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first: 2017-02-02
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“I thank Mr. O'Brien for his briefing and tell him how much we appreciate his reporting. I think it is very insightful and will certainly help us going forward. I shall now give the floor to those Council members who wish to make statements.”
2017-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7931 (2017) · source
“In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Stephen O'Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, to participate in this meeting. Mr. O'Brien is joining today's meeting via video- teleconference from Geneva. 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/2017/339, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014), 2191 (2014), 2258 (2015) and 2332 (2016). I now give the floor to Mr. O'Brien.”
2017-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7931 (2017) · source
“If we care about the leadership of the Security Council, we should not allow a presidential statement to be totally ignored. The entity that is benefiting from the division of the Council is the South Sudanese Government, so if we want it to continue to harass the people of South Sudan, and if we want to continue to see starvation in South Sudan, doing nothing is exactly what we need to keep doing. But if we are going to stop it and if we are really going to truly say we want to help the people of South Sudan, that is not about dialogue. That is not about hope. That is not about wishes. That is about action, and I call on the Security Council to act. I now resume my functions is President of the Security Council. There are no more speakers on the list. The meeting rose at noon.”
2017-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7930 (2017) · source
“It was nice and they were genuine, but we gave him no help whatsoever to do his job because we are allowing President Kiir to continue to do what he is doing. We are continuing to talk about how sorry we are for the people of South Sudan. We are continuing to talk about how we wish there was national dialogue, but yet there is no dialogue to be had. We talk about how we wish we could get humanitarian workers in there, but we are not doing anything to force the Government. We talk about how much more needs to be done in South Sudan, yet no one is stepping up and saying "Let us do it". If we truly appreciate the work that Mr. Shearer is doing and if we truly care for the people of South Sudan, then we must tell the South Sudanese Government that we are not going to put up with this anymore.”
2017-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7930 (2017) · source
“We have all noted that 83 humanitarian workers have been killed. On 10 April, Peter Alex, a World Food Programme aid worker, was detained. The Government should heed calls for his release. Moreover, the Government must cease obstructions to humanitarian assistance. We cannot and should not continue on the path we are on without some reassurance that South Sudan's leaders are willing to commit to the hard work ofpeace. It is time for South Sudan's leaders to show that they are willing to put their people ahead of personal and political self-interest, and it is time for the Council to acknowledge that its requests have been disregarded and ignored. I have sat here and listened to the many statements that have been given and the thanks offered to Mr. Shearer.”
2017-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7930 (2017) · source
“I call on the Council to move forward with the tools available to it, such as further sanctions and an arms embargo, or the violence and the atrocities will continue. We must not wait for more death, more displacement and more destruction before we have the courage to act. This is unacceptable. We must see a sign that progress is possible. The first sign we must see is the South Sudanese Government abiding by President Kiir's promise to fellow Heads of State one month ago today to announce a unilateral ceasefire. We must see that ceasefire implemented, with orders for the troops of the Sudan People's Liberation Army to immediately return to their barracks. We must see a dramatic change in the treatment of humanitarian workers in South Sudan since the outbreak of the civil war in December 2013.”
2017-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7930 (2017) · source
“It is clear that the warring parties do not have the political will to end this conflict on their own, and so it falls to us to consider our next steps carefully and without any illusions. Once more, we call on all parties to stop the violence, allow aid groups to address the humanitarian crisis, and return to the negotiating table. We urge all parties to seriously engage with the African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the United Nations to achieve a ceasefire and immediate humanitarian access. We ask our regional and international partners to respond with appropriate urgency to the situation in South Sudan, and we call on the AU and United Nations envoys to put forward an operational plan of active engagement for peace in South Sudan.”
2017-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7930 (2017) · source
“It is obvious that our presidential statement now joins the long list of other statements and resolutions of the Council that have been ignored by the warring factions in South Sudan. We have shown patience, and our patience has been rewarded with continued fighting and the deepening suffering of the South Sudanese people. We have shown faith that certain steps, if taken by the South Sudanese Government, would help end the fighting and lessen the humanitarian crisis, but the opposite has happened. How long can we continue to make statements that are ignored or issue calls to action that fall on deaf ears? How many more selfless, dedicated aid workers can we watch being murdered with impunity?”
