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Aboul Atta

lines on the record: 34
first: 2002-07-24
most recent: 2005-07-21
sittings or episodes: 5
sources: un-security-council

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“It must request that Israel, the occupying Power, abide by all the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention. Both sides must work together in order for the Israeli withdrawal to be successful, in keeping with the road map and as a preliminary phase to further withdrawals, and in order to begin final status negotiations so as to arrive at a just, lasting and comprehensive settlement, in accordance with the approach set out by the road map and adopted by the Security Council.”
2005-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5230Resumption1 (2005) · source
“In addition, it has provided security forces, sent high-level envoys in recent days, and provided also the necessary training to the Authority, in accordance with the plan to create the infrastructure needed to bring about peace and security. Egypt will continue to work at all levels to ensure that the Middle East becomes a region of peace, security and stability. The Security Council must send a strong message today reiterating the fact that achieving peace requires implementing the decisions of the tenth emergency special session of the General Assembly, abiding by the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, and dismantling the separation wall, in order to alleviate the day-to-day suffering of the Palestinian people.”
2005-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5230Resumption1 (2005) · source
“In that phase, the Israeli Government said, the disengagement plan will continue. Coordination and collaboration between the Israeli and Palestinian sides must also continue in order for such a plan to be successful. In that context, Egypt reiterates that the balanced and proper implementation of the agreements reached at Sharm el-Sheikh is one of the principal guarantees of continued Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and parts of the northern West Bank. Egypt will continue to make every effort to work with both the Israeli and Palestinian sides to ensure that the Palestinian Authority has the necessary level of control in Gaza.”
2005-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5230Resumption1 (2005) · source
“That will adversely affect the final status negotiations by imposing de facto conditions that run counter to all international norms, thereby dashing Palestinians' last hopes for an independent and sovereign State. Israel has taken a unilateral decision to withdraw from Gaza and some of the settlements in the West Bank. That could signal a larger withdrawal that would allow the Palestinian people to start building their future State. The chance to create a positive environment there must not be destroyed by the continued construction of the separation wall and its extension to areas that are considered holy sites, stirring up emotions that could lead to the continuation of violence and counter-violence. The Sharm el-Sheikh summit held last February reaffirmed one of the pillars of the new phase of the direct Israeli-Palestinian dialogue.”
2005-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5230Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Thus material obstacles are placed in the way of international efforts aimed at improving the social and economic situation of the Palestinian people, preventing them from living in circumstances that meet minimum international human rights requirements. Israel must at the earliest possible time stop building the wall, dismantle what has already been built and provide the necessary compensation and damages, in accordance with the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice. But, even though the wall is illegal, the Israeli Government decided a few days ago to build it around Jerusalem by next September. That plan will isolate thousands of Palestinian people from their properties and land and from hospitals and schools in East Jerusalem.”
2005-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5230Resumption1 (2005) · source
“It has stated that the changes made by Israel to the track of the wall are still insufficient from a legal perspective and that they do not meet the conditions set out in the Court's advisory opinion. The situation has also given rise to concern within the international community with respect to the humanitarian, social and economic consequences that the wall entails for the Palestinian people. The suffering that the Israeli occupation was already causing to the friendly and brotherly people of Palestine has been doubled. We see rampant unemployment, as well as an increase in the number of checkpoints, which prevents food aid from arriving at its destination.”
2005-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5230Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Mr. Aboul Atta (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): The Security Council is meeting today, one year after the publication of the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the construction of a wall in the occupied Palestinian territory. That advisory opinion has gained increasing international support, not only because it was issued by the highest judicial body but also because of its moral and political significance with regard to the importance of abiding by international legitimacy. We are also meeting here today to consider the report submitted by Switzerland, in its capacity as the depositary of the Fourth Geneva Convention, with regard to the issue of respect for that Convention in the occupied territories.”
2005-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5230Resumption1 (2005) · source
“In this regard, the international community, in dealing with the issue of the protection of civilians, should abide by the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter and the provisions of international law, principles that should be the basis for any development of the concept of collective security.”
2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Fourthly, the protection of civilians in armed conflict should not occur at the expense of the principles of the United Nations Charter, which emphasizes the principles of political independence and the sovereignty of countries, as well as their responsibilities towards their populations and authority over their territory. This balance between the protection of civilians and sovereignty is indeed necessary in order to protect the structure of the international order and to avoid using humanitarian suffering for political or ideological objectives with resulting chaos and increased tragedies.”
