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Pedroso Cuesta

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2021-11-09
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2023-01-18
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  1. “We demand the cessation of external interference in Syria and full respect for its sovereignty and territorial integrity, while supporting the search for a peaceful and negotiated solution to the situation being imposed on that sister Arab nation. We affirm our support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran and for the inalienable right of States to the peaceful use of nuclear energy. We reiterate our rejection of the unilateral withdrawal of the United States from the JCPOA. In conclusion, we call once again for an immediate and unconditional end to the arbitrary and illegal unilateral coercive measures imposed by the United States on sovereign nations in the Middle East.”

    2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source

  2. “We reaffirm our strong support for a two-State solution that allows the Palestinian people to exercise their right to self-determination and have their own independent and sovereign State within the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and where the right of return of refugees is also guaranteed. We will continue to support the entry of the State of Palestine into the United Nations as a full member. We support its President’s call for an international peace conference. We reiterate our demand for the total and unconditional withdrawal of Israel from the Syrian Golan and all of the occupied Arab territories.”

    2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source

  3. “We cannot forget the repeated obstruction by the United States of the Security Council’s action to achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as the impunity it has guaranteed for Israel. We reiterate once again our condemnation of the unilateral decisions of the Government of the United States to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and establish its diplomatic representation there, ignoring its historical status, as well as to recognize the sovereignty of Israel over the Syrian Golan. These constitute serious violations of the Charter of the United Nations, international law and the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, contravene the legitimate interests of the Arab nations and make the possibility of a solution to the conflict even more remote.”

    2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source

  4. “However, the situation on the ground continues to deteriorate, as the Secretary-General’s Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace Process has reported to the Security Council (see S/PV.9246). We condemn the double standards and the political selectivity and manipulation that damage the cause of international peace and security and undermine the legitimacy of the Security Council. The United States, a self-proclaimed defender of the principles of the United Nations Charter and international peace and security, is covering up the heinous crimes committed against the Palestinian people by Israel on a daily basis.”

    2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source

  5. “The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia has estimated that the participation rate of Palestinian women in the labour force is among the 10 lowest in the world, mainly owing to the limitations imposed by the advancing Israeli colonization. The blockade of the Gaza Strip and plans for annexation of Palestinian territories in the Jordan Valley and other parts of the West Bank and East Jerusalem also remain ongoing. Violence, detention, imprisonment, human rights violations and killings of Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories continue. This reality is not new. For decades, the international community has demanded an end to Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine.”

    2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source

  6. “Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention prohibits an occupying Power from transferring part of its own population to occupied territories for political or racial reasons or to colonize those territories. However, in the area of East Jerusalem alone, more than one third of the Palestinian land there has been expropriated to build Israeli settlements, which constitutes a practice of segregation tantamount to apartheid. The impact on Palestinian families living in a climate of constant harassment and intimidation is immeasurable. These effects are much greater on such vulnerable sectors of the population as women and children. It has been documented that, since 1967, thousands of children have experienced forced displacement and relocation as a result of the demolition of 28,000 Palestinian homes.”

    2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source

  7. “Regrettably, despite the systematic appeals of the international community, the subjugation of the Palestinian people continues, and the Security Council has been incapable of stopping one of the greatest outrages committed against an entire people in the last century, with total impunity on the part of its perpetrators. The aforementioned Commission, created at the request of the United Nations Human Rights Council, has concluded that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory is contrary to international law because of its permanent nature and because of the measures adopted by Israel to expand both its de facto and de jure annexation of parts of the Palestinian territory. These violations of international humanitarian law being suffered by the Palestinian people are scandalous.”

    2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source

  8. “Mr. Pedroso Cuesta (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): Cuba supports the statement to be made by the Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. On 27 October, the Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel presented to the General Assembly her most recent report, which explicitly calls on the Security Council to take measures to put an end to the illegal situation resulting from the permanent occupation imposed by Israel.”

