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Khiari

lines on the record: 323
first: 2013-01-15
most recent: 2023-12-30
sittings or episodes: 43
sources: un-security-council

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“On 24 July, despite months of protests, the Israeli Knesset enacted a law barring the Israeli courts from reviewing the reasonableness of Government actions and appointments. The so-called reasonableness standard had been used by courts in the past to block or limit certain Government actions, including those related to policies in the occupied Palestinian territory. As violence in the West Bank surged, Israeli steps to expand settlements continued. Israeli authorities demolished, seized or forced owners to demolish 44 Palestinian-owned structures in Area C and 12 in East Jerusalem, displacing 70 Palestinians, including 38 children. The demolitions were carried out due to a lack of Israeli-issued building permits, which are nearly impossible for Palestinians to obtain.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387 (2023) · source
“Separately, in recent weeks the Israeli authorities have taken some steps aimed at relieving pressure on the Palestinian Authority’s fiscal situation, including reducing the handling fee for fuel transfers to the Authority and expanding electronic payments to Palestinians working in Israel. On 17 July, Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke with President Biden. Between 18 and 21 July, President Herzog made an official visit to the United States. Among other things, according to official readouts, the leaders discussed steps to restore calm in the West Bank, including by reconvening the Aqaba-Sharm El- Sheikh format, in addition to regional developments, and proposed changes to the judiciary in Israel.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387 (2023) · source
“The leadership also called for a meeting of all Secretaries-General of Palestinian factions on 30 July in Cairo. On 12 July, President Mahmoud Abbas visited the Jenin camp refugees. He laid a wreath in memory of the Palestinians killed and made remarks praising the camp as an icon of the struggle and vowing that the Palestinian Authority would rebuild it. On 9 July, Israel’s Security Cabinet voted “to prevent the collapse of the Palestinian Authority”, noting that the Prime Minister and Defence Minister would present the Cabinet with steps to stabilize the civil situation in the Palestinian sector.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387 (2023) · source
“UNRWA faces gaps of some $200 million in its ability to maintain its services from September onwards and $75 million to sustain the food pipeline in Gaza. In addition, the World Food Programme needs $41 million if it is to continue providing assistance to the 350,000 prioritized Palestinians in need until the end of the year. On 3 July, in response to the Israeli operation in Jenin, the Palestinian leadership adopted a number of decisions. They included the freezing of all contacts with Israel, as well as continuing the unannounced suspension of security coordination and stepping up Palestinian international efforts, including joining United Nations agencies and bodies and pursuing the prosecution of Israel in the International Criminal Court.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387 (2023) · source
“Assessments made by the United Nations and its humanitarian partners identified a number of priority needs, including the clearance of unexploded ordnance; the restoration of water and sewage provisions; food, rental, and psychological assistance to the worst affected families; the restocking of medical supplies; and repairs to schools and the UNRWA clinic. The Palestinian Authority has committed to repairing the damage sustained in Jenin. Financial pledges have also been made by donors to help with the reconstruction, including $30 million from Algeria to the Palestinian Authority and $15 million from the United Arab Emirates through UNRWA. Despite that generous response, several funding shortages continue to curtail the ability of the United Nations to provide support to Palestinians throughout the occupied Palestinian territories.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387 (2023) · source
“Of the 3,500 residents who fled the violence, some 20 families remain internally displaced as a result of damage to their homes or a lack of basic services. Throughout the operation, access to the camp was limited to one entrance by Israeli security forces, which initially hindered most ambulances from reaching casualties. Access was fully restored on 5 July, though movement around the camp remains difficult due to the widespread damage and contamination by unexploded ordnance left by both sides.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387 (2023) · source
“I also reiterate that the indiscriminate launching of rockets by Palestinian militants towards Israeli population centres is a violation of international humanitarian law and must cease immediately. The humanitarian situation in the occupied West Bank remains concerning. The large-scale operation by Israeli security forces in the Jenin refugee camp took a devastating humanitarian toll on the camp and its residents. More than 460 houses were damaged, including 70 that were severely damaged or destroyed. There was also extensive damage to roads, as well as to water and sewage infrastructure. Around four kilometres of road were dug up by Israeli forces, which they said was to neutralize buried IEDs.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387 (2023) · source
“All the perpetrators of violence must be held accountable and swiftly brought to justice. Israel has an obligation to protect Palestinians and their property in the occupied Palestinian territory and to ensure prompt, independent, impartial and transparent investigations into all acts of violence. As the Secretary-General has noted, security forces must exercise maximum restraint and use lethal force only when strictly unavoidable in order to protect life. I am appalled that children continue to be victims of violence and that militant factions have claimed some as members. Children must never be targets of violence, made use of or put in harm’s way.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387 (2023) · source
