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1. “The conditions of a lasting peace must be nurtured over time, with the good will of the Lebanese and Israeli Governments and with the sustained commitment of the international community that we have undertaken here. Our most pressing challenge now is to help thousands of displaced people within Lebanon to return to their homes and rebuild their lives. The reconstruction of Lebanon will be led by the Government of Lebanon, but it will demand the generosity of the entire international community. For its part, the United States will continue working with the Governments of Lebanon and Israel to ease the suffering of the Lebanese people.”

   2006-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5511 (2006) · source

2. “The draft resolution also offers a way forward to implement resolution 1680 (2006), which addresses the delineation of the Lebanese border, including the Sheba'a farms. We must ensure Israel's security and respect the underlying framework to achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the region, in accordance with resolution 425 (1978). Today in no way marks the end of our common efforts. In many respects, the hard work of diplomacy is only just beginning. In many respects, although it is our hope that the draft resolution will lead to the cessation of large-scale hostilities, no one can expect an immediate end to all acts of violence.”

   2006-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5511 (2006) · source

3. “Finally, the draft resolution clearly lays out the political principles to secure a lasting peace: no foreign forces, no weapons and no authority in Lebanon other than that of the independent Lebanese Government, which must have complete sovereignty over its entire country. Those principles represent a long-standing international consensus that was first expressed in United Nations resolution 425 (1978), then affirmed in the Taif Accords and reaffirmed in resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1680 (2006). On 16 July, the Group of Eight leaders endorsed the same political conditions in Saint Petersburg, and 10 days later the Lebanon Core Group supported those principles in the Rome conference.”

   2006-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5511 (2006) · source

4. “The Council has said that it intends to adopt another draft resolution with further measures to help that ceasefire become permanent. We also look forward to the Secretary-General's proposals to fully implement resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1680 (2006), including the question of disarmament. To further strengthen Lebanon's democracy, the international community will also impose a binding embargo on all weapons heading into that country without the Government's consent. Today, we call upon every State, especially Iran and Syria, to respect the sovereignty of the Lebanese Government and the will of the international community.”

   2006-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5511 (2006) · source

5. “As the Government of Lebanon has requested, this new force will have an expanded mandate, a greater scope of operations, better equipment and much larger numbers - a target of 15,000 soldiers, a sevenfold increase in its current strength. The Lebanese armed forces, together with the new stabilization force, will deploy to the South of the country to protect the Lebanese people and to ensure that no armed groups like Hizbollah can threaten stability. As that deployment occurs, Israel will withdraw to behind the Blue Line. Today's draft resolution makes clear that these are parallel processes, and it also calls for the opening of Lebanese harbours and airports, which we expect will be for verifiably civilian purposes. With the deployment and the withdrawal, a full ceasefire will go into effect.”

   2006-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5511 (2006) · source

6. “We urge the Governments of Lebanon and Israel to commit to ending large-scale violence. Hizbollah faces a clear choice between war and peace, and the world should help to ensure that that choice is the right one. Secondly, this draft resolution will help the democratic Government of Lebanon to expand its sovereign authority, as called for in resolution 1559 (2004). It will do so by creating a new international force that builds on the current United Nations force in Lebanon, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Although it will bear the same name, this will not be the same force; it will be an enhanced UN IFIL.”

   2006-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5511 (2006) · source

7. “There is an insistence on an unconditional release of abducted Israeli soldiers. Hizbollah must immediately cease its attacks on Israel, and Israel must halt its offensive military operations in Lebanon, while reserving the right of any sovereign State to defend itself. It is my understanding that the Lebanese Cabinet will vote on Saturday concerning the resolution, and the Government of Israel on Sunday. As the Secretary-General has just noted, he will help the parties to establish a timeline for the implementation of this very important cessation of hostilities. In addition to respecting the draft resolution's call for a full cessation of hostilities, we believe that all parties should take action to protect civilians, as was called for in the four principles of the 1996 understanding.”

   2006-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5511 (2006) · source

8. “With the passage of this draft resolution, the international community will help to open a path to lasting peace between Lebanon and Israel that will end the suffering and the violence of the past month. The status quo that precipitated this conflict was unstable. 06-4649] Since the conflict began, we have sought an immediate end to the fighting. But we have also insisted that a durable ceasefire requires a decisive change from the status quo that produced this war. Today's draft resolution lays the foundation to achieve that goal, for with this draft resolution a new, stronger, Lebanon can emerge, with the world's help. Now the hard and urgent work of implementation begins. Today's draft resolution accomplishes three important objectives. First, it puts in place a full cessation of hostilities.”

