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1. “Our Committee has always condemned the killing of innocent civilians, be they Palestinians or Israelis. It has also regretted, on many occasions, the lack of decisive action that has led to violations of international humanitarian law and the blocking of the resumption of substantive talks to find a just, lasting and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian question, on the basis of relevant United Nations resolutions and of the principle of land for peace. Once again, I should like to urge the Security Council to assume definitively its responsibilities in the attainment of international peace and security and to take the appropriate measures in a decisive way. As the Secretary-General suggested earlier, there must be a robust international presence in the region to guarantee the safety of both Palestinian and Israeli civilians.”

   2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source

2. “Moreover, last week, in a frank violation of international humanitarian law and the Fourth Geneva Convention, it destroyed the homes of suspected Palestinian militants, imprisoned their relatives and threatened to deport them from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip, in a flagrant example of illegal collective punishment. As if that were not enough, in a hideous display of what could be described only as State terrorism, it carried out this latest attack on a densely populated area of Gaza City, which resulted in the death of 17 persons, mainly innocent women and children, while supposedly targeting only one senior Hamas activist. All of this is unacceptable, and it must be clearly condemned by the entire international community and its representative organs, including the Security Council.”

   2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source

3. “The Palestinians have earnestly embarked on a process of reform, as recognized even by Israeli Cabinet members who recently met with Palestinian ministers. The Palestinian activist leaders extended their hands in peace, so that Israel would withdraw from the occupied territory and cease its illegal practices. However, what was Israel's response? It continues the reoccupation of the majority of West Bank towns, the stifling closures, the arbitrary detentions and killings, the settlement activities, the attacks on the Palestinian leadership and the destruction of the physical and institutional infrastructure in the occupied territories.”

   2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source

4. “International efforts to date, laudable as they may be, have been too modest and piecemeal. A three-year programme for the establishment of a Palestinian State, introduced by President Bush in his speech of 24 June, gave no details as to the steps that will lead us to that stated goal. It also emphasized the party with the least resources, the Palestinians, by calling on them to end suicide bombings and to impose radical national reforms, while placing no concrete demands on Israel to end the occupation. The recent "quartet" meeting in New York correctly referred to the need to make parallel progress on the political, economic and security tracks, and it expressed concern over the humanitarian situation of the Palestinians. However, a concrete plan for implementing the vision of two States remains elusive.”

   2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source

5. “First of all, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the exemplary way in which you have been conducting the work of the Council during the month of July. I am grateful to you, as well as to the other members of the Council, for having once again given me the opportunity to address the Council in my capacity as Acting Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. We have repeatedly shared with the members of the Security Council our opinion that the parties - the Israelis and the Palestinians - by themselves can never extricate themselves from their deep-seated conflict. Lamentably, the Council has not acted firmly to implement a plan to realize the vision of two States, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace within recognized borders.”

   2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source

6. “We are witnessing unlimited arrogance on the part of the world super-Power, which is now demanding the right to act and conduct itself like an empire to which international and other laws do not apply. This must be vigorously rejected by the countries represented at this table. At this stage, the members of the Security Council have the duty to act in a manner commensurate with the scale of their important responsibilities. We trust that the majority will do so.”

   2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568Resumption1 (2002) · source

7. “The threat of the veto jeopardizes not only the existence of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina; it also threatens the other 14 operations now deployed. We fully support the statement contained in the recent letter of the Secretary-General to the Secretary of State of the United States to the effect that the proposals put forward by that country fly in the face of treaty law and that the only real result of their adoption would be that the Security Council would risk being discredited. If the Council gives in to pressure from the United States, it must face the grave consequences of such irresponsibility. The meagre credibility that this body still retains would simply vanish completely.”

   2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568Resumption1 (2002) · source

8. “What we are debating today cannot be seen in isolation from other recent actions of the United States, including its unilateral withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and the Kyoto Protocol, its refusal to accept the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, its decision to set up a national missile defence system, its blockage of the negotiations to adopt a verification protocol for the Biological Weapons Convention, its proclamation at West Point of a new doctrine providing for preventive unilateral attacks on other countries on the pretext of combating terrorism, and its disclosure of a revised nuclear posture, which has received broad international condemnation. It is simply unacceptable for the United States to now hold United Nations peacekeeping operations hostage to narrow national interests.”

