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“Allow me to reiterate what I said last month during the open debate on cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union (see S/PV.7694). At the time, we said that it is no accident that all recent considerations of the United Nations peace and security component have reached the same conclusion. The challenges of the twenty-first century are too broad and complex to be dealt with in the sphere of the United Nations alone. It is essential to revitalize the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Charter to more effectively guarantee international peace and security. New challenges and the serious ongoing humanitarian crises call more than ever before for coordination among international and regional bodies, so as to make it possible to more effectively respond to existing threats.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“Mr. Rosselli (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): I wish to begin by congratulating the French presidency for having organized this briefing, and in particular I would like to thank Ms. Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, for her valuable statement to the Council. Uruguay attaches great importance to cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations in the framework of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations. Uruguay highly values the role played by the European Union in upholding international peace and security. The cooperation of the United Nations with regional organizations such as the European Union is essential to preventing, managing and resolving conflicts.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“But sexual violence in times of war tends to be an invisible crime. The time has come to break the silence and to bring an end to such objectionable acts, which are particularly harmful to the freedom and dignity of women and girls, who find themselves among the most vulnerable victims of armed conflicts.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“We underscore the importance of renewing our commitment to fighting sexual exploitation and abuse, the trafficking in persons and the establishment of effective international legal processes. We think it is crucial to mobilize additional financial resources leading to the adoption of programmes that can respond to the needs of victims of sexual exploitation and abuse and that promote cross-cutting gender equity. It is increasingly clear that, given the serious upheaval that these crimes create for international law and world peace, the international community must be committed to adopting measures and must identify actions for victims in favour ofjustice. Otherwise, the story of the development of conflicts will continue to be one of the loss of lives, attacks against civilians, destruction, and social and economic violence.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“The perpetrators thereof must be brought to justice. The Rome Statute of 1998 includes sexual violence against women and children within the category of crimes against humanity and war crimes, as well as the possibility that it could constitute a crime of genocide. Crimes of this magnitude must not go unpunished. My country urges the Council to refer such cases to the International Criminal Court, in the framework of the Relationship Agreement between the United Nations and the International Criminal Court, which in our opinion must be strengthened and improved. So long as there is no mandatory jurisdiction to which perpetrators are subjected, these acts will continue to go unpunished and will increase under the protection afforded by impunity.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Given this situation, Uruguay reiterates its commitment to the Secretary-General's zero-tolerance policy and its willingness to continue ensuring that those who carry out acts of sexual violence be held accountable for them. Another measure the Council can take to counter sexual violence would be to include this issue in the work carried out by the Security Council sanctions committees. Uruguay also understands that it is critical is to guarantee punishment for those who are responsible for committing this type of crime. There is a deep-rooted culture of impunity when it comes to these crimes, which means that only a few cases are brought to justice. Rape and other forms of sexual abuse in the context of armed conflict are banned by international humanitarian law and clearly violate the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Their important participation in the search for peace increases the effectiveness of humanitarian assistance, credibility in peacekeeping, economic recovery in post-conflict situations and the sustainability of peace agreements. However, that acknowledgement of the contribution that peacekeeping missions can make when it comes to preventing and responding to situations of sexual violence also makes us think again about the seriousness of sexual violence when it is committed by the forces who make up these missions against those who they are called upon to protect. The use of sexual and gender- based violence by personnel deployed in peacekeeping missions is worrying.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“For example, Uruguay participates in the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with approximately 1,000 troops, who fulfil civilian protection tasks and make use of joint protection teams to monitor and address human rights violations. Those peacekeepers collaborate with civil groups that provide support for different aspects, including the supply of water and food and medical attention. They also carry out patrols to prevent and avoid violations of the rights of women and girls in remote situations and locations. Greater inclusion of women in peacekeeping missions is also appropriate, as they possess a greater sensitivity to these facts and significantly generate trust.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Uruguay believes peacekeeping operations are an important tool for the United Nations in preventing and tackling sexual violence. In that regard, we underscore the deterrent effect that peacekeeping operations could have through their visible presence and monitoring, the consultations they could carry out among different segments of society, in particular with women, in order to compile information and encourage reporting, the establishment of trust at the community level and their cooperation with the host State in order to strengthen gender-sensitive security and justice.