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1. “The dangerous situation at the Holy Esplanade and at the Al-Aqsa Mosque is escalating tensions and risks exacerbating the crisis, threatening to plunge us into an era of despair and allowing extremists to use the situation to their own nefarious ends to further undermine peace across the broader region beyond Israel and Palestine. Jordan would like to warn about the potential repercussions of what has been happening recently - and continues to happen - in Jerusalem, which could lead to a destabilization of the region and constitutes a serious threat to peace. That could have a devastating impact on the region and could plunge us into a religious war, which would open the doors to further terrorism and exploitation of the roots of the conflict for criminal practices, and not just in our region but beyond.”

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

2. “Ms. Bahous (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): First and foremost, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your able and wise leadership of the Security Council throughout the month of July. I would also like to thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority, for his very in-depth briefing. The Council is meeting today in the light of the grave events that recently took place in the Middle East. Some States in the region are undergoing deep-rooted crises to which a political and humanitarian solution has not been found. Other countries are wracked by terrorism, while still others do not have the financial capacity to help their citizens when they are in dire need.”

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

3. “We stand ready to continue to work in cooperation with those who seek to find effective solutions to the crisis and to build on our common ground through more coordinated and collective efforts, which should meet our common objectives and interests to achieve stability, security and prosperity in the Middle East.”

   2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source

4. “We continue to stress certain factors, above all, empowering youth, ensuring their education, providing them with skills and increasing their self-confidence so that they become positive actors in their society and contribute to solving conflicts and to protecting and building peace, instead of being attracted by obscurantist and extremist ideologies. We cannot deny that those ideologies target our youth, who are the cornerstone of our present and future. In conclusion, I thank and commend our international partners for their support in ensuring peace and security in the Middle East.”

   2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source

5. “True progress in solving the crisis and ensuring security in the region hinges strongly on sustainable development, and serious reforms must be undertaken to promote education, human rights, citizenship, equality and women's empowerment. If we succeed in those efforts and ensure cooperation among the various spheres, namely, security, sustainable development and human rights, that will definitely shield our society against racial and discriminatory practices and meet the aspirations of our people to live in a secure and stable region.”

   2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source

6. “Terrorism is a scourge that must be uprooted through an inclusive approach in order to protect our people, defend our security and ensure respect for life. We want to emphasize that we are making efforts to build good-neighbourly and cooperative relations with the States neighbouring the Arab world. However, we reject any attempt to intervene in our internal affairs and condemn any attempt to destabilize our region, feed sectarian strife and fuel conflicts. Those practices violate good-neighbourliness, the rules of international relations, the provisions of international law, and the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.”

   2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source

7. “We also support the efforts of the Arab coalition in support of legitimacy in Yemen to end the crisis in that country, based on the Gulf Initiative and its implementation mechanisms, the outcomes of the national dialogue conference and resolution 2216 (2015). It is essential that security and political stability be achieved in Libya and its legitimate institutions given support. And we emphasize our support to Somalia in its efforts to rebuild and combat terrorism. We are deeply concerned about the growing phenomenon of Islamophobia and the attempts to link tolerant Islam to terrorism. We warn that such attempts only serve the terrorist organizations and their lies, which have nothing to do with Islam and its tolerance.”

   2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source

8. “We also want to urge the international community to share the burden being carried by the States that are hosting Syrian refugees, especially Syria's neighbours, by increasing financial support to them so that they can continue to provide the services that refugees need, such as training them and teaching them skills so that they can contribute effectively to Syria's reconstruction when the conflict is over. We stress our full support to the brotherly country of Iraq in its efforts to eradicate terrorist gangs and liberate Mosul from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham. We hope that the international community continues to support Iraq in its efforts to enable stability to take hold in its liberated areas and achieve national reconciliation through an inclusive political process that leaves no one behind.”

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9. “We therefore emphasize once again the principled position we have held since the start of the Syrian crisis, which is that only a political settlement that meets the Syrian people's aspirations and protects the country's sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity can ensure a prosperous and stable future for Syria. We should continue to move forward with the Geneva negotiations, based on the Geneva communique of 30 June 2012 (S/2012/522, annex) and the relevant Security Council resolutions, in order to start making the four baskets of the transitional political process a reality on the ground. We would like to emphasize the importance of the Astana talks in ensuring a comprehensive ceasefire in Syria.”

