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Alwasil

lines on the record: 86
first: 2022-10-13
most recent: 2023-11-20
sittings or episodes: 12
sources: un-security-council

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“The Israeli occupying Power continues its daily aggression against the Palestinian people and their holy sites and property, the most recent of which was the provocative act of storming the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex, which has enraged Muslims around the world and which the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has condemned in the strongest terms. That was a clear violation of all international laws and norms. In addition, acts of aggression by extremist settlers have been directed against unarmed Palestinians, while at the same time hate and discriminatory speech continues with disregard for human values, international law and relevant international resolutions. That represents a challenge for the international community, as long as the aggression against the occupied Palestinian territories continues.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mr. Alwasil (Saudi Arabia) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to begin by thanking Japan for convening this important debate. I also thank Mr. Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his valuable briefing. We appreciate his pivotal role and constructive efforts in that regard. This meeting is being held in the context of the sensitive and critical situation faced by the brotherly Palestinian people and the entire region as a result of the continued actions taken by the Israeli occupying Power against the unarmed Palestinian people, who have suffered for decades from the consequences of the Israeli occupation of their territories.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In conclusion, I would like to reaffirm that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will continue to support the international efforts in Yemen pursuant to the relevant international and regional initiatives and resolutions. The coalition countries will never hesitate to defend themselves if those militias target their security and interests, the Kingdom or the Gulf countries in any way. Those militias will be responded to with firmness and force. The meeting rose at 11.50 a.m.”
2023-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9244 (2023) · source
“The Houthi militias deliberately put obstacles and impediments in the way of United Nations monitors as they carry out their inspection tasks, in addition to the fact that Al-Hudaydah is still full of mines everywhere, and we believe that the port in its current state represents a threat to international peace and security. I would like to express my sincere thanks to our allies in the United States of America. Last week, a United States marine force intercepted a ship off the coast of Oman containing weapons and ammunition in transit to the Houthi militias, which are supported by Iran. That constitutes another violation against the Security Council resolutions related to the arms embargo.”
2023-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9244 (2023) · source
“On the other hand, we call for the need to establish an independent international supervisory committee to follow up the implementation of the Al-Hudaydah Agreement. Events on the ground have proved that the Houthi militias did not abide by the agreement signed in Stockholm, as the port of Al-Hudaydah still receives smuggled weapons and ammunition used by the militias against the defenceless Yemeni people, including as well to target the countries of the region. There is still a military presence at the port. There is no international mechanism whatsoever to monitor and check port activities.”
2023-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9244 (2023) · source
“In short, we can say that, since the 2014 coup, the Yemeni people have become hostages in the hands of the Houthi militias, who control their destiny and impose their extremist ideology on them, as well as blackmailing the international community with the humanitarian situation and threatening the security of the region and the world. In the face of such atrocities and crimes, and in view of the responsibilities entrusted to the Security Council, more stringent measures should be taken against those militias if they continue to procrastinate and reject peaceful solutions. The designation of those militias as a terrorist group has become an urgent matter and a demand from all peoples of the region who wish to live in peace.”
2023-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9244 (2023) · source
“In that regard, we recall that the convoy of the Head of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hodaydah Agreement, General Michael Perry, and his accompanying team were exposed to an explosion last year due to a mine planted by the Houthi group in Al-Hudaydah. The crimes and atrocities of the Houthi militias also include collective punishment by depriving the Yemeni people in areas not under the control of the militias from obtaining power by targeting the export of natural resources, the income of which is used to pay teachers and workers in the public and health sectors, as happened when the port of Al-Dabba in Hadramawt was targeted late last year.”
2023-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9244 (2023) · source
“This is a historic moment, and we hope that the Houthis will abide by all the commitments they have already made during the negotiations and avoid thwarting peace efforts at the last minute. History will record that the Security Council has failed to take firm action regarding the atrocities and crimes that continue to be committed by the Houthi militias against the Yemeni people, which are prohibited by all international laws and norms, such as planting extremist and terrorist ideas in the minds of younger generations within educational institutions, the continued recruitment of children and sending them forcefully to the battlefronts, the continued siege of the city of Taiz, the arbitrary arrests of journalists and activists, the liquidation of opponents, the imposition of taxes on humanitarian work, the looting of international aid and directing it to those who do not deserve it through the Houthi arm called the Supreme Council for the Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and International Cooperation, and indiscriminately planting mines that lead to the killing and injuring of innocent civilians.”
