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Ramirez Carrefio

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first: 2015-01-19
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“Mr. Ramirez Carrefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): While it did not block the adoption of presidential statement S/PRST/2015/ 15 and joined in the consensus, the delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela does not subscribe to paragraphs 8 and 10 of the statement because we believe that they violate the sovereignty and the right to self-determination of the Syrian people by promoting its political transition, including the establishment of a transitional Government, without its consent, and thereby contravenes the Charter of the United Nations. The legitimacy of a Government is reflected in respect for its Constitution and the support ofits people, expressed through the vote, within the framework of the sovereign determination of its own political, economic and social systems.”
2015-08-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7504 (2015) · source
“We must avoid the politicization of this affair within the Security Council and continue with the investigations, which we hope will produce results enabling us to determine the causes of this deplorable incident and the responsibility for it - with the cooperation of this organ. Venezuela is fully prepared to contribute in any way to clarifying this painful event.”
2015-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7498 (2015) · source
“The perpetrators of that heinous act still enjoy impunity. We must bear in mind that, through resolution 2166 (2014), it was agreed to conduct a technical investigation of the incident. The investigation was to be independent, transparent and impartial - following the procedures and standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization. The resolution also called for the full cooperation of all the parties concerned. The investigation into the causes and the search for the perpetrators continues. We believe that such efforts to obtain facts and the truth must continue. We therefore believe we should encourage efforts to that end in order to arrive at the facts. Let us not prejudge or reach conclusions that are unfounded.”
2015-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7498 (2015) · source
“The description of this incident as a threat to international peace and security is untimely and politicizes the handling of this case, which is in the technical phase of investigation - making it a criminal matter. On that basis, we believe that the Security Council does not have the competence to establish an ad hoc international criminal tribunal. In no circumstances would we like to see to see this deplorable incident and the suffering of the victims be politically used as part of the conflict affecting this region of Ukraine. Our country condemns this attack against civil aviation. Such acts are inadmissible and must not go unpunished. On this ocassion, we would like to recall the highjacking of the Cubana de Aviacion flight in 1966, which resulted in deaths of 73 innocent civilians.”
2015-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7498 (2015) · source
“Nevertheless, Venezuela abstained in the voting on draft resolution S/2015/562 because it introduced fractious political elements that could impact the necessary cooperation and trust between the parties in the ongoing investigation, which needs to determine what happened in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-l7. That needs to be done in order to determine the necessary criminal responsibility to bring to justice those responsible for that reprehensible act. We believe that the reference in the draft resolution to Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations goes beyond the political and legal framework set out in resolution 2166 (2014) - which established the objective of determining the path to take in adopting the relevant measures on this issue within the Security Council.”
2015-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7498 (2015) · source
“Mr. Ramirez Carrefio (Venezuala) (spoke in Spanish): Venezuela rejects the reprehensible act that led to the downing of civilian Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-17 in the region of Donetsk, Ukraine, where 298 crew members and passengers perished. We reiterate our solidarity with the families and countries of the victims affected by that regrettable incident, which took place a year ago. We are convinced that, in the framework of combating impunity, justice must prevail in order that those responsible for this tragedy be punished in accordance with the law.”
