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Garcia Gutierrez

lines on the record: 27
first: 2017-10-27
most recent: 2018-10-25
sittings or episodes: 4
sources: un-security-council

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“Our priority must be to involve women in leadership positions, enabling them to play a role in decision-making and provide a gender perspective at all levels of participation, as well as in all activities involving the peace and security agenda. Such work must share a common denominator with all efforts aimed at the safeguarding of human rights. We call for the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda to be prioritized in drawing up our countries' public policies so as to move forward decisively in conflict prevention, thereby achieving sustained peace and sustainable development for every man and woman.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“Accordingly, we reiterate that the widespread use of sexual violence as a tactic of terror and a weapon of war is heartrending and unacceptable, as it is also responsible for the political and economic marginalization of women and girls. We welcome the recognition of the importance of that subject as reflected in the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad. Women's economic empowerment has a positive effect on post-conflict recovery and on communities' economic growth in general. Discriminatory practices must be eliminated; women's access to economic and financial resources and health-care services, including sexual and reproductive health, must be ensured; and legal frameworks that include discriminatory provisions perpetuating gender inequality and an imbalance in the enjoyment of rights must be rectified.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“We are working consistently in the areas of job training, gender education and training, leadership development, political participation and empowerment to increase women's potential influence in decision-making, thereby enabling them to actively exercise their rights as citizens. Abuse and violence are silent obstacles preventing women's advancement and their development in all areas of their lives. In order to combat that serious and widespread problem, my country has established a national policy to focus on, prevent and protect women from violence. In August, our Executive Power declared that addressing and preventing violence against women was in the national interest.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“Consequently, we have established the 2018-2030 policy for effective equality between women and men - a multidimensional and comprehensive instrument whose main goal is to overcome the structural obstacles that lead to, recreate and reinforce inequalities between women and men and impede meaningful progress towards achieving equality. Similarly, we are implementing legislation and regulatory changes and making the relevant budget allocations to strengthen women's political participation and achieve gender parity in State institutions at the national and local levels, as well as in social organizations and political parties. We have translated those efforts into reality by forming the current Cabinet, which enjoys gender parity.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“Peace and stability cannot be achieved without concrete policies that ensure inclusivity and respond to gender concerns. Women's meaningful participation in the political life of their communities and in conflict resolution and peacekeeping processes will be achieved only if institutionalized discrimination, gender-based prejudices, unequal power dynamics and the failure to fully recognize women's human rights are challenged and eradicated. Costa Rica recognizes the importance of institutionalizing those efforts.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“In that regard, it is important that peace agreements include gender-related provisions and that women's meaningful participation in negotiating, drawing up, followingup andimplementingthembe ensured.Another key dimension of that work involves addressing the effects of armed violence on women and the important role that they can play in disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control so as to curtail the cycle of violence created in such situations. In his report, the Secretary- General highlights the underrepresentation of women in disarmament efforts, which must be rectified. In that regard, we welcome his agenda for disarmament, outlined in the document Securing our Common Future: an Agenda for Disarmament, and his focus on the participation of women in that area in line with the purposes of the women and peace and security agenda.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“We welcome the efforts of the Secretary-General to reform the Organization, in particular the reform of the peace and security architecture, which is a reflection of his work to rectify factors that have prevented gender parity from being achieved in peacekeeping operations' missions. In order to help meet the goal of increasing women's representation, 80 per cent of my country's personnel contribution are women. We believe that the presence of gender and human rights perspectives in the various areas of work involving peace and security processes, for example, in commissions of inquiry and mediation processes, as well as transitional justice mechanisms, is key.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“Ms. Garcia Gutierrez (Costa Rica) (spoke in Spanish): Costa Rica thanks the presidency of the Plurinational State of Bolivia for having convened this open debate and the Secretary-General for his report (S/2018/900). We also express our thanks for the briefings provided earlier. We are pleased that today we are focusing our discussions on the importance of women's economic and political empowerment. We have seen that, when women occupy decision-making positions and are significantly involved in conflict-resolution and peacebuilding processes, results are more positive, as this creates increased trust and social cohesion.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“Costa Rica calls for ensuring access to child- protection services in all detention centres and ending impunity for those who commit these grave violations. Finally, my country strongly calls for children who have been recruited by non-State armed forces to be considered victims, that they be placed in detention centres only as a last resort and that their protection and rights be guaranteed, including the right to psychological and educational support after demobilization, so as to ensure their reintegration into society and the sustainability of peace.