UN / COLOMBIA
13-Apr-2023
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The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia told the Security Council that “in recent days, the Government has made clear through additional actions its commitment to the Final Agreement.” UNIFEED
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DATELINE: 13 APRIL 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
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SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / SPANISH / NATS
DATELINE: 13 APRIL 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
SHOTLIST
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters
13 APRIL 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia:
“In recent days, the Government has made clear through additional actions its commitment to the Final Agreement. An important example of this is its decision establish an office headed by a high-level official, within the Presidency, tasked solely to look after the comprehensive implementation of the Final Peace Agreement. ”
4. Pan left, Security Council
5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia:
“As highlighted by the Secretary General in his report, negotiations between the Government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) continue to advance. Just as I welcome the constructive spirit that has characterized the first two cycles of dialogue in Venezuela and Mexico, I hope that the talks during the next round, which will take place in Cuba next month, will yield additional results in terms of violence reduction and the participation of society in peacebuilding. The tragic loss of human lives in recent events highlights the urgent need for the parties to make progress in negotiating a bilateral ceasefire.”
6. Wide shot, Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia:
“Also noteworthy is the dialogue and ceasefire process underway between the Government and the group self-identified as Central High Command-FARC. After six decades of armed conflict, an environment conducive to peace will not be created through more bloodshed among Colombians, quite the contrary. In this regard, I urge all illegal armed actors not to waste the opportunity presented by the bold pursuit of peace through dialogue.”
8. Wide shot, Security Council
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Ivan Šimonović, Permanent Representative of Croatia to the United Nations, in his capacity as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission:
“Stressing the continued urgency to ensure the security and protection of former combatants, social leaders and communities, including the Afro Colombian and Indigenous communities who continue to be the victims of violence in areas still affected by conflict, the presence of illegal armed groups and limited state presence.”
10. Med shot, Council members
11. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Rodrigo Londoño Echeverri, President of the Comunes Party.
“Today more than ever we are aware of the enormous difficulties of consolidating peace. But, likewise, we are more convinced than ever that the path of arms and confrontation only leads to disaster. We firmly believe, and that is why we support Petro's Total Peace policy, that the path of dialogue should never be abandoned, it is the only one that can lead us to a civilized society. Of all humanity's alternatives, the worst is war. Only peace and the paths of dialogue will make us better.”
12. Wide shot, Security Council
13. Zoom in, Security Council stakeout
14. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Álvaro Leyva Durán, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia:
“The purpose is, naturally, to talk about the restart, that happened in Mexico, of the dialogue between Venezuela and the opposition parties, so that we can have elections in 2024. Obviously, under circumstances, that allow that to happen, and for that we have to let go of some sanctions that have existed.”
15. Zoom out, Security Council stakeout
1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters
13 APRIL 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia:
“In recent days, the Government has made clear through additional actions its commitment to the Final Agreement. An important example of this is its decision establish an office headed by a high-level official, within the Presidency, tasked solely to look after the comprehensive implementation of the Final Peace Agreement. ”
4. Pan left, Security Council
5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia:
“As highlighted by the Secretary General in his report, negotiations between the Government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) continue to advance. Just as I welcome the constructive spirit that has characterized the first two cycles of dialogue in Venezuela and Mexico, I hope that the talks during the next round, which will take place in Cuba next month, will yield additional results in terms of violence reduction and the participation of society in peacebuilding. The tragic loss of human lives in recent events highlights the urgent need for the parties to make progress in negotiating a bilateral ceasefire.”
6. Wide shot, Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia:
“Also noteworthy is the dialogue and ceasefire process underway between the Government and the group self-identified as Central High Command-FARC. After six decades of armed conflict, an environment conducive to peace will not be created through more bloodshed among Colombians, quite the contrary. In this regard, I urge all illegal armed actors not to waste the opportunity presented by the bold pursuit of peace through dialogue.”
8. Wide shot, Security Council
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Ivan Šimonović, Permanent Representative of Croatia to the United Nations, in his capacity as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission:
“Stressing the continued urgency to ensure the security and protection of former combatants, social leaders and communities, including the Afro Colombian and Indigenous communities who continue to be the victims of violence in areas still affected by conflict, the presence of illegal armed groups and limited state presence.”
10. Med shot, Council members
11. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Rodrigo Londoño Echeverri, President of the Comunes Party.
“Today more than ever we are aware of the enormous difficulties of consolidating peace. But, likewise, we are more convinced than ever that the path of arms and confrontation only leads to disaster. We firmly believe, and that is why we support Petro's Total Peace policy, that the path of dialogue should never be abandoned, it is the only one that can lead us to a civilized society. Of all humanity's alternatives, the worst is war. Only peace and the paths of dialogue will make us better.”
12. Wide shot, Security Council
13. Zoom in, Security Council stakeout
14. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Álvaro Leyva Durán, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia:
“The purpose is, naturally, to talk about the restart, that happened in Mexico, of the dialogue between Venezuela and the opposition parties, so that we can have elections in 2024. Obviously, under circumstances, that allow that to happen, and for that we have to let go of some sanctions that have existed.”
