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  1. “We believe that we did not sacrifice our substantive proposals in vain, because we garnered the support of 14 Council members, which was a victory for the entire Council. However, I wonder if, at the request of more than two thirds of the membership of the international community, the Security Council does not invoke article 16 of the Rome Statute, when will it do so?”

    2008-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5947 (2008) · source

  2. “In addition, because the resolution concerns a very important and sensitive issue - extending UNAMID's mandate within the required time frame - and because we were keen to ensure the continuity and effectiveness of the mission, we accepted the consensual language of the ninth preambular paragraph, which gives the Council the opportunity to further consider the issue of invoking article 16 of the Rome Statute of the ICC regarding the situation in Darfur. We hope that that will be done as soon as possible, because the main objective remains to ensure security and stability in the Sudan and the region, as well as peace and security for the Mission, in order to guarantee its success in Darfur. We therefore voted in favour of the resolution.”

    2008-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5947 (2008) · source

  3. “Furthermore, the Peace and Security Council stressed the need for international justice to be pursued in a transparent and fair manner in order to avoid any perception of double standards, in conformity with the principles of international law, and expressed concern at the threat that such a development could pose to efforts aimed at promoting the rule of law and stability and at building strong national institutions in Africa. Despite all the reasons that we put forward to justify our proposed amendments to the draft resolution, we did not receive the hoped-for response from certain Council members.”

    2008-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5947 (2008) · source

  4. “The African Union Peace and Security Council expressed its conviction that, in view of the delicate nature of the processes under way in the Sudan, approval by the Pretrial Chamber of the application by the ICC Prosecutor could seriously undermine the ongoing efforts to facilitate the early resolution of the conflict and the promotion of lasting peace and reconciliation in the Sudan as a whole, which could ease the suffering of the people of Darfur and promote the destabilization of the country and the region.”

    2008-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5947 (2008) · source

  5. “The proposal was drafted to reflect the language set out in the communique of the 142nd meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council, issued on 21 July 2008, which stated that the search for justice should be pursued in a way that does not impede or jeopardize efforts aimed at promoting lasting peace and expressed concern at the misuse of indictments against African leaders, in conformity with its decision on the abuse of the principle of universal jurisdiction, adopted at the eleventh ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union, held at Sharrn el-Sheikh, Egypt, on 30 June and 1 July 2008.”

    2008-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5947 (2008) · source

  6. “We asked that language be included in the draft resolution requesting the Security Council to call on the ICC to defer its consideration of the application made by the Prosecutor on the basis of the provisions of article 16 of the Rome Statute, which gives the Security Council the authority to request the ICC to defer any investigation or prosecution for 12 months.”

    2008-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5947 (2008) · source

  7. “The implications of those measures and the fears and concerns that they have aroused within and outside the Sudan have been expressed by several regional organizations, including the African Union, the Organization's main partner in UNAMID; the League of Arab States; and the Organization of the Islamic Conference. That is what led the delegations of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, South Africa and Burkina Faso, with the support of the delegations of other Council members, to propose amendments to the draft resolution based on the positions adopted by those regional organizations regarding the possible repercussions of those measures, which could undermine current peace efforts in Darfur and further complicate the situation in the Sudan and the entire region.”

    2008-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5947 (2008) · source

  8. “My delegation participated in the consultations based on the general understanding that the basic purpose of the draft resolution was to extend UNAMID's mandate, taking into account the technical aspects relevant to completing the effective deployment of the mission, as expected and as stipulated in resolution 1769 (2007), without going into the new elements that are to be considered on their own tracks. From the beginning of the consultations, the draft resolution contained elements referring to the principles of justice and combating impunity for the crimes committed in Darfur - principles on which all members of the Council agree. However, the content of those elements were conflated with recent measures taken by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC).”

