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Salam

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“In Guinea-Bissau and the Central African Republic, the involvement of the PBC has resulted in a new generation of integrated United Nations offices. Lebanon welcomes the PBC's review exercise, which will open a unique opportunity to strengthen its role in the countries where it is operating. Finally, we note yet again that the success of peacekeeping missions and their transition and exit strategies require genuine partnership among all stakeholders. We also draw the Council's attention to the key role played by the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations in developing political plans, and the role of the General Assembly's Fifth Committee in providing adequate financing.”
2010-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6270 (2010) · source
“We also stress the importance of the consulting role of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and call for regular coordination with the Commission. Indeed, peacebuilding efforts made right from the start of peacekeeping will help to ensure stability, especially in the area of economic recovery, which will help strengthen security and build trust in peacekeepers and their mission. In this regard, a post-conflict country's initiative to prioritize its peacebuilding needs is essential to constructive dialogue and effective partnership with the international community. The involvement of the PBC in Burundi and Sierra Leone has facilitated the transition from peacekeeping to peacebuilding, largely through the support of integrated peacebuilding strategies defined and implemented by national Governments.”
2010-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6270 (2010) · source
“The scope and complexity of peacekeeping operations are currently incompatible with existing capabilities. We must therefore set realistic goals and ensure that missions enjoy adequate financing and appropriate logistical support that will facilitate successful transition and exit strategies. Lebanon stresses the close link between the maintenance and building of peace. Indeed, recovery and peacebuilding activities are essential from the earliest phases of peacekeeping. They must be undertaken in coordination with host Governments and through development programmes, as well as by strengthening national institutions and the rule of law. In this regard, we very much appreciate the role that UNIFIL is playing and call on international partners to assist in building the capacities of the Lebanese armed forces.”
2010-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6270 (2010) · source
“In the Middle East, the Israeli occupation of Palestinian, Lebanese and Syrian territories is at the heart of the conflict and must be resolved if we are to achieve a comprehensive settlement of the conflict in the region and the successful drawdown of the United Nations missions there. It is mostly through a comprehensive and inclusive political process that peacekeeping operations are able to help protect civilians and achieve sustainable peace. A successful transition also depends on defining clear and achievable mandates and on adequate financing. In the southern part of my country, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is an example of how the clarity of objectives has been translated into close cooperation and coordinated action between the Lebanese Army and the mission.”
2010-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6270 (2010) · source
“Lebanon is convinced that successful United Nations peacekeeping operations and their transition and exit strategies require partnership between the Security Council, the Secretariat, the troop-contributing countries and host countries, as has often been noted. As you note, Sir, in your concept paper (S/2010/67), peacekeeping missions have reached an all-time high in recent years, with over 96,000 men and women in uniform deployed in 15 missions and a budget of about $7.8 billion. These figures are unprecedented. We therefore need to ensure adequate resources, which are presently disproportionate to the complexity of activities of the peacekeeping operations. It is also vital that the objectives of the operations be well defined; they must clearly help to resolve conflicts and to establish lasting peace through a successful exit strategy.”
2010-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6270 (2010) · source
“Mr. Salam (Lebanon) (spoke in French): I will set another good example today by speaking in French. Our delegation welcomes your initiative, Sir, to convene this important thematic debate. I also thank the Secretary-General for his participation today, and express our deep appreciation to the Assistant Secretaries-General, the Under-Secretaries-General and the Special Representatives of the Secretary-General for their valuable contributions. My delegation associates itself with the statement to be made by the representative of Morocco on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. My delegation has closely followed the Security Council's efforts over the past 15 months simultaneously to promote the maintenance and building of peace.”
2010-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6270 (2010) · source
“Fifthly and lastly, I stress the need to improve such dialogue so that we can not only address the spread of weapons of mass destruction and terrorism, but also promote human rights and the rule of law and enhance dialogue among civilizations and religions, as we shall at the high-level conference to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan, on 28 and 29 June. We stress the need to focus on education and on a framework for addressing the root causes of crises. In conclusion, I would like to reaffirm our confidence in the leadership role of Kazakhstan in all these areas.”
