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De La Fuente Ramírez

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first: 2019-02-26
most recent: 2023-08-03
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“Since there has been a request to the Secretariat to investigate the origin of the drones used in these attacks and since their possible Iranian manufacture has been highlighted, my delegation, having made the relevant legal analysis, considers the request to be appropriately in accord with the provisions of resolution 2231 (2015). Nor do we consider such an investigation to be contrary to the provisions in Article 100 of the Charter of the United Nations. The Secretary-General also has the authority under the Charter to undertake investigations resulting from the requests made by Member States through the competent organs.”
2022-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9167 (2022) · source
“Based on that, we have condemned the indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks on the civilian population in Ukraine, including the most recent ones using unmanned aerial vehicles. There is no justification for attacks on residential buildings, basic service infrastructure or other civilian targets. We therefore reiterate our call to put a stop to those aggressions. Secondly, given the contradictory allegations about the origin of the drones that attacked the civilian population, we believe that the international community should know the truth, and therefore an independent investigation is needed to form the basis for a credible opinion.”
2022-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9167 (2022) · source
“Mr. De la Fuente Ramírez (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): We appreciate the valuable information provided by the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares. I will refer briefly to two relevant issues on the subject at hand, since the convening of today’s meeting on the maintenance of international peace and security is conducive to endorsing our position on some aspects of the war in Ukraine that has now been going on for more than eight months. First, it should be remembered that the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols contain specific provisions on the obligations of the parties to a conflict, requiring that they distinguish between the civilian population and combatants.”
2022-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9167 (2022) · source
“That is a step in the right direction, although it is clearly insufficient to cover all the needs of the nearly 2.4 million people who benefit from aid through the Bab Al-Hawa border crossing. Therefore, we once again stress the need to renew the authorization.”
2022-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9163 (2022) · source
“In addition to the much-needed medical response, access to safe water and sanitation is essential for combating such outbreaks, and power generation and early-recovery projects are therefore critical. The onset of winter will bring with it new challenges in providing energy and ensuring the availability of food and sanitation services, which will increase the population’s dependence on the humanitarian assistance that is essential for more than 6 million people in extremely vulnerable situations, including displaced persons, older persons, women and children. Lastly, the entry into the north-west of the country of the eighth cross-line convoy last weekend will benefit 56,000 people.”
2022-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9163 (2022) · source
“We urge the Syrian authorities to take concrete steps towards national reconciliation, including by clarifying the status of missing persons and ensuring unimpeded entry for humanitarian agencies into detention centres. As humanitarian needs continue to grow, access to humanitarian assistance is a priority. What occurred at Al-Hol camp is therefore worrisome, as insecurity forced some organizations to temporarily suspend their services, thereby affecting education and health services. The increase in the number of cholera cases has further aggravated the humanitarian situation. The country’s 14 governorates are already in an emergency situation.”
2022-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9163 (2022) · source
“We hope that the small body of the Constitutional Committee will be able to hold its ninth session before the end of the year. Mexico is confident that the Special Envoy’s recent meetings with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Syria, as well as the President of the Syrian National Council, will serve to gradually advance the discussions and build confidence between the parties. Although the implementation of the general amnesty decreed in April has thus far resulted in a limited number of releases, it can help create better conditions for dialogue. We therefore support the Special Envoy’s follow-up efforts in that regard.”
2022-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9163 (2022) · source
“Mr. De la Fuente Ramírez (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Director Ghelani for their briefings and welcome the delegations of Syria, Iran and Türkiye to today’s meeting. Mexico deplores the armed clashes that continue to affect the daily lives of civilians in regions such as Afrin, Idlib and Raqqa. We deplore the attacks that have affected five internally displaced persons camps in Bab Al-Hawa, as well as those in the vicinity of schools and health-care facilities. We reiterate that all the parties to the conflict must respect the rules of international humanitarian law, without exception. We call on the parties to agree a nationwide ceasefire in order to put an end to the suffering of the civilian population and create a space for the resumption of the political process.”
