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Rosselli Frieri

lines on the record: 134
first: 2017-11-17
most recent: 2019-01-26
sittings or episodes: 19
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“To conclude, I would like to highlight the attitude with which Latin American countries have reacted to the sad phenomenon of massive migration of Venezuelan citizens, which has been to open our doors and societies, without rejecting migrants at the border or building walls. Uruguay emphatically reaffirms its determination to uphold international law, peacefully settle disputes and strengthen democracy and the legal equality of States. Likewise, regardless of the circumstances, Uruguay will never, in no setting whatsoever, support an armed intervention in any country in the region as a supposed solution to an internal crisis.”
2019-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8452 (2019) · source
“But there will be neither stability nor peace in Venezuela absent a political agreement between the various stakeholders that is reached through a broad and fully inclusive process of dialogue that includes the Government, actors from the entire political spectrum and civil society. Dialogue is not a succession of monologues, but requires listening to the other party, understanding their points of view and seeking understanding. The Uruguayan Government once again urges all parties to follow that path in the strictest respect of human rights and while taking into account the legitimate interests of all the Venezuelan people.”
2019-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8452 (2019) · source
“In that spirit, a few days ago the Government of Uruguay, together with the Government of Mexico, appealed to all of the parties involved, both within and outside the country, to reduce tensions and to avert any escalation of violence. In keeping with the principles of international law, both Governments urged all stakeholders to find a peaceful and democratic solution to the complex situation in Venezuela and proposed a new round of inclusive, credible negotiations that would fully respect the rule of law and human rights. Both Governments reiterated their full support for, commitment to and willingness to work jointly for the stability and well-being of the Venezuelan people and peace in their country.”
2019-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8452 (2019) · source
“By the same token, Uruguay reiterates the relevance and validity of Article 52, paragraph 2, of the Charter of the United Nations - under Chapter VIII, entitled "Regional Arrangements" - which states that: "The Members of the United Nations entering into such arrangements or constituting such agencies will make every effort to achieve pacific settlement of local disputes through such regional arrangements or by such regional agencies before referring them to the Security Council." The Government of Uruguay has been following very closely the evolution of the political, economic and social situation in Venezuela and reiterates once again that the worst possible solution for the people of Venezuela would be to deepen its international isolation.”
2019-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8452 (2019) · source
“Mr. Rosselli Frieri (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): I wish to thank you very much, Mr. Minister, for presiding over this meeting of the Security Council this morning. I thank also Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo for her very concise and comprehensive briefing. I should like to begin by reiterating Uruguay's previously expressed position that the issue of Venezuela is not on the agenda of the Security Council and that this is not the most appropriate body in which to consider the situation in that brotherly country.”
2019-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8452 (2019) · source
“We often speak of accountability, which is the ultimate objective in order to that those who commit such atrocities are brought to justice. I should like simply to recall that while those who fire missiles bear responsibility, so do those who provide them with weapons or the logistical support necessary for them to carry out such terrible acts. Allow me to conclude with a quote from Nelson Mandela: "There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children". This can be either high praise or strong condemnation.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“This is a proven fact and, if that were not enough, humanitarian assistance, as the Special Representative so clearly stated in her briefing, is also being denied in Myanmar, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen, where the delivery of humanitarian assistance for children is being hampered. We wish to highlight here the role of the Special Representative, who can count on our full support - support that we urge the international community once again to continue to provide. We see great value in the report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/465), particularly the list annexed thereto. But in order for it to be effective, it must remain independent and impartial, without any interference by Member States or unnecessary accommodation with respect to any Member State, which would hinder the capacity to respond to and prevent violations against children.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“Mr. Rosselli Frieri (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): I thank the Swedish delegation for having convened today's meeting, and Ms. Gamba, Henrietta Fore and Yenny Londofio for their briefings today. My country welcomes the adoption of resolution 2427 (2018), which we co-sponsored. The numbers speak for themselves: in just a year, the number of cases of violations against children has gone up by more than 50 per cent. We are talking about 21,000 cases of violations of the rights of children, 10,000 of them involving children killed by aerial or artillery strikes, usually against schools, hospitals or civilian infrastructure.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“To that end, it must use the instruments at its disposal, such as the imposition of sanctions and its power to refer cases directly to the International Criminal Court when appropriate. In conclusion, I note that, in Latin America, concern about the fate of victims of armed conflicts is nothing new, but that it has been around since the early days of the struggle for independence of the Spanish- American colonies.