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Mahmassani

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2002-07-24

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2010-01-27

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1. “This must be achieved through negotiations with a clear mandate that would begin with an immediate halt to settlement activity, including natural growth, in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, and fruitful negotiations leading to a just and lasting solution to the Palestinian question and the Israeli-Arab conflict.”

   2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source

2. “Ensuring stability and a return to normalcy requires the international community to make Israel open the border crossings immediately and permanently and permit access for all essential goods, including medicines, food, fuel and commercial goods, in order to prevent an increase in poverty in the Gaza Strip. Israel's occupation of the Arab territories is at the core of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. For the sake of establishing peace and security, the countries of the region call for an end to Israel's culture of occupation in the Arab territories and the establishment of an independent Palestinian State within the pre-l967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, in conformity with international resolutions, international law, the principle of land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Road Map.”

   2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source

3. “We call on the Council to shoulder its responsibility and use means at its disposal to compel Israel to respect international law and United Nations resolutions, end its illegal plans to Judaize Jerusalem and abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention in Jerusalem and throughout the occupied Palestinian territories. We are concerned by the serious humanitarian crisis affecting the Palestinian people in Gaza as a result of Israel's aggression and siege against the Gaza Strip. Israel is preventing the flow of humanitarian assistance to the inhabitants and hindering the delivery of fuel and building materials for Gaza's reconstruction.”

   2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source

4. “The international community must not remain silent in the face of Israel's practices which violate the city's heritage, its attempts at manipulation and Judaization, and its violation of Christian and Muslim holy places. The excavations and archaeological work under and around the Al-Aqsa mosque and in the Silwan area could damage invaluable cultural and religious heritage and the Al-Aqsa mosque itself, as well as other sites. This could have very serious repercussions in the Arab and Muslim world and could result in endless conflict.”

   2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source

5. “Since the beginning of the occupation, in 1967, dozens of resolutions have been adopted by the Security Council and the General Assembly, all of which refer to the illegality of the annexation of East Jerusalem. Israel continues with impunity to destroy the houses of Arab inhabitants, revoke their residence permits and expropriate their property in order to Judaize the city and expel its Arab inhabitants and establish more Jewish settlements in and around East Jerusalem, in flagrant violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention, international humanitarian law and Security Council resolutions. Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa mosque are in grave danger.”

   2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source

6. “There were no Jews there in 1967, when Israel occupied the area, but as of the end of 2009 there were 190,000 Israeli settlers in 12 settlements, and Israel had confiscated 30 per cent of the land in East Jerusalem for building settlements. As stated by Israel, 250,000 Palestinians make up only 35 per cent of Jerusalem's population while 650,000 Israelis make up 65 per cent. Despite this, documents of the Jerusalem municipal authorities indicate that plans to double the number of Jewish inhabitants continue. In this demographic attack Israel is using population policy to ensure its control over East Jerusalem. East Jerusalem is an integral part of the occupied Palestinian territories.”

   2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source

7. “The Israeli occupation of the occupied Palestinian territories, the invasion of Palestinian territory by Jewish settlers and their entrenchment within that territory run counter to putting an end to the Israeli occupation and to the establishment of an independent, viable and contiguous Palestinian State, with East Jerusalem as its capital. Israeli policies and practices seek to alter the physical nature and demographic composition of the Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem. This represents a flagrant violation of international law and endangers the situation in the region. We are deeply concerned about Israeli policies and actions in East Jerusalem.”

   2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source

8. “First of all, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having allowed us to participate in today's Security Council debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, given the serious deterioration of the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. I also thank Mr. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his invaluable briefing. There has been dangerous and unprecedented settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territories. At the end of 2009, there were more than 500,000 settlers, and that number is increasing.”

   2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source

9. “Piracy along the Somali coastline has increased, becoming a genuine threat to maritime security and safety in that strategic zone. While international efforts are under way to end piracy along the coastline of Somalia, the situation in that country requires the international community, and the Security Council in particular, to take the steps necessary to deal with the Somali crisis by addressing its most profound causes and reasons. That means strengthening Somali State institutions and helping the various parties to set aside their differences in the interests of peace and stability in that country.”

