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  1. “Terrorist groups established on the basis of extremist and dehumanizing terrorist ideologies, such as Daesh, Al-Qaida and Boko Haram, have demonstrated a great recruitment capacity, including among young people. When we analyse the role of young people in the radicalization process, we tend to refer to them either as a problem - they are perpetrators and terrorists - or as an intrinsically vulnerable group - they are Victims, without addressing the participation of youth in peacebuilding. Young people are not a homogenous group with an intrinsic vulnerability and they do not usually begin armed conflicts. This problem concerns all of us in the Chamber equally. In Europe, we have been struck by the fact that, of the 20,000 foreigners who are part of Daesh, at least one-fifth are from Europe.”

    2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source

  2. “Mr. Ybafiez (Spain) (spoke in Spanish): I would like to begin by thanking His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein Bin Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, for convening this debate. Our Minister wanted to be here, but unfortunately the difficult situation in the Mediterranean has prevented him from coming. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his presence and briefing and the key note speakers for their interesting statements. The Security Council needs to play an important role in the face of the episodes of radicalization that are taking place in many places around the world. Extremist and violent ideologies have penetrated many levels of our society. The world is witnessing the unprecedented growth of this threat.”

    2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source

  3. “We want and need to build, on the basis of the solid foundations of the Charter, a future that is more democratic and better protects human rights under a more robust and effective international legal order. This is an arduous and inspiring task, which we owe it to our children and future generations to achieve. Spain can be counted upon in this endeavour.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  4. “The new development agenda, the climate conference and the review of peacekeeping operations are milestones that demand responsibility and courage. In this context, the adoption of a universal declaration renewing the commitment of its Members to the values, purposes and principles of the San Francisco Charter on the occasion of the seventieth anniversary of its entry into force would serve to breathe new life into a body that has aged significantly and that needs to drink again from the fountain that gave it reason for being. If the twenty-first century is to be better for humankind than the twentieth, it will depend on the wisdom and will we can muster.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  5. “We view that proposal, which has also been supported today by New Zealand and which has the advantage of not requiring amendment to the Charter, to be a substantive way of advancing towards the goal of eliminating a privilege whose abuse harms the system and weakens its authority. In that regard, I would like to associate myself with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the European Union, in particular with regard to what it has to say about the importance of respect by all members of the United Nations of the principle of territorial integrity, an idea which is taken up in the concept note issued by the presidency. In conclusion, 2015 can and must be an historic year in the life of the Organization.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  6. “We are aware that the veto is part of the constituent agreement that lies at the origin of the San Francisco Charter. However, rigidly preserving an arrangement that, as experience has shown, badly needs updating does not resolve the underlying problem - the lack of legitimacy of vetoes of draft resolutions seeking to remedy large-scale killings and open spaces for just and lasting peace solutions. Given this belief, we support the French initiative proposing a code of conduct whereby the five permanent members of the Council would commit to refrain from using the veto in cases where the commission mass atrocities has been proven.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  7. “Other good news along the path of these seven decades include the institutions created and multilateral agreements signed in the field of human rights and in international humanitarian law; the gradual rise in conventional instruments of disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control; the development and codification of international law enhancing lawful security; and the progressive eradication of impunity for mass atrocities and crimes against humanity. We can go farther still. A certain amount of utopia is necessary to make the world move forward. In this spirit, we would like to highlight that the use of the veto is one of the most significant obstacles to the practical realization of the purpose of maintaining international peace and security entrusted by the Charter primarily to the Security Council.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  8. “This equality derives from the principle of sovereignty, whose legitimacy rests, in the words of Kofi Annan, in a conception of a States as "instruments at the service of their people, and not vice versa", and in an interpretation of sovereignty that is faithful to the original meaning of the word, which evokes a superior, not absolute, power. Since the adoption of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, United Nations Members have made progress in integrating human rights as an essential element that informs and strengthens the exercise of sovereignty. The San Francisco Charter established the International Court of Justice and, decades later, the Rome Statute heralded the creation of the International Criminal Court.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  9. “The maintenance ofpeace must be based on a system of relations among States and organizations based on legally binding rights and obligations, whose ultimate goal is the rule oflaw. There is no peace without respect for the law. The United Nations system has been able to gradually channel the yearnings and aspirations of the members of the international community, including smaller States. These wishes and aspirations are increasingly being reflected in a legal system that is evolving towards the realization of the rule of law at the global level, based around the cornerstone of the Charter of the United Nations as its cornerstone and with full respect for the equality among the Members of the Organization.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  10. “The promotion of intercultural and interreligious dialogue through the Alliance of Civilizations and the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue; the development of mediation mechanisms, such as that we are promoting in the Mediterranean with Morocco, assisted by other friendly countries such as Slovenia and Jordan; and the western Mediterranean water strategy we are leading with Algeria are multifaceted samples of our active participation in the field of conflict prevention and mediation. The common denominator of these initiatives is a determined effort to create effective channels and mechanisms for cooperation, understanding and tolerance, and to stop fanaticism and violence.