    2008-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5947 (2008) · source

  9. “Mr. Mubarak (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, allow me to commend the delegation of the United Kingdom for its tremendous effort in preparing today's draft resolution on the extension of the mandate of African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) for a further 12 months, until 31 July 2009. We express our deep gratitude for the United Kingdom delegation's sterling conduct of the consultations on the draft resolution.”

    2008-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5947 (2008) · source

  10. “Kosovo is not the only place in the Balkans where religious and ethnic minorities have coexisted. We urge UNMIK to deploy greater efforts to guarantee the return of displaced persons of all ethnicities, to provide assistance to the displaced and to protect religious and cultural sites. We condemn all actions taken against all such places or against humanitarian workers. Finally, we urge the Secretary-General to continue negotiations with all the parties concerned and other interested parties in Pristina and Belgrade in order to overcome the challenges that UNMIK may face in Kosovo, with a view to the accomplishment of a noble goal: the maintenance of peace and stability in Kosovo through dialogue.”

    2008-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5944 (2008) · source

  11. “We believe that the continued cooperation between UNMIK and the European Union in Kosovo should not exceed the legal parameters defined in resolution 1244 (1999) and should take place under the guidance of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General. Regarding the report of the Secretary-General, we are concerned at the tension that has characterized the past three months, especially in northern Kosovo, to which the Secretary-General refers, when discussing the political and security situation. Nonetheless, we are hopeful that the tension and the violence remain limited to specific areas and we appeal to all parties in Kosovo work constructively with UNMIK to overcome the painful events of the past and look towards a future of tolerance and harmony, with progress and prosperity for all the people of Kosovo.”

    2008-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5944 (2008) · source

  12. “The United Nations presence in Kosovo is of the utmost importance, at least in the medium term, especially with regard to addressing the problems, easing tensions that may arise and fostering peace and stability in the region. We are convinced of the importance of the role of regional arrangements in the maintenance of international peace and security, in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations. We thus commend the European Union for playing its part in strengthening peace and security in the Western Balkans and for the support that it has provided to the United Nations operation in Kosovo.”

    2008-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5944 (2008) · source

  13. “Mr. Mubarak (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me at the outset to welcome His Excellency Mr. Vuk Jeremic', Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, and Mr. Skender Hyseni. We also welcome Mr. Lamberto Zannier, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and we thank him for his very valuable briefing to the Council. We also wish to commend the Secretary-General for his report on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) (S/2008/458). Before turning to the content of the report, I should like to emphasize the following principles, which are the essential reasons for the presence of UNMIK in Kosovo. Resolution 1244 (1999) remains the legal framework for UNMIK, and the Security Council is the body with the authority to amend the mandate of the United Nations mission in Kosovo.”

    2008-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5944 (2008) · source

  14. “I do not wish to take up the Council's time by listing the terrorist acts committed by the State called Israel since its establishment. We thank God that that was the last statement to be made by the representative of that country in the Council.”

    2008-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5940 (2008) · source

  15. “I believe that his propaganda was inspired by what we saw a couple of days ago on television: photos of a young Palestinian, blindfolded and handcuffed, who had been shot by Israeli soldiers. Those photos were actually provided by the Israeli entity. That propaganda should make us think twice about accepting the revolting invitation to visit the Israeli entity. We want the representative of the Israeli entity to respond to the appeals of the Security Council, and those contained in the relevant resolutions adopted by the Human Rights Council, to permit observers to see what is actually happening in the Palestinian refugee camps. I believe that, instead of making statements concerning Libya's conduct, the representative should improve the conduct of his own country, which is based on terrorism.”

    2008-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5940 (2008) · source

  16. “Despite Syria's announcement and emphasis on the fact that peace is its strategic option and that it is prepared to negotiate without conditions, and despite the many resolutions declaring the annexation of the Golan null and void and without any legal basis, the occupying Power continues its expansionist settlement policy in the occupied Syrian Golan. The recent announcement by the Israeli Knesset that it will not give up the occupied Syrian Golan except through a general referendum reflects the utmost arrogance and constitutes blackmail and the seizure of others' lands. 08-4326] A few minutes ago, we heard the representative of the Israeli entity present a tourism promotion in the Security Council, as if the Council were a travel agency.”

