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1. “It also requires coordinated efforts and the sharing of responsibility between different actors and stakeholders in its implementation, monitoring and evaluation. National and regional institutions should be strengthened to help the private sector to increase its competitiveness. Lack of economic growth, jobs and opportunities create a breeding ground for conflict. The international community and the political leaders of the region need to focus their efforts on creating an environment that is conducive to business operations and investments. To foster an effective strategy for the prevention and resolution of conflicts in the Great Lakes region, first and foremost we need to strengthen productive capacities, creating decent jobs and livelihoods, improving economic governance and fostering inclusive development and shared responsibility.”

   2016-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7653 (2016) · source

2. “We support the decisions of the extraordinary Summit of the ICGLR and its recent Joint Summit with the Southern African Development Community, which took place in Luanda, Angola, in March 2014, to ensure durable peace and stability in the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo. NAM. also welcomed the establishment of the ICGLR Regional Training Facility on 18 February 2014 in Kampala to fight sexual and gender-based violence in the Great Lakes region. The implementation of the Framework requires financial resources to assist the countries of the region in the provision of social services for the population, generate more cross-border trade and develop the hydroelectric potential of a region richly endowed with water resources.”

   2016-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7653 (2016) · source

3. “The attempts made to end these conflicts and establish peace have so far been ineffective, mainly owing to the continued legacy of colonialism and the failure to understand the complex nature of those conflicts and to address their driving forces in a comprehensive manner. NAM. welcomed the signing of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework in 2013 by 11 countries of the International Conference for the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) as a positive development. Establishing a link between peace, security and development is indeed a crucial element in support of the implementation of this Framework.”

   2016-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7653 (2016) · source

4. “believes that it is in the interests of the Great Lakes region, Africa and the wider international community that this area be supported to emerge from violent conflicts and human suffering to embrace peace and stability and engage in economic cooperation, regional integration and development. Conflicts have impacted heavily across the Great Lakes region, most notably around the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with proxy conflicts contested by regional and international actors, and with the involvement of the largest United Nations peacekeeping mission. The consequences of these conflicts have been devastating for the civilian populations, the infrastructure and services, undermining the development of the entire region.”

   2016-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7653 (2016) · source

5. “Speaking on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), I would like to begin by congratulating Angola on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to praise your initiative, Mr. President, to organize this important debate. I also thank the Secretary- General, the African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, and the Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region for their inputs in this debate. The Great Lakes region is one ofthe African regions that are richly endowed with natural resources and, above all, industrious and creative people. It is one of the cradles of human civilization to which many people in Africa trace their origins, and yet the region is still going through some of the worst conflicts affecting the African continent. NAM.”

   2016-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7653 (2016) · source

6. “It is a regime that, through its onoing policy of occupation and its criminal policies and practices in the occupied territories, has always been a major root cause that has driven people towards violent extremism. It is also ironic that a regime that threatens its neighbours and remains the only obstacle to the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East should call on the Council to be brave and vigilant concerning Iran's nuclear programme. That is nothing other than a new line of sabotage that Israel has undertaken following the resounding defeat of its all-out attempts to derail the talks between Iran and the P5+1 on a nuclear deal.”

   2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source

7. “With regard to the occupied Syrian Golan, the Movement condemns all measures taken by Israel, the occupying Power, to alter the legal, physical and demographic status of the occupied Syrian Golan, which have intensified after the outbreak of Syrian crisis. The Non-Aligned Movement demands once again that Israel abide by resolution 497 (1981) and withdraw fully from the occupied Syrian Golan to the borders of 4 June 1967, in implementation of resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973). Let me add a few words in response to the basest of allegations by the representative of Israel against my Government. Those allegations were made by the representative of a regime that has been the major root cause of instability in the region for more than six decades.”

   2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source

8. “Lebanon continues to suffer from consecutive Israeli violations of its borders and incursions against its territory, followed by subsequent years of occupation and aggression. Unfortunately, Israel continues to violate Lebanese air space, intensifying its incursions over Lebanon. Such activities are a blatant Violation of Lebanese sovereignty and the relevant international resolutions, in particular resolution 1701 (2006). The provisions of that resolution should be implemented in a manner that guarantees the consolidation of the foundations of stability and security in Lebanon and prevents Israel from undertaking its daily violations of Lebanese sovereignty.”

