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Colin Ortega

lines on the record: 5
first: 2015-01-30
most recent: 2015-01-30
sittings or episodes: 1
sources: un-security-council

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“Mexico hopes that the review processes on peacekeeping operations, the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) and the comprehensive study on the implementation of that resolution will serve to provide us with a road map for integrating our concerns on the protection of civilians and women, especially in conflict and post-conflict situations. Lastly, I wish to stress the central element of the protection of civilians in peacekeeping operations, a theme that will also be discussed during the next session of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations. In that regard, my delegation calls on the Security Council to take into account the recommendations and policies that the Special Committee will produce with regard to setting up or renewing peacekeeping mandates.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“From the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000) to the presidential statement adopted last October (S/PRST/2014/21), which calls on Member States to protect their populations, particularly women and girls affected by violent extremism, the Council, often criticized for inaction, has contributed significantly to highlighting the way in which our societies have lagged behind on gender issues and has shown the way towards putting the measures adopted to close the gap into practice. Facing new challenges in the agendas of the protection of civilians and women and peace and security requires prevention strategies that include the strengthening of economic and social rights and the promotion of opportunities to ensure the full participation and inclusion of women.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“Mexico reiterates its commitment to the United Kingdom initiative to prevent sexual violence in conflict, which seeks to strengthen the response to such violence and to promote the efficacy of the International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict, adopted in June 2014. We hope that that initiative will facilitate investigations that allow for the prosecution of those responsible and for the provision of care to victims. The calls that the Security Council has made over the past 15 years in the area of women and peace and security provide an international perspective on the very transformation of armed conflicts and new threats to international peace and security.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“Mexico reaffirms its condemnation of any attack - deliberate or not - against civilian populations, whether or not it is part of a widespread pattern in armed conflict. The effective protection of civilians requires respect for international humanitarian law and human rights law, as well as measures to guarantee compliance. Civilian populations should not be the object of the conflict, nor should they be used directly as part of a military tactic. International humanitarian law provides for special protection for women and girls in armed conflict, protection against sexual violence and protection for pregnant women as well as mothers and children, prisoners of war and women detained during armed conflict. It is our responsibility to ensure that such protection is provided.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“Mrs. Colin Ortega (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): Mexico welcomes the briefers' statements and thanks the delegation of Chile for convening today's debate on an issue that presents a challenge to the maintenance of international peace and security. Civilians remain the primary victims in situations of armed conflict, largely because ofthe use ofweapons in heavily populated areas. It is not only a question of collateral damage a civilians are increasingly becoming targets of groups or factions in conflict. It is estimated that over 80 per cent of the victims of armed conflict are civilians. And among them, the majority are women and girls displaced from their places of origin and subject to sexual violence and inhuman treatment.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source