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1. “It is therefore necessary to fight attempts to legitimize illicit profits derived from sexual exploitation and forced prostitution that have entered the global financial system through money laundering and so-called tax havens, which tend to reduce or eliminate controls in place in various areas of investment. In this context, it is necessary to investigate whether these terrorist groups gain access to these so- called tax havens. Similarly, we are concerned at the ongoing deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to data from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, in the Kasai region, one of the most affected by violence, more than 500 boys and girls have been recruited into armed groups.”

   2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source

2. “Seventeen years ago, resolution 1325 (2000), highlighted the crucial link between gender equality and international peace and security. Sexual violence in conflict does not distinguish between genders; however, it does mostly affect women and girls, who are victims of rape, sexual slavery, forced prostitution, forced marriage, forced sterilization and other forms of violence. One example is the case ofNigeria, where since 2014, Boko Haram, a violent extremist group, has kidnapped approximately 7,000 women and girls who are victims ofthese crimes, leaving deep wounds in the female population of that country. Terrorist groups also use sexual violence not only as a weapon of war, but also as a means of financing their activities.”

   2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source

3. “That is why the Security Council decided to adopt the implementation of the agenda on women and peace and security. In that connection, we highlight United Nations efforts to implement Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 2242 (2015), and the relevant General Assembly resolutions in order to integrate the gender perspective effectively. However, and in spite of those efforts, women's participation remains marginal. The Security Council alone has adopted eight resolutions related to sexual violence against women and the strong correlation between peace processes and the participation of women therein. We must continue to work to ensure that the situation of women in conflict is treated as a matter of priority within the agenda of the Security Council.”

   2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source

4. “We believe that this trip can become a model and that visits of this nature can take place not only in Africa, but in other regions of the world. Both are necessary to raise societal awareness of the role that women should play in all areas - economic, political and social - with respect to international humanitarian law and international human rights law. Concerning sexual violence in conflict, Bolivia is of the view that this crime is one of the most inhuman acts, the emotional and physical consequences ofwhich permanently affect the personal development of the survivors. The international community now needs to address this problem, pooling its efforts to implement measures at the national, regional and international levels. We believe that sexual violence in conflict represents a threat to international peace and security.”

   2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source

5. “Mr. Llorentty Soliz (Plurinational State of Bolivia) (Spoke in Spanish): The Plurinational State of Bolivia thanks the Egyptian presidency for convening and organizing this meeting. We also welcome the presence among us ofDeputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and the Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations, Ambassador Tete Antonio. Bolivia should like to acknowledge in particular the Deputy Secretary-General, not only for the briefing, but also for realizing the initiative to carry out the first joint United Nations-African Union high-level visit focused on the importance of women's participation in the processes of peace, security and development, in addition to the fight against sexual violence in armed conflict.”

   2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source

6. “Lastly, we categorically reject the imposition of unilateral sanctions, which constitute a flagrant violation of international law as illegal measures that extend one State's internal jurisdiction over another, in violation of the principle of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States.”

   2017-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8019 (2017) · source

7. “We urge all the parties involved to abandon any kind of military solution and to resume dialogue with a view to reaching a peaceful diplomatic and political solution. In our capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), we would like to point out that the provisions of resolution 1540 (2004) are aimed at establishing a platform of assistance and cooperation among States in order to prevent non-State actors from having access to weapons of mass destruction. We are completely against using it as a way of coercing or directing sanctions against States Members of the United Nations.”

   2017-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8019 (2017) · source

8. “We also believe that the sanctions we have adopted today should have the smallest possible impact on the civilian population and should not affect the humanitarian situation in North Korea. We urge all the parties involved to avoid escalating rhetoric or action that could increase tensions and put international peace and security in jeopardy on the Korean peninsula. We welcome and reiterate our support for China's dual-action initiative designed to enable a simultaneous halt to both the ballistic-missile launches and nuclear tests and to the military exercises on the Korean peninsula. We also welcome the fact that today's unanimous resolution supports that and also requests that the Six-Party talks be resumed.”

   2017-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8019 (2017) · source

9. “Mr. Llorentty Soliz (Plurinational State of Bolivia) (spoke in Spanish): Bolivia reiterates its firm condemnation of the conduct of nuclear tests and the launching of ballistic missiles by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and we urge it to abandon its nuclear and ballistic-missile programme fully, verifiably and irreversibly. Bolivia voted in favour of resolution 2371 (2017) today based on its peaceful ideals. We do not believe in war as a way of solving the global problems facing the international community. However, we would also like to make it clear that for the Plurinational State of Bolivia, sanctions should not be an end in themselves. In the situation under discussion, they should help the parties involved to come to the table for dialogue.”

