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“My delegation emphasizes the importance of cooperation of States, the Organization and particularly the Security Council with the International Criminal Court so as to strengthen the latter and enable it to fully comply with one of the main purposes for which it was created: to end impunity with respect to the gravest crimes afflicting humankind. We are convinced that a fundamental component of the Security Council's work in the protection of civilians in armed conflicts is that, among the measures adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter in certain situations, it would order States to act against those responsible for committing international crimes. Additionally, should the States be unwilling or unable to carry out such measures, the Council would consider submitting the matter to the International Criminal Court.”
2008-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5898Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Given their indiscriminate nature and low reliability, they leave behind many explosive remains that affect entire civilian populations, especially after the conflict is over. Mexico, along with other States, is participating in the Dublin conference, where a legally binding instrument to ban that category of weapons is being negotiated. Mexico believes that resolutions adopted by the Security Council for the protection of civilians in armed conflicts should be properly justified and guided in the light of the principles and norms of international humanitarian law. That would allow further strengthening and development of such standards and would grant more legitimacy to the Council's actions and decisions.”
2008-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5898Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Thirdly, gender Violence, including sexual violence, whose main victims are women and children, constitutes another significant challenge. Mexico acknowledges the efforts made by the Organization to combat this scourge, such as the adoption of General Assembly resolution 61/291, on peacekeeping operations in all its aspects, and Assembly resolution 62/214, on assistance and support to Victims of exploitation and sexual abuse committed by United Nations personnel. Those actions contribute to strengthening the image, credibility and effectiveness of the United Nations. Lastly, Mexico reiterates its concern regarding the use of cluster munitions and calls upon all States to prevent their use in armed conflicts.”
2008-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5898Resumption1 (2008) · source
“In that framework, Mexico expresses its concern over the increase in pirate attacks off the coasts of Somalia, which endanger the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the civilian population of that country, given the fact that 80 per cent of the food assistance from the World Food Programme to Somalia travels by sea. Secondly, my delegation stresses the importance of strengthening protection of civilians in armed conflicts within the mandates of peacekeeping operations. We believe it is crucial that in post-conflict situations coordination mechanisms are established with regard to security sector reform, both at Headquarters and in the field, in order to strengthen the rule of law, the administration of justice, the protection of human rights and the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former combatants.”
2008-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5898Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Access to humanitarian assistance, protection of civilians in the mandates of peacekeeping operations, sexual and gender violence and the use of cluster munitions constitute some of the challenges that require specific action and on which my delegation would like to make the following comments. First, Mexico acknowledges that the primary responsibility for the protection of civilians rests with States. This is crucial for States to avoid actions that hinder the access of humanitarian assistance to civilians. In some recent cases, access to basic services and to humanitarian assistance has been limited, which has made it difficult to guarantee even the minimum conditions for their survival.”
2008-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5898Resumption1 (2008) · source
“On the basis of the Secretary-General's report, my delegation would like to reiterate the content of its statement at the 5781st meeting, on 20 November, and to emphasize again that parties in conflict, regardless of its nature, must respect the norms of international humanitarian law and human rights and comply with the principles of neutrality and impartiality in protecting civilians during armed conflicts. The challenges faced by our Organization with regard to the protection of civilians in armed conflicts are very diverse and highly disturbing.”
2008-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5898Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Mr. Heller (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): Mexico is grateful for this open debate, which provides an update of the sixth report of the Secretary-General on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. The document is particularly important and includes significant recommendations for the strengthening the protection framework that the Security Council and the United Nations system could provide in the field. We thank Under-Secretary-General Holmes for his unambiguous briefing this morning. My delegation attaches great importance to this topic and supports the holding of debates in the Security Council in this area.”
