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Al-Maawda

lines on the record: 83
first: 2018-11-09
most recent: 2023-08-03
sittings or episodes: 11
sources: un-security-council

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“We launched the Global Dryland Alliance initiative, a mechanism designed to fill gaps in the areas of scientific research, strategies and policy in order to enable dryland countries to achieve food security and prevent food crises. In conclusion, we reiterate how urgent it is to prioritize efforts to address the humanitarian consequences of crises during conflicts, particularly those that threaten food security, and we emphasize that there can be no alternative to international consensus and cooperation if we are to resolve such humanitarian issues and their root causes.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“To that end, we earmarked nearly $43 million this year in response to the Secretary-General’s appeal for help for countries facing famine resulting from various causes, including conflicts. We also contributed $20 million to the Black Sea Grain Initiative to help African countries receive food exports. In addition, my country has contributed $90 million to the World Food Programme to respond to urgent food needs in Yemen. As is well known, when the need for emergency relief arises the State of Qatar contributes hundreds of tons in assistance through airlifts, including food relief, as we did in the Sudan this year and in Afghanistan prior to that. Qatar is committed to cooperating with the United Nations system in guaranteeing food security and finding relevant sustainable solutions.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“International humanitarian law requires the parties to a conflict to refrain from inflicting harm on civilians and civilian property, particularly infrastructure essential to water supplies and the production and distribution of food. It also prohibits the use of food as a weapon of war leading to starvation, a prohibition that is reaffirmed by resolution 2417 (2018). In that regard, we would like to add that the State of Qatar also endorsed today’s joint communiqué. In fulfilling its humanitarian responsibility to respond to famine and food insecurity, particularly as a result of conflict, Qatar dedicates a significant part of its international assistance to addressing hunger and food shortages.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“At the same time, various factors in our world today are worsening the threats to food security, particularly the crises on the economic, energy and climate fronts. We must therefore address the deep-rooted causes of famine and food insecurity that pose a threat to the three pillars of the United Nations — international peace and security, development and human rights. We want to stress in that respect the central role of the United Nations and the need to commit to international law with regard to the peaceful settlement of conflicts and respect for the independence and sovereignty of States and non-interference in their domestic affairs, as well as to refraining from the use or threat of force and committing to the principles of providing international humanitarian assistance.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mr. Al-Maawda (Qatar) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, Mr. President, we would like to congratulate your friendly country on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We welcomed the presence of Secretary of State Antony Blinken at this morning’s meeting and thank the briefers for their valuable contributions. We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the representative of Oman on behalf of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The interrelated links between armed conflict, violence, famine and food insecurity merit the international community’s full attention, as they constitute fundamental humanitarian challenges for many countries and peoples all over the world, particularly in developing and least developed countries.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In conclusion, the State of Qatar reaffirms its support for all sincere efforts to bring about peace, security and safety in the Middle East, especially those aimed at achieving a just, comprehensive and lasting solution to the Palestinian question.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387Resumption1 (2023) · source
“My country is committed to fulfilling its duty to the Palestinian people and to improving their humanitarian situation in order to come up with solutions conducive to lasting peace. In cooperation with the United Nations, particularly in the Gaza Strip, Qatar has made great efforts to promote reconstruction and provide electricity, as well as offering cash assistance and meeting other urgent basic needs and development requirements. We are also continuing our support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), to which we have pledged $16 million for the period 2023– 2024. We stress once again the importance of providing financial and political support to UNRWA, for which there can be no substitute until a just settlement of the issue of Palestinian refugees is reached.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The State of Qatar remains steadfast in its principled position of solidarity with our brother people of Palestine until they regain their legitimate rights, including the right to establish an independent, contiguous and viable State along the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in compliance with the relevant Security Council resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative. We believe that resolving the Middle East question and reaching lasting peace cannot be achieved through de facto measures. There is no alternative to a two-State solution. The occupation of Arab territories, including in the Syrian Golan and Lebanon, must end immediately and completely. There must also be an immediate cessation of all settlement and annexation activities.