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Pascoe

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first: 2007-03-14
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“Just a few days ago, for instance, a European Union warship escorting supplies for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was brazenly attacked by Somali pirates from a large freighter that had itself been seized about a month ago. These acts continue to have serious effects on the regional economies of East Africa and the economies of the wider world. In addition, sea-based transport routes for humanitarian and peacekeeping assistance are crucial to maintaining a vital lifeline for Somalia and to providing hope for the Somali people. The problems would be worse if not for the very considerable international anti-piracy efforts that are now under way. Member States have put in place a strong naval presence off the coast of Somalia, with an unprecedented level of coordination of navies in this area.”
2010-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6417 (2010) · source
“Mr. Pascoe: I thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to present the Secretary-General's latest report on piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia (S/2010/556). Piracy is a menace that it outpacing efforts by the international community to stem it. The numbers are appalling. As of 4 November, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) reports that over 438 seafarers and passengers and 20 ships are being held by pirates. That is an increase of almost 100 kidnapped victims in less than a month. As always, we of course call for the immediate release of all individuals still in the hands of Somali pirates. Pirates are also taking greater risks and seeking higher ransoms.”
2010-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6417 (2010) · source
“It is still possible for the parties to meet their targets in time, but, as I stressed to all of those I met during my visit, that will require translating this new-found sense of urgency into decision-making and concrete action. The sooner these decisions are taken, the better. UNMIN's priority will continue to be working with the parties to ensure a smooth handover and withdrawal. We will continue to follow developments there closely, and I would be prepared, as appropriate, to return to Nepal before year's end to provide the Council with another update on developments should the Council deem it useful.”
2010-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6398 (2010) · source
“Nepal's friends and neighbours should be ready to facilitate solutions and assist in implementation of agreements, including the integration and rehabilitation of former combatants, the constitutional process and future elections, as well as the consolidation of the country's democratic institutions. In conclusion, there is no doubt that the 15 January deadline for UNMIN's withdrawal has created a new sense of urgency among the parties in Nepal, and more focused thinking on how to end the prolonged stasis is taking place. I welcome the recent positive developments that I have just described. Let me reiterate that, important as they are, they are no substitute for the political decisions that are yet to be 10-58090 taken and the compromises that need to be made by Nepal's political leaders.”
2010-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6398 (2010) · source
“I also tried to allay concerns, raised frequently across the political spectrum in Nepal, that, with UNMIN's withdrawal, the United Nations might be abandoning Nepal and its peace process. I made it very clear that, while UNMIN was leaving, the United Nations would remain very much engaged. Our efforts will be available through the country team and from New York to support Nepal's Government and its people after UNMIN's withdrawal. The challenge for all of us in the international community is to make it clear to all the political actors that the status quo is not tenable. We should emphasize our support for their good-faith efforts and willingness to compromise.”
2010-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6398 (2010) · source
“In my discussions with Nepal's political leaders, I was very firm on the Security Council's clear decision in resolution 1939 (2010) that UNMIN will leave Nepal after 15 January 2011. This means that the Mission's arms monitoring and other substantive functions will cease on that date, and that any UNMIN staff in Nepal after that date will be there to liquidate the Mission. I urged all concerned to use the time remaining to complete the outstanding tasks. I underlined that UNMIN's departure should not be abrupt or disruptive to the peace process; nor should it create an unhelpful vacuum in their political transition. I conveyed UNMIN's readiness to work with all sides, within its mandate, to ensure a seamless transition.”
2010-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6398 (2010) · source
“The prolonged political stalemate in Nepal, most vividly symbolized by the continuing failure to elect a new Prime Minister, is compounded by persistent internal divisions within the main political parties, personal interests and calculations, and regional factors. Yet dialogue continues across Nepal's political fault lines, and many of the leaders I spoke to in Kathmandu expressed to me their hopes that there could be a political breakthrough in early November, after the end of the current holiday period in Nepal. We also believe this is possible if the parties exhibit the necessary flexibility and will. Progress on forming a consensus Government or on substantive issues related to integration and rehabilitation could provide the critical momentum for a breakthrough.”
