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first: 2008-01-09
most recent: 2009-01-21
sittings or episodes: 51
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“As the Council is aware, and as members can daily observe, the ongoing suffocating siege imposed against the Gaza Strip has had a devastating impact on all aspects of the lives of more than 1.5 million Palestinians. We welcome the announced declaration of intention - which has thus far produced nothing, while all the suffering of the Palestinian people is ignored, suffering which is in violation of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War. The Gaza Strip is still under occupation. That constitutes collective punishment of the Palestinian people, which is a crime under international humanitarian law.”
2008-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5827 (2008) · source
“Unfortunately, the constant closures and the siege, as members are aware, is just one link in a long chain of actions, as is the detention of more than 11,000 people, most of them in Israeli prisons and detention centres, as Mr. Mansour pointed out in his statement this morning. Among them are hundreds of women and hundreds of children and over 900 Palestinian officials, including members of the Palestinian Legislative Council. There have also been numerous incursions into Palestinian towns. Those incursions have terrified civilians, whose property has been confiscated and farmland bulldozed. They have also included the setting up of blockades and hundreds of checkpoints in a very small area of land, so as to hinder the mobility of the Palestinian people and make their lives unbearable.”
2008-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5827 (2008) · source
“These actions have been taken despite the 2004 advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, which stipulates that the building of the separation wall is illegal and contrary to international law and that the Israelis must dismantle it and compensate the Palestinians who have been harmed by the building of the wall. However, the Israelis have, as usual, continued to flout international legitimacy and legality. Examples are found in the Zionist escalation of terrorism carried out by the occupation authorities against the Palestinian people, which is shown in the ceaseless campaign of assassination against the Palestinians, as well as in the killings - to which Mr. Pascoe referred - in the past few days in the occupied Gaza Strip.”
2008-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5827 (2008) · source
“Since 1967, the Zionist occupation authorities have attempted to create a new fait accompli by changing the legal status of Jerusalem and by building settlements - all of which are illegal - on the occupied Palestinian territory. For years, those authorities have continued to entrench that reality by building a racist wall that has isolated large portions of the occupied Palestinian territory, reducing its size to less than 12 per cent of the historical Palestinian lands, or nearly 50 per cent of the total area occupied in 1967.”
2008-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5827 (2008) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as representative of the Libyan Arab J amahiriya. At the outset, I wish to thank Mr. Lynn Pascoe for his briefing to the Council on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. This year, 2008, marks the sixtieth anniversary of the Palestinian tragedy, and the beginning of this year marked the passing of the fiftieth anniversary of Israel's occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. I wish to remind the Council of those two facts because I believe that they are of great importance. Do other members not see, as I do, that the Palestinians have long endured tragedy and suffering, and that they have every right to stop being patient? I believe that the following explains many of the actions taken against the Palestinian people.”
2008-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5827 (2008) · source
“I thank Mr. Lynn Pascoe for the briefing he has provided. We will begin by giving the floor to the Permanent Observer of Palestine.”
2008-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5827 (2008) · source
“There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Mansour (Palestine) took a seat at the Council table. The President (spoke in Arabic): In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs. It is so decided. I invite Mr. Pascoe to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Mr. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs.”
2008-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5827 (2008) · source
“The President (spoke in Arabic): I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter dated 22 January 2008 from the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, which will be issued as document S/2008/51 and which reads as follows: "I have the honour to request that, in accordance with its previous practice, the Security Council invite the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations to participate in the meeting of the Security Council which will be held on Wednesday, 30 January 2008, regarding the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question." I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite the Permanent Observer of Palestine to participate in the meeting in accordance with the rules of procedure and the previous practice in this regard.”
2008-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5827 (2008) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Israel, Lebanon and the Syrian Arab Republic in which they request to be invited to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the consideration of the item, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Gillerman (Israel) took a seat at the Council table; the representatives of the other aforementioned countries took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber.”
