Venezuelan FM Yván Gil speaks at the UN Security Council

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Intervention of the Foreign Minister of Venezuela, Yván Gil, at the United Nations' Security Council. teleSUR

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00:00And the main proposal of the United Nations, today we can affirm without failure that multilateralism

00:28of the United Nations, just as we've seen for the last decades, are under pressure and

00:34under a test, and also under attack.

00:40Multilateralism is changing, but not precisely in its right direction, much less in this

00:47moment is capable of guaranteeing all the members of the international community, especially

00:54in the sphere of peace and security, and in the last instance, in the direct implications

01:01it has on the state of development.

01:06The main principles of the United Nations Charter and the international law, based on

01:14it, has the power to undermine the state in the international arena and the precepts

01:27of our organization.

01:30The consequences of this attempt to degrade multilateralism could be terrible for the

01:38balance of the world peace and the international order.

01:46To move forward to a peaceful world, it's necessary to address effectively the roots

01:54of conflicts, poverty, and inclusion within nations that create conflicts in the whole

02:06world.

02:07Therefore, it is evident that without sustainable development of the whole population of the

02:13world, peace won't be achieved.

02:17To maintain peace and international security is the most important task of the Security

02:25Council, but it's important to take into account that this task must be carried out according

02:33to the principles established in the United Nations Act.

02:39Mr. President, the securitization of international relations has a negative impact, especially

02:47in developing countries.

02:50Instrumentalization and politicization of the Security Council to achieve advantages

02:59constitutes to its lack of action of this matter, where we are witnesses of brutal genocide

03:12on one side of the position of the United States and the lack of response of the National

03:21Security Council body.

03:24All of this is part of an effort to perpetrate impunity of this power, a reality that took

03:32the lives of more than 40,000 innocent people.

03:37Therefore, the works of the Security Council must reflect the reality of a multipolar world

03:45based on mutual respect of sovereignty, the principle of equality, rights, and political

03:54dialogue, tolerance, peaceful coexistence, the culture of peace and nonviolence, and

04:03respect for the principle of nonintervention in internal affairs of states, and stop the

04:10use of force against the territorial integrity or independence of states.

04:17To conclude, the member states of the Friends Group in defense of the United Nations Act

04:24renew its commitment with the world order, equitable and fair, according to the principles

04:33of the United Nations Act, to advancing the three principles of our organization, peace,

04:40security, sustainable development, and human rights, knowing that its realization will

04:50honor our promise to don't leave anyone behind and address the necessities and aspirations

04:59of we, the peoples of the United Nations.

05:01Thank you very much, Mr. President.

05:07We listened to Venezuela's foreign affairs minister, Iván Gil, as he assured during

05:12the United Nations ceremony multilateralism is the alternative for a better future.

05:17To maintain peace is the most important task of the United Nations as established by the

05:22United Nations Charter.

05:24The high official condemned the lack of action of the Security Council of the United Nations

05:28regarding Palestine's situation and the genocide perpetrated by Israel.

05:33Political dialogue, peaceful coexistence, respect the principle of nonintervention,

05:38those are facts that must prevail.

05:40This is all for the moment.

05:42Stay tuned with From the South.

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