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Bermudez

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“The support of the other countries in the region will also be critical to achieving economic growth and to addressing issues related to peace and security. Security problems continue to beset the Afghan people and many armed clashes and suicide attacks persist. We regret that in only the first quarter, the conflict has killed or wounded 5,166 civilians. Uruguay is still deeply concerned over the humanitarian situation that continues to deteriorate with new internal displacements resulting from the conflict and exacerbated by lack of access. We regret that humanitarian workers have been wounded or killed and we deplore continued reports of limited humanitarian access.”
2016-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7771 (2016) · source
“In that respect, we call on the country's authorities to act with the necessary leadership so as to bring about an agreement that will provide stability and make it possible to carry out the relevant reforms for the benefit of the Afghan people. International solidarity will also be required to that end. In the same vein, we call for sustained efforts to bring about direct talks between the Government and the Taliban that will create conditions conducive to peace in Afghanistan. The October Brussels Conference on Afghanistan will be an important opportunity for the Afghan people to continue to determine their future and to achieve progress related to the strengthening of their institutions, the rule of law, respect for human rights, economic growth and reduction of poverty, among others.”
2016-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7771 (2016) · source
“Uruguay would also like to acknowledge the work of the delegation of Spain in preparing and negotiating the presidential statement (S/PRST/2016/ 14) that we have just adopted today. Uruguay reiterates its support for the Government of Afghanistan and encourages it to continue its efforts to move towards a lasting peace that is based on sovereignty, territorial integrity and national unity. The instability and insecurity that prevail in the country continue to require the ongoing support of the international community to overcome the obstacles that it is facing in the political and security areas, which have a direct effect on its economic development. We deplore the fact that the political divisions seen over the past few weeks have put the Government's unity to the test.”
2016-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7771 (2016) · source
“Mr. Bermudez (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): I wish to thank the presidency of New Zealand for having convened this debate under its programme of work and also to thank Minister McCully for presiding over our meeting today. I should like also to thank Ambassadors Yamamoto and Saikal, respectively, for their briefings. First, I should like to welcome the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ambassador Tadamichi Yamamoto, and to wish him every success in his work. We also thank all of the United Nations personnel working in Afghanistan for their dedication and stress the work of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in fulfilling its mandate under extremely difficult conditions.”
2016-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7771 (2016) · source
“It is hard to imagine what civilians in a besieged area in Syria might think if one of us were to try to explain to them the reasons why we were unable to issue a statement condemning the situation, or what a child who has nothing to eat and no medicines to treat their ailments might think of us; or if that child cannot go to school because of the conflict, or was recruited by the terrorists or suffered sexual violence at their hands. Unfortunately, the month of August once again saw a blockage in the Security Council's ability in the face of issues for which it bears inescapable responsibility.”
2016-08-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7766 (2016) · source
“However, we hope that in the near future that practice can also be extended to many other issues. August was not a productive month when it comes to humanitarian issues. The situations in Syria, Yemen, South Sudan and other areas have been showing us that we have not yet been able to find the necessary solutions to alleviate the suffering of the people who are victims of armed conflicts. I would like to pause for a moment to reflect on what the Council was not able to do - or, rather, failed to do. Although there is clear awareness in the Council of the serious humanitarian crises - or rather catastrophes - in Syria and Yemen, we were unable to agree on the text of a press release following consultations on Yemen on 3 August, nor were we able to do so on Syria on 9 and 22 August.”
2016-08-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7766 (2016) · source
“As my delegation has said on past occasions, this is a format that enables us to make a formal statement during the meeting, and it is also an opportunity for anyone who would like to hear our statement but is unable to attend to do so through our website, regardless of where they are. this is therefore an exercise in transparency, which I must highlight. My delegation has pointed out on more than one occasion that it would represent a step towards transparency if, whenever we have a format that includes a briefing followed by consultations, delegations could make their statements here in the Chamber. I must admit that, to some degree, we have already begun to do that in dealing with the Syrian humanitarian track. We must therefore highlight that as a notable development during August.”