    2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source

  9. “And we demand an immediate and unconditional end to the arbitrary and illegal unilateral coercive measures that the United States has imposed on sovereign nations in the Middle East.”

    2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source

  10. “We will continue to strongly support the State of Palestine becoming a full member of the United Nations and its President’s call for an international peace conference. We reiterate our demand for Israel’s full and unconditional withdrawal from the Syrian Golan and all the occupied Arab territories. We demand an end to foreign interference in Syria and full respect for its sovereignty and territorial integrity, while supporting the quest for a peaceful and negotiated solution to the situation imposed on our sister Arab nation. We reiterate our support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran and for the inalienable right of States to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. We reiterate our condemnation of the unilateral withdrawal of the United States from that agreement.”

    2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source

  11. “We reaffirm our strong support for a two-State solution that will enable the Palestinian people to exercise their right to self-determination and to live in an independent and sovereign State within the pre-1967 borders and with East Jerusalem as its capital, and that also guarantees the right of return of refugees. Cuba welcomed the recent reconciliation agreement between Palestinian factions signed in Algiers under the auspices of Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. We hope that the new arrangement will consolidate Palestinian unity and enable steps to be taken towards a solution to the conflict through a serious and respectful negotiating process that takes into account the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people.”

    2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source

  12. “We want to recall once again that the current Government of the United States has not reversed other unilateral and unjustified decisions that run counter to the Arab nations’ legitimate interests and maintain the potential danger of escalation in the Middle East, thereby further delaying the possibility of reaching the proclaimed solution to the conflict. We reiterate our condemnation of the United States Government’s unilateral decisions to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and establish its diplomatic representation in that city, thereby disrespecting Jerusalem’s historical status, as well as the decision to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Syrian Golan, which all constitute grave violations of the Charter of the United Nations, international law and the relevant Security Council resolutions.”

    2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source

  13. “We condemn the double standards, selectivity, incoherence and political manipulation that harm the cause of international peace and security and undermine the legitimacy of the Security Council. As a self-proclaimed defender of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and of international peace and security, the United States is trying to erase from our Organization’s historical memory its repeated obstruction of Security Council action aimed at achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, along with the impunity it has guaranteed Israel.”

    2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source

  14. “While this organ continues its refusal to take measures to end Israel’s military aggression and occupation of Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, Israel is continuing its policy of annexation and increasing its illegal colonization practices. Homes and properties continue to be destroyed, more Palestinian families are forcibly displaced and Israeli settlements continue to be built and expanded. The blockade of the Gaza Strip is also still in place, as are plans for the annexation of Palestinian territories in the Jordan Valley and other parts of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The violence, arrests, detentions, imprisonment, human rights violations and killings of Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories continue. The Palestinian people are suffering from Israel’s apartheid practices on their own territory.”

    2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source

  15. “Mr. Pedroso Cuesta (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): Cuba endorses the statements delivered by the representative of Azerbaijan on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries and by the representative of Namibia in its capacity as Vice-Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. It is regrettable that the Security Council has continued to fail to address the just cause of the Palestinian people, despite the historic demands of the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, the League of Arab States, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and other international actors.”

    2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source

  16. “The Council must stop expanding the scope of its interpretation of international peace and security and infringing on the functions and responsibilities of the General Assembly. It must also cease the selective manipulation of its methods and practices to suit political and imperialist agendas. Such strategies undermine the Council’s role in maintaining international peace and security, further exacerbate conflicts and divisions and undermine the multilateralism, credibility and legitimacy of the United Nations.”

    2022-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9079 (2022) · source

  17. “The veto power should be eliminated, but, until that is the case, the new posts established in the permanent membership category as a result of the comprehensive reform of the Council must have the same privileges and rights as the current ones, including the veto power. We reiterate that the issue of the veto should not be treated separately from the other issues being considered within the mandate of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform, established pursuant to General Assembly decision 62/557. Otherwise, we will not be able to achieve a comprehensive and in-depth reform of the Security Council, which we need urgently. We once again call for the Security Council to abide by its mandate and respect the functions of other United Nations organs.”

