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“At the institutional level, it is essential that the complementarity between and among the organs and specialized agencies of the United Nations is enhanced. At the strategic level and in the field, cross- pillar engagements between all peace and security, development, humanitarian and human rights actors should be vigorously pursued. The United Nations has provided the international community with its most viable plans and development models for widespread peace and prosperity.”
2021-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8906 (2021) · source
“As we grapple with the complexities of the pandemic, the multifaceted ordeals of the climate crisis and the numerous emerging security risks in fragile countries and regions, we must work assiduously to end conflicts, build resilience and procure peace, security and development for all of humankind. In pursuit of that noble cause, unilateral measures and hegemonic motives — both of which undermine the norms of multilateralism and erode essential human rights, including the right to development — should be abandoned. Political dialogue, preventive diplomacy and other participatory approaches, underpinned by the ideals of inclusivity and equality, should be earnestly pursued by all States.”
2021-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8906 (2021) · source
“Saint Vincent and the Grenadines commends Mexico for convening today’s discussion, and we thank the briefers for their remarks. Our delegation ardently supports and conscientiously advocates for a comprehensive whole-of-system approach that addresses peace and security, development and humanitarian issues in a holistic and systematic manner. To that end, we place special emphasis on the theme of today’s debate. The interconnecting health, socioeconomic, political and security challenges brought about by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has further illuminated the need for steadfast political resolve, buttressed by purposeful collective action, in order to address our contemporary struggles.”
2021-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8906 (2021) · source
“We must therefore redouble our efforts to ensure that women are always fully represented at each decision-making table and level, without discrimination or bias, as equal participants, key decision-makers and primary beneficiaries. Any obstacle to women’s engagement provides a barrier to lasting peace. Let us remove those barriers and build a more peaceful and prosperous world, to the benefit of all countries and peoples.”
2021-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8901 (2021) · source
“In all contexts and under all circumstances, we must ensure that women not only meaningfully participate, but also lead in building consensus, advancing reconciliation and establishing stable and resilient democratic societies. Without the greater mobilization, participation, leadership and promotion of women, from all backgrounds and in their full diversity, the successful mission transitions and sustainable exit strategies that we all look forward to will be hard to envisage, and even harder to attain. The simple truth is that women are not only effective peacekeepers and police officers; they are also powerful peace advocates, diligent community organizers, conscientious political leaders and tireless nation-builders.”
2021-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8901 (2021) · source
“The A3+1 reiterates its support for the various efforts of the Secretary-General, including the Action for Peacekeeping and Action for Peacekeeping Plus initiatives, aimed at strengthening partnerships, enhancing effectiveness and accountability, boosting safety and security, improving conduct and delivering political solutions through peacekeeping. We also commend the continued efforts to further develop and implement the Strategic Guidance Framework for International Policing, which reinforces and enriches all peacekeeping, rule-of-law, protection-of-civilians and peacebuilding activities. Women are crucial participants in achieving all those noble ambitions.”
2021-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8901 (2021) · source
“Those standards and codes of conduct deliver protective mechanisms not only to women who serve in United Nations peace operations, but they also deliver positive normative changes to the most marginalized communities where peacekeeping personnel are deployed. All allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse, wheresoever and by whomsoever committed, should be thoroughly investigated and the perpetrators brought to justice. Furthermore, we urge all stakeholders to fully implement all provisions of resolutions 2518 (2020), 2538 (2020), 2594 (2021) and other Security Council decisions that address the interlinkages between peacekeeping and the women and peace and security agenda.”
2021-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8901 (2021) · source
“In both instances, the wider commitment to gender analysis and gender responsive peacekeeping are evident. However, that must become the norm among all United Nations peacekeeping operations and special political missions. With that in mind, I would like to ask Under- Secretary-General Lacroix how he envisions the delivery of a more comprehensive gender- mainstreaming strategy across all United Nations special political missions and peacekeeping operations. We seek more concrete proposals, as they are needed to enhance gender responsive policing and all other aspects of the women and peace and security agenda in relation to peacekeeping and peacebuilding. The A3+1 welcomes continued progress by all peacekeeping missions towards implementing the United Nations zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse.”
