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Oyarzun Marchesi

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“In order to do this in an orderly manner, it is necessary to listen to and address the needs put forth by the Sahel countries that are with us today. We have recently seen how these countries are putting in place a whole series of inter-State cooperation structures, which are trying to establish a connection, which we see very clearly, between security and development. Finally, as was also brilliantly suggested by my friend, the Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate and Assistant Secretary-General, Mr.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“Climate change will therefore become one more early-warning factor in order to be able to take action effectively when it comes time to anticipating tensions. Humanitarian crises due to food insecurity, water insecurity, massive displacement of people and uncontrolled migratory flows can be anticipated and we can implement the appropriate measures. The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Ms. Monique Barbut, provided us with an outstanding briefing on this. Secondly, the Council needs to ensure that the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel pay due attention to the issues raised today, especially the destabilizing role played by climate change in the region.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“These crises are fuelled by a number of factors, but there is not a single one that alone would result in a future of violence and instability in the region. It is the sum of many circumstances that is leading the Sahel from the path of peace, stability and growth. Therefore, I want to make a series of three proposals for action. First, the Security Council needs to continue to receive information and fulfil the commitment it undertook in 2011 to analyse the different factors that, like climate change, impact peace and security in fragile regions. Having appropriate information on how these issues pose a challenge to stability in the Sahel will strengthen the Council's preventative function. In that regard, I recall the myriad debates we have held on the preventative function of the Council.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“Therefore, the presentations made by a number of different speakers today, who I would like to thank again for their brilliant briefings, have shown us the interrelationship between the exacerbation of desertification, as a maximum expression of the effects of climate change in this region, and security in the Sahel. Finally, we want to ensure that an integrated and coordinated approach, which we so often clamour for in addressing a complex crisis, such as that in the Sahel, is adopted. The region resides between three great threats to security: the situation Libya; the insecurity in Mali, where the peace process is progressing too slowly; and the terrorist actions of Boko Haram in the north-east of Nigeria and in the Lake Chad Basin.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“More recently, in 2015 presidential statement S/PRST/2015/24 reaffirmed the Council's commitment to addressing the challenges for security in the Sahel, which are intrinsically related to the adverse consequences of climate change in the region. Those commitments, which we agreed to in this very Chamber, cannot simply remain declarations of intentions. With regard to the Council's preventative function, the intention is to provide the Security Council with relevant information so it can have an overview of the situation that would make it possible to accurately diagnosis and define solutions that are more effective. In other words, the idea is to better prepare it to carry out its prevention role.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“We proposed this meeting with three objectives in mind: first, to ensure that the commitments undertaken by the Council would not remain dead letter; secondly, to provide necessary information so that the Council can efficiently fulfil its preventative function; and, thirdly, to address the crisis in the Sahel from a holistic point of view, as the Ambassador of Senegal pointed out so well. I would like to refer briefly to each of these objectives. With regard to fulfilling the commitments undertaken by the Council, it is important to point out that this meeting of the Council is a continuation of the path already undertaken by the United Kingdom a decade ago, which was too long ago, and it also fulfils the commitments undertaken by presidential statement S/PRST/2011/15 in 2011, under the initiative of Germany.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“However, that cannot be used as an excuse for the Council to ignore that reality in exercising its primary responsibility for peacekeeping and international security. Climate change is already changing the rules of the game, and to ignore the truth will just lead us to failure. That is the exact purpose of this meeting, which I increasingly value. This initiative was undertaken by us together with the Egyptian presidency, to whom we express our full gratitude for its support and for bringing this issue to safe harbour.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“The existing projections for the Sahel region are truly alarming. At the same time, every year, thousands of hectares of arable land are lost and an ever-growing population has less and less land to farm. That formula will clearly lead to instability. Such instability has a number of root causes, ranging from extreme poverty to the fragility of State infrastructures and including violent extremism and the proliferation of illicit trafficking and terrorist groups. The day-to-day lives of those who inhabit the Sahel region was clearly described to us by a very young - still young - lady, Ms. Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim. We know that the final solution to the challenge of climate change is not in the hands of the Security Council, nor do we claim it to be.