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first: 2014-05-28
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“We welcome the Department of Peacekeeping Operations decision to begin a gradual return to the area of separation and will continue to work with UNDOF in order to facilitate a gradual and coordinated redeployment. Israel understands that UNDOF requires security guarantees for the mission's personnel in the light of the situation in Syria, and therefore has established temporary procedures for their crossing between the Alfa and Bravo sides in order to facilitate their movement. UNDOF plays a crucial role in maintaining stability along the border, especially given the series of spillover attacks from Syria to Israel, which have unfortunately increased over the past year.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, which was put in place to ensure the upholding of the 1974 ceasefire agreement between Syria and Israel, has experienced the devastating effects ofa war- torn country. Following the kidnapping of UNDOF personnel from the Philippines and Fiji by terrorist groups in Syria in 2013 and 2014, respectively, and the inability of the Syrian regime to ensure the safety of the peacekeepers, the peacekeeping mission was forced to withdraw from the area of separation. As such, UNDOF has been operating solely on the Israeli side of the Golan Heights since September 2014. Since then, Israel has been supporting and facilitating the work of UNDOF and will continue its support in order to allow UNDOF to carry out its mandate safely and securely.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“Hizbullah's connection to Iran is no longer a secret - it is actually proud of it and openly speaks about it. Its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, admitted himself that "Hizbullah's budget, its income, its expenses come from the Islamic Republic of Iran. Just as we receive the rockets that we use to threaten Israel, we are receiving our money". These words constitute not only a violation ofLebanon's obligations under resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1701 (2006), but also a violation by Iran of resolution 2231 (2015), which prohibits Iran from transferring arms or related materials. Lebanon, a United Nations Member State that claims to be a sovereign and independent State, cannot be absolved of its responsibility to uphold those resolutions nor of its duty not to allow a terrorist organization in its midst.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“Just last month, it came to light that Hizbullah had created a terror infrastructure in Ghajar village. Hizbullah operatives recruited individuals from the village who were involved in drug trafficking and instructed them to carry out deadly terror attacks in the city of Haifa, Israel's third most-populated city, and other potential locations in the heart of Israel. It is only thanks to the vigilance of Israeli security forces that those deadly attacks were prevented and many lives were saved. Hizbullah poses a threat not only to the people of Israel and Lebanon but to the stability of the entire region. That organization, founded and supplied by Iran, has been taking part in the conflicts in Yemen and Syria, assisting the Al-Assad regime in ruthlessly slaughtering the Syrian people and prolonging the devastating war in Yemen.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“We have, in the past, provided the Council maps that prove that fact beyond a shadow of a doubt. Yet, regardless of that proof and the extensive presence ofUNIFIL in the area, we do not see that information reflected in UNIFIL reports. That error must be corrected. What we do see in the reports is a worrisome trend of obstructing UNIFIL's movement in southern Lebanon. These incidents prevent UNIFIL from fulfilling its mandate in full. We expect UNIFIL to report on any and all such incidents that compromise its ability to properly monitor the area and to provide a comprehensive account of the situation on the ground. Hizbullah has made it clear, in word and deed, that it not only aspires to attack Israel with rockets from Lebanese territory, but that it is also actively trying to carry out attacks within Israeli territory.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“In paragraph 8 of resolution 1701 (2006), the Council called for "the disarmament of all armed groups in Lebanon, so that there will be no weapons or authority in Lebanon other than that of the Lebanese State". Unfortunately, as we have stated many times in the past in the Chamber, the resolution has never beem fully implemented. In fact, even though there are more than 10,000 UNIFIL peacekeepers on the ground, Hizbullah increased its arsenal from 7,000 rockets to over 120,000 in the 10 years since the adoption of resolution 1701 (2006) - I repeat, 120,000 rockets. Hizbullah is embedding its arsenal in the civilian infrastructure of southern Lebanon, stationing rocket launchers and storing weapons caches in or adjacent to schools, hospitals and private homes.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank the troop-contributing countries for their ongoing support, and UNIFIL Force Commander Major General Michael Beary of Ireland for his leadership and efforts to ensure stability in the region. I would also like to emphasize that Israel is committed to fully cooperate with UNIFIL and is ready to collaborate in preparation for the upcoming strategic review in February. While recognizing the important role of UNIFIL, we must not forget that there is still much work to be done on this front, as the internationally designated terror organization Hizbullah, a proxy of Iran, remains a primary factor of instability and chaos in the region.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“As we cope with this unfortunate reality on a daily basis, so do the United Nations peacekeeping missions that operate within Israel and in its neighbouring States - the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). The problematic security environment created by terrorist groups and non-State actors in the area endangers United Nations personnel as well as their peacekeeping operations. UNIFIL plays a key role in upholding resolution 1701 (2006) and helps maintain stability in our conflict- fraught region. Operating in southern Lebanon, a territory that is controlled by a terrorist organization, requires both courage and commitment.