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Moratinos

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2008-05-20
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2008-05-20
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  1. “With this goal in mind, Spain will soon adopt a cooperation strategy for peacebuilding, which will consolidate our action in peace processes and present lessons learned from the Spanish experience in places such as Central America, the Balkans and Southern Africa where our country has participated. In spite of the achievements that have been made, a great deal remains to be done. It would be desirable, as has been said frequently this morning, for there to be a new focus in the formulation, mandating, implementation and follow-up of peace missions, as well as in all efforts geared towards post-conflict reconstruction, bearing in mind that, ultimately, ownership of any post-conflict reconstruction process belongs to the country that has suffered the conflict.”

    2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895 (2008) · source

  2. “In this regard, Spain is committed to updating and improving its contributions in police matters. For these reasons, it would be advisable to have stable civilian teams, along the lines of the Secretariat's recently established Standing Police Capacity. It is essential that we launch a unit to identify experts, train them and ensure their effective availability so that they can join the mission from the first moment. This perspective applies, in particular, to experts in the field of the administration of justice. The success of these tasks hinges on civilian capacities and on the availability of greater economic resources - hence the importance of linking more closely with national organizations for cooperation and development. Therefore, the establishment of the Peacebuilding Commission and its Fund point in the right direction.”

    2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895 (2008) · source

  3. “We must not only include a greater number of civilian experts in missions, but we must also legitimize their functions and provide these experts with the means to carry out their tasks, in accordance with the relevant mission mandate. All in all, we should move towards the establishment of a body of experienced and specialized civilian experts, providing them with promotion and career opportunities within this Organization, in order to be able to fulfil a variety of tasks such as contributing to the strengthening of institutions of a post-conflict society and advising central and local authorities on the establishment of the rule of law, on the true separation of powers and on security sector reform. These challenges demand greater efforts by donor States and must be realistically reflected in peace mission mandates.”

    2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895 (2008) · source

  4. “Terms such as "hybrid operation", "multidimensional", "peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding", are applied ever more frequently, although the international community is still not able to respond adequately to the challenges posed by these complex situations. One of the areas in which the international community has been unable to keep pace with reality is the incorporation of civilians, as was mentioned by the representative of the United States. Civilians play an essential role in missions, given the nature of the majority of violent conflicts, as well as the challenges and particular aspects involved in reconstruction.”

    2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895 (2008) · source

  5. “Post-conflict management must also tackle the deep roots of confrontation in order for peace to be durable. This requires prolonged efforts on the past of the international community, even though the primary responsibility lies, as has been said here earlier, with the authorities of the country recovering from conflict. To this end, peace and coexistence require the firm commitment of Governments, and harmony and inclusion are the bases upon which a social State and the rule of law must be established. The concept of the peace mission is a living, evolving concept. Peace missions are increasingly complex, and some of the latest operations authorized by the Security Council have shown that they no longer correspond to the limited notion that inspired the operations of 60 years ago.”

    2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895 (2008) · source

  6. “Peacebuilding is the most important challenge that the international community faces, and we must spare neither commitment nor efforts in order to achieve it. As the sixteenth century Spanish humanist Juan Luis Vives wrote, the first condition for peace is to have the will to achieve it. That is why a peace process must lead to a rapid implementation of its terms so that the population may immediately benefit from its dividends. For this reason, we must pay preferential attention to rapid upfront support mechanisms that alleviate the suffering of local people and that meet their most urgent needs. The driving force behind these actions must be reflected in mission mandates as well as in public communication strategies that favour mutual understanding with the affected populations within which they operate.”

    2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895 (2008) · source

  7. “Mr. Moratinos (Spain) (spoke in Spanish): First and foremost, allow me to join with all those who have conveyed their solidarity and condolences to the peoples and authorities of China and Myanmar for the natural disasters that they have recently been affected by. And above all, allow me to express my pleasure at participating in this debate on strategies for post- conflict stabilization on the eve of the celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of the launching of United Nations peacekeeping operations. Spain is firmly committed to global peacebuilding and to the enhancement of civilian aspects of crisis management. It is for that reason that Spain also chose this issue for the thematic debate organized by Spain in this Council during the Spanish presidency in 2004.”

    2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895 (2008) · source