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1996-08-15

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1. “President, for your leadership in this area, and emphasize Colombia’s commitment to working tirelessly on these issues, not only in the context of implementing the Final Peace Agreement in relation to the conflict in my country, but because voices on this issue should never be silenced.”

   2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source

2. “I am afraid that there are many more countries that are not included in the report, as we constantly see cases in which sexual violence is used by one group to dominate another or to diminish the capacity for action or undermine the will of certain sectors of the population as a way to force them to go in a certain direction. This work is therefore very important. We are very grateful for it. Colombia offers its full cooperation in all efforts to address these issues. We have been developing our own initiatives with a view to, inter alia, bring justice to remote rural areas, so that it is justice that goes to women where they live and that it does not wait for the day when women can leave their homes to seek justice. I thank you, Mr.”

   2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source

3. “The participation of women in public security and law enforcement is very important. We are committed to promoting greater participation of women both as high-ranking officers and as uniformed soldiers. It was very painful to hear from the briefings this morning that women soldiers themselves are sometimes the protagonists of this type of violence, for it is humiliating that unvalidated men should perpetrate any type of sexual violence against others during a conflict. The report of the Secretary-General refers to 18 countries.”

   2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source

4. “Based on that experience, we developed a mechanism that 70 per cent of the municipalities in Colombia are using, whereby representatives of the security forces and prosecutors are working together on related cases and complaints with a view to ensuring that there is no impunity for sexual violence against women. The Secretary-General’s recommendations have therefore been embraced in Colombia, and, as I said before, my country, on its own initiative, have achieved many of their underlying objectives. But it is very important for us that these recommendations be reinforced by the Security Council with its own recommendation that credits not be granted to those countries that fail to adopt robust agendas aimed at guaranteeing gender equity and ending violence against women, especially violence in conflict.”

   2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source

5. “In terms of justice, which is a crucial element, I would like to mention that, in Colombia, the Office of the Attorney General has created a body of prosecutors specialized in sexual violence who have the specific training to work on issues of gender violence and to process all the evidence without re-victimizing the woman or, rather, the person — as we also know that unfortunately men can also be victimized — who has suffered this violence. Among other measures taken in Colombia, President Iván Duque Márquez convened for the first time a National Security Council consultation between the Commander of the Army, with the Director of the National Police, the Attorney General and the Public Defender to analyse the issue of security and the risk of sexual violence against women.”

   2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source

6. “In the case of Colombia, which has suffered so much fromdrugtrafficking, ashaveothercountries— obviously there is no fixed reference — 33,827 people are registered as victims of the crime of sexual violence, out of which 30,546, or 90 per cent, are women, which reaffirms that unfortunately it is most frequently the woman who bears the brunt of this crime. A large part of the reparations is through economic measures, but there is also ample psychological support for women.”

   2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source

7. “Based on recommendations set out in the report of the Secretary- General, Colombia has sought to implement the Final Peace Agreement signed with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, as President Iván Duque Márquez clearly explained to the Council yesterday (see S/PV.9015), through 51 defined trackable indicators, of which 60 per cent have already been fully implemented and their purposes achieved. Significant resources have been dedicated to productive projects for women in some 37 per cent of the cases in which the victims were women. Women have also been the beneficiaries of formal adjudication of hectares of land on which they can undertake their productive projects.”

   2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source

8. “We are convinced that all the different entities of the United Nations multilateral system — the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Development Fund, UN-Women — must work together towards the same ends, namely, to prevent sexual violence in conflicts, violence against women in general, and, above all, impunity in these cases of violence. That is why we believe that, beyond international justice, it is also important that the Security Council recommend, for example, that multilateral banks not to grant resources to regimes that perpetrate violence against their citizens, in particular women. Colombia has proposed that UN-Women create, inter alia, an index of women’s economic autonomy. It is necessary for us to take stock in each country of their concrete actions in this area.”

   2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source

9. “We see that there are internal conflicts. Some of them are of a religious nature; others are on ethnic grounds. There are inter-State conflicts and those related to drug trafficking. In reality, they all share the common factor of conflict-related sexual violence. We therefore clearly support the idea that international justice be applied where the national justice system does not function and where there is not the political will for it to do so. We also believe that all the aforementioned should be supplemented with other recommendations.”

