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...all people must consider their every neighbor without exception as another self, taking into account, first of all, life and the means necessary to living it with dignity.Gaudium et Spes, Second Vatican Council
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Statement By Archbishop Caccia At The UN Permanent Forum On Indigenous Issues
Archbishop Caccia began the statement by saying that in accordance with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), indigenous peoples have the right to self-determination, exercised in conformity with international law, which allows them to pursue their economic, social, and cultural development.
April 16 2024
Statement To The 6th Committee Session On Crimes Against Humanity, Cluster 5–Safeguards
Archbishop Caccia began by advocating for adequate safeguards to protect the dignity of both victims and perpetrators.
April 10 2024
Statement To 6th Committee Session On Crimes Against Humanity, Cluster 4–International Measures
In his remarks, Archbishop Caccia began by stating that draft articles 13, 14, and 15, as well as the annex, provide a valid framework for promoting international legal cooperation in the prosecution of crimes against humanity.
April 10 2024
Holy See Statement To 6th Committee Session On Agenda Item 80: Crimes Against Humanity, Cluster 3
In his remarks, Archbishop Caccia emphasized key elements essential to the success of a new treaty, particularly the obligation of States Parties to ensure that their domestic laws criminalize crimes against humanity.
April 10 2024
Holy See Statement To Working Group II On Emerging Technologies At The UN Disarmament Commission
In his remarks, Archbishop Caccia echoed Pope Francis’s words that recent immense technological development has not been accompanied by a development in human responsibility, values, and conscience.
April 10 2024
Statement To 6th Committee Session On Crimes Against Humanity –Recommendation of The International Law Commission
The topic of the Session was Agenda item 80: Crimes Against Humanity, Recommendation of the International Law Commission (ILC).
April 10 2024
Statement By Archbishop Caccia At The United Nations Disarmament Commission
Archbishop Caccia began his remarks by emphasizing that deterrence is an illusion. Rather than preventing conflict, he said, the availability of weapons encourages their use, increases their production, creates mistrust, and diverges resources.
April 10 2024
Statement By Archbishop Caccia During The Sixth Committee Resumed Session (Agenda Item 80: Crimes Against Humanity, Cluster 2: Definition and General Obligations)
n his remarks, Archbishop Caccia stated the Holy See’s position that the definition of the crimes to be included in the scope of the new convention must be rooted in existing customary international law.
April 09 2024
Statement By Archbishop Caccia During Sixth Committee Resumed Session (Agenda Item 80: Crimes Against Humanity, Cluster 1: Introductory Provisions)
In his remarks, Archbishop Caccia called for the conclusion of a universal, multilateral, legally binding instrument to codify the existing customary law in the area of crimes against humanity.
April 09 2024