2010-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6398 (2010) · source
“The constitution-making process has similarly stalled, but most of my interlocutors said differences on the nature and shape of the new constitution were surmountable and could be bridged once the political climate improved. The Speaker of the Constituent Assembly has initiated discussions on a renewed effort on the constitution that focuses on some 200 areas of disagreement. A meeting of the 27 political parties of the Constituent Assembly on 11 October established a seven-member task force headed by former Prime Minister and UCPN-M. Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" and comprising senior political leaders and lawmakers, which will seek to address differences. Its report is due on 24 October.”
2010-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6398 (2010) · source
“Apart from the integration and rehabilitation of former combatants, two areas are significant in this regard: constitution-drafting and power-sharing, to which all outstanding peace process tasks have now been linked. A package deal on essential aspects of all three areas was raised by many political leaders as the right approach to ending the current stalemate. Many of my interlocutors pointed to power- sharing as the most immediate issue of concern and argued that a solution could generate meaningful progress across all contentious areas. Three months after the resignation of Prime Minister Nepal, the country is still led by a caretaker Government. Twelve rounds of voting in the legislature-parliament to elect a new Prime Minister have not produced a winner.”
2010-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6398 (2010) · source
“I conveyed the United Nations encouragement and the view that progress in this area, as well as in addressing outstanding human rights and accountability issues, are important to Nepal's standing as a significant United Nations peacekeeping contributor. I also underlined that the Maoist army and its leadership share the responsibility to account for human rights violations during and after the conflict, and must fulfil its solemn commitments in that regard. Thirdly, the parties also recommitted themselves to taking up the remaining tasks of the peace process from 17 September, and basically completing them by 14 January 2011.”
2010-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6398 (2010) · source
“The parties' current thinking envisages three broad avenues for Maoist army personnel to choose: integration into the security forces, rehabilitation to civilian life through vocational training and support packages, and "voluntary exit" involving a cash payment. On a parallel issue under the Comprehensive Peace Agreement - namely, the democratization of the Nepal Army - I was briefed by the Defence Minister on the broad content of a proposal that has been submitted by the Ministry to the Cabinet. It is important that work on this issue proceed with the wider consultations required under the Agreement and the interim constitution.”
2010-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6398 (2010) · source
“Clearly, this work can be useful only if the essential political decisions on integration and rehabilitation are made, and made soon, by Nepal's political leaders. I advised the parties to give priority to carrying out the integration and rehabilitation of combatants, which would permit the closure of the cantonments, rather than focusing on building an elaborate and expensive supervision and monitoring system to take over responsibilities from UNMIN. The latter course 3 does not solve the problem and raises many challenges from the political, financial and logistical perspective. The Special Committee's secretariat is developing a methodology for a survey that would provide information on the preferences of combatants with regard to integration and rehabilitation and lay the ground for later work on both processes.”
2010-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6398 (2010) · source
“Accordingly, and at the request of the Special Committee, UNMIN has provided the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction with the data on verified Maoist army personnel that was collected in the 2007 registration and verification exercise. One important step taken in that context was the formation of a secretariat as the body supporting the Special Committee to implement the supervision, integration and rehabilitation of Maoist army personnel. However, there is as yet no agreement on a "convenor" for this body, negotiations on which continue at the political level. The secretariat is thus far focused on the conceptual and operational planning of bringing the cantonments under the Special Committee's effective supervision.”
2010-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6398 (2010) · source
“On this, all my interlocutors pointed to the reactivation of the Special Committee, which, until recently, had been meeting only infrequently and irregularly. The Special Committee has now taken a number of procedural decisions, but it has yet to achieve progress on the core issues. It is evident that the Committee will be able to discharge its responsibilities effectively only when political leaders agree on the essential decisions that have to be made regarding the integration of Maoist army personnel into the security forces, notably on the numbers and the modalities. Secondly, under the agreement the parties also committed themselves to bringing the Maoist combatants under the Special Committee. It was agreed that combatants' complete data would be provided to the Special Committee without delay.”