“In response, the Israeli air forces carried out air strikes against what it said were Hamas targets in the Strip. On both sides, property was damaged, but no injuries were reported. On 3 and 4 July, during demonstrations near the security fences east of Gaza City, six Palestinians were injured by Israeli security forces, two by live ammunition. The Israeli authorities placed eight Israeli civilians under administrative detention for their involvement in the violent attacks on Palestinians in June. On 12 July the Israeli authorities indicted an Israeli civilian and an off-duty Israeli soldier on charges that included carrying out acts of terrorism against Palestinian civilians during the attacks in June. I reiterate that acts of terror and the targeting of civilians are unacceptable and must be condemned and rejected by all.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387 (2023) · source
“At least one Israeli was injured. Amid the escalating violence, Palestinian security forces conducted a series of arrests across the occupied West Bank, including of a senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader in Bethlehem accused of forming armed groups, on 17 July, and a senior Hamas official from Tubas, on 20 July. Both were subsequently released. In a statement on 17 July, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad spokesperson noted that to date 10 of its members had been arrested by Palestinian security forces. While the situation in Gaza remained relatively calm, militants fired five rockets from Gaza towards Israel, responding to the operation on the night of 4 July in Jenin. All were intercepted by Israel’s aerial defence system, with shrapnel landing in the city of Sderot.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387 (2023) · source
“In addition to the use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Jenin, the period also saw Palestinians from the so-called Al-Ayyash Brigades attempting for a second time in two weeks to launch rudimentary rockets from the Jenin area towards Israel or Israeli settlements on 10 July. Two rockets landed in open areas in Israel, with no damage or injuries reported. Settler violence continued, albeit not on the scale witnessed in June. On the night of 3 July Israeli settlers attacked Deir Dibwan village, near Ramallah, in subsequent confrontations in the presence of Israeli security forces. Palestinians threw stones and settlers fired live ammunition, injuring one Palestinian. On 13 July settlers assaulted Palestinian herders in Arab Al-Kholi in the northern West Bank, injuring four elderly men, leaving two in a serious condition.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387 (2023) · source
“Palestinians carried out a number of attacks or alleged attacks on Israelis, including a ramming and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv on 4 July that injured eight Israeli civilians, one of whom was a pregnant woman; a shooting attack near the Kedumim settlement on 6 July, in which an Israeli soldier was killed; an attack on 10 July near the settlement of Halamish, in which a Palestinian man allegedly shot and threw an explosive device towards Israeli security forces; and an alleged ramming attack on 21 July on Israeli soldiers in the village of Sebastia. Four Palestinians were killed while carrying out such attacks.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387 (2023) · source
“In addition, on 3 and 21 July two Palestinians, one of them a child, were killed by the Israeli security forces in clashes following protests near the Beit Awwa checkpoint, north of Ramallah, and in the village of Umm Safa, respectively. Also in Umm Safa, on 7 July a Palestinian was killed by Israeli security forces during clashes following a confrontation between Palestinians and Israeli settlers. On the same day, two armed Palestinians whom Israeli security forces accused of perpetrating a shooting attack were killed in an Israeli security forces operation in Nablus. On 20 July Israeli security forces killed a Palestinian man in an armed exchange in Nablus during a heavily secured visit to Joseph’s Tomb by Israelis, including Israel’s Police Commissioner and settler leaders, in accordance with established procedures.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387 (2023) · source
“Israeli security forces say that they destroyed multiple caches of explosives and weapons, including two that were located under mosques, as well as operation centres used by militant groups. The targeted sites included locations adjacent to United Nations facilities and schools. In addition, extensive fires took place near a hospital and other health facilities, with reports of Israeli security forces firing tear gas in or around the facilities. The only health clinic run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) inside the camp was damaged and remains closed.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387 (2023) · source
“A total of 12 Palestinians, including four children, were killed, and more than 140 injured, the most in a single operation in the West Bank since the United Nations began tracking casualties in 2005. According to eyewitnesses, a 17-year-old was killed — he was unarmed and not engaged in the fighting at the time he was shot. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad Al-Quds Brigades claimed 8 of the 12 fatalities as members, including the 17-year- old and other children. The Israeli authorities say that none of the Palestinians killed in the operation were non-combatants. One Israeli soldier was killed by live fire in circumstances that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said were unclear, and another was injured.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387 (2023) · source