2010-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6268 (2010) · source
“Secondly, we salute the role played by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in the field of preventive diplomacy and in containing conflicts and preventing their proliferation, which adds to the comparative advantage and value of the regional and subregional organizations. Thirdly, we welcome the role undertaken by the OSCE in helping to address various crises, and in particular in supporting stabilization in Afghanistan and other areas. Fourthly, we call for dialogue and cooperation between the OSCE and its regional counterparts and subregional organizations, on the one hand, and between those organizations and the United Nations, particularly the Security Council, on the other.”
2010-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6268 (2010) · source
“Mr. Salam (Lebanon) (spoke in Arabic): I would like first to add my voice to those of my colleagues in welcoming His Excellency Mr. Saudabayev, and to thank him for his presence in our midst and for his important briefing. Allow me to make five observations. Our meeting today is a model for enhancing the important relationship between the United Nations and the regional and subregional organizations, particularly in light of the objective discussion held in this Chamber last month emphasizing the aspects of complementarity between these organizations.”
2010-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6268 (2010) · source
“That is the reason behind Lebanese President Sleiman's 12 November 2008 address to the General Assembly, speaking of dialogue among cultures, when he said that "... Jerusalem, the city of peace, where believers in the monotheistic religions come together, would not realize its historic mission unless the injustice imposed on its sons and on the Palestinian people as a whole is redressed and the occupation is ended." (A/63/PV.46, p. 16) The path towards peace is well known. It has been charted by Security Council resolutions. All we ask is that the Council fully assume its responsibilities and work to implement those resolutions.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265 (2010) · source
“Furthermore, these acts carried out in East Jerusalem threaten the prospects of achieving a final settlement of the Israeli- Palestinian conflict, since without East Jerusalem there is no viable, contiguous Palestinian State, and no historic, religious, cultural meaning or importance for the Palestinian people or Arabs in general. Jerusalem is, as we say and sing, the flower of all cities. Jerusalem is not just a monument of stone or a group of hills. Jerusalem is a spiritual map. It is the path of those who have risen to heaven. It is the very symbol of international law. What the occupation accomplishes is to violate that law. It is a violation of the multiple dimensions of the city and the narrative of tolerance that it contains.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265 (2010) · source
“This is in addition to Israeli excavations under the Al-Aqsa mosque, which threaten its foundations. The very least that can be said about these practices is that they are a blatant challenge to international law, international humanitarian law, the United Nations Charter and dozens of resolutions adopted by the Security Council and the General Assembly. All those resolutions state that occupied East Jerusalem is an integral part of the occupied Palestinian territory. All of these Israeli practices and changes to the nature of the city are null and void and are without legitimacy or legality.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265 (2010) · source
“In addition to the stepping up of its settlement activity, Israel has also heightened its restrictive policies against the inhabitants of East Jerusalem through the continued destruction of houses in Sheikh Jarrah, Silwan and al-Bustan, limitations on building permits for Palestinians and the confiscation of residency permits from around 5,000 of the city's inhabitants. It continues to impose restrictions on Palestinians' freedom of faith and belief through the restrictions imposed on Muslims during Friday prayers in the Al-Aqsa mosque. The same is true of the restrictions imposed on Christians in Jerusalem at Christmas, which deprive them of the joy of celebrating Christmas in their church. Is it acceptable to prevent worshippers from entering the holy sites without an Israeli permit?”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265 (2010) · source
“This is a policy aimed at dismembering the city, confiscating land and property, establishing settlements, destroying houses and imposing restrictions on the inhabitants of the city in order to smother its Arab identity. Israel is clearly escalating its policy aimed at stifling East Jerusalem and changing its demographic composition and its historic and cultural character. For example, in November 2009 the Israeli Government launched the construction of 900 new housing units in the settlement of Gilo and approved during the last week of December 2009 the building of 700 new housing units in the Har Homa settlement, which was built on Mount Abu Ghneim. Israel is continuing its settlement projects in occupied East Jerusalem.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265 (2010) · source
