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1. “The resolution has paved the way for the participation of youth in decision-making at all levels and supported youth in building capacity to take the initiative and participate in charting their present and their future. It has helped to transform the stereotypes that youth are the problem and the culprits or victims of violence, into a positive perspective that sees youth as partners in combating violent extremism and terrorism and achieving a much-needed culture of peace. The youth, peace and security agenda is crucial. More than half of the world's population are under the age of 30, with 70 per cent of them living in two regions torn apart by conflict, namely, the Middle East and Africa.”

   2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source

2. “We are proud to once again attend an interactive and constructive discussion on the youth, peace and security agenda, which was launched by Jordan during our membership of the Council in December 2015 (see S/PV.7573), based on the vision of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah 11, who presided over a historic meeting on this topic during Jordan's presidency of the Security Council (see S/PV.7432). We recall that the Council adopted resolution 2250 (2015) as the first resolution ofits kind-unprecedented international recognition of the need for young men and women to contribute to global efforts to enhance sustainable peace.”

   2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source

3. “Ms. Bahous (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): We appreciate Peru's cooperation, work and efforts to hold this important meeting during its presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would like also to thank the briefers, the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth and the two young women from Haiti and the Central African Republic. I also thank Mr. Simpson for preparing the progress study on youth, peace and security (see S/2018/86). We thank the Peacebuilding Support Office and the United Nations Population Fund for their great efforts over the past two years. I would like also to thank the United Nations Development Programme and all those who contributed to the implementation and design of this important first study on youth, peace and security.”

   2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source

4. “Through that avenue, we will be able to ahieve development and prosperity and bring about a better future for all the peoples ofthe region, especially the young people who aspire to live in an environment free of conflicts and crises, an environment that provides them with a better life.”

   2018-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8167 (2018) · source

5. “We support the efforts made by international humanitarian agencies in Syria to ensure the provision of humanitarian aid throughout the country in a quick and secure manner, and we welcome the resolution which extends for one year the cross-border humanitarian assistance. We have made great strides in weakening terrorist groups in the region. However, concerted efforts, joined cooperation and coordination are still needed to overcome the challenge posed by terrorists, both at the regional and international levels. We stress the importance of sustaining the efforts to roll back those organizations of misguided terrorists. Finding diplomatic, peaceful and just solutions to the crisis in the region is the only way to overcome the despair we are witnessing.”

   2018-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8167 (2018) · source

6. “On the crisis in Syria, the priority remains finding a political settlement in line with resolution 2254 (2015) and efforts undertaken in Geneva to achieve unity, stability and security in Syria. Jordan underscores its support for the Geneva operation under the auspices of the United Nations, and hopes that the current ninth round of talks in Vienna will lead to tangible results towards achieving peace and stability in Syria so as to create conditions that support the political track. We stress the importance of taking measures to build confidence among the Syrian parties, and the need to decrease tensions and violence and maintain all achievements within a framework of de-escalation.”

   2018-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8167 (2018) · source

7. “Jordan emphasizes that comprehensive and just peace is the Arab strategic choice based on the Arab Peace Initiative, which was adopted by all Arab States, supported by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and confirmed at the latest Summit of the League of Arab States, in March 2017. The Initiative addresses all final status issues, including the issue of Palestinian refugees. In that regard, we stress the importance of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in providing basic health, rescue and education services to millions of Palestinian refugees. Such services are closely connected to stability and security in the region. We call on the international community to urgently increase its support to UNRWA in order to provide it with adequate, sustained and predictable funding.”

   2018-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8167 (2018) · source

8. “His Majesty King Abdullah 11, who is the Custodian of Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, has stressed that Jerusalem must be the holy city of peace for the followers of the three heavenly religions. It is unacceptable to change the legal status of Jerusalem and such attempts stoke the emotions of Muslims and Christians alike. Jordan stresses the importance of cooperation as a tool in finding new political prospects to confront all the challenges that we are witnessing in the region. The achievement of a two-State solution and the establishment of an independent Palestinian State on the basis of 4 June 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, represent the only way to restore security and stability to the region.”

