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Archbishop Auza

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2014-10-21
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2019-10-28
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  1. “We have helplessly watched as Assyrian Christians have been kidnapped in Iraq by the so-called Islamic State group, Egyptian Coptic Christians have been beheaded by organizations affiliated with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant in Libya, and the Christians in Mosul have been nearly eliminated. Only 25 years ago, there were 2 million Christians living in Iraq, while the most recent estimates are less than a quarter of that figure.”

    2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source

  2. “Christians and other religious minorities of the Middle East seek to be heard by the Council and other international forums, not in some abstract form, but in a manner that is truly conscious of their pain and suffering and their existential fear for survival in the Middle East and elsewhere. We must acknowledge that the problem exists and that the hour is grave. Ethnic and religious communities - including Turkmen, Shabak, Yazidi, Sabaean, Kaka'e, Feyli Kurd, Shiite Arab and even Sunni Arab and Kurd 4 face extreme pressure, abuse of their human rights, torture, killing and all forms of persecution, purely due to the faith they profess or the ethnic group to which they belong. The Christians in the Middle East have been specifically targeted, killed or forced to flee their homes and countries.”

    2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source

  3. “Archbishop Auza (Holy See) (spoke in French): On behalf of His Holiness Pope Francis, I greatly thank the French presidency for convening this debate on the victims of attacks and abuses on ethnic or religious grounds in the Middle East. (spoke in English) The debate is not only timely, but also most urgent, especially when calling to mind those who have already lost their lives, for whom this open debate has come too late. Their fate urges us to do all that we can to prevent further victims of attacks and abuses based on ethnic and, or, religious grounds.”

    2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source

  4. “As children are abducted from their schools to be enslaved, as children are forced to become suicide bombers and as children are drugged and tortured into becoming child soldiers, what will it take before we no longer avert our eyes?”

    2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source

  5. “A solution to the plight of child soldiers also requires sensitivity to finding ways to reintegrate the children back into their own communities. While we witness barbaric acts beyond anyone's imagination also committed by child soldiers, we must remember that these children are exploited and have been manipulated into what they have become. Therefore, while their reintegration into society requires that we recognize that they have committed atrocities, we must at the same time build pathways for counselling and reconciliation with a view to fully accomplishing that reintegration. The international community already has many of the tools necessary to confront the use of child soldiers. However, it lacks the political will to take the steps needed to address the challenge.”

    2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source

  6. “In that regard, faith- based communities have played, and continue to play, a vital role in serving the communities impacted, reintegrating former child soldiers and providing a means for dialogue. Faith-based communities also have a responsibility to ensure that those organizations that seek to justify the use of child soldiers in the pursuit of ideological goals driven by distorted understandings of faith and reason are rightly condemned and denounced. While the international community plays an important role in supporting States in their primary responsibility to protect their citizens, it must also be sure to interact with the local community so that solutions to child soldiers and conflicts can also emerge organically and local ownership be fostered.”

    2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source

  7. “In the case of non-State actors forcibly recruiting and using child soldiers around the world or committing brutal violence against religious and ethnic minorities, when a State is unwilling or unable to confront such atrocities, it is the responsibility of this body to provide the military means necessary to protect citizens from such inhumane aggressors when all other tools and means are exhausted. However, solutions to the problem of children in armed conflict cannot be limited to the use of force alone. Rather, the first step requires a renewed commitment to addressing the humanitarian, social, political and economic situations that drive conflicts in which child soldiers are used.”

    2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source

  8. “That primordial mission does not and must not allow the international community to turn its back on conflicts in the name of national political interests or geopolitical disagreements with other countries. The responsibility is entrusted to the Council by all Members of the United Nations, so that the foundational notion of governance may be preserved and the responsibility to protect upheld. That responsibility not only requires national Governments to protect their citizens, but also urges the international community to intervene when national Governments are unable or unwilling to protect their citizens.”

    2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source

  9. “In Syria and Iraq alone, we saw more than 10,000 children forced and coerced into becoming child soldiers. While the world searches for solutions, we must take the first step and uniformly affirm that the recruitment and use of children in armed conflicts are not only a grave violation of international humanitarian and human rights law, but also an abominable evil to be condemned. That affirmation must not be made by Governments alone, but by all social, political and religious leaders. The rising influence of non-State actors in regions across the globe has presented the Council and the global community with a growing challenge that requires new tools and new efforts to confront. It is for that reason that the founders of the United Nations gave to the Council the responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.”

