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first: 2015-05-12
most recent: 2020-03-11
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“To conclude, I would like to renew the commitment of the Republic of Angola to continue working with the United Nations in the implementation of relevant resolutions and the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy in order to prevent and fight the threat posed by terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source
“We are doing so in particular by promoting international best practices, standards and codes while improving the performance of Government institutions. Identifying regional and thematic challenges on this topic is a continuous process. Therefore, Angola, within the Southern African Development Community, is committed to working closely with the African Union to increase and strengthen capacity-building and facilitate technical assistance delivery in order to counter both the financing of terrorism and deprived socioeconomic conditions, which are conducive to crime and other illicit activities.”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source
“The law, which follows the recommendations of the International Monetary Fund and the Financial Action Task Force, is intended to prevent payments to financial entities domiciled offshore that have been found to have connections with criminal organizations. It prohibits the creation of shell banks, which are responsible for 70 per cent of the capital circulation of terrorist organizations, according to investigations by American and European criminal services. Given that international cooperation is a fundamental tool for countering the threat of terrorism, as emphasized in numerous Council resolutions, the Government of Angola is increasing its engagement in international, regional and subregional counter- terrorism cooperation.”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Transnational criminal and terrorist groups use the illicitly derived proceeds to finance their activities, which spread misery, death and terror throughout the continent, leaving Governments with the daunting task of managing their borders in ways that secure their territorial integrity and sovereignty while also ensuring that they are bridges rather than barriers in terms of cross-border cooperation and regional integration. Therefore, in order to combat the financing of terrorism, in November the Angolan Parliament adopted a law on preventing and combating money-laundering, the financing of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, which makes both politically exposed persons and ordinary individuals subject to increased diligence.”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source
“During the African Union Summit in February, our President, His Excellency Mr. João Lourenço, acknowledged the growing threat of violent extremism and its proliferation on the continent, placing special emphasis on the links between organized crime and terrorist activities. As a result, all the attending leaders decided that regular meetings should be held to address in depth the threat that terrorism poses to the continent. One of the main challenges we have identified is increasingly weakened border control and security, which enables trafficking in natural resources and other organized criminal activities.”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source
“We wish to join our colleagues in congratulating China on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month. We thank you, Sir, for convening this important debate, which offers us an opportunity to renew our collective commitment to the fight against terrorism and violent extremism. We also wish to thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo, Assistant Secretary-General Dieye and Ambassador Mohammed for their insightful briefings this morning (see S/PV.8743). The phenomenon of terrorism, which is spreading across the continent, including across previously unaffected areas such as our own region of Southern Africa, has received special attention from African leaders, who agree that combating the scourge must be a top priority for the African Union and subregional organizations on the continent.”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source
“In that regard, justice as part of peacebuilding must set up structures, institutions and relationships to promote sustainability. To conclude, please allow me to reaffirm the Angolan Government’s commitment to advancing peace, prosperity and human rights in Angola and across the African continent.”
2020-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8723Resumption1 (2020) · source
“The model encompasses, among others, an interministerial reconciliation commission established to develop a reconciliation plan to honour the victims of political conflict during the civil war that afflicted the country for more than three decades. We firmly believe that such initiatives are a critical step in linking the past and the future as well as a building block for an integrated and comprehensive peacebuilding process that can serve as a model for neighbouring countries and the international community. A comprehensive approach to peacebuilding should allow for the establishment of the security, legal, political, economic, structural, cultural and psychosocial conditions necessary to promote a culture of peace in the place of a culture of violence.”
2020-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8723Resumption1 (2020) · source
“We believe that those challenges can be overcome by developing tailored transitional mechanisms from a peacebuilding and reconciliation perspective, taking into account the multiple justice needs of the local population and other members of society directly affected by the violence who are intimately involved in reconciliation and peacebuilding. The Angolan Government has made adhering to international human rights standards one of its focus points and has launched a model of transitional justice rooted in the principles of reconciliation, forgiveness and material truth, with an emphasis on attaining long-term sustainable peace.”