2021-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8901 (2021) · source
“Instead, we must consistently ensure women’s meaningful participation and leadership in all aspects of peacekeeping, including police patrols, operations and planning, responding to the growing threat of small arms and light weapons, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration and security sector reform. We commend the demonstrated commitment to increasing the number of women in United Nations policing and the broader efforts to ensure gender- responsive policing and peacekeeping. In particular, the progress made in women’s participation in the police components of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus and the establishment by the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali of its gender unit are indicative of good practices among United Nations peacekeeping operations.”
2021-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8901 (2021) · source
“Women’s contributions are also essential to special political missions, peacebuilding initiatives and across the wider spectrum of development projects and programmes required to deliver lasting peace. It is imperative that all those activities be well- coordinated to establish best practices for gender mainstreaming, successfully confront implementation gaps in the women and peace and security agenda and fully address the structural and systemic inequalities that continue to affect women and girls. In addition, as we work to enhance women’s participation in peacekeeping and United Nations policing, we must avoid assumptions that position women as limited to caring and nurturing, thereby restricting their participation in the sexual and gender-based violence response.”
2021-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8901 (2021) · source
“United Nations police peacekeeping has expanded considerably in the past few years, and its activities have become increasingly wide-ranging and complex. The A3+1 commends the work of United Nations police in maintaining peace and security. They are central to multilateral efforts to prevent, mitigate and resolve violent conflict. The A3+1 remains committed to all efforts aimed at ensuring the full, equal and meaningful participation and leadership of women in United Nations policing, as well as in peacekeeping more broadly. The immense expertise, competitive advantages and wider societal benefits that women bring to peace operations in all roles, both uniformed and civilian, and at all levels at Headquarters and in the field are critical.”
2021-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8901 (2021) · source
“We value this opportunity to interact with each of them today, to learn more about the strategic vision for United Nations police components and to benefit from the operational perspectives of women’s participation in the Abyei peace processes and of gender mainstreaming in MINUSMA. We thank the United Nations police serving in the field for their commitment to peace, and to those at Headquarters for providing leadership and motivation. It is an undeniable certitude, grounded in both historical fact and the contemporary political reality, that women are indispensable stakeholders in effective peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding. As we continue to bear witness, women are fundamental partners for just, peaceful and prosperous outcomes in all countries and for all peoples.”
2021-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8901 (2021) · source
“I have the pleasure to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African States members of the Security Council — the Republics of Kenya, the Niger and Tunisia — as well as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (A3+1). Our delegations attach great importance to the theme of today’s discussion and to our briefers — Under- Secretary-General Lacroix, Commissioner Lusala of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei and Commissioner Boughani of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), whom we thank for their insightful remarks.”
2021-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8901 (2021) · source
“In our deliberations as the Council, we must always bear in mind the legitimate voices and perspectives of the disempowered — stateless persons, refugees, internally displaced people, the indigenous, other ethnic and religious minorities, women, girls and those who suffer the worst effects of COVID-19, climate change and environmental degradation, including small island developing States. The peoples of Haiti, the Sahel and the Lake Chad basin region, as do those elsewhere, deserve a more just and equitable social and political order in which the fruits of human ingenuity, including COVID-19 vaccines, are made readily available to all. During the pivotal decade of action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, let us work together to deliver peace, security and prosperity to all humankind, without exception or exclusion.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900 (2021) · source
“We cannot successfully tackle exclusion within countries as long as such exclusionary and discriminatory practices are maintained by some members of the international community. No thesis of exclusion, inequality and conflict, in the academic world or our practical diplomatic affairs, would be complete without due consideration to the ignoble roles of past empires and some present-day Powers. Reparatory justice for the historical abuses of chattel slavery and native genocide, from which lasting legacies of underdevelopment and inequality have emerged, remain an urgent priority.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900 (2021) · source
“Undoubtedly, against the stark backdrop of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the growing climate crisis and protracted conflicts, all of which disproportionately and unfairly affect developing countries, the time is upon us to fashion a fairer and more inclusive multilateralism. All organs and specialized agencies of the United Nations must work more closely together, with the support of Member States, regional and subregional organizations and the international financial institutions, to advance practical and people-centred solutions across the peace and security-development- humanitarian nexus. Developed countries should scale up their overseas development assistance commitments, and counterproductive measures, in particular unilateral sanctions, spurious blacklists and other forms of economic sabotage, should be withdrawn.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900 (2021) · source
