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Ramirez Carrefio

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“In this way, we will ensure that agreements resulting from resolutions, declarations, discussions and multilateral and direct negotiations go beyond the population in question and open the way in 2017, "the year of peace", in the words of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, for the end of the occupation, in accordance with resolution 242 (1967), and the emergence of a Palestinian State on an equal footing with all the nations of the world.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“Not only do we reiterate the importance and the need for the members of the Organization and the Security Council, the organ responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security, to remain attentive to future developments in the Israeli- Palestinian conflict and to be an element of support and assistance for the parties as they search for peace, but we do so with special emphasis on the importance of defending the weaker party, namely, the occupied Palestinian people.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“Israel must heed the calls of so many in the international community for the resumption of an open and honest political discussion with the Palestinian Authority based on the existence of two States in order to initiate a process that will put an end to the tragedy of the Palestinian people, that will put an end to the illegal occupation of its territory, and that will put an end to put an end to one of the greatest abuses committed against a people in the contemporary history of the world. Venezuela is waiting for Israel to listen. Venezuela expects Israel to cease its arrogance and violence. Venezuela expects and demands that Israel shall cease to violate the human rights of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, including more than 700 children in Israeli prisons.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“We welcome the goodwill of the States and organizations that attended the Conference, and we reiterate our support for that collective effort to achieve peace in the Middle East, as well as the work of the Middle East Quartet and initiatives from countries like Egypt and Russia that seek to promote political processes and conversations between Israel and Palestine, with a View to reaching agreements on the basis ofthe two-State solution, which should take into account the Arab Peace Initiative, the terms adopted at the Madrid Peace Conference and the relevant resolutions of the United Nations. We believe that Israel must stop turning its back on international law and we demand that it do so.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“We note the total consistency between the points agreed in the joint statement adopted at the Paris Conference and the provisions of resolution 2334 (2016), which shows that the Council's document fully reflects the concerns of the international community regarding the conflict and its willingness to seek short-term solutions that do not eliminate the possibility of reaching a political solution in the form of a two-State solution. We also commend the fact that the statement adopted in Paris noted the importance of providing ongoing financial support to the Palestinian Authority so that it can build the necessary infrastructure for a viable Palestinian economy.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“In that regard, we welcome France's diplomatic efforts, which culminated in the convening of 70 countries on 15 January at the Paris Middle East Peace Conference, in which Venezuela participated with the strong desire to join its voice with others who called for ajust, lasting and comprehensive solution to the conflict, based on the existence of two States, Israel and Palestine - as a full-fledged United Nations Member and with East Jerusalem as its capital - living in peace within secure and internationally recognized pre-1967 borders.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“Nevertheless, Venezuela hopes that the Security Council will continue to do its utmost to achieve the effective implementation of that crucially important resolution, which includes the requirement that Israel immediately and totally cease all illegal settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and that measures be adopted to safeguard the Palestinian people from the continued violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the occupied Palestinian territory, which have been occurring for 50 years, and in the Gaza Strip, which for almost 10 years has been subject to an inhumane and brutal blockade by Israel. The two-State solution continues to be the only possible way to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“In that context, we regret the Violent, threatening and arrogant reaction of the Israeli Government to resolution 2334 (2016). Instead of heeding and complying with the Council's resolutions and mandates, as called for in the Charter of the United Nations, that Government continues to defy the international community, declaring that there will be more settlements and threatening those countries that continue to insist on the two-State solution and on compliance with international law.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“Our statement will focus on the Palestinian question, as that protracted conflict continues to be a significant source of tension in the complicated panorama that prevails in that region. Resolution 2334 (2016), of23 December 2016, which condemns the illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, was adopted by consensus and co-sponsored by my country at the end of our term in the Security Council as a non-permament member, and has undoubtedly contributed to bringing to the attention of the international community the terrible impact of the occupation of Palestinian territory on the hundreds of thousands of men, women and children whose daily lives and most fundamental rights are compromised by the illegal Israeli policies, the occupying Power, which arrogantly and cruelly oppresses them and denies them their right to exist in a sovereign, independent and viable State.