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Buenrostro Massieu

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first: 2021-06-07
most recent: 2023-12-07
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“The Government of Mexico participates in this debate with the firm conviction that the entire international community must address the structural causes of violence and crime through a comprehensive and complementary approach between policies that address crime prevention and criminal justice and those that seek to achieve sustainable development in its three dimensions, namely, the economic, social and environmental.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497 (2023) · source
“It is necessary for States to deepen the use of financial intelligence and legal processes such as assets forfeiture to affect the patrimonial and financial structure of organized criminal groups. It is equally important to combat corruption, and crucial to implement the Organization’s anti-corruption convention signed in my country, Mexico, in 2003. In relation to drug trafficking, we are convinced that we can only effectively address the problem through a combination of prevention and action that puts the individual at the centre of our public policies, including prevention efforts among young people, manufacturing and trafficking, but also including attention to the problem of distribution in large consumer markets, markets where the large profits from this illicit market are generated.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497 (2023) · source
“On the American continent, including the Caribbean, we cannot ignore the link that exists between illicit drug trafficking and illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons — weapons that pose a significant threat to law enforcement entities. To confront transnational threats, including drug trafficking, human trafficking and the illegal exploitation of natural resources, it is essential to stop illicit financial flows and the illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons. The inability to put a stop to that has been one of the causes that has led organized criminal groups to increase their capacity for action and thereby increase violence and insecurity.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497 (2023) · source
“Organized criminal groups seek financial gain, while terrorist and violent extremist groups have ideological or political motivations. Treating those issues as one could lead to an erroneous perspective, and consequently to failed strategies. Ignoring the nuances and linking terrorism to organized crime could lead to the stigmatization of the communities or regions in which organized crime operates. An effective strategy requires a differentiated approach that recognizes and adapts to specific dynamics and contexts, thereby ensuring a more precise and effective response. Insisting on mixing both topics, without recognizing the distinctions, nuances and particularities of each one, only leads to the magnification of the link that exists between these two phenomena, without being able to give an adequate response.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497 (2023) · source
“Mrs. Buenrostro Massieu (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): We thank Ecuador for convening this important debate. I begin by underlining once again the importance of recognizing that transnational organized crime manifests itself in different forms and intensities in different regions of the world. That is why Mexico calls on the international community and on the Security Council to be prudent and not establish an automatic link between transnational organized crime and terrorist and violent extremist groups. Those are two phenomena that have their own legal frameworks and forums to address them within the Organization. Although it is true that radicalized groups and individuals are sometimes financed through transnational criminal activities, their structures and goals are different.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497 (2023) · source
“Within our Organization, we must continue to work to ensure that the Economic and Social Council and the Peacebuilding Commission work more closely together to address the underlying causes of conflict in an inclusive, integrated and sustainable manner.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In order for those mandates to be successful, they must be able to contribute to national development strategies. In conclusion, I would once again like to stress the need, as recognized by the Security Council in its presidential statement adopted during Mexico’s presidency in November 2021, for an integrated and coherent approach among political, security and development actors within and outside the United Nations system. In order to address multidimensional challenges, such as the exorbitant debt faced by many developing countries, it is also essential to recognize the need for a comprehensive reform of the international financial institutions, with a cooperative approach.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In our region, the current situation of insecurity in Haiti is the result not only of a political crisis, but also of factors related to development, including inequality, poverty and environmental degradation. The Council therefore needs to take a comprehensive approach in fulfilling its mandate to maintain international peace and security that includes preventing conflicts and addressing their root causes, strengthening the rule of law and promoting human rights and sustained economic growth, poverty eradication, sustainable development and national reconciliation. Those are all factors that the members of the Council cannot lose sight of when establishing or renewing the mandates of peacekeeping and special political missions.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mrs. Buenrostro Massieu (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): Mexico thanks China for convening today’s open debate, which allows us once again to address the close link between development and peace. My country agrees on the need for a comprehensive approach to address the structural causes of conflict. Just two years ago in the Security Council, the President of Mexico explained how corruption, exclusion, poverty and inequality can be obstacles to resolving conflicts (see S/PV.8900). At that time, the Council adopted a presidential statement (S/PRST/2021/22) recognizing the ways in which exclusion and inequality may have an impact as aggravating factors in situations under its consideration. It is increasingly clear that, in order to achieve sustainable peace, it is necessary to comprehensively address the multidimensional causes of conflicts.