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“Mrs. Perceval (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): I thank the United States for having organized and convened this debate. At the same time, I should also like to express appreciation for the dedicated work and leadership of Ambassador Lucas in her time at the helm of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict. We should also especially like to thank Ms. Zerrougui, Mr. Whitaker and Ms. Uwiringiyimana for their briefings. In August 15 years had passed since the adoption of resolution 1261 (1999). It was the first resolution addressing children in armed conflict, and, as with resolution 1612 (2005) and the recently adopted resolution 2143 (2014), Argentina supported these efforts in each ofthe three occasions as a member of the Council.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“At a minimum, the Security Council must be able to show that it has joined in condemning those attacks and has risen above the legitimate national interests and geopolitical considerations at stake. As this is close to the last meeting during your presidency of the Council, Sir, I thank you and congratulate you most sincerely for the manner in which you led our work during the month of August. I thank you and, through you, your team. I also avail myself of this opportunity to wish the United States a good presidency and to offer all the support they may need.”
2014-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7254 (2014) · source
“Finally, the briefing on the protection of humanitarian personnel (see S/PV.7244) cast light on the whole world of difference that exists between rhetoric and the facts when it comes to the protection of civilians, including humanitarian personnel, and more generally, respect for international humanitarian law. Nevertheless, the reaction of the Security Council has not measured up to the challenge. It is equally serious to attack humanitarian workers in Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Darfur, Gaza, Syria, Somalia or South Sudan, and it is significantly more serious when the attacks come from Government forces, whose duty it is to protect the people who risk their lives to bring needed relief to the suffering population.”
2014-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7254 (2014) · source
“Argentina unhesitatingly reaffirms the obligation for the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011), concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities, to include the substantive reasons for the Committee's decision to keep a person or entity on the list or delist them and any other relevant information for the Ombudsperson to transmit to the author of the request, in accordance with annex II, paragraph 16, of resolution 2161 (2014) and, ultimately, in accordance with the human right to due process, which is broad in scope and does not end with the decision to delist a person or entity.”
2014-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7254 (2014) · source
“Due process is a cornerstone of the defence of human rights, because it is itself one of the fundamental rights of human beings. That involves the guarantee of people's right to know the substantive reasons why the Committee has decided to delist them or keep them on the list.”
2014-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7254 (2014) · source
“The protection of civilians and respect for international humanitarian law and human rights must always be part of the fight against terrorism and must certainly be determining factors in the Security Council's authorization of the use of force. Allow me to say that we must not understand the fight against terrorism as developing solely on the military front. Our approach is and needs to be broader, as can be seen from our work within at least four subsidiary bodies of the Security Council. One of the most notable advances in those bodies has been the establishment of the office of an independent and impartial ombudsperson to review applications from individuals, groups and entities wishing to be removed from the Al-Qaida sanctions list.”
2014-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7254 (2014) · source
“I will say here only that we believe that, while the Security Council should respect the leadership of regional and subregional organizations in conflict resolution by supporting their efforts without hindering them, it cannot cease seeking to fulfil its own primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations. Finally, the trip to Somalia and the meeting with the President of Kenya shed light on the cost in terms of human lives and on the deepening of humanitarian crises, both of which are often the unintended consequence of counter-terrorism efforts. That extends beyond the situation in Somalia, as has been observed in Iraq, Afghanistan and Yemen.”
2014-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7254 (2014) · source
“The reminder by the President of the International Court of Justice that Latin America, my region, is the Court's main "client", and the fact that that region is a zone of peace allows us to infer a link between the use of international judicial mechanisms and the prevention of armed conflict. It is important that the Security Council use its powers under Article 36, paragraph 3, of the Charter to recommend the referral of disputes of a judicial nature to the International Court of Justice as appropriate. Regarding the trip to South Sudan and our efforts to coordinate positions with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, including our meeting with the ministers of that regional organization in Nairobi, one could, as Ambassador Oyarzabal, who represented our country, stated, write a book about it, and I believe him.”
2014-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7254 (2014) · source
“The visit to The Hague also enabled us to reflect on the contribution of the International Court of Justice to the peaceful settlement of disputes between States and that of the international criminal tribunals, including the International Criminal Court, which is at the centre of today's international penal justice system. Accountability helps prevent a relapse into conflict and consequently prevents it. It is important that the Security Council deepen its dialogue and cooperation with the courts in The Hague by establishing a specific mechanism to keep better track of the situations that it refers to the International Criminal Court.”
