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first: 2013-06-17
most recent: 2015-02-23
sittings or episodes: 10
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“We must work on mechanisms and working methods that allow for the full implementation of Chapter VI and the development of modalities that give priority to the use of different means of settling disputes peacefully, in an inclusive, impartial, objective and depoliticized way.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“While there are differences in the membership, structure and methods of work of the United Nations and the many regional organizations, it has been repeatedly shown that these entities have a privileged position, with unique access to key actors and exceptional knowledge and experiences with respect to the situation in their region. Thus the Charter recognizes their importance as privileged forums for the settlement of disputes and their importance as strategic partners in the activities of the Security Council. The language of the Charter is clear; it gives priority to the peaceful settlement of disputes and the avoidance of coercive measures, using them only as a tool of last resort.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“Over these 70 years, the greatest successes of the United Nations in general and of the Security Council in particular include some cases in which we have worked with regional organizations, emphasizing policy coherence, a common vision, uniformity in the interpretation of international norms and certainty with respect to achieving our common objectives. That is one of the main reasons to reaffirm the purposes and principles of the United Nations, in particular of Chapter VIII, as these represent the underpinning of our common action of cooperation and our unity of purpose.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“We must avoid generalized approaches and measures that do not reflect specific contexts and do not recognize the diversity of factors that should be considered in determining whether or not the Security Council should consider a situation. Since the time the Charter of the United Nations was negotiated, Colombia has promoted cooperation with regional organizations and the peaceful settlement of disputes, placing particular importance on the implementation of Chapters VI and VII of the Charter.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“In particular, small and medium-sized developing countries, which make up the majority of the membership of the United Nations, should participate on an equal footing in the establishment ofinternational rules related to peace and security." Moreover, after almost 70 years of experience, we must once again recognize that, in the maintenance of international peace and security, there is no general recipe that is applicable to all cases. We have seen a gradual trend within the Security Council to address cross-cutting thematic issues, which has the potential to simplify the approaches taken to issues that, owing to their nature, need to be addressed on a case-by- case basis.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“That is why we should avoid expansive and malleable interpretations that are designed to undermine and distort the purposes and principles of the Charter and make them irrelevant; otherwise, we would be prioritizing a system in which might makes right, the diversity that we all have is ignored, and the freedom of societies to determine their own destinies is curtailed. In that context, Colombia endorses the notion expressed by China in the concept note, where it says that, "Equal and democratic participation must be upheld in the establishment of international rules.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“As described in the concept note prepared by China (S/2015/87, annex), respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence, non-interference in the internal affairs of States and the peaceful settlement of international disputes are the cornerstones on which international law and international relations are based. These are not empty concepts that are devoid ofmeaning in today's world. They are values and principles that underpin a system where States - whether large or small - can live and work in a cooperative, free, independent and democratic manner, in a secure environment and for the benefit of their respective people and humankind in general.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“Mr. Ruiz (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, let me congratulate you, Mr. President, and your delegation for leading the work of the Security Council for the month of February. I also welcome the statement made by the Secretary-General at the start of this debate. The issue before us is particularly timely, as we are approaching the celebration of the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, and as we face multiple crises that are typically very different in nature and that show the evolving nature of the threats to international peace and security. While the environment is changing, the fundamental pillars on which the Organization is based are still today as important and relevant as they were 70 years ago.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“To do that, the Government has been working in rural areas especially affected by such phenomena, seeking to help victims overcome the fear, mistrust and traumatic experiences that they have suffered as a result of the atrocities of the conflict, as well as to strengthen their capacity to demand their rights and their active participation in local democratic institutions, based on the conviction that it is necessary to transform society, disarm people's minds and heal the wounds of our national soul.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“In their various roles in times of crisis, women have demonstrated courage as drivers of the reconstruction of the social fabric and of forgiveness and reconciliation, and have played an important role in achieving economic and political inclusion. When one sees courageous women who have the unlimited and committed support of the Government, as in my country, the democracy existing in States is strengthened and it sends a clear signal that it is possible, in the darkest night, to find effective solutions. Allow me to conclude by referring to the way in which my Government has managed to understand, after many attempts to achieve peace, that peace is also built by healing society, allowing ourselves to mourn after all the barbarity of more than five decades of conflict.