2017-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7930 (2017) · source
“The Government continues to obstruct the peacekeeping mission from reaching those most in need. Aid workers continue to be killed trying to help the victims that the fighting has created. In fact, South Sudan is the most dangerous country in the world for aid workers today. More people have died trying to help in South Sudan than in any other country. It is not even close. In addition, the Government has still not taken any meaningful action to punish the soldiers responsible for the July 2016 attack on aid workers at the Terrain Hotel in Juba. Finally, we called on the parties to the conflict to support the efforts ofthe United Nations, the African Union (AU) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development to reach a political settlement. That, too, has not happened.”
2017-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7930 (2017) · source
“We called on the warring parties to immediately adhere to a ceasefire. There is no ceasefire in South Sudan today; instead, there are reports of serious human rights violations and abuses, and of violations of international humanitarian law, many at the hands of Government forces. Thousands of civilians continue to pour out of the country to escape the conflict. So many people have fled the violence that Uganda is now home to the world's largest refugee camp. We called on South Sudan to allow our peacekeepers to do theirjob - ajob that includes protecting civilians, monitoring and investigating human rights, and creating conditions for the delivery of humanitarian aid. We called on the warring parties to allow humanitarian organizations to do their job. Neither of these things has happened.”
2017-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7930 (2017) · source
“It is thanks to that effort and the dedication of aid workers that there is at least some relief for the people of South Sudan. The United Nations has also made some progress with our peacekeeping mission there. In response to failures by the mission last year, we are doing a betterjob protecting civilians. The mission has succeeded in establishing weapons- free zones around civilian protection sites in Juba, contributing to a significant drop in reported crime and violence, including sexual violence against women. In contrast, the parties to the conflict in South Sudan have little to no progress to report. Last month, we issued presidential statement S/PRST/20l7/4, calling on all parties to take several urgent steps. As we meet here today, none of these steps has been taken - not one.”
2017-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7930 (2017) · source
“Last month in the Council (see S/PV.7906), Ambassador Sison gave the best answer there is to famine in South Sudan. The famine is not the result of drought; it is the result of leaders more interested in political power and personal gain than in stopping violence and allowing humanitarian access. The famine in South Sudan is man-made. It is the result of ongoing conflict in that country. It is the result of an apparent campaign against the civilian population. It is the result of killing humanitarian workers - 16 this year alone. It is the result of denying starving people access to the food and medicine that will save their lives. That is the reason there is famine in South Sudan. I commend the United Nations for continuing to shelter over 200,000 South Sudanese civilians at sites across the country.”
2017-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7930 (2017) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United States. I want to thank Mr. Shearer for his briefing. I also thank Ambassador Seck for his leadership and Ambassador Ciss for his briefing today. The BBC recently ran a report with a headline that asked the question: Why are there still famines? It is a good question. The United Nations has declared that we are facing the biggest humanitarian crisis since the Second World War due to famines in Africa and Yemen. Twenty million people are at risk of starvation in South Sudan; 5.5 million face life-threatening hunger if nothing changes soon. That is fully half the population of that young and troubled country. How can so many people be facing starvation, given the technological and humanitarian capabilities we have today?”
2017-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7930 (2017) · source
“I thank Mr. Shearer for his briefing. We appreciate his sacrifice and leadership on this matter. I now give the floor to Ambassador Ciss.”
2017-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7930 (2017) · source
“In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. David Shearer, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, to participate in this meeting. 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/20l7/328, which contains a letter dated 17 April 2017 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear briefings by Mr. Shearer and Ambassador Gorgui Ciss, Deputy Permanent Representative of Senegal, on behalf of the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) concerning South Sudan. I now give the floor to Mr. Shearer.”