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“Mr. Ramirez Carrefio (Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): We would like to thank you, Mr. President, and your delegation for having convened this extremely important open debate in the light of recent events and the persistent situation in the Middle East. We also express our gratitude to the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, for his briefing. We convey our appreciation and support for his tireless efforts in the quest for just and sustainable political solutions that will help bring the conflict to an end and achieve peace in that tumultuous region. Venezuela sees terrorism as one of the major threats and destabilizing elements in the region. In that regard, we categorically condemn all terrorist acts and groups, whoever its perpetrators may be and whatever its goals.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“We therefore acknowledge the contribution of those who have participated in this historic outcome, especially Egypt, New Zealand and the countries that sponsored the resolution. Venezuela reaffirms its unyielding commitment to peace, international security and the Palestinian cause. We will remain vigilant with regard to the evolution of the inescapable task of helping to bring about a negotiated peaceful settlement of the conflict, as provided for in Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations. Similarly, we will support in other forums all the efforts and initiatives directed to realizing the two- State solution in accordance with international law.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7853 (2016) · source
“We repudiate the violence of extremist settlers against the Palestinian population and the policies of the occupying Power that subject Palestinian men, women and children to prison and illegal administrative detention. We call once again for the release of all children who are unfairly languishing in Israeli jails. Clearly, much remains to be done to reverse this negative situation and ensure that Israel complies with its obligations as an occupying Power. However, we recognize that today's decision opens a space needed for resuming dialogue and negotiation as the only means of resolving a conflict that has marked the history of the Middle East for almost 70 years. We are pleased that at the end of our term in the Security Council, the Council has today had the vision and the courage to adopt this resolution.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7853 (2016) · source
“Therefore, it is becoming increasingly critical for Israel to assume its responsibilities and comply with the resolutions of the Security Council and the General Assembly urging it to put an end to a pernicious practice that denies the human rights of the Palestinian population. Furthermore, Venezuela reiterates its condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, no matter who the authors may be and what their motives are. With the same emphasis, we condemn the continued violation of the most basic rights of the Palestinian population in the occupied territories and in Gaza, which continues to be blockaded and besieged by Israel, through the indiscriminate and disproportionate use of force by Israeli military and security troops.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7853 (2016) · source
“It is therefore necessary for Israel, the occupying Power, to put an end to the policies derived from the prolonged occupation of the territories of the State of Palestine, as well as the inhumane blockade of the Gaza Strip, which has lasted for almost a decade and is a flagrant violation of international law. Those are essential conditions for consolidating what we have achieved today and for moving forward towards a political solution in which Palestine, as a full member of the United Nations and with East Jerusalem as its capital, can live peacefully with Israel,within secure, internationally recognized pre-1967 borders. The members of the Council have recognized that illegal settlements are a systematic obstacle to the peace process and a threat to the two-State solution.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7853 (2016) · source
“Furthermore, the United Nations and the Security Council have the moral obligation to support the Palestinian cause, as they are deeply responsible for the tragedy and Nakba of the Palestinian people. That is why they must adopt all the resolutions they can to protect the weakest and force Israel to abide by international law and openly enter into a peace process based on the existence of two States. The resolution we have adopted today is a first step on the path to a peaceful negotiated solution between Palestine and Israel with the support of the international community.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7853 (2016) · source
“There is an urgent need to respond decisively to the greatest challenge to the two-State solution - the continued expansion of illegal Israeli settlements on the occupied territory of the State of Palestine. Illegal settlements violate international law and the rights of the Palestinian people by depriving them of their land, destroying their homes and means of subsistence, restricting their free movements and undermining their right to social and economic development. That is why the Council must speak categorically against this terrible problem. The United Nations, the General Assembly and the Security Council have the obligation and mandate to defend peace and international law.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7853 (2016) · source
