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Cancela

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  1. “We have made those views clear, and we wish to conclude on a positive note, looking to the future with optimism. Let us once again consider the spirit of General Assembly draft resolution A/60/L.49. We have already approved a plethora of measures making it possible to enhance the working methods of the Council without waiting for a reform of the size and composition of the Council because, again, we believe that those two matters are independent, and on one of them, the reform of the Council's methods, there is agreement in principle.”

    2008-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5968 (2008) · source

  2. “But there is still a real lack of direct access to appeal bodies, and there is no real system for consultations in which countries could participate with a reasonable expectation of seeing their interests taken into account and of influencing, with a View to advancing those interests, organizational developments in each case. In addition, we acknowledge what has been done to clarify the committees' rules for listing and de-listing. We urge the Council to continue to work on that matter and provide maximum guarantees in that regard. We do not wish to repeat the criticisms that we have previously expressed on other matters, such as on the Council's report to the General Assembly, or on the need to undertake reforms aimed at achieving final approval of the rules of procedure of the Council.”

    2008-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5968 (2008) · source

  3. “It would be appropriate for meetings with troop- contributing countries to be held with sufficient notice, to ensure that the consultations held can indeed be reflected in the decisions adopted by the Council. Subsidiary bodies of the Council should permit interested Member States to participate in their discussions, in particular in the case of the sanctions committees. It should be possible for those States with concerns regarding sanctions regimes to participate, so that effective and timely consultations can be held, pursuant to Article 50 of the Charter, with the relevant sanctions committee. We acknowledge that the improvements implemented in the sanctions regime by the Council have been steps forward towards an improvement in the functioning of the varied and complex subsidiary organs of the Council.”

    2008-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5968 (2008) · source

  4. “We welcome the improvements that have been implemented with regard to better communication between the Security Council and troop-contributing countries. However, the meetings that are currently held are merely informative in nature. We cannot say that there is any real consultation with the troop- contributing countries. Rather, in general, those countries are informed of decisions that have already been taken by Council members or by the Secretariat. We, the contributing countries, would like to have a real opportunity to express our views in such instances, in particular when changes to mandates are under discussion, as those can have consequences for the safety and security of national contingents, equipment and new configurations in the field of the forces in question or for evacuations of troop contingents.”

    2008-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5968 (2008) · source

  5. “The treatment given this worthwhile proposal by some delegations has been, if I may say so, almost mean, because in reality, they allowed the issue of the Council's working methods to turn into a discussion on the expansion of the Council, which is a difficult matter, and almost completely intractable because of its very nature. Among the matters mentioned in the President's concept paper and others we have debated over the years on the subject, there are some of particular interest to Uruguay, and I would like to comment on them briefly. With regard to consultations with troop- contributing countries, we wish to reiterate the need for troop-contributing countries to be fully informed of fundamental developments in the relevant missions.”

    2008-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5968 (2008) · source

  6. “We have another general concern that we would like to express before turning to some of the specific thematic issues concerning the work of the Council: when members discuss the matter of enhancing the working methods of the Council, this is immediately linked to the issue of reform of the membership of the Council, as if those were two matters that were indissolubly linked. But they are two matters that have been inexplicably linked. They cannot serve as a joint basis for negotiations. Some time ago, a group of countries presented a draft General Assembly resolution, A/60/L.49, which contained worthy suggestions and proposals that could be endorsed today by the vast majority of Members.”

    2008-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5968 (2008) · source

  7. “They have the right to participate in negotiations and decision-making by the Organization's bodies, in particular when they have a direct interest in the outcome of discussions and when those outcomes affect their citizens or their highest aims. Believe me, even some of the smallest countries, such as Uruguay, have, throughout the Organization's existence, shown a firm determination to meet the obligations of the Charter and thus require the full exercise of their rights in every forum.”

    2008-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5968 (2008) · source

  8. “Mr. Cancela (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): The delegation of Uruguay would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on convening this thematic debate today in the Council. It has made it possible for us to listen to the views of many delegations for whom the working methods of the Council is a matter of great importance. We say this in the firm belief that for small countries, those of us who can hope to sit on the Council only after long periods off of it - indeed some delegation has calculated that our period on the Council was likely to fall every 50 to 99 years - the participation of non-members of the Council must be treated as a fundamental right of Member States.”

    2008-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5968 (2008) · source

  9. “We believe that the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict in peacekeeping missions and the inclusion by UNICEF of child protection advisers in peacekeeping missions should be strengthened and should be given the appropriate support in terms of human, financial and technical resources.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936Resumption1 (2008) · source

  10. “The delegation of Uruguay is of the view that greater attention needs to be paid to the reintegration of children associated with armed groups and of those who have been victims of other grave violations of their rights, in particular sexual abuse or exploitation. In that regard, we agree that there is a need to take a broad and comprehensive approach to conflict prevention, tackling the root of the problem in order to achieve a sustainable, long-term solution. We applaud the work being done jointly by civil society and the United Nations system, including peacekeeping missions, in building lasting mechanisms to protect children.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936Resumption1 (2008) · source

  11. “We appreciate the broad and inclusive nature of the mechanism, which works with the involvement of all parties to a conflict: Governments, non-governmental armed forces, the United Nations system and civil society. We believe that only through concerted and coordinated endeavours, through strengthening the norms of international law and through enhancing the use of available judicial mechanisms - in particular the International Criminal Court - will it be possible to formulate and implement plans of action against the grave Violations that continue to assail children in situations of armed conflict.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936Resumption1 (2008) · source

  12. “We are concerned at the continuing illegal recruitment of children in conflict zones, many of whom are abducted from refugee camps; at the various forms of sexual Violence against children, which leave devastating permanent scars on their victims; by the cases of children detained in contravention of international law; at the systematic and deliberate attacks against schools; and at the nearly total impunity enjoyed by those who continue to commit crimes against children. We reaffirm the need to assess the implementation and the format of the monitoring and reporting mechanism established through resolution 1612 (2005). We believe that its scope should be broadened to include all kinds of grave violations against children, for no violation is more serious than the others, and all must be given equal weight.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936Resumption1 (2008) · source

  13. “The delegation of Uruguay appreciates the efforts of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict and recognizes the role that the Council has played; here, there has been movement from words to implementation. We also know that this item is included in the agenda of the General Assembly, a forum in which year after year Uruguay plays an extremely active role with a view to strengthening and increasing the involvement and responsibility of that universal organ regarding a matter that falls within its mandate and that is of universal concern. We also owe special recognition to the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, whose mandate Uruguay fully supports. The figures set out in recent reports on the impact of armed conflict are particularly disquieting.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936Resumption1 (2008) · source

  14. “In that regard, we are particularly gratified at the high level of ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child; we appeal to those States that have not yet acceded to the Convention and its Optional Protocols to do so. We also urge full and effective implementation by States already party to them. Uruguay recognizes the contribution of the International Criminal Court, which defines as war crimes those crimes that involve sexual violence or the recruitment or enlistment of persons under 15 years of age or their use as active participants in the hostilities of armed conflict, along with the contributions made by other international tribunals that have included the protection of children in their respective spheres of jurisdiction.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936Resumption1 (2008) · source

  15. “Mr. Cancela (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): The delegation of Uruguay would like to underscore the importance of today's open debate on children and armed conflict, and that of the annual report of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict. Once again, we have an opportunity to stress the importance of continuing to make progress in improving the working methods of the Security Council with a View to adopting substantive reforms of those methods as soon as possible, within the framework of Council reform. Children are one of the most vulnerable sectors of society, but at the same time they are society's present and its future.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936Resumption1 (2008) · source