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Yousfi

lines on the record: 75
first: 2006-01-27
most recent: 2007-08-29
sittings or episodes: 10
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“Algeria calls on the international community to display greater coherence, to do everything possible to put the peace process back on track and to encourage Israel to abandon its intransigence and its policy of fait accompli by embarking upon serious negotiations with its Arab neighbours. We must acknowledge that there cannot be security without peace and that there is no peace under colonization.”
2007-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5736Resumption1 (2007) · source
“It is instructive to note in this respect the fate of the various laboriously negotiated peace plans that received broad support from the international community but that came up against the intransigence of Israel and its delay tactics. The example of the Arab Peace Initiative, which involves a strict application of international law and of United Nations resolutions, is indicative of Israel's lack of political will to seek peace. Indeed, although this plan has been described as an essential basis for any future solution to the Israeli-Arab conflict, its positive momentum has given way, five years after its adoption in Beirut, to a disturbing pessimism.”
2007-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5736Resumption1 (2007) · source
“We also think that the cessation of violence in that fraternal country should be accompanied by a clear political timelines, with a clear and respected deadline for withdrawal. Moreover, Algeria feels that the initiative would gain credibility if it involved all the parties directly concerned and were accompanied by a firm commitment by the international community to exert pressure on Israel to induce it to cooperate actively with the international community. The initiative in question should not make us forget that similar attempts in the past have failed when confronted with Israel's determination to impose systematically and by force its vision of peace and its interpretation of the map of the Middle East.”
2007-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5736Resumption1 (2007) · source
“The proposal by the American Government to reactivate the Israeli-Palestinian peace process by convening an international conference on peace in the Middle East in an attempt to consider as a whole the factors for the freeze seems to us, by itself, to be a wise approach, as long as it does not become a court judging whether the Palestinian Authority has the ability to establish democratic institutions and as long as it lays out in clear terms the outlines of definitive solution for this conflict that has lasted too long. In order to be effective and lasting, this peace will also have to be found through an in-depth consideration of the means likely to put an end to the crisis resulting from the occupation of Iraq, with respect for its sovereignty, its territorial integrity and its unity.”
2007-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5736Resumption1 (2007) · source
“If that is not the case, how else can one explain Israel's energetic undermining of even the slightest attempts at institution-building within a Palestinian Authority by presenting it as the cause of the freeze in the peace process, if it is not through its avowed will to put off indefinitely any configuration of a future agreement on the final status of a future Palestinian State.”
2007-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5736Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Algeria remains in solidarity with the fraternal Palestinian people in their struggle to regain their historical, inalienable and fundamental rights, in particular that of seeing the return of its refugees scattered far and wide. We also support unreservedly the objective of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East, with the first stone of the global edifice being the creation of a sovereign, independent and viable Palestinian State with a territory with a single owner coexisting with Israel in peace and security. This labour of peace that we all wholeheartedly call for is, however, fundamentally threatened at its roots and throughout its reach because of the repeated attempts by Israel to cause this march of time to deviate from its initial trajectory in order to maintain the status quo.”
2007-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5736Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Equally clear to us is the correlation that exists between the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories and the other Arab lands occupied by Israel, and the climate of instability and tension in the region. The heart of the problem, and its Gordian knot, is nothing other than the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which, through its regional extension, has disturbed existing balances by maintaining hotbeds of tension throughout the Middle East. Part of the problem can also be found in the approach that is aimed at delinking purely security aspects from the incomplete political process, and that has considerably delayed the resumption of the positive dynamic that had been sketched out in favour, in particular, of the reactivation last March of the Arab peace plan.”
2007-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5736Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Mr. Yousfi (Algeria) (spoke in French): First of all, allow me to thank Mr. Michael Williams for his briefing on the situation and the latest developments in the Middle East region in the grip of endless conflicts and tensions that are sharpening daily. My delegation associates itself fully with the statements made by the representatives of Yemen, Cuba and Pakistan on behalf of the countries members of the Arab Group, the N on-Aligned Movement and the Organization of the Islamic Conference, respectively. It is clear from Mr. Williams' statement that peace and stability have unfortunately not found their way in this tormented and torn region, the consequence of decades of occupation and repression of populations desperately seeking emancipation, liberty and dignity.”
