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María del Carmen Squeff

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2021-05-25
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  1. “In conclusion, we reiterate our concern at the scale and severity of the grave violations committed against children. We call on all parties to the conflict to comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law, international human rights law and international refugee law and to put an immediate end to serious violations.”

    2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source

  2. “In order to ensure the full protection of children, a human rights-based approach to protection is essential and should guide the mandates of peacekeeping operations and special political missions, the peacebuilding actions of the Security Council, as well as efforts aimed at combating terrorism and violent extremism. In this regard, it is essential to develop, maintain and strengthen capacities in the field of peacekeeping operations in the areas of prevention, protection, assistance, advice, documentation and verification of violations of children’s rights. Likewise, it is of crucial importance to strengthen the role of child protection advisers, who carry out a fundamental task in the implementation of Security Council mandates on child protection.”

    2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source

  3. “Parties to armed conflict must immediately cease unlawful attacks on schools and incorporate the “Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use during Armed Conflict” into military doctrine, operational frameworks, codes of conduct and training. We reiterate the urgent need to agree on and implement measures to increase the international community’s pressure on State and non-State actors that commit violations against children, in order to demobilize, separate, rehabilitate and reintegrate children associated with such groups, in collaboration with their respective communities, within the framework of absolute respect for international humanitarian law, international human rights law and refugee law.”

    2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source

  4. “The Declaration commits States to implementing the Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use during Armed Conflict, thereby ensuring the right to education and the protection of children and young people in conflict situations. We recall that the Secretary-General has called on all countries to endorse the Declaration and note that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict has indicated that the endorsement of the Declaration has contributed decisively to the adoption of concrete measures to prevent attacks on education.”

    2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source

  5. “It is necessary to recognize the increased exposure of girls to sexual violence in conflict situations and to bear in mind that all responses to this scourge must focus on the needs of survivors and ensure access to essential health services and to justice. Argentina strongly condemns attacks on schools and hospitals. Education is critical to the development and full enjoyment of human rights, and access to safe education supports the protection of children from the dangers of armed conflict, helping them to reach their potential and contributing to building more resilient and peaceful communities. In that regard, Argentina reiterates its firm support for the Safe Schools Declaration, adopted in May 2015 and promoted by Argentina and Norway, which has been endorsed by 109 States.”

    2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source

  6. “We appreciate the important work undertaken in the framework of the Act to Protect Children Affected by Armed Conflict campaign and the Global Coalition for Reintegration of Child Soldiers initiative as key tools for strengthening collaboration between the United Nations, civil society and the international community in support of actions designed to end and prevent grave violations committed against children in armed conflict and to achieve a comprehensive and sustainable reintegration that is oriented towards the needs of children and takes a humanitarian, peace and development approach.”

    2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source

  7. “In that regard, our country was one of the first States to ratify, in 2002, the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict and supported the adoption of Security Council resolutions 1261 (1999), 1612 (2005), 2143 (2014), 2225 (2015) and 2427 (2018). Argentina therefore stresses the relevance of resolution 1612 (2005) and the creation of the monitoring and reporting mechanism as a fundamental tool for the protection of children.”

    2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source

  8. “Abduction is often combined with the recruitment and use of children and sexual violence. There were also a high number of incidents of denial of humanitarian access and an increase in attacks on schools. Deeply concerned about the adverse impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on children affected by armed conflict, we join the call of the Security Council in its resolution 2565 (2021) for an immediate and comprehensive cessation of hostilities to facilitate the unimpeded distribution and delivery of COVID-19 vaccines in areas of armed conflict. Argentina firmly supports the Organization’s efforts to prevent and halt grave violations of children’s rights in contexts of armed conflict.”

    2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source

  9. “Argentina thanks the Government of Estonia for organizing this open debate on such an important topic as the comprehensive protection of children in armed conflict. I would also like to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for preparing his latest report on children and armed conflict ( A/75/873-S/2021/437) and to the Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Henrietta Fore, for her briefing. Argentina shares the Secretary-General’s serious concern that in 2020 the situation of children in armed conflict was marked by a sustained high number of grave violations. The largest number of violations related to the recruitment and use of children, murder and mutilation. There was an alarming increase in verified cases of abduction and sexual violence against children, by 90 and 70 per cent respectively.”