   2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source

9. “At a time when the Palestinian people are facing rising Israeli aggression and rapidly declining hope in the possibility of peace and justice, the Non-Aligned Movement seizes this opportunity to reaffirm its long-standing solidarity with the Palestinian people, recognizing their decades of resilience despite so much suffering and injustice, and reiterates its support for the realization of their legitimate national aspirations and inalienable rights, including to self-determination and freedom in their independent State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, as well as for a just solution for the plight of the Palestine refugees, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 194 (III).”

   2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source

10. “The time is past due to act in line with United Nations resolutions, international law and our moral responsibilities towards the question of Palestine. The NAM. position vis-a-vis the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, as reflected in its summit and ministerial declarations over the decades, is crystal clear. It is high time to end the abhorrent Israeli occupation and impunity that have brought too much suffering, caused so many crises and so much instability and anger throughout the Middle East, and continues to undermine regional and global peace and security. We call upon the Security Council to act in accordance with its duties under the Charter of the United Nations, its resolutions and the applicable provisions of international law that provide a solution to the conflict.”

    2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source

11. “Those and other systematic violations - including the demolition of homes, the forced displacement of Palestinian civilians, the arrest and detention of Palestinians, including children, and incessant violence, terror and provocations by Israeli settlers and extremists, including at sensitive religious sites, particularly the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem - have persisted unabated, worsening the extremely fragile situation on the ground, and must be addressed immediately and seriously to avert further destabilization and salvage the two-State solution based on the pre-1967 borders. It is unacceptable that Israeli impunity should persist without consequence. There can be no justification for such criminality.”

    2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source

12. “How can the Council remain silent as Israel deliberately and systematically continues its settlement activities, wall construction and confiscation and de facto annexation of Palestinian land, including its most recent announced intention to declare 370 acres in the West Bank as so- called State land, which has been globally condemned as violating international law?”

    2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source

13. “The situation of young people in Gaza is especially critical as they have no hope or opportunity, with over 63 per cent youth unemployment, as reported by the World Bank, with all of the attendant social, economic and psychological consequences. The Security Council must also act to address Israel's ongoing illegal colonization of the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, in line with international law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention and the Council's own resolutions.”

    2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source

14. “Such acts of collective punishment constitute blatant breaches of the Fourth Geneva Convention. Moreover, the humanitarian disaster deliberately inflicted on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip by the occupying Power remains without redress. Since the Israeli military aggression in the summer of2014, nearly 100,000 Palestinians remain displaced and homeless as the illegal Israeli blockade continues to obstruct the reconstruction of thousands of damaged and destroyed homes, and socioeconomic conditions continue to deteriorate as Gaza continues to be suffocated by the blockade and isolated from the rest of Palestine and the entire world.”

    2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source

15. “once again urges the international community, particularly the Security Council, to take a decisive and historic step towards ending the occupation of the Palestinian land and paving the ground for the Palestinian people to exercise their right to independence and for a just and peaceful settlement to the conflict. The status quo is unsustainable and we cannot accept another year of stagnation in the political process and the continued suffering and hopelessness in the lives of an entire people. Reflecting on the current period, NAM. deplores the depraved killing and injuring of so many innocent civilians, which have inflicted so much loss and grief on Palestinian families, as well as the occupying Power's continued demolition of Palestinian homes and seizure of land, depriving Palestinians of their property and shelter.”

    2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source

16. “The dangerous prevailing circumstances reaffirm that this issue must remain a priority for the Security Council, in line with its duties outlined in the Charter of the United Nations. Action is urgently required to halt the deterioration, protect the Palestinian civilian population and salvage the prospects for peace. Yet the Security Council continues to be paralysed and, since the international community fails to hold Israel accountable, the situation in the occupied State of Palestine, including East Jerusalem, continues to deteriorate at an alarming rate as a result of Israel's crimes and violations. NAM.”

    2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source

17. “I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), and to convey the Movement's appreciation to the Uruguayan presidency for convening this open debate at this critical juncture for the Palestinian people and the Middle East. I also thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing. We regret that the Palestinian people have begun yet another year under Israel's belligerent occupation. We are fast approaching the forty-ninth year of that illegal and brutal occupation, which is causing so much suffering for Palestinian civilians, further inflaming tensions and provoking more anger and frustration, with far-reaching and serious consequences for peace and security in the Middle East and beyond.”

