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Hmoud

lines on the record: 490
first: 2004-04-19
most recent: 2023-12-15
sittings or episodes: 81
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“Throughout the years, the role of peacekeeping missions has evolved and been modernized to adapt to new emerging challenges, such as conflict-related sexual violence. A coordinated and comprehensive approach across civilian, military and police components, from the strategic to operational levels, is critical to peacekeeping missions to effectively prevent and respond to conflict- related sexual violence in the performance of their mandates. Training, mainstreaming policies against conflict-related sexual violence, enhancing, monitoring and reporting mechanisms and advocacy and raising awareness are crucial elements in any successful strategy to combat conflict-related sexual violence. As a host country to 2 million refugees, Jordan has seen its already-scarce resources strained.”
2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source
“At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on the United Kingdom’s presidency of the Security Council for the month of April, and thank you for convening this timely meeting to discuss conflict-related sexual violence. I would like to thank the briefers for their invaluable service to the cause of combating conflict-related sexual violence and their contribution to the debate today. The coronavirus disease has exacerbated violence against women and girls, especially in conflict situations. Conflict-related sexual violence is a tactic often used to target civilians, inflicting long-term trauma and humiliation, fracturing families, destroying the social fabric, triggering displacement and fuelling armed actors’ activities.”
2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source
“Finally, distances shrink and differences fade when it comes to women’s economic empowerment. It is time to fight the good fight for our principles and values to make them law and attain the full implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, with women’s empowerment at the centre of our efforts.”
2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989 (2022) · source
“Through our national action plan 2018-2021 and our national women’s strategy 2020-2025, we affirm our commitment to achieving the meaningful participation of women. In addition, such plans promote a community culture that recognizes gender needs, the importance of gender equality, countering social stigmas, providing an enabling environment specific to women’s economic empowerment, providing access to entrepreneurship and finance, with a focus on technology-enabled services, and what may be considered to attract more Jordanian women in rural areas to engage in employment in the agricultural sector. As a host country to one of the highest number of Palestinian and Syrian refugees in the world, the national action plan of Jordan encompasses women refugees, who directly benefit from such a plan and the related strategies.”
2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989 (2022) · source
“Jordan, which is committed to advancing the women and peace and security agenda and changing the status quo, has adopted a five-year women’s economic empowerment action plan, aimed at increasing women’s participation in the labour force rate to 24 per cent by 2025. In addition, our commitments to the efficient implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) has led to introducing a series of amendments to Jordanian laws and regulations, which are focused on enhancing and increasing the participation of women in economic decision-making, the labour market, eliminating wage discrimination and promoting flexible work. National action plans are critical tools in advancing national responses.”
2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989 (2022) · source
“Studies have shown that increasing women’s economic empowerment leads to direct benefits for women and their communities, thereby moving the wheel of economic growth, and that low women’s participation in the formal labour markets impedes economic growth and the reduction of poverty. Women reportedly make up only 21 per cent of the labour force and contribute with 18 per cent of the overall gross domestic product of the Middle East and North Africa region. A socioeconomic fallout of the coronavirus disease is that women’s employment in the Middle East and North Africa region has dropped by 4.1 per cent compared to 1.8 per cent for men.”
2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989 (2022) · source
“Today, we celebrate all women and girls, their achievements, contributions and spirit of steel with a determined will to make the world a better place. I wish everyone a Happy International Women’s Day. I would like to congratulate the United Arab Emirates on acceding to the presidency of the Security Council for this month and for convening this timely meeting to discuss the women and peace and security agenda. Thanks are also due to the briefers for their invaluable contributions to the debate. Since the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000) 21 years ago, women still face challenges that hinder their full, active and meaningful participation in the economy.”
2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989 (2022) · source
“We must raise awareness and promote a culture of respect for international humanitarian law, nationally and internationally. It is important to pressure parties to conflicts in urban areas to commit to not attacking civilian targets and to declaring safe zones where no party undertakes military operations. They must also respect the role of the Red Crescent and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Humanitarian organizations must also work under the auspices of the United Nations, while upholding the principles of humanitarian action, especially non-discrimination and neutrality to reduce the risk of being targeted.”
