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Rodríguez Abascal

lines on the record: 125
first: 2016-01-26
most recent: 2020-01-10
sittings or episodes: 17
sources: un-security-council

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“Numerous United States sources have detailed how the coup is to be coordinated in order to put into power in Venezuela a Government at the service of Washington. In addition, a great communications and political operation is under way - generally a prelude to actions of greater magnitude by the Government of the United States, which are possible only with the complicity of the large corporate media. We strongly condemn the attempted coup d'etat in Venezuela and the attempt to impose on that country a Government at the service of the United States. We also condemn the recurring calls to the Bolivarian military to join this onslaught and attempts to infiltrate the Embassies and Consulates of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela abroad, in violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.”
2019-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8472 (2019) · source
“The Foreign Minister of Spain and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, among others, also echoed that sentiment over the past few hours. Nevertheless, Vice President Mike Pence said the following yesterday in Bogota: "As we continue to bring economic and diplomatic pressure on the Maduro regime, we hope for a peaceful transition to democracy, but as President Trump has made clear, all options are on the table." I wish to emphasize that we have heard the phrase "all options are on the table" repeated over and over again in recent weeks by various senior officials of the Government of the United States. Similar behaviour and pretexts were adopted by the United States in the prelude to the wars it launched against Yugoslavia, Iraq and Libya.”
2019-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8472 (2019) · source
“Those actions are aimed at provoking acts with unpredictable consequences that serve as a pretext for a military adventure to overthrow the legitimate and democratic Government of the constitutional President, Nicolas Maduro Moros. The decision to set a deadline to force the entry of so-called humanitarian aid constitutes a serious violation of international humanitarian law, reveals the political manipulation of that aid and lays bare the pretext for launching a foreign intervention in Venezuela. We reiterate that the United States is laying the groundwork for military action under a humanitarian pretext. The Presidents of Costa Rica, Guatemala and Peru and the Vice-President of Brazil declared yesterday that the solution to the current situation is not military intervention.”
2019-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8472 (2019) · source
“The United States continues to try to invent pretexts for military aggression against Venezuela. It has openly declared the validity and application of the Monroe Doctrine, which for the nations of Latin America and the Caribbean implies the imposition of Governments designed in Washington, DC, or totally subjugated to the will of United States imperialism. The Cuban Government has already denounced the escalation of pressure and actions of the Government of the United States to prepare a military adventure disguised as humanitarian intervention in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and called on the international community to mobilize to prevent that from taking place.”
2019-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8472 (2019) · source
“Ms. Rodriguez Abascal (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): Allow me, at the outset, to welcome my brother Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to this meeting. The Government of the United States, with the irresponsible complicity of several countries and actors, staged a dangerous provocation that sought to violate the sovereignty of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela through the use ofpressure and force, which endangered the lives of thousands of people. The attempt to enter Venezuela by force, under the pretext of delivering and distributing supposed humanitarian assistance, constitutes a serious violation of international law and of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and such actions are to be condemned.”
2019-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8472 (2019) · source
“Finally, Cuba expresses its total rejection of the decision of the United States Government to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the nuclear agreement with Iran, and to reimpose sanctions against that country, which represents a clear breach of international commitments, undermines the norm of coexistence among States and could provoke grave consequences for stability and security in the Middle East.”
2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source
“Any action taken or to be taken in order to modify the legal, physical, demographic condition or the institutional structure of the occupied Syrian Golan, or any measures taken by Israel to exercise its jurisdiction and administration in that territory are violations of international law, international agreements, the Charter and resolutions of the United Nations, including resolution 497 (1981), and the Fourth Geneva Convention.”
2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source
“We call for an end to intervention in other States' internal affairs, foreign aggression and the support, financing and supplying of weapons to terrorist groups in order to promote instability and conflicts in the Middle East. We call for an end to pretexts and arguments in the Council attempting to legitimize the unilateral use of force and aggression against sovereign States. We demand the total and unconditional withdrawal of Israel from the Syrian Golan and from all occupied Arab territories.”
