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“Meaningful and sustained efforts must be made to resolve protracted conflicts and humanitarian situations that tend to foment further resentment, intolerance and radicalization, including across borders and regions. The nexus between peace and security, development and human rights should form the basis for the work of the overall peace and security architecture of the United Nations. These are responsibilities that may be shared by the principal organs of the United Nations, consistent with their respective mandates. A limited interpretation of the provisions concerned would only continue to limit the options for the Organization as a whole to deliver on its potentials when it comes to effectively preventing or resolving conflicts. The entire membership should work towards realizing those potentials.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“The preventive aspect can encompass a wide range of activities, including reading the early warning signs of tension or conflicts, responding to violent extremist trends, promoting participatory governance and development, investing in sound and inclusive institutions, and fostering a culture of peace and non-violence. Enhanced partnerships and synergies within the relevant regional arrangements or organizations should bring useful dividends. The Charter-stipulated measures of mediation, conciliation and arbitration need to be mainstreamed through the entire process of conflict prevention and resolution, and not necessarily in the aftermath of conflicts.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“These are further complicated by unilateral prohibitive measures whose interface with United Nations sanctions is not always explained in clear, understandable terms. In Bangladesh, we have a law giving effect to Security Council resolution within our domestic jurisdiction. It is therefore in our obvious interest to see that the resolutions emerge through a participatory, consultative and accommodating process within the Council. The exercise of the veto power needs to be reviewed for all practical purposes. As underscored by many, the current focus of the United Nations on ending and resolving conflicts needs to be more than adequately balanced by its work on preventing conflicts.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“However, the continued impasse in the work of the Committee does not hold much promise for the collective willingness of Member States to leverage the existing possibilities. It is also perhaps symptomatic that the issue is not being directly approached in the context of the ongoing discussions on the revitalization of the General Assembly and Security Council reform. Respect for the core principles is critical for preserving the Charter's primacy on the pacific settlement of disputes and for resorting to coercive or enforcement measures only as measures of last resort. After all, the toughest price for any such measures are borne by the people in general. For third parties, sanctions regimes are often couched in legal and technical complications, creating possibilities for lapses in compliance.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“The unprecedented level and scale of engagement of a diverse set of actors in shaping international affairs and policies have added layers to the traditional concept of sovereign equality. The preponderance of internecine strife and violence has also altered the landscape of armed conflicts around the world. Under such circumstances, it may be advisable for the entire United Nations membership to engage in serious introspection about the possible implications of the emerging global realities vis-a-vis the Charter principles. The Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization could be one of the suitable platforms for embarking on such reflections and deliberations.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“The determined leadership shown by our Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, in amicably resolving the long-pending land and maritime boundary issues with our neighbours has further reinforced our commitment to the ideals and values of the Charter of the United Nations. We have seen many efforts over the past seven decades to justify deviations from the core Charter principles under several theoretical doctrines and concepts. Those concepts have come and gone, mostly in response to the demands of realpolitik. The Charter principles have, however, survived the test of time as the bedrock of the international rule of law. It would be pragmatic to acknowledge that the notions of national sovereignty and internal affairs have evolved over time since the promulgation of the Charter of the United Nations.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“I know that the souls of our martyrs join us in pledging that the Bangalee nation fully commits itself to the building of a world order in which the aspiration of all men [and women] for peace and justice will be realized" (A/PV2243, para. 2). True to his words, Bangladesh has consistently upheld the renunciation of war, respect for the sovereign equality of States and non-interference in the internal affairs of other States as the cornerstones of its foreign policy. We have pursued the peaceful settlement of disputes with our partners through dialogues, negotiations and arbitration, based on the principle of mutual respect.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“My delegation thanks the Venezuelan presidency of the Council for convening this open debate and for the thought-provoking concept note (S/2016/103, annex). We also thank the Secretary- General for his introductory briefing. We take this opportunity to reiterate Bangladesh's unwavering commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, including in the maintenance of international peace and security. I wish to recall the words of the father of our nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in his maiden address to the General Assembly at its twenty-ninth session on 25 September 1974: "The noble ideals enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations are the very ideals for which millions of our people have made the supreme sacrifice.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“The international community has recently demonstrated, including through the adoption of resolution 2254 (2015), that it is indeed possible to put aside differences and find creative, forward-looking solutions in search of peace, although beset with uphill political and diplomatic challenges. Drawing inspiration from some of the recent achievements, we feel encouraged by the firm high-level commitments that we have heard in the Council Chamber throughout the day and harbour renewed hopes for an early resumption of the Middle East peace process despite all odds. We should look towards the continued determination and engagement of the members of the Council to make good on such commitments.