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“Mr. Fall (Guinea) (spoke in French): My delegation is very pleased to participate in this open meeting of the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. The situation that is evolving in the field, regrettably, compels the Council to remain focused on that worrisome development. Despite the adoption in close succession of three resolutions calling on the parties to renounce violence, the situation has continued to deteriorate. Israel has pursued its policy of re-occupying self-governing Palestinian zones, in contempt of the relevant provisions of those resolutions. My delegation deplores the growing number of victims among the civilian populations.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“Every step should also be taken to ensure the security of humanitarian personnel and the protection of United Nations personnel. We saw what happened in the case of the humanitarian personnel in Guinea who were affected during the rebel attacks in Masanta, which were universally deplored. Finally, my delegation once again emphasizes that conflict prevention and peace-building efforts are the best means of resolving crises and helping in the recovery and stabilization of communities, and food aid plays a major role in that regard. I would like to conclude by once again expressing our gratitude to Ms. Bertini for the work that she has done at the head of the World Food Programme and for her vision of the role of that body in general, and of food aid in particular, as an effective means of preventing and resolving conflict.”
2002-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4507Resumption1 (2002) · source
“That would generate funds on the local level, foster the recovery and stabilization of local communities and reduce delivery delays. Thirdly, the use of local personnel and local services would also generate additional value in terms ofthe recovery and development of communities. My delegation places great value on the food aid provided by the World Food Programme, which, through its various projects, is effectively contributing to the recovery and development of communities. With that objective in mind, we stress the need to strengthen international coordination within the United Nations system and between it and other actors. In the light of the magnitude and urgency of this task, everything possible must be done to promote the growth and effective mobilization of the financial resources that are required.”
2002-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4507Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Coming from Africa, a continent that unfortunately continues to suffer from hunger and the consequences of numerous conflicts, and specifically from Guinea, which aside from its geographic situation has experienced a massive inflow of refugees and is therefore a major host country for refugees, I would like to make a few comments on the basis of Ms. Bertini's briefing to the Council today and on the basis of my own country's experience. First, food assistance and the physical protection of disaster victims are two high-priority and inseparable elements of relief and assistance programmes. Secondly, aid should take into account the eating habits of recipients. My delegation would encourage the WFP to buy more local products when providing such assistance.”
2002-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4507Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The role of the United Nations in the area of assistance to the victims of conflict should be lauded, as it has made it possible to reduce delays in rendering assistance, increase the efficiency of international food aid and strengthen the means available to countries to avert or cope with emergency situations. We appreciate the role that Ms. Bertini and the World Food Programme have played in the work of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee. We also appreciate the cooperation established with other humanitarian institutions in the areas of alleviating crises, rehabilitation and community stability.”
2002-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4507Resumption1 (2002) · source
“For we are sure that today's meeting and the lessons we can learn from this dialogue will allow us to improve our approach in the area of the comprehensive settlement of conflicts. There is no need to emphasize the fact that food assistance is a fundamental element in the prevention and settlement of conflicts, as well as in peace- building. It is also an effective component of preventive diplomacy. It has been demonstrated on many occasions that meeting the food needs of certain populations - and for the most disadvantaged in particular - is an important element of prevention. Food assistance is also an important element in the stabilization of States.”
2002-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4507Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Mr. Fall (Guinea) (spoke in French): I too would like to thank Ms. Catherine Bertini and congratulate her on the work she has done as the head of the World Food Programme (WFP). In these 10 years under her dynamic leadership, we have seen the emergence of a new approach towards food assistance. It is indeed fortunate that the Russian presidency agreed to organize this dialogue with Ms. Bertini today, at a time when she is preparing to leave her post. Today the link between food assistance and the settlement of conflict at all stages appears obvious. Had time allowed, we would have hoped to have more time with Ms. Bertini to deal not only with Afghanistan, but also with the subject in general throughout the world - a subject that is totally in sync with our work in the Council.”
