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Kawar

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first: 2014-08-21
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“The most recent detente regarding some of the issues in the region, and the international cooperation accompanying it, must be expanded on in order to launch a wider and more comprehensive dialogue on all the controversial issues in the region and to resolve the Palestinian question, which is at the core of the conflict in the Middle East. Peace is not just a choice we call for over and over; it is the only way.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“Mrs. Kawar (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to thank you, Sir, for presiding over this important meeting, and to thank Mr. Mladenov for his briefing today and his efforts in general. The prospects in our region are dire. We are faced with challenges that are complicated, interlinked and unprecedented in their variety and extent. People in the region suffer daily from the repercussions of long- standing crises and conflicts. A failure to deal with their root causes will unquestionably make them worse and feed the sources of terrorism and extremism in a way that is a threat to the entire world. The international community must not waste time.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“And we hope that it will serve as a constructive step towards preventing a new arms race in the Middle East region and that it will rid the region of all weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons. In conclusion, we stress the importance of the role of the International Atomic Energy Agency in following up and implementing the agreement and providing the Security Council with regular reports on Iran's implementation in accordance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.”
2015-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7488 (2015) · source
“Mrs. Kawar (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): Jordan welcomes the agreement reached on the Iranian nuclear issue, as well as the political and diplomatic efforts made by China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union to achieve it. Jordan has always called for a peaceful diplomatic solution to the Iranian nuclear issue. Therefore, Jordan supports any steps taken to entrench regional and international peace and security and stability, particularly in the current conditions prevailing in the Middle East. We hope that the agreement signed between the P5+1 and Iran will promote further confidence among the States ofthe region. We also hope that it will have positive repercussions on all States of the region and on the security and stability of their peoples.”
2015-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7488 (2015) · source
“The Committee intends to follow up these letters, as well as those that were sent to Burundi, South Africa and Tanzania. At the consultations on 31 March, the Committee heard a briefing by Mr. Alphonse Ntumba Luaba, Executive Secretary of the ICGLR, concerning its activities. During the consultations on 28 April, the Group of Experts provided an overview of its workplan on its current mandate. Finally, during the Committee's consultations on Friday 10 July, the Coordinator of the Group of Experts provided an overview of the Group's progress update to the Committee, which was circulated on 2 July. I also conveyed a number of personal reflections on my visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda, some of which I intend to echo during the Council's consultations following this meeting.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“At the 6 March meeting, the Committee invited the representatives of Burundi, the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo, Rwanda, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania to share their views on the 2014 final report of the Group of Experts (see S/2015/l9), together with our fellow Committee members Angola, on behalf of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), and South Africa, on behalf of the Southern African Development Community. Following the 6 March meeting, the Committee took the unprecedented step of sending letters in May encouraging a number of the invited States to undertake investigations pursuant to recommendations of the Group of Experts. I handed copies of the letters addressed to the Permanent Representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda to interlocutors during the visit.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“In Kampala, my delegation also held a breakfast meeting with representatives of the five permanent members of the Security Council, and spoke via video- teleconference with representatives of the Office of the Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Mr. Said Djinnit, in Nairobi. We also met with two representatives of a Kampala-based business that was sanctioned by the Committee in March 2007 for having purchased gold through a regular commercial deal with traders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo who are tightly linked to militias. The business is under investigation by the Ugandan authorities. Since my briefing to the Council on 22 January, the Committee convened a formal meeting on 6 March with the States of the region and held three sessions of informal consultations on 31 March, 28 April and 10 July.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“In Uganda, allegations emerged during meetings with the Minister of Defence and the Acting Director of Multilateral Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the armed group the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), sanctioned by the Committee in June 2014, has links with terrorist groups, such as Al-Shabaab. To date, the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo has not found any such links. In that context, I wish to express gratitude to the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania for having arrested the sanctioned ADF leader Jamil Mukulu and agreed to Kampala's request to extradite him to Uganda. I also wish to thank the Ugandan authorities for having conveyed to me their intention to allow the Group of Experts to interview Mukulu and any of his associates arrested with him.