   2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source

10. “We urge the States of the world not to move their embassies to Jerusalem or acknowledge it as the capital of Israel, because imposing a new geopolitical reality on Jerusalem would have enormous repercussions for the effort to achieve peace and put the region at risk of an explosion that would have unpredictable consequences. The current situation in Syria cannot take any more postponements and crisis management. It is high time that we took wise decisions and established implementable common frameworks that in turn reflect the will of the States and peoples of the region to reach lasting and comprehensive solutions to the crisis.”

    2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source

11. “We emphasize our rejection of all of Israel's violations and the steps it has taken to change the historical and legal situation in East Jerusalem, as well as in Christian and Muslim holy places in occupied Jerusalem. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is the Custodian and sponsor of Muslim and Christian holy places in East Jerusalem, and we will therefore continue to shoulder our historical and religious responsibility for them, especially the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Al-Haram Al-Sharif. From this Chamber, we call for the implementation of all Security Council resolutions on Jerusalem, especially resolutions 252 (1968), 267 (1969), 465 (1980) and 478 (1980), which deem null and void all Israeli steps taken to change the status and identity of East Jerusalem.”

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12. “We call on Israel to implement the various legitimate international instruments, of which the most recent is resolution 2334 (2016), which calls for halting all settlement activities and ensuring peace between Palestinians and Israelis. The international community must realize that the region will never know peace and stability until the Israeli occupation is ended and the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people - to establish an independent, sovereign and viable State on Palestinian national soil within the borders of4 June 1967 and with East Jerusalem as its capital - are met. The Palestinian cause is key to stability in the region and beyond, and ending the injustices that have been inflicted on our brotherly people of Palestine continues to be a global moral obligation.”

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13. “The message of the Summit is another piece of proof that Arabs believe in comprehensive and lasting peace as a strategic solution. It should be met with a genuine expression of a desire for peace on the part of Israel, the occupying Power. We would like to emphasize our support for the outcomes of the Middle East Peace Conference, held in Paris on 15 January, which renewed the international community's commitment to a two-State solution as the only way to achieve a lasting peace. We underline our total rejection of unilateral Israeli measures aimed at altering the reality on the ground and ending the possibility of a two-State solution.”

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14. “Today's open debate is taking place in the wake of the holding at the end of last month in Amman of the Arab Summit, which released a message of peace that stresses that Arabs want only peace and a settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as outlined in the Arab Peace Initiative, adopted by the Arab groups at the Beirut Summit of 2002 and supported by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. It remains the best and most comprehensive plan for achieving a historic reconciliation between the two countries based on Israel's withdrawal from all the occupied Arab and Palestinian territories to the lines of 4 June 1967. It addresses all the final-status issues and can help to ensure stability in the Arab world.”

    2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source

15. “Ms. Bahous (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to thank the President for her capable leadership and presidency of the Council this month. I would also like to thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his comprehensive briefing. I am pleased to be addressing the Council today on behalf of my own country, Jordan, and of the Group of Arab States, since Jordan is currently presiding over the twenty-eighth session of the Arab Summit.”

    2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source

16. “In alliance with NATO, Jordan heldaworkshop on investing in human resources as a most important priority to counter terrorism through spreading values of coexistence and tolerance, particularly in the minds and hearts of youth. In conclusion, I emphasize Jordan's continued approach to counter-terrorism in seeking to uproot terrorism from its sources. We have always emphasized the importance of increasing cooperation among all parties to confront this scourge, because we are convinced that terrorism can be eliminated only through a common international effort and the sincere political will of all parties.”

    2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source

17. “We hope that it will strengthen United Nations efforts, increase their coherence in countering terrorism and guarantee a balanced implementation of the United Nations Strategy. We reiterate the importance of continuing the Working Group on Infrastructure Protection so that it can continue to support countries to combat terrorism in an international context, by activating public and private sector partnerships and by developing an expert panel on information systems in this connection. We believe that human resources are the most important factor in countering terrorism and protecting infrastructure from armed attacks or through social networks.”