    2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source

18. “The Non-Aligned Movement also welcomes the holding of the second and the third Africa-South America Summit of Heads of State or Governments, which took place, respectively, on Margarita Island, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, on 26 and 27 September 2009, and in Malabo in February 2013, as an expression of strengthening friendship, solidarity and South-South cooperation between both regions. In conclusion, NAM. firmly believes that peace and security, as well as economic and social development, can be achieved through such cooperation among regions.”

    2015-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7505 (2015) · source

19. “The Movement also notes the importance of the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation as the only forum between East Asia and Latin America to enhance mutual understanding and trust and to increase political, economic, social and cultural ties and dialogue. We support the continued efforts and commitments by the member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to advance and strengthen the ASEAN Community-building process and to maintain and enhance ASEAN's centrality in the evolving regional architecture, so as to better meet the challenges and dynamics of global development, with the objectives of maintaining and promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the region. We also note ASEAN's endeavours in developing the ASEAN Community's post-2015 vision for adoption by ASEAN leaders at the end of 2015.”

    2015-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7505 (2015) · source

20. “In that regard, we note with appreciation the efforts of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), including the adoption of a special declaration on nuclear disarmament at its second Summit, held in Havana on 28 and 29 January 2014, and further underline the importance of CELAC as an international and regional actor and a contributor to the region's further integration into the international arena. The Non-Aligned Movement also welcomes the entry into force of the Constitutive Treaty of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) as a contribution to the cultural, social, economic and political integration of the region, and the observer status for UNASUR in the General Assembly, which began in 2011.”

    2015-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7505 (2015) · source

21. “The Movement underscores that the strategy should be implemented in close cooperation with the States of the Sahel, West Africa and the Maghreb, as well as the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States, the Community of Sahel-Saharan States and the Arab Maghreb Union. As peace and development are mutually reinforcing, NAM, recalling the United Nations Declaration on the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), calls upon the international community to renew its commitment to NEPAD and other related initiatives for Africa, noting the efforts exerted by the African Union and other regional economic communities in the area of economic integration. The Movement also recalls international, regional and national efforts aimed at, and advancing, the goal of nuclear disarmament.”

    2015-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7505 (2015) · source

22. “The Movement takes note of the report prepared by the African Union-United Nations panel on modalities for support to AU peacekeeping operations and of the report by the Secretary-General entitled "Support to African Union peacekeeping operations authorized by the United Nations". The Movement recommends the enhancement of effective partnership between the United Nations and the African Union in order to improve the planning, deployment and management of African peacekeeping operations. The Non-Aligned Movement welcomes the adoption of the United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel and international efforts aimed at mobilizing resources and assistance in support of the efforts of States of the region to address the complex security, political and humanitarian situation.”

    2015-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7505 (2015) · source

23. “In that context, we welcome the determination of the United Nations to enhance its relationships and cooperation with regional and subregional organizations, in particular the African Union (AU), in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter. The Movement also expresses its support for the continuing efforts to strengthen African peacekeeping capabilities and emphasizes the importance of implementing the Ten-Year Capacity-Building Programme and the joint action plan for United Nations support to the African Union in peacekeeping in the short, medium and long terms, in all relevant areas.”

    2015-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7505 (2015) · source

24. “We have always highlighted the importance of synergy among regional and subregional initiatives to ensure complementarity and the added value of each process towards their common goals, such as political stability, economic growth and social and cultural development. The Non-Aligned Movement has called for the intensification of the process of consultations, cooperation and coordination among the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations, arrangements or agencies in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, including with regard to their mandate, scope and composition, which is useful and can contribute to the maintenance of international peace and security.”

    2015-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7505 (2015) · source

25. “I have the honour to make this statement of behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). At the outset, I wish to express NAM's appreciation to Nigeria for organizing this open debate and for the useful concept note (S/2015/599, annex) prepared for this important meeting. We also appreciate the briefing by the Secretary-General. The Non-Aligned Movement underscores the important role that regional and subregional arrangements and agencies, composed of non-aligned and other developing countries, can play in the promotion of regional peace and security, as well as in economic and social development, through cooperation among countries in the regions.”

