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Llorentty Soliz

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“I apologize for the 72,000 children who will require specialized psychological counselling after these horrendous attacks. The international community is failing them. I want to apologize for the 1,500 homes that have been totally or partially destroyed by the occupying Power. The international community is failing them. I want to apologize for 6,000 Palestinians detained by the occupying Power. The international community is failing them. I want to apologize for the illegal settlements. I want to apologize for the inhumane wall being built to isolate them. The international community is failing them. I now want to address the Council - its 15 members and the 5 that have a privilege that makes us unequal, the right to veto - but above all the Government of the United States.”
2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source
“I apologize to the Palestinian people, through their representative and with our limited ability to reach them, from the bottom of our souls as a human beings. I want to apologize for the more than 600 Palestinians - men, women, the elderly and girls and boys - who lost their lives in the past few days. The international community, of which we are part, has failed them. We are failing them. I want to apologize for the more than 3,500 Palestinian men, women, elderly and children who have been wounded and may be permanently disabled as a result of the Israeli aggression. The international community is failing them. I apologize for the nearly 100 schools and the 18 medical facilities destroyed by the Israeli attack. The international community is failing them.”
2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source
“However, I do not believe that those considerations, which are discussed in the grey corridors of international diplomacy, went through the minds of any of the eight members of the Abu Jarad family when an Israeli missile struck their house in northern Gaza on 14 July, killing all of them, including five children aged 15, 13, 12 and 3 years and 6 months. While we will never forget the atrocities the Nazis committed against the Jewish people, we also cannot remain silent in the face of these tragic events. It appears that in this story Goliath uses attack planes and missile launchers, while David wears a scarf. In that context, I want to devote the four minutes that I have to the Palestinian people and to the Council.”
2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source
“We are not equal, as the Charter claims, because only one of the five privileged members with the right to veto can paralyse any initiative for action. A single member has more power than two thirds of the Members of the United Nations. That same permanent member with the right to veto, which has justified those crimes with the "right to self-defense" formula, is complicit through action and inaction for those atrocities. Of course, I am referring to the United States, the same Member State that has hindered Palestine's recognition as a full member of the Organization.”
2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source
“This meeting, this Council and the tragedy of Palestine are clear proof that this principle - the sovereign equality of all its Members - is not true. What the Charter says is not true. Members in this Organization are not equal. I will not speak about my country, which is one of the 193 Members, but I shall refer to the statement on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, whereby 120 countries demand that the Council stop the invasion into Gaza and put an end to the repeated Israeli military attacks against the Palestinian people. Many statements have been made on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, which brings together more than two thirds of the membership of the Organization, calling for an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory.”
2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source
“Mr. Llorentty Soliz (Plurinational State of Bolivia) (spoke in Spanish): I thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to speak about the situation in Palestine. The events we are discussing in this Chamber are tragic. The Charter on which the Organization was founded states that the peoples of the United Nations are determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which has brought untold sorrow to mankind. The same Charter, which is quoted with such grand eloquence in so many statements, says that the Organization is based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all its Members. However, this meeting and the scourge afflicting the Palestinian people are clear proof that the international order cannot save Palestine from the untold suffering brought about by Israeli aggression.”
