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Cedano

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2019-08-02

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2023-10-25

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1. “We must therefore prioritize concrete measures to prevent and respond to sexual violence in conflict, as well as to identify those responsible and ensure that the perpetrators pay for their horrendous acts. The Secretary-General's report (S/2019/509) highlights, for example, that in Yemen there were 275 incidents of denial of humanitarian access in 2018, including restrictions on movement, interference in the implementation of assistance, violence against humanitarian personnel and attacks on water facilities. Such events threaten the livelihoods of more than 7 million children in one of the most devastating humanitarian crises in history. The report also highlights that in Somalia, by means of intimidation, a total of2,228 boys and 72 girls were recruited and used by parties to the conflict.”

   2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source

2. “That includes equipping them with child protection advisers, as well as prioritizing actions with the affected communities in order to promote early warning and protection mechanisms. We see the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict as a valuable tool for maintaining open channels of communication with actors on the ground, as well as in country-specific approaches. The Dominican Republic is concerned about the number of children whose lives are threatened by indiscriminate attacks on civilian areas and infrastructure. Last year, in Afghanistan alone, the United Nations verified reports concerning 3,062 child victims, including 927 deaths and 2,135 cases of mutilation. The psychological effects on a child victim of sexual violence have unimaginable consequences.”

   2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source

3. “Mrs. Cedano (Dominican Republic) (spoke in Spanish): We welcome the convening of this important meeting and thank the briefers for their presentations. We also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, the representative of UNICEF and the other relevant actors for their work, and reiterate the Dominican Republic's support for the agenda of children and armed conflict within the framework of the Council. The testimonies of Ms. Mariatu Kamara and Mr. Majok Peter Awan confirm the importance of the agenda and call on us to promote it through action. We believe it is critical to increase the capacities of United Nations peacekeeping and political missions by granting them the resources and ability needed to protect children in conflict.”

   2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source