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“Mr. Oyarzun Marchesi (Spain) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, I thank our four briefers today for their statements, which I believe provide a very clear view of the complexity of the Sahel. I would also like to thank those who will speak following the members of the Council. The Sahel has on many occasions been defined, and the phrase is very familiar to us in New York, as the ground zero of global warming. In recent years, far from an improving situation, the region has continued to face a consistent increase in temperature, persistent droughts and other extreme climate phenomena such as torrential rains. Every month, the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces that the temperature of the Earth has hit a new historic record * a record that always seems to exceed those of previous months.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“I would like to conclude by aligning myself with the statement that will be delivered shortly on behalf of the European Union.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“With regard to climate change, I want to underscore that the African Union has recongnized that climate change is a multiplier of threats to security in Africa. In that regard, I would like to recall the joint initiative of Spain and Egypt through which the Council would analyze the impact of new factors on security in the Sahel region. As to the matter of non-proliferation, as members are aware, Spain chairs the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and has launched an important review of that resolution. I would like once more to call attention to the important partnership that we have with our African counterparts in order to redouble our efforts and avoid the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their diversion to to non-State actors.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“First, I believe that we could explore how the African Union could participate in the meetings of the new informal group of the Security Council on women and peace and security when there are African countries on the agenda. Secondly, the secretariats of each organization should exchange information on how the United Nations and African Union peace operations could holistically address issues involving gender in their activities on the ground. Thirdly, we need to include women and peace and security issues on the meeting agendas of both organizations. I want to conclude by mentioning two areas for potential cooperation between the Security Council and the African Union, namely, climate change and non-proliferation.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“First, one third of the countries that have a national action plan for implementing resolution 1325 (2000) are members of the African Union. Secondly, the African Union has established a gender, peace and security programme for the years 2015 to 2020. Thirdly, the African Union has established the position of Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security, which is held by Ms. Bineta Diop, who is carrying out excellent work. Lastly, the African Union has developed initiatives that the United Nations could also follow, such as the compilation of a roster of women mediators that would be of benefit to both the African Union and the United Nations. Accordingly, I would like to propose three concrete initiatives that would allow for improving our cooperation within the framework of resolution 1325 (2000).”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“I believe that we missed a good opportunity on that score when the Council travelled to Guinea-Bissau, because only shortly thereafter the Peace and Security Council of the African Union also made a visit. It is unfortunate not to benefit from the two Councils' synergy in carrying out visits, in particular on the African continent. We all know that three very important reviews were carried out in 2015 and this year, and I will not cite them all. But I would like to make several comments with regard to them, particularly in the context of the high- level review of resolution 1325 (2000). I would like first to acknowledge the excellent work of the African Union in reviewing the resolution by citing four fundamental facts.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“Secondly, it has been said on more than one occasion here that there needs to be greater channels of communication between the presidency of the Security Council and the African Union. I have to acknowledge that when I presided the Security Council in December 2015 I was not in contact with the Chair of African Union Commission, and I was not aware of it. However, I want to assure everyone that, during Spain's forthcoming presidency of the Council in December, I think i will exchange ideas with the presidency of the African Union, especially when we consider issues involving Africa on the Security Council. Thirdly, the other idea that has already been brought up rather frequently involves the possibility of carrying out joint visits by both Councils.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“Over the past year, we have also seen a series of proposals to strengthen collaboration between the two Councils, the Peace and Security Council of the African Union and the Security Council of the United Nations. I would like to refer to three of them in particular. First, there are the annual informal consultations, such as the one held yesterday. I believe that yesterday's consultations were exceptionally productive, and I commend you, Sir, for them. I believe that we must continue on the same path during future meetings, focusing, however, on one or two issues so that all the members of the Security Council and the Peace and Security Council of the African Union can have a deeper exchange of ideas.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“Mr. Oyarzun Marchesi (Spain) (spoke in Spanish): I very much thank all of today's briefers. Much more than a decade ago, the African Union began making significant efforts to confront all of the challenges on the African continent, and those efforts have meant that the African Union has become a very crucial partner ofthe Security Council. It is therefore in the interests of everyone to strengthen the capacities of the African Union so that we can successfully address all of those challenges. That is why the financial agreements are particularly important, owing to which we decided to fund 25 per cent of the costs of peace operations for 2020.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“The first step to that end must be the implementation in its entirety and without prior conditions of the agreements concluded to date, with particular attention to the effective establishment of the association/community of Serb majority municipalities.”