2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source
“We reiterate Palestine's right to full status as a United Nations Member State, with all the rights and obligations that such a status entails, and we highlighted that on 15 November 2013, when our countries, Bolivia and Palestine, signed an agreement on diplomatic relations. In addition, we are proud to announce that we are a member of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. We believe that, once again, the Security Council has an important mission to help relaunch the peace talks and above all to find a just, lasting and inclusive agreement that will end the Israeli occupation of Palestine and other Arab territories. Failure to exert the utmost effort in that regard would only add to the stream of constant criticism that this important United Nations body has been subjected to in recent years.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“We believe that Israel is not showing proof of good faith when it acts in such a manner and when, in the course of negotiations, it again and again postpones discussions on substantive issues affecting the Palestinian people, including the status of Palestine, the illegal Israeli settlements, the status of Jerusalem, access to water, borders, security and the situation of the Palestinian refugees. The Plurinational State ofBolivia defends the cause of the Palestinian people, supports the exercise of their rights and unequivocally condemns Israel's crimes. Our position remains unchanged. In addition, we reiterate our support for the establishment of a Palestinian State, which Bolivia recognized as soon as it was announced, on the basis of the pre-l967 borders, with its capital in East Jerusalem.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“Since then, many Palestinians, including women and children, have been killed by Israeli attacks. In 2013 alone, 4,553 Palestinians, including children, were arrested and jailed, adding to the 5,000 already in prison; at least 200 homes were demolished, forcibly displacing thousands of people; and many more homes were built in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem - all in clear violation of international humanitarian law. The Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip continues to inflict suffering, poverty and inhumane conditions on Palestinian refugees.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“The statement issued on Sunday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Palestine lamenting the horrors of the Holocaust - which, in our view, was the worst crime of the twentieth century - is also of utmost importance because it provides fresh evidence that the denialism attributed to Palestinian authorities does not in fact exist. We regret, however, that Israel unilaterally suspended the talks - coincidentally, that same week. I therefore once again urge us to seek to prevent by all possible means the Palestinian people's falling victim to what may be one of the greatest tragedies of the twenty-first century. Despite the high expectations raised by the peace process initiated on 29 July last year, reality has proven once again that agreements and commitments are not always honoured by their proponents.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“Today, 78 are free, but 26 others have not yet regained their freedom, although their release was scheduled to take place on 29 March. In addition, on 1 April Israel announced plans for 700 new settlements in occupied Jerusalem. Despite the situation, Bolivia welcomes the reconciliation process between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority that was successfully completed last week. We believe that it sends a powerful message of support for the efforts of President Mahmoud Abbas to achieve a sustainable and lasting peace and meet the demands and expectations of his people.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“Once again, the Security Council is meeting to discuss the situation in the Middle East, and unfortunately, there has been little progress in the implementation of the Council's international responsibilities. In this International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, we welcome the fact that Palestine has signed 15 international treaties, most of which were related to human rights. It is a further Sign of the will of the people and their Government to belong to the community gathered together in this Organization, on an equal footing, with equal rights and obligations. We must not forget, however, that Israel violated the agreement of 29 July 2013, under which it was to release 104 Palestinian prisoners who had beenjailed for over 20 years.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“Mr. Llorentty Soliz (Plurinational State of Bolivia) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Madam President, for the way you have led the work of the Council during the month of April. I also thank you for convening this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. I welcome the briefing by Mr. Robert Serry, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. Bolivia aligns itself with the statemenst made by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement and by the Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“We believe that it is crucial that the United Nations and the Council clearly signal that Israel's crimes cannot and should not go unpunished. Bolivia is of course hopeful about the possibility of peace talks that may finally achieve the goals so longed for by the Palestinian people and the international community. However, we must not allow such discussions to become a delaying tactic to consolidate the crimes that have been committed against the Palestinian people. Finally, with regard to the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, Bolivia naturally supports the problem being resolved in the context of negotiations, in full respect for international law and avoiding any unilateral action that violates it.”
2013-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7047 (2013) · source
“In that regard, my Government calls for the solidarity of the entire international community in view of the persistent provocations and acts of aggression carried out by the Israeli occupation forces against the Palestinian people. We especially condemn the attacks and abuses directed against the sanctity of Palestinian cemeteries, churches and mosques located in the occupied Palestinian territory, as such abuses can lead to serious consequences affecting the entire region and the broader international community. I remember that, a few months ago, a Palestinian representative informed other representatives that there was no problem in adopting resolutions against Israel, because they would surely only collect dust in a file cabinet of the United Nations.”
2013-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7047 (2013) · source
“We cannot fail to also mention that in August, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics reported that in the year 2012 Israel intensified its illegal settlement activity in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in view of the fact that in 2012 the number of settlers in the 144 settlements in the West Bank was 563,546, representing an increase of 24,765 settlers as compared to 2011. On 18 October, the President of the Council distributed a letter in which the Ambassador of the Observer State of Palestine to the United Nations expressed alarm about illegal Israeli activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, which territory constitutes the State of Palestine.”
