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Hmoud

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first: 2004-04-19
most recent: 2023-12-15
sittings or episodes: 81
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“Nearly 30,000 Palestinian children have been deprived of the opportunity to take part in the official education system. Resolution 2139 (2014) addressed the humanitarian catastrophe inside and beyond Syria, where the victims are mostly children. Implementing the resolution will alleviate the catastrophe involving children. We call upon all parties to implement the resolution, as well as for enhanced efforts by the international community in that regard. Jordan takes this opportunity to mention specifically paragraph 15 of the resolution, which "[e]mphasizes that the humanitarian situation will continue to deteriorate in the absence ofa political solution".”
2014-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7129 (2014) · source
“Jordan has also ratified the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, including its Optional Protocol, as evidence of our commitment to providing children with comprehensive protection. Clearly, the Middle East suffers from a vacuum in the area of the protection of children in armed conflict and under foreign occupation. Israel's construction of the separation wall in the occupied Palestinian territory, its refusal to provide permits for the construction of schools and its placing of obstacles to providing educational services for the Arab population of East Jerusalem, along with its continued illegal blockade, have all led to depriving Palestinian children access to educational services.”
2014-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7129 (2014) · source
“In that vein, the international legal system, including the International Criminal Court, has an important role to play in promoting justice by prosecuting the perpetrators of grave violations against children. Jordan was among the leading Middle East States to ratify the relevant international commitments on the protection of children, which we have implemented. In 2006, we ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, the provisions of which were widely distributed to all relevant States. Jordan's legislation now includes provisions specifying that individuals under 18 years of age are prohibited from involvement in military actions.”
2014-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7129 (2014) · source
“The Council can take further measures by supporting sanctions regimes against the perpetrators of gross violations against children, based on its resolutions and strengthened cooperation among its Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict and Sanctions Committees. Jordan urges the development of a mechanism to monitor the recruitment of children in armed forces, as well as concerted measures to guarantee accountability and an end to impunity for those responsible for gross violations against children. As the prosecution of perpetrators is the primary responsibility of the States concerned, there is a need to adopt the necessary legislation, thereby requiring implementation and compliance mechanisms as well as cooperation among States and the Council and the mainstreaming of international efforts to guarantee justice.”
2014-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7129 (2014) · source
“Ensuring the protection of the rights of children in armed conflict requires us to use all available tools in order to provide a complete child protection system by activating mechanisms to guarantee that those who commit crimes against children in armed conflict will not enjoy impunity, and by emphasizing the need to implement relevant Security Council resolutions with regard to pursuing children with the aim of forcing them into military action. In addition to reaffirming the ban against using schools for military purposes, we affirm the need for the Council to implement punitive, deterrent and effective measures against those who violate the rights of children in armed conflict and to hold them accountable.”
2014-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7129 (2014) · source
“In that regard, we urge international bodies to continue closely monitoring violations and developing the instruments, guidelines, training materials and information management systems necessary to strengthen the monitoring and reporting mechanism, as well as strengthening the capacities of relevant States by providing them with technical assistance, in cooperation with non-governmental organizations, civil society, and the donor community.”
2014-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7129 (2014) · source
“We look forward to promoting the efforts of Member States and the United Nations system in that respect. Combating grave violations ofthe rights of children also requires supporting long-term programmes to reintegrate children who were previously associated with armed groups and mainstreaming child protection issues in the training programmes for peacekeepers and in the work of peacebuilding commissions. It also requires promoting the presence of child protection advisers in peacekeeping operations in order to support the implementation of the monitoring and reporting mechanism, and to participate in dialogue with parties to conflict.”
2014-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7129 (2014) · source
“Jordan is of the view that we should adopt concrete short-term measures to guarantee the commitment of all parties concerned to human rights and international humanitarian law through eandevours aimed at activating or establishing mechanisms to ensure that instruments and conventions, especially the four Geneva Conventions and their Protocols, are implemented, integrated into national legislation, and subject to monitoring and control. Parties to armed conflicts in the most fragile areas must also be compelled to develop and implement time-bound action plans to stop grave violations against children. In this context, we believe it is important to support a strategies to promote efforts aimed at ending the recruitment and use of children by Government armed forces, as contained in the concept paper (S/2014/144, annex), by the end of 2016.”
2014-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7129 (2014) · source
“Despite the noticeable progress in international humanitarian law and human rights instruments in recent years, the rights of the child are still subject to continued violations in armed conflict, especially in fragile areas and environments where children live. Children are subject to recruitment, killing, kidnapping, violence torture, threats caused by arbitrary attacks on populated areas, as well as the dangers of landmines and unexploded ordinance. Attacks on schools and their use as detention camps, weapons depots, training grounds and bases for launching military operations are also grave violations that deprive children of their rights, and reduce the the possibility for ensuring their rehabilitation.”
