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1. “The Non-Aligned Movement believes that security sector reform as a whole is a concept that was recently developed within several subregional and other intergovernmental organizations, although it has never been debated in a 07-24463 transparent and inclusive manner at the multilateral level in the context of the General Assembly. The underlying theme of security sector reform is that ineffectiveness and poor governance represent serious obstacles to peace, stability, poverty reduction, sustainable development, the rule of law and respect for human rights. Nevertheless, there is insufficient clarity as to how to assess that ineffectiveness. That lack of clarity has led to divergent interpretations and value judgments - a situation that could lead to arbitrary implementation.”

   2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source

2. “Mr. Malmierca Diaz (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 118 countries members of the Non-Aligned Movement. The Movement would like to take this opportunity to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate, which provides us with an appropriate forum to make some comments on the issue of the security sector reform. In recent months, the international community has begun to pay great attention to several controversial theories and ideas that are directly linked to the subject of our debate today. We have yet to reach consensus among Members of the United Nations as regards those concepts, which will require an exhaustive process of negotiations.”

   2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source

3. “Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity must be fully respected. The Government of Israel must comply with its obligations and immediately cease all acts of provocation against Lebanon, including the ongoing violations of that country's airspace. I should like to conclude by reiterating the urgent need to put an end to the protracted and illegal Israeli occupation of all of the Arab territories occupied since 1967 and to resume the Middle East peace process. In that respect, we would underscore the importance of the Arab Peace Initiative adopted at Beirut in 2002, as well as the recent call made by the Arab summit held at Khartoum in March to revitalize the Arab Peace Initiative.”

   2006-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5568 (2006) · source

4. “Cuba reaffirms its commitment to a just and peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to the right of the Palestinian people to exercise their right to self-determination and sovereignty in an independent Palestinian State, with East Jerusalem as its capital. We reiterate also our request that Israel comply with resolution 497 (1981) and that it withdraw from the entire occupied Syrian Golan back to the line of 4 June 1967, in compliance with resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973). Cuba welcomes the seriousness with which the Government of Lebanon has been complying with its obligations under resolution 1701 (2006), including the deployment of the Lebanese army in the southern region of the country and for its excellent level of cooperation with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).”

   2006-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5568 (2006) · source

5. “It is unacceptable for this organ to continue to shirk its ongoing responsibility with respect to the question of Palestine while this issue has not been resolved in all its aspects on the basis of international law. The Security Council must immediately adopt the measures necessary for Israel to put an end to the occupation and to its illegitimate and illegal practices in the occupied Palestinian territories, including the illegal construction of the wall, which have as a goal to seize and to annex Palestinian land and property and to alter the demographic and geographical nature of the Palestinian territory.”

   2006-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5568 (2006) · source

6. “In the face of the Security Council's paralysis resulting from the abuse of the veto, there was no alternative but to go to the General Assembly, a forum in which we all participate on an equal footing and where there is no place for the anti-democratic and obsolete right of veto. By an overwhelming majority, the Assembly adopted, at its resumed tenth emergency special session, a resolution setting out specific measures. Cuba calls for the immediate and full implementation of that resolution in all its aspects, including the dispatch by the Secretary-General of a fact-finding mission on the attack that took place in Beit Hanoun, with a view to informing the General Assembly within a 30-day period. The Security Council cannot continue to remain idle in the face of Israel's flagrant violations of its resolutions.”

   2006-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5568 (2006) · source

7. “The draft resolution in question was a balanced document introduced at the Council by the delegation of Qatar on behalf of the Arab Group. The draft resolution failed owing to that veto, despite the fact that it received a favourable vote from the majority of the Security Council, including all the countries of the Non-Aligned Movement that are currently members of the Council. The Council's inaction seriously affects not only its already diminished credibility; it also strengthens the Israeli Government's sense of impunity, which feels fully protected by the unjustifiable United States veto.”