2016-08-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7766 (2016) · source
“Mr. Bermudez (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): First, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, and your entire delegation for the excellent work carried out during the month of August. In addition, I also take this opportunity to wish New Zealand a successful presidency during the month of September and to assure it of our readiness to collaborate to ensure its success. I would like to begin by thanking you, Sir, for convening this formal wrap-up session and for circulating the concept note yesterday. In line with that note, I promise that I will not exceed the 5-minute limit.”
2016-08-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7766 (2016) · source
“Lastly, with regard to mediation efforts by UNIOGBIS, it was confirmed that the Secretary- General's Special Representative was fully determined to meet with all interested national and international stakeholders to consider the situation, including with a View to facilitate the high-level presidential visit proposed by ECOWAS.”
2016-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7764 (2016) · source
“Nevertheless, for the time being, there was not sufficient information to provide a clear picture of the situation. There was also a recognition of the positive role played to date by the armed forces and its leaders. Nevertheless, concern was expressed about the fact that the military was gaining increasing popularity among the population owing to a visible lack of ability by the current Government to provide basic services, pay salaries and establish conditions for the international community to meet its pledges offinancial contributions.”
2016-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7764 (2016) · source
“With regard to the possible revision of the sanctions regime, they clarified that the criteria were sufficiently broad to include all possible elements of disruption to the constitutional order, independent of their affiliation. In that regard, a group of experts could provide timely, accurate and useful information and could help to increase awareness about Guinea-Bissau's problems. With regard to terrorism, the Secretary-General reported that there were indications of recent terrorist activities involving recruitment by persons associated with Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, Boko Haram and the Movement for Unity and Jihad in Western Africa, and that there was a risk for an increase in terrorist activities in Guinea-Bissau.”
2016-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7764 (2016) · source
“Kelvin Ong, Chief of the Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch, who presented the report of the Secretary-General, and Mr. Antero Lopes, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Political Affairs in the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS), who joined the meeting from Bissau via video tele-conference, stated that the existing sanctions regime and criteria had already had a positive impact on the situation in Guinea-Bissau and that continuing the regime was already a strong message to the military to remain neutral. Moreover, the people of Guinea-Bissau viewed the continuation ofthe sanctions regime as a sign of interest and commitment on the part of the Council.”
2016-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7764 (2016) · source
“With regard to the Secretary-General's recommendation of considering the possibility of establishing a group of experts, some members indicated that experts could help gather timely and useful information for the Committee's use, especially with regard to process for listing and delisting from the sanctions list. The Committee had already taken steps with regard to the potential revision of the sanctions list, including approving the sending of a letter to the Permanent Representative of Guinea-Bissau requesting proof concerning the death of Mr. Sanha Clusse', who apparently died in April. Some members also urged that Guinea-Bissau be sent the message that the Council remained vigilant and was closely following the development of the situation in the country. In addressing the questions and observations of members, Mr.”
2016-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7764 (2016) · source
“A number of the members of the Committee felt that the assessment presented in the report was balanced and sound; however, some members expressed their deep concern about the deterioration in the political and econmic situation in Guinea-Bissau. With regard to sanctions, some Committee members made positive comments in that the measures continued to be useful and effective. They also supported the continuation of the sanctions regime. Members also highlighted that sanctions were a means and not an end onto themselves.Therefore, they had to be adapted to the situation on the ground. Some members expressed concern about an expansive interpretation of the criteria for inclusion on the sanctions list and questioned its relevance.”
2016-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7764 (2016) · source
“The deep-rooted causes of Guinea-Bissau's problems continued to exist, and therefore the possibility of the country slipping back into instability and unconstitutional crisis could not be excluded. In that regard, the Secretary-General reiterated his recommendations of last year to maintain the sanctions regime and its criteria, send a firm message that sanctions would be imposed on all elements causing unrest, and, finally, adopt additional measures with an increase in designations. He also recommended considering the establishment of a group of experts and defining the parameters for the lifting of sanctions. The report also recommended that the Committee should consider the possibility of charging its Chair with visiting Guinea-Bissau and revisiting the issue of the sanctions list, including updating it.”
2016-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7764 (2016) · source
“Nevertheless, the risk of intevervention on the part of military forces could increase if the political crisis were to persist, reforms of the relevant sectors were not undertaken and, in particular, if the precarious budgetary situation were to prevent the payment of the soldiers' salaries. With regard to the sanctions imposed on 11 individuals, it was reported that at least four of them had travelled abroad - supposedly to receive medical treatment. Those trips, which took place in breach of the prohibition on travel, could have been justified on humanitarian grounds, which is one of the possible reasons for exemption that the Committee can grant. However, no such application was made.”
