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Prince Zeid Raad Zeid Al-Hussein

lines on the record: 209
first: 2001-06-26
most recent: 2013-10-22
sittings or episodes: 26
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“The resolution also reverses the default position established by the Rome Statute over which body - the Court or the Council - should be the first to take up individual criminal cases with relevance to current or former officials or personnel from a State not party to the Statute over acts or omissions relating to a United Nations-established or -authorized operation. Thus, we join others in believing that the Council should not be rewriting treaties previously negotiated by all States comprising the entire international community. The implications of this practice are obvious to all here today. The International Criminal Court will soon become our permanent conscience where individual criminal responsibility is concerned.”
2003-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4772 (2003) · source
“While it is likely that the draft resolution now before the Council will be adopted shortly - and we take note of this - we remain equally convinced that the Council should in due course reconsider repeating such a decision. For we are still concerned over how resolution 1422 (2002) has attempted to elevate an entire category of people to a point above the law - a concern exacerbated still further when thought is given to the revolting nature of the crimes covered by the Court's jurisdiction. The resolution is therefore, in our assessment, a misapplication of article 16, and a contravention of the Rome Statute. The resolution does not relate to the Council's being seized of any particular political situation, and the Council's interpretation of article 16 does not accord with the drafting history of that article.”
2003-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4772 (2003) · source
“The ICC has been the recipient of more than 200 letters and claims and will, in due course, begin to function fully, once the Registrar has been appointed and the Office of the Prosecutor has been staffed. It is in that overall context - with the final piecing together by some 90 member States, whose number is growing, of what we hold to be a more enlightened approach to addressing the excesses of humankind's regular recourse to brutality - that the Security Council now wishes to review Security Council resolution 1422 (2002). Jordan, as a State party to the Rome Statute, is mindful of the tensions and compressions through which the Council has passed over the last 10 months, and we would not wish to create any further discomfort for the Council.”
2003-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4772 (2003) · source
“This will crown what has been an exceptional year for the Court and its establishment, beginning with the entry into force of the Rome Statute on 1 July 2002, followed two months later by the convening of the inaugural session of the Assembly of States Parties, the election of the first 18 judges of the Court in February of this year and the election of the Court's President and two Vice- Presidents at the inauguration of the Court held in The Hague only three months ago in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, His Excellency Secretary-General Kofi Annan and a large ministerial gathering from the States parties and beyond. The Court now has an address, a leadership and core personnel. The number of States that have acceded to the Rome Statute continues to rise.”
2003-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4772 (2003) · source
“Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, Sir, I would like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and to wish you every success in discharging the tasks with which you have been entrusted. We have every confidence in your ability to fulfil your responsibilities. I would also like to thank His Excellency Ambassador Munir Akram, the Permanent Representative of Pakistan, for his distinguished efforts as President of the Council during the month of May. (spoke in English) On 16 June, four days from now, the first Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will be sworn in at a ceremony in The Hague.”
2003-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4772 (2003) · source
“For those reasons, the Government of Jordan calls on the Security Council and on all parties directly involved in the crisis to make use of every available solution to avoid war; to contribute to the stability and security of the Middle East; to respect the rights of the countries of the region and their peoples; to abide by the provisions of the Charter; and to act within the framework of international legitimacy and the Security Council.”
2003-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709 (2003) · source
“Any new war would therefore have serious repercussions, not only on the unity and territorial integrity of Iraq, but on the whole region. Furthermore, we are deeply concerned about the humanitarian crisis that would inevitably result from such a war - the deaths, the injuries, the refugee movement and the displacement of millions. Jordan, as one of Iraq's neighbours, would like to recall the serious humanitarian and economic consequences that continue to affect it as a result of the first Gulf war.”
2003-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709 (2003) · source
“The Government of Jordan hopes that that would be the right step towards a comprehensive solution encompassing the implementation of all relevant Council resolutions, including those related to Kuwaiti and third-party prisoners of war and missing persons. That in turn would lead to an end to the long-drawn-out suffering of the Iraqi people, allowing them to live in prosperity and dignity, and would ensure that future generations of Iraqis can live in peace and security. The wars that plagued the Middle East region in the previous century were, and still are, the major cause of political, economic and social instability in that region. This in turn has had negative repercussions on international peace and security and has contributed to the creation of a major global economic crisis.”