2020-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8723Resumption1 (2020) · source
“We fully recognize that as the process of transitional justice evolved and expanded over the years, it also became increasingly normalized and professionalized, with the same tools and frameworks often used across different contexts without adequate consideration of the everyday needs of the people across the diverse and heterogeneous societies of post-conflict States. That has been a roadblock and one of the key challenges in making transitional justice more effective at rooting out inequality, discrimination, societal divisions and other structural root causes of violence and conflict in post-conflict situations, particularly on the African continent.”
2020-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8723Resumption1 (2020) · source
“We also acknowledged the importance of building a systemic plan on demobilization and reintegration, as we recognized that these are not discrete activities, nor are they simply adjuncts to demilitarization programmes. Instead, they are part of a seamless web of transition from military to civilian life. The Angolan Government acknowledges the valuable impact of transitional justice in post-conflict situations by promoting human rights, democracy, the rule of law, reconciliation and peacebuilding. Transitioning from war to peace is a difficult task with mounting challenges.”
2020-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8723Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Despite the progress made to date, much still needs to be done, and this open debate demonstrates the Council’s renewed commitment to our common efforts to maintain international peace and security. The Angolan civil war raged from 1975 to 2002 and was the longest-lasting conflict in Africa. It destroyed roads, railways and bridges, decimated the agricultural infrastructure and left much of the population with no memory of what life was like in peacetime. Now, in a time of peace and reconciliation, Angola has focused on large infrastructure and public-works projects, rebuilding important sectors of the economy, in particular the education and health-care systems.”
2020-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8723Resumption1 (2020) · source
“All protocol observed, Angola is grateful to the delegation of Belgium for promoting and convening this timely debate on such an important and integral component of our common efforts to advance sustainable peace and security. Transitional justice is a central component of advancing sustainable peace in post-conflict States and an important process through which the Security Council has been promoting peace and security in order to achieve global sustainable development. Along with other United Nations peacekeeping processes such as disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, security-sector reform and the strengthening of the rule of law, transitional justice has significantly evolved, from operating as a standard response to mass atrocity to becoming the core component of peacebuilding programmes.”
2020-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8723Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Therefore, we urge our partners on the continent to increase their financial and operational support to structures such as the African Standby Force, the Peace Fund and the Continental Early Warning System, which are meant to support the African Peace and Security Architecture as a regional mechanism for preventing, managing and resolving conflicts.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“In conclusion, our Government is fully committed to the objective of silencing the guns by 2020 in order to substantially contribute to achieving the goals of the AU initiative on the African Peace and Security Architecture roadmap for the period 2016-2020, a strategic document for realizing a conflict-free Africa. We are fully aware that it will not be possible to end all conflicts on the continent by 2020, given the continued presence of terrorists in the north and the west and the illicit trafficking in human beings, drugs and weapons in certain regions.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“Given that climate change and environmental damage will act as multipliers of fragility, with the potential of creating conflict over diminishing land and water resources, the Government ofAngola is investing its human and material capacity not only to improve the governance of our natural resources, which are still our biggest source of revenue, but also to advance regional cooperation on the cross-border management and monitoring of natural resources, which is crucial to shared peace and can serve as an important tool for promoting greater regional integration.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“It seeks not only to mount an effective policy response to the economic, social and environmental changes facing Angola but also to create a more resilient State and society that is able to manage the pressures of rapid urbanization, youth unemployment, inequality and social exclusion.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“Such measures, along with strengthening social cohesion and socioeconomic development, have been the focus of the new Government agenda of the Republic of Angola, which stresses the importance of effective governance by ensuring inclusive participation by women and youth, strengthening the rule of law to combat impunity and corruption, and promoting better management of natural resources in order to foster inclusive growth and reduce inequality. That Government agenda is in line with Agenda 2063 - the AU's strategic framework for achieving growth and sustainable development - and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“More important, in the context of non-interference in the internal affairs of States, we as an international community must be able to deal more effectively and severely with countries that deliberately arm non-State actors and armed groups in order to undermine democratically elected Governments. Guaranteeing security by stopping the illicit flow of weapons and drugs is an important step towards the effective functioning of security institutions.