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  Encyclopedia: UN Trusteeship Council   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Trusteeship Council is currently (as of 2005) headed by Michel Duclos, with Adam Thomson as vice-president, although the sole current duty of these officers is to meet once annually with the heads of other UN agencies.
In March 2005, however, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan proposed a sweeping reform of the United Nations, including an expansion of the Security Council.
UN Security Council chamber in New York The United Nations Security Council is the most powerful organ of the United Nations.
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 Israeli settlement - FreeEncyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
These settlements have been declared to be illegal by the UN Security Council (Resolution 446), and Israel has been asked by that resolution to cease further settlement activity.
Resolution 465 (1980) (http://www.un.org/Depts/dpa/qpal/docs/S_RES_465.htm) declared that Israel's policy and practices of settling parts of its population and new immigrants in territories occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem, constitutes a flagrant violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Since resolutions 446 and 465 were not made under Chapter VI or VII of the United Nations Charter, Israel argues that it is purely an advisory request, and chose not to fulfill it.
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 T-Zero Publishing Build 10 - Conflict and Peace: UN Security Council Resolution 446   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Adopted by the Security Council at the 2134
Strongly deplores the failure of Israel to abide by Security Council resolutions 237 (1967) of 14 June 1967, 252 (1968) of 21 May 1968 and 298 (1971) of 25 September 1971, by the consensus statement made by the President of the Council on 11 November 1976
Establishes a commission consisting of three members of the Security Council, to be appointed by the President of the Council afater consultation with the members of the Council, to determine the situation relating to settlements in the Arab territories occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem;
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 Text of UN Security Council Resolution 1544 (2004) on Rafah   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
MUNIR AKRAM (Pakistan), Council President, speaking in his national capacity, said he voted for the resolution, which was the minimum necessary response to the Israeli military incursions in Rafah, which had left scores of Palestinian civilians dead or injured.
The ability of the Security Council and the international community to bring durable peace to Palestine and the Middle East on the basis of the Council’s resolutions and the Quartet’s Road Map could produce positive results throughout the Arab and Islamic world.
One security measure employed in that regard was the demolition of structures that posed an operative security risk to Israeli forces.
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 SECURITY COUNCIL CALLS ON ISRAEL TO STOP DEMOLITION OF PALESTINIAN HOMES
Adopting Council resolution 1544 (2004), by a vote of 14 in favour, none against and 1 abstention (United States), the Council also expressed grave concern regarding the humanitarian situation of Palestinians made homeless in the Rafah area.
The draft resolution was adopted by a vote of 14 in favour to none against, with 1 abstention (United States).
He said his country had done and would continue to do everything it could to prevent harm to innocent civilians.  Even during times of war, the death of innocent civilians was regrettable, but “we cannot be deluded by false pretense and any ambiguity between the terrorists and those who fight this deplorable scourge”, he stressed.
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 UN Security Council Resolutions Being Violated by U.S. Allies -- Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA)
UN Security Council Resolutions Being Violated by U.S. Allies
Resolution 252 (1968) Israel: Urgently calls upon Israel to rescind measures that change the legal status of Jerusalem, including the expropriation of land and properties thereon.
446 (1979) Israel: Calls upon Israel to scrupulously abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention regarding the responsibilities of occupying powers, to rescind previous measures that violate these relevant provisions, and "in particular, not to transport parts of its civilian population into the occupied Arab territories."
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 MIFTAH.ORG--Settlement Dismantling: Don’t Let Them Fool You   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
UN security council resolution 446, passed in 1979, affirms that Israeli settlements are illegal, in accordance with article 49 of the fourth Geneva Convention, which prohibits the transfer of a civilian population to occupied territory.
This extended hand for peace was countered by the doubling of illegal settlements, both in number and size, rather than conforming with the call for the immediate freeze of all settlement activity in the occupied territories, agreed upon in the Oslo Decleration of Principals 1994.
Peace seekers in the Israeli community remain quiet and ineffective regardless of their knowledge of the fact, obviouse to most, that the illegal settlements are the greatest obstacle to peace in the region.
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 Israeli settlement   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Altogether, around 42% of the area of the West Bank (total of about 2,400 km²) is controlled by Israeli settlers (see Map, MS Word format report and these summaries of the report: [1] [1]).
In particular, the USA, the UK, the EU and the United Nations have stated that they consider the Fourth Geneva Convention to be fully applicable [1] class="external">[1.
Resolution 465 (1980) declared that Israel's policy and practices of settling parts of its population and new immigrants in territories occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem, constitutes a flagrant violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
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 Palestine History : SF Bay Area Indymedia
UN Security Council Resolution 509 demands that Israel withdraw all its military forces, but Israel advances rapidly to Beirut anyway, surrounding the capital by June 13th, beyond the 40 KM limit declared by Ariel Sharon originally.
Four days prior to signing of treaty, UN Security Council Resolution 446 declares settlements on Palestinian land to be illegal.
UN Security Council Resolution 242 calls for Israeli withdrawal from the acquired territories to no avail.
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 REPORT OF THE MEETING OF THE OIC SIX   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
of June 1967, in accordance with resolutions of international legitimacy particularly Security Council resolutions 242(1967) and 338(1973); lift the internal and external blockade, and end the cordons imposed upon all Palestinian cities, villages, and refugee camps.
vi- Reaffirming the necessity of implementing, Security Council resolution 237(1967) on the return of displaced Palestinians, as well as UN General Assembly resolution 194(1948) relating to the return of Palestinian refugees to their homes and properties, considering that these two resolutions constitute two fundamental requirements of a comprehensive and just settlement.
The Commission calls upon the UN Security Council to revive the Committee for supervision and control to prevent settlements in Al-Quds and the occupied Arab Territories, in accordance with Security Council resolution 446(1979).
www.oic-oci.org /english/fm/ny2002/ny2002-pal-rep.htm   (1080 words)

