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Narváez Ojeda

lines on the record: 66
first: 2022-06-15
most recent: 2023-12-07
sittings or episodes: 10
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“Specifically, it aims to update the standards for prosecuting this crime, the capacity if the police and the tools available to institutions working in the area of security.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497 (2023) · source
“Of course, we would like to take this opportunity to wish Ecuador every success in the work to be carried out and to pledge that they can count on the support of my country in that. In conclusion, allow me to share with you the efforts of my country, Chile, in this area, and bear witness to the importance that this has for our rule of law. In December 2022, the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security of Chile launched the first national policy against organized crime, a coordinated effort that proactively brings together 17 public institutions that play a leading role in fighting crime. Its central goal is to break up criminal gangs and organizations and weaken their financial and economic power.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497 (2023) · source
“I would like to briefly refer to the international cooperation programme between Latin America and the European Union, known as the Europe-Latin America Assistance Programme against Transnational Organized Crime, which seeks to contribute to security and justice in Latin America through the support of the European Union to fighting transnational organized crime. The programme led to the establishment of the Latin American Committee for Internal Security, which seeks to combine the efforts of Latin American countries, coordinate our work, articulate security policies and define joint strategies to combat organized crime. It is a crucial forum for high-level dialogue between Latin America and the European Union when it comes to security. We note that next year, Ecuador will be the chair of the Committee.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497 (2023) · source
“Other criminal activities include arms trafficking, human trafficking, smuggling and illicit trafficking in migrants. These actions have an overwhelming impact on the public safety of countries in the region and undermine human development, governance and democracy. We would like to take this opportunity to once again recall the upheaval that this phenomenon has caused in Haiti. There is data that supports the view that terrorism has robust links to organized crime, precisely because drug trafficking represents such an important source of financing.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497 (2023) · source
“Corruption can be considered as a foundational crime for transnational organized crime, as to a greater or lesser extent, it is a part of all crimes associated with that phenomenon — from the payment of hush money to public officials, bribery and influence peddling, to facilitating the laundering of ill-gotten gains, or even obtaining classified information. We are aware that the crimes and level of violence associated with this have such an impact that they not only give rise to concern and fear in the population and claim lives, but also cause doubts regarding the legitimacy and effectiveness of democracy, the State and its institutions. For Latin America, and our country in particular, transnational organized crime is an ongoing concern, as it is strongly linked to drug trafficking.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497 (2023) · source
“Another concern that must be addressed is that the criminal groups involved in organized crime very often must reinvest their earnings by purchasing property and goods in order to hide their illicit origins — this is known as money laundering — which entails significant risks for the financial systems of the countries involved and complicates criminal investigations being carried out by the prosecuting authorities. In addition, such income can then be channelled towards extraregional entities to fund terrorism.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497 (2023) · source
“We believe that the current international model of organized crime has three fundamental characteristics, compared to its previous incarnations: it is operational at the global level, it has extensive transnational links, and, above all, it has the capacity to challenge national and international authority. Given that global context, in order to fight transnational organized crime, we need to have more and better international cooperation and enhanced commitment from multilateral and regional entities. That would facilitate the effective exchange of information for prevention and for the prosecution of those who participate in these criminal activities and would strengthen the control and detection capacities at the borders.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497 (2023) · source
“Mrs. Narváez Ojeda (Chile) (spoke in Spanish): Chile would like to thank Ecuador for having convened this open debate, and we take note of the briefings and contributions that we have heard. We wish Ecuador every success during its presidency of the Council this month. There can be no doubt that transnational organized crime is one of the most serious problems that the international community is facing today and a substantial threat to international peace and security, which undoubtedly affects women and girls to a disproportionate degree.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497 (2023) · source
“In recent years we have seen increases in military budgets and in private spending on small and light weapons, but as the latest report of the Secretary- General (S/2023/725) shows, the money spent in no way correlates to an improvement in women’s security. Just as we did 23 years ago, we are still calling for disarmament, prioritizing development, inclusion and protection policies and allowing women to live in spaces free of violence and in societies where they can have full, effective and meaningful participation. We women want peace.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption2 (2023) · source
