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Lamani

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1998-06-30
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  1. “Even worse, the Secretary-General tells us that civilians are no longer merely incidental victims, but have become the main target of the forces involved. Activities that could help protect civilians are of great diversity, but they are all intended to strengthen measures to that end. Each situation may be unique, but on the basis of past and present experience it is clear that the categories identified in the report deserve our attention; those defined as involved in protection should take all necessary steps, at the State level, at the level of civil society, nationally and internationally, to make it possible to carry out those recommendations. The protection of civilians requires an integrated approach drawing on all elements that can be of assistance.”

    2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source

  2. “The report notes that the realities of distressed populations have hardly improved since the first report of the Secretary-General (S/1999/957) of 8 September 1999, which itself had sketched a gloomy picture of the situation faced by millions of civilians held hostage as a result of the many armed conflicts in today's world. The Secretary-General regretfully stresses that most of the recommendations made in his first report, which could have resulted in clear guidelines for conduct, have unfortunately not been followed up. The recruitment and use of child soldiers, the proliferation of light weapons, the unthinking use of landmines, the denial of fundamental human rights and the impunity enjoyed by those who commit such atrocities all continue.”

    2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source

  3. “Mr. Lamani (Organization of the Islamic Conference) (spoke in French): I join previous speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. I am grateful for this opportunity to address the Council. The report of the Secretary-General on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (S/2001/331) and its annexes underscore the vital importance of such protection and offer guidelines through practical recommendations that can make it better and turn it into a reality.”

    2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source

  4. “This is a preliminary step to the establishment of a climate conducive to the resumption of the peace process at the point where it left off and on the basis of principles that made it possible to begin in Madrid a decade ago, namely, the respective resolutions of the Security Council and the principles of right and of international legality.”

    2001-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption2 (2001) · source

  5. “Given the intransigence of the Israeli Administration and its insistence on trying to place on the Palestinians the responsibility for its policy of provocation and rejection of commitments undertaken, the situation in the region is thus a very serious one. It is a real threat to peace in the region and even in the world. In accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and its past resolutions adopted on this subject, the Security Council must try to provide for the Palestinians the necessary protection that they hope for and to lift unjust and repeated blockades.”

    2001-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption2 (2001) · source

  6. “It is certainly not with more repression, blockading of Palestinian territory and measures of collective punishment that peace will be further consolidated. Indeed, these measures and practices can only serve to exacerbate the frustrations and increased feeling of dependence regarding the occupying power, Israel. In this situation, the Organization of the Islamic Conference calls upon the international community to act immediately and effectively to put an end to the Israeli actions against the Palestinian people. The onerous sacrifices made by that people are likely to be nullified by the collapse of its economy and its fragile infrastructure.”

    2001-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption2 (2001) · source

  7. “We must bear in mind that all the cataclysms, which for more than 50 years have continued to batter the Middle East, have their epicentre in the tragedy imposed on the Palestinian people. Peace, security and the prosperity of the region will remain unattained, with serious risks that these disturbances will spread, as long as an adequate solution, in conformity with the resolutions of this body and of the General Assembly, is not implemented, one that guarantees the right to a dignified and peaceful life for all of the peoples of the region. Harmonious cohabitation necessarily implies the right of the other to existence, through the dismantling of the settlements and the end of the occupation. That is the real condition for genuine peace: allowing the Palestinians to have sovereignty over a homogeneous and uninterrupted territory.”

    2001-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption2 (2001) · source

  8. “Nevertheless, we have had good reason to believe that the Security Council, faced with the deterioration of the situation, would not remain inert and impassive, particularly since the international community has mobilized itself behind the Palestinian people. One can see tangible proof in the statements of the previous speakers in this Chamber. Even the reprehensible actions which the other party considers subversive are only a clear and evident demonstration of the root of the original problem, which so far has not been dealt with in depth, and that is the Palestinian problem. However, these acts cannot justify the policy of sanctions and collective punishment designed to starve an entire people. It is specifically this people that is the last one not to have achieved the right to self- determination.”

    2001-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption2 (2001) · source

  9. “I would like to express on behalf of the Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference our concern over the human and material suffering and losses incurred by the Palestinian people following the acts of aggression directed against that people and the practices that have already cost the lives of the hundreds of Palestinians and have resulted in thousands of injured persons, as well as in the destruction of the infrastructure in the territories - a direct consequence of the policy of blockading and encircling the Palestinian territories by the occupying power, Israel.”