   2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source

10. “In our case in particular, we think that the best way to prevent violence against women, as well as sexual and conflict-related violence against women, is precisely by giving them greater economic independence and by enabling their active participation. They must be heard, like the appeal by Nadia Murad and all the other women who took the floor today. We must support women with much more effective measures within the multilateral system. In Colombia, we are fully convinced that where the national justice system does not function, international justice must intervene to deal with sexual violence in conflict, as well as outside conflict situations, since we often fall into discussing whether or not it is a situation of armed conflict. What does it matter? What is clear is that there cannot be sexual violence, abusing women’s bodies.”

    2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source

11. “If 50 per cent of the population, namely, women across the world, enter the labour market as entrepreneurs, become businesswomen and own companies, with the support of States, the entire world would benefit from that human capital, which productively generates wealth and contributes to the creation of jobs. I say that because the cause of women should be championed not by women alone, but by all humankind and every nation at this particularly difficult time facing us all. We are therefore truly very pleased to welcome Ms. Pramila Patten briefing us on the recommendations made by the Secretary-General in his report. I believe that we need to be creative at this time. I also welcome the additional recommendations very clearly made by the representative of Mexico.”

    2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source

12. “What we must therefore achieve together is to ensure equal conditions for women and give them full access to a life in which they can harness their abilities and contribute to their countries’ economic development. In Colombia, we therefore give the highest importance to women’s economic empowerment as part of our gender policy, which I have been leading since becoming Vice-President because women who are independent economically are much less vulnerable to any kind of violence. We also know that this is a time when what the entire world is experiencing due to the pandemic and now the economic effects of Russia’s war against Ukraine shows us that progress made in overcoming poverty across the world will be undone. Such a setback in terms of poverty means that women need to play a much greater, not a lesser, role in the economy.”

    2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source

13. “A woman’s body is not a board wargame, and the multilateral system must be absolutely unequivocal in that regard. For my part, as Vice-President of Colombia, I wanted to take up this agenda item, following the leadership of President Iván Duque Márquez, who was here yesterday (see S/PV.9015), to ensure that our country serves as an example regarding everything related prevention and attention to women to achieve genuine gender equality. It was also said quite clearly that frequently the root cause of sexual violence in conflict against women is precisely gender inequality. The root cause of poverty in many countries is also gender inequality.”

    2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source

14. “I would like to say that one need not be a victim of sexual violence in conflict to feel a moral obligation to speak out against such an atrocious crime and one that should be served by//benefit from the strongest institutional capacities, of both States and the multilateral system, in order to sufficiently ensure prevention, as well as punishment and that there is no chance of impunity. That applies equally to terrorist groups, drug traffickers and criminals, under any circumstances, as well as inter-State conflicts. That message must be convincing on the part of the international community. No one can claim the right to use the body of any human being as a board wargame or as a theatre to show its supremacy over a/competitor.”

    2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source

15. “Ms. Ramírez (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): I would like to especially thank Special Representative Patten for her comprehensive and compelling briefing on the report of the Secretary-General Conflict- related sexual violence before us (S/2022/272). I also particularly welcome the briefing by Ms. Nadia Murad, for whom we all truly have great admiration for her leadership, her work and her capacity to bring people together//convening power. I also warmly thank Ms. Mariana Karkoutly for her briefing, as well as the other briefing and statements delivered.”

    2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source

16. “President, as well as your delegation and your capital have made to make progress towards a text that would allow us to get out of the situation that has faced us since the end of 1998.”

    1999-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4084 (1999) · source

17. “The creation of UNMOVIC begins a new phase in the mandate concerning the ongoing disarmament, monitoring and verification of Iraq established in paragraphs 8, 9 and 10 of resolution 687 (1991) and in resolution 715 (1991). The new draft resolution includes all the necessary precautions to maintain the objectivity, technical capacity and professionalism needed to guarantee that this subsidiary body of the Council will report impartially on compliance with its mandate and the cooperation it receives from the Iraqi Government. It also makes it possible to take advantage of the knowledge and experience acquired by the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) in its eight years of work. In conclusion, we should like once again to express our appreciation for the efforts that you, Mr.”

    1999-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4084 (1999) · source

18. “For sanctions to be suspended, not only will Iraq have to comply with its obligations, but the Security Council will have to approve the programme of work of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Moreover, the Council will have to agree upon a financial monitoring system to ensure that the suspension is effective. These two decisions are vital in the process, and we hope that they will be successfully implemented in the near future. We also hope that Iraq will comply fully and unconditionally with paragraph 30 of resolution 687 (1991), in accordance with section B of the draft resolution.”

