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1. “The Council must also take the necessary measures to put an end to the current military action and to bring about the immediate, unconditional withdrawal of American and British forces from Iraqi territory so as to preserve the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of Iraq and to restore the Council's authority in decisions on questions of international peace and security in accordance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, to which the international community is fully attached.”

   2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source

2. “Moreover, the instability resulting from this military action has become a danger to the system of international peace and security. For all those reasons, the Security Council is called upon today to do its utmost to control the current crisis in Iraq and to ensure the return to a peaceful approach to the verification of the elimination of weapons of mass destruction on the basis of relevant Council resolutions.”

   2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source

3. “We must recall Iraq's affirmation at the Beirut summit last year of its commitment to respect the independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and security of Kuwait in order to guarantee against any repetition of the events of 1990. We should also note Iraq's effective cooperation with IAEA, which declared it free of nuclear programmes and weapons, and with UNMOVIC, which asserted that, after four months of inspections, it had found no weapon of mass destruction or prohibited programmes in Iraq. The unilateral military action undertaken by the United States of America and the United Kingdom is beginning to unleash environmental, economic and humanitarian catastrophes in Iraq that threaten the entire Middle East.”

   2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source

4. “It is worth recalling here the denunciation - made by the heads of Arab States in the 1 March resolution adopted at the Sharm el-Sheikh summit - of attempts to impose changes on the region or to intervene in its internal affairs. The Arab heads of State considered that the affairs of the Arab nation and the development of its systems of governance shall be decided by the people of the region in accordance with their national and pan-Arab interests, free from any foreign intervention. The invocation of the right to self-defence is an invalid argument, since Article 51 of the Charter recognizes the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence only if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United Nations - a condition that is not met in this case.”

   2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source

5. “Regrettably, those agencies were withdrawn from Iraq without being given sufficient time to discharge their mandates. Secondly, the Security Council also considered that resolution 1441 (2002), adopted unanimously, does not permit automatic resort to force. Moreover, the pretext of political regime change in Iraq to justify this military action is a violation not only of that country's territorial integrity and sovereignty, but also of the basic principles of the United Nations Charter, especially Article 2, paragraph 4, which prohibits States from "the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State".”

   2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source

6. “This has been reflected in the views of the majority of the members of the Security Council, of popular international and regional positions, and of Christian and Islamic organizations around the world, all of which oppose this military action and call for its end and for the immediate withdrawal of the invading forces from the territory of Iraq. At the Security Council's meeting on 19 March, the overwhelming majority of Council members expressed the opinion, first, that, on the basis of assertions made by representatives of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the means for the peaceful disarmament of Iraq had not yet been exhausted.”

   2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source

7. “Mr. Diab (Lebanon) (spoke in Arabic): We thank you, Sir, for convening this emergency meeting. On Monday, 24 March 2003, the Foreign Ministers of the League of Arab States adopted a resolution condemning the Anglo-American military action against Iraq, deeming it to be an act of aggression, a violation of the United Nations Charter and the principles of international law, a breach with international legitimacy, a threat to international peace and security and a defiance of the international community and world public opinion. The unilateral military action undertaken by the United States and the United Kingdom lacks any moral and legal foundation.”

   2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source

8. “The draft resolution before the Council would authorize the automatic use of force. It sets an unrealistic deadline, contrary to the time line proposed by Mr. Blix himself. As a result, the main tasks that will be defined by the work programme, which is expected to be issued soon, would be subject to the deadline for war, thus preventing the implementation of the programme. It is the clear the interest of the international community to strengthen the mandate of the inspectors so that they can eliminate weapons of mass destruction, not only in Iraq but in the Middle East as a whole, including in Israel, in keeping with paragraph 14 of Security Council resolution 687 (1991).”