2008-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5827 (2008) · source
“There are no further speakers on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 10.15 am. 08-21520”
2008-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5825 (2008) · source
“There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Belgium, Burkina Faso, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, France, Indonesia, Italy, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Panama, Russian Federation, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Viet Nam. The President (spoke in Arabic): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1796 (2008). I now give the floor to the representative of Nepal.”
2008-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5825 (2008) · source
“The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document 8/2008/34, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Members of the Council also have before them document 5/2008/5, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the request of Nepal for United Nations assistance in support of its peace process. I would like to draw the attention of the members of the Council to copies of a letter dated 27 December 2007 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now.”
2008-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5825 (2008) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Nepal, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the consideration of the item without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Acharya (Nepal) took a seat at the Council table. The President (spoke in Arabic): The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2008-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5825 (2008) · source
“It is on the map, and everybody knows where Palestine is. The representative of Israel here, or in any other international forum, will not stop us from seeing that truth: the terms of reference of international law. This Council is here to protect and defend the law not to allow Israel to become an exception to international law and its provisions. The President (spoke in Arabic): There are no more speakers inscribed on my list. In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I now invite members of the Council to informal consultations to continue our discussion of the subject. The meeting rose at 4.15 p.m. 08-21448”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Then the Council's job will be much easier than it is at present. The Arab States have not invited millions of Palestinian refugees to reside in the Arab States; those millions of refugees, who live in dozens and hundreds of refugee camps in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt and inside Palestine itself, have been forcibly displaced from their homeland. Syria did not invite Khaled Meshal to come to Damascus. Lebanon did not invite half a million refugees to live in its land. They all wish to return today, before tomorrow, to their homeland, on the basis of a resolution adopted by international legitimacy, General Assembly resolution 194 (III) - the resolution on the right of return. Those millions of Palestinian refugees who live in exile are waiting to return to their homeland. Their homeland is Palestine.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824Resumption1 (2008) · source
“That terrorist activity has repeatedly fallen on the UNIFIL forces and has killed thousands of children in massacres perpetrated by the Israeli occupation forces for decades in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Palestine. On this occasion, I wish to remind members of the Council that the first hijacking of a civilian aircraft in the world was carried out by Israel against a Syrian aircraft in 1954. I also wish to remind members of the Council that Israel shot down a Libyan civilian aircraft in 1971. 12 Peace will not prevail in the Middle East except when the representatives of Israel understand that peace is in their interest before it is in ours. Peace is not of interest to the Arab world alone. When Israel understands that peace is also an Israeli need, before it is an Arab and a Palestinian need, then peace will prevail.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824Resumption1 (2008) · source
“The play of shedding crocodile tears in the Security Council because of the violence of Palestinians - who have nothing more than stones to face the arsenal of Israeli aggression on Palestinian territory - has become raw, boring, unnecessary and incapable of allowing the light of truth to shine before the members of the Council. Israeli State terrorism in our region began with the inception of Israel in historical Palestine in 1948. This Israeli terrorism, as the Council knows, has fallen on representatives of international legitimacy such as Count Bernadotte, who was killed by a terrorist explosion carried out by a previous Prime Minister of Israel targeting him.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824Resumption1 (2008) · source
“The representative of Syria has asked to speak a second time. I give him the floor. Mr. Ja'afari (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic): I regret that I have been compelled to speak before the Council once again at this very late hour. The representatives of Israel in all international forums have yet to understand that the story of the military occupation of Arab territory and the deprivation of the Palestinian people of their usurped inherent rights is one that is well known. It is so well known, in fact, that even Israeli non-governmental organizations have begun to contribute effectively to bringing Israel's inhuman practices against the unarmed Palestinian population to light.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824Resumption1 (2008) · source
“There are still a number of speakers remaining on my list for this meeting, and with the concurrence of the members of the Council, I intend to suspend the meeting until 3 pm. The meeting was suspended at 1.10 pm.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824 (2008) · source