   2018-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8167 (2018) · source

9. “Jordan has repeatedly stressed that we cannot accept any decisions regarding Jerusalem that fall outside ofa comprehensive settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In that context, members of the League of Arab States, the Organization ofIslamic Cooperation and the United Nations have stated clearly that we must address the United States decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and relocate its Embassy to Jerusalem. Jordan will maintain its engagement with the international community to confront and reject any attempt to change the legal and historic status of Jerusalem, and rejects any imposition of fait accompli.”

   2018-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8167 (2018) · source

10. “Failure to achieve a comprehensive and just settlement on the basis of the Arab Peace Initiative and resolutions of international legitimacy will significantly contribute to tensions and the continuation of violence in the region. We stress that the implementation of Security Council resolutions is the only way to address the challenges in the region and create the conditions necessary for achieving balance in the region. Jerusalem, the home of Muslim and Christian holy sites, is at the heart of the solution to the Israeli- Palestinian conflict. The international community considers the situation in Jerusalem as one of the final status issues which must be addressed through negotiations, based on resolutions of international legitimacy. It reaffirmed that these constants cannot be changed through unilateral decisions.”

    2018-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8167 (2018) · source

11. “This year began with a situation that has resulted in the international community having to make difficult choices and face challenges that require all States to uphold international legitimacy, especially the resolutions of the Security Council. Jordan attaches great importance to these meetings, as we play a regional and international leading role in seeking peaceful and lasting solutions to regional crises, and are making efforts to create conditions conducive to finding those solutions. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is still the main source of instability in the region. We have repeatedly stressed that the Palestinian question is the key to peace and stability in the Middle East.”

    2018-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8167 (2018) · source

12. “Ms. Bahous (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your able presidency of the Security Council this month, as well as the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Nickolay Mladinov, for his briefing this morning. I would also like to welcome the new members of the Security Council: Kuwait, the Netherlands, Poland, Equatorial Guinea and Cote d'Ivoire to which I wish every success. This meeting coincides with regional and international developments of paramount importance regarding the Middle East. The region is still suffering from crises and tensions.”

    2018-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8167 (2018) · source

13. “In conclusion, under the leadership of His Majesty King Abdullah ll bin Al-Hussein, as Custodian of the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, the Hashemite Kingdom ofJordan will continue its intensive diplomatic efforts at the regional and international levels. In close coordination with our brothers in the Palestinian Authority, we will endeavour to put an end to the occupation and strive for the creation of an independent Palestinian State, the protection of Jerusalem and its Islamic and Christian holy sites and the preservation of its legal and historic status - a top priority for Jordan. The meeting rose at 1.15 pm.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

14. “I would also like to inform the Council that the Hashemite Kingdom, together with our brothers in the Palestinian National Authority, has called for an emergency meeting of the Council of the League of Arab States at the ministerial level in Cairo tomorrow to coordinate our position regarding the United States decision and agree on a collective action mechanism to lessen its negative effects and contain the potential consequences. Jordan has also called on Istanbul to hold a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to unify efforts. That meeting will precede the summit convened by Turkey, which will be held next Wednesday in Istanbul rather than on Sunday in Amman.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

15. “We must also emphasize the need for the United States to play its central role as a neutral mediator to settle this conflict and achieve peace on the basis of the two-State solution, agreed upon by the entire world as the only way of settling this conflict and achieving lasting peace. I wish to emphasize that the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan will spare no effort and take all possible measures, together with the international community, to help successfully reach a settlement and realize the legitimate rights of our brotherly Palestinian people.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

16. “We must emphasize that recognition of any status of Jerusalem as the capital ofIsrael can have no legal effect in changing the status of Jerusalem from occupied land, as determined by the General Assembly, the Security Council and the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legal consequences of the construction of a wall in the occupied Palestinian territory (see A/ES-10/273). Jordan also condemns the expansion of settlements and asserts their illegality. We highlight the need to halt all unilateral Israeli measures that may impose a new reality on the ground.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

17. “Resolution 478 (1980) stipulates the non-recognition of Israel's basic law on Jerusalem and calls on the Member States with embassies in Jerusalem to close them. Any proceedings or measures taken by Israel on Jerusalem that aims to alter its legal nature and status, including declaration of it as capital, are null and void as confirmed by various relevant Security Council resolutions, particularly resolutions 465 (1980), 476 (1980) and 478 (1980).”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