“Indeed, as many States in post-conflict situations could attest, only when social fabrics are mended, public trust is restored and national processes of political dialogue, consensus-building and reconciliation are earnestly pursued, will the deep fissures that breed unrest and instability be finally and conclusively repaired. It is unfortunate, to say the least, that, during this age of scientific advancement and the global expansion of individual freedoms, so many structural disparities exist across our societies and among our respective nations. This unbalanced global development, which manifests itself in severe health, economic, social and security challenges, represents a moral blemish in the face of the multilateral order.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900 (2021) · source
“They also create fertile breeding ground for extremist ideologies, terrorist activity and transnational organized crime, all of which serve to undermine State sovereignty, circumvent territorial integrity and erode the prospects for lasting peace and development. Greater efforts are clearly needed in terms of both political will and developmental initiatives to repair social fractures, strengthen institutions and bolster national ownership of peace processes. That is the most effective means of advancing the pacific settlement of conflicts.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900 (2021) · source
“At the outset, let me commend the delegation of Mexico — our brothers and sisters by virtue of the shared histories, identities and possibilities of our Americas — for convening today’s open debate. I thank you, President López Obrador, for a most memorable statement earlier. I also thank the briefers for their remarks. The linkages among inequality, exclusion and conflict have long been established. Security risks are often materialized amid striking disparities that stoke social divisions, obstruct social mediation and expose the foundations on which peaceful societies are erected. In fragile contexts, where socioeconomic and political marginalization and the human hardships occasioned by underdevelopment are most pronounced, such inequalities foment disputes that, all too frequently, metamorphose into violent conflict.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900 (2021) · source
“Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with a Permanent Mission to the United Nations that comprises 85 per cent women and an all-female leadership team, takes this opportunity to honour the indomitable spirit of women at all levels who demand change and work to secure gender and social justice everywhere.”
2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886 (2021) · source
“The final point we wish to raise is that there is no circumstance under which conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence against women, girls and children, including reprisals against women peacebuilders and civil society, can be tolerated. We must insist on prevention and accountability and on transforming the conditions that produce that violence in the first place. The fundamental challenge we face in advancing the women and peace and security agenda is the very challenge that confronts us in securing gender equity and justice globally. We must eliminate unequal relations of power. That transformation is urgent for women.”
2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886 (2021) · source
“The expertise for conducting such analysis already resides within Member States currently grappling with the ongoing effects of histories of colonialism, conflict and economic and ecological precarity, as well as the added burden of navigating the pandemic. Only 36 per cent of 98 Member States with women and peace and security national action plans have budget allocations for implementation. In particular, those action plans require budgetary support to fund localization programmes led by women civil society. Given the critical role of women civil society as architects of the women and peace and security and the overarching United Nations gender equality normative agendas, their expertise and proposed actions must feature in the solutions to end gender inequality.”
2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886 (2021) · source
“Indeed, there is need for greater representation of women in disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and security sector reform. We welcome the commitment of the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs to the equal representation of women and men in all activities, as well as her Office’s work in systematically tracking gender data on disarmament and integrating gender perspectives in preventing the proliferation of small arms and light weapons. While those decisive actions are necessary, still missing is a commitment to consistent gender analysis at all levels of operation. That brings us to our second point. We cannot overstate the need to apply anti-colonial-intersectional gender analysis as the standard in every aspect of the work of the Security Council.”
2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886 (2021) · source
“First, with a commitment to women, peace and security cited as a core priority of the Secretary-General’s Action for Peacekeeping initiative, we commend the work of the Department of Peace Operations in creating space for women leaders to influence peace processes at the national level, including in the Darfur Women’s Platform, their influence on the Juba Peace Agreement in the Sudan and the support provided for the protection and participation of women in elections in the Central African Republic. However, the mandates of United Nations peacekeeping and special political missions must include operational elements to support Governments’ quest for the equal and meaningful participation of women in peace processes and across development initiatives.”
2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886 (2021) · source
“However, the consistent inclusion of gender provisions in peace agreements and post-agreement implementation remains urgent. The absence of such provisions in all ceasefire agreements secured in the past few years is of particular concern. Even with increased efforts at the national, regional and multilateral levels, women’s participation across the peace-security- development continuum still falls appallingly short. It is against that backdrop that we wish to make the following three points.”
