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Naranjo

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15
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1997-01-20
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2018-01-10
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  1. “Nevertheless, I reaffirm before the Council that the Government will not waver in its mission to bring about peace - given that peace is the expression of the collective will that must prevail over concrete acts. Accordingly, the events of the past few hours and minutes have led the chief Colombian negotiator to consult with the President to assess the situation, and under no circumstances will we ever abandon a goal that is of the utmost importance to our Government, which has unequivocally demonstrated to the entire world that its leader, the President of the Republic, is a champion of peace, peacemaker and peacebuilder.”

    2018-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8154 (2018) · source

  2. “We are certain that the historic achievement of ending the conflict will prevail over obstacles and major challenges inherent in its implementation. We regret and genuinely deplore recent events, but the Council must know that the Government has maintained a willingness to pursue a negotiation process with the Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional in order to extend the bilateral ceasefire in order to allow us to make progress, pursue dialogue and bring to fruition the Peace Agreement. Inexplicably, the Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional has not only rejected the good-will gestures of the Government, but it has also failed to consider the appeals of the Catholic Church, non-governmental organizations, academics and the international community to continue talks and relaunch a ceasefire that would ensure its sustainability.”

    2018-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8154 (2018) · source

  3. “Plan Victory, implemented by the military forces, and the safe communities and peace plan of the national police have just been overhauled so as to respond comprehensively in neutralizing any type of violence in the country reported by Colombians. Over the next several days beginning now, we will be deploying approximatley 80,000 soldiers and police officers whose duties will be focused on controlling territory abandoned by the FARC so that it is not taken over by any criminal entity. Lastly, the President of Colombia wishes to acknowledge that he has received and taken due note of the first report (S/2017/1117) of United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, and, at the same time, reaffirms his resolve and full commitment to comply with the Final Peace Agreement.”

    2018-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8154 (2018) · source

  4. “To that end, we have designed and implemented a new prevention and rapid reaction system for the regions, which, with the help of the Ombudsman's Office, seeks to ramp up a preventive capacity that will truly allow us to prevent the violent deaths of social leaders. Here before the Security Council, I can affirm that, as we have done in the past in order to combat organized crime that has emerged from drug trafficking, we will not let up in our efforts to overcome such networks. My presence here today coincides with the strategic decision taken by my counry's President to move forward the consolidation of a secure and peaceful Colombia.”

    2018-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8154 (2018) · source

  5. “We acknowledge and highlight it. However, we are taking action and hope to do so with determination and efficiency. The President himself chairs the National Commission for Security Guarantees, in which civil society, the public prosecutor's office, the office of the ombusdman and other members of the Government take part, in order to assess and take decisions on security- related issues. Such efforts have enabled us to accelerate investigations undertaken to combat impunity and ensure that those responsible are held accountable. We believe that we must not only work on speeding up investigations, but also on the prevention of such acts.”

    2018-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8154 (2018) · source

  6. “That is another piece of good news. Sadly, it is true that people linked to the former FARC organization, community leaders and human rights defenders have been murdered. Nonetheless, during the negotiations, in order to end the conflict, we were careful to design new institutions and mechanisms that ensure that life and personal integrity would always be protected. To protect former FARC combatants in particular, 160 protection schemes have been approved and more than 800 former combatants have been included and trained to serve jointly in inter-agency bodies alongside State staff in personal protection services. I would like to reassure the Council that the Government shares public concerns about the murder of former FARC combatants, community leaders and human rights defenders. We do not deny the situation.”

    2018-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8154 (2018) · source

  7. “It is the main cooperative for former members of the FARC, which is now a political party. Forty-two other cooperative organizations have been established through a special system for former combatants. We established the National Reincorporation Council and 26 territorial councils to coordinate reincorporation efforts from the local to the national level. At the same time, there has been a major change in the political sphere, with FARC elements disappearing as an armed organization and now becomig a new political party that will take part in the upcoming parliamentary elections in March. It has already decided to field a presidential candidate. With regard to security, we think it essential to inform the Council that 2017 was the least violent year in Colombia in the past 42 years, with the lowest murder rate recorded in four decades.”

