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Emvula

lines on the record: 91
first: 2010-10-26
most recent: 2016-07-12
sittings or episodes: 11
sources: un-security-council

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“As was said at the Committee's conference last month in Geneva, peace is possible, but it requires the efforts of everyone and leadership. Both peoples, Palestinians and Israelis, expect and depend on it from their own leaders and all of us. Let us not disappoint them.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“For those efforts to be carried out, the continued and increased support of the international community is needed. The notion that development must wait until the humanitarian crisis is over or a political solution is reached is short-sighted, as is the one that the beginning of development projects indicates that there is no longer any need for humanitarian aid. There is no law that prevents education programmes, health care and the creation of livelihoods from starting even while the rubble is being cleared. Today, I have deliberately focused on the rays of hope shining against the backdrop of all the violence and despair in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem and the region beyond. It is very tempting to adopt a bleak and morose view. We must fight that temptation.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“The de facto political division of Gaza and the West Bank continues to affect Palestinian society and efforts towards a peaceful solution of the conflict. The Committee welcomes recent reconciliation talks and expresses its hope that they will soon come to fruition. However, this division cannot be an excuse for international inaction or a delay in donor support for Gaza reconstruction. The people of Gaza deserve better. The Committee also welcomes the call for local council elections in October of this year and hopes that they will be held throughout the occupied Palestinian territory, including in Gaza. Good governance and transparent political structures are essential for Palestine and Palestinians to develop their State and its institutions and to take their rightful place among the nations of the world.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“In May, our Committee held a seminar in Stockholm on assistance to the Palestinian people, at which experts reviewed the challenges and constraints to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals for the State of Palestine under the Israeli occupation and looked at ways of building resilient and sustainable economic growth while addressing humanitarian needs. A main focus of the seminar was on long-term investment in youth and women as a key to building a peaceful and inclusive society. It was encouraging to hear the voices of Palestinian youth, as well as testimony by Ms. Hanan Al-Hroub from the West Bank, the recipient of the 2016 Global Teachers Prize, who is teaching Palestinian children traumatized by the constant violence against them that saying no to Violence is the right path towards a good future.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“Unilateral security measures also can never be enough to resolve the underlying causes of violence. What is needed is leadership, providing a political horizon and immediate changes on the ground so that Palestinians can start regaining hope. What is needed is a fundamental return to agreed negotiating principles and parameters as reiterated the Arab Peace Initiative, at the Paris ministerial conference and the various Quartet reports. In this, the State of Palestine is a partner for peace. However, its capacity and ability to deliver are severely hampered by the continuing occupation and by the destruction of its physical and social infrastructure.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“In the same vein, visions of security for Israel without a just and sustainable peace with Palestine are delusory. Collective punishments, such as the blockade of Gaza, demolitions of houses of suspected terrorists and the denial of working permits, do not produce acquiescence. They produce resentment and resistance. Likewise, preventing Palestinian development in Area C of the occupied West Bank, building illegal settlements and the taking of land for exclusive Israeli use only increase a sense of frustration and hopelessness and call into question Israel's commitment to a two- State solution. A recent example is the decision by the Government of Israel on new settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, just two days after the Quartet report was published.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“To facilitate a similar exchange of ideas, in early May, the Committee also organized a conference on Jerusalem, which is at the heart of a peaceful settlement to the question of Palestine. I have describe those recent international efforts as the first rays of hope. Too often we have seen such rays vanish because we, the international community, the United Nations and the Council did not do enough to support and bolster previous efforts, or because the international community prioritized other seemingly more urgent issues. However, in doing so, we overlooked one key issue, namely, that the long-standing inability to find a durable solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the reasons for radicalization in the Middle East and beyond.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“In all of those efforts, the international community is unanimous in its view that the only way to achieve an enduring piece will be on the basis of relevant resolutions, including of the Council, and a negotiated two-State outcome that meets Palestinian aspirations for statehood and sovereignty and Israeli security needs, ends the occupation that began in 1967 and resolves all permanent status issues. The Committee fully and expressly supports peace efforts. On 29 and 30 June, we organized and international conference in support of Israeli- Palestinian peace in Geneva under the theme "Peace Is Possible 4 Frameworks for a Way Forward". It assembled experienced peace negotiators and international experts, including from the State of Palestine and Israel, to discuss lessons learned and past initiatives and to discuss new ideas.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“Mr. Emvula: The Committee on the Exercise ofthe Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People welcomes recent efforts to break the political stalemate. These are the first rays of hope since bilateral negotiations came to a halt in the spring of last year. The Government of France brought key international stakeholders to Paris in June, who agreed on multilateral efforts to help advance the prospects for peace, including by providing meaningful incentives to the parties to make peace. Two weeks ago, the Middle East Quartet published its long-awaited report, in which it highlighted major threats to the two-State solution and provided recommendations on how to create the conditions for meaningful peace negotiations. The Committee underscores the need for strong and determined steps to reverse the negative threats immediately.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“The Committee will continue to advocate and work towards the goal, enshrined in the United Nations Charter, that the Palestinian people, like all other peoples of the world, realize their right to self- determination. For this we will cooperate with our partners and all those who share our common values, those of the United Nations.”