2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886 (2021) · source
“Saint Vincent and the Grenadines thanks Kenya for convening today’s annual open debate and for facilitating the in-person participation of the wider membership. We also welcome the participation of our briefers: Secretary-General Guterres, Executive Director Bahous, whom it is very nice to see in her new role, Ms. Diop and Ms. Umenza Velasco. We begin by paying tribute to women who continue to contribute to peacekeeping and peacebuilding as negotiators, mediators, heads of households, drivers of economies, peacekeepers and community, civil society and political leaders. We welcome the commitment demonstrated to ensuring the equal and meaningful participation of women in United Nations special political missions, as well as in mediation support teams.”
2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886 (2021) · source
“We underscore that that approach must be allied with the efforts of key partners to build the capacity of countries in the region to anticipate, manage, mitigate and resolve emerging conflicts. In conclusion, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines affirms its support for the countries and peoples of the region and avails itself of every opportunity to support the work of regional and subregional organizations, reiterating the importance of African solutions to African challenges. We welcome the ongoing work of the United Nations, including that of the Special Envoy, and all efforts undertaken to guarantee peace, security, and socioeconomic development of the region. Finally, we join in welcoming the presidential statement on the Great Lakes region to be issued later (S/PRST/2021/19).”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“We are hopeful that the United Nations Strategy for Peace Consolidation, Conflict Prevention and Conflict Resolution in the Great Lakes Region will be successful in supporting the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework and the nexus between peace and security, justice and development in the region. That whole-of-system approach, which outlines the priorities of the United Nations in the region over the next few years, demonstrates the Special Envoy’s commitment to long-term regional peace. We urge the international community to support its implementation. In order to achieve sustainable peace and development, we must address the complex web of root causes and drivers of endemic violence, particularly the illegal exploitation and trade of natural resources.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“In the Central African Republic, violence continues to contribute to the internal displacement of a significant number of people, with many experiencing food insecurity. Against the backdrop of ongoing political and diplomatic efforts to address the situation in the region, it is crucial for the international community to sustain its support for the people of the region, including through contributions to the relevant humanitarian response plans. Sustained support by the international community for the efforts of the countries in the region towards peace is key. That includes support for State institutions and the implementation of relevant frameworks, as well as regional efforts towards combating illegal trade and the exploitation of natural resources, in order to transform them into catalysts for economic growth and development.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“That notwithstanding, we remain concerned over the volatile security situation in areas of the region, including the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where armed groups continue to carry out attacks that impact the civilian population and have wide-reaching destabilizing consequences for the region. While the situation in the country remains tenuous, we welcome President Touadera’s unilateral declaration of a ceasefire as a fundamental step towards the implementation of the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic and call on all parties to follow and respect those efforts. The humanitarian situation across the region is also of great concern.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“To that end, we recognize the role played by regional and subregional organizations, namely the African Union, the Economic Community of Central African States and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, in fostering coordination and cooperation among the States of the region in their efforts to combat ongoing conflicts. We also take this moment to laud the efforts made towards improving the visibility, representation and empowerment of women in the region within the framework of the women and peace and security agenda. We urge continued strides to ensure women’s full, equal, and meaningful participation in all stages of political processes, peacebuilding and development.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“We thank Kenya for convening today’s timely debate. We also thank you, Madam President, for the vivid description of the Great Lakes region and for reminding us of what is possible for the region and the entire continent. We welcome the comprehensive briefings provided by our briefers this morning. Over the past few years and despite ongoing challenges, the countries of the Great Lakes region have made commendable progress, including concrete steps towards peaceful transfers of power, the normalizing of bilateral relations and the continued implementation of commitments under the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“Before concluding, my delegation welcomes the United States’ plans for the re-establishment of a United States consulate in Jerusalem. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recalls once again that there is no substitute for a two-State solution between Israelis and Palestinians. Time is running out on us; we need to work collectively to promote genuine dialogue between the parties. Only through dialogue and negotiations can there be lasting peace in Israel, Palestine and the wider Middle East.”
2021-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8883 (2021) · source
“While noting that the Israeli authorities have eased some of the restrictions in Gaza, much more needs to be done to prevent an even more grim future for Palestinians. Continued humanitarian access and funding services to the Palestinian population in Gaza remain critical. We call attention once more to the illegal Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. The blockade must end to facilitate rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian relief for Palestinians in need and the reconstruction of Gaza. Moreover, we call on the international community to make tangible investments to resolve the critical funding shortfalls for the reconstruction efforts in Gaza and programmes run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.”
