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Dehghani

lines on the record: 286
first: 2010-11-15
most recent: 2019-09-30
sittings or episodes: 31
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“The Non-Aligned Movement demands 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). The States members of the Non-Aligned Movement reiterate their continuous calls on the Security Council to act urgently to send a clear message to Israel, the occupying Power, that all of those illegal actions will not be tolerated and must be fully halted forthwith. The message must be sent to Israel that it is expected to abide by the rule of law, cease all illegal measures intended to alter and prejudge the situation on the ground and cease all provocations and incitement. Israel's blatant impunity and disregard for the law cannot be tolerated.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Turning to Lebanon, the Movement condemns Israel's ongoing violations of Lebanon's sovereignty and calls on all parties concerned to fully implement resolution 1701 (2006) in order to end the current fragile situation and avoid a resurgence of hostilities. Such actions also constitute a threat to international peace and security and are a continuation of Israel's aggression against Lebanon. Concerning the occupied Syrian Golan, the Movement reaffirms that all measures and actions taken or to be taken by Israel, the occupying Power, to alter the legal, physical or demographic status of the occupied Syrian Golan and Israeli measures to impose its own jurisdiction and administration there are null and void and have no legal effect.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The Movement regrets that all efforts to date by international and regional parties, including the Quartet, have failed to achieve any progress owing to the deliberate obstruction by Israel, the occupying Power, its refusal to respect the parameters of the peace process and its insistence on continuing to change the facts on the ground, in total contradiction of the goal of the two-State solution, the Charter of the United Nations and international law. The Movement also takes this opportunity to express its support for Palestinian reconciliation efforts, which Egypt continues to sponsor, and hopes that Palestinian unity will soon be restored in the interest of the legitimate national aspirations of the Palestinian people.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The Movement remains resolute in its commitment to continue to assist the Palestinian people in their legitimate quest for dignity, justice and their inalienable right to self-determination in their independent State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital. The achievement of those noble goals is long overdue, and its continued postponement will only put the goal of the two-State solution and the conclusion of a just, lasting and comprehensive peace further out of reach.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Israel must promptly and unconditionally open all its crossing points with Gaza and end its continued obstruction of the freedom of movement of persons and of the reconstruction efforts in the Gaza Strip. The Non-Aligned Movement remains firm in its conviction of the urgent need for the international community to act resolutely and collectively to fulfil its long-standing commitment to, and responsibility for, the realization of a just solution to the question of Palestine in all its aspects, on the basis of international law and the terms of reference of the peace process, including the resolutions of the Council.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The Non-Aligned Movement expresses grave concern over the deteriorating situation and deplorable conditions of thousands of Palestinian prisoners and detainees who continue to be held unlawfully in Israeli jails and detention centres, including at least 300 children as well as women and elected officials, and calls for their immediate release. The Movement also remains concerned about the critical humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. We call once again for the full and immediate lifting of the illegal Israeli blockade, which has now entered its sixth year and is in violation of resolution 1860 (2009), other relevant United Nations resolutions and international humanitarian law, which prohibits collective punishment of civilian populations under occupation.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“It is impairing the Palestinian delivery of public services, payment of public sector salaries and operation of governmental institutions and is further exacerbating the financial crisis. The Movement expresses its grave concern over the construction of the apartheid annexation wall in violation of international law, relevant United Nations resolutions and the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, of 9 July 2004. It calls upon the international community, including the Security Council, to compel Israel to cease those illegal actions and measures.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“continues to call on the Council to uphold its Charter responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, including with regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. NAM. also calls on the parties to return to the path of peace on the basis of the long-standing terms of reference of the peace process, including the relevant Security Council resolutions, for the achievement of a just and lasting final settlement. The Non-Aligned Movement also condemns Israel's decision to withhold the Palestinian tax revenues due to the Palestinian Authority, in violation of agreements reached between the two sides and of international law. On that issue, Israel has also declared that its decision is a reprisal for the adoption of resolution 67/ 19. Such a deplorable act constitutes a blatant act of piracy and collective punishment.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Israel's illegal settlement activities and the illegal actions by extremist Israeli settlers are also causing extensive physical, economic and social devastation throughout the occupied Palestinian territory. This is deplorable and must come to a complete halt. The Non-Aligned Movement condemns and rejects those illegal actions by Israel, the occupying Power, which have been deliberately intensified since the General Assembly's adoption of resolution 67/19, which, inter alia, accorded to Palestine the status of non-member observer State in the United Nations. The Movement demands that Israel, the occupying Power, immediately rescind those plans and measures and cease completely all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including in and around occupied East Jerusalem, and abide by all of its legal obligations. NAM.