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Erwa

lines on the record: 266
first: 1996-08-16
most recent: 2005-03-31
sittings or episodes: 29
sources: un-security-council

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“Just as negotiations were on the verge of attaining a peace agreement that would have put an end to Africa's longest-running military conflict, the Sudanese nation was taken by surprise by the military rebellion in Darfur, which quickly destroyed infrastructure, service facilities and development projects, and which tore asunder the social fabric and peaceful coexistence in the region. That gave rise to the humanitarian situation of which the Council is aware. On the basis of our firm conviction that peace is indivisible and of our responsibility to ensure that our citizens enjoy peace, safety, security and a life of dignity, my Government tried to address the rebellion through serious national dialogue and sincere cooperation with the international community.”
2004-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5015 (2004) · source
“Mr. Erwa (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): As I address the Council, I am overwhelmed by sorrow at the Council's hasty adoption this morning of a resolution on the situation in Darfur at a time when my Government is in a race against time to implement its agreement with the United Nations. Perhaps the adoption of the resolution answers many of the questions that the Darfur crisis has raised for us. The military rebellion in Darfur, which began in February 2003, took place at a strange time, raising grave suspicions and questions.”
2004-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5015 (2004) · source
“The Security Council is called upon to take the necessary measures to ensure that Israel does not continue its terrorist acts, and that it returns to its senses and understands that its security lies in withdrawing from the land it occupies and putting an end to its acts of aggression against the Palestinian people and its attacks against neighbouring Arab countries.”
2003-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4836 (2003) · source
“My delegation reaffirms its support for, and solidarity with, the Syrian Arab Republic. We also reaffirm its right to self-defence and to respond to this act of aggression. My delegation further asks the Security Council to shoulder its responsibility and to intervene immediately to prevent Israel from continuing its provocative acts of aggression against Syria, against the Palestinian people and against neighbouring Arab countries. My delegation reaffirms that is necessary to abide by the provisions of the United Nations Charter and by international law. The blatant aggression committed this morning is not an isolated event. It was preceded by another such act on 8 January in the demilitarized zone between Syria and Israel. Now Israel has once again returned to its previous behaviour by committing another act this morning.”
2003-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4836 (2003) · source
“My delegation has followed with great concern Israel's violation of Syrian and Lebanese air space and its acts of aggression against the territory of both countries that targeted a civilian site north-west of Syria's capital, Damascus, and that caused material damage. My delegation considers that act of aggression to be a dangerous escalation that could threaten international peace and security and make an already bad situation vulnerable to incalculable and uncontrollable repercussions. At the same time, my delegation also condemns Israel's aggression against Lebanese and Syrian territories, which we consider yet one more in a long series of Israeli violations of international norms and law and instances of Israeli contempt for international legitimacy.”
2003-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4836 (2003) · source
“Mr. Erwa (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, Sir, I would like to congratulate you, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We are fully confident of your ability and wisdom. We would also like to thank Sir Emyr Jones Parry, the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, for the wise way in which he conducted the work of the Council last month. We have returned to the Security Council for the second time in less than a month because of Israel's repeated violations of international law. God only knows how long and how often we will have to continue to come to the Council.”
