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Abdelaziz

lines on the record: 873
first: 1999-05-14
most recent: 2023-07-27
sittings or episodes: 80
sources: un-security-council

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“At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on Brazil’s presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. I also want to express our appreciation to the Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process for her remarkable briefing to the Council. We are meeting today at a time when the world is shifting its focus to our Arab region, which has recently witnessed a growing international movement. We hope that movement will attract more international attention to the main issues in our Arab region and the Palestinian question above all, including through more effective participation by the major Powers, regardless of their orientation or affiliation.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The Security Council should coordinate and consult with international and regional stakeholders in order to revive direct negotiations between the two parties, based on the two-State solution, international agreements and terms of reference, including the Arab Peace Initiative, in order to establish an independent Palestinian State along the lines of 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
2022-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9021Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Sixthly, and finally, the Security Council should invest seriously in the progress that has been achieved through the various negotiation mechanisms within and outside the United Nations and should build on what has been achieved, including by the Munich group and the six-party meeting of Foreign Ministers and the heads of intelligence services as well as other high- level meetings between the Arab and Israeli leaderships in order to relaunch the peace process.”
2022-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9021Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Fifthly, the Council should help the Palestinian people complete the process of national reconciliation and organize the deferred national elections as soon as possible, so as to pave the way for bilateral negotiations with Palestine based on the two-State solution and the principle of land for peace, and also to support the unification of the Palestinian people in order to guarantee the success of the negotiating process.”
2022-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9021Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The League of Arab States commends the internal reforms taking place within UNRWA and thanks the countries that have been voluntarily contributing to bridging the funding gaps resulting from global inflation, the coronavirus disease pandemic and the Ukrainian crisis. We particularly commend the contributions made by the Arab States that have been contributing on the basis of their Arab nationalistic sense of responsibility towards Arab refugees, although they are not responsible for the disasters and conflicts that have caused those refugees to flee their homeland and settle in refugee camps. The League of Arab States calls on the donor countries and international funding institutions to support UNRWA and its efforts.”
2022-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9021Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Thirdly, the Council should intensify efforts to reinvigorate the peace process in the Middle East and assist the Quartet at the ministerial level to start preparing for direct negotiations between Israel and Palestine, leading to the convening of the international peace conference that President Abu Mazen requested from the Secretary-General Guterres in his repeated calls to the Council since 2018 and during recent sessions of the General Assembly. Fourthly, the Council should provide maximum support for Palestinian refugees by continuously supporting the activities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and guaranteeing access for Palestinian refugees to the Agency’s services in host countries, as well as guaranteeing sustainable funding to UNRWA and its projects and programmes.”
2022-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9021Resumption1 (2022) · source
“First, the Security Council must decisively and immediately provide maximum protection for the unarmed Palestinian people from the brutality of the occupation forces and armed settlers, especially in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and prevent the partition of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in time and in space. The Council should also support the historical and legal status quo of East Jerusalem, as one of the five final-status issues that can be settled only through direct negotiations. Secondly, the Council should organize an urgent field visit to the occupied Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem, to witness the deteriorating situation and contribute to enhancing regional and international efforts towards calm and seeking the best means to return to direct negotiations between Palestine and Israel, under international observation.”
2022-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9021Resumption1 (2022) · source
“We also ask the Council to immediately intervene to stop any foreign interference by regional and international Powers in the internal affairs of Arab States, allowing those States to settle their issues through joint Arab efforts and cooperation among the United Nations, the Security Council and the Arab League. In that framework, the League of Arab States reiterates the importance of the outcome adopted by the fourth meeting of the Arab Ministerial Committee for International Action against Illegal Israeli Policies and Measures in Al-Quds, held on 21 April, concerning the Israeli violations and measures against Al-Haram Al-Sharif, and we call on the Security Council to take the following urgent measures to restore its credibility in the eyes of Arab peoples, especially in terms of the way in which it deals with the Palestinian question.”
2022-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9021Resumption1 (2022) · source
“That is also true concerning issues related to Syria, Yemen, Lebanon, Libya, Iraq, the Sudan and Somalia, as well as other crises and conflicts that have been escalating owing to the intervention in the affairs of Arab States by well-known regional and international Powers aimed at achieving their own national interests at the expense of those of the Arab States. The same Powers have also been exploiting the current contradictions in international relations, including those within the Council. The League of Arab States calls on the Security Council to seek justice in dealing with the Arab issues on its agenda and to accord them greater attention, in line with the approach adopted by the Council with perseverance and determination to other international issues.”