2002-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4507Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The achievements of Oslo must be preserved at all costs. The war on peace must stop. We would like to take this opportunity to reiterate the urgent need for the immediate implementation of all provisions of Council resolution 1402 (2002) in order to create favourable conditions for the resumption of dialogue and a final settlement of the Israeli-Arab crisis. In the light of this, Guinea supports the peace plan adopted by the Arab League Summit recently held in Beirut. Guinea invites all parties to renounce confrontation and violence and to commit themselves with determination to the path of peace in order to ensure the one party's existence and security and the other party's right to an independent State.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“For this reason, we urge President Arafat and Prime Minister Sharon to demonstrate greater responsibility in the search for a negotiated solution to the conflict. However, to do this, my delegation invites the Israeli authorities to lift their siege so that the Palestinian leader can entirely regain his freedom of movement and action. My delegation congratulates the courage and lucidity of the Palestinian leader in these critical moments. Mr. Arafat remains the symbol of national Palestinian identity and of the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people. The offer the Israeli Prime Minister made to the Palestinian leader of a "one way ticket for exile" is unacceptable, in our view. We will never cease to repeat that President Yasser Arafat is not an obstacle to peace; he remains an inevitable part of the peace process.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“On the question of the ceasefire and withdrawal, Israel would like to obtain the prior cessation of suicide bombing attacks, a principle source of its concern. For its part, the Palestinian party judges that a solution to the crisis must necessarily include the simultaneous implementation of the political and security issues, as well as the presence of an international force of interposition. As well, my delegation points out the existence of differing understandings of the elements to be implemented in the Mitchell report. In our opinion, the security question and a political settlement of the conflict are inseparable. In this framework, everything must be done to end the suicide bombings and the Israeli occupation of autonomous Palestinian territories.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The suicide bombing attacks, directed by groups of Palestinian extremists, have greatly increased in number, leading to numerous Victims among the Israeli population. We were very encouraged this morning to hear the Permanent Observer of Palestine acknowledge that the suicide bombing attacks are harmful to the interests of the Palestinian people. In this context of great concern, my delegation welcomes the fact that yesterday in this same Chamber two meetings were held, with the Permanent Representative of Israel and the Permanent Observer of Palestine. Those private meetings were of great usefulness to us and shed light on the position of each p arty. Though the two parties commit themselves to implementing resolution 1397 (2002), Israel has signalled some reservations with regard to certain aspects of resolution 1402 (2002).”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Mr. Fall (Guinea) (spoke in French): My delegation notes and deplores the escalation of violence in the occupied Palestinian territories and in Israel since the Council's adoption on 30 March of resolution 1402 (2002). Despite the international community's numerous appeals for the prompt implementation of that resolution, the situation continues to deteriorate dangerously. The Israeli army is intensifying its military offensive in the Palestinian territories. The offensive is characterized by the sustained occupation of Palestinian towns, the destruction of infrastructure and the maintenance of the siege of President Arafat's headquarters, as well as summary executions and arbitrary arrests.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Kofi Annan and his Special Coordinator, as well as those of the American, European and Russian special envoys to find a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the question of Palestine on the basis of the relevant resolutions of the Security Council and the governing principles of land for peace and normalization for total withdrawal.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We would like to reiterate our congratulations to you, Mr. President, as well as to your distinguished predecessor, the Ambassador of Norway. I am particularly grateful for this opportunity to participate in the work of the Council and to see at first hand the expression of active solidarity which the Council, in addition to its constant support to the peace process, reiterates to the innocent Palestinian and Israeli people, as well as to all the peoples of the region. Following the historic Arab Summit held in Beirut - which, in endorsing resolution 1397 (2002), also endorsed the innovative approaches spoken of by the Secretary-General in an effort to catalyse and channel international peace efforts - our Committee welcomed the determined commitment and ongoing efforts of Mr.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“In that context, when it comes to moving towards peace, the Council is called upon to break the vicious cycle of violence and recurring attacks in order to explore innovative approaches and new ideas such as those so wisely advocated by the Secretary-General, of which resolution 1397 (2002) represents the most significant milestone prior to the holding of the Arab Summit in Beirut. It is vital that a two-fold precondition precede the implementation of such a strategy. I am referring to the immediate withdrawal of Israeli troops from occupied Palestinian cities, including Ramallah, and Tel Aviv's total and unconditional restoration of freedom of movement to President Arafat, to whom our Committee pays tribute for the courage, calm and leadership he has demonstrated in the face of adversity, with a fierce will for peace and negotiation.