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Skinner-Klee Arenales

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first: 2017-11-21
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“President, as it prioritizes the protection of children, promotes prevention and urges all humanity to support States and intergovernmental organizations with a renewed commitment to cooperating in ensuring the respect of children's rights and thus creating a protective environment that protects them from the scourge of violence and abuse in order to safeguard future generations from new conflicts.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“In conclusion, we think that we come to this debate with the intelligence of instilling hope for building a better future, by appealing to the entire human race to achieve the effective protection of children. It is the Council's primary responsibility to maintain international peace and security and, as such, the prevention of conflicts and child protection are urgent tasks. That is why we decided to sponsor resolution 2427 (2018), adopted and promoted by your delegation, Mr.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“We call for the complete cessation ofthese heinous practices that evoke historical chapters of crimes against humanity. As the Council is aware, Guatemala was affected by a fratricidal conflict that lasted more than four decades, the tragic consequences of which disproportionately affected women and children. Since the signing of the peace accords more than 20 years ago, we have succeeded in building a more democratic and inclusive society with greater respect for human rights. We recall with gratitude how in 2002, with the support of UNICEF, the National Commission for the Search for Disappeared Children, enabled the documented reunification of more than 1,000 children with their families.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“We reiterate our strongest condemnation of all these abject acts and we call on not only States, the United Nations and international specialized agencies, but on every citizen of goodwill so that, together, we can take responsibility for generating and ensuring that children can enjoy their childhood without prejudice or exclusion, without violence or wars. This is a direct and inescapable responsibility of the Council. It means that the Member States must totally reject any practice that, even when it does not violate international humanitarian law, violates universal human dignity, especially when the victims are children separated from their parents due to inhumane policies that traumatize them and, by all accounts, is shameful.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“That is why we are very concerned that, in spite of having legal instruments destined to protect children, we still witness armed conflicts that perpetuate serious abuses against girls and boys, as the Secretary-General mentions in his recent report (S/2018/465). We are utterly shocked by the indiscriminate use of chemical weapons and internationally banned ordnance against children, schools and hospitals, in flagrant violation of international humanitarian and human rights law, demonstrating heinous brutality against defenceless and innocent civilian populations.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“Those two concepts, promoted by the Secretary-General, have been supported by all Member States this year through the adoption of two resolutions this year, one in the General Assembly (resolution 72/276) and the other in the Security Council (resolution 2413 (2018)). Indeed, the protection of children is today, more than ever, essential to fostering a culture ofpeace, tolerance and coexistence in order to prevent conflicts in the future or, as Ms. Fore asked, what will become of children if we do not protect them? We agree on the need to care for and assist children not only because of their vulnerability, but also because by protecting minors from all forms of Violence or abuse, we are ensuring the very survival of society in conditions of stability and harmony, which in turn ensures the progress of nations in peace and security.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“Mr. Skinner-Klee Arenales (Guatemala) (spoke in Spanish): We congratulate you and your delegation, Sir, on organizing this open debate on a very important issue in the field of international peace and security. The presence of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden highlights that importance. The concept note (S/2018/625, annex) also includes guidelines for our debate and we appreciate the briefing of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Virginia Gamba, as well as that of the Executive Director of UNICEF, Ms. Henrietta Fore. Our first observation is about the importance of carrying out this debate just as we embark upon a reform of the United Nations focused mainly on prevention and sustainable peace.”
