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Kamboj

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first: 2022-08-08
most recent: 2023-12-20
sittings or episodes: 76
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“We are also gravely concerned about the acts of terror and incidents of violence in Israel and the West Bank. There can be no justification for any act of violence committed against civilians. We have consistently opposed all acts of violence, especially against women and children, and we reiterate our call for a complete cessation of violence. We urge the parties to refrain from unilateral measures that vitiate the conditions necessary for promoting peace and to focus instead on bridging the trust deficit. It is the international community’s collective responsibility to send a strong signal opposing any step preventing the possibility of a two-State solution. The financial challenges of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) are compounding every year.”
2022-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9116 (2022) · source
“We also note Israel’s efforts following the ceasefire to resume the movement of people from the Gaza Strip and the entry of humanitarian goods and fuel. But while we are focusing on strengthening the ceasefire, we must also continue to work together towards a political solution to effectively address the underlying drivers of the dire economic and humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. We remain deeply concerned about the developments in the West Bank and Jerusalem. Violent attacks and the killing of civilians continued during the reporting period. Acts of destruction and demolition are also continuing. Provocative actions and rhetoric have again raised tensions around Jerusalem’s holy sites. The historical and legal status quo at Jerusalem’s holy places must be respected and upheld.”
2022-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9116 (2022) · source
“I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini and Daniel Levy for their briefings. The escalation of hostilities in the Gaza Strip earlier this month has only exacerbated the dire humanitarian situation of the Gazan Palestinians, who have already been suffering, including as a result of the non-availability of funds for the United Nations humanitarian response plan and the global increase in commodity prices. We hope the situation will be addressed soon with increased donor funding. We welcomed the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. We urge the parties to abide strictly by the ceasefire agreement so that the ongoing intensive diplomatic efforts can be strengthened. In that context, we appreciate the efforts of the international community, especially the role of Egypt, in the process.”
2022-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9116 (2022) · source
“We continue to reiterate that the global order is anchored on international law, the Charter of the United Nations and respect for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of States.”
2022-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9115 (2022) · source
“I would therefore like to assure the Security Council that India will step forward whenever the global South is constrained on aspects of food, health and energy security, and we will do so in a manner that is helpful to the global economy and does not take undue advantage of countries in distress. In conclusion, India’s approach will be to promote dialogue and diplomacy with an overarching aim to end the conflict and work with other partners to mitigate the economic challenges emerging from the Russia- Ukraine conflict. It is in our collective interest to work constructively, both inside the United Nations and outside, towards seeking an early resolution to this conflict.”
2022-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9115 (2022) · source
“India has been approached for the supply of wheat and sugar by many countries, and we are responding positively. In the past three months alone, India exported more than 1.8 million tons of wheat to countries in need, including Afghanistan, Myanmar, the Sudan and Yemen. Fifthly, we are also trying to increase the production in India of essential agrarian inputs, such as fertilizers. There is also a need to focus on the availability of fertilizers and to keep the supply chains for fertilizers smooth at a global scale. Sixthly, efforts should be made to ensure stability in the global supply of fuel commensurate with demand. Open markets must not become an argument to perpetuate inequity and promote discrimination. Lastly, we have delivered for the world in terms of vaccines; we did it earlier for medicines.”
2022-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9115 (2022) · source
“We also reiterate the importance of the United Nations guiding principles of humanitarian assistance. Humanitarian action must always be guided by those principles, that is, humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence. Those principles should never be politicized. Thirdly, we will work with the international community and partner countries to mitigate the economic hardships that are resulting from this conflict. The impact of the Ukraine conflict is not just limited to Europe. The conflict is exacerbating concerns over food, fertilizer and fuel security, particularly in developing countries. Fourth, food security remains a major concern. It is necessary for all of us to adequately appreciate the importance of equity, affordability and accessibility when it comes to food grains.”