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“As the Palestinian question is so central to any lasting solution to the conflict in the Middle East, the United Nations has a sacred duty to continue to exercise its full responsibility with regard to this question until an effective comprehensive solution is found pursuant to the relevant resolutions of the United Nations. It is for that reason that the parties to the conflict, and Tel AViv in particular, are strongly required to abide by the Geneva Convention relating to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 1949. To that end, our Committee demands international protection, deployment of a United Nations interposition force, and/or the immediate dispatch of international observers. We also urge donors to mobilize urgent humanitarian relief and economic assistance to be directed to Palestinian Victims.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“It also depends on the creation of an independent, viable Palestinian State co-existing with the State of Israel within secure and internationally guaranteed borders, in keeping with Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), from which resolution 1397 (2002) stems - a resolution that broke a taboo in the Council's vocabulary by proclaiming, with rare clarity, the Promethean vision of a Palestinian State. It follows that the conclusion of a just and lasting settlement based on those resolutions and on General Assembly resolution 194 (III) remains inseparable from the question of Jerusalem as an open city that is the capital of two States, Israel and Palestine, as well as on the question of a just and fair solution to the problem of refugees and their right to return.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Given the rapidly worsening of the situation due to acts of terror, provocation, destruction and suicide bombings - acts that the Committee strongly and without exception condemns - through me, the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People would like to state its position, a position of which I know you, Mr. President, are particularly mindful. The path to peace is basically dependent on the end of this relentless Israeli occupation, which has gone on for 35 years.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The Security Council has just reacted by adopting resolutions 1397 (2002), of 12 March, and 1402 (2002), of 30 March, which stress using the peace process to find a political settlement in the wake of the exercise of good offices by the Arabs, Africans, Americans, European and others - who have committed themselves to rescue the situation through the Mitchell and Tenet plans intended to resurrect the peace process on the basis of the principle of normalization for total withdrawal, which was endorsed by the recent Arab Summit held in Beirut on the welcome initiative by Saudi Arabia.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The Israeli forces have thus entered a new stage in the escalation of Violence and illegal repression with military offensives launched against the headquarters of the President of the Palestinian Authority, who has been confined in a tiny space in Ramallah and whose physical integrity is even threatened, notwithstanding the recognized international status conferred upon President Arafat. It is therefore a matter of urgency that the international community act immediately.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Seized by a vindictive and destructive fury, the occupying Power has plunged into wanton, systematic reprisals, buttressed by a mad all-security and all-military policy. The catastrophic toll has been countless dead, Israelis and for the most part Palestinians, under a ghastly deluge of air raids, bombardments, terrorist attacks and wanton murders or targeted assassinations. The surrealistic and monolithic option of unjustified collective punishment has failed, despite the obvious connivance of hard-liners in both camps, paradoxically united in their apocalyptic vision of a general conflagration spreading beyond the Middle East.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“This would facilitate the implementation of development projects that would have a speedy impact to the benefit of the people. In conclusion, my delegation would like to encourage the rapid and effective establishment of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. This would be the best way to consolidate our achievements and to continue the implementation of the Bonn Agreement in a harmonious and integrated manner. My delegation would like to thank Ambassador Levitte for the draft resolution now being prepared and would like here and now to express our great interest in this initiative.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“The recovery of Afghanistan will depend largely on this, in view of the immense and urgent needs felt in all areas. If some difficulties have been overcome, as is pointed out in the Secretary-General's report, we still note that the humanitarian crisis, particularly the food crisis, remains a concern. In such circumstances, we still need time and additional financial resources to cope with this. In this connection, humanitarian agencies in the field should mobilize further in order to bring increased assistance to refugees returning from neighbouring countries, as well as to displaced persons. My delegation believes that these activities should go hand in hand with the continuation and broadening of the mine clearance programme.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“The success of the political process so methodically embarked upon depends on the restoration of a climate of security throughout the country, for the continuation of acts of banditry and rivalry among factions trying to achieve power, pockets of resistance of the Al Qaeda forces and the Taliban and repeated violations of human rights are all factors that destabilize and threaten peace. In my delegation's view, the restoration of peace and security should enable the Afghan authorities to embark upon the reconstruction of the country, with the assistance of the international community. In this context, my delegation once again appeals to donors to quickly make good on their pledges of contributions made during the Tokyo International Conference.