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2022-06-15

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1. “It is our moral responsibility to present and future generations to correct our course and to do so now. Lastly, as many have said today in this room, food must indeed never be used as a weapon of war. Similarly, we also emphasize that unilateral coercive measures, including fourth-generation measures, must never be used as a tactic of warfare, for the purpose of inflicting starvation, or to exterminate entire peoples, including by depriving them of access to food as a direct result of resorting to such illegal, cruel and inhumane measures.”

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2. “We conclude by stressing that the way to successfully address and overcome the current challenges that humanity as a whole is facing — including with regard to famine, hunger and food insecurity — is neither the continued application or the expansion of unilateral coercive measures, nor the imposition of unjustified and arbitrary trade restrictions, including tariff and non-tariff barriers. Rather, it is the adoption of joint, effective, inclusive and innovative measures that, in strict adherence to the tenets of the Charter of the United Nations and the norms of international law, allow us, all together, to overcome the present multifaceted crisis that — whether as a result of scarcity or of inflation — threatens us all equally today, particularly hundreds of millions of people in the developing world.”

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3. “What we need instead is greater cooperation, capacity-building and solidarity, as well as an expansion and deepening of South-South, North- South and triangular cooperation, with a view to strengthening national capacities. We must emphasize, however, that any kind of assistance in that area, particularly if it is humanitarian in nature, must strictly adhere to the guiding principles for the provision of humanitarian assistance, as outlined in General Assembly resolution 46/182, and must have the consent of the concerned State.”

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4. “In that regard, we cannot overemphasize the fact that all parties must commit equally to being part of the solution, given that we are more than able and willing to do our part and to be reliable and responsible suppliers of commodities, goods and services, for the well-being of our peoples and of all humankind. The solution to that generational challenge hinges on the urgent adoption of collective strategies and decisive measures that must necessarily be rooted in the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. We do not need humanitarian interventions, as mentioned in the concept note for this meeting (S/2023/560, annex).”

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5. “We agree with the assertion included in the concept note prepared for today’s open debate (S/2023/560, annex) that global food insecurity is a generational challenge, and we must aim for an ambitious goal to rid the world of famine. An initial — and perhaps the simplest — step in that direction would be putting an end once and for all to unilateral coercive measures, which currently affect over 30 countries around the world, many of which are part of our Group of Friends, and which are not only ready but have the potential to make a major contribution to our common endeavour, including in the production and export of grains and fertilizers, among others.”

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6. “Moreover, the continued application of unilateral coercive measures makes it nearly impossible for nations subjected to them to purchase equipment, software, hardware and spare parts and to ensure the proper technology transfers needed for the development and production of the agricultural and agri-food industry, among other things. As I mentioned before, such measures also have extraterritorial implications and an impact on other nations, some of which have opted to reduce legal trade with nations subjected to those measures for fear of being subjected to secondary sanctions, as mentioned in the Global Report on Food Crises 2023. It is a reality that has ultimately further exacerbated the current global food insecurity crisis.”

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7. “Let us be clear — given their wide scope, extraterritorial implications and systemic nature, unilateral coercive measures are deliberately exacerbating the multifaceted crisis humankind is facing today and will continue to not only negatively affect the global economy as a whole, but also cause and prolong human suffering around the world, unless they are completely eliminated, which would enable every nation, without discrimination or limitation of any sort, to fully pursue its productive potential and, in turn, to contribute to overcoming the current challenges, including through the stabilization of certain commodity prices, including of food and fertilizers.”

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8. “In addition, they are included in the toolbox used by certain Governments to advance their national interests and dubious agendas abroad. Instrumentalizing the economy and the international financial system to take action against others, particularly through the application of unilateral coercive measures — which, as facts demonstrate, can be as lethal as weapons used in conventional warfare — is one of the means used to induce, escalate and prolong conflicts worldwide.”

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9. “There is, however, yet another element that has and continues to deliberately exacerbate famine, hunger and food insecurity at the local, national, regional and international levels, as even recognized recently by the World Health Organization — that is, the continued, systematic and relentless promulgation, application and even expansion of unilateral coercive measures. Such measures, which are cruel, inhumane and have no legal basis within the scope of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, are an affront to the right to food and development, among other things. They clearly seek, among others, to deprive entire populations of their own means of subsistence, in flagrant violation of the most basic norms of international law.”