2015-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7498 (2015) · source
“Those conflicts have shattered hundreds of thousands of lives. We must work more intensively to promote peace and to ensure that less hate and war exist in the world. We must work for the peace of the Syrian people, the Iraqi people, the people of Lebanon and the people of Yemen. We must work for peace and a just solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“Moreover, we condemn the measures that Israel has applied in the Syrian Golan Heights. The intention of those measures has been to change the legal, demographic and physical status of that territory. Once again, we call on Israel to withdraw from the occupied Syrian Golan, in accordance with international law. To conclude, a few days ago the Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution in support of the agreement reached among the P5+l and Iran on Iran's nuclear programme. We sincerely commend the countries involved in that agreement, as it represents a victory for diplomacy and peace over war and intolerance. We call on members of the Council to ensure that the same political judgment and that same sensible approach prevail in the resolution of conflicts in the Middle East.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“A recommendation by the Security Council to the General Assembly to incorporate Palestine as a full- fledged member of the United Nations would send a positive signal. It would represent the Organization's commitment to resolving the Israeli-Palestine crisis on the basis of a two-State solution. The intransigent attitude of Israel and its actions behind the backs of the international community have had a negative impact on the region, as can be seen in Palestine, Lebanon and the Golan Heights. In that regard, Venezuela condemns actions that violate the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebanon and are in violation of resolution 1701 (2006) and the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. We call on Israel to end those illegal practices.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“The resolution of the Palestinian issue is of vital importance in these times in order to ensure that violent extremism, for example the activities of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, Al-Qaida and the Al-Nusra Front, among others, do not become entrenched in the Palestinian territories. That would only exacerbate the already conflict-ridden situation in the Middle East. The seventieth anniversary of the United Nations imposes a moral and political obligation upon us to redouble our efforts to end the colonialism and foreign occupation that the Palestinian population has been a victim of. They have been illegally expelled from their lands. We call for the incorporation of Palestine as a full-fledged Member of the United Nations.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“In that regard, we support all initiatives that assist the Palestinian people in exercising their right to self-determination. Venezuela reiterates that the Arab Peace Initiative, the Quartet road map and the announcement made by France to promote a draft resolution that paves the way for peace negotiations and ending the occupation - all have a common denominator, namely, to achieve a definitive solution to the conflict. The current reality is entirely untenable. Israel continues to use force indiscriminately against a population that has been entirely ignored and abandoned in terms ofits struggle to enjoy its rights.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“It is time for the Council to take a firm stance in favour of peace, justice and hope for a people who are appealing for a lasting and comprehensive solution, a solution that would recognize two States: the State of Israel and the State of Palestine. That topic cannot be avoided or evaded. The Security Council is the natural forum in which to debate and find a solution to those issues. We support the action of the Palestinian authorities to assert their sovereignty. Palestine's support for various legal instruments in the field of human rights and criminal law, such as the Rome Statute, are a concrete manifestation of its commitment to respect international law. We are committed to the cause of peace in the Middle East.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“Our country advocates the immediate cessation of the settlements policy, of which the Palestinian people is the victim. The policy of demolishing Palestinian homes and constructing Israeli settlements in the occupied territories, in violation of all international legal texts, must cease. On that count, we call on the international community to exhort Israel to cease that ongoing practice. We also call for end to the process of expelling Palestinians and colonizing Palestinian land. The Security Council has been deliberating the issue of Palestine for more than 50 years, yet to date we have been unable to put a stop to the illegal situation prevailing there. We wonder how long the Security Council will continue to fail to agree on decisive action to uphold the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people to their territory.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“The central problem is that Israel, because it has the political and military support of the great centres of power, feels that it has sufficient force to undermine all attempts to reach a negotiated solution to the conflict. It feels, all the while, that it can disregard the resolutions, appeals and urgent calls of the Security Council, and even of the General Assembly. The occupying Power boycotts every peace initiative that comes along, protected by that support. That plunges the Palestinian people into a situation of tension and desperation, which may at any moment unleash a military escalation in this conflict. Israel appears to be constantly trying to engender military conflicts in order to continue to acquire more territory through the use of force.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“The children and young people in the occupied territories are the focus of constant violence. They are detained and imprisoned on an ongoing basis by the Israeli military forces merely because they are Palestinian. Once again, Israel's actions show its contempt for human rights and how it uses violence as a policy to maintain its colonial presence. Time is of the essence for the occupying Power. Time allows it to continue to implement its strategy of disregard for the human rights of the Palestinian people. The ultimate goal is to take over all the Palestinian land and to expel those who still still survive there. It will do so through its systematic settlements policy. That situation has persisted since the Nakba of 1948 until today.