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Rodriguez Camejo

lines on the record: 106
first: 2017-02-13
most recent: 2019-01-26
sittings or episodes: 14
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“Mrs. Rodriguez Camejo (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): We endorse the statement made by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. Cuba regrets that since, the last open debate on this issue (see S/PV.8244), there has been no progress in promoting the just cause of the Palestinian people. On the contrary, the situation on the ground continues to deteriorate, with arbitrary decisions being made, such as one Member State's decision to stop funding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. It is deplorable that owing to the repeated obstruction of one of its members, the Security Council has not even condemned the escalation of violence and the tragic events in the Gaza Strip since 30 March.”
2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source
“The peace agreements reached by the Government of Colombia and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejercito del Pueblo in Havana in 2016, which ended more than five decades of armed conflict, are one such concrete example. Maintaining and implementing those peace agreements currently is the responsibility not only of the parties, but also of the international community and the Security Council. To the extent possible, Cuba will continue to contribute with humility, discretion and profound respect for the parties' positions at their request in providing the means to achieve stable and lasting peace in Colombia.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“We appreciate the efforts of the Secretary-General to continue strengthening United Nations mediation support capacities, in accordance with the relevant adopted mandates. However, the role assigned to non-governmental organizations, civil society and other entities as mediation support actors with regard to conflict prevention must be evaluated carefully on a case-by-case basis, given that, as we have seen in various conflicts, they have pursued foreign agendas and lacked impartiality and good faith. In conclusion, as one of the methods for the pacific settlement of disputes provided for in Chapter VI of the Charter, mediation can and has been proven to be effective in certain situations.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“Cuba believes that for mediation to be credible and effective, it must also enjoy the will and consent of the parties to a particular dispute or conflict, the impartiality of mediators, their fulfilment of the mandates agreed upon, respect for national sovereignty, compliance with State laws and operational preparedness, including mediators' substantive and procedural expertise. In that regard, we stress the particular role that the Charter confers on the Secretary-General in the use of his good offices and mediation, while at the same time acknowledging that the peaceful settlement of disputes and conflict prevention and resolution, particularly through mediation, under the Charter and international law, continue to be a fundamental responsibility of Member States.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“The recent events and precedents where we have seen manipulation of the Charter, double standards and flagrant violations of international law have shown that when there is no good faith, impartiality or respect for a country's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, objective mediation is impossible. Neither can any mechanism for the peaceful settlement of disputes, including mediation, be effective as long as certain States continue to use or threaten to use force against the territorial integrity or political independence of others, or to impose preconceived, uniform doctrines. Every situation must be managed according to its specific characteristics. Mediation should not be automatically considered the most appropriate method in every case.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“My country has noted with concern the increasing tendency of the Security Council to invoke Chapter VII of the Charter excessively and hastily, since war, confrontation, hostilities and sanctions have never helped to maintain peace and international security and never will. It is regrettable that the Security Council is too quick to seek recourse in the provisions of Articles 41 and 42 ofthe Charter without having fully exhausted all other options, including those provided for in Chapter VI, and without considering their consequences, including the short- and long-term effects of imposing sanctions, particularly for political processes aimed at achieving the peaceful settlement of conflicts.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“Mrs. Rodriguez Camejo (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): We endorse the statement delivered by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. Cuba is firmly committed to the principle of the peaceful settlement of disputes and their prevention through mediation. The most effective way in which the Security Council can support mediation as a means for the pacific settlement of disputes is to ensure that it is carried out in full respect for international law, the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of sovereignty, refraining from the use or threat of the use of force, territorial integrity, political independence and non-interference in the internal affairs of States.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“Cuba reiterates its unwavering commitment to continuing to work with other Member States and the United Nations to establish a democratic and just international order that responds to the demand for peace, development and justice of the peoples of the world and that guarantees the preservation and strengthening of international law. We will continue to promote the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace, which was signed in 2014 in Havana at the second Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, and which demands that the Member States of the international community fully respect that Proclamation in their relations with the member States of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.”
