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Badji

lines on the record: 173
first: 2004-04-19
most recent: 2010-07-21
sittings or episodes: 21
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“Another challenge that should be met is that of having women participate in mediation activities. Women, who with children are the people most affected by conflicts, have an important role to play in conflict prevention and settlement. My delegation therefore supports the initiative to involve them more in mediation activities and very much supports the recommendation contained in resolution 1325 (2000), which urges the Secretary-General to appoint more women representatives and special envoys to good offices missions. The report of the Secretary-General in document S/2009/189, which we welcome, stresses the important role of mediation organizations, particularly in a framework of close cooperation with the United Nations.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The United Nations, which was created, inter alia, to save present and succeeding generations from the scourge of war and whose Charter makes pacific settlement of disputes one of its main purposes, must therefore make mediation central to its action, to make it, if not the most important instrument for dispute settlement, an important tool for that end. Recent steps to strengthen United Nations mediation capacities, including the creation of the Mediation Support Unit of the Department of Political Affairs and its technical teams, are certainly encouraging, but efforts are still needed if mediation is to play its proper role. To achieve that, the challenge must be met of providing significant financial resources and experienced, highly qualified human resources.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108Resumption1 (2009) · source
“As has been shown by the positive experiences we have seen throughout the world as a result of the United Nations providing good offices, mediators and special envoys of the Secretary-General that have defused many crises, the effectiveness and the benefits of mediation are clear for all to see. Other achievements by regional organizations, subregional organizations, civil society or simply by people of good will also reinforce this conviction. Clearly, many atrocities could have been avoided and thousands of human lives saved had mediation mechanisms been mobilized in many conflict situations throughout the world.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The interest of all Member States in this question should be measured against the complexity of current conflict situations, including inter- and intra-State conflicts, which involve massive loss of human life and the interruption of the social, political and economic lives of a large number of countries. Synergy and close interaction between the United Nations - which has the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security - and its partners, in particular the regional organizations, which are a complementary instrument to United Nations action, are necessary to prevent these human tragedies.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Mr. Badji (Senegal) (spoke in French): I should like first to congratulate you warmly, Mr. President, for having organized this public Security Council debate on the maintenance of international peace and security: mediation and settlement of disputes. I should also like, on behalf of my country, Senegal, to say how much we admire and are grateful to the sisterly delegation of Burkina Faso, which, having taken the happy initiative of holding a high- level debate on mediation and dispute settlement, has done everything to see to it that the consideration of this important question, which is central to the current concerns of the international community, is given all of the necessary attention.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The relevant Security Council resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative remain the legitimate foundation for a comprehensive, just and lasting settlement of the conflict.”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100Resumption1 (2009) · source
“It should immediately lift the siege on the Gaza Strip and allow uninterrupted humanitarian assistance to enter. We call on both sides to urgently cease all acts of Violence, exercise the utmost restraint and agree on a sustainable ceasefire. The Committee stresses the permanent responsibility of the United Nations, in particular the Security Council, towards the question of Palestine until it is resolved in all its aspects in accordance with international law. We urge the parties to resume negotiations on permanent status, leading to the establishment of a sovereign and viable Palestinian State within the 1967 borders and living side by side with Israel in peace and security.”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Our Committee is deeply grateful to the Government of Egypt for its determined support it provides to the Palestinian people by promoting international relief and reconstruction efforts for Gaza, facilitating the much-needed ceasefire and prisoner exchange and sponsoring talks on Palestinian national reconciliation. Our outrage about the assault on Gaza will not overshadow the Committee's serious concern about the situation in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Israel's ongoing and planned expansion of settlements, demolitions of Palestinian houses, land confiscations, construction of the wall on Palestinian land and arbitrary closures continue. We call on Israel, the occupying Power, to halt all illegal policies and practices throughout the Palestinian territory.”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100Resumption1 (2009) · source
