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“There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 4.20 pm.”
2013-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7028 (2013) · source
“During the reporting period, the Committee received one notification with reference to paragraph 5 of resolution 1737 (2006) concerning the delivery of a video unit for use in the monitoring system of the Bushehr nuclear power plant. That is the end of my report. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I shall now give the floor to the members of the Security Council.”
2013-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7028 (2013) · source
“Such information is very useful to the Committee and its Panel of Experts, which is currently investigating those cases. I would like to take this opportunity to encourage all Member States to transmit relevant information regarding the implementation of the Council's measures. Through the Focal Point for Delisting, the Committee has received additional information from the First East Export Bank, an entity that is currently on the Committee's consolidated list, and whose request for delisting is on the Committee's agenda. The Committee will carefully study the information and will take it fully into account when considering the delisting request.”
2013-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7028 (2013) · source
“The Committee intends to continue to consider its options for action in response to each of those incidents and will provide an update in its next 90-day report to the Council. I am happy to inform representatives that the Committee continues to receive information from States related to actions taken to implement the relevant Security Council measures. By a letter dated 12 July, a State forwarded preliminary information concerning the interception of valves destined for Iran. Another State, by a letter dated 1 August, transmitted a report on shipments confiscated by its authorities during the first half of this year and on measures taken to prevent the transit of shipments to Iran that were suspected of containing prohibited items.”
2013-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7028 (2013) · source
“I had my own opportunity to raise the matter directly with Iran's Permanent Representative during his call on me on 1 August. Unfortunately, he could not give me any indication as to whether an answer would be forthcoming. I also asked him about Iran's intentions to respond to the Committee's letter of 21 May, which had sought Iran's comment on another Panel report, this time concluding that an intercepted arms shipment was, at the very least, a probable violation by Iran of paragraph 5 of resolution 1747 (2007). Again, he was unable to advise whether Iran intended to reply; and, to date, Iran has not replied. On both issues, the Committee remains actively engaged in discussing next steps. I would like to reiterate the Committee's hope that Iran will answer those communications as soon as possible.”
2013-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7028 (2013) · source
“In July, I undertook to provide an update on our follow-up to the Panel's unanimous conclusion that Iran's launches of Shahab-l and - 3 missiles during the Great Prophet VII exercises contravened paragraph 9 of resolution 1929 (2010). A number of Committee members continued to express the View, as confirmed by the Panel of Experts, that the launches constituted a clear violation of resolution 1929 (2010), and that therefore all Member States should redouble their efforts to implement ballistic missile-related sanctions on Iran. At the present stage, some Committee members cannot share that view. Iran still has not responded to the Committee's letter of 12 April on that matter, despite the effort of the President of the Security Council to reach out to the Iranian Mission on 28 June on its intentions regarding the letter.”
2013-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7028 (2013) · source
“As requested by the Committee, the Panel continued to collect information on the matter regarding such transfers and submitted additional information to the Committee that the Panel coordinator said was "submitted following the request of the Committee to provide any information additional to the compilation of public statements of transfers of arms to Gaza by Iran". We are studying that information carefully. At my previous briefing to the Council in July (see S/PV.6999), I informed members that the Committee was considering an appropriate response to the United Nations Compensation Commission relating to the release of funds for two environmental claims to Iran. The Committee responded, on 24 July, to inform the Commission that the release of funds was not prohibited by the resolutions.”
2013-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7028 (2013) · source
“We continued our discussion on whether and how to respond to the Panel's compilation of publicly available statements made by Iranian officials and alleged recipients of Iranian military assistance, including Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hamas and Hizbullah, regarding potential violations of paragraph 5 of resolution 1747 (2007). In that compilation, the Panel includes quotes from officials who spoke of transfers from Iran; some officials spoke of transfers that are prohibited by paragraph 5 of resolution 1747 (2007).”
2013-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7028 (2013) · source
“The Committee invited the special representative ofINTERPOL to briefus, at our informal consultations on 25 July, on cooperation between INTERPOL and other Sanctions Committees in promoting the implementation of Security Council measures. The Committee is now debating whether it should sign an agreement with INTERPOL to apply INTERPOL special notices to disseminate information to Member States regarding the Council's targeted sanctions list. Some Committee members have said, however, that they do not favour signing an agreement. The Permanent Representative for the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ambassador Khazaee, called on me at his request on 1 August to discuss that issue.”
