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Khoshroo

lines on the record: 413
first: 1994-03-02
most recent: 2019-03-28
sittings or episodes: 60
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“The full version of my statement will be made available. I would like to express my appreciation to you, Sir, and the Russian presidency. I align myself with the statement made by the representative of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. The systematic violations of Palestinian rights and international law, including the demolition of homes, the forced displacement of Palestinian civilians, the arrest and detention of Palestinians, including children, and the incessant violence, terror and provocations by Israeli settlers and extremists, including at sensitive religious sites, particularly at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, have persisted unabated.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“The UNAMA mandate and its good offices should be used to strengthen national institutions and capacities in priority areas, as requested by the Government.”
2016-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7771 (2016) · source
“Iran and Afghanistan are also committed to increasing their connectivity with emphasis on the Khaf-Herat railway, a 78-mile railroad project in Farah, and a second bridge over the Hirmand River. Iran continues to provide its full support for the promotion of security, stability and comprehensive and sustainable development in Afghanistan, as we consider security in Afghanistan to be the security of our own borders and of the region as a whole. We support UNAMA and United Nations agencies in their efforts to provide development and reconstruction assistance to Afghanistan through the Organization's genuine commitment to a sustained partnership with the country, as set forth in final report of the Tripartite Review Commission on the United Nations in Afghanistan.”
2016-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7771 (2016) · source
“Afghanistan and Iran continue to cooperate in those areas, following the 23 May trilateral agreement with India focused on the Iranian port of Chabahar. Coordination meetings at the level of the Governors of the border provinces were held on 25 and 26 July to discuss security and new trade opportunities involving the port. The Afghan Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs visited Tehran on 3 August for discussions on trade, infrastructure and the presence of Afghan nationals in Iran, and the Afghan National Security Adviser visited Iran on 6 and 7 August to discuss border security and countering violent extremism. The fifth meeting of the Afghanistan-Iran Joint Economic Commission was held on 10 August in Tehran, following a four-year interval.”
2016-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7771 (2016) · source
“Today, the Afghan National Unity Government is at the forefront of combating terrorism, but there is an increased need for the international community to provide sustained support to the Government in its fight against terrorism and extremism, as well as to address its security, economic and political challenges. Strengthening our regional cooperation with Afghanistan is a priority and a major pathway to consolidating peace and economic growth in the region. During the past decade, Iran has spent millions of dollars to help Afghanistan to complete nearly 300 projects in areas ranging from infrastructure to training and capacity-building in human resources, especially through the hundreds of scholarships we offer each year.”
2016-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7771 (2016) · source
“During the same period, we witnessed the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant- Khorasan Province (ISIL-KP) claiming responsibility for the terrorist attack against a demonstration by ethnic Hazaras on 23 July, which was the deadliest single incident recorded by the United Nations in Afghanistan since 2001. That is just another indication of the threat. ISIL-KP, along with a range of other terrorist and extremist groups, such as the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, in the north, and the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, appears as an emerging security threat in Afghanistan.”
2016-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7771 (2016) · source
“This continuing deterioration of the security situation in the country indicates that Afghanistan and the region are no safer more than a decade after its invasion. On peace talks between the Afghan Government and the Taliban, uncertainty prevails as concerns any prospect of making peace with them. Iran reiterates its support for any Afghan-led peace process; at the same time, we condemn all violent attacks committed by the Taliban and all other terrorist groups as well as any cooperation with them, since we believe that this will encourage them in their odious behaviour and thus be counterproductive to establishing peace in Afghanistan. In my previous statement in June (see S/PV.7722), I warned about the emergence of Da'esh and its offshoots in Afghanistan.”
2016-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7771 (2016) · source
“I would like to express my appreciation to New Zealand for having organized this debate on the situation in Afghanistan. My thanks also go to the Ambassador of Afghanistan for his statement. I would like to welcome and thank Mr. Yamamoto, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), for his briefing and for presenting the latest report of the Secretary-General (S/2016/768). Unfortunately, security and instability remain the major challenges for Afghanistan. The report refers to a 24 per cent increase in the number of armed clashes compared with the same period last year, while last year was reported as the highest number recorded since 2001 in terms of the intensity of armed clashes.”