2014-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7254 (2014) · source
“The visit to Belgium also allowed us to observe that the consequences of the use of chemical weapons are lasting, as evidenced by the fact that, nearly 100 years after the use of chemical weapons in that country, the international community has still not managed to locate and destroy all of the weapons, and people continue to die as the result of accidental explosions. The chemical weapons attack against the people of Ghouta in Syria just a year ago reminds us of the lasting nature of the threat of chemical weapons and the need to eradicate them completely and definitively, given the magnitude of the damage they cause and their potential for lasting negative effects.”
2014-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7254 (2014) · source
“Accordingly, the Security Council should do more to prevent conflicts within the framework of its responsibilities, but without exceeding the responsibilities entrusted to it under the Charter of the United Nations, not only because preventing conflicts is less costly in terms of the Organization's and its Members' resources for resolving conflicts, but essentially because prevention has the potential to save human beings from the physical, psychological and material devastation caused by armed conflicts. The Council has enormous power to respect human beings in their full dignity. However, we have seenjust the opposite in the situations in Syria, the Middle East, Iraq, Ukraine, the Central African Republic and South Sudan, among other places.”
2014-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7254 (2014) · source
“Mrs. Perceval (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): I will focus on three important activities in the month of August, namely, the Security Council mission to Europe and Africa, the briefing on the protection of humanitarian workers in armed conflicts (see S/PV.7244) and the open debate on conflict prevention (see S/PV.7247). The visit to Belgium and the open debate on conflict prevention, in bringing us back to the origins ofthe First World War, which began 100 years ago this year, gave us an opportunity to honour the culture of memory and to remember that conflicts are avoidable.”
2014-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7254 (2014) · source
“It is therefore crucial that we redouble our efforts to create conditions so that dialogue, which is so urgent, can begin in such a way that solutions can be found to the disagreements. In particular, the actors with the greatest influence should use constructive diplomacy. We reaffirm that the international community must focus its efforts on bringing the parties into a constructive dialogue and find a peaceful way out of the situation, with full respect for human rights, international humanitarian law and the rights of all minorities and while framing its actions strictly within international law and the Charter of the United Nations.”
2014-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7253 (2014) · source
“It is necessary for the parties to unconditionally observe human rights and international humanitarian law and ensure proper accountability with regard to the violations and abuses of human rights and international humanitarian law that have been committed. Finally, as we have done in the past, Argentina emphasizes the Security Council's primary responsibility for ensuring the maintenance of peace and security, in accordance with the role assigned to it by the Charter. We regret that so far, despite the many times we have met to discuss the situation in Ukraine, the Council has not been able to overcome its division and play a positive role to help the parties find common points on which they can base a political and diplomatic solution.”
2014-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7253 (2014) · source
“The only possible solution is one that is reached through dialogue and negotiation - we have said that before and we reaffirm it. Any confrontational rhetoric or any interference in matters that fall within the domestic jurisdiction of States, whether they be military, political or economic, must be avoided. In that regard, we welcome the meeting held on 26 August in Minsk between the Presidents of Russia and Ukraine. We hope that it will lead to new meetings in order to resolve the differences politically. Similarly, we echo the Secretary-General's call for continuing discussions with a View to forging an solution to the conflict. We acknowledge the intense efforts and good offices of the Secretary-General.”
2014-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7253 (2014) · source
“Mrs. Perceval (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): I would like to thank Under-Secretary-Genera Jeffrey Feltman for his briefing on the situation in Ukraine. Argentina reiterates its concern at the continued deterioration in the security situation in the east and south of Ukraine and at the escalating violence. It is especially imperative that all parties strictly conform, in their actions, to international law and the principles of the Charter of the United Nations. In that regard, we recall the obligation of all States to settle their international disputes by peaceful means, so as not to threaten international peace and security, while acting in full accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, upholding the principles set out in Chapter I, Article 2, and recognizing the significant role of the relevant regional organizations.”
2014-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7253 (2014) · source
“Finally, on World Humanitarian Day, I would like once again to express our solidarity with the victims of armed conflict and to pay tribute to the humanitarian personnel who daily express and embody the words of the philosopher of modernity who said that good works more effectively in the shadows than in broad daylight.”