   2003-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717 (2003) · source

9. “It goes without saying that this level of cooperation is a qualitative leap forward in compliance with Security Council resolutions 1441 (2002), related to the verification of Iraq's disarmament of weapons of mass destruction. Insistence on the military option has led the international community to discuss the possibility of whether or not to adopt another resolution. That has weakened the Council's unity and affected efforts to strengthen the role of the inspections of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Those efforts should have enabled the two agencies to ensure by peaceful means the elimination of weapons of mass destruction so that the sanctions that have caused so much suffering and tragedy to the Iraqi people could be lifted.”

   2003-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717 (2003) · source

10. “The Security Council is responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security and must play its role in dealing with the Iraqi crisis in all its aspects. The reports of Mr. Blix and Mr. ElBaradei note that continual and clear progress is being made in several areas, thanks to Iraqi cooperation with the inspections. The reports submitted to the Council on Friday state that Iraq has actively and proactively cooperated. The proactive cooperation of Iraq includes the gradual destruction of its Al Samoud 2 missiles and other ballistic vectors and interviews with Iraqi scientists in accordance with the inspectors' conditions.”

    2003-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717 (2003) · source

11. “It has four main points. It reaffirms the outcome of the summit held in Beirut in 2002, which can be summarized as follows. First, it totally rejects any attack on Iraq and any threat to the integrity and security of any Arab State and national Arab security as a whole. Secondly, it reaffirms the need to respect international legitimacy and to implement resolution 1441 (2002), which does not authorize war against Iraq or provide an automatic trigger for military action. Thirdly, it calls for the inspection teams to be given sufficient time to fulfil their mandate and to finish their tasks and affirms that Iraq must cooperate. Fourthly, it reaffirms international obligation for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Iraq.”

    2003-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717 (2003) · source

12. “Most of the statements made by States members of the Security Council at its last meeting on this topic, like those made today, reflect the positions of various geographic groups, including those adopted at the Arab Summit at Sharm el-Sheikh, the Islamic Summit at Doha, the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Kuala Lumpur and the French-African summit in Paris, along with the position of the Holy See. All these positions reject the war and express serious concern about its extremely dangerous potential impact on the political, social, security and the humanitarian situation, not only in the Middle East, but in the world as a whole. In this context, the ministerial committee created at the fifteenth Arab Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh came to New York last week to convey the Arab position on the Iraqi crisis to the Security Council.”

    2003-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717 (2003) · source

13. “Mr. Diab (Lebanon) (spoke in Arabic): We congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We thank you for convening this meeting. We also thank your predecessor from Germany and his delegation for all their efforts last month. In the past few days, we have seen all the peoples of the world supporting the United Nations and defending the international system it represents. Unilateral use of force is a violation of the United Nations Charter, impairs its legitimacy and jeopardizes the present world system.”

    2003-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717 (2003) · source

14. “Rather, there would be consequences at the political, economic, social and humanitarian levels in all Arab States, which have continued to suffer as a result of wars, because of continued Israeli occupation of Arab territories and the racist policies pursued by Israel against the Palestinian people. The dividing line between the option of war and peace is the Charter. The Secretary-General has always reminded us of the need to be guided by the Charter in seeking all resolutions to conflict. In defining its option, the Security Council must be guided by the will of the majority of the Member States, in keeping with the purposes and principles of the Charter, in order to maintain international peace and security and avoid war and its potential tragic consequences, from which the world could be spared.”

    2003-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709Resumption1 (2003) · source

15. “Instead, we must be committed to revitalizing the resolutions adopted at the Beirut summit in all their aspects so that a comprehensive solution can be reached between those two States, whose sovereignty and territorial integrity we wish to see preserved, along with the welfare of their people. The unilateral launching of war against Iraq would represent a departure from United Nations resolutions, a contravention of international legality and an end to the existing world order, which has guaranteed international peace and security since the Second World War. The consequences of a war against Iraq would not be limited to its people and its territorial integrity.”

