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Ramirez Carrefio

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“What about the massacre of the Yemeni people and the invasion of Iraq and Libya and their devastating consequences? The deaths ofmillions ofinnocent people, including hundreds of thousands of children and women; the unprecedented expansion of terrorism; violence and organized crime in the Middle East and North Africa; and one of the greatest waves of forced migration in the history of mankind are being ignored. Where are the sanctions regimes imposed on the States - on all States, without double standards - that commit flagrant violations of international law?”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7845 (2016) · source
“Likewise, those in favour of sanctions apply restrictive policies on migration to prevent citizens who are victims of armed conflict and extreme poverty from crossing borders in search ofa better life. How do we explain the fact that nations of the developed world that are members of the Council have refused to welcome more than 1,500 Syrian refugees? Meanwhile, Lebanon, a country of 4.5 million people, is sheltering more than 1.7 million Syrian refugees, equivalent to 28 per cent ofthe country's total population. That does not include the 300,000 Palestinian refugees who have been living in Lebanon for decades. We wonder why those countries are reluctant to respond to the legitimate causes of self-determination of the Palestinian and Saharawi peoples. Why does their suffering not deserve the same attention?”
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“That is disconcerting and has no reason to be, especially when the sponsors and drafters of resolutions are precisely those who were the ones to colonize these countries. This is a subject matter for reflection and open debate. Those of us from Latin America and the Caribbean will continue to work to the best of our ability to promote political solutions, motivated and grounded in the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, to all of these terrible conflicts that affect our sister countries. It is curious, however, that those who stand as strong human rights defenders use sanctions regimes to punish the peoples and Governments who are the objects of such coercive measures. These sanctions regimes infringe on elementary human rights by depriving their citizens of basic health and food needs.”
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“During this period, the Committee did not have the opportunity to receive information on the situation on the ground. While the Committee should not always agree with the Panel's evaluations, the information it provides is certainly very useful for its deliberations. In that connection, we emphasize that the Panel of Experts is an independent entity in its work and must operate strictly under the principles of impartiality and objectivity. In short, the information provided by the Panel of Experts to the Committee should be purely technical so that the latter may do the political evaluation and the respective decision-making as it considers necessary. We once again express our solidarity with our African brothers, who are the targets of more than 70 per cent of the sanctions regimes of the Security Council.”
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“Despite these advances, much remains to be done to strengthen the role of the 1591 Sanctions Committee, a subsidiary body which, due to its own dynamics, is often handcuffed and ineffective owing to its politicization, inter alia, by abuse in the use of the rule of consensus. Such abuses during the past 24 months led to the Committee being prevented from submitting its quarterly report in an open format, in this very Chamber, to the entire membership of the Organization. Similarly, the Committee was unfortunately affected by relative inactivity for approximately six months due to an inability to reach consensus on the membership of the Panel of Experts. The same occurred in the delay in the issuance of the final report of the Panel of Experts, available since December 2015 but only published in September this year.”
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“Special Representative and joint Chief Mediator Martin lhoeghian Uhomoibhi kept the Committee up to date on the situation on the ground, particularly as it concerned the mandate of that subsidiary body. including with regard to the evolution of the political process in Darfur. On the other hand, it is worth emphasizing that a fundamental aspect for our delegation has been the improvement of the working methods and transparency of that body. Therefore, at the end of our Sanctions Committee meetings we chose either to issue a press release or to distribute a note verbale to all States Members of the Organization with a brief summary of the meeting. That practice is in accordance with the provisions of the Note by the President S/2016/170, issued on 22 February 2016 under our country's presidency of the Security Council.”
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“Because the establishment of a road map was obviously inconvenient to the national interests of certain permanent members of the Security Council. Little does it seem to matter in the decisions of the Security Council what Eritrea does, the positive steps it takes or what is contained in the report of the Monitoring Group. I ask, therefore, what is the point of all the meetings and deliberations held by the Committee, if the decision ultimately depends on one or two permanent members? That is an issue that needs to be reviewed. Regarding the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan , the Chair of that subsidiary body sought to maintain smooth communication with the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur throughout the two years of our mandate.”