2010-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6398 (2010) · source
“The Council's decision to extend the mandate for a final period of four months, as requested by the Government of Nepal, was born out of these considerations and predicated on the agreement signed by the Government of Nepal and the UCPN-M. to basically complete the remaining tasks of the peace process by 14 January 2011. The 13 September agreement between the Government and the UCPN-M, in addition to requesting the extension of UNMIN's mandate by four 10-58090 months, commits the Government and the Maoists to move towards what is termed "the logical conclusion of the peace process" in three areas. Allow me to provide an update from the visit on those. First, the parties agreed to reach consensus and to give final shape to and implement the documents prepared in the Special Committee on integration and rehabilitation.”
2010-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6398 (2010) · source
“Each extension request was accompanied by renewed, and ultimately unfulfilled, commitments by the parties and the Government to expeditiously complete the outstanding tasks. Of course, it has not worked out that way. While UNMIN's continued monitoring and its presence are widely recognized and appreciated as important factors of stability, the Mission has found itself subjected to controversies stemming from the deterioration in the political climate, misrepresentations of its mandate and the ensuing mismatch between the parties' high expectations and the reality of UNMIN's limited responsibilities. As the Secretary-General stated in his last report to the Council (S/2010/453), of2 September 2010, we are not in favour of repeated extensions of the Mission's mandate in a climate that undermines its ability to function effectively.”
2010-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6398 (2010) · source
“However, the parties requested the continued presence and support of the Mission, given in particular the lack of progress on the integration and rehabilitation of Maoist army personnel. The debate on integration and rehabilitation, a fundamental task of the process, has been marked by disagreements on the number of Maoist army personnel to be integrated into the security forces and the modalities for their integration. At the same time, the political climate has turned negative and the degree of mistrust among the parties has sown the seeds of the political stalemate that has persisted for well over a year and a half now. UNMIN's presence has been extended seven times, at the request of the parties, without any adjustment in its mandate that might have enabled the Mission to deliver more effective support to resolve the ongoing disputes.”
2010-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6398 (2010) · source
“The Council established the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) on 23 January 2007, with a one-year mandate. It was conceived as "a focused mission of limited duration", in the words of the Secretary-General. It was tasked with helping Nepal to hold a successful election to the Constituent Assembly by monitoring the arms and armies of the Government and Maoist sides, providing technical assistance to the 10-58090 Election Commission and assisting in the monitoring of the ceasefire code of conduct. UNMIN largely accomplished these tasks. The election for the Constituent Assembly was held in a largely peaceful manner and the outcome accepted by all sides.”
2010-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6398 (2010) · source
“Like many grand compromises of this scale, the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the constitution-making process have encountered serious difficulties along the way. Over time, the unity of the parties, both internally and in working together, has frayed and been eroded by differences of ideology and perspective and the challenges of balancing the rules of competitive democratic politics with the need to share power and maintain a modicum of political consensus. There are important commitments that have not been completed, chief among them the adoption of a new constitution and addressing the future of the two armies. If the parties fail to manage their differences in order to complete this common agenda, it is they and the people of Nepal who stand to lose.”
2010-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6398 (2010) · source
“It is too early to conclude that the parties are on a course that would see the 13 September agreement implemented by 15 January 2011. I should like to step back very briefly and put the current state of affairs in Nepal into perspective. Nepal is undergoing a process of significant political and social transformation and consolidation of its democracy. As the Secretary-General has reported to the Council on numerous occasions, Nepal has made remarkable strides in this journey. In a span of only a few years, it has successfully ended the decade-long insurgency through a series of agreements, culminating in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of November 2006. It held a successful election for the Constituent Assembly in 2008, declared itself a republic and a secular State, and embarked on far-reaching political, social and economic reforms.”
2010-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6398 (2010) · source
“Mr. Pascoe: In resolution 1939 (2010), the Security Council requested the present report, following discussions between the United Nations and the caretaker Government of Nepal and the political parties. I visited Nepal on 6 and 7 October 2010 on the Secretary-General's behalf and held extensive consultations to obtain a first-hand understanding of the state of the peace process, and more specifically of the implementation of the four-point agreement of 2 13 September between the Government of Nepal and the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M). Some important steps have been taken, and efforts continue towards achieving the objectives that the Government and the UCPN-M. have set for themselves, but the political impasse remains. No breakthrough has been achieved.”