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“In Rwanda, the general tenor of the meetings was positive, although the Rwandan side echoed the counter-argument to the Democratic Republic of the Congo's complaints that it was responsible for the problems in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was made clear that the authorities felt the Democratic Republic of the Congo was using Rwanda unfairly as a scapegoat for problems that arose from governance issues. Rwandan officials felt that the responsibility rested with the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for achieving progress in areas such as the governance of the natural resource trade and the neutralization of the Forces de'mocratiques de liberation du Rwanda.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“In my written report of the visit to the region, which was discussed on Friday in the Committee, I called upon Committee members to earmark funds to the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Action, with particular emphasis on the construction of new weapons depots in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. That is a tangible way that Council members can help move forward an issue that has seen little if any progress, and build the Democratic Republic of the Congo's capacity in weapons management and storage. Another outcome of the visit was to pave the way for improved communication and collaboration between the Group of Experts and Governments, the United Nations and civil society members. As a Committee, we must follow up with the Group to ensure that the access promised to the members during my visit is granted.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“On weapons stockpile management, I reiterated the Council's call on the Democratic Republic of the Congo to enhance stockpile security and implement a national weapons-marking programme, and I echoed the findings of the Group of Experts from a previous report that the FARDC remained the main source of weapons and ammunition for non-governmental armed groups. Stockpile security and weapons-marking need to be prioritized, as repeatedly called for by the Group of Experts and the Council itself, but there does not seem to be any movement on that issue. In that connection, I wish to note that the United Nations Mine Action Service briefed the Committee on 6 March, and noted that financial constraints have limited the weapons and ammunition management assistance to the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“I wish to confirm that since the adoption of resolution 1807 (2008) in March of that year, the embargo no longer applies to the Government, and that the procedure of notifications to the Committee regarding the transfer of military equipment from supplier States to the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been simply for informational purposes. The Committee is willing to further engage on this matter with the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo if they so desire, with a view of providing any further clarifications.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“I encouraged interlocutors to put forward names of key spoilers in order to set an example for those operating at the mid-level and lower levels. The Minister of Interior of the Democratic Republic of the Congo voiced the readiness of his Government to work with the Group of Experts to provide suggested names for designations. However, when the Group of Experts held a up meeting in the Ministry on 12 June with a view to following up on my request, no such names were provided. We are still hoping to make progress on that point.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“On a number of occasions, I was reminded of the Government's assertions that neighbouring States were complicit in smuggling networks linked to destabilizing activities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo through the illicit trade in natural resources, and of allegations that members of the Government and FARDC elements were themselves complicit in such networks. In a climate where serious efforts are needed to investigate and prosecute smuggling networks, and in the knowledge that no individuals have been sanctioned by the Committee since December 2012, I informed interlocutors that as the Chair of the Committee, I was interested in determining whether several well- placed sanction designations, substantiated of course by sufficient evidence, could target malefactors as a deterrent and strengthen the authority of the State.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“During my meetings in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, several themes resonated, namely, the upcoming elections; the recent interruption of joint operations between the Forces armees de la Republique Democratique du Congo (FARDC) and MONUSCO; and the Democratic Republic of the Congo authorities' call for a reduction of 7,000 MONUSCO troops by the end ofthis year. In meetings with Government officials, civil society representatives and United Nations representatives, I touched upon the paradox between the Democratic Republic of the Congo's extensive natural resources and its difficult path towards governance, leaving the State unable to capitalize on its resources to generate wealth and further the development of the country and opportunities for its population.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“During the course of my visit, I explained to interlocutors that, in accordance with the terms of reference agreed upon by the Committee, the purpose of my visit was to learn how to improve the effectiveness of sanctions provisions under the relevant Council resolutions; to collect first-hand information about the situation in Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighbouring States, including names for listing; to strengthen the dialogue between relevant stakeholders and the Committee; and to receive any concrete proposals that States might have with a view to strengthening the implementation of the sanctions regime, including requests for capacity-building. The terms ofreference also noted that the visit was expected to feed into the Council's future review of the sanctions measures.