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Abdelaziz

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first: 1999-05-14
most recent: 2023-07-27
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“Egypt warns against Israel's intensifying endeavours to alter the features of occupied East Jerusalem and to separate it from its Arab and Palestinian surroundings through the confiscation and demolition of Palestinian homes and the construction of new settlement units, including the planned construction of 20 new housing units in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood. Israel has also attempted to violate the sanctity of Islamic holy shrines in the city by issuing statements that Jerusalem, including all of its neighbourhoods, is the united capital of Israel. All of those actions clearly contradict United Nations resolutions repudiating all of Israel's attempts to annex East Jerusalem and declaring them null and void.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171Resumption1 (2009) · source
“In this context, Egypt warns of the consequences of settlement and so-called natural growth activities, which not only hinder efforts to relaunch the peace process, but are also aimed at undermining the contiguity of the Palestinian territories and at obliterating the chances of achieving an international solution based on the existence of two States along the lines of the 1967 borders. Those activities call into question the credibility of the Israeli Government's commitment to the peace process, in particular because they directly contradict the main principle upon which the process was established - the principle of land for peace.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Egypt is participating in the efforts to relaunch the peace process, which, regrettably, are countered by continuing Israeli rejection of the requirements for peace, primarily the full cessation of all settlement activities, in accordance with the commitments under the Road Map. Israel's escalation of its settlement policy, particularly in and around East Jerusalem, does not serve the goals of peace, but seeks to change the realities on the ground and to create a new reality to prejudge the final-status negotiations, hoping that the international community will stand silent in the face of attempts to seize Palestinian territory and to annex it de facto. However, the international community as a whole stands against Israel's settlement policies and is aware of its real endeavours and rejects them.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The Arab side has reiterated time after time the readiness and willingness for peace, as stipulated in the Arab Peace Initiative, based on the concept of full land for full peace. It is now the responsibility of Israel to seize the opportunity to achieve a just, lasting and comprehensive peace by stopping its illegal settlement activities, bringing an end to its 42-year occupation and clearly committing to the two-State solution, to be achieved peacefully through negotiations on all core issues on the basis of international law and the relevant United Nations resolutions. In that regard, the Non-Aligned Movement reaffirms its firm commitment 09-42592 to continue to support and to contribute to all efforts aimed at achieving peace in the Middle East. (spoke in Arabic) I shall now speak in my national capacity.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Concerning the occupied Syrian Golan, the Non-Aligned Movement reaffirms that all measures and actions taken, or to be taken, by Israel, the occupying Power, to alter the legal, physical and demographic status of the occupied Syrian Golan and its institutional structure, as well as the Israeli measures to impose jurisdiction and administration there, are null and void and have no legal effect. The Non-Aligned Movement demands that Israel abide by Security Council resolution 497 (1981) and withdraw fully from the occupied Syrian Golan to the borders of 4 June 1967, in implementation also of Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973). International determination to work towards achieving peace in the Middle East and ensuring that commitments made are commitments monitored and kept is stronger today than ever before.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The Non-Aligned Movement also believes that there is no legal, political or moral justification for the Israeli imprisonment of the Palestinian population in Gaza and calls for the end of such unlawful collective punishment. Turning to Lebanon, the Non-Aligned Movement remains deeply concerned by Israel's ongoing air and land violations of Lebanon's sovereignty, in breach of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006), and calls on Israel to withdraw fully from the remaining Lebanese occupied land in the Sheba'a farms, the Kfar Shouba Hills and the northern part of al-Ghajar village.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Further, the unresolved crisis in Gaza continues to have negative repercussions on all efforts to advance the peace process and wreaks unacceptable havoc on the fabric of society and civilian life in Gaza. Israel continues to impose a blockade on the Palestinian civilian population, to deprive them of their humanitarian needs and to prevent Gaza's reconstruction, in violation of international 09-42592 humanitarian law and United Nations resolutions, including Security Council resolution 1860 (2009). The Non-Aligned Movement demands that Israel lift immediately its illegal blockade by allowing for the immediate and sustained opening of all border crossings to alleviate the humanitarian crisis and to realize the urgent early recovery and reconstruction of Gaza.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Israel has failed to commit to a freeze on all settlement activities and continues to defy the international consensus in that regard. The international community, including the Security Council, must use all practical means and tools available under the Charter and international law to take the necessary measures to compel or to bring Israel into compliance. The Non-Aligned Movement expresses deep concern regarding the extensive damage caused by the Israeli settlements, the wall and the spread of checkpoints, which are severing the Palestinian territories into separate cantons, isolating East Jerusalem, undermining the contiguity, integrity, viability and unity of the Palestinian territory, and jeopardizing the prospects for achieving the two-State solution.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171Resumption1 (2009) · source