   2006-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5568 (2006) · source

8. “As the Non-Aligned Movement has set out in recent statements, the ongoing deterioration of the situation in occupied Palestinian territory is a matter of concern, especially as a result of the disproportionate, indiscriminate and excessive use of force by Israel, which has resulted in great loss of life and injuries to Palestinian civilians. Despite the continuing deterioration of the situation, including the terrible massacre that took place in Beit Hanoun on 8 November 2006, the Security Council has not been able to act and continues to fail to fulfil its responsibilities for the maintenance of international peace and security. As we know, on 11 November 2006, the United States cast its thirty- first veto in connection with a text having to do with the question of the Middle East.”

   2006-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5568 (2006) · source

9. “Mr. Malmierca Diaz (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): We would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Ibrahim Gambari for the information he has given us. As he himself has said, in the time that has passed since the Council held a meeting similar to this one, on 19 October 2006, the situation has not improved in the Middle East, and especially in occupied Palestinian territory - quite to the contrary. The assassination of Lebanon's Minister for Industry is fresh evidence of that fact. We condemn that act and extend our sincere condolences to the Government and people of Lebanon and to the family of the Minister.”

   2006-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5568 (2006) · source

10. “"In that regard, the Movement calls upon the international community, including the Quartet, to take immediate steps, including confidence-building measures between the parties, with the objective of resuming peace negotiations and restarting the peace process. "The Movement will remain seized of this important issue." (spoke in Spanish) Thus concludes the statement of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement, which will shortly be distributed as an official document of the General Assembly and of the Security Council. I should like to conclude by calling on all members of the Security Council to support the draft resolution submitted by the delegation of Qatar on behalf of the members of the Group of Arab States. We hope that the Council will be able to act without delay, in keeping with its important responsibilities.”

    2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source

11. “Demanding that Israel, the occupying Power, immediately cease its aggression against the Palestinian civilian population in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and immediately withdraw its forces from within the Gaza Strip to positions prior to June 2006; "2. Calling for an immediately ceasefire between the Israeli and Palestinian sides; "3. Calling also for the establishment and dispatch of a United Nations observer force to supervise the ceasefire; "4. Calling upon Israel, the occupying Power, to scrupulously abide by its obligations and responsibilities under the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949.”

    2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source

12. “The Movement reaffirms the continued validity of Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 446 (1979), 1322 (2000), 1397 (2002), 1402 (2002), 1403 (2002), 1435 (2002), 1515 (2003) and 1553 (2004). "The Movement emphasizes the need to preserve the institutions of the Palestinian National Authority and Palestinian infrastructure and properties. "The Movement expresses grave concern at the dire humanitarian situation of the Palestinian people and calls for the provision of emergency assistance to them. "In light of the present situation, the Movement urges the Security Council to shoulder its responsibility according to the United Nations Charter in the preservation of international peace and security by taking the following measures: "1.”

    2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source

13. “(spoke in English) "The Coordinating Bureau of the Non- Aligned Movement expresses once again its grave concern at the continued deterioration of the situation on the ground in the occupied Palestinian territory, during the recent period, particularly as a result of the excessive, indiscriminate and disproportionate use of force by Israel, the occupying Power, which has caused extensive loss of civilian Palestinian life and injuries, including among children and women. "The Movement condemns in particular the military assaults being carried out by Israel, the occupying Power in the Gaza Strip, which has caused loss of life and extensive destruction of Palestinian property and vital infrastructure.”

    2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source

14. “The Non-Aligned Movement responded immediately to the events taking place in the occupied Palestinian territory by requesting the convening of this emergency meeting of the Security Council. In my capacity as Chair of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement and on behalf of all member States of the Movement, I have the honour to read to the Council the following statement on the deterioration of the current situation in the Middle East, especially the occupied Palestinian territory. This statement was agreed this morning by the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement.”