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“Several months later, I spent a week in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda, which was the first occasion on which a Chair of the sanctions Committee had travelled to the Great Lakes region to assess the implementation of the arms embargo, assets freeze and travel ban. On behalf of the Committee, I would like to extend my utmost appreciation to the Governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda for having facilitated the visit. I would also like to take this opportunity to convey my personal thanks to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Kobler and his team in the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), which provided invaluable support, particularly logistical support, during my stay in all three countries.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“I had expressed the hope that, during the course of 2015, we would collectively acquire a better appreciation of the commitment to the implementation of the sanctions regime and what actions could be taken to address any gaps or deficiencies. I noted that I was aware of the challenges before us, particularly the differences of views in the region as to who bears the most responsibility for violating the sanctions. I also underlined the importance of the Committee's engaging with interlocutors by hearing their views and providing assistance, as necessary, so as to strengthen the implementation of the sanctions regime.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“I have the honour to brief the members of the Council in my capacity as the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In my statement, I intend to provide an overview of my visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda from 24 to 29 May. I will also briefly highlight the work of the Committee since 22 January, the most recent occasion on which I delivered a statement to the Council concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo sanctions (see S/PV.7367). In my briefing on 22 January, I noted that the date of 12 March would mark 11 years since the Council established the sanctions Committee to monitor the implementation of the arms embargo.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“Nevertheless, we must continue to shoulder our responsibilities boldly and judiciously to rectify the errors of the past and not to repeat them and to properly meet today's challenges in order to ensure that tragedies and massacres of this nature never happen again in any region of the world.”
2015-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7481 (2015) · source
“Deliveringjustice requires us to ensure the upholding of justice and the absence ofimpunity, so that the families of the victims can receive the justice they deserve, thereby becoming part of the reconciliation process in the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Jordan appeals to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to continue its work. We call upon all partners to continue to support the ICTY to ensure the necessary political will to support the efforts of the international community to successfully deliver justice. We recognize the improvement in the Organization's working methods since the Srebrenica massacre in order to prevent similar massacres or genocides in conflict areas.”
2015-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7481 (2015) · source
“We should all have signed all of those instruments. Moreover, we must ensure the adoption of national laws and legislation to ensure the robustness of the rule of law and the full participation and involvement of civil society in governance, so as to prevent incitement to violence through hatred and calls to target given groups in society. Incitement to hatred can pave the way to violence, thus leading to reprehensible acts such as the massacre that the Council is commemorating today. A massacre is not frozen in time. Its aftermath remains present in the survivors, as we have seen in the faces of the survivors of Srebrenica 20 years later.”
2015-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7481 (2015) · source
“But the efforts of the Office of the Special Adviser will be useless unless the Security Council works together to implement in a timely manner the necessary resolutions when national Governments are unable to protect their citizens under imminent threat. Furthermore, States Members of the United Nations must make available the resources to support the early-warning system, its various offices and the United Nations peacekeeping missions so that those operations can properly and nobly discharge their mandate. We would like to encourage all States that have not yet signed or ratified the relevant international instruments, particularly the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1997 Additional Protocols, to do so.”
2015-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7481 (2015) · source
“The inhabitants were only children, women, elderly people and unarmed men, who were killed in cold blood with the full knowledge of the United Nations peacekeeping forces. Twenty years after the massacre, we must ask ourselves what lessons the United Nations can learn to prevent such a tragedy from being repeated and what it can do for the families of the victims. One of the most important lessons that the Organization can learn and must develop from the massacre is that a genocide early-warning system must be established so that such events can be monitored and preventive diplomatic efforts intensified. We therefore welcomed the establishment of the Office of the Secretary-General's Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, whose work must continue as part of an overarching early warning system.”
2015-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7481 (2015) · source
“Mrs. Kawar (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to begin by thanking the Deputy Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for their comprehensive briefings. Jordan regrets the fact that the draft resolution (S/2015/508) was not adopted today. As we commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the greatest massacre Europe has known since the Second World War, we cannot, as the United Nations, forget this bloody tragedy and the crimes that followed against the survivors. The tragedy and the calls for help from defenceless towns will remain etched in our memories. It could have been avoided if the United Nations had acted effectively to confront the dangers surrounding Srebrenica. We all know that on the eve of the massacre there were neither combatants nor weapons in the town.”
