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Aboul-Gheit

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first: 1999-08-25
most recent: 2023-11-29
sittings or episodes: 72
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“In 1967, there were 12,000 settlers; in 1996, 150,000; and today there are 400,000, in addition to another 200,000 in East Jerusalem. This situation leaves no doubt as to the fact that the plan of and the approach adopted by the current Israeli leadership is a plan for settlement, not a plan for peace. Resolution 2334 (2016), of December 2016, which was adopted with unprecedented unanimity following a long-standing failure to address the conflict, was a step in the right direction on the path towards delegitimizing the Israeli settlements by bringing increased pressure to bear on Israel to change course. Other resolutions must follow suit, particularly in terms of requesting that the Secretary-General submit a report on its implementation every three months.”
2017-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7977 (2017) · source
“That Government is following a systematic plan of building settlements, choosing the locations of those settlements in a way that makes a viable Palestinian State of connected territories almost geographically impossible. We heard our friend Mr. Mladenov speak on this minutes ago. We may have heard the statement made by the Israeli Minister of Defence a few days ago in which he boasted that the number ofbuilding permits issued since the beginning of this year in the Jewish settlements in the West Bank and in East Jerusalem was the highest since 1992. This year alone the Israeli Government has approved 8,354 new residential units, 3,066 of which, an unprecedented number, are slated for immediate construction.”
2017-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7977 (2017) · source
“I hope that this positive engagement with the parties will continue in a balanced manner in order to achieve the desired settlement. Secondly, any serious negotiation must have an agreed framework of reference. Without that, the negotiations will not succeed. That framework includes Council and General Assembly resolutions, the principle of land in return for peace, and the Arab Peace Initiative. That framework of reference must govern any negotiation process so that we do not engage in any random attempts or negotiations that go round in a vicious circle while achieving nothing. Thirdly, the current Israeli Government is adopting a strategy that will render impossible the two-State solution.”
2017-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7977 (2017) · source
“First, the relevant parties are, in general, unable to manage successful negotiations alone, without consistent and strong international support. If the two parties, the Israelis and the Palestinians, were to be left without international support, they would most likely be unable to achieve any settlement or agreement, particularly in light of the grave imbalance of power between the two parties. In that regard, I would like to pay tribute to every State that has attempted throughout the history of this conflict to bring the viewpoints of the parties closer together. In particular I wish to mention the United States of America, the successive Governments of which have performed different roles that are significant.”
2017-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7977 (2017) · source
“The heart of the matter is the occupation of territories in 1967. No solution will be achieved without directly and decisively addressing this matter, based on the principle of land in return for peace. Any negotiations not based on this assumption will be doomed to fail. Our long experience in addressing this complicated conflict drives us to speak honestly about previous failures and how we must not repeat them. We must immediately address the final settlement issue. I reiterate that the goal must be to address the details of a final settlement - which is the heart of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict - most important of which are the borders, Jerusalem, security and refugees. In that regard, I would like to present to the Council the following points.”
2017-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7977 (2017) · source
“There is no doubt that they have stood the test of time; and the fact that the parties to those treaties have held onto them show that they were based on a solid foundation. Today, after countless rounds of secret and public negotiations, after sincere efforts from all parties to arrive at a fair settlement, and after numerous interim agreements, as well as detailed agreements signed during different rounds of negotiations that I have personally witnessed, after this long history of failure to end the conflict, I say that we must be honest with ourselves. All those plans and attempts did not succeed because they did not address the heart of the conflict. They have been concerned with creating interim settlements and arrangements that do not address the heart of the matter. Practically, this has only led to prolonged conflict.”
2017-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7977 (2017) · source
“Despite how painful this reality is for the Palestinians, who are losing their lives and their time in checkpoints and behind the separation wall, this represents a complete condemnation of the international order, of which the Council is a great expression. We must all accept and admit that this system has failed after 50 years of occupation. It has failed to end this conflict, and I cannot deny that deep disappointment is overcoming the Palestinians due to the failure of the international system to support them and transform their dreams and aspirations into reality. The peace treaties signed between Israel, on one side, with Egypt and with Jordan, on the other, represent hope and show us that peace is not impossible. These are beacons of light in the long dark tunnel of conflict and violence.”
