
“We regret the precarious situation of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East that has resulted from the withdrawal of United States financial support. We reject the annexation plans for the occupied West Bank, which, after long years of negotiation, is a threat to the future of the Palestinian State, in clear violation of international law and human rights. It is worrisome that no measures were taken during the most recent reporting period to end the Israeli military aggression and occupation of Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, in accordance with resolution 2334 (2016).”
2020-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/736 (2020) · source
“While Governments around the world tirelessly work to tackle the pandemic, Israel continues to occupy Palestinian territory, implement annexation policies, increase its illegal and colonizing practices and measures, including the construction and expansion of settlements on occupied Palestinian territory, and undertake punitive demolitions, the seizure of resources from Palestinian institutions, the forced displacement of hundreds of Palestinian civilians and the blockade of the Gaza Strip, thereby exacerbating the emergency situation that the public health system is facing as well as the socioeconomic and humanitarian situation of Palestine, particularly in East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, and hindering the possibility for countering the spread of COVID-19.”
2020-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/736 (2020) · source
“We reiterate our deep concern about the pandemic’s impact on Middle East countries, and we call upon them to refrain from taking any action that might lead to a greater deterioration of stability and peace in the region.”
2020-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/736 (2020) · source
“We support the statement submitted by Azerbaijan on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (annex 20). The effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) demand from us a dynamic, concerted and efficient response, based on complementarity, cooperation and solidarity. This pandemic is a challenge facing all of us, creating a crisis of several devastating effects not only on health but also on the economy, trade and our societies in general. COVID-19 does not respect borders or ideologies. Political differences must be put aside in this dramatic moment for humankind as the only alternative for the search for joint solutions.”
2020-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/736 (2020) · source
“In this situation, it is the duty of all States, and particularly the members of the Security Council, to defend multilateralism and the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, including respect for the sovereign equality of States and their political independence, unity and territorial integrity, the peaceful settlement of disputes, and refraining from the use or threat of use of force in international relations.”
2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source
“These American actions join the failed, inhumane and criminal actions that the United States Government has undertaken against the Cuban people and which affect the already deteriorated credibility of that Government by criminalizing and persecuting international solidarity for political and electoral reasons and by using false pretexts. The reality we face requires putting solidarity and the will to act before inaction and selfishness. Humankind demands an effective solution. Together we can achieve it.”
2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source
“Nevertheless, instead of engaging themselves in promoting cooperation and encouraging a global response to the pandemic, senior officials of the United States Department of State and anti-Cuban United States Senators dedicate their time to promoting legislative initiatives designed to threaten Governments that, in making a sovereign decision in the light of the tragedy of the pandemic, choose to request medical assistance from Cuba. However, the actions of the United States Government against Cuban medical cooperation will not stop our humanistic vocation.”
2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source
“Our country is willing to share its expertise with all those who need it. Despite the difficult situation, Cuba has been striving to meet requests for medical assistance from many countries. To date, there are 38 medical brigades in 31 countries and territories, comprising more than 3,000 health professionals. We are motivated by supportive and cooperative values, including the premise of sharing what we have, even if it is scarce. More than 400,000 Cuban professionals have fulfilled missions in 164 countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and Asia. Cuban medical cooperation has more than half a century of experience and enjoys a high level of prestige at the international level.”
2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source
“It is the responsibility of the General Assembly to assume the pivotal role in the coordination of international efforts to tackle the pandemic and its consequences. The Security Council’s interference in matters outside its competence must cease, particularly with respect to those that fall within the mandates of the Assembly and of other specialized agencies of the United Nations system, particularly, the World Health Organization. Any temptation to subordinate science to market forces must be resisted. At the juncture represented by this pandemic, it becomes necessary to provide universal access to any vaccine or medication that can be produced. It is indispensable to share respective experiences, enhance communication and identify those practices that have yielded results in other parts of the world.”
