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Labbe Villa

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2015-03-27
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2015-03-27
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  1. “6) The crimes perpetrated by the Islamic State and the terrorist groups that have sworn allegiance to it not only deserve our resounding condemnation, without any falsely justifying overtones, but also require our collective action aimed at the total eradication of this modern scourge that is undermining the very foundation of civilization. As others have said in the course of this debate, impunity is not an option. And, as the Secretary- General has noted, we are faced with an abomination, an abomination that certainly leads to desolation. We in the Council and the multilateral system are indebted to the religious and ethnic minorities in the Middle East and Africa. Success will be possible only if we are united around profound convictions and effective mechanisms.”

    2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source

  2. “During its past presidency of the Council, Chile wished to share its perceptions and concerns regarding the profound causes of the conflict, emphasizing, on the basis of the interdependence among the three pillars of the multilateral system, the links between inclusive development and the maintenance of international peace and security. Indeed, President Michelle Bachelet stated on 19 January in this forum: "In order to understand and tackle those new challenges, we must adopt a multidimensional approach that explains the causes underlying those threats. Those include socioeconomic, gender, ethnic, tribal, religious and ideological tensions that may have local, regional or global effects. That is the only way by which we can effectively contribute to conflict resolution and peacebuilding in the world." (S/PV7361, p.”

    2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source

  3. “In various statements to the Council concerning the Islamic State, our delegation has stressed the importance of respecting and guaranteeing the human rights of religious, ethnic and cultural minorities, pursuant to resolution 2170 (2014), adopted on 15 August 2014. From its seat in the Security Council, Chile has strongly supported all collective actions by the international community to combat terrorism and violent extremism, without needing to note that terrorism, as a threat to international peace and security, cannot be eliminated by military means alone.”

    2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source

  4. “Based on that reasoning, with other delegations in the Council, Chile co-sponsored the joint statement entitled "Supporting the Human Rights of Christians and other Communities, Particularly in the Middle East", initiated by the Russian Federation, the Holy See and Lebanon on behalf of 64 States in the context of the twenty-eighth session of the Human Rights Council, and the "Joint Concurrence Statement on Persecution of Minority Communities in the Middle East", spearheaded by the United States, endorsed by 40 other States and expressing concern about all minority groups, including Muslims.”

    2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source

  5. “The specific situation in which the Christian communities of the Middle East find themselves is a source of special concern, particularly in View of the structural role played by Christian Arabs in the ideological construction and definition of secular Arab identity. The disappearance or virtual exile from the region of those communities would, in the medium term, result in the collapse of Arab secularism, and therefore create a risk that democratic principles would be eradicated in the Middle East and North Africa.”

    2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source

  6. “With regard to the Middle East, we must denounce the cruel opportunism of the violence unleashed against religious minorities who have from time immemorial been part of the social, economic and even political fabric of the region. Indeed, no community can survive and develop over the decades, centuries and even millennums in the midst of other majority communities unless there are and have been deep-rooted ties, both explicit and implicit, of belonging and coexistence. Such a coexistence of spiritual poles, Viewed over time, has but enriched the civilizations of the region, in which my own country too can claim spiritual, ethnic and cultural ancestors. Chile reiterates in this Chamber the inalienable right of those communities to live in their own countries in peace, freedom, full equality and dignity.”

    2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source

  7. “In that framework, the multicultural, multi-ethnic and multi-religious character of many States - not only those in the Middle East - is a global public good to be preserved rather than just being a descriptive footnote. The preservation of ethnic, religious and cultural diversity is an imperative of civilization. Therefore, at the present stage of the development of human civilization, active religious tolerance, which stems from the inherent right of people to espouse a religious belief, not to espouse one or to convert to another belief, emerges as an essential attribute of human dignity and serves to establish freedoms that we must guarantee and fully respect.”

    2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source

  8. “This is also an opportunity to reflect on the extensive and systematic persecution perpetrated by the Islamic State, or Daesh, of communities and individuals belonging to certain ethnic, religious or sectarian minorities. Their actions are exacerbating the climate of insecurity that unfortunately prevails in the region and its resulting global humanitarian impact, which the United Nations system is politically, legally and ethically bound to address through the Council. Chile, which strongly supports the doctrine of interdependence among the three pillars of the United Nations - peace and security, human rights and development - is also committed to respect for human dignity and unity in diversity.”

    2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source

  9. “Mr. Labbe Villa (Chile) (spoke in Spanish): On behalf of Chile, I join Minister Garcia-Margallo y Marfil in warmly welcoming those who have come to the Security Council today speak for the victims - those massacred simply because they were different, because they were practicing their faith and because they did not fit into an insane paradigm that defies all the values that underpin the Organization. We are grateful to France for convening this open debate, which Chile believes addresses central components of a holistic understanding of peace and international security. Such an understanding is people-centred and therefore must always uphold human dignity. It is in that context that we approach the issue of the rights of minorities.”

    2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source