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Salam

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“Under rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Sierra Leone to participate in this meeting. On behalf of the Council, I welcome His Excellency Mr. Joseph Dauda, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sierra Leone. Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Michael von der Schulenburg, Executive Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone, to participate in this meeting. Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite His Excellency Mr. Guillermo Rishchynski, Chairperson of the Sierra Leone country- specific configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission and Permanent Representative of Canada, to participate in this meeting.”
2011-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6609 (2011) · source
“There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 11.15 am.”
2011-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6607 (2011) · source
“Thirdly, we believe that weapons of mass destruction, especially nuclear weapons, cannot be a source of security or stability anywhere in the world; quite to the contrary, they constitute a motivation for other States to seek possession of such weapons, thus opening the door to an endless and destructive arms race. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I shall now give the floor to Ambassador Osorio to respond to comments.”
2011-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6607 (2011) · source
“Secondly, we emphasize the need for a balanced application of the three main pillars of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT): non-proliferation, disarmament and the peaceful use of nuclear technology. We reaffirm the right of all States parties to the NPT to develop, research, produce and use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. We also call for the issue of non-proliferation in the Middle East to be addressed within an integrated and comprehensive vision, without selectivity or double standards. Such a vision should be based on the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.”
2011-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6607 (2011) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Lebanon. I join my colleagues in expressing my gratitude to Ambassador Nestor Osorio for his briefing on the 90-day report on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). I should like to make the following additional remarks. First, we reiterate the importance of political and diplomatic efforts to find a solution to the Iranian nuclear question through negotiations. We support all initiatives aimed at reactivating negotiations and dialogue, which remain the best path towards a final and comprehensive solution that encompasses all outstanding questions regarding the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear programme, thus opening the way for the development of productive and cooperative relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
2011-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6607 (2011) · source
“At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Ambassador Nestor Osorio, Permanent Representative of Colombia, in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). I now give the floor to Ambassador Osorio.”
2011-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6607 (2011) · source
“As this is the first meeting of the Council for the month of September 2011, I should like to take this opportunity to pay tribute, on behalf of the Council, to His Excellency Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri, Permanent Representative of India, for his service as President of the Security Council for the month of August 2011. I am sure I speak for all members of the Council in expressing deep appreciation to Ambassador Puri and his delegation for the great diplomatic skill with which they conducted the Council's business last month. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. Non-proliferation Briefing by the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) The President (spoke in Arabic): The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2011-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6607 (2011) · source
“Let me conclude by stressing that Lebanon, as a host country, considers the safety and security of UNIFIL and United Nations personnel to be a priority. That is why the Lebanese authorities not only condemned the attacks on UNIFIL of 27 May and 26 July, but also launched investigations to bring the perpetrators to justice. In the same spirit, the Higher Defence Council stressed, in its statement issued on 12 August, its coordination and cooperation with UNIFIL and the protection of its movements in Lebanon.”
2011-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6605 (2011) · source
“I wish to stress here that my Government has dealt with this sensitive matter with utmost responsibility and in conformity with its rights and obligations under international law. As members of the Council are aware, more than a year ago Lebanon delimited its southern and south- western maritime borders in accordance with its obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and deposited its charts and coordinates with the Secretary-General, in full compliance with international norms and procedures. One year after Lebanon's deposition, Israel, which is not a party to the Convention, is claiming to assert its alleged right over offshore areas that include a significant portion of Lebanon's exclusive economic zone, thereby once again encroaching upon my country's sovereign rights.”
2011-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6605 (2011) · source
“Here we are again 10 months later, and all we see is what the Secretary-General himself saw and clearly states in his report, to the effect that Israel "continued its occupation of the northern part of Ghajar village and an adjacent area of land north of the Blue Line, in violation of resolution 1701 (2006)" (ibid., para. 12). Not only the chapter of Al-Ghaj ar, but also the chapters of the Shab'a farms and the Kfar Shuba Hills, should be closed once and for all. We encourage the Secretary-General to intensify his diplomatic efforts to ensure that Israel withdraws from these areas. Let me now touch on the delimitation of the borders of Lebanon's territorial waters and exclusive economic zone, which are another source of tension.”