2016-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7764 (2016) · source
“The crisis impeded the Government from implementing significant reforms and weakened its ability to deal with issues such as crime, illicit trafficking and terrorism. Moreover, the situation also dissuaded international donors from fulfilling their pledges. However, the economic growth forecast for the country for 2016, the renewal of the mandate of the Economic Community of African States (ECOWAS) Mission in Guinea-Bissau and the uninterrupted efforts by regional and international actors were all positive factors that could contribute to putting an end to the crisis. According to the report of the Secretary-General, United Nations sanctions continued to have a deterrent effect on the military, which did not become directly involved in the political life of the country.”
2016-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7764 (2016) · source
“Mr. Bermudez (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): I am pleased to address the members of the Security Council in my capacity as representative of the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2048 (2012), concerning Guinea-Bissau. I would like to sum up the main aspects of the debate on the Secretary-General's report (S/2016/720) on the progress made with regard to the stabilization and restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau, held during the informal consultations of the Committee on 19 August. This year's assessment was less encouraging than the one set out in the previous report (S/2015/619) of the Secretary-General, especially with regard to the political situation that has paralysed State institutions and led to the frustration felt among a number of international donors.”
2016-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7764 (2016) · source
“In the same way, States should take all the appropriate measures, in accordance with their national legislation and national authorities and consistent with international law, to strengthen export controls, to control access to intangible transfers of technology and to information that could be used to develop weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems, to prevent the financing of proliferation and the transport of such materials and to protect sensitive materials. Uruguay will be part of all initiatives that will lead to the successful comprehensive review of resolution 1540 (2004) and the strengthening of the functions of the 1540 Committee.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“The high visibility of the open consultations during the Committee's work in June is proof of that, and that is why we urge the ongoing promotion of measures and activities that involve the participation of all Member States in pursuit of strengthening and improving the implementation of that resolution. Likewise, the need to bolster assistance and collaboration among States, between the 1540 Committee and States and between 1540 Committee and the relevant international, regional and subregional organizations to help States implement resolution 1540 (2004) is essential. Resolution 1887 (2009) is another pillar of the non-proliferation regime. In paragraph 23 it refers to the need for the full implementation of resolution 1540 (2004).”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“Cooperation and the exchange of best practices among States in the fight against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction are essential to counter the illicit trafficking by non-State actors in nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and their delivery systems and related materials, as well as intensifying the coordination of efforts at national, regional, subregional and international levels, as appropriate, in order to strengthen the response to this serious global threat. Transparency in the work of the 1540 Committee is very important.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“The existence of those groups and their close relationship with weapons of mass destruction, the rapid advances in science and technology and the current bloody conflicts serve to further alert us to the danger of their use by non-State actors. The use of chemical weapons in Middle Eastern countries shows just how dangerous that threat is. That is why we need to take urgent measures, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations and international law, leading to effective responses to threats to international peace and security caused by non-State actors.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“The proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and their delivery systems constitutes a threat to international peace and security. The best preventive tool that we have today is resolution 1540 (2004). That is why we believe that today's discussion will contribute in great part to the process of the comprehensive review of the resolution, which is being conducted under the leadership of Spain by the Security Council Committee established in accordance with resolution 1540 (2004). Uruguay is extremely concerned about the growing threat of terrorism and the risk that non-State actors could acquire, develop or use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons and their delivery systems or traffick those weapons, which could have unpredictable and devastating consequences for humankind.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“In that regard, we would encourage all Member States to fully comply with their obligations and to respect their commitments with regard to arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation in all their aspects with regard to all weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems. Uruguay expresses its firm condemnation of the launches and continuing provocations by North Korea, which further escalate tensions on the Korean peninsula and constitute a clear violation of Security Council resolutions and a threat to international peace and security. Likewise, we reiterate the need for, and appropriateness of, continuing to work towards a peaceful, diplomatic and political solution for the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“Uruguay understands that, until such a time as nuclear weapons are completely eliminated, the greatest political priority should be assigned to negotiations that will lead to the approval of a universal, unconditional and legally binding instrument on negative security assurances, so that we can faithfully meet our obligations and ensure that there is no distinction between nuclear and non-nuclear States. It is also important to bring about the effective implementation of multilateral treaties that have as their goal to eliminate or prevent the proliferation of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons and the importance for all States parties to those treaties to fully implement them in order to promote international stability.