“Allow me to remind the Council that we have a draft presidential statement before us that focuses on the humanitarian aspects of the situation in response to the concerns that members expressed yesterday in consultations. I am hoping that it will receive sufficient support. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council I give the floor to the representative of Saudi Arabia.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824 (2008) · source
“Have members not heard yet another appeal by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), which stated that it would be forced, in two days' time, to halt the provision of supplies upon which 900,000 Palestinians entirely depend if the situation continues as it is? Even from a moral point of View, the Council must not let the Israelis have a free hand to close and open crossings whenever they please, to allow a fuel convoy to pass through today but not tomorrow. The Council must force the occupying Power to respect international law by putting an end to the policies of siege and closure.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824 (2008) · source
“The humanitarian situation in occupied Gaza has reached a state that requires the Security Council to urgently shoulder its responsibility. We must remember what has happened in the past when the Council has not acted in other places. Need I recall those events? The Security Council must assume its responsibility under the Charter. It must adopt urgent measures to protect the civilian population in Gaza from attempts at genocide by the occupying Power. I am sorry, I cannot find another word to describe what is happening there. The Security Council must adopt urgent measures to lift the siege on Gaza immediately, before it is too late.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824 (2008) · source
“Due to the unjust closures, the humanitarian situation in Gaza has reached an unprecedented level of deterioration. Civilians, including children, are being killed and sick people are dying because the occupying Power is preventing patients and medical personnel from reaching hospitals and is blocking deliveries of medicine. Some people even face death by starvation because they can no longer get food. People are living in darkness. Much of the Gaza Strip is under waste water, because the sewage pumping station is not working due to the lack of fuel as a result of the closure of all crossing points in Gaza. All of that is due to the fact that the occupying Power has decided to label Gaza a "hostile entity". That is unprecedented. Never in history has an occupier made such a claim.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824 (2008) · source
“As UNRWA Commissioner-General Karen Koning AbuZayd has said, we are very concerned and feel great fear with regard to what is taking place on the ground. The Commissioner-General has also said that more than 600,000 Palestinians living in Gaza City are now living in complete darkness. Bakeries have closed and hospital generators are no longer working. Mr. Pascoe also confirmed that to us this morning. This desperate appeal went on to recall that Gaza cannot live on food convoys alone; what is required is to preserve human dignity in Gaza. Does that human dignity mean nothing to the Security Council? We do not believe that these practices against civilians can be justified on any pretext; nor can they be equated with any other acts.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824 (2008) · source
“Meanwhile, Israel is continuing its military attacks with the most modern and lethal sorts of weapons. The primary victims of those attacks are civilians, including women, children and older persons. It is indeed unfortunate and regrettable that the Israeli representative attempted this morning to imply that Israel was punishing Palestinians because they elected one particular Palestinian movement and not another. I am beginning to wonder how to describe this situation. How can we categorize preventing access by 1.5 million people to food, medicine, fuel, movement and other necessities? Members can see with their eyes what is taking place in the territories occupied since 1967, and have heard the statements by officials on the ground, as Ambassador Urbina has reminded us.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824 (2008) · source
“Regrettably, there is nothing new about Israel's actions, including its ignoring of international law, in particular the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, and its imposition of collective punishment. I believe we would all agree that Israel's behaviour is consistent. However, our memory may sometimes be highly selective. It is unthinkable that an occupying Power should deprive 1.5 million people living on a narrow piece of land of the freedom of movement, even preventing them from having access to life's basic needs - food, medicine and fuel - from any source, including the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), which has been unable to deliver supplies.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824 (2008) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the Libyan Arab J amahiriya. At the outset, I would like to extend my thanks to Mr. Pascoe for his briefing to the Council this morning. As the Permanent Observer of Palestine has said, since the end of the Annapolis Conference, just a few weeks ago, Israeli occupation authorities have escalated their aggression against the Palestinian people in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. In the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, Israel kills, intimidates, terrorizes and causes starvation. What is the purpose of that escalation directly in the wake of the Annapolis Conference? Finding the answer to that question does not require much intelligence or a great deal of thought.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824 (2008) · source
“of the Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Mr. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs. I now give the floor to Mr. Pascoe.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824 (2008) · source