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The Movement condemns the provocative announcement by Israel, the occupying Power, that it will construct 3,000 settlement units on confiscated Palestinian land in an area east of occupied East Jerusalem, now widely known as the E-l plan, in addition to declarations regarding the construction of another 3,600 settlement units. Those deplorable actions in rapid succession are a grave breach of all the principles andrules of international law, particularly the Fourth Geneva Convention, which governs situations in lands under foreign occupation, and are in blatant contempt of the demands and will of the international community and the hand that has been extended in peace by the Palestinian leadership.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Such activities undermine the contiguity, integrity, viability and unity of the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem. This issue also remains the foremost obstacle to peace, impairing all efforts to revive credible peace negotiations aimed at bringing an end to the Israeli occupation and achieving a just, lasting and comprehensive peace. The Non-Aligned Movement expresses its grave concern over the continuing illegal Israeli settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“I have the pleasure to speak today on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). At the outset, I would like to convey the Movement's appreciation to the Pakistani presidency of the Security Council for having convened this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine. I would like to express the Movement's appreciation for the high-level participation in this important meeting, as well as the report presented by Mr. Robert Serry, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. The Movement believes that Israel's settlement activities constitute grave breaches of international law and violate numerous United Nations resolutions, including resolutions of the Security Council.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Finally, the Movement believes that more steps are needed, along with the necessary political will of Member States, to improve the existing approaches, procedures and mechanisms of both the General Assembly and the Security Council in the fight against terrorism so that international measures to counter terrorism can be undertaken in a coordinated, transparent, accountable and consistent manner. In this way, the United Nations as a whole and the Security Council, in maintaining international peace and security, can deal more efficiently and effectively with the ever-more complicated and growing threat of terrorism. The Non-Aligned Movement stands ready to contribute to the achievement of this goal.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900Resumption1 (2013) · source
“In this regard, we support national, regional and international efforts and arrangements that seek to implement, where appropriate, the pertinent international legally binding instruments and the relevant United Nations resolutions, including General Assembly resolution 46/51 and Security Council resolution 1373 (2001), and regional arrangements and instruments relating to combating terrorism. We emphasize the need to strengthen cooperation with all States in this regard, and underline that such cooperation should be in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations, international law and the relevant international conventions. In this context, we urge the relevant United Nations organs to promote ways and means to support and strengthen such cooperation.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900Resumption1 (2013) · source
“It further reiterates the importance of the conclusion of a comprehensive convention for combating international terrorism and, in this respect, notes the negotiations in the Ad Hoc Committee on terrorism, established pursuant to General Assembly resolution 51/210, for the elaboration of a comprehensive convention on international terrorism and the continuing efforts to that end. NAM. has always underlined the important role of regional and international organizations in creating frameworks of cooperation and for the sharing of best practices in the fight against terrorism.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900Resumption1 (2013) · source
“In that regard, we strongly condemn criminal hostage-taking incidents that have led to demands for ransom and/or other political concessions by terrorist groups, and call upon all States to cooperate actively in addressing that issue in all its aspects, including its legal aspects. It is the firm conviction of NAM. that multilateral cooperation under United Nations auspices is the most effective means to combat international terrorism. NAM reiterates its call for an international summit conference to be held under the auspices of the United Nations in order to formulate a joint, organized response by the international community to terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including by identifying its root causes.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900Resumption1 (2013) · source
“is of the view that terrorism should not be equated with the legitimate struggle of peoples under colonial or alien domination and foreign occupation for self-determination and national liberation. The brutalization of people under foreign occupation should continue to be denounced as the gravest form of terrorism. We continue to condemn the use of State power to suppress peoples' exercise of their inalienable right to self-determination and to struggle to dispel foreign occupation. We note the recognized and growing potential links between international organized crime and the financing of terrorism, including money-laundering, and stress the need to promote cooperation and coordinate efforts in fighting those menaces. The financing of terrorism is a matter of grave concern that must be fought with determination.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900Resumption1 (2013) · source
“In that way, transparency would be assured and Member States would be able to assess the work being done by the Task Force and offer policy guidance and feedback on Counter-Terrorism Strategy implementation efforts, as reflected in General Assembly resolution 66/282. We welcome the briefings held so far by the Task Force and hope that such interactions will help it streamline its activities in accordance with the wishes of the Member States. In that regard, we emphasize once again that counter-terrorism efforts should adhere to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and fully respect the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of States. NAM.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The latter document, with its three subsequent revisions, provides necessary guidance for international counter- terrorism cooperation. NAM. calls for a transparent, comprehensive and balanced implementation of the Strategy and agrees to actively engage in future meetings on its implementation. In that regard, NAM. also calls for the enhanced engagement of Member States in the work of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force. We recall the third biennial review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy held on 29 June 2012, where it was decided, inter alia, that the Task Force would interact with Member States on a quarterly basis, providing briefings and comprehensive reports on its current and future work, as well as a periodic workplan of its activities.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900Resumption1 (2013) · source