2011-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6605 (2011) · source
“Suffice it here to quote yet again from the Secretary-General's report: "The firing of live ammunition by the Israel Defense Forces across the Blue Line against the demonstrators, which resulted in the loss of civilian life and a significant number of casualties, constituted a violation of resolution 1701 (2006) and was not commensurate with the threat to Israeli soldiers." (ibid., para. 9) Let me also remind the Council that 10 months ago Mr. Michael Williams informed us about the decision of the Israeli Cabinet to, in principle, withdraw from Al-Ghajar. We then said that seeing is believing.”
2011-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6605 (2011) · source
“It is indisputable that every single victim of Israeli bullets was an unarmed civilian. These unarmed civilians might have tossed stones across the Blue Line, yet they were met with bullets, rendering the lethal Israeli response grossly disproportionate. Some may well have reached the technical fence, but it is unquestionable that those unarmed civilians who were shot were all shot on Lebanese territory, which makes the Israeli response indefensible once again.”
2011-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6605 (2011) · source
“Time and again, Israel has exploited allegations of arms smuggling to systematically violate Lebanon's sovereignty. Time and again, we have called for evidence to be presented to the Lebanese authorities and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), through the tripartite mechanism, for verification and immediate action. Once again, the Secretary-General's reiterates in his most recent report on the implementation of resolution 1701 (2006) the well-known fact that "[t]o date, UNIFIL has neither been provided with, nor found, evidence of the unauthorized transfer of arms into its area of operations" (S/2011/406, para. 27). Need I remind the Council of the disproportionate use of force by the Israeli army against civilians in southern Lebanon? Let me just refer to the demonstrations that took place on 15 May.”
2011-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6605 (2011) · source
“Five years after the adoption of resolution 1701 (2006), the Lebanese Government, as I just said, remains committed to the full implementation of said resolution in its entirety and calls upon the United Nations to put an end to Israeli violations and threats to Lebanon's sovereignty in order to allow the implementation of the resolution 3 and to move from the precarious situation of a cessation of hostilities to a permanent ceasefire. This commitment was reiterated by the Prime Minister of Lebanon during his visit to southern Lebanon on 16 July. We believe that the objective and terms of resolution 1701 (2006) are constantly undermined by Israel's every violation of our airspace, every encroachment of our national waters, and every obstacle to marking the Blue Line.”
2011-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6605 (2011) · source
“I would like to take this opportunity to express our deep appreciation for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), and its leadership and members, women and men, for their dedication and services. Lebanon commends the efforts and sacrifices of the UNIFIL forces operating in 2 southern Lebanon and expresses its appreciation to all troop-contributing countries, many of which are represented around this table, including the presidency. It attaches great importance to strengthening coordination and cooperation with UNIFIL in accordance with the agreed rules of engagement in order to ensure the proper implementation of the mission entrusted to it. Lebanon would also like to reiterate its commitment to the implementation of resolution 1701 (2006) in its entirety.”
2011-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6605 (2011) · source
“We call on all stakeholders in northern Kosovo to play a constructive role in finding solutions to delicate issues, as this is very important for the political and security environment. Moreover, we believe that the current efforts to shed light on the fate of missing persons are very important despite the slow progress in this respect. We pay tribute to UNMIK, EULEX and the International Committee of the Red Cross for their efforts in this area. Finally, with regard to allegations of inhumane treatment and the alleged trafficking of human organs in Kosovo in 1999, we hope that every effort will be made to uncover the truth, hold the perpetrators accountable and promote justice, reconciliation and lasting peace.”
2011-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6604 (2011) · source
“Any unilateral actions that exacerbate the situation on the ground will impact dialogue and trust between parties, not to mention the legal implications. We View the incidents that took place on 25 and 26 July from this perspective. We urge both parties to refrain in future from unilateral action or from resort to violence. We urge them to contain any escalation of tension via dialogue. When it comes to security, we are satisfied at the relative calm that prevailed in most of the region during the reporting period. We share the Secretary- General's concern regarding the increased tension in northern Kosovo and his assessment that delicate issues can be resolved only through peaceful means and consultations among local communities.”