2017-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7930 (2017) · source
“I thank Mr. Kobler for his clarification and his comments. We understand that this solidarity is what he needs to push harder in his role. and we encourage him to continue moving in the right direction. We appreciate his efforts. The meeting rose at 12.05 pm.”
2017-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7927 (2017) · source
“That is the message that each of us on the Council needs to bring to the parties. That is how we can one day stop talking about Libya as a threat to peace and security, and instead focus on the opportunities that Libya has to thrive. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I now give the floor to representative of Libya.”
2017-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7927 (2017) · source
“Those are funds that would otherwise help rebuild Libya's shattered economy. So, we in the Council need to take an unequivocal stand against oil smuggling from Libya in all of its forms. The international community must work closely with the Government of National Accord and the National Oil Corporation, which is based in the capital, to shut those rogue operations down. That is what the resolutions of the Security Council demand. None ofthat will be easy. Libya faces an immensely challenging road ahead to rebuild its institutions and recover from years of civil war. The first step, though, is clear. Libya's leaders need to come together in support ofa single Government and a single military. They need to talk through their differences, not fight them out, and they need to compromise.”
2017-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7927 (2017) · source
“Libya's international parties need to be clear in pushing for a single Government security force. Finally, the Libyan Government of National Accord must deliver for the country's people, but the Government cannot function unless it has control over the resources that provide its budget. Libya's oil wealth can help fund the restoration of public services, including policing and other security measures. The United Nations and Libya's international partners must help the Government of National Accord manage the country's resources, so that the Government can help ordinary Libyans with their everyday needs. That is why Libya's oil and petroleum industry must be safeguarded for the benefit of the country's people. When groups try to smuggle Libyan oil out of the country, they are smuggling away Libya's future.”
2017-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7927 (2017) · source
“But some actors have pursued destabilizing military operations, while refusing to fully commit to finding political agreement. Violence on the ground has escalated in recent weeks. Conflict now looms at Tamehint airfield, where forces aligned with the United Nations-recognized Government were recently attacked by a rival group. Such destabilizing attacks are unacceptable. They must stop now. When Libya's factions keep fighting instead of talking, the biggest winners are the terrorist groups. Libya's security cannot rest in the hands of various separate factions. The country deserves a national, unified military under civilian oversight. Moving forward in Libya requires building up such a force - one that is capable of securing the country. That is an extremely tough task.”
2017-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7927 (2017) · source
“The Libyan Political Agreement remains the framework that Libyans have agreed on for their country's transition. It is the road map towards a democratic Libyan State - one in which all Libyans can have a say. Implementing the Agreement is vital to restoring stability. The United States welcomes indications of support from many parties for the Agreement. At the same time, we call on those who have not yet dedicated themselves to engaging in the process and ask them to do so immediately. There may need to be certain amendments to the Agreement, but the important point is that every Libyan faction needs to come together in a national dialogue and agree on how to carry out its terms. Dialogue and compromise - that is what the United States urges the parties to engage in.”
2017-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7927 (2017) · source
“It does not have to be that way. If Libya's leaders can work together, Libya can, with the support of the United Nations and the international community, start to rebuild. That path starts with a national political reconciliation among Libya's parties. The status quo, with various officials all claiming to speak for the Libyan people, is not sustainable. It does nothing to re-establish the institutions and the security that the Libyan people crave. The United States believes that the best way to resolve differences is through a Libyan-led dialogue with the support of the United Nations and the international community. All parties should immediately commit to that process. If the parties do not come together soon, Libya will only grow more dangerous and difficult to govern. That is an outcome that no party should want.”
2017-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7927 (2017) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as representative of the United States of America. I want to thank again Mr. Kobler, as well as Ambassador Skoog, for their briefings and their insight. The stakes for achieving stability in Libya are high. Heavily armed factions are fighting each other to control land and resources. Thousands of desperate migrants die every year after setting sail from Libya's shores. The Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham and other violent extremist groups are looking for safe havens in places that are beyond the Government's authority. The Libyan people are suffering. For too many Libyans, the promise of throwing off a brutal dictator has been replaced by the reality of harsh conditions and life under militias. The effects of that instability are spreading throughout North Africa and across the Mediterranean.”
