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Ulibarri

lines on the record: 103
first: 2010-10-26
most recent: 2013-10-29
sittings or episodes: 14
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“We encourage the Security Council to continue improving the provision of information to Member States on special political missions. I close by affirming that the implementation of note 507 requires the ongoing commitment of all members of the Council and the active participation of the General Assembly. Today's important meeting, held at the behest of Azerbaijan, represents a significant step in the right direction.”
2013-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7052Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Thirdly, briefings by United Nations officials to the Council should, as far as possible, be made accessible to all Members, while subsequent consultations may be held in a private setting when necessary. Fourthly, Costa Rica stresses the importance of the draft resolution on special political missions being considered by the Fourth Committee, one objective of which is to improve transparency. We believe that, in the context of special political missions, transparency cannot and should not be limited to exchanges between the Secretariat and the membership; it should should include the Security Council, whose importance is reflected in the simple fact that it decides the overwhelming majority of mandates of special political missions.”
2013-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7052Resumption1 (2013) · source
“In voicing these considerations, I am pleased to say that Costa Rica and Estonia are leading and coordinating a subgroup in the ACT framework to promote transparency within the Security Council. I would like to highlight several recommendations in that regard. First, we should develop an action plan to implement note 507 in the context of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions. Secondly, we should continue to improve transparency in the preparation of the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly by engaging members in an informal, interactive discussion, both as the report is being drafted and when it is brought before the General Assembly.”
2013-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7052Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Although it is true that there has an increase in the number of public meetings in comparison to other years, we are far from the spirit of the norm, which establishes the rule that every meeting of the Council should be public, unless expressly decided otherwise. Without doubt, there are situations that demand the utmost discretion, but we disagree with a practice that has inverted the language of the norm. It is the Secretariat's duty to facilitate transparency and accountability by offering open formats for all meetings as a first option in the proposed programmes of work prepared by each Council presidency. It is then up to the members of the Council to convince others of the need for a private format, when necessary, as an exception to the rule.”
2013-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7052Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Important progress has been made in transparency and accountability after its adoption. Nevertheless, an analysis of the Council's practices reveals that the challenge of implementing adopted agreements in a consistent manner remains. Costa Rica believes, for example, that the Council should take even greater interest in the input of those who have a legitimate concern or who would be directly affected by its decisions. Despite the agreements achieved to that end, significant shortcomings persist in practice. In addition, more transparent, direct and clear communication should take place between the Council, its subsidiary bodies and the rest of the Organization. Another subject that deserves greater attention is the public aspect of the Council's actions.”
2013-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7052Resumption1 (2013) · source
“We live in an era in which the transparency of decision-making processes and the accountability of representatives to the represented have been established as ever-more solid principles in all organizations, independent of their nature. Presidential note S/2006/507 and its update note S/2010/507, as well as note S/2013/515 adopted in August, mark an important milestone in the history of the Security Council, above all in the area of transparency. I take this opportunity to recognize the work of Argentina as Chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions, and to welcome note S/2013/630, adopted yesterday. Note 507 encompassed many of the concerns of the membership of the Organization and resolved several, at least conceptually.”
2013-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7052Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Mr. Ulibarri (Costa Rica) (spoke in Spanish): Costa Rica thanks Azerbaijan for having organized today's debate. My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Switzerland on behalf of the 22 members of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency (ACT) group. We wish to offer additional observations in our national capacity. The premise established in Article 24 of the Charter of the United Nations, pursuant to which Member States acknowledge that the Security Council acts on their behalf, should function as a two-way street. States Members of the Organization must recognize in effect that the Council acts on our behalf, but the Council must also demonstrate that it acts on our behalf. That responsibility is particularly important to its five permanent members.”
