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Llorentty Soliz

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“However, despite this progress, we are concerned about the endemic cholera situation, which has infected approximately 788,000 people since its outbreak in 2010 and has killed around 9,000. This highlights the Vital need to strengthen Haiti's national health institutions and water and sanitation systems and their ability to respond to the problem. While we have taken note of the United Nations efforts to mitigate the cholera problem by acknowledging its responsibility for the original outbreak in 2010, in our View such recognition is not enough. The international community must consider ways of making reparation for the damage as soon as possible. In that regard, we welcome the Secretary- General's initiative to launch an emergency response to the cholera epidemic and the new United Nations approach in campaigning against its spread.”
2017-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7920 (2017) · source
“It is everyone's responsibility to combat the poverty and injustice that are products of a series of circumstances that have affected the country not just in terms of political instability and natural disasters but in some cases even through the presence of the United Nations itself. We commend the progress that both the State and MINUSTAH have made in the past 14 years and the extraordinary capacity for resilience shown by the people of Haiti. The continued improvement and professionalization of the Haitian National Police, which will improve the State's presence and authority, are also especially important. It is crucial to ensure that resources continue to be allocated to quick-impact projects aimed at promoting citizens' security and an effective legal framework that will protect them and enable them to fully exercise their rights.”
2017-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7920 (2017) · source
“We encourage all the efforts being made to consolidate the country's stability and promote its development through stable mechanisms designed to assist and cooperate with the Haitian authorities. In that regard, we would like to stress the importance of the new United Nations justice and support mission that will succeed MINUSTAH and that should continue the work of supporting and consolidating the national security forces. In our View, therefore, it will be important for the Security Council to continue to evaluate the situation on the ground in Haiti, which is why we should work with our Haitian brothers and sisters to plan a visit by the Council so that it can get first-hand information on the situation. We urge the international community to continue and strengthen its solidarity with Haiti.”
2017-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7920 (2017) · source
“We acknowledge the tireless work that she and all the men and women of the Mission - civilian, military and police - are doing for the Haitian people through their efforts to help the country safeguard its people's security and achieve long-term stability. Bolivia welcomes the new governmental structure and elected officials, the result of the excellent conduct of the electoral process and a clear sign of the progress being made towards achieving lasting political stability and consolidating democracy in Haiti. We would like to reaffirm our commitment to our brother country's present and future. We are part of the cooperative efforts of the region and the international community to help Haiti overcome the socioeconomic problems that have afflicted it for decades.”
2017-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7920 (2017) · source
“Mr. Llorentty Soliz (Plurinational State of Bolivia) (spoke in Spanish): I would first like to join my colleagues in expressing my condolences to the people and the Government of Egypt and firmly condemning the recent terrorist attacks there, as well as to our brothers and sisters in Somalia in the wake of the attacks there a few days ago. I would like to thank the presidency for convening today's debate on the situation in the Republic of Haiti. We welcome Ms. Sandra Honore, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).”
2017-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7920 (2017) · source
“Bolivia would like to reiterate its strong condemnation of the use of chemical weapons or the use of chemical-weapons precursors as an unjustifiable and criminal act regardless of its motivation, wherever it may be, whenever it may be and by whomsoever it may be committed. We reiterate that when these cases arise we demand independent, impartial, complete and conclusive investigations. Unfortunately, yesterday's attacks have dealt a mortal blow to the Joint Investigative Mechanism and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and their ability to carry out an investigation and find out exactly what happened a few days ago in Syria. We reiterate that those responsible for acts must be duly prosecuted and punished to the fullest extent of the law.”
2017-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7919 (2017) · source
“I would also like to point out that, just as you have convened this meeting in a very transparent manner, Madam President, it is absolutely vital that we show concern about the unfortunate fact that there are first-class and second-class members of the Security Council - the permanent members that not only have the right to veto but also control the procedures that govern decision-making, and the other 10, which are members only temporarily, that are brought in or consulted only occasionally, not to carry any weight but simply to support the positions of the permanent five. This is not multilateralism.”
2017-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7919 (2017) · source
“When it is no longer in line with their interests, then multilateralism is not important. For the few things that suit them, multilateralism is fine. The United Nations is fine, but when it opposes their interests, then they are no longer interested in the United Nations, human rights or democracy. When we unequivocally condemn chemical attacks, we are saying that the Security Council must not be used as an echo chamber for war propaganda or interventionism. The Security Council should not be used as a pawn that can be sacrificed on a chess board, the chess board of war. The Security Council is ultimately the last hope we have to guarantee international peace and security, based on principles, norms and the international rule of law.”
