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Musayev

lines on the record: 391
first: 2009-01-14
most recent: 2023-10-20
sittings or episodes: 61
sources: un-security-council

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“At this critical juncture, we expect the international community to encourage Armenia to strictly abide by its international obligations, cease and desist from disinformation and misinformation and engage faithfully in efforts to build peace and stability in the region. Attempts by some non-regional States to impose the experience of their colonial past and present on the South Caucasus and expand their xenophobic policies in the region, including by arming Armenia and supporting its hate propaganda, do not serve peace. Azerbaijan is firm in its determination to further advance peacebuilding, reconciliation, reintegration and development in the region, as well as to ensure justice and prevent and repel any threats to the safety and well-being of its people and the State’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
2023-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9448Resumption1 (2023) · source
“On 19 and 20 September, following new deadly terrorist acts that caused numerous casualties among our civilians and military, Azerbaijan undertook local counter-terrorism measures against the Armenian armed forces illegally deployed and present on the territory of Azerbaijan. Those measures were carried out in full accordance with the rights and responsibilities vested in States under the United Nations Charter and international law, and in strict compliance with international humanitarian law. They lasted less than 24 hours and culminated in the dissolution of the former occupation regime and its structures and the surrender and disarmament of the Armenian armed forces on the territory of Azerbaijan.”
2023-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9448Resumption1 (2023) · source
“As a result of the 44-day war, Azerbaijan liberated more than 300 cities, towns and villages from occupation. Azerbaijan fought not against a fictitious entity or civilian residents, as Armenia falsely claims, but against the regular armed forces of Armenia, as well as terrorist and mercenary groups under its command and control. Despite the post-conflict peace prospects and the efforts made to that end with the facilitation of international partners, Armenia has opted for maintaining territorial claims, refusing to completely withdraw its armed forces from the territory of Azerbaijan, further inciting violent ethnic separatism in my country and increasing armed provocations on the ground.”
2023-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9448Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Double standards and selectivity with regard to international law and attempts to maintain “a reasonable balance”, instead of calling a spade a spade, only emboldened the aggressor. Hoping for endless impunity, Armenia never engaged faithfully in the peace process and instead directed all its efforts at colonizing the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, under the cover of the ceasefire and the peace process, and effectively prevented international access to those territories for almost 30 years. The defeat of that policy was inevitable. By the fall of 2020, when the hostilities resumed, the situation was indicative of the absence of other reasonable means of bringing the aggression and occupation to an end, rendering the use of force in self-defence the ultima ratio.”
2023-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9448Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Azerbaijan’s experience of nearly 30 years of occupation of its sovereign territories by neighbouring Armenia, in blatant violation of the United Nations Charter, international law and the relevant Security Council resolutions, is an illustration and reminder of the need to do much more at the regional and international levels to confront the misinterpretation of international law and to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States. The international community failed to prevent the aggression, ethnic cleansing and atrocity crimes against Azerbaijan and our people and to ensure the implementation of its own decisions. The mediation efforts conducted within the framework of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe yielded no results.”
2023-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9448Resumption1 (2023) · source
“At the outset, we would like to commend Brazil for having convened this important meeting. Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional arrangements under Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations is essential for the promotion of the purposes and principles of the Organization. Such cooperation does not take place in a legal vacuum. Regional, subregional and bilateral efforts should be based, first and foremost, on respect for international law, impartiality and the consent of the parties concerned.”