2022-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9021Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The international community, and the Security Council in particular, should take into account the anger and frustration of the Arab peoples at the policy of double standards, especially given the contrast between how the international community is effectively dealing with recent European developments and their political, humanitarian and economic consequences on the one hand, and the dealing of the same international committee hesitantly with protracted Arab issues and their economic, humanitarian and political consequences, on the other, in particular the Palestinian question.”
2022-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9021Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The goal is a peaceful settlement that would put an end to the occupation and establish an independent Palestinian State along the borders of 1967, as an alternative to the violence and counter-violence resulting from the anger and frustration of the Palestinian people owing to Israeli increased violations and the lack of any political horizon for the peace process. That requires the international community to pay the necessary attention to the deteriorating situation in the Middle East, especially to the Palestinian question, which is central and primary cause for the Arab people.”
2022-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9021Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The League of Arab States also warns against the catastrophic consequences of the lack of a political horizon for a peaceful settlement, as per the international and regional agreements based on the principle of land for peace, the two-State solution and the Arab Peace Initiative. We would also warn against the escalation of economic pressure on the Palestinian people and the State of Palestine and on Palestinian refugees under the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. We call for an intensification of regional and international efforts to restore comprehensive calm and for the relaunching of serious, direct and effective negotiations aimed at restoring confidence in the international multilateral system, the United Nations and the peace process itself.”
2022-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9021Resumption1 (2022) · source
“We reiterate that the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is the sole, legally responsible entity entrusted with administering access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque for non-Muslims. We also stress the principal responsibility of the Security Council in implementing its resolutions relating to East Jerusalem, as well as its responsibilities to support institutional and Islamic work and intensify its support for Jerusalem and its residents, including the roles of the Al-Quds Committee and the Arab Ministerial Committee of the Arab League, entrusted with international coordination to counter the illegal Israeli policies and procedures in occupied Jerusalem.”
2022-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9021Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The Arab League and its Member States reject all Israeli illegal practices seeking to change the historic and legal status quo of the Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif, which Israel aims at partitioning in time and in space. The Arab League condemns such practices, which constitute a blatant violation of international law and Israel’s legal responsibilities as an occupying Power. The Arab League also strongly condemns the recent Israeli attacks and dangerous escalation, as well as the hundreds of injuries and arrests and the infliction of severe damage on the facilities of Al-Haram Al-Sharif. At the same time, the League of Arab States emphasizes the need for Israel to respect the historical and legal status quo of the Al-Haram Al-Sharif as a place of worship for Muslims.”
2022-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9021Resumption1 (2022) · source
“It continues its severe attacks against the Palestinian people and its flagrant violations of the sanctity of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, as well as its support for the extremist settlers, their attacks on worshippers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque and their physical abuse of them while they pray during the holy month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic religion. That represents blatant defiance of the followers of the Abrahamic religions, in particular at the holy sites in the occupied Palestinian territories, particularly in occupied East Jerusalem, the capital of the independent Palestinian State, without the slightest respect for international law, international humanitarian law or international human rights law, as well as the letter and spirit of the recent Abraham Accords.”
2022-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9021Resumption1 (2022) · source
“At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on presiding over of the Security Council for the month of April. We also express our appreciation to Mr. Tor Wennesland for his comprehensive briefing to the Council today and for his tireless efforts as Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. Our meeting takes place today as the Israeli Government persists in its strict colonial settlement policy, which is in blatant violation of the international will and Security Council resolutions, particularly resolution 2334 (2016). Against the backdrop of the lack of international accountability, Israel also persists in its racist escalatory policies.”