2014-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7129 (2014) · source
“I would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation for the role of Luxembourg in mainstreaming the prespective of children and armed conflicts in the Council's deliberations through its chairmanship of the Working Group dedicated to this goal and by raising awareness of the six grave violations of the rights of the child, as defined by the Secretary- General and explained in in the monitoring and reporting mechanism. It is also evident in Luxembourg's leadership of the efforts of the Council and the adoption of resolution 2143 (2014) today, which is one of the most advanced Security Council resolutions in terms of protecting the rights of children and reflects the political will of the Council ms to promote action on this issue.”
2014-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7129 (2014) · source
“Mr. Hmoud (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, allow me, Madam President, to thank you for your efforts in presiding over the Security Council this month. We wish you and the delegation of Luxembourg every success. I would also like to thank the Secretary- General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon; the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Leila Zerrougui; and the Executive Director of UNICEF, Mr. Anthony Lake, for their valuable briefings. Furthermore, I thank Mr. Alhaji Babah Sawaneh for his very moving statement.”
2014-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7129 (2014) · source
“In conclusion, we express our support for the pursuit and intensification of cooperation between the United Nations and the OSCE by coordinating international efforts and in drawing up a common strategic vision to confront common security challenges at all levels.”
2014-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7117 (2014) · source
“We commend the Council's unanimous adoption of resolution 2133 (2014), which calls for outlawing the paying of ransom or political concessions for the release of hostages. We call upon all States to implement the resolution and to boost cooperation to put an end to that phenomenon. In his briefing, the Chairperson-in-Office highlighted the key elements of the Swiss chairmanship of the OSCE, including respect for human rights in combating torture, which is a crime in contravention ofthe principles of international law. It is necessary for the international community to work to combat such actions, because human life and human dignity are at the foundation of human rights.”
2014-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7117 (2014) · source
“There is no doubt that addressing international threats and challenges is part and parcel of the OSCE's main task, which is why it is necessary to cooperate in finding solutions with the organization to address repercussions from the dangers of climate change and natural disasters, which, along with cybercrime and the threat of weapons of mass destruction, constitute new security threats. Along with international terrorism, which remains a genuine threat in all countries of the world, those challenges require the convergence of the international community's efforts to confront the threats at different levels, including the establishment of cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations such as the OSCE.”
2014-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7117 (2014) · source
“The OSCE has proved its ability to play a leading role in coordination with the United Nations and regional organizations, including the European Union, in resolving conflicts and in strengthening peace in the Balkans. In that respect, we welcome the efforts the OSCE has made in Kosovo in strengthening democratic institutions and in enhancing human rights and the rule of law. We commend OSCE efforts in supporting local elections in northern Kosovo. The organization's work in Kosovo, alongside to the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, as well as its role as coordinator with United Nations agencies and regional offices contributes greatly to developing cooperation with the United Nations on the ground.”
2014-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7117 (2014) · source
“Recent events in the Mediterranean region have highlighted the need to bolster and advance that cooperation in a tangible way, based on the concept of the complementarity of security in the Mediterranean and Europe. With regard to the ongoing cooperation between the OSCE and the Afghan Government in tackling the challenges to peace and security there, we welcome the efforts deployed to complement those of the international community to strengthen democracy and stability, including through technical assistance in the organization of the upcoming local and presidential elections. We attach particular importance to the various OSCE initiatives seeking a peaceful resolution to the crisis in Ukraine and to its efforts towards settling the crises in the Western Balkans and the South Caucasus as well as discussions on international cooperation.”
2014-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7117 (2014) · source
“Security and peace cannot be achieved by tackling international challenges via military means alone; rather, a comprehensive approach is required, incorporating economic, social and human elements. That is at the heart of the Helsinki process and of United Nations efforts to resolve various conflicts. Jordan, which has been a Mediterranean partner of the OSCE since 1998, attaches great importance to the role of the partnership between the OSCE and a number of Mediterranean countries with a view to strengthening the security regime in the Euro- Mediterranean region. It positively supports the pursuit of partnership in various spheres through this forum for dialogue and exchanging ideas and knowledge on regional security.”
2014-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7117 (2014) · source
“There is no doubt that, without its contribution, Europe and the world would be less stable and less safe than they are today. Jordan therefore greatly appreciates the OSCE's efforts and its cooperation with the United Nations with a view to upholding the purposes and principles of the United Nations as well as the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations. That will inevitably help boost collective security, in particular in the spheres of preventive diplomacy, confidence-building measures, curbing the arms race, tackling transnational threats and in mediation, reconciliation and negotiation. In that regard, the OSCE, as part of its three dimensions in the field of security, has optimal tools for responding to international challenges and building stability and peace.”