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“The creation of a joint work chain of local public institutions, humanitarian assistance and civil society organizations and local and international non-governmental organizations, together with peacekeepers, is the only way to achieve the physical and emotional recovery of victims of sexual violence, their reintegration in society without stigmatization and the orderly and appropriate compilation of data that could be crucial to identify the perpetrators. We also think it is crucial that people who have suffered sexual violence immediately receive comprehensive treatment. Sexual violence is a serious threat to international peace and security. The Security Council must use the tools at its disposal to tackle this crime.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“That is why Uruguay supported, in the framework of World Humanitarian Summit, the joint statement on sexual and reproductive health in emergency situations. Furthermore, we believe it is necessary to underscore the greater vulnerability to trafficking and sexual violence of girls born in such contexts. In considering the critical situations that victims find themselves in and the lack of trust in legal systems, Uruguay stresses the importance of discretion and trust for the people in charge of protecting them. In that connection, we must work with actors in the field to ensure the validation of processes that should be carried out immediately once the action has taken place.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Governments must act on the front line, but the seriousness of this crime and its serious and persistent consequences make it necessary to obtain the support of the international community in order to be able to address it. Every day, about 500 women who are pregnant and/ or with small children die. Most of them are in countries affected by conflict or natural disasters. Similarly, such situations expose them to a growing number of diseases owing to a lack of health care. We therefore emphasize the importance of ensuring the sexual and reproductive rights of women in conflict situations, bearing in mind the fact that all women have the right to freely decide when and how many children they wish to have and the fact that this decision must be respected in every setting in which it arises.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Equally alarming is the reference by the Secretary- General in his recent report to the use by the Islamic State of medical personnel to administer treatments that are harmful to women to accelerate their physical maturation in order to expedite their sale. Given this reality, we believe that the international community has the duty and moral obligation to take urgent action to put an end to these deplorable acts. Uruguay also condemns the actions carried out by extremist organizations against people who have suffered physical and sexual violence, in particular minorities including lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender and intersex people as a result of their real or alleged sexual orientation. Uruguay understands that fighting sexual violence in armed conflict must be a collective effort.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Women are repositories of values and traditions of their communities and they convey ethnic and cultural identity through their persons. That results in their being frequent victims and selective targets of these crimes committed as war tactics. Such crimes are often committed by terrorist groups in their effort to perpetuate themselves and to transmit their ideology to a new generation. Uruguay reiterates its firm condemnation of all forms of trafficking in persons and vigorously rejects this practice, through which women and girls are trafficked mainly for sexual purposes, while terrorist organizations obtain significant sources of income, which allows them to continue to foster hatred and violence.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“In that context, Uruguay wishes to touch on the link between sexual violence and the maintenance and financing of terrorist organizations, which use women and girls as rewards or incentives to attract and recruit men and boys, thereby influencing their decision to join such organizations. Uruguay welcomes the report (S/2016/36l) of the Secretary-General on conflict- related sexual violence, in which he carries out an exhaustive analysis of this scourge and gives special attention to a growing and alarming trend of acts of sexual violence committed by terrorist groups, such as Da'esh, Al-Shabaab, Boko Haram and Al-Qaida, among others. Very few weapons have the destructive capacity and such devastating effects on the social fabric as sexual Violence.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Sexual violence in the form of sexual slavery and forced prostitution, pregnancies, abortions and marriages is aimed not only at violating and attacking its victims, but also - and despite the progress that has been made in international human rights law i at stigmatizing human beings, with consequences not only for individual victims but also for their families, self- esteem and personal development. Similarly, victims of sexual violence may frequently be doubly affected since, being products of such abuse, their sexual and reproductive health suffers irreperable damage.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Equally alarming is the growing presence and activities of terrorist organizations. In that context, we are concerned by the increase in and growing use ofviolence against civilians in armed conflict, which are violations of their most basic human rights. My country condemns all forms of sexual exploitation and abuse, and believes that sexual or gender-based violence should be seen not as a cultural condition or characteristic of any one country, but rather as a form of repression and objectionable and unacceptable suppression.