2011-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6604 (2011) · source
“We believe that coordination between UNMIK, the European Union Rule of Law Mission (EULEX) and the Kosovo Force should continue within the status- neutral framework referred to in resolution 1244 (1999). It is encouraging that progress has been achieved in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina. That has lead to progress on many issues that facilitate the daily lives of the people of Kosovo, including civil registry, freedom of movement and academic diplomas. We are hopeful that this will lay the foundations for the resolution of all outstanding issues in an open and constructive spirit. We also hope that the two parties will make efforts to achieve genuine reconciliation between communities and thereby enhance long-term peace and security. We believe that the current situation is very delicate as it paves the way for future steps.”
2011-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6604 (2011) · source
“Mr. Salam (Lebanon) (spoke in Arabic): I wish to thank Mr. Farid Zarif for his briefing and to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Mr. Vuk Jeremic', and to thank him for his statement. I also thank Mr. Enver Hoxhaj for his statement. We wish to confirm our support for the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) in its efforts to promote reconciliation, security and human rights. We pay tribute to UNMIK for its role on several fronts, including missing persons and the protection of cultural and religious heritage. We call on the parties to provide the necessary support to UNMIK so as to enable it to implement its mandate.”
2011-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6604 (2011) · source
“The Lebanese people highly appreciate the important role that UNIFIL plays in South Lebanon and fully recognizes the grave sacrifices it has made. UNIFIL has been steadfast in its support for the Lebanese people in their efforts to end the Israeli occupation of their land. UNIFIL is also our partner in mine clearance and in development efforts in South Lebanon. The Lebanese people and their Government express their sincere thanks and appreciation to the peoples and Governments of each and every troop-contributing country.”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603 (2011) · source
“On capability development, we all know where the critical gaps are. We thus need a comprehensive, capability-driven approach that addresses uniform capability requirements, including force enablers such as air assets, as well as civilian ones. On global field support, we are glad that the Secretariat has moved from a mission-centred to a more global management approach. Turning now to Lebanon, we reiterate the full support of the Lebanese people and their Government to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO). We would also like to reiterate our condemnation in the strongest terms of all attacks that have targeted UNIFIL and UNTSO.”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603 (2011) · source
“To also ensure that peacekeeping remains an expression of our collective security actions, we should enlarge the base of troop-contributing countries in a manner that responds to the scope and scale of peacekeeping needs. As peacekeeping now appears to be entering a period of consolidation after a substantial period of growth, it is high time to draw on lessons learned in order to improve the critical early peacebuilding tasks undertaken by peacekeepers. We should focus not only on areas such as police, corrections, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, and security sector reform, among others, but also on economic revival and sustainable development. It is clear today that peacekeeping and peacebuilding are not sequential. It is also clear that transition should be based on benchmarking against indicators in all fields.”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603 (2011) · source
“The goal is the realization of more efficient peacekeeping adapted to the new complex realities of military, police, civilian and humanitarian components all together, in some missions and mandates that have less to do with conflict between States and more with intra-State conflict. To achieve that goal, and to ensure the creation of a more predictable, professional and accountable peacekeeping system, we should emphasize the key role of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations in policy formulation and development. We should also enhance regular coordination on peacebuilding tasks with the Peacebuilding Commission in a manner that stresses national ownership and the prioritization of peacebuilding needs.”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603 (2011) · source
“Lebanon considers that the main underpinning of the success of a peacekeeping operation rests on the following elements: first, developing clear and achievable mandates matched with the required resources and timely logistical support; secondly, adherence to the general principles of peacekeeping; thirdly, a strong link between peacekeeping and peacebuilding - the interactions between security and development are clearer than ever; and fourthly, strengthening the role of regional and subregional organizations, specifically the African Union, in accordance with Chapter VII of the Charter. Peacekeeping remains the most cost-effective method to avoid conflict.”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603 (2011) · source
“It rather provides space for such processes that can guarantee the protection of civilians and the achievement of sustainable peace. Respect for the safety and security of United Nations peacekeepers and positions is not only critical to the implementation of their mandate, but is also a measure of the primacy of international law and respect for Security Council resolutions.”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603 (2011) · source