2016-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7771 (2016) · source
“member States condemn the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic, which reinforces the absolute necessity of eliminating all chemical weapons. In that regard, they acknowledge the accession of the Syrian Arab Republic to the Convention and its commitment to implementing its obligations. Furthermore, they encourage the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic to honour its commitment to eliminating the country's chemical weapons programme. In conclusion, I would like to reiterate the willingness of the Movement to cooperate with other partners in addressing the threats posed to humankind by the existing weapons of mass destruction, in particular nuclear weapons.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“States party to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction reaffirm the effective contribution of that Convention to international and regional peace and security, which can be enhanced through its full implementation. They express their serious concern that certain possessor States parties have not met their obligations regarding the deadlines for the total elimination of chemical weapons, and therefore urge all possessor States parties to take every necessary measure to ensure their compliance with their detailed plans for the destruction of chemical weapons remaining after the final extended destruction deadline of 29 April 2012 in the shortest time possible, in order to uphold the credibility and integrity of the Convention. Finally, NAM.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“States party to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction emphasize its important role in the international legal architecture related to weapons of mass destruction and, in particular, in the total prohibition of all biological and toxin weapons, and reaffirm that the possibility of any use of bacteriological agents and toxins as weapons should be completely excluded, and the conviction that such use would be repugnant to the conscience of humankind. Moreover, NAM.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“Pending its establishment, they demand that Israel, the only country in the region that has not joined the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) nor declared its intention to do so, renounce its possession of nuclear weapons, accede to the NPT without preconditions or further delay, place all ofits nuclear facilities promptly under the full-scope safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency, in accordance with resolution 487 (1981), and conduct its nuclear-related activities in conformity with the non-proliferation regime. NAM.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“Highlighting the role of nuclear-weapon-free zones, NAM. calls upon all nuclear-weapon States to ratify the related protocols to all treaties establishing nuclear- weapon-free zones, withdraw any reservations or interpretative declarations incompatible with the object and purpose of those zones and respect the denuclearized status of the zones. In that context, member States of the Non-Aligned Movement reiterate their full support for the establishment in the Middle East ofa zone free ofnuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction and as a priority step to that end and reaffirm the need for the speedy establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“highlights the importance of focusing international public attention on the dangers of nuclear weapons and the advantages of nuclear disarmament for development, as well as for international peace and security. Welcoming United Nations meetings and activities for the commemoration of 26 September as the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, NAM. invites Member States, the United Nations system and civil society, including non-governmental organizations, academia, parliamentarians, the mass media and individuals, to commemorate and promote that International Day through all types of educational and public awareness- raising activities. The Movement reaffirms that the total elimination of nuclear weapons is the only absolute guarantee against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“strongly calls upon them to exclude completely the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons from their military and security doctrines. In that context, NAM. also stresses the need for effective measures to prevent the emergence of new types of weapons of mass destruction, as reaffirmed by General Assembly resolution 69/27, on the prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons. Reaffirming the absolute validity of multilateral diplomacy in the field of disarmament and non-proliferation, NAM. reiterates its determination to promote multilateralism as the core principle of negotiations in the area of disarmament and non-proliferation. NAM.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“Accordingly, the Movement calls upon the nuclear-weapon States to fulfil their multilateral legal obligations on nuclear disarmament and to implement the unequivocal undertaking that they provided in 2000 and further reiterated in 2010, so as to accomplish the total elimination of nuclear weapons. Concerned at the improvements made in existing nuclear weapons and the development of new types of nuclear weapons under the military doctrines of some nuclear-weapon States and at the strategic defence doctrines of the nuclear-weapon States, including the NATO Alliance Strategic Concept, which has not only set out rationales for the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons, but also maintains unjustifiable concepts on international security based on promoting and developing military alliances and nuclear-deterrence policies, NAM.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“Reaffirming that nuclear disarmament remains its highest priority, the Movement stresses the importance of ensuring that efforts aimed at nuclear non-proliferation are carried out in parallel with simultaneous efforts aimed at nuclear disarmament, which, as a multilateral legal obligation, should also not be made conditional on confidence-building measures or other disarmament efforts. NAM. expresses deep concern about the slow pace of progress towards nuclear disarmament and the lack of progress shown by the nuclear-weapon States in accomplishing the total elimination of their nuclear arsenals in accordance with their relevant multilateral legal obligations.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“underlines the need to ensure that any action by the Council does not undermine the Charter of the United Nations, existing multilateral treaties on weapons of mass destruction, international organizations established for that purpose, and the role of the General Assembly. NAM. further cautions against the continuing practice of the Security Council to utilize its authority to define the legislative requirements for Member States in implementing Security Council decisions. In that regard, the Movement stresses the importance of having the issue of non-State actors acquiring weapons of mass destruction addressed in an inclusive manner by the General Assembly, taking into account the views of all Member States.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (NAM). I express my appreciation to the Malaysian presidency of the Security Council for convening this open debate. I will deliver a shortened version of my statement on behalf of NAM. The full version will be submitted for the record. NAM. member States express grave concern over the threat posed to humankind by existing weapons of mass destruction, particularly nuclear weapons, and underline the need for their total elimination. NAM further calls upon all States to support international efforts to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction. Noting the adoption of the relevant resolutions by the Security Council, NAM.”
