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  1. “I cannot conclude without expressing my appreciation for the report's mention of Argentina's efforts to increase the number of Argentine women deployed in its armed and security forces, as well as to peacekeeping missions. The report also notes our initiatives to develop and improve training in the specific protection rights and needs of women and girls. We will pursue such efforts in the conviction that, 11 years after the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), much remains to be done if we are to achieve its full and effective implementation.”

    2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642 (2011) · source

  2. “In addition to incorporating the traditional contributions of the Ministries of Security and Defence, the plan includes input from stakeholders with experience in training and assistance to women victims of gender violence and human trafficking, who we believe are able to contribute to the reconstruction of societies affected by armed conflict, thereby underscoring the gender approach in the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process and preventing the re-victimization of women. Moreover, we believe it necessary to include cooperation in the field of health, in particular sexual and reproductive health, and in the integration of women into the labour market and the educational system.”

    2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642 (2011) · source

  3. “We wish in particular to express our appreciation for the cooperation of UN-Women in the ongoing drafting of Argentina's national action plan, which has been created on the basis of a series priority areas of our domestic and international policy, including the defence of multilateralism, contributions to peace processes, the promotion and protection of human rights, gender equality, and the protection of civilians in conflict. Another priority is increasing the political participation of women and including the gender perspective in all matters related to peace and security at the national, regional and international levels. Our plan is the result of a participatory and comprehensive exercise led by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and involves other State and civil society agencies.”

    2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642 (2011) · source

  4. “The international community must pool its efforts to ensure that this protagonist role remains possible. We are convinced that lasting peace can be attained only if women participate in all phases of peace processes. We therefore welcome the idea of compiling lists of women candidates to mediate conflicts. We also believe that the establishment of UN-Women was a key step in the consolidation of the women and peace and security agenda, embodied, inter alia, in technical assistance that the entity is providing to countries of all regions in the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) and subsequent resolutions.”

    2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642 (2011) · source

  5. “Mr. Limeres (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): My delegation commends you, Madam, for your initiative to convene this open debate. We also thank Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon; Under-Secretary-General Michelle Bachelet; Ambassador Lazarous Kapambwe, President of the Economic and Social Council; and Ms. Orzala Ashraf Nemat of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security for their statements. Our country welcomes the report of the Secretary- General (S/2011/598*), which comprehensively reflects the important role that women play in preventive diplomacy, peace negotiation processes, and post-conflict reconstruction. The merit of resolution 1325 (2000) is specifically that the Security Council recognizes therein the key role that women can play as protagonists in peace processes.”

    2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642 (2011) · source

  6. “Thus, I would like to conclude by urging once again strict compliance with the obligations arising from The Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907, the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols of 1977, general international law and the decisions of the Security Council.”

    2010-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6427Resumption1 (2010) · source

  7. “Currently, we are transitioning towards an international justice system for the most serious crimes, including war crimes, based on a permanent tribunal more than on ad hoc tribunals. That permanent tribunal, which is fully functioning, is the International Criminal Court, established by the Rome Statute in 1998. I would like to end my statement by stressing once again that, in accordance with international humanitarian law and resolutions of this Council, any kind of attack against civilians or other protected persons in situations of armed conflict, including the obstruction of access to humanitarian assistance and the recruitment of children, is a violation of international law.”

    2010-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6427Resumption1 (2010) · source

  8. “We welcome the Security Council's recognition in its resolution 1894 (2009) of the possibility of recourse to the Commission for timely, objective, accurate and reliable information. Being a victim of an armed conflict is a condition that usually extends beyond the end of hostilities. In the case of women and children in particular, they continue to be victimized after returning to their communities by being stigmatized and subject to retaliation. In this context, it is necessary to underscore the role of justice. Perpetrators of war crimes, genocide or crimes against humanity are responsible for serious crimes and must therefore be held accountable before justice. This Council established two international tribunals: the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.”

    2010-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6427Resumption1 (2010) · source

  9. “It is often possible to detect in a society elements that set off alarms regarding the possible emergence of situations of massive and serious violations of human rights and humanitarian law. Therefore, prevention requires that the Organization be provided with appropriate mechanisms to gather information on present and potential situations that may trigger the responsibility to protect. Fact-finding is an important element. Argentina considers it worth reiterating that there exists an impartial body for fact-finding into possible serious violations of the Geneva Conventions: the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission, established by virtue of Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions of 1949.”