    2022-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9079 (2022) · source

  18. “That would allow for a more contextualized analysis of the organ’s work during the review period. It would require an adjustment to the reporting cycle for such reports, which should be comprehensive and analytical. There is a need to eliminate exclusive practices and ensure a genuine participation in, and the democratization of, the work of the Security Council, including in its decision-making processes. The expansion of the Security Council should be in both permanent and non-permanent membership categories in order to ensure that there is an adequate representation of developing countries.”

    2022-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9079 (2022) · source

  19. “We should also take into account the concerns expressed by several delegations, including ours, regarding the adoption of General Assembly resolution 76/262, where for the first time we saw the activation of the new mechanism on explanation of the veto that was set up under that resolution. There should be no restrictive or selective application of the Charter, which hampers the achievement of an in-depth reform of the Security Council and its working methods. The lack of special reports on measures to maintain international peace and security, as provided for in Articles 15 and 24, is another gap to overcome. We support the proposal by a number of Member States to hold a debate in the General Assembly on the annual reports of the Security Council at a date nearer to the year-end.”

    2022-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9079 (2022) · source

  20. “Transparency in informal consultations should also be guaranteed and records of the organ’s informal consultations should be issued. Informal closed meetings should be the exception and not the rule. The number of open meetings of the Council has increased to some extent over the past few years, including open debates and briefings held by presidencies on the programme of work at the beginning and end of each month. However, we regret that there is a persistent trend in the Security Council to work in closed formats, present only basic descriptive information about its work to the rest of the membership every year, take decisions without addressing the concerns of States not members of the organ and compel action on draft resolutions when there are still considerable differences as to their content and scope.”

    2022-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9079 (2022) · source

  21. “It is essential that there be more transparency in the Council’s work to ensure that it effectively discharges its key responsibility of maintaining international peace and security. The additional restrictions on the functioning of the Security Council during the pandemic reaffirmed the importance of recognizing the provisional nature of the applicable working methods only in response to the exceptional circumstances of the health contingency and not as a precedent for the Council’s future work. In all circumstances, we should ensure that the States directly involved or particularly affected by an issue under the Council’s consideration can participate in the deliberations and decision-making on matters that affect them, as set out in Article 31 of the United Nations Charter.”

    2022-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9079 (2022) · source

  22. “Mr. Pedroso Cuesta (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s open debate. We reiterate our support for a comprehensive and in-depth reform of the Security Council, including its working methods, so as to make it a transparent, democratic and representative organ. It is imperative that the Security Council adopt its rules of procedures in order to put an end to the provisional status that its rules have had since the establishment of this organ. That is essential for transparency and the necessary accountability to all States Members of the United Nations, on behalf of which the Council must act, in accordance with Article 24 of the Charter of the United Nations.”

    2022-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9079 (2022) · source

  23. “In the face of continued violations of international law, including the use and threat of use of force in international relations, as well as acts of aggression against sovereign States and interference in their internal affairs, Cuba will continue to support multilateralism, peace and full respect for the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.”

    2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950Resumption1 (2022) · source

  24. “We demand an end to external interference in Syria and full respect for its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and we also support efforts to find a peaceful and negotiated solution to the situation imposed on that sister nation. The United States’ aggressive, unilateral and unjustified actions in the Middle East continue to severely infringe on the legitimate interests of the Arab nations and provoke dangerous escalations in the region. We reiterate the call for an immediate and unconditional end to the arbitrary and illegal unilateral coercive measures imposed on sovereign nations. We also reaffirm our support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran, and for the inalienable right of States to the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.”

    2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950Resumption1 (2022) · source

  25. “The unilateral decision of the United States Government to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and to establish its diplomatic representation there, disregarding its historical status, as well as its decision to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Syrian Golan, constitutes a serious violation of the Charter, international law and the relevant Security Council resolutions. The current United States Administration has not reversed those decisions, pushing the possibility of a negotiated solution further out of reach. We call for Israel’s full and unconditional withdrawal from the Syrian Golan and all occupied Arab territories.”

