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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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“The war criminal Ariel Sharon rebuffed Security Council resolution 1402 (2002) through his declaration of war on the Palestinians and by considering Chairman Arafat, the legitimate Chairman of the Palestinian Authority, to be an enemy - and this after the most recent Arab summit in Beirut showed, by adopting the initiative of Crown Prince Abdallah Bin Abdul Aziz, that the Arabs are in favour of peace. Israel said simply that the Arabs did not desire peace, and it demanded security and the recognition of its State. But its real intentions - bloodshed - have been revealed.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Many States have pleaded for the respect of human rights and the protection of civilians in conflict areas and have made this a priority in their foreign policy. Why are those States now silent? Why do we not hear their voices now? Some are even justifying Israel's actions, which are tantamount to genocide. Here we are faced with a clear case in which civilians - in particular women, children and the elderly - are enduring the worst kind of abuse and repression. This requires that the Council act in accordance with the will expressed by numerous States: that rapid action be taken in the form of the provision of protection to civilians in Palestine. If the Security Council does not act rapidly and discharge its responsibilities, it will in effect be refusing to abide by its Charter obligations.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“As we sit here now, Israel is trying to occupy the city of Nablus - an extension of such aggression - in contempt for all international resolutions. The Council bears a moral responsibility first and foremost - one laid down by its responsibilities under the Charter of the United Nations - to stop violence and the arbitrary use of force by the Israeli occupying forces against innocent, defenceless Palestinian civilians. The Council has a moral responsibility to provide emergency protection by sending an international force to monitor the Israeli withdrawal demanded by Council resolution 1402 (2002). We have seen the Council hold numerous meetings and adopt resolutions and presidential statements regarding the protection of civilians.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Furthermore, Israel has not allowed the burying of the dead. The Ramallah hospital has been forced to bury the dead in a common grave in its courtyard; this was also witnessed on television screens worldwide. The eyes of the entire world are now turned to the Council, waiting for its reaction and waiting to see if its resolutions are implemented, given the aggression that is taking place in flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations, of international humanitarian conventions and of the Fourth Geneva Convention. Since Israel is continuing to flout the will of the international community, it is up to the Security Council to act immediately to oppose Israel, which has exceeded all limits with its acts of aggression.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“This is taking place in full view of, and with the knowledge of, the entire world, which is witnessing on its television screens the excessive use of force; organized killings of innocent citizens; the isolation of Palestinian cities and towns by tanks and military vehicles; the occupation of the headquarters of the Palestinian Authority - the headquarters of Chairman Yasser Arafat, who is surrounded and in a single room there; and the cutting off of water and electricity - an immoral, inhuman and unprecedented measure. I should be grateful here if we could have a list of all the human rights Violations perpetrated by Israel. The world has witnessed Israeli acts of aggression perpetrated at holy sites, mosques and churches, as well as attacks on ambulances, which have been shot at while transporting the wounded.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Mr. Erwa (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): I am pleased, Sir, to congratulate you and your friendly country on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this moonth. We also welcome the good work done by Ambassador Peter Kolby of Norway and his delegation during his presidency of the Council last month. This is the second meeting held by the Security Council in less than five days to consider the critical situation, which is daily deteriorating, in the various Palestinian territories. These territories are witnessing a dangerous escalation of the situation. Israel, the occupying Power, is continuing to massacre and commit war crimes and genocide against the defenceless Palestinian people.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“In closing, I would like to take this historic opportunity to assure the Council, on behalf of the Government and the people of my country, that the resolution just adopted represents a strong impetus for my country to proceed forward and to cooperate in efforts to eliminate terrorism, and to engage in the mainstream work of the international community and its organs, foremost of which is the Security Council, in order to eliminate international terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, with a view to creating a world where justice, peace, security and stability reign supreme.”
2001-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4384 (2001) · source
“I also wish to thank the permanent members of the Council, who have appreciated my country's wisdom and positive honouring of its commitment to comply with the relevant Security Council resolutions. More than one year has elapsed since the question of lifting the sanctions against the Sudan was last debated in the Security Council. In fact, that happened during your previous presidency of the Council, Sir. During this period many bilateral dialogues were undertaken between the Sudan and some members of the Security Council. Despite the fact that such dialogues delayed the adoption of this resolution for some time, we can safely say that they were constructive and useful and were characterized by constructive and professional diplomatic work. We believe that this will lay a solid foundation for wider areas of cooperation in the future.”