    2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source

18. “That should be done by implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, in addition to including and developing national plans on counter- terrorism to include protection of critical infrastructure. In that context, we must emphasize the importance of strengthening international and regional cooperation in responding to that threat, and of protecting lives and infrastructure more effectively through moving forward in developing the mechanisms that could build capacities in countries so that they can protect their infrastructure, and through sharing information, experience and intelligence between the United Nations and other organizations, such as INTERPOL. In that regard, we reiterate our support for the Secretary-General in establishing an office for countering terrorism.”

    2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source

19. “The horrendous attacks around the world by entities such as Da'esh and the growing phenomemon of foreign fighters are proof of the global nature of terrorism, which now targets critical infrastructure as well as individuals. We have seen the targeting of tourist sites and airports, seaports, oil facilities, energy plants, water facilities, bridges and roads and information systems. These all directly impact other service sectors and lead to a situation of fear and distrust towards State institutions. Therefore we cannot separate the protection of critical infrastructure from the general framework of countering terrorism, and we must protect infrastructure as an integral part of all efforts aimed at improving security and the protection of all potential targets.”

    2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source

20. “Ms. Bahous (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to begin my statement today by thanking Ukraine for organizing this open debate and by congratulating it on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I wish it every success. We also thank the briefers for their statements. In Jordan we too welcome the adoption of resolution 2341 (2017) today, which will undoubtedly represent an important addition to the current state of work in combating terrorism in general and in increasing protection for critical infrastructure in particular. Terrorism continues to be one of the most important threats to world peace and security.”

    2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source

21. “In that way, we can respond to people's specific aspirations of moving beyond violence and extremism, as well as carry out our international cooperation activities, in particular with the United Nations.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

22. “The role of women is very important, as it supports the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and helps to uphold peace and security in the face of challenges. It also helps to implement resolution 1325 (2000) in Jordan. We are aware of the conflicts in the region and of the large migratory flows into our country. Health services and education are offered to those migrants. We therefore need continued international coordination, with Jordan's involvement, so that we are able to discharge our duties. In conclusion, Jordan reaffirms its responsibility for, and its commitment to, upholding the values of peace, security, tolerance and reconciliation.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

23. “I would also like to commend the important role played by regional organizations in mediation and diplomacy, indeed in preventive diplomacy. This allows for peace negotiations to take place and for expertise and assistance in capacity-building to be offered. To sustain peace, we need to include the whole of society without any kind of discrimination, in particular of women and young people. These two groups should have an opportunity to participate in an effective way. Jordan has done everything it can to increase awareness of development and the inclusion of young people, in particular respect for, and the implementation, of resolution 2250 (2015), as adopted by consensus, on youth, peace and security. This really is a way of making our processes more inclusive. It allows us to move forward.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

24. “Jordan is ready to participate in peacekeeping operations, given its moral commitment to the United Nations strategy for preventing conflict and to providing a response. We support the development of peacekeeping mandates so that they are complementary to national policies and so that they are able to meet the scale of the challenge. With this in mind, the Security Council, given its mandate and the different tools at its disposal, has a specific role to play, a role of mediating in conflict. We also must take into account the Articles of the Charter. The Security Council should work in close cooperation with the Secretary-General so that he can make use of mediation and good offices, among other tools. All of those factors should play a part, based on the long experience of the United Nations.”

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25. “With that in mind, Jordan supports the Secretary- General's agenda for peace and for the reform of the Secretariat, while also supporting the tools at our disposal, by which I mean the role of the Special Representatives of the Secretary-General and the political and regional offices as well as the special political missions. All of this will allow us to prevent conflict. We reiterate the importance of very quickly implementing a strategy to make sure that peace is sustained and to modernize the monitoring mechanisms that we have for peace, in order to take into account the context of each country. This includes the fundamental elements that need to be offered to respond in a timely fashion and to manage the unconventional challenges that we may face today.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

26. “Given the deterioration of peace and security around the world, the role of the United Nations has become more urgent than ever. There is no alternative to the prevention of conflicts. This should be an objective in all of the different bodies and all of the different organizations within the United Nations and should indeed be their ultimate objective, as the Secretary-General said this morning. The United Nations should adopt an effective approach to uprooting evil and do so in cooperation with all partners from international organizations, regional organizations, civil society and international financial institutions.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