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The occupation and blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip must be brought to an end, as must the collective punishment of the Palestinian people, including arbitrary and administrative detentions — particularly of children — and measures aimed at repressing activists and defenders of Palestinian rights as well as Palestinian civil-society organizations. The perpetrators of the heinous crimes committed on the Palestinian occupied territories must be made accountable if justice is to be served.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In order to draw attention to those facts, the State of Qatar has submitted a written note to the International Court of Justice, which in response to a request by the General Assembly will shortly be issuing a legal opinion on the legal implications of the Israeli occupation. In the note we point to Israel’s obligations under international law to put an immediate end to its illegitimate occupation and to provide compensation for the damage and suffering that have been endured. Qatar calls on the international community to urgently fulfil its moral and legal responsibility to condemn the Israeli aggressions and violations, provide the necessary protection to our brother Palestinian people and compel Israel to cease its flagrant violations of international law and resolutions of international legitimacy.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We once again reject all measures aimed at altering the historical and religious status quo of the holy sites and restricting the right of Muslims and Christians to free and safe access to their places of worship. We condemn the policies of Judaization in the occupied city of Jerusalem, as well as those aimed at changing its Arab, Muslim and Christian identity. In that respect, we emphasize the role of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan’s guardianship over the holy places of Jerusalem. The recent Israeli trends are dangerous. In that connection, the Israeli army’s decision to repeal the disengagement law for northern West Bank settlements is aimed at entrenching the occupation and the illegitimate settlements in the occupied territories. That is a gross violation of international law and United Nations resolutions.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Such recurring acts are essentially part of a series of crimes perpetrated by the occupying Power against the defenceless Palestinian people, jeopardizing the prospects for peace and risking exacerbating the violence. The cycles of violence we are witnessing come as no surprise. They are a result of the dangerous and provocative approach taken towards the Palestinian people, their territories and their Muslim and Christian holy sites. We watched as Israeli Government officials, parliamentarians and settlers recently stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque and were protected by occupation forces. That was a gross violation of international law and an aggression not just against Palestinians but against Muslims around the world.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The situation therefore calls for concrete measures to prevent the situation from deteriorating further, and for the Council to fulfil its responsibilities with regard to the Palestinian question, which has been central to the issue of peace in the Middle East for decades. Serious violations by the occupying Power have continued unabated since the beginning of the year. The most recent incursion was directed at the city of Jenin and its refugee camp in June and July, in addition to the aggression in the Gaza Strip, which remains under a blockade, and the brutal attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinian villages. We reiterate Qatar’s firm condemnation of those attacks, which have claimed the lives of many civilians, including women and children.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mr. Al-Maawda (Qatar) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me to begin by thanking the United Kingdom presidency for convening this quarterly open debate. I would also like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Mr. Khiari for his valuable briefing this morning. We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the representative of Yemen on behalf of the Group of Arab States. It is clear from the briefing we heard this morning that the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory has now become even more dangerous as the violence has escalated. The Security Council issued a presidential statement on the subject on 20 February (see S/PRST/2023/1), but the dangerous trend has not changed.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We reiterate the State of Qatar’s commitment to supporting all efforts aimed at protecting children in armed conflict and at preventing such conflict.”
2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source
“I want to point out that in the period from 2018 to 2023, the State of Qatar has contributed $2.5 million to the Office of the Special Representative with a view to strengthening its role and its ability to implement its crucial mandate. We also supported the operationalization of the Analysis and Outreach Hub in Doha, which we opened in June 2022 and which will work to improve institutional knowledge on current and future efforts for the protection of children, with a focus on their reintegration, and to implement the Practical Guidance for Mediators to Protect Children in Situations of Armed Conflict. In conclusion, ensuring full respect for children’s human rights and creating an environment conducive to children’s secure education contribute to building stable, safe and prosperous societies.”
2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In that regard, I would like to point out that Qatar launched an initiative in the educational arena when we spearheaded international efforts around the adoption of General Assembly resolution 74/275, which proclaimed 9 September as the International Day to Protect Education from Attack. Following its adoption, Qatar’s Education Above All Foundation launched TRACE, the Track Attacks on Education data portal, which collects data related to attacks on educational institutions and aims to identify their perpetrators. The Foundation’s programmes have helped provide quality education for millions of children all over the world. We commend the important role and efforts of the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict and UNICEF.”