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mexico’s national action plan promotes the development of the women peacebuilders programme, which supports women’s empowerment and leadership at the local and State level in efforts aimed at peacemaking, the prevention of gender-based violence and peacebuilding. We also recognize the contribution of the Compact on Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action, which was established by the Generation Equality Forum that was co-chaired by Mexico and France in 2021, to advancing the women and peace and security agenda. We encourage the ongoing promotion of synergies to ramp up the implementation of the agenda on the ground. Lastly, we reiterate Mexico’s commitment to continue defending the human rights of women and girls in this forum and all multilateral forums.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We encourage further progress in implementing the Uniformed Gender Parity Strategy by 2028. Mexico has been gradually increasing its participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations and, at the same time, the percentage of women among those in uniform. Currently, the percentage of Mexican women among those deployed stands at 40 per cent. Moreover, in coordination with the Ibero-American General Secretariat, my country promoted the creation in June this year of the Ibero-American Network of Women Mediators, which promotes the meaningful participation of women in mediation and the peaceful settlement of disputes in the Ibero-American region. National action plans are a key tool for promoting domestic policy that fosters gender equality in the area of security.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We recognize the good practices of the Council in recent years, for example, the statement of shared commitments to advance the women and peace and security agenda, which some 16 incoming and outgoing elected members of the Council signed in October 2021 to ensure that, during our respective rotating presidencies of the Security Council, we could close the persistent gap between words and deeds. Those commitments have contributed to increasing the participation of women civil society members in the meetings of the Council and highlighting the cross-cutting nature of the agenda. United Nations peacekeeping operations strengthen women’s full, equal and meaningful participation in peace processes. However, we have still not yet achieved the goal of women making up at least 15 per cent of total deployed uniformed personnel.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In my country’s recent participation in the Security Council as a non-permanent member, we promoted efforts aimed at implementing that agenda. For example, in the Informal Experts Group on Women, Peace and Security, which we co-chaired with Ireland, we promoted measures for the Council to include a transformative approach to gender in its work. That is why we urge the current and future co-Chairs of the Informal Experts Group to continue upholding the central nature of gender equality and the scope of human rights for all women and girls, including the prevention of sexual and gender-based violence, in all international peace and security processes and all outcome documents adopted by the Council.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We believe that invaluable legal framework must be fully implemented. As our Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ms. Adriana Bárcena Ibarra, has said, Mexico refuses to allow the progress-oriented international standards on gender equality that we have worked so hard to build to be called into question. In that regard, Mexico is aware of the importance of ensuring women’s human rights, women’s sexual and reproductive health, including access to safe abortion, women’s autonomy over their bodies and the provision of mental health-care services and psychosocial support. Mexico was the first developing country to announce a feminist foreign policy, as we are determined to change the structures that prevent the advancement of women and the full enjoyment of their human rights.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mrs. Buenrostro Massieu (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): We would like to thank Brazil for convening this important annual open debate. Mexico affirms its support for all women activists, human rights defenders, peacebuilders and civil-society leaders and condemns any indiscriminate or targeted attacks on civilian populations, particularly women and girls, in any circumstances, as they violate the principle of distinction enshrined in international humanitarian law. Peace can be achieved only if it is inclusive. We therefore support women’s full, equal and substantive participation in peace processes. Although the women and peace and security agenda has been built on a solid legal framework of 10 Security Council resolutions, women continue to be excluded from decision-making and peace processes.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We will therefore continue to support all efforts aimed at establishing peace based on mutual respect and full respect for international law.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mexico favours a comprehensive and definitive political solution to the conflict, on the basis of a two- State solution that addresses Israel’s legitimate security concerns and allows for the consolidation of a politically and economically viable State of Palestine, living side by side with Israel within secure and internationally recognized borders, in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions. As the Mexican Minister for Foreign Affairs pointed out on 23 September at the General Assembly, we must “recognize the right of the people of Israel, but not at the expense of the Palestinian people”. Mexico, a country whose foreign policy is based in international law, will always champion the peaceful settlement of disputes over the threat or use of force.