2023-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9448Resumption1 (2023) · source
“NAM member States reaffirm their commitment to promoting a just, lasting, comprehensive and peaceful solution to the question of Palestine in all its aspects, including the plight of the Palestinian refugees, and reaffirm their support for the Palestinian people in their struggle to achieve justice and fulfil their inalienable rights and legitimate national aspirations, including to self-determination, freedom and independence in the sovereign and independent State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In conclusion, the Movement seizes the opportunity to reiterate its call for the international community to act collectively, with responsibility, to uphold international law and to exert and intensify all necessary efforts in support of the just Palestinian cause, the ultimate goal of which is to bring an end to that historic and grave injustice.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In addition, NAM reiterates its condemnation of the unilateral and arbitrary proclamation by the United States of America on recognizing the Golan Heights as part of Israel. Moreover, NAM member States emphasize that Israel must withdraw from all Lebanese territories, including Sheba’a Farms, the Kfar Shouba hills and the northern part of Al-Ghajar village and adjacent area north of the Blue Line, in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions, in particular resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1701 (2006).”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“With regard to the situation in the occupied Syrian Golan, the Movement reaffirms that all measures and actions taken or to be taken by Israel, the occupying Power, such as its illegal decision of 14 December 1981 that purports to alter the legal, physical and demographic status and the institutional structure, as well as Israeli measures to apply its jurisdiction and administration there, are null and void and have no legal effect. In that regard, and in line with NAM’s principled position, the Movement once again demands that Israel abide by resolution 497 (1981) and fully withdraw from the occupied Syrian Golan to the borders of 4 June 1967, in line with resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973).”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The absence of justice only fosters greater impunity, leads to the recurrence of crimes and destabilizes the situation on the ground, thereby further diminishing the prospects for peace. The member States of the Movement therefore continue to call for international action, particularly by the Security Council, to ensure the cessation of, and accountability for, the violations systematically committed by Israel against the Palestinian civilian population under its occupation.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“That is urgent in order to alleviate the dire state of insecurity of the occupied population and to prevent the loss of additional innocent human lives. Failure to do so can lead only to further escalation and the tragic loss of more civilian lives, as we are witnessing now at this critical time. In that connection, the Movement reiterates its grave concern at the lack of accountability for all violations committed by Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, many of which may amount to war crimes. Israel must comply with international law and be held to account if it continues its blatant contempt of this organ and its international legal obligations.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In the light of the continuing financial shortfalls, NAM urges the international community to provide UNRWA with sufficient and predictable funding, including through enhanced support from the United Nations regular budget, as recommended by the Secretary-General, in order to ensure the continuity of all its indispensable humanitarian development programmes and to make a significant contribution to regional stability. As Israel has clearly abdicated its obligations as the occupying Power to protect the Palestinian civilian population as prescribed by the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, the Movement also reiterates its long-standing call for international protection for the Palestinian people.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The Movement therefore reaffirms the continued importance of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), together with other United Nations agencies and international organizations, in alleviating their plight, and calls for full support for the extension of UNRWA’s mandate until 30 June 2026, without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 11 of General Assembly resolution 194 (III).”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“NAM reiterates its call for the complete lifting of the illegal Israeli blockade, which continues to impose untold humanitarian, social and economic suffering on more than 2 million Palestinian children, women and men in Gaza. The crisis must be comprehensively addressed in accordance with international law and relevant United Nations resolutions, including resolution 1860 (2009), and in the context of the unequivocal calls and overriding responsibility for ending the illegitimate belligerent Israeli foreign occupation of the Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, since 1967. In the absence of a just solution, NAM member States reiterate their call for the continued provision of the needed humanitarian, social and economic assistance to the Palestinian people, including the Palestinian refugees.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“NAM reiterates its rejection of the purported annexation by Israel of occupied East Jerusalem and underscores that the continued threats of annexation by Israeli officials, the continued settlement activities and the forced displacement of Palestinian families from their homes and lands must be unequivocally condemned. Any measures taken in that regard must be forthwith rejected as null and void, without any legal effect, and must be met with firm measures of accountability for such grave breaches, including by lawful counter-measures. With regard to the Gaza Strip, the situation remains a great concern of the Movement, particularly the grave humanitarian situation.