2023-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9244 (2023) · source
“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and neighbouring countries have not yet sensed any real desire on the part of the Houthi militias to end the conflict in Yemen and reach a comprehensive political solution that will get Yemen out of the security and humanitarian impasse it has been in since the militia-led coup in 2014. It is indeed a delicate and extremely sensitive moment that once again makes the Houthi leadership face the international community and gives it another opportunity to prioritize the Yemeni national interests, lay down arms, accept a political solution and engage in serious and direct talks in good faith in line with the Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative, the outcome of the National Dialogue Conference, the international resolutions and the relevant regional initiatives.”
2023-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9244 (2023) · source
“On the other hand, the legitimate Government did not reciprocate with the coup forces and did not change its noble, humanitarian and national positions or retreat from the concessions it made during the truce phase, Sana’a airport is still operating and civil, commercial and humanitarian flights to a number of destinations are continuing. The ports of Al-Hudaydah, Ras Issa and others are operating smoothly and normally according to the United Nations Mechanism for Inspection and Verification. That undoubtedly reflects the awareness, wisdom and patriotism of the leadership of the legitimate Government when it comes to putting the interests of the Yemeni people — all its groups and affiliations — above all other considerations.”
2023-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9244 (2023) · source
“However, the Houthi militias refused to extend the truce for political reasons and opportunistic factional ambitions, as they reneged on their commitments at the last minute, cancelled most of the items that were agreed upon and submitted new demands, including the payment of salaries in United States dollars to militia members, refused to implement their pledge to deposit the revenues from the ports of Al-Hudaydah in the Central Bank of Yemen, to be disbursed to all Yemenis, and refused to lift the siege on the besieged city of Taiz since the coup.”
2023-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9244 (2023) · source
“We have all witnessed the insistence of regional and international partners, along with the legitimate Government in all its components, on taking the peaceful path and supporting the United Nations efforts led by Mr. Grundberg to reach a comprehensive political solution that will get the brotherly Yemeni people out of their current plight. The Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continues to support that path and the efforts of Mr. Grundberg until a peaceful solution is reached that returns Yemen to its people with its legitimate Government. As is known, all Yemeni parties agreed last year to extend the truce in accordance with the Kingdom’s initiative to end the Yemeni crisis and reach a comprehensive political solution in the country.”
2023-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9244 (2023) · source
“We also support the efforts of the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Martin Griffiths, and we thank him for his briefing. We appreciate his and his team’s tangible efforts in Yemen, which contribute to alleviating the suffering of the brotherly Yemeni people. Since the Houthi militias refused to extend the truce on 2 October 2022, the United Nations has been making efforts through Mr. Grundberg and in cooperation with the coalition countries, specifically the Government of my country, the United Arab Emirates, the Sultanate of Oman and the Presidential Leadership Council, which is the legitimate representative of the Yemeni people. Those efforts did not stop for a moment, with the aim of establishing peace in Yemen.”
2023-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9244 (2023) · source
“Mr. Alwasil (Saudi Arabia) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on Japan’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council, wishing you every success during your presidency. I cannot fail to note the positive role of the Government of Japan in alleviating the suffering of the brotherly Yemeni people, for which we are sincerely grateful. I would also like to congratulate the new members that joined the Council at the beginning of this month and wish them every success. I would like as well to sincerely thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Mr. Hans Grundberg, for his valuable briefing, delivered from Sana’a, and I commend his tireless and concrete efforts, which we hope will succeed in bringing peace to Yemen.”
2023-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9244 (2023) · source
“The international community must take a clear stance against terrorist activities that use ballistic missiles and drones targeting Yemenis, neighbouring States and commercial and oil vessels. In conclusion, we reiterate from this Chamber that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not hesitate to defend itself and will respond firmly to any threat to its national security or to that of Gulf or Coalition countries.”
