Article 51 Reports

Reference: S/2021/265 Statement by the Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations, Juan Ramón de la Fuente Ramírez "In the absence of a military solution to the conflict in Syria, Mexico reiterates its concern about certain States abusively invoking Article 51 of the Charter to justify the use force without the authorization of the Council. Moreover, that practice runs the risk of de facto increasing exceptions to the general prohibition on the use of force, as contained in Article 2, paragraph 4 of the Charter.  Mexico echoes the Secretary-General’s call for support for the Special Envoy’s efforts to achieve a national ceasefire and to establish confidence-building mechanisms so as to create a more secure and stable environment on the ground. The purpose is none other than to ensure that the main concerns of the Syrian population, as identified in resolution 2254 (2015), are finally addressed.  I conclude by reiterating the premise that gave birth to the Fr...

Reference: S/2021/378 Letter dated 16 April 2021 from the Permanent Representative of Eritrea to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council "The unprovoked attack by TPLF also took place during the critical harvest months in the Tigray Region. The timing of the attack demonstrates the callousness of TPLF, particularly in the context of the fact that 1.6 million poor farmers in Tigray have depended – since 2009 – on humanitarian assistance under the global safety net.  In the statements by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Ambassador of the United States to the United Nations, these facts are glossed over. Instead, we heard false allegations of the “use of sexual violence and hunger as a weapon”. We are indeed appalled by attempts to blame those who were forced to resort to legitimate measures of self-defence that other countries would have used under similar circumstances. The allegations of rape and other crimes lodged agai...

Reference: S/2021/285 Arab affairs and national security  Iranian interference in the internal affairs of Arab States The Council of the League of Arab States at the ministerial level, Decides 1. To emphasize that cooperative relations between the Arab States and the Islamic Republic of Iran must be based on the principles of good-neighbourly relations and refraining from the use or threat of force; to denounce Iranian interference in the internal affairs of Arab States, as that is a violation of the norms of international law and the principles of good-neighbourly relations and State sovereignty; and to call on the Islamic Republic of Iran to refrain from taking provocative actions that undermine confidence-building and threaten security and stability in the region;  2. To condemn the policy of the Government of Iran and its ongoing interference in Arab affairs, which only fuels sectarian and religious conflicts; to underscore that it must refrain from supporting groups that ...

 S/2021/209 Annex to the letter dated 19 March 2021 from the Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General [Original: Arabic] Iranian interference in the internal affairs of Arab States The Council of the League of Arab States at the ministerial level,  Having considered: The note of the Secretariat, The report of the Secretary-General on the intersessional activities of the Secretariat, Reaffirming the relevant statements and resolutions adopted by the Council at the summit and ministerial levels, the most recent of which were resolution 758 (30th ordinary session) adopted at the Tunis summit on 31 March 2019, resolution 8480 (153rd ordinary session) entitled “Iranian interference in the internal affairs of Arab States” adopted by the Council at the ministerial level on 4 March 2020, and the final communiqué adopted at the extraordinary session of the League of States at the summit level in ...