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Wehbe

lines on the record: 606
first: 1997-03-06
most recent: 2003-09-04
sittings or episodes: 78
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“Despite the importance of convening the loya jirga, which lies at the very heart of the political situation, security concerns remain in Afghanistan, as was mentioned by Sir Kieran Prendergast in his briefing. This indicates that there are pockets of Al Qaeda and Taliban resistance, as well as confrontations between political and military groups, including ethnic confrontations. Serious human rights violations are clearly taking place. We believe that this problem will take a long time to solve because it is a chronic social issue. We all know that the political process and economic and social development are important factors in alleviating the security situation in Afghanistan, particularly given that security goes hand in hand with the political process.”
2002-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4541 (2002) · source
“Mr. Wehbe (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I should like to thank Sir Kieran Prendergast, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his useful and comprehensive briefing on the situation in Afghanistan and the developments taking place there. Those developments coincide with the approaching end of the term of the Afghanistan Interim Authority, in accordance with the Bonn Agreement. Afghanistan is now preparing to elect a loya jirga, which will establish the Afghan Transitional Authority. That will be an important political achievement for the country, which has suffered for more than 20 years as a result of bloody conflicts and insurmountable difficulties that require, first and foremost, focused Afghan efforts as well as international efforts to solve them.”
2002-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4541 (2002) · source
“In the context of this explanation, I should like to reaffirm that the Syrian Arab Republic, as a result of its concern for the real unity of the Security Council and its commitment to be an example with respect to the resolutions of international legitimacy, and in an attempt to give the Council a new opportunity to regain and rebuild its credibility, and despite the difficult and critical position that it is now taking, again for the sake of Council unity, will join the consensus and vote in favour of the draft resolution before us.”
2002-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4531 (2002) · source
“Fourthly, in the light of double standards in this situation, Syria totally rejects the policy of double standards that has manifested itself clearly during this period, whereby Israel carried out its policy of blatant aggression against the Palestinian people, despite the statements of United Nations representatives concerning the war crimes that it committed in Jenin. Nonetheless, the Security Council failed to dispatch the fact-finding team and could not secure respect for resolution 1405 (2002). Is there a clearer example of double standards than that? Fifthly, my delegation will follow closely the implementation of this resolution and its implications for the brotherly Iraqi people. We will pursue the matter during the coming six-month review of this programme.”
2002-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4531 (2002) · source
“On the one hand, the Council has lost its credibility by compelling some countries, and not others, to implement its resolutions, owing to the positions of some permanent Council members that have helped Israel to disregard those resolutions and have encouraged it to refuse to comply with international legitimacy. However, what is required of Syria now is to vote for a draft resolution that will extend the sanctions imposed on the Iraqi people - an Arab people who have already suffered greatly.”
2002-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4531 (2002) · source
“First, Syria believes that it is high time to lift the sanctions to which the brotherly Iraqi people have been subjected for 12 years. Secondly, we believe that necessity compels us to encourage Iraq to continue its dialogue with the Secretary-General in order to reach a positive outcome that will lead to the final lifting of the sanctions imposed on Iraq. In our view, it is incomprehensible that the Council continues to impose sanctions for unlimited periods of time. Thirdly, Council members undoubtedly appreciate the difficulty of Syria's position, especially in the light of Arab public opinion.”
2002-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4531 (2002) · source
“Fourthly, we meant to overcome the bureaucratic restraints that could arise as a result of the implementation of the resolution and the list of measures annexed to it; to expedite the arrival in Iraq of supplies and commodities in general, in particular humanitarian supplies; and to endeavour not to increase costs for exporters, because such encumbrances will be a heavy burden on the Iraqi people. For that reason, we should include in the draft resolution modalities that would ensure meeting the needs of the Iraqi people, who have already suffered enough because of the sanctions. However, since discussion on the Syrian proposals reached an impasse during the experts meetings held to consider those proposals, my country's delegation believes it has a duty to explain its vote on the draft resolution.”
2002-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4531 (2002) · source
“Secondly, the proposals were intended to ensure that Iraq is not denied its natural right to acquire means for self-defence, in accordance with Article 51 of the Charter, provided that they do not include weapons of mass destruction. Thirdly, we wished to ensure that the Iraqi people were not prevented from acquiring the technology necessary to reconstruct their infrastructure, which has been destroyed, and to guarantee their sustainable development by including the necessary text in the draft resolution.”