   2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568Resumption1 (2002) · source

9. “The inconsistencies and the double standards present in the position of the United States become evident, among other things, when, at the same time that they express opposition to the International Criminal Court they maintain their firm support for the Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and other ad hoc tribunals created precisely by decisions of the Security Council and with, as the representative of the United States recognized a few hours ago, a "key role" (supra) played by the United States. What is happening today reflects the increasingly unilateral policies of the United States.”

   2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568Resumption1 (2002) · source

10. “2) Curiously enough, that argument was not mentioned this morning. In other words, they would have us believe that they deserve different treatment as "payment" for the risks associated with their self- proclaimed and unrequested status as guarantors of peace and security in the world. In order to maintain the serious tone that this debate merits, I will refrain from commenting on those assertions.”

    2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568Resumption1 (2002) · source

11. “Were the Council to endorse the gross violation of the Charter and international law that this attempt seeks to impose on it, it would imperil the founding principles of the United Nations as well as the very existence of the Organization as it is defined in the Charter. On what grounds does the United States try to justify its attempt to take refuge in the veto and to guarantee illegitimate immunity? Allow me to quote the reply given to that question by the Ambassador of that country during his statement in this very Chamber on Sunday, 30 June: "Some contend that our concerns are unwarranted. With our global responsibilities, we are and will remain a special target and cannot have our decisions second-guessed by a court whose jurisdiction we do not recognize." (S/PV4563, p.”

    2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568Resumption1 (2002) · source

12. “The ultimate aim is to expand the powers of the Security Council even further in order to give it the capacity to amend international treaties, a right that belongs solely to the States parties to a given treaty. The Council has no power to amend the legal regime established by a treaty. Nor can the Council be given the power to extract norms from treaties that have been agreed to by sovereign States parties - and which generate rights and obligations solely for those parties- and make them binding on all States Members of the United Nations by invoking Chapter VII of the Charter. In essence, what we are debating today is the validity of the Charter of the United Nations and the mandate it has conferred on the Security Council.”

    2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568Resumption1 (2002) · source

13. “At the same time, we believe that the legitimate rights of States that have taken the sovereign decision to sign and ratify that legal instrument must be respected. The unusual decision of the Government of the United States, announced on 6 May 2002, to "cancel" its signature of the Rome Statute was already in itself a disquieting action. It demonstrated that there are absolutely no guarantees concerning legal instruments already signed or those that that country could sign in the future. The proposals being made in this body by the delegation of the United States regarding the scope of the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court are, in a few words, an armed assault on the law of treaties.”

    2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568Resumption1 (2002) · source

14. “Mr. Rodriguez Parrilla (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): Cuba wishes the presidency of the United Kingdom every success in the Security Council and also wishes to pay tribute to the fruitful Syrian presidency. We all welcomed the good news today of the establishment of the African Union. The Security Council is not the appropriate organ to debate the law of treaties or to discuss the International Criminal Court (ICC) simply because the Charter of the United Nations does not confer on it powers to do so. However, the issue being discussed today has implications for the very essence of the United Nations system and its capacity for maintenance of international peace and security. It has to do with the future of the principles of international law. Cuba is not a party to the Rome Statute.”

    2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568Resumption1 (2002) · source

15. “Cuba appeals once again to the Security Council to act without further delay, to rise to the occasion and to discharge its responsibilities as it should.”

    2002-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4552Resumption1 (2002) · source

16. “There will be no lasting peace until the Israeli provocations in Southern Lebanon cease, until the return of the Palestinians is assured and until Israeli settlements are eliminated, in conformity with Council resolution 465 (1980). There will not be a just and effective peace if Israel does not renounce its policy of occupation and does not comply with the many resolutions adopted by the Council and by the General Assembly. The Security Council should seriously consider the Secretary-General's proposal to establish a multinational force in the occupied territories. It is simply unacceptable that this body continues to turn its back on the Palestinian people's sufferings by trying to make us believe that nothing can be done or by adopting timid resolutions that say little and are complied with even less.”

    2002-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4552Resumption1 (2002) · source

17. “In addition, we should like to recognize the importance, as an effective contribution, of the visit to President Arafat at the Palestinian National Authority's headquarters in Ramallah by a Non-Aligned Movement group of ministers, headed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of South Africa. A just and lasting peace cannot be achieved in the Middle East until the Palestinian people can exercise its legitimate right to establish an independent State with its capital in East Jerusalem, until all the occupied Arab territories are returned and until Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip, from the West Bank and from the Syrian Golan to the line of 4 June 1967.”