    2015-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7505 (2015) · source

26. “UNAMA should be further strengthened, given its unique role and multifaceted functions vis-a-vis the important political and socioeconomic challenges facing Afghanistan.”

    2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source

27. “That is a useful initiative that will benefit Afghanistan as well as transit and destination countries. Afghan refugees continue to live in Iran. Voluntary repatriations of Afghan refugees and undocumented Afghans must be supported through efforts to meet the reasonable needs ofrepatriated and repatriating refugees in Afghanistan, with a View to enabling them to be permanently reintegrated into their home country. That underscores the need to mobilize more international support to ensure the success of repatriation efforts. We support UNAMA and United Nations agencies in their efforts to providing development and reconstruction assistance to Afghanistan through robust regional engagement.”

    2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source

28. “In that regard, we welcome the regional initiatives taken by the countries of the region, including China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Iran, to combat the production and transfer of narcotics. At the same time, strong support and commitment by the international donors, Afghan authorities and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is essential in order to deter the menace of drug cultivation and drug trafficking. Illicit drugs are not only a major social and public- health challenge, but also, and more importantly, a main source of income for extremist and terrorist groups. Therefore, the international community should provide special support to the triangular cooperation initiative on countering narcotics agreed by Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan.”

    2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source

29. “The railroad project between Herat and the city of Khaf in Iran and Iran's readiness to make its port facilities in Chahbahar available to Afghanistan are two major and ongoing projects in that field. As Afghanistan is a landlocked country, it is agreed that those two projects are very important. We need to move forward with those activities in the framework of the tripartite agreement between India, Afghanistan and Iran as soon as possible. On counter-narcotics efforts, we are particularly concerned about the reports indicating an increase in opium-poppy cultivation in Afghanistan during recent years. It is a real warning sign for the region and beyond. That threat should be addressed by the international community in a very serious manner.”

    2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source

30. “On bilateral cooperation, Iran hosted President Ghani on 19 and 20 April for his first official visit to Iran and meetings with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani, during which the two countries pledged greater cooperation in the areas of security information-sharing, counter- narcotics operations, the sharing of water resources, and refugees. The two presidents also underlined their determination to cooperate in fighting extremism and terrorism throughout the region by eliminating those menaces. In the View of the Iranian Government, trade and transit are two main fields that are ripe for expansion in Tehran-Kabul relations.”

    2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source

31. “Insecurity, instability and poverty continue to provide fertile ground for the continued presence in Afghanistan of Violent extremist groups such as the Taliban and Al-Qaida, as well as of the more recently emerged Daesh and other foreign terrorist fighters, as the Secretary-General mentions in the report. Unfortunately, the report also indicates that the number of terrorist actions has increased. We regard activities by all Violent extremists in Afghanistan as a security threat to Iran and the whole region. Iran has always condemned all violent attacks committed by terrorist groups, and we reject any cooperation with them, since we believe that would be counterproductive in establishing peace in Afghanistan.”

    2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source

32. “Our policy of steadfast support for the Afghan Government has not changed, and will not. We are confident that the National Unity Government is best positioned to face the major challenges to peace and development in Afghanistan, and in that regard we will spare no effort in lending it our support. Once again, unfortunately, the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Afghanistan (S/2015/422) indicates a deterioration in the country's security situation, describing an increase in armed attacks and violence that is 6 per cent higher than in the same period in 2014 and 45 per cent higher than in 2013. Those figures should be a matter of grave concern to all of us in the region and beyond.”

    2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source

33. “I would like to express my appreciation to you, Madam President, for holding this debate on the situation in Afghanistan. I would also like to thank Mr. Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), for his briefing. I offer my condolences to the people and Government of Afghanistan for the losses they have incurred in the terrorist attacks carried out by the Taliban against them, including the attack on Parliament that took place earlier today. The Islamic Republic of Iran has always supported peace, stability, security and socioeconomic development in Afghanistan and considers that country's security tantamount to security within its own borders.”

