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1. “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 10.35 am. 09-27342”

   2009-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6093 (2009) · source

2. “I thank Mr. Urbina for his briefing. On behalf of the Security Council, I should like to express appreciation to all of the members of the Security Council and the Secretariat who participated in the mission, which was very ably led by Ambassador Urbina, for the manner in which they discharged their important responsibilities on behalf of the Council. I now give the floor to the representative of Haiti.”

   2009-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6093 (2009) · source

3. “The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. At this meeting, the Council will hear a briefing by His Excellency Mr. Jorge Urbina, head of the Security Council mission to Haiti and Permanent Representative of Costa Rica. I would like to welcome the return of the members of the Council and representatives of the Secretariat who took part in the mission to Haiti. I now give the floor to Mr. Jorge Urbina, head of the Security Council mission to Haiti.”

   2009-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6093 (2009) · source

4. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Haiti, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the consideration without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Me'rores (Haiti) took a seat at the Council table. The President (spoke in Arabic): The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”

   2009-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6093 (2009) · source

5. “We are grateful to Mr. Prodi for having come to New York to present the report to us. 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 5 pm. 09-27223”

   2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092Resumption1 (2009) · source

6. “The Security Council calls on the Secretariat and the African Union Commission to further collaborate on issues of mutual interests, including through developing a list of the military, technical, logistic and administrative capacities that need developing, supporting regular follow-up missions, experience sharing, staff exchanges, and in financial and logistical areas. "The Security Council expresses its intention to further consider this issue following the report of the Secretary-General." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2009/3. Before I adjourn this meeting, I wish, on behalf of all the members of the Council, to express my gratitude and appreciation to Mr. Romano Prodi and the other members of his panel for their valuable efforts and for the report before the Council.”

   2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092Resumption1 (2009) · source

7. “The Council stresses its support for ongoing efforts to strengthen the African Peace and Security Architecture and reiterates its call for the international community, particularly donors, to fulfil their commitments in the 2005 World Summit Outcome document. 20 "The Security Council emphasizes the importance of establishing more effective strategic relationships between the United Nations Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council and between the United Nations Secretariat and the African Union Commission, and encourages further joint efforts in this direction, focusing on issues of mutual interests.”

   2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092Resumption1 (2009) · source

8. “"The Security Council further requests the Secretary-General to take into account in his report the lessons learned from past and current African Union peacekeeping efforts, in particular the African Union-United Nations mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and the efforts to provide a logistical support package for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), and the establishment of a trust fund called for by Security Council resolution 1863 (2009). "The Security Council underlines the importance of implementing the Ten-Year Capacity Building Programme for the African Union on peace and security, in particular the operationalization of the African Union Standby Force and the Continental Early Warning System.”

   2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092Resumption1 (2009) · source

9. “"The Security Council requests the Secretary-General to submit a report, no later than 18 September 2009, on practical ways to provide effective support for the African Union when it undertakes peacekeeping operations authorized by the United Nations, that includes a detailed assessment of the recommendations contained in the report of the African Union- United Nations panel, in particular those on financing, as well as on the establishment of a joint African Union-United Nations team.”

   2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092Resumption1 (2009) · source

10. “"The Security Council recognizes that regional organizations have the responsibility to secure human, financial, logistical and other resources for their organizations. "The Council underscores the importance of supporting and improving, in a sustained way, the capacity of the African Union, and welcomes recent developments regarding cooperation between the United Nations, the African Union and international partners, including the enhancement of the African Union capacities. "The Security Council welcomes the efforts of the African Union-United Nations panel in producing a report on modalities to support African Union peacekeeping operations (A/63/666-S/2008/813). The Security Council notes with interest the panel's report.”

    2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092Resumption1 (2009) · source

11. “"The Security Council recalls its previous relevant resolutions and statements which underscore the importance of developing effective partnerships between the United Nations and regional organizations, in particular the African Union, in accordance with the United Nations Charter and the relevant statutes of the regional organizations, in particular the African Union. "The Security Council welcomes the continuing important efforts of the African Union to settle conflicts in the African continent, and expresses its support for peace initiatives conducted by the African Union. "The Security Council reaffirms its resolution 1809 (2008), which recognizes the need to enhance the predictability, sustainability and flexibility of financing regional organizations when they undertake peacekeeping under a United Nations mandate.”

    2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092Resumption1 (2009) · source

12. “After consultations among the members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council reiterates its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, and recalls that cooperation with regional and subregional organizations in matters relating to the maintenance of peace and security and consistent with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations can improve collective security.”