2017-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7919 (2017) · source
“Let us remember the coup d'etat in 1973 against the constitutional Government of Salvador Allende, which was financed by the CIA. Let us remember the Escuela de las Americas at which soldiers were taught to torture people. There were training manuals for torture, which was taught to Latin American military personnel as part of the so-called national security doctrine. When they are interested in human rights, the human rights are fine, but when human rights no longer comport with their interests, human rights no longer matter. The same goes for democracy. When it suits their interests, they are defenders of democracy, but when it does not they finance coups d'e'tats. And unfortunately the same thing is happening with the United Nations and with the Security Council itself.”
2017-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7919 (2017) · source
“This action threatens international security and world peace." It is important that we talk about the double-standards - when we are in the United Nations meeting rooms, on the one hand, and when we are dealing with what can be considered real life, on the other hand. My own peoples - the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean - have lived this reality throughout our history. They speak to us in the language of human rights, which we are supposed to live up to, but when their interests make the human rights discourse inconvenient for them, they systematically violate human rights. The series of coups d'e'tat in Latin America was organized and financed by the CIA. That is historical truth. It is not rhetoric. It is not a speech-making. It is the truth.”
2017-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7919 (2017) · source
“Would we be talking about the series of horrific attacks that have occurred in various parts of the world without that illegal invasion? I believe it is vital that we remember what history teaches us, and on that occasion the United States affirmed that it had all the proof necessary to show that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. They were never, ever found. I would like to repeat here what President Evo Morales Ayma said this morning. "I think and feel - I hope not to be wrong - that chemical weapons in Syria are an excuse for a military intervention. Unilateral actions are imperialistic actions. The United States is not interested in international law. It sets the United Nations aside when it suits it. Internal problems of States must be resolved through dialogue, not through bombing.”
2017-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7919 (2017) · source
“As I said, this is not the first time this has happened, and I would like to recall here something that happened some years ago, on Wednesday, 5 February 2003, when the then Secretary of State of the United States of America came to this Chamber in order to present to us what he said in his own words was convincing proof that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq (see S/PV.4701). I believe that it is essential that we remember those images and the fact that in this very Chamber we were told that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and that was the reason for the proposed invasion. That invasion resulted in 1 million deaths and set in motion a series of atrocities in the region. Would we be talking about the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham without that invasion?”
2017-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7919 (2017) · source
“The use of force is lawful only when in exercise of self- defence in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, and/or when the Security Council approves such action." (spoke in Spanish) That was the position of the then Secretary- General, which helped to avert the taking of unilateral action in circumstances very similar to those we are experiencing today. This attack represents a threat to international peace and security because it threatens the political processes in Geneva and Astana. Mr. Feltman expressed it very well in the message from the Secretary-General when he said that it is essential to avoid any escalation of tensions that could damage the progress that has been made in Astana and Geneva.”
2017-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7919 (2017) · source
“But the fact that it has now happened again does not mean that the United Nations and its members must accept it. In September 2013 the United States also launched attacks on Syria. I would like to recall what the then Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, said at the time, and I will read it in English, ifI may. (spoke in English) "[T]he Security Council has primary responsibility for international peace and security... That is my appeal, that everything should be handled within the framework of the United Nations Charter.”
2017-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7919 (2017) · source
“Yesterday, as we in the Security Council were discussing draft resolutions and striving to come up with alternatives and consensus, the United States not only launched a unilateral attack but - while we were discussing and demanding an independent, impartial, thorough and conclusive investigation of those previous attacks - the United States had taken it upon itself to be investigator, prosecutor, judge and jury. Where is the investigation that would enable us to establish objectively who was responsible for the attacks? This is an extremely serious violation of international law. This is not the first time that this has happened. Throughout our history we can recall many episodes in which not just the United States but various Powers have acted unilaterally and violated the Charter.”
2017-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7919 (2017) · source
“I would like to refresh our memories a little by reading from Article 24, which states that "In order to ensure prompt and effective action by the United Nations, its Members confer on the Security Council primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, and agree that in carrying out its duties under this responsibility the Security Council acts on their behalf." The Security Council is not just the 15 members who are seated here at this table. We represent the 193 States Members of this Organization, and through them we represent the people of the world. And we have agreed that unilateral actions violate international law.”
