Resolution 1450 des UN-Sicherheitsrates
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1450, adopted on December 13, 2002, after reaffirming the principles of the United Nations Charter and resolutions 1189 (1998), 1269 (1999), 1368 (2001) and 1373 (2001), the Council condemned the attacks on Israeli targets in Kikambala and Mombasa, Kenya on November 28, 2002.[1]
The Security Council reaffirmed the need to combat threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts and the obligation of states to adhere to the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings and the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation.[2] It deplored claims of responsibility by Al-Qaeda for the attacks in Kenya and the obligations of states under Resolution 1390 (2002), and expressed sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and the people and governments of Kenya and Israel.[3]
The resolution called upon all states to co-operate with and provide assistance to the Russian authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice in accordance with their obligations under Resolution 1373.[4] Finally, the Council concluded by expressing its determination to combat all forms of terrorism.
Resolution 1450 was adopted by 14 out of the 15 Council members, while Syria was opposed to it. Explaining their vote, the Syrian representative said the country condemned the terrorist attacks but opposed the repeated use of Israel in the text and language that deviated from the main purpose of the resolution.[1] Furthermore, Syria stated that Israel had committed "terrorist atrocities" itself daily against the Palestinian people.[5] The adoption of the resolution also marked the first time that Israeli losses were mentioned in a resolution; the Security Council did not mention Israeli losses in the aftermath of the 1994 AMIA bombing in Argentina.[6]
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- ↑ a b Council votes to condemn terrorist attack in Kenya, United Nations, December 13, 2002
- ↑ Giuseppe Nesi: International cooperation in counter-terrorism: the United Nations and regional organizations in the fight against terrorism. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd, 2006, ISBN 978-0-7546-4755-3, S. 96.
- ↑ Christine D. Gray: International law and the use of force. Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 978-0-19-927130-6.
- ↑ Security Council condemns last month's terrorist attacks in Kenya, December 13, 2002
- ↑ Greg Barrow: Syria objects to Israel 'as victim', December 14, 2002
- ↑ Julia Preston: In a First, U.N. Notes Israeli Dead in Terror Attack in Mombasa In: The New York Times, December 14, 2002