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first: 2006-12-12
most recent: 2010-07-06
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“Thirdly, we should continue our efforts to ensure that the sanctions are applied in a fair and transparent manner. Resolution 1822 (2008) and its predecessors introduce significant enhancements to ensure fairness. In the coming weeks, the Council will negotiate a new resolution to renew the mandate of the Monitoring Team of the 1267 Committee and will take the opportunity to enhance the regime and to improve our ability to counter the Al-Qaida and Taliban threats. The United States believes that the new resolution should take additional steps to ensure that the process for listing and de-listing individuals is as fair and transparent as possible. We believe that there is room to improve the way in which the 1267 Committee decides to list individuals and how it considers requests from those seeking to be removed from the list.”
2009-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6217 (2009) · source
“The 1267 regime can only function well if States actively participate in the regime, such as by proposing new names for listing. Secondly, we should continue our efforts to ensure that the consolidated list is as accurate and up-to-date as possible, ensuring that our procedures for imposing sanctions are fair and clear. Resolutions 1735 (2006) and 1822 (2008) introduced new measures to help the Committee confirm the accuracy of the list. The Committee has worked to implement what is perhaps the most significant measure of resolution 1822 (2008). The review of every name on the consolidated list by June 2010 will continue in the coming months. The United States is committed to ensuring that that review is meaningful and is working with Member States to finish the review on time.”
2009-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6217 (2009) · source
“9) Ambassador Mayr-Harting, the United States appreciates the leadership and personal commitment you have displayed as Chair of the 1267 Committee. We also commend the work of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, which has played a vital role as an independent and objective fact-finding body. Countering the threat posed by Al-Qaida and the Taliban remains one of the most important challenges facing this Council. Without the efforts of Member States to work collectively, the world would be much more vulnerable to terrorist attacks. What can we do to ensure that the 1267 regime remains a vital and effective multilateral tool to respond to this threat? First, we can reaffirm the international community's commitment to full implementation of the 1267 measures.”
2009-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6217 (2009) · source
“I should like to thank each of the Chairmen for their briefings. Their dedicated leadership is central to the effectiveness of the 1267, 1373 and 1540 Committees. Today we have an opportunity to focus on the accomplishments of the three Committees over the past several months. The United States supports the important role the United Nations plays in reinforcing national and regional counter-terrorism efforts. As President Obama said in his address of 23 September to the General Assembly, "[The United States has] set a clear and focused goal: to work with all members of this body to disrupt, dismantle and defeat Al-Qaida and its extremist allies - a network that has killed thousands of people of many faiths and nations and had plotted to blow up this very building." (A/64/PV.3, p.”
2009-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6217 (2009) · source
“Finally, we urge all Arab States to take steps' in the spirit in the Arab Peace Initiative towards building relations with Israel, including ceasing harsh rhetoric in the international organizations and other forums. Arab Governments can also promote progress by supporting the Palestinian Authority under President Abbas, both politically and financially, thus helping to improve conditions for all Palestinians throughout the West Bank and Gaza. With patience and determination, we can assist all people in the region to construct a new and better future and to realize the peace and stability that they deserve.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201 (2009) · source
“On the matter of the report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict that was requested by the Human Rights Council in Geneva (A/HRC/12/48), the allegations of human rights and humanitarian law violations contained therein are not a matter for Security Council action. We continue to have serious concerns about the report: its unbalanced focus on Israel, the overly broad scope of its recommendations and its sweeping conclusions of law. Nevertheless, we take the allegations in the report seriously. Israel has the institutions and the ability to carry out serious investigations of those allegations and we encourage it to do so. Hamas is a terrorist organization and has neither the ability nor the willingness to examine its violations of human rights.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201 (2009) · source
“Lest we sow the seeds of another conflict, all United Nations Members must also fulfil their responsibility to prevent the smuggling of arms into Gaza. We also continue to call for the immediate release of Gilad Shalit. At the same time, just as we defend Israel's right to self-defence, we cannot accept the continuing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The people of Gaza must have hope for a better future and know that the international community hears their concerns. We call for a reopening of the crossings, with an appropriate monitoring regime to allow for the entry of legitimate goods into Gaza.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201 (2009) · source
