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Al-Mahmoud

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2006-01-27
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2009-01-06
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  1. “While we thank all peace-loving nations for standing with the Palestinian people in their plight, we call on all donors to contribute urgently, to provide more humanitarian assistance and to support relief organizations operating in the Gaza Strip. Allow me to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the efforts of those institutions, especially the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, in carrying out their humanitarian duty in a dangerous work environment. The State of Qatar has been among the leading supporters of the Palestinian people at the bilateral level, through the decisions of the Council of the League of Arab States and through the United Nations. We have recently sent aid to the Palestinians by sea and air.”

    2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source

  2. “It must be recalled that the occupation of the Palestinian territory is the cause of the rocket attacks. Consequently, the occupation must end if calm is to be restored. Even if we acknowledge that excluding Hamas is in Israel's best security interests, can we consider as self-defence an all-out military aggression against a densely populated city in which - as the aggressor is aware - the casualties will be civilians? Israel uses self-defence as a pretext under the United Nations Charter, but the latter gives peoples the right to self-determination and to an end to occupation. 34 Therefore, what Israel is committing is genocide and ethnic cleansing carried out by an entity that claims to be representing democracy and freedom. In conclusion, we are facing an extremely difficult humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territory.”

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  3. “The division, by some, of Palestine into Hamas and Fatah is unacceptable, since the occupation does not distinguish between parties, but is all- encompassing. Therefore, we should not accept any Palestinian national differences as an excuse for Israel to continue its occupation and aggression against a defenceless people, or allow it to use such differences as an excuse to divide the Palestinian people and Palestinian land. We must not punish the Palestinian people for having exercised their right to vote, in accordance with the principles of democracy that we all call for. At this time, we urge the Palestinians to achieve unity and consensus in their plight. The excuses proffered by Israel concerning Palestinian rocket attacks cannot deceive wise people, although some may think of them as the factor that sparked the current crisis.”

    2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source

  4. “His Highness the Emir of the State of Qatar, in his speech on 4 January 2009, which has been issued as a document of the United Nations, called upon the international community to protect and give relief to the Palestinians and emphasized that the killing of innocent civilians and the Israeli military aggression will not bring security neither to Israel nor to us as Arabs, but will instead result in disastrous consequences. Did the people who prepared for this war think of the anger of generations of Arabs and Palestinians, which will only grow as they witness such scenes? How can Israeli military aggression contribute to the achievement of a lasting and comprehensive peace in the region?”

    2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source

  5. “On the other hand, General Assembly resolution 60/1 on the outcome of the 2005 World Summit, and specifically its provisions regarding human security, the responsibility to protect and the culture of peace, requires the United Nations to carry out its duty with respect to protecting the Palestinian people from Israeli aggression. Resolution 1674 (2006) on the protection of civilians in armed conflict requires the United Nations to come to the rescue of the Palestinians and to criminalize the Israeli acts of aggression. The State of Qatar is eager to do its duty as an active member of the United Nations.”

    2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source

  6. “Such stalling is incongruent with the mandate of this Council and proves that this important organ is in need of reform. The international community is not witnessing an ordinary war but a new Israeli aggression, similar to the summer of 2006 aggression on Lebanon, with the most advanced and lethal weapons being used against Palestinian people, in violation of international peace and security. This tragedy strikes at the core of the mandate of this Council, the credibility of which is now being called into question. We have already repeatedly urged the Council and the Quartet to work sincerely towards the implementation of the Council's decisions on peace in the Middle East.”

    2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source

  7. “We therefore demand that the Security Council assume its responsibilities under the Charter of the United Nations and not settle for making press statements, but rather immediately adopt a resolution that compels Israel, the occupying Power, to stop its land, sea and air military aggression on the Gaza Strip; immediately withdraw its forces; lift the siege on Gaza; open the crossings; end the policy of collective punishment; and provide protection for the Palestinian people, including the protection of health and educational institutions that are safe havens, as attacks on such safe havens are illegal. The reluctance to adopt a resolution in this regard gives a green light to Israel to continue its war crimes, in flagrant violation of the relevant conventions, laws and international norms.”

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  8. “Arab States and other peace-loving countries of the world were unanimous in expressing their solidarity with the Palestinian people in connection with their suffering as a result of Israel's brutal occupation and recent attack on Gaza, and well as in standing by Palestinians in their just struggle to achieve their legitimate and inalienable rights, in particular their right to independence, self-determination and statehood on their own national soil, with Jerusalem as its capital.”

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  9. “I have come here with my brothers, the Arab ministers, as part of the ministerial committee that the Arab Council of Ministers decided to establish at its extraordinary meeting last Wednesday and to send to New York to urge the Security Council to end its foot- on an issue that poses a direct, clear and serious threat to international peace and security and has also resulted in a dire humanitarian situation.”

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  10. “I do not think there is a need to remind the Council about what it has heard over the past few months with regard to the serious consequences of the Israeli siege imposed on the Gaza Strip and the grave humanitarian situation that it has caused. As we approached the new year celebrations, we were hopeful that the world would enjoy a quiet season and that the new year would bring new hopes for a better future. But Israel's position is different from the international community's.”