    2003-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709Resumption1 (2003) · source

16. “The Arab summit held in Beirut last March contributed to the restoration of confidence between Iraq and Kuwait. At that summit, the Republic of Iraq gave assurances of its commitment to respecting the independence, sovereignty, security, territorial integrity and unity of Kuwait by avoiding any action similar to the events of 1990. These affirmations were warmly welcomed at the international level and constituted a preliminary step towards Iraq's cooperation in an expeditious and final settlement of the question of Kuwaiti prisoners and the return of Kuwaiti property, pursuant to the relevant Security Council resolutions. The prevention of war against Iraq does not, of course, mean preserving the status quo in the situation between it and Kuwait.”

    2003-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709Resumption1 (2003) · source

17. “We therefore call on the Security Council to ensure the removal of Israeli weapons of mass destruction, which pose a serious threat to the Arab collective security system and international peace and security. Their elimination would be prelude to turning the entire Middle East into a zone free from nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction, as set out in Security Council resolution 687 (1991). In this regard, we were encouraged by Mr. ElBaradei's words in his briefing last Friday to the effect that the existence of an invasive verification system of the International Atomic Energy Agency that would help the Agency to assess the existence or non- existence of a nuclear armament programme in any State would be possible even in the absence of full cooperation on the part of the State concerned.”

    2003-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709Resumption1 (2003) · source

18. “While we recognize Iraq's cooperation with the international inspectors, we call upon it nonetheless to cooperate proactively and to build mutual trust with them so that they may fulfil their mandate on behalf of the Security Council. There is no doubt that Iraq's ongoing proactive cooperation will ensure, as Mr. ElBaradei has said, the high-level guarantees demanded by the Security Council. We cannot but note with deep regret the application of unequal standards, especially in regard to the monitoring and disarming of Israel's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction, which Israel refuses to subject to any inspections system.”

    2003-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709Resumption1 (2003) · source

19. “Let me cite a few examples, without being exhaustive: the additional documents provided by Iraq on 8 and 9 February; the establishment by Iraq of two commissions entrusted with detecting any prohibited materials and armaments and with providing the papers documenting their disposal; Iraq's acceptance of private interviews with Iraqi scientists and technicians and its provision of additional lists of such personnel; Iraq's acceptance of flights of U-2 surveillance and other aircraft over its territory; and Iraq's enactment of a legislative decree prohibiting the import and manufacture of weapons of mass destruction, pursuant to relevant Security Council resolutions.”

    2003-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709Resumption1 (2003) · source

20. “The completion of that process is the only viable option in conformity with international legitimacy and the imperatives of international law, and stands in stark contrast to the course of war. Indeed, the overwhelming majority of Member States advocate a peaceful settlement of the crisis. In the past, Iraq has been forthcoming in its response to the demands of the international community for the readmission of United Nations inspectors. The most recent briefings by Mr. ElBaradei and Mr. Blix have revealed clear progress in the inspection process in many spheres, thanks to Iraq's cooperation with the inspectors.”

    2003-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709Resumption1 (2003) · source

21. “Mr. Diab (Lebanon) (spoke in Arabic): The Security Council is meeting at a moment of grave and fateful consequence. The weeks - indeed, the days - to come would seem to be crucial in defining the course of events and determining the fate of peace and security in our Arab region. The security, integrity, pride, dignity and welfare of its people are of paramount importance to us. The discussions of the Security Council have proven the value of the work undertaken by the United Nations inspectors. The inspectors' reports have provided no evidence of the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Therefore, any party of good faith cannot but agree to give the United Nations inspectors adequate time to fulfil their mandate under Security Council resolution 1441 (2002).”

    2003-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709Resumption1 (2003) · source

22. “Israel's response to that initiative was its reoccupation of the West Bank. If Israel truly desires peace, it must now implement the scores of resolutions of international legitimacy adopted by the General Assembly and the Security Council. The Security Council must also shoulder its responsibilities, in accordance with the United Nations Charter, by compelling Israel to implement its resolutions in the interests of peace and security in the region and to eschew any double standards in the implementation of its resolutions that allow Israel to shirk its obligations.”