    2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source

  10. “At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Council for this month and for convening this open debate on children and armed conflict. Today's debate comes at a time when the evils of using children as soldiers in armed conflicts are not only morally condemned by international consensus, but are also being more vigorously challenged on the ground by various actors around the globe. The increasing use by terrorist groups and other non-State actors of children in armed conflicts demonstrates the urgent need for a new international consensus to confront the crime and to renew the will of the international community to address this scourge. The year 2014 marked the worst year in the modern era of children being used as soldiers in armed conflicts.”

    2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source

  11. “With lessons learned from our failure to stop recent horrors of genocide, and presently confronted with blatant, massive violations of fundamental human rights and international humanitarian law, now is the time for courageous decisions. Finally, the Holy See reiterates its call on all religious leaders in the Middle East and everywhere else in the world to play a leading role in promoting interreligious and intercultural dialogue, in promptly denouncing every use of religion to justify violence and in educating all in reciprocal understanding and mutual respect. I wish to end by citing a passage from the words of Pope Francis during his meeting yesterday with the Cardinals: "This unfair situation [in the Middle East] requires an adequate response by the international community, as well as and in addition to our constant prayer".”

    2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source

  12. “The Holy See appeals in particular for the protection of the ethnic and religious groups, including the Christian communities, who are specifically targeted and victimized simply because of their ethnic origins and religious beliefs. The Holy See insists on respect for the right of those communities and all displaced persons to return to their homes and to live in dignity and safety. The Holy See hopes that the United Nations will take the escalating, ruthless phenomenon of international terrorism as an occasion to urgently re-enforce the international juridical framework of a multilateral application of the responsibility to protect people from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity and all forms of unjust aggression.”

    2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source

  13. “Turning to Lebanon, the Holy See calls for international solidarity at a time when the country is gravely affected by the Syrian crisis and by the massive presence of refugees. It exhorts Lebanon itself to find a solution as soon as possible to the vacancy of the presidency of the republic. The Holy See reaffirms its support for a sovereign and free Lebanon. For the Holy See, Lebanon is a message and a sign full of hope for the coexistence of the various groups that form it. As to the grave violations and abuses committed by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham, the competent organs of the United Nations must act to prevent possible new genocides and to assist the increasing number ofrefugees.”

    2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source

  14. “Pope Francis reaffirmed this in a statement to the Palestinian authorities on 25 May, when he visited Bethlehem, where he said: "The time has come for everyone to find the courage to forge a peace which rests on the acknowledgment by all of the right of two States to exist and to live in peace and security within internationally recognized borders." With regard to the horrific situation in Syria, the Holy See urgently calls on all parties to stop the massive violations of international humanitarian law and fundamental human rights, and on the international community to help the parties find a solution. There is no other way to alleviate and put an end to the untold sufferings of the entire nation, half of whose population needs humanitarian assistance and around one third has been displaced.”

    2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source

  15. “Following those meetings, the Holy See reiterates its conviction that peace in the Middle East can be sought only through negotiated settlements and not through unilateral choices imposed by the use of force. With regard to the Israeli-Palestinian question, the Holy See reiterates its support for a solution based on two States, Israel and Palestine. With the vigorous support of the competent organs of the United Nations and the entire international community, we must work towards the final objective, which is the realization of the Palestinians' right to have their own State, sovereign and independent, and of the right of the Israelis to peace and security.”

    2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source

  16. “Given the rapidly deteriorating situation in the region during these past months, Pope Francis has intensified his efforts to push for negotiations and to call on all parties to respect international humanitarian law and fundamental human rights. During the first week of the current month, the Pope convoked in the Vatican the Papal Ambassadors to the Middle East countries, including Egypt and Turkey, the permanent observers of international organizations and high-ranking Vatican officials to discuss the Middle East situation. Just yesterday, 20 October, the Pope held a meeting with the Cardinals and Bishops from the Middle East to discuss the same issue.”

    2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source

  17. “My delegation congratulates you, Madam President, on the Argentine Republic's assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. On behalf of Pope Francis, who has been duly informed of today's meeting and follows it with interest, I commend you highly for convening this timely open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. The Holy See has always followed the situation in the Middle East with great interest and concern. It has always pleaded for negotiations and dialogue among the parties involved. It has always tried to do all it could to help the victims of violence.”

    2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source