   2017-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8019 (2017) · source

10. “(spoke in Spanish) Lastly, we believe that it is necessary to develop a process for evaluating the methodology, implementation, impact and modification of sanctions imposed by the Security Council, which must carry out that task so as to improve the desired results with the ultimate goal being, at all times, to ensure that international peace and security prevail. Bolivia supports the preparation by the Secretary-General of a report on the impact of sanctions, which should also cover the impact of unilateral sanctions on international law and international peace and security. We recall that the sanctions that the Security Council imposes are under no circumstances the foundation on which more sanctions can be added. Rather they constitute the ceiling or limit that is legally and legitimately agreed within the framework of the Charter.”

    2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source

11. “In this regard, the objectives of sanctions regimes should be clearly defined, and that its imposition should be for a specified time frame and be based on tenable legal grounds, and that it should be lifted as soon as the objectives are achieved. The conditions demanded of the State or party on which sanctions are imposed should be clearly defined and subject to periodic review. Sanctions should be imposed only when there exists a threat to international peace and security or an act of aggression, in accordance with the Charter, and that it is not applicable "preventively" in instances of mere violation of international law, norms or standards. Targeted sanctions may be a better alternative so long as the population of targeted State concerned is not victimised whether directly or indirectly".”

    2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source

12. “Those issues were addressed at the World Summit held during the sixtieth session of the General Assembly, on 24 October 2005, at which it was reiterated that sanctions must be selective and have clear goals, thereby ensuring that their implementation strikes a balance between their effectiveness in achieving the desired outcomes and their potentially negative consequences, including socioeconomic and humanitarian consequences involving the population and third States. That was in line with the final document of the seventeenth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement held in Isla Margarita in 2016, which states: (spoke in English) "The objectives of sanctions are not to punish or otherwise exact retribution on the populace.”

    2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source

13. “The design and development of sanctions must be governed by fair and transparent procedures that help to clearly identify the conditions demanded of States or parties upon which sanctions have been imposed, with a periodic review of those measures to assess their effects and modify them as needed with respect to developments. We believe that the imposition of sanctions must not affect the development of States subject to such measures, and in all cases must be implemented with a view to minimizing the impact on and possible humanitarian cost for the civilian population affected by the implementation of such measures.”

    2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source

14. “Accordingly, we reiterate that any measure adopted unilaterally by one State to the detriment of another through the use of force or any other coercive measures is outside the framework of the Security Council and therefore illegal and contrary to the principles and purposes of the Charter. We believe that, when the imposition of sanctions is to be considered, the right to due process and respect for international law must be taken into account, which, through official and reliable sources of information, helps to clearly establish the situation in a given national context that might represent a threat to international peace and security, while at all times observing the principle of the non-use of force and the peaceful settlement of disputes before resorting to measures that warrant the application of Chapter VII of the Charter.”

    2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source

15. “The Plurinational State ofBolivia categorically rejects the implementation of such measures because they represent a flagrant violation of multilateralism and a serious threat to the international order, and constitute illegal measures that impose the jurisdiction and internal legislation of one State over another, thereby violating the principles of equality, sovereignty and the territorial integrity of the States. Such actions are not only illegal - constituting, as I said, an imposition of one State's domestic law on another's and upon the international order - but also constitute actions that usurp the functions of legal bodies, such as the Security Council, which is the only international legal body that can impose sanctions on States and non-State actors within the framework of the Charter.”

    2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source

16. “Under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, sanctions must be considered only when all other means of peacefully settling disputes set forth in Chapter VI of the Charter have been exhausted and only after their short-term and long-term effects have been evaluated in detail. In that vein, sanctions must not be an end in themselves. They must be used as a measure of last resort in the event of a breach of the provisional measures established under the Charter, and must be imposed only when there is a clear threat to international peace and security, the breach thereof or an impending act of aggression. Currently, we are witnessing a dangerous trend towards the proliferation of the application and imposition of unilateral sanctions.”