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“We followed this event with relief, especially the return of young girls to school. We would like to thank all of those who in various forms have contributed to the establishment of a basis for viable development in Afghanistan. We expressly convey our gratitude to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) for the return of calm to Kabul and its environs, as well as to those countries that are ensuring training and equipment for the army and police in order to consolidate the indigenous security sector.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“Nigel Fisher on their appointments as Deputy Special Representatives of the Secretary-General, dealing respectively with political affairs and with humanitarian and development affairs. We wish them every success in carrying out their mission. My delegation notes with satisfaction the successes of the Interim Authority in the implementation of the political process resulting from the Bonn Agreement. This shows the Afghan people's determination to emerge from 23 years of a war that has left deep scars. We encourage the Afghan authorities to continue their actions in order to conclude national reconciliation, democratization, stabilization and restoration of the country. The back- to-school campaign has registered significant progress, with the return of children to schools in Kabul on 23 March.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“Mr. Fall (Guinea) (spoke in French): Mr. Minister, we are pleased to see you here in New York, presiding over this important Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan, and I would like to express my delegation's appreciation for the serious and effective way in which your delegation has led our Council's work this month. On behalf of Guinea, I would also like to join other delegations in conveying our condolences to the Afghan people and Government following the earthquake that took place in the northern part of the country. We would like to thank the Secretary-General for the presentation of the report and for the additional information Ms. Louise Frechette, Deputy Secretary- General has given us. I would also like to commend Mr. Jean Arnault and Mr.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“Moreover, my delegation would like to encourage and stress the importance of coordinating activities within the United Nations system, on the one hand, and between it, the other actors involved in the protection of civilians and Member States, on the other. Finally, my delegation believes that the best way to protect civilians today lies in the prevention of conflicts and the establishment of an effective and consistent peace-building programme.”
2002-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4492 (2002) · source
“We should like to recognize those who initiated this document and those who contributed to its elaboration. In our view, the checklist seeks to ensure that questions relating to the protection of civilians are taken into account in the process of peacekeeping operations. Accordingly, we believe that it is a reference tool for the Council. We welcome the establishment of a multisectoral team composed of representatives of DPKO and OCHA. This will facilitate the taking into account of questions relating to the protection of civilians in the conception, planning and implementation of peacekeeping operations. We think that the strategy document now being elaborated by OCHA takes into account all the aspects of the question.”
2002-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4492 (2002) · source
“As the Council knows, these recommendations cover three major areas: strategy, the aide-memoire and close cooperation between the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). We are following with interest the elaboration of the road map, and we welcome the financial support provided by the Government of Norway. We hope that the final result of this work will be made available in November 2002, as announced by Mr. Oshima on 21 November 2001. The aide-memoire before the Council today is the product of a long work process that takes into account the principal objectives, gives us guidance on issues to examine and provides a checklist of questions relating to the protection of civilians in armed conflict.”
2002-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4492 (2002) · source
“The new nature of conflicts at the intra-State level has caused a new form of violence whose primary victims are civilian populations. This situation, which is an insult to, inter alia, human dignity, denies all respect for the elementary principles of international humanitarian law. In the Millennium Declaration, adopted in September 2000, the Member States of the Organization pledged to expand and strengthen the protection of civilians in urgent, complex situations. Several Council resolutions and presidential statements have stressed the gravity of the question and revealed the need to find a solution to it. Therefore, my delegation supports steps under way for the implementation of the 54 recommendations of the Secretary-General with regard to the protection of civilians.”
2002-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4492 (2002) · source
“Mr. Fall (Guinea) (spoke in French): I, too, wish to express the appreciation of my delegation to Mr. Kenzo Oshima for the useful information contained in the report that he has just given us. I would also like to congratulate the Norwegian presidency on having organized this discussion on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. In so doing, the Council has demonstrated once again its desire to assume to a greater degree its responsibilities in the area of the maintenance of international peace and security. Here, I would like to point out the particular interest that my delegation attaches to this discussion, because, as the Council knows, my country belongs to a subregion that continues to be the theatre of several conflicts whose effects on civilians are terrifying.”
