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first: 2008-11-19
most recent: 2012-09-20
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“I need not emphasize that the people of Afghanistan also greatly look forward to the vast sea of change that should become clearer in the next few months. We believe that a stable Government in Afghanistan, supported by the international community and its own people, is in the vital interest of a peaceful future in the region. We believe that the Consultative Peace Jirga, which was attended by 1,600 people and did not get much mention here today, deserves the international community's recognition and acknowledgement of the importance of their discourse and their conclusions, recommendations and suggestions. We support the Afghan-led intra-Afghan dialogue as the singular most important symbol of ownership of the entire process that we are discussing around the table here today.”
2010-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6351 (2010) · source
“It is the fourth decade of conflict and tragedy in Afghanistan, and I think that the international community must take a more retrospective look at what is emerging there and review what it needs to do to take us towards a better understanding and a better tomorrow for Afghanistan. Needless to say, Pakistan has a very vital interest in our neighbour and developments there as a whole have in fact affected Pakistan equally in all directions. The latest report (S/2010/318) provides useful information on the reintegration and reconciliation process in Afghanistan. It outlines the complexity of the security situation and identifies the challenges of development and governance, as well as preparations for the forthcoming elections.”
2010-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6351 (2010) · source
“I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting. We always appreciate your country's stand on the issue of Afghanistan and, of course, the importance of discussing the Secretary-General's quarterly report, which seems to have become traditional. I would like to thank the Permanent Representative of Turkey, Ambassador Apakan, for having led the Security Council's mission to Afghanistan and Mr. Zahir Tanin, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, for his lucid and very fair comments earlier today. I would like to welcome Staffan de Mistura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, who certainly brings much experience and, for many of us, more hope for the United Nations work in Afghanistan.”
2010-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6351 (2010) · source
“In this regard, our delegation greatly values your presence in the Council, Sir, as well as Japan's active engagement over time in peacekeeping and peacebuilding processes.”
2010-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6299Resumption1 (2010) · source
“As Member States review the peacebuilding architecture this year, it is important to note that the objectives of peacebuilding will be advanced by utilizing the full potential of the PBC, as outlined in General Assembly resolution 60/180, and also by aligning its functions with lessons we should have learned thus far. For effective response in the immediate aftermath of conflict, it would make more sense if the PBC were engaged from the outset of United Nations involvement, particularly where integrated peacekeeping missions are deployed. This would only facilitate more cohesion between the objectives of peacebuilding and peacekeeping. I will conclude by urging a more sustained focus of the Member States on peacebuilding.”
2010-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6299Resumption1 (2010) · source
“We were among the pioneers of the concept of a dedicated United Nations institutional mechanism for peacebuilding. The Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) is an embodiment of that idea. The PBC, with its unique composition and specific mandate, holds a pivotal role in the peacebuilding architecture. We are happy to note that the PBC has made steady progress in the first five years of its existence. For this, the role of the Chair, previous Chairs, and the Chairs of the various country- specific configurations, is definitely commendable.”
2010-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6299Resumption1 (2010) · source
“This requires the cooperation and support of Member States, particularly the donors, as well as enhanced collaboration with the international financial institutions, which need to show more operational ingenuity in their assistance programmes. From the point of view of enhancing national ownership and capacity, it is also important that most of the funding be provided through Government channels. In the context of resource allocations, the steady portfolio growth in the Peacebuilding Fund is indeed gratifying, and the efficiency of the Fund will only increase with more transparency. Pakistan is committed to the objectives of United Nations peacebuilding. As the largest troop- contributing country, we are cognizant of the importance of this endeavour.”
2010-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6299Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Such conditions - security and political stability - can be attained only if the aim of the collective peacebuilding endeavour is to win peace and not to earn or impose it. Building such peace would require the right prioritization of the targeted areas of development, while tapping and harnessing the civilian capacities available locally before resorting to regional or international expertise. Similarly, some level of understanding of local sensitivities and a degree of flexibility in imposing conditionalities are also essential. Further progress on democracy, gender issues and human rights can only be incremental. Undue emphasis on these issues, especially in the early recovery phase, would remain counterproductive. Sustained peacebuilding efforts also require predictable and sustained funding and the allocation of adequate resources.”