2021-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8883 (2021) · source
“We call on Israel to immediately halt all forced evictions and to cease its systematic policy of settlement expansion, demolition of Palestinian structures and obstructing Palestinian development. We are also deeply concerned about allegations of the use of excessive force by Israeli security forces against Palestinian civilians. That includes the killing and wounding of Palestinian civilians, including children. Therefore, we reiterate our call on Israel to observe international humanitarian law, as set out in the Geneva Conventions of 1949. Turning to the recent developments surrounding the Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif, we call on all to respect the historic and legal status quo at that holy site in the interest of peace and stability.”
2021-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8883 (2021) · source
“The recent announcement of approvals for advancing the construction of thousands of homes in E1 is a flagrant violation of international law and further undermines the peace process and the two-State solution. We renew our call on the Israeli authorities to urgently reverse those latest decisions as a matter of urgency. Yet again, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines denounces the continuing and increasing demolition and confiscation of Palestinian houses and structures in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem. The situation in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem, which remains under threat of forced eviction of Palestinian families from their homes, is also troubling.”
2021-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8883 (2021) · source
“Cynically and paradoxically, such observations have, in the not-too-distant past, spawned arguments that we must do away with international law and the two-State solution. Such an approach rocks the foundation of our rules-based international order. The refusal of Israel and its international backers to come to terms with the requisite of an independent Palestine and a secure Israel remains our biggest hurdle. In these new, perilous times that humankind faces, we must do better. We must, as Mr. Levy suggested, disengage from autopilot and implement resolution 2334 (2016) in the interest of a political solution and political justice. Recent developments with respect to Israeli settlements are of particular concern.”
2021-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8883 (2021) · source
“Let me begin by thanking Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland, Mr. Daniel Levy, President of the U.S./ Middle East Project, and Ms. Hanan Ashrawi, political and civil society leader, for their briefings. I thank our colleagues, representatives of the State of Palestine and Israel, for their statements. For decades, the international community has been witnessing the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Every month, we come to the Council and state our positions in line with international law and the relevant Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, but that does not seem to move the needle. Our words do not stop the erosion of Palestinian statehood, the killing of Palestinian children or the attempted erasure of a people and their homes.”
2021-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8883 (2021) · source
“Kenya, the Niger, Tunisia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines reiterate our full support for the Colombian peace process and the United Nations Verification Mission and call on all parties to the Final Agreement to ensure that it is implemented comprehensively.”
2021-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8879 (2021) · source
“It is also a fundamental aspect of peace processes, especially for countries that are emerging from deep-rooted conflicts. We therefore acknowledge the latest recognition of former combatants Rodrigo Londoño and Salvatore Mancuso before the Truth Commission. After more than half a century of armed conflict, Colombians decided that peace was paramount and achievable through dialogue. Peace for Colombians remains peace for everyone, especially for the Latin American and the Caribbean region. We maintain that the Government and the Ejercito de Liberación Nacional should engage in dialogue to foster a more peaceful and harmonious society. We also renew our call for the parties to capitalize on the Commission for the Follow- Up, Promotion and Verification of the Implementation of the Final Peace Agreement to settle differences.”
2021-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8879 (2021) · source
“The A3+1 echoes the Secretary-General’s call for both parties to ensure that women, youth, indigenous and afro-Colombian former combatants participate meaningfully in the decision-making process so that equal access to income-generating opportunities and protection measures are guaranteed. Thirdly, the parties continue to make headway in the Comprehensive System for Truth, Justice, Reparation and Non-Repetition. We commend the developments on Case 03 and acknowledge the strategy presented by the Special Jurisdiction for Peace on Case 07 on forced recruitment and the use of children in armed conflict. Accepting transgressions is essential for forgiveness and creates the platform for justice, reparation, reconciliation, non-repetition and the full integration of former combatants into society.”
2021-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8879 (2021) · source
“Advancing on a comprehensive strategy to guide the provision of housing to former combatants is therefore key. Further, we note with satisfaction the joint work between the Government and the Comunes in the design of the National Reintegration System, and hope that it meets the year-end target. We recognize the reported possible delays in the implementation of the ethnic approach of the Agency for Reintegration and Normalization and fully endorse the call of the Inspector General for the Agency to update its registry and implement specific measures for the economic and social reintegration of indigenous and Afro-Colombian former combatants.”