2002-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4492 (2002) · source
“He said, "I am hopeful We are ready, for our part, to put an end to the conflict and to negotiate with the head of the Israeli Government, whoever he may be and without regard to his past I reiterate my steadfast commitment to a just and comprehensive peace - the peace of the brave".”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“I would like to conclude with the words of philosopher and historian Yirmiyahu Yovel, Professor Emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and at the New School for Social Research in New York. He stated: "We are in the worst situation that we have been in since the foundation of the State of Israel, because of the lack of hope, from the right and the left In a society that is resigned to living with violence, we must resuscitate the hope for a way out of the impasse". The words of President Arafat, isolated in Ramallah, echo this thought, and I would like to close my statement with them.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“Thus, the coherent and realistic proposals that have already been submitted to the Council enjoy the full support of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. I would like warmly to congratulate you, Sir, and your predecessor, the Ambassador of Mauritius, for the very fruitful work done in the context of the presidency of the Security Council. I am particularly grateful to you, Sir, for having provided me with an opportunity to take part in this important debate - the result of the laudable initiative of our colleague from Yemen on behalf of the Group of Arab States. As we renew our support for President Yasser Arafat, the Committee demands, in the interests of S/PV.4478 peace, that his freedom of movement be fully restored, of which he has been deprived in such an outrageous manner.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“The Security Council, the co-sponsors of the Madrid process and the United Nations thus find themselves standing at the crossroads. Intentions to attain peace have been proclaimed, the desire for negotiation has been made clear, and the support of the international community is no longer in question. The stage having thus been set, it is up to all of us to play our part and translate the commitments that have been undertaken urbi et orbi into clear and unequivocal actions, with the support of the United Nations, in particular the Security Council. We must free the peace process from the hellish cycle of violence, fuelled by political impasse and diplomatic immobility bound to the Procrustean bed of military and security exigencies.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“In this particular case, we need only refer to the positive views once again reiterated by President Arafat in The New York Times or to the declaration of Israel proclaiming its adhesion to resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) and to the Mitchell and Tenet plans, as we have just heard. Furthermore, we need only recall the forward-looking thinking of certain leaders of Arab countries - I am thinking here of Saudi Arabia - regarding the principle of normalization in exchange for total withdrawal; the very wise European proposals for mutual recognition between the Israelis and Palestinians; or the most recent contacts between African leaders, following the example of the President of Senegal, with regard to a possible continental initiative within the framework of the United Nations.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“We strongly urge the parties, Israel first among them, to adhere strictly to those resolutions and to the 1949 Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War. We solemnly call on the protagonists and stakeholders to undertake a salutary return to the negotiating table and exhort the donor community to mobilize significant economic assistance and large-scale emergency help for the Palestinian people in its extreme distress. In that spirit, it should be noted - neither with displeasure nor with wide-eyed optimism - that there has been movement, as yet timid, on the peace horizon, based on the perpetuation of the American dynamic unleashed in Louisville towards the recognition, now irreversible and unanimous, of the need to create a State of Palestine within secure and internationally guaranteed borders.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“Kofi Annan, together with the quartet of mediators, with a view to resurrecting the peace process. For its part, our Committee wishes to recall that the road to peace is indissolubly connected to the end of the Israeli occupation and to the creation of an independent and viable Palestinian State coexisting with the State of Israel. At the same time, the Committee believes that the conclusion of a comprehensive, just and lasting settlement agreement, on the basis of Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), remains linked to the partition of Jerusalem and its declaration as an open city and capital of the two States of Israel and Palestine, as well as to a solution that is fair and equitable for all to the problem of refugees and their right of return.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“Some have even gone so far as to suggest that the peace process, to which those who favour a negotiated solution at all costs cling so desperately, has irretrievably collapsed under Israeli raids and bombing, burying the Mitchell and Tenet plans, with the active connivance of hardliners from both camps, paradoxically united by the apocalyptic dream of total war engulfing all the Middle East and bearing away the regimes scorned by these impenitent extremists. We must therefore act very quickly to eliminate the dangers of a generalized conflagration that will have predictable if incalculable consequences for the region and the world. That is why many people of good will have generously committed themselves to and focused their energies on our admired and esteemed Secretary-General, Mr.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“Under the impotent, evasive and embarrassed gaze of the international community in the face of attacks by terrorist groups on Israeli civilians, and particularly of the martyrdom of the Palestinian people subjected to unbearable suffering, humiliation and unjustified collective punishment, the peace process seems to be definitively deadlocked, even doomed, despite the fact that it emerged from the 1993 Oslo consensus and the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements, which were the bases S/PV.4478 of mutual recognition between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization and of the subsequent establishment of the Palestinian Authority in Jericho and Gaza.