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Santos Maraver

lines on the record: 58
first: 2018-11-09
most recent: 2023-06-13
sittings or episodes: 9
sources: un-security-council

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“Social inequalities and inequalities in carbon dioxide emissions go hand in hand, and all reports point to 2050 as a tipping point that will be very difficult to manage. The consequences of climate change, especially in fragile and exposed contexts, can aggravate instability and conflict. We, the States Members of the United Nations, must respond to this challenge, and the Security Council must fulfil its primary responsibility to maintain international peace and security.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The historical experience of the so-called Little Ice Age in the seventeenth century is worth remembering. Its consequences on agricultural production affected the entire planet, forced ruthless competition for agricultural incomes and eventually triggered conflicts in Moghul India, Edo Japan and Ming China. Europe was devastated by the Thirty Years’ War, which could be ended only by the Peace of Westphalia and the beginnings of a multilateralism that remains our main instrument for maintaining peace and security. A similar effect is already being felt by farmers in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent, with pandemic diseases and mortality on the rise.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345Resumption1 (2023) · source
“One of the main lines of action of our foreign policy is to advocate that the mandates of peace and security operations and missions incorporate a climate approach, taking into account the relationship between climate, peace and security. The consequences of climate change are multidimensional and endanger the security of States and peoples — directly, as in the case of Pacific small island States, but also indirectly, due to disruptions caused by extreme weather events, competition for scarce resources, and new geostrategic scenarios. The Secretary-General’s most recent report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (S/2023/345) states that among the 25 countries said to be most vulnerable to climate change, most were also suffering from armed conflict — and are bankrupt or on the verge of bankruptcy owing to debt pressures.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Droughts have a high human, social and economic cost and particularly affect migration, accounting for 10 per cent of the increase in total migration. For this reason, Spain, together with Senegal, launched the International Alliance for Drought Resilience, which had the initial support of several specialized organizations, United Nations agencies and funds and 30 States to promote the fight against desertification and water insecurity as the only way to address the impact of climate in countries affected by conflicts. In addition, Spain’s recently approved humanitarian diplomacy strategy recognizes climate change as one of the causes of conflict and considers it necessary to include climate considerations in early-warning mechanisms as an integrated approach to preventive diplomacy.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Furthermore, we welcome the efforts of the United Nations Secretariat to integrate climate considerations into its analysis and planning mechanisms and into its prevention, mediation and peacebuilding strategies. We support the work of the Climate Security Mechanism and the United Nations Community of Practice on Climate Security. These initiatives do not undermine the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, but they do complement the work of the various bodies of the system, as does the recognition by the General Assembly and other forums of the right to a healthy, clean and safe environment, a milestone in the field of human rights. As a country suffering from the impact of prolonged droughts, we are aware of the challenges posed by extreme weather conditions.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The text offered a comprehensive approach that systematically integrated climate-related security risks into conflict prevention, conflict management and peacekeeping. Spain recognizes the link between climate change, peace and security. In December 2021, we organized, in Seville, the Workshop on Climate, Peace and Security, where the impact of the climate crisis on peace was emphasized and operational initiatives to address those challenges were explored. Spain joins the countries calling for more concrete and tangible actions, including but not limited to the appointment of a special envoy for climate, peace and security and the implementation of early-warning, conflict prevention and peacebuilding systems.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mr. Santos Maraver (Spain) (spoke in Spanish): Spain thanks the presidency of the United Arab Emirates for convening this open debate. We align ourselves with the statements made by the European Union and the Group of Friends on Climate and Security. Climate change is a security risk multiplier. The Security Council has included climate considerations in its work since 2017 and up to the recently adopted resolution 2682 (2023) on the situation concerning Iraq, but a more systematic approach is needed. Spain regrets that, in December 2021, the Council was unable to reach agreement on draft resolution S/2021/990 on the security implications of climate change, which was sponsored by 113 countries.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Accordingly, the New Agenda for Peace is a plan to revitalize multilateral action in a world in transition and in geostrategic competition, which must include both reform of the Security Council — to make it more representative — and a new institutional relationship between the Security Council and the General Assembly that ensures the subordination of specific interests to the common good.”