“in a number of highly emotional and heartbreaking encounters with wounded Gazans 4 mostly children and young people - we were horrified by the severity of their injuries and shocked by the accounts, both from the patients themselves and from the medical personnel, that a number of these cases, for unknown reasons, did not respond to the customary treatment protocols. This, in our view, is something that the international community and the Security Council should very seriously look into. This morning's account by my colleague the representative of Palestine was very much to the point as we stress the responsibility of the international community regarding this issue, which we view as extremely serious.”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The Committee also commends the outstanding work of United Nations personnel on the ground, first and foremost the staff of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Gaza, but also their colleagues from other specialized agencies striving to restore the fabric of life of the thousands of Palestinians affected by the war. For its part, our Committee recently held the United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People in Cairo on 10 and 11 March, contributing to the wider international discourse on ways of streamlining and coordinating efforts towards recovery and reconstruction in the Gaza Strip. While in Cairo, the Committee delegation paid a visit to the Palestine hospital to bear witness to the human toll of the Gaza assault.”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Our Committee highly appreciates the international efforts to assist the Palestinian people in the economic and humanitarian areas. The international donor community demonstrated its readiness and generosity at the International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Economy for the Reconstruction of Gaza, held at Sharm el-Sheikh on 2 March, by pledging some $4.5 billion to jump-start the immense and urgent task of rebuilding the Gaza Strip. The Committee urges the early fulfilment of these pledges in order to come to the assistance of the Palestinian people in Gaza.”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Israel's decision to conduct an investigation into the soldiers' accounts is welcome but, sadly, will do little to relieve the horrendous suffering endured by the Gazans and will not bring the many innocent civilian victims back to life. Our Committee supports the investigative missions established by the Secretary- General, the Human Rights Council and the League of Arab States, and welcomes similar efforts by a number of international, Palestinian and Israeli non- governmental organizations. We intend to devote one of the international meetings planned for this year to the issue of upholding international humanitarian law and, in that regard, will pay close attention to the results of the ongoing investigations.”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100Resumption1 (2009) · source
“What is most shocking is not only the brutality with which the Israeli army undertook its operations in Gaza, but also its soldiers' gross disregard for human life. Indeed, recent accounts by Israeli soldiers now make it clear that there was, in their words, "unbridled contempt for and forcefulness against the Palestinians". As was reported in Haaretz, an Israeli squad leader said that most of the men under his command felt that the lives of Palestinians were "far, far less important than the lives of our soldiers". Danny Zamir, head of the Yitzhak Rabin pre-military programme, was quoted by Reuters as saying that the soldiers who had participated in the Gaza operation had also "talked about unwarranted fire on Palestinian civilians".”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100Resumption1 (2009) · source
“At the outset, Sir, allow me to congratulate Libya, a brotherly country to Senegal, on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. You have our every wish for success. I also wish to express appreciation to your predecessor, Ambassador Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan, on the exemplary manner in which he steered the work of the Council in February. While the massive Israeli assault and the shelling of the Gaza Strip came to an end some two months ago, the Palestinian people still cannot resume their normal lives. We know that more than 1,400 Palestinians, many of them innocent civilians, were killed. We also know that the destruction of homes, farms and infrastructure has been so immense that basic reconstruction will take years and billions of dollars.”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Given the gravity of the situation, the Committee believes that the Security Council must shoulder its responsibilities under the United Nations Charter and do its utmost to end the crisis by immediately taking specific and effective measures to protect the civilian population. To that end, the Committee believes that the Council must cooperate closely with the parties and all actors involved, in particular the Quartet and the regional partners. Such an effort would help to prevent further victims and to calm the situation on the ground. An immediate and permanent ceasefire should be followed up forthwith by measures aimed at finding a solution to the Israeli- Palestinian conflict in the framework of the ongoing negotiations and at establishing a viable Palestinian State living in peace and security alongside Israel.”
2009-01-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The Gaza Strip continues to be an occupied territory by the very fact that Israel controls the daily life of the Palestinian population, down to the smallest details. The international community needs to take immediate action to put an end to what is a flagrant violation of this important international instrument. Specifically, the Committee urges the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to immediately take decisive measures in order to meet their commitments taken under article 1, that is, to comply with and ensure compliance with the Convention under all circumstances. The Committee believes that the entire international community is responsible for ending the carnage.”
2009-01-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The Committee has always opposed and has continually condemned the rocket attacks launched by Palestinian groups into Israeli territory. The Committee once again calls for an immediate end to these rocket attacks, which give Israel a pretext for its military attacks against the Gaza Strip, although it is totally unacceptable that the population of the Gaza Strip in its entirety be collectively punished for attacks perpetrated by groups or individuals. The Committee reminds the Israeli Government that the Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention many times affirmed that the Convention applied to the occupied Palestinian territories. That was then reiterated by the General Assembly and the Security Council.”