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“We thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing, his efforts in this field and his zero-tolerance policy, which is important to us all, especially those who have made zero tolerance a key element in our participation in peacekeeping missions. We recognize the important and heartfelt briefings made by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Zainab Hawa Bangura; the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Ms. Maria Grazia Giammarino; and the representative of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, Ms. Lisa Davis. One of the direct consequences of the proliferation of armed conflicts of various kinds is the existence of more than 60 million refugees and internally displaced persons around the world.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Mr. Rosselli (Uruguay) (spoke in French): At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on having assumed the presidency of the Council and to offer you the full cooperation of the delegation of Uruguay in your work. (spoke in Spanish) I also thank the delegation of Egypt once again, led by Ambassador Amr Aboulatta and his team, for their work last month. I further wish to thank you, Sir, for convening this debate and for the concept note before us (S/2016/496, annex). It is very opportune that this meeting should take place this month, almost a year since 19 June was designated as the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“The 4.5 million displaced persons in the Sahel will continue to grow in number due to political instability in Libya and the terrorist threat in the region, including Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, Ansar el-Dine, Boko Haram, and the Mouvement pour l'unicite et le jihad en Afrique de l'Ouest, to mention just a few. All of this is made possible by the porous borders and lack of State control. The best way to address it is by building the institutional capacities of the States of the region, providing education, increasing the capacities of Government security forces, and providing greater access to justice and health-care centres.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“In that regard, the strategic review to be formally presented next week is not just relevant but indeed urgent. In order to address the regional problem, we need tailor-made campaigns. That is why we applaud such initiatives as the Group of Five Sahel, which has become an institutional framework for coordinating and overseeing regional cooperation. We commend the initiative of the Lake Chad Basin countries in establishing the Multinational Joint Task Force to address the problem ofBoko Haram. We also appreciate the recent restructuring of the United Nations Office for West Africa and hope that it will provide us with a better overview of the situation in the Sahel and of the progress made in the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel, which is relevant to a number of countries that are not within the region itself.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“The civilian populations in the north continue to face a series of difficulties in accessing State institutions, and are unable to enjoy the peace dividends that stem from the agreement. In the meantime, the number of displaced persons continues to grow, while terrorist attacks - more than 200 of which have been perpetrated since early 2015 - are increasingly effective and sophisticated and claim an ever-larger number of victims. United Nations forces on the ground have been the targets of more than 40 per cent of such attacks, against which they have trouble defending themselves given their asymmetric nature and the scarce resources and personnel available to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“In any event, we should not underestimate the importance that the United Nations should attach to helping to prevent conflicts in the most vulnerable areas through its peacebuilding activities and projects and programmes implemented by various United Nations agencies, the goal of which is to provide an environment that is more suitable to human development. Uruguay is cognizant of the fact that the security situation in the Sahel deserves the special attention of the Council, especially given the terrorist activities being developed there, as well as the significant trafficking of drugs and weapons in that vast region, where many areas lie beyond effective State control. Periodically in the north of Mali, terrorist, criminal and extremist activities advance despite the progress achieved after the signing of the Peace Agreement.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“An isolated approach positing a single possible cause of a conflict linked to socioeconomic and environmental factors might provide us with a partial and even distorted view or understanding of the dynamics that might lead a society to conflict. Adequate and fluid cooperation among the various bodies, under the terms set forth by the Charter of the United Nations, the programmes of the Organization and specialized bodies, is necessary in order to address factors that might affect security, including the extreme consequences of climate change. That does not mean that the topic of climate change needs to be on the agenda of the Security Council. We do not believe that would be relevant.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“It should do so through adequate mechanisms, such as cooperation, official development assistance, access to resources and the transfer of technology for adapting to climate change. However, it should not take a security approach, but rather one that addresses the underlying causes, understanding that climate change can pose a further challenge to the stability of societies and international security. There is no easy answer. That is why we must continue with our efforts in the context of the Climate Change Convention, the Paris Agreement, and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, among others, and fulfil the commitments made.