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Benard Estrada

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2019-05-07

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2023-05-03

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1. “We therefore believe that the New Agenda for Peace should include a holistic view of conflict in the form of a continuum encompassing the entire spectrum of the conflict cycle, from prevention, immediate intervention and peacekeeping to the subsequent building and sustaining of peace and long-term development, in order to ensure that the Council implements its mandate in accordance with the needs and realities of the twenty-first century.”

   2023-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9315Resumption1 (2023) · source

2. “In addition, the Security Council can and should benefit from increased interaction with non-Council members, as well as other United Nations organs. We therefore recognize the added value that the Peacebuilding Commission brings as an advisory body to the Council. The Commission’s convening power should be maximized to bring together different groups and facilitate dialogue in order to promote the nexus of peace and security, development and human rights. Lastly, we believe that the Security Council has the capacity to further strengthen and improve preventive action on international peace and security.”

   2023-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9315Resumption1 (2023) · source

3. “We believe that today’s open debate is essential, considering that despite the adoption of Security Council resolution 2282 (2016) and General Assembly resolution 70/262, on the review of the peacebuilding architecture — resolutions that incidentally created the agenda item before us today — the challenge of the lack of a universal understanding of peacebuilding persists at both the normative and practical levels, and in the implementation of peacebuilding mandates with a preventive approach. Guatemala sees a need for greater coherence in the understanding of fundamental peacebuilding approaches, tools and principles, given that strategic tools can be used to uphold the added value of peacebuilding.”

   2023-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9315Resumption1 (2023) · source

4. “Such unilateral actions only weaken the rule of law and violate the most basic norms of international law. Guatemala reiterates its firm condemnation of the unjustified and unprovoked aggression against Ukraine. Guatemala would like to echo the point in the concept note about how the Council can make creative use of its toolbox and channels, as well as its global voice, to ensure that global normative frameworks remain effective for sustaining peace in the light of current and emerging threats to peace and security.”

   2023-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9315Resumption1 (2023) · source

5. “Mr. Benard Estrada (Guatemala) (spoke in Spanish): Guatemala thanks the delegation of the Swiss Confederation, in its capacity as President of the Security Council for the month of May, for convening today’s open debate. We thank the briefers for their briefings and appreciate the concept note (S/2023/283, annex) provided as a basis for our discussions. In resolution 2282 (2016), the Council reaffirmed its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, in line with the Charter of the United Nations. However, in unjustifiably attacking its neighbour, which has a direct impact on international peace and security, one of the permanent Member States of the Council, the Russian Federation, is far from fulfilling that responsibility.”

   2023-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9315Resumption1 (2023) · source

6. “In addition, through efficient communication, the local population can be made aware of the work that peacekeeping operations carry out for the benefit of the populations where they are deployed.”

   2022-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9090 (2022) · source

7. “Therefore, in order to strengthen and improve the use of strategic communication, a cultural change is needed in the work with peacekeeping mission personnel in order to recognize that effective strategic communication is not only the responsibility of leadership, but of the entire mission as a whole. In addition, it is important that information be shared quickly and effectively with troop- and police-contributing countries and peacekeepers. In conclusion, Guatemala believes that adopting guidelines to develop and coordinate strategic communications plans will allow for greater coherence for all actors involved in the mandates derived from the Security Council.”

   2022-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9090 (2022) · source

8. “The leadership of peacekeeping missions needs to use central communication tools for planning and decision-making. Most missions lack strategic communications staff with the necessary specialized skills. There is also a tendency to use strategic communications in a reactive way. Guatemala believes that missions should take into account all audiences and constituencies — at the national, regional and international levels — and tailor their messages to each, in line with the principle of the consent of the parties and respecting the political independence and sovereignty of host and neighbouring countries. The experience of different peace missions of the Organization has shown that the use of strategic communications is not only a crucial element for the full implementation of mandates, but is also an operational necessity.”

   2022-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9090 (2022) · source

9. “Guatemala recognizes that strategic communications must be at the forefront in order to promote the safety and security of peacekeepers operating in dangerous environments, while at the same time preserving the basic principles of peacekeeping, in particular the principle of the consent of the parties. The evolution and dynamics of strategic communications can offer peace operations new capabilities to share information with various relevant stakeholders. The High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations noted that “United Nations peace operations often struggle to communicate their messages to the local population and the broader global community” (S/2015/446, para. 306). Today peacekeeping operations can improve their strategic communications so that what is being done on the ground is truthfully reported.”