    2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source

17. “Mr. Llorentty Soliz (Bolivia) (spoke in Spanish): Bolivia expresses its appreciation for the briefing given by Mr. Taye-Brook Zerihoun, Assistant Secretary- General for Political Affairs. My delegation also welcomes the initiative of Egypt in organizing today's informative meeting, highlighting a very important and sensitive issue that affects the maintenance of international peace and security. Our Organization is based on the values of multilateralism, and it is precisely through those values that the United Nations, as a multilateral system, depends on the legitimacy and international legality that allow it to address global problems and conflicts and, at the same time, to respond to threats to international peace and security through, inter alia, the imposition of sanctions.”

    2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source

18. “Terrorism today, both locally and globally, is the major challenge that we are facing, and it is for that reason that we call on the Security Council to unite its efforts to combat this scourge through greater international cooperation, with full respect for international law and the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.”

    2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source

19. “The goal of the law is to ensure peaceful coexistence and safeguard the lives of the people and prevent, combat and punish crimes related to the illicit traffic of firearms as well as crimes against the security and defence of the State and civilian security by regulating the manufacture, import, export, storage and commercialization of firearms, munitions, explosives and other materials. In this context, we believe that in the context of preventive measures we should focus in particular on the financial mechanisms that make it possible to launder the profits of the illegal arms trade, including so-called tax havens.”

    2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source

20. “We deplore the fact that some international treaties do not address the structural causes of this issue. Weapons manufacturing is focused on profit and promotes human suffering. Bolivia rejects war and along with it the entire industry that funds it. Today we must focus on preventing the sale of weapons to those intending to commit terrorist acts. To that end Bolivia, in the context of the preventive measures that it has taken, enacted in 2013 a law regulating firearms, munitions, explosives and other related materials.”

    2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source

21. “However, we believe that such cooperation and technical assistance should be provided at the request of States and should not be viewed as another element of interference or political exploitation, and should be specifically aimed at building national capacities. Bolivia believes that the international community's responsibility to combat this global problem must be based on a common but differentiated approach in which weapons-producing countries must acknowledge their own responsibility, which differs from that of those countries that suffer the consequences of the broad availability of weapons that undermine peace and threaten the lives of people living on the territories affected as a result of weapons being obtained by those who intend to carry out terrorist acts.”

    2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source

22. “My country wishes also to underscore the content of resolution 2370 (2017), which stresses the need for inter-State cooperation aimed at preventing any kind of active or passive support for entities or individuals involved in terrorist acts. We reaffirm the need for States to combat this human scourge by all peaceful means set out in the Charter of the United Nations and stress that measures to prevent it must be in line with the obligations incumbent upon us by under international law and the relevant international conventions and protocols, in particular human rights conventions, refugee law and international humanitarian law.”

    2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source

23. “Bolivia is Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), which is charged with promoting efforts to strengthen the exchange of information and knowledge between United Nations entities and international organizations, with the specific purpose of ensuring that States, inter alia, refrain from supplying any kind of support to non-State actors attempting to develop, acquire, manufacture, possess, transport, transfer or use, in this case, nuclear, chemical or biological weapons and their delivery systems. The Committee therefore seeks to promote international cooperation, and the resolution that we have just adopted is, as has been noted, a fitting complement to the Committee's mandate.”

    2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source

24. “The Plurinational State of Bolivia, in line with its policies aimed at peace, categorically condemns all acts of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations as criminal and unjustifiable, regardless oftheir motivation and wherever and by whomsoever committed, as this is one of the most serious threats to international peace and security. That is why we stress the urgency of implementing the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy.”

    2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source

25. “Weixiong Chen, Deputy Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate; and Mr. Emmanuel Roux, Special Representative of INTERPOL to the United Nations. I wish also to thank the Egyptian presidency for having submitted to the Council resolution 2370 (2017), which we deem particularly important given the current context and the global challenges that we are facing. We congratulate Egypt on the work it did to ensure the unanimous adoption of the resolution, which is a clear reflection of the spirit of cooperation that we must maintain in order to confront the scourge of terrorism. We express our support for the ongoing efforts of the Counter-Terrorism Committee and the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, as well as the recently created United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism.”

    2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source

26. “Mr. Llorenty Soliz (Plurinational State of Bolivia) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, allow me to echo the words of gratitude and congratulations directed to Ambassador Liu Jieyi for the excellent work carried out during China's presidency of the Security Council in July. I also congratulate you, Mr. President, and your team on your assumption of the presidency of the Council and assure you of our support and my delegation's readiness to cooperate with you. We, too, welcome the new Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, Mr. Vasilly Nebenzia. I wish also to thank Mr. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; Mr. Jehangir Khan, Officer in Charge of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism; Mr.”