2022-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9163 (2022) · source
“We hope that the new mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) will strengthen the fight against illicit flows of small arms and light weapons, in accordance with resolution 2616 (2021). In conclusion, I reiterate my country’s support for UNSMIL. We hope that the new mandate will provide for the necessary adjustments to the Mission in order for it to meet the Council’s expectations and, above all, the Libyan people’s hope for peace and stability.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“We call on the authorities to cooperate with United Nations agencies to provide mechanisms to guarantee the human rights of all migrants, including the rights to refuge and a safe and dignified return. Thirdly, we urge the parties to the conflict to refrain from actions that may lead to an escalation. Recent calls by some actors to resume fighting jeopardize the progress achieved through the ceasefire. More than 10 years of conflict in Libya have shown us that there will be no military solution. To prevent further fighting and a worsening of the humanitarian situation, Mexico stresses the need to scrupulously respect the arms embargo. We recall that all Member States have the obligation to comply with the measures adopted by the Security Council to prevent the entry of arms and ammunition into Libya.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“Moreover, they give rise to regional tensions that threaten the stability of the central and eastern Mediterranean. Foreign interference in Libya must therefore cease, in respect for the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country. Secondly, we express our concern over the ongoing human rights violations and abuses of migrants in Libya. The report issued by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights this month is a call for the Libyan authorities, together with the countries of origin and destination, to assume their responsibilities and work in a coordinated manner to protect the rights of migrants. The situation is particularly serious for migrants in detention centres.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“We also welcome the recent meeting between the President of the High State Council and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in Morocco. We hope that direct talks between those two bodies will overcome the barriers to completing the transition period through an inclusive process, with the full participation of women and young people. I will focus briefly on three issues. First, it is imperative that the international community encourage and support the Libyan parties to move forward in organizing elections and unifying institutions. It is of concern that external actors are fomenting divisions among Libyans to promote their own geostrategic and economic interests. Such tactics only reinforce the polarization of the parties to the conflict and complicate the prospects for the political process mandated by the Security Council.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“Mr. De La Fuente Ramírez (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): I thank Special Representative Abdoulaye Bathily for his first briefing to the Security Council under his new and delicate responsibility. I welcome our colleague the Permanent Representative of Libya to this meeting. The Special Representative’s remarks tell us that the situation remains volatile and that there are many outstanding issues regarding the stabilization of Libya. But we are confident that his arrival in Tripoli will bring a new dynamic to the local political process and that the process will move forward gradually, but steadily. We take note of his first meetings with various interlocutors in Libya, and we reiterate our full support for him in carrying out his mandate.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“I conclude by recalling that the most effective way to protect the civilian population and ensure the delivery of humanitarian assistance is the cessation of hostilities. We will continue to insist on seeking avenues for dialogue and diplomacy in order to end this war.”
2022-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9161 (2022) · source
“In that regard, we encourage the parties to reach an agreement to renew the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which has been critical to alleviating the impact of the war on global food security. My country condemns in the strongest terms any threat of the use of nuclear weapons, and we recall January’s communiqué, in which the nuclear-weapon States affirmed that “a nuclear war should never be waged”. In the same vein, it is regrettable that a secure and demilitarized perimeter has not been established around the nuclear plant in Zaporizhzhya, despite the recommendations issued by the International Atomic Energy Agency as well as the calls of the Secretary- General and the international community. We urge the parties to heed that call.”
2022-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9161 (2022) · source
“It can be expected that the vulnerability of the civilian population will increase in the coming months, with the onset of winter and the severe damage that has been wrought on energy infrastructure. For that reason, it is urgent that attacks on civilian infrastructure cease. Moreover, the presence of mines in Ukraine is a matter of deep concern. In addition to their impact on the civilian population, particularly children, their presence affects the ability of the humanitarian community to operate safely, and they clearly pose a major threat in the medium and long terms. In the absence of demining efforts, Ukraine’s agricultural sector will also face serious challenges during the next planting season.”
2022-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9161 (2022) · source
“All of them must be investigated to ensure accountability and effective reparations for violations, with a gender perspective. In the face of challenges of such magnitude, the fighting under way is affecting the ability of humanitarian actors to operate on the ground. It is imperative to guarantee unrestricted humanitarian access for the provision of essential services to those in need, in line with the basic principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence. We of course welcome the significant commitment of donors that has helped fund the humanitarian response in Ukraine. However, as always, funding can never keep up with needs.”