2013-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7047 (2013) · source
“The international community has the responsibility to ensure the relevant investigations regarding the thousands of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons and detention centres due to more than 2,951 arrest and detention operations carried out from 7 October 2012 to 6 October 2013. At least 3,583 Palestinians, including women and children, were arrested during that period alone. A UNICEF report published in March indicates that ill-treatment of Palestinian children held in the Israeli military detention system appears to be widespread, systematic and institutionalized.”
2013-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7047 (2013) · source
“We also call on Israel to comply with Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations and respect the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and internationally recognized borders. We cannot ignore the direct and indirect alarming consequences of Israel's closure policy in the West Bank and its abuses in the Gaza Strip. According to the report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People of 7 October, (A/68/35), the restrictions imposed by Israel in the form of a blockade, on the movement of people and goods since 2007, have continued to undermine the living conditions of 1.7 million Palestinians.”
2013-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7047 (2013) · source
“In that context, we urge the Secretary-General and the Security Council, in accordance with the mandates set out in the Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to endeavour to achieve a just, lasting and peaceful solution in order to ensure a future of prosperity and progress, as called for by the General Assembly. We reiterate our position that a permanent solution to the Palestinian question will be achieved only through ending the occupation begun in 1967, achieving and independent State of Palestine based on the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and achieving a just and agreed solution to the Palestinian refugee problem based on the relevant General Assembly resolutions.”
2013-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7047 (2013) · source
“Mr. Llorentty Soliz (Plurinational State of Bolivia) (spoke in Spanish): First of all, Mr. President, I would like to commend you on presiding over the Security Council. Bolivia is once again addressing the Council to vigorously condemn Israel's continued military occupation of Palestinian territory, which is perpetrated through violations of international law, the commission of crimes against humanity and violations of United Nations resolutions. The Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia believes that, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, the Palestinian people has an absolute right to free self-determination.”
2013-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7047 (2013) · source
“We also deem it important to note that under that perverse logic, the main beneficiary of today's armed conflicts has been the armaments industry. Hopefully, these days when we all appear to be suspect and all appear almost guilty will soon be over, and international law will triumph over the rule of the strongest.”
2013-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7019 (2013) · source
“Nor should there be impunity for acts such as case of the partner of Guardian reporter Greenwald, who was recently detained for more than nine hours at an airport. In sum, Bolivia believes that it is necessary to deal with all of these issues in order to defend civilians and prevent them from becoming victims of armed conflicts. The so-called war on terrorism, as it is designed and applied, uses instruments of terror, and thus its results are comparable to terrorism itself. For that reason, the Plurinational State of Bolivia calls once again on the international community to live up to the speeches made in this Chamber and subject ourselves to the same norms, from the International Criminal Court to international human rights standards.”
2013-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7019 (2013) · source
“We must put an end to the logic of the rule of the strongest and substitute the universal rule of international law. The High Commissioner for Human Rights clearly mentioned drone attacks, which result in civilian victims, where neither responsibility nor the legal basis for such attacks can be determined. If international law is truly for all, and if the principles of the Charter of the United Nations truly apply to all Member States, then there should be no Guantanamo. The fact that one State is spying on all others should not go unpunished. There should be no acts of aggression against Heads of State such as the one suffered by the Head of State of Bolivia, Evo Morales Ayma, when he was travelling through several countries in Europe.”
2013-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7019 (2013) · source
“History is demonstrating to us that, unfortunately, humanitarian law, human rights and democracy, or at least the speeches that mention them, are but a coverup for the geopolitical control and appropriation of natural resources. We wonder, how many times was the defence of those rights brought up as a pretext for invasion and pillage? How many times, when they speak to us about democracy and human rights, should we understand oil, gold or diamonds? How many times are innocent civilians the main victims of the conflict, killed for no reason? We wish also to draw attention to the privatization of war and to the use by certain States of private contractors, whose responsibility for violations of humanitarian law and human rights is even more difficult to ascertain than that of the regular forces of a State.”
