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Abdelaziz

lines on the record: 873
first: 1999-05-14
most recent: 2023-07-27
sittings or episodes: 80
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“The League hopes that peace negotiations on all issues between the Palestinian and Israeli parties will begin as soon as the new Israeli Government is formed, based on the internationally agreed parameters, the Oslo Accords, the Madrid principles and the Arab Peace Initiative. We are convinced that the international actors, especially the Security Council, will provide their support for a comprehensive and just solution to the Palestinian question and the Arab-Israeli conflict in its entirety. Meanwhile, we commend all the efforts of the Secretary-General and his Special Coordinator, Mr. Mladenov.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“We call for effectively countering the Israeli settlements brutal attacks against Palestinian territories. The defenceless Palestinian people must be protected against Israeli attacks. The Security Council must consider the alternatives proposed by the Secretary-General in his report (A/73/346), following the resumption of the tenth emergency special session of the General Assembly on 13 June 2018. We also underscore the importance of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and its role in assisting Palestinian refugees and meeting their humanitarian needs until they are allowed to enjoy the right to return in accordance with General Assembly resolution 194 (III) of 1948 and until a comprehensive andjust solution to the Palestinian question is reached.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“The League of Arab States is extremely concerned about the electoral crisis in Israel, which means that there is currently no recognized partner in the peace process. Nevertheless, we underscore once again the unchanging principles and international parameters underpinning the peace process, most importantly the two-State solution, the establishment of a Palestinian State within the 4 June 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and the need for negotiations to include the five key issues of the final status: settlements, water, refugees, security and Jerusalem. The League reiterates its rejection of any unilateral decision that would undermine the Palestinian negotiating position in any final peace negotiations. We also reiterate our refusal to change the status of Al-Quds Al-Sharif.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council and to thank you for holding this important meeting, which coincides with a number of significant international developments concerning stability in the Middle East region. Those developments required the League of Arab States to convene a number of extraordinary meetings at the summit and ministerial levels, while the Security Council is still incapable of effectively dealing with them although they are directly linked to the maintenance of international peace and security. There are many hotbeds of tension throughout the Arab world. However, the Palestinian question remains at the heart of such tension.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“We call on the Security Council and the Secretary- General to implement the decisions adopted at the three Arab summits convened in Mecca on 30 May 2019, as well as the Arab Summit held in Tunisia, concerning Iranian interference in the internal affairs of Arab States in the Arabian Gulf and the Iranian threat to peace and security in the Arab world. Iran supports extremist organizations so as to destabilize the region by fanning the flames of violence and sectarian, racial and ethnic conflicts. We are convinced that the Security Council can realize those goals by immediately taking action.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“Against that backdrop, the League of Arab States once again supports the political declaration issued by the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries in July. We reject any recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan, in accordance with resolution 497 (1981). We believe that it is necessary to respect the relevant terms of reference and not allow anyone to change the reality on the ground either through the use of military force or through illegitimate political support. It is necessary to preserve Syrian sovereignty over those territories and the territorial unity of the Syrian Arab Republic. Syrian territories remain Arab land in accordance with the decisions of the League of Arab States, despite the suspension of Syria's membership in the League of Arab States.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“The League ofArab States believes that this - and not the prioritizing of the economic sphere as a means to satisfy Palestinian aspirations to the detriment of finding a political solution, while ignoring their fundamental rights and freedoms - is in contravention of international law, and the Security Council remains responsible for the violations committed by Israel at the holy sites, including excavation activities, such as the digging of a tunnel under Silwan in East Jerusalem - foreshadowing a tragic fate for the Al-Aqsa Mosque. It is necessary to end Israeli practices aimed at illegitimately and forcibly altering the historic and demographic character of Jerusalem. We support the decisions adopted by the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“It is especially meaningful as, this year, we are celebrating the seventieth anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, which provide a clear legal framework for the protection of the Palestinian people under occupation, while enabling them to enjoy their inalienable rights, including the establishment of an independent Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital and within the June 4, 1967 borders, through transparent negotiations focused on the five questions concerning the final status of Jerusalem and refugees.