2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source
“Finally, have the ongoing airstrikes in Yemen, which have already led to the deaths of hundreds of Yemeni children, had any result other than strengthening Da'esh and Al-Qaida'? While the world seems mostly unconscious of and indifferent to the killing and suffering of Yemeni children, can the international community be protected against the growing strategic threat of terrorism and violent extremism?”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“This impunity has led to actions taken by the Israeli Government "that further restrict the rights of Palestinians, including children" (S/2016/360, para. 79). In the face of children killed and their homes, schools and hospitals destroyed, it is disappointing that undue pressure and lobbying were exerted that could change the course of events. Last year, Israel was not blacklisted despite flagrantly targeting children in Gaza. This year in Yemen, the Saudi Arabia-led coalition was first blacklisted, based on United Nations findings that it was directly responsible for 60 per cent of child casualties, including the deaths of 785 children due to bombing campaigns. But surprisingly, its name was finally removed from the list.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“The Secretary-General's 2015 report on this issue (S/2015/409) and other United Nations agencies attest to the fact that, only in Gaza between 8 July and 26 August 2014, 540 Palestinian children were killed, 2,955 injured, among whom as many as 1,000 were estimated to be permanently disabled as a result of the latest Israeli invasion of Gaza. The number of schools, kindergartens and hospitals damaged or completely destroyed by Israeli forces during the same period is the highest recorded numbers of all situations in 2014. The international community, including the Security Council, should ensure serious follow-up efforts to bring an end to Israel's impunity and to secure justice for the victims.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“Boko Haram's gangs have been ravaging parts of Nigeria and terrorizing children. Likewise, the targeting of the children of religious and ethnic minority groups is also a matter of grave concern. The situation of children in Yemen, and especially the United Nations-verified sixfold increase in the number of children killed and maimed, is also a matter of great concern. The Secretary-General's report indicates that, of a total 1,953 child casualties, including 785 children killed and 1,168 injured, 60 per cent of them were caused by air strikes. This marks an exponential and unacceptable leap compared to the entire year of 2014 and makes clear how the intensity of the conflict in Yemen can lead to humanitarian crises.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“I would like to begin by congratulating Malaysia on assuming the presidency of the Council and organizing this timely open debate. According to the Secretary-General's report (S/2016/360), 2015 was, sadly, another horrific year for children trapped in conflict zones and targeted by warring factions with no respect for international humanitarian law or the welfare of our children. The complete disregard for civilians, including children, exhibited by Da'esh, Al-Qaeda and their affiliates, especially in Syria and Iraq, has been particularly shocking, and the proliferation of these tactics among such groups worrying. Violent extremists have adopted widespread abduction as a feature of their operations to inflict terror and for the purpose of political brainwashing, ransom, retaliation or sexual exploitation.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“Examples of those failures can be seen in the Council's reluctance to convene open debates on certain issues of great significance, its holding of unscheduled open debates with selective notifications, its practice of repeatedly restricting participation in certain debates and of discriminating between members and non-members of the Council, particularly with regard to the sequence in and time limits for statements during the open debates.”