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“Mr. Rosselli (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): 1 would like to begin by thanking the delegations of Egypt and Spain for convening this meeting. I would like to also express my gratitude for the timely distribution of the context note on the destabilizing effects that climate change can have when they further exacerbate the traditional causes of conflict in the Sahel. I would also like to express my gratitude to Mr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, Ms. Monique Barbut, Mr. Jean-Paul Laborde, Ms. Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Mr. Pierre Buyoya and Mr. Angel Losada for their briefings. Having perused the aforementioned context note, Uruguay is convinced that the international community, including the United Nations system, needs to focus its efforts on addressing the structural causes of poverty and inequity.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“The United Nations peacekeeping system is still far from being prepared to deal effectively with today's complex and changing international scenario, and it is our obligation to take urgent measures in that regard.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“I would also like to highlight that the new African Peace and Security Architecture road map for the period 2016-2020 is an excellent tool that clarifies the role of each actor involved in the peace and security architecture on the continent. It establishes indicators and specific objectives in five priority areas, namley, conflict prevention, crisis and conflict management, post-conflict reconstruction and peacebuilding, strategic security and coordination and partnerships. In conclusion, Uruguay would like to reiterate its commitment to the process for the review of peacekeeping operations. We are convinced of the need for the recommendations of the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations to be fully discussed as soon as possible.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“Those principles are the basis for a strategic partnership between the United Nations and the African Union and can also serve as a benchmark for future collaboration between the United Nations and other regional organizations. They include the process of adopting decisions through consultation and a common strategy; a division of labour based on respective comparative advantages; analysis, planning, monitoring and joint evaluation; an integrated response to the conflict cycle, including prevention; and transparency, accountability and respect for international norms. Bearing in mind the significant existing challenges that we face, actions aimed at strengthening regional alliances should not undermine the participation and contribution of non-regional actors to peacekeeping operations deployed in Africa.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“The Ramos Horta report (see S/2015/446) indicates that one of the major weaknesses of the current system is related to the status of the financing of the strategic alliance. Therefore, the United Nations and the African Union should join forces to undertake joint efforts in order to establish sustainable, predictable and flexible mechanisms that are capable of supporting African Union peace operations. It is also worth recalling that the Report of the Advisory Group of Experts on the Review of the Peacebuilding Architecture (see/2015/490), entitled "The Challenge of Sustaining Peace", also highlights that efforts in peacebuilding need to be supported through the allocation of predictable and sustained resources. I would like to express support for the principles of cooperation that the High-level Panel proposed.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“In that contex, the Security Council should turn more frequently to the advice and experience of regional partners. It would also be timely to assess the possibility of gradually harmonizing the policies and norms that regulate United Nations peacekeeping operations with the norms applicable to other peace operations mandated by the Security Council, especially with regard to the protection of civilians. The relationship between the Security Council and the Peace and Security Council of the African Union should be further strengthened through increased interaction and consultation so as to make it possible to develop a common understanding of conflicts and to formulate commons strategies.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“The idea presented in the concept note for this debate to take up the recommendations of the Panel with regard to cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations is very timely, in particular when it comes to strengthening the strategic alliance between the United Nations and the African Union. In that regard, my delegation views favourably the Panel's recommendation to ensure that the formulation of peace-operation mandates should involve closer collaboration. To that end, the Security Council and the Secretariat should make a commitment to ensuring that more dialogue and closer coordination takes place with the relevant regional organizations before a mandate is authorized. That is particularly true when a regional operation has been deployed, or is about to be deployed.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“In addition, at the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations it has been recognized that, among other things, regional organizations have the potential to offset the United Nations deficit in rapid- response capacity. Similarly, the forces of the region have on many occasions proved to be essential in initially responding to crises and bringing to bear important understandings of local realities. They also provide a direct link in terms ofinfluence and regional political authority. Nevertheless, we always need to ensure that there is strict respect for the principle of impartiality. That has at times been somewhat of a challenge given that, in the close relationships that exist between different regional entities, there can sometimes be a clash between the national interests of the countries of the region.