2021-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8879 (2021) · source
“In that respect, we underscore the importance of protection measures to ensure the proper reintegration of former combatants into Colombian society and applaud the ongoing efforts to facilitate their reintegration, including through development programmes with a territorial focus and comprehensive rural reform programmes. As we have repeatedly stated, the full and sustainable reintegration of former combatants is crucial. That leads to our call for the resolution of differences surrounding the allocation of lands and housing, including the challenges facing former combatants residing outside the territorial areas for training and reintegration. It is also reported that only two of approximately 320 former combatants living in urban areas have access to housing solutions.”
2021-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8879 (2021) · source
“We therefore call for the regular convocation of the National Commission on Security Guarantees. Similarly, we urge the parties to settle differences on the content and legal status of the Strategic Plan for Security and Protection for former combatants, as well as to advance on the public policy to dismantle illegal armed groups and accelerate the implementation of the comprehensive programme for women social leaders and human rights defenders. The A3+1 maintains that those policies, plans and programmes are pivotal to enabling a robust and integrated approach to addressing lingering security challenges. Secondly, the security and socioeconomic challenges facing former combatants are closely interlinked.”
2021-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8879 (2021) · source
“We strongly condemn the incessant killings against the groups made most vulnerable, including former Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia — Ejército del Pueblo combatants, indigenous and afro-Colombians, women social leaders and human rights defenders. The latest report of the Secretary- General (S/2021/824) emphasized the deteriorating security situation in south-west Colombia, which we believe requires greater attention in order to dismantle illegal armed groups. We welcome the recommendations by the Special Jurisdiction for Peace and the progress underscored within the National Protection Unit. Enhancing security guarantees in marginalized and conflict areas, including strengthened protection and prevention measures, remains critical.”
2021-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8879 (2021) · source
“That emblematic agreement — a testament to the Government and the people of Colombia’s commitment to peace — remains an exemplar and inspiration for peace processes globally, as it epitomizes the centrality of dialogue to overcome conflicts, no matter how deeply entrenched. Since the signing of the Final Agreement, we have witnessed progress and setbacks. We welcome the positive developments achieved over the years and encourage the parties to consolidate the gains made, and we further urge them to pursue with rigour this vital agreement. The A3+1 also offers the following observations. First, the security situation remains of serious concern.”
2021-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8879 (2021) · source
“It is my honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council — Kenya, the Niger and Tunisia — as well as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (A3+1). At the outset, we thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Massieu; Ms. Daniela Soto, Youth Leader, Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca; and Ms. Bibiana Peñaranda, Coordinator of “Butterflies with New Wings”, for their presentations. We also welcome Her Excellency Marta Lucía Ramírez, Vice-President and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia. Colombians will celebrate in a few weeks the fifth anniversary of the historic Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace.”
2021-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8879 (2021) · source
“In that regard, we commend the work of the United Nations Counter- Terrorism Centre, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs. Illicit arms f lows create cross-cutting and multidimensional global challenges to which all States are susceptible. There must be concerted action to adequately address such challenges and safeguard peace and security.”
2021-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8874 (2021) · source
“Furthermore, the availability and the ease of movement of small arms and light weapons in the Sahel and Central African regions enable terrorism and violent extremism and escalate intercommunal tensions, which are being exacerbated by the devastating impacts of climate change. To effectively protect civilians from the scourge of small arms and light weapons a whole-of-system approach is required, including Security Council engagement on the matter. We underscore the necessity of building national capacity and institutional policy frameworks to support effective disarmament, demobilization, security sector reform and reintegration programmes that provide for the inclusion and full and effective participation of women, young people and civil society.”
2021-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8874 (2021) · source
“We are also firmly supportive of analogous arrangements, such as the African Union’s Silencing the Guns initiative and the regional road map for the Western Balkans. However, such efforts will be all for naught if States that manufacture arms and engage in their trade do not assume greater responsibility for the consequences of that trade. Undoubtedly, domestic policies can have harmful implications beyond borders. The misuse of small arms and light weapons continues to hinder our pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals. The high number of grave violations against children, as well as the serious threat posed to women and girls, linked to the use of small arms and light weapons is alarming.”
2021-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8874 (2021) · source