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Hoxha

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first: 2014-02-19
most recent: 2023-12-29
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“Let me conclude by highlighting that we firmly believe that the African Union, one of the world’s largest regional organizations, can be a formidable tool in the efforts to put an end to the immense suffering of civilians across Africa — whether it results from the fighting in the Sudan or the activities of terrorist groups in the Sahel and elsewhere on the continent — and lead its members towards peace, development and prosperity.”
2023-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9435 (2023) · source
“Albania recognizes the progress made in ensuring predictable, sustainable and flexible resources for peace support operations led by the African Union, including through the Peace Fund, and welcomes the allocation of $2 million each to the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia and the East African Community regional force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We are encouraged by the AU’s efforts to guarantee the continuity of planned and conducted peace support operations in compliance with international human rights and humanitarian law and applicable standards of conduct.”
2023-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9435 (2023) · source
“While there is room for discussion on the need to evolve from traditional peacekeeping operations, we want to warn against falling for the illusion of quick fixes by calling in the Wagner Group or other mercenaries. Human rights violations, a total lack of accountability and vested interests in exploiting natural resources will be the price to pay. As we have seen in the Sahel, terrorist acts have dramatically increased. The situation is not getting better, and more civilians are being harmed.”
2023-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9435 (2023) · source
“Despite an overall mixed picture, it is worth highlighting areas of progress. The agreement of November 2022 for the permanent cessation of hostilities in Ethiopia; the continued engagement with Somalia towards the implementation of peacebuilding and State-building priorities; and the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region, as well as the Nairobi and Luanda processes, are good, positive examples. We recognize that some African countries have fallen out with United Nations peacekeeping missions. Widening gaps between actual mandates and the expectations of local stakeholders have not helped in that respect.”
2023-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9435 (2023) · source
“That has fuelled intercommunal violence, overstretched local economies and exposed vulnerabilities, to the benefit of armed and terrorist groups and foreign exploiters. Albania believes that treating the root causes of conflict goes hand in hand with the need for sustainable development guided by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the African Union’s Agenda 2063. United Nations cooperation with the African Union and other regional organizations can play a pivotal role in preventing conflicts by supporting States’ capacities to detect and pre-empt them at the earliest signs. The ongoing United Nations support for the Silencing the Guns in Africa initiative remains crucial to mediation and disarmament efforts, while boosting women’s and young people’s empowerment and peace education.”
2023-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9435 (2023) · source
“Efforts to manipulate democratic processes, attempts to modify and eliminate constitutional term limits, continued social and political exclusion, human rights violations and a lack of proper responses to the mismanagement of Africa’s wealth of natural resources should be resisted by actions rooted in the law and through legitimate political processes. Experience has shown convincingly that military coups do not bring solutions. They only exacerbate problems and offer short-lived false promises of much-needed change. Compounding the situation are the severe effects of climate change and international economic pressures, including the global food insecurity caused by the Russian aggression in Ukraine.”
2023-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9435 (2023) · source
“The deliberations of the seventeenth Annual Joint Consultative Meeting between the Security Council and the AU Peace and Security Council, held last week in Addis Ababa, and the adopted joint communiqué, reflect a shared understanding of the progress made thus far, as well as an awareness of emerging internal challenges, exacerbated by external threats. The spiral of recent unconstitutional changes in several African States and the onslaught of political transitions in others are alarming indicators of weak governance and failing institutions that are unable to respond to the needs of the populations, deliver services and ensure justice.”
2023-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9435 (2023) · source
“At the outset, I would like to thank Brazil for convening today’s meeting, as well as Special Representative of the Secretary-General Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, Ambassador Mohammed and Mr. Dersso for their briefings. The foundations of the United Nations-African Union (AU) partnership, based on the United Nations- African Union Joint Framework for an Enhanced Partnership in Peace and Security, has grown in scope and depth throughout the years. It needs to be further strengthened. The persistent and complex challenges that the African continent is facing — from the west coast to the Great Lakes region and the Horn of Africa to the north in Libya — call for the need to reconsider and adapt traditional, local, regional and international responses so as to better tackle the root causes of instability and conflict.”
2023-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9435 (2023) · source
“Mr. Hoxha (Albania) (spoke in Spanish): Allow me to begin by thanking Special Representative Ruiz Massieu for his informative briefing on the Colombian peace process. I also welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Mr. Álvaro Leyva Durán, to this important meeting, and I thank the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission for his briefing.”
