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Ramirez Carrefio

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first: 2015-01-19
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“Among the main causes for that are the predatory attitudes of many international companies that, in their quest for oil, gold, diamonds and other precious materials, interfere politically and militarily in the region for their own benefit, take advantage of the fragility of countries in or emerging from conflict, and illegally exploit their natural resources. African countries have the right to manage their national resources to the benefit of their own people, and their sovereign use of those resources is key to ensuring that Africa can achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (General Assembly resolution 70/ 1).”
2016-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7750 (2016) · source
“The mobilization of resources is vital to deliver the dividends of peace, including job creation, providing public services, building strong political institutions and providing justice. Without the ability to mobilize and generate resources sustainably and to provide them equitably, a State emerging from conflict will encounter serious difficulties in legitimizing its mandate, achieving reconciliation and establishing ties of trust with its people. Many African countries, including those emerging from conflict, have immense natural resources that could generate significant national revenue, but they cannot always take full advantage of them.”
2016-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7750 (2016) · source
“With the adoption of resolution 22 82 (2016) and General Assembly resolution 70/262, the United Nations has taken a meaningful step forward to a more comprehensive understanding of peacebuilding that emphasizes conflict prevention and the primacy of politics in the peaceful settlement of disputes. Through the implementation of these resolutions, we hope to leave military intervention forever behind to make way for approaches aimed at achieving political solutions and developing nations. One critical area that has lagged in the work of United Nations peacebuilding is the mobilization of international resources and the creation of national resources for sustaining peace.”
2016-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7750 (2016) · source
“Support for these entities is geared towards, inter alia, modernizing the State, building administrative and management capacity, building democratic institutions, restoring the rule of law, providing public services, creating jobs, reducing poverty and reintegrating vulnerable groups. As noted by presidential statement S/PRST/2016/12, adopted today, the purpose of peacebuilding must be to build institutional and human capacities enabling States to overcome the root causes that have led or could lead to further conflict. The support of the Peacebuilding Commission and the Peacebuilding Fund has helped some States to leave behind the legacy of war and embark on the path towards peace and development. In other cases, their efforts have been insufficient and old conflicts have broken out again.”
2016-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7750 (2016) · source
“Through its institutions, such as the Peace and Security Council, the Continental Early Warning System, the Panel of the Wise, the African Standby Force, the Peace Fund and its policy frameworks, such as the African solidarity initiative and that of post- conflict reconstruction and development, the African Union has laying the groundwork for peacebuilding in the continent. It is our responsibility to support the African Union as the legitimate organization of the region, as well as relevant subregiongal forums. Since 2005, the Peacebuilding Commission has been assisting African countries emerging from conflict to overcome the destructive legacy of war. Currently, six African countries are on the Commission's agenda. Furthermore, 18 of the 33 countries that benefit from the Peacebuilding Fund are on the African continent.”
2016-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7750 (2016) · source
“Instead, what we should do is to promote cooperation, dialogue and respect for the principles of sovereignty and the self-determination of peoples. The great task facing African leaders is to continue, as they have been doing for many years, to change the system they inherited from the former colonial Powers on which they were dependent, and pave a truly African path forward in the full exercise of their sovereignty and self-determination of their people. To confront those challenges, the African countries have gradually developed a peace and security architecture of their own. The African Union therefore represents the legitimate forum for dealing with African affairs.”
2016-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7750 (2016) · source
“The legacy of exploitation still weighs on African peoples, while a colony - Western Sahara - still suffers the indignities of oppression. Africa today continues to be the victim of armed intervention by Western Powers, such as took place in Libya in 2011, which resulted in great destabilization and uncertainty in the entire region, including the proliferation of small arms and light weapons among terrorists and Violent non-State actors. We should also mention the negative impact of unilateral sanctions against African countries, as is the case of the sanctions imposed by the European Union, as well as the fact that more than 60 per cent of United Nations sanctions committees focus on the region.”
2016-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7750 (2016) · source
“Against the backdrop of that situation, it is fair to ask ourselves the extent to which Africa's colonial past weighs on its future. The truth is that for most Africans European colonialism was exploitative, violent and illegal, and the subsequent development of Africa is tied to that legacy. By the logic of domination, colonial Powers came to enslave, plunder resources and exploit existing differences between various leaders and communities for their own benefit. Groups that had historically been united were separated, and vice versa. One of the biggest mistakes was not to understand that tribal identities were only one of many by which Africans identified themselves, such as ancestry, clan and occupation. The result was the drawing of artificial boundaries lacking a proper sense of nationhood.”