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Nor is there a right to an indefinite occupation, which has already altered — to the benefit of the occupying Power — the demographic, economic and social realities of the occupied territory and those of its inhabitants, creating potentially irreversible changes on the ground. Under international law, any acquisition of territory by force is null and void, and the international community has an obligation to demand that the occupying Power cease its occupation and all other acts affecting the territorial integrity of the State of Palestine and abide by the relevant resolutions of the Council. Until we address the structural causes of the conflict, including oppression and recurrent human rights violations, we will continue to see more cycles of violence and destruction.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Responsibility for resuming the peace process and de-escalating the violence lies with the parties to the conflict. The Security Council and the international community have a collective responsibility to encourage a political process aimed at promoting a lasting peace. We also acknowledge Egypt’s convening of a peace summit last weekend and call on regional actors to exercise maximum restraint and prevent the conflict from escalating. No occupation is lawful. It is always the result of a breach of international order, in contravention of the Charter of the United Nations.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mexico also expresses great concern about the increased intensity and frequency of incidents of violence, military roadblocks and attacks by Israeli settlers, and we are alarmed about a possible Israeli military incursion into northern Gaza, which would only aggravate conditions for the civilian population. In that context, Mexico considers the use of the veto by the United States on 18 October (see S/PV.9442) to prevent the Security Council from acting to be unacceptable. The draft resolution proposed by Brazil (S/2023/773) was a balanced text of an essentially humanitarian nature. Since 1945, Mexico has maintained an unwavering stance against the use of the veto, and we reiterate our call to those who have not done so to join the Franco-Mexican initiative on restricting the use of the veto, which already has 106 signatories.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“An independent and impartial investigation into those attacks is therefore imperative in order to establish the facts, attribute responsibility and ensure accountability. We welcome the passage of humanitarian assistance through the Rafah border crossing, connecting Egypt to the Gaza Strip. However, the shipments that have entered are insufficient. We therefore call for the urgent and uninterrupted entry of humanitarian supplies, including water and fuel. Civilians must also be allowed to pass through the corridor between Gaza and Egypt, as well as through the West Bank and East Jerusalem.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“According to international humanitarian law, any indiscriminate or directed attacks against the civilian population under any circumstances, as well as against medical and humanitarian personnel or against civilian objects and essential infrastructure, are contrary to the principle of distinction, which is applicable to all situations of armed conflict at all times and in all places. Such conduct could constitute war crimes, as they are grave breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Any reprisal is contrary to international law. Mexico condemns and repudiates, in the strongest terms, the events that took place in the Al Ahli Hospital, located in the northern Gaza Strip, as well as all other attacks in recent days on civilian facilities and property.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mexico recognizes Israel’s right to protect its citizens and its territory, as well as to guarantee its security, but that must be done in full compliance with international law and the principles of necessity and proportionality that govern any use of force. We call for an immediate and sustained cessation of hostilities throughout the occupied Palestinian territory, including indiscriminate attacks and violence against civilians by all parties to the conflict and for the lifting of the state of siege currently imposed on the Palestinian population in Gaza, in accordance with resolution 1860 (2009).”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“As the Council has affirmed, any act of terrorism constitutes a threat to international peace and security. My country also reiterates its strong condemnation of the 7 October terrorist attacks against Israel by Hamas and other extremist organizations in Gaza, which have claimed the lives of more than 1,400 people. Mexico echoes the Secretary-Genera in demanding the immediate and unconditional release of the hostages in Hamas custody, including two Mexican nationals. The Israeli response, on the other hand, has resulted in almost 5,000 deaths, more than 14,200 injuries and incalculable damage to civilian infrastructure.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mrs. Buenrostro Massieu (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): Mexico is attending this meeting in view of the critical escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas and the prevailing situation in the Gaza Strip, an integral part of the occupied Palestinian territory. If not stopped immediately, this conflict is on track to produce a humanitarian disaster of immeasurable and unprecedented proportions. We acknowledge and appreciate the humanitarian work undertaken by the United Nations, under the leadership of the Secretary-General, and deeply regret the deaths of 35 United Nations workers. Mexico reaffirms its strong and unequivocal condemnation of terrorism and violent extremism in all its forms and manifestations, committed by whosoever, wherever and for whatever purposes.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In conclusion, Mexico reiterates the importance of addressing conflict-related sexual violence in a preventive manner and promoting and ensuring the effective participation of women in decision-making.”