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“According to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, intentionally targeting hospitals and places where sick and injured people are gathered, as well as health-care facilities, constitutes a war crime. The gravity of such crimes obliges States not only to investigate, but also to take appropriate measures to prosecute and punish their alleged perpetrators. Uruguay was the first country in Latin America to fully incorporate the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court into its domestic legislation, and therefore it calls on all States that have not yet done so to become parties to the Statute and fully cooperate with the Court. To our mind, the Council also has to assume its responsibility to ensure accountability when confronting such violations.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“Unfortunately, the Security Council was unable to reach consensus to renew the JIM mandate, whereby we no longer have an appropriate instrument at our disposal to investigate those facts. Uruguay believes that it is of the utmost importance to establish a system that collects reliable and detailed information in specific cases involving attacks on health care in conflicts and to investigate the facts, while taking advantage of synergies among existing investigative mechanisms. Accountability is another important aspect owing to its deterrent effect and because it makes it possible to end the culture of impunity surrounding the commission of such crimes.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“States and parties to conflicts must also support the work of fact-finding missions and commissions ofinquiry established by the Security Council, the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council. That kind of mechanism is important with regard to investigating and identifying those responsible for violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law. One such example was the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM), established by the Security Council, which proved helpful in investigating incidents in Syria. Based on its investigations, it was positively determined that chemical weapons had been used against the civilian population, and it was also determined who was responsible for the use of those chemical weapons.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“The international system has at its disposal various investigative mechanisms that are not fully taken advantage of. It was mentioned more than once in the Chamber today that one such example is the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission provided for in Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions of 1949. The Commission has resources at its disposal and enjoys a permanent framework and group of independent experts to investigate grave violations of international humanitarian law. However, since its establishment, the Commission has encountered serious difficulties in its activation when the consent of States concerned is required. Once again, in that way, the argument of sovereignty is used to hide facts and prevent the truth from being discovered.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“That resolution is an instrument that has the potential to improve the protection of medical missions in areas ravaged by war. However, two years after it was adopted, indiscriminate attacks and bombings of hospitals and medical personnel continue to increase, which represents deliberate aggression against the basic foundations of international humanitarian law. The data provided by the World Health Organization, which recorded 322 attacks in 2017, resulting in 242 deaths and 229 injuries among medical personnel and patients, is a sad illustration of that. In order to move towards the necessary implementation of the resolution, Uruguay believes that it is essential to conduct independent, impartial and comprehensive investigations into specific incidents.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“The report of the Secretary-General summarizes the situation that affects millions of men, women and children in armed conflicts in one sentence. It says simply, "state of unrelenting horror and suffering". The attacks on innocent victims, who are killed or mutilated, and the selective and disproportionate bombardments against civilian infrastructure that are present in all conflicts are part of that tragic litany. In many cases, such attacks are carried out intentionally against education and health centres and against the wounded and medical personnel, which makes them all the more reprehensible. I wish to focus on the protection of medical assistance in conflicts and on the need to achieve the effective implementation of resolution 2286 (2016).”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“Mr. Rosselli Frieri (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): First of all, I would like to thank the Polish presidency for holding this open debate. We thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland for his presence here today. I am also grateful for the Secretary- General's statement and his report concerning the protection of civilians and medical care in armed conflict (S/2018/462). Furthermore, I extend my thanks to the representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross and of the Iraqi Al-Amal Association. Uruguay associates itself with the statements to be delivered by the representative of Switzerland on behalf of the Group of Friends on the Protection of Civilians and by the representative of Qatar on behalf of the Group of Friends on the Responsibility to Protect.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“In conclusion, my delegation believes it is crucial that we frame those efforts within the broader United Nations reform efforts being pursued by the Secretary-General, that is, management reform and the restructuring of the peace and security pillar. Both reform proposals by the Secretary-General, could, depending on the decisions of Member States, have a major positive impact on the future of peacekeeping operations.