2022-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9115 (2022) · source
“The conflict has resulted in loss of lives and countless miseries for its peoples, particularly for women, children and elderly, with millions becoming homeless and forced to take shelter in neighbouring countries. We believe that, going forward, we need to focus on the following aspects. First, in terms of diplomacy, India continues to advocate for an immediate cessation of hostilities and an end to violence. We encourage talks between Ukraine and Russia. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has himself, more than once, spoken to them in that regard. Secondly, the situation on the ground calls for sustained prioritization of urgent humanitarian relief. I have just elaborated that we continue to give the highest priority to the requests that we receive in that regard.”
2022-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9115 (2022) · source
“In the past six months, India has dispatched 11 consignments, approximately 97.5 tons, of humanitarian aid to Ukraine and neighbouring countries, such as Romania, Moldova, Slovakia and Poland. Ukraine and its neighbouring countries offered their full support in the relief and evacuation operation involving approximately 22,500 Indian nationals in February and March. That humanitarian aid and assistance symbolizes the human-centric development approach of the Government of India, a central tenet of our national beliefs and values, which perceives the whole world as one family. India remains deeply concerned over the situation in Ukraine.”
2022-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9115 (2022) · source
“We thank the Secretary- General for his comprehensive briefing on his visit to Ukraine last week. We also thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo for her briefing. I join my Foreign Minister today in conveying our greetings to the people of Ukraine on the occasion of their Independence Day. As we meet today to mark six months since the beginning of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, India is ready to dispatch its twelfth consignment of humanitarian aid to Ukraine, which consists of 26 types of medicines, including haemostatic bandages meant to stem the bleeding of deep wounds in children and adults. That was a specific request by the Ukrainian side, and we have made sure that we will react in the fastest possible time to meet it.”
2022-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9115 (2022) · source
“We support the ongoing efforts, including those of the IAEA, to reduce tensions and take steps to ensure nuclear safety and security at the facility. We have noted the latest information available on nuclear power plants and facilities in Ukraine, including the updates published on 19 August by the IAEA. We hope that the proposed visit by a team from the IAEA to the power plant and its surrounding areas will be agreed to by the two sides, as indicated in their recent statements. We continue to reiterate that the global order should be anchored in international law, the Charter of the United Nations and respect for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of States.”
2022-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9114 (2022) · source
“Let me begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her update focusing on the safety and security of nuclear facilities in Ukraine. We continue to carefully follow the developments regarding the safety and security of Ukraine’s nuclear facilities. India attaches high importance to ensuring their safety and security, as any accident involving nuclear facilities could potentially have disastrous consequences for public health and the environment. We also accord high priority to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) ability to conduct its safeguards and monitoring activities in accordance with its statute in an effective, objective and efficient manner, and we value its efforts in that regard. India remains concerned about the situation at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant.”
2022-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9114 (2022) · source
“India has been playing its part by being a trusted and reliable partner for all, based on our ancient Indian ethos that sees the world as one great family. However, the question remains: are multilateral organizations, especially the Security Council, ready to deal with the new world order and new challenges? In my country, which now represents more than one sixth of humankind, we believe that until we reform, perform and transform multilateral governance structures, we will continue to be found wanting.”
2022-08-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9112 (2022) · source
“As one of the largest contributors of troops to United Nations peacekeeping missions, we have contributed immensely to maintaining international peace and security and have done so proudly, while the number of lives we have sacrificed in that noble endeavour is the highest of all troop-contributing countries. We have also worked to foster global socioeconomic development through transparent, viable, sustainable and demand-driven partnership programmes. The Council will recall that when the coronavirus disease pandemic hit the world, we extended our hand of friendship to others by delivering vaccines, pharmaceuticals and other medical equipment to more than 150 countries around the world.”
2022-08-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9112 (2022) · source
“A truly representative Security Council is the most pressing need of the hour. Without that, there is a real danger that the United Nations could be superseded by other plurilateral and multilateral groupings that are more representative, transparent and democratic and therefore more effective. As a founding member of the United Nations, India has consistently demonstrated its commitment to upholding the purposes and principles of the Charter. My country has been a leading advocate in addressing the concerns and aspirations of developing countries and for the creation of a more equitable international economic and political order.”