2013-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7052Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Given its comprehensive perspective, the United Nations may discern which partnerships to enhance and when, according to different needs and goals. In addition, given its universality, it can act to generate more communication, coherence and synergies between regional entities.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The Council must give real expression to Article 26 and channel its cooperation with regional organizations more towards arms control, the regulation of military spending and the prevention of an arms race, which are obvious obstacles to peace and development. However, many of the tasks entailed in promoting peace and security go beyond the scope of Council action. Therefore, our third recommendation is to boost the organic connections between the entire United Nations system and regional bodies, especially in the systematic drive to prevent and mediate. Our fourth and final recommendation is that, in order to guide its coordination with regional organizations and arrangements, the United Nations take into account their different legal natures, experience, focus, capacity for execution, institutional strengthening and legitimacy.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015Resumption1 (2013) · source
“For that reason, the United Nations should place particular stress on building capacity for prevention and mediation in regional bodies and support them in those tasks. Support for the International Criminal Court is also part of the preventive diplomacy equation. Our second recommendation is that cooperation for peace and security between the Security Council and regional bodies should not be limited to only Articles 52 to 54 of the Charter of the United Nations. Equally important, but very much neglected, is Article 26, which gives the Council the mandate to develop plans for the regulation of armaments, "[i]n order to promote the establishment and maintenance of international peace and security with the least diversion for armaments of the world's human and economic resources".”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015Resumption1 (2013) · source
“However, true conflict prevention, especially those of a domestic nature, requires addressing the roots of the conflict; respecting human rights; encouraging democratic processes; strengthening the rule of law, good governance and transparency; and creating conditions for development, accountability and the fight against impunity. Regional and subregional bodies can play key roles in both aspects of prevention. They have in their favour more direct knowledge of national dynamics, closer and more personal contact with the parties, a greater ability to act, greater facility to establish links with the relevant organizations of civil society and probably a particular interest in avoiding or settling conflicts directly affecting their members.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Faced with the reality of growing regional and subregional arrangements in the world, with both potential and genuine impact on peace and security, coordination is increasingly necessary in two ways: between the arrangements and organizations themselves as well as between them and the United Nations. On that basis and because of our experiences and aspirations, my delegation wishes to make four proposals. First, the United Nations, in particular the Security Council, should devote at least the same attention to prevention as it does to the settlement of conflicts. Prevention involves confidence-building, mediation, providing good offices, triggering early warnings and establishing mechanisms to facilitate, implement and monitor agreements.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Its immediate predecessor was the Rio Group, which, in turn, emerged from the Contadora Group, which was established to seek peace in Central America in the 19805 and shoe contributions contributed to the achievement ofpeace in 1987, with the Esquipulas II Agreement, promoted by the President of Guatemala, Vinicio Cerezo Arevalo, and President of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias Senchez, who, as a result of that initiative, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The great success of the Esquipulas process was based on its regional roots, its comprehensive approach to conflict and the effective participation and coordination of the United Nations, the OAS and other regional and international actors in the management and implementation of the accord. Its lessons are extremely relevant to this debate.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Following the inception of the OAS, in 1948, there developed in our hemisphere other regional or subregional organizations and agreements with multiple aims and scopes. Among them are the Caribbean Community, the Central American Integration System, the Andean Community, the Common Market of the South, the Union of South American Nations, the Pacific Alliance and the Ibero-American Summits, which span the Atlantic and include Andorra, Spain and Portugal. The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, which is a collective endeavour, is the broadest and most recent regional mechanism for dialogue and political agreement.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015Resumption1 (2013) · source