2014-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7244 (2014) · source
“To conclude, I would also like to stress that the parties to a conflict should make all the necessary efforts to guarantee effective and timely access to humanitarian action, including shipments and equipment. In some regions of the world, the only way to assure humanitarian access is by includinig mandates to protect civilians in peacekeeping operations. 1 want to stress the basic norm that failure on the part of one side to comply with the obligations imposed by international humanitarian law does not justify violations by the other. We need to learn to embody and to reinvent that which is most human in the name of a more just and less violent world. That which is a self-evident responsibility for us is, for the victims, a necessity.”
2014-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7244 (2014) · source
“Secondly, the Secretary-General should be requested, pursuant to the spirit of resolution 1502 (2003), to inform Member States and the Security Council of attacks against United Nations personnel and to propose measures to improve their safety. He should also be asked to invite the International Committee of the Red Cross and other humanitarian organizations to contribute information on such attacks. Thirdly, the Council needs to continue to strengthen its commitment to the investigation of facts and its tireless fight against impunity for grave violations of international humanitarian law, including against humanitarian personnel, which constitute crimes under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.”
2014-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7244 (2014) · source
“In the light of that, the United Nations, including the Security Council, must continue its commitment to the protection of civilians in areas of armed conflict and to the protection of humanitarian personnel. With that in mind, Argentina believes that a series of measures deserves consideration. First, there must be greater effort to promote full respect for international law, particularly for humanitarian law, human rights law and refugee law. That was one of the issues emphasized during the open debate organized by Argentina in August 2013 (see S/PV.7019), and it continues to be a basic challenge of protection.”
2014-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7244 (2014) · source
“Humanitarian personnel are also indirectly protected as an integral part of the civilian population, which is protected by virtue of the basic principle of distinction between civilians and combatants. Despite that protection, just as civilians in situations of armed conflict are increasingly exposed to deliberate armed attacks and other forms of violence - such as violence against women, sexual and gender-based violence, intimidation, kidnapping, harassment and illegal detention - the participants in humanitarian operations are also exposed to such attacks. Acts of aggression against humanitarian convoys and the destruction and looting of the goods they are transporting have become common.”
2014-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7244 (2014) · source
“One of those is the principle of distinction, which is the basic norm of the obligation of combatants. That principle also protects civilian installations such as schools. Another basic institution is the special protection conferred on those who provide assistance to civilians and the wounded. Therefore, the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their 1977 Protocols and customary international humanitarian law include humanitarian personnel among specially protected subjects. International humanitarian law also protects the means by which such assistance is provided, given that for the protection of victims there must be adequate personnel and means, including medical and other facilities and means of transportation. All those are fundamental to the survival of civilians, including the wounded.”
2014-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7244 (2014) · source
“For years, in his reports on this issue, the Secretary- General has noted that the status of the protection of civilians in armed conflict remains deplorable. At the same time, deliberate attacks against humanitarian personnel have become commonplace. Beginning with the Baghdad attack in 2003, attacks on humanitarian workers have continued in alarming numbers. Over the past decades, there has been a troubling increase in the number of abductions. Violations of the special protection that humanitarian workers enjoy under international humanitarian law have also become commonplace, from South Sudan to Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and other situations that have come before the Council. International humanitarian law protects civilians from the effects of armed conflicts through basic institutions.”
2014-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7244 (2014) · source
“Mrs. Perceval (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): On World Humanitarian Day, I would like to thank the United Kingdom for convening this debate and for its concept note (S/2014/57l, annex). We also acknowledge the Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Maurer and Mr. Karokhail and thank them for their participation. I would also like to honour all the humanitarian workers of the United Nations, of the International Committee of the Red Cross and of the many other organizations that render service in areas of conflict in order to assist the victims. 1 would like especially to pay homage, with respect and admiration, to Sergio Vieira de Mello, and with him to all the humanitarian personnel who have lost their lives in this service.”
2014-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7244 (2014) · source
“Secondly, all signatories must fulfil their regional commitments, including respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of their neighbouring countries. Thirdly, we, the Security Council, must continue to support that process. Argentina believes that in this particular case we are working constructively and headed in the right direction, ensuring that peace and security can be rebuilt through the rule of law and regional cooperation in the Great Lakes region and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I would like to apologize to the President for the time I took with my statement even though the light was flashing.”