2010-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6299Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Early conflict management also offers some unique opportunities. There are the aspirations of the people affected by the conflict, who are determined to seize the opportunity of peace and to turn a new page for a better future. We must learn to build upon these aspirations by giving them full ownership of the process through active engagement in decision-making and investment in national capacity-building. At the same time, the international community rightly expects the local actors to inculcate the required sense of responsibility and values of governance that correspond to the ownership, and to infuse confidence among the partners. We understand that there is no silver bullet that can precipitate conditions conducive to implementing peacebuilding strategies.”
2010-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6299Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The challenges of a relapse into conflict can be tackled by undertaking more coordinated assessment and planning for peacebuilding and peacekeeping activities, in which both processes must be explicitly defined and clearly identified to ensure a coherent approach to a sustainable peace. We must learn to recognize that peacekeeping and peacebuilding are each specialized disciplines, though with cross-cutting themes. These disciplines can work together by exploring pragmatic avenues of partnership through a dynamic interplay between the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the international financial institutions, the troop-contributing countries and the relevant departments of the Secretariat. As experience has shown, regrettably, this does not necessarily happen.”
2010-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6299Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The inputs thus gathered needs to be factored into our collective action to forge a coherent, efficient and predictable response to the peacebuilding needs of countries emerging from conflict. As pointed out by some speakers, the task of peacebuilding is further complicated by the proven risks of relapse into conflict. It is therefore very important for the international community to pay special attention to the stresses and strains on the system, particularly in the immediate aftermath of conflict - a period normally marked by challenges and opportunities alike.”
2010-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6299Resumption1 (2010) · source
“My delegation would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your participation in today's open debate and for the important statement of your Foreign Minister. We would also like to express our appreciation for your usual and very able stewardship of the Security Council. In our view, conflict prevention and peacebuilding remain the greatest challenges facing the United Nations today. While peacebuilding is an essential component of conflict management that entails parallel and coordinated efforts on the security, political, humanitarian and development fronts, time has shown that it remains a complex undertaking, requiring further and closer review of ground realities and expectations, as well as continued extensive consultations.”
2010-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6299Resumption1 (2010) · source
“We hope that the Council, in accordance with its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, will continue to strive for the implementation of its relevant resolutions. In conclusion, let me reiterate Pakistan's full support for a lasting peace for all the inhabitants of the region and our strong commitment to the realization of an independent, sovereign and viable State of Palestine, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital, living side by side and in complete peace with all its neighbours.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Such a measure will not only vitiate the atmosphere, which needs to be conducive to the cause of peace, but also raise doubts about the commitment of Israel to a negotiated political settlement. The cessation of repressive and provocative measures is essential to building an environment that is conducive to implementing the strategies of peace within given timelines. In this context, we have taken positive note of the strategy outlined in the statement issued by the Middle East Quartet in Moscow on 19 March 2010. However, the Quartet must now back its words with greater political drive for a sustained dialogue towards the final settlement, in accordance with relevant Security Council resolutions. We believe that the Quartet's commitments do not obviate the role of the Security Council, but reinforce it.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298Resumption1 (2010) · source
“These provocations neutralize the voices of peace and accord. These provocations also resonate as a loud political statement of utter disregard for the norms of international law and respect for heritage, culture, history and traditions. More disquieting are the latest reports of the imposition of a military order that empowers the occupying forces to arbitrarily expel the Palestinian people from the West Bank and Gaza. Of late, the world has been riddled with extrajudicial, extra-constitutional and other such activities; this order is the latest among them. Imposed under the garb of so-called additional legal oversight, this order will be a new tool for deporting and imprisoning the Palestinian people.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298Resumption1 (2010) · source