“In the West Bank, Israel continues its illegal colonization of the occupied Palestinian territory, particularly in and around East Jerusalem, intensifying its confiscation of Palestinian land, expansion of settlements and transfer of settlers, construction of the wall and other destructive measures, including the demolition of more Palestinian homes, in an attempt to, de facto, annex more Palestinian land. All of that is being done in grave breach of international law and United Nations resolutions, as well as Israel's commitments under the Road Map, which clearly calls for a freeze of all Israeli settlement activities, including natural growth, and the dismantlement of all outposts established since March 2001.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Israel, the occupying Power, obstructs efforts to resume peace negotiations by its violations of the human rights of the Palestinian people, including their humiliation on a daily basis, in addition to its constant actions aimed at imposing unilateral solutions by illegally creating new facts on the ground aimed at 2 altering the demographic composition, status and character of the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem. Israel does not refrain from taking measures that prejudice the outcome of negotiations on final-status issues, namely Jerusalem, settlements, the refugees, borders, security and water. Such illegal measures deepen mistrust, provoke further tension, prevent real progress and raise real doubts as to Israel's credibility as a partner in the peace process.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The Non-Aligned Movement regrets the lack of progress made, despite increased efforts at the international and regional levels, in achieving a just and lasting solution to the question of Palestine and a comprehensive peace in the Middle East on the basis of the two-State solution, the Madrid terms of reference, the Arab Peace Initiative and relevant Security Council resolutions, including resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 1373 (2001), 1515 (2003) and 1850 (2008). That lack of progress is due to Israel's continued violations of international law, including international humanitarian and human rights laws, and its rejection of all calls to cease its flagrant violations and to pursue negotiations in good faith on all tracks of the peace process.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171Resumption1 (2009) · source
“I have the pleasure to address the Security Council on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and to start by expressing the Movement's appreciation for the briefing presented today by Mr. Oscar Fernandez- Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, which remains one of the most important tools for assessing the situation on the ground and for addressing efforts aimed at advancing the peaceful settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The situation in the Middle East, which has deteriorated as a result of the ongoing unlawful Israeli occupation of the Palestinian, Syrian and Lebanese territories since 1967, continues to be a matter of serious concern not only to the region, but to the entire international community.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Thus, there is a need to further discuss that proposal to ensure that it will not affect the institutional balance between the principle organs of the Organization. Fifthly, there should be a clear understanding of the interrelationship between peace consolidation activities in the immediate aftermath of conflict, particularly the relationship between peacekeeping and peacebuilding, from all aspects, including the financing of those activities. In conclusion, my delegation would like to express our appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting and to the Secretary-General for presenting his valuable report, with the wish that the United Nations would benefit from it through strengthening its response in the immediate aftermath of a conflict.”
2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Fourthly, the section of the report relating to the role of the Peacebuilding Commission did not include specific proposals aimed at strengthening the role of the Commission through making it more flexible and efficient in the immediate aftermath of conflict, rather than recommending that the Security Council consider how the advice of the Peacebuilding Commission could contribute to its work during the early phase of the Council's consideration of a situation. That recommendation, though it could lead to increasing the role of the Peacebuilding Commission, could, on the other hand, also lead to increasing the domination of the Council over the work of the Commission vis-a-vis the role of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council.”
2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165Resumption1 (2009) · source
“At that time the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council should play an equal role. Secondly, all aspects of the matters of the pool of civilian experts and the standing capacities should be further discussed in detail. I propose in that regard that the Secretary- 09-41816 General present a comprehensive report, which could be used as basis for discussions among Member States. Thirdly, enhancing the United Nations leadership team on the ground and the steps undertaken by the Secretary-General, as enshrined in the report, to strengthen the accountability of the Special Representatives are matters that need further discussion and elaboration.”
2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165Resumption1 (2009) · source
“It is national leaders who can ensure that vision, strategy and decision-making respond effectively to the realities on the ground. Therefore, the United Nations is expected to play a leading role in the field, by facilitating engagement between national and international actors and among international actors, without prejudicing the role of the Peacebuilding Commission. While we agree with the agenda set by the Secretary-General in the report to strengthen the United Nations contribution to a more rapid and effective response in the immediate aftermath of conflict, there is still a need for clarification concerning some of the issues reflected. First, the report gives the impression that the Security Council is the major player when it comes to peacebuilding efforts in the immediate aftermath of conflict - for example, paragraph 14.”