    2001-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption2 (2001) · source

  10. “We support the Palestinian position, which is based on upholding sovereignty over Al-Quds Al-Sharif, including Al-Haram Al-Sharif, part and parcel of the Palestinian territories occupied since June 1967. The Security Council, given its weight in the international arena, must play a fundamental role in restoring the peace process to its proper track by pressuring Israel to implement resolutions based on international legitimacy and to abide by the agreements it has signed with the Palestinian leadership. The Palestinian people are a major partner in the peace process. Peace cannot be just or lasting in the region if that people do not regain their full legitimate rights, like other people of the world, and if Israel does not withdraw from all the Arab territories occupied since 1967.”

    2000-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4204Resumption2 (2000) · source

  11. “Israel stands once again against the current of history and the international trend to achieve peace, upholding its positions and policies on the basis of continued occupation, illegal terms, settlement activities, the confiscation of property, house demolitions, the Judaization and isolation of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, the perpetration of aggressive acts against holy Islamic sites, particularly Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the collective punishment of the Palestinian people. All this spells out how determined Israel is to undermine and destroy the peace process and to spread tension and anarchy throughout the region. Once again we reaffirm the firm position of the Organization of the Islamic Conference vis-a-vis the question of Palestine and Al-Quds Al-Sharif, the crux of the Middle East conflict.”

    2000-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4204Resumption2 (2000) · source

  12. “No one can predict the extent of the dangerous repercussions that will result if Israel goes back on the peace process, gradually evades its obligations and disregards conventions. The Islamic Group has resorted to your Council, Mr. President, realizing that Al-Quds has a special status in the United Nations, the General Assembly and this Council. It also has an internationally irrefutable position. Previous resolutions adopted by the Council constitute the sound legal framework for this holy city. The Palestinian reaction to Israeli provocations and use of Israel's military machinery is evidence of its belief in its tireless struggle for self-determination and a decent life, free and independent in its homeland.”

    2000-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4204Resumption2 (2000) · source

  13. “Mr. Lamani (Organization on the Islamic Conference) (spoke in Arabic): The Security Council is meeting once again to consider Israel's serious, dangerous actions in the occupied Arab territories, resulting in the killing of innocent children, women and the elderly. Israel pays lip service to its desire for peace but pursues activities and practices that run counter to peace. The peace process, which started at the Madrid Conference more than nine years ago, reached an impasse because of those practices and actions and because of the fluctuating positions adopted by subsequent Israeli Governments towards the process and the commitments and conventions emanating from it.”

    2000-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4204Resumption2 (2000) · source

  14. “In this connection, the twenty-seventh Islamic Conference of Ministers for Foreign Affairs, which met from 27 to 30 June 2000 at Kuala Lumpur, recalled the firm positions of the members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to take necessary measures to ensure that accepted norms of conduct be better respected. Finally, I would like to reiterate the firm and sincere desire of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to work together with other international institutions, UNICEF in particular, as well as with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to share experiences so that those experiences can be of the greatest benefit to children affected by conflict.”

    2000-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4176Resumption1 (2000) · source

  15. “The Security Council is the body competent to take an explicit stand to promote law and the respect for law. Section VI of the report of the Secretary-General deals with regional initiatives on behalf of children affected by armed conflict and with the role of regional organizations. I would like in this connection first to welcome the tireless efforts of Mr. Olara Otunnu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General. Secondly, I would like to stress that it is critical for regional organizations to continue to devote intensive attention to the question of children.”

    2000-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4176Resumption1 (2000) · source

  16. “The holding of this debate today illustrates that the awareness that began to make itself felt at the beginning of the 1990s, after the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, has become a genuine factor in the management of international affairs, thereby giving rise to a considerable number of measures designed to save children from the kinds of violence to which they are often subjected. New ways and means must be found, and efforts must be further intensified to avoid the worst kinds of brutality. This is why we think that the recommendations and measures designed to encourage respect for the obligations and commitments contained in the report of the Secretary- General currently before the Council must be the subject of special attention.”

    2000-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4176Resumption1 (2000) · source

  17. “The report of the Secretary-General points out that children have increasingly become the victims of internal conflicts in which they are both protagonists and targets. While these children - who are the future of the international community - are covered by an array of legal instruments established by the international community to protect them, unfortunately the numerous conflicts that have broken out in various regions throughout the world in recent years have been characterized by continued violations of the fundamental rights of children and of international humanitarian law generally.”