2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source
“It is also important to address discrimination against women, lack of representation and lack of services for survivors, which exacerbates the disproportionate impact of sexual violence on women and girls. Thirdly, a year ago the presidencies of Ireland, Kenya and Mexico committed to making the women and peace and security agenda a priority in the Council. Since then, eight Council members who have served as President, including the United Kingdom, have signed a statement of shared commitments on that agenda. We urge all Security Council members to continue to commit to the women and peace and security agenda. In addition, further progress is needed in the collection and analysis of gender-disaggregated data to improve our understanding of specific needs and the multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination.”
2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source
“First, it is crucial to ensure access to justice and health-care services, including sexual and reproductive health care and mental health care for victims and survivors. In conflict contexts, doing so entails providing holistic support to facilitate the reintegration of survivors and ensure that there is no impunity. It is important to recognize the importance of gender- responsive, timely and sufficient mental health and psychosocial support, which is necessary not only for survivors, but also for United Nations peacekeeping personnel. We call on the Council to make further progress on the provisions contained in resolution 2668 (2022). Secondly, we must support the deployment of women’s protection advisers in peace operations and transition processes. Women’s protection advisers help to prevent atrocities and provide a timely response.”
2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mrs. Buenrostro Massieu (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): We thank the United Kingdom for convening this annual open debate on conflict-related sexual violence and express our appreciation for the statements made thus far. While Mexico recognizes the progress made since the adoption of Security Council resolution 1820 (2008) and subsequent resolutions, as well as the codification of sexual crimes as atrocities in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, unfortunately, those violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law persist and have even worsened in situations such as those in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti and South Sudan, as highlighted in the most recent report of the Secretary-General (S/2023/413). In that regard, Mexico wishes to underscore three calls to action.”
2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The Council can also improve transparency by making information about its work, including the work of subsidiary organs, more accessible.”
2023-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9250 (2023) · source
“That communication can certainly be further improved and strengthened by broadening the spaces for dialogue, both formal and informal, between the various organs. Such discussions, as well as the annual meetings between the PBC and the Economic and Social Council, contribute to that objective, but we should not limit ourselves to those spaces. Consideration of the wide range of factors that lead to conflicts must be an ongoing concern of the Security Council members themselves. In conclusion, I also stress the need for continued communication between the Council and non-members of the Council. Participation in open debates such as this is one example. It is important to take into account the observations and recommendations of non-member States in the Council’s deliberations and outputs.”
2023-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9250 (2023) · source
“The response of the different principal organs of the United Nations must be coherent and preventive in approach. Only then will it be possible to leave no one behind. It is not necessary to redefine the Council and the other organs, but to truly use the tools we already have at our disposal. The Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) is a key player in this work and has vast untapped potential. Coordination between the Council, the PBC and other United Nations organs should be used more frequently in order to prevent new crises and to react efficiently to avoid relapses. In our recent experience in the Council, we have found that the PBC’s advice to the Council enriches the comprehensive approach we advocate.”
2023-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9250 (2023) · source
“That includes, for example, consideration of the impacts of climate change in specific contexts that threaten international peace and security, as is clearly the case in the Sahel or Somalia. Similarly, social and developmental aspects must also be taken into account as underlying causes if we are to ensure conflict prevention and a transition to peace. That was precisely one of the issues we highlighted during the open debate led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in November 2021 (see S/PV.8900). Without investment in people, prevention and resilience, the Council will, unfortunately, remain in a perpetual cycle of delayed reaction and mere conflict management. Such challenges make the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals more complex.”
