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Mahmoud

lines on the record: 508
first: 1998-04-24
most recent: 2023-12-22
sittings or episodes: 68
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“I would merely wish to bring to the Council's attention the most significant developments that have occurred since its publication, venturing some thoughts on their overall significance for peace consolidation in Burundi. As outlined in the report, the period under review has witnessed significant advances in the peace process and in the preparations for the 2010 elections, despite some enduring challenges. As regards the peace process, members may recall that the mandate of the Partnership for Peace in Burundi, established in May under the chairmanship of Ambassador Dumisani Kumalo of South Africa, will come to an end at the end of this month, as will the Political Directorate that acted in its support. On 20 November, the South African Facilitator, Mr.”
2009-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6236 (2009) · source
“Mr. Mahmoud: It is an honour for me to speak on the occasion of the review of the sixth report (S/2009/6ll) of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB). The report before the Council provides an account of the main advances over the past six months and the challenges that lie ahead for the Government and people of Burundi. It also describes the main activities of BINUB in support of the Government's peace consolidation efforts, in accordance with the mandate entrusted to it by the Council. The report before the Council is self-explanatory. I shall therefore not summarize its main points.”
2009-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6236 (2009) · source
“The remaining part of 2009 will be a crucial period to safeguard what has been achieved and to draw lessons for future peacebuilding endeavours.”
2009-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6138 (2009) · source
“An immediate priority is to help the Government of Burundi to address the precarious socio-economic situation and some budgetary problems. As can be seen from the "Observations" section of the report, the Secretary-General has endorsed the recommendation of the recent technical assessment mission to Burundi that BINUB's mandate remain unchanged through the end of 2009, with a primary focus on political support, the facilitation of dialogue and strategic support for peacebuilding, as well as on tasks related to completing the peace process and, now that a request has been made, also on electoral assistance. As to the nature of the United Nations presence beyond 2009, the Secretary-General intends to consult with the Government of Burundi and to submit recommendations in his next report to the Security Council.”
2009-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6138 (2009) · source
“I should also like to commend the role played by the Peacebuilding Commission, in particular the Chair of the Burundi country-specific configuration, Ambassador Liden, for maintaining constructive dialogue with the Government and its national partners. The Chair's frequent visits have been a source of encouragement for all of us. Despite the progress achieved, the situation in Burundi that I have just outlined remains fragile, and the processes of consolidating peace and security are still incomplete. Robust and sustained efforts by national and international stakeholders are needed to ensure that progress cannot be easily reversed, particularly as the country prepares for the upcoming electoral process.”
2009-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6138 (2009) · source
“I commend him for coming forward publicly and informing us of what the Government is doing in these areas. Working in an integrated approach with the United Nations system in the country, BINUB has continued to support the Government and the people of Burundi in addressing these challenges. The projects funded by the Peacebuilding Fund have brought hope by contributing to certain reforms and by engaging the population from the grass roots up in peace consolidation efforts. Various capacity-building initiatives in the areas of administrative and political governance, justice and human rights, the fight against impunity, security sector reform and the empowerment of women and civil society have begun to show some tangible results. The ongoing national dialogue processes will help restore a measure of social trust after decades of mistrust.”
2009-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6138 (2009) · source
“While the security challenges are the most immediate ones, Burundi also faces other important challenges, including a difficult socio-economic situation, weaknesses of the justice system and within the police force, continuing human rights violations and impunity. In this regard, the Government is urged to put an end to these violations, to see to it that justice is done and to keep the public informed. In this connection, I welcome the statement of the Minister of Public Security at his press conference yesterday regarding the actions taken by the Government to address some of these Violations, including the follow-up to the assassination of the Vice-President of the Observatoire de la lutte contre la corruption et les malversations economiques, a non-govemmental organization dealing with the fight against corruption.”
2009-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6138 (2009) · source
“It is urgent that the international community do everything possible to ensure progress in the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) process and provide the necessary resources for its timely completion. BINUB is supporting national efforts to develop a strategy that will complement the DDR process by focusing on the sustainable socio- economic reintegration not only of demobilized FNL combatants, but also of other former combatants and demobilized soldiers. This strategy will be consistent with the goals and objectives of the security sector reform and will go a long way towards stabilizing the situation ahead of the 2010 elections.”
