YouSaid · the spoken record

Hoxha

lines on the record: 1,795
first: 2014-02-19
most recent: 2023-12-29
sittings or episodes: 264
sources: un-security-council

Every line below is reproduced as it was said and linked to the record it came from. Nothing here is summarised or generated. Directory · Search · Corrections

“We will continue to support Ukraine until a just and lasting peace is achieved, in line with the Charter of the United Nations — a peace that respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders. We must not allow Russia to succeed and impose its imperial vision on others. If we allow Russia to do this to its neighbours, Russia will see it as a licence to do so to others, to the entire continent. That is why we should continue to support Ukraine — because we support peace, stability and prosperity on the entire continent.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9523 (2023) · source
“There are reports that a Russian missile entered the airspace of Poland, a NATO member, while an investigation is under way to determine the facts. Such provocations, if verified, could bring the situation to another level of escalation, something that should worry and concern us all. It has been clear since the very first day that Russia is the aggressor, the invader, the transgressor, and that the Ukrainian people are defending themselves, their freedom, their country and their dignity. Therefore, there cannot be calls on both sides — as we hear here and there — but on one side only, on those who started and continue this madness.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9523 (2023) · source
“The head of the United Nations, the Secretary-General, has condemned in the strongest terms the overnight large-scale missile and drone attack by Russia on Ukrainian cities and towns across the country, including — as he says — against civilian and civilian infrastructure. The Security Council has deemed attacks on civilian infrastructure to be flagrant violations of international law and international military law. It has also decided that the responsible persons should be held accountable. The world public opinion agrees, but until that accountability is pursued in a court of law, we must show all possible support and solidarity with Ukraine and embolden international support for its just and right cause. We said it in the very beginning: Russia’s war in Ukraine represents the most acute threat to the European security architecture.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9523 (2023) · source
“It is instead a stark reminder to the world that the Kremlin objective remains the same — to destroy Ukraine and terrorize and subjugate its people. And when they are caught red-handed, they simply accuse Ukraine of self-destruction, self-immolation and suicide. No one believes such absurdities, but it does not matter. The muted domestic opinion, unfortunately, will believe them, and that is enough. Russian pundits and news anchors were competing today to joyfully portray the attack in the most macabre and cynical way as the end- of-year fireworks for Ukraine. We condemn those horrific attacks in the strongest terms, and we are not the only ones.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9523 (2023) · source
“But today this reckless behaviour has reached a new record: a massive Russian air attack, as we heard, the biggest since February 2022, using hypersonic and other missiles along with illegally acquired Iranian drones, hitting different targets all over the country, including Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa and many other major cities. The latest count includes 31 persons killed, with more than 160 injured. In an already recognizable Russian signature attack, nothing was spared — a hospital, a shopping mall, a train station, educational facilities and residential buildings were hit simultaneously. They were military targets, they always say, but in reality they turned out to be civilian, social and critical infrastructure, over and over again. The latest attack is hardly a message of peace. It is not a sign that Russia seeks to resolve what it started.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9523 (2023) · source
“Well, maybe not everyone, because in the Kremlin they seem to have other plans and are busy thinking of ways to destroy and inflict more pain on those whom they have been assaulting in every possible way during the past two years, showing once more what we already know: their total disregard for human life. Russia’s unjustified and unprovoked military aggression against Ukraine — which, let us recall, was meant to be a walk through Ukraine but turned horribly wrong — has never fallen short of the worst of war crimes and crimes against humanity, or of deliberate destruction, with a view to bringing an entire nation to its knees. We have exposed them continuously during the past two years, and the General Assembly has been loud and clear more than once.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9523 (2023) · source
“Let me thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his second briefing today. Allow me to first thank you, Mr. President, for your quick reaction to a request sent today by 20 Member States, Albania included, to organize this meeting. Your understanding, flexibility and prompt response reflect the very professional way in which you have conducted business during this entire month. In two days, we will say goodbye to this year. Everyone on Earth is preparing to end this difficult year in the best and most joyful atmosphere, surrounded by loved ones and with hope and wishes for a better tomorrow.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9523 (2023) · source