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“In that regard, the African Union (AU), in line with the African Peace and Security Architecture and in cooperation with relevant Member States, should increase its efforts to strengthen national and regional mechanisms in order to halt the illicit flow of weapons, especially small and light weapons, to non-State actors, which contributes only to exacerbating insecurity and violence and undermining social cohesion, socioeconomic development and the effective functioning of the relevant State's security institutions. One of the first steps needed to eradicate this problem must be to ensure that States that manufacture and export conventional arms work with affected nations to ensure adequate control systems to safeguard against the illicit diversion of those arms.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“To increase the chances of successful voluntary civilian disarmament and eradicate non-State armed groups in countries affected by conflict, the State and its various organs have to be seen to operate within a framework of good governance, the rule of law and respect for human rights. Institutions responsible for delivering justice and security in fragile and conflict- prone States are often weak or dysfunctional. Civilians and armed groups will respond to a call for voluntary disarmament only if they are guaranteed security.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“The Republic of Angola views the spread of violent extremism and terrorism in Africa and the humanitarian and human rights crises caused by armed conflicts as the most pressing challenges we face on the African continent. In order to achieve the ambitious political objective of silencing the guns in Africa, it is imperative that we address effectively some of the root causes of those conflicts, such as State fragility and weak State institutions, the illicit arms trade, the effects of rapid urbanization and youth unemployment, inequality and social exclusion, as well as illegal resource extraction and climate change.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“We wish to join our colleagues and thank you, Mr. President, for presiding over this debate. We also wish to congratulate Equatorial Guinea for presiding over the Security Council for the month of February. This debate is just another example of the excellent work Equatorial Guinea has done with regard to consolidating the efforts of the international community to deal with some of the most pressing challenges facing our world today. This is an important step towards achieving our shared objective of ending wars, civil conflicts and human rights violations on the African continent, thereby allowing us to focus our efforts and resources on education, health care, social inclusion and economic development, among others efforts.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“Angola will uphold the position of the African Union on that issue, while advocating for dialogue as the only solution to adverse political disputes in Darfur, the Sudan, Africa and all over the world.”
2016-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7833 (2016) · source
“I thank Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda for her report. As a member of the African Union (AU), Angola reiterates its commitment to the fight against impunity, in accordance with the Constitutive Act of the African Union, and aligns itselfwith the African Union decision on the International Criminal Court, adopted at the Kigali Summit in July. We welcome the activities of the Office of the Prosecutor related to monitoring and investigating crimes. However, we do not welcome the fact that a whole chapter of the report is based on allegations and reports from that source, and is not based on investigations conducted by the Court. Some of those allegations have been challenged by the Government of the Sudan, and have not been confirmed by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations. That can potentially affect the report's credibility.”
2016-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7833 (2016) · source
“Finally, we reiterate our support for the efforts of the African Union facilitation, led by Mr. Edem Kodjo and the Special Representative of the Secretary- General Mr. Maman Sidikou, and welcome the regional initiatives, in particular that of the International Conference of the Great Lakes region, aimed at strengthening synergies with the Security Council in line with the common Vision expressed during the recent visit to Angola by the Security Council mission.”
2016-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7826 (2016) · source
“Samy Badibanga as the new Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to lead the transitional Government is a key development in the complex political situation prevailing in the country and we encourage the Prime Minister to pursue negotiations for a national dialogue with all Congolese political actors and stakeholders. The recent announcement that elections will take place after the completion of voter registration be a positive sign of commitment to organizing elections in due course. It is our firm desire that the Congolese authority and the people be able to put their differences aside and engage in a transparent dialogue in order to establish an inclusive transitional Government and agree on a road map to guide the country to political stability, post- electoral peace and development.”
