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Damiano Beleffi

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2020-06-23
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2021-06-28
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  1. “San Marino believes that working together, we can build the foundations for a better future for every child living through conflict and crisis. Together we can win this pandemic, building a strong response to it and creating comprehensive recovery programmes that prioritize children’s rights and their protection.”

    2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source

  2. “San Marino also expresses its support for Security Council resolutions 2532 (2020) and 2565 (2021). During this pandemic, cessation of hostilities is a necessity. Equally important is to guarantee equitable and affordable access to COVID-19 vaccines in armed conflict and post-conflict situations, and in humanitarian emergencies. This year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the creation of the children and armed conflict agenda and San Marino continues to firmly believe and to support this mandate, including the integrity of the listing mechanism. The figures of violations reported in the report of the Secretary-General are not only numbers, but actual children who are suffering the most horrific violations. These children need our engagement and our support.”

    2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source

  3. “San Marino has also joined the campaign Act to Protect Children, an important campaign to help all children in having a normal life. Furthermore, San Marino believes that rehabilitation and reintegration of children should always be the focus of all our activities. The best interest of the child should always guide our actions and it should be the focus of reintegration programmes and of future peacebuilding efforts. We also reiterate the importance of treating children affected by arm conflict as victims, including the ones associated with groups designated as terrorist. Finally, as reiterated by the Secretary-General, mediation and conflict prevention are fundamental to stop these violations. San Marino reiterates its full support for the Secretary-General’s call for a global ceasefire, which is vital during this emergency.”

    2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source

  4. “The delivery of humanitarian assistance should always be guaranteed. San Marino calls for a full compliance with international humanitarian law and human rights law and reiterates the importance of accountability for all grave violations against children. Impunity is totally unacceptable and victims should receive justice and reparation. We call on all member States to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, which constitutes a fundamental instrument for the prevention of the recruitment of child soldiers. We also encourage all parties to support other important tools, such as the Paris Principles and Commitments and the Vancouver Principles.”

    2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source

  5. “San Marino firmly condemns attacks on schools, as well as their use for military purposes. We reiterate our support for the Safe Schools Declaration, an instrument that promotes the protection of students, teachers and schools. We believe that educational facilities that were occupied during the pandemic should return to their primary function, they should be a safe place for children, where students can continue their education and where their hopes for a better future can be nurtured. San Marino is also particularly worried for the despicable attacks on hospitals and for the threats that medical personnel continue to face, even during an unprecedented health emergency. We call on all parties to respect medical facilities, as well as to grant access to humanitarian aid, which is particularly needed in this challenging time.”

    2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source

  6. “It is clear that the pandemic has created new space and opportunities for violators and this situation needs to be immediately addressed. Furthermore, rape and sexual violence are generally underreported and the consequences of such violations have negative long-term impact on the life of boys and girls. The closure of schools due to COVID-19 measures and the loss of income of many families during the pandemic have greatly endangered children. Students have remained out of school, more isolated and more vulnerable to recruitment, abduction and even sexual violence. Girls have been particularly affected since they are often the first ones who drop out of school and the last ones to return. It is therefore important that assistance programmes include the gender dimension.”

    2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source

  7. “San Marino commends the dedication of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict and of her Office and appreciates the engagement of all the child protection personnel and partners involved. San Marino welcomes the new action plans and commitments which have resulted in a high number of children who have been released. San Marino is particularly worried by the high number of grave violations reported also this year in the report of the Secretary-General. The killing and maiming of children and their recruitment has reached also this year an alarming level, while abductions and sexual violence have reached an unprecedented level. This new element is of particular concern.”

    2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source

  8. “The Republic of San Marino aligns itself with the statement submitted by Canada on behalf of the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict. I would like to thank the President, for convening this important meeting and the Secretary-General for his annual report, as well as the briefers for their presentations. The COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated precarious situations all over the world and has created new challenges for the most vulnerable groups, including children and especially children affected by armed conflicts. This year has been particularly difficult also for child protection actors, especially the ones in the field. We remain worried for the difficulties created by the pandemic for the monitoring system and for the complications in the implementation of child protection activities.”

    2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source

  9. “Only with the genuine commitment of all parties and stakeholders will we finally be able to safeguard civilians in armed conflict.”

    2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/505 (2021) · source

  10. “Women and girls with disabilities are also particularly at risk of violence and abuse. It is therefore critical to act effectively together for the protection of those specific groups. Regrettably, on a daily basis, civilians continue to be the victims of direct and indiscriminate attacks, to be killed and targeted and to suffer the devastating consequences thereof, such as being displaced for years or even decades. Once again, I would like to reiterate the critical importance of international humanitarian law. All parties must strictly abide by its norms, and we need to support measures to ensure accountability for violators. Political mediation, early-warning mechanisms and concrete policies and practices are also needed for the effective protection of civilians.”