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“We must once again discuss the issue of report of the Secretary-General on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (S/2018/462), which addresses the plight of the Palestinian people under occupation and was discussed at the resumption of the tenth emergency special session ofthe General Assembly, on 13 June 2018 (see A/ES-lO/PV.38).”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“They also flout the 2004 advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice concerning the legality of the construction of the separation wall in the occupied Palestinian territories and the Israeli demolition of dozens of Palestinian homes in Sur Baher and Wadi Al-Hummus, to the south of Jerusalem, following the expulsion of its residents under the pretext that their houses were too close to the separation wall. All of that is intended to forge a connection between the Israeli settlements and Al-Quds, which is in violation of the agreed terms of reference. It is critical that the perpetrators of those violations be held accountable for their actions.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“They go hand in hand with acts of provocation and incitement, including attacks and assaults by the occupying forces and Israeli settlers on Palestinian civilians, holy sites and places of worship in occupied East Jerusalem, as well as Israel's attempt to alter the historic status of Al-Quds Al-Sharif and other holy sites. In response, the League of Arab States calls on the Security Council to ensure that Israel, the occupying Power, puts an end to its warmongering activities, in particular the forced expulsion of the Palestinian people; the demolition of their houses and the confiscation of their land, property and belongings; settlement activities and the annexation of Palestinian land, all of which are illegal practices that flout Security Council resolutions.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“The League of Arab States calls on the Security Council to reiterate its full support for the status of Jerusalem, in line with existing resolutions, in order to define it as a holy city for the faithful of the three main monotheistic religions: Judaism, Islam and Christianity. The Security Council also needs to call for full respect for the holy sites in the city, including those that are under the historic guardianship of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, thanks to the support of the Al-Quds Committee, which is affiliated with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Israeli attempts to confer a religious nature upon the Arab-Israeli conflict are underhanded.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“That remains a core issue that must be resolved as part of the final resolution, which needs to be the fruit of direct negotiations between the two parties 4 Israelis and Palestinians. There should be no interference in these direct negotiations and no thumbing the nose at international law. Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 2334 (2016) must be upheld. Also to be upheld are the General Assembly's own decisions and resolutions, particularly those adopted at its resumed emergency and regular sessions, notably resolution 73/22, of 30 November 2018, on Jerusalem.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“Steps should be taken to prevent Israel from failing to live up to its obligations under international law. Israel occupied East Jerusalem in 1967 and is now trying to claim that Jerusalem, as an undivided city, is its capital. It is trying to impose Israeli sovereignty on a de facto basis, moving forward with the claim that this was the case under the British mandate before 1948. That is a refusal to recognize Security Council resolutions, which make the status of the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip, very clear. The League of Arab States reaffirms that Israel has no sovereignty claim over East Jerusalem or over any part of the city.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“Israel, however, is undaunted and continues to speak in incendiary and provocative terms, including here in the Security Council. Israel tries to stoke religious tensions and to debate this as a religious conflict. That demonstrates a flagrant lack of respect for the international community and an attempt to continue its violations of the rights of the Palestinian people. Israel seeks to entrench its illegal occupation of Palestinian territory. All of that should spur the Security Council to be more objective and to take steps to guarantee respect for the religious texts of the three great monotheistic religions. The Council should also take steps to prevent Israel from interpreting these religious texts in a perverse manner in an effort to justify its political stance as an occupying Power.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“It does so by seeking to depict this political and regional conflict, which was triggered by the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory, as a religious conflict. Israel exploits the Security Council as a forum for its hate speech and misinformation, contradicting the actual reporting on what is happening, particularly with regard to the sacred sites of East Jerusalem. Israel and the United States of America have failed in their bold attempt to change the historic status of Jerusalem. It was an underhanded attempt to try and garner international recognition ofIsraeli claims to the holy city. These attempts by Israel and the United States run counter to concerted international opposition, at the forefront of which are the General Assembly and the Security Council.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“The Security Council is meeting today to conduct its periodic review of the progress made towards achieving peace in the Middle East, and to ensure that Israel, the occupying Power, is respecting its commitments according to the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations, international law and the decisions of the Security Council pertaining to the peaceful resolution of the Palestinian question. Notwithstanding the report's details about continuing Israeli violations of the resolution's provisions, a close follow-up of developments since the last periodic review (see S/PV.8517) demonstrate a growing tendency on the part of Israel to try and cover up its violations.