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“However, such principles may still fall short of reaching our ultimate objectives, if we fail to seriously and unequivocally factor in the need to mobilize our combined political efforts, including through the Council, to find a peaceful solution to the Middle East crisis and thus deny our opponents one of their core rallying agendas. In Bangladesh, under the watchful guidance of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's zero- tolerance approach, we remain vigilant so that violent extremists cannot just employ any cause, no matter how legitimate it may be, for their distorted ideologies and actions.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“Within the United Nations, we commit to continuing our efforts to enhance the voice and visibility of the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, as we do through other relevant international platforms. The people of Bangladesh stand ready to extend a hand of support to the brotherly Palestinian people at any hour of need. The toxic and corrosive messages used by many terrorists and violent extremist groups around the world often use the Palestinian question in order to create justification and legitimacy for their own misguided agendas. It is of course our shared responsibility to expose the sheer hypocrisy and hollowness of their arguments and defeat them through a combination of strategies rooted in human rights principles.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“We continue to urge all key actors to remain engaged in the pursuit of a comprehensive solution to the Palestinian question in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Quartet road map. In that spirit, we support OIC proposals to work towards a Council resolution to revive political efforts aimed at achieving the desired two-State solution and convening an international conference to address the multidimensional aspects of the Palestinian question in a focused, structured and holistic manner. Our collective solidarity with the Palestinian people must be translated into sustained, result-oriented and meaningful actions.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“We must reject such parochial, self-defeating schemes and continue to remain on the right side of history on the Palestinian question. In line with our constitutional commitment, the Government and the people of Bangladesh maintain unwavering support for the just and legitimate struggle of the Palestinian people to regain their inalienable rights, including their right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent and viable Palestinian State, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital. We believe that the continued Israeli occupation, expansion of settlements and indiscriminate attacks against civilians constitute systematic Violations of international humanitarian law and human rights principles.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“The mostly fratricidal and sectarian conflicts have added to the strength of terrorists and violent extremists, who have thrived both on the region's resources and on the peoples' sense of despair and lack of entitlement. The situation in the Middle East is thus untenable and deserves the Council's unmitigated attention. The Palestinian question remains at the heart of the turmoil in the Middle East. It underpins a number of political, moral and ideological rifts that we see being played out on the broader canvas of our current geopolitical realities. It is no doubt convenient for various groups with a vested interest to allow these rifts and divisions to widen further, in total disregard for the will and conscience of peoples around the world.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“We convey our appreciation to the delegation ofUruguay for convening this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, with a focus on Palestine. My delegation aligns itself with the statements made by representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, and of the State of Kuwait on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The ongoing violence and conflicts in different parts of the Middle East continue to touch a raw nerve within the international community. The protracted conflicts have already exacted an insufferable toll, with many women and children among the civilian casualties. The massive displacement of peoples across and within borders have resulted in a dire humanitarian situation, further compounded by the denial of access to some badly affected populations.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“As a number of seminal reports last year duly underlined, the protection of civilians through military means alone will always fall short unless they are vigorously supported by meaningful political processes to establish lasting peace.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“We have seen the benefits of setting up a national international humanitarian law committee, as advocated by the International Committee of the Red Cross, and would urge that the existing accountability mechanisms inherent in international humanitarian law be utilized to their full potential. While we will continue to promote the universalization of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, we would underscore the need to give due recognition to national efforts to seek justice for crimes against humanity and other international crimes committed against civilians. The security and protection of civilians in today's asymmetrical conflict environment are now increasingly seen as linked to the legitimacy and credibility of United Nations peace operations and its humanitarian assistance.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“Fourthly, the ongoing global campaign to end violence against women and children in armed conflicts should gather further momentum to garner the support ofall State and non-State actors. Resolution 1325 (2000) and its successor resolutions provide an excellent basis for effective national strategies developed through an inclusive, consultative process. We must uphold our zero-tolerance approach to any aberration by peacekeepers to set the standards for dealing with sexual and gender-based crimes. Lastly, the renewed attention to ensuring compliance with international humanitarian law and invoking the norms of international criminal justice have resulted in enhanced awareness on the prevention and accountability aspects of the protection of civilians.