  
 Left Turn: Notes from the Global Intifada
UN Security Council resolution 242 calls for Israel's withdrawal from the Occupied Territories of the West Bank and Gaza which it conquered in 1967.
UN Security Council resolution 446 declares Israel's settlements in the Occupied Territories illegal.
After Yemen, a junior member of the UN Security Council, voted against the 1991 Gulf War, a US diplomat turned to his Yemeni counterpart and said, "That was the most expensive no vote you ever cast." The next day the US cancelled its aid to Yemen.
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 Documents - Israel/Palestine - Global Policy Forum - UN Security Council
This resolution condemns the violence in Jerusalem and calls upon Israel to abide by its legal obligations under the 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention on the protection of civilians in times of war.
The Security Council unanimously passed this Russian-authored resolution that endorses the road map for peace in the Middle East and re-affirms the commitment to actualize a two-state solution.
In his speech to the Assembly, Arafat accepted Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338 and called for an international conference on the Palestinian conflict, under the auspices of the United Nations.
www.globalpolicy.org /security/issues/israel-palestine/docindex.htm   (1161 words)

  
 NSX Prime - Arafat died today...
As has been the case since the beginning, the Arafat 'controlled' government was highly corrupt and a big chunk of the funds was diverted to personal projects, the wallets of their friends, and to terrorsist organizations.
It's very simple....the UN Security Council (in which the United States is a member) ruled on this and the vote was unanimous.
There will be peace when Israel disbands all (100%) of the settlements as called for in UN Security Council Resolution 446 and gives back all (100%) of the land as called for in UN Security Council Resolution 242.
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The United Nations Security Council has been rendered irrelevant by the United States and Britain along with countries that are in support of their pre-emptive war with Iraq.
In the UN in October 2001, the General Assembly passed a resolution, for the tenth consecutive year, calling for an end to the U.S. embargo, by a vote of 167 to 3 (the U.S., Israel, and the Marshall Islands in opposition).
The UN may not be perfect, considering all the dynamics involved in its operations, but it is inconceivable to think of the world without an international body to protect the rights of world’s population.
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 The Progressive Response
This runs contrary to UN Security Council resolutions 242 and 338, which underscore the inadmissibility of any country expanding its territory by military force, a principle enshrined in the United Nations Charter.
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has insisted that all previous UN resolutions on the conflict are no longer relevant, claiming they have been superseded by the Oslo Accords.
However, no bilateral agreement between two parties can supersede the authority of the UN Security Council, particularly because one of the two parties has made it clear that such resolutions are still valid, a position confirmed by the Secretary General Kofi Annan and every other Security Council member.
www.fpif.org /progresp/volume4/v4n48_body.html   (3391 words)