2022-08-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9112 (2022) · source
“As my Prime Minister said in the General Assembly’s general debate in 2020, “[r]eform in the responses, in the processes, and in the very character of the United Nations is the need of the hour.” (A/75/PV.12, annex I) How can we aspire to common security when the common good of the global South continues to be denied representation in the Council’s decision-making? In that regard, the most urgent thing for us to do is make the Security Council more representative of developing countries so as to reflect current geopolitical realities. How can we explain away the fact that the African continent does not have permanent representation on the Council even though the majority of the issues the Council deals with concern that region? How can we aspire to common security in Africa when the Council denies it representation on a permanent basis?”
2022-08-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9112 (2022) · source
“It is feasible only when all countries stand together against common threats such as terrorism, refrain from applying double standards while preaching otherwise and respect agreements signed with others, bilaterally or multilaterally, without taking unilateral measures to nullify the very arrangements to which they are party. Today’s meeting is therefore an opportune moment to engage in a serious discussion about India’s call for reformed multilateralism, at the core of which lies reform of the Security Council — a body founded in the aftermath of the Second World War that continues to reflect in its decision-making, 77 years later, the fundamentally flawed premise of “to the victors go the spoils” — and that continues to be confronted with a crisis of confidence and credibility.”
2022-08-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9112 (2022) · source
“The underlying principles of common security include upholding the rules-based international order — underpinned by international law and premised on respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all Member States — resolving international disputes through peaceful negotiations and ensuring free and open access to the global commons for all. Any coercive or unilateral action that seeks to change the status quo by force is an affront to common security. Furthermore, common security is possible only when countries respect each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the same way they would expect their own sovereignty to be respected.”
2022-08-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9112 (2022) · source
“We can indeed appreciate that the United Nations has been at the forefront of dealing with those and many other such challenges. Such efforts, however, have been partial or intermittent at best, as we have invariably stopped short of providing effective and durable solutions. It is clear that the challenges the world is confronted with today cannot be dealt with through outdated systems and governing structures. One of the guiding questions posed by the Council presidency for today’s meeting is what constitutes common security. We are firm in our commitment to upholding the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.”
2022-08-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9112 (2022) · source
“Is the United Nations, particularly the Security Council, which is the foremost organ tasked with the responsibility of maintaining international peace and security, able to remain relevant? We are all agreed that the world today is beset with multiple challenges — terrorism, radicalism, threats and challenges from new and emerging technologies, climate change, pandemics, intensifying geopolitical competition and many others. Each one directly affects the lives of all of us. An armed conflict in one part of the world has cascading effects on the people of another. We have seen the effects of the Ukraine conflict on other developing countries, particularly through the supply of food grains, fertilizer and fuel. At the same time, the impact of the crisis in Afghanistan is being felt throughout the region.”
2022-08-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9112 (2022) · source
“I thank the Secretary- General for his briefing and his valuable remarks. I would also like to thank Ambassador Gustavo Zlauvinen for his statement. The United Nations was established in 1945 with the noble objective of saving succeeding generations from the scourge of war. As our most universal and representative international organization, the United Nations has been credited with keeping the peace over the past 77 years. At the same time, as we enter the third decade of this millennium, we need to ask ourselves whether the United Nations has lived up to its expectations. The requirements and challenges of our present and future are vastly different from those of the past. The world today is very different from the world of 1945.”
2022-08-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9112 (2022) · source
“Such a ceasefire would build more confidence among the parties and provide a favourable environment for the political track. We have no doubt that only a robust and inclusive political solution that meets the legitimate aspirations of all Yemenis can end the conflict in Yemen. We urge the Yemeni parties to work towards such a solution and engage with the Special Envoy constructively in that regard.”