    2002-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4552Resumption1 (2002) · source

18. “Hypocrisy and a double standard continue to prevail, assisted by the anachronistic and anti-democratic privilege of the veto. On 24 occasions, the United States has already vetoed Council draft resolutions concerning the question of Palestine. This organ could not even react timidly to the Sharon Government's decision not to cooperate with the investigative team that was to have been sent to Jenin, thereby failing to comply with resolution 1405 (2002). Cuba commends the position maintained by those Council members who have undertaken sincere efforts to make the Council rise to the level of events.”

    2002-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4552Resumption1 (2002) · source

19. “Shortly before that, Bush had stunned the world by calling Sharon a man of peace amid the atrocities of Jenin. Since Sharon's provocative visit to Al-Haram Al-Sharif, approximately 2,000 persons have died, nearly 1,500 of them innocent Palestinian civilians. The Government of Israel's attitude of open defiance to the norms of international law and to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations is, in large measure, the result of the impassivity with which the Security Council has contemplated the flagrant violations of its own resolutions. We all know why a different standard is applied in the case of Israel. That is what happens when a permanent member of the Security Council, pursuing its national interests, uses its powers and prerogatives arbitrarily.”

    2002-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4552Resumption1 (2002) · source

20. “Mr. Rodriguez Parrilla (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, I should like, on behalf of my delegation, to express to you, Sir, our satisfaction at seeing you assume the presidency of the Security Council this month. Our satisfaction is twofold, as you represent a country united to Cuba by profound ties of friendship. The convening of this session was fully justified. Despite international condemnation and the resolutions that have been adopted, this week Israeli tanks once again surrounded the Palestinian National Authority's facilities in Ramallah. Ironically, that occurred as President Bush was having a meeting with Prime Minister Sharon in Washington for the sixth time, whose unusual and sole outcome was to reiterate demands for practical actions by the Palestinian Authority's leader.”

    2002-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4552Resumption1 (2002) · source

21. “It would therefore be very useful for the Working Group to draw up an accurate account of the successes and failures in Africa and to prepare a summary of experiences and lessons learned. It should also examine the way in which the Security Council deals with different African problems and recommend measures to avoid selective action by this organ, which, unfortunately, is reflected in swift action with regard to certain conflicts and in virtual passivity with regard to others. You have asked us to be brief, Sir, and for that reason I will conclude at this point. We hope that this meeting will not be an isolated event and that we will be able to follow up the work of the Working Group on Africa in future debates.”

    2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source

22. “We propose that periodic meetings be held involving the Chairmen of the Security Council Working Group on Africa, the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Working Group of the General Assembly on the Causes of Conflict and the Promotion of Durable Peace and Sustainable Development in Africa, and the ad hoc Advisory Group of the Economic and Social Council on African Countries Emerging from Conflict. The results of these meetings should be duly reported to Member States. The issue before us today could well be the principal item for an initial meeting between the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council. There is no reason not to hold periodic joint meetings between those two bodies. African questions are the subject of over half the activities of the Security Council.”

    2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source

23. “There is sometimes a proliferation of United Nations initiatives and proposals of various types for Africa, but there is still no comprehensive and integrated approach to solving problems related to peace, security and development in the continent, nor is there any mechanism for periodic evaluations of the implementation of what has been agreed. One reason why such an approach remains elusive is the inadequate level of coordination and communication among the General Assembly, the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council. We hope that the work of the Security Council Working Group will contribute to changing that situation. The work of the Working Group should complement and not substitute for the efforts of other organs to address African problems. It is very important that there be no duplication.”

    2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source

24. “Therefore, one of the functions of the Working Group should be the careful consideration of activities undertaken by the Security Council in Africa that may need to be reconsidered because the Council is not the appropriate organ to undertake them. Our insistence on clearly delimiting the responsibilities of the Security Council is a response not to a purely conceptual concern, but rather to the fact that, when this organ assumes functions that are beyond its competence and for which it is therefore not duly prepared, the countries that are subject to such measures suffer the consequences, while functions for which the Security Council is responsible and accountable are inevitably affected.”

    2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source

25. “The Group should have frequent and direct contact with the protagonists in conflicts and with African regional and subregional mechanisms for the prevention and resolution of conflicts. In spite of what has been said in debates and affirmed in resolutions, emphasis continues to be placed on reaction to conflicts rather than on prevention. As has been said here, the best solution is prevention. Prevention means addressing the most profound causes of conflict, such as poverty and underdevelopment. However, many of the measures that are necessary to eliminate the causes of conflict in Africa and to consolidate peace and sustainable development are clearly beyond the mandate of the Security Council and correspond to other organs, such as the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council.”