2016-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7673Resumption1 (2016) · source
“It is because the price of failure is too terrifying to contemplate that the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will continue its strong efforts towards a peaceful and just solution of the Israeli- Palestinian conflict, which can be achieved only by ending the occupation, through the two-State solution on the basis of pre-1967 borders and the just resolution of all final-status issues. Our efforts do not support the rights of one group at the expense of the other. Finding and sustaining a just peace is the only way in which Palestinian and Israeli societies can endure and prosper. Failure to achieve a peaceful solution would ultimately destroy both.”
2016-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7673Resumption1 (2016) · source
“In line with the mandate of the Committee, in the coming months a United Nations seminar on assistance to the Palestinian people will be held in Stockholm, focusing on how Palestine can work towards the Sustainable Development Goals under the occupation, and the United Nations International Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace, to be held in Paris, will examine how the international community can reinvigorate the peace process. The Committee welcomes active participation by all Member States and civil society organizations in these events. I am fully conscious of the fact that warnings of impending doom have been given so often and for so long in the case of Israel and Palestine that many have become inured to them. The situation in the region should serve as a stark reminder of how quickly a catastrophe can break out.”
2016-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7673Resumption1 (2016) · source
“Additionally, in March the Committee organized a round table on the legal aspects of the question of Palestine in Amman to enhance the capacity ofthe State of Palestine to fulfil its obligations in the light of its recent accession to a host of international treaties and conventions. In two weeks, the Committee will hold the International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem in Dakar, organized jointly with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.”
2016-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7673Resumption1 (2016) · source
“More needs to be done. In order for a peace to be agreed upon and then sustained, a modicum of trust has to be re-established. The Committee will do its utmost to contribute to this endeavour, for instance by providing a forum for exchanges between Palestinians and Israelis at its international meetings and continuing to encourage dialogue and synergies between civil- society organizations on both sides. One such example was a panel discussion on "Women's role in the search for Israeli-Palestinian peace", organized by the Working Group of the Committee during the sixtieth meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women.”
2016-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7673Resumption1 (2016) · source
“Such demagoguery leads to a dehumanization of Palestinians in the eyes of the Israeli public and, ultimately, to such incidents as the apparent extrajudicial execution of an injured and incapacitated Palestinian in Hebron by an Israeli soldier just a few weeks ago. The Committee welcomes the subsequent statements by Israeli officials that such actions are unlawful and illegitimate and that their perpetrators will be prosecuted, and hopes that actions will follow those words. The Committee also welcomes the clear and repeated rejection of violence by the Government of the State of Palestine, most recently again by President Abbas, including on Israeli television just over two weeks ago. I would like to reiterate here in the Council that the Committee condemns all forms of terrorism and regrets all losses of civilian life.”
2016-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7673Resumption1 (2016) · source
“Without the combined efforts of the international community and the parties on the ground, the current situation, bleak as it already appears, will only get worse. In order to stop and reverse the spiral of violence, the Palestinian people have to regain the hope for a better future and for a free and sovereign State of their own that offers prospects for a dignified future, so that they and their children can feel that theirs is a movement forward, not a slide backwards into the abyss. We also hope that Palestinian reconciliation efforts will succeed. For all of this to happen, the generic vilification of Palestinians, which at the moment is all too common in Israel, has to end.”