2017-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7919 (2017) · source
“We have created international legal instruments precisely in order to avoid situations in which the most powerful can attack the weakest with impunity, to ensure a balance of power in the world and to avoid the most serious kinds of violations of international peace and security. We believe it is the duty not only of the Security Council but of all the bodies of the United Nations to defend multilateralism. That is why we are here. We have agreed that the Charter of the United Nations must be respected, and the Charter forbids unilateral actions. Any action must be authorized by the Security Council in accordance with the Charter.”
2017-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7919 (2017) · source
“While the Security Council was debating proposals about what the investigation mechanism should be for the horrendous chemical attacks witnessed by the whole world, while we were discussing how to word a draft resolution for the Council's consideration and while the permanent and non-permanent members were making suggestions about its text, the United States was once again preparing and carrying out a unilateral attack. Those missile attacks are indeed a unilateral action and represent a serious threat to international peace and security. That is because for the past 70 years humankind has been creating and building a structure that is not just physical or institutional but also legal.”
2017-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7919 (2017) · source
“Mr. Llorentty Soliz (Plurinational State of Bolivia) (spoke in Spanish): I thank you, Madam President, for giving me the floor and for organizing today's open meeting of the Council. It is essential to ensure that the entire world, not just the members of our Organization, can be witness to Council members" positions with complete transparency in the wake of the recent events in Syria. The delegation of Bolivia asked that today's meeting be held because we are concerned about the events of the past 24 hours.”
2017-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7919 (2017) · source
“Lastly, I would like to emphasize that the Plurinational State of Bolivia fully supports the efforts of every peacekeeping operation and is very grateful to their personnel for their work and the sacrifices they make.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7918 (2017) · source
“If the conflict is still going, a new mission should be established, with new mandates and new goals that should be measurable and achievable in the time allowed. Before I conclude, I should make one last point, which deserves the Council's full attention, although it is unrelated to the previous ones. It is the issue of the damage that peacekeeping operations themselves can do, such as in the case of the cholera epidemic that has affected Haiti in the past few years, and for whose initial outbreak the Organization has already admitted a degree of responsibility. It is important to ensure that missions always coordinate with local authorities on planning and staffing issues.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7918 (2017) · source
“We must use the tools available to us, such as monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, to ensure that missions are meeting their goals and fulfilling their mandates. If for any reason they are not, they must be evaluated and their mandates reconfigured. The part of the United Nations system that includes peacekeeping operations has ended up in a vicious circle of self-perpetuating bureaucracies where mandates have become distorted and the bureaucracy has become an end in itself. In other words, we find ourselves in a situation where we see no way out and renew the mandates every year simply to avoid further complications. It is therefore crucial that every peacekeeping operation have a maximum lifespan, after which it must, of course, be evaluated and shut down.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7918 (2017) · source
“That brings me to my second point, which is that for missions to be seen as legitimate by the parties to the conflict, it is essential that they are working for the purposes for which they were conceived and are upholding the principles of our peacekeeping operations. They should therefore be impartial and serve only to help build a lasting peace. They should never be seen or used as an intervention force or be used to help justify regime change. Every peacekeeping operation should respect the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the countries in which it intervenes. With regard to my third point, it is vital for a mission to always have a clear, measurable and achievable mandate.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7918 (2017) · source
“And the third is that we must always keep each mission's specific mandates and goals in the forefront of our minds. Where the first point is concerned, Bolivia believes that every mission should have the political support of the country or countries where it is deployed. It is impossible to imagine a positive outcome, even when a mission is complying with its mandate, if it cannot depend on the consent of the main parties in every situation. Should that be the case, the mandate would have to be restructured, even to the extent of questioning its very existence if for one reason or another it cannot rely on the consent of the parties.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7918 (2017) · source
“The United States delegation, which organized today's meeting, encouraged Council members to focus on whether our peacekeeping operations, as they are currently constituted, are still the mechanism best suited to meeting the needs of the people on the ground and achieving the Council's political goals. That is why it is important that we question the current value of every one of our peacekeeping operations. There are three points we should consider in that regard. The first is the political support that every mission needs, from the Government of the country where it is deployed, from other Governments in the region and from the international community in general. The second is that we must always keep in mind the reason that each mission was deployed in the first place.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7918 (2017) · source
“Bolivia also took part as a troop-contributing country in the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic ofCongo,whichwasinsucceededbythecurrent one, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti. In each one of these missions, Bolivian troops acted with the greatest professionalism, always respecting the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and acting in the framework of international law. Bolivia currently contributes military observers to four of the 16 existing missions. We are committed to helping all of them achieve their objectives and, to that end, our personnel act based on the principles I have mentioned.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7918 (2017) · source