    2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source

26. “We wonder, however, why this type of meeting is not also being extended to other groups and subsidiary bodies of the Security Council, such as the working groups examining the question of sanctions and peacekeeping operations. As we have said on earlier occasions, there is much wisdom among Africa's leaders and representatives. No one has a better understanding of African problems or is in a better position to find the most appropriate solutions than they. For that reason, Cuba is participating in this debate with particular eagerness to hear the opinions and the proposals of the African delegations. In addition, we believe that the Council Working Group, whenever possible, should be chaired by an African representative.”

    2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source

27. “Mr. Rodriguez Parrilla (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): We feel honoured, Sir, by your presiding over this Council meeting. We welcome the meeting's format, in which Council non-members have been able to hear the valuable information presented by Ambassador Koonjul, Chairman of the Security Council ad hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa; by Mr. Ivan Simonovic', President of the Economic and Social Council, by Mr. Amadou Kebe, Permanent Observer of the Organization of African Unity (OAU); and by Mr. Ibrahima Fall, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, to whom we bid a fond farewell.”

    2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source

28. “In conclusion, I wish on behalf of my country, the greatest of success to the entire Government and people of East Timor and to assure them that they can always count on Cuba's support and solidarity.”

    2002-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4537 (2002) · source

29. “We note with satisfaction the full readiness of both parties to resolve pending issues and to build a relationship of partnership, cooperation and friendship. Speaking before the Security Council on 26 April, both President Xanana Gusmao and Chief Minister Alkatiri emphasized the need for international support in several areas of great importance to East Timor. In concrete response to those appeals, Cuba is opening the necessary contacts with the Government of East Timor in order to offer assistance in various areas. The Cuban delegation attending the proclamation of independence ceremonies will submit to the East Timorese authorities a number of concrete proposals for bilateral assistance and cooperation.”

    2002-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4537 (2002) · source

30. “The Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, of which Cuba is a founding member, had the situation of East Timor on its agenda for many years. We are gratified that the efforts of the Committee are recognized in the presidential statement to be adopted by the Security Council today. The maintenance of harmonious relations between East Timor and its neighbours will be of great importance to the stability and prosperity of the region. In that respect, we wish to recognize the role played by Indonesia in the peace process and its support of the United Nations work in East Timor.”

    2002-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4537 (2002) · source

31. “That is why it will continue to need the careful attention, assistance and cooperation of the international community, including the United Nations. The United Nations must remain in East Timor for as long as is necessary - no more and no less. The planning that has been done for the United Nations presence in East Timor over the next two years is prudent and timely. The Secretary-General could not have made a better choice than that of Ambassador Kamalesh Sharma to head the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor, which is formally established as of today. Aware of his skills and dedication, we are convinced that Ambassador Sharma will successfully fulfil his new responsibility.”

    2002-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4537 (2002) · source

32. “Mr. Rodriguez Parrilla (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): We are deeply honoured that the Foreign Minister of Singapore is presiding over this important meeting. Today is an historic day for East Timor and for the United Nations. It is above all a time to rejoice as East Timor celebrates its first day of independence. Cuba has expressed its wish to establish diplomatic relations with East Timor and to develop lasting bonds of friendship and cooperation with that country. We are particularly pleased at the fact that, on its very first day as an independent State, East Timor has formally requested admission as the 190th State Member of the United Nations. We are certain that this request will enjoy the full support of all. Many difficult challenges lie ahead for the newly independent State.”

    2002-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4537 (2002) · source

33. “It is simply unacceptable that this body should continue to turn its back on the suffering of the Palestinian people, trying to make us believe that nothing can be done and resigning itself to the current situation or adopting timid resolutions that say little and are complied with even less. Cuba also believes that, in the face of the inaction, ineffectiveness and discredit of the Security Council, the General Assembly must take action by resuming its tenth emergency special session in order to help the heroic Palestinian people, to stop the criminal actions and to save the credibility of the United Nations.”

    2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525 (2002) · source

34. “We reiterate our view that the United States must immediately suspend its financial support for military purposes - support that clearly demonstrates its complicity - and its military supplies to Israel, including aircraft, helicopters and missiles, that are used against civilians. Furthermore, it must condemn Israeli State terrorism if it truly wants a global war to be waged on terrorism, wherever and however it manifests itself. The Security Council must seriously consider the proposal to establish a multinational force in the occupied territories, as proposed by the Secretary- General, who, throughout this process, has displayed great flexibility and perseverance.”