    2008-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5940 (2008) · source

  17. “It has failed to respond to the appeals of the Secretary-General and his representatives or to the requests by the forces of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon to present maps showing the locations of mines, explosive devices and cluster munitions, which, as emphasized in the Secretary- General's report (S/2008/425), cover 49 per cent of the surface area of southern Lebanon. All of these acts, including the daily violations, the continued occupation of Lebanese territory and the non-response to efforts to determine the locations of mines and other remnants of war are in flagrant violation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006). The occupied Syrian Golan continues to be subjected to the Israeli settlements policy, which has been in effect since 1967.”

    2008-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5940 (2008) · source

  18. “We welcome the positive developments in Lebanon following the Doha agreement, the developments in Syrian-Lebanese relations, and the return of Lebanese prisoners of war from Israel. But despite those positive developments, Lebanon still faces daily violations of its airspace and borders. The most recent report of the Secretary- General on the implementation of resolution 1701 (2006) (S/2008/425) notes an unprecedented increase in the number of Israeli violations of Lebanese airspace since February, reaching 72 in a single day. Israel, the occupying Power, continues to occupy the Shaba'a farms and the Lebanese village of al-Ghajar.”

    2008-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5940 (2008) · source

  19. “My delegation is astonished by the suggestion by some that it is futile for the Council to discuss a question as important as that of the Middle East. Perhaps such comments will help us to understand why the Council is unable to shoulder its responsibility on this issue and to understand the paralysis and lack of credibility resulting from the abuse of authority and the double standards used in addressing the question of the Middle East. Turning to Lebanon, my delegation has consistently emphasized non-intervention in Lebanese affairs. Such intervention leads to crisis rather than helping the Lebanese parties to achieve reconciliation. When, in Doha, the Lebanese were offered the opportunity, they succeeded in emerging from the political crisis that Lebanon had faced for more than a year and a half.”

    2008-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5940 (2008) · source

  20. “That right is recognized under all international norms and laws. My country completely rejects any linkage between resistance to occupation and terrorism. Real terrorism is the confiscation of Palestinian property, the continued killing of Palestinian leaders and activists and the siege imposed on 1.5 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Real terrorism is more than 60 years of forced displacement of Palestinians and of not permitting them to return to their homes. Real terrorism is the detention without trial of 11,000 Palestinians, some of them children, old people, women or members of the Palestinian Legislative Council - and when there is a trial, it is usually unfair and a mere formality.”

    2008-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5940 (2008) · source

  21. “For more than a month, the Arab Group has been making intensive efforts to bring about a Security Council resolution to address the issue of settlements as an impediment to progress in the peace negotiations and to address the illegal actions undertaken by the occupying Power in contravention of all international norms and agreements, which have been condemned by all international and regional parties. Regrettably, however, that endeavour has met with paralysis and flimsy justifications and pretexts aimed at using the Middle East problem as a way to impose a solution that will protect the occupying Power and metes out unjust treatment to the victim. That is not the proper stance for an impartial mediator to take. My delegation stresses the right of the Palestinian people to resist occupation.”

    2008-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5940 (2008) · source

  22. “There is evidently international paralysis in the face of this expansion of the settlements, which has resulted in the seizure of 76 per cent of the occupied Palestinian territory. The Security Council's inability to express its will on the settlements, which the international community has unequivocally rejected, calls for a review of the Council's working methods and its machinery. It is legally and morally unacceptable for some States to prevent the Council from shouldering its responsibilities on this issue. There is injustice in the unequal treatment accorded to a people under occupation and an occupying Power that is daily violating its obligations as an occupying Power.”

