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Maurtua

lines on the record: 23
first: 2005-09-20
most recent: 2006-03-20
sittings or episodes: 2
sources: un-security-council

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“Lastly, allow me to say that my country believes that the Council must strengthen its position on this issue through the adoption of a resolution reflecting its concern and requiring States to adopt concrete measures involving the full observance of arms embargoes as a basis for the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“On 10 January 2006 alone, approximately 2,500 weapons were destroyed. Moreover, within the framework of this law, on 13 March 2006 a total of approximately 10,000 weapons were surrendered or regularized in accordance with the control norms. In that connection, I reiterate today, at the highest political level and in the context of this important debate - which brings together not only Security Council members but also all United Nations Member States - the firm commitment of the Government of Peru to the fight against this grave scourge, which threatens public safety and helps to strengthen drug trafficking and terrorism. That aspect constitutes an integral part of our domestic strategy aimed at reaching higher levels of political, economic, social and cultural development that will be sustainable in the long run.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“With the support of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, we are continuing the process of mass destruction of firearms and holding seminars aimed at the country's political, legal and academic authorities. In addition, new legislation is being elaborated to incorporate the commitments undertaken by Peru through international instruments. We hope to establish in the near future a national commission responsible for coordinating actions and centralizing all national efforts in that area. In that context, the Government of Peru has reinforced the public security system. Through Law 28397, on amnesty and regularization of the possession of firearms and ammunition, we have been able to eliminate approximately 7,000 weapons in the past few years.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“The Council must find ways to increase, by means of donor countries, the financial resources necessary to support these activities within the framework of peacekeeping operations. In the context of the international efforts to combat the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons, Peru took an important step by ratifying the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. We have also promulgated the amnesty and regularization law, which encourages citizens to surrender their legal or illegal weapons to the relevant authorities.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“If a State does not control its territory, the conditions are such that embargoes cannot be intensified. In that connection, the work of the Security Council must focus on strengthening the State, with the support of peacekeeping missions, to ensure efficient control of its borders and throughout the country in general. Concerning the process of disarming, demobilizing and reintegrating former combatants in post-conflict situations, the Security Council must bear in mind that States cannot carry out such actions without adequate financial resources. Many States are unable to pay their armed forces and police, which is why their demobilization and reintegration is very difficult.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“In general, we will work tirelessly to ensure the success of the next review conference. We hope that it will make substantive progress in a number of areas for which the 2001 Action Plan opened the way. The vice- chairmanship to be held by Peru, representing the Latin American and Caribbean region, is proof of our commitment. With regard to armed conflicts, the Security Council must continue its efforts to achieve effective control over the embargo regimes and to strengthen the process of disarming, demobilizing and reintegrating former combatants in conflict and post-conflict situations. The problem of the lack of effective control over embargo regimes is due to the fact that many States lack the capacity to control their territories, particularly their border areas.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“Moreover, it is estimated that more than 640 million small arms and light weapons are currently in circulation and that 8 million new arms enter the market each year. Although some of those weapons are exported legally, they end up on the black market and become a source of income for armed gangs and terrorists. In December 2005, the General Assembly adopted the International Instrument to Enable States to Identify and Trace, in a Timely and Reliable Manner, Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons. That was a positive step that Peru wishes to highlight. However, I must reiterate that, because of its implications and importance, Peru fought hard to ensure that the Instrument would have legally binding status. We hope that that will happen, and we will work to that end.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“Of those, 300,000 are attributable to armed conflicts, and their consequences in terms of human lives have been more lethal than those of nuclear weapons. In the 1990s alone, small arms and light weapons played a leading role in 47 out of the 49 main armed conflicts. Here, I must point out that the harmful effects of small arms and light weapons are found not only in zones of armed conflict, but also in many cities. The availability of small arms in large cities causes no fewer than 200,000 deaths a year and strengthens organized crime. In economic terms, the authorized trade is estimated at $4 billion annually. The illicit trade, for its part, amounts to 25 per cent of that figure.