2013-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7028 (2013) · source
“I am happy to report that the Committee adopted, on 9 August, its programme of work for the period of 1 July to 31 December 2013, which was brought to the Council's attention on the same date. During this period, the Committee continued to consider the recommendations made by the Panel of Experts in its final report (S/2013/33l, annex). The Committee, which shares the objective of improving the implementation of Security Council measures, has made progress in reviewing those recommendations and considering whether to take practical steps to implement them. To date, however, none of those recommendations has been approved by the Committee.”
2013-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7028 (2013) · source
“Non-proliferation Briefing by the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I shall now give a briefing in my capacity as Chair ofthe Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). I have the honour to present the report of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), in accordance with paragraph 18 (h) of that resolution. The present report covers the period from 16 July to 5 September, during which time the Committee held two informal meetings and conducted additional work using the no-objection procedure envisaged by paragraph 15 of the guidelines for the conduct of its work.”
2013-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7028 (2013) · source
“As this is the first meeting of the Council for the month of September, I should like to take this opportunity to pay tribute, on behalf of the Council, to Her Excellency Mrs. Maria Cristina Perceval, Permanent Representative of the Argentina, for her service as President of the Security Council for the month of August. I know that I speak for all members of the Council in expressing deep appreciation to Ambassador Perceval and her delegation for the skill, perseverance and good humour with which they conducted the Council's business last month. They have set a very high benchmark. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted.”
2013-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7028 (2013) · source
“That is, after all, the legitimate expectation of the many millions of civilians who desperately need protection, and a defining benchmark against which the United Nations itself should and will be judged.”
2013-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7019 (2013) · source
“In such cases, the Council must be proactive in ensuring an appropriate international response so as to avoid any impunity for the perpetrators. It is vital that the Council consider referring situations involving genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes to the International Criminal Court (ICC), and that the Council support action by the ICC. In conclusion, protecting civilians is primarily a national responsibility. But where national authorities fail and mass atrocities occur, the international community, including the Council, must be prepared to act to meet our responsibility to protect. Australia will continue to be a voice for Council action in such circumstances.”
2013-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7019 (2013) · source
“As a first step, we support the Secretary-General's recommendation that the Council establish and support fact-finding missions to document violations of the law in order to inform decision-making and pave the way for criminal-justice proceedings. Investigating and prosecuting violations of laws protecting civilians is, in the first instance, a national responsibility. The Council should ensure that peacekeeping and special political missions are mandated to assist host States in strengthening the rule of law and boosting their capacity to investigate and prosecute serious violations of international humanitarian and human rights law. There will, however, be occasions when national authorities are unwilling or unable to do so.”
2013-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7019 (2013) · source
“We commend the International Committee of the Red Cross for its determined leadership in strengthening compliance. Increasingly, situations on the Council's agenda involve non-State armed groups. We applaud practical measures such as the deeds of commitment that encourage armed non-State actors to comply with humanitarian and human-rights norms. An outstanding example is Geneva Call's deed of commitment banning anti-personnel mines, signed by 42 non-State armed groups from 10 countries. The Council should continue to explore creative ways of promoting compliance by non-State armed groups, as it has done to prevent grave violations against children. When laws protecting civilians are violated, we must ensure that all efforts are made to bring those responsible to justice.”
2013-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7019 (2013) · source
“Nowhere are the challenges to humanitarian efforts more evident than in Syria. The Syrian Government has systematically used bureaucratic and operational obstacles to deny, delay and impede access for the delivery of urgently needed humanitarian assistance, including, alarmingly, medical supplies. Denying civilians access to medical personnel and facilities is a particularly grave failure of the Syrian Government's protection obligations to its own citizens. Tens of millions of civilians continue to suffer in conflicts, not because of a lack of legal protection - obligations under international law are clear - but because international humanitarian law is routinely flouted by both States and non-State actors. Further promotion of international humanitarian law is therefore essential.”
2013-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7019 (2013) · source
“We know that some of those killings were the result of deliberate attacks, which is an intolerable situation. The reality is that humanitarian actors operate in extraordinarily difficult circumstances. Their work is hard enough, but constraints on humanitarian access continue to further undermine the ability of humanitarian actors to reach people in need. Delayed, impeded or denied access causes unnecessary deaths, avoidable disease and needless suffering. Under international humanitarian law, each party to a conflict has the responsibility to meet the basic needs of civilians under its control. For those provisions to have any meaningful effect, it is imperative that consent to relief operations not be arbitrarily denied. We support the call made by Under-Secretary-General Amos this morning for further attention to that concern.”
