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Khoshroo

lines on the record: 413
first: 1994-03-02
most recent: 2019-03-28
sittings or episodes: 60
sources: un-security-council

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“Worse yet is that all of those have been exacerbated by the largest single-year outbreak of cholera ever recorded. That epidemic now includes over 800,000 suspected cases of cholera across 90 per cent of communities in Yemen - a country in which only 45 per cent ofhealth facilities are functioning. The responsibility for that devastating situation falls upon the Saudi-led coalition, which seeks a military solution in place of a political settlement to the crisis. Israel has never been blacklisted in the Secretary- General's reports, despite flagrantly targeting Palestinian children. Last year, the Saudi-led coalition was blacklisted for the first time, but surprisingly its name was removed from the list. This year, we note that the name of the Saudi-led coalition is on the list, though as an improving child-killer.”
2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source
“On 20 September, the world witnessed how Israeli forces continued to shoot at a 16-year-old boy in Bani Na'im after he had fallen to the ground, following initial gunshots to his legs. That is just one example of the atrocities that the Israeli regime commits on a daily basis against Palestinian civilians, including children, who resist the illegal occupation and apartheid policies of the Israeli regime. It is absurd, however, that in Palestine resistance against foreign occupation is labelled as terrorism by the occupying regime. Yemen has entered the third year of its war, which inflicts a devastating cost on civilians. Around 15 million people lack adequate access to clean drinking water and health services. About 7 million people are faced with the threat of famine.”
2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source
“The defeat of Da'esh, Al-Qaida and their affiliates in Syria and Iraq has been a positive development in that regard. However, we must remember that the terrorist groups, such as Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab, are still fully active, ravaging other parts of the world and terrorizing children. Likewise, the targeting of children on religious and ethnic grounds, such as what we are witnessing in Myanmar, is a matter of grave concern. The Secretary-General's 2017 report reveals that the number of Palestinian children in military detention has reached the highest level recorded since 2010, with 444 children, including 15 girls. The use of live ammunition is frequently used by Israeli forces and has led to the killing of 30 Palestinian children this year.”
2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source
“I would like to begin by thanking the French presidency for organizing this open debate. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for presenting his annual report (S/2017/821) on children and armed conflict, as well as the briefers for their valuable input. The scale of Violations committed against children reached an alarming level in 2016. International efforts to hold perpetrators accountable for crimes against children in situations of armed conflict must be strengthened and impunity must end in order to prevent new cycles of violence against children. Ensuring the full compliance of all parties with international humanitarian law, human rights law and refugee law must be the cornerstone of our prevention efforts.”
2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source
“Such inhuman and indiscriminate sanctions imposed by the United States under dubious pretexts are in flagrant violation of the basic economic and social rights of all women and girls, as well as their right to development, and undermines the constructive role that Iranian civil society and women can play therein. I hope that this open debate will contribute to ongoing efforts to integrate the women and peace and security agenda into conflict prevention.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“Their outstanding role in advancing development, peace and humanitarian causes in society is incontestable. They are active participants in political life and elections as both candidates and voters. Education has been the centrepiece of our efforts to empower women and girls over the past four decades. It is therefore not surprising that the number of women who study medicine and science in Iran is now double that of men. The role of the private sector, including microenterprise and cooperatives for women's economic empowerment, has increased substantively in Iran. It noteworthy that our national achievements are being made against the backdrop of the most hostile, unilateral and coercive sanctions against Iranians.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“Experience in our region clearly shows that, following every instance of aggression and foreign intervention, there is a vacuum resulting in instability, which is effectively exploited by those groups that have committed the most serious crimes against innocent civilians, especially women and children, who are the most vulnerable part of the fabric of society. A failed- State situation and post-aggression environment give them a free hand to organize themselves and propagate their ideology. Unfortunately, the Security Council normally does not discuss the role of those who bear the primary responsibility for such scenarios by having created the breeding ground for terrorists. For obvious reasons, it prefers to discuss the symptoms and not the causes. Iranian women are an integral part of a vibrant Iranian society.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“Indeed, they have integrated those dreadful practices into their takfiri ideology - a destructive ideology of hate an exclusion enforced through a complex system of networking throughout the world. The international community needs first and foremost to concentrate on combating such a vicious ideology and those who propagate it. At the same time, we cannot neglect the very significant dynamic generated by interventionist policies and occupation, as well as attempts at regime change that have prepared the optimal breeding ground for terrorist and extremist groups to grow and function.