2022-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9021Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The League of Arab States is fully prepared to support any action by the Security Council, the Secretary-General, the Middle East Quartet and other peace-loving parties to resume direct negotiations between Palestine and Israel with a view to establishing an independent Palestinian State with East Jerusalem as its capital along June 1967 borders.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950 (2022) · source
“Fifthly, the Security Council must ensure respect for the historical and legal status of East Jerusalem and support the Jordanian custodianship of the holy sites, including the Al-Haram Al-Sharif. Sixthly, Palestinians’ ability to achieve national reconciliation must be promoted and national elections must be held as soon as possible while all reconstruction and economic development efforts must be supported. As mentioned by Ambassador Greenfield of the United States of America in that regard, all current Council members have diplomatic relations with Israel and they must use them to complete the formal visit of the Council to the occupied Palestinian territories, for which we have been calling for years, to no avail, in order to bear witness to the suffering of the Palestinian people under occupation and advance peace efforts.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950 (2022) · source
“In that regard, the League of Arab States commends the work of the conscientious Norwegian leadership of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for the Coordination of the International Assistance to Palestinians to that end. Fourthly, a double standard must not be applied and Israel must be held accountable for all violations against the Palestinian people. As stressed by Minister Al-Malki today, prejudice actions must be eliminated, especially when addressing Israeli human rights violations. If they are not deterred, they could bring back scenes of apartheid and genocide, which we have all denounced in Council and General Assembly resolutions. We have all committed to applying the principle of “never again” to such atrocities against any people, in particular an occupied people.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950 (2022) · source
“Secondly, unarmed Palestinians must be provided maximum protection from the oppression of the occupation authorities and armed settlers supported by them, by holding Council meetings to consider the report of the Secretary-General that was submitted to the tenth emergency special session of the General Assembly in August 2018 (see A/ES-10/794), which includes clear protection options for the Palestinian people. Thirdly, maximum support must be provided to Palestinian refugees everywhere through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, while guaranteeing the access of Palestinian refugees to its services in all host countries and working to fill its funding gaps and increase voluntary contributions from donor countries and organizations.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950 (2022) · source
“The Council strongly insists on a genuine negotiation process between Israel and Palestine, leading to the establishment of an independent Palestinian State pursuant to the principle of the two- State solution, which has been internationally agreed. That requires the Security Council to shoulder special responsibilities in important main areas that need effective international action, including the following. First, the benefits of the Middle East Quartet must be maximized by holding ministerial meetings to prepare for direct negotiations between Israel and Palestine, leading to an international conference for peace, as requested by President Mahmoud Abbas to the Secretary-General in his repeated statements before the Council in 2018 and 2019 and before successive sessions of the General Assembly.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950 (2022) · source
“The new Israeli Government is also illegally designating civil society organizations that defend the rights of the brave Palestinian people as terrorist organizations, which is also a violation of all international human rights norms. Without a doubt, the claim of the new Israeli Government that it cannot change the vicious settlement policy of the previous Government and that it is unwilling to make any compromises in peace negotiation processes cannot be justified by the fragility of the Israeli Government’s coalition or the fear that such compromises would threaten the survival of the current Government. The international community, in particular the Security Council, will not be fooled by such claims.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950 (2022) · source
“Despite the adoption of terms of references in Madrid, Oslo and Annapolis and of Security Council resolutions pertaining to the principle of land for peace as a main term of reference for the peace process, we continue to see tireless efforts being made by the new Israeli Government to change this principle into “peace for peace” instead of “land for peace” by gradually strengthening relations with the Arab States while simultaneously continuing to violate the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, including continued violation of the provisions of resolution 2334 (2016), by increasing its settlement and colonial activities in order to change the reality on the Palestinian ground and by providing military protection to settlers and joining in their monstrous attacks against unarmed Palestinian people while confiscating their territories and properties and forcefully displacing them in Sheikh Jarrah, Silwan and other areas, in violation of all international laws and norms.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950 (2022) · source
“We would also like to emphasize the strong condemnation of the Arab League and its Secretary- General of the terrorist attack by the Houthi militias two days ago targeting vital facilities in the United Arab Emirates and leading to civilian casualties.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950 (2022) · source