2016-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7750 (2016) · source
“Following the end of colonialism, Africa has benefited from unprecedented economic growth and has made substantial progress in meeting the Millennium Development Goals, especially those concerning education, women's empowerment and combating HIV/AIDS and other diseases. The continent has also made progress in strengthening its governance institutions at the national, subregional and regional levels. Nevertheless, Africa still faces major challenges, such as reducing poverty, inequality and exclusion, as well as in promoting sustainable economic growth through its own model. Like Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa suffers from the scourge of organized crime, drug trafficking and trafficking in small arms and light weapons and human beings. That is in addition to the armed conflicts that still affect some countries in the region.”
2016-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7750 (2016) · source
“Mr. Ramirez Carrefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): First and foremost, allow me to commend you, Mr. President, on the holding of this important open debate on peacebuilding in Africa. I also thank you for your presence here at the helm of the presidency of the Security Council. We express our gratitude for the briefings by Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon; Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ms. Amina Chawahir Mohamed, in her capacity as Chair ofthe Peacebuilding Commission; and Mr. Smail Chergui, Commissioner for Peace Security of the African Union. We Venezuelans share a close bond with Africa, and as such we cannot but reflect on what is happening on the continent.”
2016-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7750 (2016) · source
“The efforts of the countries in the subregion must be accompanied by the decisive support of the United Nations and its agencies. The work of the Lake Chad Basin Commission in various areas to counter the actions of Boko Haram have been of great value, and we believe that, with the leadership of affected countries and the support of the international community, there should be coordinated strategies to prevent, combat and eliminate this threat to international peace and security. Finally, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reaffirms that the ultimate defeat of terrorism cannot be based solely on military action. We must make progress in addressing the structural elements of poverty that drive the emergence and spread of violence. Otherwise, military victories on the battlefield will not guarantee sustained peace.”
2016-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7748 (2016) · source
“In that connection, all solutions to the scourge of terrorism must be consistent with the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, including the sovereignty and self-determination of peoples. As part of the effort in addressing the terrorist threat to international peace and security, we consider the role of public policy to be essential as an engine of social stability. Consequently, we encourage the countries in the Lake Chad region to continue making efforts to promote inclusive educational, economic and political Government strategies for sustainable development. That is why it is urgent to strengthen State capacities at all levels, including regional and local levels, in order to prevent and combat the causes of the security threats.”
2016-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7748 (2016) · source
“Similarly, we welcome the efforts of Nigeria, Chad, the Niger and Cameroon, through the Multinational Joint Task Force, to fight Boko Haram. We commend their achievements in recent months, which has resulted in greater stability in the region. We wish them continued success in their coordinated efforts in all areas to combat the security threat. The regional security summit held in Abuja on 14 May was an appropriate forum to reaffirm the political commitment of regional and international players to strengthening their joint security strategy aimed at curbing the spread of terrorism. We hope that its results are duplicated and lead to concrete improvements.”
2016-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7748 (2016) · source
“At a time when humankind faces significant humanitarian challenges, crises such as the one in the Lake Chad subregion, which in some cases have less media coverage, fall squarely on this Organization and the international community, and they must receive increased attention. It is crucial for the various sectors of the international community that have pledged financial resources to this issue to fully keep their commitments with a view to addressing and solving the humanitarian and development challenges. The efforts spearheaded by countries in the region in order to effectively address the situation and facilitate humanitarian access in this risky environment are laudable, as are the efforts of various United Nations entities and international organizations to provide assistance and relief to the victims of these crises.”
2016-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7748 (2016) · source
“The humanitarian calamity affecting the region should be the cause of great concern and immediate attention, especially considering the massive numbers of internally displaced persons and refugees who have fled their homes to save their lives. According to the latest reports from United Nations specialized agencies, the number of persons internally displaced over the past year exceeds 70,000, with almost 7,000 refugees. As can be expected, the situation does not allow the victims to lead a full and peaceful life, and they are deprived of their most fundamental rights to basic services, education and culture. Moreover, this undermines at all levels the ability of the subregion and the countries concerned to respond.”