“We should remember that success in achieving the women and peace and security agenda is deeply linked to the ability to de-escalate conflicts, as expressed both in narratives of peace and concrete actions aimed at encouraging disarmament and reducing military budgets. Creating change for local female populations, as well as for the safety of women journalists, parliamentarians, mediators, peacemakers and peacebuilders, requires eliminating physical violence and the threat of physical violence through firearms. In that regard, there is no plan or measure worth more than strict control of small and light weapons and the restoration of a legitimate monopoly on violence to States, as the only guarantors of collective security.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption2 (2023) · source
“Chile is applying to the Elsie Initiative Fund for Uniformed Women in Peace Operations in order to gather comprehensive information that will enable us to fully evaluate the barriers that exist in the armed forces to the significant participation of women in United Nations peace operations, and therefore to implement measures aimed at eliminating those barriers and addressing the needs that have been identified with a view to significantly increasing our armed forces’ deployment of uniformed women in peace operations. We hope that will be decisive in helping us close the gap in the national participation of women in international peace and security efforts.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption2 (2023) · source
“Among those initiatives we want to highlight the Women, Peace and Security Focal Points Network, created in 2016, which has enabled closer coordination between Member States, creating a space for periodically sharing and exchanging lessons learned and best practices. The Network is made up of 100 States and international organizations that meet periodically to discuss more effective ways to implement resolution 1325 (2000) and its nine subsequent resolutions.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption2 (2023) · source
“Therefore, robust support is required from States — but in particular from the Council — for civil society organizations, which are the starting point for women and girls’ involvement in peace. Likewise, institutional frameworks must dismantle their patriarchal templates, recognizing women as equals who have their own voice and agency. A set of initiatives is currently in place that encourages the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda, in particular the participation of women at both the political and technical levels, and that brings together civil society organizations, academia, States and international organizations.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption2 (2023) · source
“(spoke in Spanish) We thank Brazil for convening this open debate, and we also thank the Secretary-General and the briefers for their presentations and the background provided. We would like to recall that any decisions about peace that do not include the voices, realities and rights of women are unsustainable when it comes to peacemaking, peacebuilding and peacekeeping. The inclusion of women in those processes sheds light on needs that were not previously identified. In addition, those gender provisions have incalculable effects on the well-being of women living in conflict and post-conflict zones. Their full, equal and meaningful participation continues to encounter considerable institutional limitations based on gender discrimination.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption2 (2023) · source
“Are we fighting impunity, including through international criminal proceedings, to strengthen the protection of women in conflict-affected countries? Lastly, we note that while the world’s military spending reached an all-time high of $2.24 trillion in 2022, the Secretary-General’s report flagged that no substantial progress has been made in increasing funding for women’s organizations, including grassroots and feminist organizations, or the percentage of women in peace negotiations. Can we think of a more equitable distribution of such spending? The feminist approach of questioning and disrupting established structures and processes can show us the way and should accordingly be our guideline. I will now say a few words in my national capacity.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption2 (2023) · source
“Are we also doing enough capacity-building in our own ranks to ensure the principles of the women and peace and security agenda are adequately integrated by decision-makers as a central strategy to prevent and resolve conflicts? Furthermore, we cannot forget that we are accountable to women all around the world, who look up to the Council to, at the very least, protect them from the atrocities of war. We must reflect on the extent to which the Council is currently living up to that responsibility. How are we ensuring there are resources in place to ensure access to justice, including local reporting mechanisms? Are we implementing survivor-centred, trauma-informed approaches to respond to conflict- related violence, especially conflict-related sexual violence?”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption2 (2023) · source
“Hence, it is imperative to foster local ownership of the women and peace and security agenda and empower civil society by giving them the tools for building resilience, including adequate and flexible financial resources to do so. Let us ensure that the women and peace and security agenda remains a framework to protect and empower women, and therefore let us steer away from dependency-generating approaches that take agency away from them. To that end, we would like to pose the following questions as part of a feminist analysis. For the implementation of the women and peace and security framework, are we engaging enough with civil society and partners on the ground in a meaningful way and putting in place bottom-up decision-making mechanisms to place the needs of women and girls on the ground at the centre of our policies?”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption2 (2023) · source