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“Protection-of-civilians mandates need to be backed by viable strategies and adequate resources so that the missions' capacity does not fail when faced with belligerence from the parties to the conflict or the lack of will or capacity of the host Governments to cooperate. Thirdly, concerted efforts are needed to bring clarity to the operational aspects of the protection-of- civilians mandates and to eliminate confusion as to who to protect, so as to effectively reduce the gaps between mandate design and implementation. Unpleasant though it may sound, with limited presence and resources in relatively large conflict areas, it is crucial to appreciate that peacekeeping missions cannot always protect everyone from everything and that the Council is therefore required to manage expectations.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“First, there needs to be greater emphasis on strategic analysis and an assessment of threats to civilians so that the Security Council can clearly set out its expectations regarding the implementation of peacekeeping mandates to protect civilians. To that effect, it is imperative to have meaningful coordination and consultation among the Security Council, troop- and police-contributing countries, the Secretariat and country teams, with a view to improving guidance to the missions and promoting a mission-wide coherent approach to protecting civilians. Secondly, in order to be effective, protection-of- civilians mandates require the continued political support of the Security Council, the main parties to the conflict and, in particular, host Governments.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“In 2014, our premiere peace support operations training institute organized a customized training course on the protection of civilians, through the United Nations Mobile Training Team and with support from Japan. As announced by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the summit on peacekeeping last year, we shall continue to further mainstream the protection of civilians into the peacekeeping training programmes designed for our troops and police. Drawing on our overall experience, we would make five observations concerning the protection of civilians, including in the context of peacekeeping mandates.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“We convey our appreciation to the your presidency, Sir, for organizing today's debate. As one of the leading troop-contributing countries, Bangladesh has usually taken a pragmatic approach to the protection-of-civilians mandate in both practice and preparedness, while adhering to the underlying principles of peacekeeping operations. Being part of most of the highly challenging United Nations peacekeeping missions, we can see the relevance of the protection-of-civilians mandate first-hand on the ground - and, in a number of cases, tackled it with professionalism and some degree of creativity, even when the mandate was not laid out in clear, specific terms. We have incorporated a comprehensive protection- of-civilians component in our peacekeeping training curriculums, with built-in demonstration exercises.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“I hope that the Council's deliberations will help develop specific proposals, a clear message and concrete suggestions that would demonstrate its commitment to women's empowerment and challenge us all to achieve our goals of gender parity and women's engagement to create a peaceful world for all of us. Almost 95 years ago, our national poet, Kazi Nazrul Islam, wrote that whatever great or benevolent achievements there are in the world, half of them were by women, the other half by man. Therefore, we must be fully engaged for the good of humankind.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“We place special emphasis on promoting and supporting women's active and meaningful participation in all peace processes, as well as on their representation in formal and informal decision-making; improving partnerships and networking with local and international groups working in the field; and recruiting and appointing women to senior positions. We commit to putting forward as many female candidates as we can in the future to serve the international community under the United Nations system. In conclusion, I would reiterate that we have made our best efforts to ensure women's empowerment and participation in all spheres of life. We know that much more needs to be done. We are open to replicate any good practices in our national policy, and we are ready to suitably share our experience with others.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“With regard to the maintenance of international peace and security, we take pride in our modest contribution of troops and police to United Nations peacekeeping missions. Our policy decision to recruit women in police and military amply demonstrates our commitment to women's empowerment nationally and in the United Nations maintenance of peace and security. We are pleased that we have deployed two full contingents of an all-female formed police unit to Haiti and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I am pleased to inform the Council that our all-male troop contingents are fully briefed on the gender issue. The good news is that none of our peacekeepers have been involved in sexual exploitation and abuse.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“More importantly, for the quarter-century since 1991, both leaders of the House and the opposition have been women. In addition, there is a silent and comprehensive women's empowerment ongoing throughout the country, especially in the rural areas. Nearby 14,000 women have been elected in local elections and the female participation rate in the labour market has jumped from 7 per cent to 36 per cent. They are becoming economically independent and the surge is helping them to be empowered and engaged in nation-building. The Constitution of Bangladesh guarantees equality of men and women within the broad framework of non-discrimination on the grounds of religion, race or gender. The father of the nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founder of sovereign Bangladesh, grounded gender equality in the basic principles of democracy.