2023-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9250 (2023) · source
“Mrs. Buenrostro Massieu (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): I thank Japan for convening this debate and the briefers for their presentations. The crises facing humankind have become increasingly complex and interrelated. The coronavirus disease pandemic and its effects on the global health situation, the economy and development are a case in point. Today’s conflicts and crises are fuelled by factors as diverse as inequality and climate change, which in turn give rise to food insecurity, competition for resources and displacement. For Mexico, the Security Council, as the main organ responsible for ensuring international peace and security, must unambiguously take into account the effects of any phenomenon, especially root causes, on its field of action.”
2023-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9250 (2023) · source
“I conclude by reaffirming Mexico’s strong condemnation of the use of chemical weapons by any actor and under any circumstances.”
2022-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9207 (2022) · source
“The current climate has taken us away from substantive discussions, and it does not contribute to effective accountability for the use of chemical weapons in Syria. In our view, the Security Council’s efforts and time should be focused on making substantive progress on the implementation of resolution 2118 (2013). As Council members, we have the obligation to demonstrate that the use of chemical weapons is unacceptable to the international community and that those who violate their obligations in that regard should be held accountable for their actions. I once again reiterate the full support of my country, Mexico, for the OPCW Technical Secretariat and its technical teams, which carry out their work professionally, independently and impartially and in accordance with the highest international standards.”
2022-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9207 (2022) · source
“Fifthly and lastly, although the timetable for the meeting between the Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the Syrian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates was agreed a year ago, it has not yet been possible to set a date for the meeting. In such circumstances, the Security Council has been limited to discussing month after month logistical and administrative issues, such as the granting of visas, the organization of meeting agendas and the exchange of communications. In line with that trend, the latest report (see S/2022/897) draws our attention to the request for the OPCW to cover the expenses of the Syrian delegation to the technical meeting in Beirut as a prerequisite for convening it. The lack of substantive progress is more than evident.”
2022-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9207 (2022) · source
“First, it has not been possible to finalize the initial Syrian declaration. As of December 2020, 19 discrepancies were identified and, to date, there are even more, giving a total of 20 outstanding issues. Secondly, despite numerous requests, since November 2018, the origin of the chemical residue detected at the Barzah facilities of the Scientific Studies and Research Centre has not been clarified. Thirdly, the latest round of consultations between the Declaration Assessment Team and the Syrian authorities took place in February 2021. The Syrian authorities have not granted visas to all members of the Team, and therefore, 22 months later, it has not been possible to resume those consultations. Fourthly, explanations for the unauthorized transfer of chlorine cylinders linked to the 2018 Douma incident have been awaited since July 2021.”
2022-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9207 (2022) · source
“As was mentioned, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic collected evidence of 38 chemical-weapon attacks between March 2011 and December 2020. Non-governmental organizations estimate that more than 350 attacks took place. Many of those acts were carried out indiscriminately against civilians and, in some cases, essential infrastructure, such as hospitals. Almost 10 years after the first incident, it has still not been possible to bring those responsible for such atrocities to justice or provide reparations to the victims and their families. Unfortunately, during the two years in which Mexico has participated in the Security Council discussions on the issue before us, there has been practically no progress, and, in some cases, there have even been setbacks. Let me cite a few examples.”
2022-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9207 (2022) · source
“Mrs. Buenrostro Massieu (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): I would first of all like to thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing. As this is the last time that my country will address a meeting on chemical weapons in Syria during its current term on the Security Council, I will make some general reflections. In August 2013, Ghouta witnessed one of the deadliest chemical-weapon attacks on record in Syria. It is estimated that nearly 1,400 people died, including a significant number of children. In September of the same year, in contrast to the current polarization, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2118 (2013). Shortly afterwards, Syria applied for accession to the Chemical Weapons Convention.”
2022-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9207 (2022) · source
“The international community can count on Mexico to continue defending the human rights of women and girls in this and all multilateral forums.”
2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source
“We also believe that national action plans help to foster the participation of local women-led organizations in peace processes and peacebuilding efforts. I am pleased to note that Mexico’s national action plan promotes the development of a women peacebuilders programme for supporting and promoting women’s empowerment and leadership at the local and State levels in peacebuilding, gender-based violence prevention and peacekeeping efforts. Mexico will also continue to advocate gender parity in peace missions. In line with our commitments, currently 25 per cent of the total personnel deployed by Mexico are women and Mexico has strengthened the military and political components of their pre-deployment training.”