2016-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7693 (2016) · source
“Trust must be fostered between the parties and constructive and committed dialogue on specific issues must resume. We cannot lose sight of the fact that this process was designed to find appropriate and effective responses that, independent of other considerations, would promote and fulfil the expectations, desires and needs of the entire population of Kosovo. I therefore conclude by calling on the parties to resume without further delay - in their behaviour and practice and not just in words - their collaboration and cooperation with the Brussels process, to which there is no alternative.”
2016-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7693 (2016) · source
“Spain believes that these three aspects are critical and indispensable if we are to make headway towards genuine reconciliation in accordance with democratic and European values. Against that backdrop, we call on all parties to maintain a constructive spirit and adequate cooperation with UNMIK and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General as they carry out their work. It is also essential that progress be made in the high-level dialogue facilitated by the European Union. I reiterate Spain's support for the dialogue, which is consistent with the constructive spirit in which my country has consistently followed, without prejudice to our position of principle. We regret the lack of progress made in recent months at the political and technical levels.”
2016-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7693 (2016) · source
“In that regard, Spain supports and endorses the Secretary- General's renewed call on all political leaders, including those in opposition, to act in a responsible manner and in line with the law, the good practices of democracy and the rule of law when voicing their political positions and opinions. We also listened carefully to the analysis provided today by the Special Representative on the role played by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). Spain strongly supports the important work carried out by the Mission and other international missions operating in Kosovo. We commend the particular attention accorded by the Special Representative, in the context of his mandate, to the promotion and protection of human rights, the rule of law and enhancing coexistence among the various communities of Kosovo.”
2016-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7693 (2016) · source
“Mr. Oyarzun Marchesi (Spain) (spoke in Spanish): I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Kosovo, Ambassador Tanin, for his briefing, and welcome the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Mr. Ivica Dacie, and Ms. Vlora Citaku back to the Council. My delegation has taken careful note of the information contained in the report of the Secretary- General (S/2016/407) and in the Special Representative's briefing about developments in the political and security situation in the territory of Kosovo. We welcome the reported improvements - which, unlike the two previous reports, offer glimmers of hope -but we regret the continued acts of violence and obstruction of the smooth course of political life in Pristina.”
2016-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7693 (2016) · source
“We want the medical workers and patients that still survive in Aleppo to be the first to see some kind of outcome from this resolution.”
2016-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7687 (2016) · source
“We demand once again that all the parties to the conflict, in particular the Government of Al-Assad, to respect international humanitarian law in the conduct of hostilities. Mr. O'Brien said in closed consultations - and yesterday the President of Medecins Sans Frontieres repeated it i that in Aleppo it is dangerous to live next to a hospital. Mr. O'Brien once again reminded us of that today. It is unbelievable that it is often more dangerous to be a doctor, a patient or a family member visiting a patient than it is to be a combatant. Aleppo is the first opportunity to demonstrate that we take resolution 2268 (2016) seriously. As I said yesterday, our threshold of tolerance in the face of attacks against medical facilities and medical workers should be zero.”
2016-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7687 (2016) · source
“The Security Council must support the work of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, through bilateral efforts with the parties and through a statement on the three issues that I just mentioned. As the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General said, the priority now is the cessation of hostilities. All the parties to the conflict must urgently comply with the parameters established by resolution 2268 (2016). The next step must be a return to the negotiating table in order to take up the political transition in Syria once and for all. The most recent attack on a hospital took place yesterday, launched by the opposition forces. That is in addition to other attacks committed by Government forces. All of them were of enormous seriousness.”
2016-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7687 (2016) · source
“Mr. Oyarzun Marchesi (Spain) (spoke in Spanish): I would like to thank the United Kingdom for having requested this urgent meeting of the Security Council. Just yesterday, here in the Chamber, the President of Medecins Sans Frontieres, who was seated exactly where the Syrian delegation is seated, stated that more than 300 attacks had occurred in Aleppo over the past few days, with hundreds of civilian deaths and the destruction ofsix medical facilities (see S/PV.7685). Last week in a closed meeting, we said what today we would like to repeat openly, with more urgency if necessary: we need to rectify the situation in Syria immediately, along the three tracks in this conflict, namely, the cessation ofhostilities, the political negotiations and the desperate humanitarian situation.”