2003-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709 (2003) · source
“In this regard, it welcomes the outcome of the recent talks that took place in Baghdad, including unconditional permission for surveillance flights and the conducting of private interviews with Iraqi scientists, as well as a commitment by Iraq to enact, without conditions, legislation prohibiting the manufacture and stockpiling of proscribed weapons. Jordan calls on the Iraqi Government not to waste this opportunity and to take the initiative by cooperating proactively in the implementation of the relevant Council resolutions. That would save Iraq, the region and its peoples from the scourge of war and from the suffering that would inevitably follow.”
2003-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709 (2003) · source
“The Security Council would then have to convene to consider that failure, as well as how to restore international peace and security. In this regard, the Government of Jordan would like to reiterate that the Security Council resolutions relevant to Iraq complement one another. It further expresses its support for the continuation of the inspection process and for the work being carried out by Mr. Hans Blix, Executive Chairman of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission, and Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency. The Government of Jordan also calls for improved cooperation on the part of all relevant parties, especially the Iraqi Government, to ensure that Iraq's proscribed weapons programmes are brought to an end in a peaceful manner.”
2003-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709 (2003) · source
“Resolution 687 (1991) created the framework for and set out the goals of the inspection process in Iraq; resolution 1284 (1999) clarified, inter alia, the obligations of both Iraq and the inspectors in relation to resolving the remaining disarmament issues and to the creation of a reinforced system of ongoing monitoring and verification; and resolution 1441 (2002) provided the inspectors with significant rights and the authority to build a robust, enhanced and effective inspection system. Such a system would put an end to Iraq's proscribed weapons programmes in a peaceful manner, provided that suitable conditions for the process existed. To date, this system has shown evidence of unprecedented effectiveness. It should continue and, if necessary, be enhanced, as its failure would constitute a threat to international peace and security.”
2003-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709 (2003) · source
“In that connection, I would like to reiterate the position of the Jordanian Government that the implementation of Security Council resolutions - all resolutions on the Middle East, whether on Iraq or on the occupied Palestinian territories - is an obligation on all States without exception. The Jordanian Government believes that a peaceful way out of the current crisis would require that Iraq fully implement the relevant Security Council resolutions, including those related to inspections, in particular resolutions 687 (1991), 1284 (1999) and 1441 (2002).”
2003-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709 (2003) · source
“Given the current situation, which threatens to exhaust peaceful means in dealing with the Iraqi issue, the Jordanian Government believes that all States Members of the United Nations should work together to achieve a solution through all available peaceful means, and to avoid any measures that would breach the peace and further exacerbate the situation in the Middle East. That in itself makes it incumbent on the Security Council to assume its responsibilities under the Charter, in particular paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 24. The rest of the membership of the Organization has entrusted the Security Council with primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, and the Council must therefore use all possible reasonable means to resolve the Iraqi issue through negotiation and dialogue.”
2003-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709 (2003) · source
“Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): Our Organization was established after the Second World War in an endeavour to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war through the maintenance of justice, respect for international law and the promotion of basic human rights. As such, the United Nations took it upon itself to maintain international peace and security through collective measures to remove the causes of war and threats to peace and to bring about, by peaceful means when possible, and in accordance with the principles of justice and international law, the settlement of international disputes that could lead to a breach of the peace.”
2003-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709 (2003) · source
“How many more Palestinian and Israeli victims must there be before Israel realizes that the military solution will not lead to peace? The political option is the only genuine way to put an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict. In conclusion, the Jordanian Government calls on the Security Council to assume its responsibility with regard to Israel's deliberate and systematic acts of aggression against the Palestinian people and to provide it with the necessary protection under the Fourth Geneva Convention and the rules of international humanitarian law.”
2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source
“They frame a political vision that will allow us to achieve a final solution between Israel and the Palestinians. The time has come for all parties to act in accordance with their commitments to the peace process, to realize the objective of the establishment of an independent Palestinian State within the 4 June 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, based on the principles of international legitimacy represented in Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) and 1397 (2002). While Jordan reaffirms its condemnation of all suicide attacks against civilians in Israel, it calls on the Israelis to work with us to achieve peace, recognizing that the protracted conflict and the high toll among innocent civilians on both sides will not bring about the desired result.”