2015-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7481 (2015) · source
“As a matter of utmost importance, it must be underscored that the situation in Darfur cannot be resolved in the absence of a sustainable development agenda that will respond to the fundamental needs of the local communities and assist them in meeting their socioeconomic challenges, as well as a road map leading to the return of those that have been displaced. To conclude, justice and development in Darfur are essential and must be achieved first in order to establish a lasting peace, which can be done only with the involvement of all stakeholders.”
2015-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7478 (2015) · source
“The Court also promotes key principles in that regard, including peaceful coexistence, the maintenance of international peace and security, and the promotion of the rule oflaw. Jordan is concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Darfur, as mentioned in the report, including violations of human rights law and international humanitarian law, and the persistent attacks on civilians and the staff of humanitarian organizations, as well as United Nations Blue Helmets. Jordan reiterates the importance of cooperation with the International Criminal Court, to ensure the implementation of the Court's mandate and the Council's resolutions.”
2015-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7478 (2015) · source
“Mrs. Kawar (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to thank Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda of the International Criminal Court for her briefing this afternoon. I would also like to thank the Prosecutor for presenting her twenty-first report to the Security Council pursuant to resolution 1593 (2005). We take note of the briefing by the International CriminalCourt's Prosecutorandreiteratetheimportance of the principles that underlie the establishment of the Court. Those principles are extremely important to the pursuit of international justice and to holding accountable those who are responsible for international crimes and war crimes. Moreover, the Court plays an essential role in putting an end to impunity, with a view to preventing conflict or its reoccurrence.”
2015-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7478 (2015) · source
“We reaffirm the importance of providing support to all national, regional and international players in order to further strengthen the Peacebuilding Commission so it can meet the challenges of peacebuilding in an effective way - not after the withdrawal of peacekeeping operations, but from the very beginning ofa conflict. We support the committee that is reviewing peacebuilding and hope the result will be a strategic vision for designing response and implementation measures for security and development plans in all their aspects. Jordan expects that the consideration by the United Nations of its commitment in the peacebuilding stage will include sending expert missions to work in post- conflict countries, with clear mandates defined by the Organization.”
2015-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7472 (2015) · source
“Complementarity between the processes of security and development is also needed. That requires the reconstruction of institutions, with priority accorded to economic and social issues. It is also necessary to mobilize resources by involving the private sector, to ensure lasting development. Certain illegal financial flows must be ended. Jordan accords great importance to the work being undertaken by the Peacebuilding Commission, including its advisory role for the Security Council, and its positive participation that we have witnessed in Liberia and Sierra Leone following the down-sizing there of the role of peacekeeping.”
2015-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7472 (2015) · source
“We believe that the relevant context and political support to national States are both essential, which means that collective action based on clear plans is needed. Moreover, the issue of mobilizing financial resources remains a challenge for peacebuilding. The United Nations, donors and international partners such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund must provide the necessary financial and technical support and expertise for peacebuilding, which means that certain elements must be included. Stability must be created by ensuring the rule of law, guaranteeing human rights, bringing criminals to justice and ensuringing accountability. That means building the pillars needed to enable previous international sanctions to be lifted, if the conditions exist.”
2015-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7472 (2015) · source
“It could take the form of specific steps such as service-based projects to provide resources to the country. Fourthly, complex threats emerge during and after conflicts and often cross national borders. They require a multidimensional response in which governmental, regional and subregional organizations should take part in order to strengthen and ensure peacebuilding. Despite the progress achieved in peacebuilding in a certain number of countries such as Sierra Leone and Burundi, such efforts still need to be aligned with needs and with the efforts of the United Nations itself. The United Nations should take a leadership role in peacebuilding, particularly since that role is still not sufficiently definted. For example, there is no clear strategy for implementing peacebuilding.”
2015-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7472 (2015) · source
“Furthermore, certain components must be put in place so they can be responded to appropriately. First, the training and the support of elements from within the United Nations are needed, and capacities required to meet unconventional challenges, such as terrorism and cross-border crime, must be defined. Secondly, the clear differences that exist among States, whether in relation to the nature of conflicts or national capacities to respond to threats, mean that we must ensure national ownership in peacebuilding, that capacity-building can happen and that the national resources exist to ensure countries' medium- and short- term development. Thirdly, there is also the matter of building trust between the United Nations and national authorities and local communities, another important factor in ensuring peacebuilding.”