2016-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7687 (2016) · source
“Thanks to Germany's support, that will be a cornerstone of the open consultations that will take place at Headquarters from 20 to 22 June, at which Member States, international organizations and selected representatives of civil society will be able to contribute their ideas to the comprehensive review. I will end where I began - on the evolving nature of terrorism affects all States directly and indirectly. Non-State actors are already fully engaged in acquiring technologies and materials that will allow them to obtain weapons of mass destruction. Therefore, we must also be fully engaged in preventing them from doing so. What better way is there to do so than the comprehensive review of our most powerful and effective weapon in countering their activities, which is resolution 1540 (2004).”
2016-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7686 (2016) · source
“Finally, with regard to outreach and transparency, we must make a greater effort to interact more with Member States to make the work of the 1540 Committee known, while bearing in mind that there is a direct correlation between the States that are most involved in resolution 1540 (2004) and their participation in the events. It is worth mentioning that the involvement of civil society enriches the Committee with ideas from different sectors, as was seen in the informal meeting with experts held in April, where we were able to talk about new advances in science and technology, and in the consultations we held with academics in early April. In my previous briefing, I said that industry was a key partner in the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004).”
2016-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7686 (2016) · source
“That issue was thoroughly addressed at the recently held African Union meeting in Addis Ababa Thirdly, support and greater coordination for the various programmes of specialized international organizations will be a key part of the comprehensive review. We need to focus in particular on areas such as biological weapons, where there is no mechanism comparable to the International Atomic Energy Agency, which is the relevant specialized body for nuclear weapons, or the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which is the specialized body for chemical weapons.”
2016-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7686 (2016) · source
“First, with regard to implementation, it is important to highlight that there has been a continued increase in the number of measures adopted by States to implement resolution 1540 (2004), however, we still face the challenge of achieving its universalization. We need to strengthen direct interaction between the Committee and States that need our support. For that to become reality, it is crucial that we make the non-proliferation regime and its architecture more efficient. Secondly, the Committee is aware of the fact that we need to improve the assistance mechanism by way of a process that more precisely defines requests, with a view to making it easier to provide assistance to States and international organizations.”
2016-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7686 (2016) · source
“The European Parliament agrees with that as well, stating a week ago that there was a real risk of a Da'esh attack. Prevention is without a doubt the best solution to that threat. And the best preventive tool available to the international community in the area of non-proliferation is resolution 1540 (2004). It is therefore essential that the comprehensive review of the resolution, to which we are deeply committed, be both ambitious and all- inclusive. I will now turn to the preliminary steps we are working on, which we must develop further this year, in particular at the third session of the review, to take place next week in Madrid.”
2016-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7686 (2016) · source
“The Member States with us today that are not members of the Council will be able to read the official version approved by the Committee on the 1540 Committee's website, where it will be posted in a few minutes. When I last briefed the Security Council, on 22 December 2015 (see S/PV.7597) I spoke of the extreme violence being perpetrated by terrorists and their supporters around the world. That violence is much more intense today, and the terrorists are much closer to the possibility of acquiring or producing weapons of mass destruction. We are facing a real threat, as best illustrated by the fact that an Interpol report states that Da'esh has a chemical weapons programme under way. As such, the threat is clearly a global one.”
2016-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7686 (2016) · source
“Mr. Oyarzun Marchesi (Spain) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your briefing as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001). I also thank the Ambassador of New Zealand for his briefing as Chair of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da'esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities. My statement as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) has been approved by all the members of the Security Council, and as such members will be quite familiar with it. I shall therefore not read out the statement in full, but will limit myself to a much- condensed version.”