    2000-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4176Resumption1 (2000) · source

  18. “Mr. Lamani (Organization of the Islamic Conference) (spoke in French): I would like to begin my remarks by extending my sincere congratulations to you, Madam President, on presiding over this meeting. My congratulations and gratitude also go out to Ms. Louise Frechette, the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Carol Bellamy, the Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and to Mr. Olara Otunnu for their inspiring interventions this morning. Armed conflicts always cause suffering, above all for children and women. The adverse and lasting effects of such conflicts directly affect the possibilities for creating an environment of peace and stability. It goes without saying that the ultimate solution is to deal with the underlying causes of conflict, be they socio- economic, racial, religious or otherwise.”

    2000-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4176Resumption1 (2000) · source

  19. “Ultimately we must bear in mind that conflict prevention is a field in which more can be done, and done better, and that it is and will remain the supreme responsibility of the Security Council. Joint resolve and clear objectives are therefore required, because activities for peace in different parts of the world are an interdependent and indivisible whole.”

    2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174Resumption1 (2000) · source

  20. “The participation of regional organizations, as set out in Chapter VIII of the Charter, would make it possible for us to derive benefits from the comparative advantages of every organization. In this context, I welcome the initiatives of the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, to hold periodic meetings with the Secretaries-General of different regional and subregional organizations- such as mine, the Organization of the Islamic Conference - to discuss the part they can play in conflict prevention. I should also like to congratulate him for his idea of creating a high-level panel to be chaired by Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi to undertake an in-depth reassessment of peacekeeping. We believe these initiatives to be among the most important elements in conflict prevention, management and resolution.”

    2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174Resumption1 (2000) · source

  21. “But is also requires the adoption of long-term structural measures to tackle the root causes of conflicts, thereby touching on the rehabilitation of the societies concerned, development, the eradication of poverty and the control of arms sales. Conflict prevention differs from one region to the next, because the causes of conflict also differ from one region to the next. That is why creating effective mechanisms to coordinate both prevention and peace- building activities among United Nations agencies and regional organizations is extremely important, as it would enable us together to face the challenges implicit in effective and sustainable peacekeeping. The variety of questions to be settled range from political and socio-economic to humanitarian and human rights issues.”

    2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174Resumption1 (2000) · source

  22. “That is why it is clear that prevention should be one of the main tasks of the United Nations system, because it is less costly in terms of human life and less disastrous for the societies concerned and, indeed, for the whole of humankind. It thus facilitates a transition from a culture of reaction to a culture of prevention. This development has been recognized many times by the Security Council as one of the priority objectives for the future development of the Organization. Conflict prevention calls for the convergence of very different activities, ranging from early warning to preventive diplomacy, mediation, and reconciliation.”

    2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174Resumption1 (2000) · source

  23. “Mr. Lamani (Organization of the Islamic Conference) (spoke in French): I should like at the outset to join previous speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I am again honoured to be able to address this Council, and I am particularly pleased to be taking part today in this meeting dedicated to the role of the Security Council in the prevention of armed conflict. In general, peacekeeping activities have become more complex. They are increasingly multifunctional and cover areas as vast as they are diversified, such as the building or consolidation of institutions, the observation and monitoring of elections, the reconstruction of infrastructure and the disarmament of rival factions.”

    2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174Resumption1 (2000) · source

  24. “We await the day when harmony, reconciliation and unity will prevail so that the Afghan people can develop its resources and direct its energies towards the reconstruction of the country and its economic and social development. Before concluding, I would like to commend the constant efforts of the Secretary-General of the United Nations. We also commend the tireless and sincere efforts of Mr. Brahimi, the Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for Afghanistan. I had the honour of accompanying him on one of his missions. May God give him good health and a prompt recovery. It will not be easy to have Afghanistan emerge from its crisis. This necessarily will involve respect for local, regional and international commitments, as well as all relevant resolutions.”

    1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source

  25. “The United Nations and the OIC have reaffirmed in many resolutions the need to put an end to the flow of arms in Afghanistan and the need to refrain from intervening in the internal situation in Afghanistan. Furthermore, the Ouagadougou conference reaffirmed the importance of strict respect for the principle of non- interference in Afghanistan and that the main responsibility for a peaceful settlement resides with the Afghan people themselves. Nonetheless, the crisis, which is characterized by instability and a growing culture of drugs and their export, has become a major source of concern to the international community. I would like to reaffirm the importance of supporting initiatives aimed at finding a peaceful solution. The OIC and its Secretary-General are prepared to support every effort to put an end to this tragedy.”