    2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source

15. “Mr. Malmierca Diaz (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council and to wish you success in your difficult task. Once again, the Council is meeting to examine the serious situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine. We were all horrified at the massacre yesterday in the Gaza Strip that resulted in the deaths of 19 innocent Palestinian civilians, including women and children. My delegation offers its most sincere condolences to the families of the victims. Yesterday's events in Beit Hanoun are just one more example of what has been suffered for much too long by the Palestinian people as a result of the illegal occupation of its territory by Israel, the occupying Power.”

    2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source

16. “We reaffirm once again the permanent responsibility of the United Nations, particularly the General Assembly and the Security Council, for the question of Palestine until it is resolved in all its aspects on the basis of international law, including a just settlement of the difficult situation of the refugees, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 194 (III) of 11 December 1948.”

    2006-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5552 (2006) · source

17. “We remain hopeful that the international community will do everything possible during this critical period to revive the peace process and to salvage the Road Map and promote its implementation in order to put an end to the occupation of the Palestinian territory, that began on June 1967, including that of East Jerusalem, thus achieving a two- State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and fulfilling the right of all the States and peoples in the region to live in peace and security. In that connection, we stress the continued importance of the Arab Peace Initiative, adopted at the Arab Summit held in Beirut in March 2002, and emphasize the importance of the recent call made at the eighteenth Summit of the League of Arab States, held at Khartoum in March 2006, for the revitalization of that Initiative.”

    2006-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5552 (2006) · source

18. “In that connection, we remind the Security Council of its resolution 497 (1981), which decided that all actions and measures taken or to be taken by Israel, the occupying Power - such as its illegal decision of 14 December 1981, aimed at altering the legal status, physical character, demographic composition and institutional structure of the occupied Syrian Golan, as well as Israel's measures to impose its jurisdiction and administration over that territory - are null and void and without legal effect. We reiterate our demand that Israel comply with resolution 497 (1981) and that it fully withdraw from the occupied Syrian Golan to the line of 4 June 1967, in accordance with Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973).”

    2006-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5552 (2006) · source

19. “We, the States members of the Movement, call once again on the Security Council to shoulder its responsibility to compel Israel to respect international law and to end the occupation and the illegitimate and illegal practices in the occupied Palestinian territory, such as the imposition of collective punishment and unilateral sanctions on the Palestinian people and economy and the illegal construction of settlements and the wall, which is aimed at confiscating and annexing Palestinian land and property and altering the demographic and geographic character of the Palestinian territory.”

    2006-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5552 (2006) · source

20. “Likewise, we request of the United Nations that, in accordance with paragraph 4 of General Assembly resolution ES-10/ 15, the Secretary- General facilitate the establishment of a register of damage caused by the wall; he must ensure that the Secretariat's positions are fully consistent with the advisory opinion.”

    2006-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5552 (2006) · source

21. “Israel is under an obligation to terminate its breaches of international law, to cease the construction of the wall being built in the occupied Palestinian territory, to dismantle the structure therein situated, to repeal or render ineffective all legislative and regulatory acts relating thereto and to make reparation for all damage caused by the construction of the wall. All States parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention have the additional obligation of ensuring that Israel complies with the Convention. The United Nations, particularly the General Assembly and the Security Council, must consider what other measures are needed to put an end to the illegal situation resulting from the construction of the wall and its associated regime, taking the advisory opinion very much into account.”

    2006-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5552 (2006) · source

22. “The Non-Aligned Movement condemns Israel's intensive settlement actions, among them the ongoing confiscation of large areas of land and the construction and expansion of settlements, as well as Israel's declared intention to implement the illegal E1 plan in and around East Jerusalem and to illegally annex the Jordan valley. We continue to be concerned about the grave Violations of international law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention, such as the destruction and requisitioning of land and property; violations of the Palestinian people's freedom of movement and of their right to work, to health care, to education and to the enjoyment of an adequate standard of living; and the displacement of Palestinian civilians from their homes and lands.”