2003-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4836 (2003) · source
“It will do just that unless the Security Council shoulders its responsibilities and takes decisive steps to put an end to Israeli intransigence before it is too late.”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824Resumption1 (2003) · source
“I would like to conclude by saying that what we fear most is that, if the Council limits its reaction to condemnation and rejection of Israel's latest decisions, Council resolutions will not be implemented by Israel. That would be tantamount to giving Israel a green light to carry out its decision. We heard the Israeli Cabinet state that President Arafat is an obstacle to peace and that Israel will do its utmost to remove that obstacle. Israel's Vice Prime Minister, Mr. Ehud Olmert, then said on Israeli television that killing Arafat is an available option. We must all realize by now that Israel is the country most guilty of violating international law and resolutions. It does not abide by the rules and appears to be determined to realize its declared intentions despite international rejection.”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The Council no doubt saw the reaction of the angry Palestinian street, which is still gripped by the extremely tense situation following the announcement of Israel's decision. Suffice it to say that the Israeli decision coincides with the tenth anniversary of the Oslo Accords. Israel is in effect declaring its intention to terminate the existence of the Palestinian Authority and to destroy the entire peace process, in complete disregard of the road map, the efforts of the Quartet and scores of Security Council resolutions. The Council must measure up to its responsibilities as the guardian of international law and maintainer of international peace and security.”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The Security Council, in particular, is confronted with a major and immediate challenge to its ability to uphold its responsibilities in that regard. The Council should compel Israel to reverse its decision that could put a definitive end to peace efforts and could threaten a complete and uncontrollable explosion of the situation in the Middle East. The peoples of the world, and those of the Arab and Islamic world in particular, expect the Security Council to take a decisive decision to end Israeli intransigence and to put things in proper perspective in that explosive region of the world, so that all the parties concerned can return to the path of peace and fully implement their commitments under the road map. They also expect the Council to compel Israel to reverse its latest decision.”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824Resumption1 (2003) · source
“In addition, it has continued to build an expansionist separation wall, despite international rejection of such a destructive step. It has dealt a powerful blow to every political effort, including those of the Quartet regarding the road map. We hope that the Council will hold a special meeting to discuss this separation wall. But Israel has not stopped at that. It has gone so far as to declare, last Thursday, a sudden decision to expel President Yasser Arafat from Palestinian territory. In so doing, it has signalled a move unprecedented in nature that will lead the entire situation to the point of no return. If Israel succeeds, the consequences will be extremely negative. The international community and the United Nations are bound by their commitment to peace and security to go beyond rejecting and condemning such a step.”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824Resumption1 (2003) · source
“This activity does not, however, even attempt to mitigate Israel's intransigence and its persistence in expansionist settlement policies - to say nothing of its refusal to abide, as an occupying Power, by United Nations and other Security Council resolutions. That Power has continued to carry out every sort of aggression, persecution and oppression against the Palestinian people and has repeatedly scuttled every effort to reach a political settlement. It is no surprise to us that the road map has reached a dead end. Since the map was introduced, Israel has intransigently endeavoured to abort it. It has also escalated its military campaign, overrun cities in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and continued its policy of siege, closure and liquidation directed against the symbols of Palestinian resistance.”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Mr. Erwa (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): I have the pleasure, at the outset, of congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I have every confidence that your rich expertise will lead the Council's work to great success, with regard to both this international Organization and the current international challenges. We would also like to express our gratitude to the Syrian presidency of the Council last month. It is also a pleasure for us to address the Council, as we assume the chairmanship of the Arab Group this month. The Security Council is meeting at a time characterized by the holding of many meetings and the adoption of many resolutions and numerous condemnations of all the negative developments.”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824Resumption1 (2003) · source
“This document, the Charter, which we have all agreed to uphold as our supreme guide, must not be allowed to become merely a small blue booklet that is selectively invoked or ignored as seen fit.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source
“We repeat our appeal for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Iraq, to prepare for a more active part to be played by the Security Council, and for the inspectors to return, resume and conclude their task. We call upon the international community to rise above present differences, as the possibility of a dreadful humanitarian tragedy looms before us. This has been proven in the reports of the World Food Programme and the International Committee of the Red Cross. The tremendous world solidarity manifested in all the mass demonstrations against the war that have taken place and continue to be held in the world's largest cities, and the sincere appeals of the religious leaders of every faith and creed, should lead to an international consensus based on respect for the Charter.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source
“It now appears that the war will go on, that it will take a long time, as admitted by those who are waging it. And now it seems as if the suffering of innocent civilians - men, women, children and the elderly - is going to be even worse. I would like to refer to this morning's bombing of civilians at dawn in Baghdad where many innocent people were killed. We expect that the Council will soon take the necessary measures to restore international peace and security in Iraq. We also expect the Council to fully shoulder the burden of responsibility to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq, as provided for in the United Nations Charter.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source
“The resolution unambiguously condemned the Anglo-American aggression against Iraq and called it a flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter and of the principles of international law. We would like to reaffirm this resolution of the League of Arab States. It demands that the foreign forces of invasion be withdrawn immediately and unconditionally. It also demands that the aggressors bear material, legal and moral responsibility for the aggression. We reaffirm this resolution, because we believe that all the arguments adduced in support of using force are vain and invalid. We have always advocated wisdom here and the peaceful settlement of disputes. We are aware of the evils and shortcomings of the other option, and we see now that everything supports what we said.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source
“Mr. Erwa (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): Mr. President, I want to greet you and your brotherly country as you preside over the Council at this dangerous juncture. We fully trust that, with your wisdom and ability, you will lead our ship through the storm to safe port. We also wish to pay tribute to the Council members who refused to go along with the logic of war and who resisted every attempt to render war legitimate. Those commendable efforts did not, of course, prevent the outbreak of war, but they will remain in the annals of history as proof of the primacy of principle and the fact that the force of logic holds sway over the logic of force. My delegation reaffirms the resolution of the League of Arab States adopted at its foreign ministers' meeting in Cairo recently.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source
“We believe that we owe our children the right to inherit a bright future governed by the culture of peace in which various cultures, civilizations and religions coexist.”