    2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/505 (2021) · source

  11. “San Marino condemns such acts in the strongest possible terms and fully supports the development of action plans to prevent and end grave violations against children. In that regard, San Marino has endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration, the Paris Principles, the Vancouver Principles on Peacekeeping and the Prevention of the Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers and the United Nations ACT to Protect Children Affected by Conflict campaign — all of which are very important instruments aimed at protecting children in conflict, as well as their rehabilitation and reintegration. Disabled people caught up in areas affected by conflicts are another concern for San Marino. In such areas, people with disabilities may be unable to f lee attacks, abandoned or deprived of their basic needs owing to the disruption of basic services.”

    2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/505 (2021) · source

  12. “Furthermore, San Marino welcomes recently adopted resolution 2573 (2021), which condemns attacks against critical civilian infrastructure that are indispensable for the civilian population’s survival, and we call on all parties to fully comply with their obligation under international humanitarian law. The Republic of San Marino is deeply concerned about the conditions of vulnerable groups in armed conflicts. Children, for example, suffer from glaring violations and abuses. Many of them are recruited as soldiers, and those who are not recruited are deprived of their childhood and basic rights, such as education. Often their schools are attacked, destroyed or used as military facilities.”

    2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/505 (2021) · source

  13. “The Republic of San Marino firmly believes that all parties should avoid the use of such devices in populated areas, and we fully support the Secretary-General’s call on parties to conflict to avoid the use of explosive weapons with wide-area effects in urban centres. We also support his call to draft a political declaration as a measure to address that threat. San Marino calls on all parties to implement resolution 2417 (2018), which condemns the use of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare, as well as the unlawful denial of humanitarian access.”

    2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/505 (2021) · source

  14. “The ceasefire is absolutely necessary during this emergency, and it is necessary that all parties involved in armed conflicts genuinely engage in a humanitarian pause in order to allow the delivery of medical equipment and COVID-19 vaccines. The Republic of San Marino is very concerned about the urbanization of armed conflicts. Civilians caught up in urban hostilities suffer from their direct, indirect, visible and invisible consequences. Furthermore, the use of explosive devices causes great harm to civilians in such areas. They are deprived of food, water, electricity, sanitation and health care, and the situation can only get progressively worse when hostilities are protracted, as is most often the case today, and humanitarian access is denied.”

    2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/505 (2021) · source

  15. “The pandemic has weakened and exhausted even the most successful health- care systems. Therefore, in areas in which those systems were already in a precarious situation, health care has become an emergency within an emergency. Today health- care systems in areas of conflict have been totally undermined, at a time when they are most needed. Resolution 2286 (2016) remains critical, as does resolution 2565 (2021). It is imperative to ensure the equitable, safe and unhindered delivery and distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations in areas of conflict, in post-conflict situations and during complex humanitarian emergencies. The Republic of San Marino reiterates its full support for the Secretary General’s call for a global ceasefire.”

    2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/505 (2021) · source

  16. “Recently, the Parliament of the Republic of San Marino expressed its deep concern about the ongoing conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh and the escalation of violence between Israelis and Palestinians — conflicts that are creating a destabilizing impact on the lives of civilians. The Republic of San Marino firmly condemns direct and indiscriminate attacks against civilians and urges all parties to adhere to international humanitarian law. The Republic of San Marino also strongly condemns attacks against humanitarian and medical workers and their facilities and equipment. We urge all parties to stop such vile attacks, which are in flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, and we also call on all parties to implement resolution 2286 (2016), on the protection of health care in armed conflict.”

    2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/505 (2021) · source

  17. “The global health emergency has amplified the need for humanitarian assistance for civilians in conflict; increased the risk of famine, displacement and food insecurity; and exacerbated medical shortfalls. Regrettably, we constantly witness the desperation and suffering of civilians living in conflict zones. Civilians continue to bear the brunt of armed conflicts, with an unacceptable number of casualties. We constantly see them being wounded, fleeing from their homes and suffering from the lack of food and the destruction of their houses and vital infrastructure, such as hospitals, schools and medical supplies.”

    2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/505 (2021) · source

  18. “I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this very important meeting, and I would also like to thank the briefers for their presentations. San Marino welcomes the latest report of the Secretary General on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (S/2021/423) and supports the measures contained therein. Regrettably, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has created new challenges all over the world and has further weakened fragile situations and aggravated the conditions of vulnerable groups that were already suffering. As we know, the pandemic is concurrent with ongoing conflicts, exacerbating precarious conditions and inequalities and generating new protection concerns.”

    2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/505 (2021) · source

  19. “As a matter of fact, food security should be perceived as an important part of peacekeeping and sustainable development. Only in doing so will we break the vicious cycle of hunger and conflict and will we build sustainable food systems, which are the basis of peaceful and stable societies.”

    2021-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/250 (2021) · source

  20. “We also urge all parties to refrain from attacking and destroying livestock, crops, agricultural assets, water installation and supplies, which are necessary for the survival of civilians.S/2021/250 In conclusion, the Republic of San Marino considers it essential to further monitor the link between food insecurity and armed conflicts. It is fundamental to monitor fragile areas and to receive timely information on food insecurity to prevent and mitigate such crises. Safe humanitarian access to people in need should be provided by all actors, and the Security Council should facilitate the conditions for achieving that. Furthermore, improved coordination between humanitarian and peace actors is needed in order to address fragilities and to sustain peace and development.”