    1999-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4084 (1999) · source

19. “Thus, it would again be an interlocutor within the United Nations system and would benefit from the establishment of a suspension of sanctions at the halfway mark towards their lifting. In any event, most of the humanitarian measures in section C will be applicable for the benefit of the Iraqi people immediately after the adoption of the draft resolution. The definitive lifting of the ceiling for oil exports from Iraq under the system established under resolution 986 (1995) and the establishment of a simplified machinery for approving imports of food, medication or educational items are decisions that will have an immediate effect. Finally, the evaluation of the applicability of this draft resolution will also have to take into account the role that we, the members of the Council, have to play.”

    1999-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4084 (1999) · source

20. “The concept of the suspension of sanctions to encourage compliance with resolutions is beginning to take root in the practice of the Council. The machinery envisioned in section D of this draft resolution reasonably makes the suspension of certain sanctions imposed on Iraq dependent on that country's cooperation with UNMOVIC and the IAEA in all aspects of the work programmes envisaged in operative paragraph 7. In the light of the precedents set, and in view of the subregional situation, which has not changed, it seems to us that cooperation without hesitation or reservation is an indispensable condition and a central element of the draft. This draft resolution, once adopted, will have to be implemented, and it is to be hoped that Iraq will so comply.”

    1999-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4084 (1999) · source

21. “In the first place, appropriate interaction between the Security Council, the new entity that will succeed the United Nations Special Commission - the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) - and Iraq is re- established. It will be the Security Council's responsibility to adopt the programme of work of that Commission and of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and its fulfilment will be one of the conditions for suspending sanctions. UNMOVIC and the IAEA, for their part, will have to return to Iraq to prepare work programmes that will allow them to fulfil their mandate, after having determined the current state of affairs on the ground. These provisions of the draft, inter alia, indicate positive changes towards arriving at a clear-cut redefinition of competencies.”

    1999-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4084 (1999) · source

22. “It is reassuring to see that a number of the ideas embodied in that document have been incorporated into this new draft submitted by the delegation of the United Kingdom after several months of negotiations among the permanent members. We have stressed the need to reach consensus in the Security Council to convince Iraq to resume cooperation with the United Nations. We have also supported the View that Iraq's opinions should have some relevance in this process. Nevertheless, the price of consensus cannot be the loss of the Council's authority; nor can it be an abandonment of the principles upheld ever since the adoption of Security Council resolution 687 (1991). I shall now refer to what we believe are the main aspects of the draft resolution.”

    1999-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4084 (1999) · source

23. “Ms. Ramirez (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): For more than a year now, the United Nations has been prevented from carrying out its Security Council mandate to monitor Iraq's disarmament and to adopt permanent inspection and verification measures. The serious and complex causes of this state of affairs are clearly reflected in the fact that we needed more than 10 months to conclude negotiations, the first phase of which will come to a close with the adoption of the draft resolution before us. Argentina cooperated in this process as a sponsor of one of the first draft resolutions drawn up. The purpose of that initiative was to help us out of the stagnation in which the Council found itself.”

    1999-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4084 (1999) · source

24. “Since this was said by someone who perhaps knows better than anyone else the painful experience of the country and the complexity of the work to be done, we do not think that the Council can disregard it. My first reaction to what President Chiluba said was that there is a very complex task ahead that calls for a great joint effort, not only on the part of African leaders, but also on the part of the United Nations and the international community. We will all have a role to play in this job. By helping the Democratic Republic of the Congo, we will be helping pacify not only the entire region but also all of Africa. Finally, I would like to ask President Chiluba what he believes to be the essential elements to achieve a stable peace in the Great Lakes region.”

    1999-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4047 (1999) · source

25. “Secondly, we think that what he has said is very appropriate and timely, as it gives a clear orientation to the Security Council. President Chiluba enumerated six elements that the Council should take into account. I would essentially like to refer to three of them, particularly the first. The President talked about the need for "an appropriate mandate". All of us know that "an appropriate mandate" is key to the success of any peacekeeping operation. Mr. Chiluba also said that humanitarian consequences were an important element to be taken into account. The third element I wish to emphasize is the need for the international community to cooperate in the economic reconstruction of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

