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Olhaye

lines on the record: 631
first: 1993-01-29
most recent: 2013-10-22
sittings or episodes: 73
sources: un-security-council

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“To conclude, I wish to reaffirm the full support and solidarity of the OIC with the Palestinian people in their endeavour to regain their legitimate and inalienable national rights, including their rights to return, self- determination, sovereignty and independence in the State of Palestine on the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
2013-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7047 (2013) · source
“The Security Council cannot remain silent while a volatile and dangerous situation continues to escalate on the ground due to Israeli persistence in defying the will of the international community through its forced occupation of Palestinian and Arab territories and by denying the restoration of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people. The OIC calls upon the Council to play its role vis-a-vis the Middle East peace process by implementing the resolutions in has adopted, in an effort to move the process forward towards the realization of peace.”
2013-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7047 (2013) · source
“The inhumane policies and systematic violations perpetrated by Israel against Palestinian prisoners require the urgent intervention of the international community in order to defend the human rights of Palestinian prisoners, save their lives and pressure Israel to respect its obligations towards them, in accordance with international humanitarian law, including the Geneva Conventions. Israel has administratively detained thousands of Palestinians for prolonged periods without informing them of the charges against them and without the right to due process. The OIC believes that international consensus to bring about a just and comprehensive solution in the Middle East conflict requires the enforcement of international law and the implementation of international resolutions.”
2013-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7047 (2013) · source
“The OIC stresses that the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip constitutes a collective punishment of the Palestinian population, with serious and catastrophic social, economic and humanitarian consequences on the lives of that entire population. The OIC reiterates its firm demand for an immediate end to that illegal and inhumane Israeli blockade. Furthermore, the OIC is very concerned over human rights violations against Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons and detention centres.”
2013-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7047 (2013) · source
“In that regard, we recall that such illegal Israeli acts have always contravened international law and resolutions of international legitimacy, including those that affirm that East Jerusalem remains an integral part of the Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967, and that its illegal annexation by Israel continues to be rejected and unrecognized by the international community. United Nations statistics show that the rate of demolition of residential and other structures rose last year and this in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The number of small communities being continuously leveled amounts to the forcible transfer of their population, which can no longer live there without shelter. That is a clear violation of the Geneva Convention and a war crime.”
2013-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7047 (2013) · source
“The continued, intensified provocations of Israel, the occupying Power, and its extremist settlers, particularly at Al-Haram al-Sharif and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, have the potential to inflame already simmering religious tensions and violence and must receive immediate attention from the international community, with due regard for measures to de-escalate tensions, to preserve the sanctity of Muslim and Christian holy sites in the city and to protect them from any acts of aggression and provocation.”
2013-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7047 (2013) · source
“All acts aimed at altering the Arab character and demographic composition of occupied East Jerusalem - including building settlements, excavating underneath Al-Aqsa Mosque, desecrating Islamic and Christian sites, distorting the authentic history ofthe city, changing its landmarks, demolishing Palestinian homes and closing Palestinian institutions with a view to isolating occupied East Jerusalem from its Palestinian surroundings - are illegal, null and void and must be brought to an immediate halt. The continuation of such illegal acts threatens to further destabilize the entire region.”
2013-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7047 (2013) · source
“Such daily aggressions against Palestinian life, property and rights, which include blocking roads, vandalizing cars and houses, burning mosques and fields, and uprooting trees, along with other damage to property, have regrettably become commonplace. Such acts threaten to further destabilize the extremely fragile situation on the ground, and to sabotage resumed bilateral negotiations. The continued failure to enforce international law has emboldened the occupying Power and the fanatical Israeli settlers to continue committing violations and crimes against the Palestinian people with impunity. By the same token, illegal, unilateral Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem continue to endanger the precious significance ofthe holy city ofJerusalem for the entire Islamic world.”
2013-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7047 (2013) · source
“Israel, the occupying Power, persists with its construction of illegal settlements and the apartheid annexation wall, which constitute grave breaches of international law, undermine the contiguity, unity and viability of the State of Palestine, and jeopardize the prospects for achieving the two-State solution on the basis of the pre-l967 borders. In that regard, the OIC urgently calls upon the international community, particularly the Security Council, to uphold its responsibilities and further consider practical measures to bring an end to Israel's settlement policy. The fragile situation on the ground due to the repeated provocative acts of violence and terror perpetrated by fanatical Israeli settlers is alarming.”
