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Lewis-Navarro

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2008-02-12
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2008-11-19
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  1. “Just as there are controls over the production and transit of nuclear materials, so we should be able to trace the production of small arms. We need to consider how to achieve compatible standards and configure global databases for the exchange of information among regulatory bodies. We know that the Charter of the United Nations recognizes the right of Member States to legitimate self-defence, but curbing the illegal traffic in weapons or regulating their legal trade in no way affect that right. Regulations that could be established or measures that could be adopted would not interfere with the right of States to protect themselves for domestic or international crime. Lastly, I cannot conclude, Sir, Without recognizing the efforts that you have been making to ensure Visibility for this issue at the national and international levels.”

    2008-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6017 (2008) · source

  2. “That initiative will be insufficient until States that manufacture small arms and light weapons incorporate its provisions into a binding instrument allowing greater efficiency and effectiveness in fighting the illicit traffic in arms. For our part, in order to contribute to that goal at the local level, the Government of President Martin Torrijos has promulgated legislation to impose greater control over those activities in our country. However, such initiatives are not enough. Given the scale of the impact of small arms and light weapons, the lack of equal efforts with respect to the production and trafficking of armaments is inexcusable. Without regulation and international monitoring, it will not be possible to reduce the global impact of the legal sale of weapons.”

    2008-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6017 (2008) · source

  3. “However, another significant effect of that trade has been to exacerbate serious social problems. Those arms are more devastating and lethal than weapons of mass destruction. Their accumulative effect, measured in the number of dead and wounded and their social cost, are sufficiently worrying to impel us to act resolutely to put a stop to this plague, which threatens humankind. The international community has established a number of international agreements to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction that have significantly increased international cooperation. However, with regard to small arms and weapons, all we currently have is a non-binding Programme of Action, in which little more than two thirds of Member States participate.”

    2008-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6017 (2008) · source

  4. “However, at the present time, the greatest challenges to international peace and security arise not from wars between States or territorial invasions, but from internal conflicts, transnational organized crime and the failure of States. For that reason, our greater concern should be the continued trade in small arms and light weapons, which feed criminality and armed conflict everywhere. The illicit trafficking of weapons is one of the main challenges to international peace and security today. Their illegal trade represents a quarter of global trade, a large part of which is directed towards conflict situations. The Security Council has addressed that situation many times by imposing arms embargoes, which have effectively served to reduce the number of victims.”

    2008-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6017 (2008) · source

  5. “Mr. Lewis-Navarro (Panama) (spoke in Spanish): First of all, I would like to congratulate the President of Costa Rica on his initiative of putting forward this important subject for discussion today. Panama, a country where people of different races, religions and cultures live together in peace and harmony, cannot but seek the strengthening of multilateral collective security mechanisms and the rule of law. At the 2005 World Summit, our leaders adopted a multidimensional approach to security by linking security, human rights and development. That requires us to make greater multilateral efforts to achieve disarmament and the elimination of weapons of mass destruction and thereby limit military expenditure to bring capabilities in line with the legitimate needs for defence and security.”

    2008-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6017 (2008) · source

  6. “In view of the lateness of the hour and the other speakers remaining on the list, I propose, with the agreement of the Council, that we suspend the meeting and resume this afternoon. The meeting was suspended at 1.15 pm. 31”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source

  7. “I cannot conclude without congratulating the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict and the Executive Director of UNICEF, and the very many non-governmental organizations, all of them, on the work that they have done to put an end to this threat to international peace and security. Similarly, let me also acknowledge the leadership that France has shown in this extremely important area. I thank them all. I now resume my functions as President of the Council and give the floor to the representative of Slovenia.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source

  8. “In particular, we stress our concern for the trends in the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and the excessive use of force against children. We join all those who reaffirmed their support for the work of the International Criminal Court. We encourage that international tribunal to continue safeguarding the rights of children when investigating war crimes and crimes against humanity. Finally, we underscore the importance of including child protection advisers in the mandates of future peacekeeping missions and relevant political missions. Likewise, we stress the need for greater concentration on the reintegration of children into society through programmatic responses at the community level, particularly in the form of education and psychosocial support, in order to increase their opportunities for participation in society.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source

  9. “Despite those advances, we must express our concern regarding the increasing use of camps for 08-2361] refugees and internally displaced persons as places from which to recruit child soldiers, a practice which aggravates the daily difficulties already faced by those children. Refugee and internally displaced children are more vulnerable to homelessness, malnutrition, lack of education and discrimination. Such difficult conditions have a psychological impact on children, predisposing them to violent behaviours and facilitating their recruitment by the warring parties in a conflict. We express our concern regarding the proliferation of intentional and systematic attacks against schools, teachers and school buildings, where children do not only go for their education, but where they traditionally find refuge. That space must be respected.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source