2023-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9315Resumption1 (2023) · source
“As for the work of the United Nations, mistrust translates into a perception reflected in the most recent Human Development Report that the United Nations is an excessively bureaucratic system far removed from the day-to-day realities of the peoples it is trying to help. The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 corroborates this pessimism. It is imperative to rebuild trust and forge a new multilateral and intra-State social contract based on the shared values of democracy, solidarity and human rights as set forth in Our Common Agenda (A/75/982), proposed by Secretary-General António Guterres. How can we contribute to this? The precondition is to ensure the maintenance of peace and security for all and compliance with the resolutions of this Security Council.”
2023-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9315Resumption1 (2023) · source
“On the one hand, there is growing distrust among the Member States, which is reflected in the debates and decisions we take in the various intergovernmental bodies. On the other hand, this mistrust also affects the credibility of the United Nations in its work to help respond to the challenges facing today’s societies and global problems for which we know multilateral solutions are the only solutions. The Security Council’s non-compliance with the resolutions it has adopted together with the Council’s paralysis undermines its legitimacy and effectiveness in maintaining international peace and security, which is a cause for concern.”
2023-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9315Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mr. Santos Maraver (Spain) (spoke in Spanish): I congratulate you, Madam President, on Switzerland’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the first time in the history of your country, as well as for convening today’s open debate. Spain aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the European Union. Trust between Member States is the foundation stone of the United Nations. The conditions for trust are set out in the Preamble and Chapter I of the United Nations Charter, and Article 2, paragraph 2, and Article 4, paragraph 1, of the Charter specifically establish the principle of acting in good faith and its existence as a condition for the admission of States to the Organization. In our view, the subject of this debate has a twofold dimension.”
2023-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9315Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Spain will always support any effort to strengthen accountability mechanisms for the most serious violations of international law. That also includes a renewed appeal to the Security Council to harness all its resources to contribute to that effort.”
2022-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9052Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Spain is in favour of conceiving the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court in matters of aggression as broadly as possible, because the system of the Rome Statute and the International Criminal Court, whose centrality my country has defended since its establishment, enshrines two basic ideas: first, that international criminal justice must be permanent justice, regardless of which party prevails in an armed conflict; and that membership of the Rome Statute system should not be seen as ceding or limiting the sovereignty of a State, but rather as a guarantee of protection against hypothetical aggression against the territory of a State that has ratified the Rome Statute, together with the protection of its population from the most serious violations of international law.”
2022-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9052Resumption1 (2022) · source
“My country would like to underscore that the various mechanisms and measures to strengthen accountability can and must be mutually reinforcing and must never contribute to the dilution of accountability or the confusion of concepts. Indeed, ensuring that individuals are held accountable under criminal law is perfectly compatible with the initiation of proceedings to establish State responsibility, whether legal or political, and with the creation of fact-checking mechanisms. To that end, Spain will always continue to support the complementarity of all types of measures and initiatives, provided that they be mutually reinforcing and correspond to the specific scope of the responsibility in question. All such measures and initiatives must contribute to preventing war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.”
2022-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9052Resumption1 (2022) · source
“To that end, together with other States parties to the Rome Statute, Spain participated in the process of referring the war situation in Ukraine to the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. Spain has also offered all kinds of support to both the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, with respect to that and other situations, and the Office of the Prosecutor of Ukraine itself for the preparation of future criminal prosecutions. My country has furthermore supported the promotion of fact-checking processes with respect to the Ukraine case, such as the establishment by the Human Rights Council of the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine.”
2022-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9052Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The impunity that we have seen, and continue to see today, in conflicts initiated before the one we are regrettably witnessing today in Ukraine planted the seeds of the most serious violations that are being perpetrated today on Ukrainian soil. The reason such conduct has entered the political and military calculus is because on other occasions in the recent past such conduct has served to achieve political results without serious consequences for the perpetrators. Strengthening accountability today must have the preventive effect of avoiding recourse to such conduct in the future. Strengthened by that belief, Spain continues to participate in all initiatives aimed at strengthening the accountability tools of the international community.”