2017-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7977 (2017) · source
“It is unfortunate that in return Israel presents only one alternative: continued occupation. We, in practice, have two modes of life, subjected to the authority of the Israeli State. In that alternative there is no Palestinian sovereignty over any territory. In that alternative the Palestinian Government is more like a municipal Government that manages the affairs of citizens under Israeli sovereignty. Unfortunately, Israel has buried the hope generated by the 1993 Oslo Accords. That hope has practically died, affirming the bitter reality in the West Bank and the open prison that is the Gaza Strip. This painful reality is taking place before the eyes and ears of the world year after year.”
2017-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7977 (2017) · source
“The resolution also created the basis for any acceptable settlement of this conflict, that is, the complete withdrawal by Israel from the occupied territories in return for normal, peaceful relations with Israel. That approach remains the only means to address the Palestinian issue. This logic is, in fact, what the Arab States adopted at the Summit of the League of Arab States in Beirut in 2002, in the form of the Arab Peace Initiative, which calls for the complete withdrawal by Israel and the settlement of all pending issues in return for complete and peaceful relations. That equation seems easy, acceptable and fair to everyone. It was supported by the entire international community, with the exception of Israel. To date, we have not heard of a single Israeli politician or official who has accepted the Initiative.”
2017-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7977 (2017) · source
“The Palestinian people in particular find themselves in an extremely complicated situation. Unfortunately, after the occupation of the remaining 22 per cent of Palestinian territory under the British Mandate, they have no space that they can call their own independent State. It is an extraordinary situation that is unparalleled in modern history, but yet it has continued for half a century. Unfortunately, some Israelis continue to believe that this situation can continue for years and decades into the future. A few months after the military operations in 1967, the Council adopted resolution 242 (1967), which rejects the occupation of the territories of others by force, as per the Charter of the United Nations.”
2017-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7977 (2017) · source
“We are left only to wonder about the negative effects that the conflict has had on Arab societies - how it has depleted our energy and increased our problems, exhausted our ability to develop and caused volcanoes of anger to erupt inside so many of our Palestinian and Arab young people. That anger is then expressed in several ways - some of them so vile that they strip people of their humanity. The Arab side was defeated in June 1967 by Israeli aggression against its lands and it continues to pay the price even now. Despite the fact that the 1973 war, which I also witnessed, ccreated a new landscape and military situation, Israelis continued to use any pretext to maintain control of Palestinian territories - that is in fact at the heart of the conflict. It has made a fair and permanent settlement extremely difficult.”
2017-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7977 (2017) · source
“I would like to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, and members of the Security Council for holding today's debate and for inviting me, as representative of the League of Arab States, to participate in the debate. The truth is that I am deeply saddened as I speak before the Council today, exactly 50 years since the start of the Israeli occupation of Arab and Palestinian lands in June 1967. I was a young Egyptian diplomat at the time, and in those 50 years, I have held many positions of responsibility. Unfortunately, the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories continues without the occupying Power showing any genuine attempt at reaching an acceptable settlement that would end the conflict once and for all. We note the number of lives and opportunities that have been lost, and the wounds that have worsened in the past 50 years.”
2017-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7977 (2017) · source
“Finally, let us establish an immediate ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. Let us alleviate the suffering of the people of Gaza, put an end to the blockade and implement the resolution as soon as possible, in such a way as to restore the iahdiya to the Gaza Strip and open the way for the reconciliation that we began to work for a month ago. 09-20414”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6063 (2009) · source
“Egypt, which is mentioned twice in the resolution, assures the Council that it will spare no effort, working with all the sincerity that our brothers, the Palestinians, and the international community have witnessed in our dealings with all parties to restore calm and to provide the necessary environment for the peace process to continue, so as to establish a Palestinian State with Jerusalem as its capital, as it makes every possible effort to restore the unity of the Palestinian people and to achieve Palestinian national reconciliation. I wish to underscore that all Palestinians, for all their political differences, are part of the same intrinsic whole. They have one cause, one just cause, and Egypt will make every effort to bridge the gaps between them so as to achieve the supreme Palestinian interest.”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6063 (2009) · source
“We believe that it offers significant and crucial support for the Egyptian effort. The people of Egypt and other Arab peoples, who are closely following today's important development hope that the Council will ensure the immediate implementation of the resolution in order to avoid further bloodshed and the killing of innocent civilians. In thanking the Council and its members, we would particularly like to thank His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom and Government and delegation, who worked tirelessly and sincerely with us from the very beginning and provided a proposal that constituted the basis on which we reached the resolution that we have adopted tonight.”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6063 (2009) · source