“That is what we have been saying and defending always, especially during these two years in the Security Council, and we will continue to do so from outside the Council, because we remain profoundly convinced that both Palestinians and Israelis, who share that tiny land, have a right to statehood there and are bound by a shared destiny. May this tragedy make wisdom prevail with lessons learned through successive failures and missed opportunities. May it make everyone understand and accept that violence will never bring peace, it will only breed more of the same — violence, pain, suffering, regrets and misery, when everyone there needs and deserves the contrary — hope, peace and stability.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9522 (2023) · source
“It will require sustained and massive efforts of assistance for those internally displaced to return to normal life and a colossal reconstruction effort to make Gaza a living place again. But more than anything, it will require a shared understanding that equality between Israelis and Palestinians is the glue for charting their shared destiny together. There has never been any alternative and there is no other credible and serious path to the future than the two-State solution, if we want a solution — peace, security and lasting stability. Only a genuine process that leads to an independent, sovereign and democratic Palestinian State alongside Israel will be able to guarantee security, stability and prosperity for the Palestinian and Israeli people alike.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9522 (2023) · source
“The ongoing war in Gaza obscures everything, including prospects of how to get out of it, move ahead and revive the stalled peace process in the Middle East, which cannot continue to remain historic unfinished business. As soon as the Gaza war is over, work should start anew to seek a lasting and comprehensive solution. That has never been easy, and it will not be easier now, because it will require serious, sustained and credible efforts to ensure that terror and violence are no longer used to achieve political goals and that they are definitely and resolutely rejected by all. It will need Gaza and West Bank united under a single renewed Palestinian Authority that is fully committed to and ready for peace through negotiations with the help of the international community.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9522 (2023) · source
“Our position remains that settlements and their expansion are illegal under international law and are an impediment to the peace process. They must be disbanded, not expanded. The risk of spillover of the conflict is real. Everywhere around Israel there is one actor, one country, one hand that continues to pull the strings through its proxies, and this is Iran. Ignoring it is not a contribution to peace. In that respect, the continued attacks by the Houthis in the Red Sea, denying navigational rights and freedoms of all vessels cause a grave threat to international peace and security. We call on the Houthis to immediately cease those attacks and for the Security Council to take appropriate action.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9522 (2023) · source
“Terrorists must be killed, but not the innocent civilians, United Nations workers or journalists, who must be protected. We welcome the appointment of the Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, as called for in resolution 2720 (2023). The full and speedy implementation of resolutions 2712 (2023) and 2720 (2023) must be seen as a matter of absolute priority by everyone. The situation in the West Bank has further deteriorated since Hamas’s attack in Israel. Increased army raids and acts of violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians are taking a mounting toll. More than 400 Palestinians have been killed so far in the West Bank, far more than last year, which was declared the deadliest since 2006.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9522 (2023) · source
“And it is unfortunate and incomprehensible that nearly three months after the unthinkable was savagely unleashed upon civilians in Israel, the Security Council has not been able to issue a condemnation of these terror acts. Albania shares the international community’s deep concerns regarding the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza. The relentless bombardments have claimed far too many innocent lives. The widespread destruction has made life impossible for many and extremely difficult for all in Gaza. Innocent civilians are punished twice — by the cowardice of Hamas, but also by the heavy-handed response of Israel. We reiterate our call for full compliance with international humanitarian law and exercise of the principles of proportionality and distinction.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9522 (2023) · source
“Let me join others in thanking all the briefers for their presentations. We will never run out of words to express our utter condemnation of the carefully planned and brutally executed terrorist attacks of 7 October which, let us not forget, triggered this acute crisis. We cannot express enough our firm rejection of taking civilians hostage and keeping them in horrible conditions when the entire world, including the Security Council, has repeatedly called for their immediate and unconditional release. We are horrified by the emerging hideous stories of sexual violence used by Hamas as a weapon of terror against Israeli civilians, women and girls.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9522 (2023) · source
“Therefore, our vote in favour cannot and must not be seen, understood or misused by Hamas in any way or any circumstance, directly or indirectly, as condoning the unacceptable and the unjustifiable and its continued use of what belongs to and should go only to the people of Gaza, to plan and attack Israel and its population, as it has been doing since 7 October. All Palestinians must unite under the leadership of the Palestinian Authority, pursue the path of peace and negotiations and use all political means to build their future, have their State and ensure their freedom and dignity, living together and alongside Israel in security. That is a clear position we have expressed repeatedly over the past two years, and it is one of the key wishes and hopes that we will keep with us as we exit the Security Council.”