2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source
“The reform of the United Nations, which is aimed at building a truly democratic and participatory Organization, with a transparent and democratic Security Council and a revitalized General Assembly playing a central role and occupying a pivotal position, and which supports States in independently building the future that each nation decides for itself, is an essential ingredient in ensuring the preservation of international law. Both at the national and international levels, systems of norms and institutions are needed to guarantee the full participation of all peoples and every human being in the adoption of decisions that affect them and in the implementation of programmes and policies aimed at promoting and strengthening equity and social justice, as well as the enjoyment of all rights by all peoples and individuals.”
2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source
“Cuba condemns all attempts to supplant or replace national authorities in their efforts to strengthen their respective political, economic and legal systems and the functioning of their institutions. Any United Nations initiative aimed at strengthening national institutions must respect the purposes and principles of the Charter, abide by the framework of the approved mandate, comply with the principles of neutrality, impartiality, State consent, national ownership and should not impose any preconditions or political pressure.”
2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source
“The promotion and strengthening of international law is based on the recognition of, and full respect for, the sovereign right of peoples to choose their political, economic, social and cultural systems and to create the legal and democratic institutions that are best suited to their sociopolitical and cultural interests, as well as the recognition of those institutions by the international community. Attempts to impose laws and institutions by means of certain preconceived notions hatched in the centres of power, the promulgation and application of extraterritorial laws, the politically motivated exercise of jurisdiction by national or international tribunals, and distortion or double standards on issues of global importance not only undermine existing laws, but make them inapplicable.”
2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source
“Strict compliance with those principles and with international obligations that have been undertaken is the essence of the promotion of international law. Cuba rejects attempts to apply concepts that are not universally recognized and that some seek to establish as principles of international law, such as limited sovereignty, humanitarian intervention, preventive war and the responsibility to protect in the face of atrocities, which are used to further agendas of domination and to whitewash aggressive actions and interventions.”
2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source
“The principles of international law enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations 4 essentially, sovereign equality among States; respect for national sovereignty, territorial integrity and the political independence of States; non-intervention in affairs that fall under the domestic jurisdiction of States; refraining from the threat or the use of force; and the peaceful settlement of disputes, as set out in the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations 4 must continue to form the basis of international law and at all times guide the actions of States and the development of the rule of law.”
2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source
“Furthermore, ignoring the commitments it has made and showing profound disrespect for international standards, the United States Government has announced its withdrawal from international agreements relevant to humankind. As nations united, we are responsible for the preservation and defence of international law. Cuba reiterates its firm commitment to respecting international law as enshrined in the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, such as multilateralism and the international system that we have built within the framework of the United Nations.”
2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source
“It is very regrettable that the Security Council, owing to the repeated obstruction of one of its members, has not been able to guarantee respect for international law and international humanitarian law in relation to the Palestinian question, particularly the massacre committed by the Israeli army against a peaceful political demonstration, which left dozens dead and thousands wounded. It is unacceptable that the Council should remain indifferent when unilateral actions are taken, such as the attack by the United States and some of its allies on military and civilian installations in the Syrian Arab Republic on 13 April.”
2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source
“Mrs. Rodriguez Camejo (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): We welcome the holding of today's open debate, which is highly relevant in the context of the current state of international relations. Cuba aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. Violating universally recognized principles of international law threatens international peace and security. The threat of the use of force and the unilateral use of force against sovereign States, interventions and actions aimed at imposing regime change and unilateral coercive measures all undermine international law and international peace and security.”
2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source
“Cuba advocates a constructive and respectful dialogue among the peoples of the region and calls for non-interference in internal affairs and an end to foreign aggression and to support, financing or the supply of weapons to terrorist groups with the goal of promoting instability and conflict in the Middle East. Moreover, Cuba calls for an end to the fabrication of excuses and concepts in the Council that aim to legitimize the unilateral use of force and aggression against sovereign States. Let us uphold multilateralism, strictly based on the purposes and principles of the Charter and international law.”