“It would require the international community to unequivocally call upon Israel to check the policies of its occupying forces that have converted the sacred land into a complex of checkpoints, roadblocks, siege and separation walls. These policies have compounded the humanitarian plight of the Palestinian people by disrupting and adding misery to their already miserable lives. This does not augur well for developing a peaceful atmosphere. In addition to an improvement in the humanitarian situation, it is essential that any provocative measures taken by the authorities cease. Such measures include settlement activity, especially in and around East Jerusalem, and a growing trend to alter the status of centuries-old places of prayer - mosques, churches and cemeteries of the Palestinian people.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The Middle East question and the plight of the Palestinians have remained a major challenge for the international community for many years. After seven decades of futility in addressing this challenge, one has to say that, if nothing else, at least a consensus for peace seems to be emerging in the international community. The statements that we have heard so far this morning confirm our recognition that this must be so. The question now is how to convert our collective desire for peace into a credible action plan for a wider political settlement that would end the cycle of violence and conflict in the region. Without an end to mutual suspicion and discord, I am not sure that a durable and viable political settlement could actually take place.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298Resumption1 (2010) · source
“At the outset, I would like to express our condolences to the Chinese delegation for the loss of life and property in the earthquake that struck China today. Our hearts go out to the victims. The Pakistani delegation would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your successful handling of the work of the Security Council during your presidency. We also thank you for convening this very important meeting. We would also like to express our appreciation to Mr. Lynn Pascoe for his invaluable insights on the current situation in the region. Pakistan would like to associate itself with the statements made by the representatives of Egypt and Syria on behalf of the Non-Alignment Movement and the Organization of the Islamic Conference, respectively.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298Resumption1 (2010) · source
“In the end, we congratulate the hardy men who are our partners in Afghanistan and the efforts they are making today. Peace and security in Afghanistan are the desire and dream of the Pakistani people. Affiliation between the people of two countries is based on historical, cultural and social ties. Stability and progress in Afghanistan will have positive implications for the security situation in Pakistan. We also call on the international community to remain steadfast in its commitment to Afghanistan.”
2010-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6287 (2010) · source
“Only 30 to 35 per cent of all aid filters down to those for whom it was originally sent. The number is significantly low and does not reflect the progress that will be needed for Afghanistan. On a lighter note, as I come towards my conclusion, what is it that we desire from the Afghan Government? The answer should be a partnership. Well, if that is a partnership, I wonder how many around this table can pontificate to their wives every morning on how the partnership should be run. Very few, I would guess. I believe we need to be more concerned and sensitive to the Afghan Government's efforts and to promote that relationship. Let them be partners and not have to hear merely what is poured into their ears over long periods of time.”
2010-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6287 (2010) · source
“What is happening to that beautiful country - a paradise lost, to which brave people, including Ambassador Tanin here, return, giving up everything in life to be a part of a process that rebuilds their beloved land? If it is a paradise lost, I think that the first important action is for the international community to quash the various rumours of pull-outs and early departure, as they are dampening and hurting the process of peace in Afghanistan. Much like Satan thrown out from the realms of paradise, the international community will have to clench its fist in defiance and, as Milton says, speak and show the unconquerable will of the international community. I believe that to leave Afghanistan alone with those national challenges is not, in my mind, sound policy. We must also make a very hard decision.”
2010-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6287 (2010) · source
“Pakistan supports regional efforts for stability and peace in Afghanistan, and I think that the reflection of our desire to make the best possible use of a regional approach to peace, security and economic progress was self-evident at the fourth trilateral summit of Pakistan, Turkey and Afghanistan in Istanbul. We are also looking forward to the joint jirga, as we call it, which is the convergence of elders throughout our and the Afghan areas hosting the Pashtun race, some time at the end of April, as well as to the Kabul conference. These and other actions taken by us, we hope, will produce substantial results. And we continue to pursue such actions. What is the international community to do about it?”
