{"id":19793,"date":"2020-03-07T07:13:58","date_gmt":"2020-03-07T12:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=19793"},"modified":"2020-03-07T07:18:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-07T12:18:44","slug":"javier-perez-de-cuellar-praised-as-accomplished-statesman-who-had-profound-impact-on-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=19793","title":{"rendered":"Javier P\u00e9rez de Cu\u00e9llar praised as \u2018accomplished statesman\u2019 who had \u2018profound impact\u2019 on the world"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Javier P\u00e9rez\u00a0 de\u00a0Cu\u00e9llar<\/a>, the fifth United Nations Secretary-General,\u00a0praised for\u00a0his ability to foster dialogue and for\u00a0leading\u00a0the Organization through a turbulent decade,\u00a0has passed away\u00a0at the age of\u00a0100.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

A veteran Peruvian diplomat,\u00a0lawyer and professor,\u00a0he\u00a0is\u00a0the first\u00a0and only\u00a0Latin American to hold the top UN job\u00a0so far.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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In a statement Wednesday evening, current\u00a0UN Secretary-General\u00a0Ant\u00f3nio Guterres\u00a0said that he was\u00a0profoundly saddened\u00a0<\/a> at Mr.\u00a0P\u00e9rez\u00a0de\u00a0Cu\u00e9llar\u2019s\u00a0passing and praised the former UN chief as \u201can accomplished statesman, a committed diplomat and a personal inspiration who left a profound impact on the United Nations and our world.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Born in Lima,\u202fPeru,\u202fon 19 January\u00a01920, he\u00a0was appointed to\u00a0lead\u00a0the UN\u00a0after 42\u00a0years\u00a0of diplomatic service.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cMr. P\u00e9rez de\u00a0Cu\u00e9llar\u2019s\u00a0life spanned not only a century but also the entire history of the United Nations, dating back to his participation in the first meeting of the\u00a0General Assembly\u00a0in 1946,\u201d said Mr. Guterres.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Over the course of his career,\u00a0in addition to being his country\u2019s Ambassador to Switzerland – as well as the\u00a0then\u00a0Soviet Union, Poland and Venezuela – Mr. P\u00e9rez\u00a0de\u00a0Cu\u00e9llar\u00a0held\u00a0many\u00a0high level positions\u00a0in Peru\u2019s\u00a0Ministry of Foreign Affairs,\u00a0including Permanent Representative to the United Nations in 1971.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

During his month presiding over\u00a0the\u00a0UN\u00a0Security Council,\u00a0in\u00a0July\u00a01974, he\u00a0ably-managed the crisis in Cyprus.\u00a0A year later, he was appointed as the Secretary-General\u2019s\u00a0Special Representative in Cyprus\u00a0for two years,\u00a0then went on to become the UN chief of Political Affairs and Representative of the UN in Afghanistan.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Cold War\u00a0period and the growing role of\u00a0the\u00a0UN\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr. Guterres said that\u00a0his predecessor\u2019s\u00a0tenure as Secretary-General coincided with two distinct eras in international affairs: first, some of the iciest years of the Cold War, and then, with the ideological confrontation at an end, a time when the\u00a0UN\u00a0began to play more fully the role envisaged by the founders. <\/p>\n

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\nIn 1982, his tenure as UN chief\u00a0started with\u00a0intense negotiations\u00a0between the United Kingdom and Argentina over the\u00a0disputed\u00a0sovereignty of the\u00a0Falkland Islands\/Malvinas.\u00a0Persistent\u00a0through the countless challenges,\u00a0Mr. P\u00e9rez de\u00a0Cu\u00e9llar\u00a0\u00a0produced a\u00a0now famous phrase, referring to the peace talks: \u201cThe patient is in intensive care but still alive.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite health issues, he agreed to serve\u00a0for a second term\u00a0as UN chief.\u00a0In\u00a0his\u00a0acceptance\u00a0speech\u00a0in 1986<\/a>, he referenced the\u00a0financial\u00a0crisis\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0UN\u00a0was going through at the time,\u00a0saying that\u00a0\u201cto decline in such circumstances would have been tantamount to abandoning a moral duty toward the United Nations.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Reiterating his \u201cunshakable faith\u201d in the \u201cpermanent validity\u201d of the Organization, he\u00a0added\u00a0that\u00a0the UN\u2019s\u00a0\u201cdifficult situation\u201d\u00a0provided a\u00a0\u201ccreative opportunity for renewal and reform.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cMr. P\u00e9rez de\u00a0Cu\u00e9llar\u00a0played a crucial role in a number of diplomatic successes \u2014 including the independence of Namibia, an end to the Iran-Iraq War, the release of American hostages held in Lebanon, the peace accord in Cambodia and, in his very last days in office, a historic peace agreement in El Salvador,\u201d said the current UN chief.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His second term was\u00a0also\u00a0marked by\u00a0the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan.\u00a0Among others, his team facilitated political stability in\u00a0Nicaragua\u00a0.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 1987, he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for the promotion of\u00a0Ibero-American co-operation. In 1989, he received the\u00a0Olof\u00a0Palme Prize for International Understanding and Common Security, and the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Long after his term as Secretary-General ended in 1991, he remained true to the values of the UN,\u00a0and continued\u00a0advocating for peace, justice, human rights and human dignity throughout his life.\u00a0Decorated by\u00a0some 25\u00a0countries, he\u00a0was\u00a0also\u00a0the recipient of several\u00a0honorary degrees.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In his\u00a0speech to the\u00a0Nobel Committee<\/a>, which awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to UN Peacekeeping Operations in 1989, he defined the role\u00a0of\u00a0inter-governmental organizations like the United\u00a0Nations\u00a0as being\u00a0to \u201cdraw the line between struggle and conflict.\u201d Thanks to his unyielding determination, he helped many nations \u201cstay on the right side of that line\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI extend my deepest condolences to Mr. P\u00e9rez de\u00a0Cu\u00e9llar\u2019s\u00a0family, the Peruvian people and so many others around the world whose lives were touched by a remarkable and compassionate global leader who left our world a far better place,\u201d said Mr. Guterres.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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