2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In our view, strengthening accountability mechanisms is one of the crucial factors in ending impunity. It is equally important to ensure that children in conflict situations receive adequate protection and attention. We firmly believe that armed conflict should not interfere with the right to education. Failing to guarantee children’s right to education risks undermining human rights and sustainable development, especially in societies that are suffering from conflict. The State of Qatar is well known as a major contributor to support for quality education worldwide. We have prioritized protecting and strengthening the right to education, particularly in emergency situations, within the framework of our international emergency development and relief programmes.”
2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The report highlights the sad reality and the negative impact of conflicts and crises on children’s lives, and notes the increase in the number of children affected by grave violations in 2022, including through damage to schools and hospitals and deprivation of education and health services. We commend the efforts to highlight and include such violations in the report. In the light of the huge numbers of violations and their disastrous consequences for human rights, our efforts to address them must be commensurate with their gravity and impact on international peace and security. In the first place, we must step up efforts to protect children at all stages of conflict and ensure respect for international humanitarian law and international human rights law.”
2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mr. Al-Maawda (Qatar) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, Mr. President, I would like to offer our congratulations to the United Kingdom on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month and our thanks for convening this important debate. We are also grateful to Mrs. Virginia Gamba de Potgieter, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, for her comprehensive briefing, and to the other briefers for their statements. We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the representative of Canada on behalf of the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict. The discussion today provides an important opportunity to consider the findings of the Secretary- General’s annual report (S/2023/363) on children and armed conflict.”
2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Moreover, Israel must immediately and fully halt its settlement activities and attempts to annex land so that the Palestinian people can regain their legitimate rights, above all the right to establish an independent, contiguous and viable State, within the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with the relevant Security Council resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The State of Qatar continues to uphold its duty to support the steadfast Palestinian people and meet their humanitarian needs, in cooperation with the United Nations, especially in the Gaza Strip, which has been subjected to an unjust siege for more than 15 years. The State of Qatar will continue to support improving the humanitarian situation and efforts to achieve lasting peace. We reiterate that in order for peace to prevail, the Israeli occupation of the occupied Arab territories, including the Syrian Golan and the occupied Lebanese territories, must end.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We stress the importance of respecting the legal and historical status quo throughout Jerusalem and the entire Al-Haram Al-Quds compound as an exclusive place of worship for Muslims, without any attempt to divide it temporally or spatially. We also stress the importance of the historic Jordanian guardianship of the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem. The policies of occupation, settlements and oppression against the Palestinian people are the main reason for the lack of stability and the prevalence of violence. In that context, the State of Qatar voted in favour of General Assembly resolution 77/247, which included a request to the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion on the legal effects of the Israeli occupation and settlement activity and measures to change the demographic composition of Jerusalem.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“It is also a violation of the relevant United Nations resolutions, including resolution 2334 (2016). Those recent measures are an extension of the policy to Judaize Jerusalem and provoke the 2 billion Muslims around the world. They could lead to escalation and undermine any hope of a two-State solution, which the international community has agreed is the only way to settle the situation in the Middle East and establish lasting peace. In that regard, the State of Qatar reiterates its strong condemnation of any attempts to Judaize the occupied city of Jerusalem and change its Arab, Islamic and Christian identity.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The State of Qatar strongly condemned the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the assaults on worshippers, the actions taken to prevent ambulances from reaching the injured and evacuating those who were trapped in the Al-Qibli Mosque, and the restrictions imposed on Palestinians entering the Mosque. An extremist group expressed support for the occupation police increasing the number of hours during which the Al-Aqsa Mosque could be stormed. Restricting the right of Muslims and Christians to freely visit places of worship, the Al-Aqsa Mosque and occupied churches in Jerusalem in order to perform religious rites is a violation by the occupying authority of its commitment in accordance with international humanitarian law, which ensures the right to worship, the right to protection of worshipers and the rights of holy sites.