2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The Council must show parties to a conflict that the international community is monitoring their behaviour by deploying fact-finding missions during conflicts, by authorizing criminal investigations of violations and by referring situations to international criminal justice, where applicable. Impunity is what in many cases emboldens parties to a conflict to violate international humanitarian law. States also must be resolute in confronting such violations against civilians as indiscriminate attacks against populated areas and the collective punishment of civilians. The concept of criminal accountability must be consolidated in their military doctrines, the rules of engagement must prohibit such violations and perpetrators must be held accountable before their courts.”
2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953Resumption1 (2022) · source
“They must leave no doubt that international humanitarian law is applicable to those conflicts. The Council has an important role to play by reaching consensus on standards that should be applicable to all armed conflicts, international and internal, especially when it comes to protecting civilians in urban areas. That includes prohibiting the excessive use of force and weapons that cause grave harm to civilians. Parties must abide by the principles of necessity and proportionality in the use of force, as well as the principle of precaution in military operations. The concept of military objective must be interpreted in the narrowest of senses.”
2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Unfortunately, parties to those conflicts try to avoid their obligations towards civilians under international humanitarian law by refusing to acknowledge that those conflicts are actually armed conflicts, describing them instead as internal clashes or as legitimate fights against terrorism, as if fighting terrorism were an excuse to target civilians and collectively punish them. Parties to many of these conflicts do not acknowledge that international humanitarian law is applicable to internal domestic armed conflicts. The responsibility rests in that regard with the Security Council and States parties to the 1949 Geneva Convention and its protocols. They must compel parties to such conflicts to respect their legal obligations related to protecting civilians and civilian targets.”
2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Countries of the South, especially in Africa and the Middle East, are most affected by armed conflicts and their disastrous repercussions on the people. I note in this regard what the Secretary-General said this morning about the destruction and casualties of wars in our Arab region, the latest of which was the war on Gaza in May 2021 (see S/PV.8953). The grave violations committed against civilians in these conflicts are being met with indifference, as if the lives of people, children and women in those regions had no value. I have referred to non-international or domestic wars, which constitute the majority of armed conflicts.”
2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Mr. Hmoud (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to thank you, Madam President, for holding this open debate on the protection of civilians in urban settings, and for the concept note provided by Norway (S/2022/23, annex), which reflects an understanding and analysis of the significant negative effects of armed conflicts on civilians, especially in cities and populated areas. Unfortunately, 76 years after the establishment of the United Nations, humankind still suffers from the escalation of wars and armed conflicts, especially non-international ones. The international community remains unable to provide the tools necessary to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure, despite global consensus on the need to end the suffering of the victims of armed conflicts and to mitigate the effects of said conflicts.”
2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In conclusion, the international community must work together to restore hope in the peace process, prevent any frustrations or exacerbation of the conflict, meet the aspirations of the region and its peoples for genuine peace and enable efforts to be focused on development and building a future full of opportunities and achievements. The Middle East Quartet has a fundamental role to play in those efforts.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Such provocation leads to escalations of the kind we witnessed in May 2021 or that are perhaps even more destructive. The international community must adopt a firm position and take the steps necessary to stop such violations and provocations in order to protect peace and prevent any recurrence of the cycle of violence. Jordan will continue to protect the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Al-Quds Al-Sharif and preserve its Arab, Islamic and Christian identity as well as their legal and historical status. Under the direct guidance of the custodian of those holy sites, His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, we spare no effort in that regard.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The continuing settlement building and its expansion are violations of international law and various Security Council resolutions, including resolution 2334 (2016), and they undermine the prospects for peace and a two-State solution. The international community should firmly reject settlement activities and stress that they are illegal, null and void. Settlements cannot change the legal status of the Palestinian territories, because those territories are occupied. Likewise, the continuing violations of the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque/ Al-Haram Al-Sharif and the obstruction of the efforts of the Jordanian Islamic Endowment Department in Al-Quds — the only party authorized to manage all the affairs of the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque — are a violation of Israel’s legal obligations as the occupying Power.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In that regard, we stress the need for the international community to support the Palestinian National Authority so that it can meet its obligations and responsibilities towards the Palestinian people. It is also essential to eliminate all the obstacles hindering the growth of the Palestinian economy and open the door to trade and investment opportunities. I want to stress that an economic solution will create a political environment that is not a substitute for a two-State solution but that can enable its achievement. In that regard, I would like to thank Norway for its efforts to support the Palestinian economy through its chairmanship of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for the Coordination of the International Assistance to Palestinians.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950Resumption1 (2022) · source
