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Loedel

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2017-09-20
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2017-09-21
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  1. “As was the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uruguay stated in May in the Council, quoting the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the five permanent members of the Security Council supplied 75 per cent of the volume of the total arms exports for the 2011-2015 period (see S/PV.7951). As a country resolutely committed to bolstering the disarmament and non-proliferation regime, Uruguay from this rostrum issues a strong appeal to all States to urgently comply with all disarmament and non-proliferation obligations, in line with the international legal framework. In particular, we appeal to those States that produce, possess and sell arms. Disarmament and non-proliferation must be a priority for all without exception.”

    2017-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8053 (2017) · source

  2. “In this connection, Uruguay supports the work undertaken by the Fact-finding Mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), and we commend the work of the OPCW-United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) to clarify who was responsible for the incidents in Syria. The JIM. has identified the terrorist group the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham-Da'esh and the Government of Syria as responsible for some of the chemical attacks in Syria. Uruguay also wishes to underscore the importance of halting the proliferation of conventional weapons to areas of conflict. The trafficking and trading of arms among the parties to armed conflict directly contributes to the suffering and death of civilians.”

    2017-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8053 (2017) · source

  3. “Nuclear weapons must never again be used by any actor, under any circumstances. There is no military solution to the North Korean problem. The solution must be a political one. The Security Council must remain united on this issue and uphold its commitment to a peaceful and diplomatic solution to the situation on the Korean peninsula. Any other option would be an immense failure for the Council and the Organization. Uruguay sees no other solution to the North Korean issue than one that is found through dialogue, negotiation and political commitment between parties. Regarding chemical weapons, Uruguay condemns the use of toxic chemicals as weapons against civilians in any armed conflict. Such actions constitute war crimes, and those responsible must be held accountable and brought to justice.”

    2017-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8053 (2017) · source

  4. “A clear example of this is the absence of those States from the negotiation process on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which opened for signature yesterday. Our country is proud to be a signatory thereto. The use and threat of use of nuclear weapons represent a crime against humanity and a grave violation of international law, including international humanitarian law, and of the Charter of the United Nations. The only guarantee against the use and threat ofuse of these weapons is their express prohibition and their total elimination. At a time when tension on the Korean peninsula continues to escalate and when the threat of the use of nuclear weapons and of a military conflict is keeping everyone on high alert, it is necessary to remain calm and ensure that we protect global peace and security.”

    2017-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8053 (2017) · source

  5. “Much more recently, a third State, which withdrew from the Treaty, has also entered that category, and we cannot ignore that. With the fiftieth anniversary of the NPT one year away, it is clear that the goal of achieving general and complete disarmament is a long way off. Disarmament today is either at a standstill or, worse, sliding backwards. To quote article VI of the NPT, "Each of the Parties to the Treaty undertakes to pursue negotiations in good faith on effective measures relating to cessation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and to nuclear disarmament, and on a treaty on general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international control." The commitment undertaken by the nuclear- weapon States is far from having been fully upheld.”

    2017-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8053 (2017) · source

  6. “Under the Treaty, non-nuclear-weapon States committed to refraining from acquiring, developing or producing such arms and to verification by the international community, and recognized the right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. Nuclear-weapon States committed to getting rid of them. The NPT, which became the cornerstone of the disarmament and nuclear-non-proliferation regime, requires a balanced implementation of its three pillars - disarmament, non-proliferation and the peaceful use of nuclear energy. It is the only Treaty currently in force with regard to such weapons. Thirty years after the NPT's entry into force, two of the three countries that were not signatories to it detonated nuclear bombs and joined the category of nuclear- weapon States.”

    2017-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8053 (2017) · source

  7. “Mr. Loedel (Uruguay) (spoke internationaln Spanish): I would like to thank the delegation of the United States for convening this meeting and for the concept note that has been circulated. I am also grateful to Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, for her statement. The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction is a serious and real threat to international peace and security. When we discuss the proliferation of such weapons in the Security Council, we must remember that all States have a duty to respect their obligations under international law and the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations. In 1968, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) was hailed as the most significant international agreement on disarmament ever achieved.”

    2017-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8053 (2017) · source

  8. “In conclusion, reaffirming the ongoing and unchanged commitment of Uruguay, I wish to recall that without making systematic the participation of women, peacekeeping operations will be unable to achieve optimal efficiency or success.”

    2017-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8051 (2017) · source

  9. “I wanted to make an express reference to the C-34, since our country has consistently defended its work, for it carries out substantial and relevant work that, in our view, deserves special mention, in particular that having to do with consideration of the recommendations of the reports of the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations and of the Secretary-General. Finally, I wish to speak on how to ensure the implementation and follow-up of the reform. The resolution we adopted today includes elements that will allow the Council to be more active, in particular through the consideration of reports of the Secretary- General on progress made, as well as the holding of open annual debates. We applaud these elements.”

    2017-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8051 (2017) · source

  10. “We believe that the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) has an important contribution to make, as do the Fifth Committee, the Security Council Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations, and the Secretariat. We believe that we must begin to overcome the rivalry between bodies or committees, which slows the process, since each one has specific tasks that, when summed up, make a positive contribution. We understand that the efforts of the Secretary-General point to this in his initiative to reform the peace and security architecture of the Organization.”

