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Rosselli

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first: 2007-01-31
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“As this is the first formal meeting of the Security Council this year, I should like to extend my warm wishes on the occasion of the New Year to all members of the Security Council, the United Nations and the Secretariat. In presiding over this first formal meeting of the Council in 2016, I am happy to welcome the other new members: Egypt, Japan, Senegal and Ukraine. We look forward with interest to their participation in the work of the Council. Their experience and wisdom will be of invaluable assistance in the discharge of the Council's responsibilities. I take this opportunity to express the Council's gratitude to the outgoing members, namely, Chad, Chile, Jordan, Lithuania and Nigeria, for their important contributions to the work of the Council during their terms in 2014 and 2015.”
2016-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7600 (2016) · source
“My delegation has stated previously that, unfortunately, meetings of this kind often coincide with very important activities requiring the presence my colleagues, the Permanent Representatives of Council members. Looking around the Chamber now, see that, except for the Permanent Representative of Indonesia and you, Mr. President, there are no other Permanent Representatives of Council members here. Nor are there any Deputy Permanent Representatives. It is a shame that the Security Council should hold such meetings when members are so busy that they cannot be here to hear their peers. I, too, have a number of other activities on my agenda and so I will be asking my colleague, Uruguay's expert on the Third Committee, to present my country's statement. I bid you good afternoon, Sir.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Mr. Rosselli (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): My delegation is pleased to address the Council today under your presidency, the presidency of a very able representative of our brother country, Panama. We also welcome the presence here today of the Vice-President and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Panama, Mr. Samuel Lewis-Navarro. This demonstrates Panama's commitment to the activities of the United Nations and in particular, those of the Security Council. My delegation has high regard for the open debates of the Security Council. We feel this is a way for those of us who are not members to draw closer to this very important central organ of the United Nations.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source
“I should also underscore the steps being taken by the OAS with international financial institutions, and in particular the role of the Inter-American Development Bank. Those institutions closely support the development priorities of the Government of Haiti by providing financial assistance for programmes intended to create jobs, promote education and rehabilitate the environment. They also support health policy in various areas.”
2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776Resumption1 (2007) · source
“However, I should mention its electoral support aimed at Haiti's establishment of a permanent electoral commission; its support in strengthening institutions; the process to update Haiti's civil registry; its support in strengthening Haiti's judicial system, in particular through the Justice Studies Center of the Americas and the Inter-American Juridical Committee; its promotion of tourism and trade; its support for activities to generate employment and improve the economy; its assistance in the area of management training and coordination of foreign aid; its support for the Government of Haiti in formulating development policies in coordination with the United Nations, the Caribbean Community and other institutions; and the implementation of OAS resolutions aimed at increasing cooperation with Haiti with a view to operationalize the National Drug Observatory through technical and scientific capacity-building.”
2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Above all, however, working through the OAS - they brought to bear their experiences in post-conflict reconstruction in various areas, including in the areas of humanitarian assistance, the strengthening of democratic State institutions, medical and economic assistance and development aid. I do not want to exhaustively enumerate the activities of the OAS in the field, but its support is essential and invaluable for States participating in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti.”
2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776Resumption1 (2007) · source
“We believe that there is clearly value to arguments calling for greater participation for regional organizations in the areas of peace and security and, more specifically, in post- conflict reconstruction and development. It is at the regional level that the consequences of a conflict are most immediately felt. States in the region of a conflict are in the best position to understand the situation in its cultural context. It is also the States of the region that have the most information. With regard to the States of Latin America and the Caribbean, we have the contemporary example of countries of the region and the Organization of American States (OAS) joining in the peacemaking efforts of the United Nations in Haiti. Those countries provided military contingents.”
2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776Resumption1 (2007) · source
“In the debate that took place in March, we focused our comments on the possibility that regional organizations could assume greater responsibility in the area of military operations. We also expressed our doubts about the desirability of moving towards the regionalization of peacekeeping operations and the need to fully respect certain traditional principles of peacekeeping operations, especially those of impartiality and the need for the composition of a force to reflect the widest possible geographical representation. On this occasion, I should like to take up the issue of the role of regional organizations once they are already involved in peacekeeping and peacebuilding tasks. It is in that area that we can appreciate the great potential regional organizations hold for cooperation with United Nation-led processes.”