“The explosion in Tayr Filsay, taken alongside the earlier explosion in Khirbat Salim, signals yet another weapons-related violation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006). It should be a source of deep concern to all of us. We look forward to the report of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations for detailed information on this latest serious incident. We continue to strongly support the full implementation of Security Council resolutions 1701 (2006) and 1559 (2004), including their calls for all arms in Lebanon to be brought under State control and the delineation of Lebanon's borders. The people of Lebanon deserve to reap the benefits of a Government whose services and authority extend throughout the land.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201 (2009) · source
“In the month of September alone, 13 rockets and mortars were fired indiscriminately at civilian communities in Israel from Hamas-controlled Gaza, and there were dozens of other attacks along the boundary. Terrorist attacks of that nature are not a form of resistance. They represent a threat to international peace and security, and they were the cause of the conflict between Israel and Hamas last winter. That path will never lead to the fulfilment of Palestinian aspirations for an independent State. A further danger to international peace and security that we note with very great concern is the continuing presence of armed groups, including Hizbullah, in Lebanon. Armed elements and their assets and weapons in south Lebanon pose a similar threat to those who work diligently for peace and security in that country.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201 (2009) · source
“Israel should stop settlement activity and dismantle outposts. The United States does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements. Israel should further ease access and movement and facilitate economic growth in the West Bank. Palestinians, for their part, should continue efforts on security, reform of governance institutions and ending incitement. And all parties, including Arab States, need to move forward to relaunch negotiations as soon as possible. Then, there is the road of conflict. Hamas's behaviour continues to fall short of the principles long outlined by the Quartet: renunciation of violence, recognition of Israel and acceptance of previous agreements between the parties.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201 (2009) · source
“They have been making steady and significant progress towards that goal. We have welcomed Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's development of a detailed two-year plan to develop institutional capacity. We supported the deployment of over 2,000 Palestinian security personnel to the West Bank, after they completed their training in Jordan, with another 500 on the way. We have also welcomed the recent increases in economic activity and in the quality of life in the West Bank. Israel has taken constructive steps to facilitate that progress. It has removed key checkpoints and eased conditions at others and has withdrawn troops to the outskirts of four cities. Those initial steps show that Israelis and Palestinians can make practical progress by working together towards the same goals. Much more, however, needs to be done.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201 (2009) · source
“The goal is clear: two States living side by side in peace and security: a Jewish State of Israel, with true security for all Israelis, and a viable, independent Palestinian State with contiguous territory that ends the occupation that began in 1967 and realizes the potential of the Palestinian people." (A/64/PV.3) Special Envoy George Mitchell has just returned from another trip to the region, working to create the context for a prompt resumption and early successful conclusion of negotiations between the parties. I wish to place in clear contrast two dramatically different visions for the road ahead: the road of statehood and the road of conflict. The Palestinian Authority and President Abbas are constructing the basis for a viable and responsible Palestinian State.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201 (2009) · source
“Let me join other speakers in welcoming Minister Al-Malki and Ambassador Shalev to the Council today, and also thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his comprehensive update. As we have noted in prior monthly Middle East consultations, advancing the cause of peace in the Middle East is among the most important objectives that President Obama has identified for our renewed international engagement. As President Obama affirmed to the General Assembly on 23 September: "The time has come to relaunch negotiations - without preconditions - that address the permanent-status issues: security for Israelis and Palestinians, borders, refugees and Jerusalem.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201 (2009) · source
“Without stability in Somalia, there can be no durable resolution of the piracy problem. Nonetheless, my Government believes that the paying of ransom simply perpetuates piracy. The United States does not offer concessions to hostage-takers, whether they are driven by political or financial motives, and we encourage other States to take a similar position. Finally, we remain deeply concerned about Eritrea's actions in the region, particularly in Somalia. The Monitoring Group has noted in its reports that Eritrea has provided funding, weapons and training to armed insurgents in Somalia. Like others here, the United States has repeatedly stated that we remain willing to engage the Eritrean Government should it end its destabilizing activities in the Horn of Africa and take steps towards improved regional relations.”