2009-01-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Israel must be held responsible for the murders and wounding of innocent unarmed civilians, including women and children, which is a flagrant violation of the principles of international law. The Committee also demands that Israel immediately open the border crossings with Gaza in order to allow emergency medical assistance to be delivered along with other essential goods for the Palestinian people, who desperately need them. The blockade, which has strangled the Gaza Strip over the past year, has already sparked humanitarian disaster. The Committee underscores that the Fourth Geneva Convention requires occupying Powers to protect the civilians who are living under their occupation, in particular by providing them with essential services such as food and medicine.”
2009-01-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061Resumption1 (2009) · source
“I am grateful to you, Sir, and to the other members of the Council for having given me the opportunity to take part, as Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, in this discussion of the serious situation in Gaza due to the brutal, deliberate and unrelenting military attack launched by Israel 12 days ago. The Committee most vigorously condemns this military attack and the destruction perpetrated by Israel in the Gaza Strip, which have killed more than 600 Palestinians and wounded thousands of others, mostly innocent civilians. The Committee demands that Israel cease immediately and without condition its deadly military campaign against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.”
2009-01-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Allow me first to congratulate you, Mr. President, on France's assumption of the presidency of the Security Council in this first month of 2009. I am certain that, thanks to your mastery of the procedures of and issues before this important body, the Council's work will be fruitful. I would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to Ambassador Neven Jurica, the Permanent Representative of Croatia, for the excellent way in which he steered the work of the Council over the past month.”
2009-01-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The Committee stresses the permanent responsibility of the United Nations towards the 08-6603] question of Palestine until it is resolved in all its aspects in accordance with international law. We urge all parties concerned to move the peace process forward towards a settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the establishment of a sovereign and viable Palestinian State on the basis of the 1967 borders. A settlement should be based on Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 1397 (2002), 1515 (2003) and 1850 (2008), and on the Arab Peace Initiative, including the acceptance of Israel as a neighbour living in peace and security in the context of a comprehensive, just and lasting settlement.”
2008-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6049Resumption1 (2008) · source
“We call on both sides to urgently cease all acts of violence, exercise utmost restraint and allow calm to prevail. The Committee is also deeply concerned over recent settler violence, particularly in the West Bank city of Hebron. We condemn attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinian civilians and the destruction of property. We remind Israel of its responsibility, as an occupying Power, to protect Palestinian civilians, property and holy sites. Israel also needs to urgently halt settlement activity, fulfilling its obligations under the Road Map. The international community, including my Committee, is doing its utmost to create a climate conducive to the conduct of permanent settlement negotiations.”
2008-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6049Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Building materials are urgently needed to repair homes and schools that have been bombed. Some humanitarian aid has been allowed into the Gaza Strip in recent days, but not enough to meet the needs of the population. Today, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East announced that it had suspended its food distribution to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip after it ran out of supplies. We call on Israel, the occupying Power, to immediately lift the siege on the Gaza Strip and to allow humanitarian agencies to enter to help alleviate the appalling living conditions of its residents. Israel should immediately halt military operations and the excessive use of force in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and act within the ambit of the Fourth Geneva Convention.”
2008-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6049Resumption1 (2008) · source
“The civilian population is paralysed by a blockade imposed by the occupying Power. Our Committee unequivocally condemns the violence being perpetrated by both parties and claiming victims among the innocent civilian population, be it on the part of Israeli military operations or the result of rocket fire from Gaza. At the same time, the Committee considers it totally unacceptable and unjust that the entire civilian population of the Gaza Strip be subjected to collective punishment and a paralysing blockade as a result of the actions of small militant groups. The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip has severely deteriorated in the past months. The residents of Gaza urgently need access to basic commodities such as fuel and food supplies. Medical facilities have stopped functioning due to a lack of electricity and basic materials.”
