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  1. “In conclusion, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines remains in full solidarity with Libya and underscores that it is past time to redress historical injustices and to do so in a spirit of national reconciliation, healing, reparation and social justice.”

    2021-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8911 (2021) · source

  2. “We therefore underscore the importance of cooperation and the principle of complementarity of the Rome Statute. We maintain that the circumstances in Libya are propitious to the strengthening of cooperation between the Government of National Unity and the International Criminal Court. As such, we look forward to the visit of the Prosecutor to Libya in early 2022 to meet with the Libyan authorities and enhance cooperation that would allow the International Criminal Court to effectively discharge its mandate. Additionally, we echo our repeated call for non-State parties to accede to the Rome Statue and for State and non-State parties to fully comply with their international obligations in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.”

    2021-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8911 (2021) · source

  3. “Libya is on the precipice of a new era to turn a new leaf in one of its darkest chapters in history. At this juncture, approximately one month before Libya holds its first national elections, the people, especially the victims, must be at the core and the backbone of Libya’s justice system in order to facilitate peace, stability and national reconciliation. We therefore encourage the Libyan authorities to continue advancing efforts to end impunity, protect human rights and bring justice and reparations to the victims. Specifically, we urge the Government of National Unity and Prosecutor Khan to consolidate the gains of their predecessors. At this crucial stage of Libya’s history, stakeholders can ill afford to lose any momentum in seeking justice for the victims of atrocities.”

    2021-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8911 (2021) · source

  4. “Fundamentally, we emphasize that the ICC has a critical role to play in our collective pursuit for peace, justice and accountability, particularly in the investigation of the worst crimes against humanity, including genocide and war crimes, as well as in ending impunity and bringing justice to victims. We are cognizant that States have the primary responsibility in ensuring that justice is properly dispensed, in accordance with their own domestic laws and systems. We are equally mindful that whenever States are unable or unwilling to prosecute those accused of committing the most serious crimes, our multilateral system ought to play a significant role. For those reasons, international courts such as the ICC have been established to guarantee that justice prevails for victims.”

    2021-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8911 (2021) · source

  5. “At the outset, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines welcomes and congratulates Prosecutor Karim Khan in his new role at the International Criminal Court (ICC). We also thank him for his first presentation of the twenty- second report of the Prosecutor of the ICC to the Security Council, pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011). We also welcome the Permanent Representative of Libya to today’s meeting. Let me begin by reaffirming the unwavering commitment of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to upholding international criminal justice, which is the raison d’être of the ICC and the premise on which we ratified the Rome Statute in 2002.”

    2021-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8911 (2021) · source

  6. “In that respect, we look forward to the further strengthening of cooperation between the Sudan and the ICC and the application of the principle of complementarity, enshrined in the Rome Statute, to ensure full accountability for all five suspects in the Darfur situation and for the Office of the Prosecutor to effectively execute its mandate, in accordance with international law. In conclusion, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fully endorses the conclusion made in the Prosecutor’s thirty-third report. It is now time, in the specific cases of Darfur, for historical injustices to be redressed, and that should be done in a spirit of national reconciliation, healing, reparation and social justice.”

    2021-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8791 (2021) · source

  7. “Equally evident are the conclusion and ratification of numerous international instruments on issues related to the protection and promotion of human rights, transitional justice and the implementation of the National Plan for the Protection of Civilians. Those indeed bode well for upholding the enduring principles of our international criminal justice system. We therefore maintain that the Sudan has the primary responsibility to protect it citizens, as well as investigate and prosecute atrocities. The principles that inform the Charter of the United Nations are the same timeless principles that undergird the ICC. Both the United Nations and the ICC are mutually reinforcing and have a symbiotic relationship.”

    2021-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8791 (2021) · source

  8. “The international community, especially international donors, ought to continue supporting the Sudan, including increasing their contribution and support to the national humanitarian response plan. At this important juncture of the Sudan’s renaissance, the people, especially the victims of the most heinous crimes, must be at the core. We therefore reiterate the importance of the full and well-timed implementation of the Constitutional Document and the Juba Agreement for Peace in the Sudan. The Sudan’s advances are commensurate with the deepening of cooperation with the Office of the Prosecutor, exemplified by the signing of the memorandum of understanding last February and ongoing visits to Khartoum to undertake investigative activities.”