2022-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9161 (2022) · source
“The use of weapons or methods of warfare likely to cause unnecessary loss or excessive suffering is prohibited, and the principles of necessity and proportionality must always be upheld. As we have heard, the impact of the conflict on health services has been severe. According to the World Health Organization, more than 630 attacks on Ukraine’s health system have been recorded. Deliberate attacks on hospitals constitute war crimes, are unacceptable and cannot go unpunished. The conflict has also had a serious impact on the population’s mental health, which will directly and indirectly leave a deep mark on large segments of the affected population. As a result, psychosocial support must be an integral component of humanitarian assistance. The reports of sexual and gender-based violence are also alarming.”
2022-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9161 (2022) · source
“The indiscriminate attacks against civilian infrastructure in recent days, including by unmanned aerial vehicles, are in violation of international humanitarian law. The dimensions of the humanitarian crisis continue to grow alarmingly in scope. That is why, together with France, Mexico requested this meeting to consider recent developments and seek to provide solutions and alternatives. Respect for the norms of international humanitarian law, including the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Protocols Additional, is an obligation that does not allow for any exception. The provisions of those instruments are categorical: the parties must make a clear distinction between civilians and combatants.”
2022-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9161 (2022) · source
“Mr. De la Fuente Ramírez (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, Ms. Denise Brown, for their briefings. As we have heard, the war in Ukraine has had a devastating impact on the civilian population. The number of civilian deaths and injuries continues to rise, and everything suggests that the number will continue to increase if more urgent and effective measures are not taken. The more than 17 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, the more than 7 million refugees in Europe and the more than 6 million internally displaced persons, as well as the approach of winter, have made the situation an extremely complex one that requires an immediate response.”
2022-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9161 (2022) · source
“As we have repeatedly stated, arms trafficking is a scourge for many countries and must be vigorously combated. This resolution is a step in that direction and sends a clear signal that the Security Council will not stand idly by and will take action — not only against those who generate violence in the streets but also those who support, sponsor and finance them. With this resolution, the United States and Mexico seek to support Haiti in its struggle to establish peaceful coexistence and democratic governance. Mexico reiterates its full solidarity with our sister nation of Haiti and urges the members of the Council to continue to work on the required next steps to meet that objective.”
2022-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9159 (2022) · source
“Mr. De la Fuente Ramírez (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, I would like to thank the members of the Security Council for their participation in the negotiations process and for their constructive comments, which undoubtedly helped to strengthen the recently adopted text of resolution 2653 (2022). We welcome the unanimous nature of the adoption, as it reflects the unity of the Council on a complex topic that is not free of controversy. In the face of the crisis in Haiti, the Security Council has given a clear signal that the violence must stop and cannot remain unpunished. Equally important is the establishment of an embargo on any transfer of arms to non-State actors who are terrorizing the civilian population and destabilizing the country.”
2022-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9159 (2022) · source
“The constant dangers faced by peacekeepers, together with the persisting attacks on civilians and the many cases of human rights abuses and violations, are irrefutable evidence that Mali still requires the support of the international community to achieve peace, and the Security Council must try to continue to do its part.”
2022-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9154 (2022) · source
“At the same time, we call for the review to be carried out in coordination with the High-level Panel on Security and Development in the Sahel led by Mahamadou Issoufou, former President of the Niger. We firmly believe that a stable Mali is fundamental if peace is to take root in the Sahel. The decisions on the future of MINUSMA must therefore also take into account the regional context and the perspectives of the High-level Panel on issues such as cross-border cooperation and the future of the Group of Five for the Sahel. And in order to achieve lasting peace in Mali, we believe the structural causes of the conflicts must be addressed. In that regard, it will be essential to improve governance, combat inequalities and bring justice to the victims of the conflict.”
2022-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9154 (2022) · source
“We believe that progress on the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme is particularly urgent. Secondly, we believe it is time to take decisions on the best way to support the stabilization of Mali. The recent reports of the Secretary-General clearly show that the transformation of Mali’s security architecture and the new political and military strategy of the national authorities have brought with them significant challenges for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). We hope that the strategic review of the Mission will provide concrete and relevant elements aimed at rethinking MINUSMA’s mandate and objectives. It will be important to consider all the options with an open mind.”