18. “The issue of Jerusalem must be addressed from the perspective of all three religions. We once again underscore that the question of Jerusalem is a final-status issue that must be resolved through a comprehensive settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, while guaranteeing the existence of an independent Palestinian State along the borders of 4 June 1967 and with Jerusalem as its capital. That is the only way of achieving security, stability and peace in accordance with internationally legitimate resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative. The United States recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has no validity under law as it only perpetuates the Israeli occupation of the eastern part of the City occupied by Israel in June 1967.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

19. “That is why Jordan rejects this decision, which risks exacerbating tensions, consolidating the Israeli occupation on Palestinian land and even prejudge the outcome of negotiations on the final status, as well as inciting anger and provoke anti-Muslim and anti-Christian sentiment throughout the Arab world. We believe that the occupation is the principal cause of tension in the region and that there will be no security or stability without a settlement to bring justice to the Palestinian people and satisfy their legitimate rights to freedom and the creation of an independent Palestinian State with East Jerusalem as its capital. Jordan also highlights the importance and the need to intensify consultations to find a political horizon that will prevent despair and aggression from taking root in the region and its surroundings.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

20. “The Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan underscores that the decision taken by the United States Administration on 6 December to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and transfer the Embassy of the United States there constitutes a violation of internationally legitimate resolutions and a transgression of the Charter of the United Nations, which confirms that the status of Jerusalem can be decided only through final-status negotiations between the parties involved. The Hashemite Kingdom believes that any unilateral measure aiming to impose a new situation on the ground is null and void.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

21. “Ms. Bahous (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for having convened this emergency meeting in the delicate circumstances our region is experiencing and which pose a threat to international peace and security. I would also like to thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his briefing ,and I thank the members ofthe Security Council that called for this very important meeting to be convened.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

22. “We enable those children to have access to high-quality education through assistance provided by UNICEF. We have also established a fund to combat violence against women of Jordan and of other countries. Finally, Jordan will continue to step up its efforts to combat the phenomenon of human trafficking, in particular crimes perpetrated by terrorist organizations. We stand ready to cooperate with various regional and international bodies to raise awareness among all of such phenomena and to fight against those scourges.”

    2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source

23. “We have created hot lines for victims to report instances of human trafficking. We have also set up a mechanism to refer instances of human trafficking to the competent authorities and to law enforcement, hospitals and various treatment centres. We have also set up a national strategy, with a mandate through 2025. It brings together the various aspects of the 2030 Agenda, and it addresses violence against children and sexual exploitation linked to human trafficking. We have also set up an entity called the Home of Dignity, which is an organization linked to the Ministry of Social Development. It enables assistance to be delivered to human trafficking victims of all nationalities. Other relevant authorities also strive to deliver all necessary assistance to victims, in particular the children of Syrian refugees.”

    2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source

24. “We have also ratified the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, as well as the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. We have also criminalized forced labour, modern slavery and trafficking in persons through our Anti-human Trafficking Law No. 9 of 2009. We have created a national commission tasked with fighting human trafficking. The commission brings together representatives from various ministries and governmental and non-governmental bodies. We have also set up a national strategy for the prosecution of and fight against trafficking in persons for the period 2010 to 2012. We are currently working on follow-up measures to that strategy.”

    2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source

25. “The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan lauds the Political declaration on the implementation of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, and it emphasizes the importance of General Assembly resolution 64/293, adopted in 2010. That resolution is a testament to the robust political will of the international community to fight such heinous crimes. We also emphasize the importance of the recommendations contained in the latest report of the Secretary-General (S/2017/939) and its analysis of the control of illicit financial flows as a means of fighting trafficking in persons. Jordanian law has criminalized all types of human trafficking.”

    2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source

26. “We are striving to ensure empowerment for young people and women in the fight against violent extremism. In particular, we are striving to build the capacities of women at the international level so as to ensure conflict prevention and effectively respond to urgent crises in order to build a lasting peace where all people can work and live in prosperity. We also emphasize the importance of stepping up cooperation in the exchange of information and capacity-building between States and international organizations, together with the UNODC, which plays a critical role in the fight against the scourges we have been discussing. Treatment and recovery for victims must also be ensured, and I would like to emphasize the role of women and children in that process.”