2013-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7047 (2013) · source
“The latest United States initiative to reignite the peace process, spearheaded by Secretary of State John Kerry, deserves our commendation, and we hope that this time around it will produce realistic progress. The agony, hardship and hopelessness of the Syrian people continue unabated. The brutality experienced by the civilian population is unparalleled, with millions in makeshift refugee camps in the neighbouring countries. There is no end in sight to that humanitarian catastrophe. All hopes are pinned on the renewed push for the long-delayed "Geneva II" conference and a negotiated settlement to end the mayhem and bloodshed. The OIC expresses grave concern over the continued Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people and their land.”
2013-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7047 (2013) · source
“I take the floor on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). While a period of extraordinary challenges is still evolving in the Middle East, a credible peace process towards a two-State solution remains a core priority of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. We reaffirm the permanent responsibility of the United Nations towards the question of Palestine until all of its aspects are justly and fully resolved, and we further reiterate our call for the international community's sustained engagement and full support, at this critical period, in seizing the current diplomatic opportunity to bring about tangible results that enforce United Nations resolutions and put an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian and Arab lands occupied since 1967.”
2013-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7047 (2013) · source
“In closing, I wish to reaffirm the full support and solidarity of the OIC with the Palestinian people in their endeavour to regain their legitimate and inalienable national rights, including their right of return and self-determination and the establishment of their independent Palestinian State on their national soil, with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
2013-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6950Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The OIC urges the Syrian regime to immediately stop the killing of its citizens and engage in a serious dialogue between the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces and representatives of the Syrian Government, in order to pave the way for a transition process that would enable the Syrian people to achieve their legitimate aspirations for democratic reform and change. However, the OIC, while reiterating its commitment to a peaceful solution to the crisis in Syria, calls upon the international community, in particular the Security Council, to assume its responsibilities and act promptly to stop the killing, destruction and displacement perpetrated against the Syrian people, and to find a peaceful and lasting solution to the Syrian crisis.”
2013-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6950Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The Organization of Islamic Cooperation is very concerned over the deteriorating situation and the ongoing bloodshed, violence and destruction of property in Syria, and it stresses the need to preserve Syria's unity, sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. The OIC therefore calls for the immediate cessation of the violence, killing and destruction, for the respect of Islamic values and human rights, and for saving Syria from the danger of an all-out civil war. It is sad, indeed painful, to acknowledge that the minaret of Syria's famous twelfth-century Ummayad mosque in Aleppo has today been destroyed.”
2013-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6950Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The OIC underlines that the blockade imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip constitutes a collective punishment of the civilian population; has a serious social, economic and humanitarian impact on the living conditions of the Palestinian population; and represents a serious threat to regional peace and stability. In that regard, the OIC reiterates its firm and unwavering demand for an immediate end to the illegal and inhumane Israeli blockade and the opening of all crossing points controlled by Israel, to allow for the free movement of persons and goods into and from the Gaza Strip.”
2013-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6950Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The death of the Palestinian prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdieh last month in an Israeli jail not only exposes the inhumane policies and systematic violations perpetrated by the Israeli occupation against Palestinian prisoners, but also requires the international community to take urgent and effective action in order to defend Palestinian prisoners' human rights, save their lives and pressure Israel to respect its obligations towards Palestinian prisoners in accordance with international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions, and to release them immediately.”
2013-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6950Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Such action is necessary in order to maintain the prospects for peace and to accelerate its realization through fulfilling the Palestinian people's national rights to self-determination and independence; finding an equitable settlement for Palestinian refugees based on General Assembly resolution 194 (III); resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict; and, ultimately, achieving a durable peace in the region that will lead to the establishment of an independent State of Palestine on pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital. The OIC remains very concerned over the human rights violations committed against Palestinians in Israeli prisons.”
2013-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6950Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The resort by Palestinians to refusing food can be seen as a rejection of the widespread harsh and injurious Israeli instrument known as administrative detention, which is administered by military courts, so as to detain Palestinians indefinitely, subject to half-yearly reviews. At this critical time, the OIC underlines that prompt action aimed at upholding the principles of right, justice and freedom; the enforcement of international law; and the implementation of resolutions of international legality constitutes an obligation and a responsibility of the Security Council.”