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“People are not so helpless, and that allows one to see the world from another perspective." To arrive at a consistent and comprehensive undertaking, such as that just mentioned, Colombia has developed and put in place tools to make it possible to find solutions to those kinds of problems and have an impact on cultural transformation, which is needed so as to change paradigms in which the use of force against women and girls is accepted. Only in that way will we be able to achieve success and reconciliation and create new opportunities to build a new peaceful country. All this has been confirmed by the most recent stage of the peace negotiations in Havana, which we hope will soon reach a conclusion.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“She received compensation, which contributed to her acquiring decent housing, including support from the Victims United programme to finish her studies as an administrative assistant and get a better job. For her, reparation is not the money itself, but what can be recovered with it. I quote Cielo: "For example, it allowed me to dream of having a home and to study and get ahead, and through my example of overcoming challenges, to encourage my daughter to see that this is good. Before that, it was clear that nothing happened for the victims, and now the Government is present.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“However, those examples of the legislation that we have developed and the policies that we have implemented do not speak as tangibly to the impact on the people as their own stories, such as that of Cielo Fernandez, a woman from a rural area on the Colombian Atlantic coast called Tierralta, where her husband, Oscar Dario Hurtado, was murdered by a paramilitary squad in 2007. The violence took the lives of a great many other people as well that year, and Cielo simply could not run away. Her daughter Ariana needed her. Cielo, for example, says "I do everything for my love of Ariana." "Everything" meant not leaving her land. Cielo was linked to the national plan for assistance and comprehensive reparation to victims.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“The establishment of security in all corners of the country was essential, accompanied by institutional strengthening and the establishment and implementation of multiple programmes with a gender focus to meet the specific needs of the women and children who were Victims of the conflict. Concrete examples of that commitment at the highest level in our country are the national public policy for gender equality and our comprehensive plan to ensure that women can live free from violence, enacted in 2013, along with the public policy guidelines on risk prevention, protection and the guarantee of the rights of women victims of armed conflict.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“Therefore, the political commitment of the Government of President Santos Calderon from the beginning, and even before the start of the peace talks in Havana, included prioritizing victims through the victims and land restitution law. In that broad legal framework, there began the development of public policies that prioritized Colombian women, children and adolescent victims of the conflict. Colombia has understood that need as a fundamental element for achieving sustainable and lasting peace. To that end, our country has been implementing policies throughout the national territory aimed at bringing the presence of State institutions where they have been lacking.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“It is for that reason that Member States and the Security Council must confront instances of such violence with measures that are adapted to the specific nature of the new perpetrators, who in many cases are groups that are outside the law, that show a total disregard for international norms and legislation and that, in any case, do not respond in the same way as States. Colombia has experienced that at first hand. Having traversed for five decades the bloody path of the self- degradation ofinternal armed conflict, it became clear, in seeking solutions to such phenomena, that our focus should be comprehensive and that support for victims should be constant.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“Furthermore, the factors that create situations of vulnerability for women and girls in situations of armed conflict are not the same as in the past, where risks derived from international conflicts or foreign interventions. In fact, the number of those types of conflicts has declined by about 80 per cent over the past 20 years. From an average of seven international conflicts each year, between 1946 and 1967, we have gone to less than one per year on average since the start of the millennium.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“The numbers show that 2014 has the dishonourable distinction of having been the year that produced the greatest number of displaced persons and refugees globally since the Second World War, with approximately 51 million people having been pushed far from their homes, uprooted from their surroundings, stripped of everything and pushed to foreign lands, in which women, facing the sadness of having lost everything, represent, together with children, the greatest number of Victims. That situation of course presents countless challenges at all levels, both to the emergency organizations and the response system of the United Nations and other agencies and to the capacity of the affected Governments to respond, in terms of both human and economic resources.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“Mr. Ruiz (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): I would first like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate and for this morning's briefings by the representatives of the Secretariat, the International Committee of the Red Cross and civil society. The relevance of today's debate is clear when we look at the news of humanitarian crises that dominate the international media.”