    2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source

23. “We also wish to remind him that his Government remains in contravention of resolution 425 (1978) through the daily violations by the occupying Israeli forces of Lebanon's sovereign airspace and waters. These violations have been described by the Secretary-General as provocations that have become a routine fact of life. In any case, the Security Council still considers Israel to be the only occupying Power in the world. Israel also continues to occupy Arab territories, including the Lebanese Sheba'a Farms, destabilizing the entire region. The Arab peoples are peace-loving peoples, as amply demonstrated by the peace initiative of the Beirut Summit, which offered Israel total peace in return for its implementation of the resolutions of international legitimacy and its withdrawal from all occupied Arab territories.”

    2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source

24. “On the basis of the narrow political interests of one member of the Security Council, the Security Council failed to compel Israel to implement a single one of its resolutions through those 22 years, leading to the death of thousands of Lebanese civilians and to widespread destruction of our infrastructure, from which we continue to suffer to this day. We should like to remind the representative of Israel that his Government continues to hold many Lebanese in Israeli prisons. Some have been detained for over 25 years without trial, in contravention of all the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law, particularly the 1949 Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Times of War.”

    2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source

25. “Mr. Diab (Lebanon) (spoke in Arabic): Thank you, Mr. President, for giving me the floor once again and for giving me the opportunity to respond to what was mentioned in the statement by Israel, containing lies and false claims. The Israeli representative claimed that his Government has implemented resolution 425 (1978) in compliance with international legitimacy. Everyone knows that Israel has continued to occupy southern Lebanon for 22 years in flagrant defiance of that resolution and would not have withdrawn had it not been for the heroic Lebanese resistance and the complete support of the Government of Lebanon. Lebanese resistance of Israel would never have arisen had it not been for Israel's refusal to implement resolution 425 (1978) throughout the 22 years of its occupation of southern Lebanon.”

    2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source

26. “In conclusion, in its capacity as Chairman of the Arab Summit, Lebanon hopes that Iraq's positive response to the international will and its readiness to accept the return of international inspectors will help to put an end to the suffering of its people and lead to a comprehensive solution that would lead to the implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions and most importantly to the lifting of the sanctions on Iraq. Those sanctions have killed 1.8 million Iraqis thus far, most of them women, children and the elderly. Lebanon also looks forward to the creation in the Middle East of a zone free from weapons of mass destruction and to an end to the threats to use force against Iraq, and to respect its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.”

    2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption2 (2002) · source

27. “When he sought last week to talk a sceptical Labour Party into supporting action against Iraq, Tony Blair, Britain's Prime Minister, got his biggest cheer for the bit of his speech that said that United Nations resolutions should apply in Palestine as much as in Iraq." (spoke in Arabic) This is a further reaffirmation of the need for the Security Council to adopt a single standard in dealing with its own resolutions in order to ensure that justice prevails.”

    2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption2 (2002) · source

28. “The application of international law is limited to Iraq while Israel is allowed to remain above the law. This View that a double standard exists in the implementation of Security Council resolutions has also been expressed by anti-war demonstrators in Europe and in America. An article entitled "Double Standards", which appeared in the latest issue of The Economist, on 12 October 2002, stated: (spoke in English) "It is no longer being asked by Arabs alone. 'No war against Iraq, free Palestine' has become the slogan of anti-war demonstrators in Europe and America. The two conflicts have become entwined in the public mind in a way that the West's politicians cannot ignore.”

    2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption2 (2002) · source

29. “It continues to reject all the efforts made for the achievement of a comprehensive, just and peaceful settlement of the Middle East question, the latest of which was the Arab peace initiative, which was endorsed by the Beirut Summit. Israel responded to that initiative, which enjoyed unanimous Arab and international support and was welcomed by the Security Council in its resolutions 1397 (2002) and 1435 (2002), by reoccupying the West Bank, killing people and destroying property. Despite all of this, the Security Council has thus far taken no steps to ensure Israel's implementation of its resolutions; thus it seems that Israel has impunity in this respect. This situation can only reinforce the View of the Governments and the peoples of the region that double standards do exist in international relations.”

