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Ramirez Carrefio

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first: 2015-01-19
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“In the process of our Bolivarian revolution, they have taken very important steps in the legal and constitutional context aimed at achieving gender equality at all levels regarding the functionality of our State's society. At the global level, women should be working in and benefitting from equal conditions and opportunities in the development of peace and they should be included in an equal way. They have wrought change. In the aforementioned historical process, we reiterate our country's commitment to continue to work with determination in following the noble goal of paying the historical debt of humankind back to women.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source
“That includes those staff who have not been formally deployed on such missions. In accordance with the provisions of resolution 2272 (2016), we support the zero-tolerance policy regarding any sexual violence that is committed by members of peacekeeping operations or military missions under the mandate of and supported by the Security Council. The United Nations should serve as an example of coherence regarding the importance of preventing such acts, particularly regarding the accountability of all personnel of the Organization and international armed forces who have been authorized by this body and who commit such crimes. We reassert our firm belief that women can be major players in ensuring the emancipation of our people. In our country women play a vital role in constructing society.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source
“In that regard, we repeat our appeal regarding the texts and resolutions of the Council relating to the prohibition against the provision of arms or financial and logistic support to such groups, so that we can neutralize their operational capacities and the horrendous practices of sexual exploitation and violence. We reiterate our appeal to the international community to strategically coordinate efforts to prevent sexual violence. There must be a common front linking all possible efforts to prevent extremist violence and terrorism. We must also reiterate our categorical condemnation of all incidents of sexual abuse and exploitation committed by foreign armed forces, police or civilians deployed by the Organization in peacekeeping operations and special political missions.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source
“There is also the situation of women and girls in the Palestinian occupied territories, where they are victims of disproportionate and constant violence, assassinations and detentions. Other conflicts, such as those in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen, have made women and girls the targets of hate, violence and armed attacks, all of which represent flagrant violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law. We cannot accept impunity in the face of such crimes. Venezuela advocates assigning accountability for all forms of sexual violence, and there should be exemplary sentences handed down to those found responsible for such crimes.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source
“One of the other challenges facing the international community today is the high level of violence and sexual abuse used as tools of war by terrorist groups in the Middle East and Africa, particularly the so- called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Jaysh al-Islam, Al-Qaida, the Al-Nusra Front, Boko Haram and all other associated armed groups. Thousands of women and girls have been victims of atrocities and crimes committed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, particularly those who fall into ethnic and religious minorities. Boko Haram has perpetrated more than 2,000 kidnappings of children, 276 of whom continue to be missing. It is unacceptable that women and girls throughout the world continue to be considered the loot of war. It infringes upon their human condition and is shameful.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source
“It has been shown that, with respect to peace and security, the percentage of aid given to promoting gender equality and equity is very low. It is much less than what we need in order to meet our commitments in that area. A fundamental aspect of meeting those commitments is the provision of sufficient resources to create resilience in zones of conflict and post-conflict - in particular, training and increasing the national institutional capacities regarding gender, justice, health and social welfare, and the empowerment and training needed for the preparation and implementation of national action plans on women and peace and security.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source
“The bolstering of efforts aimed at ensuring the effective implementation of resolutions dealing with women and peace and security demands effective coordination on the part of the States concerned, the various relevant offices of the United Nations under their respective mandates, and the various regional and subregional mechanisms that deal with the issue. In advancing those efforts and initiatives we should take into account the participation of women in each of the national contexts and conflicts. We should consider the prevailing political models and the social, cultural and religious models of each society in order to find the most appropriate way to address the issue. We ought to consider specific contexts and build models that can be fine-tuned to each of those contexts.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source
“We must therefore prevent exclusionary paradigms and stereotypes that ignore the cultural and ethical diversity and richness of our world. Women cannot continue be the obj ect of manipulation; they must not be treated as objects used to advance commercial, military or political goals. We are convinced that the participation and contribution of women at all levels and stages and in areas related to conflict resolution are vital to preventing such conflicts and to achieving lasting peace. There can be no international peace and security if the half of the population that is represented by women and girls is not included and taken into consideration.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source