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“Iwould like to begin by expressing Israel's immense appreciation to the courageous men and women of United Nations peacekeeping forces, in our area and worldwide. They risk their lives to protect civilians and to maintain stability and security in hotspots around the world. We applaud their courage and their willingness to dedicate their lives to the promotion of peace, and we pray for their safe return home to their families and loved ones. I would also like to thank the Senegal and the President of the Security Council for convening this important debate. It has become increasingly urgent in recent years to deal with this issue. For Israel, asymmetrical threats are not just a theoretical notion, but a very real and important issue. Israel has been living with the reality of such terrorist threats for many years, on all fronts.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“Think of the thousands of Yazidi girls abducted, sold as slaves, raped and impregnated. Now think of what each and every one of us would do if these were our own daughters and our own wives. And now, let us not just think of them; let us act, and let us act as if they were our own. This kind of evil has no place in our world. Let us unite to defeat it.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“United Nations peacekeepers and non-United Nations forces who have broken the very trust that has been bestowed upon them must be brought to justice. Let me also emphasize that Israel believes very strongly in the protection and empowerment of young girls and proudly sponsored resolution 68/148, of 2014, on child, early, and forced marriage to help put an end to the practice of child marriage. It is hard to believe that such human cruelty, in the form of sexual violence, even exists. At times you want to tell yourself that these atrocities are happening in another universe. But they are not. They are happening in our world, in our time and on our watch. Think of the 219 girls of Chibok, Nigeria, still missing from their homes; think of their fathers and mothers praying every night for the day they will see their daughters again.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Yazidi women recount being forced to marry new recruits and being exchanged as gifts between veteran fighters. Many girls and women have attempted suicide to avoid forced marriages or religious conversion. For them, falling into the hands of Da'esh is a fate worse than death. Trafficking in women and girls knows no boundaries. Extremist groups are utilizing social media to advertise the availability of women for sale. Da'esh posts pictures of kidnapped women on its Facebook page, listing their background, their skills and a price tag. All perpetrators of sexual violence should be held to account, especially when they are the ones sent to prevent such heinous crimes from happening in the first place. We strongly support the zero-tolerance policy of the Secretary-General.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Criminal elements have taken advantage of the plight of these refugees to engage in the trafficking of women and girls for commercial sex and sexual slavery. In some notorious cases, smugglers require sex as payment for transportation across national borders. The dreams of mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, ofa new life on safer shores are shattered by the nightmare of sexual violence and exploitation. Violent extremist terrorist groups such as Da'esh and Boko Haram have adopted the most depraved forms of sexual violence as a key part oftheir official ideology. The systematic sexual enslavement and trafficking of women is part of their method of recruitment, their source of revenue and their means of terrorizing the population. Da'esh lures young men and boys, including foreign fighters, with the promise of sex slaves.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Over and over again, in conflicts around the world, we have seen that sexual violence is not just a byproduct of conflict; it is a deliberate weapon of war and a tactic of terror. In Syria, sexual violence has been systematically employed. Government forces use rape to suppress anti-Al-Assad resistance in communities associated with opposition forces. Detention centres and checkpoints throughout the country have become notorious sites of sexual violence. Instead of protecting Syrian women, the Al-Assad regime is using terror tactics against them. The world is facing the most severe refugee crisis since the Second World War. The crisis has left millions without a home, without money and without hope.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“The Secretary-General's 2016 report on conflict-related sexual violence (S/2016/361) is a catalog of stories and statistics that shock the conscience: a Da'esh competition on memorizing the Koran, with a Yazidi woman as the grand prize; public auctions where women are sold to the highest bidder; and a widely distributed magazine containing "questions and answers" on the Da'esh code of sexual enslavement. This level of cruelty and denial of basic humanity is almost unimaginable. But for women and girls living under the barbaric rule of Da'esh, this is a daily reality. The conflict-related horrors that women face are by no means limited to Da'esh-controlled territory. Accounts of rape; sexual slavery; child, early and forced marriage; and other forms of sexual violence are widespread and attest to the impunity that the perpetrators enjoy.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“A famous Jewish proverb asks, "If I am not for myself, who will be for me?" In Africa, women have answered that question loudly and clearly. They are proudly standing up for themselves and for everyone else. The proverb concludes by asking, "If not now, when?". For the sake of peace and security in Africa and around the world, the answer must be today; the time for women to lead is now.”