    2006-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5552 (2006) · source

23. “Israel continues the illegal construction of the wall, in outright defiance of the relevant provisions of the Advisory Opinion issued by the International Court of Justice on 9 July 2004 on the legal consequences of the construction of a wall in the occupied Palestinian territory and General Assembly resolution ES-10/ 15 of 20 July 2004. The wall divides the occupied Palestinian territory into isolated and fenced cantons, thereby destroying entire communities and cutting off occupied East Jerusalem from the rest of the territory. If the construction of the wall is not stopped or reversed, it will be impossible to reach a two-State solution to the conflict.”

    2006-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5552 (2006) · source

24. “In the Declaration on Palestine adopted at the fourteenth Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, held in Havana in September, the heads of State or Government of the 118 members of the Movement agreed to continue supporting the Palestinian people and its leadership, in order to promote a revitalization of the peace process towards the achievement of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace so that the Palestinian people can exercise its inalienable right to self-determination and establish an independent and sovereign State with East Jerusalem as its capital.”

    2006-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5552 (2006) · source

25. “The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) estimates that more than 3,400 Palestinian refugees have sought shelter in UNRWA facilities. The unilateral measures in force by Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, pose a grave threat to the prospect of achieving a negotiated agreement based on a two-State solution.”

    2006-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5552 (2006) · source

26. “The continued Israeli escalation of its military aggression against the Palestinian civilian population in the Gaza Strip has brought about the death or injury of hundreds of civilians, including women and children, and the deliberate and unwanted destruction of the property and vital infrastructure of the Palestinians. The occupying Power continues to carry out illegal measures, collective punishment and psychological terror against the Palestinian people, which cause great economic and social hardship in Gaza. Since 25 June 2006, more than 280 Palestinians have died, including more than 60 children. More than 800 people have been severely injured. Due to the many incursions by Israel into Gaza territory, many families have had to abandon their homes.”

    2006-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5552 (2006) · source

27. “Mr. Malmierca Diaz (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, upon your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to thank you for convening this meeting. we also thank Mr. De Soto for his briefing. I have the honour to address the Council on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). The international community has always been unequivocal in recognizing the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, rejecting Israel's illegal occupation of all Arab territories and demanding that Israel cease all Violations of international law, including international humanitarian and human rights law.”

    2006-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5552 (2006) · source

28. “Despite a number of arbitrary Security Council methods and decisions, our country will, as ever, continue to abide strictly by the resolutions adopted by this organ, including those related to the issue of terrorism. We will maintain our good-faith cooperation with the Council's subsidiary bodies responsible for these matters. Cuba has never allowed and will not allow its territory to be used for the perpetration of terrorist acts against any State, without exception. We will continue our combat against terrorism, in all of its forms and manifestations, with strong resolve, as we have been doing all along.”

    2006-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5538 (2006) · source

29. “In May, Cuba submitted a comprehensive report to the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) on our country's strict compliance with all the provisions set out in resolution 1617 (2005), including those related to the embargo on weapons and related material, travel restrictions and the freezing of assets of persons and entities included on the consolidated list. In June, our country submitted its fifth report to the Counter- 06-54204 Terrorism Committee. The report, which is the result of an extensive and serious process of elaboration, accurately and thoroughly answers the questions asked by the CTC and provides additional information useful to the work of the Committee.”

    2006-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5538 (2006) · source

30. “Paradoxically, those who threaten the entire world today in the name of a hypocritical counter- terrorism campaign and protect on their own territory Luis Posada Carriles, Orlando Bosch and other convicted and confessed terrorists are the same people who hold hostage in maximum-security prisons five Cuban young people who are true counter-terrorism fighters. Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labafiino, Fernando Gonzalez, Antonio Guerrero and Rene Gonzalez were only trying, with great altruism and valour, to obtain information about the terrorist groups located in Miami to prevent them from carrying out violent acts and to save the lives of Cuban and United States citizens.”