2017-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7927 (2017) · source
“I thank Mr. Kobler for his time, his leadership and the insight that he has provided today. I now give the floor to Ambassador Skoog.”
2017-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7927 (2017) · source
“Kobler and Ambassador Olof Skoog, Permanent Representative of Sweden, in his capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya. I now give the floor to Mr. Kobler.”
2017-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7927 (2017) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Libya to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, to participate in this meeting. 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/2017/283, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Support Mission in Libya. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear briefings by Mr.”
2017-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7927 (2017) · source
“The next international crisis could very well come from places in which human rights are widely disregarded. Perhaps, it will be North Korea, Iran or Cuba. We do not know where the next revolt against basic violations of humanity will come, but we know from history that they will come. When they do, the Security Council will be called upon to react. We are much better off acting on the front-end and standing for human rights before the absence of human rights forces us to react. It is past time for the Council to fulfil the mandate that it was given 72 years ago. It is past time that we dedicated ourselves to promoting peace, security and human rights. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I now give the floor to the other members of the Council.”
2017-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7926 (2017) · source
“We should be ready to engage early and often in the statements that we make and in the measures that we impose. It is clear that the connection between human rights and security is a topic worthy of the Council's serious consideration. To be fair, over the years, the Security Council has addressed human rights issues in various ways. The Security Council has mandated many peacekeeping and political missions to monitor and report on human rights violations and abuses. Several Security Council-established sanctions regimes include Syria's human rights violations or abuses as a criterion for adding individuals to travel-ban or assets- freeze lists. These are tangible and real impacts that show what the Council can achieve for human rights when we set our minds to it, but there is so much more that we can do.”
2017-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7926 (2017) · source
“That is why we supported the recent establishment of an international fact-finding mission to look into these allegations. Frankly, there is hardly an issue on our agenda today that does not involve concerns about human rights, and future threats will continue to challenge us. That kind of violence is not inevitable, but if the Council fails to take human rights violations and abuses seriously, they can escalate into real threats to international peace and security. The Security Council cannot continue to be silent when it sees widespread violations of human rights. Why would we tell ourselves that we will only deal with questions of peace and security without addressing the factors that bring about the threats in the first place?”
2017-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7926 (2017) · source
“That has forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to neighbouring countries and caused massive regional disruption. It is little wonder that the Government has pushed back on the United Nations and the African Union's work in Burundi. We continue to watch Burma, where the security forces have allegedly conducted episodic acts of Violence and repression against the ethnic Rohingya people, who already face widespread ethnic and religious discrimination from Governmental authorities and popular social movements, despite the human rights gains achieved throughout the country as a result of Burma's ongoing democratic transformation. Such treatment drives desperate people to flee to neighbouring countries at best, or to radicalization at worst. Such allegations demand real and independent investigations as soon as possible.”
2017-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7926 (2017) · source
“The outrage spawned more protests and more crackdowns, and the cycle repeated until the situation turned into a full-fledged war. It was not just any war, but one that has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths and millions of refugees. What began with assorted human rights violations and abuses that the Council has been reluctant to address has become a security issue that we are forced to address repeatedly. It is a prime example of why we should take human rights violations and abuses more serious from their beginning. In other cases, Governments use violence and human rights violations to stifle dissent. We have seen numerous instances in which the Burundian Government services have used torture to crackdown on protesters.”
2017-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7926 (2017) · source
“Systematic human rights violations help underwrite the country's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. The Government forces many of its citizens, including political prisoners, to work in life-threatening conditions in coal mines and other dangerous industries to finance the regime's military. Because they do, the Security Council must devote considerable efforts to addressing North Korea's increasing threats to international peace. Turning to Syria, in 2011, a group of boys between the ages of 12 and 15 years spray-painted the following message on the wall of their school: "The people want the fall of the regime." For that, the Syrian regime arrested them. Those children were brutally beaten, had their fingernails ripped out by grown men in Government prisons and were tortured before being returned to their parents.”
