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2012-07-25

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1. “In conclusion, we reiterate that the State of Qatar will continue to be an effective and supportive partner of the international efforts aimed at bringing peace to the Middle East through the peaceful settlement of disputes, which would contribute to fulfilling the Security Council's objectives in terms of maintaining international peace and security.”

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2. “The Court's decision involves a request to the United Arab Emirates to guarantee the reunification of Qatari families, grant affected Qatari students an opportunity to finish their studies in the United Arab Emirates or get their educational records, and ensure access by affected Qataris to courts and judicial bodies in the United Arab Emirates. The perilous repercussions of this artificial crisis and its direct impact on international peace and security call for the immediate lifting of the unilateral, arbitrary and illegal procedures and unfair blockade against the State of Qatar and for maintaining dialogue as a means to put an end to any dispute.”

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3. “That is why we reiterate our call for finding an end to this crisis through the mediation of His Highness the Amir of our sisterly Kuwait. Since the onset of the crisis, the State of Qatar has reiterated that it is committed to addressing it within the framework of international law and the relevant bilateral and international conventions and mechanisms. In this regard, we welcome yesterday's decision of the International Court of Justice approving the request by the State of Qatar to take interim measures against the United Arab Emirates in a case related to the discriminatory and illegal treatment of Qatari citizens by the United Arab Emirates.”

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4. “More than one year has elapsed since the artificial Gulf crisis, not to mention the unfair blockade and the unilateral arbitrary measures imposed on the State of Qatar, which run counter to the fundamental principles of international law and international instruments pertaining to human rights, as well as the rules of international relations. I also note the adverse consequences it may yet have on regional and international cooperation for maintaining international peace and security. The State of Qatar has always adopted a policy of maintaining peace and security, along with dialogue and the peaceful resolution of disputes and differences, as well as constructive collective efforts and good- neighbourly relations.”

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5. “It goes without saying that the deteriorating humanitarian situation, due to the ongoing siege of the Gaza Strip, undermines all international efforts for peace. The Syrian crisis still casts its serious consequences on peace and security in the region and worldwide, because it is one ofthe biggest humanitarian catastrophes with the refugee crisis in modern history. That is why the State of Qatar reiterates that there is no alternative to a political solution for the Syrian crisis, based on Geneva communique of 30 June 2012 (S/2012/522, annex) and relevant Council resolutions that respond to the legitimate aspirations for security and stability of the brotherly Syrian people and preserve the national and regional integrity of Syria.”

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6. “The State of Qatar reaffirms its support for any course that would contribute to relaunching negotiations between the Palestinians and the Israelis that might lead to the desired peace. The State of Qatar has always lived up to its responsibilities and will continue to make every effort to achieve peace in the Middle East and create an environment conducive to such peace. We call for everyone to make sincere efforts to that end. We must also ensure that no actions are taken to undermine such efforts. In that regard, we strongly condemn the nation-State law enacted by Israel, as well as the provocative actions taken against religious holy places, including breaking into the Al-Aqsa Mosque.”

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7. “The general framework of this settlement is very well known to all. It should take place according to the agreed criteria and the Arab Peace Initiative, which ensure the peaceful coexistence of both parties based on the two-State solution and the establishment of a viable Palestinian State within the 1967 borders and East Jerusalem as its capital. It is also important to respect the legal status of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, pursuant to relevant Council resolutions, and to put an end to the Israeli occupation of all occupied Arab territories, including the Syrian Golan and occupied Lebanese territories. Moreover, all settlement activities must immediately cease, refugees should be allowed the right of return and the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people must be restored.”

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8. “We also believe in the important role that could be played by the Security Council in addressing the various serious challenges in the region. The existing challenges and crises cast their shadows first and foremost over the peoples and States of the region. However, they have consequences that spill over. Therefore, it is important to pool the efforts of the international community to achieve security, stability and crises settlement in the region. The Middle East issue is paramount in that regard. The concerning and escalating events in the Gaza Strip remind the international community of the urgent importance of finding a permanent, fair and comprehensive settlement to the Palestinian question, as that is the only guarantee against the recurrence of such crises and their serious humanitarian consequences.”

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9. “Mr. Al-Hamadi (Qatar) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, we would like to commend your efforts, Sir, as President of the Security Council for this month. We do appreciate your convening of this important open debate. We also thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing and his efforts. The ongoing participation of the State of Qatar in this open debate reflects its desire to establish peace and stability in the Middle East, not only because it belongs to that important region, but also because it believes in peaceful solutions to crises, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and international law.”