“Among the most notable successes of the Organization are missions that have contributed to ending conflicts and promoting reconciliation, including in countries of our region such as El Salvador and Guatemala. They have also contributed to stabilizing Haiti. The Plurinational State ofBolivia has been working for 20 years with the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations. In 1997, the Organization signed an agreement with Bolivia under which it became a troop-contributing country. In 1999, we sent a 70-soldier component to cooperate in the work of closing down the operations of the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola; it fulfilled that mission in full.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7918 (2017) · source
“By the same token, we would like to underscore and pay tribute to the key role played by the troops, military observers, police and civilian personnel that compose the various missions. These men and women are on the ground risking their lives every day to ensure that the various missions can fulfil the goals and tasks with which we have entrusted them. With this in mind, I should like to thank each one of these individuals for their work; we hope that they return safe and sound to their homes after having fulfilled their mission. It is important to recall that peacekeeping operations are slightly less than 70 years old and that in all this time some 69 missions have been deployed, of which 16 continue to be operational today.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7918 (2017) · source
“Mr. Llorenty Soliz (Plurinational State of Bolivia) (spoke in Spanish): Bolivia would like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing provided today on peacekeeping operations. I should like also to thank the presidency for having convened this debate, at which we can discuss the relevance of current peacekeeping operations and ask ourselves whether these in their current format continue to be the best mechanism that we have to ensure international peace and security. First ofall, lwould like to underscore the importance of peacekeeping operations. Today this is the most important instrument at our disposal to maintain peace in places where it is most needed.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7918 (2017) · source
“We call on MINUSMA to continue to work with the Government of Mali to achieve those goals and in greater coordination with it in the framework of respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Mali. Finally, Bolivia is aware ofthe difficult process that the brotherly country of Mali is going through, which has not led to the stability and peace that it needs. We therefore urge donor countries, regional organizations and the international community, in general, to continue to actively contribute to finding the appropriate means necessary to achieve the disarmament, demobilization and definitive reintegration of armed groups through political initiatives, pacification and support for a final reconciliation process for the Malian people.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7917 (2017) · source
“According to the latest report of the Secretary-General, irregular groups have committed crimes, including sexual abuse directed against women, girls and boys, and there have been reports of summary executions, forced disappearances, the recruitment of children and attacks against personnel of the United Nations peacekeeping mission. We demand that the armed groups lay down their weapons and demobilize. We also urge them to put aside whatever sectarian differences they might have that stand in the way of constructive dialogue, and to solidify previous agreements so as to end the conflict. Moreover, we value and stress the importance of the Government of Mali's tireless search for a process leading to reconciliation, pacification and understanding through inclusive dialogue that will lay the foundations for stability.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7917 (2017) · source
“We condemn the attacks carried out by irregular and terrorist groups against the Malian defence and security forces as well as MINUSMA through increasingly sophisticated, complex and lethal means that collaterally affect civilians, thereby resulting in deaths and leading to the displacement and movement of people to neighbouring countries. We also strongly condemn the use of anti-personnel mines and similar types of weapons, which continue to jeopardize the entire civilian population and the defence and security forces of the Malian Government. For its part, Bolivia expresses its concern about violence directed against civilians.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7917 (2017) · source
“Bolivia commends the work of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and the efforts made in stabilizing the Republic of Mali through fulfilling its mandate. We regret that its mandate has been undermined by the incursion of extremist and terrorist elements affiliated with Al-Qaida and what is known as the Islamic State, in particular in the north and centre of the country. We are concerned about the persistent situation of violence caused by those groups, which continues today, thereby undermining the goals of the legitimate Government of Mali, the United Nations, partner countries and regional and international organizations that have reaffirmed their commitment to the peace process and constructive dialogue so as to definitively achieve stabilization in Mali.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7917 (2017) · source
“Mr. Llorentty Soliz (Bolivia) (spoke in Spanish): First of all, Bolivia expresses its appreciation for the presence of His Excellency Mr. Abdoulaye Diop, Minister for Foreign Affairs, African Integration and International Cooperation of the Republic of Mali. We also join our colleagues in offering our condolences to the Government and the people of France and the family of the the French army soldier who lost his life in the line of duty. We also express our appreciation for the presentation of the Secretary-General's report (S/2017/27l) by the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, and take this opportunity to wish him success in his work.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7917 (2017) · source
“We eagerly await the Security Council's visit to Colombia in May. Once again, as has been done so often in the Chamber while addressing this very important topic, I would like to pay tribute to a man who described himself as someone who conspired for peace in Colombia 4 renowned author Gabriel Garcia Marquez. As he received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982, he stated that neither floods nor plagues, famines nor cataclysms, nor even the eternal wars of century upon century, have been able to subdue the persistent advantage of life over death.”