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“Most important, there must be accountability for all violations of international humanitarian law and the norms and principles of the Geneva Conventions, and above all for the international legitimacy represented by the Council and its ability to oblige whomever dares violate those provisions to commit to them and be held accountable. The League of Arab States has confidence in the ability of the Security Council to do so.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“Humanitarian assistance must therefore not be halted, especially for those who cannot meet their basic needs. We must support impartial and fair organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Red Crescent Society, as well as facilitate their work instead of impeding and restricting it. We must also increase humanitarian funding, particularly for UNRWA. States must implement the commitments they undertook under the Geneva Conventions 70 years ago, within a framework of transparency and credibility.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“That failure encouraged Israel, the occupying Power, to proceed with ending the Temporary International Presence in Hebron, which had been ongoing since 1994. That was another flagrant violation by Israel of all its commitments on the protection of civilians in accordance with Geneva Conventions, especially given that the justifications for establishing the International Presence to protect the defenceless Palestinian people still exist, as does, moreover, the continued illegal occupation of Palestinian territories. The international community, and the Security Council in particular, has a duty to robustly defend humanitarian work based on international legal principles. All Member States must fight against any exploitation of humanitarian work, as well as against manipulating or politicizing it.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“One permanent Council members has even used its veto to stand against the international collective will and portrayed Hamas and Islamic Jihad as those responsible, and not Israel, the occupying Power, which continues to violate the Geneva Conventions without deterrence. The tenth emergency special session of the General Assembly, which reconvened on 13 June 2018, adopted resolution ES-10/20, which requested the Secretary- General to submit a report on specific proposals for the establishment ofa mechanism to protect the Palestinian people. Although the Secretary-General indeed submitted his report to both the General Assembly and the Security Council, the Council neither discussed it, at even a single meeting, nor sought to agree on a mechanism for the protection of the Palestinian people under occupation.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“Any discussion on the protection of civilians must include the protection of the defenceless Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territories from the cruelty of the Israeli occupation and settlers, who have been shedding the blood of Palestinian civilians especially since the incidents of Earth Day on 30 March 2018. That has claimed the lives of more than 400 Palestinians and injured tens of thousands more. All of this is happening as the Security Council has been clearly unable to act; whereas the Group of Arab States has asked the Council to adopt a draft resolution on establishing a clear mechanism to protect the Palestinian people against the attacks of the Israeli army and settlers.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“The United States of America has cut its funding for UNRWA and sought to exclude the refugee issue and the issue of Jerusalem from any final-status negotiations, while seeking to undermine the deep-rooted international legitimacy of the Middle East peace process, whose objective is to bring about - through direct negotiations between the State of Palestine and Israel, without interference or pressure by any partial external parties - the establishment of an independent Palestinian State, with East Jerusalem as its capital and based on the 1967 borders. The League of Arab States will continue to uphold this legitimacy through the implementation of its resolutions adopted at the ministerial and summit levels, as well as the Arab Peace Initiative, which is the overarching framework of the various Arab positions on the Palestinian question.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“The attack against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) that we witnessed during yesterday's Security Council meeting on the Middle East with regard to the Agency's role in providing relief to Palestinian refugees (see S/PV.8532) is definitive proof that some States do not respect humanitarian work. Rather, they seek to undermine the international solidarity that supports the exemplary work of UNRWA as it serves 5.3 million Palestinian refugees.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“There are about 140 millionpersons in dire need of humanitarian assistance, mostly owing to armed conflict, which is three times the number 10 years ago. The problem is aggravated by a new trend among certain warring parties and their sponsors to not uphold their obligations under international humanitarian law. The successive events in Palestine, Syria, Libya, the Sudan, Iraq, Somalia and other Arab States are stark examples of this trend, which clearly reveals double standards and selectivity in dealing with situations involving refugees, displaced persons and others affected by waves of armed conflict spreading across the Arab world, on the one hand, or of terrorism, on the other, which deeply affects civilians without regard to their race, creed or religion on the other.