2016-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7740 (2016) · source
“As we approach the process of appointing a new Secretary-General of the Organization, NAM underlines its position as elaborated in the Algiers ministerial declaration of May 2014, along with the central role of the General Assembly in the process of selecting and appointing the Secretary-General, and expresses its support for efforts aimed at reinforcing and strengthening the role of the Assembly in that regard. Finally, for NAM, transparency, openness and consistency are key elements that the Security Council should observe in all its activities, approaches and procedures. We regret that the Council has neglected those important elements in numerous instances.”
2016-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7740 (2016) · source
“In such cases, there is a need for the Council to remain strictly within the powers and functions accorded to it by Member States under the Charter. In recent years, the Security Council has been too quick to threaten or authorize enforcement action in some cases, while remaining silent and inactive in others. Furthermore, the Council has increasingly resorted to Chapter VII of the Charter as an umbrella for addressing issues that do not necessarily pose an immediate threat to international peace and security. Instead of making excessive and quick resort to Chapter VII, efforts should be made to fully utilize the provisions of Chapters VI and VIII for the pacific settlement of disputes.”
2016-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7740 (2016) · source
“Ninth, the Council should cease its ongoing attempts to shift issues on the agenda of the General Assembly or the Economic and Social Council over to the Security Council and the encroachment by the latter on the functions and powers of the Assembly. The Non-Aligned Movement rejects the use of the Security Council as a tool to pursue national political interests and agendas, since that practice aggravates rather than alleviates situations and runs counter to its mission as enshrined in the Charter. We reiterate the need for non-selectivity, impartiality and accountability in the work of the Council. A decision by the Security Council to initiate formal or informal discussions on the situation in any Member State or on any issue that does not constitute a threat to international peace and security is contrary to Article 24 of the Charter.”
2016-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7740 (2016) · source
“We also call on the Council to elaborate on the circumstances under which it adopts the various outcomes, be they resolutions, presidential statements, press statements or other elements to the press. Sixth, the Council should, pursuant to Article 15, paragraph 1, and Article 24, paragraph 3, of the Charter, submit special reports for consideration by the General Assembly. Seventh, the Council should ensure that its monthly assessments are comprehensive and analytical and that they are issued in a timely fashion. The General Assembly may consider proposing parameters for the elaboration of such assessments. Eighth, the Council should fully take into account the recommendations of the General Assembly on matters relating to international peace and security, consistent with Article 11, paragraph 2, of the Charter.”
2016-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7740 (2016) · source
“Meetings should be open, especially when they include briefings by the Special Envoys or Representatives of the Secretary- General and the United Nations Secretariat. Fourth, the establishment of subsidiary organs by the Council should be in accordance with the letter and spirit of the Charter of the United Nations, and those organs should function in a manner that provides adequate and timely information on their activities to the broader United Nations membership. Fifth, the annual reports of the Security Council to the General Assembly should be more explanatory, comprehensive and analytical, and they should assess the work of the Council, including cases in which the Council has failed to act. They should also include the views expressed by members during consideration of agenda items.”
2016-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7740 (2016) · source
“First, the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council, which have remained provisional for 70 years, should be formalized in order to improve its transparency and accountability. Second, the number of public meetings should be increased, in accordance with Articles 31 and 32 of the Charter of the United Nations, and the meetings should provide real opportunities to take into account the views and contributions of the wider membership of the United Nations, particularly non-members of the Council whose affairs are under discussion by the Council. Third, closed meetings and informal consultations should be kept to a minimum and should be the exception rather than the rule.”
2016-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7740 (2016) · source
“I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). Let me first express the appreciation of NAM. to you, Sir, and to the Japanese presidency of the Council for having convened this debate on the Council's working methods and for presenting the concept note (S/2016/585, annex) on the issue. In view of the time limit and the fact that the NAM position on the subject at hand is reflected in the May 2014 final document of the seventeenth Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement, I will confine myself to the following nine specific measures that NAM. calls for, with a view to improving the working methods of the Council and enhancing its efficiency in fulfilling its primary responsibility.”
