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Alotaibi

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“The Yemeni issue clearly drew the attention of the international community throughout the month of September, especially during the high-level week of the seventy-fourth session of the General Assembly, where there was a need to uphold the political solution as the only framework for resolving the Yemeni crisis. The most important international interactions took place during the ministerial meeting that Kuwait chaired along with the United Kingdom and Sweden.”
2019-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8642 (2019) · source
“Mr. Alotaibi (Kuwait) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I thank Mr. Martin Griffiths and Mr. Mark Lowcock for their briefings. I want to focus on two main issues: political and security developments, and humanitarian developments. With regard to the political and security developments, Mr. Griffiths' briefing earlier gave indications of a positive atmosphere that could move the Yemeni peace process forward, and of limited progress in implementing the Stockholm Agreement, even though 10 months have passed since its entry into force. During most of that period there was a total impasse.”
2019-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8642 (2019) · source
“Helen La Lime, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, the women and men of MINUJUSTH and the United Nations country team for their tireless efforts, dedication and contributions to stability in Haiti and the support that they have provided in helping the country achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.”
2019-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8641 (2019) · source
“The closure ofMINUJUSTH and the departing staff means that there will be no peacekeeping operation in Haiti for the first time since 2004. We would like to take this opportunity to commend the women and men of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti and MINUJUSTH for their efforts aimed at helping Haiti achieve political gains, develop the capacity of the Haitian National police and create an environment conducive to the development of the country. In conclusion, we would once again like to express our sincere thanks and gratitude to Ms.”
2019-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8641 (2019) · source
“This is the only way to ensure progress towards achieving sustainable development and fulfilling the 2030 Agenda. We are also concerned about the failure, to date, to confirm a new Government. We would also warn against applying pressure to conduct elections in Haiti if the country is not yet ready for them, because ofthe potential for unintended negative effects. We know that Haiti might need external aid given the challenges it faces. We therefore encourage the United Nations - through the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti and the United Nations country team - as well as regional and international partners, including the Organization of American States, to provide the necessary support to Haiti in this decisive and very sensitive phase.”
2019-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8641 (2019) · source
“If the current situation persists, thousands more people will be affected. Accordingly, we welcome the allocation of $5 million by the Central Emergency Relief Fund to enable humanitarian actors to respond to the emergency needs of the country resulting from food insecurity. In terms of the next steps, I would like to propose measures that we believe would be useful as Haiti begins a new chapter in its history. First of all, we stress the need to conduct a broad and inclusive dialogue among the Haitians in order to remove political obstacles, revitalize the economy and restore stability in the country. We also urge all stakeholders to set aside their differences and personal interests and work together to overcome the current obstacles the country is facing.”
2019-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8641 (2019) · source
“Efforts to reform the judicial system must be extended in order to restore the trust of ordinary Haitian citizens in the country's political and economic elite and convince them that national recovery and the building of their future are best obtained through democratic and peaceful means. With regard to the humanitarian situation in Haiti, we are concerned that if the security situation continues as it has it will jeopardize access to humanitarian aid for those who need it. We note in particular the major challenges facing hospitals in Haiti, owing to shortages of fuel, potable water and other necessities. As Council members are aware, these challenges also affect orphanages, civil-protection units and other emergency services, whose capacity is already limited. Moreover, 2.6 million people in Haiti are suffering from food insecurity.”
2019-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8641 (2019) · source
“We therefore call upon all parties to keep calm, observe self- restraint and refrain from taking any steps that might lead to renewed violence. We commend the measures taken by the Haitian President to continue the national dialogue in order to find a solution of the current crisis. We also commend the Haitian National Police in its efforts to contain the situation and maintain security. The latest report of the Secretary-General further identifies impunity as a core issue. Impunity impedes progress in substantially improving governance and accountability. In this regard, we call upon the Haitian National Police and the judiciary to carry out full investigations of perpetrators of State corruption and human rights violations, thereby ensuring accountability.”
2019-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8641 (2019) · source
“I would like to focus today on three main issues: the political and security situation, the humanitarian situation and the next steps to be taken. With regard to the political and security situation, we are deeply concerned about the current political environment in Haiti and its adverse effect on the stability and security of the country. According to the latest report of the Secretary-General on MINUJUSTH (S/2019/805), negotiations in the last few months on the confirmation of a new Government have been unsuccessful, and a constitutional crisis caused by the failure to organize elections in time to renew the current legislature, whose term expires on 13 January 2020, is looming, which has led to the escalation of violence in the country.”