2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source
“Attempts to reimpose the neocolonial past on Our America, including the public declaration of the validity of the Monroe Doctrine, contravene the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace. We support the urgent call of the Secretary-General “to put an end to the sickness of war and fight the disease that is ravaging our world: the coronavirus pandemic”. All wars, including unconventional warfare, must cease. The need to work together to address the challenges is confirmed. Together we must produce the responses needed. We must complement each other, providing the resources at our disposal, however limited they may be. We cannot afford exclusions of any kind.”
2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source
“While global military expenditure exceeds $1.9 trillion, out of which more than 38 per cent, some $732 billion, is what the United States will have spent in 2020, the pandemic exacerbates the urgent problems of a planet plagued by profound inequalities, where 600 million people live in extreme poverty and where almost half the population has no access to basic health services. In the midst of this complex situation, the United States is pursuing a foreign policy aimed at stirring up and promoting conflicts, divisions, chauvinism and supremacist and racist positions. Further, it is attacking multilateralism and unfairly discredits the role of international organizations, in particular the World Health Organization. The constant aggressions against certain countries are real threats to international peace and security.”
2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source
“These are values that cannot be replaced by the pursuit of profit, a motivation that is the almost-exclusive domain of those who, by worshipping the market, forget about the value of human life. When the events that have kept humankind on pins and needles in recent months are reviewed, it is essential to mention the costly flaws of the neoliberal policies that have led to the reduction in management and capacities of States, excessive privatization, and the casting into oblivion of the majority of people. This pandemic has revealed the fragility of a fractured world built around exclusion.”
2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source
“We know that we are on a path to a deep international economic downturn or depression and that the countries of the South will be the most affected by its repercussions. We are all experiencing the global economic downturn, and some of us are bearing the additional burden of criminal economic coercive measures, in violation of international law and the Charter of the United Nations. In the case of Cuba, the Government of the United States has tightened the protracted and genocidal economic, commercial and financial blockade with new measures designed to further hamper our national efforts aimed at tackling the pandemic and addressing the country´s recovery. Solidarity and cooperation are scarce.”
2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source
“The response should therefore also be global and shared, overcoming political differences. It is not possible to accurately predict the extent of the pandemic’s consequences. The great number of infected people and the considerable number of human lives lost reveal its ravaging impact on an increasingly interconnected world, which, nevertheless, has not been able to make good use of that interconnection in a spirit of solidarity and which is paying today the price for its inability to remedy the serious disparities among societies and nations. Indubitably, the pandemic poses a threat to the sustainable development of peoples owing to its severe impact on the economy, trade and our societies in general. It calls into question the possibility of moving towards the fulfilment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”
2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source
“The coronavirus disease pandemic poses a challenge to everyone, generating a crisis of manifold and ravaging effects not only on health, but also on the economy, trade and our societies at large. It has emerged amid a situation characterized by the overwhelming economic and social inequality among and within nations, with unprecedented migration and refugee flows, causing xenophobia and racial discrimination to surface again, and at a time when the impressive breakthroughs in science and technology, particularly in the area of health, are increasingly concentrated in the pharmaceutical business and the commercialization of medicine, instead of being directed towards ensuring the well-being and healthy life of the majority of people. The pandemic does not respect borders or distinguish between ideologies or levels of development.”
2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source
“We reiterate the need for a reformed, democratic, transparent and efficient Security Council that represents the interests of all States Member of the Organization in order to preserve multilateralism and the long-term credibility and legitimacy of the United Nations.”
2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source
“Chapter VII should be invoked as intended — as a measure of last resort. We reject the selective manipulation of the Council’s methods and practices based on political agendas and domination — in particular, attempts to introduce issues that are not part of its agenda — as well as the politicization of other parties to be considered by the body. We support the intergovernmental negotiations in the General Assembly, which must remain transparent and inclusive. It is only through debate, in compliance with the established timelines and frameworks, that we will be able to define the way forward, with the consensus of all Member States.”