    2006-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5538 (2006) · source

31. “The date of 11 September was another anniversary date - that of the assassination of Felix Garcia, a diplomat of the Cuban Mission to the United Nations. That terrorist act is etched indelibly in the memory of the Cuban people. Felix was riddled with bullets when his car was stopped at a red traffic light in Queens, a few blocks from this building. His assassin was Pedro Crispin Remon, a member of the anti-Cuban terrorist organization Omega 7. He is the same person who, two decades later, attempted to assassinate President Fidel Castro at the auditorium of the University of Panama, acting in complicity with Luis Posada Carriles. Despite Cuba's continued denunciations, including those submitted many times to the Security Council, today that terrorist also walks freely in the city of Miami, where he boasts about his sad fame.”

    2006-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5538 (2006) · source

32. “The United States refuses to comply with its international obligation to prosecute him or extradite him to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, where he is wanted by the judicial authorities. Despite the fact that the United States Government itself has acknowledged that he is a dangerous terrorist, Posada Carriles is being held in Texas on the simple charge of being an illegal immigrant. On top of all that, only a few days ago, a federal judge recommended that he be freed. Cuba today denounces most strongly before the Security Council the fact that this international terrorist could soon be released from prison. If impunity prevails and the terrorist is freed, the Government of the United States will bear full responsibility. It would have to answer to its own people and to the international community for such as infamous act.”

    2006-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5538 (2006) · source

33. “A few days from now, 6 October, will mark another anniversary of the monstrous terrorist act carried out against a Cubana Airlines passenger aircraft, which resulted in the deaths of 73 persons. When Cuba asked the Security Council to act, nothing was done. The Cuban draft resolution S/23990 was not even considered. The representative of the United States, speaking at that Council meeting, called it a waste of time. One of those responsible for the mid-air explosion of the Cuban aircraft, Orlando Bosch, not only walks freely on United States streets, but also makes frequent statements on television and in the print media. In those statements, he boasts, without any remorse, of his many terrorist acts against Cuba. Another person responsible for that crime is the notorious international terrorist Luis Posada Carriles.”

    2006-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5538 (2006) · source

34. “Thus far, there is no evidence that the Committee has taken any action, even to assess the information submitted, or that it has launched an investigation into the failure of the United States to comply with its obligations under resolution 1373 (2001). The Government of Cuba once again reiterates its request to the CTC to undertake an assessment of the information submitted in documents S/2002/ 15, S/2004/753 and S/2005/341, among others. That would assist in the efforts to put an end to the impunity enjoyed in United States territory by those who have carried out, and are still planning, terrorist acts against Cuba. It is impossible to eliminate terrorism if we condemn some terrorist acts while remaining silent about, tolerating or justifying others.”

    2006-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5538 (2006) · source

35. “Mr. Malmierca Diaz (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): Permit me to begin by congratulating Greece on its work in the Security Council presidency during the month of September. I also thank the Chairmen of the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004) for the information provided at this meeting. Cuba has provided detailed information to the Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) about the terrorist acts carried out against Cuba by various individuals and organizations, as well as about the complicit protection provided to them by the Government of the United States.”

    2006-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5538 (2006) · source

36. “Lastly, my delegation would like to reiterate that the people of Timor-Leste can always count on Cuba's unwavering determination to continue to strengthen its assistance and solidarity. In so doing, we will be meeting a duty and honouring a debt of gratitude to the peoples of the third world - in this case to the people of Timor-Leste, who have always demonstrated their resolute and constant friendship and solidarity with my country.”

    2006-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5512 (2006) · source

37. “Moreover, 40 clinical laboratory technicians are finishing their studies and 22 x-ray technicians are currently being trained. As a complement to that effort, 470 young people from Timor-Leste are studying in Cuba, most of them preparing to begin their medical studies in our country and others to enrol in other specialties. We are not here to lecture. What Cuba is doing today for Timor-Leste is just a modest example of how much more could be achieved in that country through international cooperation and solidarity, mainly by those States with larger economic and financial resources. We are certain that more could also be done for Timor-Leste in the context of the United Nations. We hope that this Security Council debate will contribute to defining short-term strategies that are in line with the real needs of the people of Timor-Leste.”