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  11. “The General Assembly, Security Council and Secretariat can undoubtedly establish guidelines for joint action that, respectful of the principles of the Charter, can more effectively serve the purpose of maintaining peace. Spain firmly believes in the need to strengthen the instruments of conflict prevention.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  12. “It is true that humankind has not been subjected to a new world war, with the consequent threat to the survival of the planet. However, the fact remains that local or regional conflicts have erupted incessantly and more frequently. Far from being satisfied, we must admit that, far more often than we would like, our efforts have been frustrated. We have not been able to prevent foretold conflict. We have not always been able to facilitate or impose the cessation of hostilities in instances where two parties in conflict have resorted to the use of arms. We have failed to consolidate fragile truces, and fires have been rekindled from the ashes of violence, engulfing countries and entire regions. We must improve our performance in conflict prevention, and the Organization has plenty of means at its disposal to do so.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  13. “Although the foundation of the United Nations edifice is solid, as is the land on which the United Nations is built, the world in the second decade of the twenty-first century has little do with that which arose from the ashes of the Second World War. We live in a much more mobile, complex and uncertain scenario than that which prevailed after the last World War times. The United Nations system has evolved from its origins in order to meet the challenges of a constantly changing world. It is also up to us now, one of the future generations to which the founders referred, to update the instruments that strengthen the roots, values and purposes based on Article 2 of the Charter in contemporary international society. The 70 years that have passed were far from an upward and straight path.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  14. “The founders of the United Nations, with their first-hand experience of the ravages of war, declared themselves determined to preserve succeeding generations from that scourge. To that end, they charted a programme - a code of conduct that requires constant reaffirmation. The seventieth anniversary of the Organization is an ideal opportunity for all Member States to renew the vows proclaimed in the Preamble of the Charter and to express our commitment to its purposes and principles. Spain encourages us all to solemnly commemorate this occasion through a universal declaration that reaffirms the validity of this essential core of the Charter: the Preamble, purposes and principles.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  15. “The principles are the bases on which the ongoing action required to realize the purposes is built, because the purposes are not goals that, once achieved, have been overcome. Instead, they require a sustained effort to which we are all called to contribute. The purposes are a daily challenge. The purposes and principles should be read in conjunction with the Preamble of the Charter, which, with its catalog of inspiring values that guide the actions of the United Nations, constitutes a sort of ethical heaven. The triangle composed of the Preamble, purposes and principles is an indivisible whole that has not aged over time, as would a daguerreotype, but instead has gained in resolution and validity.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  16. “It constitutes a motivating guide for spreading our wings and abandoning the difficulties of daily life, and gives us the perspective necessary to turn a vital and indispensable common goal into a reality - that of shared prosperity in a safe and peaceful world. Your invitation is neither a theoretical nor an academic exercise, which would be inappropriate in this organ. It is about reaffirming the commitment of each one of us to the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations with a view to creating an atmosphere conducive to this year's commemoration of its seventieth anniversary. The simple and direct questioning of the concept note deserves a clear answer. Spain is firmly committed to the purposes and principles of the San Francisco Charter. We consider them to be as valid today as they were in 1945.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  17. “Mr. Ybafiez (Spain) (spoke in Spanish): Allow me to first warmly congratulate you personally, President, on the People's Republic of China's organization of this high-level open debate. This is not a mere formality; Spain welcomes the fact that the Chinese presidency of the Council has afforded us all an opportunity to speak on an essential issue that lies at the heart of our work. We are called on to reflect together on pertinence of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations in the light of 75 years of experience, which projects, like any human endeavour, both light and shadow. I would also like to express our gratitude for the concept note before us (S/2015/87, annex), which is clear, positive and courageous.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  18. “I should like to conclude, therefore, by congratulating the Chilean presidency for having taken the lead in introducing inclusive development as a topic of discussion in the Council. I congratulate you, Madam President, and welcome the presidential statement adopted today (S/PRST/2015/3), to which we contributed on the basis of our national experience. It is now up to us all to follow up on this initiative.”

    2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source

  19. “If we have learned anything in the almost 70 years of existence of this Organization, it is that it there is no point in achieving a ceasefire or freezing a conflict if we do not address its root causes. This requires developing preventive policies in all areas; inclusive development forms an essential part of such policies. In the final analysis, we must create inclusive development strategies in order to strengthen the role of the United Nations in the maintenance of international peace and security. In order to be effective, such strategies must be comprehensive and cover all aspects of inclusiveness - territorial, national, ethnic, social, gender, economic and cultural - and they require participation by and coordination among all of the principal organs of the United Nations system, including the Council.”

    2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source

  20. “The King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue is another forum called upon to play a role in promoting harmony, tolerance and interfaith dialogue. Spain will do all it can to ensure that this centre can use its great potential for this purpose. Lastly, the maintenance of international peace and security requires inclusive instruments to help prevent the outbreak of conflict; this is clear in the context of the responsibility that every Government has to protect its citizens. Such protection in the face of potential mass crimes means that we must take early actions, and inclusive development is not the least of these. Spain believes that the maintenance of international peace and security is not a question ofa purely military or police-related nature.”