“For that reason, we believe that cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations and agreements is essential in maintaining international peace and security. The American hemisphere has a wealth of experience in the development of bodies for cooperation and collective security to prevent and settle conflicts and to promote peace and stability. The Organization of American States (OAS), as was previously stated, is the oldest regional organization in the world. Its democratic mandate offers multiple options for mediation, electoral monitoring, justice and the protection of individual and social rights, which are key to peace. The Inter-American system of human rights in particular is an example of independence, relevance and legitimacy.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Mr. Ulibarri (Costa Rica) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, I wish to congratulate Argentina on assuming the presidency of the Security Council; to thank you, Madam President, and your country for organizing this debate; and to welcome and underscore the stewardship of this debate for a large part of today by President of Argentina, Ms. Cristina Fernandez. We welcome presidential statement (S/ PRST/2013/ 12) and we are grateful for the statements by the Secretary- General and the representatives who spoke on behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, the Union of South American Nations, the African Union and the League of Arab States. For a country without armed forces such as Costa Rica, international law and the multilateral system are the main tools to protect our integrity.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Today's debate is along the same lines, but there is much more to do, and we should maintain our efforts in order to continue moving forward.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003 (2013) · source
“Furthermore, the international community must strive even harder to develop national capacities to guarantee accountability for violations of international humanitarian law and human rights. It must endeavour to improve security andjustice, and to consistently recur to international justice when necessary. In addition, a permanent incentive should exist to support the efforts of professional organizations and other civil society entities that promote the protection of journalists, their sources and communications. Costa Rica is committed to that cause. In line with this commitment, from 2 to 4 May our country hosted UNESCO's celebration of World Press Freedom Day, which included the international conference "Speak without Risk: For the safe exercise of freedom of expression in all media".”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003 (2013) · source
“That includes the specific norm of Additional Protocol I of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 regarding methods of protecting journalists. The Security Council's resolutions on the protection of civilians - particularly resolution 1738 (2006) regarding the protection of j ournalists - and paragraph 16 of the presidential statement contained in document S/PRST/2013/2, add important guidelines. Additionally, the parameters found in regulations and resolutions relative to the protection of humanitarian assistance personnel should be extended to journalists. From a more operational perspective, the implementation strategy and national application of the United Nations Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity is of particular importance. We highlight the role of UNESCO in designing and implementing these initiatives.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003 (2013) · source
“This is the vital social task of professional journalists and media, particularly in situations that, by their very nature, threaten international peace and security. The international community therefore has the responsibility to protect journalists and hold their aggressors accountable. That is why the Security Council should pursue its involvement in this issue. The responsibility also extends to the entire United Nations system and, in particular, to its Member States. In undertaking this task, we already rely on important support tools. One of the most important such tools is the promotion of respect and achievement of international humanitarian law regarding the protection of civilians in international armed conflicts or internal conflicts.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003 (2013) · source
“Violence against journalists does not aim solely at impeding their individual ability to exercise the right to freedom of expression that they share with all citizens. The abuse, kidnapping, torture or murder of journalists seeks above all to hinder society from accessing independent information about conflicts or other realities that some may wish to keep hidden. Journalists are also often targeted in a form of revenge designed to make an example of them in order to instil fear in other journalists and in the civilian population as a whole - a perverse method of represson that is both reactive and pre-emptive. The greater and more complex are the conflicts, the greater is the need for external voices capable of providing serious, rigorous information, led by strong ethical and quality standards.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003 (2013) · source
“Costa Rica attaches great importance to this debate. We thank the United States for convening it, and Deputy Secretary- General Jan Eliasson and the four invited journalists for their presentations. The Security Council can derive great benefit from the knowledge and experience of professionals like them and other members of civil society. We urge the Council to strengthen this kind of interaction. When journalists and other media professionals work in situations of conflict, they not only face the collateral risks arising therefrom, but are increasingly subject to deliberate aggression by the warring parties, be they despotic regimes, sectarian groups, terrorists or the perpetrators of organized crime. Such aggression frequently extends to their information sources and to the integrity and privacy of their communications.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003 (2013) · source
“That cooperation should be guided by impartial and general principles that scrupulously respect the independence of the Court and the respective jurisdictions of both bodies. Fifthly, the Council's relationship with the Human Rights Council must be strengthened, above all because of the role that the independent commissions of inquiry established by the Human Rights Council play in several situations on the Security Council's agenda. Collective security is everyone's security, by all and for all. But the main responsibilities fall to the Security Council, which is, among other things, the basis for its enormous importance and the need for it to be more efficient, transparent, inclusive and open. Much progress can be made by improving the working methods of the Security Council. All that is missing is the political will to do so.”