“We thank and honour the women human rights defenders who bravely share their testimonies before the Council and other United Nations entities and fight for women’s rights on the ground. We are appalled that, during the past year, the violation of women’s human rights by parties to conflict continued, whether through different types of conflict-related sexual violence, including rape, the threat of rape, sexual slavery, forced marriage, or gender persecution. We condemn in the strongest terms the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war. Nevertheless, we must also remember that women are powerful agents of change and peacebuilders.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption2 (2023) · source
“For our Group, a starting point would be to tackle the root causes of unequal power relations and structures, which perpetuate cycles of violence that prolong and exacerbate conflicts. Military intervention alone, without rebuilding the social fabric at the grassroots level, will do very little to deliver long-term solutions for women and, by extension, society as a whole. We need to understand peace not as the mere absence of violence and war, but rather as being grounded in an intersectional analysis of patriarchal systems, gender stereotypes and negative social norms, and the effects of unequal power relations as root causes of conflict. We note with concern the documented incidents of reprisals against women and girls, women human rights defenders and civil society organizations for engaging with the United Nations.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption2 (2023) · source
“That is why we need to evaluate the extent of our political will and our methods of implementation to look at the problem differently. We should ask what more we can do or how we can act differently to make the full, equal and meaningful participation of women, adolescents and girls in all their diversity and the eradication of all forms of violence and discrimination, including multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, a reality on the ground. How can we make sure that women equally, directly and influentially participate in formal or high- level peace and political processes as a standard in conflict resolution, peacekeeping and peacebuilding processes? How can we include diverse voices, including those of the youth and LGBTI persons?”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption2 (2023) · source
“How do we explain the gradual decline of the situation of all women, adolescents and girls in conflict situations when we have at our disposal the Rome Statute, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the women and peace and security agenda and the different provisions of international humanitarian and human rights law? The Secretary- General’s report (S/2023/725) is clear in highlighting that national and regional commitments to the women and peace and security agenda have continued to grow, indicating sustained support over two decades for the agenda’s normative framework. Therefore, we know that the issue is not the lack of frameworks or guidelines. What is lacking is the implementation on the ground.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption2 (2023) · source
“Mrs. Narváez Ojeda (Chile): I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Feminist Foreign Policy Plus Group, formed by Albania, Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Israel, Liberia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Mongolia, Rwanda, Spain, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Tunisia and my own country, Chile. We commend Brazil for convening this debate. As we are discussing today the practical implementation of the women and peace and security agenda and its shortcomings, and inspired by Bertha Lutz’s push for gender equality in the Charter of the United Nations and beyond, we would like to share how feminist approaches can benefit the sustainability, long- term implementation and impact of the agenda.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption2 (2023) · source
“In that regard, we reaffirm our commitment to maintaining fair, open, inclusive and predictable agricultural markets to ensure a continued flow of agricultural products and elements essential to agricultural production, including fertilizers.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Another aspect we want to highlight is the urgent task of correcting market distortions and failures in order to facilitate coordination between the various links in in food production supply chains. We are disturbed by the fact that some Member States have taken steps such as closing markets or imposing unilateral coercive measures or unjustified barriers to trade in food and related products, among other things, because such measures completely contradict the goal of reducing hunger and violate basic humanitarian commitments. We believe in food trade based on the rules of the World Trade Organization.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We want to emphasize that one of our chief concerns here is the fact that women, children, indigenous peoples and elderly persons are the main victims of food insecurity and conflict. There is no question that gaps in access to food resources for those groups need to be urgently reduced. In that regard, we would like to highlight the role of women in family farming, small-scale agriculture, artisanal fishing and small-scale aquaculture, as they are capable of making improvements in adverse circumstances and where production chains barely exist. It is therefore essential to promote initiatives that enable women to access land, productive resources and marketing channels so that they can strengthen their decision-making power in agricultural production, generate economic income and improve their living conditions.