2007-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5736Resumption1 (2007) · source
“The second axis has to do with mobilizing resources, both for building the capacity of regional actors and for development. In fact, we must relocate development to the center of any conflict prevention strategy. In conclusion, I would like to say that Algeria is pleased with the will expressed this morning by the Secretary-General to make the settlement of the conflicts in Darfur, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Western Sahara one of the priorities of his mandate and his intention to implement a series of measures to reinforce United Nations capacities in the area of conflict prevention.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“One way that might help us in moving forward would be the establishment of a mechanism 07-4920] for the periodic review of this resolution, such as what is done for Council resolutions having to do with women, children and the protection of civilians during armed conflicts. From our standpoint, for any conflict prevention strategy to be effective, it must be based on at least two key axes. The first has to do with the coordination of efforts to ensure that the discreet action of preventive diplomacy and good offices might succeed in the case of conflicts in gestation. Through his responsibilities, it is upon the Secretary-General, of course, that this task devolves. This coordination must also prevail in post- conflict stabilization and reconstruction processes.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“It specified the terms of an effective partnership between the United Nations and the African Union and its subregional organizations and between that partnership and international and regional partners, without neglecting the role and contribution of civil society. It is a matter of realizing the objectives of this resolution and strengthening it, if needed, by relying on new ideas, especially when they involve capacity- building of the African Union in the areas of prevention by assisting it to improve its system of early warning, of collection and analysis of information, and of mediation.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“The reports of the Secretary-General - the most recent of which have to do, respectively, with the causes of conflict in Africa and the promotion of sustainable peace and development in Africa, and the possibilities and challenges of partnership in the area of security on a regional and a global scale - contain an analysis and relevant proposals that only need to be implemented. Additionally, the General Assembly and the Security Council have adopted decisions that, unfortunately, have not been completely implemented. Resolution 1625 (2005) - which Algeria had the honour to co-sponsor with Benin and Tanzania, then members of the Council - proposes a platform of action and elements for a coherent, comprehensive strategy for conflict prevention, particularly in Africa.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Once more, it is not a matter of further investment in analyses and in elements of a strategy that remains to be hatched, despite the extreme importance of these aspects. We cannot deny that beyond common causes, each conflict situation has its own complex dynamic. It is, however, just as true that the United Nations has for almost two decades been examining the phenomenon of conflicts by analyzing their causes and by suggesting the means for their prevention and resolution. In fact, since the publication of An Agenda for Peace (S/24111) in 1992, other reports and other studies have enriched our collective knowledge of conflicts and as a result have assisted in the development of relevant approaches for conflict prevention.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“In other words, we expect from this debate and from the decision that it will sanction if it fails to come up with a plan of action a political will that represents a break with the indecision that has prevailed in the past and that has been and continues to be very costly to the international community. In fact, the cost parameter is certainly not the most determinative one when we evaluate the destructive consequences of conflicts. In reality, the true equation resides in the number of countries devastated by conflicts, in the millions of lives lost and in the suffering inflicted on civilian populations, especially among the most vulnerable categories, 07-4920] because of a crisis that we have not known how to, been able to - or sometimes even wanted to - stamp out at the right time and at the least cost.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“President - concerning the exponential cost of peacekeeping operations illustrates how vital it is for the international community to come up with a real conflict prevention strategy that would go beyond detecting symptoms of crises to encompass - and here the role and responsibility of the Council would be essential - unresolved conflicts like Western Sahara and other conflicts. The Council should, in this respect, reflect upon the example of the crisis in Somalia and learn the lessons from it, becoming fully involved in the search for just and lasting solutions, as called for in the Charter.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Mr. Yousfi (Algeria) (spoke in French): First of all, I would like to commend you, Mr. President, for your competent handling of the work of the Council in this month of August, and to pay tribute to your predecessor, Ambassador Wang Guangya of China, for his excellent presidency of the Council in July. My delegation would also like to commend you, Mr. President, for this positive initiative that you have taken in organizing this debate and for the wise choice of the theme. The problem of conflict prevention and resolution and the role expected of the Security Council in that area is worthy of examination in all its dimensions. One single figure cited in the document on the terms of reference for this debate (S/2007/496) - which you were kind enough to prepare for us, Mr.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Thus, the General Assembly, in consultation with regional organizations, must take up this problem, for it alone is empowered to decide on the political, legal and budgetary framework for which the Security Council and the Secretariat will give it responsibility, each in its respective area.