    2021-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8791 (2021) · source

  9. “More specifically, in countries like the Sudan that are undergoing transformative democratic processes, the ICC can play a vital role in their peacebuilding and development by contributing to the full guarantee of justice for victims. The Security Council, together with all the Members of the Organization, bears testimony to the progress in our sister nation. We are indeed heartened by the positive developments. We encourage the Sudanese transitional Government to continue along its progressive path and advance with the necessary reforms, including finalizing the establishment of transitional institutions, such as the transitional legislative council. We are cognizant that socioeconomic and intercommunal challenges, among others, still linger. However, we are confident that the Sudan’s tenacity will permit it to forge forward.”

    2021-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8791 (2021) · source

  10. “The Preamble to the Rome Statute affirms that the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole must not go unpunished and that their effective prosecution must be ensured by taking measures at the national level and by enhancing international cooperation. In 2005, the Security Council adopted resolution 1593 (2005), which enjoined all Members of the Organization to ensure that the most serious crimes in Darfur were investigated, impunity ended and justice brought to all victims, in firm adherence to the Rome Statue. Today Saint Vincent and the Grenadines renews its commitment to upholding that resolution and the principles and purposes of the Rome Statute. It is our firm conviction that the ICC has a central role in our collective quest for justice and peace.”

    2021-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8791 (2021) · source

  11. “Permit me to extend sincerest gratitude to Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and her team for their remarkable work vis-à-vis the situation in Darfur. We also thank her for today’s comprehensive presentation of the thirty-third report to the Security Council pursuant to resolution 1593 (2005). We further acknowledge the presence of the Chargé d’affaires of the Sudan at this meeting. As this is Ms. Bensouda’s final presentation to the Security Council, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would like to thank her for her leadership and invaluable contribution in advancing the agenda of our international criminal justice system.”

    2021-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8791 (2021) · source

  12. “The people of Venezuela have threatened no one and neither sanctions nor their deleterious side effects will coerce the heroic people of Venezuela to surrender their sovereignty or their right to freely choose their destiny without foreign interference, even across ideological divides.”

    2019-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8472 (2019) · source

  13. “As always, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines believes that dialogue based on mutual respect and adherence to international law is the only path to peace and progress, however difficult that path may be. Over the years, our good friend, the United States of America, has demonstrated commendable restraint, patience, global leadership and belief in diplomacy and that is emblematic in its current admirably dogged pursuit of dialogue in the second bilateral summit with North Korea. We believe that the same constructive dialogue approach should be exhibited with Venezuela to safeguard our region of Latin America and the Caribbean as a zone of peace and, more specifically, to ensure the well-being of all Venezuelans. We simply cannot and must not foreclose on dialogue in our main Organization dedicated to multilateral diplomacy.”

    2019-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8472 (2019) · source

  14. “The archives ofthe Organization will reveal that the very drafters of grandiloquent resolutions - especially in the Council 4 have often discarded the letter and spirit of those documents before their ink has dried, in the frantic pursuit of military solutions to every dispute. As a small, peace-loving nation with a tiny population, open borders and no standing army, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines owes its continued peaceful existence as an independent and sovereign nation to the robust and universally accepted body of international law, which includes the Charter of the United Nations. We therefore cannot and will not stand aside while larger and more powerful nations manipulate and violate international law or the central tenets of the United Nations Charter.”

    2019-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8472 (2019) · source

  15. “Undoubtedly, economic asphyxiation and military intervention lead only to severe humanitarian consequences that blatantly disregard the principles that the United Nations and all its Member States have traditionally championed. We cannot prematurely sacrifice the Montevideo Mechanism in the search of a quick fix of militarism or ill-advised unilateral action. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines remains guardedly optimistic that the Montevideo Mechanism can serve as a catalyst towards a political solution for Venezuela that is crafted by Venezuelans for all Venezuelans, once given the time and space.”

    2019-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8472 (2019) · source

  16. “On that occasion, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines voiced its concern regarding the disturbing events unfolding in Venezuela and echoed a clarion call for adherence to the fundamental principles of respect for sovereignty, the rule of law, non-intervention, non-interference and respect for human rights and democracy, as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations. Today we reaffirm our unwavering commitment to upholding those bedrock principles and ensuring the continued viability of all the provisions of international law, which together form the core of multilateralism. During the time between the previous meeting of the Council to address the situation in Venezuela and today's, we have witnessed increased tension in our region, triggered primarily by unilateral and extraterritorial coercive measures from third countries.”

