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“The absence of measures ensuring mandatory compliance with Security Council measures has led to norms that have not gone beyond mere repetition of principles, and that has proved to be of very little use.”
2010-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6288 (2010) · source
“I will end by repeating that Costa Rica believes that the international community must adopt and implement measures to combat the illicit trade in weapons and must, essentially, strengthen substantially the regulation of any arms trade. The bodies of the United Nations must contribute to the achievement of that necessary goal. Although undeniable progress has been made over the last decade, for example by adopting the Action Plan to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All its Aspects, we believe that even more progress must be made through the adoption of legally binding instruments. My country has therefore supported and contributed to the consideration of a treaty on arms trading within the framework of the General Assembly.”
2010-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6288 (2010) · source
“Again, in those countries on which the Council has imposed an arms embargo, good stockpile management must be required for the transfer of arms and the provision of assistance by security forces. Costa Rica believes it is important to include the subject of small arms in the mandates and reports of political peacebuilding and peacekeeping missions. This would give a positive signal that the Security Council is aware of its responsibility in such a serious matter. We also believe it necessary for the Council to continue buttressing disarmament, demobilization and reintegration activities, including destruction of arms, and reinvigorating sanctions follow-up measures connected to arms embargoes.”
2010-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6288 (2010) · source
“We also wish to reiterate the crucial responsibility of arms manufacturers to abide by weapons notification and transfer requirements imposed by the Security Council. They should also take every possible step to ensure that such weapons do not fall into the hands of criminals or are used for illegal purposes. Costa Rica urges the international community to focus anew on the issue of the proliferation of small arms in Central Africa, by means of resources and equipment and programmes for capacity-building and institutional support. We believe that the donors who support security sector reform programmes and training for security forces should incorporate the effective management of stockpiles of arms and weapons into their programmes.”
2010-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6288 (2010) · source
“Greater interaction with the Council's sanctions committees and their experts' groups would contribute to the implementation of embargos and make it possible to meet the challenges posed by their implementation. Costa Rica believes it necessary for the countries of the region to contribute actively to the effectiveness of the measures adopted by the Security Council. They should provide the required information on measures adopted to implement arms embargoes. In that regard, we find it especially worrisome that there is a lack of reports on the implementation of the arms embargo against the Democratic Republic of the Congo - information that is required under resolutions 1857 (2008) and 1896 (2009).”
2010-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6288 (2010) · source
“We also urge the ministerial meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa to draft instruments that ensure transparency in the manufacture, trade and traffic in weapons, contribute to the implementation of national weapons- marking programmes, and launch a monitoring and registration mechanism for existing weapons at the subregional level. We believe it important to offer international support for any initiative that promotes an exchange of best practices among the countries of the region and ensures the full implementation of appropriate national legislation on these issues. In that connection, it is important to recall that the countries of the region must abide by their obligations under Council resolutions on arms embargoes.”
2010-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6288 (2010) · source
“However, until it does, the issue of illicit arms trafficking should be the focus of the Council's attention, in particular with regard to specific situations such as those in Central Africa, a region that is acutely suffering from the damaging effects of the proliferation of small arms. My delegation respectfully urges the members of the Council to support the initiative of the countries of that region to establish a legally binding instrument to monitor small arms and light weapons and their ammunitions at the subregional level.”
2010-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6288 (2010) · source
“We have reiterated before that the proliferation and illicit traffic in small arms has a negative impact on the security of people, exacerbates tensions, sparks conflicts, and often poses a genuine threat to international peace and security. One need not refer to the great number of injuries and deaths they produce, or to the costs required to address them, to conclude that the proliferation of and illicit traffic in small arms are problems that require the urgent and careful attention of the international community. Costa Rica believes that the Organization has an inescapable duty to produce instruments to limit on the manufacture and trade in weapons.”
2010-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6288 (2010) · source
“Mr. Urbina (Costa Rica) (spoke in Spanish): I would like to begin by thanking your delegation, Mr. President, for organizing this debate. I would also like to express my gratitude for the statements by Deputy Secretary-General Migiro; Mr. Costa, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; and Mr. Sylvain-Goma, Secretary General of the Economic Community of Central African States. I would also like to welcome the presence of Ambassador Duarte, High Representative of the Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs. Costa Rica welcomes your delegation's initiative, Mr. President, to once again put the issue of illicit arms trafficking before the Security Council.”