2009-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6173 (2009) · source
“In spite of these challenges, the United States is encouraged by President Sharif's continuing efforts to reach out to opposition groups that wish to join the national reconciliation process, and we welcome the TF G's declaration of cooperation with the Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama'a. We also welcome the TFG's institution- building efforts and the steps taken to hold parliamentary and cabinet sessions despite increasing attacks in Mogadishu. On piracy, we are concerned by reports from the International Maritime Bureau of an exponential increase in activity as well as the reports of the use of more sophisticated weapons. We must continue to prosecute suspected pirates, as piracy is without a question a symptom of, as well as a contributing factor to, the instability and insecurity in Somalia.”
2009-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6173 (2009) · source
“The United States deplores violence against humanitarian agencies and staff, in particular Al-Shabaab's 17 May raid on the UNICEF compound, which resulted in the destruction of thousands of doses of vaccines intended for Somali women and children and nutritional supplements intended for the most vulnerable women and children. The United States is committed to addressing the humanitarian situation and has provided nearly $149 million in food and non-food emergency assistance since the start of our current fiscal year. We urge the international community to contribute to the consolidated appeal for Somalia, which, as of 30 June, covers only 40 per cent of the $984 million requested.”
2009-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6173 (2009) · source
“is four battalions short of its mandated strength of nine infantry battalions, or a little over half of its mandated strength of 8,000 troops. The United States welcomes the pledges made by Sierra Leone and Malawi to contribute one battalion each to AMISOM. and thanks Uganda and Burundi for their roles, in particular Burundi for the steps it is taking to contribute a third battalion to help strengthen AMISOM's capacity. We are deeply concerned about the worsening humanitarian situation in Somalia, including that of the estimated 200,000 people who had recently returned to Mogadishu only to again be displaced when the fighting began anew. The violence makes distributing critical food and other humanitarian assistance to the 3.2 million Somalis who require it more challenging and sometimes impossible.”
2009-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6173 (2009) · source
“There are troublesome reports not only of recent violence by extremists in Mogadishu but also of renewed fighting in the central regions of Somalia. And in its drive to forcibly gain power, Al-Shabaab has even recruited Somali children to take up arms. We second the Special Representative's call to donors for urgent military and financial support to the TFG and AMISOM. Supporting AMISOM. should be central to the international community's strategy of stabilizing Mogadishu and supporting the Somali peace process. We thank AMISOM. for its brave and critical work in the face of continuing danger, and my Government urges donors to fulfil the pledges made at the April security conference in Brussels to address the continuing threat to regional stability posed by extremists. Currently, AMISOM.”
2009-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6173 (2009) · source
“The United States particularly condemns the 19 July raids by Al-Shabaab on - and forced closure of - the offices of the United Nations Development Programme, the Department of Safety and Security and the United Nations Political Office for Somalia in Wajid and Baidoa, during which communications equipment, automobiles and supplies were looted, as well as its 17 May raid on the UNICEF compound in Jowhar town; the compound remains occupied by the militia. We are very concerned by reports that Al-Shabaab is recruiting seasoned fighters from abroad and collaborating with Al-Qaida to remove the TFG. Al-Shabaab and other extremists have ratcheted up bomb attacks and targeted assassinations to spread fear in an attempt to intimidate the Somali people into submission.”
2009-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6173 (2009) · source
“Let me first thank Special Representative Ould Abdallah for his informative update on the situation in Somalia and for his critical work of monitoring and reporting under often dangerous conditions. Let me also welcome Foreign Minister Omaar and African Union Commissioner Lamamra back to the Council and thank them for their informative statements. The United States condemns in the strongest terms the continuing military offensives against the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia, which are designed to overthrow the TFG's legitimate authority by force.”
