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2014-07-22

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2014-07-22

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1. “During the holy month of Ramadan, the prayers of the Maldivian people have been for those who have lost life and limb in this conflict. The wanton destruction, violence and hatred that have marred this time weighs heavily on the souls of 1.5 billion Muslims the world over. The Maldives reiterates its enduring support for the legitimate and inalienable right of the Palestinian people to freedom, justice and dignity.”

   2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source

2. “Furthermore, the Maldives calls for greater assistance to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, which has issued an emergency appeal for assistance and is currently housing more than 84,000 displaced peoples, with that number soon likely to exceed 100,000. The realization of peace in the Middle East will not be achieved unless bold decisions are made by the Security Council to fulfil its mandate to protect the vulnerable, as outlined in the Charter of the United Nations. A resolution from the Council calling for an immediate ceasefire, the reopening of the Gaza Strip based on the 2005 Agreement on Movement and Access, an end to the blockade, and the guaranteed protection of civilian populations is long overdue and much wanted.”

   2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source

3. “That toll will be but one more violation of international law on top of the occupation, aggression, extra-judicial executions, excessive and indiscriminate use of brutal force, forcible colonization, forced displacement and the collective punishment of an entire people and nation. That toll is and has been, for the better part of the last century, too much to bear. The Maldives echoes the calls made in this Chamber for the de-escalation of hostilities in the Gaza Strip, the restoration of calm, the reinstatement of the November 2012 ceasefire and the immediate, unconditional end to the Israeli blockade.”

   2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source

4. “It is with a sombre spirit that the Maldives takes this opportunity to speak on the situation in the Middle East, a region that has throughout the past millennia been plagued by conflict and which today faces one of its darkest hours. Although the Middle East is embroiled in many conflicts, the greatest need at this moment lies undeniably with the State of Palestine. With more than 500 people killed over the past two weeks, the majority of them civilians, including women, children and the elderly, the toll on the future of the Palestinian people is immeasurable. That toll will be exacerbated further by the lack of medical supplies and equipment and basic development that has resulted from Israel's illegal blockade of the Gaza Strip.”

   2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source