2016-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7658 (2016) · source
“Dudziro always wanted to participate in political life in her home country, Zimbabwe, but opportunities were limited owing to the economic situation and the ongoing political violence. She therefore decided to participate in MASHAV's training programmes, one in Kenya and another one in Israel. Dudziro quickly put the business and entrepreneurial skills that she had honed at MASHAV into practice in Zimbabwe to design a programme to empower women to initiate their own businesses and transform former military bases into training centres. Today, Dudziro is a blogger, an activist and a Programme Associate of UN-Women. It is programmes and partnerships like MASHAV that contribute to our shared goal - ensuring that women everywhere can achieve their full potential.”
2016-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7658 (2016) · source
“For over 40 years, Israel's Agency for International Development Cooperation (MASHAV) has been conducting programmes throughout Africa to reduce gender disparities and to train women to participate in decision-making processes. In cooperation with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, every year MASHAV organizes a workshop for African women on the political empowerment of women. The goal is to discuss the role of, and opportunities for, women in peacebuilding, mediation and conflict resolution. MASHAV encourages and supports women in their efforts to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to become political leaders. Let me recount the story of one of those women, Ms. Dudziro Nhengu.”
2016-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7658 (2016) · source
“However, despite those important initiatives, the number of women that participate in field-based political missions or in peace talks in Africa is still limited. We must remove all gender-based barriers so that women in Africa can develop the skills and expertise needed to take on leadership roles in their societies. Women in Africa are shifting the balance of power, and the State of Israel stands ready to assist them. We know at first hand the destructive consequences of terror and conflict, but we also know the constructive role that women play in leading the way to peace. As an ally and partner of many African countries, Israel is committed to helping women in Africa to take an active role in deciding the fateful questions of war and peace. The partnership between Israel and Africa is not new.”
2016-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7658 (2016) · source
“It is up to all of us to ensure that women have an opportunity to play leading roles in peace negotiation and conflict resolution. That is the path to a sustainable peace for everyone. In Africa, that process has already begun. From the adoption of the Maputo Protocol, in 2003, to the African Union's Gender, Peace and Security Programme for 2015-2020, important steps have been taken. Such mechanisms, structures and policies enable women to take their rightful place at the decision-making table. Ms. Delgado took the Chair. Across Africa, women are taking the initiative to develop innovative platforms for peaceful elections. They have established strong networks of civil-society groups to promote women's strategic participation and leadership in peace and security governance in Africa.”
2016-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7658 (2016) · source
“Women and girls face the nightmare of being abducted, torn from their families and sold as sex slaves - a truly horrific and cruel fate. From Libya to Nigeria to Kenya, the ongoing violence has brought devastation to millions. Women across Africa know the cruel impact that war and terror have on their families and their communities. After terror strikes, after the militias have passed through, they are the ones fending for themselves and struggling to feed their children. They know the cost of conflict, and many are refusing to stand by in silence while the violence rages on. Today, women have started to take their fate into their own hands and to take an active role in shaping the future of their own societies.”