    2008-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5940 (2008) · source

  23. “The activities undertaken by the Israeli authorities following the Annapolis Conference, in particular their continued construction of settlements, leave no doubt that they are not serious about attaining a permanent, just and comprehensive solution to the situation in the region. All those activities not only impede the peace process, but also endanger the concept of a two-State solution. Despite all the requests, exhortations and appeals to the occupying Power to halt the construction of settlements, the occupying authorities continue daily to issue new permits for the construction of new settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. They are also entrenching the settlements by continuing to build the apartheid separation wall, in spite the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice.”

    2008-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5940 (2008) · source

  24. “Such partial openings of crossing points should not be understood as a concession by the occupying Power: they are a commitment of the Israeli occupying forces under international law and human rights law. The occupying Power's policy of collective punishment has been described in this Chamber by the Secretary-General and the Under-Secretaries-General for Political Affairs and for Humanitarian Affairs as a crime under international law and humanitarian law, and it is considered to be a crime of genocide under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which the Council discussed two days ago. A number of other international officials and international organizations have also spoken out, most recently the European Commission, which has called for the siege on Gaza to be lifted.”

    2008-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5940 (2008) · source

  25. “Mr. Mubarak (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) (spoke in Arabic): I wish at the outset to thank Mr. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his briefing. 08-4326] The situation in the occupied Palestinian territories remains the same. More than a month after the ceasefire agreement between Palestinian factions and the Zionist occupying forces - which came about as a result of the efforts of Egypt and which entered into force on 19 June - the situation at crossing points remains one of closure and only partial opening. That is in contravention of the occupying forces' commitment to the declared period of calm. Israeli forces continue to assassinate Palestinian activists in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, which reflects the persistent attempt by the occupying authorities to put an end to this temporary ceasefire.”

    2008-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5940 (2008) · source

  26. “In conclusion, we wish to thank the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict for all its efforts to address issues related to children in situations of armed conflict. We hope that the Working Group will refrain from taking a selective approach and from politicization in formulating its recommendations. We would like to take this opportunity to draw the Council's attention to the remarkable role played by UNICEF in protecting children, not only in conflict areas, but also in countries requiring food and development assistance. Finally, Sir, we would like to thank your country once again. We shall support the draft presidential statement to be issued at the close of this meeting.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source

  27. “As for Gaza, which is in a state of siege, its suffering is indescribable. We must also recall the suffering of children in Iraq and Afghanistan. In a number of press statements, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict has described the tragic situation that continues to face the children in those countries, including the fact that many have been killed or maimed as a result of car bombs, explosive belts, improvised explosive devices or bombings of schools and hospitals in occupied areas. In addition, many children are subject to arbitrary detention and deprived of their most fundamental rights, including the right to education and freedom of movement. Such acts are illegal, and we call on the coalition forces to rectify them and to release those children unconditionally.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source

  28. “In that connection, my country supports the zero-tolerance policy of the United Nations regarding acts of sexual violence. Once they have been found guilty of such heinous acts, the perpetrators must be punished. My delegation urges all countries to enforce their national laws criminalizing such practices and to combat and put an end to impunity. Libya wishes to express its deep concern about the children suffering in the occupied Palestinian territories. In recent years, Israeli military operations have claimed the lives of more than 800 Palestinian children. Thousands have been displaced by the destruction of their families' homes. Palestinian children have also been affected by the racist separation wall built in the occupied territory, which has prevented thousands of them from attending school.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source

  29. “Therefore, we must urge all parties concerned to prevent child recruitment, to release all recruited children and to ensure their reintegration through appropriate development programmes. We call on the international financial institutions and donors to fund such programmes in countries affected by or emerging from conflict so that they can reintegrate those children by providing them with regular incomes, thus preventing their re-recruitment. As a party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocol, my country deplores the fact that, in some countries affected by armed conflict, all too many children are subjected to rape or sexual harassment by parties to the conflicts and even by personnel of peacekeeping operations.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source