2013-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6950Resumption1 (2013) · source
“All these activities now threaten to undermine the prospects for the two-State solution and to destabilize the region. In that regard, the OIC calls upon the international community to ensure Israel's halt of its settlement policies and enable the Palestinian people to exercise their inalienable rights, in line with United Nations resolutions and international law. The detention of Palestinians is very alarming. That miserable and hopeless scenario is repeating itself, against the backdrop of pervasive Israeli repressive and inhumane measures, and shows no sign of ending.”
2013-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6950Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Despite the promising reality following the granting of observer State status to Palestine by an overwhelming majority of States members ofthe General Assembly on 29 November 2012 (see A/67/PV.44), the OIC believes that the implications arising from the significant missed opportunities we have seen are definitely unfavourable, especially in the light of the highly unstable and volatile situation in the Middle East. Despite the support granted by the majority of States Members of the United Nations to resolution 67/ 19 elevating Palestine to the status of observer State, Israel, the occupying Power, persists in carrying out illegal policies in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, by expanding settlements, building an apartheid wall, detaining thousands of Palestinians and illegally besieging the Gaza Strip.”
2013-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6950Resumption1 (2013) · source
“I speak on behalf of the member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). At the outset, Mr. President, I hasten to congratulate your country most sincerely, as well as you and your team, upon Rwanda's rejoining the Security Council almost 20 years after the genocide. It is a remarkable achievement, and we salute the people of Rwanda and wish them continued full enjoyment of peace and stability. The current status quo of political stalemate remains the most pressing concern and long-standing challenge to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the international community.”
2013-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6950Resumption1 (2013) · source
“There must also be full acknowledgement of and respect for historical commitments and pledges made in that regard, as embodied in relevant United Nations resolutions, the Madrid terms of reference, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Quartet road map.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“At this crucial phase, there must be continued economic, financial and political support for the Palestinian people with a view to enhancing the sustainability, viability and existence of the Palestinian State, which faces dire financial challenges due to arbitrary Israeli measures and illegal withholding of Palestinian revenues. The OIC will continue to stress that resolving the Middle East conflict hinges on a comprehensive settlement of the Palestinian question. The international consensus to realize the vision ofthe two-State solution requires a clear stance based on international legality and justice.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Our debate today coincides with the most intense and aggressive Israeli settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem in particular, where Israel continues to pursue a systematic process of altering the city's indigenous demographic composition and character and creating facts on the ground. Israeli policies are designed to isolate East Jerusalem from the rest of the Palestinian environs, in defiance of the unanimity of the international stance, United Nations resolutions and international law.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The realization of peace and stability in the Middle East is an utmost priority for the OIC and the international community alike, given that a credible political process, to which the OIC remains committed, is of strategic significance to the entire region and beyond. Therefore, the OIC remains firm in its conviction that the Security Council must not be absolved of its role and duties under the Charter of the United Nations to take necessary and immediate actions to ensure that Israel halts its occupation and settlement policies, so as to enable the Palestinian people to exercise their inalienable rights in line with United Nations resolutions and international law, and eventually to maintain the internationally endorsed two-State solution.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Definitely, while Israeli settlement policies constitute a standing challenge, the current stalemate in the peace process is neither acceptable nor conducive to ajust and lasting settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Meanwhile, the recognition and upgrading of Palestine status to non-member observer State at the United Nations constitutes a timely and fundamental opportunity that should not be lost but rather fully utilized to create a new momentum for reviving the currently deadlocked peace process and to create genuine progress in the pursuit of a just and durable solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, one that will lead to the comprehensive realization of the independence of the State of Palestine on the basis of pre-l967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Indeed, Israel's occupation policies and practices continue to undermine the vision of the two-State solution and to defy the will of the international community through settlement, construction, land annexation, appropriation of properties, isolation of East Jerusalem from the Palestinian territory, and so on, all in violation of international law and relevant resolutions of the United Nations. Indeed, it would be hard not to notice the emergence and proliferation of parties in Israel with hard-line positions and the primary goal of supporting settlements and not making peace with the Palestinians, thus leaving the fate of Palestinian statehood hanging in the balance.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The Palestinian people's aspirations to realize their legitimate dreams and rights to freedom, sovereignty and self-determination and to practice the principles of equity, justice and human dignity in their own independent State on their own homeland, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital, are systematically blocked and denied. Their long-standing question is still unresolved and peace and justice are unsecured, and the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, is ultimately made permanent. After 20 years of painful, tortuous and often futile negotiations, prospects for peace and justice in the region are now diminishing more rapidly than ever.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“First of all, Mr. President, on behalf of the member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you, your able team and your country on the excellent conduct in steering the work of the Council for the month. Amid a rapidly changing situation in the Middle East, the Palestinian question remains at the heart of the outstanding issues that require the utmost attention of and prompt intervention from this body, which has so far failed to address and correct the injustices that Israel has been inflicting on the Palestinian people from 1948 until today.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The Council's action in adopting resolution 1907 (2009) today therefore underscores its determination to put an end to destabilization activities against Somalia by Eritrea and other foreign actors.”
