Article 51 Reports

Reference: S/2022/154 Letter dated 24 February 2022 from the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General I have the honour to forward herewith the text of the address of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, to the citizens of Russia, informing them of the measures taken in accordance with Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations in exercise of the right of self-defence (see annex). I would ask you to circulate the present letter and its annex as a document of the Security Council. (Signed) Vassily Nebenzia S/2022/154 2/8 22-02703 Annex to the letter dated 24 February 2022 from the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General [Original: Russian] Address by the President of the Russian Federation 24 February 2022, 0600 hours, Moscow. The Kremlin Vladimir Putin: Citizens of Russia! Dear friends! Today, I again consider it necessary to re...

Reference: S/PV.8975 Mr. De la Fuente Ramírez (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): "The numerous incidents of violence attributed to the activities of terrorist groups, including Da’esh, are of concern. We urge the Iraqi Federal Government and the Kurdish Regional Government to deepen security cooperation and to resolutely promote the implementation of the Sinjar Agreement. We also urge regional and international partners to continue to support Iraq’s efforts in such areas, particularly the capacity-building of the security forces. However, Mexico reiterates its concern about wrongly invoking Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations in the context of combating terrorism."  Date of UN Publication: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 23:55:01 GMT Document URL: https://undocs.org/pdf?symbol=en/S/PV.8975

Full text from: https://www.c-span.org/video/?518171-1/un-security-council-holds-emergency-meeting-russian-invasion-ukraine&live= ​​​​I thank the representative of Mexico for her statement and now I shall make a statement in my capacity as a representative of the Russian Federation. Colleagues today, we have had an intensive day from point of view to have discussions of the Ukrainian crisis. Let me repeat what I said this morning at the general assembly. I can only say with regret, taking stock over the day signaled to Kyiv to stop were not heeded. bombed and egged on by a host of states are harboring the illusion that with the benediction of their western sponsors they will be able to achieve solutions. Shelling and acts of diversion on the territories of these reps  recorded today almost 2,000 cases of violations of the cease-fire regime including almost 1,500 explosions. Those living in Donetsk still sheltering in basements. The refugees are still flowing into Russia. You do...

34. During the reporting period, the Ministry of Defence of Turkey reported ongoing operations against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq. In identical letters dated 4 November 2021 addressed to the President of the Security Council and to me (S/2021/927), the Permanent Representative of Iraq drew attention “to the fact that these violations of the sovereignty of Iraq that Turkey committed were contrary to the principles of good-neighbourliness and violated the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and international law”. In the same letters, the Government of Iraq reiterated its willingness to cooperate with Turkey with a view to “finding common ground and arriving at peaceful solutions”. In a letter da ted 8 October 2021 addressed to the Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, the Permanent Representative of Turkey noted that Turkey had been exercising its “inherent right of self-defence, as outlined in Article 51 of the Charter...

Mr. De la Fuente Ramírez (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish):  We thank Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov and the Acting Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, Mr. Weixiong Chen, for their presentation of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2022/63) on the threat posed by international terrorism, in particular ISIL (Da’esh), to international peace and security, as well as the range of United Nations efforts to support Member States in countering the threat. As we mentioned last month at the meeting (see S/PV.8958) on the situation in Syria, the attack against the prison in Al-Hasakah is a vivid reminder of the operational capabilities of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and confirms the threats it poses. The incident also highlighted the overcrowded conditions of approximately 700 minors and confirms the urgent need for States to develop effective plans for the repatriation, rehabilitation and reintegration of foreign fighters...

Mr. Szijjártó (Hungary): I thank you very much, Madam President, for convening our meeting today under such complicated circumstances to discuss this very important matter.  There is absolutely no doubt that the security of the Middle East has been one of the issues with the strongest and most comprehensive impact on global peace and security in past decades. We have all witnessed many attempts by several actors to resolve the crisis. However, most of those attempts have either failed or had only limited impact. The Abraham Accords, signed by Israel and numerous Arab States, represent the most significant result on the matter. Apart from normalizing bilateral relations between the States involved, the Abraham Accords may give new impetus to the Middle East peace process, as well to the much-awaited agreement between Israel and Palestine. Indeed, we hope that negotiations will be successful in that regard. We are pleased to see the deepening ties between Arab countries and Israel, w...