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“However, conflict, climate change, terrorism, violent extremism, the use of explosive devices, proliferating armed groups and economic instability mean that famine and food insecurity persist, making it impossible to foster a healthy food environment and promote the consumption of a nutrient-rich, balanced and safe diet. We call on the international community to step up innovation, learn from successful and replicable experiences and promote programmes and initiatives that can strengthen the production of essential food for national and local consumption in areas that are sensitive where international peace and security are concerned. We call for respect for and compliance with resolution 2417 (2018).”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mrs. Narváez Ojeda (Chile) (spoke in Spanish): Chile thanks the United States for convening this open debate and takes note of the briefings and contributions we have heard. We wish the United States every success during its presidency of the Council this month. I will read an abridged version of our statement today in order to respect the time limit, and we will circulate the full version. We would like to reaffirm the responsibility and importance of multilateral work in ensuring joint and coordinated responses to the world’s severe food and humanitarian crisis. We believe it is vital for each Member State to safeguard its citizens’ right to food and strengthen the assets that form the basis of its national food system, with the aim of contributing to food and nutrition security now and in the future.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“However, it is frustrating that ever since the Security Council’s adoption of the resolution (see S/PV.7853), the demolitions of Palestinian homes have continued to increase in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, while legislation regularizing the establishment of new settlements continues to be enacted. That is demonstrated by the fact that while there were 441,600 settlers in the West Bank in 2019, that number had risen last year to 700,000 in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The humanitarian crisis, which has a particular impact on women and children refugees, must come to an end. In that regard, we acknowledge the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We condemn the violent actions of Hamas and of any armed group that uses violence to achieve any objective, as well as the latest large-scale Israeli military operation carried out in the refugee camp in the city of Jenin, in Palestine’s West Bank. The attack included the demolition of homes, the destruction of public infrastructure and aerial bombardment, leaving some Palestinians dead, many injured and thousands more displaced from their homes. We therefore call on Israel to refrain from settlement construction and expansion and from encouraging the legalization of settlements. That means that it must comply with resolution 2334 (2016) on the illegality of establishing settlements.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We reiterate that it is essential to relaunch, with the support of the international community, the process of direct negotiations in good faith between Palestine and Israel in order to achieve a just, full and definitive peace agreement, which allows for two free, autonomous, sovereign and independent States, with internationally secure, definitive and recognized borders based on the 1967 borders and the decisions and agreements of the United Nations, which include resolutions adopted by this body. We call for respect for international law, international humanitarian law, human rights and the Charter of the United Nations, as well as for refraining from any unilateral acts of force. We condemn violence in all its forms. In that regard, Chile expresses its deep consternation and concern about recent actions that have increased tensions.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mrs. Narváez Ojeda (Chile) (spoke in Spanish): We appreciate the opportunity to participate in this open debate and to reiterate the importance we attach to this issue. We also thank the Assistant Secretary- General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations for his presentation.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Such consequences make it incumbent upon States to act and promote actions to mitigate the effects of climate change and prevent destructive situations.”
2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Chile believes that an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice would be useful to clarify States’ obligations in the area of climate change, including with respect to sea level rise. Furthermore, Chile, together with Colombia, has requested an advisory opinion from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on the effects of the climate emergency on human rights. A similar initiative has been taken involving the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. We believe that all of that will provide the Security Council with important elements for safeguarding international security. Our concern is that climate emergencies lead to the loss of livelihoods, displacement, migration and major disruptions of access to health services, in addition to increasing harmful behaviours.”
2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Furthermore, the persistence of a humanitarian response that lacks a gender perspective exacerbates the disproportionate impact of climate emergencies. The Council can respond to the triple nexus of gender inequality, State fragility and climate vulnerability in a number of ways. Its resolutions must acknowledge the overlapping nature of those issues and their specific impact on international peace and security, and set forth mandated tasks to address them. The lack of women’s significant participation in developing policies related to climate change has prevented them from incorporating the necessary gender perspective, which is critical for addressing women’s specific and differentiated needs.”