“These notions are at the heart of the draft presidential statement to be adopted today, which Lebanon fully supports. We advocate the further involvement of TCCs and PCCs in all the planning and deployment stages of United Nations peacekeeping operations. Peacekeeping should be not an end in itself, but rather part of a solution. The comprehensive resolution of conflicts by dealing with their root causes, whether political, social or economic, remains the objective. In our region, an end to the Israeli occupation in Palestine, Syria and Lebanon - the root cause of the conflict - is a prerequisite to any comprehensive resolution and successful transition of United Nations peacekeeping missions in the Middle East. Peacekeeping is not an alternative to an inclusive political process.”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603 (2011) · source
“At the outset, I would like to join the Secretary-General and my colleagues in condemning today's terrorist attacks in Abuja in the strongest terms and to express our deep sympathy and heartfelt condolences to its victims, their families, the people and Government of Nigeria, and the United Nations and all its members. I wish to express our appreciation to you, Sir, for having organized this important debate and to extend our thanks to the Secretary-General for his important introductory remarks. Lebanon aligns itself with the statement to be made by Morocco on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. The success of United Nations peacekeeping requires partnership and regular consultation among the Security Council, the Secretariat and troop- contributing countries (TCCs) and police-contributing countries (PCCs).”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603 (2011) · source
“To those who are still reluctant to join us in such an endeavour, allow me to say: do not blame the victims, but support their quest for dignity. To reap peace, invest in justice. Recognize the State of Palestine. Help it achieve independence.”
2011-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6590 (2011) · source
“The continuous building of settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, the demolition of Palestinian houses, the eviction of Palestinians from their ancestral homes and the confiscation of their lands, as well as the building of the infamous Wall by the Israeli occupying forces are not, to the best of our knowledge, carried out with the consent of their victims, but are, par excellence, unilateral acts. These are the unilateral and illegitimate acts that must be stopped. Seeking recognition for the State of Palestine and granting it full membership in the United Nations is not about delegitimizing Israel. It is about upholding a legitimate right of the Palestinians and, yes, delegitimizing Israel's decades-long occupation.”
2011-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6590 (2011) · source
“Could seeking such recognition and applying for membership in the United Nations, as announced by the Palestinian leadership and supported by the Group of Arab States, qualify as a unilateral move? Obviously, giving full legal effect in the United Nations system to the recognition by the majority of its Members of the State of Palestine can by no means qualify as a unilateral act. That would simply reflect the expression of the collective will of the vast majority of the Members of the United Nations, which, in turn, is the most multilateral of forums in the international system. Unilateral actions continue, however, to be taken on the ground and to jeopardize not only the resumption of the much-hoped-for negotiations but also the viability of the two-State solution.”
2011-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6590 (2011) · source
“Based on that resolution, the Palestinian leadership proclaimed, during an extraordinary meeting of the Palestinian National Council held in Algiers, the birth of the State of Palestine in 1988, that is, five years prior to the Oslo accords, the first Palestinian-Israeli agreement. Secondly, rather than considering the fulfilment of Palestinian statehood as contradictory to or incompatible with the peace process that started with the Oslo accords, the international community endorsed the two-State solution in the road map and in Security Council resolution 1850 (2008) and continued to encourage the Palestinians to consolidate and strengthen their Government and national institutions. Seeking recognition of statehood has sometimes been referred to as a unilateral move.”
2011-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6590 (2011) · source
“Such a capacity is, obviously, evidenced by the fact that Palestinian embassies and missions operate in more than 100 countries. Palestine therefore meets all four criteria of statehood. However, it is an occupied State, and it is our duty to help it put an end to occupation and achieve independence. It has also been asked whether the Palestinian quest for recognition of statehood and United Nations membership violates previous Palestinian-Israeli agreements. First, the basis of Palestinian statehood precedes any Palestinian-Israeli agreement and cannot therefore be logically or practically in violation of them. As a matter of fact, Palestinian statehood is rooted in General Assembly resolution 181 (II), of 1947, which divided Palestine into two States and has often been labelled "the birth certificate of Israel".”
2011-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6590 (2011) · source
“The position of the international community is that the condition of proper institutions for self-governance has now been fulfilled. On this condition of statehood, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Serry, who is here with us today, concluded in his report to the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for the Coordination of International Assistance to Palestinians meeting in Brussels on 13 April that Palestinian "governmental functions are now sufficient for a functioning government of a State"; we heard him repeat this earlier today in this Chamber. That conclusion was underscored by concurring World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) reports. The fourth and final criterion is the capacity to enter into relations with other States.”
