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Al-Douri

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2001-03-15
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  1. “All of these are the real causes of armed conflict. If we do not deal with them, we have no hope of preventing such conflicts from erupting. Finally, my delegation believes that it is imperative to expand and revitalize the role of the International Court of Justice and of regional and subregional organizations in order to resolve current problems and address their root causes, because we believe that those organizations have a very important and vital role to play in resolving the problems of their respective countries.”

    2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334Resumption1 (2001) · source

  2. “Conflict prevention must not depend on political and diplomatic necessities. Such measures will not succeed for long, because the real causes of the conflict will persist. Armed conflict is but a manifestation of hunger; poverty; underdevelopment, due to the plunder of the wealth of the countries of the South during the colonialist era and the resulting inequitable distribution of wealth between the countries of the South and those of the North; the continuing intervention of hegemonistic States in the internal affairs of other countries; restrictions on the political independence and the sovereignty and territorial integrity of certain countries; the pitting of certain countries against one another through religious, ethnic and racial disputes; and the starving of peoples through the application of sanctions, whether unilateral or under the auspices of the United Nations.”

    2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334Resumption1 (2001) · source

  3. “They continue to perpetrate acts of aggression on a daily basis against my country, Iraq, under the pretext of the so-called no-fly zones in northern and southern Iraq, which have no basis in relevant Security Council resolutions. Hundreds of innocent civilians have fallen victim to this continued aggression, and property and infrastructure continue to be destroyed. The most recent of these acts of aggression was perpetrated by United States and British aircraft on 19 June 2001 in northern Iraq. Twenty-three children and young people were killed on a soccer field, and the Security Council did nothing, despite the fact that the Iraqi Government sends a letter every week to the Secretary-General and to the Security Council concerning these continued acts of aggression.”

    2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334Resumption1 (2001) · source

  4. “The international community is still unable to understand why the Security Council took no action in the Great Lakes region in Africa despite the many signs of imminent genocide. The genocide that occurred in April 1994 could have been prevented. The Council had many opportunities to deal with the question. In this context, I would recall that one member of the Security Council 4 the United States of America - supported by the United Kingdom, endeavoured to stop the adoption by the Security Council of a resolution calling for the provision of protection to the unarmed and defenceless Palestinian people, who daily are facing, under Israeli occupation, the most brutal forms of torture and killing. Those two countries tend to tailor Security Council resolutions to suit their imperialistic interests.”

    2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334Resumption1 (2001) · source

  5. “The Security Council, in this case, should encourage the initiatives proposed by the Secretary-General and refrain from any action that might cause him to fail in his task. We would like to note here that, although the Security Council has the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, it does not deal with areas of conflict in a balanced and objective manner. Indeed, it acts selectively, in the hegemonistic interests of some of its member States. Sometimes it acts quickly in a specific area; at other times, it prefers to procrastinate and prevaricate, despite the fact that the risks posed by the conflict in question might be far greater than those posed by the one in which it took speedy action.”

    2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334Resumption1 (2001) · source

  6. “We would like, therefore, to reaffirm the importance we attach to the restoration of the role of the General Assembly and to the continued discharge of its responsibilities in accordance with the Charter. We hope that the discussions that are currently under way to reform and revitalize the role of the General Assembly, which are being conducted by the President of the Assembly, will lead to a reactivation of the role of the General Assembly in the area of the prevention of armed conflicts. My delegation supports the expansion of the role of the Secretary-General in the prevention and settlement of conflicts, particularly since Article 99 of the Charter refers to this question.”

    2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334Resumption1 (2001) · source

  7. “The result has been the emergence of a single super-Power, which continues to give priority to its own interests only and to impose its hegemony on international relations, while attaching no importance to the principles and purposes of the Charter or to the norms of international law as these conflicts erupt and continue. The Charter entrusts the General Assembly with a role in the maintenance of international peace and security and in the prevention and settlement of conflicts, particularly in Articles 10, 11 and 14 of the Charter. Yet the fact that the Security Council has expanded its mandate, thus exceeding the terms of reference of the General Assembly, has led to a diminished role and reduced competence of the Assembly.”

    2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334Resumption1 (2001) · source

  8. “The clearest evidence of that is the fact that the first words of the United Nations Charter express a determination "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind". The primary purpose of the United Nations is the maintenance of international peace and security. If international and regional conflicts were once a result of the cold-war climate that then prevailed, the past decade, which saw the end of the cold war, was marked by regional and civil strife that was more brutal, more tragic and more devastating than the conflicts of the cold-war era. It has claimed millions of victims, as well as giving rise to millions of displaced persons, refugees and disabled persons and massively draining economic and human resources.”

    2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334Resumption1 (2001) · source

  9. “Mr. Al-Douri (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): My delegation wishes at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this public meeting of the Security Council on the prevention of armed conflict. We wish also to convey our appreciation to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his tireless efforts in this field, particularly as he works to move the United Nations from a culture of reacting to conflicts to a culture of preventing them before they erupt. We hope that the Council's deliberations will lead to the implementation of the ideas and conclusions set out in the report of the Secretary-General that is before the Council in document S/2001/574. There is no doubt that the prevention of armed conflict lies at the core of the United Nations mandate.”