2010-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6398 (2010) · source
“And we must place these efforts in their larger regional context and reinvigorate the search for a just, lasting and comprehensive peace.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363 (2010) · source
“Consensus appears to be within reach, and the United Nations would welcome this as a first step. The United Nations has also focused on the need to ease restrictions on access to the Nahr el-Bared refugee camp. Reconstruction of the camp continues, and the return of the first 2,000 residents is expected by the end of the year. I urge donors to continue to provide vital financial assistance to UNRWA. In the period ahead, we must work to bring the parties into direct talks without delay on a basis that gives confidence in the possibility of genuine progress on the core issues and on the ground, including restraint in Jerusalem, implementation of Road Map obligations on settlements and further measures to empower the Palestinian Authority. We must ensure that policy change towards Gaza is fully implemented and followed with further steps.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363 (2010) · source
“Turning now to Lebanon, where the situation remains stable, allow me to recall that the Special Coordinator for Lebanon and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations briefed the Council on 14 July on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006). Since the tensions in southern Lebanon earlier this month, the situation has remained quiet. Throughout the month, Israeli aerial violations continued. Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri visited Damascus on 18 July 2010, when he led a large ministerial delegation to discuss bilateral affairs. The two Governments signed 17 agreements covering various aspects of cooperation between the two countries. The Lebanese Parliament has continued discussions on draft legislation on the civil rights of Palestinian refugees.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363 (2010) · source
“To ensure that the enabling reforms undertaken by the Palestinian Authority are not undermined, continued external financing to support the Authority's recurrent budgetary needs is critical. There were tensions in the occupied Syrian Golan during the reporting period. On 11 July Israeli policemen conducting a search operation were surrounded by a large crowd. In the course of events, there were reports that more than 40 civilian residents of the Golan suffered from tear gas inhalation and that three Israeli police cars were damaged. Settlement activity in the occupied Syrian Golan continued throughout the reporting period. During this period an Israeli bill that would require a referendum before any withdrawal from the occupied Syrian Golan passed a committee reading.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363 (2010) · source
“In demonstrations against the barrier, dozens of Palestinians and peace activists were injured, arrested or suffered from gas inhalation. There were 21 violent clashes between Israeli settlers and Palestinians in the West Bank during the reporting period, in which three Palestinians were injured and/or suffered damages to their property. In several separate incidents in the past two months, Israeli settlers used their vehicles to run over and injure or kill Palestinians. Settlers were also injured by stones thrown at their vehicles. I am pleased to report that according to the preliminary growth figures for the first quarter of 2010 released by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, gross domestic product in the occupied Palestinian territory increased by 12.5 per cent, as compared to the first quarter of 2009.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363 (2010) · source
“The barrier, constructed in deviation from the Green Line and in contravention of the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, continues to pose significant challenges to movement of Palestinians in the West Bank. Despite efforts to ease restrictions on movement and access, the number of obstacles in the West Bank remained at 505 during the reporting period. Palestinian security forces continued to maintain law and order and to fight extremism in the West Bank during the reporting period, in furtherance of Road Map commitments. During this period, the Israeli security forces conducted 376 incursions into the West Bank, resulting in 74 Palestinians injured and 322 arrested, while 11 members of the Israeli security forces were injured.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363 (2010) · source
“The lO-month moratorium on West Bank settlements construction is largely being observed, but it is set to expire on 26 September. We call for the moratorium to be extended and expanded to cover all settlement activity throughout the occupied Palestinian territory, including in East Jerusalem. No further steps have been taken towards dismantlement of settlement outposts erected since March 2001. During the reporting period, the Israeli authorities demolished a total of 106 structures in area C of the West Bank. We reiterate the Quartet's call on 19 March in Moscow for the parties to implement their obligations under the Road Map and international law.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363 (2010) · source
“I wish to stress that the prospect of expulsion of Palestinian legislators from their home city would be a serious step backwards and would undermine the hopes of making political progress. Notwithstanding comparative restraint on the ground in East Jerusalem in recent months, on 12 July the Jerusalem municipality approved the construction of 32 new apartments in an East Jerusalem settlement. On 13 July the municipality demolished six Palestinian structures in East Jerusalem, displacing 26 people, including 14 children. We have repeatedly stated that the international community does not recognize Israel's annexation of East Jerusalem and that the Fourth Geneva Convention is applicable. The future of Jerusalem remains to be determined in final status negotiations, and a way must be found for the city to emerge as the capital of two States.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363 (2010) · source
