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1. “I now give the floor to the Vice-Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian people.”

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2. “I wish to inform all concerned that we will be carrying on today's open debate right through the lunch hour, as we have a large number of speakers. I would also remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than four minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate their texts in writing and deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber. I now give the floor to the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.”

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3. “It should become the Council's priority in the region. I now resume my functions as the President of the Council. I want to remind everyone to please respect the speakers and take conversations outside so that they can say what they need to say. I now give the floor to the other members of the Council.”

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4. “We call on all States to fully implement resolution 2231 (2015), which bans the transfer of weapons to and from Iran, as well as the arms embargoes against the Houthis in resolution 2216 (2015) and for Lebanon in resolution 1701 (2006). The United States will work closely with our partners to document and address any actions that violate these resolutions. We must take a stand against Iran and Hizbullah's illegal and dangerous behaviour. How one chooses to spend one's time is an indication of one's priorities. The same is true for the Security Council. The Israeli-Palestinian issue is an important one, deserving of attention, but that is one issue that surely has no lack of attention by the Security Council. The incredibly destructive nature of Iranian and Hizbullah activities throughout the Middle East demands much more of our attention.”

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5. “We have imposed targeted sanctions on Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard and its Ministry of Intelligence for their support of the Al-Assad regime. We recently designated for sanctions members of Iranian-backed terrorist organizations in Bahrain. Iran remains a designated State sponsor of terror, and we continue to enforce all sanctions related to Iran's support for terrorism and destabilizing activities in the region. The United States will work even harder with its partners and allies to disrupt Iran's support for militant and terrorist groups. All States Members of the United Nations must live up to their obligations. Iran's ballistic missile tests defy Security Council resolutions and further undermine the stability of the region.”

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6. “Hizbullah helped Al-Assad starve and destroy Aleppo. According to press reports, when supporters of the Syrian regime die in battle, they sometimes come back with Hizbullah flags on their coffins. As one activist said recently, "Hizbullah designs it, and the Syrian regime wears it". They are reportedly even recruiting Syrian children to join pro-Hizbullah youth groups so they can indoctrinate a new generation, in a new country, with its toxic ideology. Hizbullah is a terrorist group spreading its influence across the Middle East with the backing of a State sponsor. Iran is using Hizbullah to advance its regional aspirations. They are working together to expand extremist ideologies in the Middle East. That is a threat that should be dominating our discussion at the Security Council. The United States is not waiting to respond.”

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7. “Today, they prop up Bashar Al-Assad's brutality, fighting alongside his forces, adding to the killing of thousands of civilians and the misery of millions ofrefugees. They train deadly militias in Iraq and arm Houthi militants in Yemen. While the Council has paid too little attention to this growing menace, the United States will not. We are going to speak up about Iran and Hizbullah, and we are going to act against their lawlessness. In Lebanon, Hizbullah, a terrorist organization, uses towns to shield its arsenals of tens of thousands of illegal rockets. In Syria, Hizbullah controls territory on the ground. With Iran's instructions, its militias stand side by side with Syrian troops as they slaughter the Syrian people. Sometimes, Hizbullah is the one giving orders to Al-Assad's fighters.”

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8. “We should be asking these monthly Middle East sessions to talk about the factors that cause conflict across the region. I thank Mr. Mladenov for his remarks today and for the fact that he went beyond the usual Israel-bashing and touched on the border issues plaguing the region. I will do the same and I encourage other countries to do the same as well. By breaking out of old, familiar, counterproductive patterns, we might actually achieve something valuable. If we are speaking honestly about conflict in the Middle East, we need to start with the chief culprit, Iran, and its partner militia Hizbullah. Iran and Hizbullah conspire together to destabilize the Middle East and their actions are expanding. For decades, they have committed terrorist acts across the region.”

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9. “And it is a formula that does nothing to help find solutions. The truth is these Security Council meetings do not do anyone in the region any favours, least of all the Israelis and the Palestinians. These meetings do nothing to bring the parties closer together; they actually work to push the two sides apart. The United States firmly believes that peace is possible between Israel and the Palestinians, and we are actively working towards that goal. Peace will only come from direct negotiations, not from one-sided Security Council meetings and one-sided resolutions. These biased discussions on the Middle East also impose a real cost. Threats are evolving and do not fit neatly within borders. By limiting itself, the Council ignores the pressing rights that are right in front of us.”

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10. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United States. Every month, the Security Council convenes a meeting on the Middle East. We have lots of meetings on specific countries and conflicts in the region but today's debate is our opportunity to talk about the Middle East as a whole. It is our opportunity to look at the threats that go beyond one country's borders, the threats that affect not just every country in the Middle East but all too often every single one of us. Regrettably, these monthly meetings routinely turn into Israel-bashing sessions. That is the way the Security Council has operated for years. It is a formula that is absurdly biased against one country. It is a formula that is painfully narrow in its description of the conflicts in the region.”

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11. “I thank Mr. Mladenov for that thorough briefing. I now give the floor to the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of Palestine.”