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“In addition to being a country that, throughout its history, has never received material to fabricate nuclear weapons nor has it acquired such arms to ensure its survival as a State, we share the legitimate concern of the vast majority of the international community that we should ensure the existence of genuine measures to protect us when threatened by the possible use, or the threat of use, of these weapons, whether by States or by non-State actors. That is why we encourage the international community to undertake all feasible efforts to make it possible to achieve the goal of nuclear non-proliferation.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“Faithful to our commitment to disarmament and non-proliferation, Uruguay has signed and ratified the majority of the existing international and regional treaties on that subject and has fulfilled its reporting obligations to the relevant Security Council committees as they pertain to non-proliferation. In addition, we provide information on an ad hoc basis to the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee. Uruguay has promoted the establishment of nuclear- weapon-free zones as an effective way to achieve the goal of the full elimination of nuclear weapons. The nuclear-weapon-free zone in Latin America and the Caribbean is an example of the promotion of international peace and security.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“Uruguay, as a non-nuclear-weapon State, as a member country of the first nuclear-weapon-free zone, which was established by the Treaty of Tlatelolco, and as a State party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, is committed to strengthening of the disarmament and non-proliferation regime. Uruguay's accession to the normative multilateral framework is greatly complemented by its foreign policy, which promotes and favours the need to continue to make progress in universal and transparent negotiations with a view to achieving comprehensive and complete disarmament under a strict international regime.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“Mr. Bermudez (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): I thank His Excellency Mr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, for presiding over today's meeting of the Security Council. I also thank the Secretary-General and all the speakers for their valuable briefings. At the outset, I wish to thank the Malaysian presidency for its initiative to convene this open debate on the non-proliferation of weapons of massive destruction, which is of particular importance for the Council's work and constitutes a key forum for the ongoing exchange of ideas and viewpoints with regard to the global review process of resolution 1540 (2004) as we seek to address that threat, which faces all of us.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“The history of humankind shows that wars do not produce winners, but rather victims and destruction. Among the millions of deaths, injuries and those suffering from physical and psychological wounds persons, the main victims of armed conflicts are children. According to UNICEF data on children born in conflict, 86.7 million children have experienced only war in their lives. This terrible reality shows that armed conflicts robs them of their childhood, safety, their family and feelings, robs them of their innocence and denies them the right to play, learn and have fun like other children. They have been denied for long enough; it is now our collective responsibility make sure they are not denied their future, their opportunities or their dreams. Some day all of us will have to learn that children are untouchable.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“I would like to conclude by referring to the role that can be played by peacekeeping operations with respect to this agenda. As a troop-contributing country, Uruguay shows on the ground its unequivocal commitment to protecting the civilian population in general and to children in particular by supporting the recommendation to include specific provisions for the protection of children in all peacekeeping operations. In that regard, we understand that we must strengthen within these operations the monitoring and information functions on violations committed against children and provide them with experts in the field and devote financial resources to that end. Moreover, we must also provide training on the protection and prevention of sexual exploitation to troops before deployment.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“These instruments are necessary and fundamental since accurate, timely and objective information on serious violations committed against children during armed conflicts would help the parties to a conflict to comply with international standards on the protection of children and accountability. That is why Uruguay expresses its concern about the fact that States Members of the Organization are using pressure to avoid international scrutiny, such as is the case with the suspension of the coalition operating in Yemen from the list annexed to report of the Secretary- General. These actions are particularly disturbing, primarily because they undermine the effectiveness of the instruments adopted to provide a response and a solution to the serious violations committed against children in conflict situations.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“In the United Nations and the Security Council, we must redouble our efforts to address the terrible situation faced by children who are victims of violent conflicts. Uruguay supports the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict and reiterates the importance it attaches to fulfilling her mandate. We value the role played by instruments that are part of the children and armed conflict agenda, including the annual report of the Secretary-General, the list attached to his report and the monitoring and reporting mechanism.