2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source
“It is equally urgent to ensure the elimination of notions of masculinity that contribute to the radicalization of violence and extremism, gender biases and social norms that place women in a situation of inferiority, such as widows or female heads of household who face interrelated forms of discrimination and are rendered invisible in society. The Generation Equality Forum, hosted by Mexico and France in 2021, adopted the Compact on Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action, which seeks to articulate the various existing mechanisms to advance that agenda. And with the support of UN- Women, indicators will be launched tomorrow to monitor commitments in five essential areas that will accelerate implementation on the ground.”
2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source
“Ensuring gender-sensitive access to justice and accountability for armed groups that perpetrate acts of sexual and gender-based violence is also essential for deterring further cases and for the full reintegration of survivors of sexual and gender-based violence and strengthening their resilience and leadership in conflict. In accordance with that rationale, the draft resolution to establish targeted sanctions against actors destabilizing Haiti, on which Mexico is working with the United States as co-penholder, includes sexual violence as one of the grounds for placing individuals on the sanctions list.”
2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source
“The testimonies of all the women briefers who have come to the Security Council are proof of resilience and determination, in a world in which socioeconomic inequalities, conflict, misogyny, the illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons and military spending have skyrocketed, causing a major setback to the rights of all women and girls. My country, Mexico, will continue to seek to ensure enabling environments for the full, equal and meaningful participation of women, adolescent women and girls in society. We reiterate that their human rights are non-negotiable. That means that they must have comprehensive access to their sexual and reproductive health and rights, including the right to safe abortion and bodily autonomy, as well as the full provision of mental health services and psychosocial support.”
2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source
“Their resilience inspires us to continue to advocate in the Council and in the Informal Expert Group on Women, Peace and Security, which we co-chair with Ireland, to ensure that the Security Council incorporates a gender-transformative approach in its work and in all the resolutions and outcomes it adopts. Mexico will continue to defend the full, equal and meaningful participation of women at the negotiating tables and in peace processes, convinced that that is the only way to achieve lasting and inclusive solutions. We are therefore encouraged to note the formation of a parity- based Government in Colombia that is committed to the full inclusion of women in the peace process.”
2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source
“That includes the situations in Afghanistan, where egregious violations of the rights of all women and girls have been committed since the return of the Taliban, resulting in the loss of access to basic services, such as health and education; in Myanmar, where women continue to be attacked and tortured for peacefully protesting; in Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, where despite brutal acts of sexual violence, the lack of access to justice remains the norm; and in other parts of the world, where women have been on the front line of defence in humanitarian settings and conflict zones. To them, we say today that their struggle is not in vain.”
2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source
“Mrs. Buenrostro Massieu (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): I thank Gabon for convening this open debate. We also thank the briefers for their briefings. In line with our feminist foreign policy, Mexico reaffirms its support for all women activists, human rights defenders, peacebuilders and civil society leaders, who every day risk their lives, their health and their safety in defence of gender equality and human rights throughout the world. Today we pay tribute to adolescent, indigenous, Afro-descendant, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex, and disabled women activists, as well as those who are members of ethnic minorities and traditionally marginalized groups, who continue to be victims of threats, sexual and gender-based violence or reprisals in various parts of the world.”
2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source
“That was evident last year, when a draft resolution (S/2021/990) on this subject faced opposition from some delegations and was unfortunately vetoed (see S/PV.8926). We call on all members of the Council to listen to the voices of African countries in conflict situations, which are in agreement that the adverse effects of climate change are a catalyst for threats to international peace and security.”
2022-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9150 (2022) · source
“That would enable the Council to take preventive action to avert or mitigate humanitarian catastrophes in situations where imminent risks to international peace and security are identified. We believe that such an approach would help the Council contribute to strengthening the African Union’s Agenda 2063, an instrument, we would like to point out, that explicitly includes the climate and security nexus, in a reflection of the continent’s priorities. Today’s debate has made it clear how climate change can increase threats to international peace and security. For that reason, Mexico will continue to support the Council’s efforts to incorporate the specific effects of climate change into strategies for conflict prevention and management. Finally, we know that resistance from within the Council is still significant.”
2022-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9150 (2022) · source