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“Among them, we point to the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, which recently wrapped up its session, which resulted in various points of agreement on sensible and topical aspects of peacekeeping, such as the security and performance of peacekeepers, the concept ofthe protection of civilians, and triangular cooperation. The Fifth Committee will soon turn its attention to the peacekeeping budget. It is essential that Member States reaffirm their commitment to the peacekeeping operations reform process and provide operations with sufficient resources to allow them to achieve their mandates. Uruguay also underscores the useful ministerial meetings on peacekeeping, which have proven their worth as platforms for achieving concrete outcomes on issues, such as the generation of forces, through new agreements.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“With regard to the Secretariat, its role is decisive in terms of providing advice and making recommendations on addressing the reconfiguration needs of operations. We acknowledge the important efforts that the Secretariat is carrying out as part of the process of the strategic reviews of the main peacekeeping operations. We believe that those reviews are a vital exercise within our efforts to adapt peacekeeping operations to current needs. We also commend the efforts we have seen in the different forums where the theme of peacekeeping is being addressed.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“Moreover, the increase in the frequency of attacks deliberately targeting United Nations staff and facilities underscores the need for peacekeepers to be given clear rules for their effective, proportionate and robust defence against such attacks. That topic has been addressed in detail by the Santos Cruz report, which ends with a series ofpractical recommendations. We highlight the importance of implementing those recommendations, while recalling the need to implement the recommendations of previous reports, such as the 2015 High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations report (see S/2015/446) or the Cammaert report, which have not necessarily received the attention or response that they deserve.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“With regard to troop- and police-contributing countries, they bear the direct responsibility for ensuring that they send peacekeepers who are properly equipped and trained and prepared to implement all the tasks under a mandate and in strict compliance with the standards of conduct of the United Nations, in particular those that pertain to the policy of zero tolerance against exploitation and sexual abuse. On that issue, my delegation would like to underscore the point that national restrictions - the so- called caveats - be they declared or, even worse, not declared; the lack of effective chains of command and control; the refusal to obey orders; the failure to respond to attacks against civilians; and the lack of equipment cannot be tolerated, given that they undermine the shared responsibility for effective mandate delivery.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“The Security Council also has the responsibility to ensure the full functionality of a peacekeeping operation once it has been deployed, which includes, among other things, requesting and obtaining from host States full respect for and compliance with the terms agreed to in the status of forces agreements. Those agreements are safeguards that protect the personnel that a country has voluntarily seconded to a peacekeeping operation. The Security Council has not always been able to demand and ensure that host countries comply with the terms of status of forces agreements.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“Uruguay is one of the 20 largest contributors of troops and police and fully agrees with the concept of collective action to improve peacekeeping operations. The Security Council, troop- and police-contributing countries and the Secretariat play a key role in such operations. The Security Council must understand that political solutions will always guide the design and deployment of operations and that political momentum must be maintained throughout the various cycles of conflict. Therefore, the political strategies that underpin peacekeeping operations must have the support of a united Security Council, without which the operations' success could be seriously affected.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“Mr. Rosselli Frieri (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): I am honoured to take the floor again in the Chamber and in particular under your presidency, Ambassador Van Oosterom. I thank the Kingdom of the Netherlands for convening today's debate. I also thank Secretary- General Antonio Guterres, Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat and Ms. Fatimata Toure' for their briefings earlier today. It has already been done by others, but nonetheless Uruguay would like to pay tribute to the men and women of all countries who have served in peacekeeping operations. Their commitment and dedication have saved and continue to save countless lives. Regrettably, many Blue Helmets have lost their lives in service to the United Nations. We owe them an enormous debt of gratitude.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“We also thank the Translation and Interpretation Services, who have sometimes had to struggle with our tendency to stray from our prepared statements and to navigate the swells of our oratory. I also thank the conference officers for their work circulating documents and preparing the Chamber. I have saved the best for last. I thank the entire team of my delegation here in New York and in the Ministry in Montevideo. We all know that they are the true, if hidden sustainers of our work in the Council. It has been a privilege for me to work with such an excellent groups of professionals.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8150 (2017) · source
“I begin by thanking Council members for having supported the election of my country two years ago, in particular those 185 countries that voted in favour of our candidacy. Secondly, I wish to thank those countries that have served as members of the Council these past two years for their tireless support for the delegation of Uruguay. In particular, I offer a strong expression of thanks to each and every member of the Security Council Affairs Division, who have always - and especially during our two terms as President f assisted us with their deep knowledge of the Security Council, the items on its agenda and its working methods with great professionalism and, I acknowledge, with enduring patience.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8150 (2017) · source