2018-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8244 (2018) · source
“Cuba demands the full and unconditional withdrawal of Israel from the Syrian Golan and all occupied Arab territories. We reiterate that any measure or action that has been taken or is to be taken to change the legal, physical or demographic status or the institutional structure of the occupied Syrian Golan, as well as Israel's measures to exercise its jurisdiction and administration on that territory, constitute violations of international law, international agreements, the Charter and resolutions of the United Nations, including resolution 497 (1981), and the Fourth Geneva Convention.”
2018-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8244 (2018) · source
“Cuba also expresses its most emphatic condemnation of the recent attack perpetrated by the United States and some of its allies on 13 April on military and civilian facilities in the Syrian Arab Republic, using as a pretext the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian Government against civilians in Douma, without any proof that the Syrian Government had used such weapons and prior to the investigation by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Fact-Finding Mission. That unilateral action, which sidestepped the Security Council, and the Israeli attack on a Syrian airbase in the governorate of Horns on 9 April are yet further flagrant violations of the principles of international law and the Charter of the Organization.”
2018-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8244 (2018) · source
“Furthermore, we join in the international community's firm rejection of the unilateral decision made by the Government of the United States to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, which constitutes a serious and flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations, international law and the relevant General Assembly and Security Council resolutions. That decision, intended to alter the historical status of Jerusalem, can only undermine the legitimate interests of the Palestinian people and the Arab countries.”
2018-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8244 (2018) · source
“We reiterate our unwavering support for a comprehensive, just, peaceful and lasting solution to the Palestinian question - which lies at the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict - that is based on a two-State solution and allows Palestinians to exercise their right to self-determination and to a free and sovereign State, with East Jerusalem as its capital and within the pre-1967 borders, as well as the right of refugees to return. We will also continue to support the admission of Palestine as a full Member of the United Nations.”
2018-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8244 (2018) · source
“Cuba calls on the Security Council to assume its responsibility under the United Nations Charter with regard to the maintenance of international peace and security and take the necessary decisions and demand that Israel puts an immediate end to the occupation of Palestinian territories and to the aggressive colonial policies and practices, and comply with Council resolutions on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine, in particular resolution 2334 (2016). We express our solidarity with the Government and the people of Palestine.”
2018-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8244 (2018) · source
“This cruel and disproportionate act is a gross and blatant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and of international humanitarian law, heightens tensions in the region and reduces the likelihood of success of efforts aimed at resuming peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis. It is very regrettable that, because of constant obstruction by one of its members, the Security Council has not even been able to condemn the tragic events in the Gaza Strip or enforce respect for international law and international humanitarian law, including the protection of Palestinians, at a time when the urgent action of the international community is needed.”
2018-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8244 (2018) · source
“Mrs. Rodriguez Camejo (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): We align ourselves with the statement made by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. Cuba has been deeply concerned about the pernicious deterioration of the situation in the Middle East since the last open debate on the topic (see S/PV.8167). We reiterate our firm condemnation of the criminal aggression perpetrated by the Israeli army against the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip on 30 March, which led to the death of dozens of people and left more than 400 injured.”