   2006-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5511 (2006) · source

9. “I am pleased to join all here today to support this important draft resolution. We have been brought to this day by the good faith and the hard work of many in the international community. I especially want to thank you, Secretary-General Annan. I want to thank French Foreign Minister Douste-Blazy for his hard work and for his Government's work, as well as the co-sponsors of the draft resolution. But of course we owe the fullest gratitude to Prime Minister Siniora of Lebanon and his Government and to Prime Minister Olmert of Israel and his Government. These democratic leaders have served their people courageously through this extremely trying and tumultuous time.”

   2006-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5511 (2006) · source

10. “But conscience alone will not feed starving people and save innocent lives - or bring peace to troubled lands. This is not a challenge for Africa alone, or for America alone. It is a challenge for the entire community of nations, and it is one that cannot be taken lightly. If the idea of an international community is to mean anything, if the founding principles of the United Nations are to be more than just dreams and if the notion of our responsibility to protect the weakest and the most powerless among us is ever to be more than just an empty promise, then the Security Council must act. We must pass this draft resolution and we must seize this momentous opportunity to restore hope to the people of Darfur.”

    2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source

11. “The United States has provided nearly all of the support that the World Food Programme's mission in Darfur has to date received. President Bush has requested of the Congress an additional $225 million for the Sudan, $150 million of which would be for Darfur. Today, I call upon all nations to do their part to help the World Food Programme feed and care for the people of Darfur. The United States appreciates the Dutch offer to host an international conference in a few months to support development and reconstruction in Darfur. The United States will attend, and we urge others to do so as well. This is a time of testing for the international community, especially for the United Nations. The plight of the people of Darfur stirs the conscience of all human beings.”

    2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source

12. “Just as United Nations peacekeepers play a central role in helping to implement the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between north and south, we now need a United Nations peacekeeping force to help implement the Darfur peace agreement. We would expect the Government of the Sudan to be a partner in this effort, lending its full support to the United Nations, the African Union and others that might assist, such as NATO. As we work to realize the hope of the Darfur peace agreement, the international community must do more to alleviate the suffering of the people in Darfur. Hunger and disease are still claiming innocent lives, and the World Food Programme has announced that it is beginning to cut rations because it is not receiving sufficient contributions.”

    2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source

13. “We applaud the heroic efforts of the African Union Mission in the Sudan, which has helped to reduce large-scale violence. This is an extremely difficult job, and the AU troops have performed admirably. Recognizing this, the African Union expressed its desire on 10 March to transition its Mission in the Sudan to a larger, United Nations-led, force that can do more to protect the people of Darfur. The draft resolution now under discussion would honour that request. It would strengthen and transform the AU force into the effective core of a more robust United Nations-led mission, and it would empower this new peacekeeping mission with the mandate and the capabilities to protect civilians.”

    2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source

14. “Each of the parties has pledged to cooperate in meeting its unique and important obligations, from disarming and demobilizing militias to building an inclusive political process and to sharing wealth and generating development in Darfur. Most important, the agreement sets out a path that can return the people of Darfur to their homes. It is now vital for all of Sudan's neighbours to support the peace agreement as well. In addition, the international community must insist that all parties remain accountable and that the agreement is completely and verifiably implemented. It is now more important than ever to have a strong United Nations effort to ensure that the agreement's detailed timelines are monitored and enforced. The accord clearly states that neutral peacekeepers have an essential role to play in that process.”

    2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source

15. “In that way, the Darfur agreement is a worthy complement to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. We applaud the Government of the Sudan and the Sudan Liberation Movement of Minni Minawi for embracing the promise of peace. That accord would not have been possible without the leadership of the African Union (AU) and the individual contributions of President Sassou Nguesso, President Konare and Mr. Salim Ahmed Salim, and especially that of President Obasanjo of Nigeria. The United States was proud to join with other international partners as well in that effort. The Darfur peace agreement is the foundation on which to begin building a future of freedom, security and opportunity for the people of Darfur.”