2009-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6173 (2009) · source
“The United States remains firmly committed to supporting UNIFIL and the Lebanese Armed Forces in their efforts to fully implement the provisions of resolution 1701 (2006). We stand firmly in support of Lebanon's State institutions, and that includes providing the Lebanese Armed Forces with support to protect Lebanon and its citizens, pursue international peace and security and implement the resolutions of the Security Council.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171 (2009) · source
“We also call for UNIFIL and the Lebanese Government to act energetically to follow up on information about Hizbullah's weapons stocks and call for full and unimpeded investigation into the explosion of the weapons cache at Khirbat Salim. Resolving that situation would reassure the Government of Israel that its northern border and citizens are secure. Israel has said that, until it has such assurances, it will persist with its reconnaissance overflights of Lebanon. While we recognize those overflights also as violations of the Blue Line, we understand Israel's justification for them. Simply put, we have not succeeded in ensuring that Lebanon has secured its borders in order to prevent the entry of illegal arms or related materiel. In short, Hizbullah has intentionally perpetuated the threats that lead to these Blue Line violations.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171 (2009) · source
“The Khirbat Salim events clearly demonstrate the urgent need to bring arms in Lebanon under legitimate control of the State and the need for the international community to remain fully committed to supporting the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in its mission. We are deeply concerned about the threat that such weapons pose to the civilian populations in both Israel and Lebanon. By Hizbullah's own admission, it is continuing to rearm. That is a dangerous development which represents a severe violation of a core objective of resolution 1701 (2006), since it was Hizbullah that launched the 2006 war that neither Israel nor Lebanon sought. We join the Secretary-General in calling on Hizbullah to disarm and to transform itself into a solely political party.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171 (2009) · source
“Events in Lebanon over the past several weeks have underscored the importance of full implementation of Security Council resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1701 (2006). Implementing those resolutions is the only sure path to protecting Lebanon's sovereignty, stability and independence. As the Council heard last week, on 14 July a series of explosions shook a house in the village of Khirbat Salim, well south of the Litani river. Initial findings point to a large quantity of arms and ammunition being stored there in serious violation of resolution 1701 (2006), with all evidence pointing to Hizbullah.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171 (2009) · source
“It also welcomed Prime Minister Netanyahu's and President Abbas's commitment to the two-State solution. The Quartet voiced its support for Palestinian unity in pursuit of such a solution. It called on all Palestinians to commit themselves to non-Violence, recognition of Israel and acceptance of previous agreements, as well as to the obligation to facilitate the reconstruction of Gaza and the organization of elections. I should note here that since the most recent Security Council consultation on the Middle East we have marked the third year that Gilad Shalit has been held in captivity by Hamas, in direct contradiction of international law. To compound that grave violation, Hamas has never allowed the International Committee of the Red Cross access to Corporal Shalit. We encourage all efforts to secure Gilad Shalit's immediate release.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171 (2009) · source
“The Arab Peace Initiative, supported by the 57 members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, was a positive step, but more is needed. Those who embraced the proposal should taken meaningful steps now, and that includes contributing to a more positive international backdrop to our efforts for peace in international forums, including here at the United Nations. We will be looking for early signs of such a change. The Quartet remains the most effective instrument for marshalling the international community's diplomatic efforts in support of Middle East peace. In Trieste last month, the Quartet underscored that the only viable solution to the conflict is one that fulfils the aspirations of both parties for independent homelands: two States for two peoples living side by side in peace and security.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171 (2009) · source
“My Government therefore supports reopening Gaza's border crossings in a controlled manner, with an appropriate monitoring regime involving international and Palestinian Authority participation. Arab States also have responsibilities, in particular to support the legitimate Palestinian Authority and help President Abbas and Prime Minister Fayyad, thus demonstrating that negotiations, not the terrorism and violence chosen by Hamas, are the path to an independent and viable State. President Obama has also called for Arab States to take clear and unambiguous steps towards normalization with Israel in the context of significant Israeli actions, in order to advance our shared goal of comprehensive peace in the Middle East and stability for all the region's people.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171 (2009) · source
“By ensuring the delivery and distribution of humanitarian assistance to Gaza, we aim to foster the conditions in which a Palestinian State can be fully realized: a State that is a responsible partner, a State at peace with Israel and with its Arab neighbours, a State accountable to its people, a State that Palestinians everywhere can be proud of, a State that is respected around the world. The United States continues to urge the Government of Israel to ensure that United Nations and other humanitarian agencies are able to go about their work. Moreover, all United Nations Member States, including those in the region, must work to ensure the end of illicit smuggling of arms and ammunition into Gaza, lest Hamas restock its arsenal and spark further conflict.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171 (2009) · source