2016-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7748 (2016) · source
“It is absolutely reprehensible that the actions of that terrorist group include the abduction of children, young people and women, and the destruction of educational facilities and other civilian infrastructure. In that regard, we have been and will continue to be unwavering in our support of all Council initiatives to promote a sustainable solution to this terrorist threat. The most recent initiative was presidential statement S/PRST/2016/7, of 13 May, which reaffirmed the commitment to decisively fight terrorism in all of its forms and manifestations. We wish to express our solidarity with the victims of Boko Haram's criminal actions, and we demand the immediate and unconditional freeing of all abducted people that are still captive, including those who are victims of forced recruitment.”
2016-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7748 (2016) · source
“Food insecurity, poverty, exclusion, drought, transnational organized crime and the clashes between local communities, in addition to the threat posed by the terrorist group Boko Haram, responsible for forced displacement and great instability, have undermined the normal development of a region with great human and economic potential. In that connection, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela once again emphatically condemns the acts carried out by the terrorist group Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region, which represent grave attacks against the peace and security of the people of Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria and the Niger in recent years, and which exacerbate the already fragile situation, particularly the humanitarian aspect.”
2016-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7748 (2016) · source
“Mr. Ramirez Carrefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): I should like to thank Mr. Jeffrey Feltman and Mr. Stephen O'Brien for their briefings this morning regarding the humanitarian and security situation in the Lake Chad Basin. We remain concerned about the security situation there as well as the humanitarian crisis that has engulfed that region for several years now and which, despite the progress made by the countries of the region in recent months, continues to affect millions of people, owing both to the impact of extremists, who use appalling tactics to sow fear among the population, and to all of the socioeconomic factors that have historically affected the countries of the region.”
2016-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7748 (2016) · source
“All parties should avoid inflammatory rhetoric and confrontation and refrain from actions or acts of provocation that affect the atmosphere of detente necessary to continue implementing the agreement. The progress achieved in fulfilling the agreement shows once again that, when there is political will among the parties and respect for legitimate mutual interests, the international community can resolve the conflicts and crises that affect international peace and security.”
2016-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7739 (2016) · source
“We believe that the international community should focus and demonstrate the political will to establish a zone free of nuclear weapons in the Middle East, in accordance with the decisions adopted during the 1995 NPT Review and Extension Conference and reiterated at subsequent conferences. Finally, we reiterate our full support for the implementation of this historic process in order to ensure the well-being and progress ofthe Iranian people, as well as to ease the tensions and contribute to stability in the Middle East. We therefore urge the parties to fulfil the agreement reached on the basis of good faith and mutual respect and to avoid any action that would jeopardize its effective implementation.”
2016-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7739 (2016) · source
“The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is a model for success that could be replicated in addressing, by political and diplomatic means, other regional and international issues affecting international peace and security, such as the search for common positions among countries of the region and the Council that would allow us to tackle the crises that affect that important geographic zone, inter alia, the Palestinian issue, the conflicts in Syria and Yemen, and the fight against terrorism and violent extremism. We also remain hopeful that this important step taken by Iran and the other parties to the agreement will help other countries of the region to refrain from engaging in a nuclear arms race.”
2016-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7739 (2016) · source
“We also encourage parties to refrain from adopting any policy that would negatively affect the normalization of economic and trade relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran and thereby undermine the effective implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. We should take advantage of this historic political momentum and the positive dynamic between P5+1 and Iran in order to focus on resolving differences through dialogue and negotiation.”
2016-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7739 (2016) · source
“Likewise, we must bear in mind that Iran has been working constructively with other countries to reach negotiated political solutions to the serious conflicts that afflict the troubled region of the Middle East, which is an important step towards building trust among the parties. Despite the progress made in the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and the commitments and agreements on the definitive lifting of the sanctions regime imposed on the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as other unilateral coercive measures taken illegally in other arenas regarding Iran's nuclear programme, we encourage the parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to act prudently to put an end to all unilateral measures that continue to affect the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
2016-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7739 (2016) · source
“The mechanism that was established through the adoption of resolution 2231 (2015) should facilitate the implementation process - a goal to which we should all be committed. We also believe that elements that go beyond the scope of resolution 2231 (2015) should not be included in the reports. Aspects of the Secretary-General's report that require clarification should not be used for political ends to undermine the climate of trust that has been coalescing following the adoption of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. The Islamic Republic of Iran has reaffirmed its commitment to fulfilling its obligations in the framework of its agreements with all parties to the process.”