   2022-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9090 (2022) · source

10. “Mr. Benard Estrada (Guatemala) (spoke in Spanish): Guatemala thanks the Federative Republic of Brazil, in its capacity as President of the Security Council for the month of July 2022, for convening this open debate on the key role of strategic communications for effective United Nations peacekeeping. As a troop-contributing country with a protection-of- civilians mandate, Guatemala recognizes that strategic communications are critical to peace operations. It is important to strengthen the communication strategy to inform the local, national and international public about the important work of peacekeepers in preventing threats to civilians.”

    2022-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9090 (2022) · source

11. “The C-34 mandate updates the principle of ownership by troop- and police-contributing countries in the peacekeeping operations, thereby contributing to strengthening the performance and effectiveness of uniformed and civilian peacekeeping personnel.”

    2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source

12. “We reiterate that the mandates of the Council must be clear, realistic and achievable. Finally, my delegation reiterates its commitment to contributing properly trained and capable peacekeepers in order to maintain our participation in peacekeeping operations with high performance on the ground and without reservations. We also take this opportunity to reiterate our position that the mandates of the Security Council are bolstered and updated by the work of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C- 34), which includes a section entitled "Best practices and training" in its annual reports.”

    2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source

13. “We recall that Guatemala has a military education system comprised of a group of educational institutions that impart knowledge in the military sciences and arts at various levels and modalities, as informed by the philosophy and doctrine of the Guatemalan Army, under the Higher Education Superior Command of the Guatemalan Army, with the aim of promoting and generating academic excellence and professional performance based on military science and doctrine, where we develop ethical and civilian competencies and values for due compliance with international laws and treaties, based on virtue and excellence. We would like to highlight the daily efforts of our Guatemalan personnel to fully carry out their mandates. In order to continue to do so effectively, peacekeeping operations must have financial and human resources.”

    2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source

14. “The high level of training provided has been demonstrated through the performance of our military observers and staff officers in numerous peacekeeping operations, as well as by the 19 Guatemalan special forces contingents deployed in the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and previously in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti. CREOMPAZ also offers advanced logistics courses for United Nations instructors, war correspondents and military experts in peace missions, as well as courses on gender perspectives in peace operations and civil-military operations. To date, it has trained 5,880 nationals and 1,652 foreigners, for a total of 7,532 people. In addition, it has trained 390 women.”

    2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source

15. “We have trained personnel composed of senior officers, junior officers and specialist troops, both nationally and from member countries of the Central American Armed Forces Conference and other friendly countries that have been selected to participate in various peacekeeping operations under the standards established by the Organization. CREOMPAZ is one of the most important training centres in Latin America, is part of the Latin American Association of Training Centres for Peace Operations and was certified by the United Nations in 2014.”

    2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source

16. “While my delegation welcomes the emphasis placed on strengthening the performance and effectiveness of uniformed and civilian peacekeeping personnel, I note that it entails responsibilities for both the Security Council and the Secretariat. The Security Council has recognized that training is one of the critical factors for the effective implementation of all peacekeeping mandates. For our part, and in order to comply with its obligations and commitments in this area, Guatemala established its Regional Command for Peacekeeping Operations Training (CREOMPAZ) in July 2004.”

    2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source

17. “It is worth noting that the Secretariat has developed training guides and materials based on scenarios for the protection of civilians, among others, but is not equipped to assess whether the training has been effectively delivered to all deployed military and police personnel on the ground. We therefore reiterate our position that the Secretariat is primarily responsible for the development, implementation and validation of standards, as well as for training guidance for peacekeeping. We stress the importance of translating specialized training material on the protection of civilians and other subjects into the official languages ofthe Organization, which is essential for a proper understanding of the standards and requirements applicable to peacekeeping operations.”

    2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source

18. “We share the view expressed in the concept note that we troop- and police-contributing countries are committed to deploying well-trained and -equipped uniformed personnel and fulfilling our collective commitment to continually preparing, training and equipping peacekeepers to an adequate standard, including through innovative approaches, such as the strengthening of triangular cooperation and joint deployments. My delegation recognizes that effective training and discipline before, during and after deployment is critical for the military and police forces to be able to provide a proportionate and effective response against the perpetrators of attacks on the civilian population as well as for the defence of personnel involved in peacekeeping missions.”

    2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source

19. “Mr. Benard Estrada (Guatemala) (spoke in Spanish): We would like to congratulate the Republic of Indonesia on assuming the presidency of the Council for this month. We thank you for convening this open debate, Mr. President, and for circulating the concept note (S/2019/359, annex) that serves as the basis for our deliberations today. We are also grateful for the briefings on the subject, which is very relevant to the successful implementation of the Organization's peacekeeping operations.”

    2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source