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Quiel Murcia

lines on the record: 36
first: 2016-08-02
most recent: 2020-01-09
sittings or episodes: 7
sources: un-security-council

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“Throughout its history, Panama has been part of, and witness to, the resolution of conflicts between countries in our region. Panama is a State party to treaties that call for disarmament with a view to building a world free of nuclear weapons. We have full confidence in the work of the International Court of Justice to develop its methods for the peaceful settlement of international disputes. With this vision and in a particularly significant year where we are preparing to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations, Panama reaffirms its determined and unwavering commitment to the consolidation of a strengthened multilateral system based on the purposes and principles that gave life to the United Nations, whose core was, is and must continue to be the preservation of international peace and security.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“The United Nations is called upon to be an advocate for the collective good and a builder of peace, and to do so it needs to move from words to concrete action. As a country that favours constructive dialogue, Panama is aware that the Organization will be only as capable and relevant to the people as the States that are here are willing to be. We need to return to the essence that gave life to our Organization. We need to genuinely empower ourselves with a strong and renewed culture of peace that preserves the vision of the original signatories of the United Nations Charter. The defence of the principles and values that emanate from it must be the commitment that unites us, as well as our legacy to future generations who, today as never before, are demanding it because they deserve to be safeguarded from the scourge of war.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“The challenges and tensions on the global agenda are increasingly complex. The growing threats posed by conflicts, inequality, the scourge of terrorism, extremism, xenophobia, hate speech and humanitarian crises aggravated by the devastating effects of climate change challenge every day the effectiveness of this Organization and, above all, of the Security Council, which bears the greatest responsibility for preserving peace. As we have pointed out before, the effectiveness of the United Nations requires determination and political will to face those challenges. We cannot continue to issue documents and declarations while the cost of the inability to take collective action is measured in human lives lost the world over.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“At a particularly sensitive time in today’s world, where collective efforts for peace are imminent, it is important to renew the commitment that the international community made seven decades ago to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, by creating the conditions in which it could maintain justice and respect for obligations under treaties and other sources of international law. Renewed commitment is essential to ensuring a climate of coexistence, trust and tolerance for all. We must urgently reflect on a world of that kind — one based on respect for fundamental human rights and the promotion of values that foster humankind’s progress, with a global order of justice and freedom that values human beings, following the pain and suffering inflicted by two world wars.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“Allow me to begin by thanking the Government of Viet Nam for convening today’s timely debate, which seeks to reaffirm the inestimable value and commitment of the international community to upholding the Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security. We also welcome the important briefings made by the Secretary-General and Mrs. Mary Robinson, which underscored the crucial issues of today’s debate. As a founding Member of the United Nations, Panama has promoted the purposes and principles of the Charter and upheld multilateralism as a mechanism par excellence for effectively addressing issues on the international agenda and as the ideal framework for cooperation in promoting a more just and equitable peaceful order for all.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“At the present juncture, it is unacceptable to continue debating and questioning neither the leadership of women and their right to hold high-level positions nor the equal participation of 100 per cent of the population in any sphere of political, social and economic life/ In conclusion, my delegation is of the view that progress in the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda does not necessarily entail the adoption of new measures by the Security Council, but, rather, the ability to require full compliance, without exception, with existing provisions, including with regard to accountability for perpetrators of sexual violence in conflict situations. The full text ofPanama's statement will be available on the PaperSmart portal.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source
“It is urgent that we eliminate discriminatory legislation, cultural and attitudinal barriers and gender stereotypes, among other aspects that tend to lessen the rights and value of women in all participatory spaces in society. As we have pointed out before, violent extremism has intensified and degenerated into the worst forms of violence against women, using sexual violence as a weapon of war. The obligation incumbent upon States to strengthen collective action and national plans and strategies takes on greater meaning when harm and loss are measured in human lives. The empowerment of women will be possible only if we as a society manage to overcome the damage of exclusion and take action to address human rights violations flowing from xenophobia, racism, intolerance and other attitudes that erode any conflict resolution process.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source
“That is why it is necessary to reverse this ongoing exclusion and recognize the prominent role women play as agents of change, whose full participation in the design, development and implementation of decisions is indisputably positive and conducive to peaceful and constructive processes. It is also necessary and urgent to increase resources for the protection of human rights, so that they are not ultimately insufficient for the situation of vulnerability in which women have been kept. We have witnessed in different regions of the world how conflicts serve as a context for rape and other forms of sexual violence against women, which are even worse in the case of women rights defenders.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source