2012-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6870Resumption1 (2012) · source
“First, an action plan must be adopted for the complete and systematic implementation of presidential note S/2010/507 and its updates. Secondly, transparency in the work of the subsidiary bodies and the selection and independence of the panels of experts must be improved. In addition, the process leading to the election of the chairs of the subsidiary bodies must be more inclusive. Thirdly, the Council's actions in relation to the codification and development of international law must be limited. That is something that, in addition to being outside of the Council's jurisdiction, has a negative impact on the Council and its mandate for the maintenance of international peace and security. Fourthly, cooperation with the International Criminal Court must be strengthened.”
2012-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6870Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Unfortunately, opposition to the proposal was fierce, particularly on the part of the five permanent members and those countries that believed that the status quo best protected their interests. Furthermore, that opposition did not, unfortunately, rely on substantive arguments, but rather on procedural legalism, which was unjustified but institutionally legitimate and which forced us to withdraw the draft resolution. Nevertheless, the countries that are united in that effort - both within and outside of the group of five small nations 4 have not wavered in our commitment. Therefore, Costa Rica would like today to insist on the need for the Security Council to commit to the recommendations found in the annex to draft resolution A/66/L.42/Rev.2. In addition, we would like to emphasize the following proposals.”
2012-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6870Resumption1 (2012) · source
“The draft resolution referred to the existing Security Council, not the Council that could potentially exist at some point if we succeed in achieving its comprehensive reform. Thus, the suggestions contained in the annex to the draft resolution are still valid. They lay out a clear road map, which is always subject to change, for improving the Council's transparency, accountability, distribution of tasks and fulfilment of responsibilities through a stronger use of our Organization's legal and political instruments. In other words, the recommendations aim to further improve what we are already doing, and are based on Articles 10 and 25 of the Charter, which confers responsibility for and authority over the Council's performance on all Member States.”
2012-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6870Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Mr. Ulibarri (Costa Rica) (spoke in Spanish): Costa Rica would like to thank the Indian presidency for convening the fifth open debate on improving the Security Council's working methods. We would also like to welcome and highlight the work carried out by Portugal as Chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions. One year ago, Costa Rica attended a similar debate (S/PV.6672) aimed at reiterating our commitment to and interest in this matter and at proposing ideas. At that time, the Small Five Group, of which we were a member along with Jordan, Liechtenstein, Singapore and Switzerland, had already circulated draft resolution A/66/L.42/Rev.2 aimed at providing new impetus to the improvements.”