2023-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9434 (2023) · source
“And I say to United Nations colleagues here and outside the Chamber: beware — the aggressors of their neighbours, the killers of innocent people, the deliberate destroyers of civilian infrastructure, ports and grain silos, those who deport children and take pride in doing so, those who use torture and sexual violence as weapons and those who blatantly disrespect human rights law have no place in the Human Rights Council. Therefore, the same General Assembly that has shown the world that it does not condone aggression has an important choice to make to demonstrate that it is not ready to take an arsonist for a firefighter. Decisions always have consequences. And there is no wrong time to make the right ones.”
2023-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9431 (2023) · source
“That Russian-style change means simply going backwards, undoing progress and achievements, returning to times long since passed. Let me conclude with an important reminder. Tomorrow the General Assembly will vote to elect the new members of the Human Rights Council. It may look like one of those numerous election processes in New York, which most often are uneventful. This one is not. It is rather a defining moment, one to test once more the strong and high moral grounds of the United Nations. Those who think that human rights have a meaning, those who celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as one of the most consequential developments in human history, those who care for the credibility of the Human Rights Council and its work — they all should think twice before casting their vote.”
2023-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9431 (2023) · source
“Alexandr Solzhenitsyn, this time a real and respected Nobel laureate, had long warned: “We know they are lying, they know they are lying, they know we know they are lying, and still they continue”. Only a few days ago, the President of Russia said that his aim is to change the world. For us, change means going forward, learning from past mistakes, strengthening peace, cooperation and friendship, investing in human rights and open societies, improving the life of people and, by doing so, making the world a better place for all. But if change means disrespecting international law and the Charter of the United Nations, attacking and destroying one’s neighbour, violating human rights, suppressing freedoms, applauding, supporting and embracing dictators, we do not want any of it.”
2023-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9431 (2023) · source
“We thought an all-time low had been reached; in fact, it had not. The Nobel Prize for absurdity, if it existed, would certainly go to the Deputy Chair of the State Duma, Anna Kuznetsova. She said: “Our soldiers have found documents on the sale of children and human organs from which Ukraine gets 7 per cent of its national budget, with the support of private British military companies and Coca Cola”. There is really something special about that Russian obsession with fabricating stories about organ trafficking. For those who do not have the time to do the math, 7 per cent of Ukraine’s budget for 2022 amounts to $4 billion, and Ms. Kuznetsova did not dwell on retail prices. No one can do better in combining ridicule with depravity.”
2023-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9431 (2023) · source
“It is the country responsible for horrible crimes, the country that has broken the law. And in this specific case, it has also broken the universal ancestral law of absolute respect for those mourning. Instead of doing the only right thing they have been urged to do and heed the calls to stop the war, the Kremlin is trying desperately to convince the world that black is white through a relentless propaganda machine in full swing that is holding nothing back. Every absurdity is fair game. News anchors, pro- Kremlin mouthpieces, various officials compete with one another to vociferate daily threats of all kinds and spread false information with scripts flipped upside down. We are all familiar with the frequent rants of a former President detailing his favourite nuclear threats.”
2023-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9431 (2023) · source
“A total of 52 civilians — one sixth of the pre-war population of that village, as Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo mentioned — was wiped away, massacred in a place of no strategic importance whatsoever except for having been on the target hit list of the Russian army. The Hroza massacre was not the first. It may unfortunately not be the last, as there is no sign that this war will end soon. But it underscores once again the terrible price civilians are paying 20 months after the Russian invasion. The 10,000 civilians who have already died and the many more injured have done nothing to deserve it except for being Ukrainian. Just as in many other similar cases, we may hear again: it was not Russia. Yet Russia is the country that started and continues this unprovoked deadly war.”
2023-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9431 (2023) · source
“Allow me to thank Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo and Assistant Secretary- General Msuya for their briefings. Imagine the scene: in a quiet and modest village in Kharkiv oblast, peaceful people are participating in a wake after a funeral, united in their grief at the loss of a son from the village. The café had been closed since the start of the war; it reopened only for that funeral service. A moment later, the café was obliterated, the place was filled with thick smoke and the air burdened by the unbearable smell of dead bodies torn to pieces. Death came again from the sky from a precision ballistic missile.”