“Mr. Aboul Gheit (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): I should like to express our deep thanks and gratitude to you - my friend, Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner - and your friendly country for the efforts that you have undertaken. I would like to say that we are truly and completely satisfied and reassured that the Council has finally succeeded in adopting this resolution. President Mubarak initiated steps by assuming Egypt's historical responsibilities towards the Palestinian question and by offering a comprehensive road map three days ago to settle the situation in Gaza. Today's resolution welcomes that initiative, which was submitted at Sharm El-Sheikh in the presence of the French President, Mr. Sarkozy. President Mubarak personally welcomes the resolution that we have adopted today.”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6063 (2009) · source
“But this does not prevent us from calling upon the Council not to turn a blind eye to the current events or to overlook the fact that the main tragedy lies in the continued Israeli occupation of Palestinian land. The effort that truly must be made is the effort to end the occupation as soon as possible and establish an independent Palestinian State, with full and intensified international support and encouragement for the negotiations that are necessary to achieve our aim, as provided for in Council resolution 1850 (2008). I am certain that this is the real objective and that it should not be overlooked by the Council. This requires extensive efforts and follow-up by the Council, as provided for in the resolution to which I have just referred.”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“Here I would like to express our thanks to all the sisterly Arab and Islamic countries which offered their services, especially medical services, to relieve the suffering of the Palestinians in Gaza through Egypt. Egypt has adequate capacity and will to deal with the situation, and we will continue our extensive efforts to deliver all the assistance from our brothers to the Gaza Strip despite the current difficulties. We have come here as an Arab ministerial delegation to demonstrate the utmost importance attached by all Arab countries to ending this aggression immediately and to ridding the Palestinians of the horrors of the Israeli military machine.”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“In this respect, Egypt has since the first day used the Rafah crossing to enable individuals to deliver some assistance in the form of small shipments. The Egyptian Red Crescent, in cooperation with the Palestinian side, has been able to deliver some 120 tons of medicines and other medical supplies through the crossing, in addition to some 300 additional tones of foodstuffs through the Karam Abu Salem crossing. Egyptian hospitals have so far received 120 injured persons and we are making preparations to receive more wounded as the Palestinian side is able and willing to transfer them outside the Strip. Moreover, since yesterday, we have sent approximately 500 tons of foodstuffs via Al-Aouja through Karam Abu Salem crossing and onwards to the Strip.”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“"Egypt is carrying out its responsibility in putting forward this initiative and expects the Israeli and Palestinian sides, as well as other regional and international parties, to fulfil their responsibilities in order to stop the bloodshed and renew hopes for peace." I would also like to reaffirm a crucial point: the Gaza Strip is an integral part of the Palestinian territory that was occupied by Israel in 1967 - which also includes the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Therefore, the occupying Power has responsibilities towards the population of the land that it occupies. This responsibility is well-known and must be recognized. Since the beginning of the Israeli aggression, on 27 December, Egypt has made extensive efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to the affected population in the Gaza Strip.”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“Egypt is prepared to take part in these discussions along with the Palestinian and Israeli sides, and with the European Union and the other members of the Quartet. "Thirdly, Egypt renews its call on the Palestinian National Authority and all Palestinian factions to respond to Egyptian efforts to bring about Palestinian reconciliation, which is indispensable for overcoming the challenges facing the Palestinian people and the Palestinian cause both in the current critical situation and in the future.”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“"Egypt has been pursuing active efforts since the first day of the hostilities, and today I am putting forward an initiative specifically designed to contain the situation, based on the following elements. "First, Israel and the Palestinian factions shall agree to an immediate ceasefire for a specified period to allow the opening of corridors for aid to the inhabitants of the Strip and to allow Egypt to pursue efforts towards a complete and permanent ceasefire. "Secondly, Egypt calls on Israel and the Palestinian sides to meet immediately to conclude arrangements and guarantees to prevent a repetition of the present escalation. The causes of that escalation, including the question of securing the borders, should be addressed to allow for the reopening of border crossings and the lifting of the blockade.”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“Let me quote from the statement made this evening by President Mubarak in a joint press conference with President Sarkozy: "The situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate for a second week, with continual destructive and deadly Israeli attacks targeting innocent civilians, causing tensions to escalate and undermining regional stability. "Egypt, which opened the door to peace in the Middle East and has supported the Palestinian cause for 60 years, cannot accept a continuation of the current situation, with the Palestinian and Israeli sides clinging to their positions and the Security Council delaying the fulfilment of its responsibilities.”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“As members know very well, Egypt is in a unique situation as far as the current events are concerned, as the immediately adjacent neighbour of the Gaza Strip, where the Israeli aggression is taking place, and because its central role in having helped the Israelis and Palestinians attain a period of calm that lasted six months until just one week before the aggression and despite violations by both sides. Furthermore, Egypt is in a well-known position in View of its role in sponsoring the Palestinian national reconciliation. I should like to explain our view of a way out of this situation.”