    2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334Resumption1 (2001) · source

  10. “The principal causes of conflict include poverty, underdevelopment, disease, uneven distribution of wealth, hunger, the exploitation and looting of resources, the instigation of ethnic and religious conflicts, the imposition of others' values and interests, aggression and embargoes. All of these things are being carried out by certain influential States that are permanent members of the Security Council. If we do not face up to these problems and essential issues, I do not believe the international community will be able to deal effectively with the issue of the protection of civilians in armed conflict.”

    2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source

  11. “We must remember that the devastating impact of sanctions on children and infants has been documented by agencies of the United Nations itself and has been reported to the Security Council. No one can fail to be aware that civilians, women and children in particular, are the first to fall victim to this silent war. All this is taking place while the Council itself is silent. When it does speak, it merely manifests the interests of some of its permanent members. In conclusion, let me say that dealing seriously with the issue of the protection of civilians in armed conflict in a positive and concrete way would entail going to the very heart of the matter, namely, the causes of conflict.”

    2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source

  12. “But the Council has done nothing, even though the Iraqi Government has submitted an average of a letter a week to the Council and to the Secretary-General in which it describes the activities carried out against it and refers to the political and legal aspects and calls for compensation. Those letters have also referred to the humanitarian and environmental devastation resulting from the 1990 war and, in particular, to the use of depleted uranium. We must also recall the sanctions that have been imposed against Iraq since 1990. Iraq is suffering not only from economic sanctions, but also from a complete and total embargo that affects every aspect of our lives. This is just one side of the war being waged against Iraq by those States that insist on keeping sanctions in place.”

    2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source

  13. “At a time when the Council is considering the matter of protection of civilians in armed conflict, two of its permanent members - the United States and the United Kingdom - are flouting the basic provisions of such protection by carrying out daily military action in the so-called no-flight zones in the northern and southern parts of my country, Iraq. They are doing this without any mandate from the Security Council and without any basis in the Council's resolutions. Hundreds of civilians have fallen victim to that aggression. The economic and developmental infrastructures of our country have been destroyed.”

    2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source

  14. “Members of the Non-Aligned Movement, which represents about two thirds of the peoples of the world, have for six months now attempted to convince the Security Council to adopt a resolution containing a provision to protect Palestinian civilians. But that effort is constantly opposed by the United States of America. I can only express my surprise here at the absence in the report of the Secretary-General of any reference to the suffering of the Palestinian people, although a number of examples are given in the report pertaining to the issue of the protection of civilians.”

    2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source

  15. “It is ironic that at a time when the Council is dealing with the issue of the protection of civilians in armed conflict, the Palestinian people living in the occupied territories are victims of the most offensive form of oppression, perpetrated by the occupying Israeli authorities. That oppression has spared neither persons nor material goods. Nor has it spared values. Terrorism is accompanied by the murder of children, who represent the future of Palestine. The destruction of houses and property is also taking place, along with great flows of displaced persons and refugees and flagrant violations of international humanitarian law and of human rights. All of this is perpetrated daily by the occupying forces, while nothing is done to deter them.”

    2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source

  16. “The loftiest, most ideal, most humane objectives cannot serve as a pretext for intervention in the internal affairs of a State, infringing on its sovereignty and political independence or threatening its territorial integrity. These are basic principles of the international community. They are the very foundation of peace and security in the world. Respect for and strengthening of these principles will ensure protection for all peoples. This is why it is necessary for the "culture of protection" mentioned in the Secretary-General's report to take into account these principles, so essential to development, stability, progress and peace. Violation of these principles gives rise to conflict and war.”

    2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source

  17. “However, we all remember how speedily and enthusiastically the Council took action on other occasions in other places for reasons that later became clear - at least in some cases. Some States that are members of the Council carry out acts of aggression against other States without mandates from the Council, on the pretext of protecting civilians or based on the so-called principles of humanitarian intervention. However, what these States are actually doing is pursuing their own political and economic goals and interests. There are innumerable examples of this; Yugoslavia and Iraq are only two of them. This is why the matter before us must be approached cautiously.”

    2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source

  18. “Accordingly, it is our conclusion that the international community does not have the necessary capability to protect civilians. We do not question the capacity of the Council, nor do we question its interest in this issue; but, because of its very composition, it is concerned primarily with protecting the interests of certain member States, particularly the most influential Members of the Organization. Past experience in the Council provides startling evidence of its double standards in this respect. There has been some slowness, some hesitation, in what it has done in Africa, in the Great Lakes region in particular, while thousands if not millions of innocent people have died there.”

    2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source

  19. “The issue has been of concern to the international community, which has adopted a large number of international conventions, including the Geneva Conventions and the Protocols thereto. In a first report (S/1999/957) of the Secretary- General, submitted pursuant to a mandate given to him by the Security Council in February 1999, he produced a set of recommendations on how to protect civilians in armed conflict. Then, in a second report (S/2001/33l) submitted now to the Council, the Secretary-General, while noting that, unfortunately, only a very few of the original 40 recommendations have been implemented, nevertheless submits new recommendations to us. In our view, unfortunately, the fate of the new recommendations will probably be no better than that of the earlier ones.”