2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Based on that ongoing process, the Security Council must bear in mind certain principles, such as equity, the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, the duty to cooperate, the polluter pays principle, the principle of territorial integrity and legal stability with regard to the preservation of baselines and the outer limits of maritime zones, in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and obligations concerning the non-refoulement of persons affected by sea level rise to third States. Fourthly, we underscore that women are disproportionately affected by climate-related disasters. The reasons underlying that disparity are multidimensional, ranging from economic to cultural factors.”
2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The international community must adopt concrete measures with a view to cooperating with the communities that will be most affected and avoiding a catastrophe that would affect the security of large areas of regions throughout the world, especially in the Pacific Ocean region, of which our country is a part and in which we are involved in seeking solutions. We must adopt a comprehensive approach based on scientific projections, with an infrastructure strategy to ensure resilience and the active participation of the communities concerned. Thirdly, Chile appreciates the study being carried out by the International Law Commission, which covers subjects that can provide us with important answers with respect to the protection of the people affected, the stability of maritime delimitations and other issues.”
2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We are aware of our own vulnerability to climate change, as Chile exhibits seven of the nine vulnerability criteria under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. In particular, my delegation would like to recall the holding of two Arria Formula meetings, in 2015 and 2021, that complement today’s meeting with significant synergies. In addition, there have been at least five other Arria Formula meetings and a special Council meeting in September 2021 (see S/PV.8864). Secondly, Chile believes that it is important to continue discussing sea level rise, as it is one of the most tangible effects of climate change that has been aggravated by human activity. Chile acknowledges the domestic, regional and international security challenges posed by the phenomenon.”
2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mrs. Narváez Ojeda (Chile) (spoke in Spanish): Chile is grateful to Malta for this pertinent debate. In this statement I would like to raise four main ideas. First, this issue is relevant in the Security Council. In recent years it has become clear that climate change is a threat multiplier that, acting in combination with socioeconomic and/or political factors, aggravates the risk of violence and intensifies conflict factors such as food insecurity, economic crises and migration. In that way, it contributes to the perpetuation of existing conflicts and makes it more difficult to eradicate them. That was recognized by the Secretary-General in 2009 in his report prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolution 63/281 (A/64/350).”
2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source
“That is particularly the case concerning the composition of the Security Council, the reform of which we have been working towards for years, with practically no progress. We know that we need a more representative, responsible and democratic Council. Therefore, as part of reformed multilateralism, Chile advocates for the comprehensive reform of this organ, while updating its working methods in order to make it more transparent and accountable in its decision-making. That is key to fostering confidence in the system, ownership of its decisions and cooperation among all in the face of common challenges.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The cost of not doing so will be to remain locked in our ivory towers, speaking in incomprehensible jargon and having little knowledge or understanding of those who will have to live and deal with our legacy, which should be to ensure that our Organization is vigorously relevant when it turns 100. Accountability for serious crimes must be an enshrined mechanism of the multilateral system that applies to all so as to avoid the perpetration and repetition of Charter violations that are encouraged by impunity. The Organization is the multilateral body par excellence, and we are concerned that, for various reasons, generally owing to budgetary limitations, Member States cannot count on significant participation or greater representation in it, which has a direct effect on the legitimacy of its discussions and decisions.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Regional bodies can create an effective environment for fostering prevention, peacebuilding and agreements by providing greater knowledge of the realities on the ground and valuable input for the work of a global body. Inclusion is a critical key to multilateral work today. In maintaining the intergovernmental nature of the Organization, the participation of stakeholders — for example, members of civil society, the private sector and academia — in our debates to provide information and share their experiences is a must. It is critical to involve youth more closely in our work, delegations and processes in order to take advantage of their perspectives and expertise. They are the ones who will live in the future that we are struggling to build, improve and even imagine.