“During negotiations on the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, he justifies his settlement policy by what he calls natural growth. The figures here will enable us to understand Netanyahu's position. Since 1991, the start of what we today call the peace process, the number of settlers in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, has increased from 200,000 to close to 500,000. Under the cover of the peace process, the number of settlers has doubled because Israel refuses to abide by calls for an end to settlement activity. Even worse is what is happening in East Jerusalem, which Netanyahu would like to keep off the table so as to enable Israel to continue the policy it has adopted since its occupation of East Jerusalem in 1967.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265 (2010) · source
“With respect to the borders, he declared on 20 January that Israel will have to maintain a security presence along the eastern side of any possible future Palestinian State. This is in addition to his previous statements rejecting the right of return of Palestinian refugees to their land, his commitment to the concept of Jerusalem as the sole capital of Israel, and his insistent demands that Palestinians and Arabs in general recognize the Jewish nature of the State of Israel, with all that these demands imply for the right of return of the refugees and the threat that they represent to the future of Arabs in that State. By his reasoning, these are not prerequisites or preconditions, even though he refers to preconditions when Palestinians demand a comprehensive end to the settlement policy.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265 (2010) · source
“At the same time, it is attempting to distract the international community by announcing what it calls a freeze on settlement activities for 10 months, to conceal its continued settlement policy in the West Bank, in particular in and around occupied East Jerusalem. The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, claims that he is ready to resume negotiations without preconditions. At the same time, he prejudges their outcome by sticking to what he considers to be constants, thus undermining the very basis of negotiations as such. On the future of the West Bank settlements, he declared on 24 January: "Our message is clear: we are planting here, we will stay here, we will build here. This place will be an inseparable part of the State of Israel forever".”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265 (2010) · source
“It continues to occupy the north part of the village of Ghajar, the Kfar Shouba hills and the Shaba'a farms. It also refuses to provide maps of the mines and cluster bombs that it has laid in my country. Israel continues to refuse to implement resolution 497 (1981) and to fully withdraw from the Syrian Golan to the lines of 4 June 1967. It also continues to seek to change the legal and physical status of the Golan by establishing and expanding its settlements there. What is taking place in Palestine is even worse. Israel is trying to delude the world into believing that it wants to return to peace negotiations without any preconditions.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265 (2010) · source
“Israel's policy is a flagrant violation of not only the provisions of resolution 1860 (2009), but also of the principles and provisions of international law and international humanitarian law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention and The Hague regime. Israel has turned Gaza into one big prison and continues, through its illegitimate ambitions, to suppress the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people to just and lasting peace and security in the region. These aspirations have been reflected in a great many Security Council and General Assembly resolutions. There are countless examples of this, and at a time when my Government is striving to implement all of the provisions of resolution 1701 (2006), Israel continues to violate Lebanon's sovereignty on an almost daily basis, by ground, air and sea.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265 (2010) · source
“Mr. Salam (Lebanon) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me at the outset to thank Assistant Secretary-General Oscar Fernandez-Taranco for his comprehensive briefing. A year has passed since the adoption of resolution 1860 (2009), which called for a cessation of Israel's aggression against the Gaza Strip. Yet Israel continues to tighten the noose around Gaza. More than a year after the adoption of resolution 1860 (2009), Israel continues to subject the inhabitants of Gaza to collective punishment. Indeed, Israel has neither opened the crossing points nor authorized reconstruction activities. In addition, it is limiting movement in and out of Gaza, thus depriving the inhabitants of their right to a decent life, work, water, food and medicine.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265 (2010) · source
“We share the Secretary-General's disappointment with the failure thus far to establish such a mechanism, and we urge both concerned parties to show openness and constructive practicality in seeking a solution to this issue. Finally, we encourage Belgrade and Pristina to resume direct and constructive dialogue in order to avoid creating a climate of tension and confrontation. We believe it crucial for all parties to reach a peaceful solution to this issue, in view of its potential positive impact on security and stability in the West Balkans.”