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10. “We emphasize that we will also support international efforts to achieve the goal of protecting children. We will do our best to fulfil that goal under any circumstance and by any means, and to create an appropriate environment so that they can grow up in safe and healthy conditions under which they can develop their potential and make a peaceful, safe and prosperous future for all the peoples of the world.”

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11. “Therefore, we have paid close attention to creating job opportunities for youth through policy development and relief programmes that are implemented by the State at the national, regional and international levels. In September 2017, the State of Qatar signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism and Silateck, a Qatari foundation, to enhance the employability of the youth and build their capacity, as well as launch projects to protect them from violent extremism. In conclusion, we welcome resolution 2427 (2018), adopted by the Council this morning. The State of Qatar co-sponsored the resolution because it reflects the principles of protecting children in armed conflict. The resolution is in line with our priorities in that regard.”

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12. “Allow me to highlight the significant achievement made by the Education Above All Foundation, in partnership with UNICEF and over 80 global partners. We have provided quality education to 10 million children deprived of school in over 50 countries around the world, including countries suffering from armed conflict. That was made public by Her Highness Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser, the head of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, during an event held in New York last April. The State of Qatar is committed to protecting education in emergency situations. We were among the first countries tojoin the Oslo Safe Schools Declaration. We also understand the close link between protecting the rights of children and youth and their empowerment, on the one hand, and preventing conflicts, on the other.”

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13. “The State of Qatar strongly believes that children and youth hold the keys to peace and security. They are our hope for the future. We believe in the importance of investing in developing, protecting and educating those two categories, especially children. We are convinced that the right to education shall not cease to exist due to armed conflict. The State of Qatar has therefore paid special attention to providing education to children in emergency situations, especially in armed conflict. We have established the Education Above All Foundation and launched other initiatives and education programmes that are being implemented and funded by the State, in cooperation with international organizations.”

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14. “The international community has a collective responsibility to redouble its efforts and take additional decisive measures to address the issue as an integral part of any comprehensive strategy to prevent and resolve conflicts and establish a sustainable peace that ensures that children are not deprived of the protection that is provided for them by their families, communities and the law. In that regard, we welcome the manual on integrating the protection of children into peace processes. We are pleased to announce that the State of Qatar will participate in organizing the first international conference on the participation of youth in peace processes, in partnership with Finland and Columbia and in cooperation with the Office of the United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, to be held in Helsinki in December 2018.”

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15. “The statistics in the report of the Secretary- General (S/2018/465) are causes of grief and concern. They indicate a significant increase in the number of violations against children in armed conflict in 2017, despite the important progress made, as set out in the report, in strengthening protection for children as Governments and armed groups cooperated to prevent those violations. In that regard, we are truly alarmed by the ongoing violations against children in many areas around the world, as noted by the Secretary-General in his report. Consequently, the protection of children and their rights is especially important, and we must pay special attention to that matter, particularly when it comes to incidents that are considered by the Security Council, in our region and beyond.”

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16. “Mr. Al-Hamadi (Qatar) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I congratulate you, Mr. President, on presiding over the Security Council, and thank you for convening this important meeting. I also thank Ms. Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, for her comprehensive briefing and continuous efforts to highlight the situation of children in armed conflict and provide them with effective protection by preparing inclusive, independent and unbiased reports. I would like also to thank Ms. Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF, and Ms. Yenny Londofio, civil society representative, for contributing to this important debate. We align ourselves with the statement delivered on behalf of the Group of Friends for Children and Armed Conflict.”

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17. “It has committed the worst possible crimes - the slaughter of women and children with knives, rape and the desecration of places of worship and the looting of property.”

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18. “But at every turn it impedes those endeavours, choosing instead a bloody approach and a destructive security situation. Here, I am referring specifically to the statements of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Syrian regime, which described the Joint Special Representative as biased towards a conspiracy targeting Syria. That demonstrates that the Syrian regime is not at all ready to engage positively with the international community or the Syrian opposition. The recent reports of the use of toxic substances by the regime in the area of Homs point to the use of chemical weapons, proving that the regime disregards the lives of its citizens. The regime has killed or injured hundreds of thousands of citizens, destroyed entire neighbourhoods and villages, schools and universities. It has attacked citizens who were buying bread.”