2009-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6138 (2009) · source
“As the report of the Secretary-General mentions, these national consultations have as their aim to seek the views of Burundians on how they think it best to establish the twin mechanisms for reconciliation, namely, a Truth and Reconciliation Commission and a Special Tribunal attached to the justice system in Burundi. In the current context, the two most immediate challenges are the conclusion of the demobilization and reintegration process and the sustainable socio-economic reintegration of former combatants, including those from the last rebel movement, the FNL, and other segments of the population most affected by the conflict.”
2009-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6138 (2009) · source
“The Secretary-General has also noted in his report that much remains to be done for Burundians to enjoy the full exercise of their human rights. The Secretary-General has also urged the Government to move quickly to establish an effective and credible Independent National Human Rights Commission in compliance with international standards, as well as other relevant institutions aimed at consolidating national reconciliation and the rule of law. Despite delays, preparations have advanced for the holding of national consultations on the establishment of transitional justice mechanisms. In particular, I would like to mention the holding on 22 and 23 May of a pilot exercise in two localities in Bujumbura to test the questionnaires to be used in the national consultations process scheduled to begin on 15 June.”
2009-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6138 (2009) · source
“Despite the previously mentioned improvement in the political climate, concerns have continued to be expressed about persistent disruption of the activities of opposition political parties and, in some cases, Violence against their members by the police and, allegedly, by members of the national intelligence services and local officials. This situation has created a malaise among the political class and civil society activists, and therefore everyone urged the Government to ensure that pluralism and tolerance be guaranteed. In his report, the Secretary-General also urges the Government to treat all political parties equally under Burundian law and to ensure the respect for the right to freedom of expression and assembly enshrined in the Constitution and international human rights instruments ratified by Burundi.”
2009-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6138 (2009) · source
“On 11 May, President Nkurunziza addressed a letter to the Secretary-General requesting United Nations support for the electoral process. On 25 May, the Electoral Commission held its first official meeting with representatives of the international community during which it outlined its needs in terms of technical, logistical and financial assistance. In response to the request addressed to the United Nations, a needs assessment mission will be dispatched to identify, in close collaboration with the Electoral Commission, areas for support. In addition, the Government registered yesterday the Mouvement pour la solidarite et la democratie of Alexis Sinduhije after a rather lengthy waiting period. 3 This registration brings the number of registered political parties in Burundi to 43.”
2009-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6138 (2009) · source
“BINUB will also serve as its secretariat. The Peacebuilding Commission and the special envoys for the Great Lakes region will act as a support network for the Partnership. The Partnership will be coordinated and chaired by South Africa. It is envisaged that the Partnership for Peace will end in December, subject to review by the Regional Initiative leaders and, of course, the Government of Burundi. As indicated in the Secretary-General's report, the political climate in Burundi saw some undeniable improvements during the past six months. Most notably, the Government established, after lengthy internal but inclusive debate, the Independent National Electoral Commission. The 2010 elections have become a major focus for Burundian political actors, particularly after the establishment of the Electoral Commission.”
2009-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6138 (2009) · source
“09-36337 The residual tasks of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process were handed over to the Government of Burundi, while the African Union, with the support of BINUB, took over the responsibility for following the process. With the withdrawal of the Facilitation, the leaders of the Regional Initiative for Peace recommended that a successor mechanism be established to continue to monitor the peace process, to contribute to an enabling environment for the period leading up to the elections, and to provide early warning to Regional Initiative leaders. This successor mechanism, the Partnership for Peace in Burundi, was launched on 27 May by the Facilitation. It is composed of the Political Directorate, the Executive Secretariat of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region and BINUB.”