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“Education is another vital factor in achieving reintegration, as it offers children valid alternatives to a future that often is presented as grim and devastating. Children who have grown up experiencing violence on a daily basis lack such concepts as how to live in peace or how to have respect for human life. That is why there must be education to train them, first in those lacking concepts, such as peaceful social coexistence and respect for human rights. Secondly, through education we must offer these children professional opportunities and economic security to enable them to break the cycle of violence and prevent them from being forced to resort to delinquency or to joining other groups that commit illegal or terrorists activities.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“Children should be considered first as victims, and be treated as such within the framework of legislation and a juvenile legal system oriented to their social rehabilitation. We must also create protective environments, including programmes and services for social and psychological care to overcome the effects of the experiences of conflict and facilitate their rehabilitation and reintegration in the community as a key element of the post-conflict process. The implementation of effective disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes to promote the well-being of affected children is of particular importance in that regard. We understand that these efforts must include short-, medium- and long-term plans and must have adequate human and financial resources for the reintegration to be effective and sustainable over time.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“When appropriate, the perpetrators should be referred to the International Criminal Court, since the Rome Statute categorizes as war crimes those involving sexual violence and the conscription or enlistment of children under the age of 15 or using them to participate actively in the hostilities of armed conflicts. We would like to refer to a subject we consider to be of great importance, namely, the reintegration of children who have been involved with armed groups and have been victims of violent extremism and have suffered other serious violations of their rights, in particular in cases of abuse or sexual exploitation. For their social reintegration, we need the commitment of the State concerned, but also the cooperation of the international community.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“Among other measures to be taken are those designed to address the basic needs of the large number of children who are displaced owing to armed conflict, many of whom are unaccompanied minors and could be subjected to serious violations or be recruited by parties to conflicts within refugee camps or zones. In that context, it is crucial that States of origin, transit and destination ensure the protection of displaced children and guarantee their access, especially to medical assistance and education. The international community must also fight against impunity and adopt measures against those responsible for serious violations against children.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“All parties to conflicts must fully comply with the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols of 1977, which are of vital importance to respecting the rights of the child. As underscored today by the Secretary-General, even in time of war certain rules must be followed. We also call for effective compliance with, and the implementation of, resolution 2143 (2014), resolution 2225 (2015), with regard to children abducted by non-State armed groups or recruited by State armed forces, and resolution 2286 (2016), which was adopted in May, with regard to attacks on medical facilities and personnel.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“That is why my country, while it reiterates its firm commitment to eradicating violence against children, also calls on the countries that have not yet done so to sign or ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols and Convention No. 182 of the International Labour Organization, on the prohibition of the worst forms of child labour, which are based on the Cape Town Principles adopted in 1997. We also reiterate our concern about the continued violations by the parties to armed conflicts of the provisions of international law and international humanitarian law, including those related to the protection of civilians and in particular children.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“We are also dismayed at the impact of terrorism and violent extremism on the promotion and protection of the human rights of children. According to the report of the Secretary-General, more than 6,500 schools have been destroyed, damaged or used as shelters in Syria, while terrorists of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham, or Da'esh, continue to use education to indoctrinate and recruit children. The report of the Secretary-General highlights the serious violations being committed against children. In this situation, the adoption of urgent measures is an inescapable moral duty and a legal obligation of the international community towards current and future generations.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“Also reprehensible is the growing use of explosive weapons and aerial bombings against civilian targets perpetrated by various parties to armed conflicts, including schools, hospitals and populated areas, which deprives children of access to education and has an adverse effect on the provision of humanitarian assistance. In Syria, indiscriminate air attacks against civilian targets and zones are the main cause of death and maiming of children during the period covered by the report of the Secretary-General. The actions of armed groups also prevented 35,000 children from being vaccinated. According to the report, the number of attacks against schools and hospitals doubled in Yemen in 2014, with 59 attacks against hospitals and 42 against schools.