    2018-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8154 (2018) · source

  8. “More than 50,000 Colombians have passed through our programmes, who left criminal organizations and reintegrated into society. We can therefore safely state that our country can serve as a model in that area. That experience is the starting point for ensuring the reintegration of the FARC's former combatants. We now have 12,848 former combatants involved in the process, of whom - and this is very important - 11,362 already receive a basic monthly stipend. We have sought to provide literacy and primary and secondary education courses in the territorial areas for training and reincorporation. More than 5,000 people were involved in the first phase of the initiative - former combatants and members of local communities alike. To facilitate reincorporation, Ecomun was established.”

    2018-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8154 (2018) · source

  9. “To meet the new challenges of the post-conflict and peacebuilding era, we have established various Government institutions and rolled out mechanisms for interaction and coordination that have enabled us to respond to the challenge we face. Over the past year, the legislative agenda of the Congress of the Republic of Colombia led to the adoption of six pieces of legislation that introduced constitutional reforms and various laws and decrees including more than 100 norms and decrees, which laid the foundation for peacebuilding in our country. Let me now mention the progress made in the areas of reintegration and security guarantees, which are included in the Mission's mandate. With regard to reintegration, I must underscore that Colombia has more than 14 years of experience.”

    2018-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8154 (2018) · source

  10. “There were 240,000 violent deaths caused by the conflict and more than 8 million victims throughout the decades. Today I am pleased to inform the Council that the peace process was effective and allowed the lives of at least 3,000 people to be spared in the last year alone after the agreement was signed. That is without a doubt another piece of good news. Based on an assessment of the implementation of the agreement one year after it was signed, we can state without hesitation that the peacebuilding process is progressing in structural terms and that the agreement has been an effective covenant for ending the war and silencing the guns. As the Council knows, we have been able to develop an effective process of laying down of weapons, which heralded the end of the FARC as an armed organization and its transformaton into a political party.”

    2018-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8154 (2018) · source

  11. “We would also like to thank Ambassador Matthew Rycroft for his commitment and dedication to the peace process in Colombia. With his peers present, we reiterate that we never will we forget him for his efforts in bringing about peace in Colombia. Today, I would like my statement, in my capacity as the Vice-President of Colombia and representative of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, to be viewed as the manifestation of a vision brought forth by the efforts of various generations that sought peace. We are now building and ensuring such peace. As an officer of the Colombian armed forces, I witnessed at first hand the tragedies caused by a war that lasted many years. I attended the funerals of many civil servants and innocent Colombians.”

    2018-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8154 (2018) · source

  12. “Mr. Naranjo (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): After a year of implementing the agreement that ended the armed conflict with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), the Government of Colombia has come to the Security Council with the belief that that milestone in the history of peace is the best piece of news our citizens received and that our country conveyed to the world during the latter half of the previous century. It is for that reason that we begin by thanking the United Nations and the Security Council for their effective support and dedication to peacebuilding efforts in our country, through its Special Verification Mission in the areas of reincorporation and security guarantees. We thank Special Representative Jean Arnault for his professionalism, effective work and leadership as the Head of the Mission.”

    2018-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8154 (2018) · source

  13. “We express our respect and appreciation to China for its support for this decision, which is crucial for the completion of the process of peacemaking and democratization in Central America. We again offer our appreciation and thanks to the countries of the Group of Friends of Guatemala, which have helped and cooperated so much in this process. And to the people and the Government of Guatemala in particular, we offer our sincerest congratulations.”

    1997-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3732 (1997) · source

  14. “Today Central America, in peace and freedom, and deeply committed to respect for human rights and for the environment, is preparing to meet the challenges of the future in the framework of the Alliance for the Sustainable Development of Central America. This unique experience unites the seven small countries of our isthmus more than ever. All Central Americans are profoundly grateful to all members of the Council for the decision that is being taken this afternoon, which will make it possible for a United Nations contingent to verify compliance with the peace agreements in Guatemala. We are especially grateful to you, Mr. President, and to you, Mr. Secretary-General, for your endeavours to achieve a satisfactory agreement.”

    1997-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3732 (1997) · source

  15. “Mr. Naranjo (Costa Rica) (interpretation from Spanish): The Government of Costa Rica, in its capacity as spokesman and Secretary pro tempore of the Central American Presidential Summits, is profoundly pleased by the decision being taken today in the Security Council. The signing of the peace agreements in Guatemala on 29 December 1996 was the culmination of a difficult peacemaking process in the region of more than a decade. It is with great joy that we in Central America are celebrating this historic event. There is peace in Nicaragua, there is peace in El Salvador, and now, after 36 years, Guatemala, our dear sister country, is also achieving peace.”

    1997-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3732 (1997) · source