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2011-11-23
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2018-07-09
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  1. “It is not fair for children to be seen as a sacrifice or crime, rather than as a hope for the future. Given that I am currently pregnant, I think I have the additional responsibility of changing both my world and my daughter's, so that she can live in a better world. While that is my responsibility, I believe that everyone here has the tools to help shape the lives other children who do not have a voice.”

    2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source

  2. “If that is not done, their life ambitions will be seriously affected. In addition, they will be revictimized and remain at risk. Once again, we are grateful that the voice of children and adolescent victims of armed conflict has been heard in this forum, and we hope that they will be considered. We ask that Governments not see us as a problem, but provide us with an opportunity to demonstrate to them our proactive abilities, embodied by such entities as the Group of Young Consultants in Colombia and what we are doing. I want to underscore the happiness that I feel in sharing with everyone present the experience that I underwent for 13 years during my association with the FARC-EP. The reality is that many of us live in very remote areas in which there is no State presence, and therefore run the risk of undergoing such experiences.”

    2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source

  3. “On the contrary, we wind up in detention centres. It is worth highlighting that Colombia has enacted the victims law, which constitutes an advanced and sophisticated legal framework for the protection of victims. That framework can contribute to the exchange of good practices and lessons learned among countries that face similar problems so as to ensure that all children are treated primarily as victims. Lastly, concerning full reparations, unfortunately, several of our colleagues, after having left the group more than 10 years ago and been acknowledged as disassociated from it, have yet to receive the resources due to them within the framework of the victims law in Colombia. It is therefore important that all State actors uphold their commitments with regard to children and adolescent victims at risk.”

    2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source

  4. “It is worrisome that schools and educational centres are being affected and/or occupied by armed actors, thereby seriously affecting the learning process of children and their and their teachers and professors' physical integrity. In that regard, we ask Governments that have not yet signed the Safe Schools Declaration to do so, and we have been waiting on a deferred response from Colombia, among other countries, since 2015. We call on Governments to fulfil their commitments regarding children and adolescents, including their right to be treated as victims and thereby entitled to full reparations. In situations of conflict, when they are implicated in the actions of armed groups, many children are treated as delinquents and are unable to acquire the status of crime victims and included in Government protection programmes for children.”

    2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source

  5. “Educational programmes involving psychological support, skills acquisition and comprehensive training must consider our particularities and include a gender and ethnic approach that allows us to exercise our right to integration, social inclusion, education and housing, among others, in decent conditions, while respecting our professional aspirations. It is important to address the specific needs of girls in developing reintegration programmes, given that the way in which we are affected is different from that of boys. It must be remembered that, in terms of reintegration, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to every case. We also recommend that our families be included and, in as much as possible, participate in the reintegration process, while trying to repair, rebuild and strengthen the bonds between them and the community.”

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  6. “Unfortunately, many children who have disassociated themselves from such groups are currently facing problems, including the threats that they receive when they return to their local areas, and, often times, institutional support from the Government is scarce or non-existent. It is also essential that, in the various phases of the process of reintegration, we be given the opportunity to express our opinion and decide our lives, thereby ensuring our participation in developing and implementing public policies related to our rights.”

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  7. “It is essential that the root causes that compelled us tojoin such groups be resolved, as most ofour pasts have been marked by the violation of our rights, including access to education, health care, housing, employment, our families' livelihoods, security, participation in cultural life and sports and recreation, among others. We are deeply concerned that the failure to change the social and economic conditions of our families and communities seriously hinders our social integration, thereby giving way to our constant temptation to rejoin those groups. We therefore underscore that the best way to prevent the recruitment of children is by guaranteeing their rights on the ground. Similarly, Governments must ensure the relevant security conditions to protect our physical, personal and psychological integrity.”

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  8. “As the Secretary-General states in his recent report, "Preventing violations against children affected by conflict should be a primary concern of the international community We must do more to address this challenge by ensuring that child protection is made an integral part of any comprehensive strategy to prevent and resolve conflict in View of enabling sustainable peace and by promoting the close involvement of children during the development of such strategies." (S/2018/465, para. 11) In that regard, I am speaking as an advocate for the following recommendations.”

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  9. “In 2014, I had the opportunity to travel to Havana and participate as a victim of recruitment in a delegation at talks between the Colombian Government and the FARC-EP. I am grateful to the countries represented in the Chamber for their representatives' willingness to listen, as my message is mainly addressed to States, which are responsible for developing and implementing policies aimed at the prevention and protection of children and adolescents.”