2022-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9052Resumption1 (2022) · source
“My country is convinced that much remains to be done to ensure that the most serious violations of international humanitarian law, in the form of war crimes, violations of international human rights law, genocide or crimes against humanity, violations of the prohibition of the use of force in international relations or crimes of aggression, do not go unanswered. Beyond formal statements condemning such acts by States, groups of States or international organizations, we have the tools — including the powers of the Security Council — to ensure that political, military or any other type of action that seriously violates the norms that we have established for ourselves are not gratuitous and have consequences for those who take them.”
2022-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9052Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Mr. Santos Maraver (Spain) (spoke in Spanish): Spain aligns itself with the statements to be made by the observer of the European Union and by the representative of Austria, on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Rule of Law, as well as the statement made by the representative of the Marshall Islands on behalf of the Group of Friends of Accountability following the aggression against Ukraine. I would also like to thank the Albanian presidency for bringing this topic to the Security Council, and I thank those who have participated in this debate.”
2022-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9052Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Deeper and more effective triangular cooperation requires a continued framework of strategic partnership that, we hope, extends to all regional organizations to address all areas of common interest and fosters close relations between the Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council and the EU Political and Security Committee. I will conclude my statement by recalling that the intergovernmental negotiations on the reform of the Council will resume in January. Spain, a member of Uniting for Consensus, supports a flexible and balanced approach that takes into account proposals from other groups. We support a more democratic, representative and transparent Council. We are confident that the international system will thereby succeed in adapting to the challenges and changes of the future.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“That approach must focus on defining the mandate of the Council, ensuring its adequate financing in the Fifth Committee, integrating the critical work of the Peacebuilding Commission into the stabilization phases and, lastly, implementing a coherent and articulated exit strategy. Thirdly and lastly, on partnerships, Spain recognizes the progress made and the great potential that lies ahead for cooperation among the United Nations, the European Union (EU) and the African Union in the areas of cooperative security and crisis management.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“We should seek synergies by giving priority to the appointment of co-penholders, which would bring together the Chairs of the sanctions committee and those responsible for the dossier on the country concerned. Secondly, the mandates of the Security Council should be a genuine road map — realistic, substantial and flexible. They have a direct impact on people, especially on the victims of conflict. They must include and prioritize key aspects, such as the protection of civilians, the women and peace and security dimension and attention to children in armed conflict.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“To make further progress, we must continue to strengthen three areas: the working methods, mandates and partnerships of the Security Council. First, with regard to the working methods of the Council, I would like to thank Kuwait for the impetus that it gave in that area. I would also like to express our support to Ambassador Inga Rhonda King of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is a positive step to further institutionalize the monthly stocktaking meetings of the outgoing presidency, known as the Toledo format, which Spain promoted during its recent term in the Council. We attach great importance to the equitable distribution of the workload in the allocation of penholders between the elected and permanent members of the Council.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“That is why I am grateful to Viet Nam for this opportunity to share ideas on the future we want and the United Nations we need. This debate is all the more important in the light of the escalation of tensions and dangerous situation in the Middle East and the Gulf in recent days, which we hope will be addressed through diplomatic means to prevent the further loss of life. For Spain, peace and security mean giving priority to political action, improving the effectiveness and consistency of peacekeeping operations, boosting preventive diplomacy and reinforcing a comprehensive approach to the three pillars of the United Nations. In that regard, Spain would like to pay tribute to and endorse the words of Secretary-General Guterres at the beginning of this meeting, as well as to thank Mary Robinson for her wise briefing (see S/PV.8699).”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Mr. Santos Maraver (Spain) (spoke in Spanish): I would like to begin by extending the condolences of the people and the Government of Spain to the families and countries affected by the plane crash of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752. The Charter of the United Nations was the founding document of new international relations based on the shared purpose of preserving succeeding generations from the scourge of war and promoting fundamental human rights. In 2020, as we celebrate the seventy- fifth anniversary of our Organization, it is time for us to recall the obligations to which Member States voluntarily agree, without exception, under the Charter and before the rest of the international community. The exercise of those responsibilities requires a steadfast collective commitment to multilateralism.