“We understand that the efforts that the Secretary-General devotes to that issue in his initiative to reform the peace and security architecture of the Organization. I reiterate Uruguay's unflagging and unchanged commitment to United Nations peacekeeping operations. We shall continue contributing to their development both in the field with peacekeepers, as well as in the political debates on the reform process. Following the example of my Bolivian colleague, as this is the final meeting of the Security Council for this month, according to its programme of work, I wish to commend you, Sir, for the manner in which you and your team have led the Council this month. This may also be the last meeting in which Uruguay participates as a non-permanent member. I should therefore like to offer a few very brief expressions of gratitude.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8150 (2017) · source
“However, those who choose to attack United Nations forces must be repelled with equal or stronger force. Refusing to assume responsibility is not the right answer, and we must step up efforts to equip the various components with as many tools as possible to face Changing circumstances, passive defence measures and strengthened rules of engagement, and we must exhaust all avenues to hold those who commit crimes to account. I wish to emphasize the need for actors and competent bodies in the field of peacekeeping operations to work in full synchrony. We must overcome the rivalry among organs or commissions that burden the process, since each one has specific competencies that make a positive contribution.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8150 (2017) · source
“We have noted with concern the increasing frequency of attacks targeting United Nations personnel and facilities, leading to significant human and material losses. The most recent such tragedy was the death of 15 Tanzanian peacekeepers from the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo a few weeks ago. This trend represents a threat to the activities of the United Nations. We are fully aware that there is a fine line between, on the one hand, a proactive posture seeking to strengthen respect for a United Nations deployment and thereby facilitate the performance of its mandate, and, on the other, the possible interpretation of such a posture, depending on the circumstances, as support for one of the parties to a conflict.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8150 (2017) · source
“On one hand, greater attention must be paid to national restrictions, so-called caveats - whether explicitly declared or, worse still, undeclared -because they can hamper the mandate implementation. On more than one occasion, Uruguayan troops have had to deal with emergencies in another force's area of operations because that other force has, at the last minute, brought up caveats in order to avoid complicated violent situations. Such actions are not only unfair to other forces; they are unacceptable. The Security Council must demand that host States fully respect and comply with the terms of status-of-forces agreements: these constitute the guarantees protecting the personnel that countries voluntarily contribute to peacekeeping operations.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8150 (2017) · source
“We also recognize the excellent joint efforts of DPKO and DFS in developing, applying and monitoring standards and advice for training in peacekeeping, especially in the areas of human rights, protection of civilians and prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse. Thirdly and finally, we must address not only force generation but also the full functioning of forces once deployed. This is a topic that my delegation has raised continuously and vigorously throughout its two years on the Security Council because we understand that, unfortunately, it affects many peacekeeping operations, representing an issue on which the Security Council should assume greater responsibility. We are talking about obstacles on the ground that have anegative impact on the effectiveness and efficiency of peacekeeping operations.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8150 (2017) · source
“It is essential that peace personnel be trained and prepared to perform the tasks required in their area of operations. This requires joint efforts on the part of troop- and police-contributing countries to ensure better training for their personnel and of the Secretariat when it comes to conducting relevant evaluations and verifications. As a country contributing to peacekeeping operations, Uruguay ascribes direct responsibility to troop- and police-contributing countries for the pre-deployment training and preparation of their personnel. We cannot talk about the efficiency and effectiveness of peacekeeping operations unless troop- and police-contributing countries fully meet their responsibilities in this regard.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8150 (2017) · source
“Changing demands call for new approaches, and we note how peacekeeping operations have taken on a range of new tasks such as, for example, in the context of peacebuilding, human rights monitoring and civilian protection. On this last point, we must consider and expand the range of methods used to protect civilians. That includes considering the potential of unarmed methods to complement other peacekeeping strategies. This diverse range of methods includes greater involvement with communities, with the direct participation of all sectors of society greater, and better coordination with other United Nations entities present on the ground and non-governmental organizations. Second is the importance of personnel deployed receiving appropriate training, especiallypredeployment training.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8150 (2017) · source