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“This includes the Domestic Violence Act, 2010; the Domestic Violence Prevention and Protection Rules, 2013; and DNA Rules, 2014. A draft is being prepared to enact a child marriage control act. We have also enacted the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1980. I note that, in order to implement the Prevention of Oppression against Women and Children Act, 2000, a Women and Children Oppression Prevention Tribunal has been set up in each district so that cases can be tried rapidly. Today, women occupy the top political leadership in Bangladesh. Our Prime Minister, Speaker of the National Parliament, Deputy Leader of the House, Minister of Agriculture, the State Minister for Women and Children Affairs are all female leaders. In addition, the leader of the opposition is also a woman.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“Women registered for a vulnerable group development programme and hired for rural works receive skills training and credit, or some simple capital machinery, such as a sewing machine, so that they can set up their own small enterprise. Many affirmative actions have been taken that help women in distress and old age. In order to include women in decision-making, the Government has adopted a quota system for women in the national legislative assembly and in the recruitment process of all civil and police services. To assist women in distress, the Government has established one-stop crisis cells in 40 districts and one-stop crisis centres in all divisional medical college hospitals. The Government has also set up a DNA- profiling lab and a national trauma counseling centre. In the legal field, several laws have been enacted to protect women.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“By providing women with improved health care, the child mortality rate at birth has been reduced by 72 per cent and the maternal mortality rate by two-thirds. Women have also been provided with a door-to-door family-planning service, which continues to guide women on sexual and various social issues, including converting one's house into a farm by producing household vegetables and poultry, and on other family welfare social benefits. It was envisaged as a development package. The Government is implementing a number of projects to develop women's capabilities. They include a vulnerable group development programme, collateral-free loans, micro-credit, skills training, including computer skills, product display centres, and so on.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“Secondly, for effective coordination with staff working in the field, we should ensure that troop- and police-contributing countries are fairly represented, as has previously been discussed in the General Assembly. The principal responsibility for protecting women falls within the purview of national Governments. Any action taken by the international community must therefore be consistent with national policies, guidelines and action plans. In that context, I deem it a privilege to make a few remarks concerning women's empowerment based on my national perspective. The education of girls is a vehicle for their advancement, and the Government of Bangladesh has therefore waived tuition fees for female students up to grade 12.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“The former can be achieved by ensuring women's access to and participation in areas related to income generation and entrepreneurship, such as microfinancing, education, vocational training and public health; the latter through their engagement in positions of influence, and particularly, for example, in senior United Nations positions, including those at the level of assistant secretary-general, under-secretary- general, special representative and so forth. For a proper understanding of the issues, and sensitivity to cultural, ethnic and religious needs, recruits from countries of the South should be considered for such positions.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“I therefore call on my colleagues to make specific proposals and propose concrete measures that will require us to take stock, nationally and internationally, of ways to end violence against women and the proliferation of the conflicts that may haunt us all, create uncertainty and chaos and have the potential to sweep away our achievements and our sense of stability and security. We recognize that empowering women means ensuring that they command resources and a leadership capability adequate to efficient management of those resources. We therefore emphasize the importance of meeting women's economic needs and engaging them at all levels and in all forms of the decision-making process.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“The onus therefore lies on us to ensure that the oppression of women and girls, particularly through gender-related acts, is stopped forever. It is our firm conviction that our deliberations today will result in concrete proposals and specific guidelines that will have an important bearing on our continued implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). We are all aware that poverty, deprivation, marginalization, discrimination, socioeconomic injustices and, even more importantly, the politics of subjugation and supremacy lie at the heart ofconflicts and violence, and that women, unfortunately, are always at the receiving end of the consequences of such social inequities, political games and exhibitions of leadership ego.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“The main pillars of resolution 1325 (2000) are ensuring women's increased participation in decision-making; their involvement in mechanisms aimed at preventing, managing and resolving conflicts; their engagement in peace negotiations and their mainstreaming into peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations, with an emphasis on training and raising awareness about sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV/AIDS. Fifteen years later, many credible reports state that violence against women and girls is on the rise. Women and girls continue to suffer most as victims of conflicts, while they generally do not benefit from the dividends of peace processes. Women and girls are viewed as bearers of cultural and ethnic identities and thus become prime targets for the perpetrators of violence.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“At the outset, Mr. President, I would like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month and on arranging this open debate on the issue of women and peace and security. Today, I proudly recollect our sweet memory of the Security Council's adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), during the Bangladesh's presidency ofthe Council, when we worked to improve justice, ensuring that rape was listed as a crime against humanity under Bangladesh's 1973 International Crimes (Tribunals) Act, leading the drive for a zero-tolerance approach to sexual abuse in United Nations peacekeeping, and nurturing a culture of peace. This was the first resolution on social issues that incorporated a broad narrative for Victims of violence, trauma, stigmatization and rape, as well as the illegitimate children of rape victims.