“I would like to begin my statement by congratulating Norway on presiding over the Security Council for the month of January and by personally welcoming you, Madam President, along with the ministers present and the new members of the Security Council. I would like to thank Mr. Tor Wennesland for his exceptional briefing today and for his tireless efforts as Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. The League of Arab States aligns itself with the statement just delivered by the Permanent Representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt on behalf of the Group of Arab States in New York.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950 (2022) · source
“It reiterates its full solidarity with Lebanon and will continue to provide political and economic support to its Government and all its constitutional institutions. In conclusion, the League of Arab States calls on the United Nations, including the Security Council and the Secretary-General, to make tireless efforts to ease tensions in the Middle East. They should encourage all parties to exercise the utmost restraint, stop foreign interference in the affairs of Arab States, including by neighbouring countries in the region, and instead promote political action, not military confrontation, in the context of good-neighbourliness, peaceful coexistence, mutual respect and fruitful and constructive cooperation with a view to achieving the common goals.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“We demand that the Security Council call for the withdrawal of the aggressor forces from Syrian territories and the removal of the illegal buffer zones that they have set up there. In the same vein, the League of Arab States supports international efforts to restore calm and stability in Yemen. We are working with stakeholders to strengthen the commitment to a political solution and to implement the Stockholm and Riyadh agreements. We support the leading role of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its efforts to achieve the desired political settlement. The League of Arab States congratulates its brothers in Algeria and the Sudan on the peaceful transformations in response to the people’s will.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“We reiterate our full support for the political process in Libya and we emphasize our ongoing readiness to work with the United Nations, the African Union and the European Union in order to peacefully resolve the crisis, including by implementing the agreement made recently at the Berlin conference. At the same time, the League of Arab States underlines its interest in Syria’s affairs and its commitment to Syria’s unity and territorial integrity, while seeking to overcome the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the country. We welcome resolution 2504 (2020), on the renewal of the work of the cross-border aid mechanism for Syria. The League of Arab States reiterates its position rejecting the recent military aggression in northern Syria.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“The League of Arab States stresses the need to respect the Charter of the United Nations, uphold its well-established rules and implement them within the multilateral framework, in accordance with presidential statement S/PRST/2020/1, adopted at the high- level debate convened by Viet Nam on 9 January, on upholding the United Nations Charter (see S/PV.8699 et seq.). We thank Viet Nam for organizing that debate. Regrettably, such interference was not limited to foreign military action on Iraqi territory. It also included increasing foreign interference in Libyan affairs. The League of Arab States rejects foreign interference in Libya’s affairs, including military intervention, and affirms the need to prevent the transfer of foreign fighters, mercenaries, terrorists and extremists to Libya.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Despite the success we achieved in eliminating Da’esh and in restoring peace and stability in Iraq, the Middle East has seen a wave of grave escalation at the beginning of this year. More than ever before, our region needs de-escalation and calm, which will be brought about by ending foreign interference in the internal affairs of Arab States, in particular by non-Arab neighbouring countries. The League of Arab States has condemned and cautioned at the highest level against such intervention, which has negative repercussions on Arab regional security.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“We call for an end to all settlement activities and related confiscations, displacement and demolitions, which are at variance with international law. We call on countries that have yet to recognize the State of Palestine to do so expeditiously in order to uphold international legitimacy, which is under threat. We call on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open investigations into violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law. The Prosecutor of the ICC has concluded that the conditions have been met for launching an investigation in order to promote the principles of accountability and prosecution. Israel has always been the exception where those principles are concerned because of pressure from some international Powers.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“With the assistance of the League of Arab States, it has also stepped up its efforts to increase international recognition of the State of Palestine from States that have not yet recognized it officially, and to gain international recognition of the fact that the State of Palestine is eligible to fulfil the obligations of full-fledged membership in the United Nations, following its outstanding success chairing the Group of 77 and China with great efficiency in 2019, as acknowledged by all international and regional actors at the United Nations. The members of the League of Arab States demand that the Council take a decisive position in order to stop the flagrant violation of international legitimacy and ensure respect for resolution 2334 (2016).”