2016-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7673Resumption1 (2016) · source
“The non-permanent members of the Council, including the five members that also serve on the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, have actively engaged the Council on this issue, most recently through exploring options for a mechanism to protect the civilian population in the occupied Palestinian territory, on the basis of existing Council resolutions. We hope that such efforts will soon bear fruit. The Committee welcomes the recent efforts, most notably by the Government of France and the Middle East Quartet, to explore ways to overcome the obstacles that stalled the bilateral negotiations, and continues to offer its full support to those endeavours.”
2016-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7673Resumption1 (2016) · source
“Unfortunately, the few voices in Israel objecting to these policies and calling for constructive negotiations with the goal of reaching a just peace are facing increasing measures to silence them completely, for example through proposed legislation on non-governmental groups and on the suspension of members from the Israeli Parliament, which targets Arab members of the Knesset. In 2015, the Security Council held 13 meetings to consider the Palestinian question, but failed to initiate any action. It is hoped that the Council will act and support the draft resolution currently being circulated by the Arab Group reiterating the Council's demand that Israel immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory.”
2016-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7673Resumption1 (2016) · source
“So have the mass arrests of Palestinians and their long-term incarceration without a charge or trial, under the label of administrative detention, a practice that is illegal under international law. Those unilateral measures, taken at the expense of Palestinian rights and freedoms, mark a new and fairly disturbing phase in terms of the clash between international humanitarian law and the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. Furthermore, despite repeated assertions that the situation could not remain the same following the 2014 war, Gaza is still under Israeli blockade and the pace of reconstruction remains inadequate for the needs of the Strip, while disbursement by donors of the funds pledged for the Strip's reconstruction continues to be painfully slow.”
2016-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7673Resumption1 (2016) · source
“Mr. Emvula: As we meet again for a periodic debate on the Palestinian question, and while there are rays of hope for the victims of other conflicts in the region, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict shows no such sign. Indeed, were it not for the date stamp on the news reports, they would read like those from months and years ago. Data published by the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics reveal that, in 2015, settlement construction increased vis-a-vis the preceding year. In early 2016, the demolition of Palestinian homes, the confiscation of Palestinian land and its being redesignated as so- called Israeli State land, as well as the displacement of Palestinians, have already exceeded those of all of 2015.”
2016-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7673Resumption1 (2016) · source
“We have just adopted the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (General Assembly resolution 70/1), which encompasses our collective targets that will not only have a life-changing impact on hundreds of millions of women, but will also help to create a better world that is more equitable. However, its effective implementation will depend on its simplicity and its transformational power to sanction, within its life span, an immense global response to the most pressing issues of women empowerment and, more importantly, the full participation of women in peace and security. Resolution 1325 (2000) is for the benefit of the whole human race, and has been intended to be so since its adoption in October 2000. It should be regarded as a global objective that reflects peace, equality and development.”
2016-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7658 (2016) · source
“History has clearly demonstrated that those women who have been afforded the opportunity to participate in peacekeeping missions have shown that courage and leadership recognize no gender, as women who participate in peacekeeping missions do so facing the same risks and are prepared to die, live and lose limbs just like their male counterparts. We must constantly bear in mind that resolution 1325 (2000) and subsequent resolutions, especially resolution 2242 (2015), require us to take robust action at the national level to put policies in place that will pave the way for international deployment of female peacekeepers. Equal to the same task, it is our obligation to implement the recommendations of the global study on resolution 1325 (2000).”
2016-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7658 (2016) · source
“At the global level, it is high time that we establish and implement an ambitious but achievable agenda for action on women in armed conflict and allow an increased role for women in the peace process. The provisions of resolution 1325 (2000) must be framed in State obligations to address structural and systemic gender inequality and discrimination through comprehensive legislation, policies and institutional reforms. Our work and advocacy should now be aimed at the everyday and we should never give up. We must succeed, as we cannot afford to fail our next generation of women.”
2016-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7658 (2016) · source
“The Protocol calls upon members States to put in place measures to ensure that women have equal representation and participation in key decision-making positions and peacebuilding processes. This explains why Namibia contributes one of the largest female contingents to the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur. Namibian women in peacekeeping missions have demonstrated remarkable commitment, high competencies and aptitudes for innovation. Today, Namibian women are also steadily rising through the ranks and expanding their influence at an ever-increasing rate, serving bravely at national, regional and global levels in many different ways. More critically, they serve and sacrifice as courageously as any man out there, as they did during our struggle for liberation.”
