UN / COLOMBIA
14-Jul-2020
00:03:20
During the first in-person meeting of the Security Council since March, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu said, “the pandemic has demonstrated once again the vulnerable situation of roughly two thirds of accredited former combatants who currently reside outside the former territorial areas for training and reintegration.” UNIFEED
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DATELINE: 14 JULY 2020, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
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SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 14 JULY 2020, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
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FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Tilt up, exterior UN Headquarters
14 JULY 2020, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, ECOSOC chambers
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Colombia:
“The pandemic has demonstrated once again the vulnerable situation of roughly two thirds of accredited former combatants who currently reside outside the former territorial areas for training and reintegration. Efforts by all actors, including the National Reintegration Council and its different working groups, to consider the needs of these former combatants, including those conducting their reintegration process collectively, are vital to ensure that they can continue to carry on with their reintegration process amidst increased security challenges.”
4. Wide shot, ECOSOC chambers
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Colombia:
“I sincerely hope its Resolution 2532, following on the Secretary-General’s call for a global ceasefire can inspire efforts by all concerned to halt violence and facilitate the pandemic response. There is no justification for continuing to inflict violence upon vulnerable Colombians who are already under tremendous hardship. We have already seen how even temporary cessations of violence can bring relief to suffering communities on the ground.
6. Wide shot, ECOSOC chambers
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Colombia:
“Authorities have captured several individuals believed to be responsible for some of these killings. This includes the arrest on 6 July of an individual accused of being the intellectual author behind the killing of Alexander Parra, a former FARC-EP combatant and leader of the former territorial area for training and reintegration in Mesetas, Meta. The arrest occurred as part of a joint effort by the Elite Corps of the National Police and the Special Investigations Unit of the Attorney-General’s Office, two bodies created by the Final Peace Agreement. These arrests are an example of the results that the mechanisms in the Peace Agreement can deliver, and a reminder of the need to provide them with all the support required to effectively carry out their tasks.”
8. Wide shot, ECOSOC chambers
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Claudia Blum de Barberi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Colombia:
“The government strongly reiterates that this alleged willingness for peace must result in concrete actions by ELN, such as the release of all persons kidnapped and the cessation of any criminal act. Let us be clear, the ELN failed to deliver on its March announcement, and there is no signal that it will deliver on this new announcement. Colombian authorities will not cease their constitutional mission to protect our citizens from the terrorist and criminal threat that this group poses.”
10. Wide shot, ECOSOC chambers
1. Tilt up, exterior UN Headquarters
14 JULY 2020, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, ECOSOC chambers
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Colombia:
“The pandemic has demonstrated once again the vulnerable situation of roughly two thirds of accredited former combatants who currently reside outside the former territorial areas for training and reintegration. Efforts by all actors, including the National Reintegration Council and its different working groups, to consider the needs of these former combatants, including those conducting their reintegration process collectively, are vital to ensure that they can continue to carry on with their reintegration process amidst increased security challenges.”
4. Wide shot, ECOSOC chambers
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Colombia:
“I sincerely hope its Resolution 2532, following on the Secretary-General’s call for a global ceasefire can inspire efforts by all concerned to halt violence and facilitate the pandemic response. There is no justification for continuing to inflict violence upon vulnerable Colombians who are already under tremendous hardship. We have already seen how even temporary cessations of violence can bring relief to suffering communities on the ground.
6. Wide shot, ECOSOC chambers
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Colombia:
“Authorities have captured several individuals believed to be responsible for some of these killings. This includes the arrest on 6 July of an individual accused of being the intellectual author behind the killing of Alexander Parra, a former FARC-EP combatant and leader of the former territorial area for training and reintegration in Mesetas, Meta. The arrest occurred as part of a joint effort by the Elite Corps of the National Police and the Special Investigations Unit of the Attorney-General’s Office, two bodies created by the Final Peace Agreement. These arrests are an example of the results that the mechanisms in the Peace Agreement can deliver, and a reminder of the need to provide them with all the support required to effectively carry out their tasks.”