    2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950Resumption1 (2022) · source

  26. “The Palestinian people must exercise their right to self-determination and to an independent and sovereign State based on the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, that guarantees the right of return for refugees. We reaffirm our unwavering solidarity with the people and the Government of Palestine. We also express our support for the State of Palestine’s entry to the United Nations as a full member and President Abbas’s call for convening an international peace conference. We reiterate our rejection of the so-called deal of the century, which ignores the concept of a two- State solution historically supported by the United Nations, the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, the League of Arab States, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and other international actors.”

    2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950Resumption1 (2022) · source

  27. “Over 74 years, Israel has consolidated its policies on the annexation of the occupied Palestinian territories and increased its illegal colonization activities, including through the construction and expansion of settlements, punitive demolitions, the forced displacement of hundreds of civilians, the blockade of the Gaza Strip and plans to annex the Palestinian territories in the Jordan Valley and other parts of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The United States’ repeated obstruction of Security Council action on the issue has enabled Israel’s impunity and hindered the Council’s ability to discharge its responsibility for maintaining international peace and security as mandated by the Charter of the United Nations. We reaffirm our full support for a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”

    2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950Resumption1 (2022) · source

  28. “Mr. Pedroso Cuesta (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): We would like to congratulate you, Madam President, on Norway’s assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. We endorse the statement made by the Vice-Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. The Security Council has still not acted, in accordance with resolution 2334 (2016), to end the Israeli military aggression and occupation of the Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem.”

    2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950Resumption1 (2022) · source

  29. “We must promote comprehensive and deep reform of the Security Council, greater representation for countries of the South, democracy, transparency and inclusivity in the Council’s work and its non-interference in the mandate and functions of the General Assembly and other organs, so as to preserve the Organization’s effectiveness and credibility. We must urgently unite our efforts to promote a just, democratic and equitable international order that will put an end to exclusion and inequality for the good of humankind.”

    2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900Resumption1 (2021) · source

  30. “Of the 7 billion doses of vaccines administered, more than 80 per cent were sent to member countries of the Group of 20, whose inhabitants account for far less than half of the world’s population. Low-income countries — the majority of them in Africa — have received only 0.4 per cent of those vaccines. Meanwhile, global military spending is on the rise, reaching nearly $2 trillion in 2020. Unilateral coercive measures hinder an effective fight against the pandemic and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. To live in peace and security, humankind needs respect for international law and national sovereignty, cooperation and mutual respect; not blockades or sanctions. It is vital to strengthen multilateralism, ensure full respect for the Charter and international law and honour commitments and obligations.”

    2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900Resumption1 (2021) · source

  31. “The prevalence of a profoundly unjust and undemocratic international order, decades of ruthless neoliberalism, exclusionary capitalism and its irrational production and consumption patterns, have placed greed and the petty interests of a few above the legitimate aspirations of millions of human beings. The pandemic has exacerbated the global crisis, leaving the most vulnerable unprotected, while the profits of the richest continue to increase. For example, 89 million Americans lost their jobs, 45 million fell ill and 724,000 died from the virus, but the billionaires in the United States added $2.1 trillion to their already colossal fortunes. The profound global inequality in access to and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is both regrettable and unacceptable and has widened the North-South divide.”

    2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900Resumption1 (2021) · source

  32. “Mr. Pedroso Cuesta (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): The presence of the President of Mexico, His Excellency Mr. Andrés Manuel López Obrador, as a worthy representative of the ideals of peace, solidarity, justice and prosperity in Latin America and the Caribbean and the world, has enhanced today’s meeting. We congratulate Mexico and wish it every success during its presidency of the Security Council. Amid the global uncertainty and a multidimensional crisis caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), today’s debate is particularly relevant. International peace and security are under constant threat from conflicts, acts of aggression, unconventional warfare, attempts at regime change and frequent violations of the Charter of the United Nations and international law.”

    2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900Resumption1 (2021) · source