2016-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7739 (2016) · source
“In the same vein, we believe that this first report should have been guided by the principles of impartiality and objectivity in order to avoid the introduction of controversial elements that could lead to an imbalanced treatment of the issues, in consideration of the information submitted by the parties and Iran's compliance with its commitments under the Plan of Action, which has been verified by the International Atomic Energy Agency in its report. In like manner, any presentation of cases of supposed non-compliance on the part of the parties must be based on reliable, duly verified research in order to ensure a clear understanding of the facts. We must prevent future reports from containing elements that are characteristic of a sanctions committee.”
2016-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7739 (2016) · source
“Similarly, its implementation has contributed to establishing a climate conducive to dialogue and understanding between Iran and the States parties to the agreement, based on mutual trust and respect, and a joint commitment to strengthening international peace and security. As for the Secretary-General's report (S/2016/589) on the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015), which was introduced today, my delegation believes that it should reflect a fundamental change in the way we address this issue, based on the parties' willingness to establish a new relationship with Iran through the application of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.”
2016-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7739 (2016) · source
“The outcome underscores the importance of political and diplomatic efforts to find a peaceful resolution to this dispute, in line with Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations, showing that when parties are committed to one another, peace and dialogue trump the contentious rhetoric that breeds mistrust. The implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and its strict enforcement ensure that the Islamic Republic of Iran can exercise its sovereign right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, in accordance with article IV of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.”
2016-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7739 (2016) · source
“One year after the adoption of resolution 2231 (2015), establishing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed by the United States, the Russian Federation, China, France, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Germany and the Islamic Republic of Iran, we commend and welcome the progress made in the implementation of the resolution, the fruit of extraordinary diplomatic efforts to achieve a broad, long-term and appropriate resolution to the Iranian nuclear issue. It was a political commitment among the parties that must be recognized because it represents an exceptional means of resolving conflicts that threaten world peace.”
2016-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7739 (2016) · source
“Mr. Ramirez Carrefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): I would like at the outset to thank Mr. Jeffrey Feltman for introducing the Secretary-General's report (S/2016/589). I also thank Ambassador Vale de Almeida, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations; and especially Ambassador Roman Oyarzun Marchesi, in his capacity as facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015), for his efforts in addressing this sensitive topic.”
2016-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7739 (2016) · source
“The men and women of Palestine, and all those in the world who yearn and struggle for peace with justice and dignity, can count on the tireless support of Venezuela, within the Security Council and outside it, for the Middle East to be a region of peace.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“In the framework of the Arab Peace Initiative, we must promote the peace process towards a two-State solution, in which Israel and a free Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, live side by side within secure and internationally recognized borders, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council. That is the ideal way to achieve the goal of establishing an independent Palestinian State that will allow the Palestinian people to enjoy their legitimate and inalienable right to self- determination, and thereby put an end to the Israeli- Palestinian conflict. Finally, we urge the Security Council to fully comply with its responsibilities in this regard.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“We all know of the efforts of the Palestinian authorities to prevent and condemn violence, restrict violent rhetoric and reduce tensions, strengthen its governance and develop their economy. Those actions appear as recommendations in the report, but none of them have ended the Israeli occupation. On the contrary, the aggressions of the occupying Power have increased with the passage of time. Israel cannot impose conditions, which we know are imposibile to meet in the current situation, for the resumption of the dialogue to find a political solution to the conflict. The report and its recommendations suggest a course of action.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“We agree that we must reject unilateral actions by any of the parties that may affect the outcome of the negotiations. We reject extremist violence, terrorism and incitement to violence by Israelis or Palestinians. Nevertheless, we should point out that we had hoped that the document would be more comprehensive and would have taken a broad perspective on what is a serious conflict that is affecting the two-State solution. In that context, we are concerned that the report dilutes and minimizes Israel's responsibility as the Power occupying Palestinian territory, attempting to assign to Palestine the same level ofresponsibility in the conflict, when the fact is that one cannot equate violent Palestinian actions - which we do condemn - with the disproportionate response of the Israeli authorities.