2022-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9199 (2022) · source
“Lastly, the current situation is extremely serious and threatens to collapse at any given moment. It seems that there is no effective international strategy or vision that would compel the Houthi militias to disarm and engage in reaching a final peaceful settlement to the Yemeni crisis. The deterioration of the security and humanitarian situations in Yemen will affect the entire region. Classifying the Houthi militias as a terrorist group is today a matter of the utmost urgency, as the actions of those militias and their illegal practices require such a measure. That is particularly true in the light of the failure of peaceful negotiations and efforts during previous years towards achieving tangible results.”
2022-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9199 (2022) · source
“They have been turned into a hub to smuggle weapons, internationally prohibited materials, terrorists and those wanted internationally, in the absence of any international inspection mechanisms. The question here is whether international silence regarding those violations serves the Yemeni people. The Houthi militias disavow from the obligations they made to the United Nations Special Envoy in the context of the first truce agreement, and we are all witnesses to their intransigence and refusal to discuss any proposal to extend the truce or to reach a peaceful and lasting settlement to the Yemeni crisis. Regrettably, we are also seeing how some international parties are ignoring the violations of the Houthi militias. We condemn those who justify the heinous practices and support militias that adopt obscure ideologies.”
2022-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9199 (2022) · source
“The truth should be told to the international community, namely, that the Houthi militias continue to interfere with the distribution of humanitarian assistance through their humanitarian arm, the so-called Supreme Council for the Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. We believe that that body is the primary cause for exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. We clearly call for promoting the independence of humanitarian work, without any influence or interference from that inhumane body. On the other hand, it should be noted that the Stockholm Agreement is in real crisis that needs the attention of the Security Council. The Houthi militias control all Al-Hudaydah ports, which are now plagued by sea mines and are being used by the Houthi militias for military activities.”
2022-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9199 (2022) · source
“My country will continue to support the Yemeni people alongside Yemen’s regional and international partners. At the same time, we are aware of the scope of the humanitarian and security challenges in Yemen, especially with regard to the mechanisms for distributing humanitarian assistance. Hence, there is a need from all of us to find more effective ways to address the humanitarian crisis and the best means to develop our humanitarian response plans in line with the current situation on the ground. We must also prevent the Houthi militias from controlling and diverting humanitarian assistance, thereby depriving those in need.”
2022-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9199 (2022) · source
“Moreover, the Houthi militias are depriving the Yemeni people in areas not under their control of their livelihoods by targeting the export of natural resources from which the salaries of teachers and employees in the public and health sectors are paid. Attacks on commercial and oil vessels in all ports controlled by the legitimate Government therefore constitute criminal acts that seek to impoverish and starve the Yemeni people. Through those actions, the terrorist militias are taking the Yemeni people hostage, controlling their destiny and exposing entire Yemeni generations to the danger of wars and armed conflicts, while prioritizing its extremist ideological interests above all considerations. As the international community is aware, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of the largest donors to the brotherly people of Yemen.”
2022-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9199 (2022) · source
“First, the Arab Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen should pay the salaries of its outlaw fighters who are committing humanitarian crimes against the Yemeni people, and secondly, those salaries should be paid in United States dollars, not in the local currency. In flagrant violation of the truce agreement, those militias still refuse to deposit the revenues from the Al-Hudaydah ports in the Central Bank of Yemen, in accordance with the first truce agreement. The Houthi groups are currently using the revenues from those ports to fund their military operations in Yemen. They also continue to impose a blockade of the city of Taiz, which is witnessing a dire humanitarian situation, while the international community is unaware of the humanitarian catastrophe in that city.”