2002-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4531 (2002) · source
“Mr. Wehbe (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic): The delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic, keen on improving the draft resolution contained in document S/2002/532 and dated 13 May 2002, had earlier submitted the following constructive proposals. First, the objective of the proposals was to avoid the shortcomings in the performance of the Committee established by resolution 661 (1990) that have emerged in recent years, especially with regard to contracts whose values exceed $5 billion. It was our hope that the new measures would include actual alleviation of the previous procedures and would compose a sound mechanism that would facilitate the work of contracts, stop their blocking for political reasons and improve procedures, in particular with regard to contracts relating to humanitarian materials.”
2002-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4531 (2002) · source
“My delegation supports the mandate, plan, principles and operational elements proposed in the report for the successor mission. As for the role of the United Nations in the post-independence period, we must emphasize the need to continue providing development assistance and to provide all the necessary support in the first three years after independence. That will be necessary to create in East Timor a police force and a defence force able to fully defend East Timor and insure stability and prospects for a better future. In conclusion, my delegation will have the honour of participating in the 20 May celebrations, when we all celebrate Timorese independence. We will be sending a delegation to represent the Syrian Arab Republic on that historic occasion. Let us hope that God blesses the people of Timor and the Government of East Timor.”
2002-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4522 (2002) · source
“It is worth mentioning that once East Timor enjoys security and stability, it will make an important contribution to the stability of the entire region and will complement the efforts made by the region to overcome the political and economic problems it now faces. We must therefore view the start of bilateral and trilateral discussions between East Timor, Indonesia and Australia against the background of the satisfaction expressed by the Secretary-General at those talks. We feel that a close dialogue of this type must be pursued for the sake of promoting friendship among these countries in the future. We greatly appreciate the words we heard this morning regarding the participation of the President of friendly Indonesia in the dialogue, as her participation is extremely significant.”
2002-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4522 (2002) · source
“My delegation is also pleased to note the progress achieved as described in the report of the Secretary- General, in particular with regard to consolidating the political and institutional structures of the new State. That progress is reflected in the adoption of the constitution, the election of the first President and the devolution of many executive functions to the people of East Timor. The international community must continue to follow developments in post-independence East Timor in order to guarantee stability and to consolidate the achievements of the Transitional Administration. Preparations are under way for the celebration of Independence Day on 20 May 2002, the historic occasion when the flag of East Timor will be raised and when the new President will take up his functions.”
2002-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4522 (2002) · source
“I would also like very sincerely to congratulate our brother Ambassador Kamalesh Sharma, who will be leading the future successor mission to UNTAET. We are all familiar with his ability, wisdom, and competency. We wish him every success in carrying out this happy mission for the East Timorese people. The success achieved by the United Nations in arriving where we are today in East Timor should not preclude our understanding that the task is not yet complete. There remains a great deal to be done in terms of providing support to that country. In that connection, we must commend the Special Committee on Decolonization, which worked hard for many years to bring about the independence of East Timor, for its contribution.”
2002-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4522 (2002) · source
“Mr. Wehbe (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic): We would like to associate ourselves with the previous speakers in warmly congratulating the President-elect of East Timor, Mr. Xanana Gusmao, and Chief Minister Mari Alkatiri. We would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his statement and the comprehensive and detailed report he has presented on the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET). We would also like to thank Mr. He'di Annabi for his comprehensive presentation this morning. Of course, we cannot fail to pay tribute to the efforts by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, his team and the entire staff of UNTAET in East Timor.”