2010-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6287 (2010) · source
“Staffan de Mistura on his appointment as the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan at this critical juncture. UNAMA must play a pivotal role in supporting and strengthening the capacity of the Afghan Government to confront the enormous challenges before it. UNAMA's supportive disposition- and I stress supportive - would be acceptable to the Afghan people. We attach high priority to our close friendship with Afghanistan, and I think that the joint declaration signed in Islamabad on 11 March signifies that. I believe that Pakistan remains host to over 3 million Afghans. That gesture, despite our own economic woes, remains close to our heart, and we carry on in whatever way possible.”
2010-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6287 (2010) · source
“We agree with the Secretary-General's observation that there can be no sovereignty without capacity and responsibility. I think that the international community understands that, and is moving towards increasing capacity and assisting with more responsibility. With great pleasure, I announce that, in the recent meetings between President Karzai and President Zardari in Islamabad, we have further aided that process by increasing responsibility through offering 2,000 university scholarships in Pakistan to Afghans free of cost, and that, to increase capacity, we have offered to train military and police forces in large numbers in our institutions in Pakistan. I think that this will help further the process and accelerate it towards more sovereign Afghan action. I would not like to forget Mr. Kai Eide. Yet, I would like to congratulate Mr.”
2010-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6287 (2010) · source
“Pakistan supports the reconciliation and reintegration process, and I believe that anyone willing to lay down arms or to consider the possibility should be considered wholly without recrimination. However, as suggested by the Secretary-General, we must be very careful not to over-militarize the peace process, and I picked that specifically from his report. The civilian component of the strategy should be at the forefront, and the military component should slowly - and that will be the litmus test of our progress and success - support the overall efforts. At the same time, the international community must accept and realize that there is a desire not just to build what is physically visible, but also to promote the Afghan national character to one that can support itself with its head held high.”
2010-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6287 (2010) · source
“Yet, I endorse and express complete support for the international and regional efforts for stability and peace. The London Conference has, thankfully, been taken over by past masters, who perhaps might produce more expected results acceptable to a wider audience. I hope that what we call Afghan ownership will become more apparent if not for the security of the world, then certainly for the security of Afghanistan and its people. I remember Peter Galbraith when I speak of the formation of the Electoral Complaints Commission, and the technical assistance of UNAMA will further help to improve the electoral process. We are confident that the parliamentary elections this year will produce more binding results.”
2010-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6287 (2010) · source
“May I express appreciation for the successful Gabonese presidency of the Security Council. I should also like to thank Alain Le Roy for presenting the Secretary-General's report (S/2010/127) and my dear friend Zahir Tanin, who sits so patiently through every meeting, hearing everything that can possibly be said around this table. This is a timely debate on Afghanistan, with the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Of course, that calls for a renewal of everything else that we intend to express here, but, at the same time, we cannot forget that, enmeshed in that cruel cyclone that has hit the world, the region has suffered along with Afghanistan and, sadly, the situation has affected its neighbours, especially Pakistan.”
2010-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6287 (2010) · source
“The long-term objectives of peace, stability and development in Afghanistan can be realized only by respecting its sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity. In 1907, two empires met and signed the Saint Petersburg Convention; both are now sitting in the Security Council. Russia agreed to channel its foreign policy on Afghanistan through Whitehall, and the British agreed not to invade, annex or occupy any part of Afghanistan, having just ceded the territories of Kandahar and Herat to Amir Abdur Rahman Khan. There is a lesson of history in this pax. Let us hope that this Council is listening.”
2010-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6255 (2010) · source
“We would stress the need for strengthening reintegration programmes for these refugees within Afghanistan's development strategy. We expect the United Nations and the international community to be more forthcoming in assisting in this endeavour with the necessary resources. The international community is nearing completion of a decade of engagement with Afghanistan. That calls for introspection and a genuine reappraisal of achievements and failures. There is no doubt that Afghanistan stills needs international assistance through sustained, pragmatic and prudent engagement. Non-intervention and non-interference in the internal affairs of Afghanistan must however be a cardinal element of this engagement. No regional or extra-regional State should be allowed to manipulate the situation.”