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“9263), the State of Qatar welcomed the presidential statement on behalf of the Arab Group and expressed its deep concern about the extremist tendencies of the new Israeli Government. We also stressed the pivotal role of the Security Council in addressing those violations. Since then, the occupation authorities and extremist settlers have continued their dangerous violations. The most dangerous of those violations occurred at the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan, with no consideration for the sanctity of the place or the time. The current month coincided with several important religious occasions for Muslims, Christians and Jews. However, that did not stop the Israeli occupation forces and extremist settlers from perpetrating blatant attacks on religious sites and freedom of worship.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We align ourselves with the statements delivered by the representative of Lebanon on behalf of the Group of Arab States, the observer of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the representative of Azerbaijan on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. At the last open debate on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem (see S/PV.9246), much concern was expressed about the unprecedented high levels of violence that occurred in 2022. Calls were made to reverse that dangerous trend in order to avoid further deterioration. However, since the beginning of the year, the Israeli Government has continued its escalatory policies, which compelled the Security Council to respond by adopting presidential statement S/PRST/2023/1 of 20 February. At the same meeting (see S/PV.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mr. Al-Maawda (Qatar) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to thank the Russian Federation for holding today’s open debate on the situation in the Middle East under the presidency of Mr. Sergey Lavrov, Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation. We would also like to congratulate Russia on its presidency of the Council this month. We welcome the participation of Mr. Riad Al-Malki, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the sisterly State of Palestine, in today’s meeting and thank Mr. Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his briefing.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“That grant was in addition to our ongoing support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, which provides support to millions of Palestinian refugees. In conclusion, notwithstanding the grave incidents that happened last year and the beginning of this year, the State of Qatar is still hopeful that a comprehensive peace is possible, provided that there is a will and commitment.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Humanitarian and economic support for the Palestinian people must be provided within a political context that helps both sides to achieve progress towards a lasting, comprehensive and fair solution. The State of Qatar continues its efforts aimed at helping to improve the living conditions of the brotherly Palestinian people in cooperation with the United Nations, including a grant of nearly $360 million in 2022 that was directed towards ensuring electricity in the Gaza Strip and providing financial assistance through salary disbursements to public-sector employees in Gaza, where more than 2 million people have effectively been living under an unjust siege for more than 15 years.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Immediate and complete settlement activities must end. And the Palestinian people must achieve their legitimate rights, foremost of which their right to self-determination and the return of refugees. We must undertake everything possible to change the situation on the ground, which will not lead to the two- State solution. The State of Qatar therefore calls for urgent action to end the Israeli aggression, provide protection for the Palestinian people and get Israel to commit to ending its settlement policies and annexation of land and to implement the relevant Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, including resolution 2334 (2016), which calls for an end both to violence against civilians and settlement activity, as well as for supporting dispute settlement based on the two-State solution.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The continued escalation and provocation by the Israeli occupying Power shows a disregard for international law and international legitimacy and will lead to further escalation that threatens regional and international peace and security. That will also undermine international efforts to achieve the two- State solution, which represents the consensus of the international community and has been determined to be the only means to a settlement for the Palestinian question. The independent, contiguous and viable Palestinian State must be established along 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, in line with relevant Security Council resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative. Similarly, the Israeli occupation of Arab territories, including the Syrian Golan, and Lebanese land must end.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The State of Qatar has condemned and denounced that measure as a flagrant violation by the occupying Power of the Charter fo the United Nations, international law and the relevant United Nations resolutions. It was a blatant attack against Palestinian rights and a provocation of Muslim sentiment around the world. The State of Qatar also strongly condemns and denounces any attempt to expand the Jewish character over the occupied city of Jerusalem and alter its Arab Muslim and Christian identity. We stress the need to respect the current legal and historical status of Al-Haram Al-Sharif in its entirety. We reject any attempt to partition it spatially or temporally. We also underline the Jordanian custodianship of the Muslim and Christian holy sites.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mr. Al-Maawda (Qatar) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, let me thank you, Mr. President, for holding this important meeting. We also thank Mr. Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his thorough and comprehensive briefing. This open debate on the Palestinian question is being held soon after the end of 2022, a year that saw an increase in violence and indiscriminate fatal attacks by Israeli forces and extremist settlers against Palestinian civilians, which resulted in the greatest number of fatalities and injured people in many years. Today’s meeting is also taking place against the backdrop of continued escalation by the Israeli Government and about two weeks after the Minister of National Security, together with other Israeli occupying forces, stormed Al-Haram Al-Sharif.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In conclusion, the State of Qatar reaffirms the need for all parties to uphold their obligations under resolutions of international legitimacy, the Charter of the United Nations and international law. We reiterate our commitment to collectively work with our partners in the international system to overcome shared challenges in support of the Security Council’s mandate to maintain international peace and security.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099Resumption1 (2022) · source
“We reiterate the solidarity of the State of Qatar with our Palestinian brethren by providing the necessary humanitarian support and assistance in order to improve the living situation of Palestinians, especially in the Gaza Strip, which suffers from the destructive impact of the military escalation and the continued unjust blockade. We have funded the construction of hundreds of residential units and provided basic construction material, fuel, electricity and cash assistance. Since the State of Qatar appreciates the indispensable role of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East in supporting the refugees until a just solution for them is reached, we have provided financial support for its core resources. Our most recent contribution totalled $18 million for 2021 and 2022.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The State of Qatar has condemned that crime in the strongest terms as a blatant violation and flagrant aggression against the freedom of the press and the right of people to access information. We echo the call of Council members for an immediate, comprehensive, transparent and impartial investigation in order to ensure accountability. It is high time for the international community to shoulder its responsibilities with regard to protecting the Palestinian people, safeguarding the holy sites and ending all flagrant violations against them, while guaranteeing the implementation of relevant Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 2334 (2016), including by ending the occupation and illegal settlements.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Jeopardizing the historic and legal status of Islamic and Christian holy sites in occupied East Jerusalem and attempts to Judaize them and divide the Al-Aqsa Mosque spatially and temporally, while undermining Muslims’ freedom of worship therein, are illegitimate practices, as they contravene international law and relevant United Nations resolutions. Israel, the occupying Power, continues its repressive policies against Palestinians by annexing and seizing their land through the use of overwhelming violence and arbitrary arrests. The most recent example of such practices was the assassination of Palestinian Al-Jazeera journalist and television correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh as she was carrying out her work in a vest that clearly identified her as a member of the press.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The Israeli occupation of Arab territories, including the Syrian Golan and territories in Lebanon, must end. There must also be an immediate and full cessation of settlement activities, the return of refugees and the restoration of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, including the right to self-determination. It is undeniable that the city of Jerusalem has a special status given its significance as home to the holy sites, particularly the sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque. We therefore once again strongly condemn all attempts to raid Al-Haram Al-Sharif, attacks against its unarmed worshippers and their arrest, which hinders them from practicing their religious rites.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The State of Qatar continues to make tireless efforts to resolve the crises in the region and reduce their impact on civilians affected by armed conflict by providing needed humanitarian assistance and supporting the efforts of the United Nations. Although there are many crises in the Middle East, the Palestinian question has remained the central and longest-standing issue before the Council for more than seven decades. Therefore, the Council must shoulder its responsibility for that issue and reach a just, lasting and comprehensive settlement, based on the two-State solution, in order to establish an independent, viable Palestinian State within the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in line with the relevant Security Council resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Mr. Al-Maawda (Qatar) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I congratulate you, Mr. President, on presiding over the Security Council this month. We express our appreciation to Ms. Hastings, Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for her valuable briefing this morning. The Middle East is suffering from dangerous crises that require the attention of the United Nations. There are decades-long and emerging challenges, such as the coronavirus disease pandemic, food insecurity and other economic, social and environmental challenges, which the international community must seriously address in order to find lasting and radical solutions to end the conflicts, including the atrocities and the suffering of millions of innocent people in the region.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In conclusion, The State of Qatar reaffirms our commitment to working hand in hand with our partners through the international system in order to tackle shared challenges and to support the Security Council mandate in maintaining international peace and security.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8600 (2019) · source
