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2013-03-20
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  1. “In conclusion, my delegation reiterates that MINUSTAH's important achievements to date must not lead us to believe that our work is done; it is far from it. Experience has shown us the serious consequences suffered in the past when the Organization decided to withdraw its presence from the ground too early. My country therefore wants MINUSTAH to successfully complete the task it is carrying out so well in Haiti, without haste or artificial deadlines.”

    2015-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7408 (2015) · source

  2. “Peru therefore reaffirms its support for the Haitian constitutional authorities in their task of stabilizing Haiti, and asks the Council to take Haiti's position into account when taking decisions regarding the timeline for transitioning the MINUSTAH mandate and regarding the nature of the future United Nations presence in the country. That position was expressed most clearly by the Permanent Representative of Haiti during this morning's debate. We join the call for the United Nations and the international community to continue supporting Haiti, while recalling that our assistance should be comprehensive, given the interdependent nature of the three pillars on which the work of the Organization is based: upholding peace and security, attaining sustainable development, and promoting and protecting human rights.”

    2015-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7408 (2015) · source

  3. “It therefore requires the operational and strategic collaboration of MINUSTAH. In that regard, we believe that MINUSTAH's presence in Haiti remains essential in working with the Haitian authorities to maintain security and order as part of a process of stabilizing and strengthening democracy in the country. My delegation has consistently maintained its commitment to the principle of national ownership, with the understanding that peace must be an inherently national process, in which peacekeeping operations support national authorities in setting out and implementing their own stabilization and development priorities.”

    2015-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7408 (2015) · source

  4. “Against that backdrop, Peru believes that the drawdown of MINUSTAH's military component, which will be implemented in the coming weeks, may affect MINUSTAH's operational capacity to assist in guaranteeing security and providing the technical and logistical assistance needed to conduct the three rounds of elections scheduled. Peru reiterates its firm belief that decisions regarding the future of MINUSTAH must be made exclusively on the basis of the conditions on the ground - the criterion on which the MINUSTAH consolidation plan was designed. While we recognize the progress made in the professionalization and training of the Haitian National Police, the Secretary-General's report notes that that institution does not yet have the capacity to maintain public order and safeguard the security of the population throughout the entire country.”

    2015-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7408 (2015) · source

  5. “For Peru, the elections represent a milestone in the process of democratic consolidation in Haiti, which is why my delegation reiterates its call to all Haitian political forces to cooperate with national authorities with a view to concluding those processes and to participate actively in them. Additionally, we expect the international community to cooperate in the process and expect to receive timely information on the progress of the preparations and the execution of the electoral calendar. While the security situation in Haiti has remained stable thanks to the crucial support of MINUSTAH, the situation is quite complex, given the increase in the protests, the deepening economic crisis, the lack of basic services and the increasing political tensions customary in election years.”

    2015-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7408 (2015) · source

  6. “My delegation aligns itself with the statement to be made shortly by the representative of Uruguay on behalf of the Group of Friends of Haiti, especially with regard to the recognition of the important role played by MINUSTAH in supporting the stabilization and security of Haiti as well as in strengthening democratic institutions and the rule of law in the country. I should like to make some additional comments in my national capacity. After the serious political and institutional crisis that prevented the timely holding of elections to replace local authorities and thereby avoid the dysfunction of the Haitian Congress for lack of quorum, my delegation welcomes the recent publication of an electoral timetable to carry out presidential, legislative, municipal and local elections throughout the second half of this year.”

    2015-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7408 (2015) · source

  7. “Mr. Thornberry (Peru) (spoke in Spanish): First of all, let me thank the President of the Security Council for his initiative in convening this debate. I also welcome the presence of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, Ms. Sandra Honore, and I welcome her briefing on the report of Secretary- General on the situation in Haiti (S/2015/157). Peru is committed to achieving and consolidating security, stability, sustainable development and the strengthening of institutions in Haiti. Therefore, my country has actively participated in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) since 2004 and intends to continue contributing to this operation, which is the sole peacekeeping mission in the Americas.”