2013-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7019 (2013) · source
“In sum, one of the fundamental pillars for ensuring the protection of civilians has to do, naturally, with the fight against impunity and full respect for the norms of international law, which are clearly expressed in instruments such as the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). That ideal cannot be translated into reality as long as the possibility of the ICC's having universal jurisdiction is undermined. There cannot be first-class and second-class countries: those that subject themselves to the jurisdiction of the ICC, and those that not only fail to recognize it, but also use it as an instrument for their specific ends.”
2013-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7019 (2013) · source
“Bolivia nevertheless wishes to draw the Council's attention to several issues that should be part of the discussion if we truly wish to consider the structural causes of armed conflicts and, ultimately, international responsibility for the protection of civilians in the framework of international law. Ms. Pillay's report is both clarifying and alarming. It shows that in recent weeks more than 1,000 people have lost their lives in Iraq; 1,319 in Afghanistan; and more than 100,000 in Syria, since the conflict began. So many others have died, too, elsewhere on the planet.”
2013-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7019 (2013) · source
“Today we are remembering those who 10 years ago sacrificed their lives for the principles and values of the United Nations and its Charter. We also acknowledge the reports of the Secretary- General; of Ms. Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; of Ms. Amos; and of Mr. Philip Spoerri. We agree with the five main points set out in the respective reports of the Secretary-General as a response to the various challenges facing us: respect for international law; compliance by non-State armed groups; enhancing protection by United Nations peacekeeping and other relevant missions; improving humanitarian access; and enhancing accountability for violations of international humanitarian law, international human rights law and international refugee law.”
2013-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7019 (2013) · source
“Mr. Llorentty Soliz (Bolivia) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, on behalf of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, I would like to thank the Argentine Republic for holding this open debate, as well as to congratulate you, Madam President, on the manner in which you have led the presidency of the Security Council during this month as a whole and during this important open debate in particular. If I am not mistaken, you are one of the few Presidents who has remained in the Chamber throughout the meeting, listening to each and every representative. We are very pleased about that. The Plurinational State of Bolivia has followed closely the open debates convened by the Council, especially those related to the protection of civilians in armed conflicts.”
2013-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7019 (2013) · source
“In that sense, we believe that it is important, on the stage of the United Nations, to debate on equal footing those topics related to strengthening democracy, international governance and, indeed, the Organization itself.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Recent months have proved that the flow of information, which has revealed to the global public the existence of massive, systematic and broad-reaching spying networks, has exposed a situation that not only endangers journalists or those providing information, but that also threatens Heads of State members of the United Nations. The arrogance of some has reached such a level that it risks not only the lives ofjournalists, but beyond that, the life of a Head of State - as in the case of President Evo Morales Ayma. Some countries denied him the right to overfly their airspace, while others allowed him to do so on the condition that the presidential plane, which, as everyone knows, enjoys both immunity and inviolability, be inspected. All of those issues are intimately related, forming part ofthe same design.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Addressing the protection of journalists surely involves the freedom of expression, which is recognized under international law and by the vast majority of the constitutions of the States Members of the United Nations. But beyond freedom of expression there is also freedom of the press, both of which concern journalists and media professionals. However, those freedoms also entail a fundamental counter-weight, which is the right of societies to communicate and to receive information. That right must therefore also be considered and protected.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The third aspect I would like to mention in terms of danger to the lives of journalists has already been touched on by my colleagues from Brazil and Ecuador and relates to a decision made by the Common Market of the South that clearly condemns the massive surveillance discovered worldwide in recent weeks. Such espionage can also put journalists at risk, in that their sources might be exposed; while it also endangers their physical well-being and their work as journalists. We fully agree with the need for the United Nations to work to develop institutional structures to ensure global governance of digital communication networks, which, unfortunately, at the moment, reside either in private hands or under the control of a handfull of States.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The second factor involves something mentioned today by the representative of Argentina, namely, the difficult, precarious working conditions in which many journalists are forced to carry out their tasks, putting their lives at risk. However, it also involves the economic interests behind the major global communications networks that, in many instances, are linked to one of the parties to a given armed conflict. Rather than being objective, neutral and impartial, they become a part of the conflict, distorting reality and thereby putting journalists at risk.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003Resumption1 (2013) · source