2016-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7686 (2016) · source
“I would also like to thank the five permanent members of the Council, which participated actively in the negotiations and will play an essential role in implementing the resolution. We often use the term "constructive engagement". Sometimes it appears to have somewhat lost its meaning. In this case, it really describes very aptly the spirit that has guided the negotiations on resolution 2286 (2016). It involved a true team effort, and I am sure that the actual implementation of this resolution will also be a team effort. Allow me at the very end to express personal gratitude to my team, to Counsellor Alejandra del Rio Novo and Counsellor Mrs. Maria Palacios Pallacios, who have worked for weeks behind the scenes in the negotiations on this resolution.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“We interpret each one of those sponsorships as silent support for the thousands of doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers who, while we are meeting here, are saving lives in the most difficult circumstances in various corners of the planet. They certainly deserve the moral and political recognition of the Security Council. They also deserve that the Security Council review at least once a year the measures taken to improve their protection. In conclusion, Spain would like to thank the members of the Council who have supported this initiative - our travel companions - above all, Egypt, Japan, New Zealand and Uruguay, which helped draft the resolution, as well as the five other elected members of the Council, who were the first to add their names to the resolution.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“In drafting this resolution we had the privilege of getting to know better the specialized organizations that are dedicated to providing medical assistance in dangerous areas. They are idealistic, but they do not expect miracles. We were also surprised by the pragmatism of the two briefers. They only request was that everyone comply with the rules of the game, because even war has a minimum set ofrules that need to be respected. Today's briefers are ready to do whatever it takes. I noticed one very apposite phrase uttered by Joanne Liu today that I think everyone probably remembers, "We will not leave patients behind". Thank God for that statement and for everything that it signifies. That is why we welcome the fact that resolution 2286 (2016) enjoyed the sponsorhip of no less than 85 States.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“We lack a lot of information. There is no detailed picture of all the attacks that are committed against doctors and hospitals around the world. We all know, for example, that there have been multiple air strikes against hospitals in various parts of Yemen since the hostilities began more than year ago. However, what is less known are the kidnappings of the personnel of the International Committee of the Red Cross, which unfortunately occur more frequently than we think, whether it be in Yemen and the rest of the Middle East, Somalia or the Sahel. We also need to make sure that we uphold the ban on punishing doctors for simply fulfilling their mandate. I will explain a bit more. As we heard earlier, the doctor of your enemy is not your enemy.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“In those cases, the equipment, the training and the rules of engagement need to be adapted so that those kinds of mistakes can be avoided in the future. However, other attacks are absolutely deliberate. That is why the resolution calls for investigating incidents and taking measures against the perpetrators. The Syrian soldier who steals surgical equipment from a medical convoy in broad daylight has to know that one day he will face trial. Doctors in Aleppo today are forced to work underground because they are aware that their lives are hanging by a thread. We need to change that situation, acknowledge the sacrifices they are making and not be afraid to demand accountability from those who are responsible. The resolution envisions other aspects of medical assistance in conflict that may not receive as much attention in the media.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“That attack has already been condemned by the International Committee of the Red Cross. Such attacks are so frequent that, unfortunately, we will wind up becoming used to them, and yet we should have zero tolerance for them. There is no reason, no circumstance, that can justify an attack against a hospital. In any conflict situation, clinics and health centres make their location known to combatants. Just a few days ago I heard Stephen O'Brien say that, for civilians in a conflict situation, the most dangerous thing was to live near a medical centre (see S/PV.7682). That is a sad truth, because hospitals often maintain open channels of communication, including with terrorists when necessary. Some attacks are caused by technical mistakes or human error.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“In addition, I thank and pay tribute to our experts from the Permanent Mission of Spain for their hard work leading up to the adoption of resolution 2286 (2016). In January 2015, a warplane dropped 13 cluster bombs on a Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital in Frandala, which served 150 people at that time. Council members may ask why I start by mentioning that example. It is very simple: because my country had just joined the Security Council and the news of that event affected us very strongly. We have now completed two thirds of our term in the Security Council. Throughout that time there has not been a single day when there was not an attack against doctors or hospitals in different places around the world. The first news I read upon waking up this morning was about an attack against a hospital in Aleppo.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“Mr. Oyarzun Marchesi (Spain) (spoke in Spanish): I thank the Secretary-General for being with us today. I say this very sincerely because I think that, among the people in the Chamber, he is one of the ones who has travelled the most and who has witnessed the abuses that have been committed against hospitals and doctors in different parts of the world. I therefore think it is excellent that he is with us today. I also thank the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross. It was a pleasure to work with him when he was an Ambassador at the United Nations. It is also a pleasure to see how effectively he leads that organization and that he fully appreciates what it means to negotiate a Security Council resolution. I also thank Ms. Joanne Liu for her impressive and heartfelt briefing, which really touched us.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“Beyond today's mandate renewal, Spain believes that the international community must focus its efforts on helping the parties to reach ajust, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution that calls for the free self- determination of the people of Western Sahara within a framework of provisions in line with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.”