2009-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6138 (2009) · source
“A total of 340 children, including six girls, who had been separated from the FNL during April, were reunited with their families between 13 and 20 May. In early June, the Government issued several decrees nominating around 24 FNL leaders to senior civil service positions, including ambassadorial posts and governorships. The remaining posts that are to be allocated to FNL leaders require further consultation within the Government. The FNL Chair was appointed as director of the National Institute for Social Security. The South African Facilitation ended its mission on 31 May. One hundred elements from the African Union Special Task Force VIP Protection Unit will, however, remain in Burundi until 31 December to continue protecting FNL leaders while training a newly created joint FNL-Government protection police unit.”
2009-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6138 (2009) · source
“A total of 3,500 FNL elements have been integrated into the military and police. Unserviceable FNL weapons have been destroyed and the remaining serviceable weapons have been handed over to the Government. As of yesterday, 8 June, over 5,000 of the 11,000 adults associated with the FNL combatants had been registered, issued with return kits, paid the first instalment of return assistance and transported to their home communities. Between 20 and 22 May, another batch of prisoners, this time 103 persons, was released, based on an April ordinance from the Ministry of Justice. By 29 May, the South African Facilitation had completed the verification process for the 5,000 FNL combatants who will be demobilized within the next few months as part of the World Bank-supported national transitional demobilization and reintegration programme.”
2009-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6138 (2009) · source
“Regarding the implementation of the Comprehensive Ceasefire Agreement, at a landmark meeting of the Political Directorate in Pretoria on 8 April, chaired by the South African Facilitation, the 09-36337 Government and the FNL agreed on a road map for the integration of the FNL into civil and military institutions and for the demobilization of its combatants, with special consideration afforded to women in accordance with the letter and the spirit of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000). I am sure that a separate report on the activities of BINUB in pursuance of the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) should be before the Council or should have been distributed earlier - as we have customarily done in connection with previous briefings. Since mid-April, important advances have been achieved in the implementation of that road map.”
2009-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6138 (2009) · source
“The period under review was marked by significant progress achieved in the implementation of the Comprehensive Ceasefire Agreement and in laying the foundations for the preparations for the 2010 elections. A decisive step forward was taken in April as the last rebel movement, the Forces nationales de liberation (FNL), formally disarmed and was registered as a political party. The FNL's renunciation of armed struggle is an important development that paves the way for its participation in the democratic process in Burundi.”
2009-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6138 (2009) · source
“Mr. Mahmoud: It is an honour for me to present the fifth report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB) (8/2009/270). The report before the Council provides an account of the main advances over the past six months and the challenges that lie ahead for the people and the Government of Burundi. It also describes the main activities of BINUB in support of the Government's peace consolidation efforts, in accordance with the mandate entrusted to it by the Council. Moreover, it provides a summary of the recommendations of the technical assessment mission to Burundi, led by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations in March.”
2009-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6138 (2009) · source
“The Prime Minister has emphatically denied the allegation that rockets were fired from near the area that was bombed. In Ramyah and Ayta al-Shab, civilians will attempt to go to sleep tonight in fear of Israeli action, after their warning. There is the potential for a new catastrophe in southern Lebanon if a ceasefire is not declared.”
2006-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5498 (2006) · source
“Mr. Mahmoud (Lebanon) (spoke in Arabic): I apologize for taking the floor a second time. What good is it to try to deflect attention from the real massacre, its causes and the source of the fire? The Lebanese Government has from day one been calling for a ceasefire. Only an immediate ceasefire will give civilians from both sides of the border a chance to be saved from what has been taking place. Even the humanitarian truce suggested by the Secretary-General before the weekend was rejected. It has been clear from the very beginning that it was not Hizbollah that was the target. It was Lebanon that was the target. Infrastructure was targeted and hundreds of civilians were killed before Israel even took up any campaign against Hizbollah and its positions.”
2006-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5498 (2006) · source
“So do pass on the truth - the whole, unadulterated truth - to your Governments and organizations and urge them to move swiftly to ensure an immediate, unconditional ceasefire and withdrawal to the Blue Line and to back our call for an immediate meeting of the Security Council." (spoke in Arabic) I express the hope that Security Council members will support Lebanon's call for an urgent Council meeting and the call for an immediate ceasefire and for an immediate investigation into the massacres perpetrated in Lebanon by Israel.”