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Security must be addressed in a multidimensional manner, with the appropriate mechanisms, while acknowledging, for example, that phenomena such as climate change and extreme inequality and poverty create or increase vulnerabilities that affect livelihoods and weaken social cohesion and trust in institutions. Therefore, the three pillars of the Organization are important and mutually influence one another. With regard to the role played by regional mechanisms, we have seen in the Security Council itself useful experiences of cooperation between regional organizations, such as the African Union, with the Council’s establishment of peacekeeping missions in the region.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Although it is hard to believe, beyond the crises we are facing, particularly with regard to the peace and security pillar, together with the necessary reform process, we will have to reaffirm and uphold the purposes and principles of the Charter — international law, human rights and international humanitarian law — as the basis for additional efforts to respond to new arising global challenges. That can no longer be taken for granted and applies especially to countries with greater stature and power, which lead by example. The legitimacy of our system depends on it.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In that context, the questions guiding this debate (see S/2022/880) highlight the central issues that we must address at this critical juncture for humankind so that we can transform it into a time of achievements and progress, not of collapse, as the Secretary- General judiciously warns us in Our Common Agenda (A/75/982). Chile certainly does not have all the answers. We listened very closely to members of the Security Council, briefers and colleagues, but we would also like to offer up several ideas.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“When the United Nations recently commemorated its seventy-fifth anniversary, they were still expressing through the voices of their youth their hopes in the mission of the United Nations and our work, but that is now spilling over into a dangerous level of scepticism with regard to the goals that have been set, a weakening of the principles and norms of the Charter of the United Nations, democracy and human rights, and damage to the collective will to cooperate as a community and to come together as a majority to achieve development. Faced with this, we cannot idly or indifferently stand by.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“These threats include climate change, which especially affects those who are most vulnerable; the area of health, given the pandemic that has underscored the unequal distribution of our resources; the uneven and insufficient progress towards the fulfilment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, with clear setbacks, as seen in Latin America and the Caribbean; and a war that could not be prevented and that we have failed to end, as we mourn its devastating humanitarian consequences, the suffering it has caused and the repercussions it has had, which extend far beyond the invaded country of Ukraine. Sadly, the aforementioned factors translate into a decline in the confidence of the people of the world in multilateralism.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Mrs. Narváez Ojeda (Chile) (spoke in Spanish): My delegation thanks India for convening this timely debate on the theme of reformed multilateralism at a time when it is clear that, despite its merit, our system has fallen woefully short in responding to the enormous threats facing us.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In that connection, 28 per cent of Chilean peacekeepers deployed to missions as military experts are women, and that level is slated to reach 57 per cent by December. In addition, we must take into consideration the various threats faced by field operations, such as organized crime, terrorist attacks, cyberattacks and pandemics. That also means that the security of Blue Helmets must be among the Organization’s priorities. Finally, the work of regional mechanisms for peace and security in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations — such as the European Union and the African Union, which have a wealth of experience in the field of peace operations — should be highlighted.”
2022-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9181Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In order to achieve successful peace operations, coordinated work among the three pillars of the United Nations system is essential, especially with regard to the need to harmonize the objectives of international peace and security with the Sustainable Development Goals and human rights provisions. Therefore, peace operations should also seek to foster stable, more just and inclusive societies that are based on the rule of law, human rights and the empowerment of young people and women, among other principles. I would like to emphasize that women’s empowerment can be achieved only through the increased presence of women in peacekeeping contingents and leadership positions linked to decision-making.”
2022-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9181Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Against a global backdrop marked by the complexity of conflicts and after more than 70 years of history, peace operations face a particularly worrisome political environment for multilateralism, which has been greatly aggravated in some parts of the world by the emergence of ultranationalism, xenophobia and populism. In view of the difficult scenarios that peace operations must confront, a comprehensive and multidimensional approach to conflicts is required in order to address their structural causes. In the same vein, priority attention must be given to existing vulnerabilities, which compound inequalities, poverty, the loss of ecosystems, the scarcity of resources, the spread of disease and forced displacement. Moreover, we cannot forget that peace operations are often deployed in areas severely damaged by climate change.”
2022-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9181Resumption1 (2022) · source