    2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source

  21. “Also in the region, we have launched, along with Algeria, a Water Strategy for the Western Mediterranean, which aims to defuse potential conflicts in the region related to that vital resource. Also, as founders, along with Turkey, of the Alliance of Civilizations, we believe that dialogue among different cultures and religions is a crucial basis for efforts to defuse existing tensions, prevent latent tensions from worsening and debunk myths about the Vision of "the other" in national, ethnic or ideological narratives of various societies. That task is important and urgent. To accomplish it, we need powerful tools that bring together different sensitivities with one purpose: to avoid conflicts and to work for peace.”

    2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source

  22. “This philosophy of inclusion is at the root of the preventive diplomacy that the Charter lays out in its Chapter VI and that has certainly been revived in recent years. It is a concept coined many years ago by Dag Hammarskjold, which reaches its full expression in international situations such as the one we are currently experiencing. Spain has clearly opted for preventive diplomacy as an instrument of international relations, especially at the multilateral level. My country is a founding and active member of the Group of Friends of Mediation, created at the request of Finland and Turkey, and has launched, together with Morocco, the Mediation in the Mediterranean initiative, which aims to build a culture of prevention on both sides of a geographical area marked by tensions and conflicts ofvarious kinds.”

    2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source

  23. “I refer to the consolidation of democratic processes and the rule oflaw, reducing vulnerability to extreme poverty and to crisis, and promoting the rights of women and gender equality. That means that Spain gives priority to cooperation projects inspired by those inclusive guidelines. At the domestic level, the social, economic and gender inclusion of immigrants is a priority. That has been achieved through social policies that have involved support for immigrants" integration into our society, and awareness-raising and preparing Spanish society to adequately receive them. The ultimate goal of those policies is to prevent the creation of pockets of exclusion, as that could easily lead to marginalization, and to prevent xenophobia.”

    2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source

  24. “All that has resulted in the mixture of ethnicities, cultures, identities and varied expressions of humanity that we have been incorporating for centuries. Unity in diversity is one of our outstanding features. More recently, the arrival of a large number of immigrants has been a new and enriching contribution, although not one without challenges. The principle of inclusiveness has been one that has guided our actions, both in the cooperation with the immigrants' countries of origin and with regard to social policies towards immigrants. As regards our international cooperation, three of the five guidelines contained in the fourth Master Plan of Spanish Cooperation, which is valid until the end of 2016, are inspired by the idea that inclusive development is essential for maintaining peace and security.”

    2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source

  25. “In other words, the notion of peace and security is inclusive, so that inclusion in all its dimensions - whether territorial, national, ethnic, social, economic, cultural or gender-related - is key to the inner stability of a country, to international peace and, no less important, to preventing future conflicts. Spain understands this idea very well, as it is a pluralist nation that loves diversity. We are a nation with different cultures and sensitivities, established on historical alluvial deposits built up as a result of being located at the crossroads between Europe, Africa and the Americas, the meeting place of East and West, the gateway to the Mediterranean and the bridge between the new and the old continents.”

    2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source

  26. “However, the idea of peace and security has changed since the time when the Charter was adopted. Peace is not the mere absence of war, just as security is not limited to reducing threats. Both are much more complex. In today's world, peace and security are an ensemble of a number of factors that range from citizens' personal security to overcoming deep social fractures, from the proper functioning of impartial institutions to the absence of widespread corruption, from eradicating gender-based Violence in all social strata to educational reforms aimed at combating hate speech, from clean and fair election campaigns to respect for the territorial integrity of States. They all form a protective framework that is closely linked to the prosperity of nations and respect for human rights.”

    2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source

  27. “The three pillars on which the United Nations is based are not independent of each other. On the contrary, if one fails, it threatens the entire structure designed by the Charter of the United Nations. As rightly pointed out by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, there is no peace without development and there is no lasting peace or sustainable development without respect for human rights and the rule of law. We could also add that there is no peace or sustainable development without inclusion in all its dimensions. That must be the main conclusion of this debate. The concept note prepared by the President (S/2015/6, annex) is very useful in that respect. No one disputes that the Security Council has as its primary responsibility the maintenance of international peace and security.”

    2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source

  28. “Mr. Ybafiez (Spain) (spoke in Spanish): It is an honour to participate in this high-level open debate. This is my first statement to the Security Council since Spain joined the Council as a non-permanent member on 1 January. I am doubly pleased that it coincides with the presidency of our Chilean friends and that President Bachelet is here among us today. I recall that hers was the first Visit by a Head of State to Spain during the reign of Philip VI, which shows the very close ties that bind our two nations. I would also like to thank you, Madam President, for convening an open debate on a topic of ongoing timeliness. I also welcome the Secretary-General's presence and thank him, the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Gbowee for their informative briefings.”

    2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source