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“In short, Spain believes that the existence of connections between terrorism and organized crime constitutes a threat that should not be underestimated and that requires specific measures to ensure better coordination in police investigations into both phenomena and greater exchange of intelligence.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“First, the activities of the aforementioned Intelligence Center against Terrorism and Organized Crime must be stepped up, in both the preparation of strategic intelligence and the effective coordination of investigations. Secondly, the work of the police units dedicated to the combat against those two phenomena must be promoted by fostering the creation of joint investigation teams. Thirdly, databases on organized crime and terrorism must be improved so as to enhance the early detection of possible links between criminal and terrorist groups and their possible targets and interconnections. Lastly, information exchanges at the international level must be pursued.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“The establishment of the Intelligence Centre led to the interconnection of the relevant databases, which has made it possible to detect commonalities in 14 per cent of investigations. Such commonalities, mainly between individuals linked to terrorist organizations and related to drug trafficking and money-laundering, have served to pave the way for fresh avenues of investigation with an innovative and more effective strategic approach. With that same philosophy, the new national strategy against organized crime and serious crime, adopted in January, establishes as one of its 10 focal points the response to the link between organized crime and terrorism, including the following actions.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“In that regard, the Intelligence Centre for Counter- Terrorism and Organized Crime was established in Spain in 2014, which entailed the integration of two pre-existing bodies: the Intelligence Centre against Organized Crime and the National Anti-Terrorism Coordination Center. That was a pioneering step in terms of the architecture of the intelligence services, based on the structure of the so-called fusion centres, which broke with the traditional organic separation of the fight against both phenomena by broadening the scope of knowledge and intelligence, increasing coordination, improving response and, at the same time, facilitating a more efficient use of available resources, while avoiding duplication.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“The explosives used in the Madrid attacks, for example, were bought from criminals involved in drug trafficking. The analysis of subsequent attacks worldwide confirmed that trend, and Spain came to the conclusion that it was necessary to adapt the response of our intelligence and police services, with two main objectives. First, we needed to link investigations into terrorism and organized crime; by not doing that, we would run the risk of ignoring crucial aspects of the threat. Secondly, we needed to share intelligence related to both phenomena and interpret it in a more open and creative way in order to facilitate new methods of prevention, research and analysis.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“Due to the transnational, flexible, adaptable and recovery traits of organized crime, it is well placed to interact with terrorism, thereby reinforcing itself and increasing its dangerousness. Terrorist organizations, for their part, have evolved from airtight groups that are very separate from other types of crime due to their ideology into decentralized networks with multiple connections to organized crime or, at least, common crime. In fact, 20 per cent of the terrorists convicted in Spain linked to Da'esh or Al-Qaida had previously been imprisoned for other crimes. In Spain, especially after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 in New York and 11 March 2004 in Madrid, the security forces began to detect the first signs of that nexus.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“Mr. Santos Maraver (Spain) (spoke in Spanish): We appreciate Peru's timely convening of this debate on an important topic that undoubtedly merits our in-depth consideration. Spain aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Union. There has been much discussion on the connection between terrorism and organized crime, and, although there are clear differences in their processes and objectives, there is a growing convergence between the two phenomena, whose cooperation - reflected above all in terrorism's use of organized crime to obtain financing and logistical support - has helped them to achieve their respective goals.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“In order to change that, the international community must act urgently to strengthen and guarantee respect for international humanitarian law and international human rights law, particularly in the conduct of hostilities, in order to effectively protect civilians in situations of armed conflict.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“In conclusion, the protection of civilians is a universal, legal and moral obligation that derives from the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and, in equal measure, from the historical trauma of the terrible wars of the twentieth century. As the Secretary-General recalls in the report underpinning today's debate, since the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000) the protection of civilians has become one of the central issues on the Security Council's agenda, permeating all its work. However, the situation today regarding the protection of civilians in armed conflict is very similar to that of 20 years ago. The majority of the victims of armed conflict remain civilians.