2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Commenting in my national capacity on the report of the Secretary-General, I would like to commend the Secretary-General and his team for preparing the comprehensive report and to express Egypt's support for the ideas and conclusions reflected therein, in particular the emphasis on strengthening national capacity and ensuring that it is part of an entry strategy and not merely the basis for an exit strategy, the necessity of respecting the principle of national ownership, and that peacebuilding efforts must be anchored at the country level, with support and guidance from the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, the Security Council, the Peacebuilding Commission, the United Nations system at large and Member States.”
2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The aim of this initiative is to operationalize and develop the post-conflict 09-41816 reconstruction and development framework of the African Union through the establishment of a regional centre in close institutional collaboration among the African Union, the United Nations and other international and regional organizations. In general, the Cairo meeting provided a valuable opportunity for Member States to discuss and exchange views on matters of crucial concern, and we - Egypt and Ireland - are glad to see that many of those elements were taken into consideration in the preparation of the report of the Secretary-General.”
2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165Resumption1 (2009) · source
“It emphasized that the United Nations should continue to strengthen partnerships and create greater synergies with regional organizations to better support countries emerging from conflict. It was recognized that some regional organizations lacked the appropriate capacity to play their potential role, and donor organizations were therefore encouraged to support them. In that regard, I would like to inform the Council of Egypt's initiative to strengthen the peace and security structure of the African Union within the framework of the European Union-African strategic partnership.”
2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Participants stressed the role of the Peacebuilding Commission and the important role of the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme and other partnerships with the United Nations. They addressed the lack of consistent international support and funding in critical areas, the need for more simplified donor procedures that would enable quick gains and more flexible funding, would reduce time frames for disbursement of funds and would encourage diaspora remittances. The meeting also highlighted the important role of regional organizations in supporting peacebuilding efforts, both in terms of political support and in developing regional peacebuilding capacities.”
2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The importance of capacity- building - which should be country-specific and tailored to the needs of the country in question - was underscored, as was the need to build institutional capacity, particularly outside of the capitals, and the need for international actors to reduce the administrative burden on local actors. It was also highlighted that there should be an effective and coherent international response to peacebuilding, coordinated by the United Nations, and that the United Nations must not be a substitute for the Government in exercising its functions and responsibilities, but should support and strengthen the Government's capacity to effectively address the challenges it faces.”
2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Another important factor for the meeting was the forthcoming review of the Peacebuilding Commission, Peacebuilding Support Office and the Peacebuilding Fund in 2010, in accordance with the founding resolutions of the Commission. The meeting emphasized the importance of addressing the underlying social and economic causes of crises, enhancing coordination and cooperation among regional organizations and institutions and donor countries, and assuring the significance of national ownership and the need to build confidence at the subnational level.”
2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The meeting touched on many of the issues contained in the report of the Secretary-General under consideration today. Egypt and Ireland took the initiative to convene the Cairo meeting to engage senior officials from all regional groups in a discussion on the contemporary challenges and opportunities in peacebuilding and on possible solutions to those challenges. The Cairo meeting took place against the backdrop of emerging lessons and experiences in peacebuilding from the four countries on the agenda of the Peacebuilding Commission: Burundi, Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau and the Central African Republic, as well as other countries emerging from conflict.”
2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165Resumption1 (2009) · source
“At the outset, I would like to express the gratitude of my delegation for the convening of this important open debate on post- conflict peacebuilding to discuss the report of the Secretary-General on peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of conflict (S/2009/304), prepared in response to the Security Council presidential statement of 20 May 2008 (S/PRST/2008/l6), and I would like to extend my thanks and gratitude to the Secretary- General for presenting his report. As I am sure that the Council presidency and members are aware, the first part of my intervention will be on behalf of both Egypt and Ireland, the co-chairs of the meeting entitled "Post-Conflict Peacebuilding: Contemporary Challenges and the Way Forward", convened by the Governments of Egypt and Ireland in Cairo on 18 and 19 May 2009.”
2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Ninth, we must avoid addressing the issue of peacekeeping from the perspective of dispute over competency between the Security Council and the General Assembly and instead promote the role of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations as the main body responsible for peacekeeping operations in all its aspects in the Organization. We must also encourage the Security Council not to micromanage the Secretariat's work. Finally, Egypt is honoured to be carrying the flag of the United Nations and to be contributing military troops and police to nine United Nations peacekeeping operations. We support improvements in our Organization and look forward to receiving the New Horizon non-paper being prepared by the two Departments and to the start of a substantive and in-depth discussion in the coming session of the General Assembly.”