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“Does it need more Palestinians killed and wounded before it takes a decision that would commit Israel to stop its military action? Perhaps it requires another solution that would give the occupying Power some political gains as another way of crowning its military aggression. In this respect, the Council stalling has undermined its credibility and the confidence of our peoples in the Council and in its neutrality and objectivity in dealing with the Palestinian question.”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“Mr. Aboul Gheit (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): It is 10 days since the start of the Israeli military aggression against the Gaza Strip. It is 10 days since the start of an operation of killing and methodical destruction by Israel against the people of Gaza. It is 10 days, and Israel is telling us daily that it is about to achieve its military objectives, while the media are showing us daily, nay hourly, horrific scenes of the bodies of children laid next to each other, families that have been completely decimated and innocent civilians who have been crushed by the Israeli military machine - almost 600 to date and 3,000 thousand wounded, and the Council is still silent. We cannot imagine what the Council needs to assume its responsibility to stop that aggression.”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“We wish also to thank the delegation of the Philippines for its successful presidency of the Council during the current month.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993Resumption1 (2004) · source
“We will give it due consideration and study it with a view to helping to strengthen relations between civil society and the United Nations. In that respect, what is required in future is to arrive at agreed norms, rules and mechanisms that would set limits and determine the responsibilities of all partners, in a manner that is commensurate with their means and capabilities, which would rationalize the utilization of the financial, human and material resources available to the international community in the process of facing the challenges inherent in working to achieve a durable international peace. In conclusion, I should like to express our deep gratitude to you, Madam President, for your successful conduct of this debate.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993Resumption1 (2004) · source
“In that context, we propose that meetings be held between the Security Council and the principal United Nations bodies, including under the Security Council's Arria formula, so that such bodies could become familiar with the priorities and prerequisites of the peace process and the coordination mechanisms in the field, be they peacekeeping missions or the United Nations Resident Coordinators in the States concerned. It would also be appropriate for civil society organizations active in the field to participate in discussions held by any committees, monitoring mechanisms or working groups set up by the parties to the conflict, or those related to coordination at the field level. We have carefully studied the report of the Panel of Eminent Persons, headed by former President Cardoso.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Fourthly, we should, in that context, reiterate the fact that the achievement of a durable peace requires a comprehensive strategy that takes account of the political, security, economic, social and human dimensions in dealing with post-conflict situations. I am therefore convinced of the importance of the role of civil society in peace-building efforts. It might be appropriate to determine the nature and the limits of such a role in the framework of a comprehensive strategy at the start of efforts to deal with a conflict on the part of the United Nations, the international financial institutions and regional and subregional organizations, in order to achieve clarity of purpose on all sides and realize the necessary synergies.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Thirdly, it is imperative, given the need for cooperation and coordination with local governments, to help to address the root causes of conflicts, to spread a culture of tolerance and to help implement national policies for national reconciliation and the reintegration and rehabilitation of refugees and displaced persons, so that the efforts of such organizations can complement and support national and international peace-building efforts. From that perspective, multilateral relations between the United Nations, national Governments, regional and subregional organizations, international financial institutions and civil society organizations become increasingly important in order to achieve the synergy necessary to enhance peace-building, peacekeeping, reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Secondly, the capacity of civil society organizations effectively to help alleviate the suffering of vulnerable or affected groups in a conflict situation is linked to their ability to gain access to those groups to provide humanitarian assistance or other social services. Their commitment to cooperate and work in coordination with the local authorities or the traditional leaders of such societies is important in order for them to enjoy the necessary legitimacy to achieve their goals. Such coordination and cooperation enhances the ability of international civil society organizations to absorb the relevant cultural values of the societies in which they are working, which makes it easier for their efforts to be accepted in the settlement of such disputes.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993Resumption1 (2004) · source