    2019-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8472 (2019) · source

  17. “Permit me to take this opportunity to welcome His Excellency Mr. Jorge Arreaza Montserrat, Minister for Popular Power of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and to express to him solidarity with the people and the duly-elected Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela during this difficult period. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fully associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Suriname on behalf of the mentioned Caribbean Community countries. It has been exactly one month since we assembled in the Security Council and received a briefing on the situation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela from Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo (see S/PV.8452), Under- Secretary-General for Political and Peace Building Affairs.”

    2019-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8472 (2019) · source

  18. “History teaches us that the rejection of dialogue is often the precursor to unilateralism and war, an option that we cannot countenance in our zone of peace. Let us be guided by the central tenets of this Organization and its Charter.”

    2019-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8452 (2019) · source

  19. “Saint Vincent and the Grenadines supports these responsible initiatives. We affirm unequivocally that Venezuela is not a threat and represents no danger to international peace and security, even though the Government has been subjected to a systematic campaign of aggression. Undeniably, the country is confronted by a plethora of complex challenges which must be tackled head-on by democratic means and within the confines of the supreme law of the land, its Constitution. As always, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stands ready to constructively assist our beloved brothers and sisters in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and bring about a rapprochement between the contending forces. We must not abandon dialogue as it is essential in multilateral diplomacy.”

    2019-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8452 (2019) · source

  20. “Presently, the OAS has abdicated its role of arbiter and indeed any serious leadership responsibility in the hemisphere to defuse the impasse in Venezuela, especially since it is revisiting its deplorable history of being a conduit for imperialist aggression and hegemonic ambition in Latin America and the Caribbean. Thankfully, many member States within that organization have not exhausted the option of dialogue, nor have they abandoned the bedrock principles of the OAS and United Nations Charters. Effectively and more pointedly, Mexico and Uruguay have expressed their willingness to mediate the political crisis, while regional groupings such as the Caribbean Community and the European Union have offered their good offices to serve as honest brokers to facilitate dialogue among all parties and resolve the crisis.”

    2019-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8452 (2019) · source

  21. “Saint Vincent and the Grenadines laments the convening of this meeting today, especially against the backdrop of an unambiguous irony. Constitutionally, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has a duly elected President in the person of His Excellency Nicolas Maduro, who was officially inaugurated for a second term on 10 January. Regrettably, however, an unconscionable crusade against the legally and legitimately elected president, orchestrated by the Organization of American States (OAS), the oldest hemispheric organization, aims to erect, unilaterally and extraterritorially, a parallel unelected presidential Government and to destabilize order and the rule of law in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.”

    2019-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8452 (2019) · source

  22. “That egregious history and the need to triumph over its lingering remnants drives the countries in the hemisphere to regard any semblance of its re-emergence as viscerally abhorrent. In our Caribbean subregion, we have witnessed the urgent fury of military intervention, while our consciousness remains aware of the uninvited and illegal interference in electoral processes as a result of cold war proxy battles. Let us not lose sight of the forest for the trees and be mindful that the region of Latin America and the Caribbean remains a zone of peace as proclaimed by the heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States in 2014. Let Venezuela not relive the systematic act of terror and attempted coup d'etat that created bloodshed on the streets of Caracas on 11 April 2002.”

    2019-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8452 (2019) · source

  23. “Cognizant of the complexity of the long-standing political crisis in Venezuela, which has been exacerbated by recent events, we stress the need for meaningful dialogue among all stakeholders in the country to de-escalate the contentious and conflictive situation. We are undoubtedly living in an unpredictable era and must categorically reject all attempts to aggravate dangerous situations or engender change of democratically elected leaders through impositions, interventions and interferences that veer away from the basis of lasting peace and security. In the history of Latin America and the Caribbean, the imposition of the mighty against the meek is far too well known. The history of Latin America and the Caribbean is indelibly scarred by military interventions and imposition of dictator Governments.”

    2019-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8452 (2019) · source

  24. “At the outset, permit me the opportunity to convey appreciation to Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for the briefing on the situation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has been monitoring very closely the recent developments in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the bilateral and multilateral levels and, like many countries, we too are deeply concerned and apprehensive about the events unfolding in our neighbouring Caribbean country. Let it be abundantly clear that Saint Vincent and the Grenadines adheres to and upholds the fundamental principles of non-interference and non-intervention in the affairs of States; respect for sovereignty; adherence to the rule of law; and respect for human rights and democracy, as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.”

    2019-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8452 (2019) · source