2003-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Scholars of international law have agreed that the Charter prohibits war except in the case of self-defence, pursuant to Article 51 and to Chapter VII on the basis of Security Council resolutions. We know that these references are almost self-evident to all. However, it is a duty to stress them and to emphasize their importance at a time when some voices are calling for the United Nations to be bypassed and its role to be sidelined. My delegation affirms its commitment to the letter and spirit of the Charter. It appeals to all States to demonstrate their commitment to the Charter by word and deed. It calls for precedence to be given to the rational approach, which favours the peaceful settlement of crises.”
2003-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The clouds of war looming on the horizon cannot conceal from any insightful person the fact that a declaration of war is at the same time an admission of failure. To insist on opting for a unilateral approach is both an explicit and an implicit rejection of the tradition of working towards a peaceful settlement and of refraining from violence, and shows a cynical disregard for the overwhelming majority of the official views expressed here in this Chamber- a disregard that is tantamount to an insult to the millions who have marched in the major cities of the world declaring their rejection of war. The Charter, which is binding on all of us, clearly identifies the instances in which it is permissible to resort to force to settle disputes.”
2003-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717Resumption1 (2003) · source
“It is our belief that Iraq's continued and full cooperation with the United Nations inspectors must be the basis for the peaceful settlement of the crisis and should pave the way for the lifting of the sanctions imposed on Iraq. We therefore share the view of all delegations that have already spoken and affirmed the existence of alternatives other than war. We believe in the need to support the use of political means to resolve disputes under the auspices of the United Nations. We see no justification whatsoever for the adoption of any additional draft resolution by the Council. Rather, what is required is to grant the inspectors sufficient time to accomplish their mission. Today more than ever there is a need to be committed to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.”
2003-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717Resumption1 (2003) · source
“In this regard, we would like to commend the cooperation that Iraq has continued to extend, the most recent manifestation of which was the destruction of the Al Samoud 2 missiles. My delegation would like to highlight the results of the Non-Aligned Movement Summit, held at Kuala Lumpur; the Arab League Summit, held at Sharm el- Sheikh; and the Organization of the Islamic Conference Summit, held at Doha. All of those conferences called for the implementation of the resolutions of international legitimacy in all their aspects, including respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq and of Kuwait, and the resolution of the question of prisoners and missing persons.”
2003-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Mr. Erwa (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): Today's Council meeting is of exceptional importance given the delicate and critical situation currently prevailing in the world. My delegation is confident that you, Sir, will, at this critical juncture, lead the work of the Council with your well-known skills and competence. My delegation, like others, followed attentively the Council meeting held on 7 March and noted the degree of progress made in the process of inspections for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, as stated in the reports presented by Mr. Blix and Mr. ElBaradei. We are, accordingly, all the more convinced of the effectiveness of this approach, which all agree is the best one to put an end to the current crisis.”