2016-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7658 (2016) · source
“We believe that when women are involved as agents of peace, sexual violence against women and children in war and conflict situations can be addressed. Resolution 1325 (2000) is the first-ever resolution adopted by the Security Council that specifically addresses the disproportionate impact of war on women and stresses the significance of women's equal participation and full involvement in all efforts to maintain and promote sustainable peace and security. Namibia attaches great importance to the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). In the region of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Namibia was the first country to ratify the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development in October 2009.”
2016-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7658 (2016) · source
“The adoption of that resolution marked another milestone in the process of elevating women's role in peace and security to a high political agenda and urged an enhanced role for women in preventing conflict, promoting peace and assisting in post-conflict reconstruction and the incorporation of a gender perspective into United Nations operations. Through resolution 1325 (2000), the increased participation ofwomen in peace processes was recognized as a goal for the first time in the United Nations history. It is important to note that through the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), the conventional impression of women as helpless victims of war was replaced by an understanding of the important role women play in fostering peace and security.”
2016-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7658 (2016) · source
“As we focus on this subject matter, it is important to recognize that more must be done to fully engage women in conflict resolution and mediation. Women's full participation in peacemaking is fundamental to building peace and security. The Charter of the United Nations not only committed its members to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, but also unequivocally reaffirmed fundamental human rights and the equal rights of men and women. Despite this strong commitment, the understanding of the impact of armed conflict on women and girls and the role of women in conflict resolution and peacebuilding developed slowly within the United Nations. Under the presidency of Namibia, the Security Council adopted resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security on 31 October 2000.”
2016-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7658 (2016) · source
“Allow me to thank the briefers for their insights. I wish to thank you, Madam President, and your country, Angola, the President of the Security Council for the month of March, for organizing this open debate on the role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflict in Africa, a subject that is close to our hearts in Africa. I wish also to extend Namibia's appreciation to you for focusing your presidency on issues that are important to the African continent, the Middle East and other parts of the world - issues that need the Council's renewed attention. Namibia associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.”
2016-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7658 (2016) · source
“At the same time, I wish to reaffirm Namibia's support for the establishment of an independent Palestinian State on the basis of the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, its unconditional admission as a full Member of the United Nations and its agencies, and its taking of its rightful place among the community of nations. I would conclude by reiterating Namibia's unwavering support for, and solidarity with the people of Palestine in their just cause for obtaining freedom, independence and social justice.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“We call once again on the international community, specifically the Security Council, to assume its responsibility as accorded by the United Nations Charter, to act collectively to address this crisis so as to prevent its exacerbation and to put an end to all human rights violations against the Palestinians. We reiterate our call for the unconditional removal of the blockade on the Gaza Strip, which has caused and continues to cause so much suffering for the Palestinian people. The blockade is inhumane and violates international law. We reiterate our strong support for the resumption of the peace process, and appeal to Israelis and the Palestinians to commit themselves to it. Both parties should abide by their previous agreements and obligations in order to achieve a lasting peace and live side by side within secure borders.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“If Israel continues to reject the demands for respect for international law, then measures aimed at ensuring an end to the violations and that the rule of law prevails must be undertaken in response. While supporting the steadfastness and resolve of the Palestinian leadership in the face of this unprovoked aggression against their land and people, we reiterate our condemnation of all of the illegal actions and crimes being perpetrated by Israel, the occupying Power, in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, which are dramatically raising tensions and destabilizing the situation on the ground.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“While condemning the indiscriminate rocket fire emanating from Gaza targeted at Israeli cities and civilian infrastructure, we contend that such attacks do not justify the disproportionate use of force and the collective punishment of the 1.7 million Palestinians living in Gaza, including the killing of children and attacks on civilian facilities, including schools. Israel's actions are in clear violation of its obligations, as an occupying Power under the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, to protect the civilian population under its occupation. Israel, the occupying Power, cannot be allowed to remain immune from the provisions of international humanitarian and human rights law governing such situations.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“Such continued failure by the international community has only further emboldened the occupying Power and bolstered its impunity, which has resulted in the continuation of the aforementioned Israeli violations and the failure to secure ajust and lasting peace. As recognized unanimously by the international community, this unjust situation and the consequent loss of hope is unsustainable and highly volatile, requiring urgent remedy to prevent further deterioration and the explosion of another cycle of violence.