    1999-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4047 (1999) · source

26. “Ms. Ramirez (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): First and foremost, I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this meeting of the Security Council so as to enable all Members of the Organization to have an opportunity to hear the President of the Republic of Zambia, Mr. Frederick Chiluba. For the same reason I wish to thank the representative of Gabon for having taken the initiative. First of all, the information we have just received is highly important, because President Chiluba has played a fundamental role in the peace process. His actions in the Lusaka process are highly appreciated by our delegation. We know that the President personally has been an important factor in finding a peaceful resolution to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

    1999-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4047 (1999) · source

27. “We would also express our appreciation for the tireless efforts of the United States, the Russian Federation and Portugal to find a peaceful solution to the dispute, as well as for those of the Secretary-General's Special Representative, Mr. Blondin Beye of the Republic of Mali. We must make special mention of the Secretary- General's decision to visit Angola and hold a frank, direct and substantive dialogue with President Dos Santos and Mr. Savimbi. Finally, Mr. President, on behalf of the delegation of Argentina, I wish to express our deep and sincere appreciation for your initiative in encouraging the holding of formal meetings of the Security Council, which are an essential contribution to the transparency of its work and the legitimacy of its decisions.”

    1997-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3769 (1997) · source

28. “A new and definitive impetus must be given to the task of social reintegration of the ex- combatants, and State administration must be normalized throughout the country. In this context, we hope that the meeting between President Dos Santos and Mr. Jonas Savimbi will take place as soon as possible. They cannot avoid this responsibility to the people of Angola. Our commitment to international peace and security, as well as our friendship for the people of Angola, led to our participation in UNAVEM. III. We believe that UNAVEM. 111 has played and will continue to play an important role in the peace process. We therefore support the Secretary-General's recommendation, in his report of 14 April 1997, regarding the need to extend the mandate of UNAVEM. III to 30 June 1997.”

    1997-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3769 (1997) · source

29. “At this crucial time, the people of Angola deserve all our admiration for having, maintained, despite adversity, their faith in a shared goal of peace, liberty, justice and prosperity, and for having stoically endured the sufferings of war. Such faith demands the support of the international community. A stable and lasting peace inevitably calls for mutual sacrifice and concessions. We therefore appeal once again to both parties to the Angolan conflict not to miss this new and invaluable opportunity, but to work together on the task of consolidating peace by resolving all the issues under the Lusaka Protocol left pending. In this connection, it is essential that the process of unification of the Armed Forces and the National Police be completed, as well as the demobilization of surplus UNITA military personnel.”

    1997-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3769 (1997) · source

30. “Ms. Ramirez (Argentina)(interpretation from Spanish): As is stated by the Secretary-General in his recent report, the events of the past two weeks in Angola have been very encouraging. The inauguration of the Government of Unity and National Reconciliation on 11 April 1997 - with the appointment of four Ministers and seven Vice-Ministers from UNITA, the swearing in of 67 of the 70 UNITA deputies in the National Assembly and that body's adoption of the law on the special status of Mr. Jonas Savimbi - allows us to say with deep satisfaction that after more than 20 years, this fratricidal struggle seems finally to have been left behind and there is a sincere commitment to the peace process.”

    1997-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3769 (1997) · source

31. “The adoption of the draft resolution would show that the understandable difficulties and concerns had been overcome. Argentina is a sponsor of the draft resolution because we fully support the Guatemalan efforts to achieve peace. We are prepared to continue to support these efforts through practical action. The presence of civilian police, which my Government has been sending since 1995, is evidence of our commitment to this cause.”

    1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

32. “The process is not complete, however, since there is a need to follow up the agreements reached. In this framework, the follow-up action of the United Nations is significant. Thus, the task of monitoring the ceasefire, separating the forces and disarming and demobilizing the URNG combatants are the challenges that lie ahead. In order to meet these challenges successfully, we fully support the Secretary-General's proposal, formulated in his report of 17 December, for the establishment of a military component of the United Nations Mission for the Verification of Human Rights and of Compliance with the Commitments of the Comprehensive Agreement on Human Rights in Guatemala. We believe that the proposals and plans of the Secretary-General for this mission are wise and that they are appropriately reflected in the draft resolution before us.”

    1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

33. “We have no doubt that the Agreement will make it possible to reverse the political, institutional, economic and social consequences of the conflict. Furthermore, the implementation of the Guatemalan peace Agreement will make it possible to consolidate and stabilize democracy in the region, laying the foundations for a society in which peace, freedom, the rule of law, respect for human rights, justice and sustained economic development will prevail. All of this joint effort of the Guatemalan people, the political leadership involved in the peace negotiations, the United Nations, the Group of Friends of the Secretary- General and the officials who have been in charge of this arduous task now makes it possible for the international community to express its gratification at the conclusion of this stage.”