“To date, 1,998 Palestinian security personnel have completed training in Jordan and have been deployed to the West Bank. Another full battalion of roughly 500 men will begin training in August. These efforts must continue in conjunction with the invigorated efforts to promote the rule of law, so that Palestinians can live in the secure environment they have long deserved and so that they can demonstrate that Palestine will be a responsible State in the region. The unimpeded distribution throughout Gaza of humanitarian assistance, including food, fuel and medical treatment, remains a pressing issue. As Secretary Clinton has said, progress towards the goals we seek is more likely to grow out of opportunity than out of futility, out of hope than out of misery.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171 (2009) · source
“Yet donor support has failed to keep up with the Palestinian Authority's needs, falling almost $50 million short on an average monthly basis during the first quarter of the year. Thus, the Palestinian Authority is accumulating arrears and unsustainable levels of debt to private banks, threatening its financial stability. On 24 July, Secretary of State Clinton announced the transfer of $200 million in direct budget support from the United States to the Palestinian Authority. We call on other countries that wish to see a strong, viable Palestinian State to join us in providing such concrete support to the Palestinian Authority. On the security front, the Palestinian Authority is taking its responsibilities for security sector reform seriously.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171 (2009) · source
“These positive developments make it all the more imperative that we work together to support the Palestinian Authority and its non-partisan, transparent programmes that aim to improve the lives of ordinary Palestinians throughout the West Bank and Gaza. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have endorsed the Palestinian Authority's 2009 budget and the accounting controls it has put in place. But the Palestinian Authority's domestic revenue is still not enough to cover all its operational expenses and to continue security and institutional reforms. According to IMF projections for 2009, the Palestinian Authority needs $120 million each month in donor assistance to cover its operational expenses.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171 (2009) · source
“At the same time, Israel is taking positive steps to ease the living conditions of Palestinians and to create circumstances that can help lead to the establishment of a viable Palestinian State. Over the past several months, Israel has removed, or eased conditions at, several key checkpoints in the West Bank. The Israeli military has also withdrawn its troops to the outskirts of four cities. If expanded and sustained, these changes should have a significant impact on Palestinian freedom of movement, economic development and growth and overall quality of life. We expect that this process will continue.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171 (2009) · source
“With the Arab States, we are seeking increased support for the Palestinian Authority and forward movement on their offer to normalize relations with Israel, made in the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative. As a concrete gesture, we urge the leaders of Arab States to do their part by taking meaningful steps towards normalization. We have been working intensively with the Israeli Government to deal with the issue of settlement activity. For decades, United States Administrations have had a consistent position on that subject. While we recognize that those decisions are difficult, we are asking Israel to uphold commitments it has made, including to stop settlements and to dismantle outposts.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171 (2009) · source
“My Government's Special Envoy, Senator George Mitchell, is again in the region today, consulting with his counterparts about the way forward. As Special Envoy Mitchell emphasized yesterday, comprehensive peace is the only way to guarantee stability, security and prosperity for all States in the region. We will need Arabs and Israelis alike to work with us to succeed. As we move forward, we should recall that all parties have responsibilities. With Israel and the Palestinians, those responsibilities centre on fulfilling the Road Map commitments. With Israel, our focus is on settlements, outposts and movement in the West Bank. With the Palestinians, our focus includes their commitment to provide effective security in areas under their control, to continue important security and other reforms and to end incitement.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171 (2009) · source
“Let me also thank the Secretary-General for his report, as well as Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez-Taranco for his briefing. We welcome him to his new position and congratulate him on his first appearance before the Council. The United States is firmly committed to working towards a comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East, including a two-State solution, with Israel and Palestine living side by side in peace and security. President Obama is personally engaged in that effort, and he will continue to lead it. In consultation with States in the region and beyond, the United States is working vigorously to create the conditions for the prompt resumption and early conclusion of negotiations to end the Israeli- Palestinian and Arab-Israeli conflicts.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171 (2009) · source