2011-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6590 (2011) · source
“Both its existence and its inalienable rights as a people have long been recognized by our Organization. The second criterion is that of a defined territory. For the Palestinian leadership, the territory of the State of Palestine comprises the well-known Gaza Strip and West Bank, which was occupied by Israel in 1967, and whose final borders could be subject to mutually agreed-upon adjustments by both the Palestinians and the Israelis. The fact that the territory's final borders are not confirmed is no impediment to statehood, as many States' borders have undergone changes or have been challenged without their statehood being affected, as noted by the International Court of Justice in other cases. The third criterion is that of government.”
2011-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6590 (2011) · source
“In the United Nations system, the Palestinians' inalienable right to self- determination was first recognized by the General Assembly in its resolution 3236 (XXIX), of 1974, and, since then, has been reaffirmed every year by an overwhelming majority of the members of the Assembly. The question has sometimes been asked as to whether Palestine fulfils the requirements of statehood. Under international law, the test of whether an entity claiming to be a State is, in fact, a State remains whether such an entity meets the requirements of statehood as defined in the 1933 Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States. The first criterion is that of a permanent population. It is our guess that no one here still questions the existence of a Palestinian people.”
2011-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6590 (2011) · source
“President Abbas is right, as there can be no comprehensive solution without genuine negotiations on final status issues, including border-related issues, security arrangements, the future of settlements, the status of Jerusalem, the return of refugees and water- sharing. However, it should be noted that statehood was never among those issues, and the reason for that is very simple. Statehood is but an expression of the right of self-determination, and self-determination is part of the inalienable rights of people. An inalienable right is by definition a right that can be neither surrendered nor negotiated.”
2011-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6590 (2011) · source
“But the reality is that those negotiations have been non-existent since September 2010, when the Israeli Government failed to renew the settlement freeze, partial though it was. Moreover, in view of Mr. Netanyahu's four "no's" obstinately undermining any possible significant outcome, at best such negotiations could lead only to yet another round of frustrating negotiations. However, hoping against hope, President Mahmoud Abbas is indeed worthy of praise for having steadfastly reiterated, just three days ago, that the Palestinians would continue to opt for negotiations over any other path, including at the United Nations.”
2011-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6590 (2011) · source
“Pending the long-awaited Quartet parameters for peace negotiations in the Middle East, Arab leaders, including the Palestinians, have welcomed as constructive elements the lines drawn by President Obama last May. While they continue to support holding an international conference on the Middle East in Moscow, they also welcome the recent French initiative to host another international conference in Paris. But this Arab attitude has once more met with Mr. Netanyahu's reiteration of his resounding four "no's": no freeze on settlements; no return to the 1967 borders; no negotiations over the future status of Jerusalem; and no right of return for Palestinian refugees. The Palestinians have been accused of seeking recognition of statehood and membership of the United Nations as an alternative to negotiations.”
2011-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6590 (2011) · source
“Here, the Security Council should, inter alia, play a critical role of conflict prevention in addressing, as early as possible, the potential security implications of climate change.”
2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587 (2011) · source
“The global nature of climate change requires the cooperation of all countries, in accordance with their common but differentiated responsibilities and their respective capabilities. It is also important to keep in mind that the international community cannot win the battle against the detrimental consequences of climate change without putting into action all the relevant instruments in its possession. In this context, United Nations organs should, within their respective mandates, mobilize all their resources in the fields of mitigation, adaptation, finance, technology development and transfer, and capacity-building in order to address and reduce the negative effects of global warming.”
2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587 (2011) · source
“Emerging threats related to climate change include sea- level rise, which could result in the loss of entire countries such as the small island States; accelerated desertification and erosion of agricultural land, which could lead to food insecurity, increased poverty and reverse development; migratory and displacement flows, which could become a source of social and political tensions in the neighbouring areas; and water scarcity, which could exacerbate competition over natural resources. No region on the surface of the globe is immune. But it is important to underline that the impact of climate change will be greater where factors of fragility already exist. This is the case of the least developed countries.”