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“A year ago, the Gaza Strip and its population were the victims of the brutal and disproportionate Israeli military attack known as Operation Protective Edge. During the 52-day campaign Israel indiscriminately bombed the population of Gaza and destroyed its civilian installations and facilities, including schools and hospitals. As a result of that military aggression, 2,220 people were killed, including 551 children, more than 11,000 were wounded and 12,600 homes were destroyed. Venezuela calls for those responsible for those war crimes to be brought to justice so that they are held accountable for their criminal actions. The occupying Power, in addition to proceeding with the ongoing destruction of civilian infrastructure and Palestinian homes, has devoted its efforts to attacking the future of the new Palestinian generation.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“This conflict must be resolved in order for a comprehensive political process - one that will ultimately lead to a lasting peace in the region 4 to be started. More than half a century ago, with support from the colonial Powers of the time, the pillaging of lands that for centuries had been occupied the Palestinian people began. Since then the occupying Power, Israel, has been moving forward in an ongoing process of colonizing the territory, and it has done so against the backdrop of the international community's inaction, in flagrant violation of international law, the Charter of the United Nations and the right of self-determination that empowers the Palestinians to enjoy an independent State within internationally recognized 1967 borders.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“One of the fundamental problems conflict is that political instability in the Middle East has been fomented by opposing geopolitical interests and visions, which in order to fulfil political or military objectives, have funded and supported the military actions of non-State armed groups which eventually become terrorist groups. The peoples of the Middle East continue to pay a high cost in human lives and suffering, which has been the result of the opposing interests of major power brokers that deal militarily in the Middle East as if it were great chessboard. In this climate of political instability and ongoing tension, the situation of the Palestinian people and the prolonged conflict becomes fundamentally relevant.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“Foreign interventions, military invasions and interference in the internal affairs of States have triggered conflicts and wars that have undermined political stability in the region and led to the collapse of the State and its institutions in many countries in conflict. This institutional collapse and political instability have created the conditions that have allowed for the incursion of terrorist groups, which have spread their extremist and intolerant ideology and subjected the peoples of the region to unacceptable violence and brutality in their zeal to impose their world view on others.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“Mr. Ramirez Carrefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): We welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, Mr. McCully, and thank him for presiding over this important debate. We would also thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov for his briefing and wish him success in his difficult task. Our delegation aligns itself with the statement to be made by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. The conditions of political instability in the Middle East are alarming due to the high level of violence that has ravaged the region. The actions of terrorist organizations are taking on an ever-more relevant role.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“In conclusion, we believe that the international community must now support and demonstrate the same political will with a view to achieving a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East in conformity with the package of measures agreed at the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, which is necessary and of major importance in achieving peace and stability in that troubled region.”
2015-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7488 (2015) · source
“We reaffirm our full support and implementation of this historic effort with a view to achieving the welfare and progress of the Iranian people. We hope that the agreement reached will mark the beginning of a far-reaching political process that paves the way to progress towards a peaceful solution to the other conflicts taking place in the Middle East - including regarding the Palestinian issue, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and extremist terrorism - that are threatening peace and stability in the region.”
2015-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7488 (2015) · source
“We are also convinced that this instrument will contribute positively to the birth of a new phase of diplomatic relations between Iran and the States party to the agreement, based on mutual trust and respect and a collective commitment with a view to strengthening international peace and security. We are pleased that the agreements reached will in the end allow for the final lifting ofthe Security Council sanctions regime as well as other unilateral coercive measures unlawfully applied in other areas related to Iran's nuclear programme, which include measures restricting access to economic, commercial, financial, technological, energy goods and services, inter alia, which has had a negative impact on the Iranian people and other States in their cooperative relations with Iran.”
2015-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7488 (2015) · source
“The results achieved reveal the importance of political and diplomatic efforts to find a peaceful solution to the impasse, in accordance with Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations. It also shows once again that, where there is political commitment among the parties, peace and dialogue impose themselves in the face of warmongering speeches that fuel distrust and confrontation. This agreement is the triumph of diplomacy over war. The full implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action will guarantee the Islamic Republic of Iran the right to exercise its sovereign right to the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes with a view to promoting its technological and energy independence.”
2015-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7488 (2015) · source
“Mr. Ramirez Carrefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela co-sponsored and voted in favour of resolution 2231 (2015), which ratifies the agreements reached between the P5+1, the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Iran. We are convinced that through this resolution the Security Council is giving its firm backing to an important agreement that ushers in a new era in relations among the various States. Venezuela welcomes this important agreement and congratulates all the delegations that participated in the negotiations process that led to the signing of this important document - on the courage, persistence, political will and commitment they showed throughout the 18 months of intense negotiations.”
2015-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7488 (2015) · source
“In order to achieve that, it is imperative to continue the work that was begun in Dayton through the implementation of the General Framework Agreement for Peace, which was the result a political consensus among the parties involved.”