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“In 2015, Costa Rica was one of the 38 countries that signed the Safe Schools Declaration, which was adopted in Oslo, and we encourage those who have not signed it to do so. The Organization, and in particular the Council, must implement a uniform and consolidated monitoring strategy. It should provide information about, and respond more effectively to, the serious violations of children's rights, including by granting the relevant mandates to peacekeeping operations and to the political missions that ensure their capacity. We reiterate our condemnation of the sexual exploitation and abuse of children, especially in the context of peacekeeping missions, and call for the necessary steps to be taken to bring those responsible to justice.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“It is imperative to conduct coordinated international efforts for prevention and early warning, as it is the most effective way to fulfil their obligations and ensure that the protection of children is an integral and comprehensive part of any prevention strategy. We recognize the urgency of ensuring that the provisions of the Convention of the Rights of the Child and of international humanitarian law are not dead letter. Using children as soldiers is unacceptable. It is also acceptable for the parties to conflict to cut off the supply of drinking water, electricity, gas, food, medicine or humanitarian aid for civilians, which makes them increasingly vulnerable. States must adopt measures to protect and ensure that schools are safe and welcoming.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“Costa Rica has carefully read and studied the report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/465) and shares the view that all parties to armed conflict have a special obligation to protect children and that that obligation flows directly from international law. However, regrettably, millions of children suffer as a result of armed conflict and asymmetrical attacks perpetrated by non-State armed groups, which have a severe impact on children in densely populated areas in particular, especially since such attacks are carried out in schools or hospitals. Given their primary responsibility for the protection of children, States must strengthen their national capacities to protect them and keep them away from armed conflict, violent extremism and recruitment by non-State armed groups.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“Ms. Garcia Gutierrez (Costa Rica) (spoke in Spanish): We thank you, Madam President, for convening today's important debate. My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Canada on behalf of the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict and with the statement made by the representative of Argentina on behalf of countries that signed the Safe Schools Declaration. We would like to thank Ms. Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, and Ms. Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund, for their briefings. We also thank Ms. Yenny Londofio for her statement. We reiterate our support and appreciation to Ms. Gamba for her arduous efforts.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“It is therefore urgent that it begin taking action by referring crimes of mass atrocities to the International Criminal Court in order to ensure accountability and end impunity in cases where the national authorities do not meet their obligations. In that regard, we once again call on Council members to implement the code of conduct promoted by the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency group, and we urge the permanent members in particular to refrain from using the veto, appealing above all to their sense of humanity and respect for life.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“Particular attention should be paid to developing national regulatory frameworks that establish institutional responsibilities for the protection of civilians, as well as to strengthening institutions and the rule of law, in the context of respect for human rights and the norms of international law. It is equally vital to put an end to widespread impunity in such cases. My country supports initiatives such as the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011. We advocate strengthening the Mechanism by including it in the Organization's regular budget. The Security Council must fulfil its obligation to protect and see that justice is done for victims.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“We therefore join the call made by the Secretary-General to States that have not yet done so to ratify the Arms Trade Treaty as a further measure for addressing that issue and its terrible consequences for civilian populations. Costa Rica reaffirms its support for Secretary- General's recommendations in his report. We reiterate the importance of the Secretary-General continuing to make use of the tools provided for in the Charter of the United Nations by remaining vigilant, reporting regularly to the Security Council and making direct recommendations in order to protect, but above all to prevent, attacks and violations of human rights against the civilian population.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“The use of explosive weapons in urban areas is simply unacceptable and constitutes a huge humanitarian challenge in current conflicts. We also condemn the use of improvised explosive devices, in line with the Secretary-General's report and the recommendations of the International Committee of the Red Cross, and we are deeply concerned about the reports of the ongoing use of cluster munitions and chemical weapons. In that regard, we believe that the situation will continue to deteriorate until there is greater control of the international arms trade. Legislation on arms exports must comply with international humanitarian law and international human rights law, and regulations on their illicit use should be introduced in order to prevent their unregulated circulation from continuing to fuel conflicts.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“Restrictions on the provision of and access to medical and humanitarian assistance in situations of conflict not only contradict basic ethical principles of humanity, they also constitute a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law. Similarly, deliberate attacks on medical personnel, medical facilities and places of refuge for the sick and injured are considered war crimes under international law. Parties to conflict must cease such attacks once and for all, withdraw from urban centres and refrain from using explosive weapons in cities and other densely populated areas. Such attacks not only result in a large number of victims among civilians but also cause large-scale destruction of homes, essential infrastructure and basic services, which further aggravates the humanitarian situation of people in conflict.