2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source
“We reiterate our unwavering support for a broad, just, peaceful and lasting solution to the Palestinian question - the centre of the Arab-Israeli conflict - on the basis ofa two-State solution that will allow the Palestinians to exercise their right to self- determination, their right to an independent sovereign State, with its capital in east Jerusalem and within pre- 1967 borders, and their right of return for refugees. We will continue to support the accession of Palestine as a full-fledged member of the United Nations. Cuba reiterates its deep concern about and rejection of the unilateral declaration of the President of the United States recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel - a serious and flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter, international law and relevant United Nations resolutions.”
2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source
“Cuba reiterates its impassioned plea for the Security Council to assume its responsibilities under the Charter of the United Nations, in the interest of international peace and security, by adopting the necessary measures and demanding that Israel immediately end its occupation of Palestinian territories, its aggressive policies and colonizing practices, and that it comply with Council resolutions on the Middle East, including the Palestinian question - particularly resolution 2334 (2016). We express our solidarity with the Palestinian Government and people.”
2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source
“We once again condemn the illegal construction and expansion of Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory, including the advancement, approval and tendering of 3,500 homes in settlements in the West Bank, moving forward plans to build 2,300 units and the demolition and seizure of at least 84 Palestinian- owned structures, while affecting the livelihoods of Palestinians and resulting in their forced displacement. All those cruel and destructive measures, along with the criminal and illegal blockade of the Gaza Strip, are not only grave violations of the Fourth Geneva Convention, but also diminish the prospects of a two- State solution and undermine the legitimate interests of the Palestinian people and Arab nations.”
2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source
“Cuba has repeatedly condemned the use of excessive, disproportionate and indiscriminate force by Israeli forces against civilians in occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and especially the Gaza Strip, in serious and flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and international humanitarian law. Like the majority of members of the international community, Cuba supported resolution ES-10/20, adopted by the General Assembly at the resumption of its emergency special session on 13 June, pursuant to which the Secretary- General must present recommendations concerning an international protection mechanism for the Palestinian civilian population under Israeli occupation.”
2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source
“Ms. Rodriguez Abascal (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): We support the statement delivered by delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. Cuba expresses its deep concern about the dangerous deterioration of the situation of the Middle East since the last open debate on the issue (see S/PV.8244). It is extremely regrettable that, because of the repeated obstruction of one of its members, the Security Council has been unable to condemn the escalation of violence and the tragic events that have occurred in the Gaza Strip since 30 March and led to the deaths of dozens ofpeople and more than 4,000 wounded.”
2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source
“No genuine reform of the United Nations is possible until the Security Council is reformed. Only in that way will we preserve multilateralism and be able to count on a reformed, democratic, transparent and efficient Security Council - one that represents the interests of all the States Members of the Organization.”
2018-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8175 (2018) · source
“In addition to a change in its working methods, the Security Council must align its functions with the mandate entrusted to it in the Charter of the United Nations. In that regard, Cuba is very concerned about the trend in the Security Council to take up issues that do not pose an immediate threat to international peace and security and to take up functions beyond its remit, thereby increasingly usurping the role assigned by the Charter to other organs of the United Nations, particularly the General Assembly. The selective manipulation in its operational practices, attempts to introduce issues that are not under the agenda of the Council and the politicization of specific issues in terms of particular interests of domination and hegemony must cease and be vigorously rejected.”
2018-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8175 (2018) · source
“We note with regret that the Council continues to present to the General Assembly annual reports that are merely a descriptive overview of its meetings, activities and decisions, instead of reflecting an explanatory, exhaustive and analytical content that focuses on the work ofthe Council and enables us to assess the reasons behind and implications of the Council's decisions. It is regrettable that the Security Council continues its work without presenting special reports on measures for maintaining international peace and security for consideration by the General Assembly, as requested by the Charter in Articles 15 and 24. With regard to the veto, which is closely linked to the working methods of the Council, we reiterate that this is an anachronistic and anti-democratic privilege, which must be eliminated as soon as possible.”