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“Acts committed by terrorist groups, particularly Boko Haram, Da'esh and Al-Shabaab, demonstrate the most extreme forms of such violence, which particularly targets women and children. There are thousands of confirmed cases in which sexual violence has been used as a tactic of terrorism and employed by terrorist groups in places, such as Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Nigeria and Mali, to advance their military, economic and ideological ends. It would be naive to assume that, based on the physical disappearance of Da'esh in Iraq and Syria, its heinous activities and atrocities directed against innocent civilians, especially women and children, might cease.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“I would like to express my gratitude to France for organizing today's debate, and thank the briefers. The growing body of evidence shows that women's participation in peace and reconciliation processes and their implementation have contributed to increased chances of success for the sustainability of peace and security arrangements in various parts of the world. As a result of foreign intervention and military invasions, as well as foreign occupation combined with an upsurge of violent extremism and terrorism, women and girls in many parts of the Middle East are witnessing the collapse of their hopes for a better future. At the same time, sadly in many conflicts, especially in the Middle East, women have been and continue to be the primary victims of large-scale and often systemic sexual violence.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“The new United States Administration's approach and the recent dangerous strategy adopted with regard to the deal and Iran run counter to the will of the international community. We are witnessing today a United States that is more isolated globally than ever before, while the good- faith nature of Iran's policies and positions has become apparent to the international community. In conclusion, with regard to the Middle East, I should say that the right approach is not difficult to find. It requires a willingness to engage and search for peace and justice with regard to the long-standing problem of the Palestinian issue in the Middle East.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“We have not neglected the serious crises affecting the region, and, on numerous occasions, have proposed plans to end armed conflicts. Unfortunately, almost every one of our proposals, including initiating a forum for regional dialogue, has fallen on deaf ears. However, those crises are perpetuated by those willing to spend their dollars on beautiful American military equipment. Military equipment and weapons targeting women and children in Yemen are not beautiful. Beauty, rather, lies in the eyes ofthe innocent children who are being killed. I am most confident to say that no country has done more than Iran in combating Da'esh in the region. If we had hegemonic ambitions, the nuclear deal would never have been reached.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“Although the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands certainly is the main source of instability in the Middle Ease, there are other contributors. Foreign intervention, occupation and its consequent instability and attempts to engineer societies in the Middle East have created breeding grounds for terrorism, terrorists and extremist groups. Those groups, which initially received support from the United States and its allies, have been transformed into the monsters that now threaten those who once supported and created them. The United States tries to give the wrong attribution when it comes to the root causes of insecurity in the Middle East. As our Supreme Leader emphasized only today, we will not waste our time replying to rants of a brute nature.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“The entirety oflsraeli history begins with the illegal occupation ofPalestinian land and unchecked aggression against its neighbours and other countries in the Middle East - on at least 14 occasions since 1948. That regime arrogantly and flagrantly continues to violate at least 86 Council resolutions, from resolution 54 (1948) to 2334 (2016). Those violations have taken place with the total impunity that the regime continues to enjoy. Israel also continues to flout all international regimes governing weapons of mass destruction by refusing to adhere to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the Biological Weapons Convention and the Chemical Weapons Convention. The nuclear weapons in the hands of the regime represent the most serious threat to the security of every State in the Middle East.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“I convey my delegation's appreciation to the French presidency for convening this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine. I align myself with the statement made on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. The Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands is central to every conflict in the Middle East. That injustice has continued for more than seven decades and has been exacerbated by Israeli expansionism and aggressive policies towards Palestinians and the whole region. Attempts by the United States to exclude the issue from the Security Council's agenda serves no other purpose than to ignore the suffering of the Palestinian people resulting from Israeli suppression and occupation - the most prolonged tragic situation, supported by the United States in the Middle East.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“It was in this context that Iran welcomed and participated in the conference hosted by the Russian Federation on 14 April in Moscow, as well as the Kabul process meeting hosted by the Afghan Government on 6 June. The full text of my statement, dealing with regional economic cooperation, combating narcotic drugs and the problem of refugees, will be distributed. Finally, we support the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) as well as United Nations agencies in their efforts to provide development and reconstruction assistance to Afghanistan through a genuine commitment by the United Nations to a sustained partnership with that country. We must utilize the UNAMA mandate and its good offices to strengthen national institutions and capacities in priority areas, as requested by the Government.”