2016-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7826 (2016) · source
“While we affirm our support for a peaceful solution to the disputes between the Government and the opposition, we call on the parties concerned to maintain dialogue and negotiations as a means of finding a way out of their political and pre-electoral impasse and avoiding violent confrontation at all costs. We also welcome the decision to entrust the post of Prime Minister to someone from the ranks of the opposition, who we encourage to engage in any inclusive dialogue as a key instrument to ending the crisis. Respect for the Constitution and other legal instruments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the Government and the opposition are fundamental prerequisites, which presuppose that the President of the Republic can be replaced only through a democratic electoral process. The appointment of Mr.”
2016-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7826 (2016) · source
“On 12 November, the Government of Angola issued a declaration on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, stating that it would be closely monitoring its neighbour's situation, based on the two countries' relations of friendship and cooperation and their historical and cultural ties, and affirming Angola's respect for the sovereignty of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its policy of non-interference in that country's affairs. Angola believes that peace and stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo must be preserved, since they are crucial to peace and stability in the region, especially in central and southern Africa and the Great Lakes area. We also believe firmly that the country's ongoing political disputes must be resolved through dialogue and without violence or any other illegitimate means.”
2016-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7826 (2016) · source
“I would like to thank Mr. Zerihoun and Mr. Sidikou for their briefings on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Angola welcomed the signing on 18 October of a comprehensive political agreement on organizing peaceful, credible and transparent elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and notes with appreciation the confidence-building measures that the Government has taken so far, encouraging all the Congolese stakeholders to remain committed to peace and the political process.”
2016-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7826 (2016) · source
“The Middle East has been affected by conflict and humanitarian crises for too long, and the repercussions of our inability to help solve the problems there are being felt all over the world. The real influence of certain regional Powers, as well as that which some members of the Council are able to exert on the parties concerned, should be used to advance a political solution to the conflict instead of supplying weapons and lethal equipment to the sides in the conflict in the search for an impossible military outcome.”
2016-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7817 (2016) · source
“While we understand the geopolitical implications for the major stakeholders in the region and beyond, we cannot accept the continuous suffering of innocent civilians. We therefore support the draft resolution submitted by Egypt, New Zealand and Spain calling on all the parties to cease fighting for at least 10 days in order to allow and facilitate immediate, safe, sustained and unhindered humanitarian access to all of Aleppo by the United Nations and its implementing partners. In our view, that would constitute an important first step towards a resumption of negotiations, which in the long term represents the most appropriate solution to the conflict. We would like to once again call on the members of the Security Council to set aside their political differences and rivalries and act in the interests of international peace and security.”
2016-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7817 (2016) · source
“The destruction of essential infrastructure, such as hospitals, clinics and ambulances, and the lack of medical staff have exponentially increased the number of casualties, wounded and displaced persons, absolutely overwhelming the ability of the United Nations and other humanitarian agencies to carry out their duties. Meanwhile, the Security Council remains unable to reach any semblance of unity to express a common position on the issue, while witnessing, on a daily basis, the current violations of the most basic tenets of international human rights and humanitarian law. The latest escalation of fighting in Eastern Aleppo is most regrettable. It is urgent that we consider ways to set aside political differences and reset our focus on a new round of political talks.”
2016-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7817 (2016) · source
“We thank Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs O'Brien and Ms. Hoff for their briefings. Unfortunately, we have to accommodate the inability of the Security Council and the international community to make progress regarding Syria. The ongoing situation in the city of Aleppo is most distressing. Last month we witnessed a dramatic deterioration of the humanitarian situation in that historic city, leaving the vast majority ofthe population without access to basic necessities and life-saving assistance. The horrific fighting has caused innumerous deaths and injuries among the civilian population.”