2022-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9199 (2022) · source
“We have all witnessed the resumption of the Houthi militias’ terrorist acts that targeted the ports of Al-Dabba port in Hadramaut, the sea ports of Qan‘ah and Al-Nashima in Shabwah and the targeting of refugee camps in the city of Ma’rib, in addition to the exploitation of Yemeni ports, namely, Al-Hudaydah and Ras Issa, to perpetuate the smuggling of weapons, ammunition and contraband to the Houthi militias, and the smuggling of military experts from neighbouring countries and international terrorists from some regional countries that support those militias. The United States marine force confiscated in mid-November explosive material contrary to relevant international resolutions, including resolutions 2624 (2022) and 2216 (2015). The Houthi militias still require the following conditions for the extension of the truce.”
2022-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9199 (2022) · source
“We are meeting today to discuss the Yemeni crisis after the refusal of the Houthi militias to extend the truce agreement, as the entire international community is silently watching the delicate and critical conditions that Yemen is currently going through, and their dire consequences on the Yemeni citizen, the security of the region, the security of navigation and regional and international sea lanes, which necessitates that the Security Council discuss the current Yemeni scene in all transparency and objectivity. We are meeting again, after our previous meeting on 14 November, to discuss the impact of serious security and political developments that warns of further instability and insecurity in Yemen and the region.”
2022-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9199 (2022) · source
“Mr. Alwasil (Saudi Arabia) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to sincerely thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Mr. Hans Grundberg, and the Director for Operations and Advocacy at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Reena Ghelani, for their briefings and their concrete efforts to promote peace and security in Yemen and alleviate the human suffering of the brotherly Yemeni people. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reiterates its firm and steadfast position of supporting the political efforts of the United Nations represented by Mr. Hans Grundburg and the humanitarian efforts represented by Mr. Martin Griffiths, and all humanitarian workers. The Kingdom will spare no effort in supporting the United Nations efforts aimed at establishing security and peace in Yemen.”
2022-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9199 (2022) · source
“We will also continue to support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East in the context of the GCC’s firm and supportive position in favour of the Palestinian people. In conclusion, the GCC countries stress that the Israeli occupation authorities must urgently respond to calls for peace and work to engage in serious negotiations in good faith in order to achieve peace on the basis of the two-State solution and to ensure stability in the Middle East region.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The GCC countries reject and condemn Israeli settlement policies and measures in the occupied Palestinian territories, including the annexation of lands, the construction and expansion of settlements, the separation wall, the forced displacement of the Palestinian population and the demolition of their property, in clear violation of the Charter of the United Nations, the principles of international law and United Nations resolutions, including resolution 2334 (2016), the 2004 advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice and the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949. The GCC countries continue to support our Palestinian brothers by supporting the political and legal efforts of the State of Palestine to entrench its independence on its occupied land.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“They call on the international community to intervene to stop the targeting of the Palestinian presence in the city of Jerusalem; efforts to change its legal nature, demographics and the special arrangements for Islamic holy places; and attempts to impose Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem, in clear violation of international law, international resolutions and existing agreements concluded in that regard. We affirm the need to refrain from unilateral measures. The GCC countries also condemn in the strongest terms the repeated incursions by Israeli settlers into Al-Haram Al-Sharif with the support, protection and participation of the Israeli occupation forces. That is a violation of Muslim holy sites and an ongoing provocation to the feelings of millions of Muslims around the world.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The GCC countries reaffirm the centrality of the Palestinian question, their support for the sovereignty of the Palestinian people throughout the Palestinian territories occupied since June 1967, and the establishment of an independent Palestinian State with East Jerusalem as its capital, and ensures the rights of Palestinian refugees, in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative and the resolutions of international legitimacy, with emphasis on the need to activate the efforts of the international community to resolve the conflict in a manner that guarantees all the legitimate rights of the brotherly Palestinian people. The GCC countries condemn and reject the escalation of aggression against the city of Jerusalem and the intensification of the policy of forced displacement in Sheikh Jarrah, Silwan and other areas.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Mr. Alwasil (Saudi Arabia) (spoke in Arabic): I am pleased to make this statement on behalf of the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Qatar and the State of Kuwait. We thank you, Madam President, for convening this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine, which is truly an issue of great importance to regional and international peace and security. The GCC countries have always been strong supporters of achieving peace, security and stability in the Middle East. Accordingly, they affirm their firm position in support of the Palestinian question and the importance of expeditiously finding a just solution that guarantees the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“President (spoke in French): There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 11.50 a.m.”