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Thus, it is important that the international community, the United Nations and donor countries focus their efforts on strengthening Africa's capacities for mediation and conflict prevention upstream and on rapid intervention downstream. One area of priority action concerns the Standby Force that the African Union is planning to set up by the year 2010. I will conclude by stressing that updating instruments of cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations, and the African Union in particular, is necessary, because reality is evolving much more quickly than our practices. We hope that this debate will be a starting point for thinking about the best ways to achieve this objective. However, this is a question that is global in nature and thus goes beyond the competences of the Security Council.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Somalia also constitutes an opportunity that could have been explored to seek innovative solutions. The AU and African countries, including Algeria, have taken risks so that peace can finally return to that country, and they are waiting for the international community to assume its responsibilities. Moreover, in observing the cooperation that has been set up between the African Union and the United Nations, one can see that a division of labour has de facto been established. African missions, frequently deployed on an urgent basis, are relieved by United Nations Blue Helmets, since the AU has neither the means nor the expertise to maintain or manage multidimensional and complex operations.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649Resumption1 (2007) · source
“What we are talking about is a clear, coherent doctrine, separate from ad hoc solutions, which are based on reciprocal commitments. Once the Security Council authorizes a peacekeeping operation, that operation must be treated as a United Nations operation and, in that capacity, eligible for logistical and financial support under the United Nations budget. Accepting such a principle would open the way for a series of political, legal and operational adjustments that the United Nations and the African Union could decide on together. The details of these arrangements may be difficult, but the task is not insurmountable, provided that the political will exists. Indeed, by exploring the concept of a hybrid operation in the case of Darfur, the United Nations and the African Union will be taking a big step in this direction.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649Resumption1 (2007) · source
“By acting in this way, the two organizations reinforce each other in the interests of the peace and stability of our continent. However, we are obliged to note that the established mechanisms for cooperation that operate at the moment are lagging behind the political commitments undertaken, particularly at the global summit and in other United Nations decisions, since they do not always express a will for sharing the tasks that is based on the principles of complementarity and comparative advantage. The Security Council's hesitation stands out against the voluntary action displayed by the African Union and its member States. We are not talking about reducing the Council's primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security and for political management of peace operations.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Coordination and consultation between the secretariats of both organizations and between the Security Council and the AU Peace and Security Council in particular have further expanded. This is undeniably a very positive development that should be encouraged. We also welcome the fact that the Security Council takes into account more or less systematically the Viewpoint and the decisions of the African Union and those of its subregional organizations in the decisions it must take relating to African conflicts before it. This is especially the case with regard to Darfur, Cote d'Ivoire and Somalia. This close cooperation is likely to make the international community's action more effective, since it will strengthen the political and moral authority of its decisions.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649Resumption1 (2007) · source
“The dynamic that has been created thanks to, in particular, the creation of the AU Peace and Security Council and the expansion of the responsibilities of AU Commission, has rendered somewhat obsolete the approach and the framework that still govern cooperation between the two organizations. We should thus enter a new phase in strengthening the relationship between the United Nations and regional organizations. In the case of the African Union, we should strive to strengthen the benefits of this cooperation and to broaden its horizons. We welcome the fact that the relationship between the United Nations and the AU has become more intense over the last few years.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649Resumption1 (2007) · source
“We share your desire and your ambition to bring a fresh perspective to cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations and to give it a new framework that is based on the dynamic and evolving interpretation of Chapter VIII of the Charter and that takes into account new realities. We are convinced that the time has come to build a new partnership with the African Union, in particular, that goes beyond the simple recognition of sacrifices it makes on behalf of the international community and that complements the role of this Council, when it does not replace it, in the maintenance of peace and the management of conflicts in our continent.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Mr. Yousfi (Algeria) (spoke in French): Madam President, allow me first of all to warmly welcome you here to New York and to say how honoured we are to see you presiding over today's meeting. This is proof of the importance that your country, South Africa, attaches to the issues of cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations in the area of international peace and security. I take this opportunity also to welcome Mr. Said Djinnit, Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union (AU). I am grateful to your delegation for having given us an opportunity to participate in this debate, which is very timely and extremely important. I also welcome your desire to steer this debate in a new direction, as seen in the terms of reference that you kindly submitted.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649Resumption1 (2007) · source