2015-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7374 (2015) · source
“National ownership is a fundamental principle that should be continued, strengthened and supported by the Security Council, recognizing that the State concerned is the main stakeholder and under whose leadership the priorities, programmes and integrated strategies to resolve conflicts and promote development should be established. Secondly, creating and strengthening national capacities and institutions is a priority issue. Encouraging inclusive development in conflict-affected countries requires knowledge, capacity and national institutional structures that make it possible to achieve the legitimate aspirations of the population. The Security Council possesses considerable potential for development in the framework of its mandate and to contribute to that goal.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“Rather, what it can do is collaborate and draw on specialized experience and knowledge, and develop synergies with other components of the system tasked with addressing development. A clear and appropriate division of work is indispensable to achieve the best results and use resources efficiently. The Council could make full use of its working methods to benefit from the value added offered by United Nations agencies and work with them to achieve lasting solutions to these conflicts. In conclusion, allow me to highlight two key concepts in the relations between development and security and the role of the Security Council.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“Nevertheless, we must not ignore that its decisions have an impact on the long-term development of countries and that this is a fundamental component of any sustainable peace." The Minister went on to say that "it is imperative that the activities ofits main organs effect real change, make a meaningful contribution to the well-being of populations and have a genuine impact on the situations that have been on their agendas for decades." (S/PV.6479, p. 10) That is why Colombia considers it necessary to continue working with greater collaboration among the various components of the United Nations system on those issues related to development and security. The aim here is not to turn the Security Council into a development agency.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“Women should be part of the discussions and play a principal role in the implementation of strategies for the prevention and resolution of conflicts, inasmuch as the gender dimension is a sine qua non for establishing successful strategies for peace. I believe it is timely to recall the words of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, who in an open debate of the Security Council of 2011 said "It is clear that the Council is not the body to make decisions regarding development.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“However, these practices are still emerging, and there are still sectors in which we must deepen and strengthen our efforts. As the Secretary-General said, what is needed is more robust support and strengthening the work being undertaken with the Peacebuilding Commission, the other agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations system, international financial institutions and regional and subregional organizations. Furthermore, and as was mentioned several times in the course of this debate, a central element is the participation and empowerment of women in conflict resolution and peacebuilding.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“That is why the Council, in the framework of its competencies and in addressing the issues on its agenda, has a very distinct role in promoting decisions that significantly contribute to sustainable and inclusive development in those countries that are immersed in a conflict or emerging from conflict it. It is clear that, in and of themselves, purely military or security strategies are not enough to address the current conflict situations. The Security Council must consider how to encourage the establishment and development of conditions propitious to sustainable peace, in which economic and social welfare are key elements to which it can contribute. The Council has taken steps in that direction and has incorporated some relevant reconstruction tasks in some of the peacekeeping operation mandates.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“Mr. Ruiz (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, I want to thank the Chilean delegation for its commitment to development issues and for preparing the concept note (S/2015/6, annex) that is guiding our debate. As this is the first time that my delegation addresses the Security Council this year, I want to congratulate and wish every success to the new non-permanent Council members: Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. As we have heard in the Security Council on several occasions, security and development are closely interlinked and mutually reinforcing and key to attaining sustainable peace. The Council has also recognized that that relationship is complex, multifaceted and case-specific.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“Those are some ofthe reasons that lead to deepening the cooperation of the Security Council with other organs of the United Nations system on a matter that, because of its nature and global reach, requires concerted and coordinated action by the different organs and entities of the United Nations system, pursuant to the principles of the Charter, in a framework of and respect for their respective responsibilities and mandates, and with a clear and objective division of labour.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“The Organization as a whole should concentrate its efforts on providing assistance that States might need with the goal of achieving the integral application of the obligations arising from those agreements, strengthening capacities and national institutions, bolstering effective cooperation mechanisms, and augmenting the provision of technical and financial resources, as well as the timely exchange of information.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“However, they are different criminal activities, and the measures to address them are regulated by specialized international treaties that make up a broad legislative framework and offer the legal tools to combat those matters. Furthermore, the agreements reached in the General Assembly bring together comprehensive concepts that are widely accepted in the United Nations. They facilitate the development of inclusive and balanced strategies.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“As has been recognized on numerous occasions, the criminal activities that we are referring to go beyond the dimension of cross-border trafficking. For that reason, eradicating them requires integrated, comprehensive and balanced focuses and measures that tackle all the links of those illicit activities, recognize the sovereign rights and responsibilities of States, and are in accordance with international obligations accepted by States, including those related to respect for human rights, the management and exploitation of natural resources, border controls, or links between terrorism and kidnapping for ransom. Transnational organized crime and terrorism are in some cases specifically linked.