2016-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7684 (2016) · source
“We believe that the text of the resolution succeeded in achieving a balance between the annual renewal, which in our view provides necessary institutional stability, and appropriate follow- up on the part of the Security Council to ensure that MINURSO is restored to full functionality and is in a condition to comply fully with its mandate, as called for in the resolution we have just adopted. It is time to overcome this crisis. We encourage Morocco and the Secretariat to intensify their contact and efforts.”
2016-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7684 (2016) · source
“Mr. Oyarzun Marchesi (Spain) (spoke in Spanish): Spain voted in favour of today's resolution 2285 (2016). We heartily commend the efforts of the United States as facilitator and other members of the Security Council for their work. We are well aware of the difficulties those negotiations presented. Spain would have preferred that this year we could have once again adopted the resolution unanimously in a demonstration of the Council's unity. Unfortunately, that has not been the case. Among other things, the role of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) is crucial to maintaining peace and security in a strategic region.”
2016-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7684 (2016) · source
“Spain is firmly convinced that any lasting and sustainable solution must necessarily involve respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine and for the human rights of all its inhabitants, including those of Crimea.”
2016-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7683 (2016) · source
“We condemn the lack of political resolve and commitment that these leaders continue to demonstrate, and in particular the difficulties they repeatedly raise for humanitarian actors, including those of the United Nations. We also condemn the constraints they continue to impose on the full mobility and privileges of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Special Monitoring Mission, with occasional recourse to violence. These actions are unjustifiable and unacceptable and must end. I cannot conclude without recalling once again the content of General Assembly resolution 68/262, which is binding on us all.”
2016-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7683 (2016) · source
“But it is not enough to simply repeat that time and time again, if they are not accompanied by a real and active commitment with regard to the obligations that they entail. Everyone, including members of the Council, must focus their efforts on their full, immediate and - above all - good-faith implemention of the agreements. By everyone I mean not only the parties who are directly involved, but also especially all of those who have an ability to influence those parties. In that regard, I call once again on Russia in particular, in its dual capacity as member of the Normandy format and as an actor with a great capacity to influence the separatist leaders of the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Luhansk.”
2016-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7683 (2016) · source
“The status quo is unsustainable, and maintaining it can lead only to a further worsening of the situation on the ground and, in particular, more suffering on the part of the of the civilian population, which should be a priority in our deliberations when we consider the conflict. We all know that freezing conflicts does not bring us closer but, on the contrary, moves us farther away from a solution, perpetuating over time their harmful effects. Consequently, we need to redouble our efforts in supporting the Minsk process and the work of the Trilateral Contact Group within the framework of the OSCE, so that we can soon see concrete progress. The Minsk agreements are still the only valid framework to seeking a political solution to the conflict, which has gone on for far too long.”
2016-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7683 (2016) · source
“I wish to point out in particular our concern about the lack of progress in connection with demining activities, given the disastrous effect that that has on the civilian population. We are also concerned by the humanitarian situation and what we have heard concerning the human rights situation. In that regard, we have also very carefully read and taken note of the most recent report of the human rights Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine. With regard to the political provisions of the agreements, Spain also believes that the main obstacle to moving forward, with respect to them is the lack of stability and minimal security conditions in the Donbas region.”
2016-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7683 (2016) · source
“Consequently, we want to see the Security Council continue following up accordingly on the development of the conflict in its different aspects and use all tools at its disposal to support the efforts of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Normandy format countries, which Spain supports. Today's information also serves to confirm that we are once again going through a troubling time. Not only is the ceasefire that was called for six months ago not being respected in a sustained and consistent manner, but in recent weeks violations have increased and the number of Victims rises daily. Moreover, the other security aspects covered by the Minsk agreements that the Council endorsed in resolution 2202 (2015) are not being applied.”
2016-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7683 (2016) · source