    1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

34. “Mrs. Ramirez (Argentina) (interpretation from Spanish): Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your election and to wish you, on behalf of my delegation, every success in your work, which we are convinced will be characterized by efficiency and transparency. We also congratulate the Permanent Representative of Italy for his outstanding and well-appreciated work in December and for all the efforts made by his delegation. I wish to refer to the Agreement on a Firm and Lasting Peace that was signed at Guatemala City on 29 December 1996 between the Government of Guatemala and the Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca (URNG), ending a conflict that for decades affected an important country of Central America.”

    1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

35. “That mission resulted in a number of projects, some of which have already been successfully completed and others that are under way. We also eagerly await President Preval's visit to Argentina, which will undoubtedly help to cement our excellent relations with Haiti, a country with a rich and diverse culture that has suffered ignominious dictatorship and that has taught us so much on its road to freedom.”

    1996-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3721 (1996) · source

36. “Aware of the magnitude of these challenges, the Government of Argentina is firmly committed to assisting in the socio-economic reconstruction of Haiti, a commitment that is reflected in our decision to cooperate, through the "White Helmets" initiative, in providing drinking water and in the dispatch of medical personnel and social workers. In this connection, Argentina enjoys the valuable and active cooperation of the Government of France. Argentina has been committed to the Government and the people of Haiti ever since the re-establishment of democracy on 15 October 1994. Two months later, in December of that year, the Government of Argentina sent a high-level mission to discuss with the Haitian authorities opportunities for cooperation.”

    1996-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3721 (1996) · source

37. “I also wish to convey my country's recognition for the efforts undertaken by the Organization of American States, in particular for the contribution of the International Civilian Mission in Haiti (MICIVIH) in promoting democracy in Haiti. The Republic of Argentina also acknowledges in particular the crucial role of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, Mr. Ter Horst, in coordinating the activities of the United Nations system and in the promotion of democratic institutions, national reconciliation and economic rehabilitation. Economic rehabilitation and reconstruction represent important challenges for the people of Haiti. We trust that soon the generosity of the international community will make itself felt strongly in that country.”

    1996-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3721 (1996) · source

38. “We believe that the United Nations, which has invested a considerable amount of resources in the process of stabilization, must remain attentive to the evolution of the process. Allow me to emphasize once again the important role being played by the United Nations Civilian Police. The task of assisting the Government of Haiti in the professionalization of the civilian police and in the maintenance of a secure and stable environment is not a simple one. Nevertheless, the results have been encouraging. The most recent report of the Secretary- General informs us that progress has been made in the areas of respect for human rights and compliance with professional standards. We believe that this new institution is of significant importance in consolidating democracy in Haiti.”

    1996-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3721 (1996) · source

39. “Ms. Ramirez (Argentina) (interpretation from Spanish): The Security Council is considering the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Haiti (UNSMIH). We view this with great satisfaction, as it would mean the culmination of a process leading to a lasting solution to the protracted and painful Haitian situation. I wish first of all to express appreciation for the comprehensive reports of the Secretary-General dated 1 October and 14 November 1996. While the reports state that during July, August and September last, the wave of Violence subsided, we believe that much still remains to be done in terms of consolidating domestic security and strengthening institutions in order to guarantee a State based fully on the rule of law that respects human rights and individual freedoms.”

    1996-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3721 (1996) · source

40. “In this way coordination between such agencies and Member States would be improved. We are convinced that this timely debate will contribute to greater awareness on the part of the international community of the scourge these mines represent and will allow for renewed cooperation in demining between our Organization and its Member States. In conclusion, the Argentine delegation would like to say that it agrees with the delegations of New Zealand and Chile that it would be useful for the Security Council, through a presidential statement, to require a review of mine-clearance activities in peace-keeping operations.”

    1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source

41. “The Government of Argentina is also considering the possibility of taking part in the demining programme conducted by the United Nations Office for Humanitarian Assistance Coordination in Angola. On the bilateral front, the Republic of Argentina has made an offer to the United Kingdom to take charge of the removal of mines planted in the Malvinas Islands during the 1982 conflict. In recent years, the Security Council has become more aware of the specific problem represented by anti- personnel mines during and after armed conflicts. We believe that the mandates of peace-keeping operations should be more specific on this issue. We further believe that it would be useful for the Secretary-General's reports to be more explicit on the kinds of demining tasks that the United Nations, through its various agencies, is carrying out in the field.”

