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Niifiez Rivas

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2019-05-23
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  1. “Only the political will and the joint work of all actors and the implementation of traditional, as well as innovative, strategies, will make it possible to achieve peaceful coexistence in which the fundamental values of human dignity are respected.”

    2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source

  2. “As always, it is worth noting that if sufficient financial resources are not provided for the overall functioning of peace operations, whatever additional efforts made will not produce the expected results. In that regard, Uruguay expresses its concern about the trend towards budget cuts that has been evident in recent years and its negative environment effects on the fulfilment of mandates, which could to lead to gaps in critical mission tasks. In conclusion, if the past 20 years have been a period of reflection on establishing norms and strengthening the agenda, the next 20 must involve concrete action and effective implementation. There will be no immediate or easy solutions, but we cannot cast our gaze aside indifferently and continue to ignore the suffering of millions of civilians - the innocent victims of the scourge ofwar.”

    2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source

  3. “It also provides ongoing support for orphanages and other charitable associations, and organizes videoconferences between primary schools of the Congo and Uruguay, in which children in the same grade and their teachers communicate and exchange teaching experiences, thereby fostering respect for diversity and familiarity with diverse experiences and cultures. In order to improve the professionalization of the protection of civilians, predeployment training is provided by the National Peace Operations Training Institute of Uruguay in the areas of both human rights and the gender perspective, as well as areas specific to the military, while always emphasizing the welfare of the civilian population and encouraging the inclusion of women troops.”

    2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source

  4. “In that regard, several days ago, Uruguay co-hosted a workshop with Australia and Senegal, together with the organization Nonviolent Peaceforce, in which authorities from the Secretariat and experts from various delegations participated in order to analyse non-armed strategies that could be highly beneficial in providing security to defenceless populations. Given our experience on the ground, we are able to say with confidence that the ability of the Blue Helmets to carry out protection activities depends largely on their ability to forge bonds of trust and communicate with the local population. In that regard, our contingent in the Democratic Republic of the Congo carries out community support, recreational and sports activities.”

    2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source

  5. “My delegation believes that, in order to reduce the vulnerability of civilians, all actors must share good practices that have been applied successfully in order to reproduce positive results in other contexts and develop strategies that strengthen the effective protection of the population. As a troop-contributing country, Uruguay has valuable experience in that area to share in the framework of peace operations. In that regard, my country reaffirms its commitment to the undertaking and to the Kigali Principles on the Protection of Civilians. For Uruguay, the protection of civilians by peace contingents has multiple dimensions and must be subject to constant review and improvement to enable them to adapt to developing situations in time.”

    2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source

  6. “Uruguay will be pleased to participate. Furthermore, my delegation believes that investigations into crimes perpetrated against civilians and ensuring accountability play a key role in deterrence and ending the culture of impunity. Member States must therefore adopt and implement national legislation to bring perpetrators to justice. In particular, Uruguay has fully integrated the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court into its domestic legislation. We are also of the View that the Security Council must assume its responsibility to ensure accountability and implement the instruments at its disposal, such as sanctions regimes and its authority to refer cases to the International Criminal Court.”

    2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source

  7. “In that regard, I would highlight the regional meeting on the use of explosive weapons in populated areas to discuss the protection of civilians, held in Chile in December 2018. The Secretary-General's report points out that, in 2018, armed attacks continued to be carried on hospitals and medical personnel, which urgently calls for the implementation of the Geneva Conventions and resolution 2286 (2016), on health care in armed conflicts. Accordingly, Uruguay supports the recommendations made by the Secretary-General concerning its implementation. Attacks on and the military use of schools should also be condemned. My country is a party to the Safe Schools Declaration, which was developed through State consultations led by Norway and Argentina and will hold its third international conference in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, next week.”

    2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source

  8. “The discouraging data contained in the report of the Secretary-General (S/2019/373) irrefutably demonstrate that, and indicate that we are facing enormous challenges. We must therefore take advantage of this opportunity to strengthen our collective determination to move forward with the effective implementation of this agenda. Among the actions needed to be taken is reducing the proliferation of weapons and the use of explosives in densely populated areas, which cause civilian fatalities and injuries and impact critical infrastructure, such as hospitals and schools. Uruguay believes that, in addition to global initiatives, it is imperative to encourage regional ones.”

    2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source

  9. “Ms. Ni'ifiez Rivas (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): My delegation joins others in congratulating Indonesia for organizing this timely open debate. Uruguay aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Switzerland on behalf of the Group of Friends of Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict. The celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the inclusion ofthe protection of civilians as a specific item on the Council's agenda and the seventieth anniversary of the Geneva Conventions is, as has already been said, a timely moment to reflect on how far we have come. In hindsight, this protection has made significant progress, but despite that observation, there is a chasm between what has been achieved and the real situation that civilians on the ground continue to endure.”

    2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source