“My delegation remains convinced that, given the current impasse in the Middle East peace process, the United Nations must once again take up that issue and shoulder its full responsibility in the quest for a settlement to the conflict. The relevant Security Council resolutions - particularly resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), which remain fully valid - are the foundations for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace that ensures respect for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, including its right to self- determination and its right to create an independent, viable State living side by side in peace with its neighbours.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The gravity of the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory causes my delegation to appeal forcefully to the Security Council to end its apparent complacency regarding Israel's repeated attacks against the Palestinian people, to shoulder its Charter responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security and to exert the pressure necessary to compel Israel to immediately end its aggression against the Palestinian people and withdraw its troops from the Gaza Strip. The Council must also impose a ceasefire and compel Israel to comply strictly with its obligations under the Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949 relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The right to self-defence and the fight against terrorism have been held up, abusively and ad nauseam, as pretexts enabling Israel to commit its excesses, which are reprehensible and contrary to international legality. Those excesses do not spare Palestinian institutions, political figures - who have been abruptly imprisoned for no apparent reason - basic infrastructure or, above all, the civilian population, which is subjected to daily humiliation. The Palestinian people's exercise of its free democratic choice in 2006 seems to have given Israel an additional reason to carry out collective punishment against a people whose latest transgression appears to have been to democratically choose its leaders.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Following its Operation Summer Rains, carried out last summer, with its trail of destruction and innocent victims, including women and even children, Israel recently returned with its Operation Autumn Clouds, as if to create the impression that its army is not engaged in a barbaric aggression against the Palestinian population, but rather is taking actions for which the international community is asked to show its indulgence, if not its admiration. At this rate, my delegation is entitled to ask whether it is planned that the skies will someday clear up for occupied Palestine and whether the quest for peace is really on the agenda of the international community, particularly the Security Council.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“That shows Israel's scorn for the international community and its lack of interest in the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations and in respect for international legality. The impunity with which Israel, itching for war, periodically launches army attacks in Palestinian cities and villages against an exhausted and defenceless civilian population, without arousing any reaction on the part of the international community, and puts forward unacceptable and fallacious pretexts to justify its aggression, must be firmly condemned and denounced by the international community. History will not pardon complicit silence, which is interpreted as an encouragement for the criminal activities of the Israeli army.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Today, it is very symbolic to note that Israel's latest aggression against the Palestinian people is taking place at the very time when the General Assembly's Special Political and Decolonization Committee is discussing precisely the issue of the tragic human rights situation in the occupied Arab territories, and to note that Israel is committing this inexcusable massacre - there is no other word to describe it - of the innocent civilian population in Beit Hanoun on the very day when the Committee is concluding its general debate on that issue, while Israel is announcing with great fanfare its withdrawal from the martyred city following several days of massacre and destruction.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The Israeli army's latest incursion into the Gaza Strip, characterized by the abusive, disproportionate and indiscriminate use of force against the civilian population, is taking place at a difficult time when the Palestine Authority, facing serious challenges, is working to find a solution to the governmental crisis. Since the beginning of the year, that crisis has served as an additional pretext for Israel to strengthen its blockade of the Palestinian territory and to transform the Gaza Strip into a vast prison for an already sorely tested civilian population.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The difficult circumstances and the gravity of the security and humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territory give this Security Council meeting particular importance. They offer my delegation an opportunity to express its deep concern and to condemn most energetically the most recent Israeli aggression, which has caused the cruel loss of innocent human lives, including those of women and children, as well as significant destruction of basic infrastructure in the Palestinian territory, in flagrant violation of international legality.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Mr. Yousfi (Algeria) (spoke in French): Permit me at the outset to express to you, Sir, my delegation's sincere congratulations on the assumption of the Security Council presidency by your country, Peru, for the month of November and to wish you every success in carrying out that mission. I also thank you for having convened this meeting. Likewise, I should like to congratulate Ambassador Kenzo Oshima, Permanent Representative of Japan, on his successful guidance of the work of the Council during the past month. My thanks go also to Ms. Angela Kane, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for her briefing on the tragic events currently taking place in the occupied Palestinian territory, particularly the Gaza Strip.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“It is time for the international community to intervene, first and foremost to protect the Palestinian population from the ferocious occupation, from oppression and from the terror being imposed upon it, and then to bring about peace. Such peace was offered by the Arab Summit in 2000, but that offer was never taken up. It is time for the relevant resolutions of the Security Council to be respected, and for an end to bombings and war in the Middle East region, a region that has for so long sought renewed peace and prosperity.”