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“No less serious is the risk represented by these weapons when they are linked to problems such as drug trafficking, organized crime and terrorism. Today, no one can deny the disastrous consequences of the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons. Its proliferation in the various regions of the world helps to destabilize entire countries, to increase the intensity and duration of armed conflicts and to undermine the provision of humanitarian assistance. The horrifying statistics related to this issue are known by everyone. The Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva indicates that small arms and light weapons are responsible for more than half a million deaths each year.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“Poverty and hunger, corruption, terrorism, transnational organized crime, climate change and many other issues are directly linked to the viability of our States and to the daily lives of their citizens, who must be the focus of our attention. From our perspective, the gravity of the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons is based on its impact on international security, including, of course, public safety. That in turn affects the consolidation of the principles that sustain international law and the structure of the modern State, including the defence of democratic institutions, the rule of law and the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. But those are not the only concerns.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“The fact that I, as Peru's Minister for Foreign Affairs, am present at this debate reflects the great importance that my country attaches to its responsibility as a non-permanent member of the Security Council Peru shares the vision expressed by the heads of State or Government at the September 2005 World Summit that development, peace, security and human rights are interrelated and that they reinforce one another. Peru's general position in this important body is based on an integral and preventive conception of international peace and security, in accordance with international law and the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. That involves not only the absence of war and dealing with traditional threats; we must also consolidate policies aimed at confronting the new threats and challenges facing humanity.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“Mr. Matirtua (Peru) (spoke in Spanish): I should like to convey the greetings of the Government of Peru and to congratulate you, Sir, and the Argentine delegation on the efficient manner in which you have presided over the Security Council this month. I should also like to thank you for your initiative of convening an open debate on small arms, a most significant issue for the international community and one that is directly related to the primary responsibility of the Council, the maintenance of international peace and security. We also wish to thank Ms. Hannelore Hoppe, Officer-in-Charge of the Department for Disarmament Affairs, for her very valuable briefing on this most important matter. My delegation aligns itself with the statement to be made later by the representative of Guyana on behalf of the Rio Group.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“Peru aspires to join once again in the work of the Security Council next January, after more than two decades. If that comes to be, Peru will make the problems I have mentioned and the important role of civil society relevant elements in its approach to the complex situations on the agenda of this noble Council.”
2005-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5264 (2005) · source
“Another is that of limited resources such as water. Peru, a highly diverse country whose topography encompasses the ocean, an arid coast, the Andes and the Amazon, is very concerned about such conclusions, which are based on studies that need to be expanded and furthered rather than hidden or watered down. The report of the High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change (A/59/565) considered that environmental degradation and the destructive nature of natural disasters constitute a threat to global security. Therefore, with the support of civil society, we must continue to carry out a strategic, shared vision of sustainable development whose three dimensions - economic, social and environmental - are given adequate consideration.”
2005-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5264 (2005) · source
“It is not only a question of avoiding violent conflicts that exacerbate poverty and underdevelopment, displace millions of people, destroy property and infrastructure and leave social scars that are very difficult to heal. It is more a human and, of course, economic issue. It is a question of providing resources for the development of societies before those funds later have to be spent on costly military operations and colossal reconstruction efforts, which are not necessarily successful. Finally, I want to refer to potential conflict areas that some sectors of civil society have repeatedly brought to the attention of States. One such area is environmental degradation, which has exacerbated the destructive potential of natural disasters and, in some cases, has even provoked such disasters.”
2005-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5264 (2005) · source
“Thus, a number of practical mechanisms are needed so that those bodies remain informed of the situation of civil society through other actors, rather than exclusively through dialogue with government. Those contacts could include prestigious NGOs such as Doctors without Borders, Care International and Amnesty International and, above all, contacts with national civil society, with local NGOs that are part of the society in which a violent conflict is emerging. Regrettably, in the outcome document of the High-level Plenary Meeting, the focus on prevention is limited. It is therefore appropriate to encourage the mobilization of civil society in the prevention of conflicts.”
