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Vives Balmafia

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2017-10-31
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2019-08-02
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  1. “The International Criminal Court, charged with combating impunity, is the body that ensures recourse, if need be, to restorative justice. Andorra supports the rights of children in armed conflict zones as well as the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and UNICEF. However, I would not like to conclude without expressing our gratitude to all the people and organizations on the ground. Let us help their workers ensure that all girls and boys grow up fully enjoying their rights.”

    2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source

  2. “Quality education can bring about the right conditions to prevent crimes against children in armed conflict zones, both upstream and downstream of the problem. With the growing number of schools attacked - as we learned from the report - or used for military purposes, the Safe Schools Declaration is indispensable. We invite those countries that have not yet done so to join, as well as the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Among the major texts, the Paris Principles and the Vancouver Principles on Peacekeeping and the Prevention of the Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers establish the framework that ought to ensure the implementation of peacekeeping operations and prevent recruitment.”

    2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source

  3. “For that, and especially for the protection of children, education 4 as Ms. Kamara also mentioned 4 which has proved to be one of the most cross-cutting aspects, ifI may say, of the Sustainable Development Goals, is essential. Thanks to education, a three-tiered approach is possible. The first is effective prevention efforts aimed at reducing inequalities, poverty and marginalization. The second is the flourishing of girls and boys, without exception, and of persons with disabilities or mental illness. All aspects must be taken into consideration. The third tier is the fight against the stigmatization of survivors, which is one of the biggest problems facing young victims when they are reintegrated into society.”

    2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source

  4. “The resolutions adopted by the Security Council and the work of the Working Group on Children in Armed Conflict, chaired by Belgium, have broadened the areas of focus and the response to the needs of child victims of armed conflicts. To ensure that child victims of conflict have the best conditions for reintegration, it is crucial to raise awareness among all stakeholders and actors. In addition to carrying out her mandate, the initiatives of the Office of Special Representative Gamba, such as ACT to Protect Children Affected by Conflict campaign, will bring global attention to the fight against the six violations, and the reintegration initiative, managed jointly with UNICEF, will assist in this multidimensional challenge that multilateralism can help to overcome. Andorra is committed to leaving no one behind.”

    2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source

  5. “To read the report of the Secretary-General is to be alarmed by the figures, the extent of the conflicts that involve children and how they have been exposed "to the highest degrees of violence and exploitation" (5/2019/509, para. 12). We have heard direct testimony of that here today. It is paradoxical to see that in this year, which marks the tenth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1882 (1999) in this very Chamber, the thirtieth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the sixtieth anniversary of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, the figures for the six violations, especially children killed and wounded, continue to increase.”

    2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source

  6. “Mrs. Vives Balmafia (Andorra) (spoke in French): Allow me to thank you, Madam President, as well as the Minister for Foreign Affairs, who joined us earlier today, for convening this open debate and making the fate of children in armed conflict one of the priorities of your presidency. I would also like to thank the speakers: Ms. Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict; Ms. Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF; and, in particular, Ms. Kamara and Mr. Awan for their poignant and inspiring testimonies. Andorra also endorses the statement made by the representative of Canada on behalf of the Group of Friends on Children and Armed Conflict.”

    2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source

  7. “Allow me to conclude by commending the commitment made by offices, agencies, States and organizations. We reiterate our support for the results to be tangible and thereby- contribute to the consolidation of lasting peace, with children as genuine agents and protagonists of the transformation of the world.”

    2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source

  8. “We urge those who have not yet done so to join those declarations. We are part of the Group of Friends of Children in Armed Conflict, and we welcome and endorse the statement delivered by the representative of Canada. We have also signed the Declaration on Safe Schools and align ourselves with the statement delivered by the representative of Argentina. The universality of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, to which Andorra is a party, would provide greater capacity to combat impunity, since it considers intentional attacks on educational establishments as war crimes. Since 2006, Andorra has also provided an annual contribution of funds to the Office ofthe Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict.”

    2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source

  9. “Through the collaboration and coordination of United Nations agencies with local entities on the ground and the elaboration of action plans, it has been possible to achieve progress with States and non-State armed groups, such as the most recent cases in Mali, Nigeria, the Central African Republic, the participation in Colombia and what we just heard about in the Sudan. However, 2017 saw an upsurge in very serious attacks on children that should not be tolerated. The verification of violations of children's rights must therefore continue. My delegation is committed to supporting children enjoying their present and trusting in the future. For that reason, in addition to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Andorra has acceded to the Paris Principles and the Vancouver principles.”