“It must implement the international law pertaining to occupation, which is a very clear provision of the Hague Convention. It is also important to provide all the necessary support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and its mandate until a just and comprehensive solution is reached that addresses all final-status issues and preserves the rights of Palestinians in accordance with the resolutions of international legitimacy, foremost of which is General Assembly resolution 194 (III), in order to guarantee Palestinian refugees the right of return and the right to compensation. At a time when we must intensify our efforts to reach the political solution, we neeed to achieve a just peace, we must also work to find an economic solution to end the suffering of the Palestinian people.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950Resumption1 (2022) · source
“We must therefore intensify efforts to end the deadlock in the peace process, support confidence-building measures and prevent any escalation or violations that undermine the prospects for peace, including illegal and illegitimate Israeli settlement activities, the confiscation of land, the demolition of houses and the displacement of Palestinians from their homes. Jordan condemns today’s forced displacement and eviction of a Palestinian family from their home in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in the early-morning hours. It is yet another clear violation of international law and international humanitarian law. We stress that according to international law, Israel, the occupying Power in East Jerusalem, must protect the rights of Palestinians in their homes. Israel cannot implement its own laws in occupied Jerusalem.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The Security Council is meeting again today to discuss the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at a time when we urgently need to take effective steps to find a political solution in order to achieve a just and comprehensive peace, based on a two-State solution, leading to the establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian State along the 4 June 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital. The alternative would be a continuation of the occupation, entrenched by constant violations of the rights of the Palestinian people and illegal steps that undermine every opportunity for peace. The region will not know peace until the occupation and the current unsustainable status quo come to an end.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Mr. Hmoud (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to once again congratulate you, Madam President, on Norway’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month, and to thank you for holding this meeting. I welcome the five newly elected members of the Security Council for 2022 to 2023. We look forward to working with all parties within and outside the Security Council to achieve a just and lasting peace in the Middle East. We condemn the Houthi attack on our sister country the United Arab Emirates, and we stand in full solidarity with it in every step it takes to protect its security and defend itself. I would also like to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In conclusion, I emphasize that women should be at the forefront of leadership and a driver for negotiation and mediation efforts along with awareness-raising within their communities. Experience has shown that the true participation of women will have a positive impact on the success and sustainability of peace and security plans. Women play a pivotal role in so- called preventive diplomacy and soft diplomacy, thus enhancing the trust of communities in the capabilities of women in terms of assuming the highest leadership positions and achieving the highest rates of success.”
2022-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8949Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Jordan has dealt with the challenges resulting from the Syrian refugee crisis by establishing and implementing the necessary mechanisms and measures while launching awareness campaigns in local and refugee communities. In partnership with UN-Women, UNICEF and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, we also launched a rehabilitation programme to encourage the voluntary, safe and dignified return of refugees. It is equally important to provide follow-up mechanisms for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), as well as to adopt indicators for performance evaluation and guarantee the necessary financial resources for the implementation of national plans, while also providing psychological support to the victims of violence and intensifying awareness- raising campaigns.”
2022-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8949Resumption1 (2022) · source
“It is important to disseminate a culture that promotes gender equality and enhances the role of women and girls in building a culture of peace, while recognizing the importance of education, training and rehabilitation in order to advance the skills of women and focusing at the same time on the role of men and young people in promoting the women and peace and security agenda. Jordan has always been a driver of peace in the Middle East despite all the current challenges it faces in the region, including the large flow into Jordan of refugees as a result of regional conflicts, most of whom are women, girls and children. That has imposed significant stress on our local communities and led to social and behavioural changes, including marriages involving minors and domestic violence within the camps.”
2022-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8949Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The plan of action will consider our international commitments and address the strategic objectives of the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action with regard to armed conflict, including increasing the participation of women in conflict resolution and decision-making. The plan of action will also take into account the Kingdom’s commitment to achieving the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, especially Goal 5, on achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls, and Goal 16, on promoting peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, providing access to justice for all and building effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.”