2012-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6870Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Fourthly, it should establish subsidiary bodies to systematically ensure cooperation and follow-up. Fifthly, it should harmonize and coordinate its sanctions regimes, so that they support the orders and decisions of the Court. Sixthly, and finally, it should strengthen the mandates of peacekeeping and peacebuilding missions, so as to ensure their cooperation with the investigations and actions of the Court. In short, the Council should apply clear political will in the interest of justice, establishing standards for action, acting in accordance with them and rejecting impunity. Thus the triad of peace, security and justice will be promoted seamlessly and with consistency, for the benefit of the rule of law. The members of the Council that are signatories to the Rome Statute should take the lead in this respect.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849Resumption1 (2012) · source
“First, the Council should establish a protocol to refer to the Court any case in which there are strong indications of the perpetration of crimes defined by the Rome Statute, provided there is no action in the respective national jurisdiction. That is precisely what is happening in Syria, but the Council's reaction has been paralysis. It is time for this situation to be referred to the International Criminal Court. Secondly, the Council should make a commitment to providing follow-up and support, including financial support, to its referrals to the Court. In the two situations referred to the Court so far, Darfur and Libya, follow-up and further cooperation have been almost non-existent. Thirdly, it should establish, in its referrals, the obligation of compliance by all States, including arrest warrants.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849Resumption1 (2012) · source
“But for the same reason, the cooperation of the Council with the Court should be responsible and guided by a set of impartial and general principles that scrupulously respect the Court's independence. The Council should abide by the principle that international criminaljustice is not a licence for political negotiation or a means to appease despots, but a tool to fulfil an essential duty to humanity and to foster a more peaceful and safer international order, based on general rules. From that perspective, Costa Rica wishes to suggest some guidelines to the Security Council regarding its referrals to the Court.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849Resumption1 (2012) · source
“In order to fully exercise its mandate ofmaintaining international peace and security, the Security Council has the duty to promote the full exercise of international justice and the rule of law. That obligation is particularly important in relation to the International Criminal Court. Although the Court is an independent, treaty-based tribunal, the Statute of Rome gives the Council two prerogatives in its workings - to refer or defer cases. From that arise the right of the Council to influence the Court's actions and the possibility for the Court to expand its jurisdictional scope. The nature of the Council is political; that of the Court is judicial. Therefore, their relation will always be complex.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Mr. Ulibarri (Costa Rica) (spoke in Spanish): Allow me at the outset, Mr. President, to congratulate Guatemala on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month, and to commend you for organizing such an important debate. We participate in it convinced that justice, peace and security are global public goods that deserve enhancement and protection. Their nature is complimentary, not contradictory, and their final purpose is to protect the integrity and dignity of people and to provide reparations to victims. Former Secretary-General Kofi Anan says it well in his recent memoir Interventions: A Life in War and Peace: "The choice between justice and peace is no longer an option. We must be ambitious enough to pursue both, and wise enough to recognize, respect and protect the independence of justice".”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849Resumption1 (2012) · source
“On 16 May 2012, in the context of the General Assembly, there will be an open general debate on the matter. Central America needs decisive and coordinated support from the various bodies of the United Nations in order to develop the potential of what the United Nations is already providing to the region. We believe that one of the outcomes of today's discussion and that of 16 May, as well as the various presidential statements and resolutions of the Security Council, will be more consistent and integrated action on the part of the United Nations system, including the Security Council, to combat those scourges.”
2012-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6760 (2012) · source
“For a number of years, we have had an agreement in place for joint patrolling with United States authorities, as well as a cooperation agreement against trafficking in drugs and psychotropic substances in the Caribbean region, in which a number of countries participate and of which we are a depository. Both of these are examples of good international cooperation. However, it is necessary to increase our patrolling capacity in the maritime area, to improve detection capacity in ports on a large scale and to provide technical support for efforts to detect land-based trafficking of weapons and drugs, which have an enormous impact on transit countries. Since July 2011, Costa Rica has been working to combat activities on the part of criminal groups by focusing on Central American security.”
2012-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6760 (2012) · source
“We need substantive improvement in those areas of course, but, to do just that without looking at the broader scope might end up being counterproductive. And that is why we want to emphasize integrated strategies that take into account aspects related to development and promote opportunities for young people, institutional strengthening, education and prevention. Such strategies are part of our country's national approach to those issues, and they have led to some success. Such an approach should also be taken in the context of international cooperation to deal with the problem. Costa Rica, like the rest of the Central American region, is part of a transit route between the supplying countries and the largest consumer countries. That is a huge challenge for our region.”
2012-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6760 (2012) · source
“Organized crime, and drug trafficking specifically, not only affects international peace and security, it also undermines economic and social development and distorts public investment in developing countries, which have to use their scarce resources to combat such crimes, resources that would be better used in health, education and social well-being. In their enthusiasm to control markets, traffickers bring in weapons, recruit people to distribute them and attempt to generate corruption. By paying their recruits with drugs, they stimulate a domestic market that undermines safety, security and public health. Moreover, money-laundering can be a factor in monetary and economic distortion. In other words, its impact is not just limited to nor can it be approached simply by means of stricter controls.”