2010-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6288 (2010) · source
“The Group is pleased with the adoption of this resolution and expresses its gratitude to the Security Council for taking this important step, with the aim of implementing fair and clear procedures for including people and institutions on the sanctions list and for withdrawing them, as well as for exceptions authorized for humanitarian reasons, in accordance with the outcome document of the World Summit of 2005 (General Assembly resolution 60/1). The Group acknowledges that the improvements in the legal procedures serve as an acknowledgement of the concerns expressed by national and regional courts regarding the fundamental rights of sanctioned people and institutions, and that the new procedures adopted strengthen the sanctions regime.”
2009-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6247 (2009) · source
“We are particularly pleased to see the designation of an ombudsperson, providing for the possibility of interaction between the person in question and the Member States and relevant United Nations bodies. We would have preferred the ombudsperson to be able to issue recommendations, but we consider that his or her comments will reflect to some degree the results of their investigations. We hope that in the future we will achieve a sufficient consensus to incorporate new improvements into the sanctions regime established by this resolution. 09-65516 For the last few months Costa Rica has worked with the informal Group of Like-minded Countries: Belgium, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.”
2009-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6247 (2009) · source
“Mr. Urbina (Costa Rica) (spoke in Spanish): Costa Rica voted to adopt Security Council resolution 1904 (2009) because we recognize that collective measures are effective in preventing and eliminating threats to peace. However, as is well known, my delegation has advocated the provision of the necessary procedural safeguards for including people and entities on the Consolidated List with the single purpose of strengthening the regime established by resolution 1267 (1999). In this context, we are pleased with the improvements included in the resolution adopted today concerning the sanctions regime, and we think that this is a step in the right direction. We trust they will be rapidly implemented.”
2009-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6247 (2009) · source
“Fourthly, the Council should instruct the Committee to design and implement additional mechanisms for the voluntary financing of its activities. Fifthly, the Council should assess and monitor the evolving risks and threats concerning the possibility of weapons of mass destruction falling into the hands of non-State actors. Sixthly, the Council should instruct the Committee to strengthen its cooperation with regional and subregional bodies in the joint design and application of differentiated implementation strategies. Personally, and on behalf of my country, I am grateful for the opportunity to have served on the 1540 Committee and urge Council members to promptly review those suggestions whose only intention is to transform our ongoing movement into genuine action.”
2009-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6238 (2009) · source
“Finally, as I leave the chairmanship of the 1540 Committee, I respectfully urge the Council to discuss the following suggestions. First, the Security Council should instruct the 1540 Committee to focus its efforts on building and making operational a worldwide cooperation network involving specialized, regional, subregional and civil society organizations, as well as the private sector and academia. Secondly, the Security Council should increase to 10 the number of experts supporting the work of the Committee. Thirdly, the Council should take the necessary steps to ensure that the expertise supporting the Committee's work is delivered through established United Nations procedure through the Office for Disarmament Affairs.”
2009-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6238 (2009) · source
“It is thus a question of promoting the adoption of new legislation in all countries, the implementation of new measures, the establishment of new controls, and their guaranteed effective enforcement. Such an ambitious undertaking cannot be achieved without a broad process of international cooperation that necessarily includes regional and subregional organizations. There are already a few examples of successful regional cooperation that with time will prove to be efficient instruments in achieving specific goals, such as the inclusion of implementation as a national priority, the widespread creation of local focal points, the broader use of national implementation plans, requests for assistance and, generally, the establishment of higher-quality dialogue between the Committee and Member States.”
2009-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6238 (2009) · source
“Perhaps the need for compromise on the scope of the exercise prevented the Committee from having the instruments necessary to obtain the desired information. However, the comprehensive review did offer alternative approaches to facilitating the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004). For example, it affirmed the enormous potential of regional and subregional organizations to support the purpose of the resolution and the work of the Committee. In my opinion, it is imperative to break with the approach according to which one single strategy can guarantee results in all situations. The nature of resolution 1540 (2004), unprecedented for the Security Council, justifies very close cooperation with the aforementioned international organizations.”
2009-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6238 (2009) · source
“This represents a concrete achievement by the Committee and the Group of Experts that supports it. It is now up to the Security Council to contribute to consolidating the perception of the Committee as a body that promotes global security by adopting decisions that further favour ownership of the process of implementing the resolution and the exercise of responsibility by every Member State. I conclude by offering a few considerations on the general implementation strategy. I regret that the comprehensive review of the status of implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) did not provide all the answers it was supposed to. Identifying the evolving risks and threats is still a pending issue.”