2018-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8244 (2018) · source
“Although new technologies can increase knowledge of the environment and staff safety, legitimate concerns have been raised regarding the deployment and use of certain resources in peacekeeping operations, particularly those related to the management of collected information. The use of such information should be considered on a case-by-case basis and with the consent of the host State. In conclusion, we reiterate that peacekeeping operations are not a substitute for addressing and resolving the root causes of conflicts, and that they should allow for the creation of a security framework that makes it possible to implement a long-term strategy for sustainable economic and social development.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“The protection of civilians cannot in any way become a pretext for disregarding the principles of the United Nations Charter. Cuba believes that, in order to eliminate the impact of threats on the security of peacekeeping operations personnel and in order to improve their effectiveness, such operations must have viable and realistic mandates, concrete and clearly defined objectives and the necessary resources to carry them out. We call on all parties involved to give greater impetus, increase the number and even improve the effectiveness of the triangular consultations among the Security Council, the Secretariat and troop- and police-contributing countries. It is an important tool that can provide a better understanding of the situation on the ground and assist in the design, development and renewal of mandates, as well as staff security.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“Nevertheless, we are not convinced that the Security Council's approval of operations involving the use of force beyond the basic principles I mentioned can contribute to improving the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations and the security of their military, police or civilian personnel. The use of force by peacekeeping operations has political implications and can lead to unforeseen circumstances, including increased risk of threats and attacks against United Nations personnel. We note that peacekeeping operations, by composition and character, are not intended or equipped for counter-terrorism operations. We reiterate that efforts to protect civilians should be designed to support, rather than replace, the efforts of national authorities.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“The establishment and deployment of peacekeeping operations must be carried out in strict compliance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, especially respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of States and non-intervention in their internal affairs. It is more important than ever to respect those precepts, as well as the basic principles established for the conduct of peacekeeping operations, such as the consent of the parties, impartiality and the non-use of force except in self-defence. Cuba deplores the loss of life of Blue Helmets and expresses its concern about the increase in the number of peacekeeping operations staff casualties over the past year.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“We recall the leading role of the General Assembly in developing concepts, policies and strategies for peacekeeping operations and its Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations - the only United Nations forum mandated to consider the issue. Ideas and approaches to peacekeeping operations should be implemented only once agreed by Member States in the appropriate organ. In a context of increased risks to peacekeeping operations due to the current environments in which they are deployed, Cuba reaffirms that the basic principles of such operations remain valid for guiding the deployment of the Blue Helmets.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“Mrs. Rodriguez Camejo (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): It is a pleasure to have you, Mr. President, preside over this open debate and the Security Council for this month. Cuba fully supports the statement made by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. We take note of the Secretary-General's statement and the briefings delivered by the briefers, as well the proposals set forth to improve United Nations peacekeeping operations. To improve the security of peacekeeping operations staff, the Secretariat should implement those measures that fall within its authority, in consultation with the Member States and with due consideration of the relevant organs.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“With regard to the Syrian Golan, Cuba demands an end to the Israeli occupation and reiterates that any measure or action that has been or is being taken to change the legal, physical and demographic status and the institutional structure of the occupied Syrian Golan, as well as Israel's measures to exercise its jurisdiction and administration in that territory, constitute violations of international law, international agreements, the Charter and resolutions of the United Nations, including Security Council resolution 497 (1981), and the Fourth Geneva Convention. Cuba advocates maintaining constructive and respectful dialogue among the peoples of the region, and calls for respect for sovereignty and non-interference in the internal affairs of States.”
2018-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8167 (2018) · source
“Cuba will continue to support a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that is based on a two-State solution and allows the Palestinians to enjoy their right to self-determination and a free, independent and sovereign State, with its capital in East Jerusalem and within the pre-1967 borders, as well as the right of refugees to return. We will also continue to support the entry of Palestine as a full Member of the United Nations.”
2018-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8167 (2018) · source
“The Security Council must uphold the responsibility entrusted to it by the Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security, take the necessary decisions, and demand an immediate end to Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory, aggressive policies and settlement practices, and require compliance with the resolutions adopted by this organ on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. It should also immediately put an end to the nearly decade-long blockade of the Gaza Strip, where more than 2 million Palestinian civilians are immersed in a deep socioeconomic and humanitarian crisis.”
2018-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8167 (2018) · source
“We reiterate our deepest concern over and rejection of the unilateral declaration made by the President of the United States, recognizing the city of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, which constitutes a serious and flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations, international law and the relevant United Nations resolutions. The intention to modify the historic status of Jerusalem violates the legitimate interests of the Palestinian people and the Arab and Islamic nations, It will have serious consequences for stability and security in the Middle East, further increase tensions in the region and undermine any effort aimed at resuming peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians.”