    2010-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6427Resumption1 (2010) · source

  10. “If the parties to a conflict fail to fulfil their obligations under international humanitarian law, they must at least do all they can to ensure access to shipments and material, as well as first aid support. Furthermore, people fleeing combat areas must be allowed to transit safely to areas where they will be safe from hostilities. Action by the Organization is essential to prevent the emergence of situations of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, and to end them when such situations emerge. Those four crimes, included in the concept of the responsibility to protect, demand not only action, but also prevention. The commitment of the Organization is needed to prevent the recurrence of the horrors of the past.”

    2010-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6427Resumption1 (2010) · source

  11. “In this regard, interaction with components on the ground is essential to ensuring that mandates will be clear and appropriate to the circumstances faced by the peacekeeping operation. Regarding the integration of the components, it is important to bear in mind the need, where relevant, to ensure the necessary structure for the protection of women, especially from sexual violence. At the same time, it is also worth bearing in mind the need to protect children, particularly from being recruited as child soldiers, and to rehabilitate former child soldiers. Another critical aspect of the protection of civilians is the need to ensure access to humanitarian assistance.”

    2010-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6427Resumption1 (2010) · source

  12. “Parties to an armed conflict are subject to the basic obligation of international humanitarian law to protect civilians from the effects of armed conflict. Such an obligation, embodied in common article 3 to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, also applies in the context of armed conflicts of a non-international nature, that is to say, to non-States parties to conflict. The Security Council is directly responsible for matters of peacekeeping operations and the protection of civilians. As I have pointed out on other occasions, my country is convinced of the need to include in the mandates of United Nations missions protection activities that are clearly developed and receive the necessary resources in an effective and timely manner.”

    2010-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6427Resumption1 (2010) · source

  13. “Argentina would like once again to underscore the value and significance of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, which represented a remarkable step forward for the international community against the backdrop of the dehumanizing experiences it had suffered. Six decades later, conflicts continue to take place. Regrettably, there are still many situations where civilians are the targets of attacks and there are unacceptably high numbers of civilian deaths; where children are recruited as soldiers and girls are subject to abuse, rape and all other types of sexual abuse; where thousands and even millions of people are displaced; and where access to humanitarian assistance is impossible or seriously curtailed. Many of those situations are made worse by impunity.”

    2010-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6427Resumption1 (2010) · source

  14. “Mr. Limeres (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): First of all, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month. I would also like to commend you for convening this open debate on the subject before us. The protection of civilians in armed conflicts continues to be a subject to which the international community and my country in particular attach the utmost importance. Unfortunately, the Security Council has to continue to consider this issue owing to the fact that today civilians still suffer greatly from the consequences of armed conflict. The Security Council must therefore remain committed to the protection of civilians in armed conflicts, to promoting full respect for humanitarian law, human rights law and human rights in general, and to combating impunity.”

    2010-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6427Resumption1 (2010) · source

  15. “We wish her the greatest success in her work, and we are convinced that the problems of women and peace and security will gain visibility and will make firm progress under her leadership.”

    2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source

  16. “Finally, in the Argentine National Centre for Joint Training for Peacekeeping Operations, the annual curriculum will include an international seminar on gender and peacekeeping operations, an initiative has no precedent at the international level. I wish to stress the importance that Argentina affords to the systematization of international information on the matter so as to ensure the effective implementation of this standard, which is a valuable guide for ensuring respect for the human rights of women in conflict situations and makes visible the important contribution of the inclusion of the gender perspective in peacebuilding processes. To conclude, my delegation wishes to take this opportunity to once again commend Ms. Michelle Bachelet on her being named to the helm of the new gender entity, UN Women.”

    2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source

  17. “It gathers their experience in gender matters prior to deployment and looks at their experience with the effective implementation of a gender perspective during the mission. Another point is continuing to develop a data base that gathers statistics on the voluntary participation of women in peacekeeping operations, including the number of women deployed and their roles in the missions, inter alia. Further, we will move forward with programmes of training on issues of gender and human rights for contingents that are soon to be deployed. That will include developing curricula that consider the gender perspective in conflict resolution and peacebuilding, by integrating both women in the contingents and women in the local population.”

    2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source

  18. “That workshop was a valuable contribution that prompted a debate among the countries of our region and the mainstreaming of a gender perspective in public policies in all sectors. To continue making progress towards the objectives set out in resolution 1325 (2000), we wish to take this opportunity to reaffirm some of the commitments taken on by Argentina. First is the implementation of quantitative and qualitative tools to measure and to know in numerical terms - but also strategically - what the situation is with regard to participation of women in peacekeeping operations. On that point it is worth emphasizing that we are planning to publish in March 2011 the results of the surveys undertaken with the contingent deployed in Haiti.”