“Venezuela urges the international community to continue working on dealing with exclusion, inequality and the various forms of sexual violence against women and girls during armed conflicts. Such inexcusable instances of violence only reflect and exacerbate the disequilibrium and imbalance that women and girls are already subject to in periods before armed conflicts. During armed conflicts, those problems generate specific vulnerabilities that require urgent action and the highest possible political commitment. We believe that it is a priority to address the underlying causes that lead to the feminization of poverty and the lack of opportunities regarding access to health care, jobs, and political and economic participation.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source
“The report presented this year (S/2016/822) illustrates the fact that there has been some progress in specific aspects of the agenda on women and peace and security. An example is the increase in the number of peace agreements that have specific provisions relating to gender. We have also seen an increase in the participation and presence of women in the mediation processes that have been co-led by the United Nations. There has also been significant progress with regard to women and peace and security over the past 15 years in legislative terms. However, there are still major challenges. Women in conflict situations continue to suffer in a disproportionate and brutal manner from the consequences of armed conflicts. They continue to be subjected to systematic violence and sexual abuse.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source
“Mr. Ramirez Carrefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): We would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today's important debate on women and peace and security. We commend the briefings by the Secretary-General and by the Executive Director ofUN-Women, Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, whom we commend on her excellent work leading that body, as well as the excellent testimony given by Ms. Rita Lopidia. The various forms of violence, discrimination and gender inequality against women and girls are the product of a number of factors having political and economic roots that aggravate inequality. This is a priority matter for the world today, in particular when, because of armed conflicts of varying scales, women are considerably and disproportionately impacted by war more than ever.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source
“Moreover, we emphasize the need for the international protection of Palestinian civilians, as called for by the President of the Palestinian National Authority, and demand that Israel put an end to its imprisonment of Palestinian children. More than 400 Palestinian children have been imprisoned by Israel, and we demand that those children be freed. Finally, our country reaffirms its support for the request of the State of Palestine to be admitted as a full Member of the United Nations. We therefore call on the Security Council to assume its responsibilities in that matter, so that the General Assembly may proceed in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“In that context, Venezuela therefore reiterates that the Security Council has a primary and inescapable responsibility to take decisions regarding the prolonged occupation, including the issue of illegal settlements. It is therefore also necessary to overcome the inaction of the Council and take steps to demand an end to the occupation and its related policies. We encourage, and will support, any initiative to adopt a resolution demanding that Israel end its illegal settlement policy. Likewise, we support all diplomatic proposals aimed at achieving a political and peaceful solution to the Palestinian issue, such as the Arab Peace Initiative and the efforts of the Quartet and the Security Council, and we decidedly support the French initiative to hold an international conference on the Israel/Palestine issue at the end of the year.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“In their presentations, both the briefers and the members of the Council overwhelmingly agreed that the occupation is the main cause of the precarious situation of the Palestinian people, and that the settlement policy is not only one of the most notorious expressions of the injustice of that reality, but is the main obstacle to peace and thereby to the two-State solution. A relevant remark made by the speakers in the meeting was that the Israeli political establishment does not recognize that its illegal activities have international consequences and they continue to carry them out, without adhering to international legal principles and without paying any attention to United Nations resolutions.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“In my national capacity, I wish to highlight the informal meeting on 14 October, which was jointly sponsored by Angola, Egypt, Malaysia, Senegal and Venezuela, on the serious problem posed by the construction and expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied territories of the State of Palestine. That meeting - considered by the Israeli Government to constitute diplomatic terrorism - was attended by members of the Security Council and the United Nations, and its speakers included the following representatives from civil society: Lara Friedman, Hagai El-Ad and Francois Dubuisson. It should be noted that, following the meeting, the Israeli Government threatened civil society organizations from Israel and the United States of America.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“With regard to the occupied Syrian Golan and especially inview ofthe recentblatant defiance exhibited against the will of the international community, the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries condemns all the measures taken by Israel, the occupying Power, to alter the legal, physical and demographic status of the occupied Syrian Golan, measures that have intensified since the outbreak of the Syrian crisis. NAM. demands once again that Israel abide by resolution 497 (1981) and withdraw fully from the occupied Syrian Golan to the borders established on 4 June 1967, in implementation of resolution 242 (1967) and resolution 338 (1973).”