2010-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6255 (2010) · source
“Whether it be 100 years ago or the Mad Mullah of Swat or the Mullah of Pawinda - also emulated recently - you suddenly see them lead thousands of Lashkars down the mountain. Prior to the first Afghan war, McNaughton signalled the Governor in Calcutta, "All is well"; he was murdered the next day. In the period of the second Afghan war, Cavagnari cabled the same to Delhi; he was also killed the next day. And when Commissioner Undy in Peshawar spoke of the calm, tribal Afridi Lashkars came out of nowhere to attack Peshawar. This is Afghanistan. We are committed to a voluntary, gradual, safe and dignified return of the over 3 million refugees that still live with us in Pakistan, but there is a need for more diligent and sustained efforts at creating necessary pull factors in Afghanistan.”
2010-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6255 (2010) · source
“We are also engaged in security and intelligence cooperation with Afghanistan, including through the Tripartite Commission, which also includes the United States and the International Security Assistance Force. The last highest-level meeting of the Commission, held on 29 December, reviewed the overall coordination in the security area specifically. We are also looking forward to constructively participating in the meetings being organized by the Turkish Government in Istanbul during the last week of this month and in the London Conference on Afghanistan to be held on 28 January 2010. But let us signal a cautionary note. As Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, said, anyone who has read the history of the area will not prophesy the future. Suddenly the status quo changes.”
2010-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6255 (2010) · source
“The United Nations has an important responsibility in coordinating a comprehensive international effort in Afghanistan. Pakistan is further committed to strengthening our friendly bilateral ties with Afghanistan, in the spirit of the joint declaration on the directions of bilateral cooperation, signed by our two Presidents in 2009. Our assistance package for Afghanistan is the biggest cooperation programme Pakistan has had with any country. We have elaborate human resources development programmes in various fields for our Afghan friends. Afghanistan is also our third largest trading partner and is soon likely to become the second largest partner.”
2010-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6255 (2010) · source
“Pakistan acknowledges the role of the United Nations in Afghanistan, particularly that of UNAMA, ably led by the Secretary-General's Special Representative. Security Council resolutions 1806 (2008) and 1868 (2009) clearly lay down UNAMA's strengthened and expanded presence throughout the country and outline its central role in aid coordination, providing political outreach and promoting implementation of the Afghanistan National Development Strategy. Resolution 1868 (2009) specifically spells out expansion of UNAMA's activities and programmes at the provincial level. Accordingly, UNAMA plans to open new provincial offices in 2010. We have supported the budget proposals that entail such expansion, including the Secretary-General's request for the immediate use of $7.9 million for security requirements.”
2010-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6255 (2010) · source
“Outsiders, as former British Prime Minister Disraeli predicted to the House of Lords, can only be bogged down in financial convulsions while the war in Afghanistan would exhaust the resources of any country. And I think we should remember that as a lesson. We have always believed that peace and economic development in Afghanistan can be brought about only by a stable Government in Kabul, enjoying the majority support of the Afghan people. The presidential and provincial council elections held last year showed the commitment of the Afghan people to democracy and the rule of law. The Government of Pakistan extends its full support to President Karzai's agenda and road map, as articulated in his inaugural speech.”
2010-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6255 (2010) · source
“The insecurity driven by the political-economic insurgency and its exploitation by criminals and drug traffickers are the main factors impeding progress in Afghanistan. This insurgency needs to be eliminated as a priority, without externalizing the problem. By externalizing the problem, as Sir Henry Durand commented wryly more than a century ago, "these instructions from afar are a phantasm of remote danger that tend to warp judgement". This is an issue linked to the inadequate capacity to enforce law in the treacherous landscape of Afghanistan. We agree with the Secretary-General that we must resolve to implement "a political reform that addresses the root causes of the insurgency, including through efforts aimed at improving governance and an Afghan-led political process to re-establish peace" (S/2009/674, para. 25).”