2009-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6254 (2009) · source
“More to the point, one wonders whether the meticulously observed three-phase approach is compatible with the overall changing scenario on the ground. It is pertinent in this respect to note what the Economist magazine exhorted in its issue of 8 December: "Until someone has the courage and the equipment to intervene decisively on a large scale, Somalia will remain the world's murkiest failed State, with ordinary Somalis trapped in their misery." Eritrea has been warned repeatedly by the international community to desist from providing support to acts that threaten peace, security and stability in Somalia and that prevent or block the implementation of the Djibouti peace process.”
2009-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6254 (2009) · source
“For the first time since Somalia plunged into anarchy and degenerated into a country where feudal warlords and Islamist insurgents compete for power, there is an overwhelming consensus within the region on the way forward to bringing about peace and security in Somalia. Likewise, other members of the international community have extended necessary recognition and support to the Transitional Federal Government. Overall, there is a major recognition of the need to improve and strengthen Somalia's security sector - incrementally, although we should not squander the momentum. Indeed Somalia, and Mogadishu in particular, are currently a challenging environment for all. One wonders, in the light of the growing and deadly insurgency, whether the United Nations can be persuaded to re-evaluate its role in Somalia.”
2009-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6254 (2009) · source
“For the one and a half years since the clash 10-12 June 2008, Eritrea has been stonewalling in providing information about the conditions and whereabouts of Djibouti's prisoners of war, numbering 19 soldiers, including a senior officer. Access has been consistently denied to the International Red Cross And Red Crescent Movement and to other well-meaning delegations, countries and individuals. Overall, Djibouti lost 27 soldiers in this conflict, with 119 wounded. We have humanely treated and continue to treat Eritrean prisoners of war in our custody, allowing access to all concerned. We demand that Eritrea, as a State Member of the United Nations, accept its international obligations under the Third Geneva Convention.”
2009-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6254 (2009) · source
“Not only is it important on its own merit, but it is at the heart of the turbulent situation in the Horn of Africa, including the current difficult relations between Djibouti and Eritrea." (5/2009/602) Continuing this weird and implausible argument, Eritrea "urges the Security Council not to ignore the real issue behind many conflicts in our region and to take concrete measures to ensure that Ethiopia abides by its treaty obligations and international law and withdraws its troops from sovereign Eritrean territories that it is illegally occupying" (ibid.) Unabashedly, Eritrea is saying loud and clear to this Council that it is justified in continuing to illegally occupy the sovereign territory of the Republic of Djibouti as long as Eritrea is at loggerheads with Ethiopia. That is the challenge facing this Council.”
2009-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6254 (2009) · source
“Nobody, including Eritrea itself, has any illusion about the facts it deliberately wanted to create on the ground - implanting itself in the sovereign territory of Djibouti entirely for ulterior motives, as it clearly reveals in its letter of 23 November 2009 addressed to the President of the Security Council: "The delegation of Eritrea also wishes to seize this occasion to stress the importance of the final and binding demarcation decision that was awarded by the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission. The matter cannot remain shelved in perpetuity if peace and stability are to take root in the region.”