2012-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6760 (2012) · source
“Therefore, this debate should be based on a basic principle: the defence of borders against illicit flows does not start with nor end at those borders. The success of that defence is related to institutional capacity and the level of legislative, legal, technical, police and financial capability achieved by States. But it is also essential to develop effective strategies for regional and global cooperation, as well as to promote the contribution on the part of international organizations to providing capacity-building and the coordination of efforts among countries. And that would include the United Nations with all of its relevant bodies, which play a key role.”
2012-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6760 (2012) · source
“Mr. Ulibarri (Costa Rica) (spoke in Spanish): My delegation appreciates the convening of this debate, as well as the draft presidential statement that was distributed. We also appreciate the Security- General's report presented during this meeting. Illicit cross-border trafficking is a subject of concern for Costa Rica, which we are approaching in an integrated and holistic manner while preserving respect for human rights and the rule of law. Human trafficking, illicit trafficking of weapons, drug trafficking, illegal trafficking of minerals, trafficking of organs and money-laundering all have three common denominators: their relationship with organized transnational crime, the use of local criminal groups and their potential destabilizing effect for States.”
2012-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6760 (2012) · source
“Finally, we believe that, above and beyond sanctions regimes, when seeking to address new security threats such as terrorism or piracy, the Security Council must be particularly cautious in ensuring that its actions remain governed by the specific nature of the situation at hand and are time- bound and restricted by the provisions of Chapter VII of the Charter. That will enable it to maintain its legitimacy and better serve the cause of peace and security.”
2012-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6705 (2012) · source
“Like all the other organs of the multilateral system, the Security Council must be subject to the rule of law. As one of the earliest proponents within the Council of respect for due process in the imposition of sanctions, in accordance with the regime established under resolution 1267 (1999), Costa Rica welcomes the progress that has been achieved in that area, in particular through the establishment of the Office of the Ombudsperson towards the end of 2009. However, further changes must still be made in order to meet still higher standards.”
2012-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6705 (2012) · source
“That cooperation, on the part of both the Council and the membership of the United Nations, is particularly important in terms of the arrest of suspects, an aspect that Costa Rica has repeatedly underscored. Furthermore, the Security Council must also maintain its support for the International Court of Justice, as the Court is one of the most significant means used for the pacific settlement of disputes, in particular when there is non-compliance with the obligations stemming from the decisions adopted by the Court, pursuant to Article 94 of the Charter. Moreover, as a fundamental prerequisite for its legitimacy, the actions of the tribunals, be they international, regional or national, must also be subject to law and free of any attempt at political manipulation.”
2012-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6705 (2012) · source
“A further essential undertaking is the adoption of an approach that addresses transnational organized crime in the context of programmes dealing with the rule of law, as is reflected in the report of the Secretary-General. The Council has reiterated its commitment to an international order that is based on the rule of law and on international law. For that reason, in its daily and concrete actions it must support the work of the international tribunals. The Council must not fail to recognize and encourage the contributions made by the International Criminal Court; its commitments must include the referral of situations whenever necessary, as well as the provision of clear and resolute support for the Court's actions.”
2012-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6705 (2012) · source
“Furthermore, we encourage the Council to make greater use of the information that is available within the United Nations system regarding the human rights situation in the various countries of the world and to establish channels for more open communication with the Office of the High Commissioner and with other human rights mechanisms that are relevant to the issue we are considering today. As they play an important role in ensuring respect for and promotion of the rule of law, both the Council and the United Nations system as a whole must also adopt a more comprehensive approach to transitional justice mechanisms and to the establishment of specific programmes aimed at building national capacities. That must go hand in hand with the rejection of initiatives that seek to grant amnesty to the perpetrators of crimes against humanity.”