    2015-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7408 (2015) · source

  8. “In this regard, my delegation reiterates its call on the parties to resume, on the basis of good faith, the peace process in the Middle East. Only thus will the goal of General Assembly resolution 181 (II) of 29 November 1947 - Palestinians and Israelis living in peace in two States within secure and internationally recognized borders - be finally achieved.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

  9. “Peru recognizes that the ultimate solution can be achieved only as a result of negotiations among the parties in the framework of the obligations set out in the Madrid principles, the road map of the Quartet and other agreements, and with full respect for international law, including the relevant resolutions of the Security Council and the Organization. The Security Council should promote a minimum framework of understanding that would allow the parties to resume direct negotiations. My delegation therefore regrets that the Council was unable to adopt a decision in December. The result of the voting on 30 December (see S/PV.7354) should be construed not as a license to maintain the status quo, but as a call to action, negotiation and compromise.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

  10. “Therefore any action to impose laws, jurisdiction and administration in such settlements is null and void. In this regard, we reiterate our call on Israel to immediately cease the practices of settlement-building, house demolitions and evictions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem. Consistent with its unwavering commitment to the peaceful settlement of disputes, Peru reaffirms its full support and encourages the search for a lasting peace in the Middle East. After decades ofan unsustainable status quo, we consider it urgent for the Council, pursuant to its obligations and responsibilities for maintaining international peace and security, to effectively promote the peace process.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

  11. “Consistent with our strict respect for human rights and international humanitarian law, therefore, Peru voted for resolution S-21/1 of the Human Rights Council, in which, in addition to deploring the attacks, the Council called on Israel to put an end to its illegal settlement activities and its blockade of the Gaza Strip. My country recognizes the inalienable right of Israel to protect its own existence and security, including by making use of their right to legitimate self-defence. However, we believe that the exercise of that right must be carried out based on international humanitarian law, taking into account in particular the principles of proportionality and legality. On that last point, my delegation reiterates that the acquisition of territory by force is inadmissible under international law.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

  12. “Based on our belief in the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and on our conviction that the establishment of a Palestinian State is the key to a peaceful and definitive political solution to this conflict, Peru recognizes Palestine as a State. We therefore sponsored General Assembly resolution 67/ 19, through which Palestine was granted non-member observer State status. Peru condemned Israel's use of disproportionate military force against densely populated urban areas in the Gaza Strip last year and the rocket fire from Gaza directed against Israeli civilians. However, despite the calls for a ceasefire by the international community, over 2,100 people were killed in the Gaza Strip, mainly Palestinian civilians, including women and children.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

  13. “Mr. Thornberry (Peru) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, I would like to welcome the holding of this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, and to express my appreciation for the briefing by the Assistant Secretary-General ad interim for Political Affairs, Mr. Jens Anders Toyberg- Frandzen. With regard to the question of Palestine, my country has consistently maintained a clear position of respect for the norms and principles of international law, in particular peoples' right to self-determination. Therefore, Peru recognizes the urgent need to implement the resolutions of the General Assembly aimed at laying the foundation for the creation of two States, one Arab and one Jewish, living side by side, within secure and mutually recognized borders, in a climate of peace and security.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

  14. “My delegation believes it is necessary that the Council adopt a comprehensive, holistic focus on security and peacekeeping matters that is not limited to conflict situations. The Council should develop preventive diplomacy strategies and early-warning systems in order to avoid conflict and reduce the risk of such conflict spreading or reigniting. That is the only way to ensure full compliance with the main goal for which the Organization was created, namely "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war".”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source

  15. “It is true that the increasingly complex and often multidimensional mandates of peacekeeping operations call for close coordination between the Council and troop-contributing countries, with a view to ensuring that the expectations and opinions of those countries in terms of the design, implementation and renewal of mandates be duly heard, since it is their uniformed troops who will bear the responsibility for effectively implementing in the field the mandates adopted by the Council. Lastly, I wish to mention that although the implementation of such measures would substantively improve the work of the Council, we believe that it is also necessary to reform the Council's work culture, moving from the current reactive stance to one that favours prevention.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source

