Iván Duque Márquez, Presidency of Republic of Colombia, addresses the general debate of the 73rd Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, September 25 – October 01, 2018). The President of Colombia, Iván Duque, today (26 Sep) told the General Assembly that “peace is the goal of all Colombians,” but stressed that “peace must be rooted within the rule of law, combining the public goods of security as well as justice.” Duque pledged to “work so that the process of demobilization, disarmament and reinsertion, which has advanced I recent years, succeeds.” The Colombian President, who has been in office since 7 August, said “the UN Mission in Colombia itself, as well as our own monitoring agencies, are aware that our government received a process which is fragile in several fronts.” These, he said, include a budgetary fragility, as “many commitments were assumed without proper funding, as well as institutional weaknesses, based on “a complex and disperse architecture” that was created “which has so far been unable to efficiently make progress in achieving all its objectives.” Duque reiterated his government’s commitment “to comply with those who have taken the genuine path of abandoning violence.” The UN Mission is tasked with verifying the reintegration of former FARC-EP members into political, economic and social life and the security guarantees for former FARC-EP members, their families and communities in the territories. Turning to the situation in Venezuela, Duque said, “in less than two years, Colombia has opened its doors to almost one million of our Colombian brothers. We have received them with affection and we will continue to do so, beyond any social or fiscal difficulties, because we are united in brotherhood. But we must call things by their name. We are experiencing the most indignant migratory and humanitarian crisis in the region’s recent history, caused by a dictatorship that has annihilated all freedoms.” ---------------------------------------- Watch General Debate of the General Assembly (in original language) unwebtv.live/73_UNGA_FL متابعة باللغة العربية أعمال المداولات العامة رفيعة المستوى للجمعيه العامة unwebtv.live/73_UNGA_AR 敬请收看联合国大会一般性辩论（中文同声传译） unwebtv.live/73_UNGA_ZH Suivez le débat de l'Assemblée générale (en français) unwebtv.live/73_UNGA_FR Transmisión del debate de la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas (en español) unwebtv.live/73_UNGA-ES Смотрите Общие прения Генеральной Ассамблеи (на русском) unwebtv.live/73_UNGA_RU #UNGA #UnitedNations

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