    2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source

27. “For that reason, we must work nationally, regionally and internationally to fight terrorism and extremist thought by prioritizing women, girls and children, who remain the weak links in the chain. We must also empower young people and build capacity through technical assistance to all countries in need. That must be part of a global preventive strategy. In that regard, we underscore the fundamental link between trafficking in persons and the crises afflicting our societies, specifically the phenomena of terrorism and extremism. We need to a comprehensive understanding of that link. We must analyse all its dimensions and implement strategies and programmes to combat that scourge. To that end, Jordan and Norway created the Group of Friends of Preventing Violent Extremism in New York, which comprises some 40 countries.”

    2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source

28. “For that reason, Jordan will continue to work at the United Nations with our various partners to achieve that goal. We also need a holistic approach to the issue, not merely a political one. We must take into account security and human-development issues and we must link them to our efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the sustaining peace agenda in order to achieve a peaceful world in which societies are fair and nobody is left behind. Our societies must be prosperous and should provide freedoms for all. All people must be able to live without the fear of violence. In our view, it is critical to redouble our efforts to fight human trafficking, specifically trafficking perpetrated by terrorist groups.”

    2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source

29. “The 2016 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) shows an increase in the number of victims in countries plagued by conflict, such as Syria, Iraq and Somalia, but also in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. For that reason, we emphasize the importance of arriving at political solutions to the crises facing us so that we can put an end to violence and bloodshed and safeguard the dignity of people. It is also our duty, as the international community, to maintain a holistic vision of those issues. We must not focus solely on the hot spots. We must have a comprehensive overview of all parts of the world. We need programmes providing interregional responses aimed at combating such phenomena and the underlying causes thereof.”

    2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source

30. “One year has passed since we adopted resolution 2331 (2016), in which we vehemently condemned instances of human trafficking in armed conflict, and yet we continue to be confronted with that alarming phenomenon, specifically after seeing the revolting images shown by the media recently. Those images showed trafficking in persons in Libya. Human beings were sold like merchandise, despite the international community's efforts to combat terrorism and the barbaric ideas of terrorist organizations. The conflicts plaguing our world today, as well as unprecedented waves of refugees, have contributed to that phenomenon, which is rising to a crescendo.”

    2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source

31. “Ms. Bahous (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your efforts at the helm of the Security Council this month. I would also like to thank you for having convened this important debate. I thank Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his briefing and for his report on today's agenda item (S/2017/939) and its recommendations. We also thank Mr. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and Ms. Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, as well as all of this morning's briefers.”

    2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source

32. “We must provide them with all their legitimate rights, including the right to live in dignity. Women play an effective and principal role in building peace. There can be no peace in societies without the serious and genuine participation of women. We cannot achieve the 2030 Agenda or sustainable peace without empowering women and girls, without gender equality, and without ending all forms of violence against them. We will continue to work at the national, regional and international levels to support the women and peace and security agenda to provide a better future for women and girls without delay.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

33. “With regard to human trafficking, we have launched the Al-Karama Centre, which protects victims of all nationalities. Our Government is supporting small enterprises, led by women within refugee camps and in Jordanian society. We are facilitating their work in the Jordanian labour market by giving them work permits. The Women's Peace and Humanitarian Fund, which was established after the 2015 high-level review of the women and peace and security agenda, is also providing vital support for Syrian women refugees. It empowers them economically, protects their rights and fights sexual violence. I would like to the need for the international community to alleviate the suffering of Palestinian women and girls under the yoke of Israeli occupation, especially in Israeli prisons.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

34. “In fact, women play a major, important and effective part in that. We are providing a variety of services to Syrian refugees. We offer basic education and health services to women and men refugees in post-conflict and crisis situations. Some 50 per cent of refugees are women and 53 per cent are young people under 18 years. We have opened schools in refugee camps and facilitated the inclusion of student refugees even when they lacked the necessary documentation. Our public schools have been working double shifts to service these students. We are also providing gender-responsive services, including psychosocial support and legal and medical services. We are facilitating secure access to these services for the most exposed and vulnerable women and girls, especially in refugee camps and host families.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