  10. “With respect to the report of the Secretary- General, we welcome the important advances in the implementation of the relevant norms, standards and international legislation in the criminal field, including the conviction of members of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council by the Special Court for Sierra Leone for recruiting and using children in armed conflict in that country. Along the same lines, the arrest warrants and charges issued by the International Criminal Court against individuals who have forcefully recruited children represent concrete steps taken by the international community to put an end to the culture of impunity that exists among those who systematically violate the rights of children in situations of armed conflict.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source

  11. “The General Assembly must increase its efforts in that matter and guarantee that those efforts are carried out in close coordination with the Security Council, to avoid the duplication of efforts and ensure a more effective organizational approach. In that context, we must add that the Working Group's practice of meeting with parties affected by their decisions should serve as an example for other subsidiary bodies of the Security Council, a practice that Panama has repeatedly endorsed.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source

  12. “That concept is clearly reflected in the 2005 World Summit Outcome, which reads: "We acknowledge that peace and security, development and human rights are the pillars of the United Nations system and the foundations for collective security and well-being. We recognize that development, peace and security and human rights are interlinked and mutually reinforcing." (resolution 60/1, para. 9) On the basis of that concept, the establishment of the Working Group is worthwhile and appropriate. Nonetheless, protecting children in situations of armed conflict is a task that the Security Council cannot and must not undertake on its own.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source

  13. “Innocent beings are deprived of an education, displaced and uprooted from their homes and haunted by the violence they witness or even commit. Lost generations are created, deprived of opportunities, which could unleash a permanent cycle of violence in their lives. The international community thus has an obligation to undertake efforts to prevent this scourge from continuing to affect children in armed conflict. The establishment of the Security Council's Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict is evidence that neither the world nor the United Nations will continue to address these issues in a fragmented manner.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source

  14. “I will now make a statement in my capacity of Vice-President and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Panama. At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Representative for Children in Armed Conflict, Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, the Executive Director of UNICEF, Ms. Ann Veneman, and Ms. Jo Becker of the Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict, representative of non-governmental organizations, for their briefings. We are also pleased to welcome here the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bernard Kouchner, the Minister for Development Cooperation of Belgium, Mr. Charles Michel, and the Under- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Italy, Mr. Vittorio Craxi. We all recognize the negative impact of armed conflicts on children.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source

  15. “I wish to warmly welcome the new Permanent Representative of Croatia, Ambassador Neven Jurica, who was a distinguished representative of his country to the Government of Panama and with whom there is a link of friendship and esteem.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source

  16. “In accordance with the understanding reached among Council members, I wish to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than five minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate the texts in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source

  17. “Mansour (Palestine) took the seat reserved for him at the side ofthe Council Chamber. The President (spoke in Spanish): The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/2007/757, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict. I shall now give the floor to Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source

  18. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter dated 7 February 2008 from the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, which will be issued as document S/2008/88, and which reads as follows: "I have the honour to request that, in accordance with its previous practice, the Security Council invite the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations to participate in the meeting of the Security Council to be held on Tuesday, 12 February 2008, regarding children and armed conflict". I propose, with the consent of the Council to invite the Permanent Observer of Palestine to participate in the meeting, in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure and previous practice in this regard. There being no objection, it is so decided. 08-2361] At the invitation of the President, Mr.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source

  19. “Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict. It is so decided. Also, in accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Ms. Ann Veneman, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund. It is so decided. Also, in accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Ms. Jo Becker, Representative of Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict. It is so decided.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source

  20. “In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the consideration of the item, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, the representatives of the aforementioned countries took the seats reservedfor them at the side of the Council Chamber The President (spoke in Spanish): In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Ms.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source

  21. “Children and armed conflict Report of the Secretary-General (S/2007/757) The President (spoke in Spanish): I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Benin, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Guinea, Iceland, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania and Uruguay, in which they request to be invited to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source

  22. “Before proceeding with the approval of the agenda, I would like to express the honour that I feel to preside over this meeting on the sixth anniversary of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, dealing with the participation of children in armed conflicts. I wish to highlight the presence of distinguished guests, particularly the Minister for Development Cooperation of Belgium, Mr. Charles Michel, and the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Italy, Mr. Vittorio Craxi. In addition, I offer special acknowledgement to Permanent Representative of France, Ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert, for the excellent work that he has done chairing the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source