2009-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6153Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Sixth, we must ensure the strengthening of cooperation on the part of regional organizations under Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations and the enhancement of their capacities to develop structure and capacities for achieving the peaceful settlement of conflicts and fulfilling peacekeeping tasks at the regional level pursuant to a mandate from the Security Council under the umbrella of the United Nations and funded by it, particularly the African Union, which represents an unqualified success. Seventh, we must ensure the improvement of the procurement system and mission field support. Eighth, we must pursue development in the security sector and increase coordination and interaction between the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the Department of Field Support and the Department of Political Affairs.”
2009-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6153Resumption1 (2009) · source
“That requires more interaction with TCCs and expansion of their participation from the outset, as described in the Brahimi report, in reports by the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, and in recommendations by the international panel of 09-3860] experts on African peacekeeping operations. Efforts to address problems with peacekeeping should not be limited to its financial aspects but should also seek to strengthen the link between peacekeeping, financial and political plans, peacebuilding and comprehensive development.”
2009-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6153Resumption1 (2009) · source
“United Nations peacekeeping operations should be accompanied by an active political strategy that provides tools for support and backing from the international community so that there is a peace to keep, as the Secretary-General mentioned in his report on the work of the Organization to the sixty-third session of the General Assembly (A/63/l). Fourth, we must work to enhance trust among peacekeeping parties represented in the Security Council, the TCCs and the Secretariat, as well as trust and consent on the part of the host countries. Fifth, partnership between those parties is the basis for the legitimacy and sustainability of United Nations peacekeeping.”
2009-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6153Resumption1 (2009) · source
“First, we must address peacekeeping as one of several tools available to the United Nations within a series of political tools including preventive diplomacy, mediation and reconciliation, peacekeeping. and peacebuilding and long-term development. Second, we must ensure the clarity of mandates and cohesive political and military planning as means for achieving peacekeeping success and the goals for which these operations were established. Third, we must ensure the existence of an exit strategy and a parallel political process, as peacekeeping is part of the political solution, not an alternative to it.”
2009-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6153Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Now that we have dealt with our diagnosis of the problem and the reasons for not achieving the desired progress, there are a variety of initiatives to address the issue. These have different objectives and the various main bodies of the United Nations play their role in them, pushing for reform and strengthening the organizational structures to address the issue. This requires that we unify the Organization under one vision, as proposed by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Department of Field Support in the New Horizon non-paper, and that we contribute to discussing and drawing up plans to achieve these objectives. Here, Egypt proposes a number of elements that we hope will be taken into consideration in putting together the final elements of the non-paper.”
2009-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6153Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The root of the problem lies also in the lack of resources and capacities required to implement peacekeeping operations, resulting in donor fatigue on the part of the troop-contributing countries and major contributors to the peacekeeping budget. This financial dimension threatens the United Nations ability to immediately respond to all cases that require peacekeeping operations. It may regrettably oblige the Organization to choose between deteriorating situations in various countries and select only some of them for peacekeeping operations owing to a lack of necessary funds. This would threaten the credibility of the Organization in the field of the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2009-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6153Resumption1 (2009) · source
“In addition, there is an increased dependence on the part of host countries on the role and capacities of these missions, including their military and police capacity, in supporting fragile national capabilities in the areas of defence and internal security. When the United Nations does not work hard enough at building the capacities of post-conflict countries in these areas and other fields of development, peacekeeping operations end up having to be prolonged, and there is a lack of strong national alternatives for undertaking the same tasks, for preserving the stability and security achieved and for dealing effectively with peacebuilding and comprehensive economic development.”
2009-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6153Resumption1 (2009) · source
“This must be done through a practical vision that enhances the role of the United Nations by ensuring clarity in mandates and providing for the deployment needs of troops in terms of equipment, finances and logistical support in the field. How well we address this problem will depend on how well we identify its causes. Egypt believes that a major part of what we face is a result of the lack of success that the United Nations has had in fulfilling its expected role in terms of preventive diplomacy and efforts to prevent conflicts from erupting and evolving to the point where they become threats to international peace and security. It is also due to the inability of the Organization to address the root causes of existing conflicts and to the transformation of peacekeeping missions into missions for managing conflict.”