2013-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7019 (2013) · source
“International humanitarian law obliges all parties to a conflict to protect civilian populations against the effects of hostilities and sets out a range of fundamental protection guarantees. It also extends specific protections to relief and medical personnel. Yet, humanitarian actors are still too often - and at times systematically - subject to indiscriminate and deliberate attacks. In June, the Council expressed its outrage over the attack on the United Nations compound in Mogadishu. We learned last week that Medecins sans Frontieres has ended its engagement in Somalia following attacks on its personnel. In Syria, 20 Syrian Arab Red Crescent staff have been killed during the conflict. Over the past decade, 47 aid workers have been killed in Darfur.”
2013-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7019 (2013) · source
“Thank you for convening this debate, Madam President, for your presence here today and for Argentina's very strong leadership on the protection of civilians. I would also thank the Secretary-General for his consistent leadership on protection matters and High Commissioner Pillay, Under-Secretary-General Amos and Mr. Spoerri for their unwavering efforts. Today's debate is an apt way to mark World Humanitarian Day and pay tribute to those working tirelessly to address humanitarian challenges - people to whom we owe so much. We also pause to reflect on the life and legacy of Sergio Vieira de Mello, a humanitarian of courage and conviction, and his 21 United Nations colleagues who were killed in Baghdad.”
2013-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7019 (2013) · source
“When the Council authorizes regional organizations to undertake peacekeeping operations, we must do all we can to ensure that they are appropriately resourced for the jobs we are asking them to do. The Council must continue to develop the framework to ensure that the United Nations partnerships with regional organisations are effective, and we believe that the presidential statement adopted today is an important contribution in that regard. In concluding, I would like to thank the regional and subregional organizations, including those represented here, for their growing and valuable work towards international peace and security and our shared goals, as enunciated in the United Nations Charter. As the Secretary-General said this morning, it is the combined value of our efforts that can be decisive.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015 (2013) · source
“We also welcome the Council's recognition in the statement that regional organizations have a crucial role in addressing the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons. This is an issue on which many regions have pressed for collective action. It is important to see the Council encouraging, in return, regional organizations to strengthen their collective response. Cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations is, as we know, complex and evolving. There will be ongoing challenges. In his Supplement to An Agenda for Peace 20 years ago, Boutros Boutros-Ghali recognized that the political, operational and financial aspects of cooperation "gives rise to questions of some delicacy" (S/1995/I, para. 86 (00). That is usually the case, but it must never, ever deter us. Resourcing is one such issue.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015 (2013) · source
“This exchange must be a two-way street; there is much the United Nations can learn from regional and subregional organizations. The third area is partnerships on thematic, human rights and humanitarian issues. The Council has recognized the key role regional and subregional organizations play in affirming the role of women in conflict prevention, peacebuilding, peacekeeping and humanitarian response; ensuring the protection of children affected by armed conflict; and ensuring that the protection of civilians is central to peacekeeping efforts. The presidential statement adopted today (S/PRST/2013/12) embraces, as it must, close cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations on these three thematic issues.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015 (2013) · source
“The second area to focus on is in strengthening dialogue, exchange and capacity-building. This is obviously vital to enhancing coordination and ensuring that organizations at all levels benefit from best practices. The United Nations has extensive experience in peacekeeping best practices; as these evolve, they should be conveyed to relevant regional organizations. Again, the United Nations dialogue, exchange and capacity-building are most structured and advanced with the AU as its own architecture has evolved to meet the peace and security challenges on the continent. This cooperation can point us to practices that may be relevant to other regional organizations - recognizing, of course, that one size does not fit all.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015 (2013) · source
“They include deeper knowledge of context, cultural understanding, an inherent political interest in staying the course, and geographic proximity. These factors all contributed to success in Solomon Islands. The benefit of playing to comparative advantage is clearly applicable to some current major challenges. In Somalia, the AU has a comparative advantage in peace operations, while the United Nations, through the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia, brings critical skills to post-conflict stabilization and governance. In the Sudans, the AU plays a central mediation role, seeking to de-escalate tensions and keeping the parties talking, which the United Nations peacekeeping operations support in various ways. The important point is that each organization plays to its relative strengths.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015 (2013) · source
“The trajectory of cooperation will only continue. I would like to briefly focus on three issues that we believe are central to this partnership. First is the need for respective roles to be based on comparative advantages that are distinct and understood. The Council will have its most fruitful engagement with organizations that have the mandate and capacity to work on international peace and security issues. For example, as the Pacific responded to the crisis in Solomon Islands, the fact that the Pacific Islands Forum already had in place the Biketawa Declaration of 2000, which set out a clear framework for a collective response to regional crises, was instrumental. The comparative advantages of regional and subregional organizations are clear, and others have already mentioned them this morning.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015 (2013) · source
