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Bermlidez Alvarez

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2019-02-26

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2019-05-07

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1. “It is with this mindset and great enthusiasm that we train our personnel prior to their deployment in peacekeeping operations.”

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

2. “Furthermore, Uruguay's national school of peacekeeping continues to offer training courses on various topics. Yesterday in Montevideo, a training-of-trainers course on the protection of civilians began, supported by the Department of Peace Operations. The course will be held over several days and includes the participation of a large number of Member States, including the main troop-contributing countries. To conclude, and taking advantage of the presence of the MONUSCO Force Commander, I wish to emphasize the high operational level of the Uruguayan peacekeeping personnel deployed in the Mission. It includes rapid response; no caveats; loyalty to the Force Commander; and an unwavering commitment to the protection of civilians.”

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3. “At that conference, of which we had the honour of being co-host, my country offered training and capacity-building programmes in the area of the protection of civilians. Furthermore, in keeping with our efforts to increase the participation of female peacekeepers, Uruguay offered to contribute to the establishment of female task forces such as the one we will soon deploy as part of our contingent in the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). In support ofthe efforts ofthe Department of Peace Operations in the area of training, Uruguay, with the backing of the United States, translated into Spanish a number of United Nations educational materials for the predeployment training of troops, which are now available to all Member States.”

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4. “In this respect, we would express our concern at the trend of budget reductions that has been seen in recent years and at the possible negative impacts that this could have in the fulfilment of missions' mandates, which could lead to shortcomings in their critical tasks, such as the protection of civilians. On my third and last point, I would like to highlight some specific actions that Uruguay has carried out in the field of training and capacity-building. Last December, my country, together with the United Kingdom, organized a preparatory meeting on training and capacity-building in Montevideo. Forty-two Member States participated in the meeting, which served as preparation for the United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial held on 25 March.”

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5. “By the same token, through the Action for Peacekeeping initiative and the Declaration of Shared Commitments on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, the main peacekeeping actors reaffirmed their collective commitment to peacekeeping operations and undertook to take action on various issues, including the training and capacity- building of peacekeeping personnel. For its part, the Special Committee for Peacekeeping Operations is continuing to consider these issues and to provide political guidelines in this area as well as specific recommendations to the Secretariat. The Fifth Committee, which has just begun its consideration of the peacekeeping operations budget, is responsible for providing to peacekeeping operations the resources necessary to fulfil their tasks.”

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6. “The key importance of training and capacity- building to improving peacekeeping operations is reflected, and here I turn to my second point, in the efforts that various United Nations bodies have made in this respect, be it in the form of resolutions, policies or other initiatives. Just as a brief overview, the Security Council adopted resolution 2436 (2018) last September, in which it reaffirmed its support for the development of a comprehensive, integrated performance policy framework to evaluate all United Nations uniformed personnel who provide support to peacekeeping operations and work therein.”

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7. “As a long-standing troop-contributing country, Uruguay attaches particular importance to the responsibilities of troop- and police-contributing countries, given that they are the ones acting on the ground and that they must implement a given mandate. We must also acknowledge that the effective implementation of peacekeeping mandates is also the responsibility of other actors concerned, including the Security Council and financial contributors, and that it depends on a number of key factors, in particular clearly defined and realistic mandates, political will, leadership, performance and accountability all levels and sufficient resources, inter alia.”

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8. “In that complex operational context, we have observed how any kind of deficiency in the areas of training, such as predeployment training, the selection of troops from contributing countries, the deployment of troops with declared - or even worse, undeclared - caveats, or equipment deficiencies, cannot only affect negatively the execution of the mandates and the performance of the missions, but can also increase the security risks for the peacekeeping personnel deployed. We believe, therefore, that effectively trained troops with sufficient capacity would be better equipped to fully implement the various aspects of a mandate, which would result in better performance and minimized security risks to deployed personnel.”