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“In December this year, the thirty-third International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent will be held under the theme "The power of humanity". Spain is currently preparing for that event, drawing up the commitments that it will assume, which will follow the provisions I have outlined: respect for and the full implementation of international humanitarian law and promoting the universality and integrity of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and its work. We call on States that are attending the Conference to do so in a constructive spirit, which will allow us to continue to make progress on those issues.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“Based on what I have said, it is clear that Spain is working for concrete mechanisms and actions to strengthen the protection of civilians, particularly in relation to health care in conflict and access to education, as I have detailed. We are also working on other issues, such as, first, fostering knowledge on the situation of civilian interpreters and translators who work in a context of conflict, which is why the Spanish Mission is collaborating with the non-governmental organization Red T; secondly, on situations of Violence below the threshold of armed conflict, which have similar consequences for civilians; and thirdly, on the protection of civilians caught up in low-Visibility conflicts or crises, especially those related to the media and donor decisions.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“Based on the excellent foundations laid down at the two previous Conferences - Oslo in 2015 and Buenos Aires in 2017 - the Conference in Palma de Mallorca will serve as an exchange forum, particularly on cooperation opportunities for the implementation of the Safe Schools Declaration and Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use during Armed Conflict, as well as a forum for a focused discussion on: first, the gender-based impact of attacks against access to education; secondly, the military and militarized use of educational centres; and thirdly, the development of mechanisms to investigate and follow up on attacks against access to education.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“Next Tuesday and Wednesday, 28 and 29 May, Spain will host the third International Conference on Safe Schools, in Palma de Mallorca, where we expect to see a broad participation of representatives from the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Education Ministries of the 86 countries that endorsed the 2015 Safe Schools Declaration, as well as other countries that, without having yet done so, are also committed to protecting access to education. Our goal is for the Conference to serve as an impetus for new progress, and we therefore hope that all States will participate.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“Given the data before us, it cannot be denied that there is a real and concrete need for a permanent instrument responsible for clarifying data collection mechanisms; analysing that data; identifying trends, best practices and lessons; identifying ways to repair the damages caused, restore services and recover humanitarian space; as well as preparing reports and, where appropriate, investigating allegations of violations of the obligations to protect health care in conflict.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“In the light of those attacks, we wish to emphasize that resolution 2286 (2016) remains fully applicable. Spain is working for its full development because we believe that part of its content has yet to be put into practice, particularly with regard to the investigation and fact-finding mechanisms. Its development would allow us to make progress in verifying the correctness of the facts and in ensuring both political and criminal accountability and prevention.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“The protection of all health and humanitarian personnel dedicated exclusively to medical missions is a very clear, direct obligation under international law, as recalled and demanded in resolution 2286 (2016), of which Spain was a co-penholder and which was adopted by the Security Council during the open debate in May 2016 (see S/PV.7685). However, according to the latest Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition report, in 2018 there were at least 973 attacks in 23 countries, representing an increase of 38 per cent from 2017. As a result of those attacks, at least 167 health workers died and 710 were injured. Here, I should like to acknowledge their dedication and sacrifice. Those 167 deaths should not have happened and must not go unpunished.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“In that regard, in the case of Spain, I should like to mention the annual retreat on international humanitarian law, which the Spanish Mission organizes with the support of the delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross and to which we invite members of the Security Council, other Member States, agencies, programmes and the Secretariat of the Organization, and representatives of civil society and the academic world. At this year's retreat, held in March, the focus was on the protection provided for under international humanitarian law to civilian infrastructure, especially hospitals and schools, given that the two priority issues for Spain on this agenda are the protection of health care in conflict and the protection of access to education.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“Mr. Santos Maraver (Spain) (spoke in Spanish): Spain aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Union. We also thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2019/373) and Mr. Mauer and Mr. Borello for their briefings. Pursuant to the excellent concept note (S/2019/385, annex) submitted by the Indonesian presidency, this open debate takes place in the context of a number of important anniversaries this year, as has already been mentioned in many of today's statements, with the aim of reflecting on the work carried out for the protection of civilians.