    2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source

34. “We should not allow this regime to make a mockery of international institutions any longer. The Islamic Republic of Iran, by reaffirming the inherent right of Lebanese and Palestinian resistance forces to oppose occupation, repel aggression and reclaim their occupied lands, wishes to see peace and justice prevail in the Middle East, which requires respect for international norms and regulations by all, without discrimination.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

35. “I would now like to make some brief remarks in my national capacity, in response to the allegations made by the representative of the Israeli regime about my country. It is ridiculous that a regime that is famous for its atrocities and apartheid policies, well documented by the United Nations, its repeated violations of internationally recognized borders, war crimes, crimes against humanity, its attacks and threats of use of force against its neighbours and beyond; a regime with an atrocious record of developing, producing and stockpiling various kinds of inhumane weapons, including weapons of mass destruction; a regime that has mass-murdered thousands of Palestinians, including women and children, in Gaza, as recently as last summer, should preach peace, democracy, the rule of law and freedom to the Security Council and the international community, in order to cover up its heinous record of State terrorism, aggression and occupation.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

36. “Such activities are a blatant violation of Lebanese sovereignty and the relevant international resolutions, in particular resolution 1701 (2006), whose provisions should be implemented in a manner that guarantees consolidation of the foundations of stability and security in Lebanon and prevents Israel from undertaking its daily violations of Lebanese sovereignty. With regard to the occupied Syrian Golan, the Movement condemns all the measures taken by Israel, the occupying Power, to alter the legal, physical and demographic status of the area, and which were intensified after the outbreak of the Syrian crisis. The Non-Aligned Movement demands once again that Israel abide by resolution 497 (1981) and withdraw fully from the occupied Syrian Golan to the borders of 4 June 1967, in compliance with resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973).”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

37. “It is therefore most regrettable that the Security Council remains paralysed and unable to act to uphold its own responsibilities in this regard, with all the implications that has for peace and security in the Middle East and beyond. Nevertheless, NAM. once again calls on the Council, and will continue to do so, to act in accordance with its duties under the Charter, and stresses the important role the NAM. caucus members on the Council can play in that regard. Lebanon continues to suffer from the persistent Israeli violations of its borders and incursions into its territory that were followed by years of occupation and aggression. Unfortunately, Israel still continues to violate Lebanese air space, intensifying its incursions over Lebanon.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

38. “It is high time to end the abhorrent Israeli occupation and impunity that have brought so much suffering, caused so many crises and sown so much instability and anger throughout the Middle East, and that continues to undermine regional and global peace and security. Besides its manifestation in the annual resolutions of the General Assembly, that message was strongly reaffirmed at the recent Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention convened by Switzerland, the Convention's depositary. It also continues to be reaffirmed in the motions by numerous European Parliaments calling for the recognition of the State of Palestine and by the fact that 135 countries already recognize the State of Palestine.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

39. “However, the Security Council has again failed to uphold its responsibility to address the crisis and contribute meaningfully to a peaceful solution in the Middle East, even leaving its own resolutions unimplemented. The results of the recent vote on a draft resolution (S/2014/916) showed that the Security Council as a whole is not ready or willing to accept its responsibilities, contrary to the overwhelming international consensus on the issue, as reflected in the vote of 180 Member States in the General Assembly supporting the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and freedom and the many other declarations from around the globe - governmental, inter-governmental and non-governmental - calling for an end to the prolonged conflict. NAM. believes the message is clear worldwide.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

40. “therefore urges the Council to act forthwith, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, to end the plight of the Palestinian people and take resolute action to end the Israeli occupation and this decades-long injustice. It was in that context that the Palestinian Government and the Arab Group took an initiative designed to mobilize the Security Council to act to defuse this volatile situation, reaffirm the basis for a just resolution of the conflict and redress of a historic injustice, and establish a political horizon capable of restoring hope to the Palestinian people that the 47-year Israeli military oppression and occupation of their land could soon come to an end, by delineating a time frame for ending the occupation and affirming that justice, freedom and peace are within reach.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

41. “Despite serious international efforts and repeated calls for a peaceful solution in accordance with international law and the relevant United Nations resolutions, the Israeli military occupation ofPalestinian and Arab lands continues, as do the denial and violation ofthe inalienable rights and freedoms of Palestinians by Israel, the occupying Power. The failure to resolve this question continues to undermine the credibility of our international system and the rule of law. The Security Council cannot remain on the sidelines in the quest for ajust and peaceful solution to the question of Palestine, especially when the situation continues to deteriorate so dramatically and threatens to become completely destabilized. NAM.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