2017-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7916 (2017) · source
“In line with those parameters, we would like to convey to the Security Council and the United Nations Mission in Colombia our ongoing support for the commitments made by the parties. We would like to highlight the support provided by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States to the sister Republic of Colombia and to the United Nations Mission, which Bolivia proudly assists with a large number of observers. We note the observations made by the Secretary- General in his report. We acknowledge the important work the United Nations conducts in the country. As mentioned earlier, there are some logistical and administrative challenges, which we are sure will be overcome gradually. In that regard, we thank the United Nations Mission team for its support, as well as the United Nations Development Programme in Colombia.”
2017-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7916 (2017) · source
“We welcome the establishment of the national commission on security guarantees. We hope that it will greatly assist in reducing the number of violent acts committed against civil society and community leaders in affected areas. We call for the redoubling of efforts to ensure their personal safety and the full enjoyment of their civil and political rights. Similarly, we welcome the signature of decrees to establish a committee for truth and unity in the quest for missing persons. We also welcome the appointment of former Presidents Jose' Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano and Felipe Gonzalez Marquez as supervisors of the international component of the Commission for the Follow-up, Promotion and Verification of the Implementation of the Final Agreement.”
2017-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7916 (2017) · source
“The third point relates to transforming the FARC-EP into a legal political party, including militias. The fourth point covers the implementation of an amnesty law, which is a key issue, as well as reintegration with a View to providing economic and social security for members of the FARC, once the legalization process has been concluded. We believe that that is a vital point in the peace process. We encourage the implementation of projects that would allow FARC members to return to civilian life. The fifth point relates to the Government's commitment to ensuring the return of all infrastructure to the veredas by the end of this month, such as basic services, medical equipment and ambulances for each area. The sixth and final point references adhering to the timeline for the laying down of weapons.”
2017-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7916 (2017) · source
“In that regard, we welcome the communique issued by the Government and the FARC-EP, following the joint meeting held on 26 March, during which the first 100 days following the implementation of the Final Peace Agreement were assessed. Six key points, which should be highlighted here today, were raised at that meeting. First, with regard to prioritizing the standards required for the implementation of the final agreement, we would like to highlight efforts to promote the enactment of a comprehensive rural development law, which would address one of the root causes of conflict by eradicating abject poverty in rural areas, ensuring the protection of land and property rights and promoting quality, inter alia. The second point refers to the implementation of a national political pact that would ban the use of weapons in the political arena.”
2017-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7916 (2017) · source
“To date, one thousand weapons have been turned in and nearly all of the weapons in the zones have been registered and marked by the United Nations. We are currently in one of the most complicated phases of the peace process - which requires the understanding of the parties in addressing unforeseen problems that may arise - but there is no doubt that the Colombian Government and the FARC-EP are committed to the peace process. I recall the words of President Evo Morales, who stated that, "everyone knows that this peace process has not been easy and maintaining it will require just as much effort as it took to achieve it".”
2017-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7916 (2017) · source
“Jean Arnault, for having shared the Secretary-General's report (S/2017/252) with the Security Council, as well as for his efforts and capable leadership in this delicate matter. In the period Mr. Arnault spoke of, we witnessed historic moments for the world and particularly for Latin America and the Caribbean, in the framework of the peace process between the Government of Colombia and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia - Ejercito del Pueblo (FARC-EP). The first days of February, we saw more than 6,000 FARC-EP guerillas mobilizing towards the zones and points - when we witnessed the imminent beginning of the path towards peace, which Colombia has sought for almost five decades. One month later, the FARC-EP began to surrender their weapons.”
2017-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7916 (2017) · source
“Mr. Llorentty Soliz (Bolivia) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, I want to echo the sentiments of my colleagues by conveying the solidarity of Bolivia with the Government and the people of the Republic of Colombia for the hundreds of people killed, injured or affected by flooding, overflowing of rivers and landslides in Mocoa, Putumayo. As my Government has expressed, we are naturally at the disposal of our brothers and sisters in Colombia to provide needed help in this difficult time. We welcome the distinguished Permanent Representative of Colombia, Ambassador Mariana Mejia. I also wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Mission in Colombia, Mr.”