2010-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6255 (2010) · source
“Pakistan, as one may well imagine, has a vital stake in the peace, stability and economic development of Afghanistan. In human conflict, no neighbour, no other country has suffered more than Pakistan from the consequences of conflict and human tragedy in Afghanistan. But the people of Pakistan share these sorrows of their Afghan brethren. In their prosperity we see our prosperity; in their progress, we see our progress; and in their woes, we see our woes. We value the Secretary-General's latest report (S/2009/674) on the situation in Afghanistan. It provides useful information on the Afghan electoral process and the difficulties encountered in that regard; the nature and complexity of the security situation in Afghanistan; and aid effectiveness, donor coordination and development.”
2010-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6255 (2010) · source
“May I congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency for this month, representing a major Power in the area. I would like to thank the Secretary-General and Kai Eide for the briefings given this morning in this Chamber. Specifically, my delegation would like to thank you for convening this important meeting on the situation in Afghanistan. Today's meeting provides a timely opportunity to review the overall situation in Afghanistan, a country steeped in blood where geography jostles with ethnology and strategy with history, especially in the context of President Karzai's success in the recent Afghan elections and the Security Council's forthcoming consideration of the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), due to expire in March 2010.”
2010-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6255 (2010) · source
“It is the sincere belief of my delegation that a sustained engagement by the international community and the Security Council on the parameters I have outlined will lead to the political settlement that we have long hoped for and dreamed of.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“We urge our Palestinian brothers to put aside their differences and pool their energies in the pursuit of peace. Lastly, to achieve a lasting settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict, it is imperative to address its root cause, which is the Israeli occupation of the Arab territories. The solution therefore requires Israel's complete withdrawal from the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and other occupied Arab territories, including the Syrian Golan. Israel should also immediately cease all settlement activities. Crucial to this equation would be parallel progress on the Syria-Israel and Lebanon-Israel tracks in order to achieve comprehensive peace in the Middle East.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The framework for peace is already determined in the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, as well as in the Madrid terms of reference, the Road Map, the Arab Peace Initiative and the understandings reached in Annapolis in 2007. Secondly, the Middle East Quartet must utilize the full potential of its statement of 24 September 2009 and support the peace process through a transparent and objective engagement. Thirdly, there is a pressing urgency to address the humanitarian plight in the Palestinian territories and to rebuild the Palestinian institutions battered by conflict and violence. We must support the efforts to achieve intra-Palestinian reconciliation, which is also a prerequisite for credible and comprehensive peace.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“I believe that while we speak to condemn what is happening, we must also be more progressive and try to move beyond this phase. I should like to raise before this house today issues that can re-engage this Council, and I would set out four parameters for its consideration that should, in a way, be beneficial to the working of this house. First, the Security Council, especially its five permanent members, should show the political will to achieve real progress towards peace and security in the Middle East. It is important that the Council seek firm commitments from relevant parties to relaunching negotiations aimed at achieving the two-State solution. To start afresh, we do not have to reinvent the wheel.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Goldstone, speaks volumes about what people can achieve if they rise above it all and wish to see the entire situation from above, and not just subjectively. I think the report, in the manner in which it reflects the situation, deserves commendation by this house. It deserves to be commended and read in complete understanding and without reservation, because it speaks in a very strong and truthful voice. If this house will not recognize the great work on the subject put together by its own rapporteurs, let me say that not much of what the report describes is unknown to us. We have spent months deliberating on these issues in committee and in this Council Chamber, but all I can say is that we do not somehow seem to have the eyes to read, the ears to hear or the lips to speak.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Unfortunately, that has not yet happened, and as we sit here today, we express our serious concerns over the ongoing humanitarian situation in Gaza and the West Bank, where the people endure threats to their lives, liberty and livelihoods. The closure of Gaza's borders to the free flow of people and commerce has strangulated the local economy and public services and is a continuing threat to human security. Amidst this great human tragedy, when I spoke here last year I reminded the people of Israel of their background, their culture and their deep belief in taking the right path. I said to them, and repeat here again today, that the magnificent report (A/HRC/ 12/48) of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, headed by Mr.