15. Zoom out, Security Council stakeout
STORYLINE
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia told the Security Council that “in recent days, the Government has made clear through additional actions its commitment to the Final Agreement.”
Briefing the Council on Thursday (13 Apr), Carlos Ruiz Massieu said that “an important example of this is its decision establish an office headed by a high-level official, within the Presidency, tasked solely to look after the comprehensive implementation of the Final Peace Agreement.”
Massieu also said that, as highlighted by the Secretary General in his report, “negotiations between the Government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) continue to advance.”
The Special Representative added, “Just as I welcome the constructive spirit that has characterized the first two cycles of dialogue in Venezuela and Mexico, I hope that the talks during the next round, which will take place in Cuba next month, will yield additional results in terms of violence reduction and the participation of society in peacebuilding. The tragic loss of human lives in recent events highlights the urgent need for the parties to make progress in negotiating a bilateral ceasefire.”
Also noteworthy For Massieu, is the dialogue and ceasefire process underway between the Government and the group self-identified as Central High Command-FARC.
The Head of Mission said, “After six decades of armed conflict, an environment conducive to peace will not be created through more bloodshed among Colombians, quite the contrary. In this regard, I urge all illegal armed actors not to waste the opportunity presented by the bold pursuit of peace through dialogue.”
The Permanent Representative of Croatia to the United Nations, Ivan Šimonović, in his capacity as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, also briefed the Council.
He said that the Commission stresses “the continued urgency to ensure the security and protection of former combatants, social leaders and communities, including the Afro Colombian and Indigenous communities who continue to be the victims of violence in areas still affected by conflict, the presence of illegal armed groups and limited state presence.”
The President of the Comunes Party, Rodrigo Londoño Echeverri, also addressed the Council members, noting that “today more than ever we are aware of the enormous difficulties of consolidating peace”, but “we are more convinced than ever that the path of arms and confrontation only leads to disaster.”
Echeverri added, “We firmly believe, and that is why we support Petro's Total Peace policy, that the path of dialogue should never be abandoned, it is the only one that can lead us to a civilized society. Of all humanity's alternatives, the worst is war. Only peace and the paths of dialogue will make us better.”
After the meeting, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Álvaro Leyva Durán, spoke to journalists, offering more details on an international conference his country will hold, on 25 April, about the situation in Venezuela.
Durán explained, “The purpose is, naturally, to talk about the restart, that happened in Mexico, of the dialogue between Venezuela and the opposition parties, so that we can have elections in 2024. Obviously, under circumstances, that allow that to happen, and for that we have to let go of some sanctions that have existed.”
The minister also said Colombia plans to hold an international meeting about narco-trafficking in the second semester of 2023.
Briefing the Council on Thursday (13 Apr), Carlos Ruiz Massieu said that “an important example of this is its decision establish an office headed by a high-level official, within the Presidency, tasked solely to look after the comprehensive implementation of the Final Peace Agreement.”
Massieu also said that, as highlighted by the Secretary General in his report, “negotiations between the Government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) continue to advance.”
The Special Representative added, “Just as I welcome the constructive spirit that has characterized the first two cycles of dialogue in Venezuela and Mexico, I hope that the talks during the next round, which will take place in Cuba next month, will yield additional results in terms of violence reduction and the participation of society in peacebuilding. The tragic loss of human lives in recent events highlights the urgent need for the parties to make progress in negotiating a bilateral ceasefire.”
Also noteworthy For Massieu, is the dialogue and ceasefire process underway between the Government and the group self-identified as Central High Command-FARC.
The Head of Mission said, “After six decades of armed conflict, an environment conducive to peace will not be created through more bloodshed among Colombians, quite the contrary. In this regard, I urge all illegal armed actors not to waste the opportunity presented by the bold pursuit of peace through dialogue.”
The Permanent Representative of Croatia to the United Nations, Ivan Šimonović, in his capacity as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, also briefed the Council.
He said that the Commission stresses “the continued urgency to ensure the security and protection of former combatants, social leaders and communities, including the Afro Colombian and Indigenous communities who continue to be the victims of violence in areas still affected by conflict, the presence of illegal armed groups and limited state presence.”
The President of the Comunes Party, Rodrigo Londoño Echeverri, also addressed the Council members, noting that “today more than ever we are aware of the enormous difficulties of consolidating peace”, but “we are more convinced than ever that the path of arms and confrontation only leads to disaster.”
Echeverri added, “We firmly believe, and that is why we support Petro's Total Peace policy, that the path of dialogue should never be abandoned, it is the only one that can lead us to a civilized society. Of all humanity's alternatives, the worst is war. Only peace and the paths of dialogue will make us better.”
After the meeting, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Álvaro Leyva Durán, spoke to journalists, offering more details on an international conference his country will hold, on 25 April, about the situation in Venezuela.
Durán explained, “The purpose is, naturally, to talk about the restart, that happened in Mexico, of the dialogue between Venezuela and the opposition parties, so that we can have elections in 2024. Obviously, under circumstances, that allow that to happen, and for that we have to let go of some sanctions that have existed.”
The minister also said Colombia plans to hold an international meeting about narco-trafficking in the second semester of 2023.
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