“In the United Nations system, particularly in the Security Council, we can observe a significant trend of relying on civil society organizations as a ground-level source of information in the economic, political, security and humanitarian fields. That places a moral and a legal responsibility on those organizations to be fully objective and impartial. It is our view that civil society organizations face a real test of credibility and objectivity if they are to be considered full and active partners in the efforts of the United Nations and the international community to help people overcome the negative impact of conflict.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Mr. Aboul Gheit (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): The role of civil society is clearly gaining importance for United Nations peace-building and peacekeeping, and there is greater awareness of the needs of peace- building and peacekeeping. In that connection, we cannot fail to recognize the important role played by civil society organizations in the economic, social and humanitarian fields as a channel of communication and daily interaction between Governments, the international community and the people, particularly in post-conflict situations. We believe that, when considering the role of civil society organizations in peace-building, we must take into account several important elements relative to their broad participation in responses to conflict and post-conflict situations.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Fifthly, we concur with the Secretary-General's vision, laid out in the concluding observations of his report, emphasizing the need for the international community to "recommit itself to the principles of international law based on justice, peaceful settlement of disputes and respect for human dignity. These principles impose necessary limits on violence and on permissible behaviour in conflicts and set minimum standards for treatment to which people are entitled as human beings. It is from these agreed standards that the United Nations framework for the protection of civilians in armed conflict has arisen and evolved". (ibid., para. 61)”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Their needs have become even more acute since construction began on the separation wall inside the occupied West Bank, as the Secretary-General's report notes, with "a profound humanitarian impact on civilians by separating Palestinian communities from their land, jobs and markets and severely limiting their access to food, water and power supplies and essential social services, including schools and hospitals". (5/2004/431, para. 18) We must acknowledge that, despite the United Nations previous successful demonstrations of its competence effectively to intervene to protect civilians in the Balkans, Timor-Leste, Sierra Leone and elsewhere, daily life for the Palestinian people is clear evidence of the incompetence and inability of the international community and the Organization to protect civilians under military occupation.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990Resumption1 (2004) · source
“The ongoing change in the nature of armed conflicts must not promote impunity for armed groups and other parties, such as mercenaries and military or civilian contractors, who cannot be allowed to evade responsibility before the competent courts. Fourthly, the Secretary-General's report addresses, inter alia, the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. A closer look into the situation there reveals it to be a very vivid and glaring example of the suffering of civilians in one of the world's most protracted armed conflicts. Three and a half million people are there subject almost daily to military operations targeting civilians, inflicting extreme violence and murder and denying them basic humanitarian assistance.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990Resumption1 (2004) · source
“We also share his concern that counter-terrorism measures have not always complied with human rights obligations. Obviously, this reflects negatively not only on the counter-terrorism strategy, but also on the situation of international humanitarian law and human rights. This poses a great threat to the international ethical system. Thirdly, we call on the international community to give special attention to what the Secretary- General's report calls a culture of impunity, which only encourages increased violence and crime and contributes to the intensification of conflicts and the destabilization of international peace and security.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990Resumption1 (2004) · source
“The international community should give priority consideration to agreeing on an international approach to dealing with these developments. Secondly, it is our View that an important reason for increased civilian suffering in conflict situations is the parties' lack of compliance with the provisions of international humanitarian law, most important the Geneva Conventions and their two Additional Protocols. These are an integral part of international humanitarian law, since they define the internationally agreed framework for dealing with civilians in armed conflict and under occupation. We agree with the most recent report of the Secretary-General (S/2004/43l), which states that during the last 18 months, the very fundamentals of international humanitarian law and human rights have been under great pressure.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Mr. Aboul Gheit (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): We too wish to thank you, Mr. President, for arranging today's open Council debate on this important issue. In this regard, the delegation of Egypt wishes to make a number of observations. First, we note the ongoing development of the nature of armed conflicts, whether domestic or international. The main features of today's conflicts are the targeting of civilians, the obstruction of humanitarian assistance and an increase in the number of factions, parties and other elements in conflicts. In armed conflicts, the presence of armed groups, militias, military contractors and terrorist organizations obliges the international community to closely study the situation and to consider mechanisms to provide and strengthen the protection of civilians.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990Resumption1 (2004) · source
“While we place on record our appreciation for the efforts of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations in support of other departments of the Secretariat, I wish to stress that the dividends of the efforts and the human, logistic and financial contributions still fall below our expectations, as measured against the aforementioned institutional, legislative and political benchmarks. The topic of today's debate is closely related to the overall question of the reform of the multilateral international order. That is why we underscore the importance of reviewing the institutional and the legislative frameworks that define the role of the United Nations and its ability to fulfil its mission of maintaining international peace and security and to deal with current and future threats. All that is undoubtedly at the core of the reform exercise.”