2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776Resumption1 (2007) · source
“With regard to the issue before the Council, my delegation would like to offer the following comments. We are going to approach this matter from a different point of view than in the past, when doctrinaire debates were held during the cold war with regard to the application of coercive measures and corresponding interpretations of the application of Articles 41, 42, 51, 52 and 53 of the Charter. In current international practice, the participation of regional organizations is part of the Organization's overall framework, bringing to it the best capabilities of the various regions in rebuilding and strengthening States affected by conflict. It is therefore appropriate that we continue a debate in the Security Council as to the function of regional and subregional organizations in the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776Resumption1 (2007) · source
“A sort of migration from the Council usually occurs 90 minutes after a meeting begins, with the principal members of the Secretariat and Permanent Representatives gradually leaving the Chamber. Moreover, at this very moment I notice that only the President and another head of Mission are the only Permanent Representatives seated at the table. Apparently, there are other more important things attracting the attention of our colleagues. It is a shame that this meeting has been scheduled at the same time as those other activities. I therefore hope that this is not considered as a second-class exercise or a meeting just for show. As far as the working methods of the Security Council are concerned - a phrase that is referred to continuously in this House * this is one that should be reformed thoroughly.”
2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Mr. Rosselli (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Sir, and your country, Indonesia, on your presidency of the Security Council. I would especially like to thank you, Mr. Minister, for your presence in New York to preside over this meeting. Before I turn to the topic that has brought us together today, I would like to make a few brief comments on the open debates of the Security Council. I assume that the purpose of open debates is to allow the members of the Security Council to hear the views and opinions of the other delegations to the United Nations that are not members of this body. I am concerned because this is not the first time that I have come to make a statement in the Security Council that I have observed a phenomenon repeating itself time and again.”
2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776Resumption1 (2007) · source
“We participated actively in the seminars that took place at Buenos Aires in 2005 and at Lima in 2006. It is our understanding that such activities, including the launching of a legislative database on States' implementation of the provisions of the resolution, can improve the system, which would help strengthen that system and make possible the full implementation of the Council mandate. But for this to take place in a natural way, greater participation by Member States is needed. That means the sustained development of cooperation activities and constant efforts to engage those States that, owing to their national positions, are not part of the system and to persuade them to join.”
2007-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5635Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Although reporting systems are common to all the sanctions committees - in particular, those aimed principally at combating international terrorism in all its forms - the procedures of the 1540 Committee have been clear and easy to implement, certainly as far as the Uruguayan authorities are concerned. In that context, I wish to report that our national authorities for monitoring nuclear and radioactive materials and chemical weapons, as well as our health authorities at the highest level, are in a position to implement the provisions of the resolution, although they may request technical assistance from the relevant international cooperation systems, as required. Uruguay welcomes the seminars held in various regional contexts to promote the implementation of the provisions of resolution 1540 (2004).”
2007-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5635Resumption1 (2007) · source
“It has operated with great efficiency and transparency in the various areas within its mandate, making possible an easy dialogue between national authorities and members of the Council and establishing clear rules making for smooth international cooperation both with the Committee and among States. The machinery established in fulfilment of its mandate has enabled it to consider many national reports and has spurred the creation of internal coordination bodies to adapt national control procedures, as required for full implementation of resolution 1540 (2004). Uruguay has already submitted two reports to the 1540 Committee and has completed the form that systematically brings together the various elements on which periodic information is required.”
2007-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5635Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Uruguay urges the prompt entry into force of the Treaty machinery and, in the meantime, a strengthening of the activities of the Preparatory Commission, including two elements vital for cooperation in a world free of nuclear testing and clandestine nuclear activities: the International Monitoring System and the system of on-site inspections. Both of these are of the greatest importance, which is why, as signatory States decide to join the system and enable it to enter into force, they should continue to provide the greatest possible support to those activities. Resolution 1540 (2004) has been a catalyst for activities to control the existence and the illicit trade in weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems and precursor substances that could be used to produce them. The 1540 Committee has done outstanding work.”
2007-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5635Resumption1 (2007) · source
“The IAEA also plays an important role in early warning of suspicious operations related to the illicit trade in nuclear or radioactive materials. It does this by means of a database that systematically logs illicit trafficking or other unauthorized activity with respect to such materials. The IAEA has developed excellent programmes as the technical body that the Security Council needs for reporting and advice; its importance has grown over the past few years. Another source of technical expertise is the Provisional Technical Secretariat of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Organization.”
2007-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5635Resumption1 (2007) · source
“That is why we firmly support instruments that, like resolution 1540 (2004), promote fundamental aspects of collective security and make major contributions to combating international terrorism. We should also hail two other outstanding instruments in the normative sphere related to the non- proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, in particular nuclear weapons: the Charter and the Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). By means of the verification system established through the signature of safeguards agreements and additional protocols, it is possible in most cases to detect possible discrepancies in the movement of materials that could be diverted for military or criminal purposes.”