“has always supported decisive combat against all forms ofterrorism, wherever and whenever they occur, and believes that counter-terrorism efforts should be immune to any form of politicization or double standards. Otherwise, such efforts would be off-track, run counter to the original intent of the fight against terrorism, or even give rise to impunity for perpetrators. Counter-terrorism efforts should be based on international cooperation, with strengthened coordination and synergy, and the United Nations should play the central coordinating role. Over the past few years, the Security Council has adopted a series of counter-terrorism resolutions, and the General Assembly has adopted the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900Resumption1 (2013) · source
“I have the pleasure to speak today on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). At the outset, I would like to thank Pakistan for taking the initiative to organize this debate on counter-terrorism. I would also like to thank Foreign Minister Khar for her presence and for presiding over today's meeting. We hope that today's open debate will help us to direct the discussions at the United Nations and in the Security Council towards finding more effective measures for the global fight against terrorism, in accordance with the desires and expectations of the general membership of the United Nations. Terrorism is a common threat faced by the entire international community. The NAM.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900Resumption1 (2013) · source
“In that regard we emphasize the United Nations role in coordinating issues related to Afghanistan. As our officials indicated in their meeting with Mr. Jan Kubis during his visit to Tehran, we support UNAMA in fulfilling its mission to provide assistance for peace and the reconstruction of the country within its mandate and through a robust regional engagement with neighbouring countries on issues such as border security, immigration, refugees and drug control. Building a sustainable, stable Afghanistan is crucial not only for the future of the Afghan people but also for peace and stability in the region, Asia and the world. It is our sincere hope that we will soon witness more development, progress and prosperity for the people and Government of Afghanistan.”
2012-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6896 (2012) · source
“Afghan nationals have continued to enjoy Iran's educational and welfare facilities, among others, and to benefit from the same subsidies that our own people receive. We urge the international community to continue to strengthen and expedite its efforts to create the conditions conducive to the sustainable repatriation of refugees and their full rehabilitation and reintegration in their homeland. The Islamic Republic of Iran has always firmly supported Afghanistan in its efforts to maintain its national sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity and to realize enduring peace and stability. We hope that the international community will adhere to the principle of an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned process and continue to support the Government and the people ofAfghanistan in their efforts towards peace and stability.”
2012-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6896 (2012) · source
“A strong commitment is needed on the part of Afghan and international partners alike to curb the menace of drug cultivation and drug trafficking, which breed extremism. In that regard, we commend the initiatives launched to fight drugs, with the help of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, particularly because drug production has been a major source of funding for terrorist activities in Afghanistan. The issue of refugees remains a challenge not only for Afghanistan but for neighbouring States and the international community as well. Additional efforts must be undertaken to repatriate refugees and ensure that they are reintegrated into Afghan society. At present, more than 1 million Afghan refugees are registered in Iran, while an even greater number of unregistered Afghans are also living in our country.”
2012-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6896 (2012) · source
“The Islamic Republic of Iran is ready, as before, to undertake its share in implementation of such projects. The production of and trade in narcotic drugs is still rampant. According to thejoint Afghanistan Opium Survey 2012 carried out by the Afghanistan Ministry of Counter Narcotics and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), opium cultivation in Afghanistan has risen by 18 per cent in 2012. UNODC warns that the rise in cultivation occurred despite the Afghan Government's recent increased efforts to destroy poppy fields and help farmers find alternative sources of income. The Survey sends a strong message that the international community should not remain complacent in the face of the problem.”
2012-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6896 (2012) · source
“Rebuilding Afghanistan and a new Afghan society requires, inter alia, repudiating those policies and acts. Thus, any efforts towards national reconciliation should be undertaken without appearing to be rewarding the perpetrators of those acts and policies. In the economic field, international and regional partners should concentrate their efforts on laying the foundations for sustainable economic growth and better employment conditions in Afghanistan. For that purpose, there is a need for accelerated progress on economic cooperation with regional and international partners, in accordance with the national objectives set forth by the Afghan Government. It goes without saying that the expansion of infrastructure and industrial, agricultural and transportation projects have priority.”
2012-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6896 (2012) · source
“On the political scene, one important development has been the reduction of foreign forces as we head towards the target date for the complete withdrawal of foreign combat troops. On the issue of the national reconciliation process in Afghanistan, we believe that it should be an Afghan- owned and Afghan-led process. National reconciliation is an important component in settling the internal conflict in Afghanistan. In the light of resolutions 2082 (2012) and 2083 (2012), adopted by the Council on Monday, 17 December, and while supporting the Afghan Government's peace and national reconciliation efforts, we believe that there is a need to draw a fine line with extreme diligence. The Afghan people have endured a great deal of suffering, caused by extremist policies and terrorist acts, for so many years.”