    2021-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/250 (2021) · source

  21. “The use of intentional starvation of civilians as a war tactic is morally repugnant and prohibited under international humanitarian law. We welcome the recent amendment of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court to include the crime of starvation as a war crime in non-international armed conflicts. The use of intentional starvation of civilians is a war crime, and it should not go unpunished. We call on all parties to respect and protect humanitarian relief operations and to respect their obligation under humanitarian law and to protect civilians, their farms, their markets, their food storage sites and means of food transportation.”

    2021-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/250 (2021) · source

  22. “It is therefore important to keep food security on our agenda and, in this regard, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for hosting the Food Systems Summit during the General Assembly in September 2021. San Marino also reiterates its support for the Secretary-General’s call for a global ceasefire in the context of COVID-19 — a necessary initiative if we want to guarantee swift and unimpeded humanitarian access to vulnerable communities. We are deeply concerned by the inaccessibility of humanitarian personnel due to increasing violence in areas where vital supplies cannot be delivered to the most vulnerable. San Marino underlines the importance of resolution 2417 (2018) and strongly condemns the use of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare, as well as the unlawful denial of access to humanitarian personnel.”

    2021-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/250 (2021) · source

  23. “Unfortunately, the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the subsequent health and economic crisis have even worsened the situation in these and other regions. We also should not underestimate the effects of climate change and climate disasters in aggravating food insecurity. Hunger is both a cause and a result of conflict. Armed conflicts displace farmers and can destroy agricultural assets and food stocks. Furthermore, they disrupt markets and vital services for food systems. Hunger drives forced displacement, resulting in devastating humanitarian crises. Regrettably, the risk of famine has become a sad reality in different areas.”

    2021-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/250 (2021) · source

  24. “First of all, I would like to thank the United States for convening this important meeting which allows us to share our views on such a critical topic. I would also like to thank the briefers for their presentations and insight. Food insecurity affects the lives of millions of people across the world and is mainly concentrated in conflict-affected regions. Furthermore, the vast majority of stunted children live in countries affected by violence and conflicts. Therefore, there is clearly a correlation between food insecurity and conflicts. Conflicts remain the main cause of food insecurity and acute malnutrition in several countries, such as Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as in the Sahel region.”

    2021-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/250 (2021) · source

  25. “We encourage all parties to accede this fundamental instrument for the prevention of the recruitment of child soldiers, as well as other tools, such as the Paris Principles and Guidelines on Children Associated with Armed Forces or Armed Groups and the Vancouver Principles on Peacekeeping and the Prevention of the Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers. Together we can continue to achieve positive results for our common cause: to end and prevent horrific violations against children and support their recovery and empowerment for a better and more peaceful future for all.”

    2020-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/594 (2020) · source

  26. “The new restrictions imposed due to the pandemic risk are worsening the situation. We cannot allow this to happen: the delivery of humanitarian assistance must be guaranteed, especially now. Finally, we should not forget that, as stated in paragraph 15 of the Secretary- General’s report, “[p]eace remains the most powerful means to reduce violations against children”. Therefore, San Marino calls on all parties to join the Secretary- General’s appeal for a global ceasefire. San Marino firmly believes that, especially during difficult times, the international community has to stay united, while fully supporting international humanitarian law and human rights law. This year marks 20 years since the adoption of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict.”

    2020-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/594 (2020) · source

  27. “In this regard, San Marino joined the Safe Schools Declaration, an important tool that promotes the protection of students, teachers and schools, with the aim of allowing young people to continue their education, giving them hope for their future. San Marino also recently co-sponsored General Assembly resolution 74/275, on the International Day to Protect Education from Attack. Furthermore, due to the pandemic, rehabilitation and reintegration programmes for children have been, or will have to be, put on hold. This is very worrisome, since these programmes are crucial for the well-being of these children. While humanitarian need is rising, the humanitarian space is shrinking. We are particularly concerned over the record number of incidents related to the denial of humanitarian access.”

    2020-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/594 (2020) · source

  28. “Virginia Gamba de Potgieter and her staff, who, with great dedication, have finalized a terrific number of action plans and commitments. Despite the successful results, we also have to recognize that great concerns remain. The number of verified violations against children is still very worrisome, while education, which should be one of our priorities, is still under attack. We are particularly worried about the impact of the coronavirus disease on vulnerable groups, such as children in armed conflicts. Some restrictive measures adopted, such as the closure of schools, inadvertently expose children to abuse, exploitation and recruitment. In addition, closed schools can easily be used for military purposes. We need to better protect safe and quality education for these children.”

    2020-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/594 (2020) · source

  29. “San Marino aligns itself with the statement submitted by the representative of Canada on behalf of the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict. I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting, and the Secretary-General for his annual report (S/2020/525). San Marino continues to firmly believe in and support the Security Council’s children and armed conflict mandate. Thanks to the resolution 1612 (2005), adopted 15 years ago, which established the monitoring and reporting mechanism and the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, we can proudly affirm that we have achieved positive results in our common cause of preventing and ending grave violations against children in armed conflict. In this regard, I would also like to thank Mrs.”

    2020-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/594 (2020) · source