2010-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6264 (2010) · source
“From this perspective, it is essential not to politicize the return of refugees, but to address their security and development concerns. We also call on local authorities to take measures to improve the situation in internally displaced persons camps, especially those located in areas contaminated with lead, and to address health risks in cooperation with the United Nations and the relevant humanitarian organizations. On the other hand, regarding the cultural heritage issue, there is a genuine opportunity for both Belgrade and Pristina to cooperate in developing a special mechanism on cultural heritage that brings mutual benefits to and builds trust between both parties.”
2010-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6264 (2010) · source
“Fourthly, with respect to cooperation on humanitarian, cultural and development issues, and although we understand the differing viewpoints between the parties regarding the status of Kosovo, while awaiting the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice in this context we call on all parties to set aside their differences and to cooperate with each other on humanitarian and development issues in order to improve the lives of all Kosovars, regardless of their affiliations. On the one hand, there is the urgent humanitarian issue of refugees and displaced persons. The Kosovo authorities should create conditions conducive to their safe and voluntary return, since the number of returnees has been minimal.”
2010-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6264 (2010) · source
“On the other hand, we commend the close cooperation between the United Nations with both the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo and the Kosovo Force within the status-neutral framework, as stipulated in resolution 1244 (1999). We urge all international partners to pursue coordination and information exchange with UNMIK in areas of common interest. Thirdly, with respect to the elections, we praise the quiet and organized atmosphere in which the municipal elections took place. We are also pleased that the current Government will not prosecute those Kosovo Serbs who chose to participate in these elections.”
2010-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6264 (2010) · source
“We therefore urge all parties to protect ethnic minorities, exercise restraint and avoid any measures that might threaten stability and peaceful coexistence there. Secondly, with respect to the missions stationed in Kosovo, we commend the efforts of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) in maintaining security and stability, facilitating dialogue and reconciliation and promoting regional cooperation. We are also reassured by the improved relations between UNMIK and the Kosovo authorities. We therefore urge the Kosovo authorities to continue coordinating and cooperating with the United Nations Mission in a constructive and realistic way.”
2010-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6264 (2010) · source
“Mr. Salam (Lebanon) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I welcome the presence of His Excellency Mr. Boris Tadic', President of the Republic of Serbia. I thank him and Mr. Skender Hyseni for their statements. I should likewise like to thank Mr. Lamberto Zannier, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, for his comprehensive briefing. I shall now proceed to make the following four comments. First, my delegation welcomes the relative improvement in the security situation in Kosovo. As the Secretary-General notes in his report (S/2010/5), there has been a decrease over the past year in the number of incidents involving minorities. Another positive development has been the return to duty by Kosovo Serb police officers. However, the fragile security situation in northern Kosovo remains a cause for concern.”