“We welcome the recommendations contained in the Secretary's report (8/2019/800) and his call for concrete measures to bring about genuine changes. The unavoidable link between the women and peace and security agenda and the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development requires the participatory role and leadership of women be enhanced as a basis for peacebuilding and conflict prevention. The ever-increasing number of social conflicts requires women's participation in particular because maintaining spaces for women's voices is essential to strengthen and keep open the channels of any democratic process. The scope of the development to which we aspire enshrines inclusion and equality as fundamental values of the process.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source
“Ms. Quiel Murcia (Panama) (spoke in Spanish): Let me begin by welcoming South Africa's leadership in convening this timely debate, as well as the readiness of the presidency of the United Kingdom to conclude it. Nearly two decades since the unanimous adoption of landmark resolution 1325 (2000), we have certainly made significant progress in the participation of women and girls, but that progress is still uneven and remaining challenges are not inconsequential. Systematic violence against women and girls continues to disproportionately violate their most basic rights, placing them at a disadvantage and leaving them behind. In the face of that situation, States and society in general cannot be lax, let alone indifferent.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source
“In recognizing the significant importance of multilateral efforts and, with them, the value of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, poised to conduct its seventh biennial review in 2020, I reiterate that Panama will continue working with the international community to maintain efforts aimed at the higher purpose ofpromoting peaceful and inclusive societies that are intolerant of organized crime and terrorism.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“Based on today's concept note (S/2019/537, annex), I underscore the role that all actors - public and private alike - can and should play in preventing terrorism and organized crime from undermining our societies and generating instability. Collective efforts, the constant sharing of good practices and dynamic and effective cooperation are prerequisites for generating responses with comprehensive approaches that address the phenomenon in the various environments where organized crime is committed. Given that the challenges we face are global, solutions must also be global.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“We enacted a law on money-laundering, terrorism financing and the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, which includes regulations on preventive asset freezing, in accordance with the relevant Security Council resolutions. Panama will continue to join forces in the fight against terrorism and its financing, while investing resources in improving its counter-terrorism capacity. Our efforts are focused on protecting our borders and financial and logistics system, with the aim of preventing, deterring, detecting and suppressing terrorism and organized crime networks. The interconnected world makes us vulnerable and continues to challenge us. The dynamic development of telecommunications, social networks and connectivity indicates significant progress in the area of economics, as well as major security challenges.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“The support of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime for such efforts confirms that we cannot rely on isolated action alone. We have ratified 18 international counter-terrorism instruments at the regional and global levels and, pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001), set up a national list on terrorism and its financing. At the regional level, together with the Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism, Panama is implementing the legislative assistance and combating terrorist financing programme and continuing to enforce measures on preventive freezing, travel bans, arms embargo and other measures adopted at the Security Council through the updating of the sanctions lists. Panama's criminal code now criminalizes and imposes a harsh penalty for the financing of terrorism.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“In order to achieve their goals, terrorist organizations associate themselves with organized crime, through both legal and illegal activities, so as to generate the financial resources that will allow them to develop their ongoing or potential activities. As a transit and bi-oceanic country that is a bridge between North and South America, we are no strangers to the scourge of organized crime, which goes hand in hand with forced migration and trafficking in persons, arms, cultural goods and drugs, among other phenomena. As such, we are also aware of our global responsibility to tackle it decisively. Panama has expressed its firm commitment to the head-on fight against the financing of terrorism. We also recognize the value of joint initiatives with international organizations.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“Ms. Quiel Murcia (Panama) (spoke in Spanish): I would like to begin by commending the Peruvian presidency for the initiative of convening this important debate and by recognizing the value of the briefings, which lay bare the current reality regarding the links between international terrorism and organized crime. One ofthe paradigms at play in the globalized world has been the internationalization of organized crime, whose illicit activities have expanded to include new and dynamic methods and now increasingly challenges our countries to identify and effectively prevent any activity utilized by terrorist or criminal organizations.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“With this vision, we endorse the contents of the declaration issued yesterday by the Lima Group in Bogota, in the firm conviction that the international community's efforts in favour of the rights of the Venezuelan people and institutional recovery in Venezuela are also critical to the development and tranquillity of our region.”
2019-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8472 (2019) · source
“It must above all avoid further confrontations among the Venezuelan people. As a member of the Lima Group, Panama has also called at the highest level for the political, economic and humanitarian crisis affecting more than 27 million Venezuelans not to be turned into a geopolitical conflict. The superior purpose of the international consensus that my country has joined seeks only for Venezuela to return to the path of democracy, freedom and prosperity for its people, within the framework of a peaceful solution, without violence and without the use of force. We therefore hope that dialogue and prudence will prevail. Concern over the situation in Venezuela has been and remains genuine, and under no circumstances can it be interpreted as interference in the internal affairs of that brother country.”