35. “We provide international peace and security expertise by taking part in peacekeeping and deploying peacekeepers, and by participating in dialogue and mediation for peace. We also support the policy of zero tolerance of sexual exploitation and abuse. We are also increasing women's participation in police departments. Recently, we sent women police officers to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, and expect to send female peacekeepers to the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur. This highlights the great importance we attach to the contribution of women and the promotion of their roles in peacekeeping operations. We stress the need for the United Nations to move from peacekeeping to conflict prevention. We must work together to address the root causes of conflict and to prevent them.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

36. “The Group focuses on the importance of empowering women and young people to fight violent extremism and promote the ability of local women to prevent conflict, respond to crises and emergencies, and build sustainable peace. It focuses on the need to link education to social and human sciences, communications and media in order to build promising generations that will work for peace. We note the major role played by Jordan in following up on the youth, peace and security agenda during our membership of the Security Council in 2014 and 2015 and the adoption of resolution 2250 (2015), on youth, peace and security. Jordan is a pioneer at the regional and international levels.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

37. “As the context of the Jordan 2025 document and the Executive Development Programme 2016-2019, we adopted a set of policies to empower women in the sectors of health, education, ending poverty, social protection and employment, and on their participation in the labour force and in social and political life. We also promoted women's empowerment during the voluntary national review of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals in July in New York, especially with respect to Goal 5, on gender equality. Recently, in New York, Jordan and Norway, with the participation of 40 States, also launched the Group of Friends on Countering and Preventing Violent Extremism.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

38. “Most importantly, in 2007 we adopted flexible work rules that benefit all female workers and business-owners in the private sector, especially those with family responsibilities. We have also adopted a law against domestic violence to protect and rehabilitate women. Our Parliament has also deleted article 308 of the Penal Code, which granted impunity to rapists by allowing them to marry their victims. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is an opportunity to make a quantum leap in the participatory development process to include a gender perspective in all national development agendas.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

39. “The participation of women has been improved at all levels over the past decade in Jordan, rising to 15.4 per cent in the Senate and House of Representatives; 18.5 per cent in the judiciary; 35.5 per cent in political parties; 37.8 per cent in municipal councils; 21 per cent in trade unions; and 19.9 per cent in the diplomatic corps. Despite these achievements we continue to face social and political challenges to women's empowerment and gender equality, and we continue to address these challenges. Building on that, Jordan continuously reviews its legislation to empower women and ensure their access to decision-making posts and increase their political participation in elected councils. We have also enacted rules and legislation to protect them against violence and discrimination.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

40. “We have estimated the cost of the national plan and allocated a quality, flexible and realistic budget to it. We stress the importance of capacity-building and providing financial resources and technical support. That will help provide the necessary financial resources. Successive Jordanian Governments have attached importance to and prioritized women's rights and empowerment. They have focused on increasing women's participation in economic, social and political life. We recently achieved great progress in introducing legislative reforms and improving administrative and political frameworks to end all forms of discrimination against women and promote gender equality.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

41. “We meet today to assess our efforts as an international community - not only our ability to solve conflicts, but also our ability to empower women effectively and increase their participation in peace negotiations, conflict prevention efforts and humanitarian relief action, as well as in the prevention of extremist ideologies and terrorism. Jordan attaches great importance to women's empowerment at all levels because they play a major role in promoting sustainable peace. At the national level, we have achieved progress in the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda. Indeed, our draft national plan has been submitted to the Cabinet and will be ratified soon, launching the effective implementation of the agenda in cooperation with civil society organizations and all governmental and military entities.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

42. “Ms. Bahous (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, allow me to thank you and France, Madam, for your efforts during your presidency of the Security Council this month and for organizing this meeting. We wish you every success in your endeavour. Allow me also to thank Secretary-General Guterres for his report (S/2017/86l). We welcome his recommendations. We stress the importance of ensuring the full and genuine participation of women in peace and security efforts and the need to provide regular and necessary financing for the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda. We also welcome the Secretary-General's strategy on gender parity.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

43. “That is why we must make serious efforts to put an end to what appears to be an insurmountable crisis that has dragged on for far too long, so as to address Palestinian and Israeli concerns and resume direct negotiations between Israel and Palestine that usher in lasting peace. In doing so, we must take into account all final-status issues related to key national interests, including those overseen by Jordan.”