2016-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7658 (2016) · source
“Women are proven catalysts of change, and the time has come to ensure that women everywhere have an opportunity to become active agents of peace instead of passive victims of war. Today, as we witness the rise of new forms of conflicts and terrorism, women's participation is crucial to bringing about a safer, more sustainable and more secure future. Nowhere is the active role of women in waging peace more critical than in Africa. For decades, countries across the continent have been plagued by civil war, ethnic conflict and sectarian strife. At the same time, violent extremist terrorist groups, such as Al-Shabaab and Boko Haram, are destabilizing States across Africa. They are conducting vicious campaigns of terror against innocents, including widespread torture and the burning down of entire villages.”
2016-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7658 (2016) · source
“As we are approaching the end of the month, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, and commend you, Sir, for your able stewardship of the Security Council this month. All around the world, the lives and well-being of millions of women and girls are threatened by conflict and strife. They are often the first victims of war and the last to share in the fruits ofpeace. Yet when it comes to making the decisions that impact them most directly, the voices of women are too often silenced. Since the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000) we have witnessed greater determination to engage women in conflict resolution. But in too many places around the world, women are still denied a place in the halls of power. They are kept out of critical discussions on war and peace and excluded from decision-making and negotiations.”
2016-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7658 (2016) · source
“At a time when cruel dictators engage in the mass murder of their own people and fanatical groups spread their message of hatred and intolerance by the sword, a united stand against terror is needed now more than ever. Millions around the world look to us to defend their rights and their very lives, and they are losing faith. We must do more to help them. For the sake of these men, women and children, let us come together to meet these crucial challenges and leave the next generation a legacy equal to the vision of the United Nations Charter.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“Ignoring Palestinian accountability and supporting rejectionist policies towards direct negotiations is another example of overlooking the true spirit of the Charter when it comes to Israel. Just this morning, in a striking rejection of relentless international efforts to broker peace negotiations, Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Malki said, "We will never go back and sit again in direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations." This statement leaves no doubt as to the Palestinians' intention and should be widely condemned. The commitment of the Council to the purposes and principles of the Charter will be measured by how it responds to threats to peace and security and whether it responds to all such threats.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“In order to achieve the worthy goals of peace and reconciliation, it is time to state the reality as it is, end the politicization and stop singling out Israel. Yet only this morning we witnessed here in the Chamber how two members of the Security Council - Venezuela and Malaysia 4 proved yet again that singling out my country and ignoring Palestinian terror attacks has become a common practice. Ignoring terror when it is politically convenient only encourages more brutality and more bloodshed. I call on the Security Council to condemn by name those who instigate violence and carry out terror attacks, whether it is Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant/Da'esh or Hamas, and hold them accountable.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“It is tragic that some in the Chamber seem eager to ignore Hamas's iron-fisted grip on Gaza and to explain away their ongoing campaign of terror against Israel. Just two weeks ago, we reminded the Chamber of the Council resolution against terrorism, which declares that "any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable regardless of their motivations, whenever and by whomsoever committed" (resolution 2249 (2015), fourth preambular paragraph). And yet the Council has not lived up to this commitment when it comes to terror attacks against Israel. That wilful disregard for the peace and security of the people of Israel undermines the credibility of this institution and casts doubt on its fidelity to the principles of the Charter.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“Hizbullah's utter disregard for the lives of the people of Israel and the people of Lebanon is in opposition to every principle this institution stands for. If we are truly committed to upholding the principles of the Charter, silence is not an option. On our southern border, Hamas prepares for the next round of conflict. The terror group controlling Gaza continues to stockpile rockets and dig terror tunnels to threaten Israelis towns in southern Israel and beyond. Yet when Israel brought clear and indisputable evidence and facts of these intentions to the attention of the Security Council, the silence was deafening. Even when Hamas operatives admitted - actually boasted - of their preparations for war, the Council could not bring itself to speak out against Hamas by name; there was not even a whisper of condemnation.