“Last month, we in Pacific celebrated the tenth anniversary of the successful regional assistance mission to Solomon Islands, to which each of the 16 members of the Pacific Islands Forum contributed and which has been decisive in the recovery of Solomon Islands from conflict. The role of regional organizations was of course set out 68 years ago in Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter, but they are playing an increasingly instrumental role in a much more complex environment and have enhanced their engagement with the United Nations by necessity. We have seen this most clearly with the African Union (AU) and African subregional organizations. The United Nations retains primacy, but, as Ambassador Tekeda Alemu said this morning, speaking for the AU, the United Nations needs a strong AU and the AU needs a strong United Nations.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015 (2013) · source
“From Australia's experience in our own region - the Asia-Pacific - we understand implicitly the comparative advantage that regional organizations can bring to conflict prevention, peacekeeping and peacebuilding, and we fully subscribe to the complementarity of the roles that regional organizations and the United Nations play in addressing threats to peace and security. In 2011, we saw the successful response on the part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to tensions on the Thailand-Cambodia border, a commendable regional approach designed to de-escalate a potentially serious dispute.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015 (2013) · source
“I thank the President for Argentina's initiative in convening today's important debate and for her presence here today. I also thank the Secretary-General and today's briefers and welcome Ambassador Power. To understand the importance of the partnership between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations, we need only look to situations currently on the Council's agenda - Somalia, Mali and the Democratic Republic of the Congo - all of which involve essential cooperation between the United Nations and such organizations.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015 (2013) · source
“The Democratic Republic of the Congo and its neighbours have provided the essential enabling environment for a new start, but implementation will obviously be decisive. The Council itself must continue to give incisive and consistent attention to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to reinforce the incentives for change and to break the cyclical patterns of the past. We all know that this is a genuinely critical moment; we must ensure it becomes transformative. I understand there is a Congolese saying that "no matter how hard you throw a dead fish in the water, it still will not swim". The framework of hope is very much alive, and we need to ensure it is able to swim.”
2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source
“In concluding, Australia reaffirms our strong support for the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the deployment of the Force Intervention Brigade, and expresses our deep appreciation to the troop-contributing countries. The Intervention Brigade cannot, of course, be seen as a panacea or a substitute for the Democratic Republic of the Congo's own responsibilities. What the Brigade can do, and what the Council intended it to do, is to act as a circuit-breaker to create the space for the Democratic Republic of the Congo Government to implement the necessary reforms and tackle underlying issues of the conflict. The Brigade's creation was an historic and risky decision by the Council, borne out of frustration certainly, but more so from necessity.”
2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source
“Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration must, finally, also be given genuine priority. The unregulated flow of small arms and failure to implement effective reintegration strategies are themselves root causes and drivers of conflict. Women's participation and leadership in both the security sector reform and disarmament, demobilization and reintegration processes is essential to long-term peace. So, too, is their direct engagement in the implementation of the Framework. Special Envoy Robinson's work to ensure their full and effective participation, including through the recent Bujumbura Conference is long overdue, prospective and reassuring.”
2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source
“At an event Australia co-hosted this week, we heard first-hand the impact ofthe use ofrape as a tool of war to destroy communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Impunity cannot be tolerated. It is critical that decisive action is taken to prevent such atrocities and to investigate and prosecute such crimes. In this context, the efforts of the International Criminal Court deserve our full support. It is also critical that security sector reforms be intensified. Ultimate responsibility far security rests with the Democratic Republic of the Congo Government. A professional and effective army is central to this. The FARDC's capabilities, discipline and cooperation with the United Nations Mission, including the Intervention Brigade, will be critical to the success of efforts in the Kivus.”
2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source
“It is imperative that broad agreement is reached on the specific benchmarks and how these will be taken forward by the next meeting of the regional oversight mechanism in New York in September. All signatories have committed under the Framework not to interfere in the affairs of neighbouring countries and to neither tolerate nor provide assistance or support of any kind to armed groups. Any collaboration between the FARDC and the Forces democratiques de liberation du Rwanda must cease, as must any support to the Mouvement du 23 mars.There can be no peace so long as such support continues. Turning briefly to some key practical challenges and priorities ahead, persistent reports of grave human rights abuses and widespread sexual violence by armed groups and the FARDC undermine the foundations for any lasting peace.”