   2010-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6259 (2010) · source

10. “The Security Council must renew its mandate in order to protect the legitimate institutions of Somalia, while taking all necessary measures to ensure support for the Mission and its deployment. The disastrous humanitarian situation is deteriorating on a daily basis. A true humanitarian disaster is unfolding in Somalia. We must meet this challenge and provide international and regional assistance immediately through closer cooperation among the various international and regional humanitarian agencies. These agencies must coordinate the delivery of humanitarian assistance and ensure that it arrives safely. The worsening security situation on the ground in Somalia is the cause of real disorder along the coastline.”

    2010-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6259 (2010) · source

11. “Dialogue among the various parties to the conflict, none of which should be marginalized or rejected, must be pursued on the basis of the agreements reached over the past few years with the support of international and regional organizations, 6 with the exception of those that have chosen the path of violence. The League of Arab States supports AMISOM and firmly condemns any military operation against it. The League of Arab States will continue to call on Member States and all regional groups to take part in AMISOM. and contribute to its full deployment. We will continue to appeal to Member States to provide financial and logistical support for that deployment.”

    2010-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6259 (2010) · source

12. “The ongoing conflict among the various parties in Somalia and the international community's failure to end it will further exacerbate the situation in Somalia, with serious repercussions for the countries of the region and for international peace and security. Seventeen years of international and regional experience have shown us that the long-awaited political solution to the Somali crisis must be based on national consensus. That is at the heart of the solution. The framework for these efforts has been determined by the Djibouti process. The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) can safeguard that framework, but it needs all the support it can get.”

    2010-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6259 (2010) · source

13. “Allow me to reiterate the condolences of the League of Arab States to the families of the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. We also thank the President for this opportunity to take part in this important meeting. I also thank Mr. Ould Abdullah, Special Representative of the Secretary- General, and Mr. Ramtane Lamamra for their briefings. We reaffirm our solidarity with them. Allow me also to take this opportunity to welcome the new members of the Council. We wish them every success. The question of Somalia has become the main challenge to peace and security in the Horn of Africa. The deteriorating security and humanitarian crisis in Somalia is one of the worst Africa has ever known. That has been affirmed by the Secretary-General in a number of reports.”

    2010-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6259 (2010) · source

14. “Efforts are under way to restore peace through negotiations and to find a just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian and Arab-Israeli conflicts, in accordance with international law and the Arab Peace Initiative. If these efforts are not successful, the impasse could lead to a deterioration of the situation, a resumption of violence and instability in the region.”

    2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source

15. “We ask the Security Council to respect its obligations and put a freeze on Israel's settlement policy and its policy to Judaize Jerusalem. The Fourth Geneva Convention is applicable to both Jerusalem and all of the occupied Palestinian territories. The core of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict lies in the occupation by Israel of Palestinian and Arab territories. As a result of this occupation, our region has suffered a number of wars and a number of tragedies and crises. All attempts to find peace in previous years have failed owing to the intransigent position of Israel and the fact that it does not take the peace process seriously. The situation in the Middle East is in a critical phase.”

    2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source

16. “In addition to its aggression against Gaza, Israel continues its policy aimed at Judaizing Jerusalem by confiscating land, expelling its inhabitants, isolating the city, stepping up settlement activity in and around Jerusalem and building a separation wall. Israeli practices in the Holy City continue, excavation work is under way and the Arabic-Islamic character of Jerusalem is being changed. Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa are of special importance and significance to all Arabs and Muslims, and they form a red line that cannot be stepped over. We are stunned by the silence of the Security Council in the face of Israel's behaviour and its actions against the city in violating its Holy Sites and in attempting to Judaize it.”

    2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source

17. “The Fact-Finding Mission concluded that the grave violations of international humanitarian law fall within the remit of the ICC and underscored its belief that there was a need to take specific measures to end impunity, which would stand as guarantees against the repetition of such practices in the future, contribute to putting an end to violence against civilians and promote and maintain peace. The objective of the report is to ensure that the perpetrators of war crimes are brought to justice, and such an objective does not hinder efforts to make peace. Respect for international humanitarian law cannot serve as an obstacle to peace, and peace cannot run counter to the respect of the rights of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territories. We thus call for the implementation of the recommendations of the report.”