42. “strongly condemns Israel's continued and escalating settlement construction throughout the occupied Palestinian territory, including in and around occupied East Jerusalem, in a grave breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention and United Nations resolutions, including those of the Security Council. Those and other systemic violations, such as the demolition of homes, the forced displacement of Palestinian civilians, the arrest and detention of Palestinians, including children, and incessant violence, terror and provocations by Israeli settlers and extremists, including at sensitive religious sites, particularly the Al-Aqsa Mosque, have worsened conditions on the ground, increasing already grave doubts about Israel's claim of commitment to this twisted solution and peace.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

43. “It also caused vast destruction of homes and vital civilian infrastructure, hospitals and schools, including more than 100 United Nations facilities and the majority of schools run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, as well as mosques, churches and agricultural and industrial properties, further decimating the Palestinian social fabric and economy and traumatizing the population. Another year has passed, and the suffering and injustice borne by the Palestinian people continue. Another year has taken us farther away from realizing the just, lasting and comprehensive peace long sought by Palestinians and other peace-loving countries on a basis of international law and the relevant United Nations resolutions. NAM.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

44. “Israel has not been held accountable for those crimes, despite the fact that the occupying forces launched tens of thousands of missiles, bombs, artillery shells and live ammunition against a defenceless Palestinian civilian population in an inhuman and criminal onslaught that killed more than 2,200 Palestinians, the majority of them civilians, including hundreds of children and women, injured and maimed more than 11,000, displaced hundreds of thousands and terrorized the entire population.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

45. “In doing so, the Council would fulfil its duty under the Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security and genuinely contribute to a solution of the Palestinian- Israeli conflict, the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict, which remains a source of grave concern for the region, the international community and for prospects of global peace and stability. In 2014, despite its proclamation by the United Nations as the International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the situation deteriorated dramatically, and the brutalization of the Palestinian people reached new heights under the Israeli military aggression waged against a besieged and blockaded Gaza Strip in July and August.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

46. “That is directly due to Israel's illegal policies and practices that have entrenched the occupation and undermined all peace efforts, to the point where the viability of the two-State solution has been cast into grave doubt. As we witness escalating breaches of international law, including humanitarian and human rights law by Israel, the occupying Power, we stress that it is high time to take a historic step towards ending the occupation of the Palestinian land and paving the way for a just and peaceful settlement to the conflict.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

47. “Yet, as regrettably reaffirmed with the failure of the Security Council to uphold its responsibilities during the vote on 30 December 2014 (see S/PV.7354), the Palestinian people have no glimmer of hope for realizing their right to self-determination and freedom and finally experiencing the justice and peace so long denied to them. Despite decades of participation in peace efforts undertaken in good faith and a clear commitment by the Palestinian people and their leadership to international law, which was reaffirmed by the recent accession by the State of Palestine to several international conventions and treaties, the Palestinian plight and predicament has worsened on all fronts.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

48. “The Non-Aligned Movement takes this opportunity to reaffirm its long-standing solidarity with the Palestinian people, and reiterates its support for the realization of their legitimate national aspirations and inalienable rights, including to self-determination and freedom in an independent State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, as well as a just solution for the plight of the Palestine refugees in accordance with General Assembly resolution 194 (III). The question of Palestine has been on the United Nations agenda for more than 67 years now.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

49. “I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (NAM). I wish to convey to you, Mr. President, the Movement's appreciation for convening this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at this critical time for Palestine and the Palestinian people and for the international community at the start of a new year. I also thank Assistant Secretary-General ad interim Jens Toyberg- Frandzen for hiss briefing today. I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate the new members of the Security Council - Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela - and to wish them success in their endeavours during their tenure as members of the Council.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

50. “The continued occupation of other peoples' lands by that regime and its periodic aggressions to support it lies at the heart of the current situation in the region. There should be no doubt that such Israeli policies are the most important factor creating a space for such terrorists groups as ISIS, Al-Qaida and Jabhat al-Nusra in the region. Finally, let me conclude by reiterating that Hizbullah is part and parcel of Lebanese political life. It is a political party by itself, and is represented in the Lebanese Parliament and Cabinet. Malignant rhetoric has not tarnished and never will tarnish its image and its contribution to the cause of the people in our region, namely, to resist the Israeli regime's continued aggression.”

    2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source