2019-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8472 (2019) · source
“As a country that promotes dialogue and peace and with a manifest humanitarian vocation, Panama strongly condemns the use of force against the Venezuelan people, the repression of human rights and all the acts of violence that prevented access to humanitarian aid last weekend, despite the obvious needs which the assistance was intended to meet. My country, together with the more than 50 others that have censured the perpetuation of a de facto regime, has ratified its recognition of the interim President of Venezuela, Juan Guaido, to whom it has offered its support in the light of its determined commitment to democracy, freedom and peace in our brother country. The illegitimate regime must allow a transition to a democratic process, decided through fair elections with the equitable participation of all political actors.”
2019-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8472 (2019) · source
“Ms. Quiel Murcia (Panama) (spoke in Spanish): A month after the first meeting of the Council to consider the subject that brings us together today (see S/PV.8452), it should be noted that concern continues to grow, as confirmed in her briefing by Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs. Acts of violence continue to cause injury and claim human lives, in addition to the thousands of Venezuelans who have been forced to leave their country in search of better opportunities as a result of a political, economic and humanitarian crisis that threatens their safety and security.”
2019-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8472 (2019) · source
“Official reports indicate, as has been said in this Chamber, that this is the largest migratory crisis of this type in the recent history of Latin America. Many efforts have been made by regional bodies prior to this meeting without success, but we will continue to pursue these efforts with the aim of finding a peaceful solution that benefits the Venezuelan people.”
2019-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8452 (2019) · source
“We also reject any act of violence or repression that restricts the rights of the Venezuelan people and the security of Venezuela and, ultimately, our entire region. Based on this vision, Panama has expressed strong support for the measures adopted to seek international humanitarian assistance and the release of political prisoners. We also deeply regret the loss of human lives while people were exercising their right to protest, and we condemn acts of violence in all their manifestations, regardless of who commits them. Concern about the situation in Venezuela is genuine and it cannot be interpreted as an interference into its internal affairs, given the massive and continuous exodus of Venezuelans who cross the border in search of refuge in our countries.”
2019-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8452 (2019) · source
“Ms. Quiel Murcia (Panama) (spoke in Spanish): The Republic of Panama is participating in this emergency meeting of the Security Council to again share its increasing concern about the seriousness of the political, economic, social and humanitarian situation that Venezuela is undergoing. As a result of the search for a peaceful and democratic solution to the crisis and the restoration of the democratic order, the Government of the Republic of Panama has explicitly recognized the President of the National Assembly, Juan Guaido as the interim President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Now that the legitimate term of the Government of President Nicolas Maduro Moros has concluded, Panama supports a peaceful democratic transition that will lead to fair elections, with the equal participation of all political actors.”
2019-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8452 (2019) · source
“Finally, the measures we take and implement today to defend the rights of women and girls will be steps towards saving humankind. That is in our hands.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source
“We need to end the exclusion of 50 per cent of the world's population and recognize the active, vital role of women as agents of change, whose participation at all levels is an undeniably positive element favouring peaceful and constructive action. The equal participation of 100 per cent of our population in every single step towards lasting peace and security will ultimately free up human potential to resolve the issues we face - all we need is the will to act. Given the current situation of ever-increasing global challenges, it is unacceptable to continue debating questions involving women's rights as leaders, or to hold high-ranking positions or to equitably participate at all levels of political, social or economic life.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source
“States must therefore strengthen collective efforts, including national plans and strategies to promote the increased participation of women in all stages of the peacebuilding process, as well as in post-conflict reconstruction. I stress the significance of Spain's initiative to create a network of focal point groups on women and peace and security in September, which focuses on the urgent and crucial question of promoting women's leadership role and rights. The role that women can and should play in conflict prevention and resolution and decision-making processes aimed at sustainable peace is fundamental. That is why it is essential to empower women globally and continuously, as recommended in the report of the Secretary-General. Women's inclusion and equality are essential elements of the equation in achieving the development we want.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source
“That is why we attach particular interest to the initiatives of UN-Women, of which my country is a member of the Executive Board, and to the Justice Rapid Response mechanism and the alliance ofwomen seeking accountability for sexual and gender-based violence. The 2015 global review of the women and peace and security agenda highlighted the need to incorporate a more significant role ofwomen in the fight against terrorism and radicalization, in which gender equality is assuming greater prominence for the fight against that scourge. Violent extremism has intensified and degenerated into the worst forms of violence against women, including sexual violence used as a weapon of war, thereby returning us to a time that we thought had been overcome by humankind.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source
