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Boukadoum

lines on the record: 233
first: 2014-04-28
most recent: 2019-02-27
sittings or episodes: 32
sources: un-security-council

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“The international community should embark on rebuilding homes and souls. We owe it to children to ensure they hold pencils and computers in safe schools, and not machine guns or targets in killing fields.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“On a more positive note, I must thank the Secretary-General for his report and commend the tremendous work done by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Zerrougui, and her Office, which deserve greater and broader support, both politically and in terms of giving her Office the appropriate means. We commend her for the United Nations global Children, Not Soldiers campaign carried out with UNICEF. It is also important to encourage agreements with regional organizations and States. Our duty is to encourage those States that have voluntarily entered such agreements and shown effectiveness. In that respect, we deem it important to congratulate Chad for setting an example for Africa and beyond. All Member States should continue to work to stabilize and help those countries with appropriate measures.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“At this juncture in the debate, Algeria believes that the Security Council should make its message and action as clear as possible. First, the whole world should know that the Council will take specific action wherever continued abuses against children are committed and against whomever is committing them, be they States, groups or individuals. Secondly, all peacekeeping operations should encompass, beyond the current advisers that exist, specific differentiated provisions on children in conflict situations. Thirdly, the Secretary-General's reports should include specific recommendations. Fourthly, the Security Council should be proactive and preventive on the issue of justice and accountability, whether that involves States, armed groups or individuals. Sanctions cannot be an evasive or hypothetical option.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“Today's open debate - which I thank the United States for convening - is of paramount importance and follows similar meetings held in the past couple of years. However, while some legal instruments do exist in this field and the Security Council has adopted some resolutions on the subject, we have to face the fact that, according to credible accounts, 300,000 children are still forcibly enlisted as soldiers and many others are still abused in the maelstrom of conflict situations. Children in the occupied Palestinian territories continue to suffer from the prevailing military occupation. They continue to be arrested, detained and prosecuted in juvenile military courts, as has been highlighted in the Secretary-General's report (S/2014/339). We all have in mind the images ofthe children on the beaches of Gaza, their schools destroyed.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“I would like to begin by saying that the commitment we must demonstrate to children affected by wars and all other forms of abuse should go well beyond that represented by the international legal instruments and Security Council resolutions that bind all States. It is a moral duty - greater than the duty based on our representation of our own countries or on our service in international organizations- to fight, as hard as we can, the plague of children being used as soldiers, targets or any other form of abuse. I firmly believe, and state on behalf of my country, Algeria, that children's place is in school, and those schools should be immune and protected. It is heartening that the international community has started to size up this crucial issue.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“We - the international community and the Security Council - should act urgently and be aware of an important issue. The current aggression will contribute only to an even greater widening of the gap between the aspiration for peace and security for all. Security cannot be built upon aggression. It would be a terrible illusion to think that security will prevail one day in the absence of peace or prospects for peace. We should not try to test the "How late is too late?" theory. The lack of a conclusion to the international community's endeavour, or inaction on the part of the Council according to its responsibility under the Charter of the United Nations, could become part of the problem. It is our hope that we will overcome the problem before then.”
2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source
“We must not forget that the unfulfilled promises, the ever-failing initiatives for the so-called establishment of peace, have added to the dwindling commitments and resulted in the mounting frustrations, helplessness and despair that represent flammable ingredients for a bleak future that certainly will not benefit any of the peoples or States of the region. Let us not forget that the Palestinian territory is under an illegal, oppressive and extremely brutal occupation. Occupation is the core of the issue. The Secretary-General rightfully mentioned in the morning that the root causes, putting an end to the occupation and materializing the national legitimate rights in a viable State for the Palestinians is the only way out - through negotiations. For the time being, our urgent duty - moral, political and legal - is to protect civilians.”
2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source
“The internatinoal community and the Security Council are promoting it and rightly defending it, including through lectures around the world. What type of example are we setting? Are there exceptions among the universal rights? I do not wish to add to the comments of my colleagues and to that which the whole world is witnessing. Today urgent action is needed to put an end to the ordeal. Our action - the Council's action - is called upon. It is needed individually and collectively for the sake of peace throughout the world. Let us not forget that Gaza is under blockade; or should I say, beleagured for the past seven years in terms of food, medicine, gas, money, salaries and sometimes even water, which are heavily rationed, restricted or prohibited.”
