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Campos Ferreira

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  1. “Although conflict prevention is first and foremost the responsibility of States themselves, it is up to the Council, as the primary body responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security, to assume its responsibilities and, at the political level, lead efforts to prevent conflicts that appear on the horizon. The Council should always be mindful that the cost of preventing a conflict is always negligible compared to the price paid in human lives, and this should be reflected in its action. Portugal, which in December celebrates 60 years since its accession to the United Nations, will continue to be at the forefront of promoting conflict prevention so that the culture of prevention, to which we committed at the 2005 World Summit, can effectively materialize.”

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  2. “In conclusion, conflict prevention was part of the genesis of the United Nations 70 years ago, and sustainable development is at the heart of its future. The Security Council is part of that dynamic. It cannot be insulated from it and must therefore interact with the other competent bodies in this field. Security and development are comprehensively interlinked and they either reinforce or undermine each other. Furthermore, new challenges to international peace and security that are closely related to development increasingly tend to degenerate into instability and insecurity.”

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  3. “The Council should therefore not fear the audacity of innovation and, as such, would have every advantage in developing a more comprehensive, systematic, coordinated and informed approach in this regard. In this context, we reiterate our proposal for setting up an informal working group of the Security Council on the new challenges to international peace and security. Such a sustained monitoring mechanism of these issues, by analysing the Secretary-General's reports as well as those of other relevant bodies and agencies, and other institutions, would be of an asset of great added value for the conflict-prevention capacity of the United Nations, and of the Council in particular, precisely in the perspective of today's debate.”

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  4. “We also advocated recourse to meetings under the Arria Formula, facilitating civil society's access to the Council. In the aforementioned briefing on new challenges, it became evident that contemporary phenomena such as climate change and its impact on oceans - which, in particular, threatens small island developing States and promotes transnational organized crime, migration and pandemics - require a collective response that, to be effective, will need to be more integrated and systematic. Although these issues follow under the purview of other forums, the Council must remain mindful of the increasing impact of these challenges as causes of conflict.”

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  5. “To the extent of our capacities, especially as Chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Matters and during the month of our presidency, as well as throughout our mandate, we promoted interaction and fought ritualized inertia and rigidity ofmethods. Our aim was to free up time in order to focus on early warning, enhancing the most possible systematic use of diplomatic means available for conflict prevention, for example by sounding out United Nations regional offices and responsible parties of the Peacebuilding Commission. In addition, in this vein we fully supported the British horizon-scanning initiative, which allowed for informal analysis and discussion, thereby increasing the preventive intervention capacity of the Council.”

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  6. “In response to the invitation addressed to us, Portugal decided to be represented here today at the political level in order to underline the priority it attaches to conflict prevention, particularly against the background of the close link between security and development. This was reflected in the constant priority with which we promoted preventive diplomacy during our previous mandate in the Council, in 2011 and 2012, wither through the improvement of the working methods that we sought to launch, aimed at a more expeditious and effective response of the Council; or in the high- level briefing on new challenges to international peace and security that we organized in November 2011 (see S/PV.6668) with a view to preventing conflicts in the medium and long terms.”

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  7. “Africa in general, and West Africa in particular, require special attention with respect to preventing possible relapses into conflict. In this context, we welcome the concerted action of the international community in Guinea-Bissau, including the United Nations, the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States, the European Union and the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP). On the subject of the CPLP, I take this opportunity to acknowledge Angola, an elected member of the Council with an important vote that recently celebrated 40 years of independence.”

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  8. “Whatever the terminology in vogue - "cross-cutting", "system-wide coherence", "delivering as one" and "breaking down silos" - if we are to be effective we have to promote an attitude of cooperation rather than duplication, sharing rather than competition, and structural collective responsibility instead of short-term individual interests. When speaking of conflict prevention, early warning mechanisms and capacity for concerted action are particularly relevant. Much has been done concerning cooperation between international and regional organizations, but there remains substantial room for improvement. The European Union, whose statement in this debate Portugal naturally endorses, has been strongly committed in this regard, particularly with the United Nations and the African Union.”

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  9. “However, given the deterioration of crises such as those in Syria, Libya and elsewhere, we - and the Council in particular - must conclude that there are lessons to be learned so that in the future we can better undertake the responsibility to protect, as well as responsibility while protecting. To paraphrase Kofi Annan, in dealing with any given country we should not presume to know more about its reality than those who live there. We all subscribe to effective multilateralism and the central role played by the United Nations.”

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  10. “And without the eradication of poverty and the consequent promotion of the dignity of every human life, we will always be subject to the threats to peace and stability that will subsequently arise. I therefore stress the importance of social responsibility and encourage the Secretary- General to continue promoting the United Nations Global Compact. In this world of immediacy and media sensationalism in which we live, the numerous successes of the Organization and the Council in conflict prevention sometimes go unnoticed. It is only fair that we acknowledge these accomplishments. Undoubtedly, in this respect no news is good news.”

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  11. “In that regard, we attach particular importance to sectors that have a structural and multiplier effect, such as governance, the rule of law, human rights, education, health care and institutional capacity-building, while promoting the participation of women and girls and the eradication of all forms of gender-based violence. In that context, I congratulate Spain for the debate organized in October on women and peace and security (see S/PV.7533) in the framework of resolution 1325 (2000). In addition to the already ineluctable role of civil-society actors, I stress also the importance of the perspective of inclusive development, given the growing role of the private sector in the mutually reinforcing relationship between security and development. Indeed, there will be no eradication of poverty without the creation of wealth.”

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  12. “I would like to underline the importance of the perspective that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon shared with us, as well as the relevant statements made by Ambassador Olof Skoog and Ms. Ouided Bouchamaoui, to whom I pay tribute for her role in building democracy in Tunisia. Portugal is well aware that investing in development brings security benefits. Consequently, our development cooperation assigns absolute priority to strengthening the link between peace and security, sustainable development and human rights, which reflects the Sustainable Development Goals that were adopted in September (General Assembly resolution 70/1).”

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  13. “Portugal expresses its full support to France, our European partner and ally. In the light of that attack and others that preceded it, in Beirut for instance, the international community has the legal right and the moral duty to act in a concerted effort to put an end to Daesh, a radical and terrorist entity. In doing so, we will not give in to fear nor surrender our values, particularly with regard to human rights. I would also reiterate Portugal's support for the actions undertaken by the United Nations and the Security Council to prevent and combat terrorism. That attack makes the choice of the subject for this debate by the United Kingdom extremely timely.”

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  14. “Mr. Campos Ferreira (Portugal) (spoke in Portuguese; English text provided by the delegation): I would like to begin by expressing Portugal's complete solidarity with France. Here, in the Security Council Chamber, I wish to reiterate, on behalf of Portugal, our strongest condemnation of the heinous, cowardly and utterly unjustifiable terrorist attack committed in Paris this past 13 November. I would also like to pay a public tribute to the victims, including two Portuguese citizens, and send condolences to their families. It was not just an attack on France. It was a barbaric attack perpetrated by a group of radical individuals against all those who uphold the principles and values of the Charter of the United Nations, namely, the 193 States Members of the Organization.”

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