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19. “These figures do not even take into account the internally displaced or those who suffer food insecurity and lack fuel, energy and other basic services. They do indicate, however, that Syria is experiencing an urgent humanitarian disaster that requires an international intervention on the part of the United Nations and the international community. The sole party responsible for the deterioration of the situation in Syria is the Syrian regime, which met the will of its people with heavy weapons. The international community, including the State of Qatar, has tried to support a peaceful solution to the crisis through the efforts of representatives like the Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States, in the hope that the Syrian regime would respond to his appeals and to the voice of reason.”

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20. “He undertook to contribute to the rebuilding of Gaza through a number of projects involving basic services, including schools and hospitals. The Security Council must convey a firm message to Israel to end the unjust siege and stop bombing civilians. With regard to Syria, the Council was briefed last week by Ms. Navi Pillay and Ms. Valerie Amos with regard to human rights, emergency assistance and the need to provide aid to that brotherly country. I recall that early this year and for the first time in several months, the United Nations issued an estimated death toll in Syria, which has reached over 60,000, while the number of Syrian refugees could exceed 1,100,000 before the middle ofthe year.”

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21. “In that regard, we reiterate that the solution to the crisis in the Middle East depends on Israel's withdrawal from the occupied Palestinian territories, the occupied Syrian Golan and the remaining Lebanese territory occupied by Israel, as well as an end to Tel Aviv's violations of Lebanese sovereignty. The State of Qatar is committed to supporting the brotherly Palestinian people in order that it may obtain its full inalienable rights. The State of Qatar contributes to the relief efforts in Gaza through reconstruction efforts following the Israeli aggression. We note in that regard the visit to Gaza of His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar, who expressed the solidarity of the Government and the people of the State of Qatar with the besieged Palestinian people.”

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22. “The Security Council must therefore adopt a decision or resolution that establishes an international committee to investigate unjust Israeli practices and all measures undertaken by Israel to eliminate the Arab Islamic identity of Al-Quds. A number of Palestinian prisoners have higlighted their suffering by undertaking a hunger strike. We ask that an end be put to their suffering and that Israel be obliged to release them. We also call for the lifting of the economic siege and of the withholding of tax and customs revenues imposed on Palestinians and on the Palestinian Authority. Israel's unfair policies do not serve the cause of just and lasting peace in any way whatsoever. We hope that the new Israeli Government will adopt an approach that is in harmony with the peace process and in accordance with international law.”

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23. “Accordingly, we invite the Security Council to meet in order to explicitly condemn illegal Israeli settlements and to promote the peace process in accordance with instruments of international legitimacy and terms of reference, and to generate the political will likely to result in ajust and lasting solution. In addition to settlements, Israel is treating the issue of East Jerusalem in a way that does not serve the cause of peace. We would again insist that measures taken by the Israel to Judaize Al-Quds and suppress that holy city's Arab and Islamic identity are null and void and without legal effect. Al-Quds will remain an Arab, Islamic and Christian city with its mosques and churches. There will be no Palestinian State without Al-Quds and there will be no Al-Quds without the Al-Aqsa Mosque.”

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24. “Consensus on finding a solution for the question of Palestine and for achieving peace in the Middle East through the two-State solution requires the recognition of Palestine as a full State Member of the United Nations. We therefore invite the Security Council to support those efforts. Despite that international consensus, the Government ofIsrael has not expressed a sincere interest in the two-State solution or a genuine desire for peace based on it. The strongest proof of Israel's reaction to Palestine being granted observer State status was its stepping up its illegal settlement activities, causing 14 members of the Security Council to reject those measures, which clearly stand in the way of peace.”

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25. “Mr. Al-Hamadi (Qatar) (spoke in Arabic): Mr. President, allow me at the outset to congratulate you on your presidency of the Security Council this month and for the work that you are doing, particularly in convening today's meeting. I would like to thank Mr. Robert Serry, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his briefing this morning. I welcome the presence of Mr. Riad Malki, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine. Last year, we saw a historic turn when Palestine was granted the status of non-member observer State by the General Assembly, following the recognition of the State of Palestine by a majority of States in the world. Although that event was long delayed, it did take place, and in the right forum. However, that is still not enough.”

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26. “Today, we are all reminded of our responsibility to put an end to the bloodshed of thousands of innocent Syrians and to play a positive and constructive role in finding a solution to the crisis while maintaining the unity of the Syrian people and Syria's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, in full respect for the principles of the Charter of the United Nations.”