2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source
“In other areas there are other children, including Algerians. I have to mention one of them - a young Algerian three years of age, Abdullah Drage Yusuf, who was killed with his mother in a home that was struck by a missile. It cannot be said that the home was a militant base. He was buried with other Palestinians in Rafah cemetery. How can anyone describe the situation from a legal, political or human rights angle? Where are the borders between what we see and the notions of collective punishment, mass killing and war crimes? I will leave it up to the conscience of each member of the Council to think about and maybe to take a stand. Is the international community going to turn a blind eye to the situation and turn its back on all of its values and rights? Let us mention the basic one, namely, the right to life.”
2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source
“More than 600 citizens have been killed, and the toll continues to rise, thousands have been wounded or maimed, lives have been destroyed, while homes, mosques, schools and hospitals have become military targets and reduced to ruin. Even olive trees - how symbolic - have been uprooted and burned in the tracks of armoured trucks. Whatever the pretext for the new escalation, it remains a mere pretext. How can anyone justify the brutal shelling, aerial and maritime strikes, missiles and drones over densely populated areas? How can anyone bear the images of the children who have been torn from the sanctity of their innocence, while the world watches in horror as their impossible playground is turned into the open-air graves of those whose terrible guilt seems to be only that they are Palestinian?”
2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate to consider the situation in the Middle East. We are overwhelmed by what is happening in Gaza. In these trying times, I wish to start by commending the efforts of and expressing our appreciation to all of those who are engaged in efforts to bring an end to the suffering of the Palestinian people, particularly in Gaza. In that regard, I would like to mention the Secretary-General, the Egyptian Government and the United States Secretary of State. Since 7 July, a new military aggression has been conducted against the population in Gaza. What has been happening since that day is all the more shocking and appalling to millions around the world.”
2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source
“In the upcoming months we plan to organize more national and regional workshops and training courses on nuclear security, some of them supported by the IAEA. I should also add that Algiers is host to the regional office of the European Union's Centre of Excellence for North Africa for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threat reduction. The Centre is involved in coordinating several cooperation projects in that area, particularly in capacity-building. Finally, on behalf of my country, I would like to stress that we feel this open debate is timely and constructive beyond the expected adoption of today's presidential statement (S/PRST/2014/7). Both will strengthen the political will needed to ensure the full implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) in our efforts to combat the proliferation of WMDs.”
2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source
“At the domestic level, in December 2013 Algeria amended its penal code in order to criminalize the malicious use of radioactive materials, including general acts of nuclear terrorism, based on the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism. In that connection, Algeria is putting in place a strong legislative and regulatory framework in the area of the physical protection of nuclear materials and facilities and the security of radioactive sources. In addition, the import, detention and export regime of radioactive sources has been strengthened through rigorous border controls. During the period 2012-2013, Algeria hosted several IAEA nuclear safety and security workshops.”
2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source
“I should also add that Algeria has been a member of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism since February 2012. Moreover, we have taken various appropriate measures, such as ratifying all the international legal instruments relevant to nuclear security, including the 2005 amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism. We have also adopted the Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).”
2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source
“We have participated in the three Nuclear Security Summits with a view to contributing to the international efforts to strengthen nuclear security and reduce the continued threat of nuclear terrorism. In that regard, I would like to highlight Algeria's ongoing efforts at the national level, whereby we submitted our national progress report at the Nuclear Security Summit held in March in The Hague. Algerian delegations also regularly attend international events on implementing resolution 1540 (2004), and in that regard, Algerian representatives participated at a regional workshop held last December in Addis Ababa by the African Union Peace and Security Council, in collaboration with the 1540 Committee and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs.”
2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source
“As long as the proliferation of WMDs remains a great challenge, we should recognize that the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) is a long-term task that requires continuing efforts at the national, regional and international levels. In that context, the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) has a crucial role to play in facilitating the provision of assistance, enhancing cooperation with the relevant international organizations and reinforcing its outreach efforts. Since today we are assessing the status of the resolution's implementation, I should mention that Algeria, in fulfilment of its obligations, has already submitted its national report to the 1540 Committee.”