2023-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9431 (2023) · source
“As we end our presidency, I know that I speak on behalf of the Council in wishing the delegation of Brazil good luck in the month of October. The meeting rose at noon. 23-283203/3”
2023-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9429 (2023) · source
“Before adjourning the meeting, as this is the last scheduled meeting of the Council for the month of September, on behalf of the delegation of Albania and our entire team, I would like to express our sincere appreciation to the members of the Council and to the Secretariat for all the support they have provided to us. Indeed, it has been a particularly busy month, as September always is, and one in which we rallied to consensus on several important issues within our purview. We could not have done it alone and without the hard work, support and positive contributions of every delegation and the representatives of the Secretariat, including the conference service officers, interpreters, verbatim reporters and security staff.”
2023-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9429 (2023) · source
“The draft resolution received 14 votes in favour, none against and one abstention. The draft resolution has been adopted as resolution 2698 (2023). I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements after the voting.”
2023-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9429 (2023) · source
“I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Albania, Brazil, China, Ecuador, France, Gabon, Ghana, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Against: None Abstaining: Russian Federation”
2023-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9429 (2023) · source
“Members of the Council have before them document S/2023/708, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements before the voting.”
2023-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9429 (2023) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I should like to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2023/640, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolution 2652 (2022).”
2023-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9429 (2023) · source
“It should enhance collaboration among countries in combating human traffickers and strengthening border management, promote concrete and implementable alternative options to migration, such as job creation and sustainable development, and support all instruments that foster legal migration for those who are genuinely and legally entitled to it. We should bear in mind that the safety and dignity of human lives must be protected at all costs. We reaffirm our commitment to contributing in any way we can to peace and stability everywhere, in order to tackle the deep roots of instability, the lack of perspective and terrorism, as well as climate change and its consequences, as factors that fuel irregular migration. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers.”
2023-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9428 (2023) · source
“In our view, preventive measures are key to disrupting criminal networks from gaining the upper hand. In that vein, it is crucial to strengthen dialogue among the migrants’ countries of origin, transit and destination in order to seek long-standing solutions to the massive interregional and Mediterranean flows. An efficient preventive system should focus on continued and strengthened efforts, including through close coordination among countries, to deal with the root causes of migration, such as poverty, food insecurity, climate change and underdevelopment, as well as terrorism and conflict.”
2023-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9428 (2023) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Albania. Albania shares the concerns expressed by others — including our briefers, whom we thank — about the large number of irregular migrants from Africa, who seek to reach the Mediterranean coast through smuggling routes and other illicit means. We deplore the illegal migration that puts at risk the lives of innocent people. We stand for the fair and humane treatment of all migrants. Despite their unsustainability, those migrant flows are leading to tragedies, with a very high cost for everyone. The death toll is unacceptable, and sustainable solutions must be sought and found. The European Union’s Naval Force Mediterranean Operation IRINI has been doing remarkable work to save lives in danger, and we look forward to the renewal of its mandate.”
2023-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9428 (2023) · source
“I thank Mr. Liljert for his briefing. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements.”
2023-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9428 (2023) · source
“There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. I now invite Council members to informal consulta- tions to continue our discussion of the subject. The meeting rose at 5.20 p.m.”
2023-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9426 (2023) · source
“Peace in Syria will be built through sustained efforts, and accountability is a part of that. Many times, including today, many of us have highlighted what would happen if all the actors in Syria came together to work in good faith for their future. Unfortunately, we are, and continue to be, left with the desolate assessment of what Syria is and would further become because of the stalemate if — as Special Envoy Pedersen said earlier — there is no shift in the mindset. Both aspects are clear, and a clear choice needs to be made — by the Syrians, first. We reiterate our unwavering support for the just quest of Syrians for a better future by rebuilding a decent life in freedom and dignity for themselves, their families and their children. I now resume my functions as President of the Council.”
2023-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9426 (2023) · source
“Let us not forget that, 13 years ago, peaceful protests, which were met with brutality by the regime, led to conflict, civil war and to the situation the endures to this day. People are crying out for food on the table, affordable medicine, fuel, electricity and water and other basic commodities, while the regime is investing in drug production and trafficking. I would like to conclude by reminding the Council that we should never forget that Syrians have been victims of violations of international humanitarian and international human rights law on a massive and systematic scale. Hundreds of thousands have been killed, half the population has been forcefully displaced and deep scars are everywhere. Therefore, in order to secure a path to sustainable peace, there must be no impunity for crimes committed.”