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“It also stresses that maintaining comprehensive calm requires Israel to respect the legal and historical status quo of the Al-Aqsa Mosque/ Al-Haram Al-Sharif and to find a real political horizon that guarantees the fulfilment of all the legitimate rights of the brotherly Palestinian people on the basis of a two-State solution. In that regard, the Movement also stresses the important role of and welcomes the call for Al-Quds/ Jerusalem signed in Rabat on 30 March 2019 by His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco and His Holiness Pope Francis to stress the important role that Al-Quds/Jerusalem plays as a city of tolerance and mutual respect among the people of the three monotheist religions and the need to preserve its specificities and features as a city of peaceful coexistence.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In that regard, we reiterate the call for full respect of the historic and legal status quo of Jerusalem and the historical Hashemite custodianship over the Christian and Muslim holy sites in the city, as well as for safeguarding their sanctity. In that context, the Movement stresses that the Jordanian administration of the Jerusalem Awqaf and Al-Aqsa Mosque affairs is the only entity authorized under the provisions of international humanitarian law to manage all the affairs of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the entirety of its 144,000 square metres.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“That would also create the necessary conditions for ultimately ending the occupation — a matter of urgency in order to justly resolve the conflict in all its aspects and make Palestinian-Israeli peace and security a reality for the benefit of both peoples, the region and the international community as a whole. It is imperative that action be taken immediately to help de-escalate the volatile situation on the ground. That must include a halt to all unilateral and unlawful measures by Israel, the occupying Power, in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem. Actions that violate Security Council resolutions, including violations of the historic and legal status quo of Jerusalem and its holy sites, are provocative and dangerous, destroy the prospects for peace and should not be supported or celebrated by anyone.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Similarly, the member States of the Movement continue to call for full respect for, and the implementation of, all other relevant resolutions, including with regard to the complete cessation of all Israeli settlement activities and the status of occupied East Jerusalem. Respect for United Nations resolutions and international law would inherently create the necessary conditions for de-escalating the volatile situation on the ground, which has been marked by rising violence, particularly settler violence and terror, and has led to more tragic loss of life among civilians, including children.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“NAM therefore reiterates its call for full respect for resolution 2334 (2016) and for the effective implementation of its provisions and obligations, particularly by the occupying Power, and including in terms of States’ obligations with regard to distinction, which is a matter that is central to ensuring accountability. The Movement also underscores the need for the intensification of international and regional diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the Israeli occupation that began in 1967 and achieving a just, lasting and comprehensive solution, as also called for in resolution 2334 (2016), and calls on the Security Council to urgently examine all practical ways and means to ensure its implementation, as it has pledged to do.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“It sets forth the essential requirements and parameters for the realization of a just outcome through a two-State solution, based on the lines of 4 June 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with the long-standing terms of reference of peace endorsed by the international community, which are the relevant United Nations resolutions, the Madrid principles, including the principle of land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Quartet road map. It also ensures the fulfilment of the Palestinian people’s inalienable rights, including that of self-determination, and the independence of the State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, together with a joint solution to the plight of Palestinian refugees, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 194 (III).”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In particular, the Movement remains deeply concerned about the fact that for too long the Council has been unable to fulfil its mandate on this important question, owing to the use of the veto by one permanent member. The members of the Movement call on the Security Council to overcome its paralysis on the Palestinian question by upholding its obligations with regard to the achievement of a just and peaceful solution to this protracted conflict and tragic injustice. That will not only open a new era for the Palestinian and Israeli peoples and the region but will also restore credibility to this organ and our international system as a whole. In that regard, NAM still believes that resolution 2334 (2016) provides the most effective and viable path to peace.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The international consensus on a just solution is firm and clear, and there are abundant multilateral political and diplomatic tools for promoting the achievement of a peaceful settlement in accordance with international law, the relevant United Nations resolutions and the Charter of the United Nations. We must use them responsibly and urgently. We in NAM are ready to do so, and we urge the Security Council to act forthwith to shoulder its responsibilities in that regard. The Council must uphold its duty under the Charter to maintain international peace and security and act to implement its own resolutions. The question of Palestine cannot be the exception to international law or to the authority of the Council.