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“They know that neither force nor extermination, nor illegal occupation or subjugation or deprivation, can win and bring peace and stability in the long run. For sustainable peace and stability there is a two-State solution 4 the State of Palestine and the State of Israel living side by side in peace and harmony. We express our total solidarity with the Palestinian people and reiterate our full and unwavering support for the legitimate and inalienable right of the Palestinian people to a sovereign and independent State, and we support its full membership in the United Nations and demand an end to the Israeli occupation that began in 1967. We look forward to a two-State solution on the basis of the pre-l967 borders and the just resolution of all final status issues without delay.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“We urge Israel to fulfil its legal obligation, as the occupying Power, to ensure that all inhabitants are safeguarded against all acts of violence and threats; to cease the illegal detention of Palestinian people, including children; to stop the destruction of homes and land confiscation; to allow the Palestinian people access to their lands, employment and natural resources; to desist from transferring its population to the territories it has occupied; and to lift its embargo against the Palestinians and immediately open all border crossings to allow free movement of goods, persons and humanitarian aid. It is needless to mention that the people of Israel, who have suffered for years, know better.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“Having monitored the situation closely, we would like to register our concern about the grave financial crisis besetting the Government ofthe State ofPalestine, which undermines the accomplishments of its national institution-building programme. The crisis has been exacerbated by the decision of the Government of Israel to withhold the tax receipts it collects from Palestinians on behalf of the Palestinian Authority, as mutually agreed through the Oslo Accords.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“The Government of Israel has continued its settlement campaign in the occupied Palestinian territory, with a particularly aggressive settlement expansion in East Jerusalem. Those measures have been soundly rejected by the international community and their illegality unanimously confirmed, but they continue unabated. All settlement construction, including the so-called natural growth, is illegal under international law and must be halted immediately. Settlement activities constitute grave breaches of the Fourth Geneva Convention and are war crimes under article 8 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. We appreciate the decision made by the Palestine Authority to become a member of the International Criminal Court, in order to seek justice for the people of Palestine.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“Such closure is tantamount to strangulation of an entire population in the form of collective punishment. The quality of life of the Palestinians had already diminished to a subsistence level. The periodic escalation of violence only leads to further despair and destitution. Israel is doing that purposefully, to generate fear, fury and distress among the Palestinians. We deplore the Israeli policy of collective punishment, of forcing Palestinian people off of their land, of detaining people for a long time without charge, of restricting freedom of movement and property ownership by the Palestinian people, of deporting Palestinian inhabitants and depriving people of their legitimate claims over natural resources, including scarce water resources.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“We regret that the appalling human rights and humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territories and the repeated appeals of the international community to improve the deteriorating conditions of the Palestinian people remain unheeded, The people in the occupied territories continue to suffer due to Israel's blockades, closures, confiscation of land and demolition of houses. The illegal separation wall continues to divide and isolate communities, destroying livelihoods and preventing access to jobs, families, markets, schools and hospitals. Let us demand that those walls be torn down, including the walls in the mindset of the neighbours. Gaza's borders have been subject to a regime of closure that is without precedent anywhere.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“We hope that the agreement will be a pathway to security, peace and stability in the Middle East by way of the international community giving the same attention to freeing the region ofweapons of mass destruction. The Palestinian issue is now the number-one longstanding issue in the field of international peace and security and deserves top priority for resolution. We should ask questions: can the people of Palestine live with this uncertainty of life and livelihood forever?”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“At the outset, allow me to congratulate New Zealand on its presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would like to express appreciation to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, Mr. Murray McCully, for organizing this debate on the situation in Middle East, including the Palestinian question. I also wish to thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, for his briefing and to congratulate him on his assumption of that important responsibility. Bangladesh welcomes the agreement reached by the G5+1 with the Islamic Republic of Iran on its nuclear programme.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“We express our total solidarity with the Palestinian people and reiterate our full and unwavering support for the legitimate and inalienable rights of the Palestinian people to a sovereign and independent State. At this juncture, we demand an end to the Israeli occupation that began in 1967, and look forward to a two-State solution wherein the sovereign and independent Palestinian and Israeli States live side by side, in harmony and peace, on the basis of the pre-1967 borders. We also demand just resolution of all final status issues and the mobilization of international support for assistance to the Palestinian people without delay.”