  16. “We reiterate that without genuine reform of the Council's working methods in terms of the use of the veto, the Council's effectiveness will be at risk and highly important principles such as those related to international humanitarian law and the responsibility to protect will remain unprotected. Thirdly, in order to foster greater interaction and participation in meetings of the Council, Peru believes it is essential to consolidate the practice of the Council's consultations with troop-contributing countries involved in peacekeeping operations.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source

  17. “Secondly, with regard to the much-needed democratization of the Security Council, Peru has steadfastly supported a position of principle whose ultimate purpose is the elimination of the right of the veto. We are aware of the difficulties entailed in doing that, which is why my delegation supports, as a first step, the adoption of a code of conduct whereby the veto would not be used in cases of genocide, crimes against humanity or persistent flagrant violations of human rights or international humanitarian law. In that context Peru, commends the proposal made by France and calls on other permanent members to work on that basis.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source

  18. “Such meetings should be of a substantive nature and take place in a timely fashion. My delegation also encourages the scheduling of open debates such as today's, as they make it possible for States non-members of the Council to express their opinions. We also believe it is important that documents to be adopted at open debates result from the ideas stated during the debate, and not be prepared beforehand. My country also believes it is important to continue the positive practice of conducting wrap-up sessions at the end of each working month. We are grateful to the countries that have opted to hold such meetings in the course of their presidencies. We note the enormous participation by non-members at those meetings, which demonstrates their interest in having more information.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source

  19. “This meeting provides us the necessary opportunity to express our interest in staying informed about the Council's deliberations. That is why we believe in the importance of that issue on behalf of the entire membership of the Organization. My delegation therefore reiterates the urgent need to make progress in reforming the Council's working methods with a view to enhancing its legitimacy, the requisite transparency in terms of multilateral relations and the effectiveness and efficiency of its work. In that vein, my delegation joins in supporting some of the initiatives already mentioned by certain previous speakers, which shows the range of agreement on those ideas. First, in seeking transparency Peru believes it is necessary for the Council to further convene more open meetings.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source

  20. “At the outset, Peru would like to highlight the active work of the delegation of Argentina as Chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions for almost two years, during which period six presidential notes were adopted. Those six instruments are an attempt to continue making progress in building a more democratic and transparent Security Council, making it possible for non-member States to have access to more information, which is an indispensable requirement for accountability. It should be recalled that the mandate of the Security Council, namely, to monitor international peace and security, was given to it by all States Members of the United Nations, and we have also committed ourselves to comply with Council resolutions.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source

  21. “Mr. Thornberry (Peru) (spoke in Spanish): I wish to commend your initiative, Madam President, to convene an open debate on the working methods of the Security Council, and I wish also to express our gratitude for the very comprehensive concept paper (S/2014/725, annex) prepared to orient our exchange of ideas today. We also wish to thank the Ombudsperson of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999), Ms. Kimberly Prost, and the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, for their statements. My delegation also expresses its support for the statement made by the representative of Switzerland on behalf of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency group.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source

  22. “Finally, my delegation is of the View that the significant achievements to date should not lull us into the false belief that the task of the United Nations in Haiti is complete, or close to being so. We therefore call on States Members of the Organization and the entire international community to continue their support to Haiti, highlighting the three areas that have a direct impact on the ongoing process of recovery and reconstruction of that country, namely, governability, security and development.”

    2013-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6936 (2013) · source

  23. “In that regard, we welcome the adoption of the five-year development plan for the Haitian National Police for 2012-2016, which will in the near future endow the Haitian Police with the personnel necessary to maintain public order and security throughout the country and a strong institutional structure aimed at strengthening the rule of law and respect for human rights. It is clear that the cooperation of the United Nations system with Haiti is not limited to the invaluable support of MINUSTAH. Peru therefore believes that even broader and better coordination is necessary between MINUSTAH and the various agencies and programmes of the United Nations system on the ground.”

