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Ruiz Rosas

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2006-08-09
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2006-08-09
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  1. “In that connection, we must strengthen mechanisms for political dialogue - including those of ancestral traditions - and implement educational curricula promoting peace and development. Finally, Peru is convinced that the leadership and commitment of these countries' authorities and of their civil societies is essential throughout the peace process. To that end, the involvement of regional forums - such as, in this case, ECOWAS, focusing on socio-economic development, and the African Union, emphasizing peace and security - must continue to be very active. These forums have consistently helped to alleviate crises in the region and must continue to be promoters of peace consolidation in West Africa.”

    2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source

  2. “Thirdly, with regard to the illicit exploitation of natural resources as a source of financing for armed groups - a recurring phenomenon in the region - the implementation of certification mechanisms for the production and commercial chain for raw materials, including rubber, timber and cocoa, could redirect the benefits from those activities towards the people and contribute to tax revenues. The Kimberley Process is undoubtedly a model for the implementation of such mechanisms. All of that must accompanied by the adoption of measures to strengthen public institutions, the judicial system, democracy and electoral mechanisms and to promote respect for human rights and security sector reform. Included in this area is the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons.”

    2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source

  3. “Therefore, in order to achieve a balance in these areas, it is essential that concrete measures be taken to strengthen initial steps aimed at economic stabilization and the promotion of development in West Africa, such as, inter alia, broadening tariff exemptions and favourable treatment in other markets; the total write- off or reconversion of foreign debt; promoting and assisting foreign investment; commitment on the part of the international financial institutions to improve basic public services and infrastructure; and access to science and technology.”

    2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source

  4. “The international community undoubtedly has an obligation to provide the utmost assistance and support. In that connection, the problems of peace consolidation in this region can be divided into three areas: security; public institutions and the rule of law, two areas that have been the primary focus of the Security Council's attention through peacekeeping operations; and the socio-economic sphere, which in most cases has received scant attention. In practice, that has delayed the economic recovery of these countries as a means to satisfy basic social needs and contribute to political stability. The recently established Peacebuilding Commission faces that challenge.”

    2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source

  5. “Secondly, such harmonious social interaction can be sustained only through a constant focus on overcoming the root causes of conflict - that is, through greater attention to the people's most basic needs and to the long-term sustainability of their economies. These economies are based mainly on the production of goods with limited added value. Moreover, tax revenues often do not meet the needs of the administrative apparatus, limiting a State's control over its territory, and population growth often exceeds economic growth. Disputes over natural resources, which are also a factor in conflict, intensify when they occur in a context of social or cultural heterogeneity. While this situation of poverty continues, as the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cote d'Ivoire said, there will be no lasting peace consolidation process.”

    2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source

  6. “This is an opportunity to comprehensively consider this problem in a region where political, social, economic or security changes in one State can immediately affect its neighbours. My delegation wishes to limit its statement to highlighting five aspects related to the achievement and consolidation of peace in this part of the African continent. First, we believe that we must not confuse calm with peace. Calm is superficial and consists only of the fleeting absence of armed violence. Peace transcends it 06-4607] and implies harmonious basic social interaction. Recent history has shown us that this erroneous perception has meant that peacekeeping forces are withdrawn prematurely, that conflicts seemingly overcome have reappeared and that the peoples involved lack confidence in the effectiveness of peace processes.”

    2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source

  7. “Mr. Ruiz Rosas (Peru) (spoke in Spanish): Peru welcomes your presence, Mr. Minister. We congratulate you on the way in which the delegation of Ghana has been presiding over the work of the Security Council and on this initiative to address peace consolidation in West Africa within the Council. We also appreciate the presence this morning of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of C6te d'Ivoire and the Secretary-General in the Ministry of State in charge of Foreign Affairs of Guinea, as well as the statements made by the Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa.”

    2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source