2003-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717Resumption1 (2003) · source
“This Council is entrusted with the maintenance ofinternational peace and security. We do not expect the Council, under any circumstances, to be unleashing the dogs of war.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The world does not need another war, in which innocent people, including children, women and elderly people, are killed or left homeless. The peaceful settlement of disputes, in conformity with international law in an equitable and objective manner, is the only option for peace-loving countries. It is the only guarantor of preserving international peace and security in conformity with the principles ofjustice and equity. We must call for restraint. We must give the inspectors the necessary time to discharge their mandate, instead of hastily adopting new measures, which will have a lasting negative effect. We believe that the present situation does not require the Security Council to adopt any new resolutions. We should all recall that the Charter was adopted for the purpose of saving future generations from the scourge of war.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption1 (2002) · source
“President, that the Beirut Summit of Arab States, held last March, supported that position and welcomed the reconciliation between Iraq and Kuwait. We respect international law. It is our resort and our refuge, if it is applied in a neutral and objective manner without selectivity, or double standards. In this connection, I would like to point out that the Security Council proved itself unable to fulfil its responsibilities in preventing Israeli attacks on the occupied Palestinian territories. The Security Council preferred to ignore the fact that Israel has refused to comply with any ofthe 29 Council resolutions on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. Furthermore, Israel has continued to develop weapons of mass destruction and to threaten the peace and security of neighbouring countries and the entire region.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We have all called for respect for international law and for compliance with Security Council resolutions with regard to the return of international inspectors to Iraq. Iraq made a wise decision in accepting the return of inspectors without restrictions or conditions. We welcomed its decision at the time, believing it to be a necessary step towards resolving the crisis, making it possible to defuse tensions, avoid war and enable the sanctions imposed on Iraq to be lifted, with full respect for the requirements of international law, including respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq and Kuwait and the resolution of outstanding issues, such as the question of Kuwaiti prisoners of war and missing persons. You will no doubt remember, Mr.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption1 (2002) · source
“It is the Member States that have entrusted to the Security Council the task of preserving international peace and security on their behalf. Based on this logic, the Council should not - and we certainly do not expect it will - take important decisions without consulting the membership early on in its discussions and, in particular, the States directly involved at a later stage. That twofold level of consultation is indispensable, if the Council's decisions are to be universal in character. That requirement cannot be ignored if the Security Council truly wishes to reflect the will of the international community. We have all followed the developments in the Iraqi situation, in particular the most recent ones.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We would have expected the Council to broaden the scope of its ongoing consultations so as to include non- members, for the sake of justice and transparency. We do not expect there to be heavy locked doors around the Council, reducing discussion and limiting the number of participants in consultations to no more than five. The Council's responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security pursuant to the Charter must, therefore, today more than ever, be carried out with full respect for the provisions of the Charter and with clarity and transparency. There is no better time to translate our aspirations into reality. The legality of measures taken and resolutions adopted by the Council derives from the mandate entrusted to it by Member States.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Mr. Erwa (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): I should like at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. We congratulate your sisterly country, and we are fully convinced that you will successfully guide the work of the Council during this very challenging time thanks to your wisdom, your unfailing courtesy and your well-known skills. The issue before the Council today is a serious matter and an issue that is fraught with danger. This makes it incumbent upon all of us to act with wisdom and objectivity. We were struck by the fact that the Iraqi crisis, whose impact has been felt throughout the world and which has led to extensive debate in the media and in political and intellectual circles, has received very limited consideration in the Council.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The Council should hasten to adopt the resolution introduced by the Arab Group. That is the least it can do to preserve its authority.”
2002-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4614Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The occupying force's belief that it is above the law and the assurances it receives that it will always get the protection it needs prompt Israel to fine- tune its efforts to invent new kinds of violations daily. Empty expressions of compassion will not go far under such circumstances. The Security Council should shoulder its responsibility for maintaining international peace and security. It should take measures to deter Israel, the occupying force, from continuing on the path of violence, injustice and terror, for which all that State's capacities are harnessed. Forcing Israel to withdraw immediately and unconditionally from all Palestinian cities is a step - albeit a first small step - on the road that the Council should take with a view to achieving a just and peaceful settlement of the Middle East crisis.”
2002-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4614Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Does the Council not believe that such Israeli actions are serious enough to warrant taking action to put an end to them? And how can we explain the dubious silence about what is happening? Does it reflect a kind of complacency towards the usurper and occupier, or is it an admission of the Council's inability to shoulder its responsibilities under the Charter? Israel is not only attacking the headquarters of the Palestinian Authority; it is also deliberately and systematically committing aggression against the provisions of the Charter and violating Council resolutions that it does not respect. Israel is confident that the Council will not find ways to enforce those resolutions.”