“The shape and composition of Lebanon's next Government should be decided by the Lebanese themselves, for Lebanon and free from outside interference. Finally, we are encouraged by the 1 March opening of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon in The Hague, and we are confident that the Tribunal will bring to justice those who financed, planned and perpetrated the assassinations of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and others. The rise of the Tribunal illustrated the shared determination of Lebanon and the international community to end an era of impunity for political assassinations in Lebanon. The United States will continue to support the Tribunal, and we encourage all those committed to promoting justice in Lebanon to do so as well.”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100 (2009) · source
“We call on all parties to respect the rule of law and renounce the use of violence. My Government supports the Lebanese Government in its efforts to provide security and to ensure that the perpetrators of this attack are brought to justice. We also remain particularly concerned about Hizbollah's continuing efforts to rearm. In Lebanon as in Gaza, arms smuggling is a continuing threat to peace and security in the region. Lebanese civilians will have real security only when Hizbollah, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, Fatah al-Intifada and other militias disarm. The Government of Lebanon must be the sole military authority in that country. The United States continues to press all parties to support the conduct of free, fair and transparent parliamentary elections in Lebanon, unmarred by political violence.”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100 (2009) · source
“As President Obama has noted, the United States intends to pursue engagement with all countries of the region, including Syria. On 7 March, United States officials travelled to Damascus to build on previous discussions in Washington, DC. We are hopeful that Syria can play a constructive role in the region by supporting, for example, Palestinian reconciliation based on commitments undertaken by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), a secure and stable Iraq, and free and fair parliamentary elections in Lebanon. Before closing, let me make several essential points about the situation in Lebanon. Sadly, these are also related to the unremitting threat of violence. The United States condemns the attack on Monday that killed Kamal Medhat, adviser to the PLO's representative in Lebanon, and his bodyguards.”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100 (2009) · source
“We have made clear to Israel that settlement activity is unhelpful, and we call on Israel to dismantle outposts created since March 2001. We also call on the Arab States, building on the Arab Peace Initiative, to reach out to Israel to demonstrate by both word and deed that Israel has a permanent and secure place in the region. The United States will engage to help support the parties as they make progress towards a comprehensive peace between Israel and all its neighbours that respects Israel's rightful place in the community of nations and includes two States - Israel and Palestine - living side by side in peace and security. President Obama, Secretary Clinton and Ambassador Rice have stated their desire for principled and sustained engagement in the Middle East.”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100 (2009) · source
“It provides a comprehensive platform for enhanced cooperation, information and intelligence sharing, diplomatic engagement and military and law enforcement activities. Participating countries will meet on a regular basis and have agreed that the initiative would be open to others that wish to jom. It is the policy of the United States to move quickly and actively to seek a lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians. With Special Envoy Mitchell leading our efforts, we are engaged in determined and vigorous diplomacy. Lasting peace requires more than a ceasefire, however. We urge all parties to respect their obligations under the Road Map and to refrain from any activities that do not help the cause of peace in the Middle East.”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100 (2009) · source
“The smuggling of weapons into Gaza and continued rocket attacks by Hamas constitute a serious and immediate threat to regional peace and security, putting innocent lives at risk and threatening to set off another deadly round of violence. Working with our partners in the region and beyond, the United States is committed to moving forward quickly with new mechanisms to block this arms trafficking. We welcome the programme of action agreed in London on 13 March by nine nations: Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. Consistent with existing Security Council resolutions, as well as with counter-terrorism and non-proliferation conventions and regimes, this initiative will strengthen the international community's ability to support a durable ceasefire.”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100 (2009) · source
“I also wish to express our deep appreciation to President Mubarak and the Government of Egypt for their persistence in promoting a durable ceasefire in Gaza and southern Israel, and in hosting Palestinian reconciliation talks. The United States values Egypt's leadership in the region and its support for peace. We support its efforts to forge a Palestinian unity Government that can be a genuine party to peace and can realize the Palestinian people's legitimate aspirations to an independent and viable State by recognizing Israel, renouncing violence and accepting previous agreements and obligations, including the Road Map.”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100 (2009) · source
“We are engaging with the Government of Israel on a daily basis about the volume and range of humanitarian items and humanitarian workers entering Gaza. We encourage Israel to make it easier to bring humanitarian goods into Gaza and to ease restrictions on urgently needed items, including critical building supplies. As part of a lasting ceasefire, Gaza's border crossings should be opened to permit a robust flow of aid and commerce, with an appropriate monitoring regime joined by both the international community and the Palestinian Authority. We also share Israel's concern about the fate of Corporal Gilad Shalit and urge his immediate release.”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100 (2009) · source
