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Peter Wittig (front row, left), Permanent Representative of Germany
to the UN and President of the Security Council for the month of
September. At right is Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General
for Political Affairs. 12 September 2012
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Date:
20 September 2012
Statement
by the President of the Security Council
At the
XXXth meeting of the Security Council, held on 26 September 2012, in
connection with the Council’s consideration of the item entitled
“The situation in the Middle East”, the President of the Council
made the following statement on behalf of the Council:
“The
Security Council reaffirms its primary responsibility for the
maintenance of international peace and security.
“The
Security Council recalls all its previous resolutions and statements
of its President which underscore the importance of developing
effective partnerships between the United Nations and regional
organizations in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations
and the relevant statutes of regional and subregional organizations.
“The
Security Council recognizes that regional organizations are well
positioned to understand the causes of armed conflicts owing to their
knowledge of the region which can be a benefit for their efforts to
influence the prevention or resolution of these conflicts.
“The
Security Council expresses its appreciation for the briefings of the
Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, and the
Secretary General of the League of Arab States, Nabil Elaraby.
“The
Security Council recognizes the contribution made by the League of
Arab States in efforts to settle conflicts in the Middle East
peacefully as well as to formulating international responses to the
transformations experienced in the region, while reaffirming its
strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and
territorial integrity of regional countries and to the purposes and
principles of the Charter.
“The
Security Council welcomes the intensifying cooperation between the
United Nations and the League of Arab States in the wake of these
transformations which reflect the legitimate aspirations of all
peoples in the region for freedom, political participation and
economic and social well-being in a pluralistic society.
“The Security Council,
[reiterates | underscoring] the importance of achieving a
comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East[, calls for
renewed and urgent efforts by the parties and the international
community to achieve a comprehensive peace based on the vision of a
region where two democratic States, Israel and Palestine, live side
by side in peace with secure and recognised borders, in accordance
with relevant resolutions of the Security Council, and also recalls
the importance of the Arab Peace Initiative].
“The
Security Council welcomes the appointment of the Joint Special
Representative for Syria of the United Nations and the League of Arab
States following relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the
Security Council of the United Nations and of the League of Arab
States as an important step forward in the cooperation between both
organizations and expresses its support for his continued efforts.
“The
Security Council commends the Members of the League of Arab States
for their ongoing commitment to international peacekeeping and
peacebuilding, including through the contribution of troops to United
Nations Peacekeeping Operations.
“The
Security Council takes note of the general meeting on coordination
between the United Nations and the League of Arab States, held in
Vienna on 10 July 2012,
“The
Security Council acknowledges the intention expressed by
representatives of both organizations to cooperate across a broad
agenda of mutual concern, formulating adequate joint responses to
humanitarian crises, promoting human rights, freedom of expression,
food security, environment protection and the fight against terrorism
and the illicit trafficking of drugs and arms, while reiterating the
need to ensure that all UN efforts to restore peace and security also
respect and promote the rule of law. [The Council recognizes the
necessity of an integrated approach, which strengthens coherence
between political, security, development, human rights and rule of
law activities.]
[“The
Security Council, recalling its condemnation of violence against
diplomatic missions and personnel, emphasizes that expressions
of ideas should never be met with violence, recognizes continuing
international efforts to enhance a global dialogue for the promotion
of tolerance and peace, and calls for enhanced cooperation in light
of recent events to strengthen the fundamental principle of the
inviolability of diplomatic and consular premises, whose very purpose
to promote better understanding across countries and cultures, and to
support host governments in meeting their obligations to take all
appropriate steps to protect diplomatic and consular premises and
their staff against any intrusion or damage, and to prevent any
disturbance of the peace of these missions or impairment of their
dignity.”]
“The
Security Council recognizes the importance of strengthening
cooperation on capacity building, including efforts to enhance the
capacities of the League of Arab States in the maintenance of
international peace and security,
“The
Security Council expresses its determination to take effective steps
to further enhance cooperation between the United Nations and the
League of Arab States, in accordance with Chapter VIII of the United
Nations Charter.
“The
Security Council requests the Secretary-General to report, as
appropriate, on further ways of strengthening institutional relations
and cooperation between the two organizations.”
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