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  10. “Under the slogan "Our Voices Count", the Group of Young Consultants was spawned by an initiative of the civil society organization Benposta and relies on the support of the European Union, which has joined in recognizing, supporting and encouraging other organizations, such as Oxfam International, Humanidad Vigente and the Coalition Against Involving Children in Armed Conflict in Colombia and the Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict in New York. In my particular case, Ijoined the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejercito del Pueblo (FARC-EP) at the age of 13. I cut ties with the latter in very strange circumstances after having seen combat, and subsequently went through various programmes. Today I am pursuing a law degree and I am currently in my ninth semester.”

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  11. “First of all, I am grateful for the opportunity that the Security Council has given us to participate in such an important forum. I express special thanks go to the Government of Sweden, which invited us and helped us travel from Colombia, as well as to the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Children and Armed Conflict. I am speaking in the first person plural as I am representing the Group of Young Consultants on Childhood, Adolescence and Armed Conflict, and I am also speaking on behalf of children and adolescents who are tragically experiencing recruitment and exploitation by armed groups and grave violations of their rights in various parts of the world.”

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  12. “My country believes that the adoption, implementation and promotion of cooperation frameworks offer an effective response to terrorism. Colombia is an active participant in new and varied mechanisms of regional and multilateral cooperation. In addition to the United Nations, the Organization of American States and the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum, we have worked with countries of Central America, the Caribbean and, more recently, Africa to share experiences and build capacities to combat transnational crimes that are linked in one way or another to terrorism. We believe that the international community has an obligation to continue its head-on struggle against terrorism.”

    2012-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6765 (2012) · source

  13. “Terrorism does not exist in isolation from transnational organized crime. There are networks whose funds derive in large measure from the activities of organized crime, including drug trafficking, illicit arms trafficking, illegal mining, extortion, kidnapping or piracy. By its very nature, the financing of terrorist acts is a matter on which the international community should take more effective measures. In order to prevent terrorist networks from accumulating the financial and logistical resources necessary to operate, we need to develop comprehensive measures that incorporate elements of the legal instruments that address transnational organized crime. Funding derived from various crimes creates new scenarios that require States to join forces in order to design comprehensive strategies to address both the problem and its solution.”

    2012-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6765 (2012) · source

  14. “In that context, the development and strengthening of national legislation and the consolidation of mechanisms for cooperation and capacity-building are crucial complements to the Global Strategy. The Organization should take further steps to provide technical assistance in order to facilitate the strengthening of national capacities. States should guarantee that the counter-terrorism measures they adopt comply with all their obligations under international law and in particular with human rights. That includes the adoption of measures to protect the rights of victims and compensation for their suffering, which should be seen as a crucial aspect of the fight against terrorism. In that regard, we note the emphasis accorded to human rights in resolutions 1624 (2005) and 1963 (2010).”

    2012-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6765 (2012) · source

  15. “Among them, the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum has identified specific areas of cooperation and best practices that have great value to all States in their fight against terrorism. Among the various existing mechanisms that address the threat in a coordinated way, I stress the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy as an effective tool for preventing, punishing and eradicating the scourge of terrorism. While recognizing capacity-building as an essential element of global action against terrorism, the Strategy is dedicated to adopting decisive measures to enhance coordination and coherence within the United Nations system in order to promote international cooperation in the fight against terrorism.”

    2012-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6765 (2012) · source

  16. “Terrorism and other threats to international peace and security have several phases, dimensions and complexities that we must address through international consensus and cooperation, as highlighted in the concept note prepared by the Azerbaijani delegation (S/2012/281, annex). Since this is a phenomenon with global implications, the United Nations and especially the General Assembly, as its universal organ, should be the focal point for discussing policy agreements and cooperation. In turn, the Security Council, operating within own purview, has adopted measures that contribute to and complement international action against terrorism. There are other forums for dialogue and the identification of best practices that should work closely with the United Nations.”

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  17. “Over the course of decades, the international community has developed a body of law that includes 14 international treaties and four modifying protocols that address specific aspects and acts of terrorism. In addition, the resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council provide a comprehensive framework that addresses terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. Although we have not agreed on a definition of terrorism, we have made progress in identifying the key elements of acts that the international community considers to be terroristic and condemns as unjustifiable in any circumstances, be they of a political, ideological, racial, religious or any other nature.”