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“On the other hand, it acknowledged, as set out in the Group's final report (S/2016/920), that the cooperation of the State of Qatar in mediating between Djibouti and Eritrea with a View to both resolving the border issue - which is in a signed agreement between the parties - and obtaining the release of a number of prisoners of war. We welcome these advances, which were recognized as a positive element in the operation of the Committee. I understand that Qatar will continue its effective, direct and steady mediation until the resolution of the matter between the two countries. In any normal situation, those elements would have been enough - perhaps not to lift the sanctions immediately, as that would require more time, but to at least establish a road map for their future lifting. Yet even that could not be achieved. Why?”
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“Our experience as Chair of two sanctions committees has shown us that, despite repeated calls and questions about the real nature of this instrument, sanctions are still seen as an end in themselves and not a tool to solve political problems and achieve lasting peace. In many cases, the notion prevails that for some permanent members, sanctions are a mere extension of their foreign policy and national interests. In the final report I presented as Chair of the Sanctions Committee on Somalia and Eritrea, it was clear that the Committee's Monitoring Group had concluded, for the third consecutive year, that there was no indication that Eritrea was collaborating with or supporting Al-Shabaab.”
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“During the period 1991 to 1998, between 500,000 and 2 million people in Iraq were affected by the sanctions regime imposed under the guardianship of a few permanent members of the Security Council. Fortunately, much has changed after the devastating consequences of that sanctions regime. In many respects, the Security Council has learned its lesson, and today the impact of coercive measures on populations is undoubtedly lesser. However, the Council still does not seem to have grasped the notion that the sole objective of sanctions regimes is to contribute to the political solution of a conflict and achieve lasting peace, not to punish a country, whether for revenge or for the specific geostrategic reasons of one of its permanent members.”
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“Therefore, we express our solidarity and will take part in the Security Council initiative to condemn that horrendous assassination. I thank you, Mr. President, for giving us the floor at the end of our term as a Council members and of our responsibilities in the sanctions committees. On behalf of our team, I would like to begin my briefing by thanking Mr. Kelvin Ong, Chief of the Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch; Ms. Snjezana Gillingham, Secretary of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea; and Ms. Sana Khan, Secretary of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan. We also thank their respective teams for their support over these two years and for their extraordinary work in facilitating our work.”
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“Mr. Ramirez Carrefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): We associate ourselves with your words of condolences, Mr. President, and we would like to reiterate our deep dismay over the killing of Ambassador Andrey Karlov. We would also like to express all of our solidarity and support to the Russian Federation, its people, its Mission and Government. I would like to draw attention the danger of instigating campaigns of hatred against countries, as was the case with the campaign promoted for political reasons against the Russian Federation. It is a warning to understand that everything that is said and done in relation to a situation so fraught with extremist thinking, such as the situation in Syria, has unfortunate consequences.”
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“Without a doubt, the Mission plays a crucial role in supporting initiatives by the Afghan authorities to face the challenges confronting the country and to shore up the State and its political institutions. In conclusion, we would encourage the Government of Afghanistan to step up its efforts, along with the constructive support of the international community, to bring about a broad and inclusive political process that will lead to enduring peace and to ensure that the State has more control over all its territory and exercises greater sovereignty over its resources for the benefit of its people.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7844 (2016) · source
“In that regard, we would like to acknowledge the joint efforts by Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, with the aim of forming a common front against that challenge within a regional cooperation framework. We reiterate that an effective fight against drugs requires international cooperation, including from neighbouring countries and destination countries, as part of a joint responsibility to prevent, combat and eradicate that scourge. As our term on the Security Council will come to an end in just a few days, we would like to acknowledge the efforts of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan in building peace and stability in the country.”
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“Despite all of those advances in promoting women's rights, we still see violent acts against this vulnerable group, such as the one at Kandahar airport on 17 December when armed men killed five women employed in the terminal after they had previously received death threats because they wanted to exercise their right to work. That is an event that we roundly condemn and that we believe should be punished. Drug smuggling continues to be a serious threat to peace and stability in Afghanistan. The Taliban insurgency is using illegal drug trafficking to finance its terrorist activities. As we see in the report of the Secretary-General (S/2016/1049), there has been an increase in poppy production and there is a low rate of crop eradication. That is very worrisome because of the intense fighting, especially in Helmand province.”