2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source
“In that regard, we must be aware that, by defending and prioritizing the protection of civilians in armed conflict, we are sending not only a message of hope but also a clear signal of the firm commitment of the political will of the Council. The best way for the Council to act is through shared decisions that prioritize the responsibility to protect civilian populations. Otherwise, this principal organ of the United Nations will not only be prevented from fulfilling its fundamental mission but will continue to be criticized worldwide for its contumacious behaviour.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“Promoting the protection of civilians in armed conflicts in the context of such operations has a direct impact in the implementation of the sustaining peace agenda on the ground. Finally, my delegation welcomes the recommendation in the Secretary-General's report (S/2018/462) regarding the most effective way to protect civilians, which is through prevention. The preventive approach is a priority that we fully share with the Secretary- General because it is coherent and based on respect for international law and full observance of human rights, which in turn will result in better performance by peacekeeping operations.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“With regard to the civilian protection mandate in the framework of peacekeeping operations, my delegation regrets that, within the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, Member States have not been able to reach a minimum consensus to define what is meant by protecting civilians. We look forward to the new policy proposal being prepared by the Secretariat for the effective protection of civilians, to be presented in September, with the understanding that it will include the input and opinions of the entire membership, including troop-contributing countries. We also reiterate the important contribution of peacekeeping operations to the comprehensive strategy for sustaining peace.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“With regard to peacekeeping operations, Guatemala reiterates that it is essential for the Council to bear in mind that its primary and exclusive responsibility is to forge peacekeeping operations with realistic and succinct mandates whose key objective is the effective defence of civilian populations. Unfortunately, the reality on the ground tells another story. Some mandates are not adapted to the specific context of the mission in question, while others do not match the challenges of the situation. Often mandates are not in line with operational challenges on the ground, or are insufficiently supported by political, financial and, especially, human resources.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“We have often witnessed flagrant and deliberate attacks targeting civilian targets, as well as the indiscriminate use of explosive devices, and even chemical weapons, in clear violation of the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols. Although many Council decisions have been taken on the basis of resolutions 1265 (1999) and 2286 (2016), to which the Ambassador of Spain referred, the reality is that there is a need to develop national and international regulatory frameworks that clearly govern the foundations and institutional responsibilities for the protection of civilians, which will promote respect for the law and, most important, put an end to impunity for such atrocious and despicable actions.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“Mr. Skinner-Klee Arenales (Guatemala) (spoke in Spanish): Allow me to congratulate your delegation, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate on a critical topic, particularly for the Security Council. We welcome the concept note (S/2018/444, annex) prepared by your delegation. We also thank the Secretary- General, the Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mr. Yves Daccord, and Ms. Hanaa Edwar for their informative briefings. Protecting human life and the safety of all civilians is at the heart of any Security Council mandate. However, while there are many relevant resolutions of the Council, especially under Chapter VII ofthe Charter of the United Nations, with a strong international legal basis, a significant part of civilian populations in armed conflicts continue to be innocent victims.”
2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source
“As responsible actors within the international system, we are called on to join efforts to build and maintain peace, thereby enabling future generations to learn to live within a culture of tolerance and respect - while considering lessons learned, especially those of the two World Wars, so that such a conflagration shall never again destroy the future of generations to come.”
2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source
“In conclusion, my delegation reaffirms its firm commitment to promoting a culture of preventing armed conflicts as a means of addressing interrelated challenges of security and development, as well as strengthening the capacities of the United Nations to prevent armed conflicts. In specific post-conflict situations, youth has always been a vital and positive driver of helpful changes. In that regard, it is important that we ask ourselves if we are fulfilling the founding promise ofthe Organization, which is to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, or ifthat is merely a rhetorical flourish.”
2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source
“We therefore consider it absolutely vital to prioritize investment in the education, health and well-being of young people so as to provide them with comprehensive services without discrimination or any form of sectarianism. In that regard, we underscore the fact that States must ensure the representative and inclusive political participation of youth, which will allow that group to position itself at the centre of development, thereby creating broad consensuses that will lead to optimum levels of prosperity for the development of citizens, as well as young people.”
2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source
“We have witnessed how, in various regions, young people have been drivers of change for social transformation, while directly affecting their communities and creating new inclusive models of social development. The links connecting youth, peace and security are inextricably tied to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; hence the important relevance of the independent progress study on youth and peace and security (see S/2018/86) for which we are grateful to Mr. Simpson and his team. Although the world has made significant progress in making young women and men visible as strategic development stakeholders, a gap remains between formal acknowledgement of such ownership and effectively putting it into action on the ground.”
2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source
“The Security Council has hardly turned a blind eye to the leadership roles that young people must play, as evinced in resolution 2250 (2015), based on the premise that, if we fail to ensure their safety, education and comprehensive development,youngpeoplewillbeunable to reach the level of inclusion necessary to strengthen their capacities and, consequently, to make their contribution to peace and human rights. My delegation acknowledges the importance of resolution 2250 (2015) as it defers to the guidelines and recommendations of the Peacebuilding Commission on how to ensure young people's participation during and after armed conflict within the context of peacebuilding strategies.”