    2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source

27. “The Plurinational State of Bolivia firmly believes that the creation of more de-escalation zones should continue to be pursued so that humanitarian assistance for the civilian population can be extended. In this regard, we welcome the ceasefire in the south- west of Syria, agreed on the 7 July, between Russia, the United States and Jordan, as well as the work carried out in Cairo and Moscow forums. Finally, the only way to resolve this conflict is through an inclusive and orderly political process that is led by and for the Syrian people. We therefore reaffirm our support for the advances made at the Astana and Geneva meetings. We have high hopes that this dialogue will lead to a lasting peace.”

    2017-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8015 (2017) · source

28. “We commend the work being carried out by the Russian Centre for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in the Syrian Arab Republic both to ensure security in the deployment of humanitarian assistance and in evacuating people from areas where armed clashes have broken out. We express, once again, our vigorous condemnation of all terrorism. It is criminal and unjustifiable regardless of the reason for it or where or when or by whom it is carried out. We reaffirm that all States must fight this scourge using all peaceful means at our disposal and the Charter of the United Nations and other international instruments. In that regard, we condemn the terrorist attacks against the Russian Embassy in Damascus on 24 and 25 June.”

    2017-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8015 (2017) · source

29. “We also call for the intensification of efforts to ensure access to areas that are besieged and hard to access in line with international humanitarian law. As long as military tactics are given priority over politics, there can be no lasting peace and civilians, in particular women and children, will continue to be exposed to violence, the lack of humanitarian access and the lack of basic services. We reiterate our most heartfelt thanks to the work being done by the staff at the various humanitarian agencies, whose personnel are putting their own lives on the line to provide food and nutrition and medical supplies as well as assistance to alleviate the crisis undergone by the Syrian people. We call on the parties to the conflict to respect international humanitarian law and the risky work being carried out by the staff on the ground.”

    2017-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8015 (2017) · source

30. “We are alarmed that these attacks are also being directed at civilian infrastructure, such as homes, schools and hospitals where lives can be saved. Bolivia, a peace-loving country, insists that the ceasefire agreements must be implemented and respected. We reiterate, at the same time, the obligation that all parties that are involved have to guarantee the security and integrity ofthose who are trapped in the conflict. In this regard, we once again remind the parties involved in the conflict that they must provide unconditional access for humanitarian assistance and guarantee and protect the security and integrity of that assistance and not identify the humanitarian assistance convoys as military targets.”

    2017-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8015 (2017) · source

31. “According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Committee of the Red Cross, 6.6 million people have been displaced internally, 4.6 million live in areas that are difficult to access and are constantly being attacked, not to mention that after six years of ongoing violence approximately 5 million people have had to take refuge in neighbouring countries. To date, more than half of the population has been forced to leave their homes. We emphasize, as Ms. Mueller did, our thanks to the countries that are hosting refugees. Despite the ceasefire agreements, ongoing attacks have resulted in the deaths of a considerable number of civilians, and women and children are always the most affected.”

    2017-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8015 (2017) · source

32. “We call for the Astana agreement and resolution 2336 (2016) of 30 December 2016 to be fully implemented, as long as dangerous and hard-to reach areas exist. According to the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 13.5 million people already have been forced to leave their homes in search of security. Many of them are minors and therefore are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.”

    2017-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8015 (2017) · source

33. “Mr. Llorentty Soliz (Plurinational State ofBolivia) (spoke in Spanish): Bolivia thanks Ms. Ursula Mueller, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, for her briefing. We again reiterate our firm support as she conducts her duties. Bolivia would like to highlight the efforts made by Russia, Iran and Turkey as the guarantor countries of the ceasefire in Syria. We also highlight the Astana meeting held on 4 May as a step forward, through the establishment of four de-escalation zones to prevent further incidents, put an immediate end to armed clashes and allow for improved and unconditional provision of humanitarian aid.”

    2017-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8015 (2017) · source

34. “Given the complexity of the process, it is our firm belief that it is vital to continue solidifying the foundations to ensure definitive stability in Burundi, through initiatives that may be needed and with the full and committed support of the international community, based on the framework of law, justice, reconciliation and peace.”