“Citing security concerns, the Israeli security forces continue to restrict Palestinian access to areas close to the border with Israel by opening warning fire on people entering this area, killing 1 person and injuring 18, including 4 children, during the reporting period. We continue to closely follow developments in Jerusalem. In 2006, four Jerusalemite lawmakers from the Hamas-affiliated Change and Reform bloc were charged with not fulfilling the minimum loyalty to the State of Israel, stripped of their Jerusalem resident status and handed prison sentences of up to four years, which they have now served. Following their recent release, they were given 30 days to leave East Jerusalem. Court proceedings are continuing.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363 (2010) · source
“This is the second attack against such a facility in a month. It is crucial that there be respect for, and no interference with, United Nations operations on the ground, and we reiterate the responsibility of the de facto authorities in this regard. We are also concerned by reports of political arrests by the de facto Hamas authorities. On 12 July, Special Coordinator Serry and the Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women visited Gaza to meet with representatives of women and reaffirm the importance of the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). During the reporting period, Palestinian militant groups fired 41 rockets and mortars into southern Israel, causing no injuries. The Israel Defense Forces conducted 6 air strikes and 21 incursions, killing 4 Gazans, including 1 alleged militant, and injuring 23.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363 (2010) · source
“Israeli Corporal Gilad Shalit has entered his fifth year in captivity. We call again for his immediate release. The fact that there has been no humanitarian access is inexcusable. We also note the detention of over 9,000 Palestinians in Israeli jails. We urge the completion of a prisoner exchange agreement, as well as releases of Palestinian prisoners to the Palestinian Authority. The reporting period saw a lack of progress in intra-Palestinian reconciliation based on the Egyptian- mediated proposal. We restate our full support for unification of Gaza with the West Bank within the framework of the legitimate Palestinian Authority. The Secretary-General condemned the cowardly attack on 28 June by militant elements in Gaza on a children's camp run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363 (2010) · source
“I would like to point out that such convoys are not helpful in resolving the basic economic problems in Gaza, and they needlessly carry the potential for escalation. 3 The Government of Israel has initiated investigations into the 31 May incident. A military investigative committee headed by former National Security Adviser Eiland has issued its report. A public commission headed by Justice Tirkel, in which two Israeli-nominated internationals are participating as observers, is under way. The Security Council has called for a prompt, impartial, credible and transparent investigation conforming to international standards. The Secretary-General continues to be in contact with the parties involved to gain agreement for his proposal for an international panel of inquiry that would be based on domestic inquiries.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363 (2010) · source
“The Rafah border crossing with Egypt has remained open since 2 June, and there has been a significant increase in the number of people allowed to cross for humanitarian purposes. Egypt continues its efforts to counter smuggling across the border with Gaza. I am pleased to report that arrangements agreed by UNSCO to ensure that the cargo of the Turkish vessels in the 31 May convoy reaches its beneficiaries in Gaza are being implemented, and agreement has been reached to effect similar arrangements for the cargo of the Rachel Corrie. The Libyan-sponsored vessel that sailed on 12 July with aid for Gaza arrived in an Egyptian port without incident. Arrangements are being made by the Egyptian Government to transfer the material into Gaza.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363 (2010) · source
“While these are positive steps, we hope they can be enhanced to address the deplorable conditions in the Strip. Further measures need to be taken to enable exports and movements of people and to streamline procedures for project approval. Our goal remains the full opening of land crossings, in the framework of the Agreement on Movement and Access. The situation in Gaza has been compounded by the electricity crisis. Given the internal disputes over revenue collection and funding for fuel for the Gaza power plant, the plant's output has declined steadily. The Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO) is active between the Palestinian Authority and the de facto authorities in Gaza to urge a Palestinian solution to this problem.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363 (2010) · source