2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Thirdly, it is important to recognize that the concept of protecting civilians in armed conflicts does not end with the cessation of military operations; it continues after the war, and includes all humanitarian, development and social aspects related to rehabilitation and reconstruction. Armed conflicts affect social and economic infrastructures, and this constitutes a grave threat to the lives and future of civilians, since peace itself, in its political and security aspects, is threatened, if its not supported by comprehensive and focused programmes and development plans. In this context, Egypt intends to subscribe fully to the proposals contained in the report of the High-level Panel, including the proposals regarding the coordination and financing of such programmes by the United Nations and by the donors community.”
2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100Resumption1 (2004) · source
“The Council should, therefore, give adequate attention to formulating a detailed vision for implementing the ten points submitted by the Secretary-General. These ten points should be the key factors used by the international community in dealing with the humanitarian crisis in all regions afflicted by such tragedies. This would constitute only the beginning of efforts to redress the shortcomings of the international community's approach to dealing with the threats to international peace and security and to providing real protection to civilians in areas under foreign occupation or in armed conflict situations.”
2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100Resumption1 (2004) · source
“We maintain that humanitarian concerns should take precedence over political expediency in dealing with the protection of civilians. Secondly, we recognize the improvements and developments in United Nations peacekeeping operations, expanding the scope of their mandates to include multiple aspects, including the protection of civilians in armed conflicts, by safeguarding the access of humanitarian assistance to the majority of them, and the deployment of the civilian components in such operations. However, we must admit that the procedures for the establishment and deployment of personnel in these operations have seen varying levels of commitment and dedication, depending on the situation.”
2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100Resumption1 (2004) · source
“These regions have all witnessed waves of violence to which the international community has not responded in a manner commensurate with the human suffering caused by those conflicts or by harsh natural phenomena. Therefore, the most serious problem today is the lack of collective international determination and will manifested by the United Nations in dealing with the parts of the world affected most seriously by armed conflicts and the implications of this for civilian life. My delegation would like to say that the media emphasis on the human tragedy in Darfur was not commensurate with the repeated calls by the United Nations to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to hundreds of thousands of the victims.”
2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Yet we note that the hotbeds of armed conflict in the world today are cause for concern, owing to the increase in the number of crimes and violations of civilians' rights, in the number of displaced persons, in acts of destruction and in the plundering of natural resources and cultural heritage. This reflects the continued failure of the international community to effectively and decisively confront violations that have been banned under international humanitarian law. The mass media have conveyed the suffering of civilians in Palestine, in Iraq, in Darfur in the Sudan, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Somalia, in Burundi and in Guinea-Bissau, among other States and regions.”
2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100Resumption1 (2004) · source
“The report deals with the issue of the protection of civilians from the perspective of United Nations humanitarian operations in areas of conflict as one of the cornerstones of the role of the United Nations within the framework of collective security. My delegation would like to deal with some of the factors that, in our view, show the importance of this issue. First, during the past few years, the Security Council defined, in many of its resolutions and presidential statements, the factors related to, and the requirements for dealing with, the protection of civilians in accordance with the provisions of international law, humanitarian international law and the principles of the United Nations Charter.”
2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Mr. Aboul Atta (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): Mr. President, my delegation is pleased to see you preside over the Security Council for this month, in particular at this meeting. We are proud of you and the delegation of Algeria for the skilful and able manner in which you are managing the work of the Council this month. There is no doubt that the Security Council, in continuing to address the issue of the protection of civilians in armed conflict, reflects the recognition by the United Nations that the performance of the international community in this area still needs more commitment, political will and diligent collective effort. The discussion of this issue this year coincides with the issuance of the report of the High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change relating to international peace and security and methods of reform.”
2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Thirdly, they underlined the importance of the Committee's taking into account the provisions of international law and legal safeguards in its work.”
2004-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5059Resumption1 (2004) · source
“First, they stressed the importance of maintaining the General Assembly's role in confronting international terrorism and dealing with sensitive matters, such as producing a clear definition of terrorism that enables the international community to deal properly with the phenomenon and not to confuse terrorism with the right to legitimate armed struggle, which is legal under international law and international instruments. Secondly, they emphasized the importance of relying on the provisions of international conventions aimed at international cooperation, rather than at increased resort to Chapter VII of the Charter in this matter, which indicates the inability of the United Nations to adopt such measures.”