2014-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7117 (2014) · source
“Mr. Hmoud (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): I thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting. It is my pleasure to warmly welcome the President of Switzerland, Mr. Didier Burkhalter. Allow me to congratulate him on assuming the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 2014. We have full confidence in his abilities to strengthen the capacities of the organization in addressing security issues in a global framework of cooperation. The OSCE, like its predecessor the Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe, has played an important and effective role in tackling the issues that represent a threat to regional stability in Europe. That helps strengthen security and stability throughout the world.”
2014-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7117 (2014) · source
“We believe that it is important for all peacekeeping operations mandated to protect civilians to formulate and carry out a comprehensive protection strategy, which should be included in the mission's executive and general emergency plans and be subject to regular and effective evaluation. In conclusion, Jordan emphasizes the importance of close coordination between Headquarters and the leadership in the field when it comes to the protection of civilians in peacekeeping operations, especially with regard to emergency situations, as well as the importance of coordination between the United Nations and regional arrangements, including country teams as necessary, on matters relating to the protection of civilians in peacekeeping operations.”
2014-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7109 (2014) · source
“Jordan notes the importance of conducting a clear assessement in order to align the human and material resources available for the missions with the requirements for the protection of civilians and the capacity of missions to fully implement their mandates Moreover, further proposals are required to improve the capacity of existing peacekeeping operations to respond to situations that have a negative impact on civilians. Successfully assuming the tasts related to the protection of civilians in the event of a Security Council mandate requires coordinated action by all elements of the relevant mission, within the areas of its deployment.”
2014-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7109 (2014) · source
“Since the beginning of its participation in peacekeeping operations, Jordan has prioritized the concept ofthe protection of civilians and continues, within the framework of training its cadres, to focus on raising the necessary awareness on this concept. International humanitarian law and provisions for the protection of civilians have been incorporated in the Jordanian armed forces training programmes, including for peacekeeping operations.”
2014-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7109 (2014) · source
“We also believe it is important to provide peacekeeping operations with logistical support and all the necessary resources, including training, taking into account the specific characteristics of each mission's mandate and on the basis of lessons learned and best pratices from United Nations peacekeeping operations and Member States. We agree with the concept note presented by the presidency (S/2014/74, annex) with regard to the importance of protection of civilian training at all levels of mission staff in the field, including senior leadership, before and during deployment, and on the basis of lessons learned from previous and current peacekeeping operations.”
2014-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7109 (2014) · source
“We also stress the need to provide the necessary resources to missions to raise awareness and promote understanding with regard to their protection mandate, through close interaction with host Governments, local authorities and population. Jordan believes that there is a number of necessary elements to ensure the effective and full implementation of the mandates for the protection of civilians, in particular close and continuous cooperation among the Security Council, troop-contributing countries and the Secretariat, so as to ensure clearly defined protection-of-civilians mandates for peacekeeping operations, as well as their possible completion.”
2014-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7109 (2014) · source
“In that regard, Jordan stresses that all the mandated peacekeeping tasks, and most important the protection of civilians threatened by physical violence, must be implemented in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the guidelines for peacekeeping operations, without prejudice to the primary responsibility incumbent upon the host Government to protect civilians, as well as on all parties to armed conflict. That does not exempt the international community from its duty to guarantee protection and assume such a responsibility. We would like to underscore that all States and the relevant parties, as necessary, should give priority to respecting their obligations under the Charter, international law, international humanitarian and human rights law and international refugee law.”
2014-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7109 (2014) · source
“The international community must not give precedence to the pursuit ofpeace accords and political considerations in conflict situations over the principle of accountability for crimes perpetrated by parties to a conflict. Such parties think that they are above the law and that the international community will grant them immunity if they give up their weapons and put an end to the conflict. That has an even greater impact by further aggravating aggression against civilians and the violation of their rights. Without such a step, civilians will remain the primary and most vulnerable Victims of armed conflicts. My delegation would now like to focus its statement on the practical aspect of the concept, in particular the implementation of the protection element in United Nations peacekeeping operations mandated by the Council.”