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“Likewise, we welcome the strengthening of bilateral relations among Afghanistan, India, Iran and China, among other countries. That process is key in supporting Afghanistan in solving its complex political, security, humanitarian and economic challenges. We harbour hope that Afghanistan very soon will become a full-fledged member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a step that will favour efforts in effectively fighting terrorism and other security threats to the countries of the region. In terms of empowering women in accordance with Security Council resolution 1325 (2000), we would like to welcome highlight the work of Afghan authorities to reinforce the legal framework against the harassment of women in the workplace and the ongoing progress in women's participation in the establishment of peace and security.”
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“which represents a 15 per cent increase as compared to last year, not to mention the more serious fact that many of those children continue to be recruited as soldiers by non-State actors, in flagrant violation of international treaties, including those concerning the promotion and protection of the fundamental rights of children. Despite that terrible reality, we pay tribute to the work carried out by the Afghan Government aimed at increasing the number of child-protection units. In the context of regional cooperation, we encourage Afghan authorities to continue their talks with the Government of Pakistan to enhance trust for the benefit of both peoples and to create a common front to contribute to stability in the region.”
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“The security situation in the country has worsened because of the offensive carried out by the Taligan since September, which is a big challenge to the Afghan armed forces. Therefore, the spiral in violence has made civilians the main victims of those armed clashes. That is borne out by statistics of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, which state that 8,000 persons were affected, a figure that includes dead and wounded, as well as Afghan girls and boys, who have suffered traumas as a result of being military targets. There are some 700 dead.”
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“Furthermore, in the context of the international community's efforts to back peace and reconciliation efforts in Afghanistan, we welcome the outcome of the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan and its reaffirmation to assist that country in terms of development and financial assistance. The security situation in Afghanistan continues to be volatile because of armed clashes between the Taliban and other violent non-State actors against the Afghan security forces. That has had an adverse impact on the civilian population, who flee for their lives from regions of armed conflict. We are concerned about the 22 per cent increase in armed clashes as compared to last year. That is the highest rate of recent years. We are also concerned about the civilian casualties caused by aerial bombardment by the international coalition.”
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“Furthermore, we welcome the 29 September peace agreement between the Government of Afghanistan and Hizb-i Islami, which has now joined the national reconciliation process. We hope that important step will encourage other political forces to join efforts towards reconciliation and unity. In that regard, the 1988 Sanctions Committee, on the Taliban and associated entities, should look into possible delisting of Hizb-i Islami, since its main leader has fully rejected any terrorist links and decided to collaborate with the Government, so as to move forward in building peace in the context of the agreements reached between the Afghan Government and that group. We hope that consensus can emerge among members of the Committee to proceed in that direction.”
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“Mr. Ramirez Carreflo (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): We thank Mr. Yamamoto for his briefing and for his work, and Mr. Fedotov for his briefing. Our thanks also go to Ambassador Van Bohemen of New Zealand for his work at the healm of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011). As this is our last participation in the Council dealing with the issue of Afghanistan, we would like to express our support for the Government of Afghanistan in its quest for unity, peace and prosperity in the country given the difficult ongoing political and security situation. The revival of peace talks with the Taliban insurgents were affected because of the violent actions against the Government and against civilians.”
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“As this is our last statement as a non-permament member of the Security Council on the Palestinian question, we call on the conscience of all those present, particularly the permanent members, so that we can hear the clamor of the Palestinian people for their inalienable rights to their own State and to peaceful coexistence. We must take concrete steps forward on the difficult path towards a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”
2016-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7839 (2016) · source
“It must express support for the Middle East Quartet in order to show support for the efforts of other Member States in the Council to bring the parties together. Venezuela is ready to work on a draft resolution with Member States, such as New Zealand, to provide impetus to work urgently on this and constructively contribute to a document that reflects the consensus that exists among the members of the Council regarding the necessary condemnation of illegal Israeli settlements and the need for progress on the Palestinian question.”