2008-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6049Resumption1 (2008) · source
“It commends the adoption of resolution 1850 (2008) on 16 December, in which this Council declared its support for the negotiations launched at Annapolis, called on both parties to fulfil their obligations under the Road Map and to refrain from all actions that would prejudice the outcome of negotiations, and invited the international community to contribute to the establishment of an atmosphere conducive to negotiations. The irreversibility of the process must absolutely be preserved. While our Committee strongly supports the continuation of negotiations, we cannot, however, ignore the significant gap between the political process and the deplorable situation on the ground. The Committee is extremely concerned by renewed violence in the Gaza Strip and the dire humanitarian situation in the area.”
2008-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6049Resumption1 (2008) · source
“President, as well as to the other members of the Council, for having given me the opportunity to participate in this important debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, in my capacity as Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. The Committee remains resolutely in favour of political negotiations towards establishing a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East.”
2008-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6049Resumption1 (2008) · source
“At the outset, I should like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December. I am sure that, given the efficient manner in which you are discharging your responsibilities, the work of the Council will be carried out successfully. I take this opportunity to pay tribute to your talented predecessor, Ambassador Jorge Urbina, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica, for the exemplary manner in which he steered the work of the Council during the month of November. I convey my warmest greetings to Mr. Robert Serry, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary- General, and I congratulate him on his outstanding briefing to the Council this morning. I am grateful to you, Mr.”
2008-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6049Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Such action, if decisive, would reduce the heavy pressure on existing natural resources and have an impact on the conflicts and tensions which the pernicious misuse of revenues from the exploitation of such resources might give rise to.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“Moreover, we should responsibly acknowledge that the international community, and the Security Council above all, ought to be more attentive to the actions of certain States that, coveting the natural resources of other countries, do not hesitate to foment instability in the latter by supporting rebellions or by fuelling and perpetuating civil war. Such actions are contrary to the United Nations Charter and demand a forceful reaction if we do not wish the race for increasingly rare natural resources to pose a serious threat to international peace and security. Finally, given the growing scarcity of certain natural resources that remain necessary to the functioning of our industrial civilization, the international community should continue to consider the best way to promote alternative energies.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“We wish also to stress the importance of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative - launched in 2003 by the British Government - which is aimed at improving management of the revenues emanating from oil, gas and the extractive industries. The primary goal is to encourage multinational companies to be more transparent and accountable in that respect. All this more than demonstrates that any strategy to control the link between natural resources and conflict, if it is to be effective, should involve multinational companies upstream and down.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“However, the Kimberley Process's weakness lies in the fact that it is not binding and depends on the goodwill of States, companies and diamond traders. That goodwill is not always present. That is why it may be time for the international community to consider ways and means by which the aforementioned sanctions could be expanded to certain multinational companies whose conduct is not always beyond reproach. We should like here to encourage the initiative launched in 2002 by a coalition of 300 non- governmental organization and civil society groups which are carrying out a campaign entitled "Publish what you pay", aimed at encouraging multinational oil companies to be more transparent as regards the modalities of their contracts in Africa and elsewhere.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“In that respect, the Security Council should continue to be stringent in the imposition and implementation of individual sanctions, such freezing the assets or restricting the movement of certain belligerents. In several cases, particularly in Africa, such sanctions have proved effective and decisive. We also welcome the launch of the Kimberley Process in 2000. That programme, which enjoys the support of the United Nations, is aimed at putting an end to the illegal trade in diamonds and other precious stones coming from conflict zones. In the context of that programme, all diamonds coming from participating countries must be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity indicating their origin.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“Any strategy for dealing with this problem should also take into account important data such as rapid environmental changes, allocation of revenues generated by the exploitation of natural resources, and changes in consumption patterns that exacerbate resource scarcity and promote cut-throat competition among the actors. Under these circumstances, we deem it important that the international community stress dialogue, consultation and mediation among the actors concerned. The latter should be encouraged to place the common interest over their particular interests. In the case of countries in the grip of civil war or faced with a rebellion, the international community should ensure that revenues deriving from the exploitation of natural resources are not used to finance the activities of the conflicting parties.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“However, the difficulties arising from the existence of natural resources in a State go beyond good governance or good management and involve a number of other actors such as neighbouring States or importing States, which may be interested in those natural resources, as well as multinational companies and other non-State actors, which are often intimately involved in the exploitation of such resources. The diversity and number of interested actors further complicates the question before us and suggests that to deal with it effectively, the international community should adopt, in each case, a comprehensive strategy that encompasses all of the actors that have been determined, or are assumed, to be involved.