    2006-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5512 (2006) · source

38. “Cuba's medical assistance has included treating 440,849 patients, assisting in 3,620 births, carrying out 2,198 surgical operations, administering vaccinations to 7,496 persons and saving over 6,000 lives. Despite the situation experienced by that country, Cuban aid workers, who are strictly committed to the principle of non-interference in Timor-Leste's internal affairs, have remained at their posts. In particular, Cuba's medical brigade - which is made up of 274 health workers, of whom 206 are medical doctors - has been a model of selfless cooperation, saving lives under the most difficult conditions. In addition to providing basic and specialized health services, that team is holding classes and running the recently opened school of medicine, which began classes in December 2005 with 60 students.”

    2006-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5512 (2006) · source

39. “The international community has a moral obligation to help Timor-Leste to build a future of political stability and sustainable socio-economic development. It must undertake a serious commitment to assist Timor- Leste's Government in training human resources and establishing the infrastructure that this Asian country so urgently needs. Cuba, a small country that has for more than 45 years been subject to the most brutal and merciless economic, financial and commercial blockade ever suffered by any country, has continued its modest cooperation with Timor-Leste. Cuba's cooperation with that country extends to various sectors, but primarily to the area of health care.”

    2006-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5512 (2006) · source

40. “The Government of Timor- Leste has clearly stated its position as to the form that the presence of international actors in the country should take under a United Nations mandate. Cuba believes that the wishes and interests expressed in that regard by the Government and people of Timor-Leste should be duly taken into account by the Security Council. The challenges to be overcome by the people and Government of Timor-Leste in the coming years require enormous resources that are far beyond the capacities of a State with limited resources. Genuine international cooperation with that country, based on respect for its sovereignty, will be one of the main ways to prevent conflict and strengthen peace.”

    2006-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5512 (2006) · source

41. “When it comes to the situation in Timor-Leste and other third world countries, attention in the United Nations is almost always focused exclusively on security issues. In practice, little or no attention is given to the urgent and serious structural, economic and social problems afflicting those countries. The eradication of poverty and underdevelopment is a key prerequisite in the maintenance of international peace and security. There can be no peace without development or development without peace. With regard to security issues, the efforts of the international community in Timor-Leste, as in any other country, should fully respect the sovereignty and independence of that State.”

    2006-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5512 (2006) · source

42. “Mr. Malmierca Diaz (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): First of all, on behalf of the Cuban delegation, allow me to commend you, Sir, on the work you and your team have been carrying out in the presidency of the Security Council this month. I would also like very much to welcome the presence at this meeting of Mr. Jose Luis Guterres, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor-Leste. We thank him for his valuable statement he made this morning. We also welcome the presence and statement of Mr. Ian Martin, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Timor- Leste. The situation in Timor-Leste is the result of the structural underdevelopment of that Asian nation and one of the most telling cases of the nefarious consequences of colonialism and of the unjust and exclusive current international order.”

    2006-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5512 (2006) · source

43. “The United States has once again prevented it from doing so, always introducing new amendments and new demands when any attempt is made to accommodate it. It has thus accomplished its objective of paralyzing the Council and preventing any statement on the issue. The least we can expect from this body in the current circumstances is that it condemn the new escalation and demand that Israel stop its attacks immediately. By its silence, the Security Council has become complicit in the actions of the Israeli Government. Cuba once again demands that the Government of Israel fulfil its legal obligations under the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, and respect the numerous resolutions on the question of the Middle East adopted by the Security Council and the General Assembly.”