2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source
“Likewise, we regret that the Council submits annual reports to the General Assembly that consist of merely descriptive accounts of Council meetings, activities and decisions, rather than reflecting a comprehensive explanatory analysis of Council work in order to assess the causes and implications of its decisions. In addition to reforming its working methods, the Security Council must align its functions with the mandate conferred upon it by the Charter of the United Nations. Interference in matters beyond its purview must cease — in particular, those concerning the mandate of the General Assembly. Precisely in accordance with its mandate under the Charter, the Security Council must focus on addressing the most urgent problems representing threats to international peace and security.”
2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source
“While we recognize the increase in the number of public meetings, including open debates and wrap-up sessions, over recent years, as well as the unprecedented process of consultation and exchange with Member States in the selection and appointment of the Secretary-General, there remains a tendency for the Security Council to work mainly in closed formats, to make decisions without addressing S/2020/418 S/2020/418 the concerns of Member States and to force decisions on draft resolutions when considerable differences in their content still exist.”
2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source
“In accordance with Article 24 of the Charter of the United Nations, its members recognize that the Security Council, in discharging its functions, acts on their behalf, and consequently the work of the Council is the collective responsibility of all Member States. Greater transparency in the work of the Council would thus help us fulfil that collective responsibility. We advocate, inter alia, for transparent informal transparent; the adoption of the Council’s rules of procedures, which remain provisional to date; the issuance of minutes of informal consultations, which should be the exception rather than the rule; and an annual report that is thorough and analytical.”
2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source
“Effective measures are needed to eliminate exclusionary practices and ensure genuine participation and democratization in the Council’s work and decision- making, including the elimination of the veto. However, until the veto is eliminated, any new seats in the category of permanent membership must have the same prerogatives and rights as the current members, including the veto power. In any case, any State directly involved in or particularly affected by a matter under discussion must always be allowed to participate in deliberations and decision- making on matters directly concerning it, as established by Article 31 of the Charter of the United Nations.”
2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source
“In this regard, we emphasize that such methods respond only to the current and exceptional circumstances and cannot in any way become a regular occurrence for future scenarios. We reiterate our support for comprehensive reform of the Security Council, including of its working methods, with a view to making it a transparent, democratic and representative body, in line with the evolution of the United Nations and international relations. The expansion of the Security Council should encompass permanent and non- permanent members alike, aimed at correcting the insufficient representation of developing countries. Such expansion should include an increase of new permanent members: at least two African countries, two Asian developing countries and two Latin American and Caribbean countries. The Council should comprise no less than 26 members.”
2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source
“The coronavirus disease pandemic has tested the United Nations capacity to maintain its operational ability to continue its work and to make decisions regarding the disease. We acknowledge the numerous efforts to safeguard the work of the Security Council, transparency and the participation of Member States through the use of temporary, extraordinary and provisional working methods. However, such methods are not sufficient, for they do not allow the participation of a State non-member of the Security Council in a closed videoconference (VTC) when a topic affecting it specifically is being discussed, as established by rule 37 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council. Nor are Member States able to fully participate in open VTCs as they would in open debates.”
2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source
“Against this backdrop, it is the duty of all States — and in particular of the members of the Security Council — to defend multilateralism and the purposes and principles of the Charter, including respect for the sovereign equality of States and their political independence, unity and territorial integrity, the peaceful settlement of disputes, and refraining from the use or threat of use of force in international relations.”
2020-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/341 (2020) · source
“As the world is fighting against the pandemic — which calls for the promotion of cooperation and the important role of international organizations, especially the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO) — the current Government of the United States is attacking multilateralism and seeking to discredit the recognized leadership of WHO. The threat to international peace and security is real, and constant acts of aggression against certain countries aggravate it. We support the urgent call of the Secretary-General to “end the sickness of war and fight the disease that is ravaging our world: the coronavirus pandemic”. All forms of war, including unconventional warfare, must cease.”