    2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source

  10. “No one should be left behind. Each and every child matters - they have their lives, rights, relationships, identities and communities. In Sustainable Development Goal 4, as has been reiterated in the reports of the Secretary-General and in the resolutions and presidential statements of the Security Council and now, as has been recalled in this meeting, education plays an essential role in conflict prevention. It can facilitate the reintegration of children by adapting to each situation to provide them with the necessary training for their social insertion. It can also equip them with the appropriate skills and values, as well as pay close attention to the specific needs of girls and young women. The values of coexistence and knowledge can create resilient societies with the resources to prevent armed conflict.”

    2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source

  11. “As Yenny Londofio said, listening to the words of child victims and young people and incorporating their experiences is one of the keys to the resolution. They must be given a voice, as set forth by the Convention on the Rights of the Child - a very powerful instrument today, the monitoring of which creates a very solid basis for prevention. The resolution also incorporates the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The transformation of the world must end the root causes that can lead to conflicts, inequalities, poverty and marginalization, which in some ways can become the framework for violating children's rights. We also value the focus on the reintegration of children, the identification of the challenges of their stigmatization, the need for attention to their physical and mental health and their social integration.”

    2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source

  12. “Mrs. Vives Balmafia (Andorra) (spoke in Spanish): We wish to thank the Swedish presidency and its Prime Minister, His Excellency Mr. Lofven, for convening this open debate to express our positions. We have also had the honour of co-sponsoring resolution 2427 (2018), unanimously adopted by the Security Council today. I also appreciate the enlightening briefings delivered by the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Virginia Gamba, and the Executive Director of the UNICEF, Ms. Henrietta Fore, as well as thank Ms. Yenny Londofio, civil society representative, for her analysis and courageous and forward-looking proposals. I would like to underscore aspects that are particularly significant, in our opinion.”

    2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source

  13. “In that context, we wish to focus on girl victims, who suffer the most sexual exploitation and abuse. Their protection therefore requires even greater levels of support. In that regard, we support the zero-tolerance policy launched by the Secretary- General in September. The interest sparked by this open debate shows that progress will continue to be made on all dimensions of this issue. Children and armed conflict are not compatible. Specific action plans and their implementation require firm political commitment. If peacekeeping plans and political action in general take into account the best interests of children while focusing on education for peace, we will undoubtedly create an environment conducive to the prevention of conflict. The future of our world relies on the implementation of those values.”

    2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source

  14. “Over and above the human cost, the destruction of infrastructure and the interruption of economic growth, armed conflict has devastating effects on the education of generations. We therefore believe that it is essential to provide genuine, unfailing protection to children, teachers and associated personnel, as well as infrastructure. It is with that in mind that Andorra endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration, which aims to actively reduce the impact of violence and conflict on educational institutions and stresses the importance of guaranteeing opportunities for lifelong learning, even in conflict situations. We ask all States to adhere to and implement the Declaration. A holistic approach to the reintegration of children into their communities must also take into account the issue of stigmatization.”

    2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source

  15. “When it deposited its instrument of ratification for the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in January 1996, Andorra deplored the lack of a ban on the use of children in armed conflict and voiced its disagreement with article 38, which allowed for recruitment at the age of 15. As a result, in 2000, the Principalityjoined the signatories to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, which formally prohibits the recruitment of children into armed forces. We have also supported the Paris Principles - the tenth anniversary of which we are currently celebrating - so as to provide fresh momentum to efforts to prevent the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict.”

    2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source

  16. “We also thank her Office for their efforts over the past 20 years and all the actors concerned on the ground, such as UNICEF. Thanks to their ongoing work, we have understood the persistent and disturbing nature of this problem in complex situations of armed conflict with non-State actors. However, we are also seeing hope. We see that States are becoming aware of the situation through their development of national action plans. That is an encouraging outcome for the United Nations, which has succeeding in creating the frameworks that make it possible for the parties to armed conflict to respect the rights of children. Andorra wishes to work for peace and the defence of children's lives and rights.”

    2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source

  17. “Mrs. Vives Balmafia (Andorra) (spoke in French): I would like to thank the French presidency of the Security Council for holding today's open debate, which gives us an opportunity to pool our efforts to address the plight of children in armed conflicts. We fully support the statements delivered by the representatives of Canada, on behalf of the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict, and Norway, on behalf of the group of 35 States that have endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration. I would like to add a few words in my national capacity. Every child counts, everywhere, all the time. We therefore welcome the report (S/2017/821) and comments of the Secretary-General and of his Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Virginia Gamba.”

    2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source