“Mr. Ramirez Carrefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela welcomes the adoption of resolution 2334 (2014) in the conviction that it represents a unique opportunity to advance the peace process and restore trust between the parties, while allowing the Security Council to abandon its habitual inaction by engaging it in building an environment conducive to negotiations between the parties that take into consideration the aspirations and concerns of both and that upholds the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to a free, sovereign and independent State in accordance with General Assembly resolution 181 (11). Of course, this resolution represents a mere first step, but it is a step in the right direction. This conflict is extremely complex and fraught with obstacles.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7853 (2016) · source
“That is why the Council, as a representative of the international community and the guarantor of international peace and security, must act in a spirit of unity, approving the text submitted today. Today the world has its eyes on the Security Council. It has placed its hopes in its members working for peace, aware that history willjudge our actions with gratitude if we can contribute, even in a small way, to relaunch a political process. We are opening the path for new generations of Israelis and Palestinians to have the opportunity to build a peaceful world.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7853 (2016) · source
“The proposing countries represent diverse regions of the world. We felt encouraged because of the emerging consensus on the issue of settlements. All member countries recognize that illegal settlements are an obstacle to the peace process and a threat to the two-State solution. Our actions are also a response to the many calls of the members of the Council, the Secretary-General himself, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, the Quartet, other member States and prominent stakeholders, in the framework of overcoming the obstacles facing the Palestine-Israel peace process. We are on the threshold of a historic decision, which could represent the beginning of a new phase in the peace process after almost four decades of failed attempts.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7853 (2016) · source
“Venezuela acknowledges the efforts made by the Council to hold this meeting, especially on the part of those countries that have called an for open, transparent and frank discussion in this body and for action by the Council that would revitalize the peace process, as well as the countries that have presented initiatives aimed at emerging from the stalemate. Special mention must be made of the tireless efforts of Egypt and the support of the Arab League in achieving effective progress in dealing with the Palestinian question. We also wish to thank and acknowledge the Spanish presidency of the Security Council for its continued availability to facilitate the holding of this meeting, and New Zealand, for having been the driving force that enabled this draft resolution to be submitted before the end of the year.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7853 (2016) · source
“I believe that the draft resolution is a balanced text that reaffirms the right of both countries to coexist peacefully within the internationally secure pre-l967 borders, pursuant to resolution 242 (1967) and the norms of international law, and bearing in mind the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice of9 July 2004 (see A/ES-lO/273). At the same time, this proposal objectively addresses with the problem of settlements and their destabilizing effects on the region, and condemns the violence against the civilian population, no matter who the perpetrators might be and regardless of their motives.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7853 (2016) · source
“The decision to present this draft resolution to the Council responds to the pressing, urgent need for this body to speak out on the worrying situation in the occupied Palestinian territories as a result of the continued illegal expansion of Israeli settlements, which today represent the most serious threat to the possibility of the political solution of two States. When we submitted this proposal, we were motivated by the firm commitment to reverse this dangerous trend in order to safeguard the interests of the Palestinian people and the viability of their State and to revitalize the peace process, which has been at a standstill for more than 20 years. It is high time for the Security Council to shoulder the great responsibility it has in the origin and the continuation of this conflict.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7853 (2016) · source
“Mr. Ramirez Carrefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): We wish to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this important vote on a draft resolution (S/2016/1100) that well may well be historic as a contribution to peace. Our country, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, together with Malaysia, New Zealand and Senegal, decided to co-sponsor and call for a vote on this draft resolution on the peace process in the Middle East, especially on the issue of the illegal Israeli settlements.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7853 (2016) · source
“They are a pressing responsibility for the Organization if we want to see its noble purposes and principles become a reality.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“In addition, I would like to add that the nature of both crimes and the measures aimed at their effective prevention and eradication in the context of armed conflict also requires forms of broadened democratic discussion that ensures the full participation of Member States, with the goal of coordinating and establishing synergies together with the various entities of the United Nations that have a remit in that area and with different regional and subregional mechanisms. To conclude, Venezuela would like to reiterate its commitment to contribute to strengthening the institutional, administrative and judicial instruments that are key in the fight to eradicate those horrendous and barbaric crimes against humanity, which are an affront to civilization and to the modern world.