“We welcome the recommendations contained in the September report (A/7l/398) of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, and the Secretary-General's call for the implementation of a zero-tolerance policy in response to instances of misconduct, in particular comprehensive proposals on prevention, enforcement and remedial measures to promote greater accountability, including his commitment to make public misconduct by United Nations staff. Today's multiple briefings, in particular the testimony of civil society representative Ms. Rita Lopidia, demonstrate that, unfortunately, the impact of armed conflict on women is disproportionately greater and thereby makes them more vulnerable and lacking sufficient protection. Panama is firmly committed to promoting and protecting women's human rights.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source
“Today more than ever before, that resolution and subsequent Security Council resolutions are of great relevance, given the increasing violence against women and girls carried out by extremist groups that threaten their rights, dignity, integrity and lives. The increasing role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and in United Nations peacekeeping operations was enshrined in resolution 2242 (2015), which further encouraged women to take on greater leadership roles and promote their rights and called for efforts to turn plans made on paper into action, as we have heard this morning from the Executive Director of UN-Women.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source
“Mrs. Quiel Murcia (Panama) (spoke in Spanish): I wish to begin by expressing our appreciation to the Russian presidency for its initiative of convening this timely open debate on women and peace and security. Panama endorses the statement delivered by the representative of Slovenia on behalf of the Human Security Network. We underscore the significant value of resolution 1325 (2000), which was adopted unanimously in 2000, as the first instrument to establish the relationship between the experiences of women in conflict and the international peace and security agenda, thereby focusing attention on their disproportionate impact on women.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source
“We therefore welcome the call made this morning by the Secretary- General that the Council and its member States make every effort to back up his words with actions that protect children from the scourge of conflicts. Twenty-five years after Panama's ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, we reiterate our determination to work together to join efforts in defence of the principle of guaranteeing the best interests of children under any circumstances.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“Panama attaches particular importance to the leadership of Executive Director Lake and his dedicated work on behalf of the neediest children. By way of encouragement, we also commend the work of Colombia to favour efforts aimed at protecting children in the course of its peace process. Panama reiterates its commitment to international efforts to ensure full protection for children's rights in all areas, and in particular when it comes to the scourge of armed conflict and the challenges posed by violent extremism.My country is prepared to cooperate actively with intenrational initiatives, programmes and prevention mechanisms whose main goal is to ensure the welfare and protection of children.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“Otherwise, judging by the dynamics of the current population of migrants and refugees, we will all be victims ofthe consequences of these children affected by conflict today, who tomorrow could be maladjusted adults. In celebrating 20 years ofthe agenda on children and armed conflict, we welcome and stress the resolutions and mechanisms adopted to monitor and report on grave violations of the rights of children, which have been key to raising awareness of this very serious situation and to promoting the protection of children affected, including the possibility of sanctions. My delegation would like to highlight the work of Special Representative Zerrougi and the Children, Not Soldiers campaign, which has led to momentum on political commitments aimed at prohibiting the recruitment and use of children in armed conflicts.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“They indicate that up to 300,000 children worldwide are involved in armed forces and groups with different functions, thereby becoming the main protagonists and victims of this scourge. UNICEF also urges that the causes of conflict be addressed, as the report of the Secretary General, and he himself this morning, also do. Children have existiing rights; to ensure them we need the participation of all segments of society under co-responsibility. This imperative requires us to ensure their rights and avert threats to them, or immediately restoring their rights. Although this would seem to be an issue that primarily affects certains regions of the world, we cannot ignore the importance of a coordinated and unified response.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“We are also troubled by what the Secretary-General calls "our collective failure to prevent violations [that] are directly related to the denigration of the respect for international humanitarian and human rights law" (S/2015/360, para. 4). The numbers of children affected by armed conflict are increasinly alarming. They are victims of degrading and shameful acts of sexual exploitation and violence - which are made the worse when staff of the organization responsible for protecting their rights are themselves the aggressors. Children are mutilated and displaced. They perish in attacks on schools and hospitals. They are victims of abduction and recruitment in war zones. They are exposed to attacks and abuses of their human rights. UNICEF statistics are no more encouraging.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“Mrs. Quiel Murcia (Panama) (spoke in Spanish): Let me start by congratulating the outstanding management and leadership shown by Japan during its recent presidency of the Security Council. My delegation would also like to thank the Malaysian presidency for convening this timely debate to address an issue of great sensitivity and concern for my country given the number of children involved in and affected by armed conflict. Panama associates itself with the statement made by the delegation of Slovenia on behalf of the Human Security Network, but would like to make several comments in our national capacity. My delegation expresses its concern about the contents of the report of the Secretary-General, as it is indicative of the disproportionate impact that continues to make children victims of armed conflict.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source