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“We wish to see the adoption of concrete national deterrence measures against the use of schools by armed forces and armed groups, which also increases the risk of sexual violence against students and teachers. We would like disaggregated data on cases of sexual violence impacting access to education, as a form of prevention, mitigation and accountability. In conclusion, Spain will continue to fight against sexual violence in conflict as part of our efforts to eradicate gender-based violence everywhere. Prevention begins in times ofpeace, with robust national legislation that has a clear deterrent effect. Those same legal instruments must allow for effective reparation for survivors, as well as prosecute and sentence those responsible. Our ultimate goal is to eradicate gender- based violence.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“We believe that women and peace and security and safe schools are intimately linked with each other. Spain strongly supports the Safe Schools Declaration, which is a useful instrument to facilitate safe access to education. It is also a fundamental element for the effective participation of women in public life and the eradication of gender violence. We therefore urge the entire international community to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration. Furthermore, I reiterate my Government's invitation to all Member States to participate in the Third Conference on Safe Schools. Our goal is for the Conference to serve as a driving force for further developments. In that context, we demand that parties to conflicts put an end attacks on schools, universities, students and teachers, which result in an increased risk of sexual violence.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“Spain will continue to financially support initiatives to combat sexual violence in conflict and will take gender indicators into account in the process of earmarking funds. We also support the International Committee of the Red Cross special programme to combat sexual violence, as reflected in the Humanitarian Action Strategy of the Spanish Cooperation for the period 2019-2026. We ask the Security Council to include sexual Violence in its sanctions regimes, as we believe it is crucial to ensure interaction between the sanctions committees and the Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Conflict. In a month's time, Spain will hold the third Conference on Safe Schools in Palma de Mallorca, which will address the gender impact of attacks on access to education, as girls and women are especially vulnerable to such attacks.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“In that regard, Spain strongly supports the work of the German presidency on that issue in their efforts to achieve the adoption of resolution 2467 (2019), which includes elements of great importance such as accountability and drawing attention to cases of sexual violence against men and boys. However, Spain regrets the fact that resolution 2467 (2019) does not reflect the need to provide assistance to survivors, through non-discriminatory and comprehensive health services, including sexual and reproductive health, as stated in resolution 2106 (2013), the text of which we consider to be fully relevant and a key reference point for the women and peace and security agenda.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“With prevention and protection, we seek to prevent sexual violence and the exploitation of women, as well as guarantee reparation to survivors and move forward in the fight against impunity. Moreover, Violence impacts women's access to basic social services and the enjoyment of their rights, especially their sexual and reproductive rights. Together, we must continue to make progress in investigating cases of sexual violence in conflict and holding perpetrators to account in order to achieve effective prevention and a strong, survivor-centred response.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“Mr. Santos Maraver (Spain) (spoke in Spanish): Spain aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Union, as well as the statement just delivered by the representative of Ghana on behalf of the Group of Friends of the African Women Leaders Network. In the open debate on 11 April (see S/PV.8508), we emphasized that the women and peace and security agenda is, for Spain, one ofthe main axes ofthe Council's work. Today, we wish to reiterate that message further. Spain is a pioneer in the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda and its fundamental pillars of participation, prevention and protection. Participation reaffirms the principle that a lasting solution to a conflict is only possible with the effective and full participation of women.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“The Council needs to equip itself with a system of risk assessment and strategies that integrate the impact of climate change into its analysis and into conflict prevention and peacekeeping. Spain has incorporated the relationship between climate and stability in its national security strategy approved in 2017, which expressly states that "the effects of climate change function as structural causes of armed conflicts". In short, it affirms the intrinsic relationship between climate and security. If this reality is getting its due at the national level with greater justification and urgency, it should also have it at the multilateral level that the Security Council represents.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“But we are aware that national efforts are useless if they are not combined with essential international cooperation. It is with that conviction that, here at Headquarters, Spain joined the Carbon Neutrality Coalition, which is committed to the net elimination of emissions by 2050. And it is with the same conviction that we await with anticipation the climate summit to be convened by the Secretary-General. We support the introduction of climate issues into the deliberations of the Security Council. To confine climate change to the realm of sustainable development, or to ignore that it is a multiplier of the factors of instability, would show a serious lack of responsibility.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source