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Santos Maraver

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2018-11-09

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2023-06-13

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1. “In short, climate change has the capacity to generate serious political, economic and social repercussions that will inevitably affect international peace and stability. There is an urgent need to act, and to do so in the area of security. Spain has made the fight against climate change one of its national priorities. The creation ofa Ministry for Ecological Transition clearly expresses our firm commitment to addressing the effects of climate change, and the need for a complete transformation of our system in order to adapt it to the requirements of true sustainable development. In that context, last week, the President of the Government of Spain announced an energy and climate plan that will mobilize €235 billion over the next 10 years.”

   2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source

2. “We promoted this debate during our recent term in the Security Council, in 2015 and 2016, when we co-organized Arria Formula meetings with Malaysia and Angola and promoted a briefing on desertification with Egypt. We have noted with satisfaction the attention that the Council has devoted to the issue in recent years. Scientific evidence warns us repeatedly, most recently in the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, of the intolerable effects that rising temperatures will have in the form of uncontrollable natural disasters, persistent droughts, irreparable destruction of natural habitats and rises in sea level that many cannot bear. In turn, those changes seriously compromise food security, access to drinking water, and the health of billions of people - changes that could force massive migratory movements.”

   2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source

3. “Mr. Santos Maraver (Spain) (spoke in Spanish): I would like to thank the Dominican Republic, a country that, as both an island State and a Caribbean country, is exposed to climate-related natural disasters, for organizing this debate. The Dominican Republic has a long and rich tradition of environmental policies. Its experience therefore contributes to promoting the need for the Security Council to incorporate the climate dimension into its peace and security strategy, in particular in the context of strengthening its preventive function. As is well known, Spain is a country very vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. That is why we attach great importance to considering the effects of climate change on the maintenance of international peace and security.”

   2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source

4. “Everything I have said can be condensed into one single idea - today the international situation requires, more than it did 73 years ago, a strong United Nations. Its role is essential as a forum for dialogue, a broad framework for cooperation and a decisive actor in the global order. In that regard, we express our full support for the reform undertaken by Secretary- General Guterres.”

   2018-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8395 (2018) · source

5. “As the President of the Spanish Government pointed out in the General Assembly Hall on 27 September, without peace and security there can be no social development or respect for human dignity. Flagrant and mass Violations of human rights and international humanitarian law constitute in and of themselves a threat to international peace and security and must therefore be taken into consideration by the organs to which the Charter attributes that responsibility, in particular the Security Council. Indeed, strengthening multilateralism in the twenty- first century requires reform of the Security Council, with openness to consensus and a broad political vision. Spain, together with numerous other groups of countries, continues to advocate a more democratic, representative and transparent Council.”

   2018-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8395 (2018) · source

6. “The International Criminal Court is a key institution of the international community, and its founding treaty, the Rome Statute, is now celebrating its twentieth anniversary. With full legitimacy, the Court investigates, establishes responsibilities and punishes the most atrocious crimes. We call once again for its universality and strongly believe that, in carrying out its duties, its full independence must be respected. I would like to conclude by thanking the People's Republic of China for convening this debate and recalling a third point that we believe to be essential. Security, prosperity and the values that underpin human rights cannot be strengthened separately.”

   2018-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8395 (2018) · source

7. “Climate change, growing economic inequality, remaining gender inequality, migratory flows, geopolitical friction, terrorism and other forms of violence are, among others, widely shared concerns. No State can or should evade its obligations under the Charter of the United Nations or to the international community. There are no partial or unilateral solutions. The only suitable tools for facing global challenges are global agreements. Secondly, respect for treaties and the values of international norms are the basic foundations of legal security and stable international relations. In that regard, Spain once again reaffirms its commitment to protection systems for the legal order, in particular for international judicial bodies. The fight against impunity remains paramount.”

   2018-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8395 (2018) · source

8. “Mr. Santos Maraver (Spain) (spoke in Spanish): There are no viable alternatives to multilateralism. Defending and promoting it, as President of the Government of Spain Mr. Senchez Perez-Castejon declared before the General Assembly (see A/73/ PV.11), is a clear purpose of our country and our partners in the European Union, with whose statement we align ourselves. A renewed collective commitment to multilateralism and international law is needed now more than ever. In my statement, I will address three key aspects: first, the responsibility of States; secondly, the value of international norms; and thirdly, the unity of the pillars that underpin multilateralism and the vitality of the Organization. First, every State has an unavoidable responsibility in facing the common challenges that determine our agenda.”

   2018-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8395 (2018) · source