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“Undoubtedly, the Security Council's discussion today of this important topic, following the meeting held last month under the German presidency on promoting and strengthening the rule of law in the maintenance of international peace and security (see S/PV.8499), is a testament of the fact that the Council is determined to ensure that States Members of the United Nations uphold their commitments set forth in international treaties and legal instruments on international humanitarian law, which they ratified without politicization or double standards, in particular with regard to the protection of civilians. The ongoing current crises - mostly in Africa, the Arab world and Asia - have led to a surge in humanitarian needs.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“I would also like to express our appreciation for the leading role played by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the International Committee of the Red Cross as impartial and credible organizations in applying the provisions of international humanitarian law and providing maximum protection for defenceless civilians who are Victims ofarmed conflict. I also thank this morning's briefers.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“, I would like to extend to the President and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia the appreciation of the League of Arab States for their initiative in holding today's open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. This meeting coincides with the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1265 (1999) and the seventieth anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, including the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the protection of civilian persons in time of war.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“We call on the Security Council now more than ever before to regain the initiative in dealing with the important issue of the Middle East and reaffirm the foundations of international legitimacy within international multilateral frameworks in order to strengthen the role of diplomacy for peace and enhance the role of the United Nations. The League of Arab States will continue to support the international community represented by this Council until we achieve our ultimate goal of a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“We now see that there are leaks, speculations, articles and statements issued via social media platforms. There have even been some press statements calling into question the seriousness and effectiveness of the Arab proposal contained in the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002. The Arab demands are being ignored. They constitute the basis of the peace process and its objectives, including the settlement of the five final status issues through direct negotiations between the State of Israel and the State of Palestine under international supervision that is neutral and transparent.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“The Group of Arab States in New York continues its consultations with a view to implementing those efforts in coordination with many States, international and regional organizations, as well as those that have expressed their rejection of the United States decisions in accordance with their commitment to internationally established positions, which is greatly appreciated by the League of Arab States. Having referred to the resolutions and declarations of the past two Arab League Summits, I cannot conclude without first expressing our regret on behalf of the Arab League at the shift from dealing with the Middle East issue within the formal international multilateral framework of the United Nations and its Security Council to parties outside the United Nations.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“We reiterate the full support of the League of Arab States for the right of the Syrian Arab Republic to restore its sovereignty over the occupied Golan, as well as Lebanon's right to restore its sovereignty over the Lebanese Shaba'a Farms, the Kfar Shuba hills and the northern part of the village of Al-Ghajar. The Foreign Ministers of Member States have been given a mandate to use all political, diplomatic and legal means to continue to confront the decisions of the United States and intensify bilateral and multilateral communication with the international community, including the possibility of submitting a draft resolution to the Security Council and seeking an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice stating that the United States position is illegitimate, null and void.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“The plan is based on strengthening multilateral international frameworks through the Security Council, and it has not yet received the due attention of the Council. The most recent Arab League Summit in Tunisia also affirmed our rejection and condemnation of the decision of the United States of America to recognize the sovereignty of Israel over the occupied Syrian Arab Golan. We consider that decision null and void, and we believe that it constitutes a grave violation of the Charter of the United Nations as well as Security Council resolutions, in particular resolutions 242 (1967) and 497 (1981).”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“Most importantly, the Arab League Summits unanimously affirmed our rejection of any deal or peace initiative that does not conform with the international terms of reference to the Middle East peace process. We reject the use of any political or financial pressure exerted on the Palestinian people and their leadership with the aim of imposing unjust solutions to the Palestinian question that are incompatible with the international terms of reference of the peace process. We also reiterated our support for and endorsement of the peace plan presented to the Council by President Mahmoud Abbas of the State of Palestine on 20 February 2018 in an attempt to counter the clear United States bias towards Israel (see S/PV.8183).”