2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source
“In recent years, however, we have come to see that young people's participation is an essential element of the process of conflict resolution, which positively influences the work of peacebuilding, although it also pains us to see how young people have been instrumentalized for abject purposes and ideological causes that are diametrically opposed to their well-being. It is therefore necessary, we believe, to underscore the fact that work must be stepped up to enable young people to assume leadership roles and, through education, integration and political participation, to avoid becoming involved in violent extremism. Accordingly, Guatemala holds resolution 2250 (2015) in high regard, given that young people make up a majority of its population.”
2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source
“Mr. Skinner-Klee Arenales (Guatemala) (spoke in Spanish): Let me to commend your delegation, Sir, for convening this open debate, as well as for the concept note before us (S/2018/324, annex), which contains valuable information for guiding this debate. We are also grateful to those who delivered statements before us. Experience shows that armed conflicts and humanitarian crises put populations at risk, in particular young people, who are the most vulnerable and consequently the most victimized.”
2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source
“Now is the time to consolidate efforts and form synergies among the various international instruments so as to establish concerted mechanisms that will allow us to consolidate our work to abolish the detestable practices that trafficking and slavery engender.”
2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source
“Addressing such a complex problem in this open debate encourages us to continue our work in ceaselessly confronting the scourge of trafficking in persons because it degrades humans, and the Council cannot refrain from acting while knowing that such abominable, inhumane and atrocious acts are taking place. We therefore call on the Security Council to make a concerted effort so that it not become indifferent to the horrors of the various forms of slavery, which we are witnessing today to the shame of the entire civilized international community. Lastly, my delegation believes that this issue must continue to be included on the Council's agenda for further analysis, given the interdependent relationship linking the pillars of peace and security, development and human rights.”
2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source
“My delegation strongly condemns the fact that at the regional and national levels, migrant children and women on the move are more vulnerable to falling victim to trafficking and other forms of exploitation, including at the hands of transnational criminal networks, as well as being exposed to xenophobia, discrimination, abuse and indiscriminate violence. We regret that, owing to the absence of established and safe migratory channels and of permanent mechanisms aimed at enabling children and their families to obtain formal migration status or residency permits, children are forced to seek precarious alternatives that increase their risk of being sold, trafficked or exposed to other forms of exploitation, which in turn entails the sometimes arbitrary detention of women and children at borders.”
2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source
“Similarly, that important resolution focuses on the critical aspect of recognizing the importance ofcollecting and preserving evidence relating to such acts so as to ensure that those responsible be held accountable for them. Moreover, it represents an important step towards the possibility of imposing targeted sanctions for individuals and entities involved in trafficking in persons in areas affected by armed conflict and in sexual violence in conflict. We deplore the fact that in conflicts and humanitarian crises, the majority of victims have been disproportionately children. Our outrage is even greater when we consider that there were more than 24 million new cases worldwide for 2016, as the Special Rapporteur notes in her report (A/HRC/32/41).”
2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source
“This vulnerability also leads to the victimization of refugees, migrants and displaced persons. Trafficking in human beings is both a cause and a consequence of instability resulting from conflicts. The evidence of the link between trafficking and the activities of terrorist groups and transnational organized crime is of increasing concern. More so than any other international body, the Security Council has witnessed the high cost in human lives and tragedies caused by conflicts with their devastating effects. The work carried out by this body can have an impact concerning the issue at hand. In fact, a year ago there was a positive impact on the theme, which has brought us together today, when the Council adopted resolution 2331 (2016), which condemns all acts of trafficking, particularly the sale or trade in persons undertaken by Da'esh.”
2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source
“Mr. Skinner-Klee Arenales (Guatemala) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, I would like to congratulate Italy on having assumed the presidency of the Security Council and, above all, for having convened this open debate on such an important issue, as well as the clear concept note (S/2017/972, annex), which you circulated, Sir. On behalf of my delegation, I also thank the Secretary-General, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Mr. Fedotov, and Ms. Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, for their briefings. Experience has shown beyond any doubt that armed conflicts and humanitarian crises increase and exacerbate the risk faced especially by women and children - but also by men - of falling prey to traffickers.”
2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source