2022-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9154 (2022) · source
“It is essential to ensure that progress is made in the electoral preparations, in dialogue with all political actors, and that the conditions established by the Economic Community of West African States and the African Union are respected, particularly considering Mali’s obligations as a State party to the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance. In addition, the transition must be accompanied by concrete steps to implement the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali. We therefore congratulate the Malian authorities on resuming the meetings on its implementation and also recognize the role played by the international mediation team, led by Algeria. We trust that the necessary steps will be taken to implement the commitments made at recent meetings.”
2022-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9154 (2022) · source
“This unfortunate incident again demonstrates the need to strengthen measures to prevent weapons and materials for making explosives from getting into the hands of the extremist groups operating in Mali and the Sahel. I will now address two issues. First, we welcome the progress made by the Malian authorities in strengthening the political transition by enacting an electoral law and establishing an independent authority for election management, among other things. We are aware of the extent of the reform agenda, including the adoption of a new constitution, that the Government has set as its goal for the transition period. We therefore urge the authorities to take a tactical approach to their reforms so that they can ensure that the elections are held on time and that the State’s authority is established throughout the country.”
2022-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9154 (2022) · source
“Mr. De la Fuente Ramírez (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Mali, Mr. Wane, for his briefing and welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mali, Mr. Diop. Circumstances oblige me, as those who spoke before me, to begin by expressing my sadness at the death of four blue helmets. Mexico expresses its condolences to the families of the soldiers who died recently in Tessalit, as well as to the Chadian authorities. The increasing number of incidents involving improvised explosive devices and the persistence of illicit trafficking in small arms remain a source of great concern.”
2022-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9154 (2022) · source
“There is an urgent need to build trust at the domestic and international levels. Genuine and objective progress in the dialogue between all parties would be a very important step in that direction at this time.”
2022-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9153 (2022) · source
“In the meantime, Mexico will continue to work closely with the Haitian people and Government through its cooperation with the Haitian National Police by strengthening the training of members of the Haitian Armed Forces at our Special Forces Training Centre. Just a few days ago, a new Haitian contingent travelled to Mexico to receive training from the National Guard, and, of course, we will increase our humanitarian aid. The needs in Haiti are immense. We call on all States to contribute to the basket fund that Canada has established to support the people of Haiti. Undeniably, the response by the international community, together with the United Nations support, must be matched by the responsible action of all political actors in Haiti. That will be the only way to overcome the already protracted crisis.”
2022-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9153 (2022) · source
“In response to resolution 2645 (2022), the Secretary-General forwarded his recommendations on how to respond to the security situation in support of the Haitian authorities and urged us to respond with a sense of urgency to the request of the Government of Haiti to address the humanitarian crisis with regard to such basic issues as food distribution, drinking water, fuel and health supplies, which are currently direly needed to respond to the new outbreak of cholera. We must respond to that request with a great sense of responsibility and diligence so that the Security Council’s response is consistent with the Haitian Government’s request — an effective response that does not repeat past mistakes.”
2022-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9153 (2022) · source
“First of all, they would seek to establish a sanctions regime focused on the actors responsible for the violence and instability and would impose an arms embargo to prevent the gangs from obtaining weapons so easily and using them with such impunity. It must be made clear that this is not about sanctioning the Government of Haiti, but those who undermine governance through violence and continue to terrorize the civilian population. We are grateful to all members for their comments, and we hope to have two texts, one after the other, that will enable the Council to speak as one voice.”
2022-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9153 (2022) · source
“The legacy of colonialism and regrettable post- colonial attitudes have resulted in poverty, exclusion, inequality and even the environmental degradation of Haiti, which explain, to a large extent, the prevailing situation in the country. I mention all of that because there are still those who think that the social factors that lead to exclusion, inequality and corruption are not appropriate agenda items for the Security Council. Three weeks ago in this Chamber (see S/PV.9136), we noted the urgent need to respond in a timely manner to the situation in Haiti. As we remarked at that meeting, together with the United States, we are working on two draft resolutions for consideration by members of the Security Council, to which my American colleague just referred and which would better respond to the complex Haitian situation on the ground.”