    2017-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8013 (2017) · source

35. “We commend the work of the Government of Burundi and the country's Ombudsman for their awareness-raising efforts to facilitate refugees returning to their country, and we encourage them to pursue that objective. Bolivia urges that actions in the negotiating process in future continue to be carried out in a progressive manner and in coordination with the country's authorities, including, inter alia, coordination of the presence of the observers and the United Nations police component in accordance with resolution 2303 (2016), if future security conditions so require. We reiterate that coordination must be carried out in respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Burundi, observing the obligation of States to provide security and protection for their citizens.”

    2017-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8013 (2017) · source

36. “We also welcome the decision by the African Union at its twenty-ninth summit, held 27 June to 4 July in Addis Ababa, to reaffirm its commitment to a peaceful settlement of the crisis in Burundi through a swift resumption of the inter-Burundian dialogue under the stewardship of the East African Community, with the support of the African Union. Likewise, we take note of the retreat on 12 July, in which the Government met with various international partners to assess the current challenges facing the country in the macroeconomic sphere, in agriculture, health, education, risk prevention and disaster management, with a view to working on the country's socioeconomic recovery.”

    2017-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8013 (2017) · source

37. “Mkapa to the effect that, if the peace process is to be successful, all parties must work on confidence-building measures and constructive dialogue in good faith. In that respect, we encourage and acknowledge the efforts of the joint working group, the East African Community and the team from the Office of the Special Envoy, and the work of the Chair of the Burundi configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission. Similarly, we encourage the parties to implement the road map proposed by Mr. Mkapa, based on the spirit of peace of the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement for Burundi. We welcome the positive outcome of the recent meeting in Bujumbura convened by the Special Envoy and the authorities of Burundi, including President Pierre Nkurunziza, in which they agreed to continue the inter-Burundian dialogue in an inclusive environment.”

    2017-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8013 (2017) · source

38. “Mr. Llorentty Soliz (Plurinational State of Bolivia) (spoke in Spanish): Bolivia welcomes the briefings provided by the Special Envoy of the Secretary- General, Mr. Michel Kafando, and the Ambassador of Switzerland, Mr. Jiirg Lauber, Chair of the Burundi configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission. Bolivia commends the mediation carried out by the former President of Tanzania, Mr. Benjamin Mkapa, and the President of Uganda, Mr. Yoweri Museveni, with respect to the Arusha Accords and the Burundian Constitution. Bolivia once again encourages all parties to support that mediation process and to work together to achieve a negotiated political settlement. We agree with the past statements of Mr.”

    2017-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8013 (2017) · source

39. “It is impossible to discuss a crisis of this magnitude in that part of the world without taking into account the interventionist efforts in Libya, which have resulted in arms and mercenaries pouring into the region. Bolivia firmly rejects such interventionist and interfering policies, which destabilize and undermine international peace and security. Lastly, we urge the States of West Africa and the Sahel to continue with their stabilization process with strict regard for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of all of their members.”

    2017-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8002 (2017) · source

40. “Insecurity, transborder crime, human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants, and arms and drug trafficking are resulting in conflicts that have a negative effect on the region's population and development, on top of instability, terrible humanitarian situations and terrorism. Bolivia condemns such actions, particularly terrorism, which can have no justification and represents a serious threat to international peace and security in all its forms and manifestations, wherever and by whomever it is committed. We call for the full implementation of resolution 2349 (2017), of3l March, in the fight against terrorist groups, including Boko Haram and Da'esh. Bolivia would also like to emphasize that part of the reason for the serious crisis that the Sahel is dealing with is the consequence of interventionist policies in North Africa.”

    2017-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8002 (2017) · source

41. “With regard to implementation of the strategy, we firmly believe that the current coalition of partners in the region, including the countries of the Sahel, regional organizations such as the African Union, the Economic Community of Central African States and ECOWAS, can contribute in ways that will make it possible to comprehensively tackle the region's political, economic, development and security challenges while also identifying the causes ofinstability there. We are concerned about the complex of problems facing various countries in the region that are dealing with enormous challenges to their efforts to achieve peace and stability.”

    2017-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8002 (2017) · source

42. “The links that UNOWAS has established between best practices, interactive dialogues, preventive diplomacy and strengthened coordination between the parties concerned have made it possible to launch initiatives for peace and security as well as national ownership and inclusivity, paving the way for consolidating peaceful solutions within a democratic framework. Bolivia supports the implementation of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel, as outlined in presidential statement S/PRST/2017/2, and we encourage the members of the G-5 Sahel to continue their work in coordination with the Secretary-General and the African Union, as laid down in resolution 2359 (2017).”