    2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption2 (2002) · source

30. “That resolution called upon Israel to place its nuclear facilities under the comprehensive safeguards regime of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Israel has continued to stockpile weapons of mass destruction in its arsenal, particularly nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, without any international deterrent. Israel has also ignored, indeed even challenged, the 29 Security Council resolutions adopted on the question of Palestine, the latest of which was resolution 1435 (2002), which demanded that Israel withdraw from the recently reoccupied Palestinian territories and towns. Israel has resorted to Violence, aggression and the perpetration of crimes against humanity in order to implement its expansionist and settlement policies.”

    2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption2 (2002) · source

31. “The transformation of the Middle East region into a zone free of weapons of mass destruction, in particular of nuclear weapons, and the implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions, especially those relating to the conflict in the Middle East, without any distinctions between States, is an essential precondition for the establishment of lasting peace and security in the region. However, what we see in reality is that Israel has consistently defied internationally binding resolutions. It has ignored Security Council resolution 687 (1991), which calls for the establishment of a zone free from weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East. It has refused to implement resolution 487 (1981), which was adopted following the Israeli act of aggression against Iraq in 1981.”

    2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption2 (2002) · source

32. “Mohamed ElBaradei led to the conclusion of an agreement with the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna on 1 October 2002, on the practical arrangements for the return of the United Nations weapons inspectors, in accordance with the relevant Security Council resolutions. The urgent task now is the return of United Nations weapons inspectors to ascertain that Iraq no longer possesses weapons of mass destruction. Mr. Hans Blix expressed the readiness of his team to return to Iraq on the basis of existing resolutions. Therefore, the adoption of any new resolution would create complications that have no legal justification.”

    2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption2 (2002) · source

33. “In the 16 September 2002 letter, from the Foreign Minister of Iraq to the Secretary- General of the United Nations, Iraq responded to the appeals of the United Nations Secretary-General and those of the Member States. The letter contained Iraq's decision to allow the unconditional and unrestricted return of United Nations weapons inspectors. It constituted a first step towards a comprehension solution that would ensure implementation of the other provisions of the Security Council resolutions. Once again, the logic of dialogue proved that it alone can ensure implementation of the Security Council resolutions on Iraq. The consultations held between Iraq, Mr. Hans Blix and Mr.”

    2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption2 (2002) · source

34. “Secondly, the resumption of dialogue between the United Nations and Iraq, which began in a constructive and positive atmosphere, in order to complete implementation of the relevant resolutions of the Security Council. Thirdly, they called for the lifting of the sanctions imposed on Iraq and an end to the suffering of its brotherly people in a manner that ensures security and stability in the region. In addition, the Arab leaders expressed their total rejection of an attack on Iraq and noted that a threat to the peace and security of any Arab State is a threat to the national security of all Arab States. Since the Beirut Summit, Iraq adopted a number of additional constructive steps that proved its commitment to addressing the relevant Security Council resolutions.”

    2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption2 (2002) · source

35. “Using the logic of dialogue during the Beirut Summit, the Republic of Iraq undertook steps to respect the independence, sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of the State of Kuwait, and to avert anything that might lead to a repetition of the actions of 1990. Those undertakings were warmly welcomed by the Arab leaders and also constitute a preliminary step towards Iraq's cooperation in reaching a prompt and final solution to the question of the Kuwaiti prisoners-of-war and the return of Kuwaiti property in accordance with relevant international resolutions. Within that atmosphere of cooperation, the Arab leaders at the Beirut Summit adopted a number of positions that support Iraq and that called for the following: first, respect for the independence, sovereignty, security, unity and territorial integrity of Iraq.”

    2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption2 (2002) · source

36. “Resort to the United Nations and implementation of its resolutions, in particular those of the Security Council concerning any question, ensures the peaceful settlement of such questions and prevents States from resorting to unilateral military action that could result in tragedy and danger that might not be confined to the geographical location of the problem. This fact applies to Iraq. The Beirut Summit of the League of Arab States reaffirmed the unanimous View of the Arab leaders that the solution to the problem of Iraq can only be achieved through dialogue between Iraq and the United Nations, without exposing it to a war that would increase the suffering of its people.”