2022-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9153 (2022) · source
“Mr. De la Fuente Ramírez (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): I am grateful for the briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti, Ms. Helen La Lime, and I welcome the participation of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, of our colleague from Belize on behalf of the Caribbean Community and of the Permanent Observer of the International Organization of la Francophonie. Their presence at this meeting clearly demonstrates the international community’s interest in providing support for the Haitian nation, whose people continue to suffer from the scourges of violence and transnational organized crime.”
2022-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9153 (2022) · source
“In conclusion, we reaffirm our commitment to carefully considering Colombia’s requests to the Council with a view to renewing the Verification Mission’s mandate in our capacity as co-penholders on that issue, together with the United Kingdom.”
2022-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9151 (2022) · source
“Similarly, we welcome the creation of a Ministry of Equality. Mainstreaming women’s rights and gender equality is essential for achieving total peace. The Cabinet’s current gender parity and the nomination of Colombia’s first female Afro-Colombian Vice-President, Ms. Francia Márquez Mina, is concrete proof of that commitment. The Colombian Government’s renewed push for peace is also being reinforced by actions such as the normalization of relations with Venezuela. As a member of the Latin American and Caribbean community, Mexico firmly believes that improving the relationship between the two neighbours, which share cultural, historical and economic ties, will be beneficial for addressing common challenges, and our entire region will benefit from this improved relationship.”
2022-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9151 (2022) · source
“In particular, we highlight its willingness to involve communities as key actors in the implementation of the illicit crop substitution programme. The foregoing is consistent with and supports President Petro Urrego’s remarks on drug policies in his address to the General Assembly last month (see A/77/PV.4). We share his vision: it is time to review global drug policies and the role the United Nations plays in them, and to bolster actions that protect the communities that are most vulnerable to the scourge of drug trafficking. Mexico takes note of the progress in the work of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace and its focus on victims. We commend it for its decision to consider its first case of crimes related to sexual and gender- based violence — a historic request from victims’ organizations.”
2022-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9151 (2022) · source
“We join the Secretary-General in recognizing the efforts made by local authorities and representatives of civil society — particularly those of indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities — to strengthen peacebuilding. The ethnicity chapter is a fundamental pillar for peace. With its experience as a multiethnic and multicultural country that recognizes its own challenges and which is well aware of the magnitude of the historical debt owed to the native, indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples, Mexico is fully prepared to collaborate in this area. We also recognize the new Colombian Government’s commitments to promoting progress on pending issues of the Final Agreement, including agrarian reform, and to strengthening development programmes with a territorial approach.”
2022-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9151 (2022) · source
“We recognize President Petro Urrego’s decision to put peace at the centre of his public policies. We welcome the “total peace” initiative, which is based on the pillars of the rights to truth, justice and reparation. The comprehensive implementation of the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace is also an opportunity to address the historical inequalities and structural factors that help explain the persistence of violence in Colombia. The reactivation of the Commission for the Follow-Up, Promotion and Verification of the Implementation of the Final Peace Agreement and the National Commission for Security Guarantees are concrete actions that underpin the path to sustainable peace.”
2022-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9151 (2022) · source
“Mr. De la Fuente Ramírez (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): I thank Ambassador Muhith and Ms. Elizabeth Moreno Barco for their briefings. We greatly value their testimony. I am very pleased to welcome to the Security Council Minister Álvaro Leyva Durán, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia. I also welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway. I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the Verification Mission in Colombia, Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, for his briefing and express my appreciation for the work he has carried out together with his team. Mexico welcomes the resumption of the dialogue between the Government of Colombia and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional and its willingness to extend the dialogue to other groups. This is a fundamental step towards sustainable peace.”