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“The Israeli occupying forces continue to carry out airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, injuring more and more Palestinians and causing great fear and distress among the population, which continues to suffer from deplorable living conditions as a result of the unlawful blockade. Israel is continuing to perpetrate grave violations of international law, including humanitarian and human rights law, threatening to further destabilize the already fragile situation and seriously undermine the future of the peace process, which it suspended by its unilateral decision to halt negotiations. Therefore, the international community, including the Security Council, cannot continue to fail to hold Israel accountable for its flagrant breaches of the international law.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“As we commemorate the barbaric massacre of more than 2,000 Palestinians, including 1,462 civilians, the injury to more than 11,000 and the destruction of homes in the Gaza Strip during the summer of 2014, my delegation joins others in condemning the violations, the continuous provocations and the escalation of the aggressive measures that continue to be carried out by the Israeli occupying forces, aimed at collective punishment of the Palestinian people. My delegation wishes to reiterate its concern at the continuing turmoil in and deterioration of the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, due to the illegal provocation policies being carried out by the Israeli regime against the Palestinian people.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“I wish to congratulate you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of July. I also wish to thank you for having organized this debate at this crucial moment, which affords the wider United Nations membership an opportunity to address the challenges facing the Middle East, particularly the people of Palestine. This debate is taking place one year after Israel's devastating attacks on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, which resulted in the worst escalation of hostilities and loss of life in Gaza since 1967, requiring urgent international action. My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“Namibia remains convinced that our deliberations here can be fruitful and contribute to the search for a comprehensive, just and lasting solution that will end the 1967 Israeli occupation and enable the Palestinian people to exercise their inalienable rights in an independent State of Palestine, with Jerusalem as its capital. I would like to conclude by reiterating Namibia's unwavering support for and solidarity with the people of Palestine in their just cause of freedom, independence and social justice, and our steadfast backing for Palestine's full membership in the United Nations and its specialized agencies.”
2015-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7430 (2015) · source
“In that regard, Namibia calls negotiations to be resumed as soon as possible and for donor funding, so as to accelerate the reconstruction of Gaza, address the basic needs of the Palestinian population and ensure stability. Namibia will continue to support the people of Palestine, who, despite suffering for so long and continuing to bear this burden, have remained steadfast and fully committed to achieving their inalienable rights, justice and their legitimate national aspirations, including self-determination, freedom and independence, and to the pursuit of political, diplomatic, peaceful and non-violent means for attaining those objectives, for which there is overwhelming and long- standing international support.”
2015-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7430 (2015) · source
“Namibia wishes to reaffirm its call for Israel's complete and unconditional withdrawal from the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, and calls on the international community to facilitate the creation of a Palestinian State on the basis of the 1967 borders. We strongly condemn all acts of violence and are concerned about the increased tensions, which have affected both Israelis and Palestinians. Namibia urges both sides to take immediate steps to restore calm and encourages both Israeli and Palestinian leaders and their citizens to work together to lower tensions, reject violence, avoid all provocation and seek a path to peace.”
2015-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7430 (2015) · source
“We are also concerned that Israel, the occupying Power, continues to deny entry to the West Bank and Gaza to the Independent Commission of Inquiry appointed by the Human Rights Council in July and charged with investigating violations of international humanitarian and human- rights law arising from Israeli military operations carried out in the occupied Palestinian territories beginning in June 2014. Namibia would like to remind the Security Council of its responsibility to stop Israel's continued settlement expansion in the West Bank, which undermines the prospects for attaining a peace agreement, and to ensure that investigations into war crimes committed during the Gaza onslaught are impartial and those found accountable are prosecuted.”
2015-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7430 (2015) · source
“Namibia is further concerned about the fact that Israel, the occupying Power, continues to maintain that the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights does not apply to the occupied territories, as well as about the need for accountability for alleged human-rights violations committed during Israel's military operations in Gaza, the excessive use of force by Israel's security forces and the violence perpetrated by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.”
2015-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7430 (2015) · source
“The Palestinian people and their leadership continue to face an unrelenting barrage of repressive, illegal and destructive measures from Israel, the occupying Power. In addition to its ongoing colonization of the State of Palestine, including East Jerusalem, gross human- rights violations, seizure and destruction of homes and properties, arrest and detention of thousands of civilians and the inhumane blockade imposed on more than 1.8 million people in the Gaza Strip, Israel, the occupying Power, has also resumed stealing Palestinian tax revenues - which currently is at least under review and may enable legitimate, peaceful steps to be taken by the Palestinian leadership in their ongoing pursuit of justice and for the purpose ofprotecting the Palestinian people and advancing the realization of their rights, including the right to self-determination and freedom.”