    2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source

  11. “I will not cite the horrendous atrocities committed since 27 December 2008 by the Israeli war machine against the unarmed civilians of the afflicted Palestinian territory, nor will I refer to the killing, destruction, tragedy and violations of every human right that the Security Council has heard of and witnessed as a result of the recent Israeli aggression. Schools, hospitals and places of worship have not been spared the mass destruction resulting from that aggression, which has taken place in blatant violation of the rules of international humanitarian law. The world has just seen how Israel assassinated more than 40 civilians in cold blood, including women and children, in a school of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.”

    2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source

  12. “Mr. Al-Mahmoud (Qatar) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting to address the atrocities being committed in the occupied Palestinian Gaza Strip. I would also like to take this opportunity to wish you every success in your presidency of the Council in these difficult circumstances. Through you, Sir, I would also like to extend my thanks to the Secretary-General for his repeated calls to stop the ongoing violence in Gaza. I should also like to express my gratitude to the President of the General Assembly for his extensive efforts and his fair-minded statement in that regard.”

    2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source

  13. “We cannot fail to praise the efforts that led to the adoption of the wise decision to establish the Commission, which we hope will play the role expected of it, as articulated in the relevant agreements. In conclusion, let me affirm that we support the draft resolution before the Council on peace, security and development in the Great Lakes region, and we call for its adoption.”

    2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359 (2006) · source

  14. “We in the State of Qatar are convinced that the countries of the South can shoulder their share of the responsibility for the development of the South. For that reason, His Royal Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, took the initiative of establishing the South Development Fund which we hope, when it becomes operational, will contribute to the economic development and regional integration of the Great Lakes region. The Peacebuilding Commission, established by Security Council resolution 1645 (2005) and General Assembly resolution 60/181, fulfils a cherished aspiration; it represents a suitable mechanism to assist countries emerging from conflict in preserving peace and achieving sustainable development. It can also prevent such countries from regressing to a state of conflict.”

    2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359 (2006) · source

  15. “Although we are currently focused on questions of peace, security, democracy and good governance, as well as on social and humanitarian questions, we believe that there are other issues of equal importance included in the vision of the Dar es-Salaam Declaration. These pertain to economic development and regional integration, which, in our View, are two basic pillars of lasting stability in the region. Regrettably, those issues have not received the attention they deserve from the Security Council. It is not that the Council has no interest in such questions, but those two issues fall outside the Council's purview and involve other stakeholders, such as international financial institutions and donor countries, who must assist the countries of the region in translating their aspirations into reality.”

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  16. “It is true that the United Nations has achieved great success in bringing about stability in the region, but the remaining challenges are equally great. We must therefore approach that question more realistically, work to consolidate the gains that have been achieved so far, and explore which avenues could be pursued in order to face future challenges, even if that means a more robust United Nations field presence, including peacekeeping forces. As we speak of United Nations staff in the field, allow me to extend my country's condolences to the families and the Governments of fallen peacekeepers who have lost their lives in the line of duty while discharging the noble tasks entrusted to them.”

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  17. “For that reason alone, we should redouble our efforts and work tirelessly to prevent the outbreak of new conflicts and to resolve those that are still festering. We are all aware of the extremely complicated demographic and geopolitical realities of that subregion of the continent, which can affect the region as a whole. It is therefore incumbent upon us to search for innovative solutions based on a regional approach, as called for at the first International Conference on Peace, Security, Democracy and Development in the Great Lakes Region, held in Tanzania in 2004. In View of what I have said, one question remains to be answered is how and to what extent the United Nations and the international community can assist the countries of the Great Lakes region in the implementation of the Dar es-Salaam vision.”

    2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359 (2006) · source

  18. “In that context, we cannot dismiss the sheer determination of the African States in establishing the African Union's Peace and Security Council and entrusting it with the tasks of conflict prevention, resolution and peacekeeping in Africa. That achievement has allowed the African Union to develop a genuine partnership with the Security Council towards achieving a better understanding of the region's difficulties and consequently addressing, in a comprehensive manner, the root causes of conflicts in Africa. We have little doubt that the memory of the violent conflicts and crimes of genocide that raged in the Great Lakes region will remain vivid in our minds for a long time to come.”

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  19. “We would also like to extend our thanks to Secretary-General Kofi Annan for his efforts to highlight the suffering and marginalization of the majority of the people of that continent, including those living in the Great Lakes region. We value his search for appropriate solutions that will preserve the dignity of the African people, realize peace and achieve development. This meeting is important because it is convened to support the initiatives of the Security Council and the Secretary-General to address issues related to African conflicts, primarily those highlighted in resolution 1625 (2005) on the prevention of armed conflict, especially in Africa. The Security Council adopted that resolution at the summit it held on the margins of the High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly in September 2005.”

    2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359 (2006) · source

  20. “Mr. Al-Mahmoud (Qatar) (spoke in Arabic): It gives me pleasure to begin by congratulating you, Madam, on the great competence and statesmanship with which your delegation has conducted the work of the Council in order to realize the purposes and objectives of the United Nations Charter. The initiative to convene this ministerial meeting of the Security Council to discuss the question of peace, security and development in the Great Lakes region of Africa is undoubtedly a step in that direction. It indeed reaffirms the importance you attach to the African continent, which has suffered terribly from the scourges of war, conflict and marginalization that have negatively influenced the development of a great continent distinguished by its time-honoured history, great peoples and resources.”

    2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359 (2006) · source