2022-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9151 (2022) · source
“Mexico has contributed to implementing those types of programmes in some countries in our region, with positive results. It would be good to deepen our exchanges on those experiences because they are tools for preventing violence and building sustainable development. Finally, Mexico stresses that combating terrorism and armed groups should be done in strict compliance with international humanitarian law and international human rights law. A failure to do so runs counter to the obligations of States and compromises the legitimacy and effectiveness of combating such threats.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“To that end, it will be essential to strengthen judicial cooperation measures to investigate and punish those involved in such activities. Legislation in the area should also be harmonized and judicial and fiscal systems strengthened. It should also be recognized that predominantly military solutions are inadequate and can help to spread conflict. The geographic expansion of violence in the Sahel is a clear example of that. For that reason, thirdly, my country urges for greater attention to the causes that lead young people to join the ranks of terrorist organizations and armed groups. The international community must come up with new strategies and greater support resources, for example through the peacebuilding architecture, in order to promote the creation of economic, labour and comprehensive training opportunities for young people.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“We therefore urge all Member States to support their work and use their reports in decision-making. Some of those reports, such as those on the Central African Republic or the Democratic Republic of the Congo, show that illicit transfers of small arms and light weapons are financed by revenues from the exploitation of natural resources. Those weapons are involved in many of the attacks on civilians and humanitarian and peacekeeping personnel. In order to specifically combat that scourge, my country supported resolution 2616 (2021), whose implementation must be ensured. Secondly, regional coordination is indispensable, given the transnational nature of natural-resource exploitation and trafficking networks.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“We are concerned about the possibility that groups such as Al-Shabaab may even supplant State authority by acting as providers of services in communities that receive little support from their Governments. I would like to point out three issues based on those considerations that I feel are relevant to today’s discussion. First, we call for combating the financing of terrorism and other armed-group activities on a basis of objective and specific conclusions, with the aim of identifying the causes of violence as well as the legal instruments and public policies needed for effective action. Mexico believes that the reports of the panels of experts of the subsidiary bodies of the Security Council can provide valuable information on the ways that certain illicit activities contribute to financing armed and terrorist groups.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“However, it is vital to understand that the criminal activity perpetrated under the general umbrella of this phenomenon is extremely varied. There are differences, both in terms of organization and the scope of the commercial networks, between the exploitation and trafficking of diamonds by armed groups in the Central African Republic and the theft of livestock on transhumance routes in the Sahel. And there are differences between those two practices and the illegal collection of taxes on agriculture and livestock or Al-Shabaab’s exports of Somali charcoal. What all those illicit practices have in common is that they thrive where State institutions are absent or unable to perform their functions.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“Mr. De la Fuente Ramírez (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): Mr. President, I would like welcome you and the other senior ministers who are here in the Security Council today. First of all, I appreciate the timely initiative of your country, Gabon, in convening this debate. I also thank the briefers for their statements. Mexico maintains that in order to effectively combat terrorism and armed groups’ activity, it is essential to draw a clear distinction between the two. That is precisely why we have different legal frameworks in this area, each with its own corresponding institutional framework. Strategies for combating terrorism and armed groups active in Africa certainly have to consider the links between the exploitation and illicit trafficking of natural resources, among other variables.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“We insist on the need for a dialogue with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, leading to the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.”
2022-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9146 (2022) · source
“The Council must live up to its responsibility and speak with one voice in the face of any action that contravenes international peace and security, and the case of the Korean peninsula is not and cannot be an exception. Of course, we reiterate that disputes must be resolved through dialogue, and we therefore call on those actors with the greatest influence in the region to spare no effort to ensure a timely return to the negotiating table. Remaining silent in the face of the escalating tensions we are experiencing will not help to bring about the solutions that are so urgently needed. We therefore support the draft press statement that has been circulated among the members of the Council. My country reiterates its call for the exercise of maximum restraint and to refrain from any actions that could result in further confrontation.”
2022-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9146 (2022) · source
“This demonstrates the Council’s inability to prevent the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea from continuing to strengthen and develop its ballistic programme, to the detriment of the disarmament and non-proliferation architecture. We consider the continuing missile launches in contravention of Security Council resolutions to be a serious matter. Mexico opposes all actions that seek to violate multilateral agreements on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and that put regional and international security at risk. The launch in question jeopardizes maritime and aviation security in the area. Recent statements and legislation by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on its nuclear posture run counter to the goals of a nuclear-weapon-free world.”
2022-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9146 (2022) · source
“Mr. De la Fuente Ramírez (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): We thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing and welcome the delegations of Japan and the Republic of Korea to today’s Council meeting. We note with concern the information confirming that, on 4 October, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile that flew over the territory of Japan before falling into the Pacific Ocean. We join the Secretary-General’s firm condemnation of that launch. Such a serious situation has not arisen since 2017, although in recent months the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea had already stepped up the pace of launches and use of new technologies.”
2022-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9146 (2022) · source