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“In paragraph 65 of his report (A/59/285) dated 20 August 2004, entitled "Implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General on the causes of conflict and promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa", the Secretary-General states: "The management of natural resources deserves further attention on the continent and by the international community." He adds in paragraph 66 that: "As most of the intractable conflicts on the continent come to an end, the durability of peace will depend greatly on the capacity of each new Government to take control of the natural resources and manage the wealth of the State in a transparent and accountable manner that will benefit its people." That excerpt from the report of the Secretary- General highlights one of the problems related to a country's natural resources - namely, their responsible, equitable and productive management at the economic and social levels.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“Mr. Badji (Senegal) (spoke in French): Allow me at the outset warmly to congratulate Belgium on its timely initiative to propose a process of reflection and a public debate of the Security Council on the problem of natural resources and conflicts. Be it water, oil, diamonds or timber - to mention just a few types of natural resources - in many instances those gifts of nature, whose exploitation and development revenues should have helped to improve the social welfare of peoples, have instead brought misery to those same peoples.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“The Committee furthermore believes that peace can be achieved only through a negotiated settlement to the conflict - one that would lead to the birth of viable Palestinian State on the basis of the pre-l967 borders. The resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will be based on the Madrid terms of reference, the principle of land for peace, resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 1397 (2002) and 1515 (2003) and the Arab Peace Initiative, including the acceptance of Israel as a neighbour, living in peace and security within the framework of a comprehensive settlement.”
2007-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5629Resumption1 (2007) · source
“We appeal to both parties to immediately put an end to all acts of violence, to show the greatest restraint and to foster a return to calm. The Committee believes that the Security Council must live up to its responsibilities and help to put an end to the violence and the dire poverty in the occupied Palestinian territories. For its part, the Committee will continue to work with the legitimate representatives of the Palestinian people, first and foremost the President of the Palestinian Authority. The Committee hopes that a new 18 government of national unity will endeavour to restore unity among Palestinians and that it will be able to take the courageous steps necessary to improve their living conditions.”
2007-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5629Resumption1 (2007) · source
“We hope that the formation of a government of national unity will enable the international community to lift the financial restrictions, which are preventing well-disposed Governments, organizations and individuals that wish to release their financial aid. The Committee welcomed the November ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The ceasefire must now be extended to the West Bank, and it must be reinforced by specific political measures to enable the parties to engage in real political dialogue. The international community should create a credible and effective third- party monitoring mechanism in order to help to maintain the truce. We appeal to Israel, the occupying Power, to immediately end its military operations and its use of excessive force so that its actions comply with the Fourth Geneva Convention.”
2007-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5629Resumption1 (2007) · source
“We are encouraged by the agreement recently concluded in Mecca between the leaders of Fatah and Hamas. We welcome that initiative and the assistance given by the regional parties, especially the Governments of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan. We look forward to the formation of a new government of national unity - one that is determined to shoulder its responsibility for the maintenance of order and to put an end to the violence in the territory under its authority. That will mean putting an end to the firing of rockets against Israel and to all other attacks targeting innocent civilians.”
2007-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5629Resumption1 (2007) · source
“The Security Council has consistently reaffirmed the fact that the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 applies to all territories occupied by Israel since 1967, including East Jerusalem, and has repeatedly called on Israel to comply with the provisions of that Convention. It has stated in several resolutions that all steps taken by Israel to modify the status of Jerusalem are null and void, and it has asked Israel to rescind such measures and to refrain from any actions that might alter the status of Jerusalem. The excavation and the work under way today not only undermine the foundations of the mosque compound; they also alter the character of the city, thereby triggering a dangerous resurgence of tension in the Middle East that could doom to failure any peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.”
2007-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5629Resumption1 (2007) · source
“The stringent restrictions imposed on freedom of movement within the territory, as well as border closings, seriously hinder the delivery of humanitarian assistance as well as economic recovery and development. Frustration is increasing, which in turn fuels extremism. At this sensitive juncture, it is truly extraordinary that the Israeli Government should have authorized excavation and repair work on a site that includes the Al-Aqsa mosque. As the Council is aware, there is great tension between the peoples who live in Jerusalem because of what the city represents to various religions. The excavation work done several years ago in the area of the Al-Aqsa mosque had already violated the sanctity of the third holiest site in Islam and given rise to indignation throughout the Muslim world.”