“The State of Qatar has undertaken numerous initiatives that reflect our commitment shared with the international community to strengthen understanding and dialogue so as to advance the premises oftolerance, cooperation and the fight against extremism and terrorism. The State of Qatar is one of the largest donors to the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism. Furthermore, our institutions have supported efforts to provide education for 10 million children in more than 50 States. Many of those children are in areas plagued by armed conflict and dire poverty, as well as by natural disasters. Those efforts have been undertaken through Qatari educational institutions and in cooperation with UNICEF and other United Nations agencies.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8600 (2019) · source
“The absence of international institutions and legislation for governing this extremely serious and vital realm requires strict measures against the perpetrators as well as those who commit cybercrimes and piracy, including subjecting them to accountability and sanctions in addition to making them fully responsible legally for such crimes. The State of Qatar has closely followed recent developments in the Strait of Hormuz, particularly with regard to regional and international navigation. Incidents ofthis type need to be addressed expeditiously. We call upon all parties to exercise restraint. We call for efforts to be undertaken to achieve a peaceful solution for such incidents.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8600 (2019) · source
“It is also a breach of the Charter of the United Nations, which compels States to refrain from escalating conflicts and requires them to settle disputes through dialogue and peaceful means. We welcome this opportunity to reaffirm the position of the State of Qatar. We support dialogue to resolve disputes and conflicts, and reiterate our support and gratitude for the sincere efforts that have been undertaken by His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber A1-Sabah, Amir of the sisterly State of Kuwait. Cybersecurity is a tremendous challenge. When it is used with ill will, it destabilizes international relations and security. The world has already borne witness to serious cyberattacks, and the State of Qatar has been among the victims thereof.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8600 (2019) · source
“Achieving lasting peace in the Middle East calls for abandoning threats and violations of State sovereignty and the stoking of artificial crises to achieve illegitimate objectives. At a time when our region is experiencing tensions that constitute a threat to international peace and security, the imposition of an unjust embargo on the State of Qatar, now in its third year, contributes to regional instability and undermines the efforts undertaken by the Security Council to establish international security. That illegal embargo causes damages that are not limited to the State of Qatar and other States in the region. It sets a serious precedent in international relations and constitutes a grave breach of international law and the principle of friendly relations among States.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8600 (2019) · source
“The link between the conflicts and crises plaguing the Middle East and their direct implications on stability in the region require urgent action and effective initiatives in order to achieve peace in Syria, Libya and Yemen. Despite the considerable resources of the Middle East region and the need to invest them in achieving development and prosperity for all its peoples, in addition to cooperating to settle current crises and conflicts and root out terrorism and extremism, other very serious challenges exist that lead to instability in the regional security system that is the Gulf Cooperation Council, which has positively and effectively contributed to the maintenance of regional and international peace and security.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8600 (2019) · source
“All parties must therefore respect their obligations under resolutions of the international legitimacy and the benchmarks set out by the international community, including acceptance of the two-State solution and acknowledging the rights of Palestine as an independent State within the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, based on the relevant Security Council resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative. Furthermore, Israel must cease its occupation of all occupied Arab territories and end all settlement activities immediately. International protection must also be provided to the Palestinian people, refugees must be able to return to their homes and Palestinians must enjoy their inalienable rights.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8600 (2019) · source
“Mr. Al-Maawda (Qatar) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to thank you, Madam President, for convening today's meeting to address the challenges facing the Middle East region and the means to ensure its stability for the sake of international peace and security. Today's meeting sheds light on the mounting challenges in the Middle East, as well as on the vital importance of achieving stability in that critical part of the world. That requires the convergence of efforts to allow for cooperation, wisdom and the language of dialogue to prevail so as to prevent more deterioration, which could jeopardize international peace and security. A just and comprehensive settlement to the Palestinian question is of critical importance to achieving peace in the Middle East.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8600 (2019) · source
“We will continue to support international efforts to protect children in armed conflict, to ensure respect for human rights and international humanitarian law and to prevent the commission of violations against children.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source