“Under the new guidelines, anything that may be used as military material, including so-called dual-use goods and items, continues to be subject to specific, exceptional permission to enter Gaza. Construction items and materials are to be allowed entry only for projects 10-45871 authorized by the Palestinian Authority and implemented by the international community. Since the announcement of the new policy, new food and productive items have entered Gaza and the volume of imports into Gaza has increased steadily. A weekly average of 780 truckloads entered during the reporting period - a 40 per cent increase compared to the weekly average in 2010 prior to the announcement. Approvals have also been given for a number of additional United Nations projects in the vital areas of education and health.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363 (2010) · source
“On 20 June, the Government of Israel announced a package of measures aimed at easing the blockade on Gaza. The Quartet welcomed this announcement while restating its overall goals for Gaza and expressed the hope that the package would contribute to the fulfilment of resolution 1860 (2009), including for the unimpeded flow of humanitarian aid, commercial goods and persons to and from Gaza. The United Nations and the Quartet are following closely the implementation of these measures. On 5 July 2010, as a first step - which the Secretary-General welcomed - the Government of Israel switched from a positive list of goods allowed into Gaza to a negative list of goods whose entry is prohibited or restricted.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363 (2010) · source
“The Secretary-General met Prime Minister Netanyahu in New York on 7 July, and Special Coordinator Serry saw President Abbas in Ramallah earlier today. It remains the shared goal of the Quartet to bring about direct negotiations facilitated by the United States as soon as possible. This should take place in a framework of respect by the parties of their obligations as well as the requisite commitments regarding negotiations. Intensive discussions are continuing. I note that the Arab League follow-up committee is due to meet on 29 July to review progress. We urge the parties not to miss the current opportunity to make progress in these talks and to move to direct negotiations with active third-party involvement and close Quartet support.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363 (2010) · source
“Mr. Pascoe: We are once again at a critical juncture in the effort to move to serious Israeli- 10-4587] Palestinian negotiations aimed at achieving a two-State solution. These talks are essential for ending the 1967 occupation and the conflict and for resolving all core issues between the parties, including Jerusalem, borders, refugees, security, settlements and water, as prescribed in the resolutions of the Council and agreements between the parties. Six rounds of proximity talks have now been facilitated by United States Envoy Mitchell, and both President Abbas and Prime Minister Netanyahu have visited Washington, DC. President Abbas, Prime Minister Netanyahu and Special Envoy Mitchell each met Egyptian President Mubarak in Cairo on 18 July.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363 (2010) · source
“Lastly, with the recent appointment of the members of the Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea on 1 July, we urge all States and other parties involved to facilitate their work. We look forward to the Monitoring Group's independent reporting on Eritrea's compliance with the provisions of relevant resolutions.”
2010-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6362 (2010) · source
“He also stated that a comprehensive approach needs to be taken to effectively address the conflicts in the Horn of Africa, 10-45706 including through the settlement of the border dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea. In conclusion, first, we commend the recent concrete steps taken by Eritrea and Djibouti on the border issue, with the active mediation efforts of the State of Qatar. The Secretary-General has offered the technical support of the United Nations, should it be requested. Secondly, it is our belief that the States in the Horn of Africa region, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the Africa Union and the United Nations must work together to effectively address the interlinked conflicts in the region, including in Somalia, and the long-standing border dispute between Eritrea and Ethiopia.”
2010-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6362 (2010) · source
“The letter stated that lack of a final resolution on the Eritrea-Ethiopia border dispute remains the underlying source of instability in the region. It makes reference to the ruling of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission in 2002 and the lack of progress in its implementation. It further stated that the State of Qatar was engaged in an initiative to resolve any misunderstandings between Djibouti and Eritrea. In his reply to President Afwerki's letter, the Secretary-General reaffirmed his commitment to dialoguing with him and his government on the regional challenges raised in his letter. He also reiterated his belief that durable peace and stability in the region require the constructive engagement of all regional stakeholders, including Eritrea.”
2010-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6362 (2010) · source
“The Government of the State of Qatar deployed a company unit in the State of Eritrea as of 31 May 2010 and a platoon-size unit in the Republic of Djibouti as of 4 June 2010. The Government of Qatar has confirmed to us that cooperation between both countries and the Qatari forces is good, and the Qatari forces will remain deployed in both countries until the dispute between them has been settled. The Secretary-General has remained engaged on this issue and offered the services of the United Nations should the parties and the State of Qatar need them. On 24 June 2010, the Secretary-General received a letter from President Isaias Afwerki which reiterated the Government of Eritrea's positions on issues of peace and security in the Horn of Africa region, including on Security Council resolution 1907 (2009).”