2018-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8167 (2018) · source
“Mrs. Rodriguez Camejo (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): We welcome this open debate of the Security Council and align ourselves with the statement to be delivered by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. Once again, we express our deep concern over the situation in the region of the Middle East, in particular the lack of tangible progress towards a just, peaceful, comprehensive and lasting solution to the Israeli- Palestinian conflict, which is at the heart of the Arab- Israeli conflict.”
2018-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8167 (2018) · source
“With regard to the Syrian Golan, Cuba demands the end of the Israeli occupation and reiterates that any measures or actions that have been or are being taken to change the legal, physical and demographic status and the institutional structure of the occupied Syrian Golan, as well as Israel's measures to exercise its jurisdiction and administration in that territory, constitute violations of international law, international agreements, the Charter and resolutions of the United Nations, including Security Council resolution 497 (1981), and the Fourth Geneva Convention. Cuba calls for a constructive and respectful dialogue among the peoples of the region and for an end to the violence, interference in internal affairs, foreign aggression and conflicts in the Middle East.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“Our country will continue to support a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that is based on a two- State solution and allows the Palestinians to enjoy their right to self-determination and a free, independent and sovereign State, with its capital in East Jerusalem and within the pre-1967 borders, as well as the right of refugees to return. We will also continue to support the entry of Palestine as a full Member of the United Nations.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“The occupation of the Palestinian territory continues, as do the confiscation of Palestinian lands and property, the construction and expansion of settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, forced displacement, the full gamut of illegal settlement policies and practices, and collective punishment of the Palestinian people. The Security Council must adopt concrete measures to put an end to this historic injustice without further delay. It should also immediately put an end to the nearly decade-long blockade of the Gaza Strip, where more than 2 million Palestinian civilians are immersed in a deep socioeconomic and humanitarian crisis. Cuba notes and supports the initiatives to resume direct peace negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis and to promote reconciliation and intra-Palestinian unity.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“Mrs. Rodriguez Camejo (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): We welcome this open debate of the Security Council and support the statement made by the delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. Once again, we express our deep concern over the situation in the Middle East, in particular the lack of tangible progress towards a just, peaceful, comprehensive and lasting solution to the Israeli- Palestinian conflict, which is at the heart of the Arab- Israeli conflict. It is regrettable that since the last time the Council convened to consider this issue, there has been no improvement in the situation on the ground.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“Last month, the gathering of world leaders in New York for the annual general debate testified to faith in multilateralism and a rules-based international order as the only path to address threats to international peace and security. If we wish to restore hope and make a difference in the lives of ordinary people; if we want to put conflict prevention and resolution at the centre of United Nations reform and if we seek to build sustainable peace in the Middle East, urgent action is required from the Council. In this spirit, the Committee calls on everyone to redouble efforts towards the achievement of the two-State solution based on the 1967 borders and in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions, the Madrid principles, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Quartet road map.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“The Committee offers its support to all efforts to advance intra-Palestinian unity and reiterates its demand for ending the unlawful lO-year Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip. It also welcomes ongoing diplomatic efforts towards the achievement of the two-State solution, including by China, the Russian Federation, the United States and Arab countries, among others. To support the Palestinian State-building process, the Committee will continue to expand its capacity- building programme by, inter alia, sponsoring a Palestinian official in a training course on multilateral environmental negotiations, to be held in France, and three other officials on United Nations catalytic support to South-South and triangular cooperation in implementing the 2030 Agenda, to be held in Germany.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“In addition, with regard to the recommendations contained in its 2017 annual report to the General Assembly (A/72/35), the Committee reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to present reports on its implementation in written format, including proposals on measures to ensure accountability for settlement activities and other violations of international law. The Committee welcomes the necessary political will demonstrated by all parties to facilitate Palestinian reconciliation and create conditions favourable for the effective functioning of a Palestinian Government of national consensus. Let me acknowledge the constructive role played by Egypt toward this end.