2010-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6264 (2010) · source
“Finally, we thank the Chinese delegation for having prepared a draft presidential statement for adoption by the Security Council; we endorse that text.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“There is little need to recall that the Arab Peace Initiative offered by the League of Arab States during its 2002 summit in Beirut, aimed at achieving a just and comprehensive settlement of the Middle East conflict, is an essential initiative. There is little need to recall that, in the context of the issue of Israel's nuclear weapons and the prevention of a nuclear arms race in the Middle East, the League of Arab States was among the first organizations to call for a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East. Lebanon continues also to be committed to enhancing cooperation and coordination with the Organization of the Islamic Conference, which encompasses more than 1.4 billion Muslims worldwide, given the growing urgency of dialogue between cultures and religions. Such a dialogue is even more urgent today than in the past.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“Lebanon calls for greater coordination and cooperation between the League of Arab States and the United Nations. The League covers a broad area of the world, encompassing more than 22 States ranging from West Africa to the Atlantic Ocean. That region continues to be the theatre of many conflicts and great suffering. The most salient is the Israeli-Arab conflict, which has been on the agenda of the Security Council for a very long time. Promoting cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States could help realize the Organization's goals of the maintenance of international peace and security, through the implementation of international law and of Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, in particular with respect to bringing an end to occupation and ensuring the right of self-determination.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“In our view, there should be an annual meeting between the Security Council and representatives of regional and subregional organizations in order to assess cooperation, identify lessons learned and formulate future policies. Multilateral cooperation requires the exchange of expertise, information and lessons learned both with respect to peacekeeping operations and to a variety of newer tasks such as election monitoring. Lebanon encourages the provision of material support for regional organizations. They deserve such resources to enable them to carry out their missions. Also needed is greater interest in technical training and human resource development for those organizations. There must be coordination meetings between the United Nations and the secretariats of regional organizations, and among the latter.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“We believe it very important that additional memorandums of understanding and other arrangements be signed between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations, taking into account the capacities and responsibilities of each, with a view to setting out a clear, effective framework for cooperation and coordination mechanisms for promoting dialogue and exchanges of expertise. It is also necessary to broaden the framework of cooperation to encompass disarmament and the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, along with economic and social, cultural and environmental issues. Such efforts are extremely valuable in addressing the root causes of crises. We welcome the efforts that have been made in this area.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“The success of these efforts is based on the fact that these organizations are in close proximity to the conflicts taking place in their respective regions. Their historical, geographic, social and cultural ties enable them to understand the background of a conflict and to find the best path to a peaceful resolution. Moreover, such organizations have special motivations to address conflicts on the ground. Regional and subregional organizations play a role during three phases: prior to the outbreak of a conflict, to engage in preventive diplomacy; during a conflict, to lessen and contain its effects and bring about a peaceful settlement; and following a conflict, to participate in peacebuilding.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“The authors of the Charter of the United Nations devoted an entire chapter 4 Chapter VIII 4 to regional organizations and indicated their role in the maintenance of international peace and security, noting that this role was complementary to that of the United Nations. Hence the importance of this cooperation and of the added value these organizations bring. A number of examples may be drawn from current international relations, the most recent among them on the African continent. These examples show the importance of regional organizations in the maintenance of international peace and security, whether in terms of deploying peacekeeping forces or of dispatching representatives to the field to participate in political processes and serve as mediators in conflict situations.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“Mr. Salam (Lebanon) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, we convey our most sincere condolences to the people of Haiti and to the personnel of international organizations at this time of tragedy. I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important discussion and for this opportunity to engage in an exchange of views with representatives of regional and subregional organizations on cooperation between the United Nations and such organizations in maintaining international peace and security. We thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his participation in this meeting and for his valuable contribution. We welcome the representatives of regional organizations; we appreciate their presence at today's meeting.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“Lebanon would like to emphasize the importance of an integrated approach to the security situation in Afghanistan, as provided for in resolution 1868 (2009), particularly because of the close links between security and stability on the one hand, and the implementation of prosperity and sustainable development, on the other. Military and security operations will not be sufficient in themselves to yield the desired results. Lebanon reaffirms the need to confront the underlying causes of the crisis in Afghanistan and to work towards national reconciliation and to integrate broader categories of the Afghan population into the political process, which, in our View, is central and of utmost priority and importance.”
2010-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6255 (2010) · source
“We also welcome the measures taken by the Afghan Government and its partners, which are noted in the report, with a view to minimizing the impact of military operations on civilians. Lebanon calls for continuing reinforcement of the Afghan army and National Police and intensifying local and international efforts to train and to expand the staff of those forces, while giving them the necessary equipment and material to develop their capacity to maintain security and law and order. Lebanon also favours the International Conference on Afghanistan to be held in London in January to reinforce efforts to improve security and to establish civilian institutions and to focus on economic development.”