    2006-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5411 (2006) · source

44. “The Palestinian people will continue to suffer the consequences of those attacks as long as the hypocrisy and double standards of some continue to prevail in the Security Council. The United States has already exercised its right of veto on issues relating to the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories 29 times in the Council, to say nothing of the numerous threats to use the veto or to block positions in informal consultations behind closed doors, which have prevented the adoption of many resolutions and presidential statements. Its modus operandi is well known, as evidenced last month in the case of the draft statement prepared by the delegation of Qatar following Israel's attack against the Jericho prison. On this occasion, too, the Security Council has been unable to make a statement on developments.”

    2006-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5411 (2006) · source

45. “It has become commonplace for Israeli military jets to launch missiles against Palestinian civilians and to pursue the illegal policy of extrajudicial executions, in flagrant violation of international law, including international humanitarian law. The recent hostile actions by Israel add to its decades-long record of aggression and violations of the most basic human rights of the Palestinian people. It is no secret that the Israeli Government will continue its practice of openly defying the resolutions of the Security Council and the General Assembly, as well as the norms of international law, as long as the Security Council's lack of action and passivity persist.”

    2006-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5411 (2006) · source

46. “Mr. Malmierca Diaz (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, I should like, on behalf of the Cuban delegation, to express our satisfaction at seeing you, Sir, preside over the work of the Security Council this month. Cuba fully supports the statements made earlier by the representatives of the Non-Aligned Movement, the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the Group of Arab States. Once again history is repeating itself. Once again we are witnessing an escalation of military attacks by Israel against the Palestinian people, particularly in the Gaza Strip, which is terrorizing the civilian population and causing death and destruction.”

    2006-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5411 (2006) · source

47. “I would like to conclude by reiterating that Haiti can always count on our unwavering determination to continue strengthening the spirit of solidarity of, and increasing the assistance provided by, the Cuban people and Government. In so doing, we are simply fulfilling a duty and honouring our debt of gratitude to the Caribbean peoples, and particularly to the Haitian people, who have always made clear their steadfast friendship and solidarity with my country.”

    2006-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5397Resumption1 (2006) · source

48. “Currently, there are 900 Haitian students in Cuba, 613 of whom are attending the Latin-American School of Medicine. This year, 121 medical students are expected to graduate. We are not trying to give lessons or to boast about what we have done. What Cuba is doing today for Haiti is but a modest example of how much more could be achieved in that country through cooperation and international assistance, mainly by those States that have more economic and financial resources than our small country does. We are convinced that much more could be done for Haiti within the United Nations as well. We hope that the presence at this meeting of representatives of several specialized agencies will contribute to the devising of coordinated, long-term strategies that are commensurate with the real needs of the Haitian people.”

    2006-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5397Resumption1 (2006) · source

49. “In spite of the critical situation that this country has experienced, Cubans providing assistance strictly observe the criteria of non-interference in Haitian internal domestic affairs and have remained in their posts. Our medical brigade in particular, made up of 399 health practitioners, spread out among the 10 departments of that country, has been an example of selfless cooperation, saving lives under the harshest of conditions. Recently, 514 Haitians have undergone surgery in Cuba within the framework of Operacion Milagro, enabling them to regain their eyesight. Cuban cooperation with Haiti goes beyond direct medical care for the population. It includes the continued training of human resources, allowing for short- and medium-term capacity-building.”

    2006-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5397Resumption1 (2006) · source

50. “Cuba, a small country which has been subjected for over 45 years to the most brutal and merciless economic, financial and commercial blockade ever imposed on any nation, has maintained and enhanced its cooperation with that fraternal Caribbean country, providing the Haitian people with doctors, teachers, technicians and development assistance. My country cooperates with Haiti in different sectors, primarily in the area of health care. During more than six years of cooperation in the medical field, 2,246 Cuban health-care specialists have worked in Haiti. Their work has made it possible to hold more than 8 million consultations. They have given 865,202 doses of vaccine, and they have assisted in more than 70,000 births and performed 109,000 surgical operations. All told, these actions have saved more than 180,000 lives.”

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