2017-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7980 (2017) · source
“The sustained support of the international community for the Afghan National Unity Government is more than ever necessary to help the Government in its fight against terrorism and extremism and those who have created and continue to support them. Our support for the Afghan National Unity Government is unswerving. We welcome any achievement on the path to an Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace process leading to lasting and comprehensive peace in the country and the region. The progress achieved in the implementation of the peace agreement between the Government and Hizb-i Islami is an indication of the Government's will to establish peace. Iran is indeed very eager to see a peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan as its neighbour, as security in Afghanistan directly and indirectly affects security on our borders and in the region.”
2017-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7980 (2017) · source
“More than a decade after its invasion, Afghanistan, the region and the world are no safer. The deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan has deep roots and cannot be addressed solely through military buildup. The Taliban, Da'esh and its offshoots, such as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - Khorasan Province, continue their heinous attacks against the civilian population. They are reinforcing and recruiting, and continuing complex attacks such as those of 17 May and 31 May attacks, in Jalalabad and Kabul. The proliferation of terrorist groups on Afghan territory necessitates concerted international efforts on counter-terrorism. We need to deal with this increasing threat in a very comprehensive and resolute manner.”
2017-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7980 (2017) · source
“Let me begin by expressing my heartfelt condolences and condemnation in connection with the most recent terrorist attacks that took place during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Kabul, which resulted in considerable damage to surrounding areas and some diplomatic facilities, including ours, as well as the attack on a Shia mosque on 15 June. As the Secretary-General observed during his first visit to Kabul, peace remains the foundation for Afghanistan's sustainable development. At the same time, according to his report (S/2017/508), the security situation in Afghanistan remains extremely volatile, with 6,252 security-related incidents from 1 March to 31 May this year, a 2 per cent increase compared with last year. This is the highest total ever recorded for this period of time since 2001.”
2017-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7980 (2017) · source
“By highlighting some attacks and remaining silent on others, the Council discredits its own resolutions, especially resolution 2286 (2016). Finally, I would like to conclude by paying tribute to the valuable work carried out by the many health-care workers who perform in the context of armed conflicts.”
2017-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7951 (2017) · source
“They involve the destruction of much civilian infrastructure, including medical facilities, and that aggression continues under the watch of the Security Council. Worse still, that unfortunate misadventure is enjoying the ever-increasing military, logistical and training support of the United States and its Air Force. Greater efforts are needed to document and analyse every incident that affects the security and the well- being of health-care workers and facilities and ensure that impartial, independent and prompt investigations are carried out, and those found responsible for such acts be brought to justice. The Council must abandon its double standards with respect to bombing humanitarian and health facilities and workers.”
2017-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7951 (2017) · source
“Tragedies such as the bombing of the hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan in October 2015 are declared mistakes and end without any military personnel involved being convicted. In 2016 alone, the Palestine Red Crescent Society reported 416 instances of violence or interference with its ambulances by Israeli forces or settlers, which resulted in the injury of 162 emergency workers, damage to 108 ambulances and the denial of access to health care in 146 cases. That is on top of the illegal blockade against the Palestinians that has continued for more than a decade, denying them their basic human rights, including access to health care, by the Israeli regime, all unabated. Since March 2015, the Saudi-led aggression in Yemen has led to many well-documented war crimes.”
2017-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7951 (2017) · source
“We condemn all the attacks that have taken place against medical and humanitarian staff, facilities and means of transport throughout the world, especially in Palestine, Afghanistan, Yemen and Syria. It is difficult to understand how it is possible that, at a time of high-tech and high-precision modern bombs, so-called mistakes could happen so frequently, with medical facilities and personnel in areas of armed conflict being targeted. Hospitals are public facilities. Their locations are well known by all parties to the conflict, and necessary protocols are in place to avoid bombing them. Unfortunately, such incidents keep occurring, and the perpetrators continue to claim that they are simply mistakes.”
2017-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7951 (2017) · source
“Allow me to begin by thanking the Uruguayan presidency for convening this open debate. I would also like to express my gratitude to the briefers for their valuable input in this debate. I align myself with the statement made earlier by the representative of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. Attacks against medical workers and facilities and the humanitarian convoys delivering medical supplies have increased since the adoption of resolution 2286 (2016). In 2016 alone, attacks on health-care facilities, health workers, ambulances and patients increased in 23 countries under these conditions. Those attacks are taking place in various places around the world; but in terms of frequency and ferocity, they are more prevalent in the Middle East.”