2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source
“We renew our support for the ideas and the positive vision included in the June statement of President Bush of the United States with regard to the declaration of a Palestinian State within the 4 June 1967 borders and the establishment of two States living side by side in peace. We reaffirm once again our commitment to the Arab initiative, based on the principle of land for peace and on security based on a serious comprehensive solution, in return for Israel's implementation of all its international commitments, beginning with its withdrawal from the Palestinian territories that have been reoccupied since September 2000, and including an end to the expansion of settlements and the building of new ones. The terms of reference for the peace process are clear.”
2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source
“Israel's approach undoubtedly is on a crash course with the aspirations of the other peoples of the region to live in peace and security. It is regrettable that Israel has never understood the instability from which the Palestinian and the Arab region suffer. Instead of correcting the stark shortcomings and pursuing an integrated approach that addresses the root causes of the crisis, Israel has preferred to resort to the excessive use of force. The Security Council has thus far been unable to take any steps to bring about Israel's compliance with its resolutions, let alone convince it of the need to do so. I wish to stress my Government's position with regard to the need for all parties to commit themselves to the "quartet" communique issued in New York and to the progress achieved in the political process over the past few weeks.”
2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source
“I will not be giving away any secrets if I recall the difficult circumstances under which the Palestinian leadership is living, the daily humiliation of the Palestinian people under siege, closures and the strict curfew imposed on them by the occupying forces. The Palestinians under occupation have never felt secure; nor have they lived normal lives that we all live. Mistrust, humiliation and fear have been the defining elements of the people of Palestine for more than 35 years. Israel continues to commit war crimes against Palestinian civilians. It undertakes internationally condemned extrajudicial assassinations. It deliberately uses excessive force and imposes collective punishment against the Palestinian people. Such acts further exacerbate the security, economic and humanitarian situation in the occupied territories.”
2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source
“Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this emergency meeting to discuss the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. We regret having had to witness the Israeli Government's recent escalation of events at a time when the international community is trying to maintain the momentum of the progress made in the past few weeks, in order to advance the peace process. The Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan expresses its condemnation of and dismay at the latest Israeli aggression in Gaza, which caused the death of 15 and the injury of more than 150. That act is a flagrant violation of the principles of international humanitarian law.”
2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source
“It would surprise no one here today were we to note that more innocent people have lost their lives violently by way of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity over the last century, than in all previous centuries combined stretching back two millennia. Not supporting the Court will not so much be a matter of our failing future generations - in the same way former generations failed the victims of yesteryear - but of whether, by the end of this century, there will be any generations left to fail.”
2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568 (2002) · source
“Moreover, it is almost inconceivable, given the obligations conferred upon it by Article 24 of the Charter, that the Council could ponder putting at risk the lives, potentially, of millions of people by placing existing peacekeeping operations in jeopardy because of differences of opinion over the International Criminal Court. The all too many memorials scattered around the globe from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Phnom Penh, commemorating the victims of mass murder, as well as the images that reside in the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC, impel us to support the International Criminal Court in this way, above and beyond all other considerations.”
2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568 (2002) · source
“We join others in believing that the existing safeguards in the Rome Statute are sufficient in reducing to an absolute minimum the likelihood the Court will take up a dubious charge. Having heard the concerns of the United States, we will strive together with all States parties to ensure, through the Assembly of States Parties, that the Court will discharge its duties fairly and effectively, and unencumbered by political considerations. We are opposed, however, to any course of action by the Security Council the effect of which would be not only to undermine the Court, but to also deliver a crippling blow to the manner by which the international community negotiates multilateral treaties in the future.”
2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568 (2002) · source
“And should the Council consider again the adoption of a draft resolution on the ICC falling under chapter VII, it will edge itself toward acting ultra vires - that is, beyond its authority under the Charter. After all, how could it adopt a chapter VII resolution on the Court when the latter cannot by any stretch of the imagination be considered a threat to international peace and security? We have heard the arguments put forward by our friend and colleague Ambassador John Negroponte, and the point is taken. The United States enjoys a uniqueness, a primacy, in world affairs today, demonstrated in part by the significant contribution it makes to global peacekeeping efforts, leaving it vulnerable therefore to the possibility of politically motivated charges being levelled at it by different actors in the field.”