2018-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8175 (2018) · source
“It bears noting that, in line with Article 24 ofthe Charter ofthe United Nations, its Members recognize that the Security Council, in the discharge of its functions, acts on behalf of Member States, and therefore the work of the Council is a shared responsibility borne by all Member States. Cuba reiterates the need for the Council to adopt a definitive text that regulates its work and thereby puts an end to the provisional nature that has characterized its rules of procedure for more than 70 years. That is indispensable in terms of transparency and the need for accountability.”
2018-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8175 (2018) · source
“Although we recognize the increase in recent years in the number of open debates, informative meetings, monthly wrap-up sessions and the unprecedented process of consultations and exchange of views with Member States for the selection and appointment of the Secretary-General, we still see a continuation in the trend in the Council to work mainly in closed formats and to take decisions without addressing the concerns of non-permanent members and the other Members of the United Nations. We need effective formulas to do away with exclusive practices and to ensure that there is genuine participation and democratization of the work and decision-making of the Council.”
2018-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8175 (2018) · source
“Ms. Rodriguez Abascal (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): Cuba supports a genuine and thorough reform of the Security Council that will make it an effective, transparent representative and democratic organ that reflects the evolution of the United Nations and international relations. We welcome the Security Council's adoption of note by the President S/2017/507, which sets out and consolidates all the presidential notes on the working methods of the Council. Nevertheless, additional efforts are required without delay to move towards the democratization of the Security Council, both in its membership and its working methods, so as not to jeopardize the credibility of the United Nations and its long-term legitimacy.”
2018-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8175 (2018) · source
“The fight against terrorism must be based on the effective implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, in strict compliance with international law and the Charter of the United Nations. The efforts of the Security Council cannotundermine the existing multilateral treaties on weapons of mass destruction, the international organizations established in that regard, or the role of the General Assembly.”
2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985Reprise1 (2017) · source
“In a year in which we commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the Chemical Weapons Convention, as one of the first signatories and a State party to the Convention, Cuba reiterates its firm rejection of the use of chemical weapons by anyone under any circumstances. We reject, and call for the immediate elimination of, those unilateral measures designed to prohibit or limit the legitimate right of States to access and use nuclear energy, biological agents and chemicals for peaceful purposes, as well as the relevant technologies and know-how. In the light of the danger posed by the existence of weapons of mass destruction and their possible use, cooperation on the part of the international community must be strengthened.”
2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985Reprise1 (2017) · source
“We support the adoption, entry into force and implementation of such an international instrument. Similarly, we will continue to advocate the adoption, as soon as possible, of a broad-based convention that encompasses the elimination of nuclear weapons within a specific time frame and under strict international verification. We reiterate the need to start negotiations, without delay, on a legally binding protocol that would effectively, comprehensively and equitably strengthen the Biological Weapons Convention. The meeting ofthe States parties to that Convention to be held in December should include among its priorities the adoption of a clear mandate for resuming the negotiating process in that regard.”
2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985Reprise1 (2017) · source
“The only effective way to stop the acquisition and use of nuclear weapons, including by terrorists, is through the prohibition and total elimination of such weapons in a transparent, verifiable and irreversible manner. Our country does not possess, nor does it intend to possess, weapons of mass destruction, and it has adopted a series of measures to guarantee strict compliance with the commitments and obligations it undertook as a State party to the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Biological Weapons Convention, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the Treaty of Tlatelolco, and as a member State of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Cuba participates actively in ongoing negotiations at the General Assembly on a treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination.”
2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985Reprise1 (2017) · source
“Mrs. Rodriguez Abascal (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): We thank Bolivia for having convened today's open debate and through you, Ambassador Llorentty Soliz, I congratulate your entire team on its excellent work in presiding over the Security Council. Cuba supports the statement made by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. Our country shares the legitimate concerns of the international community about the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons. Limiting international efforts to the horizontal non-proliferation of such weapons is insufficient.”