2009-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6254 (2009) · source
“Rarely has a sanctions resolution come before the Security Council involving three countries and, for that matter, impacting a whole region. Such is the significance of today's landmark, historic resolution that hopes are already high in the Horn of Africa that we might be at the beginning of the end of the prolonged, destructive, senseless and wasteful wars and hostilities that have uprooted tens of millions of people, depriving them of their basic rights to life, education, development and to peace and security. That is why the measures outlined in today's resolution target only the Eritrean regime's destructive role in Somalia and its infringement of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of my country, without adversely affecting the people of Eritrea, who are ravaged by extreme pestilence and misgovernment.”
2009-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6254 (2009) · source
“As a small, peace-loving and pragmatic nation in the midst of a turbulent region, Djibouti unmistakably pinned both its hope and faith in the central tenet of this Organization - preventing wars under a collective security arrangement whereby an aggressor of any one State is considered to be an aggressor against all other States, which act together to repel the aggressor. It is thought that only a set of coordinated and punitive measures, targeting primarily the regime's civilian and military leadership, can force it to make unpalatable choices. Given Eritrea's legendary intransigence and defiance, and the pretence of righteousness that pervades its propaganda machine, which churns out dubious statements practically every day, doing nothing was never an option for this Council. Sanctions against Eritrea have too long been inevitable.”
2009-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6254 (2009) · source
“But all underestimate the growing bitterness and frustration of my people. Addressing the Council in October last year, my President insisted: "The impasse imposed on us by Eritrea is intolerable and unacceptable. The provocation and inexplicable invasion of our territory are totally unacceptable... Continued inaction in whatever form will not only encourage but reward Eritrea's attitude. That would leave my country with but one option: the option of war." (S/PV.6000, 17.4) The Government and people of Djibouti today, however, rejoice and warmly welcome that justice has been done at last with respect to the unprovoked, naked and blatant aggression against my country by Eritrea almost two years ago.”
2009-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6254 (2009) · source
“Dissatisfied with the obvious procrastination and obstinacy of Eritrea over its continued occupation of Djiboutian territory despite repeated calls by the United Nations and regional organizations, the Security Council imposed its will through resolution 1862 (2009) of 14 January 2009, which demanded that Eritrea implement specific actions within six weeks, after which the Council would decide to take appropriate actions. However, in less than 24 hours, Eritrea, true to its character, rejected the resolution, dismissing it as ill-considered, unbalanced and unnecessary. It is inconceivable that a year has passed without any implementation of resolution 1862 (2009), a major decision of this Council, thanks, perhaps, to forces favouring the status quo for the time being and perhaps to others believing in the linkage fantasy.”
2009-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6254 (2009) · source
“Notably, the Security Council, the African Union, the League of Arab States, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the Organization of the Islamic Conference acted swiftly, calling for an immediate ceasefire, strongly condemning Eritrea and demanding that all forces be withdrawn to the status quo ante. Djibouti heeded the calls and withdrew its forces to the status quo ante. On the other hand, not only did Eritrea reject all calls, but it consistently responded to all entreaties from any party with denial, indifference and thinly disguised contempt. The conclusions of the fact-finding mission dispatched by the Security Council were clear, unmistakable and far-reaching, and represented a damning indictment of the regime's erratic behaviour and on its dishonest and deliberate distortions of fact.”
2009-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6254 (2009) · source
“Thus, hardly a decade had elapsed before we found ourselves engaged in a military confrontation in early 2008 against the backdrop of a sudden and inexplicable occupation of parts of my country - Ras Doumeira and Doumeira Island - by Eritrean forces. As Council members will recall, both my President and the Prime Minister of Djibouti have addressed the Council - on 23 October 2008 and 24 June 2008, respectively (see S/PV.6000 and S/PV.5924) - in order to underscore the seriousness of the tense situation that resulted in many deaths, many wounded and many prisoners taken on both sides, following the military clash that occurred on 10 to 12 June 2008. My Government left no stone unturned and had exhausted all avenues, involving all regional and international organizations in resolving this crisis.”
