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Flores Herrera

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2015-01-19

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2017-10-31

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1. “Ms. Flores Herrera (Panama) (spoke in Spanish): I would first like to thank Malaysia for presiding over the Security Council this month and for having convened this open debate on an issue of such great importance to the international community as children and armed conflict. It is of great concern to see the increase in armed conflicts and humanitarian crises throughout the world, conflicts in which boys and girls continue to be used as soldiers. While some have been able to escape the Violence with their families, many of them, unfortunately, remain under threat, putting their entire future in jeopardy. Both girls and boys are used as tools of war, and they are exposed to sexual Violence, psychological trauma, abduction, recruitment, and other violations of their human rights.”

   2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source

2. “Finally, the Republic of Panama welcomes the adoption of the presidential statement submitted by Chile (S/PRST/2015/3), which focuses on the existing interlinkage between inclusive development and the maintenance of international peace and security, which are fundamental pillars of this Organization.”

   2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source

3. “We are challenged as Member States by the seventieth anniversary of the United Nations to think outside the box and to think creatively, so as to devise innovative ways of addressing this issue. In that connection, as we are also celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the World Conference on Women, we invite the Security Council to ensure greater leadership and participation by women and gender-related training in peacekeeping missions. Panama will soon host a historic Summit of the Americas entitled "Prosperity with equity," where one of the main issues will be that of security. We hope to contribute through a transformative push towards regional commitment, with a view to achieving a more inclusive development in this region of peace.”

   2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source

4. “In this context, we believe that in this year that is is so critical in terms of the development agenda, we must have exactly this kind of inter-organ debate at the United Nations, without, of course, creating a precedent that could undermine the mandate of any organ, but, rather, laying the groundwork for a free-flowing exchange of ideas and best practices, so that each body can enhance its mandate. It is important to realize that not only are these issues interrelated, but also that in the past some may have eclipsed others. For example, how do we explain to our children that today we are spending more on weapons than on development and that we are investing more in wars than in social inclusion projects?”

   2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source

5. “We cannot speak of inclusive development - our main challenge in this new phase - without the assistance of agents of chance: persons and all citizens. As the Secretary-General rightly stated in paragraph 28 of his report contained in document S/2014/694, "Where peacebuilding efforts are rooted in inclusive societal consultation and efforts to minimize exclusionary practices, they generate trust and legitimacy in the State and its institutions." In the world we live in, which is subject to constant threats, we deem vital States' way of addressing and promoting the prevention of such threats through inclusion, social cohesion and dialogue, as we seek to build resilient societies, one of the pillars of responsibility to protect. A cohesive and integrated society is better equipped to prevent conflicts and violence.”

   2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source

6. “Exclusion in all its forms, be it social, religious, ethnic or territorial, is by definition a violation of human rights and therefore lies at the root of conflicts throughout the world. The problem is not conflict per se; the problem is that when it becomes violent, it results in the loss of human lives and in insecurity. Peace and security are fundamental to dignity and human development; however, insecurity and conflict always pose a threat to the sustainable development of peoples and cultures. Therefore inclusive development is a key factor in preventing violence and in the process of building and consolidating peace. Today we are seeing the start of the intergovernmental process on the post-2015 development agenda.”

   2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source

7. “Conflicts of ethnic and religious origin, international terrorism, extremism, environmental problems, resource scarcity and competition for such resources, organized crime, mafias, pandemics and global militarization pose a challenge to human security, which is a necessary precondition for the social, political and economic development of countries. Through the Human Development Reports, we have learned that people require economic, food, health, environmental, personal, community and political security if they are to achieve their potential, exercise their freedoms, take advantage of opportunities and thus contribute to the development of their communities.”

   2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source

8. “Ms. Flores Herrera (Panama) (spoke in Spanish): We wish to begin by congratulating the non-permanent members of the Security Council and wishing them every success in their deliberations. My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Austria as Chair of the Human Security Network. We also welcome the briefings given this morning by Her Excellency Michelle Bachelet, President of the Republic of Chile; the Secretary-General; the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission; and Nobel Laureate Ms. Leymah Gbowee, all of whom have been inspiring today's debate on this important issue on the agenda of the Security Council. As a consequence of the interdependence of today's world, we are continually affected by global threats that know no political borders.”

   2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source