2022-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8949Resumption1 (2022) · source
“That resolution calls on the international community to adopt the measures needed to increase women’s participation in decision-making, conflict prevention and settlement, as well as in building and maintaining peace, and to enhance legal protection for victims of armed conflicts, especially women and girls, including those working to achieve peace and security, in a way that highlights the role of women as drivers of peace and development in their societies. In our efforts to implement resolution 1325 (2000), Jordan is currently drafting its second national plan of action for the period 2022 to 2025, which includes the participation of all segments of civil society and stakeholders with a view to setting national priorities according to current and future needs while taking into account both climate change and comprehensive security.”
2022-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8949Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Mr. Hmoud (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to thank you, Madam President, for organizing this open debate on women and peace and security. I would also like to thank the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the two civil society representatives for their briefings. We stress the importance of working collectively at the international level, including with civil society, to implement and follow up resolution 1325 (2000).”
2022-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8949Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In that respect, we call upon all parties to the conflict to respond positively to those efforts and those of the international community, translating their commitments into constructive actions on the ground, and to forge ahead with direct talks among themselves in order to arrive at a sustainable political settlement. For that is the optimum way and the foundation for progress in Afghanistan in order to confront the economic and security challenges facing the country.”
2015-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7591 (2015) · source
“We also welcome the Afghan President's adoption of the Afghan National Drug Action Plan for 2015-2019. The increasing nexus between the financing of terrorism from the profits earned from drug trafficking demands that the Afghan Government intensify its efforts to follow a comprehensive approach to fight the illicit use, trafficking and production of drugs. Finally, Jordan commends the important role played by the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Haysom, in Afghanistan and expresses its support for his efforts to promote the peace process and bringing together the points of view of all the parties to the conflict and improve relations between Afghanistan and its neighbouring States, in order to support and achieve peace and reconciliation between the Afghan Government and the armed groups.”
2015-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7591 (2015) · source
“We urge all parties to assume their responsibilities under international humanitarian law, to refrain from any breaches of the law and to prevent the use of prohibited weapons, which have been used increasingly in the recent past. Jordan underscores the importance of promoting the rule oflaw, monitoring all violations ofhuman rights perpetrated in Afghanistan and investigating all crimes of violence perpetrated against civilians, especially women and children, to guarantee accountability and prevent impunity. It is also important to ensure the security of UNAMA staff members and to protect them from any acts of aggression, in order to facilitate their work and allow them to discharge their duties in improving the security and other situations in Afghanistan.”
2015-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7591 (2015) · source
“In that regard, I would like to underline the importance of improving relations between Afghanistan and the neighbouring States and enhancing the regional cooperation to confront the manifestations of violent extremism and to limit the movement of terrorist groups. In addition, international support for the Afghan authorities to enable them to confront terrorism is an important element to achieve progress. In that regard, it will have positive consequences in controlling the borders and combating terrorism. Therefore, at this stage, it is necessary to continue support to the Afghan Government and the Afghan security forces to achieve security in Afghanistan, to ensure the capacity of the security forces to control the domestic situation, protect the Afghan people and contribute to regional security.”
2015-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7591 (2015) · source
“It underscores the importance of the Afghan authorities' imposition of its control for the security situation in the country, especially in the north, to prevent the repetition of such attacks, which may increase security challenges, lead to deterioration of the humanitarian situation and increase the number of the internally displaced persons in the country. We also express our grave concern over the growing threat posed by the terrorist organization the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham in Afghanistan, which demonstrates the imperative need to confront this threat and not allow armed elements and terrorist groups to exploit the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan.”
2015-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7591 (2015) · source
“Jordan welcomes all the positive steps taken by the Afghan Government to improve the economic and political situation in the country, including the legislative reforms and the implementation of the anti-corruption strategy. We also welcome the constructive recommendations issued by the Special Electoral Reform Commission, which could enhance the confidence of the Afghan people in the Government. In that regard, we urge the Afghan Government not to delay the scheduling of the parliamentary elections, and we hope that favourable security conditions will be created to conduct the elections in a free, transparent and comprehensive manner. The recent attack and temporary seizure of the city of Kunduz perpetrated by the Taliban is an especially disquieting development.”