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“While we must recognize the potential of transnational organized crime to undermine the stability and security of States, it is equally important to underscore that its manifestations and reach are not uniform everywhere in the world. All States are affected in one way or another by those criminal activities. However, it is not in all circumstances that those activities constitute a threat to international peace and security and thus come under the Security Council's competence. Along those lines, the Council should avoid simplifying a topic that because of its nature should be addressed on a case-by-case basis, and eschew an approach or the adoption of generalized measures that do not fit specific contexts and do not take into account the diversity of factors that make a situation a threat to international peace and security.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“Mr. Ruiz (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): As this is the first time that my delegation is addressing the Security Council during the Chad's presidency, I wish you, Mr. President, and your delegation much success. We appreciate the convening of this open debate and the preparation of the concept note (see S/2014/869, annex) to guide our discussions, as well as the briefings given this morning. The Security Council has been progressively addressing the many manifestations of transnational organized crime and, on this occasion, its relationship with terrorism, highlighting the complexity of a topic that does not permit out-of-context generalizations.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“Let me say that while the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has the potential to erode stability and social cohesion in some of the countries concerned, the situation cannot be characterized as a threat to international peace and security in general. As noted by the Secretary-General, in the light of the fact that public health issues require the cooperation and decisive political commitment of the entire international community, Colombia believes that the General Assembly should also move forward in the study of the issue.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7268 (2014) · source
“If we are to succeed in containing the Ebola outbreak, treating infected people, ensuring the provision of health services, preserving stability and preventing new outbreaks, we must make a coordinated effort that respects the national ownership and leadership of the affected States in the response to the crisis and in defining their needs, and we must establish a clear division of labour and avoid a duplication of efforts. To address this situation, we must focus on building and strengthening the capacities of national health institutions as part of a plan aimed at long-term economic and social development.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7268 (2014) · source
“Colombia, in consideration of its solidarity with the States and peoples of the region, will provide support in the amount of $100,000 to the international efforts to respond to the crisis and will provide medical teams. Colombia welcomes the Secretary-General's appointment of Dr. David Nabarro as United Nations System Senior Coordinator for Ebola Virus Disease. We assure him of our strong support and encourage him to work closely with the States of the region, the World Health Organization and other United Nations system agencies.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7268 (2014) · source
“The human dimension ofthe crisis, the impact on affected countries and the potential for the disease to spread beyond West Africa mean that we must give all our support and commit to international initiatives aimed at addressing it. As the Secretary-General mentioned, we will not solve the crisis by erecting barriers to the movement of people, cancelling flights or isolating those countries. The solution lies in education and cooperation, in a strategic orientation that makes possible a comprehensive response to the disease, in the re-establishment of health services and in taking structural measures conducive to long-term economic and social development.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7268 (2014) · source
“Mr. Ruiz (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate to address the serious tragedy caused by the Ebola outbreak, which the World Health Organization has characterized as an international public health emergency. I also want to take the opportunity to offer the most sincere condolences of the Colombian people and Government to all the victims of this serious tragedy, their family members and their respective Governments. Colombia is aware that the national authorities of the affected States have made enormous efforts. However, while they had the best intentions, they have been overwhelmed by the magnitude and virulence ofa disease that has not been given sufficient attention and research.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7268 (2014) · source
“Hence the importance for all bodies of the United Nations, within their respective competencies, and the international community to resolutely commit themselves to achieving concrete goals, such as the early entry into force of the Arms Trade Treaty, stronger implementation of the Programme of Action on Small Arms and the early entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.”
2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source
“The role of the national police has been considerable, given that it has achieved progress in establishing a response unit on weapons of mass destruction to deal in a timely and effective way with criminal acts involving nuclear, radiological, biological and chemical agents. The unit received support from the Governments of Canada, through the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the United States, through the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as well as from international bodies, such as the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, in training personnel on identifying and responding to incidents involving weapons of mass destruction. My country sees nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation as part of a comprehensive process towards general and complete disarmament in all its aspects.”
2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source
“My country plans to hold an event to launch the national plan in cooperation with CICTE and the 1540 Committee in the second half of this year. That activity will bring together Government authorities with jurisdiction in the matter and possible contributors and will seek to reiterate the importance of resolution 1540 (2004) and the responsibility ofnational institutions for its effective implementation. In the same way, the event will seek to raise the awareness of national institutions on the clear and concrete benefits of implementing the resolution and to inform the international community of national efforts to develop and strengthen institutional implementation capacities.”