    2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source

  19. “That began by granting a voice to female members of our armed forces, which allowed us to diagnose their situation and led to reform that included the repeal of discriminatory resolutions in that sector. That process culminated with the National Plan for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) in the defence sector. In 2007 Argentina was selected by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) to undertake a pilot programme in the region to disseminate the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). In that framework, the Argentine Foreign Ministry convened an inter-ministerial group on gender and peacekeeping. In 2008 the Foreign Ministry organized, with the support of DPKO and UNIFEM, the first regional workshop for developing a gender policy in peacekeeping operations and humanitarian assistance.”

    2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source

  20. “The resolution brings together two objectives that are part of our national policy with regard to gender and defence: the promotion and protection of the human rights of women, and the inclusion of women in peacekeeping operations. Resolution 1325 (2000), then, reaffirms the important role that women play in the prevention and solution of conflicts and in peacebuilding, underscoring the importance of women's participating on equal footing with men and of their full participation in all initiatives aimed at maintaining and fostering peace and security. In that connection we wish to highlight the policies carried out by our Government in the defence sector. In recent years the Ministry of Defence - under the leadership of a woman, Dr. Nilda Garre - has undertaken a profound process of mainstreaming a gender perspective.”

    2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source

  21. “Mr. Limeres (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): Argentina wishes to associate itself with the statement made by the Minister of International Cooperation of Canada on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security. At the outset, Mr. President, I would like to congratulate you on your initiative to convene this open debate. Argentina's participation in peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance missions is among the pillars of its foreign policy. For that reason, as we commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), the Argentine Republic wishes to underscore its firm commitment to the role of women in peace and security. Argentina played a dynamic role in the negotiation and adoption of resolution 1325 (2000) as a non-permanent member of the Security Council in 1999 and 2000.”

    2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source

  22. “Let me conclude by saying that we are working in Haiti in the hope that the day will come when the Mission's work will be finished and the presence of the United Nations and the international community will no longer be necessary because the people of Haiti will be able to take full charge of their own destiny. There is an urgent need to make progress in the post- earthquake reconstruction of Haiti, at the same time working to build the country's institutional capacity and improve coordination with international cooperation to bring it into line with the priorities of the Government of Haiti and to increase its effectiveness and visibility. We believe that the United Nations has a fundamental role to play in that respect.”

    2010-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6303 (2010) · source

  23. “That is in addition to our efforts to help build human capital in Haiti. For example, we are considering the possibility of cooperation in education and in the recovery of cultural assets. We are also working on strengthening and expanding the triangular South-South cooperation programme for the production of one's own fresh food - the Pro-Huerta project - which prior to the earthquake consisted of a grass-roots social network with more than 80,000 participants, 1,823 promoters and a Haitian technical team of 23 agronomists. We hope to reach a million participants in the programme throughout Haiti within five years, giving the people of Haiti the wherewithal to build their own future.”

    2010-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6303 (2010) · source

  24. “In addition, we share the Secretary-General's idea of reconfiguring the military component of the Mission so that as the situation evolves there will be a larger number of military engineers to contribute to reconstruction work. Regarding the strengthening of the Mission's police component, I would like to recall that since before the earthquake Argentina, together with other countries of the Americas, was actively encouraging regional police cooperation with Haiti in order to help develop the institutional capacities of the Haitian State. We also believe that this cooperation mechanism should continue within MINUSTAH, because that would enhance the Mission's contribution to the professional training of the Haitian National Police. Argentina announced a significant contribution at the recent donors conference for Haiti.”

    2010-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6303 (2010) · source

  25. “First of all, we consider that it is the Government and the people of Haiti that must decide their own future. Secondly, we are convinced that the United Nations has a central role to play in coordinating international assistance to Haiti. Thus, while we are still analysing the details of its content, we welcome the Secretary-General's latest report, especially the idea that MINUSTAH should adopt a comprehensive approach in the five priority areas indicated in the report. We believe that this integrated approach will respect the principles I mentioned, especially with regard to electoral and humanitarian assistance, where we believe the Organization's coordinating role is essential.”

    2010-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6303 (2010) · source

  26. “As we have said on previous occasions, we believe that the presence of MINUSTAH prevented the tragedy of the earthquake from giving rise to incidents that would have further worsened the situation of the Haitian population, because it served as a fundamental stabilizing element. We consider that MINUSTAH should continue to be a factor for the permanent consolidation of a climate of security and stability that will help to build the institutional capacity of the Haitian State, which is necessary to ensure the start of a new phase of peacebuilding and economic and social development in Haiti. Consideration of the future role of MINUSTAH is linked to the planning of assistance, reconstruction and development in Haiti. In that regard, we believe that two basic principles need to be respected.”