2002-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4522 (2002) · source
“It is my pleasure to express the strong welcome and support of the Syrian Arab Republic for the Secretary-General's proposal to dispatch such a force.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Yesterday we heard the statement of the Secretary-General in which he spoke of the tragic situation of the Palestinian people. We have also been following the statements of his personal representatives, Terje Roed Larsen, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, and Peter Hansen, the Commissioner-General of UNRWA. We heard from them an accurate description of Israel's crimes in Jenin and in other Palestinian cities and villages. While we highly appreciate the calls for an end to this tragedy from the Secretary-General and his representatives, we call on the international community to help in preventing a catastrophe on Palestinian land and against its people. Let me point specifically to the proposal made by the Secretary-General pertaining to the dispatch of a multinational force to the occupied Palestinian territories.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The Arab Summit proposal proceeds from the implementation of relevant Security Council resolutions and the principle of land for peace. The implementation of these resolutions would insure full Israeli withdrawal from occupied Arab lands and would end the occupation that is the fundamental, genuine source of all the problems and instability that prevail in the region. The establishment of the independent Palestinian State on Palestinian soil with East Jerusalem as its capital, the rightful return of Palestinian refugees, a right affirmed by the resolutions of the international community - those are the elements of a peaceful settlement that will lead to peace and security in the region. Continued occupation and the continual killing of Palestinians will not lead to peace.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The draft resolution presented by the Arab Group contains a paragraph requesting the Secretary-General to dispatch a committee to the Jenin refugee camp to investigate the Israel's massacre of innocent Palestinian civilians and to witness first hand the destruction visited upon that camp. The draft resolution presented by the Arab Group is yet another attempt that ought to be supported by all members of the Security Council. We hope it will be, because it responds to the wishes of the international community and reflects our desire to safeguard the prestige, unity and role of the Security Council and consistency in its actions. The last Arab Summit meeting in Beirut drew a map for a comprehensive, just peace and for an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict in the region.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We must intervene immediately to put an end to the Israeli policy of killing and destroying. Israel's disregard for Security Council resolutions must in no way lead to a paralysis of the Council's actions in response to Israel's aggression and anti- peace policies. Once again, what is required is for the Council to respond to international will, to shoulder its fundamental responsibility to maintain international peace and security. We reaffirm that the massacre perpetrated by the Israeli Government in the Jenin refugee camp and in other Palestinian cities must not be condoned in any way whatsoever.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“They are carrying out massacres that are a breech of all international laws, instruments and norms. They are laying unjust siege to Palestinian cities and villages, and even when pretending to withdraw from some cities they remain at the gates and encircle the cities. All these are war crimes and crimes against humanity, including crimes of genocide and ethnic cleansing. Israeli occupation forces have been preventing international humanitarian organizations, including the International Committee of the Red Cross and UN RWA, from performing the humanitarian role of providing supplies and medical assistance to the wounded and from trying to rescue and save civilians from under the rubble of their homes. These acts must all be firmly and strongly dealt with by the international community. They must be directly condemned by all States.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Peter Hansen, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), describing Israel's gross violations of the Geneva conventions. He stated that Israeli forces had intentionally destroyed medical equipment owned by the United Nations. He explained how ambulances owned by UNRWA had been targeted, adding that Israel had destroyed medical supplies and equipment in some medical centres and had used UNRWA's schools as interrogation centres. Mr. Hansen continued that Israeli soldiers, before waging war on the camps, placed ammunition in UNRWA vehicles on two occasions and were caught by UNRWA personnel. At this very moment, while we are meeting, Israel is escalating its barbaric practices against the Palestinian people.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Those officials found the Organization's deafening silence very strange in the light of the damage caused to institutions it had built through the efforts of the international community since 1948. Israel was allowed to demolish what the United Nations had built over a period of more than 50 years with the help of the donor community: institutions, schools, clinics - the infrastructure built to reduce the suffering of those whom Israel had forcibly expelled in 1948. It is not surprising that those refugees should bear the brunt of Israel's war machine today. Israel does not want them to remain alive - rather, it wants to bury them, and with them the cause of a people forced to seek refuge in a diaspora, exiled from their land and their homes. We all heard the statement by Mr.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“On a number of occasions, our delegation and other Arab delegations have warned that we must be very careful with regard to the Israeli Government's position, as it has attempted to ride the wave of anti-terrorist sentiment and has used the tactic of buying time to carry out more war crimes, genocide and ethnic cleansing under flimsy and mendacious pretexts. It is very sad that the Council - indeed, the entire United Nations system - has been unable thus far to end the massacre being carried out by Israel under the international community's nose. Such impotence was explicitly shown by the failure of the United Nations to respond even to the cries of its own officials in the Palestinian territories.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“It carried out new massacres, then proceeded to destroy what it had been unable to destroy at the beginning of its campaign of aggression. As for Israel's total disregard of the Council's resolutions, it requires no proof or evidence. Since the adoption of resolution 1402 (2002), which was reaffirmed by the adoption of resolution 1403 (2002), Israel has not explicitly rejected either of those resolutions. Instead, it has acted consistently against their substance, in addition to issuing a torrent of statements directly attacking the Council's credibility. What is worse, it has attempted to mislead the international community by pointing the finger of blame at the Palestinians and the Arab States in order to divert attention from the realities on the ground.