2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985Reprise1 (2017) · source
“We also reaffirm that all these measures and actions, including the illegal construction and expansion of Israeli settlements in the Syrian Golan since 1967, represent violations of international law; international agreements; the Charter and resolutions of the United Nations, including resolution 497 (1981); and the Fourth Geneva Convention, as well as a challenge to the international community. Cuba demands that Israel withdraw fully from the occupied Syrian Golan back to the borders of 4 June 1967.”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source
“The Council must adopt without further delay concrete measures to put an end to the occupation by Israel of Palestinian territory and other Arab territories; end the blockade of the Gaza Strip; halt the construction and expansion of settlements and of the separation wall in occupied Palestinian territory; stop the confiscation and destruction of Palestinian lands and properties; and put an end to forced displacement and to the transfer of settlers to occupied Palestinian territory. Cuba reiterates that all measures or actions that Israel has taken or will take with the aim of modifying the legal, physical or demographic status as well as the institutional structure of Syrian-occupied Golan, as well as measures taken by Israel to exercise jurisdiction and administration over this territory, are null and void from a legal point of view.”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source
“It will not be possible to achieve the two-State solution or a comprehensive, just and lasting settlement to the Palestinian question so long as the relevant resolutions of the United Nations continue to be violated. We defend the right ofthe Palestinian people to self- determination and to a free, independent and sovereign State, with East Jerusalem as its capital, within the pre-1967 borders and with the return of the Palestinian diaspora to that State. We reiterate Cuba's support for the accession of Palestine to full fledged membership in the United Nations, and call on the Security Council to take a position on this issue.”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source
“Mrs. Rodriguez Abascal (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): We support the statement made by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. Palestine continues to suffer from illegal occupation and the Israeli settlement activities, which violate international law, including human rights and international humanitarian law and the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations. Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory are unacceptable, as is the continuation and expansion of the construction of such settlement units, in violation of resolution 2334 (2016).”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source
“In recognizing the relationship between socioeconomic development and international peace and security, we believe that it is important to ensure that any effort to transform the United Nations into a more effective instrument for conflict prevention and the maintenance of peace must take into account the need for a balanced, consistent and comprehensive approach - one that is in keeping with the Charter of the United Nations and international law.”
2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source
“We note with concern the increase in such phenomena as the use or threat of use of force, the promotion of hidden agendas for regime change in developing countries, the production of new and more sophisticated weapons, the persistence of large nuclear arsenals, the violation by some States of the principles of international law, intolerance and ethnic and religious-discrimination. Those phenomena all undermine the real possibilities for advancing peace and preventing conflicts. Improving the ability of the United Nations to prevent and resolve conflicts is more effective than dealing with the costly economic and social consequences and the incalculable human suffering that war brings.”
2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source
“We acknowledge that the Security Council has a key role to play in the maintenance of international peace and security given the responsibilities conferred upon it by the Charter, for which reason the members of this body must also be the first to promote peaceful solutions to conflict and to show strong, effective and clear resistance to recourse to war and to violations of the principles and purposes enshrined in the Charter. Manipulation and double standards on issues such as terrorism and human rights, aimed at singling out developing countries and discredit their legitimate Governments, do not contribute to the ideal of peace.”
2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source
“There can be no sustainable, comprehensive, stable or lasting peace as long as some countries impose unilateral coercive measures on others; as long as there exists an unjust and exclusive international economic order; and as long as inequality and selfishness, the result of neoliberal globalization, prevail, increasing discrimination and xenophobia and raising levels of aggressive posturing in military alliance doctrines. While it is true that sustainable development cannot be achieved without peace and stability, it is equally true that there will be no peace and stability without development. There can be no peace as long as millions of people remain condemned to hunger, poverty, discrimination, exclusion and despair.”
2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source
“Stable and lasting peace that will prevent the outbreak of conflict presupposes, first and foremost, the acknowledgement of and unwavering respect for the sovereign equality of States; the peaceful settlement of international disputes; respect for political independence and the political, economic, social and cultural systems that nations have freely decided to implement for themselves; and the rejection of the threat or use of force against another State.”
2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source
“Many of the conflicts that have taken place over the 70-plus years since the founding of the United Nations could have been prevented if the causes that triggered them had not been on myriad occasions linked to interests related to domination. Sustainable peace implies the elimination of threats that conspire against its full realization as well as the prevention of any breaches of the Charter, including interference in the internal affairs of States, acts of aggression or wars based on the quest to control natural resources, including unconventional wars, which in recent years have become one of the most serious threats to the exercise of the self-determination of peoples.”