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“We also rejected its decisions to end its funding of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, to support Israel's suspension of fundamental transfers to the Palestinian Authority and the closure of the PLO office in Washington, D.C.,. We also condemn the United States attempts to deprive Palestinians of their inalienable rights, including their right to self- determination, the right of return and compensation for Palestinian refugees, and the just resolution of their cause in accordance with General Assembly resolution 194 (III) of 1948. Moreover, we reject the intention of the United States to support Israel's annexation of illegal settlements established on occupied Palestinian territories, in blatant violation of resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 497 (1981) and 2334 (2016).”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“We also stressed at the Summits that the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) will remain the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, under the leadership of President Mahmoud Abbas, and that the main principles of the peace process, together with relevant Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, constitute a firm basis for achieving the desired settlement of the Palestinian question through direct negotiations between the two parties on the five final status issues, which were agreed to in international multilateral frameworks led by the Middle East Quartet. At the same time, we reiterated at both Arab League Summits our total opposition to and condemnation of the unilateral decision of the United States Administration to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“At the two Summits, the League of Arab States underscored its determination to continue to implement the key principles that were adopted in Madrid and Oslo, as well as the Arab Peace Initiative, the principle of land for peace and the two-State solution as the basis for the establishment of a Palestinian State with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“The twenty-ninth Arab League Summit, held in March 2018 in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia - the so-called Jerusalem Summit - as well as the thirtieth Arab League Summit held in Tunis in March - the so-called Summit of Determination and Solidarity - both adopted a number of resolutions and declarations. They have underscored the determination of Arab States to implement international legitimacy in accordance with international law, the Charter of the United Nations and a number of resolutions and declarations of the Security Council and General Assembly on many issues. Those issues have been subjected to fierce attacks through unilateral decisions that have blatantly violated the rules of international legitimacy and multilateral rules of action through the United Nations and the Security Council.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“Today's open debate is taking place amid extremely complex regional and international circumstances, in the light of the uncertainty surrounding the future of several key issues in the Middle East region and a number of successive developments and events taking place in many countries of the region, as well as the disregard of certain major Powers for multilateral international legitimacy, which represents the United Nations approach to addressing issues in the Middle East, particularly that of the Israeli occupation of Arab territories in Palestine, Syria and Lebanon. In that context, the League of Arab States has intensified its activities at the highest level in order to counter those illegal positions.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“"We thank the representative of Lebanon, who spoke on behalf of the Arab Group, and we align ourselves with everything she said in her statement. "We are confident in that regard that the cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations will lead to the desired results on the African and Arab levels."”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“"Similarly, and through that same effective partnership and joint efforts, we look forward to reaching a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East in a manner that significantly contributes to silencing the guns through the establishment of an independent Palestinian State, with Jerusalem as its capital, and through peaceful settlements, free of guns, in Syria, Libya, Yemen, Iraq, Somalia, the Sudan and other Arab States. "In parallel, our effective partnership continues to consolidate lasting and inclusive peace in Burundi, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and other African States, with the support of the United Nations and the European Union, as well as other regional and subregional organizations.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“"While Africa and the Arab world share the international concern with regard to the global challenges facing multilateral systems in the area of combating weapons of mass destruction as an extremely fundamental pillar to achieve international peace and security, we also underscore the importance of joint international efforts to establish a zone free of nuclear weapons, including weapons of mass destruction, in the Middle East. We must together implement the provisions of the Pelindaba Treaty, which is the basis for the maintenance of international peace and security at both the African and Arab levels.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“"An example of such action is the Africa Amnesty Month for the Surrender of Illegally Owned Weapons and Arms initiative, which began through a flagship project in various African States, including Burkina Faso, Madagascar, Mali, the Sudan and Zambia. We look forward to its implementation and celebration on a regional level soon in order to reach a continental agreement on small arms and light weapons, in line with the provisions of the relevant resolutions of the Arab Interior Ministers Council. That topic, among others of importance, was discussed at the first Arab League-European Union summit, which was held for in Sharm el-Sheikh on 24 and 25 February, with a view to promoting cooperation among the Arab League, EU and AU.