2002-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4614Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The deplorable repetition of this pattern leads us to question the real role of the Security Council, which is supposed to seek to ensure international peace and security. Does the Council not believe that the continued acts against the Muqata'a in Ramallah threaten international peace and security? Do Council members not believe that something should be done to put an end to continued Israeli aggression and arrogance? Does not the Charter of the United Nations, in particular its Articles 34 and 36, require the Council to adopt adequate measures in such situations? What does the Council expect, now that Israel has tightened its grip on the official headquarters of the Palestinian National Authority, cutting off water, electricity and telephone service from the building?”
2002-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4614Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Mr. Erwa (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): I should like at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I would also like to pay tribute to Mr. Negroponte, who presided over the Council's activities during the month of August. The Council is meeting once again to discuss Israel's contempt for international law. It is truly regrettable that this may not be the last such meeting. With complete impunity, Israel, the usurping occupying force, has persisted in its criminal, brutal acts. Defiance and contempt have become the official policy of the Sharon Government. You, Sir, may recall that this Council has met more than once in the past year as a result of acts such as those that Israel is committing today.”
2002-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4614Resumption1 (2002) · source
“It will not be obtained through ongoing injustice, which generates only more violence and hatred on both sides. Innocent blood has been shed on both sides. Responsibility lies at the feet of the Israeli Government, the occupying, usurping Power that continues to displace, kill and strangle Palestinian people. Despite our disappointment at the Council's idleness and inability to act, we continue to come and to make our statements in order to place that impotence on record. The time has come for the Security Council to shoulder its responsibilities for the maintenance of peace. It must let the world know that no country is above the law. That alone will obtain international peace and security.”
2002-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4552Resumption1 (2002) · source
“That is another constant - the first being the crisis of conscience and the second the Security Council's inability to act. What is sad is that we speak of an occupying Power's "right of self-defence". From the very outset, the issue has been one of occupation and the usurpation of a people's rights. How can one speak of the right of self-defence against a people whose land is occupied, whose rights are suppressed and whose daily life is oppressed? We remind the Israeli Government and those who choose to encourage it that siege, daily killings and the military option will never obtain the peace that Israel desires. Israel has made the existence of the Palestinian people a living hell. Death might be preferable. Does Israel expect security from such injustice? Security comes only with justice, peace and a peaceful settlement.”
2002-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4552Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Another constant referred to by many speakers is the Security Council's utter inability to assume its responsibilities vis-a-vis this issue and to stand up to Israeli arrogance, rejection of international resolutions and contempt for the international community. This attitude began with the adoption of a resolution by the Security Council over 35 years ago. Resolution 242 (1967) remains a dead letter. After 35 years, the international community is still unable to ensure the implementation of one of its resolutions on the Middle East while a country is under siege. I shall not even address all the other resolutions adopted subsequently, such as resolutions 1402 (2002), 1403 (2002) and 1405 (2002). Perhaps we shall reach the magic number of 5000 at some point.”
2002-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4552Resumption1 (2002) · source
“There is merely a further insistence by Israel on violating the decisions of international legitimacy, further oppression of the Palestinian people, continued siege of the Palestinian people and the Palestinian Authority, and an ongoing policy of occupation of Palestinian land. Indeed, the only variable is that every day we hear of new acts of aggression perpetrated by Israel. The constant is the crisis in international conscience as the world witnesses the injustice meted out to the occupied Palestinian people at the hands of an occupying Power, recognized as such by the entire international community. The world stands idly by and watches the oppression of a people, its women and children, without raising a finger. That represents a true crisis of conscience.”
2002-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4552Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Mr. Erwa (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): I should like at the outset to express my great pleasure at seeing you, Sir, the representative of the sisterly country Syria, presiding over the Security Council this month. It is a responsibility with which the international community has entrusted Syria in appreciation of its efforts and its continual quest for international peace and security. I should also like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to Mr. Kishore Mahbubani, Permanent Representative of Singapore, and his delegation, for the way in which Singapore presided over the Council last month. I apologize for the fact that I do not have a written statement. I should like simply to make several brief comments. In the past few months, we have attended many Security Council meetings dealing with the same question, but nothing ever changes.”
2002-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4552Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The carnage of the last 12 days perpetrated daily by the Israeli occupying forces, the savage daily attacks and bombings of the refugee camp of Jenin and Nablus and the attack on the Church of the Nativity are criminal acts and pose a clear threat to international peace and security. They require the Council's immediate action under Chapter VII of the Charter in order to force Israel to implement Security Council resolutions immediately and fully, to end its aggression against the Palestinian people and against their rights, land and property, and to provide the Palestinian people with international protection.”