2001-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4384 (2001) · source
“This resolution has come as the fruit of enormous efforts undertaken by the Sudan in order to cooperate with the international community, as represented by the Security Council, on the basis of the firm tenets of the Sudan's foreign policy, which is anchored in our commitment to promote conditions of international peace and security, the primary objective of this Council. I wish to take this opportunity to thank all members of the Security Council who have appreciated my country's seriousness and good faith in putting an end to the factors that led to the imposition of sanctions against my country in 1996. Special thanks go to the Non-Aligned Movement caucus in the Council, which sponsored this resolution on behalf of the larger membership of the Non-Aligned Movement.”
2001-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4384 (2001) · source
“Mr. Erwa (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): It is an honour at the outset to warmly congratulate you, Mr. President, on your impressive performance in presiding over the deliberations of the Security Council during the month of September. I also wish to congratulate your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Colombia, on his excellent stewardship of the Council during the past month. I wish to welcome the Secretary-General. We are very pleased at his presence at this important meeting, at which an issue that affects my country is being debated. I address the Council following its adoption of the resolution to lift sanctions against the Sudan.”
2001-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4384 (2001) · source
“We hail the legitimate fight of the Palestinian people, who are struggling to achieve self-determination - a legitimate right recognized by international law, the United Nations Charter and the Declaration of Human Rights. The Palestinian people are not alone in their fight against Israeli policy. The Arab nation as a whole stands by their side. In conclusion, the Arab States call upon the Security Council and the States sponsoring the peace process in the Middle East, as well as the European Union, to act as quickly as possible in order to halt the horrible deterioration of the situation in the region due to Israel's policy of aggression. Israel must be brought to respect international law, the international community and the resolutions of this Council and to halt its daily aggression against the Palestinian people.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Israel's persistence in conducting its bloody campaign against the Palestinian people will lead to an explosion of the situation in the entire region; an explosion with unforeseeable consequences that could very well threaten international peace and security, as well as the interests of all parties in the region. That is why the Arab Group calls upon the Security Council to act quickly and urgently to protect the Palestinian people. It is no longer possible to wait and allow the situation to deteriorate further. The Arab States wish to express their unfailing support to the Palestinian people, Who are faced with day-to-day arbitrary acts on the part of the occupation forces.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption1 (2001) · source
“It is high time that Israel understand that violence cannot bring it the security that it desires. That security and peace cannot be achieved as long as its expansionist policy continues, a policy based on repression, aggression and the Judaization of Jerusalem. The only way to peace in the Middle East necessarily means an end to Israeli occupation and a firm commitment by Israel to implement the resolutions of the international community and the Security Council, in particular resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), so as to enable the Palestinian people to establish its independent State, with Jerusalem as its capital.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Israel has assumed the right to defy the resolutions of the international community and the Security Council and the rules of international law, in particular humanitarian law, and the Fourth Geneva Conventions relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War. Accordingly, the United Nations is now faced with a major responsibility and challenge, particularly this Council, which must prove itself equal to the responsibilities incumbent on it. It must adopt immediate and urgent measures to bring an end to this violence that targets innocent, defenceless Palestinian civilians and provide them with the necessary protection. Should the Council fail in its duty - the duty to provide protection to innocent civilians in Palestine from daily Israeli arbitrary measures - it will have failed in the duty assigned to it by the Charter.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption1 (2001) · source
“In an unequal battle it has destroyed their institutions and infrastructure, as well as the premises of the Palestinian Authority. The latest expression of Israeli aggression and brutal force was the occupation of Orient House, in contravention of all previously signed agreements and commitments. The Security Council has not succeeded in the past in adopting a draft resolution that might provide protection to the Palestinian people against the daily aggression to which it is subjected, just as it has not succeeded in halting the deterioration of the situation in the region, as called for by its responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. This Council is invested with a special responsibility to deter Israel, which has exceeded all possible limits in its aggression.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption1 (2001) · source
“We had hoped that the international community represented in the Security Council would have been able to halt the organized murder of Palestinians by Israel by providing urgent, international protection from the war crimes being committed against civilians as part of an official Israeli policy. However, the Security Council has stood idly by while television screens around the world showed us the spectacle of an occupying Power persisting in using military force and perpetrating systematic acts of killing against innocent, defenceless civilians. The Israelis have increased the isolation of Palestinian towns and villages by besieging them with tanks and heavy war machinery. The occupying Power has used combat aircraft against defenceless Palestinian people.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Mr. Erwa (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): It is a pleasure for me to speak today on behalf of the Group of Arab States, which is headed by the Sudan this month, and to convey to you, Sir, our congratulations on your succession to the presidency of the Security Council. I would like once again to convey my congratulations to the Chinese delegation for the masterful way in which it conducted the Council's deliberations last month. Barely a few months have elapsed since the Security Council last met to review the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. Since that time the situation has worsened in a most disturbing manner.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption1 (2001) · source
“In conclusion, the Group of Arab States pledges to continue its efforts and contributions to combat the threat of the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, in the United Nations and in all other relevant international and regional organizations, and to support the review conference in 2006 and other meetings devoted to reviewing the progress made nationally, regionally and internationally in implementing the Programme of Action.”