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Israel's only intentions and methods seem to be to kill peace, to perpetuate Israel's occupation of Arab lands and to frustrate the aspirations of the Palestinian people to end Israel's occupation, oppression, spite and racial hatred and its war against the establishment of an independent Palestinian State on Palestinian land. Such Israeli acts can have no other meaning. In its insistence on implementing those policies, the Israeli Government did not even heed the advice of its closest allies - those who have always promised it their full support. Thus, Israel rejected all calls to withdraw immediately from Palestinian cities and to end its attacks on Palestinian civilians. Instead, in defiance of those allies and the Security Council, Israel persisted in its attacks on the defenceless Palestinian people.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We had hoped to share the optimism of many State representatives who addressed the Council last week with regard to persuading Israel to cease the barbaric and destructive policies that it is pursuing and to withdraw immediately from Palestinian cities and villages recently reoccupied. We believe that it is now clear to everyone - even the most optimistic among us - that the Israeli war Government is not only far removed from peace and the logic of peace, but is also waging a war against the principles and values of peace.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Mr. Wehbe (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic): The entire world has witnessed the killing and destruction in the Jenin refugee camp, Nablus, Ramallah and other Palestinian cities and villages where the media have yet to arrive. A tragedy has been visited upon the Palestinian people. In this regard, I should like to express our appreciation once again to you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting in response to the request by the Group of Arab States. My delegation associates itself with the statement by the Permanent Representative of sisterly Tunisia on behalf of the Group of Arab States.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Hundreds of millions of Arabs are looking to the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and the international community to cooperate in developing a definition of terrorism with a view to eradicating this vacuum and coming closer to the truth - that is, if we truly want to combat terrorism. We would also like to stress once again that Syria is prepared to participate in any effort to strengthen the work of the CTC, and we pay tribute to the international community for the effort it has devoted to the activities of the Committee.”
2002-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4512 (2002) · source
“We must also admit that ignoring the definition of terrorism has encouraged some to ignore international law, norms and values - which has led to grave violations of human rights and of international and international humanitarian law. This will also open the way to selective accusations of acts of terrorism in which some acts will be arbitrarily and indiscriminately included and others will be placed outside this understanding, such as State terrorism in which war crimes and genocide are perpetrated. We therefore believe that the international community must be more objective and courageous in describing the acts of destruction and killing being perpetrated against the Palestinian people, who are languishing under occupation and suffering from the most severe form of terrorism.”
2002-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4512 (2002) · source
“We believe that the States requiring assistance should receive it either through their delegations here in New York or through in their capitals. We also stress once again the need for equitable geographical representation in the group of experts. Our delegation expressed its opinion and position in detail at the meeting held on 18 January 2002. We have always stressed the need to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, regardless of whether the perpetrators are individuals or States. We believe that the international community is today more duty- bound than ever to put an end to the deliberate confusion and ambiguity regarding the definition of terrorism, with which we are all struggling.”
2002-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4512 (2002) · source
“In this regard, we look forward to the appointment of the seventh expert charged with coordinating potential assistance and to the creation of a trust fund to finance that assistance. My delegation supports the future programme of work to be undertaken by the CTC. We underline the importance of continuity in the bureau and the chairmanship of the Committee to ensure follow-up of the successful outcome achieved so far in the two previous stages. We also stress the utmost importance of the role of the United Nations Secretariat in assisting the Committee in the discharge of its obligations through the provision of expertise and translation services, and also because the Secretariat is the institutional memory of the United Nations.”
2002-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4512 (2002) · source
“The reasons for that non-submission were set out earlier by Sir Jeremy, reasons that, we believe, include the lack of financial, technical and administrative resources. Not all States are equally able to devote the necessary human, financial and technical resources to review current legislation, upgrade it and harmonize it with the requirements of the resolution. The international community and the CTC must assist these States in order to obtain the desired result: a universal response to resolution 1373 (2001). It is encouraging that the Committee has reviewed this issue and decided to create a mechanism for technical assistance to those Member States that submitted reports and expressed a need for assistance, and to those States that so far have been unable to file reports.”
2002-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4512 (2002) · source
“It has drafted letters of reply to States containing requests for supplementary information or legislative texts, in order that those States' national legislation be harmonized with the requirements of counter-terrorism efforts. Sir Jeremy, in his statement a few minutes ago, referred to the statistics on these reports, which we find encouraging. The Committee is now entering the third phase of its work. This is an important stage, during which the Committee is to receive replies to the experts' questions and legislative and legal texts as to how Governments will confront this dangerous scourge. Our delegation is convinced that the failure by some 50 States to submit their reports to the Committee reflects no ill will or intention not to implement the resolution.”
