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2010-09-23
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2011-09-22
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  1. “The Council has before it the text of a draft presidential statement on behalf of the Council on the subject of today's meeting. I thank Council members for their valuable contributions to this statement. In accordance with the understanding reached among the members of the Council, I shall take it that the members of the Security Council agree to the statement, which will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/201l/18. It was so decided. The President (spoke in Arabic): The Security Council has thus concluded its deliberations. The meeting rose at 5.30 p.m. 11-50916”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  2. “I now invite His Excellency Mr. Guido Westerwelle, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, to take the floor.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  3. “I now invite His Excellency Ambassador Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, Minister for External Relations of the Federative Republic of Brazil, to take the floor.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  4. “I now invite His Excellency Mr. S. M. Krishna, Minister for External Affairs of the Republic of India, to take the floor.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  5. “The President (Lebanon) (spoke in Arabic): I now invite His Excellency Mr. Yang Jiechi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, to take the floor.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  6. “I now invite Her Excellency Ms. Susan Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States of America and member of President Obama's Cabinet, to take the floor.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  7. “I now invite His Excellency Mr. Alain Juppe, Minister of State for Foreign and European Affairs of the French Republic, to take the floor.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  8. “I now invite Mr. William Hague, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom, to take the floor.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  9. “I now invite His Excellency Mr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to take the floor.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  10. “I thank the Secretary-General for his statement. I now invite His Excellency Mr. Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, President of the Republic of Colombia, to take the floor.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  11. “Undoubtedly, the culture of peace cannot be separated from the culture of justice, without which no real or permanent peace can be achieved. Talking about preventive diplomacy is much easier than implementing it. Furthermore, history records and at times even glorifies the wars and tragedies waged and caused by leaders more than those they manage to avert. Let us unite our efforts to create a world governed by the values of equality, justice and respect for others. I shall now resume my functions as President of the Council. I invite the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, to take the floor.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  12. “Conflict prevention also calls for economic and social justice, as well as the establishment of a fairer and more equitable international economic and financial order that is better aligned with moral values and based less on speculation. Finally, during its presidency of the Security Council last May, Lebanon pointed to dialogue among civilizations as a tool of preventive diplomacy. In this context, we emphasize that dialogue, communication and openness to others are the most important weapons against fanaticism, extremism, prejudice and hatred. 11-50916 It is therefore clear that promoting a culture of peace will contribute to conflict prevention. The Preamble to the Constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization states that it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  13. “Indeed, the conflict between Lebanon and Israel would not have escalated since 19 March 1978, the date resolution 425 (1978) was adopted, nor would the resistance have emerged and confronted the Israeli occupation, had the international community compelled Israel to fully implement that resolution, which clearly called for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of its armed forces from all Lebanese territories. We need practical measures to guarantee that binding Security Council resolutions are implemented. Preventive diplomacy cannot be fully successful unless we address the root causes of problems. The roots of terrorism must be addressed. We reiterate our condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and reaffirm our commitment to fighting that scourge.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  14. “Although they are conducted after a conflict erupts, they are highly important in containing the conflict and preventing it from spreading. This has been our own experience. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has, since its establishment in 1978, helped the Lebanese State to extend its sovereignty throughout its territory. Similarly, the adoption of resolution 1701 (2006), to which Lebanon is committed, was necessary to put an end to the destructive war Israel waged against Lebanon in 2006. The international community, in keeping with the requirements and objectives of preventive diplomacy, should strive to compel Israel to implement the resolution's provisions by fully withdrawing from all Lebanese territories and ceasing its threats and daily violations of Lebanon's sovereignty by land, sea and air.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  15. “These are all instruments to be developed and promoted within the United Nations system. Active prevention cannot be limited to State institutions, but should also extend to civil society bodies, particularly women's and youth organizations, media, universities and research centres, which can all play an important role in promoting a culture of prevention. Moreover, we must also ensure the coordination of prevention efforts among relevant United Nations entities. We recall the Arab Peace Initiative to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict in a just and comprehensive 11-50916 manner that rejects any permanent refugee status for Palestinians in the Arab countries. It is well known that peacekeeping operations constitute one of the tools of preventive diplomacy.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  16. “However, this requires political will, mobilizing the necessary resources, and adopting a clear preventive approach that reinforces local capacities, including building national systems capable of mediating, facilitating dialogue and containing tension. In this context, after adopting its national entente document in 1991, Lebanon has been keen to consolidate the pact and spirit of concord in its approach to major national issues, and has resorted to national dialogue conferences and committees to promote an atmosphere of calm, moderation and stability. In general, the particular circumstances of every conflict or crisis requires carefully selected preventive diplomacy instruments, including early warning, fact- finding, mediation, peacekeeping and peacebuilding.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  17. “When addressing preventive diplomacy, we cannot but refer to the man who authored and developed this vision, the late Secretary-General Dag Hammarskj old, who was the first to work to integrate it into the United Nations system. The concept of preventive diplomacy has since evolved and is no longer restricted to simply pre-empting disputes before they erupt, but also aims at preventing conflicts from escalating or spreading, as described in the peace plan prepared by former Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali. This concept is still evolving, and now extends to consolidating the pillars of peace after conflicts end and preventing the recurrence of those conflicts. We firmly believe that wars and conflicts are not inevitable; rather, the course of events can be influenced to prevent their eruption and escalation.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  18. “First, I would like to welcome the Heads of State and Government and Ministers who accepted Lebanon's invitation to participate in this high-level meeting, thereby affirming the importance of our discussion on the subject of preventive diplomacy. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for the report he has prepared to enrich our discussion. He has placed preventive diplomacy, which he considers to be one of the smartest investments we can make, among the top priorities of his second term. He is right to have done so, since investing in preventive diplomacy costs far less than conflicts and their 2 repercussions, not to mention the heavy humanitarian consequences they entail.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  19. “I warmly welcome the Heads of State and Government, the Secretary-General, Ministers and other representatives present in the Security Council Chamber. Their presence is an affirmation of the importance of the subject matter to be addressed. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document 8/2011/552, containing the report of the Secretary-General on preventive diplomacy. I also wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2011/570, containing a letter dated 12 September 2011 from the Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, transmitting a concept paper on the item under consideration. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as President of the Republic of Lebanon.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  20. “We do believe that the rule that maintains international peace and security and ensures equality and respect for human rights is the force of law and justice rather than the law of force and fait accompli.”