    2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source

  20. “Mr. Al-Douri (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): Mr. President, at the outset, I would like to thank you for organizing this open meeting on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. I would like to pay tribute to the continuous efforts made by the Secretary- General, who has shown a great interest in this issue and in disseminating the culture of protection. We trust that this debate will yield concrete results in helping to protect civilians in armed conflict, regardless of the nature of the conflict, internal or external, and whether it is the result of external aggression or not. There is no doubt that this question falls within the context of one of the basic purposes of the United Nations - to protect future generations from the scourge of war.”

    2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source

  21. “So if we want a just, comprehensive and lasting peace, we should consider all these elements, because together they represent the essence of the tragedy of the Palestinian people. If we fail to do so, the Zionist aggression will continue, and the Security Council will continue to be incapable of assuming its responsibilities vis-a-vis this serious situation, which threatens, and will continue to threaten, international peace and security.”

    2001-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption1 (2001) · source

  22. “In summary, we are dealing with the tragedy of a people under occupation, subjected to the worst forms of repression, brutality and displacement. The question is the suffering of more than 4 million Palestinian refugees, who were forced to leave their land, in contravention of the principles of international law, which guarantee their full right to return to their homeland. The Zionist, racist creed, which is expansionist, arrogant and hateful, is the reason behind all the tragedies that have befallen the Palestinian people, including the desecration of holy sites that more than a billion Muslims, and Christians as well, hold sacred. In short, this is the essence of the Palestinian question, and these are its principal components.”

    2001-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption1 (2001) · source

  23. “The problem began when a British citizen by the name of Balfour promised, in 1917, another British citizen, by the name of Rothschild, that he would set up a national homeland for him and for other extremists in Palestine. Thus the prince gave to others what he did not own. The question essentially concerns the military occupation of Palestinian land by a flood of adventurers from Europe and other parts of the world, under the pretext that it was an unpopulated land. At issue are the continuous and repetitive acts of aggression carried out by this usurping entity against the Arab States and its occupation of the Palestinian territory since 1948, in addition to its occupation of the Syrian Golan and Lebanese territory.”

    2001-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption1 (2001) · source

  24. “This outrageous situation and these irresponsible, criminal measures make it imperative for the Security Council to assume its responsibilities under the Charter and to take decisive measures aimed at halting this unceasing aggression against the unarmed Palestinian people, who have nothing but stones. My delegation has clarifled its position with respect to this issue on more than one occasion. In the Security Council meeting held on 4 October 2000, we clearly pointed out that the question is not how to force the Palestinians into an unbalanced round of negotiations with the occupying Power, because the negotiations will definitely not restore their rights. But one must consider the essence of the problem in order to find the appropriate solutions.”

    2001-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption1 (2001) · source

  25. “This person, who carried out the Sabra and Shatila massacres, is the same person who desecrated the Temple Mount on 28 September, leading to the wave of violence against the Palestinians, which has not yet stopped. This terrorist started his work, as an official in the Zionist entity, by escalating the aggression through the taking of measures to dissect the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. He has exercised his hobbies in a most arrogant manner: political assassinations, the imposition of sieges and the blocking of access to food and medicine by Palestinian villages and cities, thus violating the principles of the Geneva Conventions and of international humanitarian law.”

    2001-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption1 (2001) · source

  26. “It also continues to direct threats against many other Arab countries. The failure of the Council to deter the aggressor was, and still is, one of the principal reasons for the continuation of the Palestinian bloodshed and the increase in the number of martyrs, among them Palestinian youths and children. All of this takes place in full view of the international community, which seems incapable of taking any measures to halt this aggression and to put an end to the occupation. Is it not strange that a notorious terrorist with a long history of bloodshed, who is directly responsible for shedding Palestinian blood, should preside over the Zionist entity? Indeed, this has led to the unmasking of the ugly face of Zionism.”

    2001-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption1 (2001) · source

  27. “My delegation, despite the fact that we are very doubtful as to the possibility of finding a just solution to this very serious problem, hopes that today's discussions of the issue will lead to an end to the continuous and unjust aggression to which the unarmed brotherly Arab Palestinian people are facing on their land and in their homes. We have previously dealt with this issue - not so long ago. The Council held formal and informal consultations, but, regrettably, we did not reach any results. This is because of the insistence of one country - the United States of America - on maintaining the status quo, under many flimsy pretexts and excuses. That State provides the occupying Zionist entity with the means of force that enable it to exercise daily its aggressive policies against the Palestinian people.”

    2001-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption1 (2001) · source

  28. “Mr. Al-Douri (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, Mr. President, allow me to extend to you my congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month and to wish you every success. I should like, through you, to thank the Ambassador of Tunisia, Said Ben Mustapha, for a job well done as President of the Council last month, and also to extend my thanks to you for your quick response to the request to consider this important and serious issue, which deals with the very essence of the work of the Council - the maintenance of international peace and security.”

    2001-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption1 (2001) · source