2022-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9110 (2022) · source
“Our hospitals have received thousands of Yemenis for medical treatment, even during the coronavirus disease pandemic. India has also exported more than 250,000 tons of wheat to Yemen since April to mitigate the adverse impact of supply changes in the global commodity markets on Yemen. We remain committed to doing so in the future as well. However, humanitarian aid alone will not solve the current crisis in Yemen. Urgent international support is also required to stabilize Yemen’s economy and prevent the deterioration of basic services. So far, the truce has provided the longest period of relative calm in Yemen since the eruption of the conflict. That must be prolonged, consolidated and further expanded into a durable and lasting ceasefire.”
2022-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9110 (2022) · source
“Mutually acceptable solutions to issues related to their implementation, such as travel documents and the proper use of fuel-shipment revenues should be arrived at quickly. It is indeed unfortunate that the current truce has not brought the expected humanitarian relief to many Yemenis who are in dire need of such support. Actual delivery of aid had to be scaled down, owing to a lack of funds for aid operations and global inflation in commodity prices. We hope that the situation will soon be reversed with the increased funding received in recent weeks. As far as India, a long-standing friend of Yemen, is concerned, we have always prioritized the humanitarian needs of Yemen. India has extended humanitarian assistance to Yemen through the supply of medicines and food commodities in the past.”
2022-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9110 (2022) · source
“We are also concerned by the limited progress on opening roads in Taiz and other governorates. An understanding on opening roads through Taiz, which was also part of the Stockholm Agreement, remains largely the unimplemented provision of the truce agreement. The people of Taiz have suffered immensely from the blockade of roads, and they deserve to benefit from the current truce. Progress in the opening of roads is an urgent humanitarian imperative. In addition, the lopsided implementation of the truce agreement does not augur well for its long-term sustainability. Further, continued progress on the other provisions of the truce agreement is important. This should be further expanded as it benefits the people of Yemen.”
2022-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9110 (2022) · source
“I thank Special Envoy Hans Grundberg for his briefing and commend him for his efforts in securing the renewal of the truce for an additional two months. I also thank Ms. Ghada Mudawi for her briefing on the humanitarian situation in Yemen. India welcomes the renewal of the truce, which indeed comes as a relief to the people of Yemen, whose lives have been devastated by the seven-year- old conflict. The most tangible benefit of the truce is the significant reduction in the loss of precious human lives owing to an overall reduction in violence. The extended truce notwithstanding, recent months have witnessed some serious violations of the truce agreement, including the 24 July attack in Taiz that resulted in deaths and injuries to children. We condemn such attacks and urge all parties to adhere to the truce agreement.”
2022-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9110 (2022) · source
“We continue to reiterate that the global order is anchored on international law, the Charter of the United Nations and respect for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of nation States.”
2022-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9109 (2022) · source
“While we are discussing the nuclear dimension of this conflict, we also need to be acutely cognizant of the impact of the Ukraine conflict on developing countries, particularly on the supply of food grains, fertilizer and fuel. It is important for all of us to appreciate the importance of equity, affordability and accessibility when it comes to food grains. Open markets must not become an argument to perpetuate inequity and promote discrimination. In that regard, we welcome the initiative, backed by the Secretary-General, to open the export of grain from Ukraine via the Black Sea and the facilitation of the exports of Russian food and fertilizers. Those efforts demonstrate that differences can be resolved through sustained dialogue and diplomacy, which has been the consistent position of India.”
2022-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9109 (2022) · source
“We have noted the latest information available with regard to the nuclear power plants and facilities in Ukraine, including the updates published on 9 and 10 August by the IAEA, as well as today’s updates on the latest developments. India expresses its concern over the reports of shelling near the spent-fuel storage facility of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. We call for mutual restraint so as not to endanger the safety and security of nuclear facilities. India continues to remain concerned over the situation in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, India has consistently called for an immediate cessation of hostilities and an end to violence. We called on both sides to return to the path of diplomacy and dialogue. We support all diplomatic efforts to end the conflict.”