2019-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8641 (2019) · source
“Mr. Alotaibi (Kuwait) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, we welcome the participation at this meeting of His Excellency Mr. Gustavo Meza-Cuadra, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Peru, and wish him every success as he takes up the duties inherent in his new role. We also sincerely thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, for his invaluable briefing this morning. I also wish to thank Ms. Helen La Lime, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, for her efforts undertaken in coordination with the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) and her communications with all relevant stakeholders with a view to moving the political process forward.”
2019-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8641 (2019) · source
“Lastly, pertaining to the efforts of the United Nations Verification Mission, we pay tribute to the Mission's ongoing efforts to strengthen the peace process under the auspices ofthe Special Representative of the Secretary-General, while cooperating with local and national authorities and many agencies, including the United Nations Development Programme, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Population Fund, as well as the private sector. We also pay tribute to the role played by the Mission in encouraging youth and youth organizations to participate in building peace through volunteer work, athletics, cultural activities and dialogue.”
2019-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8639 (2019) · source
“We hope that the elections will be a success and a contribution to the Colombian peace agreement. Turning to the security situation, the continuing murders, violence and threats targeting former members of the FARC-EP as well as community leaders and human right defenders is a source of great concern. We need greater efforts to address the situation, while also promoting security guarantees and precautionary measures. To that end, we note the efforts undertaken by the United Nations Verification Mission by communicating with the Ministry of the Interior and civil society to establish a national comprehensive policy to protect those groups. We reject the statement made by former FARC- EP leaders announcing that they would take up arms again. That could undermine the implementation of the peace agreement.”
2019-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8639 (2019) · source
“The Government's communique of 14 August concerning a transition period of two years for training and reintegration in certain locations following the expiration of their legal status is a positive step in implementing the peace agreement. We urge all stakeholders to contribute to expediting the reintegration process by providing the necessary legal and security guarantees for former FARC members. We fully recognize the magnitude of the many challenges that all stakeholders will face. In that regard, we welcome the support extended by all stakeholders for the National Pact for Political Culture and Non-Violence during the Electoral Campaign, which rejects violence and promotes both dialogue and political rights during the election to be held on 27 October.”
2019-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8639 (2019) · source
“Since the signing of the historic Colombian peace agreement, which ended 50 years of conflict, Colombia has been able to achieve a great deal of national successes and gains, notwithstanding the challenges facing the implementation of the agreement. That requires intensified efforts by all stakeholders to safeguard the successes and make further ones. Concerning socioeconomic reintegration, we appreciate the efforts undertaken by the Colombian Government through the continued implementation of programmes related to the Colombian peace agreement in terms of the socioeconomic and political reintegration of former members of the Fuerza Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejercito del Pueblo (FARC-EP).”
2019-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8639 (2019) · source
“Mr. Alotaibi (Kuwait) (spoke in Arabic): I thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting. I also welcome the Foreign Minister of Colombia, who is present with us today to participate in the meeting. And I thank Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Columbia, for his invaluable briefing on the Secretary-General's report (S/2019/780), which deals with the notable achievements and the challenges facing the implementation of the Final Agreement for the Termination of Conflict and the Construction of a Stable and Lasting Peace.”
2019-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8639 (2019) · source
“The earlier an intervention is made to ensure an appropriate response, the better the eventual outcome in terms of material losses and human casualties.”
2019-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8633 (2019) · source
“We remain fully convinced that the Security Council can make use of many of the preventive measures offered in the Charter, including, for example, sending small missions of a few members of the Council, a measure that it has used in the past. In conclusion, the Security Council, with all its accumulated experience, lessons learned and decades- 1ong institutional memory, is undoubtedly capable of taking innovative and preventive measures and steps in the area of conflict prevention and mediation, which will inevitably contribute to the maintenance of international peace and security, through both its field visits and its sanctions regimes on individuals and entities. The success and effectiveness of the Council's role in preventive diplomacy depend on the timing of its interventions and its use of those tools.”