27. “As I have said, we face major challenges, such as genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, as well as extremism and terrorism. Those challenges have become a threat around the world as well as a threat to international humanitarian law and human rights law. The responsibility for the prevention of conflicts and for maintaining peace should be a real commitment that goes beyond international reports and declarations. We have to work seriously on the ground if we indeed want to save future generations from the horrors of those conflicts. The primary responsibility for prevention falls to States. From previous experience in prevention, and to carry out these efforts with success, efforts must be national in nature.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

28. “It is not just a question of conflicts in specific geographical regions. Far from it: there are some regions, such as the Middle East, which are of major significance, given the waves of instability that they face and of which they are Victims, but we see many more conflicts and threats. Our region is facing major political and ideological challenges. The populations in the region are facing a number of different problems, whether we are talking about the occupied Palestinian territories or Syria or Yemen. But all of this means that we need to make sustainable peace and security within our region a priority and find fair and holistic solutions to conflicts and the causes of conflict, in order to respond to the aspirations of our peoples to a life that is secure and dignified.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

29. “Ms. Bahous (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to congratulate Sweden on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month. I thank you, Mr. President, and wish you every success in your new role. Likewise, I would like to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, for his strong and important statement this morning, and to wish him every success in his new role and assure him of the full support of Jordan as he works to discharge his agenda. We are committed to security and peace. They are objectives that we want to meet first and foremost. We align ourselves with the statement many by the representative of Norway on behalf of UN70. The world is today seeing very complex and prolonged conflicts, and their scale and impact is growing, sometimes beyond the capacity of the United Nations to respond.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

30. “We will continue our cooperation aimed at eliminating that phenomenon and at supporting protective measures against that scourge.”

    2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source

31. “We have spared no effort to suppress such crimes by working with all of the relevant parties, as well as through our national, regional and international policies of cooperation. All bodies can contribute to the fight against trafficking in human beings, as well as the protection and rehabilitation of the victims. For example, Jordan, through its coordination with several United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations, has created an association for Syrian refugee children, aimed at promoting their education and at providing them with the necessary psychological and social services. Finally, Jordan will continue to spare no effort to fight against trafficking in human beings, especially that carried out by terrorist groups.”

    2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source

32. “Within the framework of the fight against impunity, we welcome the recommendations of the Secretary- General and urge all States that have not yet done so to ratify all the protocols and necessary instruments to ensure that we are in a position to fight against trafficking in human beings through strategies that can face up to the challenge. To that end, we should align the existing criteria and create a database on the phenomenon in areas of conflict. In addition, we should also mobilize all the necessary resources to do so. My country has legislation that criminalizes trafficking in human beings. My country is also a party to numerous United Nations instruments for the fight against transnational organized crime.”

    2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source

33. “Within the framework of a strategy for prevention, I would like to mention a few elements. First, there is a need to confront extremist thought. Da'esh is not a Muslim group. It is a terrorist group, and as such needs to be eliminated. There is a need to spread the values of tolerance and dialogue among religions and faiths, and to disseminate the concept of the Muslim religion as a religion of tolerance. His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein has always stood as a champion and advocate of those values. There is also a need to promote the inclusion of youth in efforts to forge peace and fight against violent extremism. They must also be stakeholders in any decisions that are taken.”

    2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source

34. “What we require is a comprehensive, holistic approach that focuses on development in order to ensure that we can pool our efforts to stand behind the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and thereby build a world of peace that is safe and free from violence. Terrorist groups such as Da'esh, Boko Haram or the Lord's Resistance Army abduct women and children, and force them to become combatants or sell them as slaves. All such actions can be characterized as trafficking in human beings. Today, as we consider the violence carried out against the Yazidis in Iraq by Da'esh, Jordan believes that we need to step up our efforts to fight against trafficking in human beings, especially by terrorist organizations. That will require multifaceted action on all levels - local, regional and international.”