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27. “Consequently, Member States have been obliged to adopt various measures in order to actively address the crisis in accordance with international laws and codes of conduct. Along those lines, the Group of Arab States will request the General Assembly in New York to deal with the serious threat of the Syrian crisis. We also note that the Joint Special Envoy and his initiative will be effective only if Syria acts to ensure a transitional period that will guarantee the establishment of a democratic, pluralistic Syrian State in which all citizens are equal before the law and all rights and freedoms are respected. History is fraught with examples of the international community's failure to bear its moral responsibility in the face of catastrophe.”

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28. “Those threats reflect an extremely dangerous escalation and indicate that the regime has crossed all red lines and abnegated all responsibility. I cannot fail to mention several announcements that threaten to set fire to the entire region. The situation has become a threat to the security of the region and to the entire international community. The international community must take urgent steps to adequately confront those regional and international threats. We recall that the International Committee of the Red Cross has announced that its criteria and definition of civil war are now applicable to the crisis in Syria. Given those extremely serious considerations, my delegation further regrets the Council's inability to effectively deal with the Syrian crisis in a manner that promotes the maintenance of international peace and security.”

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29. “Regrettably, instead of assuming responsibility for its people, the Government has adopted a scorch-and-burn policy by using heavy artillery, attack helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, which has led some Syrians to take up arms in self-defence. The Syrian regime therefore bears full responsibility for the situation in Syria today. The regime has not halted its terribly brutal and indiscriminate shelling of the capital and cities throughout the country, including schools, hospitals, mosques and churches. To add insult to injury, it has threatened - through a spokesperson ofthe Ministry for Foreign Affairs - to use chemical and bacteriological weapons. It has gone so far as to highlight its threat to use internationally prohibited weapons against Syrian villages.”

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30. “Qatar takes this opportunity to urge all Member States to assist the Palestinian State in gaining membership to the Organization in recognition of the positive contribution that this would make towards establishing a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East. My delegation also reiterates that the solution to the crisis in the Middle East depends upon Israel's withdrawal from all of the occupied Palestinian and Arab territories, including the occupied Syrian Golan and the remaining occupied Lebanese territories. Israel must end all of its violations of Lebanese sovereignty, international law and resolution 1701 (2006). The Syrian people continue to be subjected to their Government's systematic cruelty in violation of their rights.”

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31. “We renew our call on the members of the Security Council, the members of the Quartet and those influential countries to pressure Israel to end its settlement policies in the occupied Palestinian territory, including in East Jerusalem, and put an end to the blockade against the Gaza Strip. Unless those demands are met, there will be no basis for the resumption of negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians. If the international community is unanimous with respect to the ultimate solution, namely, the two-State solution, then rejecting recognition of the State of Palestine is contrary to that call.”

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32. “How could negotiations be successful in the light of Israel's continuing settlement policies and the Security Council's ongoing inability to assume its responsibilities with regard to peace in the Middle East, or in the absence of a strong basis for the negotiations? How could they be resumed? How could they bear fruit while Israel continues to detain thousands of people and to subject them to unjust and cruel conditions? How can we speak of trust between the Palestinian and Israeli parties when Israel has maintained its strangling blockade against the Gaza Strip for the past five years?”

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33. “Jerusalem remains an Arab, Islamic and Christian city with mosques and churches, and there could be no Palestinian State without Jerusalem and no Jerusalem without the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Those policies of imposing a fait accompli carried out by the Israeli authorities are also manifested in the building of settlements on Palestinian territories. We were alarmed to learn of Israel's recent attempts to legitimize the outposts through the establishment of the so-called Levy Committee, which has made recommendations that run counter to international law and international legitimacy. Two decades after the Oslo accords, Israel has continued to speak about its search for peace and to call on Palestinian leaders to resume negotiations. However, it also continues to carry out policies that run counter to all of that.”

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34. “Mr. Al-Hamadi (Qatar) (spoke in Arabic): I congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council and your successful organization of its work, including today's meeting. I also thank Mr. Robert Serry, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his briefing this morning. Israel, the occupying Power, has continued its policy of non-compliance with all resolutions of international legitimacy and of imposing a fait accompli. One of the worst aspects of that policy has been manifested through measures taken by the Israeli authorities to Judaize Jerusalem and to obliterate the Arab and Islamic character of that holy city. In that context, we reiterate that those Israeli actions are null and void and without any legal basis.”

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