2001-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4355Resumption1 (2001) · source
“In this regard, the Arab Group hopes that the Security Council will give due consideration to nuclear disarmament and to weapons of mass destruction, which are a genuine threat to humankind and are closely linked to international and regional peace and security. These priorities are set forth in the final declaration of the 1978 General Assembly special session devoted to disarmament, which stressed that utmost priority be given to nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction, and then to conventional weapons. The threat of such weapons is clearly seen in the grave situation in the Middle East, where Israel possesses weapons of mass destruction. The world witnesses daily the excessive use of military force by the Israeli occupation forces against an unarmed Palestinian people struggling for its right to self- determination.”
2001-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4355Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The Security Council is also called upon to respect the right to self-determination of peoples under colonialism or other forms of foreign domination or occupation. We express the hope that the Council will strictly abide by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, including the sovereign equality of all States, their territorial integrity, the need to resolve disputes by peaceful means and non- intervention in the affairs of other States. The Programme of Action stresses that efforts pertaining to small arms and light weapons must not encroach on priorities related to nuclear disarmament and to those pertaining to weapons of mass destruction and conventional weapons.”
2001-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4355Resumption1 (2001) · source
“All of these challenges are underlined in the Programme of Action, which also encourages the Security Council to consider the inclusion, on a case- by-case basis, of appropriate measures relating to disarmament, demobilization, resettlement and reintegration in the mandates of peacekeeping operations. The Arab Group hopes that any measures taken by the Security Council in future on the subject of small arms and light weapons will be in line with the provisions of the Programme of Action. We hope that the Security Council will give due consideration to the fundamental right of States to self-defence, in accordance with Article 51 of the Charter, which implicitly gives States the right to acquire weapons to defend themselves and to establish their own defence systems.”
2001-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4355Resumption1 (2001) · source
“We also hope that the Security Council will fulfil its role in coordinating with relevant bodies to mobilize resources and expertise in order to implement the Programme of Action on the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons, as well as provide assistance to States in implementing the Programme. Nevertheless, our Group understands the Council's interest in the threat posed by small arms and light weapons, in the light of its role and responsibility, as enshrined in the Charter, for the maintenance of international peace and security, and considering also the interlinkage between the proliferation of these small arms and light weapons in the conflict zones that the Council deals with.”
2001-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4355Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The Arab Group believes, therefore, that all efforts must be focused on dealing with these root causes in order to put an end to the human suffering caused by the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons. The Arab Group believes that issues relating to disarmament fall within the mandate of the First Committee of the General Assembly. That Committee has adopted many resolutions on these questions. Our Group believes that the role of the Security Council must be a supporting one in respect of the efforts undertaken by the General Assembly.”
2001-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4355Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Many of the statements made during the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects stressed that this illicit trade was not a defining element of the nature of the many emerging conflicts in many parts of the world. However, such traffic does fuel existing wars. Conflicts have their roots in the remnants of colonialism; in economic, social and human conditions; in ethnic strife; in the proliferation of poverty, debt, illiteracy and infectious diseases in developing countries, in particular the least developed countries; in the glaring inequities in international, trade, and economic relations between developed and developing countries; and in situations of occupation, which lead to political strife followed by military action.”