2009-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6238 (2009) · source
“The consultants of the 1540 Committee are the only experts supporting a subsidiary body of the Council that are not selected by the Secretariat. During the process of appointing three of the experts, that led to situations that I, as a representative of a Member State of this Organization, consider extremely irregular. I am pleased to recognize the work, professionalism and dedication of the Group of Experts, but I believe the interests of the Committee would be better served if the Office for Disarmament Affairs were to be in charge of providing the substantive support that is currently provided by this group of consultants. I am also pleased to confirm that the questions that were initially posed regarding the legitimacy of the resolution seem to have disappeared, as have the initial doubts on the need for the Committee.”
2009-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6238 (2009) · source
“An indispensable component of any strategy to strengthen the Committee is mechanisms to facilitate the voluntary financing of activities to speed up its implementation. I should now like to set out some observations and recommendations on the expertise that supports the Committee and how it might be reinforced. I believe that such reinforcement must take into account the quantitative aspect that I have already mentioned: the number of experts must be increased in order to fulfil the mandated tasks. But I believe that the legitimacy of the Committee must also be reinforced through the assurance that such expertise be delivered by United Nations staff members, observing the Organization's regular procedures.”
2009-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6238 (2009) · source
“In my opinion, the building of such a network, the design of the relevant shared tools that would enable joint work and the negotiation and implementation of agreements to foster cooperation all justify expanding the number of experts supporting the Committee to ten. That increase should also take into account the other recommendations I will make later. In my view, the expert capacity of the Committee, once it has been expanded, should focus primarily on dialogue with States, specialized bodies and regional and subregional organizations in order to build a network responsible for designing and implementing differentiated strategies for accelerating the process of implementation.”
2009-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6238 (2009) · source
“In my opinion, the Committee should not build a much more extensive structure, nor should it become a direct provider of technical assistance. Rather, the Committee should have the means to become the centre of a network that shares the general purpose of the resolution. I have worked in this direction through working visits to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the World Customs Organization and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. I have also met with regional organizations and many non-governmental organizations which have resources and expertise at their disposal to collaborate in the strengthening of global security. This network is possible, but the Council would have to give the Committee the means to make it a reality.”
2009-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6238 (2009) · source
“I cannot conclude this review without mentioning that representing the Committee in meetings around the world takes up the time of the Committee's members and experts, as well as a large part of its resources, which could be better spent. The Committee has attempted to deal with the workload by creating three subcommittees and four working groups. However, the members, consultant experts and the Committee as a whole are not able to carry out all the tasks for which they are responsible. It is essential that the Security Council pay particular attention to the 1540 Committee and give it sufficient means to carry out the tasks entrusted to it. The comprehensive review of the status of implementation produced several ideas that could strengthen the capacity of the Committee to better fulfil its mandate.”
2009-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6238 (2009) · source
“The Committee, which began as an instrument to inform the Council about the implementation of the resolution by Member States in its first two years, was later entrusted with working on outreach and dialogue with Member States and international, regional and subregional organizations, and with acting as a catalyst for the process of sharing experiences and lessons learned. The Committee was also asked to establish relevant technical assistance capacities and to match the needs for and availability of such capacities. The Council also invited the Committee to pause its work and consider undertaking a comprehensive review on the status of the implementation of the resolution.”
2009-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6238 (2009) · source
“In my opinion, the five years that have passed since the adoption of the resolution have not allowed the progress we had hoped for as a direct consequence of the resolution. Certainly, better results could have been achieved. But what is important now is not what we have not achieved, but what we have been able to learn in order to improve the work of the Committee and to increase its efficacy. The Committee's mandate was amended twice in five years, through resolutions 1673 (2006) and 1810 (2008), changes that significantly increased the workload but did not provide the new tools or resources to carry it out. Moreover, all the components of that mandate involve a large number of specific tasks that overburden the Committee and exhaust the availability and capacities of the team of experts that supports its work.”
2009-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6238 (2009) · source
“The most important and urgent recommendation that I can make, as obvious as it may seem, is that if the Security Council really wants to achieve the objective of preventing the possibility that weapons of mass destruction could fall into the hands of non-State actors and be used by them, it is absolutely necessary to devote greater energy and greater resources to guaranteeing the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004). The international community should no longer be satisfied to hear again and again that the implementation of the resolution is a process that will take many years. I believe it is necessary to summon the will in the Council, and in the Organization as a whole, to invigorate the instruments that contribute to the implementation of the resolution.”