2023-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9426 (2023) · source
“We fully supported the General Assembly’s establishment in June of an independent institution to clarify the fate and whereabouts of all missing persons. That issue affects millions of Syrian victims, survivors and families, who are seeking to clarify the fate of their missing loved ones. And until that closure is achieved, it will remain an obstacle to peace. Despite the propaganda of the regime, people in Syria are unhappy and remain without prospects. There is a huge gap between the regime’s rhetoric and the ordinary people living in fear of an insecure tomorrow as they try to survive the economic abyss. The protests in southern Syria are a wake-up call as to the urgent need for political change.”
2023-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9426 (2023) · source
“We consider that a window to the future, the key to unlocking the path to sustainable peace and a viable exit out of this never-ending conflict — which must be done through a functioning and active Constitutional Committee. Peace and stability in Syria will not come about if all stakeholders do not come together and act genuinely and in unison under the guidance of the United Nations to secure a nationwide ceasefire, advance the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people and create the conditions necessary for the voluntary, safe and dignified return of refugees. Albania remains deeply worried about the Government forces’ continued arbitrary arrests, detentions, torture and ill-treatment of people and about the whereabouts of the more than 130,000 Syrians missing as a result of systematic enforced disappearances.”
2023-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9426 (2023) · source
“And knowing what it has been capable of — namely, the worst — we, and those dependent on it, have reason to remain utterly worried. With that in mind, we have supported the efforts of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for the continuation of life-saving humanitarian deliveries through the Bab Al-Hawa crossing. The recent resumption of those deliveries is most welcome. Nonetheless, we continue to believe that a product of the Council is needed in order to provide, in a predictable and sustainable manner, the delivery of the humanitarian aid by the United Nations and its international partners. We support the efforts of the Special Envoy and his step-for-step approach to bring the political process back on track based on resolution 2254 (2015).”
2023-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9426 (2023) · source
“It is the very same leadership that initiated what became a tragedy for an entire nation, and which stands as a major impediment to change by systematically undermining the political process as foreseen in resolution 2254 (2015). The humanitarian situation needs no further description. Albania has repeatedly called for aid delivery to be based on United Nations principles, including monitoring and reporting mechanisms — which should continue — and for humanitarian-access authorizations not to be politicized. An absurd veto terminated the Security Council’s authorization for cross-border delivery in the north-west of the country, adding insecurity to the unpredictability. The humanitarian needs will not stop on 31 December. But any future renewal of the use of Bab Al-Hawa will be subject to the mood in Damascus.”
2023-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9426 (2023) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Albania. I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Ms. Wosornu for their briefings. We value the perspective brought by Ms. Jarbawi, which gave us a glimpse of the painful reality that is daily life in Syria. After more than a decade, Syria remains a security nightmare, a humanitarian catastrophe, an economic abyss, a financial ruin and a geopolitical mess — a most bleak prospect. Since our most recent meeting on this topic (see S/PV.9403), the overall situation has not improved, and progress is nowhere to be seen. The reality continues to be marked not only by the continued instability, political stalemate, atrocities, human suffering and grief, but also by the regime’s persistence to cling to power at all costs.”
2023-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9426 (2023) · source
“I thank Ms. Jarbawi for her briefing. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements.”
2023-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9426 (2023) · source
“Council resolutions 2139 (2014),2165(2014),2191(2014), 2258 (2015), 2332 (2016),2393(2017),2401(2018), 2449 (2018), 2504 (2020),2533(2020),2585I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2023/621, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165”
2023-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9426 (2023) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Syrian Arab Republic and Türkiye to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Mr. Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria; Ms. Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; and Ms. Su’ad Jarbawi, Middle East and North Africa Regional Vice-President at the International Rescue Committee. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2023-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9426 (2023) · source
“It is therefore first up to both sides to engage in genuine efforts to create an atmosphere conducive to establishing a robust process that will lead to the creation of a viable and democratic Palestine and a secure Israel, with secure borders for both countries sharing Jerusalem as their capital, living side by side as two States for two peoples, fully entitled to equal safety, security and prosperity. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. The meeting rose at 11.30 a.m.”
2023-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9425 (2023) · source
“Therefore, we call on the parties to abide by their commitments in Aqaba, Jordan, and Sharm El-Sheikh and seek opportunities for cooperation on all regional platforms, including the Negev Forum. We know it only too well — peace never comes from outside, but help and support do. Peace never falls from the sky. It is the fruit of genuine, continued, relentless efforts, even when the horizon is blurred, as it is now. Oslo must not remain a moment in history, but rather it must be the convincing proof that dialogue and compromise are possible, that peace is possible and that another future is possible.”