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“We also reiterate that the protection of medical and humanitarian personnel, as well as medical facilities and hospitals, must be a priority. It is also imperative that all parties to armed conflict, including non-State armed groups, make commitments and take concrete measures to fulfil their obligations to protect civilian populations, as well as medical and humanitarian personnel and medical facilities and hospitals. These obligations derive directly from international law, international humanitarian law and international human rights law, and from various Security Council resolutions. In that regard, we would like to highlight France's declaration on the subject, adopted on 31 October last year. I would like to take this opportunity to say that my country is pleased to confirm its commitment to that initiative.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“The urbanization of conflicts exponentially increases the direct impact on civilians, which further worsens the landscape we face. The latest report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/462) confirms that the challenges in this area are becoming increasingly complex and profound, with the most vulnerable populations, including women and children, being the most affected. We agree with the Secretary-General that the priority in such cases should always be to prevent conflict and avoid its recurrence or escalation, and we support his efforts in this regard. However, the assistance and guarantee of human rights protection and basic security guarantees to civilians in conflict are responsibilities of all parties.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“Ms. Garcia Gutierrez (Costa Rica) (spoke in Spanish): My delegation would like to thank you, Madam President, for convening today's important debate. We would also like to thank the Secretary- General and the Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross for their briefings. Costa Rica aligns itselfwith the statements made by the Permanent Representatives of Qatar and Panama on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Responsibility to Protect and the Human Security Network, respectively. A year ago, we met in this Chamber to discuss the progress made in the implementation of resolution 2286 (2016) (see S/PV.7951). A year later, we have an even more devastating situation, where millions of people are victims of the cruellest consequences of conflict, forced to abandon their homes and deprived of the most basic necessities.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“To guarantee equal opportunities and the economic, social and political empowerment of women is an imperative so that women and girls can take on, with all the tools necessary, their essential transformative role in their communities during post-conflict periods.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“The economic empowerment of women has a positive effect on post- conflict recovery, and on economic growth in general. We must break the standards of discrimination and guarantee women's access to economic and financial resources, to property, inheritance, health services, including sexual and reproductive health, and to justice and education. It is also necessary to address the effects of armed violence on women, and in particular recognize the important role that women can play in disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control. The adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was a historic achievement that included a large number of women's groups and organizations. The leadership of the conference that culminated in the adoption of the Treaty was held by a woman from Costa Rica.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“We commend the efforts of the Secretary-General to reform the Organization's peace and security architecture, in particular the initiative to address sexual exploitation and abuse, with regard to which we reiterate our zero-tolerance policy. Costa Rica joined the voluntary compact on this issue, launched last September, as a way of reiterating our commitment to the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse. We also welcome the appointment of a victims' rights advocate and the establishment ofa trust fund to support victims. We stress the need to provide the necessary support to victims and survivors of sexual violence in conflict so that they have the ability to properly reintegrate into their communities in a dignified manner.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“We welcome some efforts in that regard, such as the systematic inclusion of women protection advisers in strategic planning processes for political missions and peacekeeping operations, in the training of experts on the rule of law and sexual violence in conflict and as gender advisers in each commission of investigation of cases of crimes related to cases of sexual violence and abuse. The incidence and widespread use of sexual violence as a tactic of terror and a weapon of war is heartbreaking and unacceptable. Such acts must be punished with full force, while completely eliminating impunity and referring perpetrators to the International Criminal Court. These acts are a crime against humanity.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“Therefore, the gender parity commitments have not been complied with. We call upon both the permanent and elected members of the Council to unequivocally support the Secretary-General's commitment to achieving gender parity at all levels in the appointments of the United Nations. It is crucial to include gender and human rights perspectives in various areas of peace and security processes, such as, for example, in commissions of inquiry, in mediation processes and in justice and transition mechanisms.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“Mrs. Garcia Gutierrez (Costa Rica) (spoke in Spanish): We welcome the fact that, since the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), the women and peace and security agenda has gained significant importance as part of the normative architecture of the United Nations as a crucial component in order to prevent conflict, maintain peace and achieve the Sustainable Development Agenda. It should continue to be included in all areas of the Security Council's work as a priority. We recognize the various steps taken to improve the implementation of this agenda in various areas. However, the gender balance at the senior management level is desirable and necessary. According to the Secretary-General's report (S/2017/861), to date only 23 per cent of senior peacekeeping posts are held by women.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source