2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source
“Affirming that the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and their means of delivery constitutes a threat to international peace and security, the resolution obliges States to refrain from supporting non-State actors in developing, acquiring, manufacturing, possessing, transporting, transferring or using such weapons, and to pass and enforce effective laws and establish domestic controls. Resolution 1540 (2004) was unquestionably adopted at the right time, when it became important to deal with the risk of the dangerous nexus between weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and global terrorism. Any increase in potential access to WMDs for non-State actors who belong to terrorist networks could have dangerous implications for any State or group of States, and would constitute a threat to international peace and security.”
2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source
“In that regard, my delegation reaffirms that we accept safeguards with the purpose of preventing diversions of nuclear power, and that they should therefore be implemented without affecting countries' inalienable right, as set out in article IV of the NPT, to the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and without obstructing the economic or technological development of States that are parties to the Treaty Ten years ago, the legal framework of the non-proliferation regime was strengthened by the adoption, under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, of resolution 1540 (2004).”
2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source
“Algeria wishes to reiterate its full confidence in the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) as the cornerstone of the nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation regime, and considers that full implementation of its provisions is a prerequisite for ending both the vertical and horizontal proliferation of nuclear weapons. I would like to emphasize that non-proliferation should be pursued in all its aspects, and I would also like to stress the importance of the International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards agreements. We urge all States that have not yet done so to put comprehensive safeguards agreements into force as soon as possible in the interests of achieving their universality and consolidating and enhancing the non-proliferation regime's verification system.”
2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source
“I would like to thank the Republic of Korea for organizing this open debate on non-proliferation in commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1540 (2004). Our meeting coincides with the third session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, and thus rightly shows the degree to which the issue of non-proliferation is a serious matter of concern for the international community. I would also like to thank Mr. Eliasson for his comprehensive briefing.”
2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source
“Algeria expresses its hope for genuine and rapid progress to be renewed during the current International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, to resolve all final status issues, in particular the central issue of occupation, which remains the source of the problem and the core of the problem of the entire Middle East. It is our firm conviction that peace cannot be achieved in the Middle East without the international community, in particular the Security Council, taking a firm and courageous stand to end the occupation of Palestinian land and all Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967 and to allow the Palestinian people to exercise their right to self-determination and establish an independent State within the 1967 borders and with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“Almost 67 years have passed since the adoption in 1947 of General Assembly resolution 181 (11), providing for the establishment of two States, and more than 25 years since the proclamation of the State of Palestine in Algiers in 1988. Yet, the Palestinian people are still pursuing their homeland and still yearning to achieve their inalienable right to self-determination. The international community must exert all efforts to compel Israel to abide by its obligations and commitments in order to achieve the two-State solution on the basis of the core principles of resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 1397 (2002), 1515 (2003) and 1850 (2008), the Madrid terms of reference, and especially the principle of exchanging land for peace.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“Algeria congratulates the Palestinian Government on the recent accession by the State of Palestine to several international conventions. Those steps will undoubtedly go a long way towards consolidating the wide support gained through General Assembly resolution 67/19, which accorded the status of non-member observer State to Palestine. While reaffirming the important significance of that political achievement for the Palestinian people and for the Government of the State of Palestine, Algeria expresses its full support for the enhancement of Palestine's status to ensure its rightful place among the international community, including by its admission to full membership of the United Nations.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“We also recall that the occupying Power continues its illegal and inhumane blockade of the Gaza Strip with disregard for international humanitarian law and all resolutions, especially resolution 1860 (2009). Similarly, we continue to register numerous acts of provocation and incitement by Israeli extremists and officials in occupied East Jerusalem, particularly at Al-Aqsa Mosque, which are aggravating tensions and religious sensibilities. Algeria welcomed and supported the conclusion of the reconciliation agreement between our Palestinian brothers, which is an important step towards the fulfillment of the Palestinian aspirations. Unity in the Palestinian ranks is a positive and necessary step for peace. It should be perceived as so by all parties.