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“Resolution 2334 (2016) provides Member States with the tools to reverse the negative trends on the ground, salvage the two-State solution and, in accordance with the mandate entrusted to the Council in the Charter of the United Nations, advance the cause of peace and security. The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights ofthe Palestinian People stands ready to support the Council in its efforts to consider practical ways and means to secure full compliance with the resolution.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“Such extremist plans are continuously compounded by the provocative and inflammatory rhetoric of the Israeli Government and military officials, including the Prime Minister himself. The Committee reiterates the Council's repeated calls on both parties to refrain from provocative actions, incitement and inflammatory rhetoric. The Council cannot ignore these dangerous developments. Moreover, we are not doomed to collective failure; there is a way out of the conundrum. There is a consensus that Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, not only violate international law, but also dangerously imperil the viability of the two-State solution.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“Last month, Israel announced plans to evacuate Susiya and Khan Al-Ahmar in Area C of the West Bank, communities living on lands that are supposedly intended for settlement expansion. In addition, in August the Israeli authorities issued a military order creating a public administration in Hebron that strengthens the situation of settlers there. The Israeli group Peace Now has warned that the order formalizes the apartheid system in that city. At its September conference the Israeli National Union faction announced a bold plan providing for the annexation ofoccupiedterritory, displacing Palestinians and stripping them of their inalienable rights if they are not willing to give them up.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“After his visit to Israel and Palestine, the Secretary-General warned that we should not allow today's stagnating peace process to lead to tomorrow's escalation. At a time when the 50-year-long occupation is gradually, if not immediately, becoming an annexation, it is increasingly evident that the status quo is far from static. Rather, we are witnessing a steadily deteriorating situation on the ground along with the systematic dispossession of the Palestinian people, crushing any hope for them of achieving freedom, equal rights and ajust peace. The ongoing Israeli settlement campaign, which the Council has denounced as illegal, is proof of the growing trend towards displacement.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“Seventy years after the General Assembly decided to partition Palestine and laid the foundations for the creation of the State of Israel, the State of Palestine has yet to attain independence and the rights of the Palestinian people continue to be violated. Until the Palestine question is resolved in every aspect, the United Nations and its organs, including the Security Council, will have a historical and permanent responsibility to assist the Palestinian people in achieving peace and a dignified life through the exercise of their inalienable rights, including the right to self-determination and national independence, as well as the rights ofrefugees. The members of the Security Council have repeatedly stressed that the current status quo is unsustainable.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“Cuba will continue to defend the right of the Palestinians to self-determination; a free, independent and sovereign State, with its capital in East Jerusalem, within the pre- 1967 borders; and the return of Palestinian refugees. We will also continue to support the entry of Palestine as a full-fledged Member of the United Nations. We hope that, in the context of the fiftieth anniversary of the Israeli occupation and the tenth anniversary of the blockade of the Gaza Strip, the Security Council will live up to its responsibility and fulfil its debt to the Palestinian people.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011Reprise1 (2017) · source
“Cuba also demands the end of the occupation of the Syrian Golan. We reiterate that any steps or actions taken, or to be taken, so as to change the legal, physical and demographic status and institutional structure of the occupied Syrian Golan, as well as Israel's measures to exercise its jurisdiction and administration in that territory, constitute violations of international law, international agreements, the Charter and the relevant United Nations resolutions, including resolution 497 (1981) and the Fourth Geneva Convention, as well as an act of defiance of the international community. Cuba takes note of the initiatives to resume direct peace negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis and the recently concluded agreement with regard to supplying water to Palestinian territories.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011Reprise1 (2017) · source
“24) The Security Council must take concrete steps to end that historic injustice by urgently ending Israel's occupation of Palestinian and other Arab territories dating back to 1967. The approximately decade-long blockade of the Gaza Strip, which has led to a profound socioeconomic and humanitarian crisis affecting 2 million Palestinian civilians, must be halted immediately, and obligations under international humanitarian law must be fulfilled. A two-State solution and a comprehensive, just, peaceful and lasting settlement of the Palestinian question will not be possible as long as Israel continues to violate its obligations under international law and the Charter of the United Nations in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, as well as the relevant United Nations resolutions, including resolution 2334 (2016).”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011Reprise1 (2017) · source