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  18. “Ms. Londofio (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and your country, Azerbaijan, which I had the privilege of visiting a few months ago. I would like to congratulate you for presiding over the Security Council and convening this important debate on a subject of important relevance worldwide. I would also like to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his statement on the issue. Terrorism is a threat to international peace and security. It affects society as a whole, including the rule of law and the enjoyment of human rights. The human costs of terrorism are felt throughout the world. Therefore, the international community must address that many-faceted threat through coordinated action aimed at all levels and aspects of terrorism.”

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  19. “In that regard, an effort should be made to highlight the work of the General Assembly and other relevant forums, given their universal and specialized nature as forums for discussion and consensus-building, to address the issues raised by the so-called new challenges.”

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  20. “In recent years, the Council has preferred to focus on its obligations under Chapter VII, leaving behind the very broad provisions set out in Chapter VI. In that sense, it would be worthwhile to reflect on how to strengthen the application of Chapter VI so that Council can respond to those new challenges in the framework of the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter. That would, in turn, help to identify effective cooperation mechanisms that would restore confidence and underpin dialogue in situations involving complex issues and conflicting views. The magnitude and complexity of the global agenda requires comprehensive and coordinated action by the United Nations and the international community.”

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  21. “That is a topic of crucial importance in discussions on United Nations reform. In some cases, this involves structural mechanisms. In others, it involves procedural matters that we should discuss. The new challenges, as they are known, have their own mechanisms and forums in other United Nations entities and even outside the system. The Council's analysis of those so-called new challenges makes sense only when, in certain cases and under specific circumstances, those challenges may exacerbate existing threats in situations being considered by the Council, or when the Council is carrying out a strategic analysis of conflict prevention. Secondly, we must remember that the Security Council's functions are defined in the Charter.”

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  22. “As part of a consistent approach and in the scope of the issues under its consideration, the Council plays an important role in supporting efforts to strengthen the rule of law and in building national capacities to ensure continuity in the functioning of institutions and in the provision of services during the transition and peacebuilding processes. A logical approach would be to channel the Council's work in two non-exclusive but rather complementary directions. First, it is possible to build transparent institutional bridges among the various international entities and organizations. In that way, each will be able to develop its own goals and, at the same time, the bridges will create the synergies needed for information to flow properly among them and ensure that all can provide and receive adequate feedback.”

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  23. “As part of its responsibilities for the maintenance of international peace and security, the Security Council, while dealing with the requirements of collective security, carries out and must carry out the important work of promoting substantive initiatives to prevent and peacefully resolve conflicts. In addition, the Council has recognized that building sustainable peace requires an integrated approach that enhances coherent action in the political, security, development and human rights areas and that promotes the rule of law.”

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  24. “In that context, we must acknowledge that the global agenda is complex and multifaceted, and that it occasionally creates problems that affect the conditions for international peace and security. The latter does not mean that the Council should address all of the issues on the global agenda, which would lead to "growing securitization". The United Nations system has identified specific areas for action. As part of efforts to address the range of global problems, the international community has built a specialized and distinct architecture, which has its own areas of competence. Under that framework, the organs, agencies and entities created over the past few decades must work together with a view to protecting the common interests of humankind.”

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  25. “There are multiple challenges on the global agenda, but not all negative global phenomena are, in and of themselves, threats to peace and security. To speak of new challenges to international peace and security is to enter a wide-ranging and vague territory. There are several sources of instability in the economic, social, humanitarian and environmental spheres that may exacerbate existing threats and that may have a greater impact on situations involving weak institutions or in conflict and/or post-conflict settings. It is worth remembering that the World Development Report 2011 notes that institutional legitimacy is the key to stability and that, without it, the likelihood of conflict may increase.”

    2011-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6668 (2011) · source

  26. “Ms. Londofio (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): On behalf of my delegation, I thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for his presence and his opening statement, which raise the profile of today's debate. I should also like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today's debate, which provides an appropriate forum in which to express our views on this issue. I am grateful for the presence here today of the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Mr. Yury Fedotov; the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Antonio Guterres; and the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Ms. Margaret Chan. When we address the issue of threats to peace and security, as this Council has done over the years, we refer to threats both old and new.”

    2011-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6668 (2011) · source