    2013-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6936 (2013) · source

  24. “In that regard, Peru believes it important that the core objectives identified in the concise version of the MINUSTAH consolidation plan annexed to the report of the Secretary-General contain precise parameters and indicators that will measure progress achieved by the Haitian Government in areas crucial to strengthening the institutions and democracy of the country. I also wish to acknowledge the progress in the institutionalization, professionalization and strengthening of the Haitian National Police, which has been playing a leading role in protecting and ensuring the safety of its citizens, as demonstrated by the recent transfer of security functions to the Police in four regions of Haiti.”

    2013-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6936 (2013) · source

  25. “We therefore hope for the early establishment of the permanent electoral council, the body responsible for ensuring that the elections are conducted transparently, democratically and credibly, while highlighting the significant support that MINUSTAH has been providing in the area of electoral assistance. The progress registered by MINUSTAH in stabilizing Haiti in recent years allows us to look optimistically to the future. We therefore believe that the time has come to launch a process of gradual and orderly transition to a second phase of cooperation of the United Nations system for Haiti. In that respect, we welcome the development by the Secretary- General of a reconfiguration and consolidation plan for MINUSTAH to strengten the achievements made and to lay the foundation for long-term development programmes.”

    2013-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6936 (2013) · source

  26. “As has already been noted by speakers who preceded me, in particular the representative ofUruguay on behalf of the Group of Friends of Haiti - whose statement Peru endorses - we agree that the work of MINUSTAH in ensuring the stability and security of Haiti has been essential to the achievement of significant progress in strengthening the democratic institions and the rule of law in Haiti. However, we are also aware that the stability achieved is an opportunity that should be used to achieve a political agreement that would ensure the governability of the country in the long term. In that regard, recognizing the democratic aspirations of the Haitian people, my delegation calls on all political forces in Haiti to reach the agreements necessary to lay the foundations of the basic institutions for strengthening democracy in Haiti.”

    2013-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6936 (2013) · source

  27. “In that regard, we believe that the work of MINUSTAH remains essential to providing the Haitian authorities with the security and support necessary to facilitate that process, in accordance with national strategies and priorities set out by them. In that context, my delegation wishes to draw the attention of the Security Council to two aspects of the report of the Secretary-General that Peru considers to be of paramount importance. The first is the need for continued support to the Haitian authorities in establishing and strengthening strong public institutions that allow the problems currently facing the country to be addressed effectively. The second is the plan to reconfigure and strengthen MINUSTAH on the basis of the existing conditions in Haiti and the needs of the Haitian people.”

    2013-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6936 (2013) · source

  28. “Similarly, Peru is a member of the Group of Friends of Haiti, the Ad Hoc Advisory Group for Haiti of the Economic and Social Council, the Group of Friends of Haiti of the Organization of American States and the Latin American Political Coordination Mechanism for Haiti. Peru is convinced that there can be no sustainable social and economic development without strong institutions that promote and sustain that development. We also reaffirm the validity of the principle ofnational ownership, whereby the Haitian Government itself must lead the process to consolidate its national institutions, strengthen the rule of law, consolidate democracy and build capacity.”

    2013-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6936 (2013) · source

  29. “Mr. Thornberry (Peru) (spoke in Spanish): First of all, I would like to commend the initiative of the presidency of the Security Council to convene this open debate on the situation in Haiti. We also welcome the presence of the Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, Mr. Nigel Fisher, and thank him for introducing the report of the Secretary- General on the situation in Haiti (S/2013/139). Peru wishes to continue to cooperate in order to achieve security, stability, sustainable development and institution-building in Haiti. My country has therefore actively participated in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) since 2004, with a military contingent consisting of 366 soldiers and military officers in the general staff of the Mission.”

    2013-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6936 (2013) · source