2002-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510Resumption1 (2002) · source
“However, we wish to recall the final communique of Arab Foreign Ministers meeting at Cairo on 6 April, which stated that the biased treatment accorded to Israel on the part of some States, particularly the United States, has led Israel to act as if it were above international law and United Nations resolutions. Such privileged treatment has encouraged Israel to pursue its aggressive policies and to threaten peace, security and stability in the region. By pretending to withdraw from certain areas while simultaneously reoccupying other areas, Israel is playing a trick that fools no one. We are certain that the Council cannot be deceived by such a trick.”
2002-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The extremely serious situation in the Palestinian territories requires immediate Council action to protect unarmed, innocent civilians in Palestine by deploying an international protection force as soon as possible. Any delay or prevarication in protecting Palestinian civilians would be a failure on the Council's part to assume its responsibilities under the Charter. We welcome the visit of Secretary of State Colin Powell to the region and the statements made by United States officials, particularly those of President George Bush and Secretary Powell, calling on Israel to withdraw.”
2002-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Israel's continuing defiance of Security Council resolutions and, more so, its having responded by increasing its aggression and oppression and by perpetrating more massacres against civilians require the Council to act immediately and to condemn Israel for non-compliance with the Council's resolutions. Those acts also require the Council to call upon Israel to respect the Fourth Geneva Convention, of 1949, in the occupied Palestinian territories and to pressure Israel to stop impeding the transfer of the wounded and the provision of humanitarian and medical assistance to those who need it as a result of Israel's barbaric daily bombings.”
2002-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510Resumption1 (2002) · source
“What is happening now in the Jenin refugee camp - a scene of horrible carnage claiming the lives of hundreds of innocent civilians, including young people, women and children - and the killing of dozens of people in the old city of Nablus and in the vicinity of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem exemplify the continuing practices of oppression by the Israeli occupying forces against innocent civilians. These acts are blatant defiance of Security Council resolutions 1402 (2002) and 1403 (2002) and of all the Council's calls for the immediate cessation of acts of aggression and violence and for withdrawal from the Palestinian cities.”
2002-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Mr. Erwa (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): Once again in the space of 48 hours, the Council is meeting to consider the very serious and deteriorating situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. At the outset, I would like to express our support for and agreement with the statement made by Tunisia on behalf of the Arab Group. The war crimes that Israel, the occupying Power, is currently perpetrating in the occupied Palestinian cities, before the eyes of the entire world, are indeed among the worst crimes of genocide.”
2002-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510Resumption1 (2002) · source
“From this rostrum we call on the international community, in particular the United States of America, the European Union and peace-loving States, to adopt a firm position to make the Israeli Government refrain from the continuation of a policy of confrontation, killing and suppression. That policy does not justify what is unacceptable. It does not mean that those who have rights will, in fact, have to give up those rights. Finally, we reaffirm that the Sudan supports the Palestinian people, who are heroically defending their legitimate - I reiterate, their legitimate right - to recover their land and to have their place among nations restored, given the injustice and acts of aggression which continue to violate all international laws and norms, as well as revealed religions and human morality.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“It is the Palestinian people who are fighting Israel's State terrorism in order to end the Israeli occupation. Who among us here would accept occupation and colonialism without offering resistance? The histories of the peoples of all States present here show a struggle against occupation and colonialism. What would truly guarantee Israeli security is full withdrawal from all Palestinian and Arab territories, the Syrian Golan and the rest of Lebanese territory in accordance with Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) and allowing the Palestinian people to establish their State with Al-Quds as their capital. Then, and only then, will peace reign in the region.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Israel used a policy of repression and killing against the defenceless Palestinian people and once again occupied Palestinian cities and isolated them by declaring them military zones, in a clear attempt to push the region towards a total conflagration whose consequences, though as yet unknown, would definitely threaten international peace and security. The security that Israel is seeking through violence will never be guaranteed as long as it continues to pursue its policy of aggression and expansion, the occupation of Palestinian cities, the perpetration of massacres and the daily killing of Palestinian people. Violence spawns Violence. The erroneous justifications presented by Israel, alleging that its criminal campaign aims to combat terrorism or provide self-defence, are unacceptable.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source