    2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source

18. “Every time a decision is taken or a report is drawn up on its practices, Israel behaves as if it were above the law. This situation of unaccountability unfortunately allows impunity to prevail and undermines the credibility of the United Nations. It is high time for the Security Council to put an end to this culture of protecting Israel from the consequences of its actions in the region, and it is high time to bring to justice the perpetrators of violations of the provisions of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in order to put an end to Israel's impunity.”

    2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source

19. “The Mission was inspired by international humanitarian law and international human rights law, as well as by the commitment of States, especially those occupying other countries, to the principle that occupying authorities bear responsibility for violations against civilian populations. The report concluded that Israel deliberately targeted civilians in Gaza during its invasion, using them as human shields. These practices constitute war crimes under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The use of disproportionate force, acts of aggression against civilians, the destruction of private property and civilian infrastructure are all forms of illegal behaviour, and such acts run counter to international law as well as the Charter of the United Nations.”

    2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source

20. “I thank you, Sir, for having convened this meeting and for inviting us to participate in the Security Council's discussion of the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, following the issuance of the report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (A/HRC/ 12/48). We welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Palestinian National Authority, Mr. Riad Al-Malki, and thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing. The destructive invasion of Gaza, the policy of blockade that has deprived its people of their basic necessities, and the violation of their basic rights guaranteed under international treaties and instruments prompted the international community to send the Fact-Finding Mission to Gaza, under the chairmanship of Judge Goldstone.”

    2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source

21. “The Security Council has a responsibility. The credibility of the international community is about to dissolve as a barrage of ammunition continues to strike the Gaza Strip.”

    2008-12-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6060 (2008) · source

22. “We call on the high contracting parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to convene a meeting of the parties to ensure the implementation of their decisions of 2001 and of the relevant resolutions of the Security Council. The Security Council is called upon today to take the necessary measures to compel Israel to instantly cease all military activities in the Gaza Strip and allow the entry of humanitarian assistance to Gaza. The Council is also called upon to shoulder its responsibilities for the maintenance of international peace and security and to ensure the humanitarian protection of the Palestinian people. How can the Security Council condone the daily killing of hundreds of people? How can it remain silent while Israeli raids are killing human beings and 20 destroying buildings? Where is the international community?”

    2008-12-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6060 (2008) · source

23. “It took a decision today strongly condemning Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, demanding that Israel instantly cease all military activities in the area and condemning Israel for its blockade against the Palestinian people in Gaza, which has led to a grave deterioration of the humanitarian situation. Israel is directly responsible for this situation and is called upon to put an end to it. The Council of the Arab League also stressed the need to continue to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip and support to international humanitarian organizations. We appeal to those organizations to shoulder their responsibilities vis-a-vis Palestinian civilians in Gaza in the light of Israeli violations of international humanitarian law.”

    2008-12-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6060 (2008) · source

24. “Israel, at this very moment, continues to perpetrate its aggression, an aggression that comes on the heels of more than 18 months of a suffocating siege against Gaza, during which Israel prevented any medical or other essential supplies from reaching Gaza. This is a flagrant breach of international humanitarian law. It represents a policy of collective punishment, and it has been followed up by a policy of collective killing of the Palestinian people. The continuing deterioration of the situation in Gaza serves no one's interests. It will have serious consequences and will result in more extremism and violence in the region. There will be less of an opportunity to reach a just and comprehensive peace. The Council of the League of Arab States has taken up this grave situation at the ministerial level.”

    2008-12-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6060 (2008) · source

25. “Allow me first to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting of the Security Council so speedily. Allow me also to welcome the presence of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and to thank him for his statement. Since 27 December 2008, Israeli war planes have been continuously raiding the Gaza Strip. This has led to more than 2,000 casualties, many of whom are women and children. Furthermore, buildings, including homes, schools and mosques, are being destroyed with people inside them. This past Saturday, the Security Council held an urgent meeting. An understanding was reached by the Council, expressed in a statement on Sunday morning. Since then, we have continued to call for a ceasefire, the opening of crossings to Gaza, the meeting of the humanitarian needs of the Palestinian people and the protection of civilians.”

