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Arrocha Olabuenaga

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2020-01-09
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2023-09-05
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  1. “Given that any breach of international peace and security is of concern to the international community as a whole, transparency and prompt access by all Member States to such communications should be ensured.”

    2023-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9410 (2023) · source

  2. “Finally, we reiterate the importance of the Council responding in a relevant and effective manner to communications sent to it by any United Nations Member State regarding any dispute that may threaten international peace and security. In particular, there is a need to develop a practice of efficient handling of situations falling under Article 35, paragraph 1, as well as communications under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter. It remains unacceptable that the Council does not respond to or discuss cases in which a State resorts to the use of force in self-defence in matters where peace and security are clearly at stake. That is particularly dangerous in cases where such a provision is invoked to use force against non-State actors, including in the context of combating terrorism, in contravention of the United Nations Charter.”

    2023-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9410 (2023) · source

  3. “We have said it before, and we will say it again: the veto does not foster unity or promote the search for mutual understanding. It is an act of power that is a clear example of the abuse of a working method. As a complementary effort to Assembly resolution 76/262, we continue to promote, alongside France, the Franco-Mexican initiative to voluntarily restrict the veto in cases of mass atrocities. The initiative now has 106 signatories. As it is directly related to their working methods, we invite the Security Council members, especially those elected members that have not yet done so, to join this important initiative and thus show their commitment to a more effective Council.”

    2023-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9410 (2023) · source

  4. “Another recent element that has contributed to the accountability of the Security Council and strengthened its relationship with the General Assembly is the adoption of resolution 76/262, on the veto initiative, already mentioned by many delegations. While it is regrettable that this mechanism has already been activated so many times despite its short lifespan, including the veto exercised as recently as last week (see S/PV.9408), its relevance lies in the empowerment it offers to the membership, as a whole, to speak out on Council inaction on international peace and security issues that matter to all, thus furthering the transparency and representativeness obligation that the Charter of the United Nations imposes on the Council in Article 24, paragraph 1.”

    2023-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9410 (2023) · source

  5. “Mr. Arrocha Olabuenaga (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): As we reiterated during our tenure as an elected member of the Council, the area of working methods is one in which there is real room for improvement in the efficiency and effectiveness of the Council. The work of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions, which you chair, Mr. President, is therefore critical. This work can also benefit from the advisory role of the Peacebuilding Commission, as suggested by the Secretary-General in his Our Common Agenda (A/75/982) report. That, in turn, will strengthen collaboration among the principal organs of the United Nations, in line with presidential statement S/PRST/2021/23.”

    2023-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9410 (2023) · source

  6. “We hope that the precedent set in the Ali Kushayb case will pave the way for other cases and ensure that action is taken on situations referred by the Security Council to the ICC. As we have mentioned on previous occasions, expenses incurred in those cases should be covered by the United Nations.”

    2022-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9113 (2022) · source

  7. “Not only has space now been created for catharsis, but also for justice. This positive time should be used to further strengthen cooperation between the Sudan and the ICC. It helps to strengthen the implementation of the memorandum of understanding signed between the two sides and in the establishment of an ICC office in Khartoum. The team at the Office of the Prosecutor must always have effective focal points within the Government in order to continue working, in particular to ensure the protection of witnesses. We call upon the Sudanese authorities to address pending requests for assistance from the Office of the Prosecutor. In conclusion, we reiterate our support to the Prosecutor and to the ICC overall.”

    2022-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9113 (2022) · source

  8. “Mr. Arrocha Olabuenaga (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): We thank Prosecutor Karim Khan and his entire team for presenting his most recent report on the situation in Darfur, pursuant to resolution 1593 (2005). We applaud the fact that the report was presented from the Sudan, which demonstrates that there is cooperation among the national authorities, local communities and the International Criminal Court (ICC). Mexico welcomes the start of judicial proceedings in the Ali Kushayb case in April. The importance of that case is not insignificant. It is the first case to be heard based on a situation that was referred by the Security Council to the ICC. It has a profound impact on local communities and on the victims, as several of them had lost all hope of redress after waiting almost 20 years.”

    2022-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9113 (2022) · source

  9. “We hope that the next report of the Secretary-General will reflect even greater progress to this end and that the number of prosecutions opened, thanks to the collection and preservation of evidence by UNITAD, will continue to increase and gradually translate into reparations for victims.”