2017-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7916 (2017) · source
“We believe that it is imperative to recognize that interference, interventionism and that policy of regime change undermine all civilizations established by the various peoples of the world. We naturally regret and are saddened and moved by the loss of life, but we once again stridently call for the unity of the Council and for it to be used not as a sounding board for war propaganda but as a place in which we debate and agree on the fundamental principles of the Charter of the United Nations.”
2017-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7915 (2017) · source
“Finally, I would like to underscore the words of the Secretary-General, who has reminded us that Syria has undergone seven years of war marked by the increasing suffering of the Syrian people. We believe that it is incumbent on the Council to recall at present and forever the causes of that terrible war. We would probably not be sitting here and lamenting the seven years of war and suffering of the Syrian people had it not been for the invasion ofIraq more than 10 years ago in the context of interventionist policies in the Middle East. I believe that it is a universal responsibility for those who committed such crimes to also assume their historical responsibility.”
2017-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7915 (2017) · source
“We also welcome the fact that the Joint Investigative Mechanism continues to strengthen its operational capacity in reopening its office for research at OPCW headquarters and that it carries out its work in the most methodical, technical and trustworthy way possible. Bolivia calls for the unity of the Security Council so that the Council Chamber is not used as a sounding board for war propaganda, so that that the international community can look upon it with confidence and so that it not be used as a pawn in planning for war. Only investigations will determine the responsible parties, and we believe that the most responsible way to proceed is not to prematurely determine who is responsible for those acts but to ensure an independent, impartial, comprehensive and conclusive investigation.”
2017-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7915 (2017) · source
“With regard to the note submitted on 23 February by the Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on the verification process of chemical weapons in Syria, we appreciate that its secretariat "verified the destruction of 24 of the 27 chemical weapons production facilities declared by the Syrian Arab Republic" that could have produced chemical weapons. We hope that the security situation in Syria will improve and allow for the verification of the remaining facilities. According to the same report, "all of the chemicals declared by the Syrian Arab Republic that were removed from its territory in 2014 have now been destroyed". We therefore underscore the willingness and readiness expressed by the Syrian Government to comply with its international obligations.”
2017-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7915 (2017) · source
“In that regard, we reiterate our support for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations-OPCW Joint Investigative Mechanism in ensuring that, in line with their mandates, they can carry out the tasks I mentioned. We also express our vigorous condemnation of any type of attack against innocent civilians or civilian infrastructure in this or, indeed, in any other conflict. We reiterate the obligation incumbent upon all parties to ensure the safety and security of persons caught in the middle of the conflict. We reiterate that the use of chemical weapons is a serious crime against international security. We also express our heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and the Syrian people while encouraging them to continue their efforts to finding a lasting peace.”
2017-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7915 (2017) · source
“Mr. Llorentty Soliz (Plurinational State ofBolivia) (spoke in Spanish): The Security Council is meeting today in the face of a horrific event. The Plurinational State of Bolivia expresses its strong condemnation of the use of chemical weapons and the use of chemical agents as weapons - justifiable and criminal acts regardless of the reason behind them, Whenever and by whomever committed. Those responsible for the use of chemical weapons must be duly investigated, tried and punished to the fullest extent. The use of chemical weapons is a violation of obligations established under international law as well as a threat to international peace and security. Bolivia demands an independent, impartial, comprehensive and conclusive investigation that is completely depoliticized.”
2017-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7915 (2017) · source
“We also highlight the Sudanese Government's solidarity in alleviating the humanitarian crisis in South Sudan by opening up a humanitarian aid corridor from central Sudan to northern South Sudan, particularly in the areas of greatest conflict, such as Upper Nile and Bahr El Ghazal states. Finally, my delegation pledges its support to the work of UNAMID and the United Nations country team with a View to achieving the main goal of lasting and sustainable peace in Darfur. We reiterate that the work and efforts of the Council must respect the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of the Sudan.”
2017-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7912 (2017) · source
“In that connection, we trust that the Government, consistent with the progress it has shown, will ensure the necessary support so that UNAMID can freely carry out its mandate of guaranteeing the necessary access to humanitarian actors so that they can verify and deliver humanitarian assistance. As for the exit strategy and the transfer of UNAMID tasks to the United Nations country team, we welcome the efforts of the joint working group, whose recommendations, we believe, can be key in the joint African Union-United Nations report on the strategic review of UNAMID, to be submitted in May.”
2017-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7912 (2017) · source