2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source
“Where they fail to live up to these commitments, they must be held to account, by their own citizens and civil society, by their regional neighbours, and by the broader international community, including the Security Council. Australia welcomes the initial efforts of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to initiate key reforms. The establishment of the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo's National Oversight Mechanism is an important step, as was the inaugural meeting of the 11+4 regional oversight mechanism and the establishment of the technical support committee. The implementation of tailored, realistic benchmarks will, however, be fundamental to the success of the Framework.”
2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source
“The recent joint visit by the World Bank President and the Secretary- General reflects what should be a crucial impetus for the region. There have been encouraging early signs of follow-up on the Framework commitments, but also stark reminders of the sobering challenges ahead. Attacks by the Mouvement du 23 mars and infighting among the Forces armees de la Republique democratique du Congo (FARDC) near Goma are ongoing. Just last week, attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces in Kamango forced more than 65,000 refugees to flee into Uganda. We note Ugandan Foreign Minister Kutesa's warnings this morning about the Allied Democratic Forces. The immediate priority must be to ensure that all signatories take practical steps to implement their commitments under the Framework.”
2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source
“Today, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is languishing at the bottom of the United Nations Human Development Index. The Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework provides the best opportunity to definitively break the cycle of violence and instability. We are at a moment of hope because of the leadership and efforts of regional Governments and organizations, working in close cooperation with the United Nations and the Secretary- General himself, and now with the World Bank. The potential genius of the Framework is that, for the first time, all the relevant parties have made clear commitments to integrate political, security and development efforts 4 a nexus that is essential to tackling the root causes of instability.”
2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source
“I thank the United States delegation for its initiative in convening this debate and to Secretary Kerry for his presence. I also thank the Secretary-General and his Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Ms. Mary Robinson, for their sustained engagement and leadership, and of course all the briefers for their insightful remarks. As the attendance of the participants today indicates, we are at a pivotal moment in the search for durable peace and security in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region. We should be ashamed by the staggering toll ofthe conflict: the lives of more than 5, perhaps 6, million people, the displacement of millions more and the subjection of countless men, women and children to horrendous human rights abuses.”
2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source
“Clearly, the need for a political solution in Syria has never been greater, and Australia supports the central role of the United Nations in convening a second Geneva conference on political transition. We must not lose momentum in ending what has become the single biggest catastrophe of the new century. We again repeat our call for the Council to live up to its responsibilities under the Charter - our responsibilities - and international expectations, and work harder to end the conflict, in order to pre-empt a broader regional threat to peace and security and to alleviate the terrible humanitarian disaster we face. Most immediately, the humanitarian crisis demands that the Council consider what additional steps can be taken to meet the crisis. Australia remains prepared to work with others on this as a priority.”
2013-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7007 (2013) · source
“Lebanon and Jordan need strong support from the international community, going beyond the immediate humanitarian assistance to include broader recovery assistance. The pressures from refugees and displaced people on the essential services of the two countries are becoming untenable, and the pressures can only increase. We are gravely concerned at the growing body of evidence that the Al-Assad regime has used chemical weapons. This week's visit to Damascus by the United Nations for talks on investigations is welcome, but talks alone do not address the serious allegations. Syria must grant full access for United Nations investigations into all allegations.”
2013-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7007 (2013) · source
“We reiterate our support for President Sleiman and the efforts of the Lebanese Armed Forces to maintain stability. We encourage the early formation of a Lebanese Government to confront the challenges. We strongly endorse the Council's recent presidential statement in support of Lebanon and its institutions of State (S/PRST/2013/9). Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bob Carr, visited Syrian refugees in the Beka'a Valley in May and was struck by the scale of the suffering and by the generosity of Lebanon in hosting so many fleeing from Syria. He had earlier visited refugees in Jordan. He announced a further $12 million increase in Australia's humanitarian response, bringing our current contribution to $80 million, with substantially more to come shortly.”
2013-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7007 (2013) · source
“Hundreds of thousands of other Syrians have informally sought shelter in neighbouring countries. Human rights abuses, including war crimes and crimes against humanity, are rampant and have gone unpunished. Syria's neighbours - above all, Lebanon and Jordan - are at the breaking point. The humanitarian system itself is being stretched beyond its capacity. We urge all countries that can do so to support the humanitarian appeals for Syria and the region, which, when combined with direct appeals from Lebanon and Jordan, require $5.2 billion, making them the largest appeals in history. Both Lebanon and Jordan require strong support politically from the international community. Lebanon faces internal violence. Hizbullah's overt involvement in Syria threatens Lebanon's policy of dissociation and the stability of the State.”