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“My country categorically condemns the repeated violations of the human rights of the boys and girls, and reiterates its dismay at the fact that they continue to be killed, maimed, mutilated, kidnapped, and subjected to rape and other forms of sexual violence, recruited as child soldiers and used in acts of war, as the Secretary- General's report (S/2016/360) sadly points out. Also of particular concern is the situation of girls sold into slavery as well as the victims of abduction and those forced into sexual unions or forced or early marriage. These practices represent a flagrant violation of their human rights and have an irreversible impact on their physical and mental integrity as well as their future development.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“Conflicts today more than ever have a marked impact on the civilian population, in particular children, given their particular vulnerability, and, in the twenty- first century, continue to represent one of the major threats to the protection and promotion of their human rights. Uruguay has historically been committed to respecting and promoting the rights of the child and, among other things, we have promoted year after year the General Assembly resolution on this item.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“Mr. Berml'ldez (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): I should like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to wish you a very productive month. I also thank you for having convened this very important open debate to mark the 20-year anniversary of the Graca Machel report (see A/51/306). I should like also to express my gratitude for the briefings given by Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon, Special Representative Leila Zerrougui and the Executive director of UNICEF, Mr. Anthony Lake. Uruguay supports the statement made by Canada on behalf of the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“We stress the fact that when its members are not engaged in terrorism they operate as common criminals. We need to pursue our strategy against them with all means at our disposal. Uruguay commends all of the emergency plans and initiatives that have proven to be important instruments of assistance to the populations at risk, but we must also continue to work with the Governments of Cameroon, Chad, the Niger and Nigeria to build capacities that will enable them to address the root causes that fuel these crises.”
2016-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7748 (2016) · source
“The 90-day emergency response plan is yet another tool that will undoubtedly make a significant difference in the situation in the Lake Chad Basin. Secondly, we must address the root causes of the crisis: hunger, lack of education, lack of access to safe drinking water, insecurity and lack ofmedical facilities, among many others. We need sustainable solutions for these populations so that they can build their resilience and adapt to adversity. With regard to Boko Haram, in addition to its warped or deviant interpretations of religion, it clearly seeks to intstil and exploit fear in its victims. It has also been shown to have strategic interests in the border areas of Nigeria, the Niger and Cameroon, including control over the flow of weapons, human trafficking and trafficking in ivory.”
2016-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7748 (2016) · source
“However, given that the population of Uruguay hovers around 3.5 million, just making that comparison has a meaningful and disconcerting impact on us. The question we must ask ourselves is, What can the international community do to at least ease the crises facing the 21 million people who live in these crisis- affected regions? First, we must recognize the work ofthe specialized agencies of the United Nations - the World Food Programme, UNICEF, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the World Health Organization, among others - as well as of the Central Emergency Response Fund, which, insofar as their capacities allow them, have tried to meet the most urgent needs of those people.”
2016-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7748 (2016) · source
“The deplorable security environment, made worse primarily due to the terrorist threat posed by Boko Haram, the lack of food and the unmet basic needs of the populations, have led to 2.6 million people to leave their homes forcibly - with 71,718 registered displaced persons in a little over a year and an estimated 43,193 others who have not been registered 4 which further destabilizes an already fragile region. We are talking about 2.6 million people who had to abandon everything due to the crisis in the region, 2.4 million people affected by Boko Haram violence and 3.8 million people suffering from extreme food insecurity. For the international community as a whole, those numbers may not seem so significant on a global scale.”
2016-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7748 (2016) · source
“Uruguay's brief statement on this issue does not reflect any intention to understate the impact of this crisis, for given the multidimensional nature of these problems, we could clearly explore these issues at much greater length. Uruguay takes a comprehensive approach to the crises in this region, considering that the situation has devolved to its present state due to the sum of a great number of converging elements that are further aggravating existing structural deficiencies.”
2016-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7748 (2016) · source
“Mr. Bermudez (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, I wish to thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for convening this meeting on an issue of great importance, namely, the situation in the Lake Chad Basin. I also wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman and Under-Secretary-General Stephen O'Brien for their detailed and illuminating briefings. Just over two weeks ago, the Security Council heard Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, deliver a briefing here in the Chamber on the latest report (S/2016/566) of Secretary-General on his Office (see S/PV.7735), during which he highlighted the precarious humanitarian and security environment in the Lake Chad Basin.”
2016-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7748 (2016) · source