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“will also continue to offer its support for international and regional efforts aimed at achieving those noble objectives. Furthermore, Lebanon continues to suffer from continuous Israeli violations of its borders and incursions into its territory, following years of occupation and aggression. Unfortunately, Israel has heightened its incursions into Lebanon by continuing to violate Lebanese airspace. Such activities are a blatant violation of Lebanese sovereignty and the relevant international resolutions, in particular resolution 1701 (2006). The provisions of that resolution should be implemented in a manner that ensures that Lebanon's foundations for stability and security are strengthened, and that prevents Israel from undertaking its daily violations of Lebanese sovereignty.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“Finally, at a time when the Palestinian people are facing increasing Israeli aggression and when their hopes for realizing peace and justice are rapidly diminishing, the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries takes this opportunity to reaffirm its long-standing solidarity with the Palestinian people and to recognize their decades of resilience despite so much suffering and injustice. NAM. reiterates its support for the realization of their national aspirations and inalienable rights, including their right to self-determination and freedom in an independent and viable Palestinian State, with East Jerusalem as its capital, as well as for a just solution to ease the plight of the Palestinian refugees, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 194 (III). NAM.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“The Council must address, on a priority basis, Israel's violations of international law, in particular the Fourth Geneva Convention and the Council's own resolutions, in order to bring a halt to Israel's ongoing illegal colonization ofthe occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, which constitutes the source of innumerable other violations, including flagrant human rights violations, by the occupying Power and which are destroying the possibility of the two-State solution approved by the Council's own resolutions, beginning with resolution 242 (1967). That is a minimal and fundamental request to the Security Council that is not beyond the realm of reason or its obligation in this matter.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“The Security Council must act in accordance with its resolutions and the clear provisions of international humanitarian law so as to address the ongoing crisis, rectify the injustice and ensure the protection of the Palestinian civilian population under Israeli occupation until a peaceful, just and lasting solution is found.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“The Movement of Non-Aligned Countries calls for a cessation of all of those illegal Israeli policies and practices against the Palestinian people and calls for respect for international law, including humanitarian and human rights law, and for all the relevant United Nations resolutions. It is unconscionable and unjustifiable to continue to permit such grave and systematic breaches of the law without consequences. The law must be respected and implemented; it is obligatory upon all States. It is not voluntary, and Israel should not be the exception.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“Israel continues with its illegal, repressive and punitive measures against the Palestinian people. Examples include home demolitions, the forced displacement of civilians, mass arrests and the detention of civilians, and the inhumane blockade of the Gaza Strip, all of which constitute flagrant forms of collective punishment and cause extreme isolation and suffering for the Palestinian population in the area. The destructive impact of such Israeli violations is immense, as reflected in the enormous tensions and the deterioration of socioeconomic conditions and the intensification of frustrations and despair.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“Regrettably, the Security Council has failed to uphold its obligations, despite a clear global consensus on both the illegal nature of Israel's policies and practices in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and the urgency of ending the decades- long conflict so that the Palestinian people can finally enjoy the freedom, rights and justice they have been unjustly denied for too long. Israel, the occupying Power, has been clearly emboldened by that inaction on the part of the international community and the lack of accountability. Consequently, Israel has intensified its illegal, oppressive measures against the defenceless Palestinian civilian population, including, inter alia, by using excessive force against civilians, including women and children, and causing death and injury.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“That includes its illegal settlement activities, whereby Israel continues to confiscate Palestinian land and to build and expand colonial settlements, and erecting its wall on Palestinian land, which continues to reveal the intentions of the occupying Power to continue the illegal seizure and de facto annexation of Palestinian land and to continue undermining its contiguity and the viability of a two- State solution based on the pre-1967 borders. The latest Israeli settlement announcements have further highlighted such ill-intentioned schemes and plans.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“At every opportunity, we repeat our call to the international community, first and foremost to the Security Council, to act in such a way as to ensure respect for international law, to prevent further deterioration of the situation, including through the the adoption of the measures needed to compel Israel to end its war crimes and human rights violations against the Palestinian people, and to put an end to the illegal foreign occupation of another people's land. We also believe that the Security Council must play its rightful role in advancing a peaceful solution to the conflict and maintaining international peace and security. It is against the backdrop of those calls, which continue to run up against the paralysis of the Council, that Israel persists with impunity in its disregard of any and all provisions of international law.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“The breaches of international law, including humanitarian and human rights law, that are being committed by Israel, the occupying Power, are inflicting widespread human suffering and are deliberately destabilizing the situation, with far-reaching negative consequences for the prospects for a peaceful solution to the Palestinian- Israeli conflict and for peace and security in the Middle East and other regions - goals that everyone in the Chamber professes a commitment to seek.