  
 Arab-Israeli conflict   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The UN Security Council Resolution 425 confirmed (http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2000/20000618.sc6878.doc.html) that as of June 16 2000, Israel had completely withdrawn its forces from Lebanon.
The supporters of Israel argue that the return of Palestinian refugees and millions of their descendents would mean the end of Jewish self-determination and assert the historical necessity for Jews to have a safe haven.
For example, they cite UN General Assembly Resolution 194, which calls for refugees wishing to live in peace with their neighbors to be allowed to return to their homes, or to receive compensation if they don't wish to return.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/A/Arab-Israeli-conflict.htm   (7750 words)

  
 World War 3 Report #56   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
UN security council resolution 446, passed in 1979, affirms that the Israeli settlements are illegal under article 49 of the fourth Geneva convention, which prohibits the transfer of a civilian population to occupied territory.
Citing security concerns, a spokeswoman for the Navy's San Diego-based 3rd Fleet, Commander Jacqueline Yost, confirmed only that the Constellation battle group had begun final pre-deployment war games off the US West Coast, and would be sent to the Persian Gulf by year's end.
The general secretary of the World Council of Churches informed the UN Security Council that many Christians "strongly believe that pre-emptive war against Iraq is illegal, immoral and unwise." The Rev.
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 UN Security Council Resolution 1299 on Sierra Leone , May 19, 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
UN Security Council Resolution 1299 on Sierra Leone, May 19, 2000
Recalling its previous resolutions and the statements of its President on the situation in Sierra Leone,
Convinced that the deterioration in security conditions on the ground necessitates the rapid reinforcement of the military component of the
www.un.int /usa/sres1299.htm   (234 words)

  
 The Security Council Veto - Global Policy Forum - UN Security Council
on the termination of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)'s mandate and replacing it with the UN Settlement Implementation Mission in Cyprus (UNSIMIC).
Only a minority of vetoes have been cast in cases where vital international security issues were at stake.
Use of the veto in proportion to all resolutions (to 1992)
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 resources
UN Security Council Resolution 242 (1967) -- Illegality of occupation
UN Security Council Resolution 446 (1979) -- Israeli settlements
UN Security Council Resolution 1397 (2002) -- Reaffirmation of Palestinian state
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 United Nations Resolutions Against Israel "1955-1992"
'deeply deplores' Israeli military parade in Jerusalem in defiance of Resolution 250".
'deplores' Israel's refusal to accept UN mission to probe occupation".
'condemns' Israel's failure to obey UN resolutions on Jerusalem".
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 Oh, That Liberal Media: Yasser "Called" a Terrorist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The fact that Hanan Ashrawi could say, as she did yesterday, that she could walk away from Arafat after disagreeing with him is a testament more to her stature than to his openness and tolerance of dissent.
The Security Council resolution of January 1976, calling for a settlement in terms of UN 242, was backed by virtually the entire world, including the leading Arab states, the PLO, Europe, the Soviet bloc, the non-aligned countries -- in fact, everyone who mattered.
What Arafat did was accept the Security Council Resolution of January 1976 which was backed by virtually the entire world, including the leading Arab states, the PLO, Europe, the Soviet bloc -- in fact, everyone who mattered.
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 World History :: Encyclopedia Index -- Un   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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 Arab-Israeli_conflict   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The UN Security Council Resolution 425 confirmed ([4] (http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2000/20000618.sc6878.doc.html)) that as of June 16 2000, Israel had completely withdrawn its forces from Lebanon.
The sole method we shall apply against Israel is total war, which will result in the extermination of Zionist existence."
United Nations on the Question of Palestine (http://www.un.org/Depts/dpa/qpal/), and Israel's UN mission's responses (http://www.israel-un.org/israel_un/default.htm)
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 Security Council Resolutions Related to Israel and the Middle East
Security Council Resolutions Related to Israel and the Middle East
(In chronological order by year, numerical order by resolution)
A Critical Analysis of Security Council Resolution 1073
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