2010-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6362 (2010) · source
“The agreement mandates the State of Qatar to establish 10-45706 a mechanism that would facilitate the demarcation, by an international company, of the common border between Djibouti and Eritrea. The agreement further provides for the State of Qatar to monitor the border and address the question of prisoners of war and missing persons. In a letter dated 9 July addressed to the Secretary- General, the Prime Minister of the State of Qatar informed us that Eritrean troops have withdrawn from the areas of Ras Doumeira and Doumeira Island, and the State of Qatar has deployed military observers pending a final settlement, which both parties agreed would be final and binding. The letter further stated that the withdrawal of the two forces from the border and border areas was completed on 5 June 2010.”
2010-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6362 (2010) · source
“As members are aware, the dispute between Djibouti and Eritrea erupted in March 2008 following Eritrea's deployment of troops and military equipment in Ras Doumeira and Doumeira Island, two localities adjoining the de facto Djibouti-Eritrea border. Despite conflicting colonial agreements on the precise position of the borderline, Ras Doumeira and Doumeira Island were administered by Djibouti up until the eruption of hostilities between the two countries. The most recent development during this period is the agreement signed by Eritrea and Djibouti on 6 June 2010, under the auspices of the State of Qatar. In the agreement, the two States decided to resolve, through a negotiated settlement, their border conflict.”
2010-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6362 (2010) · source
“Mr. Pascoe: I thank you, Madam President, for this opportunity to present to the Security Council the Secretary-General's report (S/2010/327) on Eritrea's compliance with the provisions of resolution 1907 (2009) of 23 December 2009. Members will recall that in that resolution the Security Council requested the Secretary-General to report within 180 days on Eritrea's compliance with the provisions of the resolution relating to the border dispute between Djibouti and Eritrea. The other aspects of the resolution, relating to Somalia, will be best addressed by the newly established Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea. May I note at the outset that in preparing this statement and the report before the Council, we have consulted with the representatives of Djibouti, Eritrea and Qatar.”
2010-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6362 (2010) · source
“We cannot afford to lose this opportunity to reach an agreement that will end the occupation that began in 1967 and that will result in the emergence of an independent, democratic and viable Palestinian State living side by side in peace and security with Israel and its other neighbours in accordance with Security Council resolutions, previous agreements, the road map and the Arab Peace Initiative.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298 (2010) · source
“Violations of Lebanese airspace have continued on an almost daily basis, mainly using unmanned aerial vehicles but also occasionally involving fighter planes. The Secretary-General's report to the Security Council on the implementation of its resolution 1559 (2004) will be issued in the coming week. The Secretary-General has made clear the United Nations commitment to the goal of a comprehensive peace in the Middle East. As he outlined last month to the Council, for that to be achieved, there is no alternative to the urgent resumption of negotiations on all core issues for a two-State solution. This must be enabled by positive developments on the ground. Peace is in the hands of the parties themselves, but the international community must continue to play a crucial role. The situation is critical.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298 (2010) · source
“The most significant was an exchange of fire amongst Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) military personnel, which took place on 8 April at the Kussaya PFLP-GC military base near the border with Syria, resulting in one person killed and at least two injured. Four individuals were later turned in to the Lebanese Armed Forces. Continued support by the international community for the reconstruction of the Nahr al-Barid refugee camp remains a priority. Additional funding is urgently required if progress achieved so far in the reconstruction of the camp is to be sustained. The situation in the area of operations of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) remained generally quiet in the period under review.”
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“In Lebanon, on 9 March, President Sleiman reconvened the Committee of National Dialogue for the first time since the parliamentary elections of last June. In its new configuration, the national dialogue now has a total of 20 participants. Participants agreed to hold the next meeting of the Committee of National Dialogue on 15 April. On 30 March the Minister of Interior, Ziad Baroud, announced that municipal elections will take place on schedule on four consecutive Sundays in the month of May. In the meantime, Parliament is still pursuing its consideration of the draft law for municipal elections that was submitted to it by the Government. On the security front, a few unrelated incidents took place in various parts of the country during the reporting period.”
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