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“My country, which has always supported the just Palestinian cause, will continue to advocate in this forum and others for urgent action to end the conflict at hand and put an end to the shameful and criminal occupation by Israel of Palestinian territory. As we have said on numerous occasions, and as has been repeated numerous times here in the Council, the status quo is unsustainable. We cannot continue offering excuses and preconditions on events that are the consequence of the occupation, including the desperate acts of violence, which we also condemn; or for the lack of unity among Palestinians. The Security Council must act decisively to effect change in this situation that demands and obliges both sides to come back to negotiations.”
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“We should do everything possible to promote the political process and negotiations between Israel and Palestine with a View to establishing a peaceful two-State solution, taking into account the Arab Peace Initiative and acknowledging the right of the Palestinian people to live in their own State - a full-fledged State Member of the Organization that cosexists peacefully alongside Israel, in line with the internationally recognized pre- 1967 borders and with East Jerusalem as its capital. All of this is in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the relevant General Assembly and Security Council resolutions. These are inalienable rights of the Palestinian people.”
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“In the waning days of our country's status as a non-permanent member of the Security Council, we would like to reiterate the position that we expressed on the very first day of our term on the Council, namely, that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land must end - for we all know that it is the root cause of the conflict - and that we must support the work of the Middle East Quartet and all other efforts by the international community, including initiatives by various members of the Council, such as Egypt, France and Russia, which we commend. We also welcome the holding of an international conference in January.”
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“It is unacceptable when the responsibility of the United Nations is to support the weakest party to a conflict, who is often the victim - in this case, that party is the Palestinian people. The Palestinian people have been savagely assaulted and violently punished by the occupying Power, which violates international law with impunity thanks to its military superiority and the political support it has in the Security Council. We think that the Council ought to assume its responsibility, which is common but differentiated in this case, because a large part of the Palestinian tragedy is the responsibility of the Council due to its inaction and its veto of peace.”
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“In that regard, there is a need for a Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cessation of the illegal Israeli settlements, in order to send an initial message of the unity of the Council, and thereby on an issue on which there is a broad convergence of views with respect to settlements being illegal, constituting an obstacle to peace and a factor that negatively affects the possibility of a two-State solution. We all agree that the end of the settlement policy would be an important step towards direct negotiations. We would like to say that we think it inappropriate and unjust to speak in this Chamber about disproportionate resolutions against Israel.”
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“The people of Gaza are encountering similar difficulties to those in other occupied territories regarding access to basic services and fundamental rights. All of this is due to the actions of the occupying Power. The blockade ofGaza serves to further radicalize the Palestinian population in order to maintain the division between Gaza from the West Bank. In that sombre context for Palestinians, the possibility of negotations that might lead to a peaceful, sustainable and fair two-State solution is more urgent than ever. The role of the Security Council is fundamental in moving towards the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We must therefore abandon inaction and commit ourselves to seeking effective options to achieve peace.”
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“The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, which has been blockaded and besieged by Israel, as well as in the other occupied territories, reveals a deteriorating situation characterized by continuous violence and ongoing pressure exerted by Israel, in violation of fundamental norms of international law, including international humanitarian law, so as to limit or deny access to health care, education, housing, jobs and basic services - such as water and electricity 4 and the freedom of Palestinians in the West Bank to undertake religious and cultural activities. Furthermore, the blockade in Gaza has prevented the Palestinians from even beginning to rebuild the territory after the criminal Israel aggression of 2014. The blockade has cut all links with the West Bank.”
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“In addition to the aggresion provoked by institutional authorities, Palestinians are currently suffering from the violence from more than 600,000 Israeli settlers - with the direct and implicit support of the Israeli authorities to carry out their acts of extreme Violence - who are continuing to uproot Palestinians from their own ancestral land in order to blot out the notion and the very possibility of a Palestinian State.”