2009-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6238 (2009) · source
“Mr. Urbina (Costa Rica) (spoke in Spanish): At this time, as Costa Rica is about to conclude its term as an elected member of the Security Council, and thus as I conclude my work as Chair of the 1540 Committee, I take special satisfaction in addressing the Council to share some ideas and opinions arise from my management of that Committee. I am aware that my main responsibility today as outgoing Chair of the Committee is not to review the achievements, which will be reflected in pending reports, but instead to share with the Council the conclusions I have reached after these two years and thus to contribute to the decisions that should be adopted in the future in order to attain the objectives of the resolution.”
2009-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6238 (2009) · source
“We also call for galvanizing the work of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations system as a whole with a View to preventing and addressing situations that, left ignored, could threaten entire regions and require costly intervention by the international community in the future.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233 (2009) · source
“Competition between cartels and their constant movement from one place to another as a result of 09-6381] international efforts serve to heighten the porous character of the borders of weak States where they set up their operations, bring new violence, corrupt institutions and alter the lives of populations straddling various States. This Security Council debate should be seen as a call to strengthen early warning systems and to promote closer follow-up by the Secretariat and the Council in the most vulnerable countries. We call for the strengthening of all efforts that can serve to spread the rule of law.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233 (2009) · source
“As a result, the burden to be borne by States increases by virtue of the vast resources that have to be devoted to combating international drug trafficking, which therefore cannot be used for efforts to promote peace, stability and human and institutional development. I should like to conclude my sombre statement on the effects of international drug trafficking on countries along the routes on which it operates by pointing out that the trend towards consolidation, which exists even with regard to this heinous activity, has had consequences in Africa and other regions of the world.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233 (2009) · source
“In those places, too, institutions are weak and poverty provides a breeding ground for corruption among poorly paid officials and public employees. The drug trade exploits its advantaged position in order to recruit, better pay, train and arm its own armies, to equip them with sophisticated equipment, and to simplify their logistical and procurement chains. As if that were not enough, Central American and Caribbean transit States - as well as countries in Africa - also provide new markets for the drug trade. Our people thereby become victims who ultimately support the expansion of criminal activities.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233 (2009) · source
“To the North lie the countries of Central America and the Caribbean, which are situated in the so-called drug trafficking corridors through which move drugs bound for the United States market. As in Africa, drug trafficking in Central America and the Caribbean flourishes by virtue of State weakness, poverty and marginalization. Drug trafficking routes in the Americas cut across the three poorest countries of the continent and others with very limited resources to combat it. Central America, the countries that lie along the Central American drug trafficking corridor and Western Africa are recovering from wars that came to an end less than 20 years ago. They are also frequently assailed by large-scale climactic events.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233 (2009) · source
“However, the threats to national and regional security are far from an exclusively African phenomenon. Many Latin American and Caribbean States as well as Asian States have also suffered under the onslaught of drug trafficking. Allow me to take this opportunity, while the Security Council is debating the threat posed by drug trafficking to the security of States and regions, to briefly mention the experience of some Latin American States, including Costa Rica. I should like to begin by recalling that the world's main cocaine producing countries are found south of the Central American isthmus. According to reliable sources, there lies the origin of a trade that moves more than 1,000 tons of that drug every year.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233 (2009) · source
“All of these factors make the subregion very vulnerable and allow organized international crime networks to operate over a large section of its territory and to expand the drug trafficking that takes places across West and Central Africa and is aimed at the markets of Europe. The illicit drug trafficking networks take advantage of the weaknesses of and the challenges facing the countries of the subregion in terms of economic development and employment. The poverty and political weakness that prevent States in the region from exercising their authority throughout their territory provide the breeding ground for drug trafficking, which is frequently associated with insurgents or mercenaries. Drug traffickers can then also become involved in production, as has happened in West Africa, as Mr. Costa informed us in November (see S/PV.6212).”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233 (2009) · source
“The new alliances in international drug trafficking circles now include warring parties, terrorists, insurgents, paramilitary groups and corrupt State agents. The aims of these new alliances include the reduction or even the elimination of the presence of the State, with the consequences that we are all well acquainted with. This bleak picture has started to take root in Western Africa at a time when the region is strengthening the basic pillars of governance, the rule of law, peace and stability. These efforts are frequently undermined in States with porous borders, weak institutions, widespread poverty, high unemployment - in particular among young people - and widespread corruption.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233 (2009) · source
“Mr. Urbina (Costa Rica) (spoke in Spanish): Allow me, first of all, to thank you, Mr. President, for your presence here and to welcome that of the Secretary-General, Under-Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe and the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Mr. Antonio Maria Costa. Costa Rica was pleased at the convening of this debate. It reflects the growing awareness and the concern of the international community with regard to the threat posed by international drug trafficking to the security of many States and regions of the world. For many years, the drug industry was a lucrative business that was run by criminal groups. However, in recent decades, new actors have joined the criminals, and what was once merely an illicit activity has become a threat to the security of States and regions.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233 (2009) · source
“They should lead to a more decisive stance on the part of the international community, in particular the Security Council.”