2015-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7430 (2015) · source
“We urge Israel, as the occupying Power, to fulfil its legal obligation to ensure that all inhabitants are safeguarded against all acts of violence or threats; to cease the illegal detention of Palestinian people, including children; to stop the destruction of homes and land confiscation; to allow the Palestinian people access to their lands, employment and natural resources; to desist from transferring its own population to the territories it has occupied; to lift its embargo against Palestinians; to immediately open all border crossings, allowing the free movement of goods, persons and humanitarian aid; and to withdraw all Israeli settlers from the occupied land of Palestine.”
2015-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7430 (2015) · source
“All settlement construction, including so-called natural growth, is illegal under international law and must be halted immediately. Settlement activities constitute grave breaches of the Fourth Geneva Convention and war crimes under article 8 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). We appreciate the decision of the Palestinian Authority to become a State party to the International Criminal Court in order to seekjustice for the people of Palestine. We are pleased that the Israeli Government has finally announced the release of three months' worth of the tax revenue it collects from Palestinians on behalf of the Palestinian Authority. However, the practice of withholding tax revenue is a punitive measure used to undermine the Palestinian Authority; therefore, that practice must forever be stopped.”
2015-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7430 (2015) · source
“Should we believe that Israel is doing so purposefully to generate fear, fury and distress among the Palestinians? We deplore these policies of collective punishment - policies of forcing Palestinian people off their land; detaining people for a long time without charge; restricting freedom of speech, freedom of movement and freedom of property ownership by Palestinians; deporting Palestinian inhabitants; and depriving people of their legitimate claim to natural resources, including scarce water resources. The Government of Israel has continued its settlement campaign in the occupied Palestinian territory, with a particularly aggressive settlement expansion in East Jerusalem. Those measures have been soundly rejected by the international community and confirmed as illegal, but they continue unabated.”
2015-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7430 (2015) · source
“The people in the occupied territories continue to suffer due to Israel's blockades, closures, confiscation of land and demolition of houses. The illegal separation walls continue to divide and isolate communities, destroying livelihoods and preventing people from accessing their jobs, families, markets, schools and hospitals. Let us tear down these walls once and for all. The Gaza borders have been subject to a regime of closure that is without precedent anywhere. This closure is tantamount to the strangulation of an entire population in the form of collective punishment. The quality of life ofthe Palestinians had already diminished to subsistence levels; these systematic efforts at strangulation erupt in periodic escalations of violence and lead to further despair and destitution.”
2015-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7430 (2015) · source
“I would like to convey my deep appreciation to His Excellency Mr. Nasser Judeh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Jordan, and to you, Mrs. Dina Kawar, for having organized this debate on the situation in Middle East, including the Palestinian question. The Palestinian issue is a long-standing issue in the field of international peace and security, and its resolution deserves top priority. All will agree with me that the people of Palestine cannot live with this uncertainty of life and livelihood forever. We regret that the appalling human rights and humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territories and the repeated appeals of the international community to improve the deteriorating conditions of the Palestinian people remain unheeded.”
2015-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7430 (2015) · source
“We are committed to working closely with United Nations counter-terrorism bodies and their international partners, including at the regional level, in order to achieve greater international cooperation on information-sharing and capacity-building so as to address terrorist threats to peace and security.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source