2007-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5629Resumption1 (2007) · source
“I am grateful to you, Sir, as well as to the other members of the Council, for having given me the opportunity to participate, in my capacity as Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, in this important debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. We are gathered here today in the Council to provide a response to the disturbing events that continue to take place in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem. The Committee remains extremely concerned at the situation in the territory, which is a dangerous one in terms of security and disastrous in humanitarian terms. That situation is the direct result of the Israeli occupation.”
2007-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5629Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Mr. Badji (Senegal) (spoke in French): Mr. President, may I at the outset congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. I am certain that, under your enlightened guidance, the work of the Council will be carried out in a constructive spirit and with all due efficiency. I should like also to avail myself of this opportunity to commend your predecessor, the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, for the exemplary manner in which he led the work of the Council during the month of January.”
2007-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5629Resumption1 (2007) · source
“For its part, the United Nations, and more specifically the Security Council, should continue to urge all the parties to respect and strictly implement its resolutions and international law. Senegal places a great deal of hope in the activities of the new Secretary-General, who, thanks to his qualities as a seasoned diplomat, in which he resembles his predecessor, could play a decisive role to that end.”
2007-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5629Resumption1 (2007) · source
“In the same vein, my delegation is of the View that none of the parties can gain from committing acts which could have the effect of compromising peaceful coexistence between the Arab and Jewish peoples and the stability of the Middle East region as a whole. My delegation welcomes the inter-Palestinian agreements achieved in Mecca on 9 February 2007 between Fatah and Hamas on the formation of a government of national unity in Palestine. These agreements should bring about reconciliation among Palestinian leaders with a view to resuming negotiations with the Israeli authorities. With this in View, we call upon the international community, and more particularly the Quartet, to help in this process with a view towards a rapid return to the negotiation table and the implementation of the relevant peace plans.”
2007-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5629Resumption1 (2007) · source
“This Israeli initiative is likely to increase the climate of tension and violence in the region and could also revive the anger and bitterness of the Islamic umma, which would have consequences for the overall process for a settlement of the Israeli-Arab conflict. This is especially true since the Al-Aqsa mosque represents the third holiest place for Islam after Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia. In this regard, Senegal emphasizes the need to conserve the tri-faith nature of the holy city of Jerusalem and calls upon Israel to urgently halt its policy of the systematic destruction of the symbols of Islam in that city.”
2007-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5629Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Indeed, the climate of relative calm which recently reigned between Israelis and Palestinians has just suffered yet another blow following a decision taken by the Israeli authorities to begin on Tuesday, 6 February 2007, an archaeological dig at the foot of the mosque compound in Jerusalem, in addition to the construction work for a new bridge leading to the Al-Maghariba gate. The implementation of this project for a bridge by the Israeli occupation authorities is paralleled by drastic measures restricting the freedoms of Palestinians, especially the prohibition against entry by anyone younger than 45 years of age into the area of the Al-Aqsa mosque. This is a flagrant violation of the right of this people to have access to its religious sites.”
2007-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5629Resumption1 (2007) · source
“My delegation wishes to draw attention to recent developments in the situation in occupied Palestinian territory, which are cause for renewed concern regarding the chances for a resumption of the Israeli- Palestinian peace talks. It is a matter of regret that every time we have some hope for the establishment of conditions for peace in the region, various acts are committed that once again undermine what has been achieved as a result of long years of effort and compromise, as well as the desire of the protagonists on both sides to commit themselves resolutely to the path of peaceful coexistence between the Palestinian and Israeli peoples.”
2007-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5629Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Mr. Badji (Senegal) (spoke in French): First of all, Sir, I should like to congratulate on you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to pay a well-deserved tribute to the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation for his outstanding presidency last month. I should also like to warmly thank Mr. Alvaro de Soto, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General to the Palestinian Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority. This important debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, enables us to keep constantly under careful review the issue of stability in the Middle East, which is a crucial item on the international peace and security agenda.”
2007-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5629Resumption1 (2007) · source