2023-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9520 (2023) · source
“They must be helped now, today and every day. Therefore, it is urgent for the United Nations to step up, and that is all the resolution provides for — urgent steps to immediately allow safe, unhindered and expanded humanitarian access at scale and to create the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities. We call for and look forward to the speedy and full implementation of the resolution. But we want to be clear: we support the cessation of hostilities with the aim of saving civilians, helping innocent Palestinians to rebuild their lives, all those who are trapped in a bloody conflict — children, women and entire families — everyone who does not deserve to suffer or die.”
2023-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9520 (2023) · source
“We commend the United Arab Emirates as penholder and others involved from the region and from outside for the tremendous efforts to bring forward resolution 2720 (2023), which we just adopted. We welcome the adoption of that important resolution and consider it an important step forward in dealing with the urgency of the dire situation in Gaza. We would have liked a more robust text, including on some important key issues that are missing there, but the text has clear merits, which guided our position. And we welcome the establishment of a clear and straightforward mechanism to allow unhindered access for humanitarian assistance at scale to the population in Gaza and make a real difference on the ground. People in Gaza are going hungry. They need assistance. Countless families are in dire need.”
2023-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9520 (2023) · source
“Significantly, this framework resolution reaffirms the commitment to taking effective steps to advance the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union. In line with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, that commitment extends to building greater regional and national ownership, while emphasizing the pivotal role of the Security Council in maintaining international peace and security. While more clarity and predictability on the burden-sharing of the part of the financing that may not be covered by assessed contributions will be needed, we nonetheless believe that this decision is one of the most consequential ones taken in years, with an expected important impact in crucial matters for peace and security in Africa and beyond.”
2023-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9518 (2023) · source
“Wecommendthethree African members of the Security Council — Gabon, Ghana and Mozambique — for their active role in facilitating the negotiations on this significant framework resolution (resolution 2719 (2023)) on African Union peace support operations and for their continued engagement with all Member States in the Security Council. Albania voted in favour of this framework resolution and the amendment proposed by the United States because we believe that only by addressing in the best possible inclusive and holistic manner all key pertinent issues, such as the decision-making process, financial arrangements, burden-sharing and human rights compliance, will the resolution be properly implemented and bring about the intended and desired impact.”
2023-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9518 (2023) · source
“If not, even if Hamas is dismantled, its ideology will remain, and if it is not abandoned or eradicated, plans will remain dreams, those dreams will be crushed, and the harsh and unforgiving reality will be perpetuated, and it will unfortunately only be a matter of time until the next tragedy unfolds.”
2023-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9513 (2023) · source
“As this may be the last meeting on this issue for my country as a member of the Security Council, I would like to say, just as we have said and repeated in every other meeting, that we look forward to the moment when the two-State solution is advanced, not as an empty mantra, not as an easy substitute to failure and not as a placebo, but as a genuine process so that the Israelis and Palestinians find a way out of the horrible deadlock, the terrible impasse and the perpetual failures of the past few decades, and so that, together with the international community, they design, agree and implement ways to live side by side, each in their own State, in dignity, prosperity and security, free from terror and insecurity.”
2023-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9513 (2023) · source
“It must end, and all cases should be properly investigated. We remain worried about the lack of implementation of resolution 2334 (2016). We recall that settlements are in violation of international law. They constitute an obstacle to the two- State solution. They must be dismantled, not expanded. Allow me to conclude with this: as with every other conflict, this one will also end and, we hope, as soon as possible. It will leave behind ruins, immense grief and deep scars. The political and physical reconstruction of Gaza will require new and true efforts.”