2019-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8633 (2019) · source
“The Secretary-General's special envoys and representatives and their teams also play a major and commendable role in conflict resolution. In View of the significance that Kuwait attaches to preventive diplomacy, and in recognition of its noble importance, a high-level debate on conflict prevention and mediation (see S/PV.8546) was organized in June during the Kuwait presidency of the Council, under the agenda item on the maintenance of international peace and security. We reiterate the importance of promoting the role of prevention and mediation in conflict prevention and resolution, as well as of cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2019-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8633 (2019) · source
“In that regard, we commend the African Union's commitment to continuing to cover 25 per cent of the costs of its peace operations and look forward to the adoption of a resolution enabling the financing of peacekeeping operations under African leadership. Based on Article 19 of the Charter, the Secretary- General plays a fundamental role that grants him the right to responsibility for preventing conflicts through his good offices or through his envoys and special representatives in conflict zones. As a demonstration of the priority that the Secretary-General gives the issue of mediation, since assuming his post he has established a High-level Advisory Board on Mediation as a tool for using mediation and preventive diplomacy in conflict prevention.”
2019-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8633 (2019) · source
“Reviewing the aspects and patterns of that cooperation, we find significant progress in every aspect, especially between their two councils, the Security Council and the AU Peace and Security Council, which hold annual joint meetings. We look forward to the thirteenth of those meetings, to be held in Addis Ababa in the second half of October. We are also seeing continued cooperation between the Peacebuilding Commission and every African Union entity. We call for maintaining those gains and building on them, especially the Action for Peacekeeping initiative, with a view to ensuring that peacekeeping missions are better equipped and more efficient, secure and robust. That requires strong Security Council mandates with predictable and sustainable financing.”
2019-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8633 (2019) · source
“Chapter VI emphasizes the importance of the preventive role played by the Security Council and emphasizes its ability to call on the parties to a conflict to settle their disputes by such peaceful means. It may investigate any dispute or position that might lead to international friction that could endanger the maintenance of international peace and security. Chapter VIII of the Charter promotes the peaceful resolution of local disputes through arrangements with regional and subregional organizations, because of their geographical proximity and historical knowledge of such disputes. In that context, we should pay tribute to the Charter-based cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union, which is steadily and commendably developing.”
2019-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8633 (2019) · source
“The Charter of the United Nations contains many tools that promote the settlement of disputes through peaceful means, especially under the provisions of Chapter VI, which sets out steps for resolving disputes between parties to a conflict by, as Article 33 puts it, "negotiations, enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement, resort to regional agencies or arrangements, or other peaceful means of their own choice." That was clearly demonstrated in the role that Ethiopia and the African Union (AU) played in assisting the parties concerned in the Sudan to reach an agreement concerning the transitional period between the Transitional Military Council and the Forces ofFreedom and Change.”
2019-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8633 (2019) · source
“Mr. Alotaibi (Kuwait) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting on a vital and essential topic. I also appreciate the invaluable briefings by the Secretary-General and all of today's briefers. The resolution of conflicts through mediation is one of the means and manifestations of civilization for resolving international disputes by conducting constructive and meaningful dialogue among the various parties involved.”
2019-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8633 (2019) · source
“That is why we need a specific and comprehensive approach to preventing and countering terrorism. In conclusion, it is essential that we include the youth, peace and security agenda in all conferences and meetings at all levels. Regional organizations should give greater attention to this topic, as the League of Arab States did recently with its Young Model award. The African Union has also launched a number of youth initiatives, including, in 2006, the African Youth Charter, and today we are looking forward to the implementation of the African Union Youth Envoy 2019- 2020 Action Plan. We must also stress the importance of giving young people an opportunity to hold leadership positions and participate in decision-making processes, in line with resolution 2250 (2015).”
2019-10-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8629 (2019) · source
“Fourthly, terrorism is one of the greatest challenges for Africa. Reports and statistics show that substantial numbers of young men and women from Africa are joining terrorist groups, and that those number cannot be underestimated. That is why, in order to eliminate terrorism, we must address its root causes by raising awareness, promoting the culture of peace and encouraging tolerance and respect among African peoples. Moreover, the effects of poverty and unemployment cannot be overlooked. They constitute fertile ground for the spread of terrorism and violent extremism in Africa. Poverty, marginalization and other factors push individuals to join - and local communities to harbour - terrorist groups, either for ideological reasons or because of the lure of material gains.”