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9. “First of all, Uruguay understands that the training and capacity-building of troops are critical factors for the effectiveness and efficiency of peacekeeping operations. We are at a time when peacekeeping operations must increasingly face highly challenging operational environments, in which complex and deteriorating political and security environments can be observed and in which complex asymmetrical threats are at play. At the same time, peacekeeping operations are being asked to do more and to do it better. Currently, many of the missions have the characteristic of being multidimensional, which means that they must carry out a variety of tasks and responsibilities, such as facilitating political processes, protecting civilians and humanitarian partners, contributing to institution building and promoting human rights.”

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10. “Our country has already deployed more than 45,000 troops in its long history as a troop and police contributor in more than 20 operations throughout the world. As of today, the contribution of Uruguayan troops positions my country as the largest contributor in the Americas, and very close to the top 20 contributors in the world. That effort, sustained over decades, has given our country a very rich experience in the field. My intervention will focus on three points. The first is the importance of training and capacity development. The second is the normative framework and the various United Nations documents and other initiatives in which Member States participate. The third point covers the concrete actions carried out by Uruguay in accordance with the Action for Peacekeeping initiative.”

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11. “Mr. Berml'idez Alvarez (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, allow me to thank the Indonesian presidency for organizing this debate. Your presence, Madam President, is a testament to the importance that your country attaches to the topic of peacekeeping operations. Similarly, I express our gratitude for the participation of, and the briefings given by, the Secretary-General, Mr. Antenio Guterres, by the Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lieutenant General Elias Rodrigues Martins Filho, and by the Director of the Challenges Forum International Secretariat, Mr. Bjorn Holmberg. I wish today to reaffirm Uruguay's commitment to the United Nations peacekeeping system and to peacekeeping operations.”

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12. “Rodolfo Nin Novoa, emphasized, "Uruguay is not willing to contribute to increasing tensions and polarization with regard to positions, given the very serious risk ofa civilian and military confrontation, including foreign intervention, which we reject in the strongest terms". We therefore urge all the parties involved to decrease tensions and renew dialogue and negotiations that will allow for restoring stability and peace to all Venezuelans without exception.”

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13. “We believe that the delivery of such aid must be carried out in strict compliance with the principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence. To that end, Uruguay will continue to adhere strictly to the same principles that it has always abided by in its international conduct, namely, full respect for international law, the peaceful settlement of disputes, the sovereign equality of States, the principle of non-intervention and respect for human rights. As a democratic and profoundly pacifist country, Uruguay will always opt for dialogue and concerted action and will exert its maximal effort to find apeaceful and negotiated solution to this crisis. In his statement yesterday at the opening meeting of the fortieth session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, Mr.”

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14. “Uruguay reaffirms its position that there is no other possible solution to the situation that Venezuela is undergoing than one which is freely decided by the Venezuelans themselves. An environment of dialogue and negotiations, such as the one we are advocating for, would naturally lead to the holding of free and credible elections with reliable international oversight. That will be the best way to safeguard against a potential scale of bloodshed that we all want to avoid. My country will continue to make every effort within its means to encourage dialogue and understanding, including with regard to the conditions necessary for the delivery of humanitarian aid on Venezuelan territory in order to alleviate the situation affecting the country's population.”

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15. “The Montevideo Mechanism and the International Contact Group are helping search for a peaceful and negotiated solution to the conflict. The Montevideo Mechanism calls for creating channels of dialogue that would provide the conditions necessary for direct contact and negotiation among stakeholders. The International Contact Group also proposes a political, peaceful, democratic and Venezuelan-owned solution. Both the Montevideo Mechanism and the International Contact Group held meetings in Montevideo on 7 February. In that regard, we encourage exploring those pathways and building others leading to understanding, while sparing no effort to move forward in the search for a solution fostering the stability and the well-being of the Venezuelan people and the restoration of peace.”

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16. “Mr. Berml'idez Alvarez (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): I thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her detailed briefing. I also welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Relations of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Mr. Jorge Arreaza. Uruguay is following with deep concern the escalation in tensions in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the regrettable incidents that were reported this past weekend, which led to the loss of life and dozens of wounded. We believe that, now more than ever, we must call for caution and restraint, which must guide our actions so as to prevent a further deterioration of the situation at a time when initiatives are under way that seek to bring the parties together in order to reach an understanding aimed at a reaching peaceful and democratic solution to the current crisis.”

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