2005-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5264 (2005) · source
“In the end, when civil society does not contribute to conflict prevention, when its capacities are not called on or when its voice is silenced, it can end up caught in the problem of confrontation and polarization that generates violence, while the social fabric that it represents and in which it functions is torn apart. When there is no space in which civil society can act, the risk of an escalation of violence grows exponentially. That is why the United Nations, in particular the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council and the future Peacebuilding Commission, maintains contact with civil society, not only for settling conflicts and laying the foundations for the national reconstruction of failed States but also for the prevention of such conflicts.”
2005-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5264 (2005) · source
“Civil society must also be an agent of alternatives for scientific and technological development in order to optimize the management of natural resources. It must support preventive diplomacy and mediation, including through the peaceful settlement of conflicts, when it is entrusted with those tasks. Through the action of local and international non-governmental organizations, civil society also has an active role to play in helping to mobilize the international community's resources and to guide the best use of international cooperation, among other tasks.”
2005-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5264 (2005) · source
“There are various ways civil society can and should contribute to conflict prevention, in relation to situations at risk of turning violent and to the transformation of the conditions that create those situations. Civil society has the duty to warn of situations where political violence is imminent. It must fight for public freedoms, the freedom of expression and the construction of legitimate and democratic institutions that ensure the rule of law and good governance. It must keep watch on transparency in the public administration's use of resources, which are often scarce. It must be uncompromising with respect to corruption and be an active agent for denouncing the illegal traffic of small arms and light weapons and transnational organized crime.”
2005-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5264 (2005) · source
“Therefore, it is no coincidence that the majority of these conflicts take place in the African continent. This is why we regard as very positive Council resolution 1625 (2005) of 14 September, which reaffirms the need to adopt a strategy for the prevention of conflicts that takes into account the basic causes of these conflicts and that pays special attention to building the preventive capabilities required in Africa. Work on development policies, including building their own national capacities, is the primary preventive action those countries require. Thus, we need a new multilateral partnership for collective peace and security that tackles the various adverse factors that developing countries face, such as education, health, trade, investment, technology and foreign debt, among many others.”
2005-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5264 (2005) · source
“Since in this debate we are confining ourselves to the prevention of conflict and the role of civil society, I will focus my comments on three subjects: first, the conditions that lead to such conflicts; secondly, the action of civil society in the prevention of conflict; and finally, phenomena that threaten collective security. As has been recalled at the current High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly, security, development and respect for human rights converge in the prevention of conflicts - that is to say, it is the precarious levels of life and the exclusion affecting a great part of the population, particularly in the countries with the lowest indices of human development, that become a threat to security and where the majority of conflicts that we face today have their origin.”
2005-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5264 (2005) · source
“Today, several of these domestic armed conflicts occupy a large part of this Council's agenda and have warranted the deployment of complex peacekeeping operations. For Peru, the role of civil society - that is, organized non-governmental social actors such as NGOs, unions, business associations, academic groups, student and religious groups, among others - is fundamental in both the prevention of domestic armed conflict and their contribution towards peacemaking and national reconstruction efforts. The need to have a civil society whose primary role is the prevention of armed conflict is undeniable.”
2005-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5264 (2005) · source
“Mr. Maurtua (Peru) (spoke in Spanish): Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. Minister for Foreign Affairs, for the manner in which the Philippines is carrying out its role as President of the Security Council, which involves this initiative to discuss the role of civil society in conflict prevention and the peaceful settlement of disputes. In the last decade, the nature of conflict has varied substantially. We are no longer dealing with conflicts between nation-States, but rather with armed domestic conflicts within States. Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, more than 33 civilian conflicts have started or have been reactivated, leaving close to 5 million dead, 17 million refugees and serious humanitarian crises.”
2005-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5264 (2005) · source