2017-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7951 (2017) · source
“In closing, let me stress that my delegation believes that organizing such a debate in the Council should not undermine the work of the most relevant bodies for consideration of women-related issues in the United Nations system, namely, the Commission on the Status ofWomen, the Economic and Social Council, as well as the General Assembly.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Sanctions, as a form of collective punishment, flagrantly and indiscriminately violate the basic human rights of all citizens, particularly women. The systematic violations of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, including Palestinian women, under brutal occupation by the Israeli regime and the illegal blockade on the Gaza Strip constitute massive deprivation of Palestinian civilians and women of their rights. It is unfortunate that women and girls make up a disproportionate number of the victims of air strikes in Yemen. As confirmed reports indicate, the unjustified invasion of Yemen by a Saudi-led coalition has led to the death of more than 10,000 people and the injury of more than 17,000 civilians, including at least 1,677 women and 2,260 children.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Therefore, their opportunities for academic, economic, political and social progress are gravely curtailed by these intimidating mind sets and situations. In some regions, particularly the Middle East, destructive factors such as foreign intervention, military invasion, as well as foreign occupation, have contributed considerably to the collapse of families. As a result, women and children are bearing the brunt of menaces that not only destroy their present, but expose them to long-lasting miseries that will remain for generations. Under such circumstances, there will be little room for women's empowerment and development. The impact of sanctions on gender-responsive policies and budgeting within respective countries is another significant aspect.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“The spread of violent extremism, inspired by takfiri ideology, which has no respect for women, threatens the life and rights of women and girls. They have suffered the most and have been targeted for systematic sexual exploitation and slavery, rape and other forms of sexual violence by extremists and terrorist groups. Iran strongly condemns the barbaric acts of the terrorist and violent extremist groups, such as Da'esh and its offshoot, Boko Haram, as well as indiscriminate attacks against civilians, including women and children. In an environment filled with hate, intimidation, xenophobic attitudes, racial profiling and discrimination based on race, religion, ethnicity, country of origin and language, women easily fall victim to sexual violence and abuse.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Allow me to begin by thanking the Uruguayan presidency for convening this open debate. I would like also to express my gratitude to the briefers for their valuable inputs in this debate. Women are a key resource for promoting peace and stability. Resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security focuses on the specific impact of armed conflict on women and the positive role they can play in conflict prevention and strengthening peace, stability and security at local, regional and international levels. Unfortunately, the current crisis, especially in the Middle East, has taken abhorrent forms and constitutes unprecedented challenges to the stability in our region. Women are among the main victims grappling with the scourge of violent extremism and terrorism.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Accepting such a reckless and dangerous approach would endanger all of the founding principles of the United Nations, multilateral diplomacy and its undeniable achievements for humanity and the international community.”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source
“The world should not forget the events and the allegations of weapons of mass destruction in 2003 in Iraq and the consequences of those allegations, which now include the formation of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, which continues to burden the world. It has helped the terrorists and has destabilized the whole region. Surprisingly enough, those who destabilized the region and helped the emergence of terrorist groups are now bashing Iran, which has played a big role in containing and combating such global terror networks. Those familiar with history know that peace cannot be sustained without justice. Proudly introducing a sheriff's approach into the work of the United Nations means relying on destructive power as the only option. That will lead to nowhere but to a continued cycle of violence.”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source
“Such pointless misadventures only serve to send the clear and catastrophic message to the terrorists that if they repeat their atrocities, such as the one carried out on 4 April, they will be rewarded with retaliation against the Government by the United States. They did it again in Al-Rashidin on 15 April, when at least 126 people, many of them children, were killed. Where is the accountability for the perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of such shameful acts? Such acts kill the innocent and spoil the Astana process. In general, the world, and particularly the Middle East, is still paying for the catastrophic unilateralism of the past, which has been premised on self-serving allegations.”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source
“One can also cite its well-documented atrocities, apartheid policies and war crimes against the Palestinian people. Its violations started with resolution 54 (1948) and, so far, have extended to resolution 2334 (2016) on illegal settlement activities. The regime enjoys total impunity. The tragedy in Khan Shaykhun took place after the Government of Syria had been verifiably disarmed of all of its chemical weapons by the United Nations; the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and the Al-Nusra Front were not. The military action launched by the United States against Syria happened without any verification - either independent or by the United Nations. The attack was a clear act of aggression against a Member State and a violation of the Charter of the United Nations and international law.”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source