2015-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7430 (2015) · source
“Tens of thousands of children continue to live with injuries and psychological trauma, and tens ofthousands of people continue to live in overcrowded temporary shelters with inadequate sanitation facilities. At the same time, Israel, the occupying Power, increases its demolition of Palestinian buildings, continues its settlement expansion and hinders reconstruction efforts in Gaza. The establishment and expansion of settlements are at the centre of many of the ongoing human rights violations, and such persistent settlement activities could kill the prospects for peace. Namibia calls on Israel, the occupying Power, to end its punitive demolition of Palestinian homes in response to alleged acts of violence by Palestinians in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory.”
2015-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7430 (2015) · source
“This debate is taking place following the Israeli legislative elections held on 17 March on the premise of not establishing a Palestinian State. This debate is the second to be held on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine, following the failure of the Security Council to adopt a draft resolution calling for Israel to withdraw from Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 within three years, and for the parties to reach a negotiated solution to the conflict within one year. It goes without saying that the Security Council holds the key to peace in the Middle East. The situation remains fragile, with up to 80,000 families living in houses that have sustained varying degrees of damage.”
2015-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7430 (2015) · source
“I congratulate you, Madam, on your country's assumption ofthe presidency of the Council for the month of April, and thank you for organizing this very important debate, which affords the wider United Nations membership an opportunity to contribute to these very important deliberations on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine. My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. The situation in the Middle East remains of great concern to Namibia, as the occupation ofthe Palestinian territories continues unabated and the people of Palestine continue to live under subjugation.”
2015-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7430 (2015) · source
“I would conclude by reiterating Namibia's support for the efforts undertaken by the Secretary-General, our unwavering friendship and solidarity with the people of Palestine in theirjust cause for freedom, independence and socialjustice, and our backing for the establishment of an independent Palestinian State on the basis of the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and its unconditional admission as a full member of the United Nations and its agencies, so that it can take its rightful place among the community of nations.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“We further urge the international community to continue to provide the necessary humanitarian assistance to ease the suffering of the affected Palestinian communities, in particular the most vulnerable members of society such as women and children. We welcome the ongoing efforts to keep negotiations going and appeal to both parties to commit themselves to success, embrace the opportunity presented and abide by the obligations under their previous agreements, in order to achieve lasting peace between Israel and Palestine.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“In that regard, Namibia calls upon all members of the Security Council to fully support the Palestinian initiative to seek for a Security Council resolution that would, inter alia, delineate a time frame for an end to the Israeli occupation that began in 1967. That resolution would naturally be based on the long-standing parameters enshrined in United Nations resolutions. While supporting the steadfast resolve of the Palestinian leadership in the face of the unprovoked aggression against its land and people, we reiterate our total condemnation of all of the illegal actions and crimes perpetrated by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem. In that context, we reiterate our call for the immediate establishment of a committee to investigate those horrendous crimes.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“Electricity cuts last up to 18 hours a day due to power plants' lack of fuel, which affects every aspect of life. Thousands of pieces of unexploded ordnance launched by Israel at Gaza continue to threaten civilian lives and require removal before any effective reconstruction can take place. But how much longer will the international community continue to step in to reconstruct just for Israel to destroy again? A clear demand must be made that Israel, the occupying Power, cease all its illegal actions and commit to the path of peace. It is the responsibility of the international community, especially the Security Council, not to tolerate the occupying Power's empty pretexts and utter violation of international law. Collective action is necessary if Israel, the occupying Power, is to be held accountable for its violations.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“Namibia will continue to draw the international community's attention to the ongoing plight of the more than 1.8 million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip who have dramatically suffered from the massive human devastation and physical destruction resulting from the more than 50-day criminal Israeli military aggression. They must not be forgotten, and all efforts must be made to alleviate the suffering and hardship. Thousands of families rendered homeless by the Israeli destruction of their homes in Gaza are sheltered in schools operated by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East or with host families. Thousands of civilians continue to require medical care due to Israeli attacks. Clean water for human consumption remains scarce.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source