    2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source

44. “In addition, we support the efforts and actions of the international coalition and the international community to support the legitimate Government in Yemen to put an end to the crisis on the basis of implementation mechanism, the outcome of the National Dialogue Conference and resolution 2216 (2015). In conclusion, we reiterate that more needs to be done to address the core issue in the Middle East, that is, the question of Palestine, which must be dealt with in order to resolve all other issues in the region. Indeed, a lasting, fair and comprehensive solution to the Israeli- Palestinian crisis is key to unlocking the other crises in the region.”

    2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source

45. “In that regard, we reiterate that the region will not know security and stability without the eradication of terrorist organizations, which lead people astray and employ what should be peaceful, religious principles and beliefs for their own nefarious ends. We would like to congratulate our Iraqi brethren for their recent success, with the support of international forces, in wresting control of Mosul from the clutches of Da'esh. We also reiterate our full support to Iraq and to its people as they seek to rebuild the city and their country and bring about stability. We also appeal for national reconciliation in Iraq in order to preserve the stability, sovereignty and territorial integrity of that brotherly country and to ensure that it can build upon what has been achieved thus far.”

    2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source

46. “We have spared no effort in terms of our participation in the political efforts under way to put an end to the deaths and violence in Syria. As such, together with the United States and the Russian Federation, we have been able to put together an agreement to support the ceasefire and to put an end to the escalation of violence in south-west Syria. That is a crucial step towards reaching a complete cessation of hostilities in order to usher in stability in Syria. It is also a key step towards a political solution that will preserve the territorial integrity, the freedom, the independence and the sovereignty of Syria. We would like to reiterate our determination to tackle terrorism and to destroy terrorist organizations and their affiliates.”

    2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source

47. “We will stand firm against any act of aggression and any attempt to try to cut of access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque or the entire Esplanade of mosques. We will do so through all legal and diplomatic means at our disposal. We will in no way let up in our tireless efforts and determination to find a solution to this conflict. The lack of such a solution would cause us to remain in the vicious cycle of violence and instability, would prevent people from living in peace and prosperity and would not allow us to realize the future that the peoples of the region deserve. In the light of other events that have taken place in the region, Jordan would like to take this opportunity to reiterate that putting an end to the Syrian crisis will require a comprehensive political solution that guarantees peace and stability and the unity of Syrian territory.”

    2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source

48. “As the Custodian and sponsor of Muslim and Christian holy places in East Jerusalem, he will continue to take all the necessary steps to ensure that the holy sites are respected, to guarantee peace and to ensure that conditions conducive to peace and stability are in place. Such steps will be taken with the overarching goal of resolving the conflict on the basis of a two-State solution. I would like to underscore the appeal made by Jordan that an emergency ministerial-level meeting of Arab States be conveyed to consider possible pathways and courses of action to respond to this issue. As the historic Hashemite Custodian and sponsor of Muslim and Christian holy places in East Jerusalem, Jordan will continue its efforts to rebuff any attempt to undermine the holy character of these sites.”

    2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source

49. “Thirdly, the international community must unite its efforts, including within the Security Council, to prevent an escalation of the violence and prevent the situation from spiralling out of control. It must do so by tackling the deep-rooted causes that have led to this tension, as well as recent events, including steps taken by Israel to change the situation and conditions on the ground. More must be done to put an end to tension, to restore peace and to prevent a deterioration of the situation. Jordan is working to those ends. We are also working in order to ensure that the holy sites are fully accessible. We will continue our efforts with our partners and our friends. Under the leadership of His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, we will not let up in our diplomatic efforts.”

    2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source

50. “In order to address those tensions, a number of emergency measures will need to be taken. First, Israel must respect the historic and legal status quo and must allow for full and immediate access by worshippers to Al-Aqsa Mosque, without any restrictions. It must also put an end to its unilateral measures to impose a new reality on the ground in the region, which are a violation of its international legal obligations as the occupying Power. Secondly, the international community must shoulder its responsibilities and put an end to the tensions by respecting the historic and legal status quo of the holy sites and by compelling Israel, the occupying Power, to respect the legal obligations incumbent upon it.”

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