    2010-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6303 (2010) · source

  27. “Mr. Limeres (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): I wish at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for having given us the opportunity to participate in this meeting to discuss the present situation and the challenges facing the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) in the light of the most recent report of the Secretary-General (S/2010/200). Allow me also to thank Mr. Edmond Mulet, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Haiti, for his statement and above all for his praiseworthy work as head of the Mission. My delegation would like to align itself with the statement made by the representative of Uruguay on behalf of the Group of Friends of Haiti, to which we would just like to add some brief additional comments.”

    2010-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6303 (2010) · source

  28. “In both the 1992 Rio Declaration and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of the same year, the international community adopted the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, under which industrialized countries would commit themselves to leading the mitigation actions and thus take on the great responsibility to avert the most pessimistic predictions of the impact of climate change on peace and security. The patterns of production and consumption, especially of per capita energy, in those countries determine the alarming current level of carbon emissions in the atmosphere. Those countries, which have contributed in great measure to the grave situation of the climate system, are the ones that possess the best and more abundant material and technical resources to face the consequences of climate change.”

    2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663Resumption1 (2007) · source

  29. “Nonetheless, this recognition - and even the Council's attention to the subject - may be arriving too late, when years of patterns of energy production and consumption, especially in developed countries, have caused significant damage in the natural balance of our climate system and when we see the consequences of these actions coming menacingly close. There are actions that the international community could take to mitigate the phenomenon - as much as still possible - and to effectively help adapt to the consequences of a process that, since it is already under way, cannot be halted or neutralized, and thus restored to the previous situation. Such actions can be found in the commitments undertaken for international cooperation to provide assistance to developing countries so that they can meet the needs of adaptation to climate change.”

    2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663Resumption1 (2007) · source

  30. “Adequate and fluid cooperation, within the terms established by the Charter, among the various organs, the programmes and specialized agencies of the Organization is necessary to face situations that could potentially affect security and whose origin lies in the extreme consequences of climate change. In our View, this must not lead, under any circumstances, to the question of climate change being incorporated into the agenda of the Security Council. The recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has mobilized world public opinion, and has brought new topicality to the subject, especially for countries that have systematically failed to recognize that the increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere generates climate change.”

    2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663Resumption1 (2007) · source

  31. “The competence to substantively address the issues of climate change, energy, agriculture, the supply of drinking water and the habitat of endangered populations undoubtedly belongs within our Organization: to the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, the Commission on Sustainable Development, the regional economic commissions, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and specialized agencies such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Bank and the regional development banks, among others.”

    2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663Resumption1 (2007) · source

  32. “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has clearly warned that the harmful effects of climate change would be more intense in developing countries - precisely those that have lower per capita levels of carbon dioxide emissions and fewer resources to face the consequences of climate change. Those who have contributed the least to the current climate change are the ones who will suffer its consequences most severely. Security Council resolution 1625 (2005) reaffirmed the need to adopt a broad strategy of conflict prevention that addresses the root causes of armed conflict and political and social crises in a comprehensive manner, including by promoting, inter alia, sustainable development and poverty eradication. These issues should not be analysed in an isolated way, but rather in their interrelation.”

    2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663Resumption1 (2007) · source

  33. “The hydrologic cycle and, consequently, the availability of drinking water could also be negatively affected. The emission of greenhouse gases, which has been growing since the industrial revolution and which is generated principally by the use of fossil fuels, is directly connected to the development and spread of unsustainable production and consumption patterns, the modification of which requires a change in lifestyles, as was agreed in the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. Neither contributions to the current levels of carbon emissions nor the level of risk from climate change are equally shared among countries.”

    2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663Resumption1 (2007) · source

  34. “Mr. Limeres (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): Paragraph 9 of the 2005 World Summit Outcome Document recognizes that development, peace and security and human rights are interlinked and mutually reinforcing. The living conditions of the world's population may be affected significantly unless urgent measures of mitigation and adaptation to climate change are adopted. Agriculture and food production could change and pose a great risk for political and social stability. Densely populated geographic areas could be flooded due to a rise in sea level, forcing massive displacement of large segments of the population. Extreme weather phenomena could cause severe floods and droughts, causing loss of life and damage to the health and property of the population.”

    2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663Resumption1 (2007) · source