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In that regard, the member States of the Movement once again reaffirmed that the ongoing historic injustice, with the 55-year-long Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory and other Arab territories at its core, continues to pose a serious threat to regional and international peace and security. As the Palestinian people continue to be deprived of their inalienable rights, including the right to self-determination and independence, the prolonged international paralysis on the issue is inexcusable, as are dismissive arguments that the issue is intractable or that peace is not possible at this time.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“During the NAM ministerial meeting on 21 September on the sidelines of the high-level week of the seventy-seventh session of the General Assembly, the Ministers adopted a political declaration that, among other things, stressed that a just, lasting and peaceful solution to the question of Palestine in all its aspects — based on the internationally endorsed parameters enshrined in the relevant United Nations resolutions — must remain a priority on the Movement’s agenda and a permanent responsibility of the United Nations until it is satisfactorily resolved in accordance with international law and the relevant United Nations resolutions.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“I am honoured to speak on behalf of the 120 member States of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (NAM). At the outset, I would like to congratulate Gabon on its successful presidency of the Security Council this month and express the Movement’s appreciation for the opportunity to present its position on the question of Palestine.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“It is imperative that the engagement of humanitarian actors in both conflict and post-conflict situations be exclusively humanitarian in nature, not misused for political purposes, and that such engagement be in conformity with the principles of neutrality, impartiality and the consent of the country affected, while fully respecting the sovereignty, territorial integrity and national unity of States, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations. As the Secretary-General underlined in his report, the effective protection of civilians requires much greater political will and commitment to respect international law and implement good policies and practices. That definitely must be the key objective.”
2022-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9042Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Accountability and broader transitional justice are undeniable and must be an inevitable consequence of the offences committed. They are also essential tools to prevent the recurrence of violations and important elements for building, strengthening and sustaining peace and promoting reconciliation and development. In conclusion, with regard to humanitarian activities, the reasons leading to the erosion of trust and the putting at risk of relief efforts, as highlighted in the Secretary-General’s report, are often also rooted in attempts to advance hostile political narratives, including under the guise of feigned care for people in need and by recourse to extensive disinformation.”
2022-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9042Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Direct and indiscriminate missile attacks that struck Azerbaijani cities and districts, including with the use of internationally banned cluster bombs, killed and wounded hundreds of civilians and destroyed numerous civilian objects. The frequency and timing of the attacks, including a series of ruthless night-time missile strikes on the residential areas in the cities of Ganja and Barda, testify to the clear intent and purpose to cause the greatest possible civilian casualties. Moreover, since the end of the war, many civilians have been killed or injured by mine explosions, as Armenia fails to share accurate and comprehensive information about the hundreds of thousands of landmines it laid on Azerbaijan’s territory.”
2022-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9042Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The scale of the brutalities is evidenced also by the almost 4,000 citizens of Azerbaijan who went missing in connection with the conflict, including 719 civilians. Armenia fails to clarify the whereabouts of the missing persons who fell into its hands but have not been seen since. This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the horrific massacre committed in the town of Khojaly, where, in February 1992, hundreds of Azerbaijani civilians were brutally killed by invading Armenia forces. This tragedy, which independent experts recognized as the largest and worst single atrocity of the war, was condemned internationally as a crime against humanity or an act of genocide. The deliberate tactic of targeting the civilian population was used again by Armenian forces in the course of hostilities in the fall of 2020.”
2022-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9042Resumption1 (2022) · source
“At the outset, I would like to thank the United States presidency of the Security Council for having convened today’s important meeting. In his report on the protection of civilians (S/2022/381), the Secretary-General observed that armed conflicts continued to be characterized by high levels of civilian death, forced displacement, destroyed civilian objects and the damaged natural environment. Azerbaijan reiterates its strong condemnation of all violations of international humanitarian law. During its aggression against my country since the early 1990s, Armenia committed multiple war crimes, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of civilians, massive ethnic cleansing, the extensive destruction and cultural erasure of populated areas.”