2008-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5898Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Mexico is ready to share its experience in such fields as combating drug trafficking, social development, electoral processes, institution-building, the promotion of a culture of peace and civic education, which are fundamental issues in countries emerging from conflict. In the same vein, in 2007, Mexico contributed to the Peacebuilding Fund, thus reaffirming once again its commitment to the United Nations institutions responsible for promoting and strengthening peacebuilding processes. We encourage the Peacebuilding Commission to continue to make progress and we assure it of the complete support of the Government of Mexico. 13”
2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Mexico believes that Member States and the Organization should focus efforts and resources on supporting the existing structures of the still-young peacebuilding architecture. Mexico acknowledges the work undertaken in that area by the Peacebuilding Commission and its country-specific configurations, which have proved to be inclusive forums for discussion and effective agreements on the formulation of integrated strategies to confront the enormous challenges faced by the countries on its agenda. Although Mexico is not a member of the Organizational Committee, my Government has decided to participate in the Guinea-Bissau country- specific configuration, in order to contribute to multilateral efforts to achieve stabilization, self- sufficiency and sustainable development in that country.”
2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Moreover, three missions already have support units to address the issue: the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste, the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi and the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. For those reasons, my delegation considers it important that security sector reform coordination mechanisms be established among the various entities of the United Nations system, both at Headquarters and in the field, in the framework of peacekeeping operations and in post-conflict situations. My delegation would like to particularly emphasize the necessity of enhancing the Peacebuilding Commission's competencies in that area.”
2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source
“My delegation notes that security sector reform is a vital component in any integrated post-conflict strategy and recognizes its importance in assuring the transition from peacekeeping to long-term reconstruction, stabilization and development. We therefore believe that special attention should be given, beginning in the early phases of the process, to security sector reform and that it should include a transitional judicial system that strengthens the rule of law and promotes the protection of human rights and the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of ex-combatants. 08-34772 We welcome the fact that the mandates of some peacekeeping missions already include security sector reform and highlight the increasingly relevant role of their civilian components.”
2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source
“In the same vein, in the formulation of strategies and action plans, programmes and policies should aim at including gender equality and justice in the process of peacebuilding, recovery and reconstruction. Women's role as the centre of the family and society must be highlighted from the very beginning of the process. Mexico believes that the creation of solid foundations for the sustainable development of the country receiving assistance should also be a goal of utmost importance. The country's self-sufficiency will greatly depend on such foundations. In that sense, Mexico gives special priority to international cooperation, primarily that of developed countries, and to economic support from international financial institutions and regional and subregional organizations.”
2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Determining the priorities that must be addressed by the United Nations system and its national and international partners is a very complex exercise. Every issue is a priority, and each national context is unique. It is therefore crucial that the national Government concerned define such priorities while ensuring national ownership of the process. The priorities identified by the Government and supported by the Organization should have as a first goal the stabilization of the country and the creation of the conditions necessary for its recovery, with the support of all concerned actors. Ensuring peace dividends for the local population should be a top concern when deciding such priorities.”
2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source
“My delegation believes that it is crucial that the international community take coordinated, urgent and effective measures in the weeks immediately following the cessation of hostilities, taking advantage of the momentum created by the signing of peace agreements, in the knowledge that this is a phase in which all concerned actors show sufficient political will to implement the agreed commitments. The United Nations must play a pivotal role in the coordination of efforts to re-establish stability and the rule of law, through the innovative tools that make up the Organization's new peacebuilding architecture. The priorities upon which national and international efforts must focus must be immediately identified through the articulation of an integrated strategy that addresses the issues of security, justice, reconstruction and development.”
2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Mr. Heller (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): My delegation would first like to thank the United Kingdom for having the initiative to hold this open debate on such a relevant and complex topic within the realm of international relations and the maintenance of international peace and security, namely the consolidation of peace in countries emerging from conflict. Although efforts to avoid the recurrence of conflict in some countries emerging from violence continue to be insufficient, the international community has now adopted new and improved tools to identify the fundamental issues that must be addressed once armed conflict has ceased.”
2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source
“The idea of an international arms trade treaty is a good initiative that Mexico has supported enthusiastically, but that is still far from being implemented. Therefore, we shall continue to stress the importance of the issue that we are considering today.”