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“Resolution 2332 (2016), adopted today by consensus in the Security Council, is an extraordinary and concrete contribution by the Security Council on this topic for those situations of armed conflict that we were discussing. Also, it clearly points to the need to have better strategic coordination of efforts in order to prevent trafficking in persons and sexual violence and also to confront it, in line with efforts to combat violent extremism, which could lead to terrorism.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“We believe that we have sound legal instruments at hand that could make it possible for us to combat the crime of trafficking in human beings and also to cover situations of armed conflict. An example is the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocol to prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children. That is an instrument that has almost reached universal membership. We also have the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, including provisions pertaining to examining this problem in situations of conflict. In 2017, there will be a full review of that Plan of Action. It will be an ideal opportunity to strengthen the Plan and to address the challenges that we are currently dealing with.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“Venezuela is in favour of effective accountability for all forms of sexual violence. Exemplary sanctions should be applied to all instigators and perpetrators of those crimes, including the adoption of targeted sanctions, in accordance with the mechanisms established by the Security Council. Just as important is the establishment and the scaling-up of national institutional capacities related to justice, health care and social welfare systems in countries in situations of armed conflict and post- conflict, so that, while fully respecting the sovereignty of the States concerned, we can develop and build their capacities with the goal of providing due attention to the victims.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“While we need to confront the criminal mafias that engage in human trafficking and take advantage of the tragedy of millions of human beings, we must also act in a coherent political and moral way, without encouraging armed conflicts that are based on economic and geopolitical interests. In that way, we can avoid the tragic consequences that we want to eradicate today, but which were not given due consideration when some countries irresponsibly supported military aggression in Iraq, Libya and now in Syria. In the Security Council we need to expend a huge effort to put a stop and to rectify the irreparable suffering of millions of people and the destruction of entire societies. We believe that accountability is one of the most important aspects related to the prevention ofthis kind of crime. We cannot accept impunity for this kind ofcrime.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“The best way to do that is to fully respect the standards and provisions of international law and the relevant resolutions of the Council and the General Assembly relating to the prohibition on providing weapons and financial and logistical support to such non-State violent groups, who often become terrorist groups. That way we can effectively decrease their operational capacity and, consequently, reduce the number of various crimes related to trafficking in persons and sexual violence. Ending trafficking in persons and sexual violence in armed conflicts means being fully committed to resolving armed conflicts wherever such crimes occur.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“All the information we have available to us clearly points to the fact that the training, equipping and promotion of non-State actors, whose actions are based on violent extremism, are aimed at promoting the break- up of States for political reasons and the creation of such groups as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham, the Al-Nusra Front and the Army of Conquerors. They also facilitate the commission of various atrocities, war crimes and crimes against humanity against the population, in particular against the most vulnerable groups, such as women and children. In that regard, we once again demand that all actors in the international community prevent those kinds of crimes.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“Venezuela recognizes that trafficking in persons and sexual violence are being used by some extremist and terrorist groups as a terror tactic and also to finance this scourge. Moreover, the enslavement and trafficking of women and children demonstrates their absolute disregard towards women and their intolerance and hatred of other races, cultures and religions. It is the clearest sign of the brutal and despicable nature of those extremist groups, which will have to be brought to justice.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“In the Global Report on Trafi'icking in Persons, published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in 2014, it was acknowledged that, prior to the year 2011, when the Syrian conflict began, it was very rare to identify victims of trafficking of Syrian nationality. In the briefing given by Mr. Fedotov a year ago he stated that since the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant began its uprising in the north of the country, victims of trafficking from Iraq and Syria have been more frequently identified in various parts of the world. The report of the Secretary-General on sexual violence in armed conflicts (S/2016/361) highlighted the fact that in the past two years sexual violence has been increasingly linked to the strategic, ideological and financial objectives of extremist and terrorist groups.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“Nevertheless, it is necessary to highlight that the reasons for and causes that promote this type of crime - and the fact that extremist and terrorist groups use trafficking in persons and sexual violence as part of their strategic goals and to finance their criminal activities - have been exacerbated in recent years due to situations of armed conflict in various regions of the world, such as the Middle East and North Africa, and in particular in Iraq, Syria, Libya and the Sahel. In the case of the latter, due to the destruction of the social fabric of the Sahel region of Africa, terrorism has been spread throughout the Lake Chad basin by groups such as Boko Haram, which operate in various countries.