“In our View, we must work on alternatives for such procurement, for example, by developing greater cooperation among police- and troop-contributing countries, the Secretariat and donor countries. At the same time, many of the new technologies that missions now require are highly expensive, underscoring the need to find alternatives for their procurement. Likewise, when it comes to decision-making, the Security Council must fully take into account the opinions of police- and troop- contributing countries since, as the ones who will be providing services on the ground, they can greatly facilitate operational planning and thereby ensure that their personnel have the capacities they need to respond to changing demands.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8150 (2017) · source
“Planning must be based on clear, attainable and prioritized objectives with reference parameters and an exit strategy providing for appropriate drawdown and handover to a successor entity when those parameters have been satisfied. To that end, triangular cooperation, as others have already mentioned, among the Council, the Secretariat and police- and troop-contributing countries, is essential. The Secretariat, and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and the Department of Field Support (DF S) in particular, play a decisive role in providing advice when it comes to taking decisions on, among other things, timely needs in terms of equipment and personnel. With regard to the procurement of equipment, I should like to add that this must not depend solely on a country's financial resources.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8150 (2017) · source
“The timely availability of appropriately trained and equipped uniformed and civilian personnel is a key element for the success of peacekeeping operations. Likewise, mandates cannot be fully implemented if missions do not have the capacity required to meet the new challenges they face. Following in the footsteps of our colleague Francois Delattre, I will address three aspects. First, regarding the planning and design phase, including the reconfiguration of peacekeeping operations, we believe it is crucial for the Security Council to pay greater attention to identifying the capacities required to deliver a given mandate.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8150 (2017) · source
“One particular highlight of the past year's activities was the high-level debate on peacekeeping operations held under the presidency of Ethiopia (see S/PV.8051), at which the Council unanimously adopted resolution 2378 (2017) - a key reform document that sets out areas where the Security Council can and must do more. An essential component that resolution, which is also the focus of today's meeting, is an emphasis on the need to continue working to fill the existing gaps in capacities and force generation to ensure that peacekeeping operations more effectively and adequately meet current challenges. Uruguay believes that the strategic strengthening of force generation is essential for improving the effectiveness and efficiency of peacekeeping operations.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8150 (2017) · source
“Mr. Rosselli Frieri (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): We thank the presidency of Japan for convening this briefing, and especially thank Ms. Bintou Keita, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for her detailed and clear briefing this afternoon. The year 2017 has seen a great deal of debate concerning the future of United Nations peacekeeping operations. The Security Council, as well as the General Assembly, the Fourth Committee, the Special Committee on Peacekeeping and the recent Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial Conference held in Vancouver, which Uruguay had the honour of co-hosting, give us reason to be optimistic that that work will continue in the coming months in addressing the issues that were raised in all those forums.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8150 (2017) · source
“While we note the difficulties involved in implementation, we encourage States that are able to do so and the competent bodies of the United Nations to provide assistance to States that need and request it in order to implement the provisions of the resolution. Uruguay reiterates that it will continue to do its utmost to adapt to the new requirements imposed by the international context by joining in the shared effort to fight the foreign terrorist fighters phenomenon and its protagonists while respecting international law and the Charter of the United Nations.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8148 (2017) · source
“We also believe that it is important to highlight that, although the resolution is directed to all States equally, not all States have the same capacities to implement its provisions. There are undoubtedly countries that have adopted many of these measures already. Others will have no major difficulty in doing so. Others will need technical assistance, training and financing for that purpose, and will probably receive them. But there are others that may also need to cooperate to strengthen their capacity and to implement the provisions of the resolution, but may not receive assistance as they are not considered priority countries. We thank the penholder and the delegations that supported the resolution.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8148 (2017) · source
“Mr. Rosselli Frieri (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): The phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters is a threat that looms over the international community as a whole. The commitment and cooperation of all States are needed in the fight against terrorism, given its global nature. Resolution 2396 (2017), which we have just adopted, has 51 operative paragraphs containing calls, in some cases urgent, for States to take action in different areas, and in other cases requiring them to act accordingly. These measures seek to achieve an effective worldwide response in order to stop the movements and activities of foreign terrorist fighters. For that reason, we believe that anything undertaken to that end must be done with full respect for the Charter of the United Nations and of international law.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8148 (2017) · source
“For those reasons, despite a submission process of the document that we view as flawed, my delegation supports the draft resolution contained in document S/2017/1060 before the Council.”