    2008-12-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6060 (2008) · source

26. “Acts of piracy at sea are only symptoms of the major problem of the deteriorating situation in Somalia. They are the direct result of the absence of any de facto authority on the ground. Therefore, any action should be complemented by practical solutions to address the situation in Somalia itself. We call on the Security Council to shoulder its responsibility and find a comprehensive solution to the question of Somalia, to end acts of piracy and to work on establishing the rule of law in Somalia itself and off its coasts.”

    2008-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6046 (2008) · source

27. “Despite the fact that many naval vessels of various nationalities are stationed off the coast of Somalia, acts of piracy continue and are on the increase and becoming more daring. In the past two months alone, pirates attacked 30 vessels. The pirates' take from the ransom of captured vessels in 2008 is estimated at $120 million. Sixteen vessels, of the 40 that have been taken are still in the hands of pirates. It is worth noting that the pirates released the crews after they were taken hostage. Fighting piracy requires that those who have committed acts of piracy be brought to justice. There should be full coordination among military vessels and international law, as set out in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982, must be respected.”

    2008-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6046 (2008) · source

28. “The international community is called upon to undertake speedy measures to contain the situation in Somalia. We support the request of the Secretary- General to deploy a multinational force, as mentioned in his report to the Council (S/2008/709). We welcome the readiness of the African Union to integrate its mission into that force, so that stability can be achieved on the ground. The deterioration of the security, humanitarian and economic situation in Somalia is among the root causes behind the spread of lawlessness and chaos from land to sea. That has had repercussions on international navigation. Acts of piracy continue unabated and now threaten maritime navigation in the Gulf of Aden, which has resulted in billions of dollars of losses for countries of the region.”

    2008-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6046 (2008) · source

29. “Addressing the phenomenon of piracy off the coast of Somalia requires that we also address the root cause of that phenomenon, which is, in effect, the dangerous and deteriorating situation in Somalia, presaging a total collapse. We therefore believe that we need to support the process of peace and national reconciliation in Somalia through the implementation of the Peace and Reconciliation Agreement signed in Djibouti under the auspices of the United Nations, the African Union and the League of Arab States between the Federal Transitional Government and the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia. We call on all Somali factions to settle their disputes and we appeal to the parties that have yet to join the Djibouti Agreement to do so as soon as possible and to commit effectively to it.”

    2008-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6046 (2008) · source

30. “The Horn of Africa continues to experience numerous upheavals and instability. It certainly does not need any new such situations. The crisis must therefore be addressed and contained expeditiously. We believe that the role of the Security Council, the main body responsible for international peace and security, is pivotal in that regard.”

    2008-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5924 (2008) · source

31. “The current situation along the border between Djibouti and Eritrea is a source of concern, because there are many potential repercussions. A crisis of this kind cannot be resolved by military means or by the use or threat of use of force. The only way to resolve the crisis is through peaceful negotiations between the parties concerned to find a solution. The territorial integrity and stability of States must be respected, and Arab-African cooperation must be deepened. We call on the parties to show restraint and to take no measures to escalate the situation. A peaceful outcome to the crisis requires the parties to commit to implementing the agreements between them, to 18 maintain good-neighbourly relations, and to refrain from intervening in each other's affairs.”

    2008-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5924 (2008) · source

32. “It adopted a decision which stressed the importance of respect for Djibouti's sovereignty and territorial integrity and rejected any aggression against that country. It called upon Eritrea to withdraw its forces immediately from the border with Djibouti. The Council of the League renewed its call for respect for the principle of good-neighbourliness between the two countries and respect for the post-colonial borders. It called upon the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States and the Arab Peace and Security Council to continue their efforts to deal with the issue, and it mandated the League secretariat to undertake necessary contacts with the Government of Eritrea with a View to addressing the situation, easing the tension and ending the confrontation along the border between the two neighbouring countries.”

    2008-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5924 (2008) · source

33. “Following a letter from the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Djibouti addressed to the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States with a View to addressing the tensions between Djibouti and Eritrea by peaceful means, the League sent a fact-finding mission to the Ras Doumeira area in the Republic of Djibouti, whose visit occurred from 9 to 11 May 2008, in order to seek a settlement of the crisis. The mission met with officials in Djibouti and sought a meeting with officials in Eritrea, but the Eritrean side did not respond to its request. The Council of the League of Arab States met on 12 June to discuss the situation between Djibouti and Eritrea.”