2014-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7237 (2014) · source
“To free hundreds of children to be children, not soldiers, requires that we too strengthen our cooperation to find a solution to the more than 4,000 cases of boys and girls being recruited and abused by armed groups and security forces. That can come about only through the effective exercise of their rights as children. In conclusion, so long as the threat of armed groups persists, Argentina considers it a priority, in the first place, that the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo should resolve the root causes of the conflict by implementing the reforms set out in the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes Region.”
2014-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7237 (2014) · source
“The multiple abductions in the past few days of women and girls in the region of Okapi, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, for the purpose of sexual slavery, accompanied by sexual torture and sexual humiliation, cannot go unpunished and must be eradicated. We urge the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to investigate those acts and bring those responsible to justice while also reinforcing policies of prevention and protection of the human rights, especially those ofwomen and children. We echo the call of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Children and Armed Conflict, who on 21 July presented her fifth report on the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We recognize that hundreds of children have been freed, but that is not enough.”
2014-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7237 (2014) · source
“To repeat, what is needed is not militarization but the cooperation of the international community, especially South-South cooperation, based on the principles of solidarity, equality and national ownership without conditions. Those are valuable and strategic paths that need to be broadened without, of course, discounting or disregarding the importance of triangular or North- South cooperation. I see that the light is blinking. However, I cannot refrain from mentioning that we are concerned, and that we are prepared to contribute to the fight against impunity. A theme that also concerns you, Mr. President, is the issue of serious violations and abuses of human rights, including rape and kidnapping, that are being committed not only by armed groups but also by the Congolese security forces. That must come to an end.”
2014-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7237 (2014) · source
“With regard to the humanitarian situation and human rights, the statistics showing progress, for example in the percentage of the population that is internally displaced, are of little comfort to the 2.6 million people currently in that situation - a situation that requires not a military but a political solution based on dialogue and trust, the state of law and social inclusion. For that reason, the decision by the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and regional agreements are vital for sustainable development policies in the economic, social and environmental areas that will contribute to eradicating poverty and that will guarantee social inclusion without discrimination.”
2014-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7237 (2014) · source
“For that reason, we call on MONUSCO to continue its activities in support of the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo while also working to promote the disarmament and the demobilization of rebel groups. Argentina is concerned by the lack of progress reported in reforming the security sector, in particular with respect to the formation ofa rapid-response force to take over the responsibilities currently being shouldered by MONUSCO's Force Intervention Brigade. The formation of such a force by the Democratic Republic of the Congo is an obligation that emanates from resolutions 2098 (2013) and 2147 (2014) to replace the Force Intervention Brigade, which, Argentina would like to remind the Council, was established as an exception in response to the singular circumstances the country faced.”
2014-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7237 (2014) · source
“We note in particular the extension until 2017 of the stabilization and reconstruction programme for areas emerging from armed conflict, which is currently focused on restoring State authority in areas previously controlled by armed groups, facilitating the return of refugees and displaced persons, protecting civilians, combating gender-based, sexual and sexist violence, and promoting socioeconomic reconstruction and developing the country's infrastructure. Despite that progress, the Allied Democratic Forces, the Forces democratiques de liberation du Rwanda and other armed groups continue to pose a real threat to efforts to pacify the country and, most urgently, bring the situation to an end.”
2014-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7237 (2014) · source
“It had seized the city of Goma and controlled a large part of the country, with a high number of internally displaced persons, numerous casualties as a result of the hostilities, and incessant ongoing suffering in the refugee camps. There has been great progress since. With the help of MONUSCO and its international partners, especially the other countries of the region, the M-23, as Mr. Kobler noted, has been defeated. And the Democratic Republic of the Congo has achieved important gains in the realms of security and reconciliation and in rebuilding a State of law that respects and promotes the rights of all. With respect to the reporting period, we welcome the progress achieved and the extension of State authority into the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2014-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7237 (2014) · source
“Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco, participating in his capacity as Chair of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region. I would also like to take this opportunity to commend the leadership and applaud the excellent work accomplished by Mrs. Robinson and to wish her successor, Mr. Said Djinnit, the utmost success as he assumes this new, enormous responsibility. I would also like to welcome the ministers joining us today from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa and Uganda. We would recall that when Argentina joined the Security Council in January 2013, the Mouvement du 23 mars (M-23) had just launched its offensive against the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2014-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7237 (2014) · source
“Mrs. Perceval (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): I would like to acknowledge your presence here today, Secretary Simmonds, to preside over our debate, inasmuch as it reflects the importance for the Security Council of today's topic. That importance has also been highlighted by the delegation of the United Kingdom under the leadership of Ambassador Sir Mark Lyall Grant, to whom we express our renewed respect. We appreciate the briefings made by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Mr. Martin Kobler; by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region of Africa, Mrs. Mary Robinson; and by the Minister of Defence of Angola, Mr.”