2023-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9425 (2023) · source
“What is needed is diplomacy, negotiation, cooperation, mutual understanding and trust to pave the way for a future where peace and prosperity do not remain a dream but become a reality and for all. As a strong supporter of the freedom of religion and belief, Albania supports the historical status quo of the holy sites in Jerusalem. We praise the special role of the Jordan custodianship and call on all parties to refrain from all provocation and other actions in that respect. We profoundly believe that achieving a just and lasting solution requires continued and dedicated efforts and unwavering commitment from all sides — Israel and Palestine, but also neighbouring States and the international community.”
2023-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9425 (2023) · source
“In that respect, we call for the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016) and reiterate our position that settlements and their expansion are illegal under international law and an impediment to the peace process. We will continue to stand firmly against hate speech, inflammatory rhetoric and incitement to violence. No one should be allowed to use historical distortion, including the denial of the Holocaust, for political gains. Such rhetoric, which exacerbates tensions on the ground, is an insult to the millions of victims of the Holocaust and to the lessons learned from the dark hours of history. Communication at any level, but particularly at high levels by political leaders, cannot become a competition of hate. Such behaviour will lead nowhere except to more division, more violence and confrontation.”
2023-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9425 (2023) · source
“Terrorism cannot serve any cause; it cannot be condoned; it should never be glorified; and terrorists cannot be compensated. Terrorism must only be condemned and by all. However, we are also deeply worried by the extremist settler violence against Palestinian civilians, by the demolitions and evictions, including the destruction of homes and donor-funded objects, including schools. We call for all those cases to be fully investigated and for the perpetrators to be held accountable. International humanitarian law must be fully observed. Laws and rules that we have established to protect civilians and their implementation are not optional; they are mandatory.”
2023-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9425 (2023) · source
“We commend the ministerial meeting on the Peace Day Effort, of 18 September, hosted by the European Union, Saudi Arabia and the League of Arab States in cooperation with Egypt and Jordan and the efforts to produce a peace supporting package. Parties must see such efforts as a genuine contribution to revive the peace process, and they must do their part, refrain from unilateral steps and focus on de-escalation and steps that could ease the already high tensions of the situation. In the past two years, an unacceptable high death toll for civilians on both sides has been recorded. That cannot and must not become the new normal. We condemn in the strongest terms all terrorist attacks and stand with Israel in its right to self-defence from such acts through a proportionate response.”
2023-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9425 (2023) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Albania. I thank the Special Coordinator Wennesland for his thorough update. We just left behind an unusual busy high-level week in which a special focus was placed on renewed efforts for conflict resolution worldwide, including the Israeli-Palestinian question. We noticed, without surprise, strong support from world leaders for a two- State solution. The phrase “two States for two peoples”, highlighted so many times, translates the great need and the urgency for the prospects for peace to be restored as soon as possible. In that respect, we feel encouraged by the regional and interregional peace efforts.”
2023-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9425 (2023) · source
“I thank Mr. Wennesland for his briefing. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements.”
2023-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9425 (2023) · source
“In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority, to participate in this meeting The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I give the floor to Mr. Wennesland.”
2023-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9425 (2023) · source
“The representative of Pakistan has asked for the floor to make a further statement. I trust that, in this case as well, it will be short and concise. I now give him the floor.”
2023-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9423 (2023) · source
“The representative of Afghanistan has asked for the floor to make a further statement. I trust that it will be short and concise. I now give him the floor.”
2023-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9423 (2023) · source
“While we wait for the independent evaluation that is soon due, we will continue to stand with the Afghan people and their aspirations for equal rights and a future in prosperity. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to the representative of Afghanistan.”
2023-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9423 (2023) · source
“It is our collective responsibility to explore avenues for accountability and hold those responsible for gender persecution to account. We must not let those violations go unpunished. We must use all the tools at our disposal to ensure that the perpetrators of gender-based discrimination face the full weight of justice for violations of international conventions such as the Convention on the Political Rights of Women and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women — conventions to which Afghanistan is a party. We must not look away just because it is difficult. And we must not be discouraged just because the Taliban remain deaf and defiant. The Taliban want recognition. They repeat it all the time. They must earn it by changing their policies.”
2023-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9423 (2023) · source