    2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source

35. “The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime 2016 Global Report on Traflicking in Persons clearly indicates an increase in the number of victims resulting from the conflicts in Somalia, Syria, the Middle East and other regions of the world. For that reason, there is a need to put an end to violence, so as to preserve the dignity of populations as we put an end to the phenomenon of trafficking. As an international community, it behooves us to consider the problem in a comprehensive manner. We have faced this challenge for the past few years. A great many of us have focused on certain specific areas and criminal organizations, but what about other terrorist organizations, such as Boko Haram or Al-Shabaab?”

    2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source

36. “It is certain that human trafficking is the object of attention on the part of the international community because it is an attack on the fundamental rights and dignity of humankind. Terrorist groups carry out the worst forms of slavery. We have heard alarming accounts today of those practices, which are contrary to all our values and principles. The international community must confront that phenomenon, mindful of the fact that such acts lead to disparity and strife, and create a vicious circle of violence. The large-scale movement of refugees, now an unprecedented flow, is directly related to trafficking in human beings.”

    2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source

37. “We welcome the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, and her report to the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/32/41), in which she stresses the importance of the fight against human trafficking, particularly in conflict zones. We also welcome Mr. Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and Ms. Bangura, Special Representative of the Secretary- General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, and Ms. Nadia Murad Basee Taha and Ms. Ameena Saeed Hasan, for their briefings. Last year, we firmly condemned human trafficking in zones affected by armed conflict. Today, the Council adopted resolution 2331 (2016) on that heinous crime, and we hope that it will spearhead international efforts to address human trafficking by terrorist groups.”

    2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source

38. “Ms. Bahous (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me at the outset to express our condolences to the Russian Federation and the family of the Russian Ambassador, a victim of terrorism, as well as to Germany and the families affected by yesterday's attack there. We thank Spain for its efforts as President of the Security Council and for having convened this important debate. We wish them every success. We also thank the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for his report on the implementation of measures to counter trafficking in persons (S/2016/949). With the end of his mandate approaching, I thank him for all of his efforts over the past 10 years and wish him every success in the future.”

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39. “It also includes the threat of the expansion of the activities of terrorist groups that spread the message of fear through killing and violence, as well as the possibility of contaminating water resources. Through their malicious acts, those gangs have made it clear that they adhere to no ethical boundaries, as they are desperate to use water resources as tools of threats, intimidation and terrorism. In conclusion, we call upon the international community to work seriously to encourage international and regional cooperation with regard to water resources. That would protect the human environment and ensure water security so as to spread peace among countries in conflict and provide a social and economic environment that benefits all people.”

    2016-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7818 (2016) · source

40. “Therefore, we have contributed to, and actively participated in, all international forums that support international cooperation frameworks to solve our water problems, including the Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation and the High-Level Panel on Water that was set up by the United Nations and the World Bank to devise effective measures to expedite the implementation of SDG 6, on the provision of clean water and sanitation. We would like to reaffirm that it is ethically and legally unacceptable to use water as a tool of war and conflict, as that affects the water rights of civilians in their lands, which leads to the deterioration of humanitarian conditions and more refugees and internally displaced persons. The threat pertaining to water is not just a matter of scarcity or unequal access.”

    2016-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7818 (2016) · source

41. “In that connection, I wish to thank the International Committee of the Red Cross for its help in meeting those challenges through its joint cooperation with Jordan in the rehabilitation of my country's water networks in order to provide services to over 150,000 inhabitants in the host communities of Syrian refugees. The dangers of water scarcity and the challenges of climate change, pollution, population growth and the movements of internally displaced persons and refugees require an approach based on international governance that would make these issues priorities of the international community. They are central to Jordan's interests, both at the political and technical levels.”

    2016-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7818 (2016) · source

42. “Others include the possibility of groundwater contamination, not to mention the possibility that that water too might be depleted due to the increase in population. The demands on fresh-water sources in Jordan since the crisis in Syria began have increased by more than 25 per cent. Jordan hosts the largest number of refugees in the world in overall numbers. Hence, we have shouldered the responsibility on behalf of the international community, and that has created new and more complex realities that have greatly challenged the ability ofJordan to achieve the SDGs.”