    2008-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5924 (2008) · source

34. “I wish at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for inviting the League of Arab States to participate in this meeting. I welcome the presence in the Council Chamber today of His Excellency Mr. Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister of Djibouti. I thank the Permanent Representative of Eritrea for his statement and the representative of Department of Political Affairs for his briefing. The Security Council is meeting today to consider a new crisis confronting the Horn of Africa. Since February, the Government of Djibouti has reported to the League of Arab States concerning a gradual massing of Eritrean troops along the border between the two countries, including fortifications and trenches and encroachments by Eritrean soldiers on Djibouti's side of the border, overlooking Red Sea shipping lanes.”

    2008-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5924 (2008) · source

35. “That means reforming its institutions and improving its performance to equip it better to confront the challenges facing the international community.”

    2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868Resumption1 (2008) · source

36. “Issues related to international peace and security are closely linked with those related to development and economic growth in Africa; thus, the United Nations must not view African issues in strictly security or political terms. These are economic and development issues as well, and they require greater political will to provide further support to the AU, enabling it to address and overcome the challenges facing it, to make progress in the implementation of the New Partnership for Africa's Development and to free the continent from conflict. In addition, cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations in the maintenance of international peace and security must be enhanced in the framework of United Nations reform.”

    2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868Resumption1 (2008) · source

37. “Enhancing the regional dimension of peacemaking and strengthening the leading role of the AU in conflict prevention and resolution in Africa are of great importance, and the Security Council must provide logistical and technical support to AU member States as they work to maintain the peace in post- conflict situations. It is also important to improve coordination among various African initiatives, to provide peacekeeping training and to establish regional centres in order to prevent crises from recurring and to enhance the financial and administrative capacity of the AU with respect to peacekeeping operations, the protection of civilians and the delivery of humanitarian aid to those affected by conflict.”

    2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868Resumption1 (2008) · source

38. “In the context of strengthening the partnership between the African Union and the Security Council in the maintenance of international peace and security, the Council must be more responsive and must make a greater effort to achieve the partnership we are seeking and to overcome the challenges it is facing. This would be facilitated by early warning systems to address and manage crises before they escalate, as well as by a process by which to allocate responsibilities and by an expansion of the scope of AU-Security Council cooperation and consultation.”

    2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868Resumption1 (2008) · source

39. “Regional organizations make an effective contribution to strengthening United Nations capacities, especially in the spheres of preventive diplomacy, peacemaking, peacekeeping and exchanges of expertise. The Security Council should undertake effective cooperation with regional organizations, including the African Union, in order to bolster its important role in the maintenance of international peace and security and in conflict prevention. It should define guiding principles for the expansion of dialogue and cooperation between the United Nations Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council in order to foster the political will needed to maintain peace and to implement the relevant resolutions.”

    2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868Resumption1 (2008) · source

40. “We have witnessed this in the Sudan peace negotiations and in the process of finding a way to resolve the Darfur crisis, as well as in the effort to attain security and stability in Somalia and, more recently, in the Union of the Comoros. This embodies the concept of tripartite cooperation among the United Nations, the League of Arab States and the African Union. The Charter of the United Nations gives the Security Council primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. But cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations has become inevitable; it is at the heart of the interests and the policies of regional organizations, owing to the positive and effective role those organizations play in addressing regional issues and in the peaceful settlement of disputes.”

    2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868Resumption1 (2008) · source

41. “In the framework of the shared responsibility of the United Nations and regional organizations in the maintenance of international peace and security and of the geographic and demographic interrelationship between the Arab League and the African Union, the two organizations have been taking positive steps in the settlement of conflict issues. Effective cooperation between our organizations has proven to be a viable approach to resolving a number of crises and other issues, along with strengthened cooperation between the United Nations and our two organizations with a View to safeguarding security and stability throughout the African continent.”