2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8139 (2017) · source
“That is particularly important because at the time of its adoption, many States did not support resolution 181 (II). The final status ofJerusalem is unfinished business. The sovereignty and boundaries of Jerusalem should be agreed by Israel and Palestine in bilateral negotiations. Therefore, any decision, measure or action that the parties or any third State would take contrary to the resolution to change the status of Jerusalem would affect the peace process and the search for a two- State solution - a goal shared by nearly the entire international community for decades. For seven decades, Uruguay has sought a fair and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on respect for international law.”
2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8139 (2017) · source
“General Assembly resolution 181 (II), which Uruguay voted in favour of and still supports to this day, recommended the partition of Palestine into a Jewish State and an Arab State, and the establishment of Jerusalem as a corpus separatam under a special international regime administered by the United Nations. That is the basis for the special status of Jerusalem in United Nations law and international law. As such, it should have been referenced in the text of the draft resolution. In the meeting held earlier today, we welcomed the recognition extended by many countries today to the foundational nature of General Assembly resolution 181 (II) by referring to the separation of Palestine into two States - one Jewish and one Arab - with a special status for Jerusalem.”
2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8139 (2017) · source
“Just as we have criticized permanent members of the Security Council on previous occasions for similar practices that reduce the transparency of the work of this organ and force the membership to take decisions without being able to participate in the drafting of the text, we must once again affirm that this is not the right way to do things in the Council. As for the substantive issue, we reaffirm the special status of the city of Jerusalem, pursuant to General Assembly resolutions, particularly resolution 181 (II), adopted in 1947, as well as Security Council resolutions.”
2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8139 (2017) · source
“Mr. Rosselli Frieri (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): We have requested the floor before the vote in order to make two comments - one procedural and one substantive. With regard to the procedural issue, the draft resolution was shared officially on Saturday. Yesterday, the President was asked to put it in blue and to schedule the vote for today, without having held any negotiations or consultations on the contents of the draft, with the exception of the meeting that just concluded (see S/PV.8138), which also did not include a detailed discussion of its contents.”
2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8139 (2017) · source
“We hope that, by that date, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will be part of history, and both peoples will finally be able to live together in peace and security, without grudges and with equal opportunities for the development and well-being of future generations.”
2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8138 (2017) · source
“In that still very complex scenario, although with some signs of hope, it is necessary more than ever that the Security Council and the entire international community remain united in their desire to see a peaceful resolution, in all its aspects, of the Israeli- Palestinian conflict. Only in that way can we exert due pressure on the Israeli and Palestinian authorities to stop the trends that jeopardize the process and ask them to be sufficiently flexible and reasonable to understand at last that peace is a much more valuable objective than the violence, hatred and injustice that have characterized the region over recent decades. In conclusion, I would like to recall that Uruguay has presented its candidature to once again become a non-permanent member of the Security Council, for the period 2034-2035.”
2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8138 (2017) · source
“The reunification of Palestine under a single, legitimate and democratic Government is essential to be able to work towards the aspirations of the Palestinian people and make it possible to improve the living conditions in that area, which has been submerged in a serious humanitarian crisis since the 2007 armed conflict. In order for that agreement to be successfully implemented, it will also be essential that those measures be accompanied by agreements on security, the disarmament of Hamas and the renunciation of violence, the incitement and glorification of violence and the destruction of Israel as a declared objective. Likewise, the obstinate non-recognition of Israel as a State by several countries in the region is a wholly negative sign for a favourable climate for the peace process.”
2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8138 (2017) · source
“On another note, maps should be updated and distributed by the Secretariat as often as possible, so as to reflect the Israeli settlements and outposts that are still being constructed in the West Bank and in Jerusalem. Uruguay maintains strong ties of friendship with both the State of Israel and the State of Palestine. We underscore once again the right of Israel and of Palestine to live in peace, within secure and recognized borders and in an environment of renewed cooperation, free from any threat or act that interferes with peace. The Fatah and Hamas reconciliation agreement, signed in October in Cairo, and the recent return of the Palestinian Authority to the Gaza Strip to regain control after a decade are undoubtedly important steps to achieve Palestinian unity.”
2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8138 (2017) · source