“Israel continues to flout all international regimes governing weapons of mass destruction by refusing to adhere to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Chemical and the Biological Weapons Conventions. It is the only obstacle in the way of establishing a zone free of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East. Indeed, nuclear weapons in the hands of the Israeli regime pose the most serious threat to the security of all States in the Middle East and to the global non-proliferation regime, for which the Security Council is primarily responsible. The Israeli regime has flagrantly violated at least 86 of the resolutions adopted by the Security Council in response to the Israeli regime's repeated acts of aggression and illegal occupation.”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source
“The United States and Israel do not like the reports of the United Nations that document and expose Israeli apartheid and inhumane policies to the world. When the latest report was presented, they reacted by pushing for the report's withdrawal and proudly forcing the resignation of its author. Today, we heard unsubstantiated allegations against my country, which I categorically reject as part of a misleading propaganda campaign against Iran and its role in the region, designed and perpetrated hysterically by Israel and certain countries in the region, including those that fully supported Saddam Hussein's aggression against Iran. The Israeli regime's record is full of aggression against its neighbours, including other countries in the Middle East and beyond. We can count at least 14 instances of that since 1948.”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source
“My delegation welcomes the opportunity to discuss the question of Palestine as the centre of all conflicts in the Middle East during the quarterly open debate of the Security Council. We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Maldenov for his briefing. I align myself with the statement made by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. The Israeli occupation has long been at the centre of international discussions on Palestine in the Middle East. By blaming all others but the occupying Power, the United States seeks to erase the question rather than address it. The United States and the Israeli regime want to remove the Palestinian issue, which is central to all of the conflicts in the Middle East that these open debates focus on.”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source
“The United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons is a basic document endorsed by the General Assembly. It should be fully and effectively implemented. The upcoming review of the Plan of Action later this year is a unique opportunity to analyse and evaluate that document at this critical juncture and to improve shared international efforts in and responsibility for combating trafficking in persons by all States Members of the United Nations.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“They are subjected to widespread targeting and killing of ethnic and religious minorities, abductions and cross-border trafficking of women and children, internally displaced and refugee women and girls, as well as forced marriages to fighters or wealthy foreigners, as in cases involving Da'esh, Boko Haram and similar terrorist and extremist groups. Those cases can emerge as genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. First and foremost, we need full respect for Article 4 of the Charter of the United Nations, to deal with the underlying causes of the mass influx of persons. The next step would be to reaffirm the responsibility of all Governments to safeguard and protect the rights of refugees and migrants in accordance with international and domestic laws, reinforcing existing laws against all related illegal or violent acts.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“Complex conflicts created in the Middle East and North Africa have led to the formation of many armed groups, terrorists and powerful international criminal networks and the upsurge in the exploitation of people through trafficking. Such exploitation takes many forms, including forced labour, slavery and recruitment by armed groups. Exploitation in those situations can occur because of the increased vulnerability of people fleeing conflict as a result of widespread human, material and economic losses and general erosion of the rule of law in the affected territories. Under those circumstances, civilian populations are viewed by some armed groups as a resource or commodity to be trafficked.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“Underlying factors contributing to the phenomenon - particularly foreign aggression and intervention, occupation, war and protracted conflicts, political instability, terrorism, genocide and ethnic cleansing - create conditions under which millions of people become displaced in their own countries, or migrate or seek refuge overseas in a quest for safety, stability and opportunity, at the risk of becoming more vulnerable to crimes such as human trafficking, forced labour or contemporary forms of slavery. Dealing with those underlying causes is the primary responsibility of this Council, and if the Council chooses to ignore them and instead to focus on the symptoms in its debates and deliberations, it will certainly fail to address them in a proper manner.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“At the outset, I would like to convey my thanks to the United Kingdom for organizing this open debate, and to the Secretary-General and the briefers for their inputs. I align myself with the statement to be made by the representative of Venezuela on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. The nexus between conflict-related situations and human trafficking, sexual exploitation, forced labour, slavery and other similar practices and their cross-border dynamics have been well recognized and acknowledged by the Secretary-General in his report (S/2016/949) as a global challenge. But we all know that the global and growing phenomenon and challenge, with its acute humanitarian emergencies, is not the cause; it is just a symptom.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“Let me conclude by reaffirming the resolve of the people and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to continue their support for the fraternal people and Government of Afghanistan as they move through this difficult period of their history towards a stable, safe and prosperous Afghanistan, and on the eve of their New Year, I wish them a happy Nowruz.”