    2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868Resumption1 (2008) · source

42. “In the light of their common responsibilities and the interrelated interests of their member States, regional organizations possess distinct advantages that enable them to address regional challenges and threats to international peace and security. These include their proximity to conflict areas and their knowledge and well-informed views on the specifics of the conflicts. The great challenges of the first years of the twenty-first century have resulted in stronger cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations in the implementation of the relevant resolutions and statements of the Security Council and of the provisions of the 2005 World Summit Outcome (General Assembly resolution 60/1).”

    2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868Resumption1 (2008) · source

43. “In view of the geographical and historical ties between the African Union (AU) and the League of Arab States, I want to stress the importance of horizontal cooperation among regional organizations. This is exemplified by the distinguished record of cooperation between the Arab League and the AU. Eighty per cent of Arab League citizens reside on the African continent, and 50 per cent of the League's member States are also members of the African Union. Moreover, 20 per cent of African Union member States are members of the League of Arab States. This unique situation must be taken into account in considering the advantages offered by horizontal cooperation between the two organizations.”

    2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868Resumption1 (2008) · source

44. “Mr. Mahmassani (League of Arab States) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I should also like to commend your initiative to convene this debate to enhance the Security Council's role in strengthening the relationship between the United Nations and regional organizations, in particular the African Union, in the maintenance of international peace and security. I take this opportunity to express our appreciation to your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, for his successful presidency of the Council last month.”

    2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868Resumption1 (2008) · source

45. “Israel's continued occupation of Palestinian territories is the principal cause of the Arab-Israeli conflict, the settlement of which can be achieved only through negotiations between the parties to end the occupation and enable the Palestinian people to establish their own State, with East Jerusalem as its capital, on the basis of resolutions of international legitimacy, international law and the Arab peace initiative.”

    2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824Resumption1 (2008) · source

46. “The situation has reached the point at which even the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East is unable to deliver humanitarian and relief assistance to the Gaza Strip because of the comprehensive Israeli closures of all entry points. That will precipitate an unprecedented, Israeli-made humanitarian disaster in the region that will have severe consequences. Israel's practices in the occupied Palestinian territories, especially the Gaza Strip, are jeopardizing the prospects of peace in the region and threatening the outcomes of the Annapolis conference.”

    2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824Resumption1 (2008) · source

47. “The Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, the Gaza Strip in particular, is the cause of increasing social and economic suffering among Palestinians because the continuous military operations of the occupier against the occupied territories rely also on the weapons of forcible land seizure, the demolition of homes, the razing of agricultural lands, the imposition of harsh restrictions on transportation and movement, and the policy of closures, which is deemed to be the principal cause of the poverty and humanitarian crisis in the occupied Palestinian territories. Israel has thereby completely flouted all international and humanitarian laws, norms and values, human rights and the Fourth Geneva Convention on the protection of civilians in time of war.”

    2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824Resumption1 (2008) · source

48. “The Palestinian economy is at the point of total collapse due to the noose-tightening practiced by Israel, the occupying Power, forcing many Palestinian families to live hand to mouth, barely surviving and deprived of the minimum necessities of a dignified life and of infrastructure, education and health services.”

    2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824Resumption1 (2008) · source

49. “We further ask the Security Council to conduct an international investigation into Israel's inhuman crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories, especially Gaza, and to declare the Gaza Strip a disaster area, which would trigger an urgent call on the international community to extend support and assistance to the besieged Palestinian people. Moreover, we ask the Council to consider Israel's decision to declare the Gaza Strip a hostile entity to be illegal and illegitimate. The League of Arab States expresses its deep concern over the deteriorating economic and humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territories as a result of the ongoing and grave Israeli violations against Palestinian citizens.”

    2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824Resumption1 (2008) · source

50. “The dangerous and deteriorating situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, especially the Gaza Strip, requires the Security Council - the principal body tasked with the maintenance of international peace and security - to take immediate action to put an end to the Israeli aggression, particularly in the Gaza Strip, and to compel Israel to lift the siege of Gaza and open the border crossing points to allow for the entry of humanitarian and relief supplies, protect civilians and guarantee their rights under international law. The Council must also request the Secretary- General to submit an urgent report to the Security Council on Israeli practices that are violations of all international laws and norms with respect to the residents of the occupied Palestinian territories.”

    2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824Resumption1 (2008) · source