2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568 (2002) · source
“Almost 50 years later, the genocide in Rwanda was searing further proof of the resilience of this lamentable fact - a genocide inflicted by machete and carried out virtually without interruption over the course of several weeks, in spite of the existence of the Security Council, its membership and all the potential political and military power which exists therein. If we are ever to change all of this, to offer some sort of permanent juridical deterrent to the most vile criminals of the future, the only discussion we should be having now - one week after the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has entered into force - is on how best we can assist the Court. For the Security Council to contemplate anything else, anything which falls short of that, is to offer comfort to the criminals of tomorrow.”
2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568 (2002) · source
“Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and to wish you every success in discharging the task with which you have been entrusted. We have every confidence in your ability to fulfil your responsibilities. I would also like to thank the Permanent Representative of sisterly Syria, Ambassador Mikhail Wehbe, for his distinguished efforts as President of the Council during the month of June. (spoke in English) In the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC, there exist images and artefacts of a time, falling well within the lifespan of many around this table, when the breadth of human brutality found its full expression, a time which showed shamefully just how primordial we human beings still are.”
2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568 (2002) · source
“Furthermore, it encourages the "quartet" to take effective measures against the imposition of a fait accompli, which would write off the peace process in the region. As a first step, those who are actively involved in the peace process should establish a timetable for the creation of a Palestinian State on the territories occupied in 1967, including East Jerusalem.”
2002-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4552Resumption1 (2002) · source
“In this regard, the Government of Jordan, which condemns the suicide bombings committed in Israel against Israeli civilians, would like to draw the attention of the Israeli Government to the fact that its military operations against the Palestinians and their leadership have failed to end the bombings. Thus, it should explore the option of ending its military operations and returning to the negotiating table in order to put an end to the suicide bombings. In conclusion, the Government of Jordan calls on the Security Council to assume its responsibilities with regard to Israel's refusal to fulfil its obligations under the provisions of the relevant Security Council resolutions.”
2002-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4552Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The resumption of the peace process, together with Israel's implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions and its respect for the legitimate Palestinian leadership and willingness to work with it, would be guarantees of peace and security for Israel. Such guarantees can never be achieved through a war of aggression or by committing war crimes against Palestinian civilians, including attempts to forcefully transfer the population outside the occupied territories by intensifying the military and economic blockade there. Furthermore, suicide bombings cannot be combated by destroying the security apparatus of the Palestinian National Authority.”
2002-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4552Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Sharon, in The New York Times, offered a twisted legal interpretation of Council resolution 242 (1967). In writing such an opinion, Prime Minister Sharon seemed to have forgotten that resolution 242 (1967) and subsequent relevant resolutions of the Council all emphasized the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by force, and declared the territories seized by Israel in June 1967 to be occupied territories. Such statements, which are encouraged by the silence of the international community and the inability of the Security Council to react, are destroying the key pillar of the Middle East peace process: the principle of land for peace. They also represent a flat-out rejection of the peace initiative adopted at the recent Arab Summit held in Beirut.”
2002-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4552Resumption1 (2002) · source
“This unique situation in the Security Council has thus encouraged Israel to continue its acts of violence and destruction, its dismantling of the Palestinian National Authority and its targeting and terrorizing of Palestinian civilians - actions that are intended to achieve strategic goals and create new facts on the ground leading to the abrogation of the legitimate Palestinian right to self-determination and to the establishment of an independent State, with East Jerusalem as its capital. The recent developments - and any acceptance of the policies and situation on the ground that the Israeli Government is trying to establish - represent a dangerous setback for the prospects of peace in the region. In this context, the op-ed piece by the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr.”
2002-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4552Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Since 29 March this year, the Israeli military operations in the territories of the Palestinian National Authority have continued without interruption, despite the numerous Security Council resolutions, presidential statements and statements to the press calling on Israel to withdraw immediately from the cities, villages and areas it has recently reoccupied. The Israeli Government continues to refuse to implement those resolutions, opposing the will of the Council on various pretexts and continuing its siege of the Palestinian people and their legitimate and democratically elected leadership. Moreover, the Security Council has demonstrated its inability to react to the situation and to pressure Israel to implement its obligations under those resolutions.”