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“Yet this institution has failed to draw a clear line in the sand in defence of the principles of our founding document. Like many other countries around the world, we in Israel live with the consequences of this failure on our own border. Hizbullah has amassed over 100,000 rockets ready to be fired at any Israeli city. In fact, it has transformed numerous villages in southern Lebanon into outposts of terror. This is the true face of Hizbullah - a brutal organization that deliberately targets Israeli civilians and uses Lebanese civilians as human shields, which is a double war crime. Instead of clear and unequivocal condemnations of the blatant violations of resolution 1701 (2006), the Security Council has remained silent.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“From Libya to Iraq and from Somalia to Yemen, insurgencies, proxy wars and civil wars are transforming those countries into living nightmares for their inhabitants. In vast stretches of the Middle East, the promises of the United Nations Charter have become but a distant dream. The numerous violent radical extremists who pose a major challenge to global peace and security have filled the vacuum of law and order by imposing their fanatical rule on growing numbers of people across the world. Terrorist groups such as Da'esh and Al-Qaida, Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab, Hamas and Hizbullah continue to make a mockery of the values and principles this institution was founded to uphold. Those fundamentalist groups represent a fundamental threat to the world of freedom and dignity envisioned in the Charter.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“The purposes and principles of the Charter are only as strong and durable as the international will to uphold them. The primary challenge to the founding vision of the Charter is no longer that of conflict between States, but the explosion of violence and brutality in failing and failed States. Nowhere is that more evident than in the Middle East. the civil war in Syria is approaching its fifth year, with little hope for an end to the madness. Yet the international community continues to fail to respond effectively to the scale of the disaster. News of the siege and deliberate starvation of the 40,000 residents of Madaya by Hizbullah and Al-Assad forces only underscores the magnitude of the horrors and the futility of the international response. Of course, Syria is not alone.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“Seventy years ago, when representatives of 50 nations met to establish the founding vision for the newly formed United Nations, they were not engaging in a merely academic exercise. The purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations emerged from a painful confrontation with the horrors of the Second World War. Nations of the world understood that, in order to achieve all the lofty principles outlined in the Charter, the family of nations would have to stand firm in defence of the Charter's first principle, in Article 1, namely, "[t]o maintain international peace and security, and to that end: to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to peace". Today we confront a new reality that requires learning that lesson anew.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“Promises have been made, yet the international community has failed at too many junctures. We must fulfil what we promised 70 years ago - never again. We must not allow dictators and terrorist organizations to dictate the rules of the game. Too many lives are at stake. That is the message the Council should send today.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“Furthermore, recognizing the linkage between a wider political approach and the United Nations responsibility towards civilians will enable the setting of realistic mandates with a possibility of implementation and plan of action. Before concluding, I would like to pay tribute to the brave men and women peacekeepers who have lost their lives while serving in the most dangerous places on the globe. To those who continue to serve, let me reiterate Israel's appreciation for their work. They have had a life-changing impact on millions of people that are in dire need of protection. Next week the General Assembly will mark the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. We know all too well the horrors that humankind is capable of.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“It is the responsibility ofthe Security Council to identify rising threats and to prevent such situations from escalating. The Security Council should send a clear message to Hizbullah, as well as to Lebanon, that this cannot be tolerated. The tactic of taking civilian populations hostage for political and military advantage has steadily become a primary method ofwaging war by States and non-State actors. Protecting civilians under such circumstances, while holding non-State actors to their obligations under international humanitarian law, is our biggest collective challenge. Reviewing the report of the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations (S/2015/446), we are encouraged that it recognizes that, in cases of imminent threat, the United Nations must rise to the challenge of protecting civilians.