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“We also reiterate our call to the Council to assume its commitment to the Palestinians, to the United Nations and to the mandate granted it in the Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security. It must demand the end of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories - the cause of the conflict - while firmly commiting to support Palestine's incorporation as a full-fledged Member State of the United Nations. With regard to the report ofthe Middle East Quartet, we thank its members for the report and for their efforts in considering the Palestinian question. Obviously, we share the concerns expressed in the report with regard to the two-State solution and how it is being compromised.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“In this context, we call upon the Security Council to emerge from its state of inaction with regard to the occupation of Palestine by Israel. Council members must urgently take up our commitment to this matter and take action as soon as possible to make an effective contribution to ending the conflict and to finding a peaceful, just and lasting solution. We cannot continue to hear in this meeting those grim accounts of violence and death in the occupied territories. The Council must also consider measures to establish an international system of protection for the Palestinian population in the occupied territories, in accordance with the Fourth Geneva Convention and resolution 904 (1994).”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“Similarly, it must be considered that Israel's activities to modify in its favour the geographic continuity of Palestine and its demographic composition are accompanied by actions to alter the cultural identity of regions that have historically been Palestinian. This includes a lack of respect for holy sites, such as the Al-Aqsa Mosque. This situation of suffocating and intolerable oppression of the Palestinians cannot be concealed or compared to other violent acts in the occupied territories. All that Violence is the fault of Israel. It is the result of the occupation of Palestine - an illegal and criminal occupation that is constantly inciting and provoking violence, declining to respect international law and to seek a political solution that is based on the two-State solution.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“The settlers in the West Bank have harassed, humiliated and violently attacked Palestinian communities through vandalism and criminal acts and destruction of Palestinian property and have done so with total impunity, without being punished by the Israeli authorities. On the contrary, the authorities act to support some of those excesses by the settlements. To the defenceless position of the Palestinians we must add Israeli restrictions on the movement of goods and people to and from the occupied West Bank and the criminal Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. That further complicates reconstruction and the normalization of life in that area.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“The fact that the Government of Israel says that the Quartet report perpetuates the myth that Israeli construction in the West Bank is an obstacle to peace only confirms that Government's obsession to block any possibility of a just and lasting solution that will guarantee peace and security for both peoples and for the region. Israel continues to act, in violation of international law and resolutions of this Council, in a brutal and systematic process of colonization of Palestine. Israel's settlement policy in occupied Palestine has also brought other harmful consequences, like the violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinian communities surrounding settlements.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“The main instrument used by the occupying Power to obstruct a definitive resolution, as noted in the Quartet report, is the Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine, recognized and denounced by the international community as illegal and as a serious obstacle to achieving a firm and lasting peace. Right now Israeli settlers hold some 60 per cent of the land in Area C, which has some of the most productive land and the principal natural resources. More than half a million Israeli settlers are living illegally on Palestinian land, including 200,000 in East Jerusalem. They undoubtedly represent the lack of commitment by the Israeli counterpart to a peaceful, just and lasting solution to the Middle East conflict.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“It is outrageous that those actions have not been roundly condemned and that demands for the occupying Power to put an end to those abuses are not being made. In addition to physical disappearances, Palestinians are also being detained and imprisoned. More than 6,000 Palestinians, 400 of them boys and girls, are currently detained and are serving sentences in Israeli prisons. Of the total number detained, some 700 are in what is known as administrative detention, an arbitrary means of oppressing Palestinians, in flagrant violation of their human rights. The occupying Power is not content to simply physically oppress the Palestinians. It has also devoted efforts to negating any possibility for development in Palestine, making the two-State solution virtually impossible.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“We reject and repudiate the assassinations committed against the defenceless Palestinian people by the occupying forces, who are acting in a disproportionate manner and who, to date, have yet to be held accountable for their crimes and massive violations of the human rights of Palestinians and of international law. We also recall that since October of last year, some 50 Palestinian minors have died at the hands of Israeli military and security forces. Not only have those confrontations been unequal, but in fact, many boys and girls have died while engaging in activities entirely unrelated to confrontation. Let us not forget that, to date, thousands of Palestinians - including more than 1,300 children - have been wounded since the last quarter of 2015 as a result of Israel's actions.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“It refuses to participate in bilateral dialogue, because it knows that it has a powerful and disproportionately large military capacity and the support of prominent Security Council members. At previous Security Council meetings, we have clearly stated our concern at the continually deteriorating living conditions of the Palestinian people as a result of the Israeli occupation. The occupying Power's impact on the Palestinian people is felt in every aspect of their lives. That includes the loss of the lives of at least 140 Palestinians since October 2015, deaths that occurred at the hands of the Israeli security forces. There are also military operations, clashes, demonstrations and presumed or real attacks against Israeli citizens. We do, of course, condemn those attacks.