2010-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6255 (2010) · source
“Lebanon condemns terrorist attacks against international forces and Afghan forces and civilians, in particular the 28 October attack on United Nations officials. We are also concerned by the continuing growing of opium poppies in a number of regions, according to the report, which is due to instability and lack of security. It is particularly alarming, because the danger of illicit drug trafficking is being exacerbated by its close links with the financing of terrorist acts. The implications of that are tragic for Afghanistan and for the outside world. We are encouraged by the determination of the United Nations, as highlighted by the Secretary- General, to continue its mission in Afghanistan without being deterred by terrorist acts.”
2010-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6255 (2010) · source
“Lebanon welcomes the ratification by the Afghan parliament of a number of laws with respect to human rights and to combating terrorism. Moreover, the adoption of the draft law on the elimination of violence against women will be an additional step forward. However, the delays in forming the Afghan Government have had a negative impact on developing governmental programmes and the delivery and distribution of aid. Lebanon is very concerned by the deterioration of the security situation during the period covered by the report, due to the fact that there were 1,244 incidents, on average, per month, not to mention that there is not much hope of improvement of the security situation now, at the beginning of the year.”
2010-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6255 (2010) · source
“Lebanon would like to underscore the fundamental role played by the United Nations in Afghanistan in helping that country to secure the basis for its sovereignty, independence and national unity. Lebanon welcomes the pivotal role UNAMA played in coordinating international efforts aiming to allow the Afghan people to progressively become the masters of their destiny. The holding of presidential elections in Afghanistan was a test and a challenge for the international community and for Afghanistan's constitutional institutions. This issue was a subject of great controversy and revealed flaws that must be corrected. However, the process did lead to results that could be developed in order to consolidate the principles of democracy and the rule of law.”
2010-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6255 (2010) · source
“Through our presence in the Council, we hope to contribute to answering the call for dialogue and understanding among cultures and civilizations and for a more democratic and just world. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security (S/2009/674), as well as for his presence among us today. I would like also to thank Mr. Kai Eide, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), for his efforts and his comprehensive briefing today. I also thank him for the important conclusions he has drawn, and in particular for his focus on the central importance of the political process. I wish him every success in his future endeavours.”
2010-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6255 (2010) · source
“Mr. Salam (Lebanon) (spoke in Arabic): First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council as we begin a new year. I reiterate our great confidence in your wisdom and experience. I should also like to take this opportunity, as I make my first statement on behalf of Lebanon as a non-permanent member of the Security Council, to reaffirm my country's commitment to work to promote the principles and provisions of international law and mutual respect and equality among States. I also reaffirm that, thanks to its unique experience, Lebanon is fully aware of the importance of the values of diversity, tolerance and solidarity.”
2010-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6255 (2010) · source
“That is not to mention the bombing of the fuel oil tanks at our geothermal station, which led to the release of more than 15,000 tons of fuel oil into the Mediterranean Sea, causing the physical and chemical contamination of the Lebanese coastline, with serious implications for human health, biodiversity, fisheries and the economy of Lebanon. What Mr. Barak is promising us is only more acts of that kind: acts which not only are in violation of the letter and the spirit of resolution 1701 (2006) but run counter to the fundamental principles of the Charter of the United Nations, let alone the rules and principles of international humanitarian law. The credibility of the Security Council requires that such threats against my country also be condemned in the strongest words.”
2009-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6183 (2009) · source
“Do I need to remind members of the Council that, during its 2006 war on Lebanon - over and above the thousands of civilian casualties and the hundreds of thousands of displaced persons - as far as infrastructure is concerned, Israel destroyed 91 bridges and damaged 137 roads, five airport runways, 58 telephone exchanges and dozens of transmission centres, and 1,514 water network points and dozens of reservoirs and pumps - in addition to 929 schools, which were totally or partially destroyed or damaged?”