2012-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6896 (2012) · source
“It gives me great pleasure to address the Council today on the situation in Afghanistan, which is an issue of great significance to us, our region and the world. I wish to express my thanks to the Secretary-General for the report contained in document S/2012/907. Let me convey my warm welcome to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Jan Kubis. We thank him for presenting a comprehensive report on the work of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and for his analysis of the situation in Afghanistan. Recently, there have been notable political, economic and development changes in Afghanistan, as elaborated by Afghan Ambassador Zahir Tanin earlier in the meeting.”
2012-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6896 (2012) · source
“The necessary political will and resolve need to be constantly in evidence for the international community to send a truly strong and unambiguous signal of our resolve to fight terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. Before I conclude, I would like to respond to the reference made to my country by the representative of the Israeli regime. I would like to place on record that my delegation rejects the baseless allegations and distortions in his statement. This is yet another tired practice by that regime to distract the attention of the international community from its State terrorism and possession of a nuclear arsenal, as well as its criminal policies and abhorrent atrocities in the region.”
2010-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6424 (2010) · source
“Therefore, the compliance of all Member States with all their obligations under existing WMD disarmament and non-proliferation conventions, including the universality of those instruments, is vital to eliminating the risk that such weapons could fall into the hands of terrorists and non-State actors. I would like to reiterate that we will continue to work closely with the counter-terrorism mechanisms established by resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004). The scourge of terrorism requires the international community to act in concert and in a comprehensive manner, free of double standards and selective and discriminatory considerations and narrowly defined political objectives.”
2010-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6424 (2010) · source
“Despite limited bilateral and unilateral arms reductions, such efforts fall far short of international expectations for real and effective steps towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons. Nuclear-weapon States are obligated to comply with their legally binding commitments to fully work towards the elimination of their nuclear weapons. It is obvious that, as long as those weapons exist, their continued existence itself and the development and deployment of thousands of nuclear warheads will not only threaten international peace and security; there is also always the risk that they could fall into the hands of terrorists and non-State actors.”
2010-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6424 (2010) · source
“As clearly stated in that report, based on its principled positions and contractual commitments and as a State party to all international instruments banning weapons of mass destruction - namely, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention and the 1925 Geneva Protocol - the Islamic Republic of Iran is very keen on the implementation of those treaties. However, the continued existence and development of weapons of mass destruction, the possibility of their use or threat of use and the prospect of non-State actors acquiring such weapons make them all the more threatening to the whole international community.”
2010-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6424 (2010) · source
“In that regard, I should like echo the conclusion of the Chairman of the CTC in his recent report, namely, that the Executive Directorate and the Committee, as important international counter- terrorism bodies and subsidiary organs of the Security Council, could play a great role by "work[ing] with their neighbours so that their common counter- terrorism defences are as effective as possible." (S/2010/569, annex, para. 39) The Islamic Republic of Iran has provided its national report to the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) on the measures it has taken to implement the resolution.”
2010-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6424 (2010) · source
“Moreover, we have intensified our fight against drug trafficking originating mainly from an eastern neighbouring country. Given the fact that very often proceeds from narcotic drugs are used as a source for the financing of terrorism, Iran's efforts in that regard have undoubtedly made a fundamental contribution to the global fight against terrorism. Just as importantly, we are committed both to fighting terrorism through effective measures that prevent the planning, preparation and execution of acts of terrorism as well as by combating other forms of transnational crime, within our borders and beyond.”
2010-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6424 (2010) · source
“It is in that belief that my Government has been committed to cooperating with these mechanisms, including the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001). We highly appreciate the work done by the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) under the able chairmanship of His Excellency Ambassador Apakan. The Islamic Republic of Iran, as a clear victim of terrorism, has taken great steps to implement the Security Council's resolutions on terrorism, including resolution 1373 (2001). We have submitted six national reports on our implementation of the resolution, in which we have set out the concrete steps that our country has taken to implement the provisions of that and other relevant resolutions. Those steps include stepping up border control security and surveillance measures at entry and exit checkpoints.”
2010-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6424 (2010) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate, which is an excellent opportunity for delegations to hear from the Chairs of the key subsidiary bodies of the Security Council and to provide input into their activities. I also wish to commend the Chairs of the Counter-Terrorism Committee and the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1540 (2004) for their work and their briefings today. We hope that this debate will help to revitalize and strengthen international cooperation in combating the threat of terrorism under the auspices of the United Nations. We have all acknowledged and emphasized the important contribution that the United Nations counter- terrorism mechanisms can and should make to our collective effort to fight terrorism.”
2010-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6424 (2010) · source