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Castro Salazar

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2011-02-11
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  1. “That paradigm has produced significant progress on human development, within a context of peace and democracy. Nothing will divert us from that path, which is currently being severely tested. Little more than 100 days ago, our country suffered a foreign armed intervention. Part of our territory is still occupied. In the face of that serious situation, Costa Rica has maintained its good sense and its faith in international law and the multilateral system. We trust in their effectiveness and in international solidarity to protect peace and to promote the development of Central America. If international security is not grounded in respect for the law, it can be based only on balancing force, which is as fragile for peace as it is unproductive for the development and well-being of peoples.”

    2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479 (2011) · source

  2. “My country's interest in international peace and disarmament instruments stems from considerable experience of the close interdependence between security and development. Sixty-two years ago, when Costa Rica abolished its army as a standing institution and earmarked the majority of Government resources for the well-being of its citizens, it put into practice a security paradigm linked to development. Our security system is founded on two basic pillars. Domestically, it is based on social cohesion and implicit agreement on collective adherence to democracy, human rights, opportunities, sustainable development and capacity-building. We have entrusted the second, external, pillar to international law, in particular to collective security systems and international tribunals.”

    2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479 (2011) · source

  3. “In some of those tasks, the Security Council has very clear mandates and resources, and has issued very significant statements. In others, responsibilities and action belong to other bodies, ranging from the General Assembly or the Secretariat to specialized organizations. We must also bear in mind the contribution of entities outside the framework of the United Nations. During the past 10 years, global military expenditures increased by 45 per cent to the outrageous sum of $1531 trillion in 2009. If 10 per cent of those resources had been devoted to attaining the Millennium Development Goals, we would be very close to their achievement. Costa Rica therefore emphasizes efforts such as the negotiation and adoption of an arms trade treaty.”

    2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479 (2011) · source

  4. “However, we are convinced that entrenching security requires that we promote development, good governance and a comprehensive approach to conflict - all of which require greater coordination at the global level, better legal instruments and more focused multilateral action. To achieve that, the United Nations needs to take several courses of action. I should like to refer to a few. They are to work on both preventive diplomacy and preventive development; to move from peace processes towards development processes, including institutional development; to set up integrated and multidimensional missions; to ensure the organic involvement of civil society and non-governmental organizations; and to work seriously on disarmament and arms control policies. No less important are efforts at sustainable development, with a clear human dimension.”

    2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479 (2011) · source

  5. “A large number of the weapons that kill and mutilate innocent people in developing countries and also serve to increase violence and generate conflict in those countries are manufactured in developed countries, including some with long-standing democratic institutions and Governments characterized by a high level of integrity. Some of those countries also serve as the main markets for drugs and as facilitators for money laundering. Others practice immigration policies that often encourage human trafficking. Having referred to those issues, it is not my intention to fix blame. Costa Rica believes that we ourselves are primarily responsible for our successes and failures.”

    2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479 (2011) · source

  6. “Furthermore, the lack of solid democratic institutions and respect for civil and political rights, the distortion of national priorities and the lack of connections between those who govern and those who are governed hinder development, produce insecurity and generate conflicts that can have global repercussions. A consideration of the link between development and security, including coherent actions, should therefore also include dimensions relating to the rule of law, improving institutions, a culture of tolerance and democratic practices. The problems of development and security in the developing world are stunning, but their contributing factors are not solely home-grown.”

    2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479 (2011) · source

  7. “We therefore associate ourselves with the statement to be made by Ambassador Norachit Sinhaseni, Permanent Representative of Thailand, on behalf of the Human Security Network. Costa Rica is convinced that a better approach to the challenges of development will generate greater security, just as a more balanced and civilian-oriented approach to security generates development. The most urgent problems related to violence and insecurity more easily take root, and grow especially unmanageable, in countries and regions with a pronounced lack of opportunities. Problems such as piracy in various parts of the Indian Ocean and the recruitment of young people into violent gangs linked to drug trafficking in some Latin American countries are, in great measure, consequences of that lack of options.”

    2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479 (2011) · source

  8. “Mr. Castro Salazar (Costa Rica) (spoke in Spanish): I would like thank the delegation of Brazil for convening this open debate. My country commends this initiative, which reflects Brazil's international leadership and its relevant contributions to global discussions. I would like to thank the representative of the Peacebuilding Commission and the representative of the World Bank. I should also like to highlight the linkages between the subject of our discussion today and the debate on institution-building as a means of peacebuilding (see S/PV.6472), which was held on 21 January at the initiative of Bosnia and Herzegovina. That is consistent with of our commitment to human security.”

    2011-02-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6479 (2011) · source