2015-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7591 (2015) · source
“Mr. Hmoud (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to extend our profound thanks to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Mr. Nicholas Haysom, for his comprehensive briefing. Jordan again emphasizes the importance of providing ongoing regional and international support to Afghanistan to help it advance in the peace and reform processes, which will play a decisive role in the development and institutionalization of democracy in Afghanistan and in the fight against terrorism. These are the most crucial elements required to achieve security and stability in Afghanistan.”
2015-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7591 (2015) · source
“We are prepared to cooperate with all national and international organizations to combat this scourge and to address its root causes in order to prevent it.”
2015-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7585 (2015) · source
“In addition, the Kingdom of Jordan has ratified the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. Jordanian officials are seriously addressing the fight against trafficking in persons, with a view to providing assistance and health care to victims in order that they can rebuild their lives. In cooperation with non-governmental organizations and United Nations specialized agencies, Jordan has set up a health-care centre for Syrian refugees. In addition, in collaboration with UNICEF, we have established an educational centre for children, where they are also provided psychological and social services. In conclusion, Jordan will continue to make further efforts to combat the crime of trafficking in persons committed by terrorist groups.”
2015-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7585 (2015) · source
“In the context of combating impunity, we believe it is be very important that the Secretary-General submit a report that includes proposals to implement strategies and mechanisms to meet the challenges posed by trafficking in persons committed by terrorist groups, who do not respect the rules of international law or human rights. That will enable us to implement action plans to combat trafficking in persons, including the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. Along the same lines, we should support the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which should be given the necessary legal and other assistance, along with the appropriate United Nations agencies and bodies. Trafficking in persons is a crime under Jordanian law.”
2015-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7585 (2015) · source
“At the international level, there is a need for cooperation to boost the capacity of States that require technical, material and logistical support, in particular fragile States that are unable to protect the victims of trafficking. That must be done through cooperation with the United Nations system and its specialized agencies, including, among others, UNODC, UNICEF and the International Labour Organization. All bodies need to work in this area. We should also strengthen the role played by peacekeepers, who must be provided with the necessary resources to assist victims of trafficking by terrorist groups. Specialized advisers should also be appointed.”
2015-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7585 (2015) · source
“On the national level, States should expand national awareness-raising campaigns concerning the victims of trafficking and mass displacement during armed conflict, including through education and social media. All segments of society need to be informed about the legal repercussions of such acts. It is also very important for States to adopt pertinent legislation and undertake the necessary legal and administrative reforms in order to ensure that the perpetrators of such crimes are brought to justice, including by transferring them to countries with jurisdiction or to specialized international criminal tribunals. Similarly, States should provide medical and psychological assistance and establish programmes to reintegrate people into their societies, in particular in the case of persons who become refugees as a result of armed conflict.”
2015-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7585 (2015) · source
“Large-scale trafficking in persons by terrorist groups is of maj or importance, and the Security Council must therefore rise to the challenge, especially given the fact that such acts are usually committed in areas that are not under State control. Jordan supports today's presidential statement S/PRST/2015/25, the first of its kind, which should enable us to meet the challenge posed by trafficking in persons by terrorist groups. Jordan believes that there is a need to step up our efforts to combat trafficking in persons, in particular trafficking committed by terrorist groups. That requires efforts at both the regional and international levels.”
2015-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7585 (2015) · source
“Terrorist groups such as the criminals of Daesh, Boko Haram and the Lord's Resistance Army are deliberately abducting women and children, who are then forced to serve as human shields and suicide bombers or forced into sexual slavery or forced labour. Such acts committed during armed conflict fall under the international definition of trafficking in persons, as established by the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. Furthermore, when carried out in war zones, they can constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, which are punishable under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.”
2015-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7585 (2015) · source
“Undeniably, combating trafficking in persons has always been something that has enjoyed the attention of the international community because trafficking undermines the dignity of human beings and their fundamental rights and freedoms. Recently, however, terrorist groups have been carrying out the worst forms of modern slavery - as we heard today, for example. Such terrorist groups are commiting crimes systematically and on a large scale against various ethnic groups and religions. That means that the international community must show leadership and deal effectively with this issue. Moreover, we must take into consideration the fact that such acts fuel inter-communal and inter-ethnic conflict and serve to reinforce stereotypes and fuel the cycle of violence.”