2016-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7817 (2016) · source
“On the other hand, we regret the fact that the Panel of Experts that supports the Committee produces biased, unbalanced and controversial reports that are contradicted by other issues reported by other United Nations organs. It should be noted with regret by the Panel that the peace agreement has already collapsed and that the Transitional Government of National Unity has become a regime, with all its negative and biased perceptions. We believe that it is our responsibility, as members of this organ, which is responsible for maintaining peace and security, to support the people of South Sudan in addressing their current challenges and help them on the path towards sustainable peace. Angola is fully committed to those objectives.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“In light of the difficulty in deploying the 4,000 personnel of the Regional Protection Force, what does he think of increasing the number of unarmed civilian protectors who are currently protecting civilians in 10 locations around the country, including the protection of civilian areas in Bentiu, Malakal and Juba? We commend you for your hard work, Sir, in your capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) on South Sudan, and we welcome your initiative to visit South Sudan and other countries ofthe region. It is important to establish contact with the reality of South Sudan and the various stakeholders in order to address misunderstandings regarding the role of the Committee.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“We as the international community also have a responsibility to revive the peace agreement in South Sudan, which is the legal instrument signed by the parties and international partners. In that regard, we think that an arms embargo is not a solution to the conflict. The efforts of the international community must encourage the parties towards more dialogue and inclusivity. However, we recognize that some important steps that have been taken by the Transitional Government of National Unity of South Sudan regarding the operationalization of the Regional Protection Force authorized by the Security Council, but we also regret all Violations of the status of forces agreement and the blockade that has created additional challenges for the performance of the Mission. I would like to ask Mr. Dieng a question.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“Progress on the implementation of the provisions of the peace agreement has been halted, and instead of increased dialogue we have borne witness over the past month to the resurgence of hate speech and incitements to violence. The international community must send a clear message to the leadership of South Sudan. First, the leadership must recall its responsibility to protect the civilian population. Secondly, it must be informed that the international community will not tolerate a genocide or war crimes and crimes against humanity in South Sudan. Thirdly, perpetrators of all acts of Violence, in particular ethnic and/or sexual Violence, will be held accountable.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“I thank all briefers for their briefings, and in particular I commend Ms. Ellen Laj for her service and efforts in the very difficult and challenging conditions to support the people of South Sudan in reaching sustainable peace after years of conflict. We wish her the best in her future endeavours. Five years after the proclamation of South Sudan's independence and 20 months of conflict, the South Sudanese parties signed a peace agreement brokered by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, which was endorsed by the African Union and the international community. Today, following the incidents that took place in Juba between 8 to 11 July, the situation has worsened.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“Therefore, we reiterate our support for the United Nations and the international community in the implementation, together with the relevant actors, of Libya's Government of National Accord for the sake of establishing lasting peace as well as accountability for all those responsible for perpetrating violent crimes and human rights violations.”
2016-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7806 (2016) · source
“It is highly commendable that the signatories to the accord expressed their desire to achieve peace, justice and reparations and to establish the rule of law and contribute to efforts that seek to avoid the repetition of past mistakes for future generations. We strongly encourage other initiatives of the kind to improve the lives of the population of Libya. To conclude, we reiterate our view that only in an environment of peace and stability can a functioning judicial system and institutions be established.”
2016-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7806 (2016) · source
“However, the institutional and political context of Libya does not offer the necessary conditions to investigate and persecute the authors of those atrocious crimes, which, according to the Statute of the ICC, fall under national jurisdiction. We believe that conditions in Libya to apply the necessary judicial process are currently non-existent. In that regard, we consider the ICC to be highly important in Libya. We welcome the information contained in the report ofthe Ombudsperson of the ICC, by which on 31 August the Misrata-Tawergha accord was signed. That led to the return of displaced people and compensation for affected communities.”
2016-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7806 (2016) · source
“We take note with concern of the information regarding Libya presented on 27 September by the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Kate Gilmore, during the thirty-third session of the Human Rights Council, in which she outlined that heavy weapons continued to be transferred to residential areas throughout the country, armed groups were acting with total impunity and thousands of people were brutally being kept in detention centres. Furthermore, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers are arbitrarily being detained, with various reports indicating abuse perpetrated against those groups - such as summary executions, torture and other mistreatment, sexual abuse, extortion and forced labour. That situation constitutes a flagrant violation of human rights and international humanitarian law.”