2019-10-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8629 (2019) · source
“Thirdly, the African Union's declaration of 2019 as The Year of Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Durable Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa signals that decades- long wars and insecurity have led to great suffering on the African continent, which in turn has triggered the phenomena of increased migration and internal displacement specifically away from conflict zones, but to areas that are also insecure and vulnerable. With more than 24 million displaced people in Africa, economic, security and environmental burdens are felt in many areas, giving rise to waves ofillegal migration. We must resolve the root conflicts and establish stability, peace and security in order to eliminate these displacement phenomena, which constitute a regional and international threat.”
2019-10-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8629 (2019) · source
“Secondly, protracted conflicts and wars in Africa, some of which have their roots in ethnic, sectarian or religious tensions, have significantly contributed to the recruitment of children, who have been compelled to arm themselves and participate in the fighting, and whose innocence and dreams have been hijacked. Light should be shed on that phenomenon so it can be effectively addressed. Moreover, we need to move children away from war zones, rehabilitate them, provide them with the help they need and reintegrate them into society.”
2019-10-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8629 (2019) · source
“First, ignoring the needs and ambitions of young people, who constitute 20 per cent of the population in Africa, and repeatedly shutting the door in their faces while they are continuously marginalized explains their adoption of radical extremist ideologies; it is what drives them to join terrorist groups and criminal gangs, especially since, according to United Nations statistics, 600 million of those young people live in conflict zones. The way to counter this phenomenon, therefore, is to give young people our attention. We can do that by listening to them directly through dialogue and youth forums, such as the Youth Climate Summit, convened by the Secretary-General this past week.”
2019-10-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8629 (2019) · source
“In that regard, I would like to express the readiness of the State of Kuwait to assume partnership and cooperation in support of the efforts of all States of the African continent to overcome obstacles and challenges. What is needed is concerted, multilateral international efforts. We need to cooperate with regional and subregional organizations to develop solutions, approaches and strategies that address economic, security, social and development challenges with a view to achieving sustainable peace and security in Africa. In that context, I would like to highlight the following elements.”
2019-10-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8629 (2019) · source
“Mr. Alotaibi (Kuwait) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, we would like to sincerely congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We wish you every success in your work. I would also like to thank the Russian Federation, Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia and the members of his team for their excellent presidency of the Council last month. A prosperous and integrated Africa without wars is a noble goal that we hope will turn into reality on the ground as soon as possible. The Silencing the Guns by 2020 initiative is a road map for achieving that goal, in line with the African Union Agenda 2063. The initiative was endorsed by Security Council in resolution 2457 (2019), adopted in February.”
2019-10-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8629 (2019) · source
“In conclusion, we stress once again that a solution to the conflict will be achieved only through a political settlement in accordance with resolution 2254 (2015), which sets out a road map for a multi-stage transitional political process, including the drafting ofa constitution and the holding of free and fair elections according to the Constitution, under the supervision of the United Nations and with the participation of all Syrians, including those abroad.”
2019-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8628 (2019) · source
“We reiterate our condemnation of the targeting of innocent civilians by any party, and we condemn all attacks carried out by terrorist groups included on the Council's lists. At the same time, we would recall once again that counter-terrorism operations in no way exempt any party to the conflict from its commitments under international humanitarian law, including compliance with the principles of distinction, proportionality, precaution and the protection of civilians and civilian targets. We reiterate that no lasting and comprehensive peace can be achieved in Syria in the absence ofjustice or of guarantees that there will be no impunity. The perpetrators of the crimes committed during the Syrian crisis since 2011 must be held accountable. We also fully support the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism for Syria.”
2019-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8628 (2019) · source
“Pedersen in his briefing, is to ensure that real and tangible progress is achieved as concerns detainees and missing persons, and that specialized international organizations are given access to detention centres and prisons. We are concerned about the situation in Idlib province, which since April has witnessed a military escalation, and about the possibility that developments in Idlib could be reflected in the political process. Military operations in the north-western part of Syria have led to the displacement of more than halfa million people and the deaths of more than 1,000 civilians, not to mention the significant damage inflicted on health- care, educational and civilian facilities.”