    2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525 (2002) · source

35. “The actions committed in Jenin will go down in history as another dark chapter in the terrible saga of the illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories. The events surrounding the fact-finding team and the continuing siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem - among many other reprehensible actions - are the results of the fact that the Government of Israel has for so long been allowed to act with impunity, while the Council has been unable to do anything to stop it. That is the result of the inertia with which the Security Council has responded to the flagrant violations of its own resolutions. It is the result of Israel's certainty that nothing can happen here as long as it has - as it does now - the full support of a permanent member, which, with its threat or use of the veto, prevents the Council from acting.”

    2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525 (2002) · source

36. “It presented resolution 1405 (2002) solely in order to prevent the Council from taking the measures that were really necessary in the face of the killing and destruction caused by the Sharon Government's troops in Jenin. That is why that resolution was limited to support for an initiative of the Secretary-General, thereby covering up the Council's inaction. Other motives behind the introduction of that resolution were the desires to obstruct the draft that had been prepared on that occasion by the Arab Group and to divert attention from the proposal of the Secretary- General then under consideration to send a multinational force to the occupied territories. With or without an investigation, the truth cannot be concealed.”

    2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525 (2002) · source

37. “Even if a majority had voted in favour of the text, the draft resolution could not have been adopted because the United States had explicitly indicated to Council members that it would once again exercise its power of veto - for the twenty-fifth time on the question of Palestine since 1973. The position of the United States is absurd. It was that country that introduced resolution 1405 (2002) to the Council - which supported the sending of a fact- finding team to Jenin - yet that same country was prepared to veto and obstruct a text aimed precisely at demanding the full implementation of that resolution. What happened did not surprise us, however. The United States was never truly interested in sending a fact-finding team to J enin.”

    2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525 (2002) · source

38. “It described the situation as a grave threat to international peace and security, demanded that Israel cooperate without further delay with the fact-finding team, and expressed the Council's intention to adopt adequate measures if the resolution was not implemented. Following long hours of consultations behind closed doors, yesterday, in the early hours in the morning, many of us came to this Chamber in order to witness the formal adoption of a draft resolution that was more moderate than the original draft, but which, in the final analysis, represented the least that the Council could do in the face of such grave circumstances. In the end, the draft resolution was not put to the vote for reasons that are well known. We all knew in advance, however, what would have happened if such a vote had taken place.”

    2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525 (2002) · source

39. “Mr. Rodriguez Parrilla (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): First of all, may I say how very pleased my delegation is to see you, Mr. President, presiding over the work of the Security Council. We wish you every success. Likewise, I wish to congratulate Ambassador Lavrov and his entire team for the excellent manner in which he guided the work of this body during April. Once again the Security Council is not fulfilling its responsibilities and is showing its inability to act in the face of the extremely grave situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. It is beyond question that the situation in Jenin and Israel's refusal to cooperate with the fact-finding team demanded a resolution such as that initially presented by Syria and Tunisia in document S/2002/478, of 30 April. That draft resolution correctly invoked Chapter VII of the Charter.”

    2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525 (2002) · source

40. “Cuba considers that the heroic struggle of the Palestinian people against Israeli aggression and occupation is legitimate, and we feel deep solidarity with their resistance and spirit of defiance that they have expressed in the intifada. At the same time, Cuba condemns suicide attacks with bombs and other acts against Israeli civilians, innocent victims of the spiral of violence that is provoked by the policy of their Government. We also oppose the manipulation of these isolated acts to call into question the Palestinian people's exercise of legitimate defence and to justify selective and large- scale action against the Palestinian people. Once again, we call upon the Security Council to discharge its responsibilities and act without delay.”

    2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source

41. “A lasting and just peace can only be achieved if Israel complies with all the resolutions adopted by the General Assembly and the Security Council, including resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) of this body, and it respects its obligations under the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War. The United States must immediately suspend financial support for belligerent goals and military supplies to Israel, which, as evidence of complicity, include planes, helicopters and missiles that are used against civilians. It must also condemn state terrorism by Israel, if it does indeed want a global war on terrorism, wherever and however it appears.”

    2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source

42. “This organ has not even managed to set up a protection force or some other, similar impartial mechanism that could protect the innocent Palestine population, see to a ceasefire and monitor the situation in the field. S/PV.4478 Veto number 24 of the United States on a draft resolution on the Palestine question, to which we were all witness on 14 December, prevented the Security Council, once again, from discharging the functions that are entrusted to it in the Charter. The paralysis of the Council with respect to the situation in Palestine is apparent not only when it fails to approved urgently needed resolutions, but also when it does not act to ensure compliance with those that it has already adopted.”