2006-08-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5515 (2006) · source
“It expresses its grave concern at the occupying Power's continued kidnappings of elected members of democratic institutions, most recently the Deputy Prime Minister and the Secretary-General of the Palestinian Legislative Council, and it demands the immediate, unconditional release of all those who have been kidnapped in defiance of international law and in the face of the protests of the international community. The force, violence and terror being used against the Palestinian people will not resolve this conflict. They will not address security concerns and will not put an end to the determination of the Palestinian people to build a State of its own and to live in dignity, peace and security. These condemnable acts will only further exacerbate tension and provoke more violence. It is time for these troubles to come to an end.”
2006-08-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5515 (2006) · source
“If the situation in Lebanon is a real tragedy and a scandal in the eyes of the international community, what can be said of the situation preventing in Palestine? What can be said of the suffering that the Palestinian people has been experiencing for more than 60 years? What can be said of the secret killings and the massive violations of human rights that the Israeli army is daily carrying out in the occupied Palestinian territories? What can be said about the deplorable living conditions of an entire people deprived of its fundamental rights? My delegation firmly condemns these repeated - and unpunished - violations of human rights.”
2006-08-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5515 (2006) · source
“The world was rightly distressed by the large-scale Violations of basic human rights and of international humanitarian law perpetrated by the aggressor, which did not hesitate to use destructive weapons, some of which are prohibited. Neither could the world understand why it took so long for the Security Council to put an end to the tragedy, the destruction and the massacre of civilians. The rumblings that we are hearing suggest that, unfortunately, this is not yet over. It is certainly urgent that, in order to avert the risk of further violence, everything be done so that the necessary measures can be taken, including through the strengthening the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, within the framework of resolution 1701 (2006), in order to put an end to Israeli aggression and to restore peace to Lebanon.”
2006-08-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5515 (2006) · source
“Mr. Yousfi (Algeria) (spoke in French): The delegation of Algeria would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting. We would also like to thank the Under-Secretary-General, Mr. Ibrahim Gambari, for his briefing on the most recent developments in the tormented region of the Middle East. The entire world looked on impotent as tragedy struck Lebanon. It expressed its indignation at the indiscriminate bombings and attacks that killed hundreds of civilians. It expressed its horror at the massacre in Qana and asked whether the true motives of the Israeli army's systematic destruction of Vital basic infrastructure were not to make life impossible for hundreds of thousands of displaced persons.”