2015-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7472 (2015) · source
“Signed peace agreements require the presence of a solid mechanism to ensure that peace will last and to deal with repercussions in the State concerned and in the region, so as to ensure that the country does not relapse into conflict and is in a position to recover its capacity to manage its own affairs and assume its responsibilities. None of that can be done without the presence of a genuine partnership between the international community and the national authorities and communities within countries emerging from conflict. Such cases require diplomacy more than military intervention. Since the current situation requires the review and development of peacebuilding measures in post- conflict countries, it is essential that peacebuilding operations be adapted to the needs of individual States.”
2015-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7472 (2015) · source
“Mrs. Kawar (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to thank Mr. Olof Skoog, Chair ofthe Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and Mr. Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, its former Chair, for their briefings on peacebuilding in post-conflict situations. Recent changes and emerging challenges, along with their impact in many areas of the world, have required that the international community and the United Nations acquire the necessary tools to deal with them. Because challenges and threats continue well after conflicts have ended, peacebuilding in the post-conflict stage is an essential aspect of peace and security operations at the national and international levels.”
2015-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7472 (2015) · source
“To conclude, the proliferation of small arms and light weapons is not a cause but rather the result of numerous factors. Conflicts must therefore be resolved in a just manner. Many crucial issues demand to be addressed. We will not reach our destination so long as international peace and security continue to be seriously and systematically threatened in many parts of the world by the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons.”
2015-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7442 (2015) · source
“Alongside international efforts to curb the flow of small arms and light weapons, decisive new laws aimed at punishing the illegal acquisition of such weapons must be enacted. We continue to emphasize the need to adopt further controls to monitor the weapons market and to honestly implement the relevant international treaties. At the regional level, neighbouring States must continue mutual cooperation and coordination to promote border security. In the various forums that address the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons, Jordan has emphasized its commitment to the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, and to pressing ahead with the development of national legislation to combat such trade.”
2015-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7442 (2015) · source
“Despite the dark, invisible side of the illicit arms trade, its effects can be seen in its humanitarian consequences, especially on young people, women and children. It is vital to offer assistance to States enduring the consequences and the medium- and long- term effects of the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons, upon their request, and to assist them in developing national strategies to control them, with the participation of all sectors of society at the local level. Civil society and mass media have a pivotal role to play in addressing that phenomenon. States must extend their authority across the full span of their national territory and implement international humanitarian law and human rights law with the aim of curbing the proliferation of such weapons.”
2015-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7442 (2015) · source
“Terrorists and criminal organizations View small arms and light weapons as a tool that enables them to pursue their illegitimate goals in a number of ways, often in the context of a culture that, in some societies, as is well known, favours such possession. All States and Governments must therefore try to change the prevailing societal and cultural attitudes towards such activities and promote the principle of the rule of law so that State institutions will be able to effectively protect their citizens societies. The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons has led to the proliferation of conflicts that have been accompanied by an alarming number of civilian casualties. The number of civilian victims of violence in armed conflict represents the visible face of the illicit market in small arms and light weapons and of their abuse.”
2015-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7442 (2015) · source
“Our firm belief in the need for States to use and manufacture small arms and light weapons for self- defence and to defend their citizens, as well as in the legitimate right of all peoples to self-determination, including those chafing under the yoke of occupation, does not run counter to attempts to halt the illicit arms trade. We are dutybound to pursue our efforts to control and overcome a scourge that affects us all, in particular societies suffering from the illicit proliferation of such weapons. The illicit and illegitimate use of small arms and light weapons can be traced to the growing trade in such arms by untrustworthy groups that find it all too easy to obtain them in some parts of the world. We are well aware of the gravity and repercussions of the problem.”
2015-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7442 (2015) · source
“Mrs. Kawar (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive briefing and his report (S/2015/289), of which we take note. I would also like to thank the High Commissioner for Human Rights and commend the work of his Office. I thank Mr. Diakite for his briefing. The growing illicit trade in small arms and light weapons throughout the world, particularly in hotbeds of tension, in addition to their inextricable link to terrorist organizations and drug traffickers, requires those of us concerned with maintaining international peace and security to detect the signs of such activity and to dismantle all illegal operations, even as we work to halt the arms race among weapons-producing States.”