2001-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4355Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The Arab Group, in this context, wishes again to express its regret at the fact that the Programme of Action does not contain a clear commitment by Member States to export weapons only to Governments. That call was made by all African States, in the light of the fact that Africa is the continent most affected by the threat of the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the hands of rebel groups, thereby threatening peace and security in the continent. The importance of this commitment can be clearly seen in the many conflicts that the Security Council deals with on an almost daily basis, in which these criminal groups work to undermine security in the African continent.”
2001-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4355Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The Programme of Action, through various measures - national, regional and international - and review mechanisms, has given the international community a firm foundation for undertaking serious efforts to combat the threat posed by the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects. The implementation of the Programme of Action will require intensive efforts by Member States, the United Nations and relevant and international regional organizations in order to undertake constructive initiatives in implementation of the Programme's objectives. The Group of Arab States contributed to the success of the Conference through many positive proposals that promoted the possibility of, and enhanced efforts to reach, a consensus.”
2001-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4355Resumption1 (2001) · source
“I should like also to take this opportunity to thank the Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China for the outstanding and wise manner in which he discharged his duties as President of the Security Council last month. Today's meeting is being held in the wake of the recently concluded United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects. Your country, Mr. President, had the honour of presiding over the Conference, in the person of Ambassador Camilo Reyes. Ambassador Reyes played a central role in the process and deployed major concrete efforts, throughout difficult negotiations, to reach a consensus on the text of the Programme of Action to prohibit the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects.”
2001-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4355Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Mr. Erwa (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, on behalf of the Group of Arab States, which the Sudan has the honour of chairing this month, allow me to welcome you, Mr. Minister, as you preside over the Security Council during this month of August. Let me take this opportunity to congratulate your friendly country on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month. We are confident that this will represent yet another achievement in the list of Colombia's diplomatic successes. Allow us also to thank you, Sir, for your initiative to convene this important meeting and for having invited non-members of the Council to participate in this debate.”
2001-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4355Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Sudan totally rejects the Ugandan accusations, which are aimed at drawing Sudan into a separate battle. This is a desperate attempt to turn attention away from the documented crimes of looting which are clearly set out in the report before the Council. Sudan calls on the Security Council to act firmly, after obtaining all of the evidence and the facts, to deter the Ugandan leadership from its course of action, following public recognition of its invasion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, its continued looting of that country's wealth and its continued presence therein.”
2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317Resumption1 (2001) · source
“He is attempting to build an illusory empire upon the skulls of the innocent peoples of the Great Lakes region. Sudan has responded to all of the proposed initiatives and mechanisms aimed at putting an end to differences with Uganda. Unfortunately, they have not borne fruit because of the lack of political will on the part of the Ugandan side, which has attempted to impede all of the agreed-upon measures. The Ugandan leadership must recognize that it is no longer protected by forces behind which it can stand as it implements its own agenda. The President of Uganda will no longer be the spoiled child of certain Powers. Times are changing, and interests are also changing. All of the immoral actions that have taken place have become clearly evident.”
2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317Resumption1 (2001) · source
“This makes it clear that the corrupt clique in Uganda was not satisfied with the wealth looted from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, wealth that transformed Uganda overnight into a gold- and diamond-exporting State. Instead they went further and proceeded to loot the southern part of Sudan. The Ugandan regime can make all sorts of claims and allegations and advance all sorts of pretexts. But it will not succeed in convincing the international community that their intervention in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was for security purposes. The proof is clear and the report is self-evident; not to mention the fact that the leadership of Uganda has been known to be blood-thirsty and to have expansionist aims known to all. The Ugandan President should be considered the new Hitler of Africa.”
2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The Ugandan regime lamenting Sudan's support of rebel groups in Uganda before the Council today is the very same regime that has embraced the rebellious movement in southern Sudan and is providing those rebels with logistical and military facilities for their terrorist acts in southern Sudan. In fact, the Ugandan regime is also carrying out the systematic exploitation and looting of the natural resources of Sudan in areas bordering Uganda that are occupied by the rebels, just as they are doing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We also have information pointing to the systematic looting of Sudan's gold, timber and ivory resources.”