2017-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7926 (2017) · source
“The traditional View has been that the Security Council is for maintaining international peace and security, not for human rights. I am here today to assert that the protection of human rights is often deeply intertwined with peace and security. The two things often cannot be separated. In case after case, human rights violations and abuses are not merely the incidental by-products of conflict, but the trigger of conflict. When a State begins to systematically violate human rights, it is a sign; it is a red flag; it is a blaring siren - one of the clearest possible indicators that instability and violence may follow and spill across borders. It is no surprise that the world's most brutal regimes are also the most ruthless violators of human rights. Let us consider North Korea.”
2017-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7926 (2017) · source
“Indeed, one of the purposes of the United Nations is, according to the Charter, "respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction as to race, sex, language or relgion". Ambassador Moynihan did not stop with arguing that protecting human rights is the right thing to do. He also argued that it is the smart thing to do - and it is. Despite his advice in the 1970s, the Council has never held a meeting focused exclusively on human rights. Today, we will do that. We have held meetings devoted to specific situations in specific countries, but we have never dedicated a meeting to the broader question of how human rights violations and abuses can lead to a breakdown in peace and security.”
2017-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7926 (2017) · source
“I thank the Secretary-General for his time, his leadership and his service on this issue. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United States. Thirty years ago, my predecessor, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, made the case that human rights have a special place in foreign policy. It had been just two years since the General Assembly had adopted its outragous resolution 3379 (XXX), equating Zionism with racism. Moynihan thought that tolerance and compassion could use a win at the United Nations and, as usual, he was right. The first argument he offered for paying greater attention to this subject was that human rights are inalienable rights. When we embrace human rights, we embrace the values that are held, among others, by all the world's major religions.”
2017-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7926 (2017) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I give the floor to the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Antonio Guterres, and thank him for taking the time to be here.”
2017-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7926 (2017) · source
“We will, however, continue to push for the accountability of those troops in Haiti, as well as all troop-contributing countries involved in peacekeeping efforts. We owe it the vulnerable in those countries, who desperately need peace and security. I ask Council members to join me in that effort. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I now give the floor to the representative of Brazil.”
2017-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7924 (2017) · source
“These peacekeepers are sent into vulnerable communities to protect the innocent, not to exploit or rape them. The United States has made it clear to the United Nations and all troop- contributing countries that these abuses must stop. Countries that refuse to hold their soldiers accountable must recognize that this either stops or their troops will go home and their financial compensation will end. The abuses do not represent a troop-contributing country poorly ifthey hold those abusers accountable and stress this to the soldiers who are in place. The United States will continue to work closely with Haiti as it makes progress towards security and stability. With the international community, we stand by the Government of Haiti and are committed to the country's democratic development, independence and economic growth.”
2017-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7924 (2017) · source
“We have previously noted the contributions of many of the peacekeeping troops in Haiti. While this is seen as a success, unfortunately, it is a nightmare for many in Haiti, who will never be able to forget and live with brutal scars. We must acknowledge the abandoned children, 12-15 years old, who lived every day with hunger. They were lured by peacekeepers with cookies and snacks. The high price of this food was sexual abuse. According to Paisley Dodds of the Associated Press, the children were passed from soldier to soldier. One boy was gang raped in 2011 by peacekeepers, who disgustingly filmed it on a cellphone. What do we sayto those kids? Did thesepeacekeepers keep them safe? We must acknowledge those realities. How can we learn from those acts?”
2017-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7924 (2017) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my national capacity. Today's resolution 2350 (2017) brings to a close a Mission that began in 2004 when Haiti was first faced with an armed conflict that had spread to several cities across the country. Accountability and reporting language has been added so that we are able to track the effectiveness of remaining personnel. Two regional hubs will be removed to focus efforts in the areas that need the most support. As the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti draws down and the new United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti gears up, the Haitian people will be set on the path of independence and self-sufficiency. This is a success story when it comes to drawing down a peacekeeping mission. The United States will continue to stand with the people of Haiti.”