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“Each time the Council holds an open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine, the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries appeals for international attention and for urgent action to address the question of the illegal and brutal Israeli occupation that is causing so much anguish to the Palestinian people and provoking deep anger and frustration and inflaming tensions.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“The Movement also expresses its deep regret that, since 1967 - for 49 years, in other words - the Palestinian people have suffered continuously under the brutal Israeli military occupation of their territory and continue to be denied their fundamental human rights, including the right to self-determination. Incredibly, that brutal military occupation has entered its fiftieth year, and the world stands witness to its entrenchment, in complete violation of international law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention. It also bears witness to the countless violations and crimes being perpetrated by Israel, the occupying Power, in order to impose and maintain its illegal occupation in a belligerent manner.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“It is on the basis of that clear and comprehensive position, which is in keeping with long-standing principles, that the Non-Aligned Movement has consistently come before the Security Council to urge it to uphold its Charter responsibilities and its numerous resolutions with regard to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which, all agree, continues to pose a threat to international peace and security and which requires the Council to act with urgency and responsibility. NAM. reiterates its deep regret that the question of Palestine remains unresolved after the passage of more than 68 years since the 1948 Al-Nakba that befell the Palestinian people.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“Summit, held on Margarita Island, Venezuela, the Heads of State and of Government stressed, inter alia, the urgency of achieving a just, lasting, comprehensive and peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which is at the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The Summit called for a concerted effort by all the parties concerned to achieve that long-overdue objective. The Heads of State and of Government stressed that a peaceful solution to the question of Palestine remained a priority on the Movement's agenda and reaffirmed their principled support for efforts to resolve the conflict, while stressing their readiness to contribute to the achievement of a peaceful solution.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“Mr. Ramirez Carrefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, we would like to express our gratitude to the Russian delegation in its capacity as President of the Security Council for convening this very important debate so that we can address the very critical situation of the Palestinian people and the Middle East. We would also like to express our gratitude to Mr. Nickolay Mladenov and Mr. Stephen O'Brien for their briefings. Ihave the honour to speak on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (NAM) in our capacity as Chair of that group of 120 countries, Member States of the United Nations that make up nearly two thirds of the United Nations membership. During the seventeenth NAM.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“The Haitian revolution provided inspiration to the patriots in the nineteenth century and the liberator Simon Bolivar, who was supported 200 years ago by Haitian President Petion during the Venezuelan War of Independence. A deep feeling of appreciation and solidarity has motivated Venezuela's assistance to Haiti. Finally, my country joins the efforts of the region and the international community to assist that fraternal country in overcoming the socioeconomic problems that have affected it for decades. Today more than ever, such cooperation must ensure that the necessary socioeconomic conditions are created to enable the eradication of poverty and extreme poverty in the country so that it can achieve political stability and strengthen its institutions.”
2016-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7789 (2016) · source
“Venezuela and the countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America worked with Haiti long before the 2010 earthquake. That cooperation will continue to strengthen in the future. Furthermore, in the context of the Petrocaribe energy cooperation programme, since 2005 we have provided 100 per cent of Haiti's fuel needs and 20 per cent of of its electricity, and undertaken various initiatives prioritized by the Haitian Government, which have had a positive impact over the past 11 years on efforts to reconstruct Port-au- Prince and on the economic and social development of that brotherly country. Haiti occupies a special place in the hearts of Venezuelan men and women.”
2016-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7789 (2016) · source
“We commend the prudent recommendation of the Secretary-General in his report to extend the presence of MINUSTAH for an additional six months and to undertake a strategic assesment mission after 7 February 2017 - once the newly elected President has taken office and a new Government is in place - in order to submit recommendations to the Security Council in April next year regarding the future presence of the United Nations, which would include an accurate assessment of the effects of recent political events and the natural disaster of Hurricane Matthew. Venezuela is in favour of a politically and socially stable, sovereign and free Haiti. Our cooperation with Haiti expanded in an extraordinary manner under the presidency of Commandante Hugo Chavez Frias and continues with the same determination today.”
2016-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7789 (2016) · source
“Given the pressing challenges facing Haiti, any decision regarding the future of MINUSTAH should be based on security and stability conditions in the country in the framework of the process of building institutional capacities and in coordination with the elected authorities starting February 2017.”