    2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source

  10. “In conclusion, Argentina reiterates its commitment to the achievement of Security Council reform, with the goal of attaining a body that is more democratic, transparent, inclusive and representative, reached with the greatest possible level of consensus among Member States. Argentina supports a reform of the Security Council that also includes its working methods, its relationship with the General Assembly and accountability to all Member States of the United Nations.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  11. “The pandemic has demonstrated the necessity and value of in-person diplomacy. For this reason, and in view of the growing improvement in the health conditions in New York City, we advocate for a return to normal operations by the Security Council. The Council should return to in-person meetings as soon as possible. Argentina notes that during 2020, successive presidencies of the Security Council have maintained the practice of holding informational meetings for the membership as a whole at the beginning and at the end of their mandate. We therefore encourage the Presidencies of the Council to conduct their monthly evaluations on time and to give them the serious consideration they deserve.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  12. “The Security Council adapted some of its working methods during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. While these adaptations were able to guarantee its operations during the limitations on in-person meetings at United Nations Headquarters, they had a negative impact on transparency and inclusivity. The open debates offered a valuable opportunity for non-member States of the Council to present their point of view and contribute to the subject. The videoconference modality that was implemented from March 2020 enabled this type of debate to continue during the pandemic. However, in practice, the contribution of States that were not members of the Council was lost as they did not have the possibility of participating effectively, since their interventions were reduced to a written compilation that was distributed later.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  13. “This report should be sent in a timely manner so that it can be given serious consideration by the General Assembly. We regret that the content of the annual report – despite successive requests by the Member States – continues to be merely a factual description of the meetings and documents of the Council and its subsidiary bodies, without containing an analysis that would allow the membership as a whole to conduct a complete evaluation of its activities. We urge the members of the Council to revise this practice. As part of the transparency and inclusion that should guide the work of the Council, as prescribed in the Charter, the participation of States who are not members of the Security Council involved in a situation that the Council is considering should be guaranteed.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  14. “The Member States of the United Nations, through the Charter of the United Nations, have entrusted to the Security Council the principal responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, and have agreed that the Security Council shall act on behalf of the membership as a whole in carrying out its duties. Therefore, a Security Council that is efficient, transparent and inclusive is essential. And in meeting that commitment, the working methods of the Security Council play a critical role. In this context, the relationship between the Security Council and the General Assembly takes on special importance. The submission of the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly is one of the many interactions between the two bodies.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  15. “In particular, we recall that according to its statute, the Court has jurisdiction over attacks against medical personnel, hospitals and places where the sick and wounded are grouped, and against buildings, material, units and medical means of transport. The suffering of victims is exacerbated when conflict and a global pandemic overlap. The proper application of international humanitarian law and international human rights law helps prevent and alleviate human suffering, including from COVID-19. The existing regulatory framework for the protection of civilians must be translated into concrete results on the ground. The Council should reinforce its efforts to explore how best to make this happen.”

    2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/505 (2021) · source

  16. “In this context, the protection of medical personnel and infrastructure is essential to ensuring the large-scale distribution of vaccines. Another important element in the protection of civilians is the investigation of the facts and the rendering of accounts by those responsible for crimes against civilians. In this regard, on the one hand, Argentina considers it appropriate to reiterate that, in addition to any ad hoc investigation commission that may be established, there is another option for launching an investigation into events that could be serious violations of the Geneva Conventions by an impartial entity — the international humanitarian fact-finding commission provided for in Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions of 1949. On the other hand, Argentina wishes to highlight the role of the International Criminal Court.”

    2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/505 (2021) · source

  17. “We call on all parties to armed conflict to fully comply with their obligations under international law — including international human rights law, as appropriate, and international humanitarian law — in order to ensure respect and protection for all medical personnel and humanitarian personnel dedicated exclusively to medical missions, their means of transport and equipment, hospitals and other medical establishments. In 2020, the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic had a devastating impact on countries affected by armed conflict. This situation led the Council to adopt resolution 2565 (2021), which requires all parties to the conflict to immediately implement a sustained and durable humanitarian pause to facilitate the equitable and safe distribution of vaccines against COVID-19 in conflict-affected areas.”

    2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/505 (2021) · source

  18. “Such assistance enjoys special protection under international humanitarian law, which is why it is worrying that access to humanitarian assistance may be hindered or even denied in many situations. We regret that, five years after the adoption of resolution 2286 (2016), personnel, transportation and medical facilities continue to be the target of attacks in armed conflicts. According to the Secretary-General’s report, in 2020 182 health- care workers died, 86 were kidnapped and 165 were injured in 22 conflicts surveyed.”

    2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/505 (2021) · source

  19. “In this sense, we understand that the protection of civilians in peacekeeping operations must be an integrated effort of the entire mission, which requires as a first essential measure close cooperation among the military, police and civilian components, in coordination with local Governments and communities and humanitarian organizations on the ground. The use of force to respond to threats of physical violence against civilians must be authorized in accordance with the applicable legal obligations, with the mandate established by the Security Council and with the specific rules of engagement and intervention of each mission. With regard to humanitarian assistance, parties to conflict must make every effort to ensure effective and timely access to humanitarian action, including shipments and materials.”

    2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/505 (2021) · source

  20. “And among civilians, tens of thousands of children continue to be killed, maimed, subjected to sexual violence, abducted, recruited and used to participate in hostilities. In this context, it is imperative to recall the obligations arising from the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, their additional protocols of 1977 and the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907, as well as customary international law. Likewise, it is necessary to continue including and reinforcing activities for the protection of civilians in the mandates of the United Nations missions in the field.”

    2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/505 (2021) · source

  21. “Since the inclusion of the protection of civilians in armed conflict as a topic on the Security Council’s agenda in 1999, this has been one of the thematic priorities of the Council. It is essential that the Security Council remain committed to this matter by promoting full respect for international law, in particular international humanitarian, human rights and refugee law, as well as the fight against impunity. In this sense, we appreciate the convening of specific meetings such as this open debate. We thank the Secretary-General for his report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (S/2021/423) and we value his recommendations and conclusions. Once again, we must deplore the fact that, according to that report, civilians continue to constitute the majority of the victims in conflicts.”

    2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/505 (2021) · source