2012-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6705 (2012) · source
“Rather, it should include the assurance that justice is done from the most substantive point of view, which, in the global arena, implies firm opposition to impunity for the commission of serious Violations of international humanitarian law and of human rights norms. We welcome the progress that has been made in providing for the protection of persons, in particular civilians, including women and children, when addressing security-related issues. In its actions to prevent and resolve conflicts and to help build and maintain peace in specific situations on the ground, the Council must sustain its efforts to make the rule of law in the broader sense the linchpin of its resolutions and mandates in a systematic and non-selective manner.”
2012-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6705 (2012) · source
“Costa Rica aligns itself with the statement to be made by the representative of Austria on behalf of the Human Security Network and wishes to emphasize the following elements. The rule of law and legal certainty in every country and in the international system are essential elements for the sustainability of peace and security, and for the protection and promotion of human rights, as well as the promotion of development. As stated in the ministerial declaration of the Human Security Network of 23 September 2009, peace and justice are interrelated and complementary. Furthermore, the rule of law should not be viewed from a merely procedural perspective as a matter of legal norms.”
2012-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6705 (2012) · source
“Mr. Ulibarri (Costa Rica) (spoke in Spanish): Allow me first and foremost to congratulate the elected members of the Security Council, who have joined the Council this month, and to wish them every success. My delegation welcomes the convening of this debate. We welcome also the growing interest shown by the Security Council in the promotion and strengthening of the rule of law in the maintenance of international peace and security. That initiative is reflected in the broadest-ranging efforts of the Organization, including in the convening of the high- level meeting of the General Assembly that is to take place in September, which my delegation enthusiastically supports. We wish also to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2011/634*) on the implementation of transitional justice measures in conflict and post-conflict societies.”
2012-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6705 (2012) · source
“Five years after the appearance of presidential note 507, the Council is at a critical juncture where its transparency and general working methods are concerned. It must either rekindle its energy and momentum in order to consolidate the gains achieved so far and move forward with those that are still pending, or remain stagnant and regress, with negative results for both its effectiveness and its legitimacy. We all know that the first is the only real option.”
2011-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6672Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Many of these are included in the annex to the draft resolution that has been submitted for consultation by the 8-5, and Costa Rica considers them particularly important. The list is included in my written statement; I will simply cite as examples the importance of regularizing the assessment reports made at the end of each presidency; scheduling more frequent and substantive consultations with interested Member States as part of the process of drafting and preparing draft resolutions and other work produced by the Council; notifying Member States in a timely manner about the development and final assessment, including budgetary aspects, of missions established by the Council; holding more frequent and more substantive open meetings of the Council; and cultivating a more open attitude towards external contributions.”
2011-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6672Resumption1 (2011) · source
“For example, while the number of meetings open to all Member States has increased, these are often preceded by informal closed meetings where agreements are negotiated. The reports by the presidencies assessing the work done during the month of each presidency are extremely infrequent. The Council's annual report to the Assembly, due to its enormous length, inadequate synthesis and total lack of analysis, is rarely illuminating and is not released far enough ahead of the debate on its contents. Special reports on topics of particular relevance, as provided for in the Charter, are strikingly absent. In light of these and other considerations, I would like to conclude with some specific suggestions.”
2011-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6672Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Costa Rica recognizes that in the wake of the presidential note of July 2006 (S/2006/507) and its update of last year (S/2010/507), significant progress has been made in transparency. In the written version of this statement, we highlight the Council's most important advances, so I will not repeat them now. However, I should add that from the non-governmental point of view, the Security Council Report website has contributed fundamentally to well-informed, systematic and rigorous monitoring of the activities of the Council. To sum up, we can say that the Security Council's transparency has improved. Nevertheless, the improvements are not enough; they have not been consolidated, much less duly formalized. As such, they are at risk of paralysis or reversal.”
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