2006-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5498 (2006) · source
“"I also ask you - and this is why I called you here today - to urge your Governments, especially those who are members of the Security Council, to back our request for an immediate meeting of the Security Council and our call for an unconditional ceasefire. "Finally, I would like to assure you that, while we can understand the anger being expressed during the spontaneous demonstration at United Nations House that you have been witnessing on your televisions, we deplore the attacks against the building and ask the demonstrators to express themselves peacefully. United Nations House is a house for all Lebanese. "Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, I know that, deep within you, in your heart of hearts, you know that Israel is committing atrocities on a scale that your conscience cannot tolerate.”
2006-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5498 (2006) · source
“Why, we wonder, did they choose Qana yet again? Perhaps this time we should call it 'Grapes of Hatred'. "We can only reassert that there is no place on this sad day for any discussion, other than our call for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire and withdrawal to behind the Blue Line, as well as an international investigation, without delay, into the continuing Israeli massacres in Lebanon in violation of international laws and conventions and basic human decency. We cannot be expected 06-44873 to negotiate or discuss anything else while the ruthless, pitiless sword of the Israeli war machine continues to drip with the blood of innocent women and children.”
2006-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5498 (2006) · source
“With the backing and support of the entire nation, we have left no stone unturned and no avenue unexplored in our sincere desire for a rapid and comprehensive ceasefire and an end to the lethal rampage and carnage carried out by the Israeli army over the past 18 days in their systematic determination to destroy Lebanon. We were confident that the seven-point plan I proposed at the Rome Conference would be supported by all peace-loving Nations. "Instead, the Israeli response has been yet another massacre of innocent women and children in the town of Qana, which suffered a similar human tragedy 10 years ago, when Israel cold-bloodedly murdered more than 100 civilians who had taken refuge at the United Nations outpost there. They called it 'Grapes of Wrath'. What principle of warfare will they invoke this time?”
2006-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5498 (2006) · source
“Together with their Government, they are calling upon the Council to bring and end to the firing immediately, without delay, and to undertake an effective and serious investigation of this massacre and of the massacres that Israel has perpetrated on the land of Lebanon over the past three weeks. We are committed to the United Nations. We believe it to be a haven for the weak and the victims of injustice, more than a podium for the strong. Will we find in the Security Council what the wounded Lebanese people seek? The Lebanese Government, through its Prime Minister, has addressed the diplomatic corps. I will now read out the Prime Minister's statement. (spoke in English) "I shall be brief. This is the time for action, not talk.”
2006-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5498 (2006) · source
“Now, after the massacre - after many massacres, after the second Qana massacre - in respect for the dignity and the will of the Lebanese people, in memory of the martyrs who fell today and who have fallen during the past three weeks, we believe that it is neither viable nor acceptable to consider solutions before an immediate comprehensive ceasefire. The Lebanese people who demonstrated in the streets and squares of Beirut last year, who called for truth, independence and freedom - the Lebanese people that the Council supported in its many resolutions, whose democracy and vitality the Council proclaimed and welcomed - are today, with one voice, mourning their martyrs.”
2006-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5498 (2006) · source
“This tragedy came at a time when the Government of Lebanon, in consultation with friendly States, was seeking a window to resolve the crisis raging in Lebanon. The Prime Minister of Lebanon, Fouad Siniora, on behalf of the united Lebanese Government, set forth Lebanon's understanding of the seven-point plan, beginning with an immediate comprehensive ceasefire. However, it seems that Israel has other solutions: solutions of shells and aircraft bombing children; solutions of siege preventing medication and food from reaching civilians in their villages; solutions of collective punishment and collective killing; and challenging the will of the overwhelming majority of the countries of Council members, and all countries of the world, calling for an immediate ceasefire.”