    2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092Resumption1 (2009) · source

13. “I thank the representative of Italy for respecting the five minutes assigned to him. I take this opportunity to remind speakers to kindly confine themselves to the five- minute limit and that all statements longer than five minutes should be condensed. I give the floor to the representative of Egypt.”

    2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092Resumption1 (2009) · source

14. “In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Edouard Aho-Glele, Chairperson of the African Union Peace and Security Council. It is so decided. I invite Mr. Aho-Glele to take a seat at the Council table. I now give the floor to the representative of the Czech Republic.”

    2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092Resumption1 (2009) · source

15. “Beyond this tragedy, another tragedy exists today: that of the 11,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, some of them elected members of the Legislative Council. Yet we hear unending talk about one Israeli prisoner, a soldier: just one soldier compared to 11,000 civilians, including children, women and members of parliament. Yet nobody defends them. But the important and urgent thing now is to implement the provisions of the present resolution in such a way as to put an end to the Israeli massacre in Gaza and to halt the Israeli destruction machine. Working to ensure the implementation of this resolution will be a test for us and our credibility. It will also be a test for peace. This Israeli crime must not continue.”

    2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6063 (2009) · source

16. “After several meetings and lengthy discussions with the United States of America, France, the United Kingdom and Arab ministers currently present at the United Nations, we formulated a draft resolution, submitted by the United Kingdom, that the Arab Group believes to meet our minimum requirements, including an immediate ceasefire, the withdrawal of the Israeli forces of aggression, the opening of the crossing points and guarantees for the delivery of humanitarian assistance. We therefore voted in favour of resolution 1860 (2009). We believe, however, that the situation on the ground in Gaza requires a speedier response and a stronger resolution commensurate with the scope of the tragedy. Although we do not agree with some of its provisions, we voted in favour of the draft resolution.”

    2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6063 (2009) · source

17. “Mr. Shalgham (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) (spoke in Arabic): Before the hundreds of people being killed every day in Gaza; the thousands being wounded; the total destruction by naval, air and ground bombardment; and the long-standing siege of our people in Gaza, we have sought urgently to put an end to the Israeli aggression, lift the siege and provide the Palestinian people with humanitarian assistance, medicines and food. To that end, we submitted an Arab draft resolution and stepped up our contacts with the members of the Security Council in order to mobilize support for it. In that respect, we thank those member States that responded positively to our efforts.”

    2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6063 (2009) · source

18. “My delegation has submitted a draft resolution to the Council. We have made several changes to take the concerns of various members into account. We hope that the Council will adopt the draft resolution. Every minute that passes means more suffering, destruction, killing, hatred and desire for vengeance. Any delay would send the wrong message to the aggressor, who would continue with its aggression and crimes.”

    2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source

19. “The Council is now repeating what it did in 2006, when it gave Israel the leeway to keep killing Lebanese civilians and to destroy Lebanon's basic infrastructure in order to achieve the aims of certain parties. The fact is that the massacre perpetrated by Israel in Gaza continues and has claimed the lives of some 600 Palestinians, more than a fourth of them babies, women and children and 80 per cent of them civilians. In addition, 2,800 have been wounded, 20 per cent of whom are in critical condition; mosques, homes, schools and official buildings have been destroyed. The deterioration in the humanitarian situation that we are seeing today is astonishing. A school was targeted today and dozens were killed; the school was not a bunker. The Council should ensure that the criminals responsible do not escape punishment.”

    2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source

20. “What they are interested in is new territory. They are perpetrating terrorism against the Palestinians and are using every means available to them. They are starving, arresting and killing Palestinians on a mass scale. The aim of what the Israelis are methodically doing is clear. The means they use are also clear, What the Israelis continue to do is to perpetrate the greatest violence in the history of the Israeli occupation. That is Israel's response to resolution 1850 (2008) of 16 December 2008. The vacillation of the Council and its hesitation on taking a decision and adopting a resolution have permitted the Israeli war machine to continue to perpetrate the worst of horrors against a defenceless people and to ignore international law.”

    2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source

21. “Israel will continue the blockade, which is starving Palestinians. Israel has rejected humanitarian appeals for a 24-hour lull to make it possible to deliver humanitarian assistance. Now there has been a very serious escalation: the ground attack that began on Saturday, 3 January 2009. The result, we fear, has been a major surge in deaths and injuries. There has been destruction, even of UNRWA schools - even though Karen AbuZayd, Commissioner-General of UNRWA, has said that the Palestinian resistance is not using the Agency's infrastructure, facilities or schools as human shields. In spite of the Security Council's urgent consultations on 3 January 2009, no common position has been adopted, not even a statement to the press. The Israelis have once again demonstrated that they are not interested in peace.”