    1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source

  26. “The Conference of the Council of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, held from 28 June to 1 July 1999 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, reaffirmed that there can be no military solution to the Afghan crisis. In resolution 26/11 S, paragraph 4, the Council invited the Afghan parties to refrain from using force and to resume the path of dialogue. The same resolution, in paragraph 2, emphasized the importance of resuming negotiations without delay and without preconditions under the auspices of the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) with a View to establishing a representative, multi-ethnic government on a broadened basis. The continuation of war and the worsening of fighting are undoubtedly fuelled by the supply of weapons and military equipment to the warring parties.”

    1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source

  27. “First of all, I should like to thank you sincerely, Mr. President, for allowing us to speak in this debate. Having heard the complete, detailed report presented this morning by Mr. Prendergast, we feel deep anguish at the suffering of the Afghan people, which is living in such a difficult situation because of the exacerbation and continuation of fighting between the warring parties - fighting that goes hand in hand with the deterioration of living conditions, loss of human lives, destruction of goods, poverty and famine prevailing in all parts of Afghanistan, in addition to forced mass displacements, violations of human rights and discrimination against women.”

    1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source

  28. “The Council, which bears responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, must take a firm stance that is commensurate with the magnitude and gravity of the violations and challenges by Israel, which is responsible for this grave situation. Any complacency in deterring Israel would be tantamount to encouraging it to continue in its policy of non-respect for international law and internationally binding resolutions. It would also lead to the end of hopes generated by the Madrid agreements and would return the entire area to the brink of destruction.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

  29. “Here I should like to reiterate that the international community considers Jerusalem an occupied city and that the agreements on the transitional self-rule signed between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization should have prevented any party from taking any actions that would affect the final status of the city. The list of violations and instances of lack of respect for the Council's resolutions is very lengthy, and I believe it is but another link in a chain of further challenges and violations. The Middle East peace process should remain the highest goal being sought by the international community but that process is suffering from a total collapse on all tracks. It is time, therefore, for the Security Council to take the necessary measures to salvage peace.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

  30. “Jewish groups were allowed to enter the territory of the Al- Aqsa Mosque, to dig tunnels and to excavate below the various historic mosques and buildings, destroying the Ghawanmeh gate in the historic wall of Jerusalem and expanding the square of the Al-Buraq Wall. Repeated condemnation of these actions by the Israeli authorities has not led to any tangible result, and the agreements reached in the framework of the peace process have not been respected, in spite of appeals from all parts of the world, including from the United States, the European Community, the Vatican and others.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

  31. “However, on 24 May 1998, Israel conducted military parades in celebration of the thirty-first anniversary of its occupation of the city. The Council, through resolution 252 (1968), reaffirmed the inadmissibility of the acquisition of land by military force. However, Israel has continued to confiscate Arab land in Jerusalem and has brought in 70,000 Jewish families. The process is still ongoing, and what is happening in J ebel Abu Ghneim and Ras Al-Amud is but additional, clear testimony to that. Holy Islamic places were not spared, including the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the occupying Power's campaign to close the Holy City to those from the West Bank and Gaza seeking to pray.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

  32. “The Israeli Government has thus unilaterally decided the demographic and geographic future of the city, flouted the wish of the international community and prejudged the status of Jerusalem. This Israeli position is not new, though the present Israeli Government has only hastened its implementation. Allow me to draw the Council's attention to the following facts. The Council has reaffirmed in previous resolutions the applicability of the Fourth Geneva Convention to occupied Jerusalem and other Arab territories occupied since 1967. Deeming actions by the occupying Power to change the status of the city as null and void and legally invalid, the Council, in resolutions 162 (1961) and 250 (1968), requested that Israel desist from parading its military power in Jerusalem, and in resolution 251 (1968) it reaffirmed that demand.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

  33. “Mr. Lamani (Organization of the Islamic Conference) (interpretation from Arabic): The Security Council is meeting again today to consider how to deal with Israel's non-compliance with internationally binding resolutions and the agreements it has signed, in particular those concerning the Holy City of Jerusalem. The Israeli Cabinet unanimously adopted, on 21 June 1998, a plan on the expansion of the city of Jerusalem to include vast areas of land and settlements, which will require the confiscation of thousands of acres and the construction of new roads to link the settlements surrounding Jerusalem. Increasing the size of the city from 108 to 600 square kilometres and increasing the population to 1 million persons will effect a demographic change following which the Palestinians will represent a small minority.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source