Reference: S/2021/700 Date of UN Publication: Fri, 06 Aug 2021 23:55:01 GMT Document URL: https://undocs.org/pdf?symbol=en/S/2021/700

Reference: S/2021/693 Date of UN Publication: Wed, 04 Aug 2021 23:55:01 GMT Document URL: https://undocs.org/pdf?symbol=en/S/2021/693

Reference: S/2021/505 Date of UN Publication: Fri, 23 Jul 2021 23:55:01 GMT Document URL: https://undocs.org/pdf?symbol=en/S/2021/505

Reference: S/2021/620 Identical letters dated 1 July 2021 from the Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and President of the Security Council On instructions from my Government, with reference to the letter dated 29 June 2021 from the Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2021/614), and further to my letter dated 4 March 2021 addressed to you (S/2021/223) concerning the violation of the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic by the United States of America and its attempt to invoke the provisions of the Charter to justify its aggression, I should like to draw your attention to the following: The Government of the Syrian Arab Republic condemns the shameless United States attack on the Syrian-Iraqi border area as a flagrant breach of the inviolability of Syrian and Iraqi territory. Syria r...

Reference: S/2021/623 Letter dated 2 July 2021 from the Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council  I am writing to you regarding the letter dated 29 June 2021 from the Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2021/614), in which, once again, unsubstantiated allegations were levelled against the Islamic Republic of Iran on supporting the so-called “militia groups” in Iraq.  On several occasions in the past, including in my letters to the President of the Security Council (S/2020/81 and S/2021/257), I have made it crystal clear that the Islamic Republic of Iran has not been involved, directly or indirectly, in any armed attack by any entity or individual against United States personnel or facilities in Iraq.  Any claim to attribute to Iran, explicitly or implicitly, any attack carried out against ...

Reference: S/2021/614 Letter dated 29 June 2021 from the Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council  I wish to report, on behalf of my Government, that the United States, in the exercise of its inherent right of self-defense, as reflected in Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, has undertaken targeted strikes against facilities at two locations in Syria and one location in Iraq near the Iraq-Syria border. These facilities were used by Iran-backed militia groups that have been involved in a series of unmanned aerial vehicle and rocket attacks against United States personnel and facilities in Iraq. This letter supplements prior letters provided to the Council, including on 27 February 2021, which further explain the basis for such actions in self-defense against these ongoing attacks.  These militia attacks have escalated in recent months. Recent rocket attacks have included ones o...

Reference: S/PV.8804 Date of UN Publication: Wed, 30 Jun 2021 23:55:00 GMT Document URL: https://undocs.org/pdf?symbol=en/S/PV.8804

Reference: S/2021/510 Annex to the letter dated 27 May 2021 from the Permanent Representative of Eritrea to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council "The current situation in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia is the direct and cumulative consequence of misguided measures pursued, by successive United States Administrations in the last two decades, to prop up and embolden the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) to flagrantly violate international law with impunity and to indulge in acts of continuous regional destabilization.  The United States marshalled its diplomatic clout in support of the TPLF regime when the latter rejected the Security Council-guaranteed Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission final and binding award of 13 April 2002. The TPLF regime not only continued to occupy sovereign Eritrean territories, but persisted in its acts of belligerence by intermittently launching provocative military a ssaults against Eritrea in the period there...