8. Wide shot, ECOSOC chambers
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Claudia Blum de Barberi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Colombia:
“The government strongly reiterates that this alleged willingness for peace must result in concrete actions by ELN, such as the release of all persons kidnapped and the cessation of any criminal act. Let us be clear, the ELN failed to deliver on its March announcement, and there is no signal that it will deliver on this new announcement. Colombian authorities will not cease their constitutional mission to protect our citizens from the terrorist and criminal threat that this group poses.”
10. Wide shot, ECOSOC chambers
STORYLINE
During the first in-person meeting of the Security Council since March, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu today (14 Jul) said, “the pandemic has demonstrated once again the vulnerable situation of roughly two thirds of accredited former combatants who currently reside outside the former territorial areas for training and reintegration.”
Addressing the needs of these former combatants, Massieu said, is “vital to ensure that they can continue to carry on with their reintegration process amidst increased security challenges.”
The Special Representative expressed hope that the Secretary-General’s call for a global ceasefire “can inspire efforts by all concerned to halt violence and facilitate the pandemic response.”
He said, “there is no justification for continuing to inflict violence upon vulnerable Colombians who are already under tremendous hardship,” adding, “we have already seen how even temporary cessations of violence can bring relief to suffering communities on the ground.
Stressing the high level of insecurity faced by former combatants, Massieu welcomed the recent arrest of an individual accused of being the intellectual author behind the killing of Alexander Parra, a former FARC-EP combatant and leader of the former territorial area for training and reintegration in Mesetas, Meta.
He said, “the arrest occurred as part of a joint effort by the Elite Corps of the National Police and the Special Investigations Unit of the Attorney-General’s Office, two bodies created by the Final Peace Agreement. These arrests are an example of the results that the mechanisms in the Peace Agreement can deliver, and a reminder of the need to provide them with all the support required to effectively carry out their tasks.”
For her part, Colombia’s Foreign Minister, Claudia Blum de Barberi, said, “the government strongly reiterates that this alleged willingness for peace must result in concrete actions by ELN, such as the release of all persons kidnapped and the cessation of any criminal act. Let us be clear, the ELN failed to deliver on its March announcement, and there is no signal that it will deliver on this new announcement. Colombian authorities will not cease their constitutional mission to protect our citizens from the terrorist and criminal threat that this group poses.”
According to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) situation report, Colombia has 145,362 confirmed cases of COVID-19, resulting in 5,119 confirmed deaths.
Addressing the needs of these former combatants, Massieu said, is “vital to ensure that they can continue to carry on with their reintegration process amidst increased security challenges.”
The Special Representative expressed hope that the Secretary-General’s call for a global ceasefire “can inspire efforts by all concerned to halt violence and facilitate the pandemic response.”
He said, “there is no justification for continuing to inflict violence upon vulnerable Colombians who are already under tremendous hardship,” adding, “we have already seen how even temporary cessations of violence can bring relief to suffering communities on the ground.
Stressing the high level of insecurity faced by former combatants, Massieu welcomed the recent arrest of an individual accused of being the intellectual author behind the killing of Alexander Parra, a former FARC-EP combatant and leader of the former territorial area for training and reintegration in Mesetas, Meta.
He said, “the arrest occurred as part of a joint effort by the Elite Corps of the National Police and the Special Investigations Unit of the Attorney-General’s Office, two bodies created by the Final Peace Agreement. These arrests are an example of the results that the mechanisms in the Peace Agreement can deliver, and a reminder of the need to provide them with all the support required to effectively carry out their tasks.”
For her part, Colombia’s Foreign Minister, Claudia Blum de Barberi, said, “the government strongly reiterates that this alleged willingness for peace must result in concrete actions by ELN, such as the release of all persons kidnapped and the cessation of any criminal act. Let us be clear, the ELN failed to deliver on its March announcement, and there is no signal that it will deliver on this new announcement. Colombian authorities will not cease their constitutional mission to protect our citizens from the terrorist and criminal threat that this group poses.”
According to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) situation report, Colombia has 145,362 confirmed cases of COVID-19, resulting in 5,119 confirmed deaths.
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