2020-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/341 (2020) · source
“It is unacceptable that some countries have to endure the application of arbitrary unilateral coercive measures, in violation of international law and the Charter of the United Nations. We demand the immediate end, without political conditions, of the illegal unilateral measures imposed against sovereign States, which hamper the fight against the current situation. As the international community is facing a major global threat, the United States — the largest military, economic, technological and communications Power on the planet — pursues a foreign policy aimed at stirring up and promoting conflicts, divisions, chauvinism and supremacist and racist positions.”
2020-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/341 (2020) · source
“The unilateral decision of the United States Government to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to establish its diplomatic representation in that city, showing disrespect for its historic status, and its decision to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Syrian Golan constitute flagrant violations of the Charter of the United Nations, international law and the relevant resolutions adopted by the Security Council. We call once again for Israel’s total and unconditional withdrawal from the Syrian Golan and from all occupied Arab territories. We reaffirm our full support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and our condemnation of the withdrawal by the United States from the agreement as well as its reimposition of unilateral sanctions and military threats against the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
2020-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/341 (2020) · source
“Washington’s aggressive, unilateral and unjustified actions in the Middle East severely undermine the legitimate interests of the Arab and Islamic nations and lead to a dangerous escalation in the region. We reiterate our rejection of the so-called “deal of the century”, drawn up by the current United States Administration, which does not envisage the creation of a Palestinian State, ignoring the two-State solution, which has been historically supported by the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, the League of Arab States, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and other international actors.”
2020-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/341 (2020) · source
“The Security Council must fulfil its primary responsibility bestowed under the Charter to maintain international peace and security, and demand that Israel immediately and completely end its occupation of the Palestinian territories and its aggressive policies and colonizing practices. We express our unwavering solidarity with the Government and the people of Palestine and the support for Palestine’s entry as a full Member into the United Nations. We reaffirm our unrestricted support for a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that would enable the Palestinian people to exercise their right to self-determination and establish an independent and sovereign State within the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and which will guarantee the right of return for the refugees.”
2020-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/341 (2020) · source
“Due to repeated obstruction by the United States, the Security Council has not even been able to condemn the escalation of violence and the tragic events that have taken place in the Gaza Strip since 30 March 2018. The need to work together to address the challenges is clear. We must all come up with the necessary responses. We must complement each other, providing the resources within our grasp, however limited they may be. We cannot afford exclusion of any kind. In this respect, we regret the precarious situation in which the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East finds itself as a result of the withdrawal of financial support by the United States.”
2020-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/341 (2020) · source
“It is regrettable that no measures have been taken in the past period to end the Israeli military aggression and occupation of the Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, in accordance with resolution 2334 (2016), adopted by the Security Council, which remains silent while Israel, with impunity, consolidates its policy of expanding illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory and threatens to annex the Palestinian territories in the Jordan Valley and other regions of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. We reject the acts of provocation, terror, incitement and violence and the indiscriminate and disproportionate use of force against Palestinian civilians, in flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and international humanitarian law.”
2020-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/341 (2020) · source
“We condemn the occupation of Palestinian territory, the annexation policies and the increase in illegal and colonizing practices and measures, including the construction and expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, the punitive demolitions, the seizure of resources from Palestinian institutions, the forced displacement of hundreds of Palestinian civilians and the blockade of the Gaza Strip, which aggravate the emergency situation of the public health system and the socioeconomic and humanitarian situation of Palestine, especially in East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, hampering the possibility of counteracting the spreading of COVID-19.”
2020-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/341 (2020) · source
“We support the statement delivered by the representative of Azerbaijan on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic poses a challenge for all of us, causing a crisis with numerous and devastating effects not only to health but also for the economy, trade and our societies in general. The pandemic does not respect borders or ideologies. Political differences must be put aside at this dramatic moment for humankind. We express our deep concern about its impact in countries of the Middle East, and we call for the avoidance of any action that may lead to a further deterioration of regional stability and security. While Governments around the world are working tirelessly to fight the pandemic, Israel continues to undermine Palestine’s efforts in that regard.”
2020-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/341 (2020) · source