  30. “Children continue to be recruited and sometimes re-recruited as combatants, and boys and girls continue to fall victim to acts of violation, rape, murder, maiming and arbitrary detention committed by parties to conflict in various regions, despite the repeated appeals made to those parties by the Security Council and the General Assembly to abide by the rules established under international law and the Geneva Conventions. We are concerned by the persistent phenomenon of the recruitment and re-recruitment of child soldiers in situations of armed conflict. Despite the statements made by many parties to conflict reaffirming their commitment to establishing monitoring and reporting mechanisms, cooperation to that end has been insufficient.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source

  31. “Mr. Mubarak (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) (spoke in Arabic): I should like at the outset to thank you, Sir, for convening and personally presiding over this open debate on children and armed conflict. We would also like to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; his Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy; the Executive Director of UNICEF, Ms. Ann Veneman; and the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Edmond Mullet, for their excellent presentations. Despite the efforts made over the past six months at the regional and international levels, with the leading role played by the United Nations, we have yet to see tangible progress regarding the situation of children in armed conflict.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source

  32. “My delegation fully understands the importance of the role of Afghanistan's neighbours in restoring stability to the country. We commend the efforts made by those countries, especially in combating narcotics smuggling. We emphasize the importance of providing UNAMA with the resources and expertise necessary for it to carry out its expanded mandate under resolution 1806 (2008). We hope that donor countries will honour their pledges in that regard. We also endorse the recommendation of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General that the necessary resources be provided in order for UNAMA to fulfil its responsibilities under the mandate entrusted to it to bring prosperity to the brotherly people of Afghanistan.”

    2008-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5930 (2008) · source

  33. “We would also like to emphasize the fact that the success of the elections depends not only on the procedural aspects of their conduct, but also on the participation of all Afghan people. That leads me to emphasize once again the importance of achieving national reconciliation in Afghanistan in order to make the elections a success. That requires the reform of the country's civilian, military and administrative institutions so that they can provide security in Afghanistan's provinces and services to Afghan citizens. It will also require the control of the warlords over those institutions to be broken. We should also pay greater attention to the priorities set out by the Secretary-General in paragraph 10 of his report.”

    2008-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5930 (2008) · source

  34. “That is especially true given that experience shows that there is a linkage between security and reconstruction in Afghanistan: the better the security, the more rebuilding projects are implemented. The converse is also true. In that connection, we would like to underscore the need to adopt and implement the Afghanistan National Development Strategy. In that task, there is a joint role to be played by the international community, the Afghan people and the Government of Afghanistan. We agree with the point made in the report of the Secretary-General that the elections to be held in 2009 and 2010 must be free and fair. In that regard, we would like to underscore the role assumed by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to support the election process and to make it as credible as possible.”

    2008-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5930 (2008) · source

  35. “Those accused of crimes must be provided fair trials in accordance with international law, international human rights law and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. One of my country's greatest concerns is the ongoing deterioration of the security situation in Afghanistan, which is referred to in paragraph 5 of the report of the Secretary-General. The report points to the increase in insurgent activity since the previous reporting period, with such attacks having reached their highest level in May. We are even more concerned about the major increase is civilian casualties, which illustrates the need; now more than ever, for national reconciliation in Afghanistan in order to ensure a secure and stable country in which people enjoy prosperity and security.”

    2008-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5930 (2008) · source

  36. “Kai Eide, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, and Mr. John Holmes, Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, for their comprehensive and detailed briefings, which we very much appreciate. My delegation welcomes the Afghanistan National Development Strategy and the financial pledges made at the Paris Conference, held on 12 June 2008. I stress that the implementation of the Strategy requires the promotion of trust between Afghan citizens, the Government of Afghanistan and the international community. I should also like to underscore the importance of respecting and protecting the human rights of the Afghan people. It is also necessary for Afghan forces and the International Security Assistance Force to take every step necessary to protect Afghan civilians as they carry out their operations.”