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“In addition to the horrors of armed conflict, they are victims of trafficking and sexual violence: crimes that attack human dignity in the most perverse of ways and, depending on the circumstances, constitute flagrant violations of international humanitarian law and international conventions on human rights and on transnational organized crime. Trafficking in persons is a transnational crime from which no country is exempt.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“The information provided by today's briefers and Nadia Murad Basee Taha's wrenching testimony in particular could not have been more eloquent or revealing. Her sad experience regarding the murder of her family and the situation in her village demonstrate the brutal nature of the war taking place in the Middle East. It is unacceptable to us that human beings are used by criminal and terrorist groups as spoils of war. We are witnessing a tragedy that is being experienced by thousands of people, especially women and children.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“Roman Oyarzun Marchesi, who, along with the Spanish team, has done excellent work during your membership of the Security Council. We also appreciate the briefings given by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Mr. Yury Fedotov and Ms. Zainab Hawa Bangura. We especially wish to thank Ms. Ameena Saeed Hasan and Ms. Nadia Murad Basee Taha for their courage and for reminding us once again today of the consequences and trauma experienced by victims of war and terrorism, in this case in one of its most perverse forms: trafficking in persons and sexual violence. Venezuela furthermore wishes to align itself with the statement to be delivered by the delegation of the Kingdom of Bahrain on behalf of the Group of Friends against Trafficking in Persons.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“Mr. Ramirez Carrefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): First of all, I would like to reiterate our expressions of solidarity and condolences to the Government and the people of the Russian Federation folowing the brutal assassination of their Ambassador, Andrey Karlov ,yesterday in Turkey. We call for an end to hate speech against the Russian Federation regarding the situation in the Middle East. We are honoured by your presence, Sir, Mr. Mariano Rajoy Brey, as President of the Government of Spain, at this important open debate. This is the final debate in which we will participate as a non-permanent member of the Security Council. We also wish to express our warmest congratulations for the work of your Ambassador, Sir, Mr.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“We thank the Organization and the membership from here forward, keeping open the doors to our country and to our Permanent Mission and giving our enduring support as we enter into a new agenda of commitments in favour of social struggles, the fight against poverty and the true democratization of the Organization.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7845 (2016) · source
“We would also like to thank the representatives of the members of the Security Council and their respective teams for the working relationship that we have built over the last two years. Despite our diverging, and sometimes even conflicting, points of View, respect prevailed for the people and the countries they represent. Lastly, we extend our acknowledgement to all the Member States that accompanied us without fail and in the spirit of solidarity, the Secretariat staff and the support staff of the Security Council, with whom we developed a very fluid and constructive cooperation.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7845 (2016) · source
“It must promot political and peaceful solutions to the armed conflicts in Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Libya. Such conflicts stem from interventism and military aggression that provoke destabilization through the proliferation of terrorist groups that are used to overthrow Governments. All of that is to the detriment of the human rights of the people of those countries - the men, women, young people and children who are suffering the consequences of those terrible conflicts and awaiting proper action from this Council, in keeping with its mandate, and who want to be taken into account. To conclude, we would like to thank Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon for his tireless efforts in promoting the objectives of the Organization in the sphere of international peace and security and the development of human rights.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7845 (2016) · source
“In the case of Western Sahara, the last colony in Africa, there must be an end to the practice that prevents the consideration of that important matter in a public meeting, with a view to promoting a broad discussion - which happens with other issues - that would push the Council to move towards a referendum on self-determination, as established by resolution 690 (1991), with the support of the United Nations and the African Union, to enable the Saharawi people to freely choose their future. On another line of thought, we call on the Council to avoid the harmful trend of dealing with items that fall outside of its purview and correspond to other bodies, in particular to the General Assembly. The Security Council must stay vigilant, given the very serious conflicts that are impacting the regions of North Africa and the Middle East.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7845 (2016) · source