2015-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7481 (2015) · source
“We also need to bear in mind that the proposed draft resolution did not enjoy consensus support from the authorities and the peoples of the region in question, who are those who are responsible for advancing, with the support of the international community, the process of peacebuilding and ensuring political stability in the region. Given that, we believe that the draft, rather than contributing to reconciliation, would serve to exacerbate divisions between the Bosniak, Serb and Croat communities, which live together in Bosnia and Herzegovina and must work to build a common future based on peace, solidarity, dialogue and respect for human rights. The work of the United Nations should be aimed at fostering understanding among the peoples of the Balkans. It is for that reason that we are focusing on reconciliation among the parties.”
2015-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7481 (2015) · source
“In a similar vein, the aforementioned draft contains elements that had not previously been agreed on and are controversial in the United Nations, such as the concept of the responsibility to protect, which detracts from the primary responsibility of the State itself for the promotion and respect of human rights and undermines the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, including respect for sovereignty. We believe thatjustice needs to be built on a foundation of truth, and that is why we welcome the work done by the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, which is responsible for trying those responsible for atrocities in the context of the conflict that took place in the territories that made up the former Yugoslavia.”
2015-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7481 (2015) · source
“All of this calls into question both the effectiveness of international mechanisms established to prevent such atrocities as well as our own human condition. My country abstained in the voting on the draft resolution in the belief that it was not a balanced text, because it attributes full responsibility for what happened to just one party to the conflict, omitting the complexities of the situation. Venezuela believes that one cannot single out an entire people for actions carried out by extremist elements, motivated by hatred and intolerance, that hide their actions behind the flag of fervent nationalism.”
2015-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7481 (2015) · source
“Mr. Ramirez Carrefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): We would like to reiterate first and foremost that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela condemns unequivocally and robustly the genocide carried out in Srebrenica 20 years ago, as it does any crime against humanity, wherever perpetrated and irrespective of its motivation. Seventy years after the collapse of Nazism and fascism and that totalitarian ideology, after the Holocaust carried out against the Jewish people and the killing of Soviet Jews and other peoples that were victims of fascism, the world continues to witness acts of genocide and war crimes, as happened in Rwanda, Srebrenica, Iraq and Palestine and at Sabra and Shatila.”
2015-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7481 (2015) · source
“For my country, weapons of mass destruction constitute a threat to international peace and security, and their elimination is therefore a priority for all of humankind. Finally, we call on the Committee, in this crucial phase, to focus its attention on the new challenges and objectives that are arising under this new dynamic, in line with the principles of objectivity, impartiality and balance. In the area within its competence, the Committee must facilitate the ongoing negotiations. We hope that the diplomatic initiatives under way in other forums on the implementation of Iranian nuclear safeguards Will have a positive effect on the work of the Council and lead to the permanent suspension of sanctions against that brotherly country.”
2015-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7469 (2015) · source
“Venezuela believes that holding the conference on a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East, in line with the agreements achieved at the 1995 NPT Review Conference, is an extremely positive measure that would further strengthen peace and stability. As the NPT Review Conference held in May 2015 was unable to adopt an outcome document, owing to the failure to implement the agreement reached 20 years ago, we believe that the international community should not abandon its efforts to promote the denuclearization of the Middle East on the basis of agreements freely entered into between States, in accordance with the guidelines defined by the Disarmament Commission in its 1999 report (A/54/42). To that end, we call on all Member States to focus their diplomatic and political efforts on reaching such an agreement without further delay.”
2015-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7469 (2015) · source
“We therefore reiterate that article IV of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), which stipulates the inalienable right of all parties to the Treaty to continue with the research, production and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, without any discrimination whatsoever, should be fully respected. Venezuela attaches great importance to the efforts made by the international community to promote disarmament and the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. We express our full commitment to the strengthening of the international regime applicable to those issues through compliance with the obligations derived from the relevant binding legal instruments.”
2015-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7469 (2015) · source
“We are pleased that dialogue and cooperation between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have continued, as highlighted in the Agency's May 2015 report. We recognize the importance of the constructive role played by the IAEA in resolving the issues relating to Iran's nuclear programme. We hope that that cooperation will continue to be strengthened, and that the ongoing issues will be resolved, as will the measures relating to the implementation of the Joint Plan of Action. In that respect, we call on all parties involved to fulfil their respective commitments in good faith. Venezuela reaffirms the sovereign right of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the peaceful use of nuclear energy.”
