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  1. “There are still a number of speakers remaining on my list for this meeting. I intend, with the concurrence of the members of the Council, to suspend the meeting until 3.15 pm. The meeting was suspended at 1.20 p.m.”

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  2. “I appeal to all speakers to make their statements as brief as possible and to distribute their statements, if necessary. I call next on the representative of Canada.”

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  3. “I wish once again to thank all the members of the Security Council for their confidence in and support for Mexico in its chairmanship of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, and to reiterate my country's commitment to this issue. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I now call on the representative of the Philippines.”

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  4. “Mexico calls on the international community to strengthen its efforts to protect children, in particular, first, to slow their recruitment and prevent their reincorporation into armed groups; secondly, to guarantee humanitarian access in every situation; thirdly, to contribute to children's physical protection by preventing their maiming as a result of landmines and the proliferation of arms; fourthly, to cooperate with and assist States that suffer the consequences of armed conflict in order to strengthen or establish programmes for the disarmament, demobilization, rehabilitation and reintegration of child soldiers into their communities and families; and fifthly, to promote assistance, with due consideration for age and gender, that includes health care, psychological support and education, always taking into consideration the well- being of children.”

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  5. “On that basis, Mexico calls on the Security Council, within the framework of its mandate, to continue addressing the repercussions of armed conflict on children and to promote specific actions aimed at fulfilling the recommendations of the Working Group, including imposing sanctions on the parties in conflict. As Chairman of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, Mexico will promote actions to put an end to the atrocities committed against children, with particular attention to refugees; displaced, separated and kidnapped children; those affected by AIDS/HIV; the disabled; and those subject to sexual exploitation and detention, as well as to address the consequences of the trafficking of weapons, anti- personnel mines and other types of munition on the lives and future of children.”

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  6. “As a State party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols, and above all as a State that is aware of its responsibility as a member of the international community, Mexico invites the States that have not yet done so to ratify those and other instruments aimed at protecting those who today are affected by the scourge of war, exploitation, violence and abuse. Mexico recognizes the important work of United Nations agencies and programmes, in particular UNICEF, and the International Committee of the Red Cross, as well as the extraordinary efforts of civil society organizations and individuals who, selflessly and often at the cost of their own lives, work every day to help children affected by armed conflict. The Security Council has the primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security.”

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  7. “We therefore consider that the work of the International Criminal Court in the case against Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, who is accused of conscripting and enlisting children under the age of 15 and using them in hostilities, underlines the importance of fighting impunity for those who violate the human rights of persons as vulnerable as children and who violate international humanitarian law. There are millions of children in situations of armed conflict who are subjected to systematic violations of their rights, a situation that demands that we act with extreme urgency.”

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  8. “The Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict has worked hard, initially under French and now under Mexican leadership, to ensure that all parties involved in a dispute respect the rights that are unambiguously guaranteed under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols. We condemn all acts that jeopardize the integrity of children, such as attacks against schools; the recruitment or use of child soldiers; rape and other sexual violence, which affects girls in particular; abduction; denial of humanitarian access; maiming; and, of course, killing. For us, it is clear that violations of the norms of international humanitarian law are international crimes.”

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  9. “I shall now set aside my functions as President of the Security Council and make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Mexico. On behalf of Mexico, I thank Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy for her introduction of the annual report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict (S/2009/158). It is clear that, in spite of the progress that has been made, children continue to be direct and defenceless victims of armed conflicts, and that we must intensify our efforts to change that situation. Mexico upholds the principle of the best interests of the child and considers that the international community must redouble its efforts to provide broad and effective protection to children affected by armed conflict.”

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  10. “I would like to thank the Ambassador of the United States for her words on the issue of the swine flu epidemic. I would also like to express my gratitude for her Government's cooperation, very open approach, close cooperation and support in jointly facing that common challenge.”

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  11. “I would like to thank Grace Akallo for her presence here today and her courage in coming to share her painful experience with us. I also wish to congratulate her for her strength and her will to move forward. I have no doubt that Ms. Akallo's testimony should demonstrate to us the urgency with which the international community should continue to act on this issue. Thank you very much, Grace. We all wish you the very best in the future. In accordance with the understanding reached among Council members, I wish to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than five minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate the texts in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber.”

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  12. “I thank Mr. Le Roy for his statement. I shall now give the floor to Ms. Ann M. Veneman, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund.”

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  13. “I thank Ms. Coomaraswamy for her briefing and for the work that she is carrying out on this very sensitive issue. I now give the floor to Mr. Alain Le Roy, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations.”

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  14. “I thank the Secretary-General for his statement. I now give the floor to Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict.”

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  15. “I should like to assure them that the Government and people of Mexico are deeply appreciative. We shall utilize that assistance in a responsible and efficient manner to benefit not only 09-31649 Mexico but also, as I said earlier, the entire international community. I am particularly pleased at the presence at this meeting of His Excellency Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on whom I now call.”

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  16. “In that regard, I should like to reassure everyone that Mexico will continue to act in that same spirit of responsibility and transparency in the face of a situation that poses a challenge not only for Mexico but for humankind as a whole. We will do so in order to build the necessary bridges and establish cooperation with each and every member of the international community to confront that challenge. I also wish to point to the manner in which we have been working with the World Health Organization. That once again illustrates the importance of international multilateral institutions in ensuring well-being, peace and security throughout the world. I would also like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude for the many and varied expressions of solidarity and support from many friendly countries.”

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  17. “In my capacity as President, I should like to say how very honoured I am to be here today. My presence is an indication of the importance that Mexico attaches to the work of the Security Council and to its presidency. It also provides me an opportunity to thank all members for the support they have provided to Mexico's presidency throughout this month. I would also like to point out that, as everyone is aware, Mexico is currently experiencing a very complex situation as a result of the emergence of swine flu, which has now begun to spread to other parts of the world. I would like to take this opportunity to emphasize that the Mexican Government has acted with complete transparency and a sense of responsibility - not just towards Mexican citizens but also towards all of the world's inhabitants.”

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  18. “In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend invitations under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Mr. Alain Le Roy, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and Ms. Ann Veneman, 2 Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund. It is so decided. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/2009/ 158, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict.”

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  19. “In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the consideration of the item, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, the representatives of the aforementioned countries took the seats reservedfor them at the side of the Council Chamber. The President (spoke in Spanish): I should like to take this opportunity to welcome the fact that there is some much interest in participating in the debate on this issue, which is of particular importance for the international community.”

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  20. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chad, Chile, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, the Netherlands, Peru, the Philippines, Qatar, the Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand and Uruguay, in which they request to be invited to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda.”

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