“In addition to highlighting the contributions made in today's debate, Bolivia would like to emphasize a few other points concerning the risks that journalists face and the situations that put them at risk. Clearly, one of those is increased war propaganda, which uses information as a further weapon in armed conflict. I recall that two years ago, before the fall of the then-President of Libya, Al-Qadhafi, a number of international news networks were transmitting images of the arrival of the then-rebels in Tripoli's Green Square. Soon afterwards, we learned that it had all been staged, as if on a film set, and then broadcast by a number of television networks. That type of war propaganda - using journalism as an instrument - is also one of the factors putting the lives ofjournalists and media personnel at risk.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The Plurinational State ofBolivia ofcourse endorses the language of resolution 1738 (2006), adopted in December 2012, indicating that journalists, media communications professionals and associated personnel carrying out dangerous professional activities within armed conflict zones should be considered as civilians and afforded respect and protection as such. Since the resolution was adopted, the safety of journalists in armed conflict has been a matter of concern for the Council and the entire United Nations. Year after year, we learn that a growing number of media professionals have been killed. We have heard the Deputy Secretary-General state that 600 journalists have been killed in the past decade and that, in over 90 per cent of those cases, the perpetrators have gone unpunished.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Mr. Llorentty Soliz (Plurinational State of Bolivia) (spoke in Spanish): 1 am grateful for the opportunity to participate in this Security Council debate. We have listened closely to a number of statements in the course of today's meeting that have served to enrich this debate on the aspects that cause journalists in armed conflict zones to be put in harm's way; the need to distinguish between journalists and activists; and the need to implement measures at the State level and within the international community to protect the lives of those individuals.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003Resumption1 (2013) · source
“We must combat poverty, malnutrition and hunger, and bring transparency to tax havens. Another issue that merits serious analysis is the concentration of wealth and knowledge in the hands of a few, as well as the lack of technology transfer. Again, they are all sources of poverty and, of course, exclusion.”
2013-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6982Resumption1 (2013) · source
“If we are talking about conflict prevention, I trust that the Council will for once be able to look at the role of multinationals in armed conflict. There is an essential and urgent need - I say it again in this Chamber - for reforming the very structure of the Security Council, just as the United Nations itself must be reformed. Its structure, as we have said thousands of times, does not meet the needs of today's world, and control is still in the hands of a few, violating the principles of democracy and equality among States. In more general terms, as my colleague from Argentina has said, what we need is a new world order, a new United Nations, a new economic and financial order that will change production patterns and consumption paradigms, because what we have now is unsustainable.”
2013-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6982Resumption1 (2013) · source
“On the basis of that so-called susceptibility, an attempt is being made to intervene in the design or the redesign of the architecture of our institutions and legal systems on the pretext of preventing conflicts, including the supposed establishment of sanctions through committees and groups of experts. In truth, that is all an inadmissible form of interventionism; it is in fact a more refined form of colonialism that violates, as I have said, the sovereignty of States, and distorts the concept of international cooperation andjeopardizes peace. We therefore ask whether we are going to be considered "susceptible to conflicts" when we exert our sovereign right to recover our strategic resources from the hands of multinational companies. Will we be considered "susceptible" when we nationalize our strategic resources?”
2013-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6982Resumption1 (2013) · source
“For some time now, we have been aware that wars orchestrated under the slogan of freedom have meant that raw materials were at stake; when we hear "democracy", that means oil; and when we hear "human rights", that means consumer markets and cheap labour. If there is any doubt, let us ask ourselves what happened and what were the reasons, or excuses, for the wars in Iraq and, more recently, in Libya. We are witnessing a process that seeks to refine argumentative structures and intervention mechanisms. What other explanation is there for claims regarding the degree of "susceptibility to conflict" of countries that are "dependent on extractive industries"?”
2013-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6982Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Furthermore, issues pertaining to sustainable development, transparency and the fight against corruption are subjects within the purview of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and other agencies and bodies of the United Nations. We are concerned at what is concealed under certain words. In connection with the topic, we hear such terms and phrases as "good governance", "transparency", "conflict prevention", "effective management of natural resources" and "sound regulation of the extractive sectors". We are concerned because many of the warlike interventions promoted by some permanent members of the Security Council have been carried out using such lofty language.”