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“"Within that important initiative, we must also invest in the reforms adopted by the United Nations based on the initiative of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, especially the adjustments that are being implemented within the African Peace and Security Architecture. In that regard, the Under-Secretary- General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and senior officials who specialize in Africa and the Arab region must cooperate and coordinate with one another and promote preventive diplomacy and conflict prevention. They should also enhance cooperation among the Security Council, the African Peace and Security Council, the EU Political and Security Committee, and the political and security committees of the Arab League in order to implement initiatives that lead to silencing the guns.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“"In that regard, the League of Arab States attaches importance to strengthening cooperation at the regional and international levels for implementation purposes by enhancing cooperation between the African Police Cooperation Organization and the Council of Arab Interior Ministers in silencing the guns. The effort includes support from United Nations disarmament and counter-terrorism entities, as well as from political and peacekeeping/peacebuilding mechanisms of the AU, the Arab League, the European Union and the United Nations, through various alternatives that were discussed at the high-level meeting hosted by Mr. Ramtane Lamamra in Addis Ababa on 11 and 12 October 2018. The Arab League participated in that high-level meeting in an effort to strengthen cooperation between the two organizations in that area.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“"The Arab League agrees with the conclusions of the report on silencing the guns, presented by Equatorial Guinea on behalf of the African Union Peace and Security Council at the most recent African summit, especially since the report included the five comprehensive aspects of addressing the issue, namely, the political, economic, social, environmental and legal dimensions. The League also agrees with the importance of national ownership and of expanding popular participation in the implementation process through civil society and the private sector and with a focus on young people and women, backed by regional organizations and the United Nations.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“We need to combat terrorist organizations, such as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (Da'esh) and the Muslim Brotherhood in the Arab world, as well as Boko Haram, Al-Shabaab and others in Africa. We both need great reform in the security sector to enable us to address developments in transnational organized crime, cybercrime, terrorism and violent extremism. We both need strengthened regional and subregional mechanisms to resolve conflicts and operationalize disarmament, demobilization and reintegration. We both need to strengthen early warning systems and preventive diplomacy to prevent conflicts, hold peaceful elections, ensure good governance and achieve lasting peace. The list goes on.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“It is all in an effort to achieve the common interests and objectives of our two organizations and work together to achieve the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the regional goals of Agenda 2063 of the African Union and the Arab goals determined by the Arab Summit resolutions. "That will require us to intensify and coordinate cooperation on a number of fronts to overcome all challenges that prevent implementation. At the same time, the Arab world and Africa need strengthened cooperation to address the root causes of armed conflict. We both need effective measures to limit the proliferation of small arms and light weapons and to overcome the weak control systems for such weapons.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“It was not only because halfofthe States members of the League of Arab States are prominent members ofthe African Union or because Egypt is the current Chair of the African Union for 2019 - as Egypt is a founding member of the Arab League, the African Union and the United Nations - but because of a number of facts and common interests that require us to intensify our Arab-African efforts to achieve that noble objective. "The Arab world represents the strategic and natural geographic extension of Africa, just as Africa represents the strategic depths of the Arab world. That has led the African Union and the League ofArab States to intensify their cooperation by convening four Arab-African summits, hosted in Cairo, Sirte, Kuwait and Malabo, in your brotherly nation, Sir. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host the fifth summit this year.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“Ramtane Lamamra, High Representative of the African Union Commission for Silencing the Guns in Africa, whom we wish every success in his new post in Algeria; and Mr. Vasu Gounden, Founder and Executive Director of the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes, whom we also congratulate on his achievements in Africa. "We also congratulate you, Sir, on the unanimous adoption by the Security Council of resolution 2457 (2019). "There is no doubt that the pioneering African Union initiative to silence the guns by 2020 is an effective framework for strengthening cooperation between our organizations. It is something I strongly emphasized at the thirty-second summit of the African Union, held in January in Addis Ababa.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source