2006-08-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5515 (2006) · source
“A just and lasting solution to the conflict in the Middle East must be based on the Arab peace initiative adopted at the Beirut Summit, on respect for resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), 1397 (2002) and 1515 (2003) and on the principle of land for peace.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The dubious pretexts that have now practically put an end to a peace process that had shown such promise must not once again fool the international community and cause it to succumb to the temptation to allow Israel to continue its new enterprise. It is up to the Security Council to assume its full responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security and to oppose attempts by certain countries that wish to impose their own vision of peace on neighbours that unfortunately have made the mistake of being weak. In conclusion, I reaffirm my country's position that a comprehensive, just and lasting peace is one indivisible whole that cannot be achieved without Israel's total withdrawal from occupied Arab territories.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source
“There is no doubt that the resistance will emerge from the new acts of aggression and the massacres being committed with even more determination. Rather than melting away, the resistance will simply grow in the face of the Israeli occupation of Arab lands and the blind repression that is being systematically carried out. In addition to its disproportionate response and the excessive use of force against the innocent population and vital civil infrastructure of Lebanon, Israel is making thinly veiled threats against other countries, raising the spectre of a conflagration in the entire region of the Middle East.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The tragic situation in Lebanon - like the repression, behind closed doors, in the occupied Palestinian territories - shows us more clearly than anything else could the urgent need for a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Palestinian question, which remains at the core of the upheavals that have beset the region for decades. Unless one wants to make entire peoples disappear from the face of the Earth, legitimate resistance to occupation will not go away as long as the causes that have given rise to it are not eliminated. The pretext of fighting terrorism through the pure and simple recourse to State terrorism that is now being employed against Lebanon and its people will probably have effects opposite to what is sought.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source
“In particular, we call upon the Security Council to assume its responsibilities under the Charter and to respond without delay to Lebanon's request for a ceasefire and for the lifting of the blockade imposed by Israel on the air and sea borders of the country so that the Lebanese Government can extend its authority throughout the country and recover all of its territory, including the Sheba'a farms, and implement the 1949 armistice, as reaffirmed in the inter-Lebanese Taif Agreement. We also express grave concern about the deterioration of the humanitarian situation following the attacks by the Israeli army, and we appeal to the international donor community for a massive and generous response to the distress call by the Lebanese Government to relieve the suffering of the people, who are so sorely tried.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Algeria calls upon the international community to end its silence, to abandon the complicit silence in which it has taken refuge since the start of the recent dramatic events in the region, and to unreservedly condemn the Israeli aggression and impose an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in order to find a peaceful, just and lasting solution to the crisis in the Middle East.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source
“We share the concerns with regard to the alarming humanitarian situation following the Israeli aggression against Lebanon. Algeria is following with the deepest concern the developments of the tragic events in the Middle East. We robustly condemn the blind attacks by the Israeli army on the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples. The incidents that appear to be at the origin of the new aggression cannot justify or explain the collective punishment that Israel, by flouting the rules of international law and international humanitarian law, is inflicting today on a sovereign State and on its innocent civilian population.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Mr. Yousfi (Algeria) (spoke in French): First, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting, which has been called for so many times by the majority of the United Nations family, who are concerned at the dramatic worsening of the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories and in Lebanon. For the second consecutive week Lebanon has been subjected to intense bombardments, the victims being the civilian population, which are causing massive destruction to the basic infrastructure so vital for the functioning of the country. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his presentation yesterday to the Security Council and say here that my country takes note of the proposals to put an end to the crisis that he detailed.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The just and comprehensive peace to which the people of the region aspire is a whole that can never be realized without a total withdrawal from the occupied Arab territories in Palestine, the Syrian Golan and the Shab'a Farms, and without a return to the 4 June 1967 borders.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“The Quartet, being the guardian of the road map, should assume its responsibilities and seek a decisive and just position in order to put an end to the continuous Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank and to expedite the operation of the assistance mechanism that has been approved, and not to delay its implementation in view of the tragic conditions that the Palestinian people are facing. It is well known that the root cause of the problem is the continued Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and the policies of blockade that are being imposed on the Palestinian people.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“The Security Council must compel Israel to withdraw immediately from Gaza and all the other occupied territories and to cease all military operations. The Council should also provide international protection to the Palestinian people, in conformity with the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention, of 1949, and relevant international law. It should ensure that the Government of Israel, as the occupying Power, assumes full responsibility for the safety of detainees and abductees in Israeli prisons and should demand the immediate release of the detained Palestinian ministers and legislators.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source