2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source
“Mrs. Rodriguez Abascal (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): Strict adherence to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations is a duty by which all States committed to international peace and security are bound. War and armed conflicts have brought humankind nothing by terrible suffering and setbacks in their economic and social development, which is why conflict prevention has always been a common goal of the international community. And that is why the Charter of the United Nations, in its Preamble, calls on us to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, practice tolerance and live together in peace; the primary goal is the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source
“All conflict situations in the Middle East should receive the same attention by the Security Council. The achievement of the peace, security, well-being and development that all peoples, including those of the Middle East, deserve will depend upon the Council's decisive action. Cuba reiterates its support for a just, comprehensive and lasting solution to the conflicts in the Middle East, which will safeguard the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of all States in the region. The meeting rose at 4.25 pm.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“Cuba rejects the promotion of an interventionist agenda in the guise of the fight against terrorism. We demand that violations of Syria's sovereignty cease, and that the foreign military presence, which does not have the consent of4 and whose operations are not coordinated with - the Syrian Government, the sole legitimately elected authority in the country, be brought to an end. A political solution through dialogue and negotiations and without preconditions is the only viable solution to the conflict in that country. Peace in Syria can be achieved only by respecting the right of the Syrian people to decide their own destiny without outside interference and without impositions. We support the Syrian people in their aspirations to live in peace and choose their destiny.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“These same members too often forget the great humanitarian needs in the besieged Gaza Strip, where more than 1.3 million of the 1.9 million Palestinian residents need help. Those who have fuelled the conflict in Syria, providing weapons and funds and sponsoring terrorist groups from outside, are responsible for the thousands of civilian victims of the conflict and for the humanitarian situation in the country. Cuba regrets the loss of innocent lives as a result of this situation and condemns all acts of violence against the civilian population in Syria. The threat posed by extremist groups in the country, some of which are using terrorist methods, is the main challenge facing that Arab nation. The fight against this scourge in Syria should be part of the collective efforts to find a solution to the crisis.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“Cuba reaffirms its full support for the admission of Palestine as a full Member of the Organization and calls on the Security Council to take a decision to that end. If it does not, the General Assembly should act with full determination to resolve the matter. Cuba welcomes the willingness of the State of Palestine to lead the work of the Group of 77 in the near future. Its leadership will honour the Group. We condemn the politicization of the crisis in Syria and the manipulation of the humanitarian situation and the suffering of the Syrian people by some members of the Council, which, to serve their own geopolitical interests, are pursuing the declared objective of imposing regime change in Syria.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“Until the Security Council shoulders its responsibilities, Israel will continue to consolidate the occupation, making the two-State solution impossible and undermining the attainment of a fair and peaceful solution to the conflict. Cuba applauds regional and international efforts under way to resume Israeli- Palestinian peace talks. We reiterate that the Security Council must fulfil its obligation to promoting a negotiated solution that ends the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory. The only possible solution to the Palestinian question is the peaceful coexistence of two independent States, with the establishment of an independent, sovereign and viable Palestinian State with its capital in East Jerusalem and with pre-1967 borders.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“Cuba once again calls on the Security Council to assume its responsibilities under the Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security, and to adopt the necessary measures to demand that Israel immediately end the occupation ofPalestinian and other Arab territories; the blockade of the Gaza Strip, the building and expansion of Israeli settlements and the separation wall in occupied Palestinian territories; the destruction and expropriation of Palestinian land and property; forced displacements; and the transfer of settlers to illegally occupied Palestinian land; among other violations of international law, international humanitarian law and United Nations resolutions.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“New settlement construction in the second quarter of 2016 was higher than at any point during the past three years. How long will the Security Council stay silent, hostage to the United States veto or threat of veto? How long will the Council allow Israel to act with impunity as it commits crimes against the Palestinian people?”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“Mrs. Rodriguez Abascal (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): Cuba aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. The Palestinian people continue to suffer deeply. For almost 50 years, the illegal occupation of Israel and Israeli policies and practices have flagrantly flouted international law, including international humanitarian law. From October 2015 to date, Israeli military incursions have caused the deaths of over 200 Palestinians, some of them children. From the beginning of 2016 to date, 878 Palestinian structures in the West Bank have been destroyed or confiscated by Israeli authorities, which represents a 60 per cent increase as compared to 2015 and the most structures destroyed in a single year since 2008.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“The central focus of this open debate on working methods should contribute to the essential reform and democratization of the Security Council. We aspire to having a representative, democratic, transparent and efficient Security Council that takes into account the views of all Member States, pursuant to the mandate set out in the Charter of the United Nations and the various realities in our world.”