2016-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7789 (2016) · source
“We believe that in the current context of political and institutional uncertainty, which has been exacerbated by natural phenomena, we must maintain our assistance and support to the Haitian people. We therefore believe that the presence of the United Nations and MINUSTAH remains necessary in order to assist the Haitian authorities in strengthening the response capacities of their institutions. We attach particular importance to ongoing improvements to and the professionalization of the Haitian National Police, which will enhance the presence and authority of the State. It is crucial that we continue to allocate resources to rapid-impact projects that promote the rule of law, improve health services and the provision of drinking water, and increase the security of citizens through the installation of street lights.”
2016-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7789 (2016) · source
“We welcome the initiative of the Secretary-General to direct an emergency response to the cholera epidemic in Haiti and the new focus adopted by the United Nations in its campaign against its spread. We consider it vital to approve additional resources to enhance the national cholera reduction plan, including the mobilization of a package of assistance that would provide material assistance and support to the Haitians directly affected by the epidemic. Moreover, in the humanitarian sphere, we are concerned over the food and security situation arising as a result of climate change in the Caribbean, which has been impacted further by Hurricane Matthew, which is believed to have destroyed almost all harvests. In the first half of 2016, more than 3.6 million Haitians were affected by those climate factors.”
2016-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7789 (2016) · source
“Given the current context, we remain concerned by the increased number of cholera cases and the deaths caused by the virus. Hundreds of new cases have been reported every week since 2010. To date, according to United Nations figures, more than 9,000 Haitians have died and more than 750,000 have been infected. In the first six months of 2016, there were 23,072 new cases of cholera and 211 deaths, representing a general increase from the same period in 2015. That highlights the need to strengthen national health institutions in Haiti and their capacity to respond this public health issue in order to prevent cholera from becoming endemic. We commend the efforts of the United Nations to mitigate this grave public health problem by acknowledging its moral responsibility to the victims of the outbreak of the epidemic that started in 2010.”
2016-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7789 (2016) · source
“Throughout the twentieth century and up through the twenty-first century, Haiti has been the victim of invasions and military interventions and has suffered the scourge of the worst dictators of the subcontinent. All of that undoubtedly has had a negative effect on its stability. Combating poverty and injustice in Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, requires the extraordinary efforts of the countries of the region and the international community. It is necessary to enhance the direct support of stable assistance mechanisms to support the people of Haiti alognside the efforts of the country's authorities. In that regard, and as was done after the ruinous 2010 earthquake, we must enhance the capacities of the United Nations through MINUSTAH and achieve the stability and development of our brother nation.”
2016-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7789 (2016) · source
“In that regard, the Haitian authorities should continue to encourage their citizens to participate in the electoral process and respect the decision of the people in the election. The political tensions of recent months reflect one of the chronic problems facing that brother nation - namely, the fragile nature of its institutions. Since its birth as an independent republic, the people of Haiti have suffered not only onslaughts of nature but also the pillaging of its resources and encroachment on its independence, which have undermined its development. The colonial heritage has had a heavy cost on its independence. Throughout the nineteenth century, the Haitian people suffered blockades, penalties and debt collected by the former colonial Power, which undermined and eroded its own development.”
2016-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7789 (2016) · source
“We will continue to support our brother nation in the Caribbean in strengthening its democratic institutions. We lament the unfortunate coincidence that the hurricane took place just a few days before the Haitian people were to once again take part in the first round of presidential and partial legislative elections. Once they have overcome the effects of the Hurricane, the completion of the electoral process will be of particular importance. In pursuing the objectives of establishing the political institutions of Haiti, it is absolutely vital that all political actors in the country engage in dialogue and demonstrate their will and determination to complete the electoral cycle beyond their own personal interests.”
2016-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7789 (2016) · source
“Our countries are linked by historical, political and cultural links. We profoundly mourn the loss of human lives and the material losses due to Hurricane Matthew. We offer our condolences and solidarity with the brother nation of Haiti and its Government. In that regard, in the light of the state of emergency experienced by Haiti because of the damage caused by the natural disaster, and at the request of its Government, on 6 October my country initiated an airlift of humanitarian aid and a rapid-assistance team - bringing more than 600 tons of supplies, including food, clothes, drinking water, blankets, disposable materials and medical tents - to help the Haitian people affected by the hurricane. We encourage the international community to continue and step up its cooperation with the Haitian people.”