2015-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7585 (2015) · source
“Mr. Hmoud (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): I would first like to thank the delegation of the United States of America for this initiative and for having convened this very important meeting. I also thank the Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Jan Eliasson; Mr. Yuri Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC); and Mr. Nick Grono, Chief Executive Officer of the Freedom Fund, for their briefings. We would also like to thank Ms. Nadia Murad Basee Taha for participating in this debate. We thank her for her courage in speaking about her personal tragedy and the tragedy being experienced by the Yazidi community at the hands of the despicable criminals of Daesh - which is neither an "Islamic State" or any other kind of State: it is merely a band of criminals, which the international community must overcome.”
2015-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7585 (2015) · source
“In conclusion, we welcome the role played by the Committee and its request for various bodies of the United Nations system to provide technical assistance to assist Iran in implementing the relevant Security Council resolutions.”
2015-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7583 (2015) · source
“We call on the Committee to continue implementing its mandate and the relevant Security Council resolutions until the Council receives the IAEA report confirming that Iran has effectively undertaken measures pertaining to its nuclear programme, pursuant to resolution 2231 (2015). The world will thereby by reassured of the peaceful character of its nuclear programme. By the same token, Jordan is concerned about the contents of the 11 December report of the Panel of Experts, especially in regard to violations mentioned therein and Iran's launch on 11 October of a ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear weapon. We call on the Committee to look into the matter.”
2015-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7583 (2015) · source
“We hope that the launch of the implementation of the Plan of Action will help to strengthen international efforts aimed at addressing the challenges threatening the security of the Middle East, promoting the principles of good-neighbourliness and strengthening peace and security, while at the same time reinforcing the nuclear non-proliferation regime in the Middle East, which of course will also have an impact on international peace and security. In regard to the report on the work of the 1737 Committee, Jordan supports the Committee's efforts to prepare for the effective implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.”
2015-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7583 (2015) · source
“Mr. Hmoud (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): I would first like to thank the Permanent Representative of Spain for his excellent presentation and for his role in leading the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). I would also like to thank the Panel of Experts for their work in preparing the latest report. We are now nearing the start of the implementation of the Iran nuclear agreement under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action signed in July by the Iran and the P5+1, as well as the issuance of the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirming Iran's fulfilment of its obligations. We stress the importance of the nuclear agreement and the full implementation of resolution 2231 (2015), which provide essential guarantees for the Iranian nuclear programme.”
2015-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7583 (2015) · source
“It is imperative to protect civilians and their rights, to investigate all crimes and violations of those rights and to ensure the prevention of impunity. We reiterate the need to support the OSCE and to facilitate its work and access to all areas so that it can discharge its mission and verify the Withdrawal of heavy weapons from the areas adjacent to the contact line. We also call upon the Government of Ukraine to proceed with the positive measures and reforms it is undertaking, including the recent adoption of the national human rights strategy. We emphasize the need to provide basic humanitarian and social services to civilians and to internally displaced persons in particular, regardless of the political affiliations of the parties to the conflict.”
2015-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7576 (2015) · source
“The parties concerned should demonstrate sincerity and commitment to the implementation of those agreements and build upon them in order to achieve a ceasefire and settle the conflict. In that connection, we emphasize the need for the comprehensive implementation of all the terms of the agreements. We are deeply concerned about the continued breaches of the ceasefire and the fragile security conditions that have led to the humanitarian crisis in which thousands have been displaced, a further 9,000 people have lost their lives and more than 20,000 people have been injured. We emphasize that the political de-escalation of the Ukrainian crisis would help to resolve the humanitarian crisis. In any event, efforts to mitigate the crisis must be redoubled.”
2015-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7576 (2015) · source
“Moreover, the continuation and expansion of military confrontations and acts of provocation can lead only to the exacerbation of the current situation, while rendering the agreements devoid of all meaning. That will aggravate outstanding issues among the parties involved, leading to the deterioration of economic and humanitarian conditions, which will have even greater adverse effects on civilians in particular and on the security and stability of the region as a whole. Jordan calls upon all parties to assume their responsibilities and focus on positive and constructive dialogue within the framework of the Normandy format and the Trilateral Contact Group, in order to achieve a peaceful settlement of the crisis. The Minsk agreements and resolution 2202 (2015) provide a basic, solid foundation for any political settlement.”
2015-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7576 (2015) · source