    2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source

16. “For tens of thousands of others death came brutally at the hands of Janjaweed marauders. The United States has characterized this wanton campaign of violence as genocide. Yesterday, President Bush reaffirmed that judgment. With the signing of the Darfur peace agreement, we really have an opportunity to help end the long nightmare that has befallen the people of Darfur. The source of the conflict in Darfur is a political problem as old as the Sudan itself. Historically, the Government of Khartoum has not been able to rule all of its citizens justly. The recent civil war with rebels in southern Sudan killed millions of people. It was ended only with the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, which addressed the deeper political problem of how the Sudanese Government would share power and wealth with the people of its southern region.”

    2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source

17. “I would like to thank the Secretary-General, the President, my fellow ministers and the members of the Security Council for responding to the call for this gathering and for convening a special meeting of this body on such short notice. The Darfur peace agreement, signed just days ago at Abuja, represents an historic opportunity for the people of Darfur to secure real peace and lasting justice. The United Nations has a vital role to play at this hopeful moment. The United States urges the Security Council to quickly pass the draft resolution that we circulated yesterday. I have visited Darfur. I have seen the unspeakable suffering and heard harrowing stories of survival - stories that are shared by 2.5 million men, women and children who were driven and displaced from their homes and who now live in camps in the Sudan and Chad.”

    2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source

18. “The Chapter VII resolution that we have adopted today is the only way to compel the Syrian Government to accept the just demands of the United Nations and to cooperate fully with the Mehlis investigation. With our decision today, we are showing that Syria has isolated itself from the international community through its false statements, its support for terrorism, its interference in the affairs of its neighbours and its destabilizing behaviour in the Middle East. Now, the Syrian Government needs to make a strategic decision to fundamentally change its behaviour. Until that day comes, however, we in the international community must remain united, and we must remain resolute in our pursuit of truth, our defence of justice and our support of liberty for the brave and courageous Lebanese people.”

    2005-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5297 (2005) · source

19. “We have also learned that Syrian officials have sought to impede this investigation by intentionally misleading the Commission, including by providing false testimony. Syria has offered no truthful explanations to those serious allegations. Instead, it has chosen until now to dismiss the Commission report as politically motivated. The Syrian Government has actively and consistently worked to break the will of the Lebanese people and to thwart the will of the international community. At this important time, with the unanimous adoption of the resolution today, the United Nations is taking a step to hold Syria accountable for any further failure to cooperate with the Commission's investigations and to consider further action if necessary.”

    2005-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5297 (2005) · source

20. “We supported the aspirations of the Lebanese people and helped them to compel Syria to withdraw its military forces from the country. The Security Council unanimously passed resolution 1595 (2005), which established the United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission to examine the crime and to identify the guilty. We have now received the Commission's interim report (S/2005/662), and its findings are deeply disturbing. We are told that there is converging evidence pointing at both Lebanese and Syrian involvement in this terrorist act. And we are told that it would be difficult to envisage a scenario whereby such a complex assassination plot could have been carried out without the knowledge of senior Syrian officials.”

    2005-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5297 (2005) · source

21. “In response, the international community acted - though some on the Security Council did not want our action to single out Syria by name. Hence, in resolution 1559 (2004) the Council called for the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Lebanon and summoned all States to respect Lebanese sovereignty. When the Syrian Government met none of those demands, Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a respected leader and admired philanthropist, resigned his post in protest. Then, not four months later, Prime Minister Hariri was assassinated in a terrorist bombing that claimed the lives of 22 other people as well. After mourning their murdered leader, one million Lebanese citizens united in downtown Beirut to publicly call for truth, justice and freedom from Syrian domination. Again, the international community acted.”

    2005-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5297 (2005) · source

22. “By passing resolution 1636 (2005) this morning, we in the United Nations have declared our support for the Commission's search for truth, which is being ably led by Mr. Detlev Mehlis. We have also affirmed our just demands on the Syrian Government and made it clear that failure to comply with these demands will lead to serious consequences from the international community. There is a close link between these two actions. For the past 30 years, Syria's occupation of Lebanon penetrated all aspects of its society. Beginning last year, however, Syria's interference became so corrupt and unbearable that it began to galvanize opposition against itself, both within Lebanon and among the international community. Late last August, the Syrian Government dictated the extension of Lebanese President Emile Lahoud's term of office.”

    2005-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5297 (2005) · source