    2016-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7818 (2016) · source

43. “The scarcity of water resources in Jordan affects our security and sovereignty, not only because it stands in the way of achieving the SDGs, particularly Goal 6, but also because Jordan suffers from serious water scarcity and a lower per capita share vis-a-vis international standards. Jordan is the third-poorest country in water resources, and the per-inhabitant share of renewable water resources is lower than that in the international Water Poverty Index. The protracted refugee situation adds pressure to the infrastructure in host countries. The common factors of that pressure are water, energy and the human environment. The humanitarian crises, particularly the Syrian refugee crisis, has depleted our fresh-water aquifer, which should have been protected and preserved for future generations. Those are not the only challenges.”

    2016-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7818 (2016) · source

44. “Ms. Bahous (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to thank the Republic of Senegal for convening this important meeting. I would also like to thank all of today's briefers for their valuable presentations. Water scarcity is a threat to human life and health. It is also a factor that threatens and undermines economic and social development, and a potential source of political instability and conflict - unless we are collectively able to deal with the emerging challenges posed by the crises of the lack of potable water and unequal access to water. We all share the human responsibility to make water a tool for regional and international cooperation and a factor of economic and social well-being in the effective implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”

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45. “The international community must also mitigate the suffering of women and girls under Israeli occupation, including those detained in Israeli prisons. Their rights must be upheld. We must also work hand in hand to build peace in post-conflict situations and to eradicate the causes of conflict. Women play a very important role in that regard.”

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46. “Official bodies, civil society and international organizations all provide various forms of assistance in Jordan with the objective of eliminating the violence and discrimination aimed at marginalized and discriminated populations. A great many projects managed by women deployed in refugee camps and communities hosting refugees also enjoy our support. Jordan is working alongside the international community to counter extremism by all means and to fight against the exploitation of women and girls by Da'esh and other similar organizations. In conclusion, Jordan will continue to work at all levels to strengthen the United Nations programme on women and peace and security in order to provide a better future to refugee women and girls.”

    2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source

47. “Women play an essential role in forging peace, and peace cannot be established in societies without the serious and concrete participation of women. Similarly, we cannot implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development without empowering women and girls, achieving gender equality and, of course, eradicating all forms of discrimination. The Jordanian National Commission for Women, in cooperation with UN-Women and other bodies, has organized participative consultations, bringing together all relevant stakeholders and actors, including communities hosting refugees. These consultations have underscored the need to strengthen the participation of women in peacekeeping operations and to enhance the training provided and to fight against violence against women, which is often rooted in social causes.”

    2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source

48. “This is in keeping with the priorities for women and peace and security and the relevant Security Council resolutions. As members know, the Security Council recently adopted resolution 2250 (2015), on youth, peace and security, following the call ofhis Royal Highness Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II in favour ofa strengthening of the participation of youth in peace efforts. Youth are drivers of peace and they contribute to the fight against violent extremism and their participation in decision-making must be strengthened. The Government of Jordan has committed itself to drafting anational plan forwomen and peace and security and to accelerating its adoption. Indeed, we firmly believe that the main victims of conflict are women and girls.”

    2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source

49. “We also contribute police to peacekeeping missions, including 21 Jordanian women, and the number of women participating in such missions will grow. This clearly underscores the importance we attach to strengthening the role of women in peacekeeping operations. We would like to stress the importance of adopting and taking this aspect into account in peacekeeping operations. Jordan continues to suffer from an unprecedented flow of refugees, including Syrian refugees, but despite the social, economic and security burden that this places on us and the chronic lack of water and electricity, Jordan is committed to sparing no effort to provide protection and basic services to Syrian refugees, including female refugees, who constitute 51 per cent of refugees in the Kingdom.”

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50. “We are also here to assess women's role in peace negotiations, the prevention of conflict, humanitarian assistance and the fight against extremism. We are pursuing our efforts to strengthen the participation of women in decision-making and have made qualitative progress, as reflected in the results of the most recent parliamentary elections, which were held in September. The number of women in Parliament has increased from 12 to 24 per cent and 18 per cent of our magistrates are now women. There are also a great many Jordanian women who hold high positions. Jordan is a pioneer regionally and internationally in its contributions to peace and security. We are a troop-contributing country and participate in dialogue and mediation efforts. Jordan is one of the largest contributors of troops to the United Nations.”

    2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source