2002-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4512 (2002) · source
“Mr. Wehbe (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic): I should like to express my delegation's support for the work of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and for the efforts made by Ambassador Jeremy Greenstock, Chairman of the Committee, his Vice-Chairmen and the members of the subcommittees and the experts to implement Security Council resolution 1373 (2001). During the two previous stages of its work, the Committee was able to undertake important efforts in the implementation of its mandate. This was demonstrated by direct interaction between Member States and the Committee, as shown in the numerous reports submitted to the Committee under paragraph 6 of resolution 1373 (2001). The Committee has considered a large number of these reports.”
2002-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4512 (2002) · source
“As we have already pointed out to the Council, this region will never enjoy security unless a just and comprehensive peace is achieved and the root causes of the problem are addressed. This should be done in accordance with the historic initiative of the Arab Summit held in Beirut, which includes provisions for the realization of peace in all its aspects.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“The Council should call upon Israel to put an end to its acts of aggression against the Palestinian people and its destruction of Palestinian property, as well as to end its organized terror and its defiance of international legitimacy and the resolutions of the Security Council. Israel must be called upon to withdraw immediately. The Council is called upon to dispatch a United Nations international protection force to protect the Palestinian people, who are being subjected to annihilation and the crime of genocide. Israel must also be called upon to stop its destruction of Christian and Muslim religious sites in the occupied Palestinian territories. Everyone should be aware of the fact that the ongoing occupation is the main cause of the tragedy unfolding in the region.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“Addressing this question while discussing the implementation of resolutions 1402 (2002) and 1403 (2002) is an attempt to divert the Council's attention and to sidetrack it. Let us be clear: our voices and our resolutions are in vain while the tragedy of the Palestinian people continues. The Palestinian people beseech the Council to rescue them from a campaign of genocide in which - as the representative of Palestine has already mentioned - planes and all kinds of weaponry are being used in a fashion that surpasses the actions of Nazis. It is against this backdrop that the Arab Group submitted its request that the Council convene this meeting to take the necessary measures to call upon Israel to respect international humanitarian law, in particular the Fourth Geneva Convention.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“This afternoon, Israel used 155 millimetre guns to shell the region of Kafr Shuba, in liberated Lebanese territory where Israel is mobilizing its army. Lebanon confirmed at the highest level that it has no intention whatever of opening up a new front. Questions relating to escalation should be addressed to the Israeli side, which, in the light of its continuous provocations and territorial, naval and aerial violations, is the party responsible for escalation. The Lebanese Government has already ordered its security forces to detain and try some of the elements operating outside the law. As I understand it, the attorney-general and the court of appeals in Lebanon have referred those elements to a military tribunal, where they will be tried and sentenced accordingly.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“The Shab'a Farms are Lebanese territories still under Israeli occupation; Lebanon has the right to recover its occupied territories. This was endorsed at all Arab Summit meetings. The Lebanese believe that the incidents reported are the result of continued provocations by the Israelis against the sovereignty of Lebanon. Suffice it to say that the gross violations of the Lebanese air, maritime and land space are the provocation. There have been more than 1,000 violations of Lebanese air space. Most of those violations took place at speeds greater than the speed of sound, thereby terrorizing and intimidating Lebanese citizens. As a result, some persons had to be hospitalized due to the ensuing trauma.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“What can be asked of the Palestinian people when they are under siege, being killed and under occupation? I think that what they have had to endure is enough. On television screens we saw the bodies of Palestinian civilians who had been killed and thrown in the streets, which recalls the scenes of the Sabra and Shatila massacre in Beirut, committed at the hands of the current Israeli Prime Minister, Sharon, in 1982. The crimes follow the same scenario now. Will the Council and the international community allow Sharon and his terrorist army to commit more massacres? Would they be left free to not comply with the Council's resolutions? With regard to the Blue Line, Lebanon has declared - and I was informed by the Lebanese Mission of the facts - that what is taking place in southern Lebanon is confined to the Shab'a Farms.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“The Secretary-General went on to say that the situation was extremely dangerous, that large numbers of Palestinian citizens were going for days at a time without medication, food and water, let alone the fact that humanitarian agencies were not allowed to take action or to salvage whatever is left to be saved. As you heard in statements reported in the press and many other statements, Switzerland has lodged a complaint that the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Palestinian Red Crescent were attacked and that ambulances were prevented from moving or transporting the wounded, while those who were wounded were left to die. The crisis in the occupied Palestinian territories is getting worse by the minute. The occupying Power persists in its crimes of State terror against defenceless and besieged Palestinian civilians.