    1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source

42. “I should like to emphasize that my country, which is committed to the objective of a ban on the use of anti- personnel mines, has since 1993 provided a group of engineers to the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM) who are entrusted with the job of clearing the explosives and mines laid during the Gulf war. This unit of engineers has been carrying out its hazardous mission in the demilitarized zone between Iraq and Kuwait. These operations are being conducted efficiently thanks to the cooperation of military observers and the inhabitants themselves, who very often report the presence of explosive devices. However, it has not been possible to avoid accidents or the loss of children's lives as a result of the explosion of military equipment.”

    1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source

43. “In this context, my country announced that its contribution for clearing mines from the Malvinas Islands should be treated as its contribution to the Voluntary Trust Fund established under General Assembly resolution 48/7. We also took part in the international conference on mine clearance technology, which took place in Snekkersten, Denmark from 2 to 4 July 1996. That conference was organized with the support and cooperation of the United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs. The Government of Argentina has traditionally co-sponsored every resolution dealing with this problem in the General Assembly.”

    1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source

44. “With regard to measures adopted by my Government in the United Nations context, the Republic of Argentina has offered qualified personnel to the Department of Humanitarian Affairs office of mine clearance policies and activities, for possible participation in each of the stages of the mine-clearance activities undertaken by the Organization. The Republic of Argentina views with satisfaction the response of the international community to this serious problem. The presence of 100 States and 60 organizations at the International Meeting on Mine Clearance, held in Geneva from 5 to 7 July 1995, shows the will of States to increase their political and financial support to halt the proliferation of this scourge.”

    1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source

45. “Argentina is therefore a party to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects. This Convention was signed by Argentina in 1981, and on 2 October 1995 my country deposited the relevant instrument of ratification. The Republic of Argentina has taken part in the three sessions of the Review Conference of that Convention. It took part as an observer State in the first two sessions and as a State party in the third session. In that context, we hailed the adoption of the new Protocol IV of the Convention, relating to blinding laser weapons, and the amended Protocol II on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices.”

    1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source

46. “For all these reasons, and firmly convinced of the need to take specific action in this field, the Republic of Argentina, through decree 435 of 1995, adopted resolution 48/75 K, which had been adopted by the General Assembly on 16 December 1993, suspending the exportation, sale or transfer of all types of anti-personnel mines, without exception, for five years. The Republic of Argentina strongly and unambiguously maintains that the proliferation and the indiscriminate use of anti-personnel mines constitute problems whose very existence alone justifies that priority consideration be given to this item. In this context my country has carried out a series of actions designed to reverse this situation, in the framework both of the United Nations and of competent regional organizations.”

    1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source

47. “In 1993, Captain Jose Rojas lost his life in Croatia and Sergeant Sergio Valla was maimed when their vehicle ran over an anti-tank mine. We must add to the humanitarian consequences of mines the fact that they also constitute a considerable obstacle to the economic development of the peoples, as vast expanses of land cannot be used for agricultural or industrial purposes. At the regional level, and with the aim of trying to eradicate the 1 million mines in Central America, Argentina has actively supported the Organization of American States demining programmes in Nicaragua, Honduras and Costa Rica.”

    1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source

48. “We are aware that the Security Council, through its presidential statement of 22 February 1995, reiterated its profound concern at the terrible humanitarian problems caused by the presence of mines for the population of the countries in which they have been laid, stressing the need to step up removal activities with the assistance of the international community. There are at present some 100 million active mines in the world, scattered throughout more than 60 countries, although some estimates give a considerably higher figure. Every month anti-personnel mines kill or wound about 60 people, 87 per cent of whom are non- combatants. Argentine personnel in peace-keeping operations have also suffered from the deadly effects of such mines.”

    1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source

49. “Ms. Ramirez (Argentina) (interpretation from Spanish): The Republic of Argentina is pleased that the Security Council has taken the initiative of considering the problems of demining in peace-keeping operations. In the View of my delegation, this debate takes place in the framework of the various bilateral and multilateral initiatives taken by many States, including the Republic of Argentina, aimed at eradicating anti-personnel mines from the face of the Earth. We consider very timely the Secretary-General's drawing attention to this issue in the "Supplement to An Agenda for Peace".”

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