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Monsignor Camilleri

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  1. “While much remains to be done to silence the guns in Africa, the Holy See believes that this open debate is one more blow on the anvil towards the fulfilment of the prophecy of Isaiah, whose words are inscribed just across the street from these Headquarters. "[T]hey shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."”

    2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source

  2. “They are prevented from reaching their full potential, because their education is interrupted by conflicts that are not of their choice or making and they are caught up in self-perpetuating cycles of violence that sadly become a way of life. That must change. The proliferation of weapons simply aggravates conflict situations and results in unimaginable human suffering and material costs that profoundly undermine development, human rights and the search for lasting peace. Without greater international and regional cooperation, especially among arms-producing States, in controlling and strictly limiting the production and movement of weapons, an Africa free of wars and violent conflicts will remain an illusion.”

    2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source

  3. “To help the African continent reach its laudable and ambitious goal to embrace non-violence and durable peace, the international community must keep its own commitments, particularly when it pledges help for humanitarian emergencies and regular development aid. In order to guarantee stability, financial and technical support must be sustainable and predictable. That works much better, however, when it is sensitive to and genuinely aware of specific needs on the ground, rather than imposed from outside in ways that are at times alien to African cultures and values. To this day, far too many young Africans are more adept with guns and rounds of ammunition than with pens and schoolbooks.”

    2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source

  4. “We must look for ways to work towards consolidating, as well as building, peace. To envisage an African continent free of war and civil conflicts, we must first examine why it is that people have recourse to the instruments of death in the first place. The list is long, but among the most devastating causes are social and economic disparities, weak institutions, political instability and corruption, where battles over conflicting interests, both domestic and foreign, have the upper hand over social cohesion and the common good. The inequitable exploitation of Africa's myriad resources and other scourges contrary to human dignity - such as child soldiers and trafficking, piracy and the illegal trade in wildlife - often exacerbate those root causes. These are all sadly linked to the proliferation of arms and ammunition.”

    2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source

  5. “Among the more demonstrative signs of peace is the historic agreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea, resolving a decades-long conflict and re-establishing diplomatic relations, as well as the agreement among leaders in South Sudan, restoring peaceful coexistence. While those are most surely encouraging signs of hope for the African continent, there remain several areas that suffer from fundamentalist violence and other forms of conflict. There might be the temptation to dismiss the African Union's determination as unattainable, even utopian. To do so, however, would be defeatist. We must pay heed to the noble aspirations of African youth, who thirst for justice, peace and reconciliation, and to whom the African Union fiftieth anniversary solemn declaration pledges not to bequeath the burden of war.”

    2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source

  6. “Monsignor Camilleri: The Holy See thanks the presidency of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea for convening this open debate on silencing the guns in Africa by 2020, a noble objective to keep at the forefront of the international community's attention. The African Union has also taken on the ambitious determination to achieve the goal of a conflict-free Africa and to make peace a reality for all our people and rid the continent of wars and civil conflicts. Indeed, this conviction corresponds to the frequent petitions made by Pope Francis himself in favour of peace and reconciliation: "To all those who make unjust use of the weapons of this world, I make this appeal: lay down these instruments of death." Looking at the current situation on the continent of Africa, the winds of hope are blowing, as the Secretary-General himself has noted.”

    2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source