2004-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5059Resumption1 (2004) · source
“We reaffirm once again the role of the United Nations in dealing with international challenges. The adoption by the Security Council of resolution 1566 (2004) gives the Committee further responsibilities. In this context, we would like to express our appreciation for the briefing by the Chairman of the CTC, in which he set out the Committee's priority work for the forthcoming period and addressed the issue of the implementation of resolution 1566 (2004). We would like to take this opportunity to underline some of the elements that were reflected in consultations among Member States on the resolution.”
2004-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5059Resumption1 (2004) · source
“In that context, we must consider increasing and revitalizing the role of the General Assembly. The Assembly has in the past played a very important role in fighting terrorism, and we must revitalize its work in order to finalize the draft comprehensive conventions on international terrorism and on the suppression of acts of nuclear terrorism. But the General Assembly's counter-terrorism efforts go beyond the task of drafting those two conventions. Thus in our statement to the Assembly we proposed the establishment of an open- ended working group, with a view to making the Organization more efficient, effective and capable in confronting terror. Fifthly, there can be no doubt that the Counter- Terrorism Committee has proved that it is a vital and effective tool for confronting terrorism.”
2004-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5059Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Thirdly, the most effective way to deal with terrorism is to do so within a legal framework that takes into account the principles of international law, including international humanitarian law, and the importance of distinguishing between terrorism and legitimate armed struggle. Such a framework would make the distinction between terrorist acts, which must be criminalized, and the popular expression of political demands, which are legitimate - thus paving the way for the international community to take a collective response in isolating terrorist elements and laying bare their illegitimate objectives. Fourthly, we should underline the centrality of the role of the United Nations in coordinating international efforts to combat terrorism, emphasizing the universality of such efforts for all States, without exception.”
2004-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5059Resumption1 (2004) · source
“First, our experience has shown that in our fight against terrorism, we must not be blind to the fact that it is not the product of a single culture, nor does one region have a monopoly on it. The fight against terrorism should not be limited to political and security aspects; terrorism is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed comprehensively, including at the political, economic, security and legal levels. We must also deal with the conditions that some use to try to justify it. Secondly, on the basis of our support for international efforts aimed at formulating a clear vision of counter-terrorism, Egypt has called for the holding of a high-level international conference under the auspices of the United Nations to deal with the phenomenon, which would also address the issue of a comprehensive legal definition of terrorism.”
2004-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5059Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Mr. Aboul Atta (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): The Security Council is meeting today to discuss one of the most serious challenges of our world today, one that threatens the security and safety of our societies: international terrorism. Despite the many successes of United Nations efforts in the area of counter-terrorism, particularly in coordinating the efforts of States with one another and with the United Nations, such efforts still need the support of the international community if we are to tighten the grip around the terrorists' throats and deprive them of any financial or political assistance. My delegation would like to deal with some of the elements of our vision of what the Organization needs if it is to achieve its objectives efficiently and effectively.”
2004-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5059Resumption1 (2004) · source
“It will further aggravate the human, security, political, and economic situation in the occupied territories and in Israel itself. In that context, Egypt affirms the need to conclude a ceasefire agreement; for swift and successive measures to restore confidence between the Palestinian and Israeli sides; and to move swiftly towards a full and faithful implementation of the road map.”
2004-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5049 (2004) · source
“It urges the Security Council to adopt a unified position opposing the incursions and promoting the return of the Israeli forces to their original positions, as well as respect for the rule of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions in the occupied Palestinian territories. Finally, neither international nor regional efforts to achieve a political settlement can be made in a vacuum or independently of developments on the ground. There is no doubt that Israel's widening incursion into the Gaza Strip, in contravention of international legitimacy, and its destruction of Palestinian infrastructure will have an effect opposite to that intended and cannot lead to a successful or secure withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.”
2004-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5049 (2004) · source
“How many families must be displaced or lose their breadwinners before the Security Council assumes its responsibility and forces the occupying power to respect the law and protect the lives of civilians? The latest operation in Gaza is known as "Days of Penitence". We would have liked one of those days to be a day of hope - the hope that Palestinians and Israelis will return to the negotiating table; the hope that the suffering of the Palestinian people will be alleviated; the hope that the siege imposed on the Palestinian people and its leadership will be lifted; and the hope for a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, in accordance with the approach endorsed by the international community in its road map. Egypt once again demands an immediate end to the Israeli attacks on Gaza.”