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12. “Ipropose also that the Council invite the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of the Holy See to the United Nations to participate in this meeting, in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure and the previous practice in this regard. There being no objection, it is so decided. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2017/305, which contains a letter dated 10 April 2017 from my delegation addressed to the Secretary-General transmitting a concept note on the item under consideration. I welcome Mr. Mladenov and give him the floor.”

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13. “In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General, to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I also invite the following individuals to participate in this meeting: His Excellency Mr. Neville Melvin Gertze, Vice-Chairman, Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, and His Excellency Mr. Joao Vale de Almeida, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations.”

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14. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Haiti, Iceland, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Maldives, Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Viet Nam to participate in this meeting. I propose that the Council invite the Permanent Observer ofthe Observer State ofPalestine to the United Nations to participate in this meeting, in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure and the previous practice in this regard. There being no objection, it is so decided.”

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15. “It bears the primary responsibility for coming through on this; but it can count on support from the United Nations, the international community and the United States. As the Mission in Haiti undergoes this transition, we thank the men and women of MINUSTAH for their service, and the Haitian Government for their cooperation. We also thank the troop and police contributors to the Mission and the Group of Friends of Haiti for their work to promote stability and development. The United States is a long-standing friend and partner of Haiti. We remain committed to working with the Haitian Government to ensure the country's long-term security, democratic development and economic growth. We look forward to a new chapter of growth and independence, and the unfolding story of the Haitian people.”

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16. “We believe that the new Haiti embodies the core principles of success we have developed as part of our peacekeeping review. Thanks to the recent elections in Haiti, the political context is right for this Mission, and the Haitian authorities are working hard to improve their capabilities. The new Mission will foster the independence and self-sufficiency of the Haitian people and will continue to support the Haitian National Police. The Mission also has defined the exit strategy established from the very beginning. That will help ensure a smooth transition of tasks and responsibilities in the future. Looking beyond the transition of the Mission, the Government of Haiti must focus on strengthening its judicial system and human rights institutions to help ensure long-term stability.”

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17. “The new mission of the United Nations for justice support in Haiti will devote its efforts to where they are most needed - in support of the rule of law, developing the Haitian police force and protecting human rights. At our debate last Thursday (S/PV.7918) on peacekeeping operations review, we asked Council members to focus on the political foundations necessary for the success of peacekeeping missions, including whether the mandated tasks and overall concept of the mission are consistent with political realities on the ground. We regard the transformation of the Haiti Mission, including the withdrawal of the military, as a strong example of how peacekeeping missions can and should change as a country's political situation changes.”

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18. “However, as I have said before in the Council, the real measure of progress in Haiti or any country where we have a peacekeeping mission is not dollars spent but our impact on the lives of the people we seek to help. Have we lifted them up, both as individuals and as a nation? Have we fostered independence? Have we made their lives better? It is in that spirit that we welcome the results of the strategic assessment mission, which recommend that the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti close in its current form by 15 October. The military component of the mission will withdraw, and what will follow will be a more focused, police-only mission. MINUSTAH has never been a traditional peacekeeping effort. There is no civil conflict or peace agreement to monitor.”

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19. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United States. I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Ms. Sandra Honore, for her briefing today. We commend Haiti for its recent peaceful transition in power. It was an important step towards stability and democracy in Haiti. Peacekeeping has made a great contribution to Haiti. Its support of the Government has been essential to ensuring a secure and stable environment. It has also provided invaluable assistance in aiding the Haitian people in recovering from a number of natural disasters, including the 2010 earthquake and Hurricane Matthew.”

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20. “I thank Ms. Honore for her briefing, her leadership and her service. I now give the floor to the members of the Security Council.”

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21. “Sandra Honore, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Her Excellency Ms. Joanne Adamson, Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, to participate in this meeting. The Security Councilwill now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/20l7/223, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti. 1 now give the floor to Ms. Honore.”

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22. “Allow me to extend our condolences to our friends in Egypt. What we saw happen was devastating because it happened in the most sacred of places, where people go to feel safe, to feel comfort and to find peace. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of the people of Egypt, and we stand in mourning with them. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. The question concerning Haiti Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (S/2017/223) The President: In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Peru, Spain and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Ms.”

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23. “We will develop an exit strategy, and we will demand real accountability from troop-contributing countries. I recognize that much of the commentary about peacekeeping reform in the weeks to come will centre on budgets and troop levels, but I believe that experience shows that funding is no guarantee for success. I also recognize that there are those who say this initiative represents a withdrawal of the United States from the global stage. Nothing could be further from the truth. The United States will continue to lead both here at the United Nations and out in the real world. Part of leadership is knowing when something needs to be fixed and having the will to do something about it. I look forward to working with all Council members to do just that. I resume my functions as President of the Council. The meeting rose at 6.50 pm.”

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24. “When circumstances fail to progress, we must be willing to draw down or restructure the mission and look at other ways in which to bring about stability. We have already begun to apply these principles to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). The Mission is working in a country in which it is increasingly clear that the Government is preying on its own people. Recent reporting revealed that the State was responsible for human rights violations, including the killing of 480 civilians. Yet we ask our peacekeepers to support the same Government. That is why the changes that we made to MONUSCO's mandate last week were so critical. Henceforth, we will focus on the protection of civilians and support for the democratic transition of power.”