2022-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9042Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Close cooperation and coordination among them are critical to enabling the United Nations to effectively address the existing, new and emerging threats and challenges. Providing support to States affected by conflict and engaged in post-conflict peacebuilding, reconstruction and rehabilitation must be a commitment of the entire United Nations system. Coherent global responses and common efforts, consistent with the Charter of the United Nations and international law, are the most effective ways to achieve the goals of peace, inclusive sustainable development and human rights for all.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900Resumption1 (2021) · source
“As to humanitarian relief actions by States and international organizations, it is well established and generally accepted that such actions should be exclusively humanitarian in nature, cannot be misused for political purposes and should be carried out in conformity with the principles of neutrality, impartiality and consent of the affected country, while fully respecting the sovereignty, territorial integrity and national unity of States, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations. Furthermore, it is important that, acting to break the cycle of exclusion, inequality and conflict and to promote inclusive strategies, the Security Council and other organs, bodies, agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations strictly comply with their respective mandates.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900Resumption1 (2021) · source
“Human rights and fundamental freedoms are universal and respect for those rights must be accorded on an equal and non-discriminatory basis. The rule of law and equal protection under the law for all, without discrimination, are at the core of the international human rights protection system. It is necessary to insist at all levels that the recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900Resumption1 (2021) · source
“In some well-known instances, at the core of dissension and enmity are policies and practices based on mono-ethnicity, exclusion and discrimination. It is important to work on addressing all the root causes of contention, taking into account that peace, security, development, human rights and the rule of law are interlinked and mutually reinforcing. The outcome document containing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (General Assembly resolution 70/1) states, inter alia, that there can be no sustainable development without peace and no peace without sustainable development. It further reaffirms a commitment to international law, the need to respect the territorial integrity and political independence of States, and the full, permanent sovereignty of States over their wealth, natural resources and economic activity.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900Resumption1 (2021) · source
“At the outset, I would like to commend the delegation of Mexico for having convened this open debate and for submitting the concept note on the topic (S/2021/883, annex). Peoples throughout the world continue to suffer from wars and their devastating consequences. The coronavirus disease pandemic and the hazards of climate change aggravate and exacerbate the challenging security environment. Violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law, the global rise in hate speech, incitement to hostility and violence and the spread of various racist extremist groups and movements, based on ideologies that seek to promote racial superiority, have an undermining effect in the eruption, resurgence, protraction and expansion of conflicts, as well as in post-conflict situations.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900Resumption1 (2021) · source
“We express our sincere hopes that this year will witness tangible progress in the heroic quest of the Palestinian people to attain justice and fulfil their inalienable rights and legitimate national aspirations, including their right to self-determination, freedom and independence in their sovereign and independent State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“The Movement expresses its deep appreciation for the invaluable work done and the essential assistance provided by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East to the Palestine refugees and welcomes the extension of its mandate until 30 June 2023. In conclusion, the Non-Aligned Movement reaffirms its abiding solidarity with the Palestinian people, as well as its unwavering support for their just cause, and renews its commitment to further strengthening and coordinating the international efforts to achieve a just, lasting, comprehensive and peaceful solution to the question of Palestine in all its aspects, including the plight of Palestine refugees, on the basis of resolution 194 (III).”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“The members of the Non-Aligned Movement condemn the statement made by the President of the United States of America on 21 March 2019, regarding the occupied Syrian Golan, as well as the subsequent unilateral and arbitrary proclamation on recognizing the Golan Heights as part of Israel, and call upon the Security Council to shoulder its responsibility by clearly condemning that provocative statement and proclamation. In the absence of a solution, the States members of the Movement reiterate their call for the continued provision of the required humanitarian and socioeconomic assistance to the Palestinian people, including Palestine refugees.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“The Movement welcomes the call for Al-Quds/Jerusalem, signed in Rabat on 30 March 2019 by His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco and His Holiness Pope Francis, to stress the important role that Al-Quds/Jerusalem plays as a city of tolerance and mutual respect among the people of the three monotheistic religions and the need to preserve its specificities and features as a city of peaceful coexistence. The Non-Aligned Movement demands once again that Israel abide by resolution 497 (1981) and that it withdraw fully from the occupied Syrian Golan to the borders of 4 June 1967, in implementation of resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973).”