    2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source

22. “But the Israeli authorities have nonetheless violated all of their obligations and have imposed collective punishment. They have perpetrated extremely grave crimes, as everyone knows. All of this has taken place after the international community's unanimous declaration on genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. In spite of that, the Council has failed to take action. The fact that the Council has taken no action has encouraged the Israeli authorities in their actions since 27 December 2008. Air raids, employing cutting- edge weaponry, have been stepped up. There we see the origins of the crimes of genocide and crimes against humanity. Through their Minister of Defence and other officials, the Israeli authorities continue to state that these crimes are only the beginning, and that Israel will continue and expand its aggression.”

    2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source

23. “All of this has been done in the full view of the Security Council and in spite of numerous appeals and warnings from officials of United Nations agencies. The Council has failed to take action. The underlying causes and principal reasons for this situation are the occupation, the denial to Palestinians of their rights and the immoral and illegal practices of the Israelis. The Israeli authorities are occupation authorities; they have clear obligations under international law, in particular under the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War. Obligations under the Fourth Geneva Convention include provision of security, food and medical services and the facilitation of emergency services.”

    2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source

24. “Water treatment plants are no longer in operation, which means that stagnant water now lies in the streets of Gaza. There is virtually a complete lack of medicine. The Council has heard from numerous United Nations agencies that 150 essential medicines are not to be found. Many people have died for lack of medicine and because they are being prevented from seeking treatment outside Gaza. The electric power plant that provided more than half of Gaza's electricity is basically shut down. Banks are no longer operating and are on the verge of collapse. The World Bank has drawn attention to this issue, because the Israelis have prevented Bank funds from entering the Gaza Strip. The multifaceted fallout from the blockade is well known.”

    2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source

25. “The blockade even prevents humanitarian assistance from reaching Gaza: trucks and assistance provided by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) are unable to enter the Gaza Strip. This means that the Agency has had to suspend its distribution of basic goods to those in need. As everybody knows, that means half of the population of Gaza. The result is that they have starved those people. On 18 December 2008 (see S/PV.6049), my country described the various repercussions of the blockade and the total paralysis of economic activity. Bakeries have closed; 80 per cent of households are living below the poverty line; there are grave water and sanitation problems - the people of Gaza have water only once a week.”

    2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source

26. “Israel has not lifted the siege or reopened the crossings. On 4 November 2008 the Israeli army carried out an incursion into the eastern Gaza Strip with no provocation from the Palestinian side; during that incursion six Palestinians were killed. That was a serious violation of the truce. It is only normal that there should be a response. The ceasefire must not be respected by the Palestinians only. Yet in spite of this, in all that time the Palestinians did not fire a single shot, even though they were entitled to do so because they are under occupation and are entitled to respond to Israeli aggression. Since 5 November 2008, in full view of the entire world, the Israelis have imposed a complete air, land and sea blockade on Gaza. The United Nations considers that to be a clear violation of international law.”

    2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source

27. “Both parties undertook to cease all forms of violence, and, for its part, the Israeli side committed itself to lifting the blockade, opening the border crossings and returning to the situation that had existed prior to June 2007. This agreed lull was intended to put an end to aggression and fighting for a period during which the two parties concerned would observe the ceasefire as a stage on the way towards a just and final settlement of the Palestinian issue. But from the very first days of the ceasefire, the Israelis, through their Prime Minister, have adopted a highly negative position. They have preferred to employ force, escalation and aggression at the expense of lasting peace. Israel has essentially not been a party to the ceasefire, which it unjustifiably violated more than 195 times, martyring 25 individuals.”

    2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source

28. “Mr. Shalgham (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) (spoke in Arabic): On 27 December 2008, the Israelis launched their destructive aggression, making use a wide variety of the most lethal weapons against defenceless people, having previously besieged and starved them and having deprived them even of water, medicine and other necessities - acts which met with astonishing silence from the Security Council. The Israelis claim to have carried out these actions in response to the firing of rockets from the Gaza Strip, which, according to them, was a violation of the truce agreed upon in June 2008. Here, we must stop for a moment and consider the facts. Members know that the Gaza Strip has been under siege since the middle of 2007. Under Egyptian auspices, the Israelis and the Palestinians reached a Gaza truce in June 2008.”

    2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source