2022-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9152 (2022) · source
“As we have exhausted our efforts, the Houthi militia rejects all measures that might lead to a peaceful solution. It insists on rejecting the calls for achieving peace and stability in Yemen. It is therefore incumbent upon the international community and the Security Council in particular to reconsider that extremist group, which is holding the entire future of Yemen hostage. It is time for the Houthi militia to be classified as a terrorist group and to be boycotted and its funding sources to be dried up. In conclusion, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reiterates its commitment to supporting international efforts aimed at achieving peace in Yemen. We also reiterate our right to defend ourselves in case that militia resumes attacks against us. We will spare no effort to deter its hostile acts.”
2022-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9152 (2022) · source
“The international community welcomed that step. My country’s Government has supported the efforts of the Special Envoy to ensure the truce, in addition to those of the sisterly countries and members of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, the United States, the United Kingdom and many other countries. The objective is to achieve a comprehensive political solution in Yemen. Let us recall that the Houthi militia had already violated the truce many times. They refused to transfer the oil revenue into the Central Bank so that civil- servant salaries might be paid. They organized military parades in the city of Hudaydah in flagrant violation of the Stockholm Agreement, which stipulates that the city should be free of a military presence. In addition, the militia continues to besiege the city of Taiz.”
2022-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9152 (2022) · source
“Those who are rejecting the Special Envoy’s proposal are also hampering the repairs of the FSO SAFER oil tanker, which risks causing an unprecedented environmental disaster in the Red Sea. These are the very people who continue to recruit children and lay mines that kill innocent and civilian people. They continue to smuggle illegal weapons, hijack humanitarian assistance, support inhumane military activities and target the civil infrastructure of neighbouring States using drones. That militia is not a peaceful group. It does not care about the interest of the Yemeni people. In brief, it is a terrorist group pursuant to resolution 2624 (2022). Although the proposals to extend the truce might in some way partially favour the Houthi militias, the Yemeni Presidential Council accepted them for the sake of the Yemeni people.”
2022-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9152 (2022) · source
“Since then, Yemen and the entire region have been suffering from the terrorist acts of that militia. I would like to pose some questions about the nature of what has been happening in Yemen by the Houthis. Although they claim that they seek to ensure the interests of the Yemeni people, what causes the Houthis to reject a truce proposal? That truce proposal includes the following: first, maintaining the cessation of military operations; secondly, increasing commercial air flights; thirdly, putting oil revenue in a joint account to pay civil-servant salaries; and fourthly, opening the roads to Taiz and other regions, which are under Houthi control, for humanitarian purposes.”
2022-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9152 (2022) · source
“That militia puts its extremist ideological interests at the forefront, thereby threatening peace and stability in Yemen and the entire region and preventing a comprehensive peaceful solution of the conflict in the country. Last week, for the first time, the Security Council issued a press statement (SC/15054) firmly and clearly stating that the Houthis were responsible for hindering a proposal to extend the truce. It called on the Houthis to cease their provocations and military operations in Yemen, in the region and in the Red Sea and to return to dialogue. I note in that regard that the practices of the extremist Houthi militia, including its rejection of proposals made by the Special Envoy for extending the truce, are a part of the dark period that began in 2014, when that militia undertook a coup against the legitimate Government.”
2022-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9152 (2022) · source
“Mr. Alwasil (Saudi Arabia) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to sincerely thank Mr. Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, and the Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Joyce Msuya, for their briefings and efforts to bring about peace and security in Yemen and relieve the suffering of our brotherly Yemeni people. We all bore witness on 2 October to the rejection by the Houthi militia of the proposal made by Special Envoy Grundberg to extend the ceasefire in Yemen. The rejection was no surprise for those who are aware of the nature of that extremist terrorist militia, which has taken the Yemeni people hostage and is controlling their fate and subjecting entire generations to the dangers posed by war and armed conflict.”
2022-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9152 (2022) · source