    2008-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5930 (2008) · source

  37. “Mr. Mubarak (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me at the outset to warmly welcome Mr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, and Mr. Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan. I welcome their participation in this debate on Afghanistan, a friendly country whose situation we hope will improve because the brotherly people of Afghanistan deserve prosperity after having suffered from war for so many years. I would also like to emphasize to the Ministers the cordial and friendly relations that exist between our friendly countries, as well as our readiness to cooperate in the fight against terrorism. We thank the Secretary-General for the report (S/2008/434) before us. We also wish to thank Mr.”

    2008-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5930 (2008) · source

  38. “It has always rejected the principle of investigating acts of violence and destruction that continuously target innocent Palestinian people. Israel justifies its aggressive conduct sometimes as "self defence" and other times as "military mistakes". Israel's objective is to quash the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people and their inalienable right to self-determination on their national territory. The time has come for the Council to shoulder its responsibility vis-a-vis the humanitarian crisis faced by the Palestinian people. We call for serious consideration by the Council of the draft resolution presented by the brotherly State of Qatar on behalf of the Arab Group. This is the least we and you can do here.”

    2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source

  39. “This threatens the lives of the Palestinian people as a whole; it blackmails and starves the population by preventing assistance from reaching them and by not releasing their due customs and tax revenues. All efforts and initiatives concerning the Palestinian question since 1948 have not been successful, because they did not deal with the root causes of the problems, namely guaranteeing the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people. President Muammar Al-Qadhafi has provided a vision of Palestinian and Jewish rights at the same time, through living in one democratic State on an equal footing on the land of Palestine, to be recognized by its neighbours, like what occurred in South Africa. The Israeli Government has always ignored such initiatives, as well as resolutions and agreements of international legitimacy.”

    2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source

  40. “We convey to the Security Council the requests of the innocent victims to take immediate steps to protect the Palestinian people from the continuous aggression of the Israeli occupying forces, which violates the provisions of international law and the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 in particular. We make a strong call for sending an international observer force to provide the needed protection for the Palestinians and their property. We also call for immediate measures to stop repressive and oppressive measures, such as the closing of border crossing points and the siege by Israeli forces that aims at starving the Palestinian people and confining them to a large prison by constructing the separation wall that it has been building in the occupied territories.”

    2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source

  41. “There are those who use self defence as a pretext to justify the practices of the occupation, which has been rejected by all international laws, norms and instruments. Double standards and double positions, inattention to and overlooking Israeli practices destabilize the credibility of the Security Council and cast doubt on its main role - the maintenance of international peace and security. In fact, they impact the prestige of the United Nations itself and open the door to more tension and aggressive acts. That can threaten security and stability in the region and in the world as a whole.”

    2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source

  42. “It is simply one in a series of massacres perpetrated in Deir Yassin, Kafr Kassim, in Sabra and Shatila, the first Qana incident, Jenin, the Ibrahimi Mosque - the Tomb of the Patriarch in Hebron - the second Qana incident and, finally, in southern Lebanon, in Gaza and now in Beit Hanoun. Israel has committed those massacres, which have transcended the massacres and atrocities of the Second World War. It is as if the Israelis had not learned the lessons of the past or benefited from international agreements. Israel has refused to receive fact-finding missions and investigative committees to examine its practices that violate the rights of the Palestinian people. The international community deliberately ignores these Israeli violations and breaches, as manifested in the Security Council's inability to take strict punitive measures.”

    2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source

  43. “This is a clear and flagrant violation of international law and norms and the role of the United Nations and its Security Council. The Council has continued to hold repeated meetings to consider the bloody violence that has been occurring in the occupied Palestinian territory since 1967. The violence is due to continuous Israeli aggression and to the Council's inability to take decisive measures to stop the repetition of such aggression, sometimes because it adopts resolutions that it cannot implement. The brutal massacre perpetrated by the Israeli occupying forces yesterday, which killed elderly people, women and children in Beit Hanoun, was not the first and only massacre in the annals of the occupying Israeli forces, nor will it be the last.”