“According to Israeli sources, two members of Israeli security forces were killed, while another 39 Israelis, including four women, three children and eight members of Israeli security forces, were injured by Palestinians in shooting and ramming attacks, clashes, the throwing of stones and Molotov cocktails, the detonation of improvised explosive devices and other incidents. The period included significant escalation of the ongoing wave of violence in the West Bank. On 3 and 4 July in the Jenin refugee camp, in area A of the occupied West Bank, Israeli security forces carried out an operation marked by multiple drone air strikes and more than 1,000 ground troops.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387 (2023) · source
“From 27 June through 24 July, in the occupied West Bank, 21 Palestinians, including five children, were killed, and 249 Palestinians, including five women and 22 children, were injured by Israeli security forces during demonstration clashes, search-and-arrest operations, attacks and alleged attacks against Israelis, and other incidents. Another 20 Palestinians, including a woman and five children, were injured by Israeli settlers or other civilians in shooting attacks, stone throwing and other incidents.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387 (2023) · source
“Mr. Khiari: Since Special Coordinator Wennesland’s previous briefing to the Security Council, on 27 June (see S/PV.9361), the deterioration of security situation in the occupied West Bank has continued, punctuated by a two-day Israeli operation in Jenin, the most intensive of its kind in nearly 20 years. This deterioration is taking place alongside the absence of a peace process, the continuing economic challenges facing Palestinians and the Palestinian Authority, and ongoing unilateral steps that undermine a two-State solution. It is critical that all parties take urgent steps to stop the downward spiral and engage with each other to seek a constructive path forward.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387 (2023) · source
“The United Nations and its humanitarian partners remain committed to providing life-saving humanitarian assistance and safeguarding the lives and dignity of persons affected by the war. In the wake of Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative, these latest attacks signal a calamitous turn for Ukrainians and the world. Port cities that allow for the export of grain, such as Odesa, Reni and Izmail are a lifeline for many. Now they are the latest casualties in this senseless, brutal war. As long as the war continues, civilians continue to suffer. Ukrainians have suffered enough. The world has suffered enough. I reiterate the Secretary-General’s call for just and sustainable peace, in line with the Charter of the United Nations, international law and the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly.”
2023-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9386 (2023) · source
“The Secretary-General stated last week that he would not relent in his efforts to ensure that Ukrainian and Russian food and fertilizer are available on international markets, as part of his ongoing efforts to fight global hunger and ensure stable food prices for consumers everywhere. The humanitarian response plan for 2023 is 29 per cent funded. We are grateful to donors for ensuring that the humanitarian community in Ukraine can continue to support Ukrainians whose lives have been so brutally disrupted by this war. But further funding is desperately needed to help all of those in need. In the first six months of 2023, some 7.3 million people received humanitarian assistance in Ukraine.”
2023-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9386 (2023) · source
“We have now seen disturbing reports of further Russian strikes against port infrastructure, including grain storage facilities in Reni and Izmail ports of the Danube River, a key route for shipment of Ukrainian grain, not far from Ukraine’s borders with Moldova and Romania. Deliberately targeting infrastructure that facilitates the export of food to the rest of the world could be life-threatening to millions of people who need access to affordable food. These attacks, targeting Ukraine’s grain-export facilities, like all attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure, are unacceptable and must stop immediately. I must emphasize that attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure may constitute a violation of international humanitarian law.”
2023-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9386 (2023) · source
“As the Secretary-General stated this weekend, we are concerned about the threat that this war increasingly poses to Ukrainian culture and heritage, and we urge the Russian Federation to immediately cease attacks against cultural property protected by widely ratified international normative instruments. As was underscored by Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths in the Security Council this past Friday (see S/PV.9382), attacks against Ukrainian Black Sea port facilities risk having far-reaching impacts on global food security, in particular in developing countries.”
2023-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9386 (2023) · source
“Attacks against them are a violation of 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. Sunday’s attack followed several successive nights of deadly Russian missile and drone strikes targeting Odesa and other cities in southern Ukraine, including Mykolayiv and Chernomorsk, killing at least three people and injuring dozens of others. I reiterate the Secretary- General’s strong condemnation of those attacks. Unfortunately, Sunday’s attack was not the first targeting Ukrainian culture and heritage. In fact, since 24 February 2022, UNESCO has verified damage to 274 cultural sites in Ukraine, including 117 religious sites.”