“Complying with the responsibility of this organ to maintain international peace and security means that we must draw attention to those unresolved cases that require decisive and urgent action by the Council. The Palestinian issue and the colonial situation of Western Sahara must no longer be silenced conflicts in the Council, products of the policy of double standards. It is necessary for the Council to speak out once and for all through a resolution on ending the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory and its related policies with a View to this body complying with its mandate of effectively contribute to the achievement of the two- State solution, where Palestine and Israel can live side by side in peace, within the pre-1967 internationally safe and recognized borders.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7845 (2016) · source
“The United Nations is entering a crucial stage next year, both for the importance of making real progress in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the very serious humanitarian and security crises that are unfolding. At the same time, with Antonio Guterres assuming the position of Secretary-General - and we wish him the best of luck in the upcoming years - we hope that there will be an effective improvement in the working methods of this Organization, in particular of the Security Council, for the sake of greater transparency and democratization. In that connection, a thorough review of the performance of the sanctions committees, as soon as possible, is needed. Very briefly, I would like to mention a few pending tasks of the Security Council.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7845 (2016) · source
“I am proud to say today that the work has been completed, also thanks to the tireless efforts and professionalism of a committed working team that, with the support of those present, was able to complete the ambitious task. We speak out on important global problems that many others, with significant power and influence, ignore. At the same time, we contribute in a modest and dignified fashion from our position, reaffirming the importance of promoting a more just and inclusive world, a more democratic United Nations and a Security Council that can, many times, truly fulfil its role in peacefully resolving conflicts that compromise international peace and security.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7845 (2016) · source
“Respect for the sovereignty and self-determination of peoples as a principle, denouncing the real causes of the crisis of refugees and migrants, the growing expansion of terrorism and its promoters, induced wars, preventive diplomacy and peacebuilding in post-conflict areas, the role of regional organizations, disarmament, the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to their free self-determination, the Saharawi cause, the war against the Syrian people: among many current affairs of crucial importance, these were the pillars of our actions during the last two years, both in public positions and in negotiations. Throughout, we embraced the principles of the Bolivarian foreign policy that was promoted by President Chavez, such as solidarity, integration and the vision of the countries of the South.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7845 (2016) · source
“From the very outset, Venezuela took on the intensive work in the framework of the Council's agenda with a sense of utmost responsibility and a constructive attitude. That led us to take positions on matters of vital importance for today's world, matters that require the international community's urgent attention with a view to peacefully resolving the armed conflicts and the situations of poverty and fear of millions of people around the world. We were, and are, always ready to condemn the structural causes of conflicts, such as poverty and social exclusion, to help achieve real and sustainable solutions to such problems.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7845 (2016) · source
“Of equal relevance is the establishment of specified limits for the duration of the work of the committee, considering that we cannot place a country under a sanctions regime indefinitely, without taking into account the cooperation of that State and the opinions of the groups of experts. In that regard, we should avoid the biased use of the assessments of the groups of experts by some permanent members that sometimes accept or reject, as convenient, the points of View and guidelines of the panels of experts that assist the committees. What is required in sanctions cases is constant review to help the country to achieve an end to the conflict, and not to supervise the country or to administer it under a permanent sanctions regime.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7845 (2016) · source
“That also applies to aspects related to finances, budgets and all other decisions of countries concerned. We also suggest that the Council continuously consult with countries of the region, neighbours of the States under a sanctions regime, as they can play a positive role in achieving a solution, bearing in mind that at the same time, those countries are also affected by the adverse consequences resulting from sanctions. The experience in these committees has highlighted the need to address those matters in public meetings ofthe Security Council, with the participation of the States concerned.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7845 (2016) · source
“In light of our consideration of the role of sanctions committees, and bearing in mind the similar assessments of them by other chairs of subsidiary bodies, it would be advisable for the Council to consider giving the chairs greater freedom in the preparation and issuance of reports to prevent their possible blocking through the abusive application of the consensus rule. We also propose the establishment of the post of ombudsman to examine with greater justice and due process the inclusion on or exclusion from the sanctions list of persons or entities that are linked to a conflict situation. Furthermore, we recommend that the Security Council end its dangerous trend of controlling the management of natural resources of sanctioned countries.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7845 (2016) · source