2016-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7740 (2016) · source
“The provisions of that resolution should be implemented in a manner that guarantees the consolidation of the foundations of stability and security in Lebanon and that prevents Israel from violating Lebanese sovereignty on a daily basis. With regard to the occupied Syrian Golan, the Movement condemns all the measures taken by Israel, the occupying Power, to alter the legal, physical and demographic status ofthe occupied Syrian Golan, which have intensified since the outbreak of the Syrian crisis. The Non-Aligned Movement demands once again that Israel abide by resolution 497 (1981) and withdraw fully from the occupied Syrian Golan to the borders of 4 June 1967, in implementation of resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973).”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“reiterates its support for the realization of their legitimate national aspirations and inalienable rights, including self-determination and freedom in an independent and viable State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, as well as for finding a just solution to the plight of the Palestine refugees, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 194 (III). Lebanon continues to suffer from successive Israeli Violations of its borders and incursions into its territory, followed by year after year of occupation and aggression. Unfortunately, Israel continues to violate Lebanese airspace, intensifying its incursions over Lebanon. Such activities are a blatant violation of Lebanese sovereignty and the relevant international resolutions, in particular resolution 1701 (2006).”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“In that regard, we recognize the ongoing regional and international efforts to generate the political will and momentum needed to resolve the conflict, including the 3 June 2016 ministerial meeting convened in Paris in support of Palestinian-Israeli peace and the pledge to convene an international peace conference toward that objective in the coming months. We call on the Security Council to perform its rightful role. The Non-Aligned Movement seizes this opportunity to reaffirm its longstanding solidarity with the Palestinian people, recognizing their decades of resilience despite so much suffering and injustice. NAM.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“once again takes the opportunity to urge the international community, particularly the Security Council, to take a decisive, historic and long-overdue step towards ending the occupation of the Palestinian and other Arab lands and paving the way for fulfilment of the rights and independence of the Palestinian people and for a just and peaceful settlement to the conflict, including a just solution to the plight of the Palestine refugees, in line with the relevant United Nations resolutions. Here, we must once again caution that the status quo cannot be sustained forever.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“The destructive impact of such Israeli violations is immense, as reflected in rising tensions and deteriorating socioeconomic conditions, and that impact is deepening among the Palestinian civilian population living under this nearly half-century of Israeli occupation. Anyjustification for such criminality must be rejected and action on the matter - in line with United Nations resolutions, international law and our moral responsibilities towards the question of Palestine - is long overdue. NAM.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“It should be noted that this announcement was made in the days immediately following the release of the Quartet report, further highlighting the inadequacy of such efforts to compel Israel to halt that illegal practice. Emboldened by that impunity and by Security Council inaction, Israel, the occupying Power, has intensified its illegal, oppressive measures against the defenceless Palestinian civilian population, including, inter alia, the use of excessive force against Palestinian civilians, including children and women, causing more death and injury and depriving them of their right to protection.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“How can the Council remain silent as Israel deliberately and systematically continues its repression ofthe Palestinian people, its denial of their rights and its colonization and de facto annexation of Palestinian land? During the last open debate we - along with the whole international community - condemned Israel's declarations that it was designating 370 acres in the West Bank as so-called State land as part of its ongoing illegal settlement campaign. This has now been followed by yet another decision by Israel to advance plans for the construction of at least 800 more settlement units in and around occupied East Jerusalem, in grave breach of international law and in total contempt for Security Council resolutions and the calls of the international community to cease those violations.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). I will present a summary of my statement; the full version will be circulated. I convey the Movement's appreciation to the Japanese presidency for convening this open debate at this critical juncture for the Palestinian people and the Middle East. I also thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Nikolay Mladenov, for his briefing. Each and every time this Council holds an open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestine question, NAM. appeals for urgent international attention and action to address the illegal and brutal Israeli occupation that is causing so much anguish to the Palestinian people and dangerously inflaming tensions in an already volatile situation.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“supports the call made by Palestine regarding the protection of the Palestinian people. Let me conclude by expressing the hope that this open debate will provide an opportunity to assess the ways and means of providing better protection to civilians in armed conflict. We need to identify not only the positive developments achieved so far, but the challenges ahead.