2015-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7442 (2015) · source
“We also stress the necessity of the efforts of all Libyans in enabling the Libyan State to restore control over its entire territory and continue the democratic transition and political process.”
2015-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7441 (2015) · source
“That is particularly necessary since the number of displaced persons and asylum seekers has continued to increase due to the barbaric practices of murder, kidnapping, torture and arbitrary arrests, which all fall within the competence of the Court. In conclusion, we would like to emphasize the importance of establishing criminal justice as a main pillar of stability in Libya. We also stress the need to respect the unity, sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of Libya, as well as its commitment to comprehensive dialogue, to the denunciation of violence and to support for the political process. We underscore the importance of providing full support to Libya's legitimate constitutional institutions and putting an end to all hostilities on Libyan territory.”
2015-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7441 (2015) · source
“Jordan stresses that the Court's success in achieving its objectives mainly relies on consultations and the building of bridges of mutual cooperation. In that regard, we would like to call upon the Libyan Government to cooperate with the Court and to provide all possible material and logistical support to enable the Court to gather evidence, investigate incidents, and coordinate and exchange information on the arrest and surrender of individuals. We would also like to highlight our appreciation of the huge challenges that face Libya today. It is important that Libya continues to work to establish the rule of law and to ensure the investigation of all criminal incidents for all crimes, without exception, in accordance with international judicial criteria and with the goal of establishing justice.”
2015-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7441 (2015) · source
“Mrs. Kawar (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for her briefing today and for introducing the ninth report submitted to the Security Council pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011). Jordan stresses its continued support for the International Criminal Court based on our conviction in the principles on which it was founded. The Court is a main pillar for the promotion of criminal justice, for putting an end to impunity for the perpetrators of the worst crimes and for the maintenance of international peace and security and the rule of law. Jordan welcomes the continuing consultations between the Libyan Government and the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC, as noted in the report.”
2015-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7441 (2015) · source
“There are no more names on the list of speakers. Before adjourning the meeting, I would like to express the sincere appreciation of the delegation of Jordan to the members of the Council, especially my colleagues the Permanent Representatives and their respective staff, and to the Secretariat for all of the support they have given us. Indeed, it has been a very busy month, and it is not over yet. However, we have reached consensus on several important issues within our purview. We could not have done it without the hard work, support and positive contributions of every delegation, representatives of the Secretariat and all relevant Conference Services staff. As we end our presidency, on behalf of the Council, I would like to wish the delegation of Lithuania success in the month of May. The meeting rose at 10.55 a.m.”
2015-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7436 (2015) · source
“In favour: Angola, Chad, Chile, China, France, Jordan, Lithuania, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Russian Federation, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) The President (spoke in Arabic): The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2219 (2015). I now give the floor to the representative of cote d'Ivoire.”
2015-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7436 (2015) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Cote d'Ivoire to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2015/288, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by France. I wish to draw the attention of the members of the Council to document S/2015/252, which contains a letter dated 13 April 2015 from the Chair ofthe Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1572 (2004) concerning Cote d'lvoire addressed to the President of the Security Council. The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now.”
2015-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7436 (2015) · source
“The United Nations, as the only organization recognized by both parties, remains the only body capable of bringing together the parties' positions in order to achieve a just and lasting solution to the issue, based on the relevant Security Council resolutions and on respect for the Charter of the United Nations and international law. It should also take into account the concerns of the people of Western Sahara. We reaffirm that Morocco's proposal on self- determination is a serious one, and we welcome its efforts to make concrete improvements in the human- rights situation in Western Sahara. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. The meeting rose at 10.45 am.”
2015-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7435 (2015) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as representative of Jordan. I would first like to thank Mr. Ross and Ms. Bolduc for their efforts. Jordan voted in favour of resolution 2218 (2015), and we believe that, if it is fully implemented by the parties concerned, it can lead to a lasting solution to the issue of Western Sahara, since it includes all the elements necessary to enable that goal to be achieved. We would like to emphasize the importance of cooperation by the parties with the efforts of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara, and with the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, in order to enable it to fulfil its aims. Those include enforcing the ceasefire and conducting de-mining, as well as strengthening confidence-building measures.”
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