    2022-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9059 (2022) · source

  10. “Undoubtedly, the good faith participation of the national authorities is necessary so that the pending investigations can be concluded and so that the families of the victims can have access to the truth and, with it, to reconciliation and reconstruction of the social fabric. On this also depends that the holding of fair trials, with full respect for due process, in which the affected country itself sets the standard in the administration of justice. In this regard, it is essential that pending national legislation be adopted so as to provide substance for the criminal trials of those who have committed the crimes that have been investigated by UNITAD.”

    2022-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9059 (2022) · source

  11. “We must therefore not lose sight of the fact that the ultimate goal of all these investigations is the criminal prosecution, in both national and international courts, of those individuals found responsible for all war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide committed by ISIL in Iraq. We reiterate the importance of the role that the International Criminal Court can play in this regard. Central to the success of UNITAD’s work, however, lies cooperation with the Iraqi authorities. We recognize that there has been progress on this front. The exhumation of three mass graves in Sinjar last March is precisely a testament to that positive cooperation.”

    2022-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9059 (2022) · source

  12. “The international community cannot afford to let those crimes go unpunished. Otherwise, we run the risk that other actors, State and non-State, in other places will also test our collective determination for accountability. For those reasons, we agree with the point made in the report that, now that we have the amount of evidence collected by UNITAD, we must move from an investigative stage to a new phase of prosecutions. It is commendable that this reporting period saw a doubling of the amount of documentary evidence that has been preserved and digitized by UNITAD members.”

    2022-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9059 (2022) · source

  13. “Mr. Arrocha Olabuenaga (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): We thank Mr. Christian Ritscher and his team for the presentation of the eighth report (see S/2022/434) on the work of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD), which reflects the progress made in the ongoing investigations. In particular, we highlight the importance of the assessment on the use of chemical and biological weapons by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Iraq, where the findings are conclusive in relation to the attack perpetrated in Taza Khurmatu on 8 March 2016. We agree with Mr. Ritscher’s decision to prioritize the investigation of crimes committed by ISIL using chemical weapons given their immense gravity and their prohibition under international law.”

    2022-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9059 (2022) · source

  14. “Given the importance and seriousness of the issues addressed in the notes that are sent to the Council under Article 51 and the lack of transparency with which they are processed, it is necessary for the Council to review and modify its working methods in order to ensure full compliance with the Charter of the United Nations, especially when the immanent right of self-defence is invoked.”

    2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source

  15. “In our times, it is unacceptable that the protection of civilians, the fight against impunity and the granting of humanitarian assistance be held hostage to the political differences that lead to the inaction of the Council. Likewise, Mexico reiterates to the Council its concern about the continuing invoking of Article 51 of the Charter by some States to address threats to international peace and security by military means, especially against non-State actors. It is very worrisome that that practice runs the risk of de facto broadening the exceptions to the general prohibition on the use of force irregularly.”

    2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source

  16. “When States fail in that obligation, it is even more important that the Security Council be up to the occasion to defend and enforce the Charter, in strict accordance with its powers and in full exercise of its responsibility. Not only is the legitimacy of the Council at stake in cases of crisis; it is the life, dignity and value of the human person that are at risk. In that context, Mexico once again calls on all States that have not yet done so, in particular the permanent members of the Council, to join the Franco-Mexican initiative on limiting the use of the veto in cases of mass atrocities. As mentioned by the representative of France this morning, the initiative has already been endorsed by 105 Member States.”

    2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source

  17. “Virtually the entire potential of the United Nations to consolidate a world of development, harmony and social equality, in the exercise of all its powers and resources, depends upon respecting that fragile and imperative principle. The Security Council, being the depositary of the primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security, plays a fundamental role in that regard. Beyond being a body that reacts to crises, the Council must finally consolidate itself as the preventive body par excellence, while actively facilitating that all States fulfil their obligation to resolve their disputes by peaceful means. In matters involving international peace and security, States must act in a manner consistent with the Charter and general international law. If the law is ignored, it is undermined.”

    2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source

  18. “Mr. Arrocha Olabuenaga (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): Mexico thanks you, Mr. President, for having convened this important debate, which takes place in an international political environment in which the defence of the Charter of the United Nations is essential. As the Secretary-General said recently, we are living in dangerous times. It is precisely in these circumstances that we must return to the most basic premise, namely, the need to observe and defend the Charter of the United Nations. In signing the Charter of the United Nations 75 years ago, the international community took a decision that would define a new international order. The express prohibition on the threat or use of force in international relations marks a before and an after in the history of diplomacy and international law.”

    2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source