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“It is no coincidence that the recent reviews of the United Nations peace and security architecture have reached the same conclusion - that the challenges of the twenty-first century are too broad and complex to be addressed solely within the scope of the United Nations. That is why it is necessary to revitalize the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations in order to more effectively guarantee international peace and security. The review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture highlights the importance of cooperation with regional structures. That includes cooperation with the African Union as, nowadays, all of the countries for which the Peacebuilding Commission has country-specific configurations are African countries.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“Therefore, the need to efficiently address the complexity of these threats and to find solutions make partnerships with international actors, in particular regional and subregional organizations, increasingly important. New threats to international peace and security, and grave existing humanitarian crises require, now more than ever before, the development of close regional and global alliances that will make more effective responses possible. Such alliances should respect the competencies of each organization, maximize synergies and promote complementarity. That is why we agree that now is the time to discuss and agree on a clearer framework for such cooperation, which is particularly urgent for our ties with the African Union.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“Ladsous pointed out minutes ago, over 80 per cent of the annual peacekeeping budget is used there, often in situations where there is no peace to keep and where there are a number of asymmetrical threats posed by non-State actors whose relationships with transnational criminal organizations have made it very difficult to isolate and address problems. These growing threats to international peace and security are developing in a context in which the financial resources of the United Nations in general, and of Member States in particular, add another layer of difficulty, requiring the greatest possible efficiency in the use of those resources.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“I also take this opportunity to highlight today's adoption of presidential statement S/PRST/2016/8 on cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international peace and security. The growing number and complexity of current conflicts presents aseries ofchallenges. Thatis evidenced by the continued increase in demand for peacekeeping operations. In recent years, the number of Blue Helmets deployed has reached an unprecedented level. The great majority of peacekeeping operations - almost 90 per cent of uniformed personnel - are deployed in Africa and, as Mr.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“Mr. Rosselli (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): I would like to begin by commending the Egyptian presidency of the Security Council for organizing this open debate, as well as for the concept note (S/2016/428, annex) that was circulated in order to provide input for this discussion. I would also like to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Herve' Ladsous; the Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations, Mr. Te'te Antonio; the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union, Mr. Haile Menkerios; and the Permanent Representative of Kenya and Chairperson of the Peacebuilding Commission, Mr. Macharia Kamau, for their briefings.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“We must encourage the teaching of tolerance in educational curricula and promote messages that foster tolerance and respect for differences, harmony and peaceful coexistence among nations, cultures and religions. For that reason, we welcome the participation of everybody in today's timely open debate.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“Those ideologues of hatred, many of whom are intellectually well trained but come from places where progress has been lacking, end up only ostracizing people and impoverishing the societies that they dominate and claim to be defending. We must establish a genuine global communication strategy that is efficient and able to counter the ideologies used by the violent extremist leaders. We have to develop messages that offer better life-options and that are not discriminatory with regard to the religion that they practice. The progress of the world and human beings is not determined only by religion. We must assign it the place and importance that it deserves as an intimate and personal belief, but it must not be turned into a barrier for social development.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“That is the best way to reveal their weaknesses and inconsistencies. When we prohibit their involvement, we see a resurgence of extremist violence and terrorism. There have been recent examples of that. We need to study and understand the ideologies of extremist Violence and the rhetoric that extremists use. We must develop counternarratives that can dampen the allure of those ideologies. Terrorist groups, such as Da'esh, Al-Qaida and Boko Haram, use religion as a pretext to justify the unjustifiable through a narrative that twists the intrinsic value of faith. We cannot remain idle in the face of their messages of hate and destruction.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“Every well knows how terrorists effectively use information platforms and social networks to disseminate their hateful messages. But in one way or another, we should take more responsibility for the platforms and networks that terrorists' use for their own advancement, because if they are used properly, they are ideal for good communication. Access to the political sphere must not be cut off. Pushing out and eliminating radicals only creates a breeding ground for extremist ideologies. It fuels resentment, which often mixes with other basic ingredients, namely, poverty, inequality, unemployment, a lack of opportunities and censorship, all of which fuel radical discourse. It is preferable to allow radicals to act in the political sphere, so as to be able to openly confront their discourses and ideas.