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10. “I therefore take this opportunity to reiterate, at the outset of my statement, the firm commitment of the States members of the Group of Friends to sparing no effort to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, in line with our relevant international commitments, including those derived from the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and our respective national programmes in that field. It is no secret that the world is currently experiencing a multifaceted crisis, and that food insecurity is indeed one of the facets of that global crisis. That reality has now been exacerbated, not only by the worst pandemic humankind has faced in the past century, but also by the ongoing climate catastrophe, growing inequalities and conflicts, including those of a protracted nature, among other things.”

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11. “Mr. Poveda Brito (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has the honour of speaking on behalf of the Group of Friends in Defence of the Charter of the United Nations. I will deliver a shortened version of my statement, the full version of which will be provided to the Secretariat. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and article 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights recognize the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living, including adequate food. Consequently, and with respect for the provisions of international human rights law, we consider the right to food and the right of everyone to be free from hunger an inalienable human right of every human being.”

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12. “It is a commitment to which Venezuela will continue to dedicate all the resources it commands, despite the constant attacks and obstacles imposed by foreign Powers, while remaining faithful to its historical vocation to promote the possibility of a better world, with greater prosperity and inclusion for all.”

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13. “In conclusion, Venezuela reiterates that it will continue to work to promote and strengthen the agenda for women’s advancement and empowerment at all levels and in all arenas — including in regional organizations and other political cooperation forums to which we belong, such as the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States — while reaffirming and actively defending women’s full participation, ensuring their human rights, equal opportunities and equity and combating the feminization of poverty, all of which are crucial to building true peace and represent urgently needed measures in the struggle for the emancipation and definitive transformation of our peoples and the realization of the ideals enshrined in the Charter.”

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14. “Meanwhile, we want to take this opportunity to reaffirm firmly and categorically our condemnation of sexual exploitation and abuse in all cases, including within international organizations, while reaffirming zero tolerance for such crimes and the vital importance of bringing all those responsible to justice.”

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15. “That is something we have seen so many times, in particular with regard to attempted coups d’état, failed and successful assassinations, funding, logistical support and safe havens for mercenary and terrorist groups and worse forms of intervention, including from the Latin American and Caribbean region. We demand a full and definitive end to those criminal aggressions. My country supports the efforts of the United Nations, all regional and subregional organizations and the States leading in the area to strengthen the women and peace and security agenda, as we are aware of the complexity of the challenges that remain on the horizon.”

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16. “The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has repeatedly condemned in numerous international forums the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures, which constitute one weapon of multipronged warfare that exploits human rights issues, financial systems, humanitarian assistance, supply chains, information and communications technologies, access to universal health care, education and countless other infrastructure systems necessary to a State’s sustainability and development, with the goal of imposing a single thought system through a hegemonic political bloc. One of the main and most harmful results of such cruel and inhuman policies of aggression, among many others, is its effect on States’ political stability and the setbacks it brings in rights previously gained, including women’s rights.”

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17. “The effort to build Latin American unity that our region has made in recent years, despite its differences, is based on a firm commitment to women’s advancement and political, economic and social participation in an environment that — although it is not involved in bitter armed conflicts — has fallen prey to other systemic forms of aggression as the consequence of poverty, destabilization and other forms of interference that not only claim women, girls and other vulnerable populations as their main victims but also jeopardize public policies promoting their continued inclusion and guaranteeing their rights.”

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18. “In that regard, after thousands of years of exclusion, women’s progress on rights issues and the increase in their active and sustained participation in political activity at all levels — in addition to their contributions to the prevention and resolution of conflicts at different stages and the maintenance and consolidation of peace — must be a priority on the agenda of multilateral and regional organizations in the same way it is in terms of the cross-cutting realization of national public policies in Venezuela and in itself represents a definitive means for the effective realization of the three pillars of the Organization.”

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19. “Our country is a faithful defender of the Charter of the United Nations and has historically advocated total respect for and adherence to the principles and purposes it enshrines, including the promotion of friendly and cooperative relations among States, based on mutual respect and the recognition of their sovereign equality and the inalienable right of their peoples to self-determination. It is therefore an increasingly urgent ethical and moral duty to make those values more visible every day as ideals and as commitments to be translated into concrete political action.”

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20. “Mr. Poveda Brito (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela welcomes the convening of this important open debate to address the role of regional organizations in the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda, and in particular their approach in the context of political unrest and the seizure of power by force. That is an especially relevant issue today, given the many cases of foreign intervention and destabilization, as well as political exploitation — of human rights issues and of the natural social and economic challenges that every nation has to deal with — in order to overthrow Governments and alter the constitutional order of sovereign and independent countries that refuse to yield to foreign blackmail, pressure and coercion.”

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