2014-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7109 (2014) · source
“The targeting of civilians by parties to a conflict, the perpetration of crimes against them and the indiscriminate use of explosive devices in populated areas are some examples that demonstrate the failure to protect, which need to be tackled by the international community in an effective and resolute manner. Otherwise, the debates on this topic will remain theoretical and will not contribute to strengthening the concept of the protection of civilians. The culture of respect for protection must also be promoted. That should not only be limited to national legislation and international conventions andresolutions, but we must also draw up a comprehensive United Nations strategy in that regard and develop follow- up mechanisms in order to assess the commitment of States to such a strategy.”
2014-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7109 (2014) · source
“Herve' Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations; and Mr. Yves Daccord, Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross, for their important participation in this meeting. Our debate today is particularly important. Despite of the progress made since the adoption of resolutions 1265 (1999) and 1894 (2009) - pertaining to the commitment to international norms and instruments on this subject, the world is still witnessing grave violations with regard to protection that are difficult for the human conscience to accept.”
2014-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7109 (2014) · source
“Mr. Hmoud (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): My delegation extends its thanks to the Republic of Lithuania for its initiative in convening this important debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We would also like to commend the report of the Secretary-General (S/2013/689), which provides a series of important recommendations on this issue and an analysis of effective ways to promote the protection of civilians. We welcome the adoption of the presidential statement (S/PRST/2014/3), including its significant elements that will provide guidelines for implementing such a commitment. We would also like to thank Ms. Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; Ms. Valerie Amos, Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator; Mr.”
2014-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7109 (2014) · source
“There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 10.45 am.”
2014-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7102 (2014) · source
“Under rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of cote d'Ivoire to participate in this meeting. Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedures, I invite Ms. Ai'chatou Mindaoudou Souleymane, Special Representative of the Secretary- General for C6te d'Ivoire and Head of the United Nations Operation in cote d'Ivoire, to participate in this meeting. On behalf of the Council, I welcome Ms. Mindaoudou, who is joining us today via video- teleconference from Abidjan. 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 8/2013/761, which contains the thirty-third progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in C6te D'Ivoire. I now give the floor to Ms. Mindaoudou.”
2014-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7102 (2014) · source
“The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at [010 am.”
2014-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7101 (2014) · source
“The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2133 (2014). I now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements after the voting.”
2014-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7101 (2014) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2014/38, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by Australia, France, Jordan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Nigeria, Rwanda, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. It is my understanding that 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. In favour: Argentina, Australia, Chad, Chile, China, France, Jordan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Nigeria, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Rwanda, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America The President (spoke in Arabic): There were 15 votes in favour.”
2014-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7101 (2014) · source
“There are no more names inscribed on the list of speaker. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion of the subject. The meeting rose at 10.40 am.”
2014-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7095 (2014) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of cote d'Ivoire and Mali to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Albert Koenders, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, 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/2014/ 1, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Mali. I now give the floor to Mr. Koenders.”
2014-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7095 (2014) · source
“My country views the current deterioration that has befallen the peace process with the utmost concern and calls upon all parties and the United Nations, through its various bodies and organs - including this Council - to work towards reviving the Middle East peace process on the basis of Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 425 (1978), 1397 (2002), 1435 (2002) and 1515 (2003), and on the basis of the Arab peace initiatives and the road map and its vision of a final status solution based upon two States, including an independent Palestinian State on the entirety of the West Bank, and including East Jerusalem and Gaza, that would live side by side, in peace, with Israel.”
2004-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4945 (2004) · source
“We call on the Council to immediately undertake its responsibilities and to provide the necessary protection to the Palestinian population under occupation in accordance with the Fourth Geneva Convention, and to force Israel to desist from the assassination policies which it declares it will continue.”
2004-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4945 (2004) · source
“That crime reminds us all, again, of the brutal nature of Israel's policy of organized assassinations and extrajudicial executions. That crime will only lead to the escalation of violence in the region and to further deterioration of the already dire situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, that is due to the irresponsible and illegal actions of Israel. Furthermore, that crime represents a direct threat to the security and stability of the entire Middle East region. We call upon Israel to desist completely from the escalatory and inflammatory policies and actions that it deliberately carries out, and call upon it to work in good faith towards restoring calm and stability in the occupied Palestinian territories.”
2004-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4945 (2004) · source
“Mr. Hmoud (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me at the outset to congratulate you upon your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month, and to express our confidence that you will guide the deliberations of the Council with the outstanding skill and wisdom you are known for. I would also like to thank your predecessor, His Excellency, the Ambassador of France, for the most able manner by which he presided over the Council during the last month. The Security Council convenes again today to discuss yet another grave crime committed by Israel - regrettably, under the direct supervision of the highest authority in its Government - against Mr. Abdel Aziz Al-Rantisi in occupied Gaza two days ago. I would like to express my Government's strongest condemnation of that assassination.”
2004-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4945 (2004) · source