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“Those villages, where innocent civilians go about their daily lives, have been transformed into military bases. Who speaks for these people? Who protects these people from Hizbullah? According to recent reports, the village, consisting of 90 houses in total, contains no less than nine arms depots, five rocket launch sites, four infantry positions, three underground tunnels, three anti-tank positions and a command post. Let me again state the obvious. Deliberately putting the lives of innocent civilians in harm's way is a war crime. As Uruguay is a new member of the Security Council, I would like to inform you, Mr. President, that unfortunately the threat to the lives of Lebanese and Israeli civilians alike is rarely mentioned in the Chamber.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“Hizbullah, the enforcer of Iranian and Syrian orders, the recruiter of children to fight in Syria, is the prime organization terrorizing the people of Madaya. That should not come as a surprise. Terrorizing civilian populations is part of Hizbullah's modus operandi. This is what they do. Israel has warned time and time again that letting Hizbullah's actions go unchecked will only result in more death, pain and suffering. Over the course of years, Hizbullah has been indiscriminately firing rockets towards heavily populated areas in Israel, while using the people of southern Lebanon as human shields. One example is the southern Lebanese village of Muhaybib, where Hizbullah has moved military infrastructure into that and other villages in the surrounding area.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“Left without basic access to food, men, women and children have been dying on a daily basis due to starvation and the harsh winter weather. They find themselves resorting to eating household pets and making soup from grass. A Cable News Network report on Syria described the situation on the ground: "The starvation here is no act of God - not the result of drought or flooding or crop failure. This famine is man-made." Let me state the obvious. The use of starvation as a weapon of war is deplorable, and it is a war crime. The dire situation in Madaya is an example that has captured public attention, but it is estimated that this is merely a tenth of the number of those stranded in besieged or hard-to-reach areas as conditions grow steadily worse.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“Al-Assad's murderous regime has been attacking and killing civilians by the hundreds of thousands. Despite the fact that the Security Council has adopted numerous resolutions demanding that the Syrian Government allow free access for United Nations humanitarian aid, attempts to deliver cross-border and cross-line humanitarian aid are being impeded because of the challenging security and operational environment. In the meantime, people continue to suffer. We have all witnessed the struggle of the people of the Syrian town of Madaya, where 42,000 people have been taken hostage by Al-Assad and his Hizbullah allies. The town and its people are under siege and surrounded by barbed wire, land mines and snipers.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“How come my mission failed?" Twenty-one years have passed since the Rwandan genocide, but the mission of protecting civilians remains a pressing challenge and a primary responsibility ofthe international community. Over the past decade, the number of people in need of international humanitarian assistance has tripled. The overwhelming majority of those people are civilians affected by armed conflict and other stressful emergencies. Today, men and women in numerous places around the world are at risk. Civilians have become pawns in a game in which State and non- State actors use them to gain political leverage. Attacks directed at civilians have become depressingly routine, and we receive daily reports of new atrocities that shake the human conscience. Nowhere in the world is the situation more heartbreaking than in Syria.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“Allow me to take this opportunity to congratulate Uruguay onjoining the Security Council and on acceding to the presidency this month. We are quite aware of how difficult it is to be a President of the Security Council, but even more so in one's first month of membership. We wish you good luck, Sir, and give you our thanks. Let me start by quoting the Force Commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda, Major General Rome'o Dallaire, in his haunting account of the Rwandan genocide: "[T]he worst eyes that haunt me are the eyes of those people who were totally bewildered. They're looking at me with my blue beret and they're saying, 'What in the hell happened? We were moving towards peace. You were there as the guarantor. How come I'm dying here?' Those eyes dominated and they're absolutely right.”