2023-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9513 (2023) · source
“We call for the full implementation of resolution 2712 (2023) and reiterate the need for urgent measures in order for the aid to reach the civilians as soon as possible and without any hindrance. We support efforts to scale up humanitarian aid and for a monitoring mechanism and all efforts to break up hostilities. We must be sure to put in place a mechanism that helps and that facilitates access and makes it easy to reach those suffering, not rush into something that, despite good intentions, may end up producing the opposite effect, especially for those on the ground. In that respect, we welcome the decision to open the Kerem Shalom crossing for humanitarian aid. The situation in the West Bank is another area of concern. The settler’s violence towards civilian Palestinians is unacceptable.”
2023-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9513 (2023) · source
“It would be a tragedy, or another one on top of the one before our eyes, if the immense suffering of the citizens of Gaza, the thousands of lives lost and the ocean of human pain on both sides were used by Hamas to strengthen their narrative. We are afraid that, in this black and white context, this may be happening. It must be resisted because it is only a recipe for tragedy. We share the deep concern about the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Despite the amount of aid going through and the deconflicting mechanisms in place, the fact is that the situation is very dire and a humanitarian system in pain is struggling to survive.”
2023-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9513 (2023) · source
“Those returned to Israel were malnourished, ill, injured and in a poor psychological state. We reiterate our call for the immediate and unconditional release of the remaining hostages, and in the meantime, the International Committee of the Red Cross must be allowed to visit and to check on their well-being. Alongside the real war with guns, rockets and tanks, another frontal clash is happening at the same time, one using tweets, hashtags and shares — the so-called war with 140 characters — with unfiltered images, raw videos, hate speech, conspiracy theories and antisemitism, sowing more division and spreading more hatred.”
2023-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9513 (2023) · source
“Terrorists must be killed, but innocent people — children, civilians and their families, humanitarian workers, United Nations staff and journalists — must be protected. We deplore every innocent life lost in this bloody war, be it Israeli or Palestinian. Innocent life has the same value, on any side of that or any border. For an entire week, guns were silenced, reason prevailed, some 100 hostages were released, and a glimpse of hope came back. The world was holding its breath, hoping for the truce to be extended, but Hamas did not see it that way, leaving families of hostages in deep anguish, fully aware of what would happen — that more innocent people would be killed and more innocent Palestinians would be sacrificed. We remain worried about the situation of the hostages who are still in the bloody hands of Hamas.”
2023-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9513 (2023) · source
“Let me thank Special Coordinator Wennesland and Major General Gauchat for their remarks. On 7 October, innocent people were savagely murdered. Thousands were wounded and babies, young people and Holocaust survivors were killed. Women and girls were raped. Innocent people were taken hostage. What followed is known by all and continues to this hour. This war and its appalling human toll constitute yet another tragedy on top of so many seen in the past, where civilians always end up paying the highest price, especially children — victims of wars they never choose and of conflicts they cannot understand. We call for full respect for international humanitarian law, as we have done at every meeting. That is not an option, but an obligation.”