2014-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7237 (2014) · source
“Lastly, we believe it is vital to emphasize the importance of ensuring that an investigation be made of all the incidents in which civilians have lost their lives or been injured, because we must determine who is responsible and guarantee accountability, a condition that Argentina believes is necessary if security, peace and the required social dialogue that Ukraine needs are to be achieved. We therefore emphasize the urgent need for an inclusive and constructive political dialogue, which is the only way this crisis can be resolved.”
2014-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7234 (2014) · source
“We must underscore that if the hostilities continue, the low temperatures that will come with the arrival of winter will put the displaced persons, in particular women and children, in an even more fragile situation. We would also like to acknowledge the work done by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in coordination with other United Nations agencies, particularly in developing the basis for a future humanitarian response in Ukraine. There can be no question that we support the call to the international community to lend all its support to the efforts under way to help the displaced and provide the necessary assistance.”
2014-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7234 (2014) · source
“We find ourselves in a situation where it is difficult to access health services, sanitation is worsening and there could be outbreaks of infectious or non-infectious diseases associated with those difficulties and the lack of access to health services. We launch an urgent appeal for strict respect of obligations with regard to the protection of civilians in the areas affected by the violence. We must also ensure that there are the conditions for civilians to leave the areas affected by the clashes between the Ukrainian forces and the armed groups, in particular in the Donetsk region. All measures must be taken so that the urgent needs of the displaced can be addressed.”
2014-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7234 (2014) · source
“There is no need to reiterate the information provided to us by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Rather, we must understand that the international community cannot remain indifferent towards the number of people in Ukraine, most of whom are women and children, seeking refuge in Russia. The reports of the increasing number of civilians who have lost their lives as a result of artillery fire in areas controlled by armed groups are alarming. In addition, the attacks by armed groups on water facilities, power plants and other key infrastructure - it has been said, and we agree - subject the population to an extremely vulnerable situation, which increases the threats directly generated by the violence.”
2014-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7234 (2014) · source
“Mrs. Perceval (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): I would like to thank Mr. John Ging, Director of the Coordination and Response Division of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, for his briefing on the worrying humanitarain situation in southern and eastern Ukraine. Argentina once again expresses its deep concern about the situation in southern and eastern Ukraine and its increasing deterioration. The fears that we have already expressed about the impact of the re-escalation in violence on the civilian population unfortunately seem to be justified, with the threat that the humanitarian crisis will become increasingly severe. We are concerned about the growing number of displaced persons as as result of the violent clashes in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.”
2014-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7234 (2014) · source
“President, and your entire team for your leadership of our work during the month of July. I also avail myself of this opportunity to wish the United Kingdom the greatest success in its presidency and to offer it all the support of the Argentinian delegation that it needs.”
2014-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7231 (2014) · source
“Argentina believes that true multilateralism, such as that found in the space and scope of the United Nations, cannot be seen as an obstacle to achieving a more just and peaceful world. It is not about multilateralism versus bilateral relations or multilateralism versus regional organizations. It is about each of those dimensions and strategies being united and coordinated in a common goal, while acknowledging, at the same time, that it is the multilateral aspect that ensures that all States and their peoples, without exception, can be heard and recognized as equal in dignity and rights. I do not know if this is the last meeting over which you, Sir, will preside but, as it is a necessary meeting that the Security Council should hold, 1 would like most sincerely to thank you, Mr.”
2014-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7231 (2014) · source
“We believe that the Security Council, assuming the responsibilities entrusted to it by the Charter, can and should more strongly support the efforts to establish the conditions for the parties from Ukraine and Syria to Israel and Palestine to resume dialogue in order to achieve specific political solutions, which are the only guarantee for a lasting peace and security. We far from oppose bilateral diplomacy or diplomacy among groups of States or that of other organizations, but not at the expense of leaving the Security Council as a body empty of content and unable to act in the settlement of conflicts. It is a question of finding complementary, convergent and effective strategies. It is about recovering ethics and of fulfilling the Charter mandate.”