2015-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7469 (2015) · source
“It once again demonstrates than when a political commitment to reach negotiated solutions, engage in dialogue and achieve peace exists, this is the optimal path for overcoming violence and militaristic discourse, especially in a region deeply affected by conflicts and extremists. The most important task in the next phase is to take advantage of this positive momentum and focus on resolving the differences through dialogue, negotiations and mutual trust. That will open a new phase in diplomatic relations with Iran, leading finally to the definitive lifting of the sanctions regime against that country, which has had negative economic and social effects on the Iranian people.”
2015-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7469 (2015) · source
“Mr. Ramirez Carrefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): I thank the presidency for convening this informative meeting on the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), whose report (see S/2015/401, annex) was presented by Ambassador Mr. Roman Oyarzun Marchesi, as Chair of the Committee. We congratulate him for his outstanding leadership of that subsidiary body. Venezuela welcomes the significant progress made regarding the Joint Plan of Action, the negotiations undertaken between the P5+l and Iran, and the commitment of all parties to continue the round of negotiations so as to achieve a broad agreement. The possibility of achieving this important agreement aimed at reaching a comprehensive settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue in the long term is a tangible option today.”
2015-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7469 (2015) · source
“We are concerned about the increase in the number of attacks on the civilian population as a result of internal conflict. The infant mortality rate has risen as a result of armed clashes, with a high number of cases involving explosives and landmines. We therefore believe that there should be an increase in assistance provided by the international community to help remove such devices, which cause so much harm to civilians, particularly children. In conclusion, we hope that through a broad and inclusive political process, peace and stability will ultimately take root in Afghanistan. That will require the joint efforts of the Afghan Government and people, with the assistance and support of the international community, in order to overcome the economic and social conditions that fuel extremism and violence.”
2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source
“We are convinced that strengthening the country's armed forces is essential to building the State so that it can effectively combat the various groups linked to terrorism and transnational organized crime operating in the country. It is vital that Afghanistan recovers all its capacites so that it can address all of its issues in a sovereign and independent way. We also welcome the efforts made by the Afghan authorities to combat the scourge of drugs, although there has been an increase in poppy cultivation. Eradication is one area where there has been considerable progress, despite the resistance of insurgent groups. The cultivation of and trafficking in drugs continues to be a key source of financing for the Taliban and other criminal and terrorist groups.”
2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source
“The reports indicate a considerable increase in the number of extremist armed groups in various parts of the country as a result of military operations in neighbouring countries, which represents a new challenge to the stability of Afghanistan. We would like to underscore the importance of the cooperation of neighbouring countries, including Pakistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran, which have played an crucial role in providing shelter to Afghan refugees affected by armed violence. We welcome the voluntary repatriation programmes for refugees that those Governments have promoted, with the assistance of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.”
2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source
“Despite that progress, the terrorist threat remains in the form of the presence of foreign terrorist fighters, who, filled with hatred and intolerance, are trying to take Afghanistan back to an earlier time. The security situation remains fragile, as noted in the report (S/2015/422) of the Secretary-General. Terrorist groups operating in Central Asia persist in their plans to destabilize the region, including Afghanistan. The presence of groups affiliated with cells of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is another demonstration of the growing threat to regional stability posed by the advance of Violent non-State actors.”
2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source
“We want to highlight the work carried out by UNAMA in terms of peacebuilding. Meetings between Afghan society and various levels of Government aimed at strengthening the people's leadership in the peacebuilding process is a major breakthrough. While recognizing their contributions, we believe that UNAMA should continue its work in full coordination with the Government. The reintegration of former combatants is one of the most important elements for efforts to build peace and political and social stability and an objective that our country warmly welcomes. In that regard, we recognize the efforts of Afghanistan to reintegrate into society more than 10,000 former combatants, who handed over approximately 7,000 weapons that they had in their possession.”