2008-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5881 (2008) · source
“Mexico regrets that it hardly refers to the issue of irresponsible civilian weapons possession or to the effects of these weapons in humanitarian terms. Finally, my delegation cannot fail to agree with the Secretary-General as to the economic and social impact that conflicts, or just the situation of insecurity and instability, can have on the development and prosperity of any nation. The amount of resources that must be diverted by States to combat the illicit small arms trade and its consequences represents enormous and unfair costs to society. The major producers of these weapons must shoulder their responsibility and increase the number of measures to control their production and, above all, their export.”
2008-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5881 (2008) · source
“However, there has been no consensus, despite the inherent link to the problem of small arms and light weapons. Mexico believes that there are still many aspects on which States can continue to work, thereby strengthening the Programme of Action. These include international cooperation on marking and tracing, the adoption of measures to regulate brokering and the use of end-user certificates, and proper management and control of stockpiles. Furthermore, we recognize, as indicated in the report of the Secretary-General, that the Programme of Action, despite its undeniable importance, suffers from significant weaknesses, beginning with the fact that it is not legally binding and does not address the issue of the illicit ammunition trade.”
2008-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5881 (2008) · source
“In our most recent national report, we presented data reflecting the securing and destruction of weapons as well as exchange programmes for collection from the civilian population. All of this is accompanied by large-scale operations against organized crime and by awareness-raising campaigns to prevent the illicit possession, transfer or use of firearms. That is why we support recommendation 11 in the Secretary-General's report that the Security Council should encourage States to adopt measures to cooperate in verifying end-user certificates, which prevent the diversion of weapons. Mexico, together with many other countries in the region, has emphasized that it is vitally important that the marking and tracing instrument become legally binding. We also urge that it include norms relating to ammunition control.”
2008-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5881 (2008) · source
“Under these circumstances, the fight against the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons must be a priority for the international community, as it is for the Government of Mexico. Mexico considers as highly useful the biennial presentation of the Secretary-General's report on small arms, which virtually coincides with the Biennial Meeting of States to Consider the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects. We have supported full implementation of the Programme of Action and have maintained our firm support for the follow-up mechanisms and resolutions adopted in the General Assembly on this issue.”
2008-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5881 (2008) · source
“It is an obvious fact that what cannot be acquired in one country can be acquired with relative ease in a neighbouring country, just by crossing the border. The root of the problem is that weapons acquired as a result of laws that prevent the State from exercising control over them are able to cross borders, giving rise to security problems that affect not only the recipient countries, but also the country of origin itself. The situation becomes even more complicated when organized crime intervenes and establishes the link between drugs and weapons. Hence, the importance of bilateral and regional cooperation and coordination mechanisms, which are gradually being improved and which have produced encouraging results.”
2008-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5881 (2008) · source
“The illegal flow of weapons in this category is a decisive factor in the crises that the Council regularly addresses, since it contributes to instability not only within States, but also at the subregional and regional levels. In Latin America, and certainly in Mexico, we see in particular the damage caused by organized crime linked to drug trafficking, which uses these weapons in its daily operations. Combating the illegal flow of small arms requires a comprehensive approach, which must include various levels, from joint action at the multilateral level to subregional, national and social action. One ongoing issue that we must resolve is, without a doubt, the disparity in national legislation regulating civilian possession.”
2008-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5881 (2008) · source
“The circle of the lack of control is completed by illicit trade and brokering and by the tremendous disparities in national legislation for regulation of civilian possession. As affirmed by the Secretary-General, small arms are the weapons of choice in civil conflicts, as well as in terrorism, organized crime and common crime. Latin America is one of the regions of the world that have been most affected by the illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons to common criminals and members of transnational organized crime; unfortunately, it is the region where the highest number of firearm-related deaths are concentrated.”
2008-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5881 (2008) · source
“Its quotation, in paragraph 8, from the Small Arms Survey is revealing: "more is known about the number of nuclear warheads, stocks of chemical weapons and transfers of major conventional weapons than about small arms." As a consequence, we do not have accurate data on the number of these weapons circulating around the world. According to one estimate, there could be at least 875 million. This lack of precision is serious enough on its own, but we must add the fact that this is the only category of arms not under State monopoly but that is in the hands of private individuals. Moreover, to the licensed production, estimated at 7.5 million to 8 million arms per year, we must add the illicit production, which encompasses countries in conflict or with scarce resources.”