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Earlier this year, this Chamber witnessed discussions at length on this very subject and, in fact, it is a very sad statement on what we are doing here today that we continue to discuss the same subject, with all its very important components and aspects that create for the international community a problematic situation that just does not go away but festers and festers. The consequences of our inadequate response create, to my mind, a situation wherein the people of the area wait endlessly for social justice and for the rights and causes which they uphold as completely principled to be given in effect some recognition by this Chamber.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“On behalf of my delegation, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your skilful steering of this Council and express our gratitude to you for convening this meeting. I should like to welcome Mr. Al-Malki to the Security Council. It is a pleasure to have him with us. I should also like to thank Mr. Lynne Pascoe in absentia for starting the meeting off this morning. It would not be unjust to say that we associate ourselves completely and wholeheartedly with the statements made by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Alignment Movement and by the representative of Syria on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference. It has been a long-held common objective of the international community to find a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The international consensus and requirement for peace are also very clearly there on our part. We must all act now to achieve what has been awaiting us and what, inarguably, is in the interest of our world and, above all, in the interest of the Palestinian and Israeli peoples. Let me conclude by reaffirming Pakistan's full support for that objective and our strong commitment to the realization of an independent, sovereign and viable State of Palestine on the basis of the pre-1967 borders.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Obliging Israel to comply with its commitments remains a real test of the international community's seriousness and commitment vis-a-vis equitable solution. The root cause of the Arab-Israeli conflict is the occupation of Arab lands. In its recent statement, the Quartet rightly underscored that the only viable solution to this conflict is one that ends the occupation. That is the ultimate objective that has eluded us here in the Security Council so far, but it should not be allowed to escape us any longer. The framework for peace is there in all the relevant United Nations resolutions, including Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 1397 (2002) and 1515 (2003); in the Madrid terms of reference, including the principle of land for peace; in the Road Map; and in the Arab Peace Initiative. All are available to us.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The inhumane blockade continues in the Gaza Strip, where the people are still struggling to come to terms with the destruction and tremendous human suffering recently inflicted as a result of aggression, for which, unfortunately, there is no accountability. Israel continues with impunity its illegal settlement activities in the West Bank, including in and around East Jerusalem. That is not acceptable. Given the serious implications of all this for the peace process, the international community is right in calling on Israel to freeze all settlement activity, including natural growth, to dismantle outposts erected since March 2001 and to refrain from provocative actions in and around East Jerusalem, including home demolitions and evictions.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171Resumption1 (2009) · source
“If there is to be a comprehensive peace in the region, it is also essential to make parallel progress on the Israel-Syria and Israel-Lebanon fronts through the conclusion of peace agreements, particularly those under the Road Map. Regrettably, we are now witnessing the contrary. Some of the essential confidence-building measures are nowhere in sight. The construction of the illegal separation wall continues unabated. The suffocating complex of roadblocks and permits remains in place, disrupting and adding misery to the everyday lives of the Palestinian people. Thousands of Palestinians, including women and children, remain incarcerated in Israeli prisons.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171Resumption1 (2009) · source
“But any progress will be difficult without the full implementation by the parties of their respective obligations in support of the peace process. We believe that the fulfilment of commitments by the parties is in their own interest and that it should be perceived not as a sign of weakness, but as a measure of strength and confidence in the peace efforts. In accordance with its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, the Security Council has a crucial role in supporting the efforts for renewed negotiations and their early successful conclusion. I believe that this is an ideal opportunity for the Council to ensure respect for and the implementation of its resolutions and to restore its own relevance, credibility and legitimacy by giving a serious push to the resolution of this issue.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171Resumption1 (2009) · source