“Yahya Mahmassani, Permanent Observer of the League of Arab States to the United Nations, to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda. Unless I hear any objection, I shall take it that the Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Yahya Mahmassani. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite Mr. Mahmassani to take the seat reserved for him at the side of the Council chamber. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/2008/3l, which contains a letter dated 21 January 2008 from the Charge d'affaires a.i.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824 (2008) · source
“There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Mansour (Palestine) took a seat at the Council table. The President (spoke in Arabic): In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs. It is so decided. I invite Mr. Pascoe to take a seat at the Council table. I should also like to inform the Council that I have received a letter dated 22 January 2008 from the representative of the Libyan Arab J amahiriya, in which he requests that an invitation be extended, pursuant to rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, to His Excellency Mr.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824 (2008) · source
“Cohen (Israel) took a seat at the Council table; the representatives of the other aforementioned countries took the seats reserved for them at the side ofthe Council Chamber. The President (spoke in Arabic): I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter dated 21 January 2008 from the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, which will be issued as document 5/2008/32 and which reads as follows: "I have the honour to request that, in accordance with its previous practice, the Security Council invite the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations to participate in the meeting of the Security Council being held on Tuesday, 22 January 2008, regarding the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question." I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite the Permanent Observer of Palestine to 2 participate in the meeting in accordance with the rules of procedure and previous practice in this regard.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824 (2008) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Cuba, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia and the Syrian Arab Republic, in which they request to be invited to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the consideration of the item, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824 (2008) · source
“The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 12.20 p.m.”
2008-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5823 (2008) · source
“We very much appreciate the efforts of United Nations agencies in Iraq. We hope that future reports of the Secretary-General will include details about UNESCO's support for the Government of Iraq in its efforts to repatriate the cultural heritage that has been pillaged from the country. In conclusion, we support the efforts of UNAMI to assist Iraq. We hope that all possible resources will be made available to the mission and to the Office of the Special Representative. We share the concerns of the Secretary-General regarding the need to ensure the security of the mission. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I give the floor to the representative of Iraq.”
2008-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5823 (2008) · source
“We believe that the current conditions in Iraq require that all of Iraq's resources, human and material alike, be utilized for reconstruction. We therefore strongly support Iraq's call for the cancellation of all debts accumulated under the oil-for-food programme. We also call for the cancellation of compensation, or at least a moratorium on its payment. These funds should be used for the development of Iraq. Moreover, we call for a reversal of the brain drain suffered by Iraq due to unemployment or insecurity. We know that this is not an easy task, but it is a worthy one that merits much effort. We believe that this could begin with the Government of Iraq devoting greater attention to those who have left for neighbouring countries. We thank those countries, in particular Syria and Jordan, for their sacrifices and their hospitality.”
2008-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5823 (2008) · source
“We believe that such security companies are akin to mercenary companies. Their conduct in Iraq justifies not only discontinuing their use but also prosecuting them. There is much talk of human rights; perhaps those engaging in it should stop and consider the activities of these companies. Libya encourages all parties in Iraq to work towards reconciliation. We encourage the Government of Iraq to persevere in its efforts to reach out to neighbouring countries, which will certainly have a positive effect on improving security and humanitarian conditions for the people of Iraq. In that regard, we welcome the October meeting of neighbouring States held in Kuwait, as well as November's Istanbul meeting of foreign ministers of neighbouring States of Iraq, with the participation of international organizations and others.”
2008-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5823 (2008) · source
“Perhaps the initial returns of refugees and internally displaced persons, albeit modest at this point, reflect that improvement. We hope that this trend will continue through an improvement in the political process in the country. In paragraphs 3 and 4, the report states that progress in that regard has been slow. We ought perhaps to commend the adoption of the Justice and Accountability Law and the consensus on the need to implement article 140 of the constitution. Mr. De Mistura has played a commendable role in that regard. Those are positive indicators. However, they are certainly not sufficient to allow us to talk about genuine progress in the political process. With regard to the security situation, I must point to paragraph 54 of the report, concerning security companies.”