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“We believe that, had the Quartet report taken a clearer and firmer stance, that stance could have persuaded the parties of the need to resume dialogue and negotiations in order to put an end to a conflict that has affected regional stability for decades. Unfortunately, we must recognize that, in spite of the good intentions of the Quartet and all of the diplomatic initiatives taken to create conditions for dialogue and peace, we continue to face a key obstacle, namely, the Israeli Government's refusal to put an end to its illegal occupation of Palestinian territories and its criminal blockade on the Gaza Strip. That and that alone constitutes the main source of disruption in Palestinian-Israeli relations. Guided by the most extremist elements in its society, the Israeli Government is acting in an aggressive and arrogant manner.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“Nevertheless, we believe that one of the fundamental elements needed to achieve peace in the region is the resumption of peace talks between Israel and Palestine. Those talks, which have been stagnant for many years, constitute an ongoing source of conflict in the region. To that end, with regard to Palestine, we welcome the efforts made by France, which resulted in the holding of an international conference on the Middle East in early June. Similarly, we take note of the recently released report of the Middle East Quartet. We had hoped for much more from that report. Most of all, we had hoped for a more balanced report that would have adequately described the disproportionate Israeli violence against the Palestinian people and that would have characterized the Israeli occupation as the root cause of all the violence and conflict.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“Mr. Ramirez Carrefio (Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): Venezuela would like to begin by thanking Japan for having convened this open debate, and we welcome the participation therein of the Secretary- General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, who recently visited a number of countries in the Middle East region. That was part of his very firm commitment to seeking peace and stability. Our country endorses the statement to be delivered by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. This open debate on the Middle East is occurring at a very complex time on the international stage. Despite the existing difficulties, the international community, international and regional organizations, and countries in the region are carrying out efforts to achieve peace on the various war fronts.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“We also believe that the efforts of the AU High-Level Implementation Panel, led by former South African President Thado Mbeki, as the primary mediation group, are critical to revitalizing the peace process and putting an end to the conflict, for which we would like to reiterate our full support. Lastly, we call on the parties to respect the human rights and international humanitarian law, in line with the relevant legal instruments. We also express our firm support for the work of the African Union, based on the search for African solutions to African problems.”
2016-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7728 (2016) · source
“We also think that the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur establishes a framework that should be used as a foundation for negotiations between the parties to the conflict, complemented by initiatives such as the national dialogue convened by the Government in Khartoum and the internal dialogue and consultations in Darfur. In that regard, and considering the implementation of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur to be a positive step, our delegation welcomes the referendum on the administrative status of Darfur, held from 11 to 13 April, in which more than 90 per cent of eligible voters took part, and for which the African Union and the League of Arab States served as observers.”
2016-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7728 (2016) · source
“In that sense, Venezuela reaffirms that a political rather than military solution is the only way to end the conflict in Darfur through a direct and inclusive political dialogue between the parties to the conflict without preconditions of any kind, which would promote stability, development and lasting peace in that country and resolve the very complex humanitarian situation there. We therefore call on the parties that have not yet done so, particularly the Sudan Liberation Army/Abdul Wahid, to subscribe to the road map agreement, which we believe will serve as the basis for achieving lasting peace.”
2016-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7728 (2016) · source
“We also like reiterate our call on the parties to the conflict to give their full support to the work of UNAMID so that it can fully and effectively implement the mandate entrusted to it, in the framework of close cooperation with the Government of the Sudan. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela voted in favour of resolution 2296 (2016), which renews the UNAMID mandate for one year. We are convinced that it is essential to maintain the unity of the Security Council in addressing this important issue and our support for UNAMID. We hope that the same positive spirit will prevail in promoting a negotiated political solution to the prolonged conflict that continues to affect this brotherly African country, in particular in the region of Darfur.”
2016-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7728 (2016) · source
“Mr. Ramirez Carreflo (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reiterates its support for the work of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). We acknowledge its valuable contribution to achieving the strategic priorities of the mission, especially regarding the protection of civilians, the facilitation of access to humanitarian assistance and mediation, including through its conflict prevention and mitigation strategy and its promotion of grass-roots dialogue. We also categorically condemn attacks on UNAMID, its personnel and its facilities, whose inviolability must be respected in accordance with international law.”
2016-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7728 (2016) · source