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Valdivieso

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1999-08-25
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  1. “In order to bolster existing emergency response mechanisms, we need to hold the debate in an arena in which all Members of the United Nations participate. Otherwise, the actions of the Council could lead to confusion among States Members and other organs of the system, and might even exacerbate existing conflicts. Let us remember, for example, the ongoing debate on the humanitarian consequences of the sanctions imposed by the Council. In conclusion, allow me once more to express my thanks for the opportunity to participate in this debate. I should like once again to express my delegation's wish that the matter be debated within the General Assembly, where all States Members can work together to give humanitarian action the proper guidance that the United Nations currently requires.”

    2000-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4109Resumption1 (2000) · source

  2. “Thirdly, it must draw a clear distinction between States that cooperate with the international community and are part of the solution in overcoming a humanitarian crisis and those that do not and are therefore a part of the problem. We should also ask ourselves whether the international community bears a special responsibility in remaining indifferent to manifest humanitarian emergencies even when a State has given its consent to action. Certain emergencies seem to attract more attention and resources than others, not always commensurate with the scale of the humanitarian situation; sometimes, they depend on the region in which the emergency takes place or on the publicity it receives in the communications media.”

    2000-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4109Resumption1 (2000) · source

  3. “As far as the United Nations is concerned, General Assembly resolution 46/182 clearly reflects the Organization's ideal of humanitarian assistance, spelling out the criteria of humanity, neutrality and impartiality, as well as the prior consent of States receiving assistance. We need to emphasize that action to address humanitarian emergencies requires both the consent and the cooperation of the State affected. Thus, when the Council acts through peacekeeping operations, it should take a number of factors into account. First, it must consider each case on an individual basis. Secondly, it must ascertain whether the circumstances are attributable to the State itself or to non-state actors.”

    2000-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4109Resumption1 (2000) · source

  4. “The attention paid to emergencies associated with any conflict must extend beyond the peacekeeping operations available to the Security Council. The approach must also encompass actions aimed at promoting economic and social development for the population that fall to other organs of the United Nations system, in particular the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council. Any humanitarian activity is ultimately an individual or collective response to human suffering. That is why there is a range of different responses to humanitarian emergencies. Some come from States themselves, others from the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross or various humanitarian organizations.”

    2000-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4109Resumption1 (2000) · source

  5. “We acknowledge and share in the legitimate concern of the Council and of the international community at the magnitude and frequency of recent humanitarian emergencies. Some have been the result of deep-rooted social conflict; while others have given rise to conflicts that have, on various occasions, drawn the attention of the Council in its capacity as the organ responsible for the maintenance of peace. In either case, humanitarian emergencies challenge human solidarity and cry out for the right response. We are convinced, however, that the Council will be unable properly to fulfil its mission of preserving international peace and security if it assumes the role, outside the scope of the Charter, of directing the response of the entire United Nations system to humanitarian emergencies.”

    2000-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4109Resumption1 (2000) · source

  6. “Mr. Valdivieso (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): I should like to thank you, Sir, for joining us to preside over today's meeting of the Council for an open debate on the humanitarian aspects of the work of the Security Council. I should also like to thank the Secretary-General for the statement he made to us early in the meeting. The holding of open debates, with the participation of countries that are not members of the Council, is something that my country values because it allows the Council to acquaint itself with the views of a large number of Members of the United Nations. The benefit of these debates is even greater when the topics under consideration are closely linked to the functions of the Council itself.”

    2000-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4109Resumption1 (2000) · source

  7. “That is, if we are to establish better associations or partnerships, we should begin by doing so within our own Organization. The Security Council may not be able to respond adequately to the major challenges of the African continent without real and effective coordination with the other principal bodies within their respective spheres of competence or under their corresponding mandates. I believe that the results of United Nations action could be far better if we could create the conditions for a more efficient presence of our system in the region. That was the question I wanted to raise, and those were the reflections that I wanted to bring to the attention of the participants in the current debate.”

    1999-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4081Resumption1 (1999) · source

  8. “It seems to us that in order to make better use of the scarce resources available within the Organization to achieve peace in Africa, it is necessary to improve the coordination between and harmonize the management of the various United Nations organs, particularly of the Security Council, the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council. In this regard, we agree with the decision of the General Assembly to establish an open-ended working group to monitor the implementation of the recommendations made by the Secretary-General in his report, taking advantage, moreover, of the conclusions arrived at by the Economic and Social Council at its last session. That is an appropriate body to bring together the various conceptions of our Organization on the best way to manage peacekeeping efforts in Africa.”