“Direct budget support to the Palestinian Authority offers one of the quickest ways to meet those needs: the Palestinian Authority spends more than 50 per cent of its recurrent budget in Gaza, for instance, and Palestinian Authority employees in Gaza's hospitals and schools continue to provide essential services to the people of Gaza under often extreme conditions. Through our assistance and support for the Palestinian Authority, we aim to foster the conditions in which a Palestinian State can be created - a State at peace with Israel and its neighbours and accountable to its people, a State of which Palestinians everywhere can be proud. That is the Palestinian State we all envisage and which we all have an obligation to help create.”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100 (2009) · source
“At the 2 March donors conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Secretary of State Clinton announced our intention to support the Palestinian Authority and Gaza recovery with up to $900 million in assistance. That pledge, designed in coordination with the Palestinian Authority and to be submitted to the United States Congress, will deliver assistance to the people of Gaza and will further the development of the West Bank. The United States is working with President Abbas and the Palestinian Authority to address critical humanitarian, budgetary, security and infrastructure development needs in Gaza.”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100 (2009) · source
“Let me begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe for his briefing and by welcoming the Permanent Representative of Israel and the representative of the Palestinian Authority. The Under-Secretary-General has given us much to consider, and at the outset I would like to discuss the humanitarian situation in Gaza. The United States is deeply committed to relieving the immediate suffering of the people there. We are also determined to aggressively work for a lasting peace that provides a stable and prosperous future for Israelis and Palestinians alike. Our response to the urgent needs in Gaza, however, cannot be separated from our broader long-term efforts to achieve a comprehensive peace. To date, my Government has contributed more than $66 million to provide food, water, medicine and shelter for the people of Gaza.”
2009-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6100 (2009) · source
“As with the establishment of the Special Tribunal, under Security Council resolution 1757 (2007), to try those responsible for the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and others, the United States strongly supports the full implementation of these resolutions. We also urge that additional funds be pledged by Member States for years two and three of the Special Tribunal which should become fully functioning on 1 March 2009. The Secretary-General's latest report on resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1701 (2006) clearly expressed the importance of Hizbollah disarmament and of ending arms smuggling across the Lebanese- Syrian border. As the national dialogue in Lebanon progresses, we look forward to continuing efforts to implement these core elements of the resolutions.”
2008-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6049 (2008) · source
“The United States calls for an immediate and permanent end to these attacks, which present an ongoing threat to international peace and security. We also call for the full dismantlement of the infrastructure of terrorism, according to the agreed Road Map obligations. The United States also calls for the immediate release of Corporal Gilad Shalit. Continuing progress in Jenin, and the successful deployment of the Palestinian security services to Hebron are strong counter-examples to the violence in Gaza. These developments demonstrate that Israelis and Palestinians can work together to advance the cause of peace. Finally, I would like to say just a short word on Lebanon. Full implementation of Security Council resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1701 (2006) is vital to a peaceful and secure Lebanon.”
2008-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6049 (2008) · source
“As the largest single-State contributor of aid to the Palestinian people, the United States is deeply committed to seeing through the delivery of humanitarian aid. The United States calls for the continuous provision of humanitarian supplies to the people of Gaza. Nonetheless, the Council should not lose sight of the root cause of the current situation. While the vast majority of the people of Gaza simply want to get on with their lives, Hamas, which usurped control from the legitimate Palestinian Authority, and other groups, continue to instigate violence, launching more than 200 rocket and mortar attacks in the past two months against Israel and humanitarian aid crossing points into Gaza, as we heard earlier this morning from Mr. Serry.”
2008-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6049 (2008) · source
“Restoring Palestinian unity based on the commitments of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, the legitimate and internationally recognized representative of the Palestinian people, to non-violence, recognition of Israel and acceptance of previous commitments and obligations are central to this process. The Quartet, again in its 15 December statement, expressed its concern that the Egyptian-brokered calm in Gaza has been challenged, condemned the indiscriminate attacks against Israel and called for a cessation of violence, including attacks against commercial crossings that prevent the import of humanitarian supplies and basic commodities without which the people of Gaza will continue to suffer.”
2008-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6049 (2008) · source