2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587 (2011) · source
“There is broad agreement within the scientific community that our planet has been warming, due largely to human activities at least since the eighteenth century, and that the rate of warming in the last century was historically high. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change confirmed in 2007 the historic magnitude of these changes and warned of their potential impacts on the future of the Earth and its inhabitants. As to the relationship between climate change and conflict, including armed conflict, the 2009 report of the Secretary-General (A/64/350) identified climate change as a threat multiplier exacerbating threats caused by persistent poverty and weak institutions for resource management and conflict resolution.”
2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587 (2011) · source
“Yet, focusing our discussion today on the potential security implications of climate change will not constitute an encroachment by the Security Council on the functions and powers of other United Nations organs, for the same General Assembly resolution, 63/281, also "Invites the relevant organs of the United Nations, as appropriate and within their respective mandates, to intensify their efforts in considering and addressing climate change, including its possible security implications". In this same vein, in addition to increasing awareness about the potential security impact of climate change, our debate today should be viewed as an expression of complementarity in the work of the different organs of the United Nations.”
2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587 (2011) · source
“At the outset, allow me to stress, along with my partners in the Arab Group, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Group of 77 and China, that we consider, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 63/281, that in the United Nations system the responsibility for sustainable development issues, including climate change, is conferred upon the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council and that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is the key instrument for addressing climate change.”
2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587 (2011) · source
“1 would like to thank Secretary-General Ban for his important introductory remarks, and the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, Mr. Steiner, for his stimulating briefing. I also wish to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate in the Security Council on the impact of climate change in the context of the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587 (2011) · source
“On that basis, we hope to see the brotherly Palestinian people, with the support of the international community, achieve their right to self-determination and exercise this inalienable right on their national territory. Palestinians would thus be able to achieve their aspiration to enjoy peace and security in an independent State, with Jerusalem as its capital. We would like to be able to welcome that State, too, among us as a sovereign State Member of the United Nations.”
2011-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6583 (2011) · source
“We call on all parties to sign the document from the Doha meeting and ensure that the ceasefire is implemented and that Darfur-related issues are addressed. This will contribute to establishing peace and stability not only in the Sudan, but also in South Sudan. We congratulate South Sudan today, here in this United Nations forum, on having created an independent State through the exercise of their right to self-determination, as stipulated in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and in Article 1, paragraph 2 of the United Nations Charter and enshrined in common article 1 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.”
2011-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6583 (2011) · source
“Therefore, there needs to be an ongoing commitment to working together, which will have a positive impact on stability in the region. We would also like to commend the United Nations Mission in the Sudan for the important role it played over the past six years. In this respect, we welcome the efforts of Mr. Menkerios and express our thanks and gratitude to former President Mbeki and all those who took part in good offices missions in the Sudan. We would also highlight at this time the importance of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur and the efforts of Mr. Gambari and Mr. Bassole. We thank the State of Qatar for the efforts it has undertaken with respect to the peace talks on Darfur.”
2011-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6583 (2011) · source
“The positive atmosphere was due to the fact that the parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement fulfilled their commitments and that there was careful follow-up from many regional and international organizations, including the United Nations, the African Union and the League of Arab States. We commend the efforts and great sacrifices made by all the parties. Today more than ever before, we would like to stress that dialogue should continue, as should negotiations on all outstanding issues, including the final settlement of the issue of Abyei, the sharing of oil wealth, the delineation of the border and the situation in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile. Cooperation in the relationship between North and South is a crucial issue, given the bonds and the deep common interests that unite both peoples.”
2011-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6583 (2011) · source
“Mr. Salam (Lebanon) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, allow me to welcome His Excellency Mr. Riek Machar Teny-Dhurgon, Vice-President of the Republic of South Sudan, and to thank him and Ambassador Ali Osman for their statements and Mr. Le Roy for his briefing. The transition period ended several days ago, thereby completing the implementation of most provisions of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement after more than 20 years of war, destruction and suffering that led to the deaths of 2 million people. In Juba last Saturday, the entire world witnessed the great celebration at which the creation of the Republic of South Sudan was declared, in accordance with the outcome of the referendum of 9 January. The President of the Sudan, Mr. Omar Al-Bashir, was present, with all of the great symbolism that that entails.”
2011-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6583 (2011) · source