2007-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5635Resumption1 (2007) · source
“In that context, Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) is a notable element in the fight against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; in our View, it clearly points the way towards strengthening the system developed by the United Nations - especially since 1991 - to combat international terrorism. A few days ago we marked a major anniversary of the Treaty of Tlatelolco and of the system that sees to the nuclear-weapon-free zone in Latin America and the Caribbean. It has now been 40 years since the Treaty was signed, establishing the first of the nuclear- weapon-free zones that have been created around the world through the Treaties of Raratonga, Pelindaba and Bangkok and through the Antarctic Treaty System. Uruguay has always been at the forefront in the establishment of nuclear-weapon-free zones.”
2007-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5635Resumption1 (2007) · source
“The 2006 Conference to Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the Programme of Action on Small Arms achieved no concrete outcome, and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty continues to await entry into force 10 years after it opened for signature. Next year, preparatory activities for a new stage in the review of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) will begin. As has been the tradition in recent review conferences, we do not envisage significant progress on the substantive issues on the agenda, because the nuclear disarmament process has been nearly paralyzed since the Treaty was extended indefinitely in 1995.”
2007-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5635Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Mr. Rosselli (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): I am pleased to congratulate you once again, Sir, and to thank your delegation for its initiative in bringing to the Security Council issues, such as the theme of today's discussion, which are of interest to all of us. In many forums, Uruguay has stated its concern at the lack of concrete progress in the field of disarmament and non-proliferation. The present context of multilateral negotiations on disarmament and non-proliferation is not at all encouraging. The Conference on Disarmament has not been able to adopt an agenda enabling it to resume its substantive work.”
2007-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5635Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Through that project, my country hopes to be able to make a contribution in the area of elections, helping to strengthen Haiti's institutions and to promote democratic training through programmes in civics education and citizen participation.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“With regard to peacebuilding activities, our delegation welcomes the fact that security sector reform has been included in the mandates of the United Nations Integrated Offices in Burundi and in Sierra Leone. It would be interesting to know the experiences and results in both countries in drawing up and implementing such policies so that the Peacebuilding Commission, in close cooperation with the Security Council and the Integrated Offices, can follow up on those policies. Last but not least, international cooperation is indispensable for promoting and implementing activities linked to security sector reform. For example, Uruguay has developed a cooperation and assistance project for Haiti in the area of the consolidation of democracy.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“With regard to peacekeeping strategies, our delegation welcomes the Security Council's increased inclination to include in peace mission mandates responsibilities relating to human rights, the police and judicial, legal and correctional systems. However, it would be useful to know what concrete results have been attained so far in security sector reform in countries emerging from conflict. It would be very helpful for the Council to have such information, especially when the time comes to renew peacekeeping mandates. It would also help the Council to focus on formulating policies aimed at correcting errors made in implementation and at strengthening those areas of security reform that a country's specific situation requires.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“My delegation believes that the United Nations should agree on a common approach to security sector reform. In this context, we believe that the request made in March 2006 by the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations to the Secretary-General is relevant. In paragraph 123 of its report contained in document A/60/19, the Special Committee requested the Secretariat "to conduct a process of joint policymaking on security sector reform best practices bearing in mind the distinctive competencies of the United Nations, and those of other partners, and recognizing the linkages with disarmament, demobilization and reintegration." Security sector reform policies should be an integral and sustained component of peacekeeping and peacebuilding strategies.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“We need only consider the cases of police brutality in some of those countries, selective police searches on the basis of racial criteria and the general lack of measures to prevent or respond to violence against women, as well as the high levels of military expenditure. The gender perspective must be taken into account in any security sector reform strategy. Resolution 1325 (2000) urges us to incorporate a gender perspective into all efforts for the maintenance and promotion of peace and security. That could yield an effective response to gender-related threats, especially violence against women, and, in particular, could compensate for the underrepresentation of women in decision-making within the security sector. I would like to make several concrete suggestions.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Experience shows that the tendency of some donors and institutions has been to follow the security model of Western democracies, without taking into account the specific characteristics of each country in need of security reform. Attempting to apply a single security model to societies that are undergoing transition and dealing with economic and political limitations - societies whose institutions are weak or non-existent or in which armed conflict may even be continuing - amounts to resorting to general formulas without acknowledging the complexities and particularities of each case. The vast majority of international security sector reform initiatives focus on developing countries, especially those emerging from civil conflict. However, we should be aware that such reforms are just as relevant for developed countries.