    2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption2 (2002) · source

37. “Mr. Diab (Lebanon) (spoke in Arabic): Mr. President, it gives me pleasure to express our sincere thanks for your prompt response to the request of the delegation of South Africa, in its capacity as chair of the Non-Aligned Movement, to hold this public meeting to discuss the question of Iraq and related developments. Allow me, Sir, to take this opportunity to express Lebanon's condolences to the countries whose nationals perished in the tragedy that took place in Indonesia as a result of the terrorist act in Bali.”

    2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption2 (2002) · source

38. “Indeed, if we find peaceful, comprehensive and just solutions to those crises, we can ease tension in those regions and eradicate most sources of violence and terrorism. Here, I cite the words of the Secretary- General when he addressed the Council on Friday, 4 October: (spoke in English) "[We] must act with equal determination to solve the political disputes and long-standing conflicts which generate support for terrorism. "... Only then can we truly say that the war on terrorism has been won." (S/PV.4618, p. 4) (spoke in Arabic) Lebanon hopes to continue its cooperation with the Council and with the international community at large in the effort to find just and comprehensive solutions to the scourge of terrorism, which afflicts the entire international community.”

    2002-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618Resumption2 (2002) · source

39. “For its part, the Lebanese Parliament authorized the Government in 1999 to ratify the Arab Convention for the Suppression of Terrorism, whose provisions are also in force today and take precedence over national legislation. It is difficult for any human society to achieve a climate of security without seeking political, economic and social justice. That is why we believe that purely security-oriented approaches or partial, phased solutions cannot alone succeed in combating and eliminating terrorism. Rather, such approaches must be accompanied by other efforts that take into account political and other requirements for achieving just and comprehensive solutions to present conflicts in various regions of the world, in particular the Arab-Israeli conflict.”

    2002-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618Resumption2 (2002) · source

40. “Since the events of 11 September, Lebanon has been cooperating closely with the United Nations, the Counter-Terrorism Committee and the international community to fight the scourge of terrorism. To date, Lebanon has acceded to 10 of the 12 international conventions pertaining to the fight against terrorism, adopted by the United Nations and its specialized agencies and organs. Lebanon is ready to accede to the two remaining conventions - the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings and the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism. I wish to point out here that the protocols and international conventions to which Lebanon has acceded are in force today in Lebanon and take precedence over national legislation.”

    2002-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618Resumption2 (2002) · source

41. “Lebanon reaffirms that it is also prepared to cooperate constructively with the General Assembly in its efforts to develop a comprehensive convention to combat international terrorism, a convention that is in keeping with the rules of international law and the principles of national sovereignty, particularly the distinction between terrorism and the struggle against foreign occupation, a convention that always seeks to pursue the principles of justice and law. In that regard, I wish to recall that even before the events of 11 September 2001, Lebanon had to combat terrorism on its own soil. Indeed, the Lebanese army confronted local forces inscribed on the terrorist list, and was able to prevail against them.”

    2002-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618Resumption2 (2002) · source

42. “On behalf of my delegation, I express our appreciation for the efforts made by Ambassador Greenstock, who has successfully led the Counter- Terrorism Committee created pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001). Lebanon believes that the United Nations is the ultimate reference regarding issues of international peace and security and respect for the rules of international law. Therefore, Lebanon underscores the key role played by the United Nations in combating terrorism, which we condemn in all its forms. Lebanon also reaffirms its firm commitment to respect international legitimacy and the need to implement the provisions of Security Council resolution 1373 (2001).”

    2002-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618Resumption2 (2002) · source

43. “Mr. Diab (Lebanon) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me, at the outset, to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. We are convinced that the work of the Council will be crowned with success, thanks to your able guidance. Holding this series of public meetings of the Security Council within the framework of the Counter- Terrorism Committee will certainly contribute to strengthening international cooperation in the fight against terrorism and against all threats to international peace and security. It also expresses the earnestness and the transparency with which the Council is addressing this issue.”