2023-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9513 (2023) · source
“I like to call them the “unsung heroes”, who behind the scenes, with their dedication, patience, professionalism and commitment, have been essential to helping the Informal Working Group turn the impossible into the possible. I am immensely grateful for their invaluable support. In conclusion, I wish my colleague, the new Permanent Representative of Japan, every success as the incoming Chair of this important subsidiary body.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9508 (2023) · source
“It is therefore crucial for all of us to remain engaged in advancing this agenda, while proactively contributing to its enhancement and utilizing the tools at our disposal, such as the Informal Working Group, to fulfil our responsibilities. Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to my entire team and all the members of the Informal Working Group for their engagement and productive cooperation on the many issues addressed over the past two years. Their commitment and incredible engagement to the advancement of the Security Council’s working methods have been truly inspiring. I also wish to pay special tribute to the Charter Research team of the Security Council Affairs Division.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9508 (2023) · source
“With its adoption, the Council demonstrated once again the ability to work together and hear the calls, both within and from outside the Council, for greater accountability and inclusivity in the decision-making process. As I said during the annual open debate on working methods in September (see S/PV.9410), the working methods are a critical tool for the functioning of the Council and the successful implementation of its mandate. While they do not provide solutions to the conflicts on the Council’s agenda, they can open up paths towards finding those solutions by facilitating the efficient, effective, transparent and inclusive functioning of the Council.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9508 (2023) · source
“And the third note, adopted just weeks ago, on penholdership, issued as document S/2023/945, is a step forward to ensure that all Council members can hold the pen. It facilitates an understanding of the process and avoids a too-prescriptive approach to the process. The note also aims to ensure that the Council’s outcomes are succinct and action-oriented and reflective of meaningful consultations with the Member States concerned and other stakeholders — a key aspect for their successful implementation. I am proud to say that this last note is a true testament to the spirit of the Group — a forum in which important initiatives can be successful through dialogue and compromise.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9508 (2023) · source
“The first note, issued as document S/2023/612, set out the procedure for the observance of minutes of silence in the Council to ensure that those solemn occasions are conducted in an orderly and respectful manner and are devoid of any politicization. The second note, issued as document S/2023/615, reaffirmed the commitment of the Council to making every effort to agree provisionally on the appointment of the Chairs and Vice-Chairs of subsidiary bodies for the following year, as provided for in note 507, no later than 1 October, and included an interim contingency measure in case provisional agreement is not reached in time for the month of January. I am of course very pleased to note that we will not have to utilize the contingency measure at the beginning of 2024, as Council members have completed the selection of Chairs for next year.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9508 (2023) · source
“Regular open discussions in the Informal Working Group on how Council members hold the pen have proven to be both timely and conducive to generating concrete proposals on how the practice could be enhanced. In particular, I believe the discussions have been conducive to a better understanding of the role of the penholder and a recalibration of some of its most problematic, if not pernicious, aspects. That leads me to what I consider to be the third achievement of this period, namely, that the Informal Working Group was able to produce three new notes of key importance to the functioning of the Council. Indeed, under the auspices of the Informal Working Group, the Council adopted three new notes.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9508 (2023) · source
“In line with presidential note S/2021/647, of 12 July 2021, Council presidencies continue to play a crucial role in facilitating and securing the implementation of those provisions, including through their monthly commitments outlining their working methods priorities. Under my tenure during these two years, we expanded the focus on the implementation of note 507 and the subsequent presidential notes to include as a standing item the real question of penholdership. Under that item, at every meeting of the Informal Working Group, penholders and co-penholders on Council decisions and other outcome documents shared their observations on the good practices and challenges faced during the negotiation and drafting process.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9508 (2023) · source
“Beyond providing a summary of the Group’s activities, the annual report includes a set of selected indicators to facilitate the monitoring of the implementation of note 507 and the subsequent presidential notes, thereby giving us a better overview of how the Council is performing with regard to its working methods and what gaps remain. Secondly, the Informal Working Group served as a forum for concrete and practical discussions on the implementation of the Council’s working methods. In line with its programme of work, the Informal Working Group maintained the standing agenda item introduced by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, under which presidencies of the Council gave briefings on their efforts to ensure the implementation of note 507 and the subsequent presidential notes and, importantly, reflected on possible future action.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9508 (2023) · source