2016-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7789 (2016) · source
“At the outset, I would like to thank you, Sir, for the timely convening of this debate on the situation in the Republic of Haiti. We commend the Secretary- General's report (S/20l6/753), which was introduced by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), Ms. Sandra Honore. We welcome her and recognize the unflagging work being done by her, the men and women of the Mission and other humanitarian workers who tend tirelessly to the Haitian people every day to safeguard their security and stability. We align ourselves with the statement to be made by the Ambassador of Peru on behalf of the Group of Friends of Haiti. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reiterates its commitment to the present and the future of the people of Haiti.”
2016-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7789 (2016) · source
“I believe that once the Council has publicly demonstrated its lack of unity in that regard, it should work constructively, beyond its members' own national agendas, to find a political and negotiated solution to the tragedy. The massacres in Syria must end. State interventionism in Syria must end. The delivery of weapons to groups that are not able to disassociate themselves from terrorist groups must end. The United Nations and the Security Council must arrive at a negotiated solution to the conflict or, as already has been said, the phenomenon of terrorism will continue to bring suffering to the people of the Middle East.”
2016-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7785 (2016) · source
“Some Council members that are directly involved in the conflict tell dramatic accounts of human suffering, which are of course deeply regrettable, yet they remain in inexplicable and complicit silence when faced, for example, with the suffering of the Palestinian people during the terrible Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, or remain inexplicably silent on the matter of other conflicts, such as the situation in Yemen. We voted in favour of the second draft resolution (S/2016/847) proposed by the Russian Federation because we believe that, like the draft resolution proposed by New Zealand, it contained elements that could have led the Council to unite regarding the need to end civilian suffering in eastern Aleppo and throughout Syria.”
2016-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7785 (2016) · source
“The exercise of the right of veto by Russia was criticized. We believe that the right of veto serves in many instances to establish balance in situations that are otherwise totally out of balance. If only they could have exercised the right of veto in connection with the intervention in Iraq or the NATO bombings in Libya, we would not be facing the regrettable situation in which we find ourselves today. Double standards are often used in addressing a situation.”
2016-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7785 (2016) · source
“No one in the Security Council has the right to suppress the sovereignty of the Syrian Government over its own territory. We have already had painful experiences that need to be analysed and discussed in depth in assessing the question of whether the Security Council is fulfilling the role that it was given when the United Nations was founded. We see ourselves in the middle of a conflict between powerful countries, and we need to defend such principles. Much pressure is being generated to ensure that brotherly countries, particularly non-permanent members, align themselves with one position or another. We appeal to everyone to respect the principles as the only means to come up with a political solution not only to the Syrian conflict, but also to the conflicts in Yemen and Palestine, among so many other countries.”
2016-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7785 (2016) · source
“In our view, this is a warning to the non-permanent member of the Security Council, and we must thoroughly consider that we are encouraging conflicts by taking steps that are in flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and everything represented by the international legal system. We are a sovereign country, but we have no military or geopolitical interests beyond our borders. We see the need to raise our voice to ensure that the international community will defend those principles underlying the United Nations, including respect for sovereignty and the non-interference in the internal affairs of people and the concept that sovereignty lies in the people of any given country. Those are fundamental principles. No one in the Security Council can decide whether the Government of Syria is legitimate.”
2016-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7785 (2016) · source
“Mr. Ramirez Carrefio (Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): Unfortunately, today the Security Council has effectively shown its inability to achieve consensus on how to manage and resolve the horrible tragedy faced by the people of Syria since the beginning of the war. The fundamental reason for the lack of unity is based on the fact that certain permanent members of the Security Council are deeply involved in the conflict and supported the development of this type of asymmetric war, a new and absolutely illegal mechanism designed to overthrow Governments. We entirely subscribe to the statement made by the representative of Egypt because, unfortunately, hundreds of thousands of Syrian people are dying on the ground and are paying the price for a disastrous policy in the Middle East.”
2016-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7785 (2016) · source
“Those events inflicted a great deal of suffering on the people of those countries by creating fertile ground for Al-Qaida to expand and Da'esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant to emerge, following the dismantling of their institutional and political structures. In conclusion, we reject the fact that the human tragedy being experienced the Syrian people is being manipulated by a war imposed from abroad and financed and sustained by foreign players and fighters. In spite of the media pressure and manipulation, in order to address the issue without double standards, uphold the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and work towards a political, negotiated solution to such a terrible conflict, we will resolutely continue working towards peace.”
2016-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7785 (2016) · source