2023-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9386 (2023) · source
“Mr. Khiari: As we return to the Chamber for the third time in 10 days to address the crisis in Ukraine, we continue to witness the widespread destruction and suffering caused by the war. This week, the port city of Odesa has been the target of devastating waves of air strikes. On Sunday, a Russian missile attack damaged the UNESCO-protected Transfiguration Cathedral and other historical buildings in the historic centre of Odesa — a world heritage site. In that shocking attack, one person was reportedly killed, and several others, including children, were injured. The attack also caused extensive damage to an important place of worship with religious and cultural significance to Ukraine and beyond. Sites such as the Transfiguration Cathedral are protected under the World Heritage Convention.”
2023-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9386 (2023) · source
“Let me conclude by stressing that the unity of the Security Council on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is essential if we are to ease tensions and overcome the diplomatic impasse. The primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security rests with the Council.”
2023-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9376 (2023) · source
“Given the positive advance- ments in the area of vaccines and treatments, and the declaration by the Director-General of the World Health Organization on 5 May that the coronavirus disease is no longer a public health emergency of international concern, we urge the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to allow the unimpeded re-entry and rotation of personnel from the international community, including our staff and the Resident Coordinator. That collective return will have a positive impact by supporting the people, bolstering relations and, importantly, strength- ening communication channels. Diplomacy, not isola- tion, is the only way forward. In that regard, I would like to acknowledge the participation of the Permanent Representatives of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea in this meeting.”
2023-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9376 (2023) · source
“In addition, pending the complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, it is imperative that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea maintain the highest level of safety at its nuclear facilities. I would like to once again highlight our concerns about the humanitarian situation in the Democratic Peo- ple’s Republic of Korea. The United Nations is ready to assist the country in addressing the basic needs of its vulnerable populations.”
2023-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9376 (2023) · source
“In a fortnight we will commemorate the seventieth anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement. It is a tragic reality that seven decades later, the tensions persist and remain unresolved. As we have previously informed the Council, there are several practical measures that can be taken to reduce tensions, reverse the dangerous dynamic and create space to explore diplomatic avenues. While I will not reiterate their details, I do emphasize the importance of re-establishing communication channels, particularly between military entities, and of exercising maximum restraint. It will be critical to avoid an unintended escalation.”
2023-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9376 (2023) · source
“The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea reported on its failure and reiterated that it would conduct a second launch as soon as possible. While it is the right of any sovereign State to launch a satellite and to benefit from peaceful space activities, the relevant Security Council resolutions expressly prohibit the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea from conducting any launches using ballistic- missile technology. Key peace and security issues, such as the situation on the Korean peninsula, must be an area for cooperation. We welcome the Security Council’s commitment, as expressed in resolution 2397 (2017), to a peaceful, comprehensive, diplomatic and political solution to the situation on the Korean peninsula. The status quo is alarming and unsustainable.”
2023-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9376 (2023) · source
“The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea also announced that the country would strengthen its so-called nuclear deterrent in line with its five-year military development plan unveiled in January 2021. That plan provides for the development of specific capabilities, many involving the country’s pursuit of its nuclear- weapon and ballistic-missile programmes, in violation of the relevant Security Council resolutions. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea significantly increased its missile-launch activities in 2022 and 2023, including more than 90 launches using ballistic- missile technology. As we have previously informed the Council, on 31 May the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea attempted to launch its first military satellite with what it described as a new type of carrier rocket using ballistic-missile technology.”
2023-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9376 (2023) · source
“The Secretary-General strongly condemns the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s launch of yet another ballistic missile of intercontinental range. He reiterates his calls on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to fully comply with its international obligations under all the relevant Security Council resolutions and to resume dialogue without preconditions leading to sustainable peace and the complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. The official news agency of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea said that the latest launch of the Hwasong-18 ballistic missile was to “deter the dangerous military moves of the hostile forces”.”
2023-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9376 (2023) · source
“The flight was reported to have lasted approximately 74 minutes, making it potentially the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea longest-duration ballistic-missile flight. The systems that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea tested on 12 July, 13 April, 16 March and 18 February, as well as on five occasions last year, can reach most points on Earth. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea did not issue airspace or maritime safety notifications for the launch. As recently reiterated by the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Maritime Organization, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s unannounced launches represent a serious risk to international civil aviation and maritime traffic.”
