Over 20 years ago, the Graça Machel report (see A/51/306) was published, paving the way for the Security Council to establish the children and armed conflict agenda. Despite more than 20 years of countless resolutions and debate, hundreds of millions of children still endure war and strife, physical…
Israel welcomes the steps taken by the Government of Georgia to improve the livelihood and socioeconomic status of internally displaced persons. Israel is encouraged by the constructive discussions in the context of Working Group II of the Geneva International Discussions, which led to concrete acti…
Human rights are not reserved for a select few. Human rights belong to all humans because they are human.
Next year, we will mark the seventieth year since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which means that it has been 70 years since the world was offered a chance for a bri…
The full participation of women in every field is vital. From the chambers of Government to the boardrooms of businesses, women leaders play important roles in society. That extends to achieving peace and security, where women must be present
in conflict prevention, peacekeeping, humanitarian respo…
As we know, a language is not merely a language. It is an essential part of our identity. It is a culture and a way of life. Martin Buber, a twentieth century Jewish philosopher, once said that it is essential “to begin with oneself but not to end with oneself”. In order to end with the other and no…
Special agenda items, politicized debates, biased resolutions, preposterous reports, discriminatory conduct and unfounded accusations characterize the attitude of the Human Rights Council towards Israel. Although the Council is mandated to be unbiased, transparent and apolitical, its seven special s…
During the past four months, Israelis have been stabbed in their homes, shot at in the streets and run over by terrorists using cars as weapons. Over the course of that wave of violence, 29 people were killed and hundreds were injured. One would expect that the Palestinian Authority would condemn th…
Allow me, Madam President, to make my statement in Arabic.
I do not think this subject should have been debated, but unfortunately there are many places in the world where innocent children have become victims of war and terrorism. It is possible that some of the Missions that have attacked Israel …
Israel welcomes the steps that the Government of Georgia has taken to implement the strategy on internally displaced persons outlined in the report of the Secretary-General (A/69/909). The strategy has brought about a marked improvement in the humanitarian situation of internally displaced persons i…
I feel compelled to briefly rebut the accusations against Israel that have been made in the course of today’s discussions.
It was surprising to hear the Palestinian representative talk about Gaza without once mentioning Hamas. The facts could not be clearer. Hamas has fired tens of thousands of roc…