2004-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5049 (2004) · source
“We are sad and angry today, however, as yet another opportunity for peace has been lost and the seeds of hatred and grief are being sown. Egypt calls for an immediate withdrawal of all Israeli forces from the J abaliya camp and all areas that have been overrun since 28 September. It demands that Israel, the occupying authority, abide by all the rules of international law and the provisions of the Geneva Conventions and international humanitarian law, in addition to relevant Security Council and General Assembly resolutions. We were grieved to learn of Israel's intention to continue the incursion for weeks to come, giving rise to the question: How many innocent civilians must fall victim to such practices before the international community raises its voice?”
2004-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5049 (2004) · source
“Intimidating the innocent can only abet those who seek to fan the conflict and hinders Egypt's ongoing efforts to restore stability to the region and to reach a permanent and just settlement guaranteeing the dignity and security of Palestinians and Israelis alike. Current developments threaten to dash any hope for achieving that objective. Many victims have fallen, and much destruction is being suffered daily by Palestinian civilians in heavily populated camps throughout Gaza that are home to numerous women and children. Egypt has made strenuous efforts to break the stalemate in the current peace process and to build bridges of trust. It has also tried to bring the views of Palestinians and Israelis into closer accord and to provide guarantees for a full and successful Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.”
2004-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5049 (2004) · source
“Mr. Aboul Atta (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): The Security Council today meets as usual in a new emergency meeting in order that all members of the international community may condemn the Israeli military incursion into Gaza and demand the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the areas of the Palestinian Jabaliya refugee camp that it invaded more than six days ago, claiming more than eighty dead and inflicting injuries on hundreds of women and children and other defenceless Palestinian civilians. We wish on this occasion to reaffirm our firm position rejecting the targeting of civilians by any side.”
2004-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5049 (2004) · source
“We call on Israel to immediately respond to the efforts of the international community and of the "quartet" to reach a just and lasting settlement based on resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) and 1397 (2002), and on the Madrid Conference terms of reference.”
2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source
“This Israeli crime most regrettably confirms our belief that the Israeli Government wishes to dynamite any chance of peace in the Middle East and that it will not hesitate to use the most base and brutal means to cripple the efforts for peace or to suffocate the Palestinian territories and the livelihood of the Palestinian people. It is now the duty of the international community to intervene promptly and effectively to protect the Palestinian people and to maintain what hope remains of achieving peace in the Middle East. The delegation of Egypt calls on the Security Council to seriously examine and implement the Secretary-General's proposal for an international presence in the Palestinian territories to ensure an end to the violence against the Palestinian people and the Israeli withdrawal to the borders before 28 September 2000.”
2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source
“It is noteworthy that the brutal attack took place when there were signs of an imminent announcement of an agreement between the Palestinian Authority and the Hamas leadership on ending all attacks that might harm Israeli civilians. It is also noteworthy that the aggression took place less than a week after the meeting of the "quartet" in New York. The members of the "quartet" had expressed their intention to seek a final settlement with the establishment of an independent Palestinian State existing side by side with Israel in peace and security, based on Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), thus ending the Israeli occupation that began in 1967.”
2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source
“Some time ago, we witnessed the crime of Jenin, and today we witness the tragedy of Yarmuk. Those acts demonstrate before the world's eyes Israel's contempt for international resolutions, for the norms of international humanitarian law and for its responsibilities as an occupying Power. The targeting of a residential area leaves no room for doubt that the Israeli occupying forces knew in advance that the victims would be civilians. The international community cannot consider the Israeli aggression on the morning of 23 July to be an act of self-defence, as Israel claims. No civilized human being can accept that hollow pretext to justify an act that falls squarely on the list of war crimes to which the international community must respond by pursuing and holding accountable both the planners and the perpetrators.”
2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source
“Mr. Aboul Atta (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me at the outset, Sir, to express the appreciation of the delegation of Egypt for your presidency of the Council this month. We are confident that the Council is in the best of hands, with your well-known wisdom and statesmanship. The Security Council is meeting today as the Palestinian people - indeed the Arab people and the peoples of the rest of the civilized world - mourn the children and other innocent Palestinians who fell victim to the Israeli aggression of 23 July, when an Israeli air force warplane bombed an apartment building in the Yarmuk neighbourhood in Gaza, leading to the death of 15 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and the injury of 150 others. That barbaric aggression is but one in the series of war crimes perpetrated by Israel against the Palestinian people.”
2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source