    2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source

  21. “However, most oppressed peoples often complain about the Council's inability to enforce its own resolutions or about its double standards that depict Israel, for example, as a State beyond accountability and above international law. They also depict the United Nations as incapable and paralysed. That requires effective consideration of the causes of such a negative perception and how it might be redressed so as to reactivate the Council's role and gain the peoples' confidence it its ability to champion them and bring about justice in a way that dissuades them from resorting to resistance as a legitimate means of self- defence. What we share as nations is the obligation to respect the rules of international law and the spirit of justice.”

    2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source

  22. “Such resettlement would actually contradict the refugees' legitimate and human rights. It would run counter to the Taif Accord, which was approved by the Security Council, and to the preamble of the Lebanese Constitution and the Arab Peace Initiative. Furthermore, it would lead to an unjust and tense situation, fuel Violence and undermine stability in Lebanon and the Middle East. We should also recall that the international community assumes a huge responsibility to increase the budget of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), which was established in 1949 to address humanitarian issues and aspects of daily life for Palestinian refugees. The Security Council can adopt coercive measures such as sanctions and the use of force when it acts within the framework of Chapter VI of the Charter.”

    2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source

  23. “Having participated in the 1991 Madrid Peace Conference, Lebanon still looks forward to a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East, on all tracks, based on the Madrid terms of reference, the relevant resolutions of international legitimacy and the Arab Peace Initiative, in all its provisions. These all preserve Lebanon's right to regain all its occupied territories without conditions. While Lebanon closely follows initiatives undertaken to reach partial solutions, or beginnings of solutions, made outside the aforementioned comprehensive approaches, it reiterates that it would not agree to any solution for the Middle East cause in which it does not participate or which contradicts its high national interests, particularly its sovereign right to oppose any form of resettlement of Palestinian refugees in its territories.”

    2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source

  24. “Lebanon wishes to become an international centre for the management of such dialogue. We must mention the fact that there are tasks that require only adequate pressure by the international community and the Security Council in particular. Such is the case in south Lebanon, where Israeli forces must withdraw from all Lebanese territories still under their occupation, without any conditions, in accordance with relevant resolutions of the United Nations, particularly Security Council resolution 1701 (2006). In this context, I would like to commend the efforts and sacrifices in south Lebanon by the troops of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. Lebanon will always be keen to mobilize all its national capabilities in order to defend its sovereignty, independence and safety and to protect its land and waters and its marine resources.”

    2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source

  25. “The Security Council can settle disputes peacefully, in accordance with Chapter VI of the Charter, including through preventive diplomacy and peacebuilding. Improving performance requires a transition from a reactive mode to a proactive mode, notably by trying to address the root causes of oppression and poverty-induced conflicts, and preventing aggressor States from achieving their covetous designs on the territories and resources of others. Such efforts should include consolidating democracy, spreading enlightened and moderate thinking and promoting an environment conducive to good governance, far from fanaticism, racism and arrogance. They should also involve maintaining initiatives to promote dialogue between and rapprochement among civilizations, cultures and religions.”

    2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source

  26. “They did not, however, prevent the outbreak of small, unjust and lethal wars which led to the occupation of territories, the division of States, the displacement of peoples and the death of millions. Among the most salient of these unjust and painful crises is the tragedy of Palestine, which is at the core of the conflict in the Middle East. Indeed, Israel continues to occupy the Arab territories by force and deprive the Palestinian people of their inalienable rights, to carry on with the Judaization of Jerusalem and the blockade on Gaza and to cling to its nuclear arsenal. Israel maintains its occupation of Lebanese territories, violating Lebanon's national sovereignty. It persists in its threats, implanting spy networks and agents. That calls for a firm and deterrent position from the international community.”

    2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source

  27. “In large part that is thanks to the fact that the international community agreed on common approaches to addressing those global crises through mechanisms for action and solidarity that were based on institutions for joint action on the regional and international levels, most prominently the United Nations and its specialized agencies. Nevertheless, the successive political and economic have revealed flaws and shortcomings in this international system. For one thing, the United Nations in general, and the Security Council in particular, require reform. The global financial system too must be improved. Nuclear deterrence and the balance of terror between the two super-Powers prevented global confrontation after 1945.”

    2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source

  28. “At the outset, allow me to express my appreciation to you, Sir, for convening this summit-level. Such an initiative makes perfect sense in the light of Turkey's pivotal role. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his valuable preliminary remarks. In the first year of this century, the world witnessed a devastating terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in this city, which is host to the United Nations. In its eighth year, the world faced a global financial crisis. Despite their severity, these crises did not lead to a general economic collapse. Nor did they portend the outbreak of a world war, as had been the case at the start of the twentieth century.”

    2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source