“As we reflect on the accomplishments and challenges related to working methods over the past two years, allow me to highlight three important achievements. First, the Informal Working Group aligned its own working methods with that of other subsidiary bodies. At the outset of 2022 and 2023, the Informal Working Group adopted a programme of work setting out the main priorities and planned actions for the upcoming year. That made the work of the Group more predictable and results-oriented. Furthermore, as an important step towards greater transparency, the Group adopted its first-ever annual report in 2022 (see S/2022/1032), thereby aligning itself with the practice of other subsidiary bodies of the Council.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9508 (2023) · source
“In the period from 2022 to 2023, the Informal Working Group maintained its focus on ensuring the full implementation of the provisions of the note by the President of 30 August 2017 (S/2017/507) and the subsequently adopted 13 presidential notes, in addition to addressing other — both long-standing and new — working methods challenges. To that end, the Group held 10 formal meetings, two informal informals and one informal retreat in Tirana, in my own country, in October 2022. The Council also continued to hold its annual open debates on working methods, which have served as a critical avenue for our engagement with the wider membership and as a basis for defining priority areas that need to be addressed in the Informal Working Group.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9508 (2023) · source
“While this biennium was marked by challenges that often brought us to a standstill in the Council, the Informal Working Group continued to demonstrate its relevance as a forum for building consensus to address key challenges and improving the overall functioning of the Council. In that regard, my objective as Chair was to steer discussions in the Group towards making the Council more efficient and effective in its work and decision-making, but also more transparent and inclusive of the viewpoints of all of its members, the wider United Nations membership and particularly those affected by its decisions. I believe that we have made very significant progress in that regard.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9508 (2023) · source
“I would like to extend my gratitude to the members of the Committee for their serious engagement with the Chair, to the Security Council Affairs Division, which has consistently supported the Chair and the smooth functioning of the entire work of the Committee. I would also like to express my appreciation to the Panel of Experts, with which we have had close cooperation, which has operated at its full capacity only for the past six months. Over the past two years, I had the privilege of chairing what proved to be a very challenging yet very stimulating subsidiary body, the Informal Working Group on Documentation and other Procedural Questions.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9508 (2023) · source
“There are now 12 individuals and one entity on the Committee’s sanctions list. I regret that the Committee was not able to receive an oral briefing in 2022 from Ms. Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, owing to the lack of consensus among the members of the Committee. I also regret the fact that, in 2023, the 2140 Committee and the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2713 (2023) could not hold a joint meeting to discuss the challenges related to the violations of the arms embargo and maritime smuggling of arms, as documented by the reports of Panel of Experts of both Committees.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9508 (2023) · source
“On 15 February 2022 and on 15 March and 8 November 2023, pursuant to paragraph 19 (e) of Security Council resolution 2140 (2014), the Chair of the Committee gave briefings to the Security Council on the activities of the Committee. The Committee received more than 400 vessel inspection reports from the United Nations Verification and Inspection Mechanism in the past two years. The Committee also received nine implementation reports from nine Member States in 2022. In the same year, the Committee sent seven communications to three stakeholders with reference to the implementation of the sanctions measures. Over the past two years, the Committee received one request for exemption invoking paragraph 12 (a) of resolution 2140 (2014). Four entries were added to the list in 2022, including one entity. No entries were removed from the list.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9508 (2023) · source
“Over the past two years, the Committee issued a total of 13 press releases. A press release was also issued on 26 September on the topic of children and armed conflict (SC/15423) as it relates to the work of the Committee. The Committee met five times to receive briefings from the Panel of Experts, both via video-teleconference and in person, following the submission of their respective midterm updates and final reports, and to consider the recommendations contained therein. In that regard, the Committee agreed to follow up action on four of the recommendations emanating from the various reports by the Panel of Experts.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9508 (2023) · source
“The reduction of the number of sanctioned individuals and entities over the past two years, namely, by approximately 19 per cent with regard to individuals and by approximately 23 per cent with regard to entities, was due to the efforts of the Committee and the Permanent Mission of Iraq, which submitted a number of delisting requests, all of which were agreed upon by the members of the Committee. Over the past two years, the 2140 Committee met a total of 10 times in informal consultations, in addition to conducting its work through written procedures. In November 2022, the Committee held a joint meeting with the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolution 2713 (2023), at the recommendation of the Panel of Experts on Yemen, to discuss issues of mutual relevance to both Committees, including the link on illicit smuggling routes.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9508 (2023) · source