2016-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7740 (2016) · source
“This encroaches increasingly on the role entrusted by the Charter to other United Nations organs, particularly the General Assembly. All too frequently and often prematurely, the Council has been addressing issues that do not necessarily pose an immediate threat to international peace and security, invoking Chapter VII. Indeed, in accordance with the mandate granted by the Charter of the United Nations, the Security Council must focus on addressing the most urgent problems that threaten international peace and security. Chapter VII should be invoked, as provided for in the Charter, as a last resort. Another shared concern is the application of double standards and the manipulation of the Council when it comes to the consideration of certain issues under by this organ.”
2016-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7740 (2016) · source
“The annual reports that the Council is obligated to submit to the General Assembly must truly be analytical in nature and should adequately assess its performance. We reiterate the need for the Council to submit the special reports required of it under the Charter in its Articles 15 and 24, unfortunately, have not yet been issued. The question of the veto is inextricably linked to the issue of the Council's working methods, in particular its decision-making mechanism. The veto is an anachronistic and anti-democratic privilege that should be eliminated as soon as possible. We share the concerns expressed with regard to the growing trend of the Security Council to consider issues and assume functions that are outside its remit.”
2016-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7740 (2016) · source
“States that are directly involved or especially affected should always participate in the Council's deliberations on issues that concern them directly, as required under Article 31 of the Charter. The Council's resolutions and presidential statements should reflect the views that have been expressed by Member States and in particular by the State directly concerned or especially affected. Countries that are non-members of the Council must have access to subsidiary bodies, including the right to participate in their deliberations and to receive sufficient and timely information on their activities. In order to enhance the transparency and the level of accountability ofthe Council, a definitive text should be adopted that regulates its work. It is inconceivable that the Council's rules of procedure remain provisional after some 70 years.”
2016-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7740 (2016) · source
“The Council should make every effort to achieve broad consensus through the required consultations and negotiations before undertaking any action. No one should be forced to accept a text when considerable differences remain with regard to its contents. The number of public meetings of the Council must be increased. Closed meetings and informal consultations should be the exception and not the rule. Dialogue and interaction between the Council and the wider United Nations membership must improve. In that regard, we welcome and encourage the continuation of the practice of holding monthly wrap-up sessions, as recent Council presidencies have done.”
2016-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7740 (2016) · source
“Often measures are adopted that do not take into account the views of all Council members and sometimes not even those of its permanent members. Lack of transparency and exclusionary practices are a constant thread running through the dynamics of the Council's work. Under Article 24 of the Charter of the United Nations, Member States recognize that the Security Council, in carrying out its functions, acts on their behalf. Therefore, the work of the Council is the collective responsibility of all Member States, and they should be guaranteed genuine participation in the Council's work and decision-making process. Cuba reiterates that, at the very least, the following changes should be made in the Council's working methods.”
2016-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7740 (2016) · source
“Mrs. Rodriguez Abascal (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): We endorse the statement made by the Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. Cuba supports a genuine and deep reform of the Security Council that would make it an effective, transparent, representative and democratic body reflecting the evolution of international relations and of the United Nations over the past 70 years. A key element of Security Council reform is a change to its working methods. While documents have been adopted with the aim of improving the Council's methods of work, including presidential note S/2010/507, greater efforts are required in order to find effective formulas that guarantee a genuine participation of Member States in the Council's work and in its decision-making.”
2016-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7740 (2016) · source