2006-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5498 (2006) · source
“Israel's shells do not recognize the innocence of children or the sanctity of life. Rescue workers have pulled more than 60 corpses from under a residential building. More corpses continue to be pulled from the ruins, mostly women and children, and thus the final number of victims of the latest Israeli massacre has yet to be tallied. Undoubtedly, in their conscience, in their deepest heart of human hearts, the members of the Council all know that Israel is committing war massacres. Israel is committing atrocities against humanity. The regrettable fact that such massacres have yet to be addressed by resolutions of the Security Council does not mean that the truth is to remain hidden.”
2006-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5498 (2006) · source
“Mr. Mahmoud (Lebanon) (spoke in Arabic): We thank you, Mr. President, for quickly convening the Security Council this morning. We thank the Secretary- General for his renewed appeal for an immediate ceasefire and his call on the Security Council to take a position on the current situation. We meet today as innocent blood continues to be shed, as we hear mothers cry, awaiting the burial of the children-victims of Qana. We have come to ask, "When will the killing machine stop?" This week is the third 3 in which acts of killing and destruction have continued. Now, the hamlet of Qana once again meets its fate with Israel, 10 years on - Qana, that peaceful, quiet hamlet, where children, women and old people sought refuge, attempting to keep their spark of life alive in the darkness of the shelters.”
2006-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5498 (2006) · source
“Enough destruction and demolition of what decent people have built. Enough killing, enough humiliation, enough displacement of innocent people. Enough wars that leave future generations with nothing but hatred and belligerence on both sides. We appeal to the international community and to you Excellencies meeting in this Chamber, who have the primary responsibility for protecting the achievements of the Lebanese people by supporting the Government, as was stressed by the Secretary-General in this very Chamber yesterday, to face the aggression and to continue along the path of promoting democracy. Who else but you is in a position to maintain stability in our region by achieving a just and comprehensive peace? Lebanon will remain a country and a land of interaction, a crossroads and a message for humanity.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493 (2006) · source
“But the entire world has witnessed how the Israeli military machine has left Lebanon in ruins, how the Lebanese army was targeted in its barracks near Beirut and how medical and humanitarian assistance convoys were attacked. We hope that the children of Lebanon will feel the compassion and mercy that the representative of Israel has expressed here. More than a year ago, the world watched as tens of thousands of young Lebanese took to the streets and filled the squares of Beirut, calling for the unity and freedom of their country and for hope for a future as bright as the sun that shines there. But what do they find today except destruction, frustration, displacement and death? What kind of future will emerge from those ashes and ruins except fear, despair, poverty and extremism? Enough disregard for the lives and the rights of people.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493 (2006) · source
“What Lebanon is currently going through is an example of the continuous suffering of the peoples of the region, who, generation after generation, have been denied their natural right to a life of dignity as a result of the rejection of the principles of law and justice - the very principles for whose sake humanity endured so much so as to develop, document, codify and adopt them in the framework of international relations. Earlier, we heard the representative of Israel inform us that Israel has agreed to a safe corridor for humanitarian assistance for the victims of his country's aggression, as if we are supposed to pay tribute to him for his compassion.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493 (2006) · source
“Lebanon has made an enormous effort to recover from the consequences of the repeated Israeli invasions and prolonged occupation. It will spare no effort to force Israel to compensate the Lebanese people for the damage and devastation that it has inflicted upon their infrastructure and institutions by its barbaric onslaught. Fifthly, the Lebanese Government has declared Lebanon a disaster zone requiring an immediate Arab, international and comprehensive action plan to rebuild what was has been destroyed as a result of the murderous aggression.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493 (2006) · source
“Secondly, we call for the preservation and safety of Lebanon and its citizens through the extension of its authority throughout its territory, including all occupied Lebanese territories in the area of the Sheba'a farms and the exercise by the State of full responsibility and sovereignty over it, the release of Lebanese detainees in Israeli prisons and the adherence to the 1949 armistice agreement, unanimously agreed upon by Lebanon in the Taif national accord. Thirdly, Lebanon calls upon its brothers and friends throughout the world to come to its rescue by exerting pressure to stop the aggression and end the blockade and by providing all forms of humanitarian aid and assistance. Fourthly, the Lebanese Government holds Israel responsible for the humanitarian, economic and reconstruction catastrophe that has befallen Lebanon.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493 (2006) · source