2002-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4552Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to congratulate you Sir, and sisterly Syria on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and wish you every success in discharging the task with which you have been entrusted. We have every confidence in your ability to fulfil your responsibilities. I would also like to thank the Permanent Representative of Singapore, Ambassador Kishore Mahbubani, for his efforts as President of the Council during the month of May.”
2002-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4552Resumption1 (2002) · source
“In conclusion, my delegation reiterates the solidarity of Jordan's King, Government and people with the elected, legitimate President of the Palestinian Authority, Mr. Yasser Arafat, and with our brethren the Palestinian people as they seek to obtain their legitimate rights and until their just national demands are met through the creation of their independent State on all their national territory, with Jerusalem as its capital.”
2002-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515 (2002) · source
“My delegation supports the Secretary- General's statement on the need to dispatch a multinational force to the occupied Palestinian territories under Chapter VII of the Charter in order to create the environment necessary to opening the way to a political and diplomatic settlement. We cannot fail at this point to convey our deep thanks to the Secretary-General and to the United States Secretary of State for their efforts to settle the crisis and to obtain an Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Palestinian territories. My delegation renews its appeal to the Security Council to assume its responsibilities under the United Nations Charter by compelling Israel to implement its relevant resolutions, in particular resolutions 1397 (2002), 1402 (2002) and 1403 (2002).”
2002-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515 (2002) · source
“We call on Israel to begin implementing the Tenet plan and the recommendations of the Mitchell Committee towards a resumption of final status negotiations at the point at which they ended. In this regard, we cannot accept the convening of any international conference in the absence of President Yasser Arafat. My delegation urges the dispatch of an international fact-finding commission in the light of statements made by the representatives of humanitarian agencies, the International Committee of the Red Cross and non-governmental humanitarian organizations concerning the events that took place in the Jenin refugee camp and Israel's attempt to cover up the massacres there.”
2002-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515 (2002) · source
“We condemn the killing and targeting of civilians on both sides. The time has come for the Israeli Government to realize that the military option will settle no crisis whatsoever. Escalation and violence will merely beget more violence and widen the chasm between the Israeli and Palestinian sides. Jordan therefore reaffirms that the political option is the only way to overcome this crisis. We call on the Israeli Government to implement Security Council resolution 1402 (2002), immediately and fully to withdraw its forces from the lands and cities it has reoccupied, and to lift the siege imposed on President Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian people, including on the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem and all Palestinian cities and villages.”
2002-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515 (2002) · source
“Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): I should like to thank you, Sir, for your concern and for your prompt response to the call to convene this urgent meeting to consider the ongoing crisis and deteriorating situation in our region. The Israeli escalation, reflected in acts of aggression against the Palestinian people and its National Authority, is an abhorrent and criminal act of hostility. We strongly renew our condemnation of this aggression and of the war crimes that have been committed. We remind the Israeli Government that its actions in the occupied Palestinian territories are flagrant violations of international humanitarian law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Times of War, and of the resolutions of the Security Council.”
2002-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515 (2002) · source
“We also call on the Israeli Government to lift the siege imposed on the Palestinian people and leadership and to begin implementation of the Tenet plan and the Mitchell recommendations in preparation for the resumption of final status negotiations from the point at which they were left off. My delegation once again calls on the Security Council to shoulder its responsibilities under the Charter by forcing Israel to implement promptly the relevant Security Council resolutions, particularly resolution 1402 (2002). We also call on the Council to work towards sending an international force to protect the Palestinian people.”
2002-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510Resumption1 (2002) · source
“That fact has already been mentioned by the Council. The time has come for the Israeli Government to realize that the military option is not a solution to any crisis. Escalation and violence breed further escalation and violence and lead to further broadening of the gap between the Israeli and Palestinian sides. Therefore, Jordan stresses that a political solution is the only way to overcome the crisis. We call on the Israeli Government to implement Security Council resolution 1402 (2002) and immediately to withdraw all its forces from the territories and cities it has reoccupied.”
2002-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your concern and your quick response to the request to convene this emergency meeting to consider the continuing crisis and the deteriorating situation in our region. The Israeli escalation, seen in the acts of aggression committed by the occupying Power against the Palestinian people and the Palestinian Authority, particularly in the Jenin and Nablus camps, represents a criminal act of aggression - and an ugly one, indeed. We strongly condemn this act of aggression and remind the Israeli Government that its actions in the occupied Palestinian territories are a stark violation of international humanitarian law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention, relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War.”