2016-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7606 (2016) · source
“In many meetings in the Security Council, we have heard about the root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and much blame has been placed on Israel for lack of progress, all the while downplaying, and at times ignoring, Palestinian reluctance to negotiate, as well as Palestinian terror and incitement. The wave of terror that Israel faces is not about lack of development. It is about the culture of hatred that pervades Palestinian educational institutions and the Palestinian media and incitement by Palestinian leaders. While each conflict is different, no discussion of the root causes of terror anywhere in the word can be complete unless it addresses the dehumanization of the other, which all too often lies at its heart. The road to a peaceful, prosperous and secure planet is long and winding but well worth the journey.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“And when we go out of our way to find ajustification for some acts of terror, we lose our moral compass. The only sure path to both security and development is the promotion of free and open societies. However, we must not take that easy way out. We must not allow the failure to achieve developmental success become an excuse for violence, and we must not delude ourselves that the root causes of conflict are limited to weak institutions and slow economic growth. Over the past two months, hundreds of innocent Israeli men, women, and children have been brutally stabbed in the streets, intentionally run over at bus stops and deliberately shot at on their way to work - all for the crime of being Jews living in Israel.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“It is a direct result of decades of neglect, corrupt leadership and mistaken priorities in our region. Throughout these lost years, some in the international community stood silent, turning a blind eye to dangerous ideologies and at times collaborating with leaders responsible for harming their own people. When children are indoctrinated instead of educated, it breeds fundamentalism. When women are segregated from the rest of society, instead of being integrated into decision-making positions, important voices of moderation are being silenced. When leaders ignore desperate cries for more freedom and more opportunity, the result is a people without hope and a future without progress. When dangerous fundamentalist ideologies masquerade as legitimate religious views and are exported throughout the world, it leads to terror.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“Only an inclusive approach, in which all stakeholders collaborate to address the challenges, can succeed. Stability and security are key to unlocking the full potential of developing States. However, without a comprehensive commitment to the goal of an inclusive society, the benefits of peace and the promise of sustainable development will remain elusive. In the twenty-first century, no nation can prosper if it neglects the building blocks of progress, namely, accountable institutions, the rule of law, respect for human rights and the empowerment of women. That lesson is particularly relevant for many in Israel's region of the world, the Middle East. The disintegration of nation States and national borders that we have witnessed did not happen over night, nor where they uncontrollable.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“Without the stability of enduring peace, the promise of sustainable development will remain unfulfilled. Moreover, due to the increasingly brutal nature of some ofthose conflicts, it has become ever more difficult for the international community to support the peacebuilding initiatives and institutions so desperately needed. The rules of the game have changed, but the international community has yet to respond adequately to the new reality. We must develop up-to-date mechanisms that will enable us to help the victims of conflict in the short-term, and to improve the conflict prevention capacities of those States in the long-term. Unless the community of nations takes action, the decline of political institutions and civil society in war- torn States will undermine the possibility of future development for generations to come.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“The adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (General Assembly resolution 70/1) marks a new era of unprecedented global partnership to combat the greatest global challenge, namely, the eradication of poverty in all its forms and dimensions. However, as events in Syria, Beirut, the Sinai and Iraq make painfully clear, such noble goals will remain beyond reach unless the challenges of national and international peace and security are met head on. The growing interdependence of security and development is evident from the conditions of instability and underdevelopment across the globe today. Countries in situations ofprolonged conflict suffer from decreased economic productivity, dramatically increased levels of poverty and declining health outcomes.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“In just the last two weeks we have witnessed outrageous acts of terror around the world. Terror is terror and should be condemned loudly wherever it happens and whoever the victims are. I would like to express my sincere condolences and deepest sympathy to the French Republic and to the French people in the wake of the horrific attacks on Paris, the City of Light, this past weekend. Israel understands the pain and devastation of terrorism first hand. We know the people of France are strong and resilient. They should know that the people and the State of Israel stand by them in friendship and solidarity at all times, and especially at these difficult moments.”
2015-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7561 (2015) · source
“If the Council is serious about promoting peace, it must join in Prime Minister Netanyahu's call and insist that President Abbas come to the negotiating table. Israel's historic agreements with Egypt and with Jordan prove that only direct negotiations can lead to a real and lasting peace. Only such negotiations can create a new reality for all the people of the region.”
2015-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7536 (2015) · source
“Schoolchildren in the West Bank study using official Palestinian Authority textbooks that legitimize indiscriminate violence against Israelis. Palestinian teenagers follow Facebook posts and Twitter feeds that call on them to stab Jews and that applaud violent acts like the murder of Eitam and Na'ama Henkin, of blessed memory. The situation is indeed dire, but there is a way forward. Just yesterday, Prime Minister Netanyahu expressed his willingness to meet with the Palestinian leadership and with President Abbas in order to bring calm to the region. Two weeks ago, Prime Minister Netanyahu stood here in the United Nations and declared that he is ready for direct negotiations with the Palestinians, without any preconditions.”
2015-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7536 (2015) · source