2022-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9109 (2022) · source
“Let me begin by thanking Director General Rafael Grossi for his update, focusing on the safety and security of nuclear facilities in Ukraine. We continue to carefully follow developments regarding the safety and security of Ukraine’s nuclear power reactors and facilities. India attaches high importance to ensuring the safety and security of such facilities, as any accident involving nuclear facilities could potentially have severe consequences for public health and the environment. We also accord a high priority to the discharge by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of its safeguards and monitoring activities, in accordance with its Statute, in an effective, non-discriminatory and efficient manner, and we value the efforts of the Agency in that regard.”
2022-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9109 (2022) · source
“We reiterate our call for providing greater financial support and adequate resources to the Office of Counter-Terrorism from the regular United Nations budget. India has suffered from the menace of terrorism for decades and has learned to counter the threat with resolve and firm determination. We hope that the international community will stand united in addressing such a threat to humankind with zero tolerance.”
2022-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9108 (2022) · source
“In India, we have had first- hand experience of crime syndicates venturing into terrorism and, immediately thereafter, receiving State hospitality in a neighbouring country despite being listed under the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015), concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertaking and entities. Such hypocrisy needs to be collectively called out when the threat of terrorism looms large in each of our countries. Fifthly, we need to support the capacity-building efforts of the United Nations Office of Counter- Terrorism and enhance its autonomy. India has been supporting those efforts by providing financial support and resources for the Office’s programmes aimed at countering terror financing and preventing terrorist movement.”
2022-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9108 (2022) · source
“It is most regrettable that genuine and evidence-based listing proposals pertaining to some of the most notorious terrorists in the world are being placed on hold. Double standards and continuing politicization have rendered the credibility of the sanctions regime at an all-time low. We hope that all the members of the Security Council can pronounce themselves in one voice, sooner rather than later, when it comes to the collective fight against international terrorism. Fourthly, linkages between terrorism and organized crime need to be addressed.”
2022-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9108 (2022) · source
“Formal invitations will be issued by the Chair later this month. Secondly, we need political will to defeat terrorism. There can be no justification for terrorist acts, much less the glorification of terrorists, a tendency that we have unfortunately seen in recent years in some parts of the world. There should be no double standards in dealing with terrorists. We should refrain from labelling terrorism based on motivations, which will only allow opportunistic forces to provide justification for certain terror activities, based on their convenience. Thirdly, an effective functioning of the sanctions committees requires them to become more transparent, accountable and objective. The practice of placing holds and blocks on listing requests without giving any justification must end.”
2022-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9108 (2022) · source
“The continued increase in the use of new technologies to move and store funds, including virtual assets, online exchanges and wallets and privacy coins, and the potential misuse of dual-use technologies pose the risk that terrorists will seek to abuse those systems for terrorism financing and other terror-linked purposes. There is therefore a need for intense discussions on the subject. I am therefore pleased to report that India, as Chair of the Counter- Terrorism Committee, will host a special session in Mumbai and Delhi on 28 and 29 October, highlighting the nature of that threat, Member States’ capacity gaps, as well as best practices, and exploring a further course of action to effectively deal with the threat. The high- level meeting will be in-person, and I invite all Council colleagues to participate at the meeting.”
2022-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9108 (2022) · source
“Last year, participants may recall that, on the occasion of the commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the dastardly 9/11 attacks, the External Affairs Minister of India provided a series of suggestions on jointly combating terrorism (see S/2021/48). Building on those suggestions, I would like to offer the following observations. First, the increasing use of the Internet and social media platforms to spread terrorist and violent extremist propaganda has posed challenges to Governments and the technology industry alike.”