2009-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6153Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Undoubtedly, the expansion of United Nations peacekeeping activities during recent years and the deployment of over 115,000 personnel with an annual peacekeeping budget of over $8 billion necessitates an urgent and comprehensive review by the relevant United Nations bodies. Such a review must examine ways to respond to the increased demand for peacekeeping, which shows no sign of diminishing in the near future. It must also evaluate successes and failures and must indicate ways for addressing the gap between mandates decided by the Security Council and what peacekeeping operations can implement on the ground.”
2009-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6153Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Mr. Abdelaziz (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for the initiative of holding this important debate at a time when United Nations peacekeeping operations are witnessing accelerated developments and questions regarding the capability of the Organization to bear the increasing burden of expanding peacekeeping operations and implementing their complex mandates. I would also like to thank the two Under-Secretaries- General for Peacekeeping Operations and for Field Support for their briefings on the two Departments' visions for reform and related ideas contained in the New Horizon non-paper.”
2009-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6153Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Egypt believes that mediation processes have to be financed through formal contributions to the United Nations budget and that such processes should be listed in the Organization's budget among the special political missions. In this regard, we have previously suggested the establishment of a special account in order to avoid calculating such activities as extras in the budget. We will continue to support this proposal with a view to its adoption by the General Assembly, which is the principal organ originally mandated to deal with budgetary issues.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108 (2009) · source
“It also stresses the importance of coordination among various United Nations bodies, with due regard for gender balance in the appointment of mediators; of appointing appropriate trustworthy personnel to assume mediation roles; and of ensuring respect for the rules of international law in dealing with serious crimes, especially with respect to the scope of application of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. We accept most of the recommendation set out in the report, but Egypt observes with increasing concern the Secretary-General's attempt to finance all the mediation and mediation support activities through voluntary contributions, even though this could affect the neutrality of these efforts and lead to their failure.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108 (2009) · source
“The successes of the two organs can be enhanced by strengthening coordination in these activities between the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the African Union Commissioner. From the same perspective, we stress the centrality of enhancing the joint mediation efforts of the United Nations and the League of Arab States on the one hand and the Organization of the Islamic Conference on the other, in order to address issues involving Member States in the same manner in which the international community has recently been dealing with the case of Darfur. The report's consideration of lessons learned highlights the importance of preventing the repeated failure of mediation processes in a manner that could negatively affect efforts to reach a settlement.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108 (2009) · source
“We therefore agree with the Secretary-General observation in his report on the work of the organization at the sixty-third session of the General Assembly: that peacekeeping requires that there be a peace to keep. Accordingly, all parties should consider the role of the United Nations in addressing issues of concern at an early stage, before these issues evolve into conflicts that require intervention by the Security Council or the dispatch of a peacekeeping operation. From that perspective, Egypt emphasizes the critical importance of strengthening the organic link between the Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council and of deepening cooperation between those two organs in the field of mediation.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108 (2009) · source
“The Panel is also founded on its diversity, representing all African subregions, on the full independence and absolute impartiality of its members, and on their awareness of regional developments. Without doubt, the ability of the United Nations to mediate between nations is directly linked to its ability - particularly that of the Security Council - to deal effectively with conflicts when they arise. It is not enough for the United Nations to manage crises without making any real effort to settle disputes. That has led to the increase of peacekeeping operations to their current level, which endangers the chances of dispatching additional such missions in the near future. In this regard, Egypt believes that there is an organic link between deploying peacekeeping missions and attaining peace agreements.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108 (2009) · source
“Their work should also be based on the enhanced independence of the Secretary-General and his representatives as they assume their exceptional roles free of all influence. We in the African Union have accumulated mature experience in the field of mediation through the Panel of Eminent African Personalities. The Panel comprises a number of former leaders known for their wisdom, impartiality and justice. It meets periodically to follow up on developments in various African countries in a manner that allows for an incremental accumulation of information on disputes that might arise at different stages, and takes advantage of the trust that African leaders place in these eminent personalities. This trust has been built over the course of years and is founded on the record of achievements of every one of its members in their country of origin.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108 (2009) · source
“This can be achieved not only through the restructuring of the Department of Political Affairs, the establishment of the Mediation Support Unit and the strengthening of its capacity to assume the role for which it was created, but also by enhancing international conviction that the Secretary-General and his seniors assistants, who play the role of mediators, are starting with a neutral perspective, accurate information and realistic approaches. They should take into account all aspects relating to the cultural, political, religious, ethnic and other causes of international conflicts, independent of the views and visions of the Security Council members, in addressing situations in their early stages.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108 (2009) · source