2017-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7924 (2017) · source
“In favour: Bolivia (Plurinational State of), China, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Senegal, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America and Uruguay The President: The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2350 (2017). I now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements after the voting.”
2017-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7924 (2017) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Brazil to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will nowbegin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2017/3l3, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by the United States of America. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2017/223, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti. The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by Show ofhands.”
2017-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7924 (2017) · source
“I suggest that they look at today's vote very carefully and heed our warning. I now resume my functions as the President of the Council. I give the floor to the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7922 (2017) · source
“Once more, today's voting could have served as the moment when Russia saw that its interests do not lie with a murderous dictator, but rather with the many countries in the international community, including those all across the Middle East, that want to end the conflict. By its failure, Russia will continue to be isolated. We urge Russia to join forces with the overwhelming number of countries that are pushing for a political solution. The international community has spoken. Russia now has a lot to prove. To Assad and the Syrian Government, I say that they have no friends in the world after their horrible actions. The United States is watching their actions very closely. The days of their arrogance and disregard of humanity are over. Their excuses will no longer be heard.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7922 (2017) · source
“The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism has told us many times that Assad has not provided the access needed to investigate. We need to continue to support the Mechanism's role in further investigating what happened on 4 April. If the regime is innocent, as Russia claims, the information requested by the draft resolution would have vindicated them. Unfortunately, this was Russia's eighth veto on the Syrian resolution. The United States takes no pleasure in seeing Russia isolated again in the Security Council. We want to work with Russia to advance a political process for Syria. We want Russia to use its influence over the Assad regime to stop the madness and the cruelty that we see every day on the ground. Today's vote could have been a turning point.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7922 (2017) · source
“It was a step toward holding the perpetrators of that chemical attack accountable, and I thank those members who supported that effort. But, with its veto, Russia said "no" to accountability. Russia said "no" to cooperation with the United Nations independent investigation, and Russia said "no" to a draft resolution that would have helped to promote peace in Syria. Russia once again has chosen to side with Assad, even as the rest of the world - including the Arab world - has overwhelmingly come together to condemn that murderous regime. Russia said that the draft resolution was biased and that the Assad regime was not involved. The draft resolution simply emphasized the information that the regime is already required to provide to investigators.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7922 (2017) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United States. Abdel Hamid Al-Youssef put his nine-month-old twin babies in the ground last week. Each branch of Abdel's extended family reportedly got its own trench to bury their dead. One family, 22 victims. Abdel held his twins in his arms. He tried to keep himselftogether. He tried to stop his tears. All Abdel could say before putting his twins in their final resting place was "say goodbye baby, say goodbye". They were two of the smallest Victims of the Assad regime's vicious and barbaric chemical attack. No one anywhere in the world should ever have to face that kind of suffering. That is why the United States of America, the United Kingdom and France put forward today's draft resolution.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7922 (2017) · source
“The Council is now ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by Show ofhands. In favour: Egypt, France, Italy, Japan, Senegal, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America and Uruguay Against: Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Russian Federation Abstaining: China, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan The President: There were 10 votes in favour, 2 against and 3 abstentions. The draft resolution has not been adopted, owing to the negative vote of a permanent member of the Council. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements following the voting.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7922 (2017) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2017/315, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by France, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements before the voting.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7922 (2017) · source
“We are ready to throw our weight and resources behind diplomacy. We are ready to help bring this conflict to an end. But our commitment is not enough. The United States is looking for partners that are serious about using their influence over the Al-Assad regime and towards defeating the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham. Every country needs to do its part. All ofus must commit notjust in words but also in actions to the same goal - peace in Syria. I now resume my functions as President ofthe Council. I now give the floor to the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic, whom we ask to be conscious of time.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7921 (2017) · source