2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Thirdly, we believe that it is difficult to ensure success of the operational aspect of peacekeeping operations separate from an integrated institutional and legislative vision that would define the parameters of conflicts and their causes and would enable peacekeeping operations mandates to be established on the basis of actual and practical needs, in order to achieve comprehensive peace and security that encompasses the political, security, social and economic components. Therefore, what determines the concept of rapid deployment and effective forces and their requirements in terms of financial, human and logistics needs depends on the objective vision of the ultimate goal of a peacekeeping operation.”
2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970Resumption1 (2004) · source
“In Egypt's view, the capability and the efficiency of the United Nations in undertaking an effective role in maintaining international peace and security is closely linked to interaction between those components and mechanisms and to their ability to clearly set their respective responsibilities according to the nature and the requirements of a given situation and of a given conflict.”
2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970Resumption1 (2004) · source
“It is a well-established fact that the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, the Secretariat and concerned States that have special interests politically and operationally related to conflict, as well as regional and subregional organizations and the community of international donors, all have a major role in developing a more comprehensive vision for dealing with the root causes of complex and multidimensional conflicts and for the means of their settlement. In that regard, we call for the development of balanced institutional coordination between the components and the mechanisms of the international community that deal with the legislative and operational aspects of peacekeeping operations.”
2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Secondly, the experience of the past decade has demonstrated that the partial examination of armed conflict and multi-tiered complex crises from security and political perspectives has failed to achieve lasting solutions or enduring peace. Despite the fact that the Brahimi report has underlined the need to pursue an integrated approach to settling disputes and crises, the practical response to that trend, in our view, is related to reconsideration of the institutional framework and legislative mandates that regulate the relationship among all major organs of the United Nations system on the basis of their respective terms of reference, as contained in the Charter.”
2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970Resumption1 (2004) · source
“That includes components of preventive diplomacy, peacemaking and peace-building that are based on the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations and within the overall framework of the two concepts of international multilateralism and international legality. Therefore, the proper approach to peacekeeping operations should exceed the operational aspects in terms of the planning, mandating, deployment, conduct, termination and downsizing of peacekeeping operations. All of those issues were discussed at length and in depth by the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations at its most recent session, last April.”
2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Mr. Aboul Gheit (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): Let me begin by expressing my delegation's appreciation to you, Mr. President, for your initiative in organizing this open plenary debate on a most important issue. The delegation of Egypt has prepared a non-paper on the comprehensive concept of peacekeeping operations, which will be circulated to all Council members. In my statement before the Council, I shall therefore confine myself to highlighting its major points. First, the concept of peacekeeping incorporates temporary and transitional arrangements that should not obscure the general, more comprehensive role of the United Nations in maintaining international peace and security.”
2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Here, we wish to make it very clear that membership of the United Nations and the common desire to strengthen its role places a number of responsibilities on our shoulders in conformity with the provisions of the Charter as drafted by the founding Members. Thus, in defining the role of the Security Council in terms of the maintenance of international peace and security and of guaranteeing compliance by Member States with international law, the Charter does not give the Council legislative authority; it gives it the authority to safeguard the Charter and to monitor compliance with its provisions. If in the present case that is what is required, it should be emphasized in the text.”
2004-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4950Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Here, let me mention danger that might arise from recourse to Chapter VII of the Charter with respect to problems that are known to be beyond the control of Member States. Fifthly, with reference to the respective legal systems of Member States, control of borders and exit points and internal import-export controls, any measures adopted must result in cooperation, not in accusations. They must thus not be formulated in a hurried way. We were surprised to hear that the sponsors would like to put the draft resolution to the vote before the end of this month. We note a growing trend towards granting the Security Council additional legislative powers.”
2004-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4950Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Thirdly, the proposal to establish a new Security Council committee to combat the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction requires further clarification, not only with respect to the mandate and duration of such a committee but also with respect to its functions and their relationship with the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) and the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999). Clarification is needed also with respect to the appointment of experts and their areas of specialization. Fourthly, it may be useful to recall that many Member States will need technical, material or logistical support to comply with the draft resolution.”
2004-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4950Resumption1 (2004) · source