2019-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8628 (2019) · source
“We endorse his call for the Security Council to be publicly united and to be supportive of his efforts and of the important steps taken in order to implement the relevant Security Council resolutions. We hope that this step will represent the beginning of a long- awaited Syrian political process and will be important in enabling the fraternal Syrian people to realize their legitimate aspirations through a political settlement that is agreed by all constituents and that maintains the unity, independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria, in keeping with resolution 2254 (2015) and the Geneva communique (S/2012/522, annex). We stress that this political process should be accompanied by confidence-building measures. Perhaps the most prominent measure, as noted earlier by Mr.”
2019-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8628 (2019) · source
“We welcome the announcement by the Secretary- General of the agreement reached between the Syrian Government and the Syrian Negotiations Commission on the formation of the Constitutional Committee, which is scheduled to start its work in Geneva on 30 October under the supervision of the United Nations in order to facilitate a balanced Syrian-led and Syrian- owned Constitutional Committee (see S/2019/775). We express our appreciation for the efforts made by the guarantors of the Astana agreement, which contributed to reaching this very pivotal stage in the Syrian political process, as well as our support to the small group. We also commend the tireless efforts made by the Special Envoy, Mr. Pedersen, to reach this agreement.”
2019-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8628 (2019) · source
“Mr. Alotaibi (Kuwait) (spoke in Arabic): We welcome your participation, Mr. President, in this meeting and the fact that you are presiding over it. At the outset, we thank the Special Envoy, Mr. Geir Pedersen, for his valuable briefing on the Syrian political process. I also take this opportunity to reaffirm to him the full support of the State of Kuwait for his efforts to revitalize the political process in Syria. We call on all the parties to provide support to and work with the Special Envoy in order to enable him to fully carry out the mandate entrusted to him.”
2019-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8628 (2019) · source
“Nevertheless, we still believe that a lasting, comprehensive and fair solution must end occupation in accordance with agreed terms of reference, namely, relevant Council resolutions, the principle of land for peace, the road map and the Arab Peace Initiative based on the two-State solution - with a View to the Palestinian people recovering all their legitimate political rights and establishing their own independent State on their territory, with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“Those actions could constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity. In conclusion, the absence of serious measures to ensure accountability, pursuant to resolution 2334 (2016) and other United Nations relevant resolutions calling on the Israeli occupying authority to abandon to its illegal policies and measures in the occupied territories, including East Jerusalem, and end the occupation, which has lasted more than 50 years, has unfortunately led to additional flagrant violations by the occupying Power.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“Fourthly, Israel's illegal plans to annex Palestinian territories has led to an increase in the number of settlers and, as a result, in the number of violent and criminal attacks waged by the settlers against Palestinian civilians, under the very noses of the Israeli occupying forces. Fifthly, more than ever before, the international community is clearly responsible for upholding international law and holding Israel accountable for all its violations, including the seizure of Palestinian buildings and homes, the arbitrary arrest of Palestinian civilians and such unilateral decisions as depriving the Palestinian Authority of part of its tax revenue, putting pressure on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and using live ammunition against demonstrators taking part in the Great March of Return.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“Mladenov has repeatedly said in this Hall, most recently today, new settlements are being built and the annexation of territory in the West Bank and in East Jerusalem undermines the possibility of creating a Palestinian State, in conformity with the relevant Security Council resolutions and the two- State solution. Thirdly, Israel, the occupying Power, has continued to take measures and adopt policies that defy international public opinion by announcing recently the construction of more than 2,300 housing units in the West Bank. This recent measure was followed by the provocative announcement concerning the annexation of territories occupied in 1967, in stark violation of international law, the Charter of the United Nations and relevant international resolutions, including resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973).”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“It is for this reason that in my intervention I would like to underscore the main following points. First, the Israeli occupying Power continues to build and expand illegal settlements in the occupied State of Palestine, including in East Jerusalem. This is a clear message that proves the determination of Israel to defy the will of the international community, international law and international resolutions. We regretfully reiterate that international inaction has clearly encouraged Israel to persist in its defiance and obstinacy. Secondly, as Mr.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“Mr. Alotaibi (Kuwait) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to welcome His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine, Mr. Riad Al-Malki, and His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom ofJordan, Mr. Ayman Safadi, to our meeting. I also thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his eleventh briefing on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016). We commend the efforts that he has undertaken to implement his mandate, which we fully support. In paragraph 2 of resolution 2334 (2016), the Council demands that "Israel immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and that it fully respect all of its legal obligations in this regard".”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“That is in addition to an earlier claim that an individual managed to raise billions of dollars and sent weapons. That is beyond reasoning. When there is evidence, we take action against them. We reject the very idea that individuals have links to terrorist groups. At the beginning of the crisis in Syria, no one had heard anything about Daesh or the Al-Nusra Front. At the time, the international community and League of Arab States adopted resolutions in the interest and support of the Syrian people. Then resolutions were adopted to suspend the membership of Syria in the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Its membership is still suspended to date.”