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25. “In Lebanon, for instance, the mission does critical work to maintain stability along the Blue Line but, beyond those core-monitoring tasks, the mission does everything from publishing magazines to providing a navy. Fourthly, we must have an exit strategy. We should agree early on what success looks like, how to achieve it and how to set the country or region on the path to independence from the mission. These strategies should be considered at the earliest stages of mission planning and should be central to United Nations regular reporting. Lastly, we must be willing to adjust mandates both when situations improve and when they fail to improve. Lifting up the people of those regions must be our objective. When this is achieved, institutional inertia cannot be allowed to prolong operations.”

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26. “But we need to acknowledge that, time and again, missions have failed to help those on the ground when host Government's chose to obstruct them. In Darfur, the Government sought to restrict our peacekeepers from day one. It delayed visas, prevented freedom of movement and delayed customs clearance for food and equipment. The mission has suffered, which means that the people on the ground have suffered. Thirdly, peacekeeping mandates must be realistic and achievable. Mandates should be targeted to the challenges facing the country and given the resources and the capabilities to do the job. At the same time, we must avoid mission creep. It is common practice for missions to gradually snowball over time as they pick up increasing tasks and staff. What we end up with is a monster mission with unclear priorities or reporting lines.”

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27. “The mission in South Sudan, for example, involves a Government entangled in a civil war. At this time there's no credible political path to peace. The Government lacks the incentive to end the conflict, and has made the job more difficult for our peacekeepers. We cannot manage our way out of that problem. While it may be easier to accept and prolong the status quo, we are not doing ourselves or the people on the ground any favours. The Council must commit to bringing its political pressure to bear on non-cooperative Governments. The second principle is also fundamental. We need host-country cooperation. This is not to say that the Council should shy away from countries in which it is not welcome or forego to exercise its right as mandated by the Charter of the United Nations to intervene when needed.”

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28. “Outside of Africa, we have our mission in Kosovo that, if we are honest with ourselves, has no real reason for being. The risk is that of creating an artificial, subsidized peace that discourages real home-grown resolutions to those crises. That is why we need to think and why we need this kind of honest strategic review. We invite Council members to join us in evaluating each of our peacekeeping missions as their mandates are renewed. Our goal is to identify those missions that lack the underlying political conditions for a resolution, which numerous studies have concluded is central to mission success. To help guide us, we have developed a set of principles to which, we think, missions should be held. We have already touched on the first principle, which is that missions must support political solutions.”

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29. “Because we cannot continue these massive missions forever, we need to focus on the people whom we are supposed to lift up, the peacekeepers who lack the support or the direction that they need and the taxpayers who pay the bills. The simple fact is that, in many cases, United Nations peacekeeping is just not working. In Darfur, a 17,000-strong force designed for yesterday's challenges is not built for the needs of today. In South Sudan, where United Nations staff helped save hundreds of thousands of civilians, those vulnerable people have no hope of returning to a normal life. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Government uses the United Nations to neutralize only the armed groups that it wants, while leaving others untouched.”

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30. “I think that we can all agree that peacekeeping is far from perfect. Many of the Security Council's past discussions on reform focused on operations and efficiency issues, and that is all extremely important. Those efforts need to continue but, when I think about United Nations peacekeeping, I go back to what I learned as a young accountant: go back to the basics and ensure that there are measurables and accountability. We need to work smarter. We need to show results. We need to find value, and not just financial value. We need to focus on what the original intent was. Are we actually on track in accomplishing that intent? Are we meeting the needs of the people?”

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31. “The Blue Helmet is the most recognizable symbol of how the United Nations extends its presence and shows value in the world. With more than a 100,000 total personnel and a budget close to $8 billion, peacekeeping is the United Nations most powerful tool to promote international peace and security. We recognize in particular the courage of those men and women who risk their lives serving in peacekeeping missions, and we pay tribute to the more than 3,500 peacekeepers who have lost their lives to keep others safe. By drawing troops and resources from many countries, peacekeeping helps share the burden of promoting global security. When peacekeeping works well, we see countries that have been able to end internal conflicts, re-establish democratic political processes and develop their own capacities to protect their people.”

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32. “I shall now make a statement in my national capacity as the representative of the United States. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for taking the time to come and talk to us about peacekeeping and, more important, for his efforts and willingness to look at peacekeeping reform in a way in which we can make it more effective for those who need it. I also would like to thank my colleagues for participating in this important discussion. I think that so much of what they said was valuable but, more important, there is a collective effort to reform peacekeeping so that it does more for people on the ground in a manner in which it is not only efficient but effective. I thank them for taking the time to do that. If asked what the United Nations does, the average person would most likely say peacekeeping.”

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33. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document 8/2017/287, which contains a letter dated 4 April 2017 from my delegation addressed to the Secretary-General, transmitting a concept paper on the item under consideration. I now give the floor to the Secretary-General.”

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