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“They also seek to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over illegitimate settlements and to impose that reality on the ground by using heavy military force, in contravention of international humanitarian law and international human rights law. Despite the obstacles to implementing the international consensus to establish an independent Palestinian State, with East Jerusalem as its capital, along the 4 June 1967 borders, the Palestinian Authority believes in a just and comprehensive peace and continues to build the pillars of the Palestinian State by preparing for the holding of Palestinian presidential and legislative elections, including in East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Therefore, hopes for a return to credible peace negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis on the five final status issues have waned because the Palestinian side no longer views Israel as a credible partner in the peace process and has given up hope in the neutrality and integrity of those responsible for the peace process. The situation has been further exacerbated by the illegitimate Israeli decisions that have been recognized by the United States. Those decisions relentlessly seek to eliminate the prospects for the two-State solution, in contravention of all international parameters of legitimacy, to recognize Al-Quds as the capital of Israel and to eliminate the problem of refugees by attacking the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Since the adoption of resolution 2334 (2016), which affirms the illegality or illegitimacy of settlements, there has been a relentless increase in the number of Israeli settlements, right under the nose of the Security Council, at a dire rate not seen since the conclusion of the Oslo Accords in 1993. That was also confirmed by the announcement of the construction of 2,000 new settlement units from the beginning of this year and the transformation of large portions of Area C into nature reserves. There has also been an increase in the number of demolitions and further displacement in order to ensure geographical contiguity between settlements and East Jerusalem.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“At the start of 2020, the Middle East is facing one of its worst crises — one that could lead to a major military confrontation of catastrophic consequences, in which international Powers struggle with each other and with regional Powers adjacent to our region to settle their affairs on Arab territory. The ongoing crisis is compounded by another crisis of international legitimacy, the Palestinian question, which is deteriorating every day, as underscored in the briefings made by Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo and Assistant Secretary- General Mueller yesterday morning (see S/PV.8706).”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Other Arab States will follow suit in coordination with the League of Arab States. In conclusion, and in the context of commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), the League of Arab States reiterates the need to optimize the use of presidential statement S/PRST/2019/5 of 13 June, on the promotion of cooperation between the Security Council and the League of Arab States. That included areas such as early warning, preventive diplomacy, peacekeeping operations and the sustainability of peace, We can be successful in none of those areas without the participation of Arab women in the maintenance of peace and security. The League of Arab States looks forward to the consultations that will take place with the United Nations towards reaching a consultative framework in that regard. The meeting ruse at 6pm.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source
“The League of Arab States has also maintained constructive cooperation with the United Nations, as epitomized by the outcome of the first Arab Ministerial Council on Women, Peace and Security in the Arab region, which was held by the League of Arab States in late 2018. In March 2019, the conference adopted important recommendations at the ministerial level on implementing the agenda, including the establishment of an emergency committee for protecting women in armed conflict in the Arab region and the creation of the Arab Women Mediators Network as one of the mechanisms of the aforementioned committee. Within that intensive campaign, Iraq, Palestine, Jordan, Tunisia and Lebanon reiterated their commitments to implementing resolution 1325 (2000) by declaring and carrying out their national action plans.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source
“At the regional level, the Ministerial Council of the League of Arab States adopted the Strategy for the Protection of Arab Women in 2015 as a regional strategy and an implementation action plan for the protection of Arab women, and as a significant step towards raising the awareness of officials and actors in connection with regional and international resolutions with a view to implementing them through the provision of protection for women and girls in the Arab region. The strategy includes four pillars for supporting the effective participation of women and girls: promoting their roles in leadership, ensuring conflict prevention, protecting against conflict and all forms of violence against women and guaranteeing that all women and girls in the Arab region have their relief needs met.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source
“Significant gaps remain with respect to gender- equality, however, as explained in the Secretary- General's report (S/2019/800), despite the Organization's progress in terms of implementing the resolution. There are still significant challenges within the Arab world that undermine the effective participation of women in peace and security activities. In order to address such challenges, it is important to ensure the integrated and simultaneous implementation of the recommendations of the 2015 review and to strengthen cooperation between the United Nations, in particular the Security Council, and regional organizations and Member States.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source
“The results of that work have been seen in various regions throughout the Arab world, including the establishment of the Yemeni Women's Technical Advisory Group, whose advice can be used to support peace operations, and the establishment of the Syrian Women's Advisory Board and the Syrian Civil Society Support Room for reaching a permanent political settlement in Syria, which contributed to reaching an agreement on the participation of women in the Constitutional Committee's membership at nearly 30 per cent. We also note the effective participation of women parliamentarians, representatives and ministers in the Libyan delegations that attended the Palermo conference in November 2018, along with the establishment of the Women's Advisory Group on reconciliation and political affairs in Iraq, among other activities.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source