“In the course of the past two years, we have witnessed continued progress in the delisting of entities on the Committee’s sanctions list. The delisting of individuals on the sanctions list has been sustained over the past two years. In December 2021, there were 81 individuals on the sanctions list, dropping down to 70 individuals in December 2022, and now, as we speak, 66 individuals remain on the list. With regard to sanctioned entities, in December 2021 there were 13 entities on the sanctions list. In December 2022, there were 10 entities, and today the same number remain on the list.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9508 (2023) · source
“Mr. Hoxha: During my two-year term on the Security Council, I have had the privilege to chair four subsidiary bodies, namely, the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1636 (2005), on Lebanon; the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1518 (2003), on Iraq; the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014), on Yemen; and the Informal Working Group on Documentation and other Procedural Questions. While the 1636 and 1518 Committees have been lenient, the 2140 Committee and the Informal Working Group have made up for them, the Informal Working Group in particular weighing heavily on the daily agenda. Although there were no meetings of the 1518 Committee over the past two years, the Committee continued to reach agreement on the delisting requests.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9508 (2023) · source
“Those are not mutually exclusive — on the contrary, they are mutually reinforcing and mutually reassuring. The Palestinian question cannot remain the modern- day Sisyphean task. It must be set, as soon as possible, on the right path — that of a serious political process where there is talk and walk for peace, for a viable, secure and free Palestinian State and for security, cooperation, progress and dignity for all — Israelis and Palestinians alike. If not, we will fail again, and the nightmare of today will end up being the prelude to tomorrow.”
2023-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9489 (2023) · source
“Instead of joining the Palestinian Authority, the legitimate representatives of the Palestinian people and seeking a viable and long- lasting solution through political means only, Hamas seeks the destruction of the State of Israel. Such a policy will never see the end of a tunnel. It risks remaining buried in the ground or dying under the rubble, killing at the same time the hopes of Palestinians for a normal life and a decent future. That is why, while the urgency of the day is — and rightly so — to save lives and bring humanitarian aid up to scale for everyone in need, it is crucial to think about and work for the day after the current conflict is over. There is no alternative. Palestinians need and deserve their State, and Israel needs and must have its security.”
2023-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9489 (2023) · source
“During 18 years of Hamas rule, the Gaza Strip has been besieged, impoverished, underdeveloped and left without a clear perspective. And as we discover now, Hamas’s only real investment in Gaza are the tunnels — not for the population, but only and exclusively for Hamas and its warmongering policies. I hope that the people of Gaza will come to understand that, while Hamas is trying to sell them terror as a false victory, it will never be able to do more than drag them into war with Israel. However justified their frustration over the lack of progress and their fatigue from never seeing their dreams come true, peaceful Palestinians should not be fooled into believing that Hamas will give them the State they need and deserve or the future they want and aspire to.”
2023-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9489 (2023) · source
“Without medicine, without routine vaccination activities, without proper access to safe water and hygiene and without sufficient food, disease could kill way more people than the hostilities do. That must be reversed quickly. Let us not forget that, while the attention is focused on Gaza, innocent civilians, including children, are also dying in the West Bank. We expect Israel to commit the same efforts and ingenuity to saving innocent Palestinian lives as it does in its efforts to decimate and eliminate Hamas, because as long as the Palestinians see the war against Hamas as collective punishment in which they end up being the first victims, the prospects for long-lasting peace will be remote and shaky, if anything. Oppressive and brutal regimes are never liked — they are only feared. Hamas ruling Gaza is no exception.”
2023-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9489 (2023) · source
“And nothing can, or will ever, justify taking civilian hostages, including babies, children and the elderly, and using them for political purposes. It is unfortunate that, seven weeks after the events, the Council has not been able to issue a condemnation of the unacceptable and the unforgivable. In this conflict, as in every conflict, civilians have paid an unprecedentedly heavy human toll — especially women and children, who are always the most affected. This is intolerable and must stop. We recall that the protection of civilians must be the primary concern in every conflict and that international law must be fully observed, and this also applies to civilian infrastructure. The World Health Organization has raised alarms about the rise in outbreaks of infectious diseases in Gaza.”
2023-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9489 (2023) · source