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“Their health has been seriously harmed by the authorities' indifference and refusal to release them. Israel does not care about the fate ofthe Palestinian people. Its responsibility as an occupying Power is totally ignored. We therefore once again request the Council to consider the possibility of seeking concrete and expeditious measures for the effective protection of the Palestinian people from the abuses by Israel in the occupied territories, in accordance with the Fourth Geneva Convention, on the protection of Civilians. There must also be an end to impunity, which shelters those responsible for attacks, acts of aggresion, killings and violations of the human rights of Palestinians. Accountability for such reprehensible behaviour should a part of the demands to which the Israeli authorities must answer.”
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“One must also take into account the more than 7,000 Palestinians who are being held in Israelijails, including more than 500 children, for whose release we continue to call. We wonder how the permanent members of the Council can remain silent on that situation, especially those who provide Israel with political and military support while in other situations they deliver emotional statements on the subject of human rights. How is it possible to sustain such a double moral standard? Moreover, the situation of the more than 700 individuals who are suffering unjust administrative detention is of grave concern. They include the recent cases of Anas Shadid and Ahmad Abu Fara, victims of administrative detention who have been on a hunger strike for more than 50 days to protest the deplorable conditions of detention in Israeli jails.”
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“It is up to the Council to take urgent action to condemn illegal settlements and demand and require that Israel end this illegal expansionist policy. Furthermore, the Israeli authorities have insisted on their intent to crush the will of the Palestinians by ongoing violations of their most fundamental basic rights in the occupied territories and in the Gaza Strip, which has been under siege and blockaded by Israel. Israel has made disproportionate and indiscriminate use of force through its military and security forces, with lethal consequences, including more than 220 Palestinian fatalities since October 2015 and more than 7,000 Palestinians wounded by real ammunition and rubber bullets fired by the Israeli forces. That violence has not subsided.”
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“The aggression of the Israeli Government against the Palestinian people through the expropriation of land, the forced displacement and expulsion of Palestinians, the demolition of Palestinian infrastructure and homes and attempts to retroactively legalize Israeli settlements in the West Bank is a clear demonstration of an extremist and aggressive policy launched by the Israeli Government and supported by the colonist sectors of public opinion in Israel that see the annexation of Palestinian territory as a fact on the ground, thereby undermining of the two-State solution and the viability of a Palestinian State. Approximately 700 Palestinian homes have been destroyed this year by the occupying Power, while plans to expand settlements and construction have not ceased.”
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“The occupying Power, Israel, remains intransigent and not only continues its pernicious and unjust occupation of Palestine, but also the expansion of its territory through the expropriation of land legitimately held by Palestinians and the building of settlements.”
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“We believe that the Organization's ethical commitment to the Palestinians and the responsibility of the Security Council in maintaining peace and security compel us to insist more forcefully, in this body, that it take steps to move the peace process forward, ensure that the Council continues to be actively and constructively involved in the process to achieve a just and lasting solution to the conflict and restore hope to those who are suffering from the brutal occupation that United Nations will honour its moral debt towards the Palestinian people. Otherwise, this meeting will be nothing other than an exercise in diplomatic rhetoric. We believe the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is at a total impasse.”
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“During our term as a non-permanent member of the Security Council, we have witnessed with frustration the disregard of continual appeals by Venezuela and other Council members, as well as numerous Member States and the international community in general, for the Security Council to take decisive action and adopt a unified position promoting peace, the end of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, the lifting of the blockade on the Gaza Strip and the settlement of the conflict through the two- State solution.”
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“In the context of the various complex and tragic events now taking place in the Middle East, which continue to be a source of deep concern for the international community, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela will focus its statement today - which will probably be the last in the Security Council - on the Palestinian question, one of the most unjust and tragic situations that even the United Nations has not been able to resolve. It is one of the deepest and most influential with regard to the other problems and tensions affecting that afflicted region. Moreover, it is a long-standing issue that we have not be able to resolve. So far it has been a massive failure of the Security Council, above all of the permanent members, who through their veto or their silence have encouraged Israeli violence against the Palestinian people.”
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“Mr. Ramirez Carrefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): Out the outset, I thank His Excellency Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing, reporting the lack of progress and the contradictions of the Organization with regard to the Palestinian question. I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the dedication of the Secretary-General to peace in the Middle East and his firm commitment to the women, men and children who have suffered because of the conflicts affecting the region.”