“At the outset, we thank the Security Council presidencies of South Africa and the United Kingdom for providing the opportunity to assess the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). The League of Arab States welcomes the new policy adopted by the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs on promoting the political analysis of conflicts, taking into account gender perspectives and encouraging the participation of women in all stages of peace operations, including field operations. The League of Arab States also commends the tireless and relentless efforts of the Secretary-General and his Special Envoys to promote the presence and participation of women in mediation work and peace operations.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source
“We will spare no effort to support the work done in Yemen by Mr. Griffiths in his capacity as the Special Envoy. We will continue our support for the stabilization efforts under way in Algeria, the Sudan, Somalia, Iraq and other Arab States. We hope to step up our cooperation and joint action with the United Nations and with all other regional and political organization in order to bring peace and security to the Middle East.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“We also stress Syria's sovereignty over the Golan, in accordance with resolution 497 (1981), which was adopted unanimously. We also reiterate that we are ready to officially refer the issue to the Security Council and the International Court of Justice, notwithstanding the fact that Syria's membership in the League is still suspended. We are undertaking consultations in that regard with the parties concerned, in coordination with the Arab member in the Security Council. In conclusion, the League of Arab States will continue to play its key role, together with the United Nations, the African Union and the European Union, in support of the efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Ghassan Salame, to bring about comprehensive peace.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“The League nevertheless reiterates the need to stop Turkey's military aggression in Syria and the withdrawal of all Turkish aggressive forces from Syria. We call on the Security Council to shoulder its responsibilities and ensure the prevention of any provisional agreement that would undermine the territorial integrity and unity of Syria or have a negative impact on the international efforts under way that have enabled the eradication of Da'esh in Iraq and countered its activities in Syria, the latest of which was the targeting the leader of Da'esh in the north-western part of Syria, which was announced yesterday. In that regard, the League of Arab States reiterates the contents of the outcome document of the regular Arab Summit held in Tunisia, which refused to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Arab Golan.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“While we were expecting a de-escalated situation thanks to the efforts ofthe Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, leading to the establishment of the Constitutional Committee, we were surprised by the withdrawal of United States forces from the north-eastern part of Syria, which enabled Turkey to launch a military offensive in Syria with a view to establish a buffer zone. Although Syria is a suspended member of the League of Arab States, on 12 October the Council of Ministers of the League adopted resolution 8454, condemning fully the Turkish act of military aggression and explicitly calling on the Security Council to intervene to stop it. We commend the efforts undertaken by the United States and Russia, which have led to successive agreements with Turkey, including ambiguous arrangements on Arab Syrian territory.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“Thirdly, Arab States are committed to meeting all challenges and countering flagrant Iranian interference under international law, international legitimacy and the Charter of the United Nations, while compelling Iran to meet its obligations as a State Member of the United Nations and as a neighbouring country of the Arab States in the Arabian Gulf. That will also avoid any military confrontation in our region. Our region has seen other developments with regard to the issue of Syria.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“Secondly, all countries ofthe League of Arab States stand in full solidarity with the States of the Arabian Gulf in countering threats and acts of aggression. We urge the Security Council and various international and regional Powers to redouble their international cooperation to ensure international and regional peace and security while forcefully and decisively confronting attempts to threaten energy security, safety of maritime facilities in the Arabian Gulf and other waterways whether by Iran or its followers.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“The recent Arab ministerial meetings held in Cairo in September and the ministerial coordination meeting held at the beginning of the seventy-fourth session of the General Assembly adopted declarations confirming the firm and unequivocal position of the Arab League, including the need for the Security Council to counter these threats. Although we have communicated all of those statements to the Secretary-General to be circulated to the Security Council and the General Assembly as official documents, I will focus only on their most salient points. First, we condemn Iranian interference in the domestic affairs of Arab States, in particular in the Arabian Gulf region. We condemn military actions carried out and supported by Iran against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and in the Gulf of Oman.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“We welcome the reports on illegitimate Israeli settlement activities, which are provided pursuant to resolution 2334 (2016), which is and will remain a milestone in the work of the Council and a cornerstone ofinternational legitimacy that must be respected. Iran's flagrant interference in the internal affairs of Arab countries continues. Iran is supporting terrorist organizations and cells that are opposed to the Governments of Arab countries, which is a source of deep concern for the League of Arab States and the international community. That is why the Arab Summit, held in Mecca in May, dealt with that issue and issued the Mecca communique, reaffirming the declaration issued at the previous Arab Summit held in Tunisia.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source