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“among others, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in a statement made at the United Nations Second World Assembly on Ageing this morning in Madrid, said: "The whole world is demanding that Israel withdraws - I don't think the whole world, including the friends of the Israeli people and Government, can be wrong." We listened to similar statements by the delegates who took the floor before me. Those who will speak after me will probably also repeat this message. We also listened to the statement by President Bush and to the interview by Dr. Rice, and we listened to the statements made by Secretary of State Powell on the need for an immediate withdrawal.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“If we take a quick look at the responses provided by the occupying Power, we find an immediate, clear and unequivocal rejection of the Council's resolutions. We find that flimsy pretexts are being advanced. Such pretexts are not acceptable. The Israeli Premier astounded us this morning with yet more expressions of disdain and direct contempt for this Council. I shall not repeat the statement made by the representative of Palestine a while ago. He explained in detail the distress of the Palestinian people and their suffering. In the light of the gravity of the situation and of the Palestinian blood being spilled in the streets of the Jenin refugee camp and in the city of Nablus.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“Mr. Wehbe (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic): Mr. President, I would like to start by thanking you for convening this urgent meeting of the Security Council at the request of the Arab Group. For the third time in just a few days, we meet to try to confront the attempts by Israel to erode the authority and credibility of this Council. Members of the Council, with no exception, know that Israel has refused to commit to the provisions of the Council's resolutions. These resolutions clearly call upon Israel to withdraw immediately from Palestinian towns and territories. They also call upon Israel to respect the international humanitarian law, particularly the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“We call on WFP in its generosity to pay special attention to that problem, because the people there are beginning to suffer and to call for assistance to alleviate the hunger that has already begun to afflict them. I fully support the reference made by the Ambassador of France to a hunger map and food security strategies. This would indeed be an important gesture and we therefore agree with all the points raised by Ms. Bertini in her briefing. In conclusion, we wish her every possible happiness and all possible success to her successor. We are sure he will prove worthy of the post.”
2002-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4507 (2002) · source
“I would note in this regard the great services she rendered to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at a time when it was suffering. Assistance was provided to approximately 6 million people there. Of course, the assistance rendered in Afghanistan, particularly to pregnant women, children and girls, is worthy of every appreciation. Most noteworthy is the essential cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross, particularly in overcoming difficulties in delivering food assistance. In this respect, I wish to point to one region that is going hungry because food assistance cannot reach its inhabitants. I am referring to the occupied Palestinian territories.”
2002-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4507 (2002) · source
“I also offer her my heartfelt gratitude for her tremendous efforts at the head of her agency to fight hunger and the consequences of natural disasters and armed conflict and to ensure stability in post-conflict situations, in accordance with the Programme's principles. We fully appreciate the assistance given by WFP in the areas of the world that she mentioned in her briefing, be it in Africa, Asia, the Middle East or elsewhere, including Latin America, Honduras, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, the Sudan and many other countries to which she referred. The very principle of refusing to accept the death by hunger of any human being lies at the heart of human spirit and humanitarian principles, on the basis of which Ms. Bertini has worked in countries of every stripe.”
2002-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4507 (2002) · source
“Mr. Wehbe (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic): It is indeed a pleasure for me to express our sincere thanks to Ms. Bertini, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), for her rich and valuable briefing, especially as it crowns her great achievements at the helm of that agency. At the same time, it is my pleasure to wish her a happy and successful life following these achievements, particularly since she is leaving her post with a clear conscience. I greet her and thank her profusely for having devoted a very important part of her life to the service of humanitarian assistance. Is there anything better than fighting hunger and actively helping to feed the hungry in all sorts of circumstances throughout the world?”
2002-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4507 (2002) · source
“We are here to adopt another draft resolution because Israel has not implemented the two most recently adopted resolutions.”
2002-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption2 (2002) · source
“The members of the Council are well aware of the considerable contributions made by Syria in dealing with the various problems before the Council relating to the maintenance of international peace and security. I have no need to respond to the allegations and false claims made by the Israeli representative, and I do not intend to turn this meeting into a competition in polemics. Resolution 425 (1978) has not been implemented in full. The implementation that has taken place occurred with resistance. Yet even now there are daily aerial violations aimed at terrifying the citizens of Lebanon. When there is resistance to that, everything is topsy-turvy. We are not here this evening to repeat that Israel has not implemented all relevant resolutions - particularly those of the Security Council.”
2002-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption2 (2002) · source