2008-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5881 (2008) · source
“Mr. Heller (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): My delegation congratulates South Africa on its assumption of the Presidency of the Security Council for the month of April and on having convened this meeting. Mexico attaches particular importance to this open debate on the question of small arms because of the serious impact that the illicit trade and use of these weapons by organized crime has on our national security and on stability in the region. The report of the Secretary-General (S/2008/258) - and we would like to thank Ms. Hoppe for her introduction - clearly illustrates the evil cycle of the use of these arms.”
2008-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5881 (2008) · source
“We also trust that this Council will conduct the review in consultation with and with the participation of the wider United Nations membership.”
2008-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5855 (2008) · source
“With these aims in mind, the Rio Group is of the view that the CTC should strengthen its activities to facilitate contact between donors and cooperation recipients, and should promote greater interaction to identify thematic areas and country priorities in this field. In our View, this contribution will significantly help to progressively strengthen the United Nations system in achieving the necessary coherence and coordination in its efforts to fight terrorism. This is our common task. The resolution through which the Security Council will renew the mandate of CTED for a two- year period envisages an interim review. The Rio Group hopes that this review will provide a new opportunity to strengthen the United Nations response through a better and more coherent coordination of its efforts to fight terrorism.”
2008-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5855 (2008) · source
“The Strategy and the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force provide an excellent opportunity to enhance the United Nations system's capacity to identify assistance needs and real possibilities for cooperation by linking the stakeholders in the fight against terrorism. Accordingly, the Rio Group recognizes the importance of CTED's support to Member States in implementing the Strategy as a member of the Counter- Terrorism Implementation Task Force, but also when fulfilling its mandate to promote the development of assistance programmes for Member States and in coordinating efforts with international, regional and subregional organizations in the fight against terrorism.”
2008-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5855 (2008) · source
“For those reasons, the Rio Group notes with great interest CTED's proposed priorities in the areas of technical assistance, developing a better communications strategy and pledging further efforts towards strengthening collaboration and cooperation with the other committees established under resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1540 (2004). Since the adoption of resolution 1373 (2001) and the establishment of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and its Executive Directorate, the United Nations has taken significant steps towards collaboration and cooperation in the fight against terrorism. This is the case of the General Assembly's adoption of the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy, which will undergo a collective review during September of this year.”
2008-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5855 (2008) · source
“This forum of open debates and the increased interplay between the Council and its subsidiary bodies with non-Council member States constitute significant efforts without a doubt to achieve the common goal of this Organization in the fight against terrorism. The Rio Group has taken particular note of the report introduced by the Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), whom we wish to welcome, pursuant to Security Council resolution 1787 (2007) and concerning the modifications made to the revised organizational plan of CTED (S/2008/80). The report shows that important steps have been taken at the national level for the implementation of resolution 1373 (2001). It also shows that focus must now be placed on evaluating the implementation of the measures and coordinating the mechanisms adopted.”
2008-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5855 (2008) · source
“Mr. Heller (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): I have the honour to speak on behalf of the member States of the Rio Group: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Mexico. The Rio Group would like to thank you, Mr. President, for holding this open debate and for placing it on the Council's agenda in order to follow the Council's activities with regard to the agenda item "Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts".”