2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source
“Likewise, with the support of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs and the backing of the Stimson Center and the Stanley Foundation, my country organized in 2012 the a seminar for the Andean Community States on resolution 1540 (2004). Its objective was to discuss national and regional compliance with the resolution among representatives of the Andean countries and a select Panel of Experts, as well as to explore the possibility of assistance and international cooperation to strengthen capacity in that area. As a result of those two workshops, Colombia prepared, in coordination with its main partner in that regard, the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE), a national action plan, which included cooperation guidelines for strengthening its national capacity in implementing resolution 1540 (2004).”
2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source
“In that context, Colombia has hosted, in previous years, meetings attended by representatives of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs and various national authorities in order to deal with priority areas in the physical protection and management of nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological materials. During the meetings, national authorities reported on progress in their implementation of the resolution and noted the need for cooperation on various areas.”
2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source
“In compliance with paragraph 4 of the resolution, which provides for the presentation of reports on implementation measures adopted or to be adopted by members, Colombia has submitted three reports on its national implementation. The most recent report, submitted in 2013, sets out, among other things, details of the regulation of radioactive and/or nuclear materials in Colombia and of its compliance with Security Council resolutions on that issue. Resolution 1540 (2004) also establishes that international cooperation and assistance provided to States for effective implementation are crucial elements for prevention.”
2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source
“Resolution 1540 (2004) not only complements international efforts to achieve disarmament, to ensure the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and to strengthen the fight against terrorism, it also identifies a new threat, namely, the possession of such weapons, their delivery systems and related materials by non-State actors or terrorists. We therefore reiterate the importance of effective compliance with international legal instruments on weapons of mass destruction and the implementation of their main pillars, that is, disarmament, non-proliferation and the promotion of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and chemical substances.”
2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source
“Mr. Ruiz (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): Today's Security Council open debate commemorating the tenth anniversary of resolution 1540 (2004) provides an opportunity to reaffirm the need for us as States Members of the United Nations to fully comply with our obligations and commitments with regard to the non-proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. We believe that international peace and security will be fully realized only once the world is free from weapons of mass destruction, from the threat that they represent and from the risk that they will be used by armed non-State actors or terrorists.”
2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source
“To conclude, I should like to stress that the actions taken by the United Nations in this field are most effective when they complement the efforts made by States. It would be very difficult to understand if decisions taken by the Security Council in the framework of abstract topics of general application were to be applied to specific situations against the course set by legitimately constituted authorities with a view to strengthening the rule of law.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“Colombia would like to stress how important it is for the analysis of different situations to take into account the particular characteristics of each situation, including the different legal traditions and systems and challenges of different kinds, in order to avoid conceptualizations or generalizations that cannot be adapted to the realities on the ground. It is extremely important that the United Nations, and in particular the Security Council, adopt a cooperative approach with States when it comes to strengthening the various areas that could be improved in the rule of law. Hence it is important to broaden communication between the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the Security Council.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“We are committed to continuing to try to work towards that end and to achieve well-being and prosperity for all of our citizens. In that context, we welcome the support that the United Nations can provide us in our efforts to strengthen the rule of law in Colombia. We are also well aware of the responsibilities associated with the proper administration of justice. Under Law No. 1395 of 2010, we are seeking to eliminate bottlenecks in the judicial sector, so as to make it a more effective tool for a more speedy and complete justice for all citizens.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“01 of 2012, which altered the political Constitution of our country and is known as the Legal Framework for Peace, which is a transitional justice strategy to investigate and punish serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. Those provisions could serve as a point of reference for programmes that seek to strengthen the rule of law in countries in situations similar to Colombia's. While Colombia recognizes the importance of the International Criminal Court in the fight against impunity for the most heinous crimes against humanity, it must also be stressed that strengthening States' national capacities to prosecute and punish such crimes is in the interest of lasting and sustainable peace. We are aware of the challenges posed by the full implementation of the rule of law.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“We therefore welcome the interest shown during the development and implementation of measures launched by the Government of Colombia to ensure the rights of victims to truth, justice and reparations, which go hand in hand with a system of reforms to the justice system. Among those reforms, I would like to highlight Law No. 975 of 2005, known as the Justice and Peace Act, which lays out the provisions for the social reintegration of illegal armed groups, and Law No. 1448 of 2011, or the Victims and Land Restitution Act, which establishes measures to provide assistance and comprehensive reparations to the victims of my country's internal armed conflict. In addition, we have tools such as the Legislative Act No.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source