2002-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Finally, we would also like to express the hope that Somalia will finally overcome the crisis that has affected it for so long, and that the Transitional National Government will get all the support and assistance that it needs in all areas from the Security Council and from the international community as a whole.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The process of reconciliation is to be pursued in Nairobi in April, with a view to finally restoring peace, security and tranquillity to Somalia. We hope that the Security Council will continue to convene meetings of this kind and to closely follow developments in Somalia. We call on the Security Council to dispatch a fact-finding mission to Somalia to assess the situation there and to re-examine the situation on the ground. We also support the setting up of monitoring mechanisms for the arms embargo, in particular to monitor compliance with the resolution that established the embargo. We believe that the League of Arab States should be part of the Committee of Friends on Somalia with a view to helping that country emerge from crisis.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487Resumption1 (2002) · source
“With this in mind, we must avoid foreign interference in the domestic affairs of Somalia, as well as anything that might compromise or hamstring the process. In this connection, we are certain that the Arta conference has provided the foundation for that process of national reconciliation and understanding in Somalia. Indeed, if we depart from the fundamental principles of that process, we will not be able to help Somalia to emerge from the crisis or facilitate a just and comprehensive solution in that country. In that context, we welcome the 9th Summit of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, held in Khartoum, which considered the issue of national reconciliation in Somalia. That complemented and affirmed the work of the Arta conference.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We wish as well to express our greatest appreciation to you, Sir, for having convened this meeting of the Council, which affords us an opportunity to take a fresh and close look at the Somali situation, evaluate it and find ways and means to help the Somalis move forward with their national reconciliation process and overcome the obstacles that block the restoration of calm and stability. In order for peace and security to be restored to Somalia, and thereby to guarantee that it regains its territorial integrity, full sovereignty and political independence, it is essential to help the Transitional National Government to move forward, strengthening its contacts, pursuing the process of national reconciliation and, finally, ensuring national unity.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): On behalf of the Arab Group, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We are certain that thanks to your experience, outstanding qualities and competence, the work of the Security Council will be crowned with success. I should also like to express my great thanks to His Excellency the Permanent Representative of Mexico for having guided the work of the Council so skilfully last month. We should also like to welcome the Foreign Minister of Somalia.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Within this framework, Jordan has expressed its satisfaction at the results of the Geneva conference held on 5 December 2001. We call upon the Council to compel Israel to implement its resolutions, in particular resolution 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), on which the peace process is based. We also call on the Council to enforce the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people. In conclusion, my delegation reiterates its solidarity - King, Government and people - with President Yasser Arafat and the fraternal people of Palestine in their struggle to obtain their legitimate rights, achieve their just national demands and establish their independence over their entire national soil with Al Quds Al-Sharif as their capital.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“Beginning the final status negotiations is an urgent priority and will lead to the main objectives of the peace process: fully ending occupation, fulfilling the national rights of the Palestinian people, establishing their Viable, independent State on their soil, and providing Israel with security. My delegation welcomes the recent statement by His Majesty, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. It repeats its invitation to the Security Council to shoulder its responsibilities under the Charter by inviting Israel to a full and immediate withdrawal from the areas it has re-occupied and by providing the necessary protection for the Palestinian people, accorded to them by the Security Council resolutions and the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“Therefore, more than ever before, it is time that the Israeli Government realized that bringing about peace and stability requires the two parties to return to the negotiating table as two equal parties that seek to bring about a settlement safeguarding their rights and their future and to take parallel, mutual steps based on the agreements and obligations already reached between them, particularly ending the use of the Israeli war machine against the Palestinian people and ending the siege imposed on President Arafat. Taking such steps constitutes the start of the implementation of the Mitchell recommendations for creating the appropriate conditions for a return to the negotiating table.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“Furthermore, such acts of aggression constitute a flagrant violation of the agreements signed between the two parties, of the principles of international and humanitarian laws and of relevant international instruments. In this context, my delegation condemns such unacceptable and totally unjustifiable acts. It also condemns the targeting and killing of civilians on both sides. At the same time, it affirms that the settlement of this conflict should take into consideration the principle of the peaceful coexistence of the Palestinians and the Israelis.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source