2016-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7806 (2016) · source
“We thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for her presentation of the twelfth report, as mandated by resolution 1970 (2011). The political and security situation in Libya remained critical during the reporting period despite the efforts of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord. We reiterate our appeal to all political actors in Libya to pool their efforts in a constructive fashion with determination, courage and goodwill in connection with the efforts being made by the Government of National Accord. The political impasse has weakened the efforts of the Government to face the chaotic security situation, the economic crisis and the growing impunity of terrorist groups and armed militias against the civilian population.”
2016-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7806 (2016) · source
“It is obvious that unless there is progress in bridging the differences between the main stakeholders, in particular on the strategy to combat terrorist groups, the humanitarian and political crises will deepen, with dangerous and unpredictable consequences. The humanitarian situation must be combined with diplomatic and political efforts towards a final resolution of the conflict. Disagreements among the members of the Council, and in particular between those involved in the conflict, will not bring peace to Syria. Therefore, we reiterate our support to the members of the Security Council that have been trying to galvanize our collective efforts to press for the relaunching of the agreement on the cessation of hostilities and for the establishment of humanitarian corridors in the worst affected areas.”
2016-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7795 (2016) · source
“We thank under Under- Secretary-General Mr. Stephen O'Brien for his briefing and commend him once again for his tireless efforts to facilitate access for humanitarian agencies and to contribute to reaching a sustainable solution to the humanitarian needs of the millions of civilians in Syria. In the current environment, in which the United Nations and humanitarian agencies are operating in increasingly dangerous and difficult conditions, we must commend all those who keep risking their lives to help the desperate civilians trapped in this horrendous conflict. In the past few weeks, we have witnessed an intense escalation of fighting, especially in the city of Aleppo, which has resulted in massive destruction of civilian and other essential infrastructure, as well as an overwhelming number of casualties, wounded and displaced people.”
2016-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7795 (2016) · source
“The members of the Security Council, the Middle East Quartet and all other stakeholders have a moral obligation to bring about an end to this illegal occupation, which has lasted nearly 50 years. It is our hope that Israel will recognize the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people to self- determination and independence by ceasing all illegal settlement activity, as well as all oppressive policies, and participate constructively in all multilateral efforts to revive negotiations, because that is the only true path to lasting peace.”
2016-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7772 (2016) · source
“Yet here we are today standing by and allowing thousands ofunits to be built in East Jerusalem and the West Bank by the Israeli Government with total impunity and disregard for our calls to reverse this trend. As we have repeatedly stated, this deadly and destructive conflict has global repercussions, and time is running out for us to bring about a meaningful solution. That is why it is extremely important for us to present a united front and to support all multilateral efforts to create a viable political horizon so as to resolve this conflict once and for all. As we seek to promote justice, respect for human rights, international humanitarian law and all other democratic principles around the world, we must not compromise our credibility by ignoring the plight of the Palestinian people.”
2016-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7772 (2016) · source
“Since the latest Quartet report (S/2016/595, annex), which offers recommendations for the way forward in the peace process, the Israeli Government has increased settlement-related activities as well as demolitions of Palestinian homes and civilian infrastructure, and demonstrated a total disregard for any international initiative to bring the parties together to negotiate ajust and final settlement to the conflict. That is not only regrettable, but also unacceptable. It has been nearly 40 years since the Security Council determined that Israeli settlements in occupied territory had no legal validity and were an obstruction to achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East.”
2016-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7772 (2016) · source
“Despite the efforts of a large majority to provide the guidance and support that Israel and Palestinians need to move towards a peaceful resolution of the conflict and a negotiated two-State solution, which envisages the coexistence of Palestine and Israel living side-by-side in peace and security, key stakeholders remain reluctant to put their weight behind those efforts. The reluctance to enforce the decisions that have been adopted, along with the unwillingness to enforce basic respect for human rights and international humanitarian law, has not only delayed any meaningful progress but also demonstrated the importance of mechanisms such as the Middle East Quartet, whose recommendations remain largely ignored by the Government of Israel.”
2016-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7772 (2016) · source