2008-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5823 (2008) · source
“We believe that the role of the international community and of Iraq's immediate neighbours must be to promote dialogue and reconciliation, defusing all tensions among Iraqis. Furthermore, reconciliation and dialogue among Iraqis require the clear prospect of an end to the occupation. We believe that the occupation is a major bone of contention among Iraqi factions. Here, we believe that UNAMI has a central role to play in promoting dialogue and reconciliation and defusing tensions. That role inevitably proceeds from the need for national reconciliation and for stability in all sectors, including, in particular, security. We welcome the improvement in the security situation mentioned in the report of the Secretary- General (S/2008/ 19).”
2008-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5823 (2008) · source
“We fully realize that conditions in Iraq today are the direct result of the siege and the subsequent invasion and occupation through which the occupation forces destroyed the country's political, administrative and cultural institutions. That, in turn, led to the current situation of which we are all fully aware. We are also aware that the Iraqi people themselves bear primary responsibility for stemming the bloodshed in Iraq and ensuring its territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence and control over its natural resources - and, indeed, for ensuring the participation of all its citizens in national affairs, with no sector of the population being marginalized. They are fully able to shoulder that responsibility.”
2008-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5823 (2008) · source
“Before making a statement in my capacity as representative of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, I would like to inform members of the Security Council that the delegation of Costa Rica has requested to make its statement following the statement by the representative of Iraq. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as representative of the Libyan Arab J amahiriya. At the outset, I would like to express my thanks to Mr. Staffan de Mistura, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, for his briefing. I commend his efforts and those of his predecessor and of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). I would also like to express my thanks to Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad for his briefing to the Security Council on the activities of the Multinational Force in Iraq.”
2008-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5823 (2008) · source
“Staffan de Mistura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, and 2 His Excellency Mr. Zalmay Khalilzad, Permanent Representative of the United States, on behalf of the Multinational Force. I now give the floor to Mr. Staffan de Mistura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq.”
2008-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5823 (2008) · source
“The President (spoke in Arabic): In accordance with the understanding reached in the course of the Council's prior consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation, under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure, to Mr. Staffan de Mistura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq. It is so decided. I invite Mr. De Mistura to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/2008/ 19, which contains the report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 6 of resolution 1770 (2007). At this meeting, the Security Council will hear briefings by Mr.”
2008-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5823 (2008) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Iraq, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the consideration of the item, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Al Bayati (Iraq) took a seat at the Council table.”
2008-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5823 (2008) · source
“I thank the President of the Republic of Serbia for his statement. In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I now invite Council members to continue our discussion on the subject in a private meeting. The meeting rose at 3.30pm.”
2008-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5821 (2008) · source
“I should like to draw the attention of the members of the Council to photocopies of document S/2008/7, which contains a letter dated 4 January 2008 from the Permanent Representative of Serbia to the United Nations. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a statement by the His Excellency Mr. Boris Tadie, President of the Republic of Serbia, on whom I now call.”
2008-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5821 (2008) · source
“In accordance with the understanding reached in the course of the Council's prior consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules or procedure to Mr. Joachim Rijcker, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. It is so decided. I invite Mr. Riicker to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/2007/768, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo.”
2008-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5821 (2008) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Serbia, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the consideration of the item, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. Mr. Boris Tadie, President of the Republic of Serbia, was escorted to a seat at the Council table. The President (spoke in Arabic): On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. Boris Tadie, President of the Republic of Serbia.”
2008-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5821 (2008) · source
“In favour: Belgium, Burkina Faso, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, France, Indonesia, Italy, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Panama, Russian Federation, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Viet Nam. The President (spoke in Arabic): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1795 (2008). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 10.15 am. 08-20737”
2008-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5820 (2008) · source
“The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. 2 Members of the Council have before them document S/2008/15, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by France. Members of the Council also have before them document S/2008/l, which contains the fifteenth progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show ofhands.”
2008-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5820 (2008) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that l have received a letter from the representative of Cote d'lvoire, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the consideration of the item without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Bailly-Niagri (cote d'Ivoire) took a seat at the Council table. The President (spoke in Arabic): The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2008-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5820 (2008) · source