Reference: S/2021/496 Letter dated 24 May 2021 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council  With reference to the allegations contained in the letter from the Permanent Representative of Iraq dated 26 January 2021 and the letter from the Permanent Representative of Iraq dated 6 May 2021 (S/2021/448), I would like to emphasize that, in the absence of Iraq’s ability to deal with the presence of terrorist organizations in its own territory, Turkey is obliged to take appropriate measures against terrorist threats to its security emanating from Iraq.  Any criticism of Turkey for exercising its inherent right to self-defence, as outlined in Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, and for acting within the context of the responsibility attributed by relevant Security Council resolutions to States Members of the United Nations in the fight against terrorism, is unacceptable.  I would be grateful if ...

Reference: S/PV.8782 (The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question) Mr Mansour (Palestine):  How can Israel justify the fact that its courts condemn Palestinians who are simply exercising their rights? How can it justify that its courts condemn the fact that Palestinian children are seeking refuge when Palestinian children are attacked and killed among their families with their parents? How is all of this going to be justified? Who will believe Israel after all of this?  Did the Security Council not receive the many United Nations reports sounding the alarm about the catastrophic situation in Gaza? We have heard a lot of the information in such reports delivered to us today: those reports issued a warning regarding a situation on the verge of collapse.  We were warned about the possible resumption of violence for the past 15 years as a result of the resumption of Israeli violence. Did Palestinians not speak out during the Great March of Return? The...

Reference: S/2021/418 Statement by the Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, Majid Takht Ravanchi After 10 years of conflict, it has become crystal clear that the Syrian crisis has only one solution: a truly Syrian-led, Syrian-owned, United Nations-facilitated political process. This indeed was the raison d’être for formation of the Astana format, which has promoted a peaceful settlement of the crisis, including through supporting the establishment of the Constitutional Committee. To that end, regular and close consultations by our Special Envoy on Syria with Mr. Pedersen, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, have continued. We will encourage the co-Chairs to commence the Constitutional Committee’s next meeting soon. The Committee’s work must continue according to its rules of procedure, without foreign interference or externally imposed timelines. While a political solution cannot be achieved in isolation or overnight, the Committee’s succe...

Reference: S/2021/394 Statement by the Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations, Yashar Aliyev 'As a result of the counteroffensive operation undertaken and successfully accomplished by the armed forces of Azerbaijan in the exercise of the inherent right of self-defence, some 10,000 square kilometres of the territory of Azerbaijan, along with more than 300 cities, towns and villages of Azerbaijan, were liberated from occupation.'  Date of UN Publication: Mon, 24 May 2021 23:55:00 GMT Document URL: https://undocs.org/pdf?symbol=en/S/2021/394

Reference: S/2021/463 Identical letters dated 12 May 2021 from the Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council  I write with great urgency regarding the latest acts of terror against Israel perpetrated by Palestinian terrorist groups, first and foremost Hamas, over the past two days.  Since Monday morning, 10 May 2021, over 1,500 rockets have been launched by Palestinian terror groups from the Gaza Strip towards Israeli civilian communities and major metropolitan areas throughout the country, including Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Ashkelon and Ashdod. These attacks have resulted in seven fatalities, among them a 16-year-old girl, her father and a 6-year-old boy, and hundreds more have been injured. As of today, millions of Israeli civilians are under relentless attacks by these terrorist organizations and are forced to remain in shelters. Schools and kindergartens are closed owing to the threat, ...

Implementation of resolution 2522 (2020)  Report of the Secretary-General "23. The Ministry of National Defence of Turkey reported continued operatio ns against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq. On 10, the Ministry of National Defence of Turkey issued a statement that “Operation Claw-Eagle 2” had been conducted in the Garah Mountain area of Dahuk Governorate. The Ministry stated that the operation was consistent with the “right of self-defence arising from international law” of Turkey. In a speech on 11 February, the Minister of National Defence of Turkey, Hulusi Akar, stressed respect for “Iraq’s territorial integrity and political unity”. On 14 February, Mr. Akar announced the conclusion of the operation. On 16 February, he informed the Grand National Assembly of Turkey that Turkish armed forces had found the bodies of 12 Turkish citizens and 1 Iraqi national who had been detained by PKK and, according to captured PKK members, had been killed by PKK. In a ...