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“Religious leaders will play an essential role in correcting the false statements of those promoting violent extremism. All religions include a message about going beyond being an individual and doing what is right. We need to suppress calls encouraging people to achieve supremacy over others through Violence. In combating terrorism we walk a fine line between eliminating this scourge and protecting and bolstering our fundamental freedoms and our values of tolerance and solidarity. We must be very careful not to violate human rights. No effort in the context of combating terrorism must lead to limiting the freedom of expression, the freedom of religion and the freedom of the press or stigmatizing political opponents.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“In that context and against the backdrop of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, without duplication of effort, we think it is important to create a space to address the issue of narratives, which Egypt very aptly placed at the heart of today's debate. Although we agree on the need to step up global efforts against terrorism, the proliferation of initiatives by various actors do not seem conducive to promising outcomes. Instead, it could serve to confuse, fragment and weaken the global effort and take us away from the common goal. It is therefore key to coordinate the different ongoing initiatives, such as the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, the Secretary-General's Action Plan and the efforts being made in the Alliance of Civilizations.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“As members of the international community, there are various avenues we can take to address many of the root causes that serve as breeding grounds for the emergence of violent extremists with terrorist inclinations. It is urgent that we halt the spread of the extremist ideology that serves as a precursor of terrorist groups. Above and beyond the essential primary responsibility of each State in exercising its sovereign powers, we have a collective responsibility to act effectively and with robustness. We owe it to the victims of terrorist attacks and their families - victims from the international community whom we mourn irrespective of religion or nationality. We therefore commend the recent holding of the Geneva Conference on Preventing Violent Extremism and welcome the Secretary-General's Plan of Action on the subject.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“While destroying the messenger leads us to a short-term solution, destroying the message will lead to the long-term solution that combating this scourge requires today. An effective strategy for combating violent extremism and terrorism should not be limited to punitive measures alone, but adopt a preventive approach that makes it possible to identify and put an early stop to nascent radicalization efforts. Carrying on this fight requires taking into account the underlying causes that contribute to the emergence of extremist groups and terrorist groups and developing encompassing strategies to address the various problems. At the same time, we must appropriately use international cooperation while helping those in most need.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“My delegation believes that linking or conflating terrorism with any religion, nationality or civilization should be rejected. Religious extremism is not unique to Islam, and neither is - or ever has been -the violent extremism that leads to terrorism. Regrettably, the terrorist groups that are at the focus of our attention today - such as Da'esh, Al-Qaida, Boko Haram and associated groups -justify their actions on the basis of a distorted interpretation of the precepts of the Islamic religion. Several strategies have been mentioned for breaking the cycle of radicalization that aim to destroy the message or the messenger. We understand that some are complementary of one another.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“Mr. Rosselli (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): First of all, allow me to commend you, Mr. President, for your concept note (S/2016/416, annex) and for your initiative to convene this open debate focused on countering the narratives and ideologies of terrorist groups. I also express my gratitude for the briefings by Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson, Mr. Mohi El-Din Afifi and Mr. Steven Crown. Every act of terrorism is criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of the motivation behind it, where and when it takes place or who commits it. Terrorism is a difficult phenomenon to define given its multifaceted character and the myriad reasons behind it, which could be of a political, ideological, philosophical, religious, ethnic, racial or any other nature.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“We must not forget that, in the confusion prevailing on the ground in areas where various non-State armed groups are taking part in the combat, any non-State group that crosses the border - even if it is merely circumstantially allied with a terrorist group - is as much a terrorist as the terrorist group itself. Consequently, the main countries currently involved in the negotiations should exert all possible influence on any party over which they have influence in order to affect the situation on the ground. Uruguay remains ready to support efforts and initiatives aimed at strengthening the cessation of hostilities, humanitarian access and the political process - the famous three pacts mentioned by Mr. Staffan de Mistura. We will continue to devote all our efforts to that end.”
2016-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7687 (2016) · source
“How many more deaths will we have to see? How many more hospitals will need to be destroyed? How many more children will have to be killed? How many more? It would seem that for some people, certain games are more important than the lives of human beings. In an intergovernmental organization such as ours, the main responsibility for such issues falls on States, particularly those most directly involved and especially those that are directly involved and support one party to the conflict or another. We welcome the joint efforts of the United States and Russia that have allowed the cessation of hostilities to include Aleppo. Syria is suffering and Aleppo is suffering. We therefore hope they will be able to exert the necessary pressure on the various actors on the ground.”
2016-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7687 (2016) · source