    2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source

43. “The attacks of the Israeli forces are now being directed against installations that serve as headquarters for the Palestinian National Authority, and they have surrounded President Arafat in Ramallah and encircled him with tanks in a completely unacceptable situation, tantamount to house arrest, which must be ceased immediately. United Nations employees have been injured as a result of recent Israeli attacks, and offices or installations of the United Nations or directly related to the Organization, including schools, have been damaged. This is occurring on a daily basis. The Council continues to patently shirk its responsibility. It passively contemplates the situation, which has a direct effect on international peace and security.”

    2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source

44. “Mr. Rodriguez Parrilla (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): Allow me first of all to convey to you, Sir, my delegation's congratulations on the excellent manner in which you have guided the work of the Council throughout this month. We are doubly satisfied, since you represent a country that is united with Cuba by deep ties of friendship and fraternity. Convening this meeting is fully justified. The escalation of violence in the region over the past few days has reached extremely dangerous levels. The Israeli forces have renewed their action against the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The most recent attacks carried out with missiles from warships, planes, helicopters and tanks have killed dozens of Palestinians and injured many others.”

    2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source

45. “It would also provide medical doctors, teachers, psychologists and the other specialists required to advise and cooperate with prevention programmes against AIDS and other diseases; the necessary diagnostic equipment and kits required for basic prevention programmes; and anti-retroviral treatment for 30,000 patients. Cuba would not profit at all from this and would contribute the costliest part- that is, the salaries of the staff and specialists willing to carry out this mission. It is now time to take action. We offer our experience, in a spirit of modesty, and only as an example of what can be done with true spirit of cooperation on the part of all.”

    2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source

46. “Cuba made a commitment to place at the disposal of the poorest countries, especially of those most affected by AIDS, the following. First, Cuba would provide 4,000 medical doctors and health personnel to set up the necessary infrastructure to provide the population with the necessary drugs, prescriptions and follow-up. That same staff could in turn train a large number of specialists, nurses and health technicians in the countries where they work. Cuba would also provide professors to set up 20 medical schools to train 1,000 medical doctors every year in the countries that require it the most.”

    2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source

47. “As a specific response to the spirit of cooperation required by the complex situation existing in Africa, Cuba reiterates today the offer made by President Fidel Castro during the Millennium Summit to send 3,000 medical specialists to provide their services, free of charge, in sub-Saharan Africa, and even to establish the necessary infrastructure for the widespread administration of anti-retroviral treatments, if the industrialized countries provide the necessary drugs and resources. We emphasize the fact that these vital drugs are required on a massive scale, including AIDS drugs, and that they cannot continue to be protected by patents. One cannot profit from the lives of human beings. I would also like to reiterate here the offer made by Cuba at the special session on AIDS.”

    2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source

48. “This programme, under which 831 Cuban health workers currently provide free medical care in the beneficiary countries, has also been supported by other countries, such as France, Japan, Germany and South Africa, as well as by several non- governmental organizations. In various African countries, Cuba has also set up medical schools and brought Cuban professors to several African countries - also free of charge.”

    2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source

49. “More than 80,000 Cuban civilian workers have lent their assistance to Africa; almost 25,000 of them have been medical doctors, dentists, nurses and health practitioners. From 1961 to 2001, a total of 29,686 African youths graduated from intermediate and higher-education programmes in Cuba, more than 1,100 of them in the area of health care. Today, 2,803 African students from almost 40 countries are benefiting from education programmes in Cuba. The cost of their studies is fully covered by our Government. The comprehensive plan for health in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean that Cuba began some years ago already covers 11 African countries and will be extended to others.”

    2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source

50. “We cannot overlook the historical origins of the African crises: the pernicious role played by the colonial and neo-colonial powers, who engaged in slavery, fostered division, drew arbitrary borders, encouraged tribal conflicts, plundered natural resources and sold all manner of weapons, among other things. Today these powers have the moral obligation to counteract the consequences of their actions. The prevalence of an unjust and unsustainable international economic order, which continues to use Africa as the main source of wealth to serve the unsustainable consumerism of industrialized countries, is also among the factors that shape this situation. Cuba is linked to Africa by very deep historical bonds of friendship and solidarity. To a large extent, we owe the formation of our nationality to the African countries.”

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