    2017-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8051 (2017) · source

  11. “But I would like to emphasize the contribution of the Kigali Principles on the Protection of Civilians to the reform process, given that they refer to efficiency in the protection of civilians derived from training and conduct in the field and accountability. As for the Secretariat, its role is decisive in terms of guidance and recommendations, its capacity to bring together basic and higher criteria regarding the operation and fulfilment of the mandates, and the determination of the reconfiguration needs of the missions. The recent budget and staff cuts force Uruguay to reaffirm that any reconfiguration should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and with the full evaluation of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations. Thirdly, I would like to relate our position on the evolution of the reform process.”

    2017-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8051 (2017) · source

  12. “In that regard, the training of what in our country is called "the peace worker of the twenty-first century" is essential, that is, training in the complexity of the tasks to carry out the whole of the mandate. That includes avoiding the absence of command, avoiding refusal to obey orders, avoiding the failure to protect civilians, or insufficient equipment, to mention some of the issues that should not be tolerated. We have seen more than we would wish of that, in particular when it comes to protecting civilians in pressing situations. I am not going to relate the national position on this issue now, because it is well known and respected.”

    2017-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8051 (2017) · source

  13. “Once an operation is deployed with a valid mandate, the Council has the responsibility to demand and obtain from the host States full respect and compliance with the terms agreed in the status-of-forces agreements. Those documents guarantee the protection of the personnel that a country voluntarily contributes, and ensure the functionality of the operation. We must prevent any State, least of all a State that is part of an operation, from obstructing missions established by the Council. As a historical troop-contributing country, Uruguay attaches particular importance to the responsibilities of troop- and police-contributing countries, with the understanding that they are the ones active in the field and the ones who should implement the mandates.”

    2017-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8051 (2017) · source

  14. “Secondly, we believe that the success of a peacekeeping operation depends, to a great extent, on the plans made by four parties with shared responsibility, namely, the Security Council, the States or parties in control of the territory in question, the troop- and police-contributing countries, and the Secretariat. The Council must remain united when agreeing on political strategies that allow for the design of operations that encourage national actors in conflict to make real commitments to lasting and peaceful political solutions. That must be in addition to more flexible and adaptable operations, with clear mandates based in real and appropriate priorities and resources. There have been improvements in those areas, but they are insufficient.”

    2017-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8051 (2017) · source

  15. “Those are the report of the High- level Independent Panel on Peace Operations (see S/2015/446) and the subsequent report ofthe Secretary- General on the implementation of the recommendations (S/2015/682). The contents of both documents remain valid and current. Although there has been progress in the implementation of the recommendations contained therein, much remains to be done, bearing in mind above all that the way forward should be based on the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the basic principles of peacekeeping.”

    2017-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8051 (2017) · source

  16. “Peacekeeping operations continue to be the most efficient and economic way that the international community has to contribute to peace. Therefore, we should be conscious that budgetary decisions and policies must always go together, so as to prevent one or the other from rendering a mandate non-viable. In that regard, I should like to share some considerations that are central to my country at a time when there is talk of reforming the process. They reflect the national position, which we have systemically made known and defended during our 21 months in the Council. First, we believe that there are two documents that constitute the absolute starting point of the current reform process.”

    2017-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8051 (2017) · source

  17. “Today the contribution of Uruguayan troops places our country among the major contributors in the Americas and among the top 20 in the world. That decades-long effort has provided our country with very rich experience in peacekeeping operations, especially bearing in mind that more than 80 per cent of our generals, more than 70 per cent of officers and 70 per cent of our troops have already participated in such operations. Our country has followed the evolution of peacekeeping operations in the debate and on the ground. As an elected member of the Security Council, we take this opportunity to state Uruguay's support of the reform process, whose objective is to make peacekeeping operations more efficient and effective, and to ensure that they can continue to filfil the mandates for which they were designed.”

    2017-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8051 (2017) · source

  18. “I welcome the statement by the Secretary-General, and I thank him for the clarity of the concepts contained therein, which bring the vision of the Secretariat on this issue of great importance to the membership. Similarly, we thank the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and the representative of the High- level Independent Panel on Peace Operations for their briefings. Allow me to reaffirm once more the commitment of my country to peacekeeping operations, a commitment that was made even before they were called peacekeeping operations. Despite its small population, Uruguay has deployed more than 43,800 personnel in its extensive history as a contributor of contingents and police in more than 20 operations around the world.”

    2017-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8051 (2017) · source

  19. “Mr. Loedel (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): First of all, Uruguay expresses its solidarity with all those countries that in recent days have fallen victim to violent climatic events - including Mexico, which suffered a second earthquake yesterday that caused death and destruction. I would like to thank the Ethiopian presidency, in particular the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Mr. Hailemariam Desalegn, for convening this timely and important debate on the process of reform of United Nations peacekeeping operations. I also welcome the open and transparent way with which Ethiopia conducted the negotiations for the adoption of a resolution as important as that adopted today (resolution 2378 (2017)).”

    2017-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8051 (2017) · source