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“Clearly, ever since the provocative visit of the future Israeli Prime Minister to the forecourt of the mosques on 28 September 2000 and the beginning of the ensuing intifadah, the occupying forces have fallen back on systematic and disproportionate reprisals, destroying the infrastructures of the Palestinian Authority, increasing their acts of territorial aggression and imposing on President Yasser Arafat an unacceptable house arrest in Ramallah, with, it has been suggested, the tolerance, or even unspoken blessing, of certain allies.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“"Occupation corrupts. More accurately, occupation has already corrupted us. Discrimination has become our norm and insensitivity our way of being." These bitterly perceptive words, it may be assumed, are hardly my own nor those of a traditional foe of Tel Aviv. It was quite simply - and this makes the accusation even more damning - the President of the Knesset, Avraham Burg, who made this very edifying point, as reported in a major European daily that can hardly be suspected of pro-Palestinian leanings.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“To lay new groundwork in the search for an equitable solution to this thorny problem, my delegation endorses any new initiative - such as the recent initiative by Crown Prince Abdullah - that can strengthen the Middle East peace process, because in the present situation we should overlook no way of helping the Israeli and Palestinian sides to find a just and lasting solution to the conflict that has divided them for so long, and thus to create true peace between Israel and all its Arab neighbours.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“Israel must also withdraw from the S/PV.4478 autonomous Palestinian areas and must give up its exclusively military policy. Likewise, Hamas and other fringe groups must cease their suicide attacks against Israeli civilian populations. As international bodies, notably the Security Council, have repeatedly reaffirmed, the only viable way out of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is through a cessation of hostilities, a return to a better frame of mind, and the rapid resumption of negotiations based on resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) and on the Tenet plan and the recommendations of the Mitchell report. Otherwise, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will slip further into deadlock, inevitably leading to a large- scale war that will endanger peace and security not only in the Middle East but internationally.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“The delegation of Guinea is deeply concerned at this intolerable situation. We reaffirm that blind violence and reckless disregard for the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law can lead only to chaos. We unequivocally condemn these acts, which cannot be justified on either political or moral grounds. Guinea urges both parties to renounce confrontation and thus to protect the last chance to resume negotiations; hence the need quickly to achieve a lasting ceasefire. Israel must put an end to the destruction of infrastructure and to the closure of autonomous Palestinian areas; it must end its house arrest of the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat. The comparative freedom of movement he has recently been permitted within Ramallah is insufficient. The Palestinian leader must regain all his rights and full freedom of movement.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“Mr. Fall (Guinea) (spoke in French): This is the third time the Security Council has met in less than two weeks, which demonstrates that, as the Secretary- General has observed, the situation in the Middle East remains highly explosive and demands that we address it with resolve and clear-sightedness. Here, I join all preceding speakers in expressing concern at what we are agreed is the unending cycle of violence and counter-violence that is now the daily lot of the Israeli and Palestinian populations. In that region, every passing day brings its train of misfortune and senseless destruction, futile attacks and aimless bombings, whose purpose is simply to draw the parties to the conflict away from the path of reconciliation, dialogue, understanding and final peace.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“Every effort should be made to maintain pressure on UNITA with a view to ending the conflict swiftly. The sanctions against UNITA must be maintained and additional measures should be considered to ensure that they are effectively respected. Finally, Guinea encourages the initiatives and efforts of the Secretary-General and his Adviser for Special Assignments in Africa, our brother Ibrahim Gambari, to pursue their efforts towards a speedy end to the conflict.”
2002-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4472 (2002) · source
“My delegation appeals to the international community speedily to help meet the urgent needs on the ground, particularly the repair of infrastructure; the establishment of reception, health care and food centres; the implementation of a reintegration plan to alleviate the problem of crowding in transit centres and camps; an increase in food assistance by enhancing the capacities of the World Food Programme; support for the work of the Government on the urgent need to improve access to isolated areas and, in particular, to the most vulnerable populations; the strengthening of security in the reintegration areas; and the protection of the civilian population. As I said at the outset of my statement, the Angolan conflict has lasted too long and caused too much suffering.”
2002-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4472 (2002) · source
“Guinea encourages all parties to do all they can to compel UNITA to abide by its commitments to ending the suffering of the Angolan people. Guinea supports the encouraging measures undertaken by the Angolan Government to address the situation. I would even say that these measures have often been very courageous, as the Minister related earlier, such as the permission granted to an armed group to sit in Parliament as an opposition party, even as it continues to wage guerrilla activities. We believe that this is a very brave initiative on the part of the Government. Guinea welcomes the invaluable support of the humanitarian agencies on the ground and calls for greater coordination of their efforts.”
2002-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4472 (2002) · source