    2002-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618Resumption2 (2002) · source

44. “We condemn what has become an Israeli culture of acting with impunity and in disregard of Security Council resolutions. The Council needs to reiterate support for its resolution 1405 (2002) and to provide full accountability for what happened in the Jenin refugee camp in order to put an end to the application of double standards in the implementation of its resolutions. The Security Council is still responsible for the full implementation of resolutions 1402 (2002) and 1403 (2002) and for ensuring the end of the Israeli military siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.”

    2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source

45. “I hope I have put together a team that everyone would accept as being competent and the best that we could have put together." Israeli allegations in order to disrupt the team's mission should be rejected outright. Finally, my delegation joins the majority of United Nations Members, declaring our outrage at and condemnation of Israeli practices, the wilful killing, the vast destruction and other atrocities committed by the Israeli occupying forces against the Palestinian people, especially since the start of the Israeli military assault on Palestinian cities and the Palestinian Authority on 29 March 2002. We join the Security Council and the Secretary- General in expressing our grave concern at reports on war crimes and of a massacre committed in the Jenin refugee camp and in other Palestinian cities.”

    2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source

46. “Have you changed your evaluation on the basis of what you know now?" The Secretary-General replied to the question saying, "I think that we have all seen the reports and the pictures that are coming out of Jenin, and I think my description then was not exaggerated." The reasons given by the occupying Power - Israel, the accused of these war crimes - and its questioning of the team's fairness should be rejected for the sake of preserving the credibility of the Secretary-General and this body and respecting its resolutions. Let us not forget the criteria for the selection of the team members, as expressed by the Secretary- General at the time of its dispatch. The Secretary- General said, "I have tried to put together a team with considerable experience. the members of the team are highly respected and independent.”

    2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source

47. “Let us ask, is the urgency that has been voiced since 8 April any less today? The Secretary-General says "no". He provided the answer after the meeting of the "quartet" yesterday, 2 May, in Washington, DC, when he responded to a question asked by the press. The press asked in Madrid three weeks ago: "You said that you thought that the international community would be appalled by what it discovered there.”

    2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source

48. “How many dunums have been razed in this 1 square kilometre refugee camp? How many civilians have been buried under the rubble? Are we ever going to be allowed to find out? It is imperative that the Security Council answer the calls of the international community and United Nations agencies, which are commended for their impartiality, and not bow under the pressure of the Israeli occupying forces who are accused of these crimes that we are asking the Council to investigate. Mrs. Robinson sums it up best when she emphasized 10 days ago that "there is a need for accountability on all sides for what has happened". She further warned that failure to investigate widespread allegations of serious human rights abuses "risks undermining the integrity of the international human rights system".”

    2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source

49. “It was not enough for Israel to deprive the Palestinian refugees in Jenin of their basic rights; after more than half a decade, the Israelis followed them into the camp to bulldoze it over their heads, depriving them even of their right to live. A report on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, released by Mary Robinson, on 24 April, said that "UNRWA estimates that in the Jenin camp 800 dwellings have been destroyed and many more damaged, leaving 4,000 to 5,000 people homeless." Putting it in actual figures means that almost one third of the population of the camp has been displaced. We ask, does it sound like an investigation by the Council is urgent? How many of a population of 13,000 Palestinian refugees have been massacred in the Israeli invasion of the camp?”

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50. “On 24 April, one week after the initiation of the team, the President of the Council, speaking on behalf of the Council, said that the lS-member body fully "supported the Secretary-General's efforts", that is, to implement resolution 1405 (2002), adopted the previous week and which welcomed the Secretary- General's Jenin initiative. The Jenin refugee camp lies within the municipal boundaries of the Palestinian city of Jenin, with a population of almost 13,000 persons who are registered with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). They live on 373 dunums, the area of one square kilometre. The camp's residents were pushed out of their villages, which were occupied by Israel. Many of the refugees still have relatives in the occupied villages, which can be seen from the camp.”

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