2017-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7896 (2017) · source
“Success in voluntary repatriation depends first and foremost on providing for the basic needs of repatriated refugees in Afghanistan, which underscores the need for greater international support. A stronger, coordinated approach between the Government, donors and the United Nations, and an overall strategy for addressing the combined needs of displaced persons and returnees are crucial in order to make the repatriation of Afghan refugees more successful. In conclusion, we support UNAMA as well as United Nations agencies in their efforts to provide development and reconstruction assistance to Afghanistan through a genuine commitment by the United Nations to a sustained partnership with Afghanistan, as set forth in the final report of the Tripartite Review Commission on the United Nations in Afghanistan.”
2017-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7896 (2017) · source
“They have access to most of the subsidized services available to Iranian nationals, including basic commodities, public transportation, public health and public education. We continue to provide them with social services and educate nearly 400,000 undocumented Afghan students with minimum burden-sharing assistance from the international community. Repatriation of Afghans from Iran remains steady but continues to represent the lowest recorded returnee rate since the establishment of the voluntary return programme in 2002. We welcome all efforts aimed at helping to overcome the main reintegration challenges faced by returnees and to formulate a comprehensive voluntary repatriation and reintegration strategy.”
2017-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7896 (2017) · source
“Strengthening our regional cooperation with Afghanistan is a priority and a major pathway to consolidating peace and economic development and stability in the region. The trilateral Chabahar agreement between Iran, India and Afghanistan on the development of the Chabahar port, which gives Afghanistan access to world markets through the open seas, and the Khaf-Herat railway are two major transit projects under way. Those projects have the capacity to change the regional economic prospects of Afghanistan. We invite all interested regional actors to consider participating in them. For the past 37 years, Iran hosted no less than 3 million Afghan nationals at any given point.”
2017-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7896 (2017) · source
“The terrorist attack on 23 July and the most recent organized terrorist attack on the Kabul hospital last Wednesday, 8 March, are clear indications concerning that emerging security threat for Afghanistan and the region. Our support for the Afghan National Unity Government is unrelenting; we stand ready to work constructively with the Afghan authorities. We welcome any Government progress towards peace and hope that an Afghan-owned and -led peace process brings about lasting and comprehensive peace in the country and the region. Iran is indeed very eager to see a peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan as its neighbour, since security in Afghanistan directly and indirectly affects security at our borders and in the region.”
2017-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7896 (2017) · source
“At the same time, we note that the number of such incidents in 2015 - an increase of 22 percent over 2014 - was the highest level since the United Nations started recording security incidents. This has been a very disturbing trend since 2001. Today, the Afghan National Unity Government is at the forefront of the fight against terrorism. The sustained support of the international community is needed more than ever to support the Government in its fight against terrorism and extremism, as well as to address its security, political, economic and development challenges. In my previous statements, I warned about the emergence of Da'esh and its affiliates in Afghanistan.”
2017-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7896 (2017) · source
“I would like to express my appreciation to the United Kingdom for having organized this debate and to the Ambassador of Afghanistan for his statement, as well as to Mr. Yamamoto and Ms. Samar. I express our deepest sympathies and condolences to the people and Government of Afghanistan over the two most recent terrorist attacks on 1 and 8 March, carried out by the Taliban and Da'esh, respectively. According to the latest Secretary-General report (S/2017/189), the overall security situation continued to worsen throughout 2016 and into 2017 with 23,700 security incidents - an increase of nearly 5 per cent compared to 2015 and the highest number ever recorded by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).”
2017-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7896 (2017) · source
“Since there are no simple solutions to complex phenomena such as terrorism, only mechanisms such as these can ensure that our policies are more coherent and coordinated and prevent careless, imprudent or dangerous unilateral action in the name of combating terrorism. In conclusion, we believe in the centrality of the role of the United Nations and other relevant international and regional organizations to counter-terrorism and conflict-prevention efforts. Their involvement will improve capacity-building and further enhance the effectiveness of the general effort to counter terrorist attacks, including against critical infrastructure, and at the national, regional and international level.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“In places where war continues to be waged, such as Yemen, much of what was already an impoverished civilian infrastructure has been decimated, helping to strengthen terrorism and destabilize the region. In the face of terrorism as a global threat, we must build a stronger collective political will for international counter-terrorism cooperation. At the same time, we emphasize that all efforts to fight terrorism must be conducted in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and international law. We need robust coherent multilateral mechanisms if we are to respond to terrorism as a common threat to our world.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source