2013-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7007 (2013) · source
“Support for the Palestinian economy will also remain fundamental. Syria continues to descend into ever more brutal and widening conflict. Seven million Syrians - one-third of the population - need help. There are approximately five million internally displaced persons in the country. Over a third of housing has been destroyed, a third of the schools damaged. Thousands of civilians are trapped under siege in Homs and Aleppo and elsewhere. Almost 60 per cent of the hospitals are out of operation or severely damaged, and medical supplies are being systematically targeted to prevent their delivery. There are approximately two million refugees, as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antenio Guterres told us last week, having accumulated at a rate not seen since the genocide in Rwanda in 1994.”
2013-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7007 (2013) · source
“As a friend of the Palestinians, we encourage them to engage fully in the negotiation process. The path to Palestinian statehood lies in negotiations, not through United Nations resolutions nor in pursuing membership in international organizations. For negotiations to have any chance of success, conditions on the ground must remain stable and rocket attacks on Israel must cease. Equally, Israel must stop creating and expanding new settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Settlement activity is illegal and undermines confidence in the peace process. As a friend of Israel, we can say that the only way to ensure the durability of a democratic State is through the creation of a viable Palestinian State. All of us in the international community must help sustain an environment conducive to peace talks.”
2013-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7007 (2013) · source
“We warmly congratulate the United States for its leadership, in particular the perseverance and tireless efforts of Secretary of State Kerry. We also commend Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Abbas. It is important that all Israelis and Palestinians support this effort. We congratulate the Arab League and encourage its continuing role in support of the peace process. We recognize that the resumption of negotiations is a first step on what will be a difficult path towards a two-State solution. Both Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Abbas must now seize this historic opportunity and commit to negotiating in good faith, aiming to achieve a lasting peace, with a secure Israel living alongside an independent and viable Palestinian State. As we all know, there is no Plan B.”
2013-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7007 (2013) · source
“I thank Special Coordinator Serry for his briefing. Obviously, the Middle East continues to experience very dangerous conflict and instability. The intensifying conflictin Syria andits destabilizing impact on countries like Lebanon and Jordan are a direct threat to wider peace and security. The political developments in Egypt are also of serious concern, creating both uncertainty for Egypt itself and wider implications for the region. It is vital for Egypt's stability and development that the transition back to a democratically elected Government is inclusive and transparent. One very welcome and positive development is the agreement the Palestinians and the Israelis have reached on a basis for resuming direct final status negotiations.”
2013-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7007 (2013) · source
“They are also attacks on the international community's ability, indeed on its need, to understand and respond effectively to conflicts that threaten international peace and security. Truth need not be the first casualty of war. Journalists need not be and should not be casualties of conflict.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003 (2013) · source
“Where it emerges that journalists have been attacked in serious violation of international humanitarian or human rights law, the Council must also look at ways to act to end impunity. We welcome the implementation strategy 2013- 2014 for the United Nations Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity, endorsed in February, as the Deputy Secretary-General noted, as a strong mechanism that will help countries promote the safety ofjournalists in conflict situations. With its focus on national capacity-building, we encourage its early implementation. To conclude, attacks on journalists are, like all attacks on civilians, attacks on humanity.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003 (2013) · source
“As the Secretary- General notes in his most recent report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (S/2012/376), the Council has made very few references to attacks against journalists in situation-specific resolutions. Therefore we welcome the inclusion in resolution 2102 (2013) establishing the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia of a reminder to the Government of Somalia of its obligation to protect journalists. This should be a template. The Council can also assist by mandating peacekeeping missions to address the freedom and protection of journalists in their support to rule-of-law institutions and, as the representative of Togo has just recommended, by ensuring the necessary training for peacekeepers.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003 (2013) · source
“The rights of freedom of expression, opinion and association must be respected both online and offline. Parties to armed conflict must uphold all applicable international laws to protect civilians, including those that apply to journalists. They must do their utmost to prevent violations of international humanitarian law against journalists. The Council acknowledged this in resolution 1738 (2006). Our recent presidential statement on the protection of civilians (S/PRST/2013/2) in February reiterated the Council's resolve in this respect. We believe the Council can do more to protect journalists in conflict situations.”
2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003 (2013) · source