2009-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6230 (2009) · source
“An analysis of the information provided by the Prosecutor raises other concerns that should not be ignored. The international community should take an interest in the protection of witnesses. It should also carefully consider the repercussions of the expulsion of the humanitarian organizations that worked in Darfur and the so-called Sudanization of assistance. Taken together, those situations have had an enormous impact on the lives of displaced persons living in camps, including on their most basic rights. They have also resulted in forced returns to unsafe areas, engendered intimidation, provided cover for new crimes and fostered impunity. Concerns about the harassment of, and attacks on, humanitarian personnel, and the deaths of many of them, cannot just mean figures on a page.”
2009-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6230 (2009) · source
“The League of Arab States has made steps towards accountability, and in mid-2008 the African Union set up a high-level panel on Darfur, presided over by former President Thabo Mbeki, to consider the interlinked matters of combating impunity and promoting peace and reconciliation. The panel's report, which will be discussed by this Council in the near future, was unanimously adopted in October. Its recommendations mark the way forward. 09-6333] Costa Rica welcomes the decisive stance of the African States that have implemented the commitment to comply with their obligations under the Rome Statute, and regrets the inaction of this Council, which for 18 months has failed to achieve the necessary consensus to secure the implementation of its own decisions.”
2009-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6230 (2009) · source
“Instead of taking such decisive action, some time ago the Government of the Sudan set up tribunals, prosecutors, committees and administrative units in an effort to show some will to carry out justice and combat impunity. To date, the result is that the Sudanese indicted by the Court have not been brought to justice and continue to occupy important positions in the apparatus of the Sudanese State. The exception is a Sudanese opponent to the Government who has appeared voluntarily before the Court. The international community has been much more consistent in promoting justice, combating impunity and working towards sustainable peace.”
2009-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6230 (2009) · source
“Referring the situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court does not in itself exonerate the international community from its obligation to demand accountability for the genocide in Darfur, nor has it been an effective instrument in countering impunity for the crimes that have been and continue to be committed in that region of the Sudan. The intervention of the International Criminal Court is only a sign of the need for greater commitment, as the Prosecutor pointed out. The intervention of the Court is must be a catalyst for decisive national and international action in response to challenges to justice in situations of conflict.”
2009-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6230 (2009) · source
“The damage caused by the anti-juridical conduct of the Government of the Sudan is neither negligible nor limited to merely legal technicalities. This Council, by its tolerant attitude towards that Government, has contributed to eroding trust in international justice and has defended impunity. Meanwhile in Darfur, indiscriminate attacks against the civilian population continue, sexual violence continues to be used as a weapon of war and a means of intimidation, and the recruitment and non-demobilization of child soldiers persist. All of those crimes have their roots in impunity.”
2009-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6230 (2009) · source
“However, the Government of Sudan has ignored the decisions of this Council and fails to honour its obligations under the Charter, without any consequence whatever. It is not true that the Government of the Sudan is not required to cooperate with the International Criminal Court because it is not party to the Rome Statute. What obliges the Government of the Sudan to cooperate with the International Criminal Court is not the Statute of Rome but its membership in the United Nations and its obligation to comply with the decisions of this Council, including resolution 1593 (2005). Non-compliance with obligations under the Charter should have consequences for any Member State, and the Sudan should be no exception. This Council should not fool itself.”
2009-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6230 (2009) · source
“Therefore, when, on 12 November 1956, the Republic of the Sudan became a Member of the United Nations, it solemnly committed to respect the obligations imposed by the Charter, including its obligation under Article 25 to accept and comply with Security Council decisions. Five years ago, this Council decided that the Government of the Sudan should cooperate fully with the International Criminal Court regarding crimes committed in Darfur. To date, the cooperation of the Government of the Sudan has been non-existent. In June 2008, in a presidential statement initiated by Costa Rica(S/PRST/2008/21), the Council once again reiterated its demand for cooperation. That has been the only action taken by the Council in this matter since the adoption of resolution 1593 (2005).”