2009-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6183 (2009) · source
“It is enough to mention here the words of Israel's Defence Minister, Ehud Barak, who said on 7 August 2009 that "Israel did not strike at Lebanon's infrastructure hard enough during the summer war of 2006" - I stress "Lebanon's infrastructure" and "did not strike hard enough" - and who emphasized that a future attack would have even more destructive effects on Lebanese infrastructure than the July 2006 war.”
2009-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6183 (2009) · source
“Michael Williams on 8 July: do they not constitute a serious Violation of Lebanon's sovereignty and consequently contribute to undermining Security Council resolution 1701 (2006)? 3 Given all those indisputable facts, I am sure that Council members have no doubt about the identity of the party which must be held responsible for obstructing the full implementation of resolution 1701 (2006). More disturbing, however, is the fact that Israeli officials have recently been launching a series of alarming threats against Lebanon, which raise serious concerns about Israeli intentions.”
2009-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6183 (2009) · source
“Three years after the adoption of resolution 1701 (2006), however, we need to acknowledge the fact that the resolution has still not been fully implemented. That is not only because Israel continues to breach the Blue Line and to violate Lebanese airspace on a daily basis, as stated by the Secretary-General in his latest report on the implementation of resolution 1701 (2006) (S/2009/330); it is also because Israel continues to refuse to withdraw from the northern part of al-Ghajar, and because a solution has not yet been found to the issue of the Sheba'a farms and the Kafr Shuba hills, even on an interim basis, as earlier proposed by the Lebanese Government. And how can I not mention in this context the operations of Israeli spy networks, about which the Council was briefed by Mr.”
2009-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6183 (2009) · source
“Today, my Government would like, first and foremost, to thank all members of the Security Council for their decision to renew UNIFIL's mandate for a further year, without amendment to its mission, its rules of engagement or its concept of operations, as per the request of my Government. I am sure that members realize how important today's decision is for all Lebanese, who have been the victims of repeated Israeli aggression since the 1978 invasion, which led to Security Council 425 (1978) and the creation of the first UNIFIL. Allow me also to take this opportunity to praise UNIFIL for its remarkable work in close coordination and cooperation with the Lebanese army, to commend the wise leadership of General Graziano, the Force Commander, and to thank all troop-contributing countries as well as the Department of Peacekeeping Operations.”
2009-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6183 (2009) · source
“Allow me at the outset, Mr. President, to recognize your effective stewardship 09-49586 of the Security Council during the present month. I would also like to acknowledge the leadership shown by your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Uganda, as President of the Council in July. In a few days it will be the third anniversary of the adoption of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006). In these three years the Lebanese Government has reiterated time and again its commitment to the implementation of that resolution in its entirety and to working closely with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).”
2009-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6183 (2009) · source
“With regard to the Shaba'a farms and the Kafr Shuba Hills, we appeal to the Secretary-General to intensify diplomatic efforts to find a solution that will ensure an Israeli withdrawal from these areas. In closing, we ask only that the Council ensure the full implementation of its resolutions concerning Lebanon, beginning with resolution 1701 (2006). We ask only that the Council ensure the full implementation of its resolutions concerning the question of Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict so that a comprehensive and just solution to this conflict can be found. We have no doubt that the Council is fully aware that every day that the implementation of its resolutions is delayed will not only undermine its credibility, but also increase the risk of crises in our region and the threat to international peace and security.”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100 (2009) · source
“16) In Lebanon, while my Government reaffirms its commitment to the full implementation of resolution 1701 (2006), Israel continues to procrastinate and to avoid carrying out its obligations under that resolution. It continues to occupy parts of southern Lebanon; to commit daily violations of Lebanese airspace, always under the pretext of self-defence - in yet another example of its misinterpretation of Article 51 of the Charter - and refuse to provide its maps for the cluster bomb strikes that it carried out during its 2006 aggression. The Council knows full well that Israel has not responded to the request of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon concerning a withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Ghajar area.”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100 (2009) · source