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“We stress that the successful conduct of tasks related to the protection of civilians requires the integration of efforts at all levels and a holistic approach that encompasses the timely provision of adequate resources, logistical support and required training, as well as clearly defined and achievable mandates. In this regard, we acknowledge again the importance for United Nations peacekeeping operations to support and build synergies, and to coordinate with host Governments, including at the local level, in protecting the civilian population. The Non-Aligned Movement reaffirms the importance of protecting civilians in conflict situations, establishing accountability for violations of international humanitarian law, and putting an end to impunity. In this context, NAM.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“acknowledges that the protection of civilians is currently mandated in a number of United Nations peacekeeping missions, and within this context stresses that United Nations peacekeeping operations, in particular with protection of civilian mandates, should be guided by the principles of the Charter and not be used as a means for Government change and military intervention. The Movement underlines that the protection of civilians is the primary responsibility of the host country, and accordingly emphasizes that relevant United Nations peacekeeping missions with such mandates should conduct their tasks without prejudice to the primary responsibility of the host Government to protect civilians. Efforts of the United Nations must be in support of and not in substitution for those of national authorities.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“United Nations peacekeeping missions constitute one ofthe means at the disposal ofthe United Nations to protect civilians in situations of armed conflict. Since 1999, the Security Council has tasked United Nations peacekeeping missions with protection mandates. Such protection mandates include establishing effective early-warning mechanisms; ensuring the provision of adequate resources to monitor, prevent, and respond to incidents; and supporting the efforts of host-country authorities to implement their responsibilities in protecting civilians. NAM.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“The Movement reiterates its condemnation of the increasing number of attacks on the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and urges the Governments of States Members of the United Nations to ensure respect for the protection of the personnel of humanitarian organizations, in conformity with the relevant provisions of international law. Furthermore, the Non-Aligned Movement emphasizes that the principles of the sovereign equality, political independence and territorial integrity of all States and of non-intervention must be upheld. The consent of the country is also imperative in granting access to humanitarian assistance to its territory and for its continued operation at all times.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“believes that due priority should continue to be given to the promotion of States' knowledge of, respect for and observance of the obligations they assumed under the Charter ofthe United Nations and international law, including international human rights law and international humanitarian law, in particular the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their 1977 Protocols. We call upon all parties to armed conflict to redouble their efforts to comply with their legal obligations by, inter alia, prohibiting the targeting of civilian populations and civilian property and stressing their responsibility to ensure general protection against the dangers arising from military operations to civilian installations, hospitals and relief materials and the means to transport and distribute such relief materials.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“According to last year's report ofthe Secretary-General (S/2015/453), approximately 42 per cent of the world's poor now live in conflict-affected States, and that figure is expected to rise to 62 per cent by 2030. Direct attacks on schools and hospitals have become common features of many armed conflicts. Humanitarian and health-care workers are being deliberately targeted. Humanitarian action is at the core of the United Nations Charter, and civilians caught up in armed conflict have a right to be protected by their respective States. In this regard, NAM.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). I would like to thank the French presidency for holding this open debate and preparing the concept note (S/2016/503, annex). I also thank briefers for their inputs to this debate, which provides an opportunity for all Member States to evaluate the contribution of United Nations peacekeeping operations to the protection of civilians. The international community is deeply concerned, because civilians are under attack as never before. Despite all of the efforts made at the international level and by the relevant humanitarian institutions, it is most unfortunate that civilians still account for the vast majority of casualties in armed conflicts.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“and of our conviction that multilateral cooperation, in conformity with the United Nations Charter, international law and the relevant international conventions, and under United Nations auspices, is the most effective means to combat international terrorism, I reiterate the Movement's call for an international conference under the auspices of the United Nations to formulate ajoint organized response by the international community to terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including identifying its root causes.”
2016-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7670Resumption1 (2016) · source
“strongly condemns criminal incidences of hostage-taking with resultant demands for ransom and/or other political concessions by terrorist groups and calls upon all States to cooperate actively in order to address this issue in all its aspects, including its legal aspects. NAM. invites Member States to take the necessary measures to prevent terrorists from benefiting from hostage-taking, including ransom payments and political concessions. Finally, I reaffirm the Movement's principled position on combating international terrorism, while stressing the need to respect international law, including the respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of all States. In the light of the previous initiatives and considerations adopted by NAM.”
2016-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7670Resumption1 (2016) · source