2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Even if we were to assume that Uganda intervened in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for security reasons, such a pretext should still be clearly condemned by the Security Council as far as international relations are concerned because it represents a distorted logic regarding safeguarding international peace and security. It is a very dangerous justification because it would theoretically allow any State to attack Uganda on the same basis. We must also bear in mind that several countries bordering Uganda face very serious security threats coming from Ugandan territory, including that Government's direct support for terrorists, outlaws, mercenaries and child abductors.”
2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The Ugandan regime that is trying to convince the international community, by using illogical and completely nonsensical pretexts with regard to its aggression against the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the same regime that is causing the crises and catastrophes being suffered in the Great Lakes region. It is the same regime that threatens regional peace and security. It is the very same regime that violated international principles - foremost among those being the Charters of the United Nations and of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) fl in an unprecedented action that runs counter to every international principle regarding international relations.”
2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Political and security pretexts were merely a cover for systematic and broad- based operations to loot the wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In the final analysis, those operations were in the interest of the corrupt President of Uganda and the corrupt members of his family. Is Uganda claiming that Sudan gave the order to set up the Panel of Experts, or that Sudan was the one to carry out investigations and draft the report of the Panel? Uganda's letter and its message against Sudan is, in our opinion, an insult to the intelligence of others.”
2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317Resumption1 (2001) · source
“For the report of the Panel of Experts has revealed a fact which has become amply clear to everyone, which we have often repeated in this Chamber, in the General Assembly and in other forums, and which has nevertheless fallen on deaf ears. We have said more than once that the Ugandan invasion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was part of that country's very dangerous scheme to exploit the wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. That is also the conclusion reached by the Panel of Experts mandated by the Council to investigate such violations. Paragraphs 27 and 28 of that report clearly indicate that Uganda's intervention in areas where gold and diamond mines are located took place for economic and financial aims.”
2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Moreover, since 1996 the borders with Uganda have been under the control of the rebels acting in collusion with that country, which also undertook a similar invasion of Sudanese territory. The point nearest to the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda to be under the control of Sudanese Government is over 150 miles away. How could the false pretexts so often repeated by the Ugandan leadership be accepted logically? The ongoing pretexts put forward by the Ugandan regime to claim that the invasion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo took place to end security threats from Sudan did not stand for long.”
2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317Resumption1 (2001) · source
“They have therefore spread falsehoods regarding the reasons for their open invasion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - an invasion that violates all international laws and customs ~ by using flimsy pretexts which include the need to contain the danger emanating from Sudan. Those pretexts include the false accusations contained in the letter from the Minister Counsellor of Uganda to the President of the Security Council (S/2001/378), which the Minister of Uganda said today contained their official position with regard to the report of the Panel of Experts. Facts are always self-evident. Sudan's borders with the Democratic Republic of the Congo are now, as they have been for more than 10 years, under the control of the rebels of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in southern Sudan.”
2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317Resumption1 (2001) · source
“We are convinced of the validity of the reasons for which the Council established the Panel of Experts, and we believe that the Panel has put a great deal of work into the preparation of this commendable report. We hope that, within the context of its mandate to maintain international peace and security, the Council will be able to find appropriate ways to put an end to the plundering of the wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to punish the perpetrators. Yet because of the Ugandan regime - the stench of whose corruption has become suffocating - we are forced to make this statement. The President of that country and his regime - who are known to lie as easily as they breathe - have once again chosen to deflect the accusations against them by spreading falsehoods.”
2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Mr. Erwa (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): I wish at the outset, Sir, to congratulate you sincerely on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. We take this opportunity to hail the rich programme of work you have laid out for the month. In the same vein, my congratulations go also to our friend Sir Jeremy Greenstock on his sterling performance as President last month, and on the outstanding results achieved under the United Kingdom presidency. We had originally had no intention whatsoever of making a statement at today's meeting of the Security Council on the report of the Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (S/200l/357).”
2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The only viable way to bring about peace throughout the Middle East is to end the Israeli occupation through a real commitment by Israel to the land-for-peace formula. Israel must fully comply with Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), which constitute the foundation of the peace process in the Middle East. For its part, Israel has indeed moved backwards in this process by disavowing its commitments and promises, in the belief that it can achieve its full security at the expense of the security of other parties.”