“From this perspective, the United Nations and the Security Council in particular have a major responsibility in enhancing the trust of Member States in their capacity to mediate in an objective, transparent and neutral manner. That responsibility should be assumed in a way that provides the United Nations with an exceptional role in this field and in cooperation and coordination with regional and subregional organizations and arrangements. That role should directly influence the sovereign decisions of States, upon their request and approval, through arguments and negotiations demonstrating that the parties' interests can be served through such efforts. Those efforts must be made in accordance with the principles of national ownership and in respect for the relevant provisions of the Charter on sovereignty and regional security.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108 (2009) · source
“However, the report perpetuates the confusion between mediation activities aimed at preventing conflicts through preventive diplomacy, such as good offices and the facilitation of dialogue and mediation, and the settlement of disputes and post-conflict peacebuilding activities. It is also important to identify the range of mediation tasks that the United Nations can undertake while maintaining clear objectives and a time frame focused on the phase when a dispute among States or within a State is still at the stage of a difference of opinions. Such tasks must be undertaken before a crisis, if not settled, escalates into an international or internal conflict that threatens international peace and security and upon the request or the direct approval of the State or States concerned.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108 (2009) · source
“I should also like to thank Under-Secretary- General Lynn Pascoe for presenting the Secretary- General's report, and to associate myself with the statement to be delivered by the representative of Cuba on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. Despite the Secretary-General's intensive efforts to enhance the United Nations capacity to assume its mediation responsibilities, the implementation of the provisions of the 2005 World Summit Outcome Document (General Assembly resolution 60/1) as an informal framework for promoting peaceful settlement has yet to rise to the level of arbitration among parties.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108 (2009) · source
“Mr. Abdelaziz (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): I should like to thank you, Sir, for convening this open debate, and the Secretary-General for his report (S/2009/ 189) on enhancing mediation and its support activities, submitted pursuant to the presidential statement of 23 September 2008 (S/PRST/2008/36), adopted under the presidency of Burkina Faso. We pay tribute to the report's objectivity with respect to the importance of mediation as a means of preventing armed conflicts or of settling them in their early stages, before they escalate into armed conflicts threatening international peace and security. That is why this issue must be addressed at the international level through the Security Council.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108 (2009) · source
“Egypt also appreciates the effective way in which the United States, under its new Administration, is addressing the questions of peace in the Middle East and a peaceful settlement of the Palestinian issue based on the two-State solution, the principle of land for peace, Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 1397 (2002), 1515 (2003) and 1850 (2008) and the Arab Peace Initiative, which constitute a comprehensive framework for a definitive solution. That would allow a return to the path of peace and lead to the establishment of an independent Palestinian State, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and an end to the Israeli occupation of Syrian and Lebanese territories. We look forward to the success of those efforts towards a comprehensive settlement.”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100 (2009) · source
“The international community has clear obligations regarding the maintenance of peace and security in the Middle East. The obligation to respect and to ensure respect for international law and international humanitarian law in all circumstances cannot be shirked. The situation in the occupied Arab territories must not be an exception. Egypt believes that the Security Council must intensify its efforts to address the grave situation in the occupied Palestinian territory in all its aspects so as to compel the occupying Power to end its violations and to respect its commitments under international law and the resolutions adopted by the Council, as this is the only true way to achieve an environment conducive to real peace.”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100 (2009) · source
“As a result, the need to effectively address these incidents will be imposed upon the international community, and the Security Council in particular. In the framework of addressing the conflict in the Middle East, we cannot ignore or overlook the implementation of resolution 1701 (2006) concerning Lebanon. Egypt is gravely concerned about the failure to fully implement resolution 1701 (2006) as a result of Israel's continuing occupation of the Lebanese part of the village of Ghajar, its non-cooperation with the Secretary-General's attempts to settle the situation in the area of Shaba'a farms, and its persistent violations of Lebanese airspace and territorial waters. This behaviour has raised tensions that the Security Council has to address as part of its efforts to achieve stability in the Middle East.”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100 (2009) · source
“In this context, we look forward to the results of the investigation by the Board of Inquiry that was dispatched by the Secretary-General to the Gaza Strip to probe incidents of death or injury among United Nations personnel or of damage to United Nations premises during the Israeli aggression. We also look forward to the results of the investigations of these incidents by the committee established by the Human Rights Council for that purpose as well as that of the international fact-finding mission set up by the League of Arab States. There is no doubt that these investigations will bring the full truth to light and clarify the events that occurred in violation of international law and international humanitarian law.”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100 (2009) · source