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“This new concept of security is closely connected to conflict prevention and peacebuilding. Security sector reform is an essential element in the promotion of greater democratic civilian control over defence and security with a View to improving the efficacy of security institutions. We should not forget that the security sector has particular characteristics because of the important role that could be played by the potential use of force. Given that security sector reform affects institutions that protect State sovereignty, such reform will not be viable unless there is agreement, ownership, cooperation and the full participation of the State carrying it out. Security sector reform is a process, not an end in itself.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Mr. Rosselli (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): Our delegation too would like to express its appreciation to you, Mr. President, and to the Slovak Republic, for the initiative to hold an open debate in the Security Council on security sector reform - an issue that the Council has already identified as key to any stabilization process in post-conflict situations, recognizing the need for the United Nations to outline more coherent strategies in this regard. I would like to make some general comments regarding how the delegation of Uruguay approaches this issue. The traditional concept of security, understood as the protection of the State from external threats, is losing its relevance and giving way to a new concept of security that puts people, together with human rights and development, at the centre of its concerns.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“It is also essential to ensure effective coordination with United Nations specialized agencies, multilateral financial bodies and other actors involved.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Our delegation continues to follow closely the work of the Commission on Sierra Leone and on Burundi, and we encourage the adoption of recommendations that will make it possible to rebuild and consolidate peace in both those nations. The Peacebuilding Commission must be the main focus of international efforts in defining concrete actions to make progress towards the recovery, reintegration and reconstruction of countries emerging from armed conflict and thus set the foundation for their sustainable development. In this task, it is essential to have the active participation of all States members of the Commission. The Commission must have the valuable support of those nations whose experience has been won on the ground through a sustained commitment to world peace.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Our country renews its commitment here to United Nations peacekeeping missions and to peacebuilding worldwide. We reiterate our desire to be part of the Peacebuilding Commission. Uruguay welcomes the organizational progress achieved so far by the Commission. In its brief existence, it has already adopted rules of procedure and set up the voluntary Peacebuilding Fund, which is of particular significance given the lack of essential financial mechanisms for peacebuilding activities once agreements putting an end to hostilities have been signed. The Commission has begun to consider the situations in Sierra Leone and Burundi. Uruguay also took part in peacekeeping operations in both of those countries.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627Resumption1 (2007) · source
“We wish to express in the Security Council, as our regional group expressed in the General Assembly, our great concern at the lack of representation of Latin American and Caribbean countries in the Peacebuilding Commission. The situation is even more evident in the category of principal troop-contributing countries, where one single subregion is represented with three States while the other two members belong a single other regional group. The membership of the Commission must reflect the participation of countries in peacekeeping missions, experience gained in peacebuilding and equitable geographic representation, in order to ensure that recommendations reflect the various points of view of the great number of actors involved in restoring peace after conflict.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Uruguay is presently participating in 12 of the 15 peacekeeping missions deployed in Africa, America, Asia and Europe. Since its first participation in peacekeeping missions to the present time, Uruguay has gained experience in matters related to reconstruction and the consolidation of peace in areas devastated by conflicts. We have made enormous efforts to put an end to hostilities, to ensure that societies and communities will agree to peace and to ensure national reconciliation. Uruguayan troops have also provided important assistance to States during elections as part of efforts to protect the civilian population in countries that are victims of social collapse.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627Resumption1 (2007) · source
“This is the fifth stabilization mission in that country, and it is clear evidence of the high cost paid when attention and international assistance focus on ending armed violence without dealing with the other dimensions of the conflict. For Uruguay, the Peacebuilding Commission is a direct response to the need for an institutional mechanism within the United Nations system to deal exclusively with meeting the special needs of countries emerging from conflict situations. My country is firmly committed to the consolidation of international peace and security. The fact that it is the seventh largest troop contributing country to United Nations peacekeeping operations is proof of that. We are also the country with the world's largest per capita contribution to troops.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627Resumption1 (2007) · source
“On the one hand, a vast number of countries emerging from conflict lack basic State institutions and require emergency humanitarian assistance. On the other hand, and no less disturbing, a great number of those countries that manage to emerge from situations of war and violence relapse in a short period of time. The result is well known: a resumption of hostilities, the unleashing of violence against the civilian population, economic and social chaos and the collapse of the State. Perhaps one of the most telling examples of this can be found in our own hemisphere of the Americas. In a few days the Security Council is to decide on the renewal of the mandate for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Mr. Rosselli (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): Through you, Mr. President, we would like to express to the other members of the Council how important we believe today's meeting is. For Uruguay, the establishment of the Peacebuilding Commission, like the creation of the Human Rights Council, is one of the most solid and necessary achievements in the present reform process of this Organization. Throughout its history, the United Nations has played an essential and irreplaceable role for international peace and security with the goal of facilitating peaceful solutions to conflicts, within or between States, primarily through its peacekeeping operations. Other speakers today have observed that despite those efforts, the international community has noted with great concern two trends that have gained ground in recent years.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627Resumption1 (2007) · source