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2018-08-29

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2019-01-22

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1. “This is vital not only for lasting peace in the country, but also for the well-being of millions of Yemeni people - including women and children - in desperate need of urgent humanitarian assistance. The forthcoming high-level pledging conference in Geneva will also be a good measure of the international community's continued support to the Yemeni people. Outlining his priorities for 2019, the Secretary- General underscored the fact that the needs and expectations of people with respect to the United Nations can be met only by accelerating the surge in diplomacy. Nowhere is such a surge more urgently needed than in the Middle East, especially in Palestine. For far too long, the Palestinians have looked to this Chamber with expectant eyes and wondered, as”

   2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source

2. “The situation in the Middle East is a sobering reminder that the region remains engulfed in the throes of conflict, instability and violence. The conflict in Syria continues to exact an enormous human cost. An intra-Syrian process of inclusive political engagement remains the only pathway to achieve durable peace and stability in the country. We are confident that ongoing efforts under the aegis of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, Mr. Geir Pedersen, will make a tangible contribution towards this end. Pakistan also welcomes the renewed diplomatic momentum to find a political solution to the conflict in Yemen. The Stockholm Agreement was an important first step. It is now critical that the sides follow through on their commitments in a credible and transparent manner.”

   2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source

3. “Creating alternate facts on the ground cannot change historic realities or neutralize the legal rights of people living under occupation - in Palestine or, indeed, elsewhere. Meanwhile, the plight of the ordinary citizens of Gaza is not only an unabated humanitarian tragedy; it is also a moral outrage. That travesty must end. A viable, independent and contiguous State of Palestine, on the basis of internationally agreed parameters, the pre-1967 borders and with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital, is the only sustainable assurance for enduring peace in the Middle East. It is also a prerequisite for international peace and stability. Sufficient, predictable and sustainable financing for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East is equally imperative.”

   2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source

4. “Their aspiration for a life of dignity and freedom remains a distant ideal. Besides generating endless hostility and discord, that has also diminished prospects for durable peace in the region. The Special Coordinator already provided a grim assessment that the region stands on the brink of another precipice. Unabated settlement activity in the occupied territory directly contributes to this worsening situation. As the Special Coordinator noted, instead of ceasing those illegal settlements, Israel has in fact stepped up construction of new housing units in the occupied West Bank. That trend is emblematic of the blatant Israeli disregard for international law and the collective will of the international community, including resolution 2334 (2016). It is also a setback to peace and a retreat from a two-State solution to a one-State reality.”

   2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source

5. “My delegation wishes to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate today. We also thank Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov for his briefing earlier today. Last week, as the State of Palestine assumed the Chair of the Group of 77 and China for 2019, it was not only a vote of confidence by the international community on Palestine's ability to steer the Group, but also an expression of solidarity with the long-suffering Palestinian people. Unfortunately, such moments of hope and optimism have become increasingly rare in the parched political landscape of the region. For the Palestinians, the looming shadow of an illegal and oppressive occupation has grown only darker with every passing year. Their fundamental human rights continue to be violated with abandon.”

   2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source

6. “It is also a blatant disregard of multiple resolutions of the Security Council that recognize Jammu and Kashmir as a disputed territory, the final status of which is yet to be determined in accordance with the resolutions of the Security Council. We wonder why a mere assertion of that fact has caused the Indian delegation so much panic. Rightfully, it is the anxiety of an occupying Power - an all too familiar syndrome. Instead of blaming the storm on the ship, India should recognize that the United Nations is not ill-suited to undertake responsibility for the peaceful settlement of disputes. It is in fact India's continued occupation of Jammu and Kashmir that is ill-suited to the purposes of maintaining peace and stability in our region and the world.”

   2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source

7. “My delegation is compelled to take the floor at this late hour in response to the statement made by the representative of India earlier today. While there was nothing novel in the content of the Indian assertions - which we will not dignify with a response - what was remarkable was the setting chosen to undertake this disingenuous attempt to disencumber the United Nations of its central role in the pacific settlement of disputes. To pontificate from the altar of the Security Council for the so-called integral part of India is unfortunately yet another flight of fancy that the Indian delegation has made a vocation of practising.”

   2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source