2008-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5855 (2008) · source
“In armed conflicts, children are the principal victims; they are the targets of those conflicts and have increasingly become their instruments. By definition, children are innocent, especially vulnerable, and the least responsible for conflicts, and yet, as we well know, they suffer disproportionately from the excesses of war. Children also represent the present and the future of our society. If we destroy them, we are also destroying our possibility of living together.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source
“It is also important for the Security Council to adopt selective and effective sanctions against persistent offenders who continue systematically to commit serious crimes against children during armed conflicts, flouting the recommendations of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict and the resolutions of the Council. We also feel that peacekeeping missions and special political missions play a very important role in that process. We therefore believe it appropriate for child protection advisors to be present in such missions with a view to strengthening monitoring and 08-2361] responding rapidly in situations that affect children in armed conflict. My delegation also supports on-site visits by the Special Representative to obtain first-hand information of the situation on the ground.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source
“Long-term rehabilitation and development programmes linked to disarmament and demobilization must help to reintegrate those children successfully and sustainably. Given the gravity of the situation, it is important that the Security Council pay the same attention and act with equal zeal with regard to all categories of violation of the rights of children in armed conflict - those relating not only to the recruitment and use of child soldiers, but also to the killing and mutilation of children; rape and other serious sexual crimes; kidnappings and attacks on schools and hospitals; and the denial of access to humanitarian assistance for children, as noted in the 10-year strategic review of the Graca Machel report.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source
“In this context, Mexico shares the concerns expressed in the report of the Secretary-General, such as those relating to the ongoing recruitment of children in camps for refugees and internally displaced persons; sexual and gender-based violence against children; the detention of children presumed to be associated with armed groups; the increase in the number of systematic and deliberate attacks against students, teachers and schools; and the ongoing impunity of those who commit crimes against children, particularly the recruitment and use of children by Governmental forces or armed groups. My delegation also agrees that it is important that peacebuilding operations take into account the need to protect and reintegrate children into society.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source
“Over the past two decades, more than 2 million children have died in conflict zones; another 6 million have been left permanently handicapped; more than a quarter of a million of young people have been exploited as child soldiers in at least 30 countries; and thousands of girls have been victims of sexual exploitation, rape and prostitution. There is no region in the world immune to this trend.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source
“In this context, we also welcome the work of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict and emphasize how important it is that the Security Council enable the group to recommend the imposition of selective measures against parties to armed conflict that commit serious violations against children. This wide-ranging report allows us to stress that even though progress has been noted in certain countries, every year children suffer more as a result of armed conflict, in the light of the changing nature of the conflicts and wars that take place throughout the world.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source
“It refers to the progress made in the application of the monitoring mechanism and the submission of reports and provides information about the inclusion of child protection in United Nations peacekeeping operations. My delegation wishes to highlight the determination to bring about the submission of this report, which was the result of considerable consultation, and which emphasizes the humanitarian dimension of this issue and focuses on the need to provide broad and effective protection for children endangered and affected by armed conflicts.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source
“Mr. Heller (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): The delegation of Mexico welcomes the convening of this debate and thanks the Secretary-General for his annual report on children and armed conflict (S/2007/757), which was presented in January by his Special Representative, Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, and which the Council is considering today. This comprehensive and detailed report fully sets out the progress achieved in the implementation of Security Council resolutions 1612 (2005), 1379 (2001), 1460 (2003) and 1539 (2004). It analyses the status of implementation of measures to put an end to the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source
“It is estimated that more than 30 States have been affected by the use of that type of weapon; their consequences extend over time and are an obstacle to sustainable development. We support the negotiation and conclusion of a legally binding instrument on cluster munitions, whether within the framework of the Convention on Conventional Weapons or the Oslo process. As we have pointed out, either process should consider the following aspects: victim assistance; clearance of affected areas; the destruction of stockpiles; international cooperation and assistance; and measures for national implementation, compliance, transparency and monitoring.”
2007-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5781Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Furthermore, Mexico welcomes the initiative of the Secretary-General to convene, under the so-called Arias formula, a meeting with the various relevant actors in order to consider the topic of the right to housing, land and property in countries in conflict. A meeting of that nature would make it possible to heighten the importance for Member States of considering the views of civil society in a question of extreme importance when it comes to protecting the rights of the civilian population. Cluster munitions are weapons that, through their use, have been considered by a large part of the international community as extremely harmful and as having indiscriminate effects. Their use has led to serious humanitarian consequences among civilian populations and has resulted in a high number of victims over recent years.”
2007-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5781Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Mexico acknowledges that the fight against impunity is extremely important; peacebuilding missions should place priority on efforts to rebuild institutions for the administration of justice, the rule of law and the prison system in order to guarantee the rights and fundamental freedoms of civilian victims of human rights violations during conflicts. In that respect, Mexico welcomes the fact that the Department of Peacekeeping Operations has established an Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions. Closer coordination and cooperation between that Office and the Peacebuilding Commission is crucial, in our opinion.”