2023-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9376 (2023) · source
“Mr. Khiari: The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea launched its Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile on 12 July. That was its second launch of its new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile. As we have previously briefed the Security Council, solid-propellant missiles do not need to undergo fuelling prior to launch and can therefore be launched more quickly than liquid- propellant missiles. The missile was launched on a lofted trajectory from the Pyongyang area at 10 a.m. local time and reportedly flew for a distance of approximately 1,000 kilometres and to an altitude of approximately 6,600 kilometres before falling into the sea inside the Russian Federation’s exclusive economic zone.”
2023-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9376 (2023) · source
“The Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, is on a visit to North-East Asia as we speak. The Secretary- General’s good offices and our convening power are always available.”
2023-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9305 (2023) · source
“We reiterate our call to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to allow international staff, including the Resident Coordinator, to enter the country unimpeded, and to permit the entry of humanitarian supplies in order to ensure a timely and effective response. Let me conclude by stressing once again that the unity of the Security Council on the question of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is essential to easing tensions and overcoming the diplomatic impasse. The primary responsibility for international peace and security rests with the Council, and the Secretariat is its partner in this effort. We remain in close contact with all the key parties, including the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and are ready to seize opportunities whenever the conditions are right to make a difference.”
2023-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9305 (2023) · source
“Secondly, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea should reopen communication channels, including military-to-military channels. It has been unresponsive to daily routine calls via inter-Korean communication lines since 7 April. It will be critical to avoid an unintended escalation. Thirdly, reducing confrontational rhetoric will help lower political tensions and create a space for exploring diplomatic avenues. Separately, I would like to highlight once more our concerns with regard to the humanitarian situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The United Nations is ready to assist the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in addressing the medical and other basic needs of vulnerable populations. We welcomed the return on 27 March of diplomats from one Member State to Pyongyang.”
2023-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9305 (2023) · source
“Diplomacy, not isolation, is the only way forward. The lack of unity and action in the Security Council does little to slow the negative trajectory on the Korean peninsula. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is unconstrained, and other parties are compelled to focus on military deterrence. As the Council considers its options, there are several practical steps that could reduce tensions, reverse the dangerous dynamic and create space to explore diplomatic avenues. First, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has to take immediate steps to resume a dialogue leading to sustainable peace and the complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. That could include refraining from carrying out further launches using ballistic-missile technology or nuclear tests.”
2023-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9305 (2023) · source
“The systems it tested on 13 April, 16 March and 18 February, as well as on two occasions last year, are capable of reaching most points on Earth. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea did not issue airspace or maritime safety notifications for any of those launches. Despite the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea claiming otherwise, unannounced launches represent a serious risk to international civil aviation and maritime traffic. Key peace and security issues, such as that of the Korean peninsula, must be an area for cooperation. We welcome the Security Council’s commitment, as expressed in resolution 2397 (2017), to a peaceful, comprehensive, diplomatic and political solution to the situation on the Korean peninsula, as well as the importance the Council has placed on working to reduce tensions.”
2023-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9305 (2023) · source
“The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea reportedly achieved that with the launch on 13 April. That plan also provided for the development of multiple warheads, tactical nuclear weapons, a military reconnaissance satellite, new unmanned aerial systems and a hypersonic gliding flight warhead. In line with its five-year plan, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea greatly increased its missile launch activities in 2022 and 2023, including more than 80 launches using ballistic missile technology. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea characterized those launches as involving systems with nuclear- weapon roles, including so-called “tactical” nuclear weapons. Most of the systems it tested are capable of striking countries in the immediate region.”
2023-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9305 (2023) · source
“Earlier today, the Marshal of the Korean People’s Army issued a statement opposing today’s meeting of the Security Council. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea continues to implement its five-year military development plan unveiled during the eighth Party Congress in January 2021. That plan provided for the development of specific capabilities, many involving the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea pursuing its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes, in violation of the relevant Security Council resolutions. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea claims to be hitting significant milestones on its five-year plan, including since our previous briefing, on 20 March (see S/PV.9292). For example, the plan included developing a new solid-propellant intercontinental-range ballistic missile.”
2023-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9305 (2023) · source
“The Secretary-General strongly condemns the launch of yet another long-range ballistic missile by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The Secretary- General reiterates his calls on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to immediately desist from taking any further destabilizing actions, to fully comply with its international obligations under all relevant Security Council resolutions and to resume dialogue leading to sustainable peace and the complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Central Military Commission, the latter on 10 April, have warned of so-called “countermeasures” in response to military exercises in the region.”