2013-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6982Resumption1 (2013) · source
“That very painful example from my region goes straight to the heart of what must be stated very clearly in today's debate, namely, that the history of the majority of armed conflicts is the history of invasions and the appropriation of natural resources. The approach that we have heard about today and read about in the President's concept note (8/2013/334, annex) cannot, from our point of view, be described as anything other than interventionist, meddling and a violation of the sovereignty of States. Matters concerning the regulation, use, control over and access to natural resources, whether they be renewable or not, are subjects that fall exclusively within the prerogative of States.”
2013-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6982Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Mr. Llorentty Soliz (Plurinational State ofBolivia) (spoke in Spanish): First ofall, Bolivia wishes to express its condolences to the families of the victims of today's attack in Mogadishu. We regret that the international community has still not been able to halt the vicious cycle of violence that we see in various areas of the globe. While I was on my way to the United Nations to attend this debate convened by the President of the Security Council, I was chatting with a Latin American colleague on the Chaco War, an armed conflict that played out in the past century between two of the poorest countries in South America. That war was promoted by two multinational oil companies that were fighting over the natural resources in that part of the world.”
2013-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6982Resumption1 (2013) · source
“We are convinced, andI confidently reiterate, that if development and the fight against poverty prevail, our objective of preventing civilians from being the victims of armed conflict will also succeed.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The status quo may comply with the interests of a handful of States but not of the international community or the principles on which the Charter of the United Nations is founded and, in the case of our debate, the protection of civilians. We believe that the use of force should be avoided and that the tragic humanitarian situation facing many countries should be brought to an end. We are convinced that the world would be much safer and would of course have fewer civilian victims if the problems and root causes of armed conflicts were resolved. It is matter of the need to respect all human rights, including the right to water, energy, food, communications and all basic services.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The first has to do with the fact that all countries, in particular those that seek to protect civilians and to defend democracy beyond their borders, have not only the moral but also the international obligation to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. There are major countries not party to such international instruments that are not subject to the same courts as other States and individuals. The other issue that we believe is crucial - I am sure that members have often heard it discussed - is the vital and urgent need to reform the Security Council. Such reform would make this body not only more democratic but also more legitimate.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Why is there such rapid action purportedly to protect some civilians in Libya and similar steps are not taken to protect the civilians in Palestine? Powerful nations that have unfortunately shown themselves willing to manipulate international institutions or to apply such double standards have frequently committed widespread abuse, while at the same time denying any responsibility for the killing. The protection of civilians is sometimes a smokescreen. We believe that, among others, at least two tasks are essential if we are truly willing to act in accordance with our words.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Or are there double standards in determining which civilian victims merit international protection and which do not or which of those responsible for such crimes should or should not be subject to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court? The protection of civilians in armed conflict cannot be addressed selectively. In some situations, the Security Council has acted by choosing which civilians merit such protection and which do not. That is why it has often been reported that the Security Council has taken decisions that have led to a lack of security on the planet. One colleague, the representative of another State, very clearly pointed out the outcome of events in Libya and Syria.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Bolivia hopes that that international legal instrument does not become, as have some others, a tool of the arms industry and the multinationals that profit from weapons and from war. Bolivia expresses its concern over the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, which have killed and wounded blameless civilians. Such equipment and their operations violate international law owing not only to their effects but also to the fact that those who command and control them remain unpunished. We commend the decision to investigate several of the strikes by those unmanned aerial vehicles. We wonder whether those responsible will be referred to the International Criminal Court if the investigation finds that war crimes have been committed through the use of such unmanned aircraft.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“We live in a reality characterized by frequent attacks by an empire, ongoing interference in the internal affairs of developing States, the plundering of their wealth and the promotion of regional conflicts for economic and political gains. Many wars, and consequently the civilian victims of those wars, occur because of expansionist goals and the desire to take over the energy resources of peoples. That reason causes the continuing destruction of the infrastructure of the various countries and the indiscriminate killing of blameless civilians, leading of course to violations of international law. One of the topics to be considered at the United Nations in the near future is the arms trade treaty.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source