2007-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5781Resumption1 (2007) · source
“In this respect, Mexico acknowledges the added value that is provided by cooperation to achieve these ends, especially cooperation with the International Criminal Court, so that it can comply with its mandate of granting justice to victims of crimes under its competence. We join the appeal made by the Secretary- General for the Security Council to adopt the necessary measures to promote and facilitate cooperation with the Court. We believe it is necessary for such a framework of interagency cooperation to be complemented by a full implementation of the Rome Statute and article 17, paragraph 3, of the 2004 Relationship Agreement between the United Nations and the International Criminal Court when, having referred a case in the exercise of article 13 (b) of the Statute, the State has not cooperated with the Court.”
2007-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5781Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Likewise, we are convinced that sexual violence against women and children is one of the greatest challenges that the international community must face. Although we have seen significant progress in this area, as seen in the categorization of this crime as a war crime or a crime against humanity, there is so much that needs to be done to guarantee that these crimes will not go unpunished, both nationally and within the framework of this Organization. The fight against impunity is a sine qua non prerequisite to protect civilians in armed conflicts and to smooth the way for lasting peace.”
2007-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5781Resumption1 (2007) · source
“For Mexico, any transgression of this principle entails, owing to the very emergency and personal nature of the assistance in question, an attack on the very core of the protection of the individual recognized in human rights instruments, international humanitarian law and refugee law, and constitutes a violation of international law when the means to prevent such access are harmful actions, such as deliberate attacks on humanitarian personnel. We await with interest the analysis of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on the causes and consequences of actions to restrict access, a study that will make it possible to take better decisions and to adopt measures in this area.”
2007-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5781Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Mexico is convinced of the idea that, once all means for a peaceful settlement have been exhausted under the authority of the Security Council, the international community should be able to take the measures necessary to protect the civilian population from serious violations of obligations that stem from international law and international human rights law, in accordance with the section related to the responsibility to protect, coined in the 2005 World Summit Outcome Document. The denial of access of humanitarian personnel to victims of conflict is a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law. For this reason, Member States must pay greater attention to this question in order to help such personnel deliver safely and in a timely fashion the assistance that is required by these affected populations.”
2007-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5781Resumption1 (2007) · source
“In this respect, Mexico supports the call made by the Secretary-General for States that have not yet signed or ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to do so in order that it could enter into force as soon as possible. This measure would be a decisive step that would help to guarantee the security and the protection of persons with disabilities in conflict situations.”
2007-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5781Resumption1 (2007) · source
“We hope that the study that is being carried out jointly by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs with a view to reviewing the incorporation in mandates of references to the protection of the civilian population in armed conflicts and the repercussions on the ground, could provide valid lessons for future mandates and deployments. We concur with the Secretary-General that, like women and children, the elderly and persons with disabilities are the most vulnerable sectors of the population, most vulnerable to violence and extreme deprivation in times of conflict.”
2007-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5781Resumption1 (2007) · source
“The adoption of a progressive approach in the conception of mandates for peacekeeping personnel is proof of the urgent need to protect civilians and proof of the capacity, adaptability and response of the Organization, such as shown in the implementation of Security Council resolutions 1674 (2006) and 1738 (2006) in regard to the mandates for the African Union- United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur and the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad.”
2007-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5781Resumption1 (2007) · source
“It is crucial to look for new tools and to follow up on the implementation of existing commitments in order to allow the Organization to find effective responses to comply fully with the task of safeguarding the human rights of individuals, as well as full respect for international humanitarian law. The resurgence of the asymmetrical nature of modern conflicts imposes additional challenges on the protection of civilians in conflict. In this respect - and we would like to stress this - the growing participation of private security companies in these conflicts should not allow for exceptions to the rule that all parties to the conflict, regardless of their nature, have the duty to submit to the rules of conduct of hostilities and to respect the principles of distinction between military and civilian targets.”
2007-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5781Resumption1 (2007) · source