New York, 22 December 2021 (TDI): Malaysia, New Zealand, Senegal, and Venezuela, reiterated a reminder to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) of their submitted draft resolution 2334 on December 23 in 2016.
This week marks the 5th anniversary of Security Council resolution 2334-proposed by🇲🇾🇳🇿🇸🇳🇻🇪in 2016. It reaffirmed that Israel’s settlements are illegals & constitute flagrant violation of int law.
🇲🇾continues to urge for full implementation of #2334.
UNSC on #2334,23 Dec 2016⤵️ pic.twitter.com/YvdpRX94no
— Malaysia Mission to the UN (@MYNewYorkUN1) December 21, 2021
Draft Resolution on Israeli illegal settlements
The Draft Resolution was on the Israeli illegal settlements in Palestinian as well as the deteriorating security situation and the rising levels of violence in the occupied Palestinian Territory.
Affirmative steps to reverse the negative trends on the ground that are endangering the two-state solution and the cessation of all Israeli settlement activities are the core subject matter of the said resolution.
In this regard, the Malaysian Representative, Syed Mohamad Hasrin Aidid accentuatingly said that extreme conditions necessitate urgent action. The ultimate goal is to bridge the gap between the council members’ individual perspectives in order to establish an agreement.
The last time the council passed a resolution on the settlement issue was more than 36 years ago. Since then, the situation on the ground has deteriorated to the point that the viability of the 26 proposals is now in doubt. He said it is crystal clear that the Security Council is responsible under the United Nations Charter to ensure international peace and security.
With that, he appealed to all council members not to waste this chance for peace and to exercise their legal, political, and moral responsibility by voting in favor of the draft resolutions that are based on prior council resolutions.
Lastly, he assertively said that the norms and principles of the United Nations Charter, International Law, and International Human Rights standards demanding us to prove our long-held commitment and to re-enforce that the two-state solution is not merely an empty slogan.