“We also appreciate his position that the United Nations will provide Lebanon with all that it needs in the future to rebuild what was destroyed. The Lebanese Government reiterates once more its call for, first, an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire under United Nations auspices so as to enable the Organization, the sisterly Arab countries and other friendly international parties, in cooperation with the Lebanese Government, to responsibly and fully resolve all issues arising from the events of the past few days, as well as their underlying causes.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493 (2006) · source
“We appreciate his initiative to send a senior-level team to the region in order to work towards a solution to the conflict. We welcome the positive elements contained in his statement. It painted an objective picture of the devastating impact that the Israeli military operations are having in Lebanon and the scope of the ordeal suffered by the Lebanese people. The situation calls for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire and a solution to the current conflict by peaceful and diplomatic means. We appreciate the Secretary-General's appeal to the international community to support the Lebanese Government and his reaffirmation that the United Nations will stand by Lebanon to help it to emerge from the conflict.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493 (2006) · source
“The Israeli aggression has daily targeted the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and put it under siege, preventing it from fulfilling its mandate, carrying out its functions, and from communicating with its units or providing them with necessary supplies. Prime Minister Fouad Siniora has addressed several touching appeals to the international community requesting immediate intervention to end the tragic suffering of the people of Lebanon caused by the heavy Israeli bombardment by air, land and sea of various parts of the country and by the tight maritime blockade of its ports. That blockade threatens real catastrophe by preventing the delivery of food, medicine and fuel. We all heard the Secretary-General's statement to the Council yesterday.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493 (2006) · source
“That reveals their twisted understanding of international law. Since the beginning of its military operations 10 days ago, Israel has destroyed Lebanon's infrastructure and targeted its civilians, destroying their livelihoods and disrupting their movements. The death toll has risen well over 350, with more than 1,000 injured and half a million displaced and without shelter. Tens of thousands of foreigners have fled the country - foreigners that Lebanon had succeeded in attracting over the past 15 years after it was able to rebuild itself and rise from the wreckage to play a constructive role in the region and the world.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493 (2006) · source
“Every effort to resolve this question outside the United Nations through parallel channels has failed to put an end to the continuous suffering of the peoples of the region and the enormous losses at all levels. The failure to achieve a just peace based on respect for legitimate rights will cause further destruction, despair and extremism. Once again, Israel is betting on its excessive military force to settle its problems with its neighbours. Lebanon is once again the victim of acts of aggression whose brutality has exceeded all expectations and gone beyond all previous similar acts. It is as if the Israeli leaders are scheming to top the atrocities they perpetrated in Lebanon in their repeated invasions of 1978, 1982, 1993 and 1996, hiding, as always, behind the right to self-defence.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493 (2006) · source
“Mr. Mahmoud (Lebanon) (spoke in Arabic): The Security Council has convened its regular meeting to address the question of the Middle East at a time when the region is experiencing extremely dangerous and tragic circumstances in Lebanon and Palestine. The latest outbreak of violence is yet another episode in the ongoing turmoil that has plagued the region over the past six decades. This dire situation reveals the urgent and vital need for a just, lasting and comprehensive settlement of a tragic situation that is as old as the United Nations itself. This ongoing dangerous situation is the result of a chronic failure to respect international law and to abide by repeated resolutions adopted by the Security Council, the General Assembly and other United Nations bodies over the years.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493 (2006) · source
“Israel's disregard of the calls made by the Lebanese Government expressing its complete willingness to negotiate through the United Nations and other parties to resolve the developments that have taken place, the consequences of those developments and the reasons that led to them is incontrovertible evidence of the intention of the Israelis to escalate the situation. The international community, as represented by the Security Council, is called upon to take an immediate clear decision calling for an immediate comprehensive ceasefire, the lifting of the air and sea blockade imposed against Lebanon and an end to Israeli aggression. The Council is also called upon to take up the root causes and consequences of the current crisis along the Blue Line.”