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“We - and, in particular, nuclear- weapon States and those who have not acceded to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty - must all commit to adopting a convention that prohibits, once and for all, the development, stockpiling, production and use of these weapons of mass destruction.”
2016-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7837 (2016) · source
“We therefore believe that this debate is of particular importance in moving forward the work in the area of disarmament and non-proliferation wherein multilateral diplomacy has been affected by the lack of concrete progress. In that regard, we hope that in the near future a nuclear- weapon-fee zone can be established in the Middle East given the political and military complexity of that region in particular. In conclusion, we point out that, as we have been able to ban chemical and biological weapons, and as we continue to work together to ensure that weapons of mass destruction never fall into the hands of non-State actors, including terrorists, we must not let up in our efforts to achieve the prohibition of nuclear weapons.”
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“Latin America and the Caribbean have championed the cause of nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament, as attested to by their status as the first nuclear-weapon-free zone in a populated part of the world, as stipulated in the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean, known as the Treaty of Tlatelolco, ratified in 1967, as well as its declaration as a zone of peace made during the second Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States in Havana in 2014. All ofthat underscores the firm commitment ofLatin American and Caribbean countries to disarmament with the goal of contributing to the maintenance of international peace and security.”
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“The development, stockpiling, production and use of chemical and biological weapons were banned by the international community many years ago. Nevertheless, to date we do not have a similar convention in the nuclear domain. In that regard, it is necessary to point out that the most effective measure to prevent nuclear weapons from reaching the hands of Violent non-State actors, including terrorist groups, is through the complete elimination of such nuclear arms.”
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“However, it is important to bear in mind that resolution 1540 (2004) is only one element of the architecture of the non-proliferation regime and the elimination of weapons of mass destruction that complements the legal framework in the area originating from the relevant conventions such as the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction and the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction. Despite such progress in that area, further efforts are needed to strengthen the agenda of the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in order to prevent terrorist groups from using those systems.”
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“Technical and financial assistance that has been requested by States is the main pillar of resolution 1540 (2004), and we must work together to ensure that it is truly in sync with the needs of countries, particularly those of developing countries.”
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“The international community must therefore strengthen measures to prevent information and communication technologies from being used for purposes contrary to international peace and security and development, in the understanding that this effort would not impinge in any way on right to freedom of expression and opinion in a responsible manner and in accordance with relevant international legal instruments. We are convinced that the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) can be truly effective only to the extent that it contributes to the development and strengthening of the capacities of all States rather than only those of a privileged few, and to the strengthening of mechanisms of interaction and cooperation with regional and subregional organizations.”
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“Moreover, in taking into account that the deep Web allows for a variety of non-State actors, including terrorists, to communicate among themselves securely and exchange goods and services, we realize that we are facing a dangerous vehicle for the use of weapons of mass destruction. Unfortunately, non-State actors, as well as certain Powers and intelligence services, continue to use information and communications technologies to promote the destabilization and overthrow of Governments through the Internet, which is conducive to the proliferation and expansion of terrorist groups, such as Da'esh and others.”
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“With the development of new drones that have the capacity to carry more weight, we can imagine the increased use of drones as improvised aerial explosive devices by non-State actors. In fact, we know that the Islamic State already has drones, and it is using them to carry out sporadic attacks on the ground. Among those technologies, there is also the so- called dark web, with hundreds of millions ofweb pages that are beyond the reach of common citizens and are being used by big corporations, intelligence services and State actors, among others. The information available in that network, which is used to host multiple markets for illegal goods, including weapons and chemical and biological substances, includes information that violates countries' security.”
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“The risk is greater when Governments, intelligence services and large technology corporations allow the flow or transfer of such technologies to violent non-State actors. That is why the adoption of resolution 2325 (2016) is so important to reducing that risk. Drones are among the technologies that have seen significant development in recent years. The drone industry has developed at such a rapid rate that the old regulations restricting the proliferation of such devices have become obsolete. Even in their military applications, they have become an instrument making it possible to Violate the sovereignty of countries and to secretly carry out military operations and select attacks. In addition, the drones that are currently being used for civilian purposes can also be used to disperse deadly chemical and biological agents.”
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