    1999-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4081Resumption1 (1999) · source

  9. “We ask this not so much in terms of financial resources or of the political will to act, but rather of the management ability of the Organization, of its capacity to benefit from the strength of the various organs and programmes with a view to achieving durable peace and sustainable development in the region, as suggested by the title of the Secretary-General's report last year. Today we are focusing on the requirements for peace in Africa from the standpoint of peacekeeping operations and partnerships for peacekeeping with regional organizations. However, as other delegations have already pointed out, including those of Argentina and Brazil, how can we expect to find lasting peace without the benefit of a favourable economic climate so that peace can become rooted in the daily life of Africans?”

    1999-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4081Resumption1 (1999) · source

  10. “Mr. Valdivieso (Colombia)(spoke in Spanish): No member of the United Nations can possibly have failed to notice the degree of attention that the various bodies of the Organization devote to African problems. From our treatment of the problems on that continent, the international community can draw lessons regarding the maintenance of international peace and security, the administration of humanitarian assistance, cooperation for development and the promotion of human rights, among many others. I do not intend to try to answer the questions so rightly raised by the Presidents of the Council. Rather, having heard the various statements of delegations today, another urgent question must be raised: we wonder whether the United Nations is acting effectively to face the enormous challenge of peace in Africa.”

    1999-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4081Resumption1 (1999) · source

  11. “Olara Otunnu, to continue this debate in the General Assembly - the forum best suited to an exchange of views on topics such as the one we are discussing today. The General Assembly is a most appropriate place to debate, discuss, indulge in polemics on, reflect, consider and examine in depth the situation of children and armed conflict. The time is ripe to forge a genuine global consensus that will consolidate a just system for the protection of minors affected by armed conflict. It is for that reason that we reiterate our readiness to work towards the common dream of a childhood free from the heavy burdens that adults have unfairly placed on the shoulders of our greatest hope.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

  12. “It would help to prevent internal displacements - particularly important given the high proportion of displaced minors - mitigate the effects of the illegal traffic of weapons on children, put an end to the practice engaged in by rebel and other illegal armed groups of recruiting minors to participate in hostilities, and, finally, help children regain the dignity to which they are entitled in all societies. I shall conclude my statement by inviting members of the Council, the other States that have participated in today's debate as well as those that, for one reason or another, were unable to do so, and States members of the Group of Friends of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

  13. “It is precisely this reference by the Economic and Social Council that leads us to ask a question that we have raised in various international forums open to all States. The Government of Colombia is convinced that the most effective way of protecting civilians, particularly children, in an armed conflict is to end the conflict through a negotiated political solution. A negotiated political solution is the ideal instrument to shield children from the dangers of war.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

  14. “These efforts complement those of various United Nations agencies that are equally interested in delving deeper into this item on the international agenda. We were most gratified, for instance, to note the reference made to children and armed conflict in the conclusions agreed at the humanitarian segment of the session of the Economic and Social Council held in Geneva last July. There, in a very specific and emphatic way, the Council emphasized, inter alia, the importance of recognizing the particular vulnerabilities of children and adolescents in armed conflict and of including specific provisions for minors in peace agreements and negotiations between parties to a conflict.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

  15. “Colombia stresses the professional manner in which each of these has worked to promote the welfare of minors in the many armed conflicts that, unfortunately, persist throughout the world. This should, however, provide the opportunity to call for a sufficiently clear definition of the competences of these bodies in addressing such a complex situation as that before us today. This meeting of the Security Council, like that held in June 1998, is a further demonstration of the importance which the international community attaches to this humanitarian topic. As then, it is now acknowledged that the issue of children and armed conflict is an area in which each and every member of the Security Council has serious concerns. It is high time.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

  16. “Mr. Valdivieso (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): Allow me at the outset to thank you, Sir, and the members of the Security Council for giving the opportunity to non-member States of the Council to participate in this meeting. I wish to begin my brief statement with a special recognition of the bodies of the United Nations system that contribute to the protection of minors in armed conflict. The entire international community, each of its member States and, in particular, boys, girls and adolescents affected by armed conflict have benefited from the activities of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, the United Nations Children's Fund, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, other specialized agencies of the United Nations and various regional multilateral organizations.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source