2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source
“We support the participation of women in decision-making in various Government areas to decisively combat the exclusion of women and the Violence committed against them in Afghan society. The holding ofparliamentary elections is a pending issue of particular importance for the strengthening of the State. While awaiting the electoral reforms agreed to on 21 September 2014, we encourage the Afghan Government to undertake the necessary efforts to hold those elections. One of the most important challenges facing the current Government is the economic situation, which presents great challenges, given the devastating effects of war. We therefore urge the international community to provide all necessary assistance to promote sustainable economic and social development in Afghanistan.”
2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source
“We welcome the firm commitment by the Government and the people of Afghanistan to meet the challenges facing the country with a View to strengthening peace and stability. The formation of the National Unity Government under the leadership of President Ashraf Ghani, who has made national reconciliation his goal, is a highly positive development, as it will allow the country to strengthen its institutions. In that regard, the dialogue initiated with the armed insurgents in order to reach a political agreement for peace is encouraging. Achieving peace and strengthening the political process will require the full participation of the Afghan people, including women. We therefore welcome the fact that the President has appointed four women to senior positions within the central Administration.”
2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source
“Mr. Ramirez Carrefio (Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): We wish to thank Mr. Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), and the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, Ambassador Zahir Tanin, for their statements. We join others in condemning today's terrorist attack and would like to fully support the draft press statement presented by the Spanish delegation. The Security Council must present a unified front on the issue of terrorism. We welcome the fact that the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has launched a new phase in its political process aimed at overcoming the instability caused by the successive foreign interventions of the end of last century, the consequences of which are still making themselves known.”
2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source
“To conclude, we would like to state that Venezuela will continue to offer its firm support to the efforts of the international community, including the Security Council, to protect and assist the most vulnerable groups in areas of conflict, especially girls, boys and women, in order to ensure their rehabilitation, including their physical and psychological recovery and their reintegration into society.”
2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source
“At the same time, we repudiate and condemn the indiscriminate bombing in densely populated areas and the use of weapons prohibited under international law. We urge all parties to conflict to refrain from using schools for military purposes and goals. The use of such facilities for military purposes undermines the human rights of children in terms of their right to education and constitutes an act of intolerance and barbarism. Finally, in our own region, we would like to highlight the consolidation of the progress being made by Colombia, within the framework of the ongoing peace process, with respect to the protection and reintegration of children affected by the long conflict in that brotherly country.”
2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source
“We congratulate Malaysia for taking the initiative to bring to the floor resolution 2225 (2015), which was unanimously adopted today and which our country resolutey sponsored. The inclusion of kidnapping among the criteria for inclusion in the annexes to the Secretary-General's reports had been a pending issue. We welcome the consensus achieved today among the members of the Security Council and hope that the resolution will be effectively implemented. Venezuela condemns the abduction of boys and girls in armed conflict such as those currently taking place in Africa and the Middle East. We believe such abductions should be included in the category of crimes considered by the International Criminal Court.”
2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source
“We emphasize that failure to act in accordance with the Council's resolutions on this issue - making selective use of the criteria for listing the parties in the annexes to the Secretary-General's report - saps the spirit and intent of those resolutions. That weakens and calls into question the transparency and objectivity of the mechanism that the United Nations and its Member States should employ in that respect. We support accountability for violations committed against children in armed conflicts, as the report recommends. No one should be exempt. States have the primary responsibilty to put an end to impunity and to try and punish the perpetrators of heinous crimes against children.”
2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source
“We can therefore see that the occupying Power in Palestine repeatedly violated at least three of the six criteria used to designate grave violations against children in situations of armed conflict. However, we note with concern that the military forces responsible for those acts were not included on the annexes in the Secretary-General's report this year. We ask what scale the grave violations committed by the occupying Power in Palestine against civilians, especially children, would need to reach in order to consider including the perpetrators of those violations in the annexes to the report.”
2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source
“We wonder how many more children will have to lose their lives and become martyrs to terrorism and Violent extremism before the actors with influence on the parties to the conflict understand the urgency of working decisively to find a political solution to that tragedy - a solution that should include all parties. The Secretary-General's report states that 557 Palestinian children were killed in 2014, the third highest figure in the world for that year, and that at least 4,249 boys and girls were wounded. At least 543 schools were damaged or destroyed in the State of Palestine in 2014, which is the highest number recorded in all situations of armed conflict during that calendar year.”
2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source