2022-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9108 (2022) · source
“We hope that, in future iterations of the Secretary-General’s reports, inputs from all Member States will be treated on an equal footing. The Secretary-General’s report also outlines the fact that terrorist groups with linkages to ISIL and Al-Qaida are gaining in strength in Africa, targeting civilians, especially women and children, as well as security forces and United Nations peacekeepers. We appreciate the efforts of the countries of the region to take measures to combat that menace, and call upon the international community and the United Nations to support those efforts without any caveats. ISIL’s expansion in Africa deserves the full attention of the international community to ensure that that threat is not seen in isolation, as such threats have the potential to spill over to other parts of the world as well.”
2022-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9108 (2022) · source
“The linkages between groups listed by the Security Council, such as Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, as well as provocative statements made by other terrorist groups operating out of Afghanistan pose a direct threat to the peace and stability of the region. We therefore need to see concrete progress in ensuring that such proscribed terrorists, entities and their aliases do not get any support, tacit or direct, from the terror sanctuaries, which also are based in the same region. Given that background, it is puzzling to us that the Secretary-General’s report chose not to take note of the activities of the several proscribed groups in that region, especially those that have repeatedly been targeting India. The selective filtering of inputs from Member States is uncalled for.”
2022-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9108 (2022) · source
“The series of attacks at religious places of minority communities, including the recent attack at the Sikh gurudwara in Kabul on 18 June, followed by another bomb explosion near the same gurudwara on 27 July, is alarming, to say the least. The recent findings of the report of the Monitoring Team of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) (see S/2022/419) points to a significant increase in the presence of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant-Khorasan (ISIL-K) in Afghanistan and its capacity to carry out attacks. ISIL-K, with its base reportedly in Afghanistan, continues to issue threats of terrorist attacks on other countries.”
2022-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9108 (2022) · source
“I would like to begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Voronkov and Acting Executive Director Chen for their respective briefings. I also thank Mr. Martin Ewi of the Institute for Security Studies for his insights. It is clear from the report of the Secretary-General under consideration (S/2022/576) that terrorist threats are on the rise globally. It is our considered conviction that terrorism in one part of the world is a threat to the peace and security of the entire world. Therefore, our response to this global challenge should be unified, coordinated, and most importantly, effective. India’s immediate neighbourhood has also recently borne witness to a spate of terror incidents.”
2022-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9108 (2022) · source
“The absence of direct and meaningful negotiations between the two parties will only widen the trust deficit, which in turn increases the chances for similar escalations in future. Long term peace in Israel and Palestine can be achieved only through a negotiated two-State solution leading to the establishment of a sovereign, independent and viable State of Palestine living within secure and recognized borders side by side and at peace with Israel, taking into consideration the legitimate security needs of Israel. India has consistently called for the resumption of direct peace negotiations between the parties, which we believe is the best path towards achieving the goal of a two-State solution. The United Nations and the international community must prioritize the revival of those negotiations.”
2022-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9107 (2022) · source
“Those efforts have led to a ceasefire to calm the situation further and seek to achieve durable peace. We urge all parties to de-escalate the situation in order to ensure that it does not spiral out of control. The recent developments can also challenge the incremental gains made in the past year in addressing Gaza’s humanitarian and economic situation. The delivery of human humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian civilian population in Gaza must therefore remain the focus of the international community. Even as the Council focuses on the cessation of hostilities in Gaza, we must also underline the urgent need for resuming dialogue between Israel and Palestine for a two-State solution.”
2022-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9107 (2022) · source
“I also thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his briefing on the situation in Gaza. After a year of relative calm, tensions have risen again in Gaza. It is a matter of grave concern that the violence has not completely subsided despite hectic diplomatic parleys, development initiatives and efforts by the international community to hold together the fragile ceasefire negotiated in May 2021. The latest cycle has once again caused immense suffering and resulted in the loss of precious civilian lives, including children, and has left several injured and traumatized. We extend our deepest condolences to all those affected and to their families. We support the diplomatic efforts of the United Nations, members of the international community and the countries of the region, especially Egypt.”
2022-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9107 (2022) · source