    2017-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8002 (2017) · source

43. “Where good governance is concerned, we would like to highlight the progress that has been made in areas such as the peaceful resolution of a post-election crisis in the Gambia, the preparations for elections in Liberia and Sierra Leone and the initiative to promote development in the region. With regard to initiatives on gender issues undertaken by the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, we support and encourage its work in promoting women's participation in political processes for peace and security. We also commend the work that UNOWAS has been doing in the areas of conflict prevention, mediation and exercise of its good offices, as well as the constitutional reforms that have been implemented in Benin, Burkina Faso, Liberia and Sierra Leone.”

    2017-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8002 (2017) · source

44. “Bolivia highlights the work of the UNOWAS in the areas of good governance, security, human rights, gender issues, preventive diplomacy and good offices. We also know that we need the support of all members of the international community to carry out that work. In that regard, we value the support of the United Nations, the Security Council and regional and subregional bodies - such as the African Union and its Peace and Security Council, the Economic Community of West African States, the Economic Commission for Africa, the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-S Sahel) and other associated groups.”

    2017-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8002 (2017) · source

45. “Mr. Llorentty Soliz (Bolivia) (spoke in Spanish): Bolivia thanks the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, for his briefing. Bolivia is gratified by the leadership of countries of West Africa and the Sahel for their progress in implementing political, institutional and constitutional reforms. cote d'Ivoire's path to peace is a case in point. The United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire successfully completed its mandate on 30 June. We hail the commitment of the United Nations presence in C6te d'Ivoire to support the Government and ensure the maintenance of peace and the prosperity of the country and its people.”

    2017-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8002 (2017) · source

46. “We hope that, beyond our statements and declarations, we will be able to take a specific action so that, only a few weeks from now, we will not sit down again merely to hear that the situation is deteriorating and the conflict escalating.”

    2017-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7999 (2017) · source

47. “Ibelieve that it is important for the Security Council to also analyse the causes and the situations that led to the conflict. The representative of Uruguay made several statements with which we fully agree. It important for us to receive reports after investigations pertaining to those responsible for the bombings and those providing weapons to the parties. Although we can incessantly repeat that there is no military solution to the conflict, the fact that we have said it does not mean that we are going to end the military offensives. Regrettably, this is a war that continues to be passed over in silence. It is not part of the day-to- day reality outside of the Chamber. That fact is not only striking, but also clearly shows the limitations of our work on the Security Council.”

    2017-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7999 (2017) · source

48. “We also continue to be alarmed by the constant threat of aerial attacks on civilian infrastructure, which limits and obstructs access to humanitarian assistance, which the Yemeni population needs. We reiterate our call on the parties and actors involved in the conflict to comply with and respect the provisions of resolution 2140 (2014) and to make every effort to commit to a sustained dialogue leading to an inclusive, orderly and political transition directed and led by the Yemeni people, which satisfies their legitimate demands and aspirations, while respecting at all times the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of the Republic of Yemen. In today's briefings, we have heard all of the consequences ofthe conflict.”

    2017-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7999 (2017) · source

49. “It is important to recall that, according to the 29 June report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the conflict has resulted in approximately 2 million internally displaced persons, while 18.8 million people -the most vulnerable cross-section of the population and at the greatest risk of falling ill from malnutrition - require access to humanitarian assistance. In that regard, we note with great concern that even though the Council expressed its position on the subject in presidential statement S/PRST/2017/7 on 15 June, humanitarian assistance deployed in Yemen continues to be affected by the imposition of restrictions and arbitrary unilateral measures between the parties involved in the conflict.”

    2017-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7999 (2017) · source

50. “That terrible situation is but one of the many aspects arising from the conflict in Yemen, and it has been exacerbated by the lack of access to water, sanitation and basic services, and, above all, by the precariousness of the availability of medical services to the population - as illustrated by the statistic cited today that only 45 per cent of hospitals are operating while lacking the resources necessary to respond to the tragic situation. Unfortunately, added to that is the disturbing lack of food; according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, more than 17 million people are living in food insecurity, ofwhom 7 million - as Mr. Graziano da Silva mentioned - are at risk of famine.”

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