    2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source

  44. “Mr. Mubarak (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me at the outset to extend to you, Mr. President, and to the other members of the Council my sincere and profound thanks for convening this emergency meeting to consider the Israeli acts of aggression in the Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories. On behalf of my delegation, I convey our profound and sincere condolences to the Palestinian people with regard to the killing of unarmed civilians in Beit Hanoun in the Gaza Strip as a result of the barbaric and brutal acts committed by the Israeli occupying forces. We express our strong condemnation of the continued Israeli contempt for innocent Palestinian lives, particularly the lives of women and children.”

    2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source

  45. “This requires efforts by all States and regional and international institutions in order to ensure success. In conclusion, I assure the Council that we are ready to contribute positively to efforts to establish lasting peace and security, not just in West Africa but throughout Africa, because bolstering peace and security in the continent is at the top of Libya's foreign policy priorities. Mr. President, we thank you for convening this important meeting and wish the Council every success in the debate.”

    2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source

  46. “In our view, we can achieve lasting peace and security by building and promoting national institutions, particularly in areas such as security, democracy- building, the rule of law, human rights, the resettlement of internally displaced persons and refugees, transparency in the establishment of better conflict management and settlement mechanisms and enhanced early warning systems designed to address conflict before it erupts. It can also be achieved by dealing with problems such as poverty and unemployment, which lead to the recruitment of young people into armed forces. International efforts should be stepped up to mobilize resources and financial and technical assistance that could make it possible to build peace, stability and sustainable development.”

    2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source

  47. “We are optimistic about the political future of these countries, in particular in terms of the gradual transition from war and conflict to peacebuilding, reconstruction and stability. In that regard, we thank the Secretary-General for attaching such importance to the problems besetting the African continent, West Africa in particular. We share the concerns expressed today by the Secretary-General in his statement to the Council, in particular the weakness of good governance arrangements, which prevents these countries from benefiting properly from their natural resources. Yet, we see efforts being made on a daily basis to promote peace and security, notwithstanding the problems to which the Secretary-General has drawn attention.”

    2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source

  48. “As an example, I would cite the donor conference that took place in Freetown under United Nations auspices at the beginning of 2002, as well as our participation in the joint initiative to rebuild Sierra Leone, which was launched in Tripoli in February 2002, and which led to the establishment of a joint fund for the reconstruction of Sierra Leone in the amount of $24 million. Another example is the 2002 campaign to destroy small arms and light weapons in Sierra Leone. These are very significant examples of our resolve to put an end to these conflicts. With the cooperation and coordination of the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), United Nations efforts have led to the establishment of peacekeeping and security operations in a number of West African countries.”

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  49. “Indeed, they have destroyed infrastructure and property and have caused the displacement of hundreds of thousands of inhabitants of those countries and has given rise to the illicit exploitation of their natural resources. These events have had a negative impact on economic, political and social life after a decade of conflict. At long last, national leaders have been able to acknowledge that peace is the speediest and best way to settle these conflicts. My country has worked very hard at all levels, particularly at the leadership and ministerial levels, to find settlements to the conflicts in that region. The Libyan Arab J amahiriya has joined in many international and regional efforts to that end.”

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  50. “We consider those countries to be our sisters, and my country has special bilateral relationships with them. We are all members of the same regional integration organization, the African Union (AU), of which Libya was a founding member. Indeed, the AU has played a very important role in addressing many of the continent's problems, particularly those of West Africa. This debate is of particularly critical importance given the destructive internal conflicts that have taken place in many countries of the region, including in Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and Sierra Leone. These conflicts have led to a loss of control over those countries' national institutions and have resulted in a high death toll among innocent civilians.”

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