2019-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8623 (2019) · source
“That is why Kuwait and a group of States have sponsored a General Assembly resolution on human rights in Syria, the text of which demands the exit of foreign fighters, condemns them and prohibits their presence in Syria to fight for any party. We know also that certain militias are fighting alongside the Syrian Government. Some of the militias in the region are considered by many countries around the world to be terrorist militias. There are nationals of the same country fighting on both sides. That is why we have presented a draft resolution demanding the exit of all foreign forces. The reason I am taking the floor is that the representative of Syria cites numbers and gets his information from the press, claiming that a sergeant, as stated by the New York Times, raised $400 million.”
2019-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8623 (2019) · source
“Another position concerns the fight against terrorism, which does not exempt any party from its responsibility to respect international humanitarian law and international human rights law. That is our position and we always reiterate it. We are consistent in our position with those of the League of Arab States and the Organization ofIslamic Cooperation, as well as international law, the Charter of the United Nations and relevant Security Council resolutions. Concerning what the Syrian representative said about the existence of Kuwaiti terrorists, he always refers to documents with the names of Kuwaiti citizens who are fighting in Syria. We are aware that there are foreign fighters in Syria.”
2019-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8623 (2019) · source
“Mr. Alotaibi (Kuwait) (spoke in Arabic): I apologize once again for taking the floor. I shall begin where the Syrian representative ended, asking the Security Council to implement its own resolutions on counter-terrorism. I, in turn, call on the Syrian authorities to implement the resolutions of the Council on chemical weapons and political affairs, foremost among which is resolution 2254 (2015). That is the official position of Kuwait in public meetings of the Council. He knows Kuwait's official position very well. We want a political solution in Syria - one that is based on Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 2254 (2015) and the 2012 Geneva communique (S/2012/522, annex). I do not think that this position should bother our brothers in Syria.”
2019-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8623 (2019) · source
“We constantly condemn Israeli aggression against Syria and underscore the security, sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Syria. When the United States endorsed the sovereignty of Israel over the Golan, we were among the countries that called for discussions here at the Security Council and for the adoption of a draft resolution pertaining to this issue. However, Syria opposed this request and did not want us to come to the Security Council. Members did not want us to come to the Security Council in order to present a draft resolution that would have condemned the sovereignty of Israel over the Golan.”
2019-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8623 (2019) · source
“We always rely on statements issued by the United Nations and its various organs, in particular concerning the gross violations committed in the various governorates of Syria. Crimes have been documented that have been confirmed by satellite images. There are documents and witnesses; they cannot be challenged. Therefore, we would like Ambassador Ja'afari to rely on such documents. If there is an individual or group ofpeople who he thinks have committed crimes against the people of Syria, he should present evidence to the sanctions committee or to the Mechanism, which his country voted against it. Ambassador Ja'afari criticized the penholders at length from the beginning of his statement. He claimed that Israeli aggression was not under the spotlight.”
2019-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8623 (2019) · source
“We are among those countries that adopted General Assembly resolution 71/248, establishing the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism so as to ensure that people are held accountable for crimes they commit in Syria. However, Syria rejected that Mechanism that is now functional. It is therefore up to Ambassador Ja'afari to present any evidence he wants. As I said last time, I wish that he would refer to United Nations documents and not just press cuttings that are not wholly accurate. At times, the New York Times publishes articles in favour of Syria, but in many instances it publishes articles that are critical of the Government of Syria. I do not want to address these articles.”
2019-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8623 (2019) · source
“Why has the Government of Syria not provided those documents, if they were reliable, to the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999)? If such individuals are terrorists and have committed gross violations, such as genocide or crimes against humanity, he can present the evidence to the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011, established by the General Assembly. Such documents can always be presented to that well-known Mechanism so that everyone who has committed a crime in Syria can be held accountable.”
2019-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8623 (2019) · source