2006-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5489 (2006) · source
“For more than a year, the Lebanese have worked tirelessly to conclude the efforts aimed at regaining independence and rebuilding institutions, in cooperation with the international community and with full commitment to the resolutions of the Security Council. Israel's aggression hampers the efforts made towards fostering democracy. It also undermines Lebanon's sovereignty as it endeavours to exercise its authority over its entire territory. My Government welcomes the initiative of the Secretary-General to dispatch a high-level delegation that will work to reduce tensions, re-establish stability, call for respect for international humanitarian law and the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure and address the root causes of the current conflict.”
2006-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5489 (2006) · source
“My Government condemns and denounces this Israeli aggression, which is a flagrant violation of all international resolutions, laws, norms and conventions. I need not explain to the Council who is the victim and who the aggressor. What Israel is committing is an act of aggression and devastation aimed at bringing Lebanon to its knees and at undermining it by any means. In its statement of 13 July, the Lebanese Government once again stressed its responsibility for the protection of the nation and its citizens and for their safety and security. It also affirmed its right and duty to exercise its sovereignty over all of its territory, as well as to take its national decisions freely, both internally and externally.”
2006-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5489 (2006) · source
“Many civilian installations and residential buildings have been destroyed, causing the death of many Lebanese civilians, causing grave material losses and stranding innocent tourists. They subsequently bombed and disabled the airfields of Rayak and Qulayat. An air and sea blockade has been imposed against Lebanon to isolate it from its surroundings and to cut off all means of communication between it and the outside world. Israeli forces have not shied away from targeting innocent civilians, thereby violating all human rights - most importantly the right to life. Their forces have bombed peaceful villages and residential areas, bringing homes down on the heads of their inhabitants. More than 60 martyrs have fallen to date, most of whom were civilians. Hundreds of persons have been injured.”
2006-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5489 (2006) · source
“The ongoing operations of destruction and killing that have been undertaken by Israel since 12 July will not resolve the problem; they will further complicate it. The Israeli Government has held the Lebanese Government responsible for certain acts, even though the Lebanese Government issued a statement on 12 July whereby it declared that it was not aware of the incident that occurred on the Blue Line on that date, that it did not take responsibility for it and that it did not endorse that act. The Israeli forces have launched widespread military operations, deliberately bombing vital installations. Most major bridges have been destroyed. Fuel storage tanks at electrical power plants have been destroyed. The three runways at Beirut International Airport have been destroyed.”
2006-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5489 (2006) · source
“Mr. Mahmoud (Lebanon) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me, at the outset, Mr. President, to pay special tribute to the historic traditions and ties between my country, Lebanon, and yours, France, as well as to France's traditional policy of defending the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Lebanon. The Security Council is meeting today in the shadow of the widespread and barbaric aggression being waged by Israel up until this very moment against my country, Lebanon. That aggression is destroying Lebanon's infrastructure and causing the deaths of innocent civilians in full View of the international community, which is today called upon to curb Israel's aggression and immediately bring it to an end.”
2006-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5489 (2006) · source
“You, Sir, would undoubtedly agree with me that, as human beings, the Comoran people have the right to peace, security, health, education and hope for a better future.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“I will take this opportunity to reiterate, on behalf of the people of the Comoros, our deepest gratitude to the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and its Secretary-General, His Excellency Salim Ahmed Salim, as well as to the League of Arab States and all the friendly countries for the decisive role they are playing in the resolution of the conflicts in my country. In this distinguished forum, I would like to make a solemn appeal to the international community, and in particular to the members of the Security Council, to assist us in solving the problem of the dismemberment of the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros and to help the archipelago of the Comoros to enter the twenty-first century as a reunited country.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“In a statement of 1 August 1997, Mohamed Taki Abdulkarim recalled that the Comoros archipelago was recognized by the international community in General Assembly resolution 3385 (XXX) of 12 November 1975 as an independent country comprised of four islands: Grande-Comore, Anjouan, Moheli and Mayotte. Decades after the adoption of this resolution, the question of the Comorian island of Mayotte still appears on our Organization's agenda. In a spirit of openness and dialogue, the Government of the Comoros has made several proposals seeking to resolve this dispute in an atmosphere of calm and national unity.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source