2009-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6254 (2009) · source
“Again, only a couple of years later, in the midst of intensive mediation efforts by an African Union select committee of senior African leaders during the flare-up of hostilities between Eritrea and Ethiopia, Eritrea's leader, out of sheer contempt and audacity, directed baseless accusations against the late former President and father figure of my country, who was a member of the select committee. Our reaction was, "enough is enough", and we severed diplomatic relations with Eritrea. This lasted a few years before another rapprochement and restoration of relations occurred. But as we have bitterly found out to our utter dismay, reliability and consistency are attributes that are in serious short supply in Asmara.”
2009-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6254 (2009) · source
“It may be recalled that the territory now occupied by Eritrea was the subject of previous contention between the two countries in 1996. At that time, Eritrea produced a fictitious map purporting to show that that area was part of that country. Naturally, Djibouti vehemently objected, questioning the authenticity and veracity of the map, and immediately brought the matter to the attention the Security Council, at which point Eritrea retreated and officially withdrew the map.”
2009-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6254 (2009) · source
“I can thus say that there has been a convergence of views between Security Council members and the African Union on the lack of cooperation and dialogue on the part of the Eritrean authorities, who have shown nothing but disdain and denial and have continued their destabilizing actions in our region, in spite of the offers of good offices made many times by these two organizations. This convergence of views led the Security Council to shoulder its responsibilities pursuant to the Charter of the United Nations by adopting the draft resolution that was before it today. (spoke in English) Djibouti and Eritrea are two neighbours who have unfortunately had uneasy relations since Eritrea attained nationhood in 1991.”
2009-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6254 (2009) · source
“Today's resolution was adopted on the basis of the decision adopted at the thirteenth session of the Assembly of the African Union, held in Sirte, Libya, which called on the Security Council to impose sanctions on foreign actors both within and outside the region, especially Eritrea, providing support to the armed groups engaged in destabilization activities in Somalia, undermining all efforts towards reconciliation in the country and the region, and expressed its concern at the lack of cooperation by Eritrea in implementing resolution 1862 (2009), which was adopted in January 2009.”
2009-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6254 (2009) · source
“I would like, Mr. President, to highlight the positive and constructive role played by your delegation as well as the role played by all members of the Council. This is a further manifestation of the growing cooperation between the Security Council and the African Union, aimed at restoring or maintaining peace and security on the continent.”
2009-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6254 (2009) · source
“Mr. Olhaye (Djibouti) (spoke in French): I take this opportunity, Sir, to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December. I would also like to congratulate the Austrian delegation for its excellent work last month. My delegation hails Burkina Faso's outstanding work as a member of the Security Council over the past two years and for its tireless efforts to reconcile the positions of all parties in conflict in order to reach negotiated, just and consensus-based solutions. For my delegation, the adoption of the resolution that we are discussing today, resolution 1907 (2009), has a special dimension, as it was under an African presidency of the Security Council that a draft resolution which is crucial for several African countries in the Horn of Africa was considered and adopted.”
2009-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6254 (2009) · source
“Surely, as we all know by now, peace and security in the Middle East can never be driven by either sheer power or misplaced pride, but by pragmatism and realism. Security for all comes not through unending conflict and warfare but through a desire for genuine peace that recognizes the existence and rights of all the peoples in the region.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The Secretary-General's impassioned urging of Israel yesterday here in the Council to reopen the closed crossing points - without which, in his words, "Gaza will continue to be sucked into a downward spiral of suffering and chaos and the region further inflamed" (S/PV.5492, p. 4) - must be heeded. As we all know, until Israel accepts the rights of Palestinians and refrains from shortcuts and unilateral acts that prejudice final status issues, and until it negotiates in good faith, there will be no end in sight, regrettably, to the vicious cycle of violence. What is required is boldness, determination and farsightedness on the part of Israel to use its power towards achieving peace with its neighbours, in accordance with resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973). That is very long overdue.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source
“We all know that, following the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier in Gaza by Palestinian fighters a few weeks ago - which we condemned - Israel resorted to a full-scale war of bombardment that included major destruction of vital infrastructure, including power plants, depriving hundreds of thousands of civilians of electricity and water in the sweltering heat of summer. The blockade of Gaza - and the indiscriminate, disproportionate and collective punishment of Palestinians continue. We urge Israel to lift the siege and to allow for the flow of humanitarian relief to affected people.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source