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President Giammattei Falla

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2023-09-20
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2023-09-20
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  1. “In conclusion, I can say that, after witnessing the attacks on unarmed and defenceless civilians and the actions committed by the invading forces, I cannot stop feeling ashamed to be a human being.”

    2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421Resumption1 (2023) · source

  2. “How many more terrible events must happen and how many more deaths must we expect for the Council to act? How is it possible that in the United Nations due process is not respected when there is a right of veto and that one of the persons accused is judge and jury? That is a legal aberration that must cease at the United Nations. I take this opportunity to express my absolute respect to the Government of Ukraine and its armed forces, which after several months are still fighting and resisting with patriotism and honour. The world, the vast majority of nations of the world, are crying out for peace and an end to the aggression suffered by one of its members at the hands of its powerful neighbour, and they are calling for the immediate pacification of the region, a longing that should not be postponed any longer.”

    2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421Resumption1 (2023) · source

  3. “We call for democracy, a negotiated and civilized resolution of the conflict arising from the illegal, unjustified and unprovoked invasion of the sovereign territory of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. In my visit to Ukraine, as the first Latin American president to go to that fraternal country, I witnessed the horrors of that incursion. I saw the unspeakable destruction and testimonies of women and girls who had been raped by Russian soldiers. I was horrified when I arrived at Saint Andrew’s Orthodox Church, in whose garden more than 400 civilian corpses were discovered, many of them children, in mass graves. Their hands were tied behind their backs, and they wore blindfolds. They had been shot in the back of the head. After witnessing that barbarism, I will never forget that Dantesque scene.”

    2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421Resumption1 (2023) · source

  4. “The maintenance of international peace and security can be ensured only through a just peace in Ukraine. Today we underscore the importance of pursuing perpetrators of international crimes because, by doing so, we defend the very rules our international system depends on. And we hope to deter anyone from committing such violations in the future. Without accountability, crimes will continue, and impunity will persist, undermining the prospects for future peace and reconciliation. Our resolve is unwavering for as long as it takes. In my national capacity, I would like to reiterate that the Republic of Guatemala is a peaceful country. We promote peace and respect the values of the founding Charter of the United Nations.”

    2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421Resumption1 (2023) · source

  5. “That includes justice for crimes involving children, such as the forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia, as well as restoring a sense of justice for the manifold victims of the war. The journey towards justice is often long and costly, but we will be there to sustain the process. The Group of Friends stands ready to support Ukraine’s initiative for a just peace and all other initiatives seeking to advance peace in line with international law, including the Charter of the United Nations and relevant General Assembly resolutions. We must all stand together around the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. We must remain committed in condemning the continued Russian aggression that goes against the very purpose and spirit of the Charter.”

    2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421Resumption1 (2023) · source

  6. “I am pleased to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Friends of Accountability following the aggression against Ukraine, consisting of 49 member States and the European Union. Today it has been 574 days since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s illegal war of aggression is a clear violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and constitutes a blatant violation of international law, including the Charter of the United Nations, as has been clearly and repeatedly condemned in resolutions adopted by the General Assembly. The Group of Friends will support all meaningful efforts to bring perpetrators of these massacres to justice.”

    2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421Resumption1 (2023) · source