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“It must also respect the historic status quo at the holy sites in occupied East Jerusalem, including at Al-Haram Al-Sharif. The Non-Aligned Movement also reaffirms its support for Jordan in preserving and administrating the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, including Al-Haram Al-Sharif, and for the Hashemite custodianship of the holy sites, as exercised by His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of Jordan. The Non-Aligned Movement commends the efforts of His Majesty King Mohammed VI as Chair of the Al-Quds Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Israel must be compelled to cease completely all illegal settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, the demolition of Palestinian homes and property, the forced displacement of Palestinian civilians, all acts of violence, provocations and incitement against Palestinian civilians, and other human rights violations, many of which may amount to war crimes. Israel must fully comply with its duties and responsibilities under international law, including its legal obligations under the Fourth Geneva Convention as the occupying Power. It must immediately cease all policies and measures aimed at the alteration of the demography, character, identity and legal status of the occupied territories.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“The Non-Aligned Movement continues to believe that resolution 2334 (2016) provides the most viable path towards peace, setting forth the essential requirements and parameters for the achievement of the two-State solution, based on the pre-1967 borders, in accordance with the long-standing terms for reference of peace endorsed by the international community, the relevant United Nations resolutions, the Madrid principles, including the principle of land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Quartet road map. Hence, we call for its full and effective implementation.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“The absence of justice only fosters greater impunity and further destabilizes the situation on the ground, severely diminishing the prospects for peace. The States members of the Movement deplore ongoing Israeli intransigence, illegal policies and measures that greatly undermine the realization of a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Movement also reiterates its grave concerns about the continued deterioration of the situation on the ground in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem and in particular the Gaza Strip, where the illegal and suffocating Israeli blockade has imposed a dire humanitarian situation and deplorable socioeconomic conditions.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“The tools provided by multilateral diplomacy are the way to achieve such a solution, which cannot be unilaterally, forcibly or unfairly imposed. The Security Council has been entrusted with the clear responsibility to ensure the maintenance of international peace and security. Therefore, it must uphold its Charter duties and act to ensure the implementation of its own resolutions, which not only comprise the foundation for a peaceful solution to the conflict, but are, on top of that, legally binding for all United Nations Member States. We are deeply concerned that, for too long, this organ has been unable to fulfil its mandate with regard to this important question. At this critical moment, this requires immediate action to hold Israel — the occupying Power — accountable for its violations.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“An increased number of settler-related attacks, incitement and harassment, particularly around the olive harvest season in the Hebron area, are also deeply concerning. In reflecting on this dismal reality, the Non-Aligned Movement seizes this opportunity to reaffirm its abiding solidarity with the Palestinian people, its unwavering support for their inalienable rights, including to self- determination, and its commitment to the alleviation of their plight, as well as to reaching a just, lasting and peaceful solution to the question of Palestine in every aspect. That solution is well-known and must be in line with international law, the relevant United Nations resolutions and the Charter of the United Nations itself.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“In the Gaza Strip, 44 Palestinian, including nine children and three women, were killed by Israeli security forces as a result of air strikes during demonstrations, clashes, security operations and other incidents. Two thousand nine hundred and forty Palestinians were injured, including approximately 400 Palestinians by live ammunition, among them dozens of children. In the occupied West Bank, four Palestinians were shot and killed, including one woman, and 1,064 Palestinians were injured, including 23 children. In 2019, it was documented that the Israeli occupying authorities seized or destroyed 617 homes and structures in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, forcibly displacing 898 Palestinians.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“I have the honour to deliver this statement at this quarterly open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question, on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. The question of Palestine has historically been an issue of concern and vital importance to the Movement, and it is with deep regret that we witness the passing of yet another year without a resolution to the conflict. Constituting a matter of international peace and security and also being the cornerstone for peace in the Middle East region, the situation there remains critical and unsustainable, and therefore continues to require the immediate attention of the international community. The statistics from 2019 are appalling.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“We commend the initiative of holding this open debate to share and highlight experiences, lessons learned, good practices and context-specific challenges, and consider it useful to continue discussions on the topic.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source