2009-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6230 (2009) · source
“Mr. Urbina (Costa Rica) (spoke in Spanish): I should like to begin by welcoming Prosecutor Moreno- Ocampo and thanking him for his work, for which Costa Rica is always grateful. The Prosecutor's presentation of the tenth report of the International Criminal Court to the Security Council is an opportunity to advocate respect for the United Nations Charter. This basic obligation cannot be flouted by States without their suffering the consequences of their anti-juridical conduct. It is well known that any State that has joined this Organization is committed to accepting its obligations under the Charter.”
2009-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6230 (2009) · source
“Costa Rica calls on all States to cooperate with the Tribunals and to comply with Council resolutions and provide any information that would indicate the whereabouts of the fugitives. On taking stock of the work of the two international Tribunals, we would like to acknowledge the steps taken by Croatia to improve its cooperation with the ICTY, and we hope that they will be successful. Costa Rica acknowledges and thanks the judges, Prosecutors and staff for their contributions and supports them in their efforts to implement the completion strategies in the most efficient way possible. We also call for the consideration of measures to curb the turnover of technical staff of the Tribunals, in the hope that its staff will obtain the same contractual terms and conditions as other United Nations officials.”
2009-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6228 (2009) · source
“Costa Rica appreciates and is grateful for the Secretariat's report on the administrative and budgetary aspects of the options for possible locations for the archives of the Tribunals and the seat of the residual mechanism(s) for the Tribunals (S/2009/258). We acknowledge that the archives are the property of the United Nations, but we would like to stress their condition as historical memory and instruments of reconciliation and peace, which belong fundamentally to the countries under the jurisdiction of the Tribunals. Before closing, I would like to draw attention to the priority nature of the arrest of fugitives for the completion of the work of the Tribunals. Without the prosecution of these fugitives, particularly Kabuga, Mladic and Hadzic, the implementation of the Tribunals' mandates would be incomplete.”
2009-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6228 (2009) · source
“Costa Rica stresses the importance of the agreements reached on the need for the Tribunals to transfer new cases to national tribunals where appropriate and on the need to continue to strengthen capacity in the affected countries. There is no doubt that an important part of the legacy of both Tribunals will be their achievements in transferring skills and building capacity in the judicial systems of countries under their jurisdiction. Despite this progress, Costa Rica regrets that the necessary consensus has not been reached on the elements of a new resolution which should provide greater precision on the closure of both Tribunals and agreement on the functions of the residual mechanism or mechanisms.”
2009-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6228 (2009) · source
“Based on the conviction that lasting peace is inseparable from justice, Costa Rica has supported all efforts of the international community to strengthen the international criminal justice system. We have thus contributed to the development and consolidation of a cluster of institutions, one that is new in international law, to prevent the most serious crimes, stop impunity and guarantee redress. The Security Council Informal Working Group on International Tribunals has achieved significant progress in its debate on the essential functions which should remain active once the Tribunals complete their pending cases.”
2009-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6228 (2009) · source
“Mr. Urbina (Costa Rica) (spoke in Spanish): My delegation is pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over our work for the month of December. We are sure that your skills, experience and leadership and the support of your delegation will contribute to the success of our work. I would also like to thank the Austrian delegation and Ambassador Mayr-Harting for their excellent work in November, which enabled us to successfully complete the Council's work. I wish to begin by thanking the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Tribunals for Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia for their briefings. Costa Rica acknowledges, and thanks them for, their efforts to pursue the completion strategies set in resolutions 1503 (2003) and 1534 (2004).”
2009-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6228 (2009) · source
“All peacebuilding efforts must have as a goal the construction and enhancement of national capacities to ensure sustainable peace once the international presence decreases in those countries that have lived through armed conflicts. Costa Rica considers it vital to involve civil society, including the private sector, to generate and promote ideas and changes in their communities. Lastly, we wish to express once again our support for the Commission's endeavours to construct and enhance alliances and partnerships among donors, institutions, regional and subregional organizations and civil society to support peacebuilding processes. Certainly those partnerships contribute to ensuring more consistent and strategic participation of the international community.”
2009-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6224 (2009) · source