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“Israel's continued unlawful actions on the ground provide the starkest evidence of the contrast between its deeds and its professed intention to participate in a peace process. They clearly demonstrate that the occupying Power is not on the path of peace and that the only goal it pursues is to set aside any future prospects for a peaceful settlement through a wide range of activities carried out daily with the aim of altering the demographic composition and cultural character of the Palestinian territory. In that regard, Algeria rejects and condemns the continuing policy of settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and reaffirms that those activities remain the major obstacle to peace and impair all efforts and negotiations to achieve the two-State solution.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on the central issue concerning the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. I would like also to thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Robert Serry, for his comprehensive briefing. My delegation obviously aligns itself with the statements to be made on behalf of the Group of Arab States, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. Algeria regrets that all serious and credible efforts exerted recently to salvage the prospects ofa peaceful, just and lasting solution, especially those engaged by the United States of America, have been challenged and undermined.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“Equally, we stress the importance of the mutually reinforcing nature of SSR and all the other components of the peacekeeping operations when it is mandated. Lastly, we think that any development of a United Nations approach to SSR must take place within the General Assembly and in accordance with the principle of national ownership, and that the formulation of SSR strategies, including its scope and mandate, should be carried out through the intergovernmental process and must be context-specific. It is obvious that SSR should be undertaken at the request of the country concerned, and we underline the primary responsibility and the sovereign right ofthe country concerned in determining its national priorities in this regard.”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161Resumption1 (2014) · source
“My delegation would like to emphasize the importance of SSR among other important components in the context of United Nations multidimensional peacekeeping operations and post-conflict situations that should be integrated into the broad framework of United Nations rule-of-law activities, thereby ensuring that SSR activities and structures are not duplicating the work carried out in the rule oflaw area. Algeria believes that the successful implementation of the many tasks that peacekeeping operations could be mandated to undertake in the area of SSR requires an understanding of and action based on a perspective that takes fully into account the fact that security and development are intertwined.”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161Resumption1 (2014) · source
“The role of the Security Council is crucial in providing strategic guidance and in defining the institutional priorities of the United Nations, in particular due to the fact that security sector reform has become a key component of Security Council mission mandates. Furthermore, Security Council mandates are increasing not only in number but also in complexity in relation to the demands placed on support for security sector reform. There is a need, therefore, to reflect on how these increasing demands are to be met by current United Nations capacities.”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161Resumption1 (2014) · source
“To face those challenges, there is a need to strengthen the role of the United Nations system in supporting security sector reform as a key tool in the prevention and management of conflict. That being said, Algeria believes that there is still a lot of work to be done in those areas by enhancing system-wide coherence and coordination, including through the collaborative efforts of the Task Force, and by forging partnerships with regional and subregional organizations. The African Union endeavour in its African Peace and Security Architecture and capacity- building efforts is, in this regard, the perfect example that deserves to be taken into account in this area.”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161Resumption1 (2014) · source
“The United Nations should be able to provide assistance in this area, and is particularly well positioned to support such reforms and may have a comparative advantage relative to other partners in providing sector-wide support. Furthermore, the Secretary-General recognizes in his latest report (S/2013/480) that SSR is pertinent across the United Nations peacekeeping, human rights, peacebuilding, conflict prevention and development agendas. At the same time, while much progress has been made, the protracted conflicts, emerging threats and complex crises witnessed in the world today certainly require innovative and flexible responses from the United Nations.”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161Resumption1 (2014) · source
“This concept has evolved significantly, to the point where it is becoming a core component of the Organization's engagement across peacekeeping, peacebuilding and development contexts. We believe that successful SSR is vital to establishing enduring peace and stability in countries that are in a post- conflict peacebuilding phase. In post-conflict contexts, security institutions are often weak and dysfunctional, ineffective in their impact and lacking accepted legitimacy in their foundation. The failure to address such operational and accountability deficits has often undermined the reconstruction efforts of the United Nations and increased the risk ofa relapse into conflict. The purpose is to enhance the quality of security sector governance through a focus on accountability, inclusivity and effective management and oversight.”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161Resumption1 (2014) · source
“At the outset, I should like to express to you, Mr. President, the appreciation of Algeria for convening this important open debate on the concept of security sector reform (SSR). I wish to welcome His Excellency Mr. Aminu Bashir Wali, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, to our meeting today and thank him for his stewardship of this debate. My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Today's debate is an opportunity for Member States to identify and clarify the main characteristics and priorities of the United Nations on SSR, in particular its normative and operational dimensions. We recall that SSR was initially introduced in the United Nations in the context of identifying peacekeeping exit strategies.”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161Resumption1 (2014) · source