2023-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9305 (2023) · source
“Mr. Khiari: According to its official news agency, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea launched what it described as a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile on 13 April. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea said that it test-fired the ballistic missile, which it designated as Hwasong-18, to confirm “the performance of the high-thrust solid-fuel engines for multi-stage missiles”. It was the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s first launch of a long-range solid- fuel ballistic missile. Solid-propellant missiles do not need to undergo fuelling prior to launch. They can therefore be launched more quickly than liquid- propellant missiles. That also means that it may be more difficult to detect the preparations for a launch in a timely manner.”
2023-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9305 (2023) · source
“Let me conclude by reiterating that the unity of the Security Council on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is essential to ease tensions and overcome the diplomatic impasse. As the Secretary-General has said, while the primary responsibility for international peace and security rests with the Council, the Secretariat is its partner in that effort.”
2023-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9264 (2023) · source
“Thirdly, it is critical to avoid an unintended escalation. Communication channels must be enhanced, particularly military to military. Avoiding confrontational rhetoric will help to lower political tensions and create space to explore diplomatic avenues. Separately, I wish to highlight once more our concerns regarding the humanitarian situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The United Nations is ready to assist the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in addressing medical and other humanitarian needs. To allow for a timely and effective response, we reiterate our call for the unimpeded entry of international staff, including the Resident Coordinator, and humanitarian supplies.”
2023-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9264 (2023) · source
“As previously stated, as the Council considers its options, there are several practical steps that could reduce tensions. First, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea needs to take immediate steps to resume dialogue leading to sustainable peace and the complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. That should include the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea refraining from carrying out further launches using ballistic missile technology or nuclear tests. Secondly, a comprehensive approach is needed. We welcome the Security Council’s commitment to a peaceful, comprehensive, diplomatic and political solution to the situation on the Korean peninsula, as well as the importance the Council has placed on working to reduce tensions. Diplomacy, not isolation, is the only way forward.”
2023-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9264 (2023) · source
“During the military parade to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of the Korean People’s Army on 8 February, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea unveiled a new apparently solid- fuelled intercontinental ballistic missile and at least 11 intercontinental ballistic missiles of previously known Hwasong-17 type. The situation on the Korean peninsula continues to head in the wrong direction. Tensions continue to increase due to the negative action-reaction cycle, with no off-ramps in sight. The Secretary-General deeply regrets the divisions that have prevented the international community from acting on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, as well as on other threats to peace and security around the world. The Korean peninsula must be an area for cooperation.”
2023-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9264 (2023) · source
“Looking ahead, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has clearly stated its intention to continue to pursue its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes in violation of the relevant Security Council resolutions. During the sixth plenary meeting of the eighth Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, held from 26 to 31 December 2022, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea reiterated that it would exponentially increase its nuclear weapons arsenal, develop another intercontinental ballistic missile system and launch its first military satellite.”
2023-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9264 (2023) · source
“The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea characterized those launches as involving systems with nuclear-weapon roles, including so-called tactical nuclear weapons. Most of the systems it tested are capable of striking targets on the Korean peninsula. It also tested systems capable of reaching parts of North America on two occasions last year and again on 18 February. In September 2022, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea approved a new law that set out conditions in which it could use nuclear weapons, including pre-emptively in certain circumstances. A seventh nuclear test would be a flagrant violation of Security Council resolutions and undermine the international norm against nuclear testing. The Secretary-General remains firmly committed to achieving the goal of a world free of nuclear weapons.”
2023-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9264 (2023) · source
“The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Foreign Ministry described the Security Council meeting of 16 February on non-proliferation and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as a “hostile act that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is bound to take due counteraction”. Today’s meeting reaffirms that the Security Council has the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. This meeting also provides an opportunity to discuss practical measures for achieving a peaceful, comprehensive, diplomatic and political solution to the situation on the Korean peninsula. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea greatly increased its missile launch activities in 2022, including approximately 70 launches using ballistic missile technology.”
2023-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9264 (2023) · source
“As per our earlier briefings to the Security Council, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea continues to implement its five-year military plan unveiled during the eighth Party Congress, in January 2021. That plan provided for the development of new solid propellant intercontinental-range ballistic missiles, multiple warheads, better warheads, tactical nuclear weapons, a military reconnaissance satellite, new unmanned aerial systems, a 15,000 kilometre-range intercontinental ballistic missile and a hypersonic gliding flight warhead. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has repeatedly warned of so-called counteractions to military exercises carried out in the region.”
2023-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9264 (2023) · source