2014-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7231 (2014) · source
“The vacuum left by the Security Council has been filled, in the best case, by countries, leaders and regional organizations. In your concept note (S/2014/526, annex), Mr. President, you asked us to make recommendations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our work. I am not sure that I have specific recommendations to make but I have a general appeal. Just as we call for the active role of countries, leaders and organizations in the various crises, we require the same of the Security Council. We do so as a part of it. We say that every time that we meet to address such situations, and we reiterate it today.”
2014-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7231 (2014) · source
“This morning, we woke in New York to the news of the deaths of 15 people as a result of an attack on a United Nations school that was sheltering Gaza refugees. Despite their differences, Syria, Ukraine and Israel-Palestine have in common the fact that they are experiencing conflicts in which the Security Council has a limited, if not marginal, role owing to the differences among its permanent members, which, in turn, reflect - it would be unfair not to recognize it - the differences among the international community. Such differences are evident not only in the disagreements but also in the agreements reached within the Council through its resolutions, presidential statements and other pronouncements, which, at best, are weak and ambiguous and are usually completely ignored by the parties to whom they are addressed.”
2014-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7231 (2014) · source
“Faced with the horror of more than 1,300 civilian victims, attacks on schools and the deepening humanitarian crisis that exceeds the international community's capacity to respond, Council members were able to agree on elements for the press, a press statement (SC/11472) and even a presidential statement (S/PRST/2014/ 13), for the adoption of which we met at midnight on a Sunday, since we could not do otherwise given the urgency and gravity of the situation. In that most recent statement 0f28 July, the Council called for an immediate ceasefire. Despite that, within less than 24 hours, just yesterday, Gaza suffered the worst bombings since the beginning of the recent crisis. In the same presidential statement, the Council called on all parties to respect civilian and humanitarian facilities, including those of the United Nations.”
2014-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7231 (2014) · source
“During those 15 days as we have again seen, for the third time in less than six years, Gaza being submerged again in violence - violence suffered mostly by the civilian population, including children and women. Despite appeals by the Council, children, women, disabled persons, innocent civilians have suffered the worst forms of violence in these days. Not only the Council but also other voices of the international community called for moderation. However, we have seen only an intensification of the fighting and an open challenge to the obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law and the protection of civilians.”
2014-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7231 (2014) · source
“For the first time in four months, the horror at the consequences of an incident that was not caused intentionally - at least, we hope that is the case - enabled Council members, not without difficulty and after long negotiations, to achieve a consensus that led to the adoption on 21 July of resolution 2166 (2014). Barely 10 days after adoption of the resolution the Council's calls appear not to have been heard, given the persistent difficulties in accessing the site of the downed plane to finish recovering the bodies of the victims and conduct an investigation of the incident, as military activities in the area have not ceased, as the Council demanded.”
2014-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7231 (2014) · source
“Three days later, on 17 July, we witnessed one ofthe worst tragedies in international commercial aviation, in which almost 300 people lost their lives while flying over an area that has been enveloped in violence, in a crisis situation that holds the international community and the Security Council in suspense, if not because of the number of victims - although the latest figures indicate that more than 700 civilians have died since the start of the Government's military campaign against the separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine in mid-April - at least because ofits geopolitical dimension and potential ramifications in terms of international peace and security.”
2014-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7231 (2014) · source
“However, the fact that the resolution was necessary is the result of systematic and deliberate non-compliance, by all parties to the Syrian conflict, with the Council's prior decisions, including resolution 2139 (2014), adopted barely five months ago. Two weeks is too soon to evaluate the implementation of resolution 2165 (2014), but we hope and demand that it will lead to the change in the trend that we fruitlessly anticipated after the adoption of resolution 2139 (2014) and that it will begin to produce a positive change in the lives of thousands of people.”
2014-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7231 (2014) · source
“Those 15 days have seen real turning points in the three conflicts - of the many and very serious conflicts on the Council's agenda - that are keeping the international community in suspense in View of their implications not only for regional peace and security but also at global level. During those 15 days, on 14 July the Council members were able to overcome our differences and adopt resolution 2165 (2014), by which we decided that humanitarian agencies of the United Nations and their international partners could, with notification to the Syrian authorities, use routes across conflict lines and the four authorized border crossings, as well as those already in use, in order to ensure humanitarian assistance.”
2014-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7231 (2014) · source