2001-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Any failure by the Council to establish a protection force to protect the Palestinians against daily repressive measures by the occupying Power and to monitor the situation in occupied Palestine would be tantamount to backtracking by the Council from its obligations as set forth in the Charter and would also be tantamount to a protection of the aggressor and an encouragement to that aggressor to further pursue the daily acts of killing and torture against the Palestinian people. In conclusion, we would like to reaffirm what we have said before this Council on previous occasions - that the long-sought peace in the Middle East will not be achieved as long as Israel persists in its expansionist policies, its acts of oppression and aggression and its efforts to Judaize Jerusalem.”
2001-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption1 (2001) · source
“We therefore expect the Council to rise to its level of responsibility by reconsidering its previous position and moving forward in order to adopt effective measures that would ensure an end to violence and to the use of random force by the Israeli occupation authorities against innocent Palestinian civilians and to mandate the composition of an international force to protect them.”
2001-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The Council put forward untenable justifications that cast doubt on its credibility before world public opinion and that in fact confirmed the Council's practice of double standards and its lack of even-handedness. The Council gave the entire world the impression that Israel was exempt from the provisions and rules governing international peace and security that, under the Charter of the United Nations, are supposed to be upheld by the Security Council. The daily criminal acts of aggression committed by Israel against the Palestinian people, in addition to its violations of resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council and of international humanitarian law, especially the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, put this Council to a real and major test.”
2001-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption1 (2001) · source
“This is in addition to the declared measures aimed at changing the demographic and geographic composition of the Palestinian territories through the building of settlements, and through measures taken in the Holy City of Jerusalem with a view to creating new realities on the ground that will be difficult to reverse in the future. The primary responsibility for the rising death toll among the innocent civilian Palestinian population in occupied Palestine falls squarely on the Security Council, which last December failed to adopt a draft resolution calling for protecting the Palestinian people - and especially women and children - from the daily acts of aggression committed by the Israeli occupation forces.”
2001-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Many months after the last open meeting of the Security Council on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, which took place last year, the situation in occupied Palestine continues to worsen. This is due to the fact that the occupying Power continues to employ excessive use of military force against innocent, unarmed Palestinians. The occupying Power also continues to carry out its criminal plan to tighten the blockade against Palestinian towns and villages so as to strangle the Palestinian economy and to subjugate and starve the Palestinian people. All those efforts are first and foremost meant to isolate the Palestinian people within the occupied territories and to cut them off from the outside world, to destroy the Palestinian economy and to undermine the infrastructures of Palestine.”
2001-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Mr. Erwa (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to express my sincere congratulations to you and to your friendly country, Sir, on Ukraine's assumption of the presidency of the Council for the current month. I would also like to extend my congratulations to your predecessor, Ambassador Sai'd Ben Mustapha, Permanent Representative of Tunisia, and to the members of his delegation for their superb stewardship of the Council last month. I would also like to pay tribute to the new members of the Council. In beginning my remarks, I would like to associate the Sudan's position of support with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates.”
2001-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The Council's inability to fulfil its obligations towards the people of Palestine and to see that this people's rights are restored raises questions concerning its credibility within the international community and promotes the idea that the Council adopts selective policies and double standards. Finally, the Sudan reaffirms its full solidarity with the people of Palestine in their struggle to defend their territory and maintain their dignity.”
2000-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4204Resumption2 (2000) · source
“We also call on the Council to force Israel to implement all the relevant resolutions of international legitimacy, including 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), and to withdraw completely from all occupied Arab territories, including Palestine, the Syrian Golan Heights and the remaining parts of southern Lebanon. The Sudan urges the Council to put the necessary pressure on Israel to desist from oppressive practices and flagrant violations of human rights and to engage in the peace process in a transparent and serious manner. The Sudan also urges the Council to adopt the draft resolution submitted by the Non-Aligned Movement.”
2000-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4204Resumption2 (2000) · source
“It is clear that the Israeli Government supports and gives its blessing to these provocative acts of aggression, as well as to the torture and intimidation of unarmed Palestinian civilians before the eyes of the international community, without the Israelis' showing any remorse. The Sudan strongly condemns the massacres committed at Al-Haram Al-Sharif, massacres in which hundreds of Palestinians - including elderly people, youths, women and children - were killed, wounded or maimed. The Sudanese delegation is confident that in addressing these heinous crimes being perpetrated against unarmed Palestinian people the Security Council will assume its full responsibility and protect them against being killed and tortured by the Israeli forces that are using the most sophisticated weapons of destruction.”
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