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Abdelaziz

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first: 1999-05-14
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“Furthermore, the Informal Working Group dealing with this important subject in the Council should be transformed into a formal working group that would adopt official bold procedures to consolidate the concepts of equality among countries and of justice in dealing with their issues, enhance transparency, 08-49242 increase interaction and promote efficiency. There is no doubt that the Open-ended Working Group of the General Assembly will remain the most appropriate forum to deal with this matter in a democratic manner, as the Assembly encompasses all Members of the Organization. Egypt is convinced that the starting point in reforming the Council's working methods is for the Council to refrain from exceeding the mandates entrusted to it under the Charter of the United Nations.”
2008-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5968Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Therefore, the revision of these measures, as proposed in the report under discussion today, does not convince us that such a revision constitutes the final word in the institutional handling of the issue. Rather, the proposed revision stands as an insufficient preliminary step that needs further evaluation and strengthening. Reform of the working methods of the Security Council should be based on the inevitability of achieving real balance in power among Council members, particularly between the permanent and non-permanent members. Furthermore, the time has come for an agreement on permanent rules of procedure to replace the current provisional rules, which have been in force for more than 60 years, namely, since the establishment of the Organization.”
2008-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5968Resumption1 (2008) · source
“The subject of reform of the Council's working methods is a main part of the Open- ended Working Group's activities, along with the expansion in the permanent and non-permanent categories of membership in the Council, guaranteeing that the new permanent members are accorded the veto right on an equal footing with current permanent members. While we welcome the series of notes issued by the Security Council Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions, we must candidly admit that the measures contained therein do not meet the expectations of Member States, as those measures constitute compromises agreed to by non-permanent Member States in order to show what can be called Council unity.”
2008-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5968Resumption1 (2008) · source
“There is no doubt whatsoever that the central starting point in any effort to promote the efficiency of the Security Council is to enhance the transparency and accountability of its work, with a view to guaranteeing that the Council carry out the mandates given to it by 2 the Member States of this Organization and to treating permanent and non-permanent members equally, as they have been elected not to protect their national interests but to protect the international and regional interests of the general membership of the Organization as a whole. There is also no doubt that today's debate is inextricably linked to the work of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters Related to the Security Council.”
2008-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5968Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Mr. Abdelaziz (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to extend my thanks to the Member States of the group of five small countries (SS) for their initiative to request the convening of a special meeting of the Security Council to discuss the progress achieved in the implementation of the measures set out in the annex to the note of the President of the Security Council contained in document S/2006/507 of 19 July 2006. I would like also to thank you, Mr. President, for preparing the concept paper dated 4 August 2008 which helps direct the discussion towards a purposeful evaluation that might lead to the adoption of specific measures. I would like in this regard to express our support for the statement made by Cuba on behalf of the Member States of the Non-Aligned Movement.”
2008-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5968Resumption1 (2008) · source
“We look forward to working with the Council, with the General Assembly and with our fellow members of the Commission to overcome those obstacles in order to benefit States emerging from conflict and to enhance and promote the Commission's authority to carry out its work in the way that we all hope it will.”
2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source
“That would make it possible to expand the base of projects to be funded upon the Commission's decision and to increase the number of recipient States. In that connection, we propose the holding of an annual meeting of the General Assembly dedicated to fund-raising, along the lines of the annual meeting held by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to enhance the financial capacities of the Central Emergency Response Fund. Once again, I wish to thank you, Madam President, for this opportunity to focus on three major obstacles facing the work of the Peacebuilding Commission.”
2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source
“The General Assembly must do this through its review of the terms of reference, which is scheduled to take place two years after the August 2006 adoption of the terms, in accordance with the Assembly's mandate to provide general policy guidance on use of the Fund. In particular, we believe that the Peacebuilding Commission should participate in decision-making regarding the funding of projects that are peacebuilding priorities in the States under consideration. Thus, the process will not be limited to informing the Commission after the Secretary-General has made funding decisions. We also believe it is necessary to consider raising the ceiling of the Fund's budget - for example, doubling it to $750 million.”
2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source
“On the other hand, while we agree with the concept paper on the need to provide rapid and flexible funding for activities aimed at achieving stability in a post-conflict situation, we believe that, given the inability of existing funding mechanisms to do so with the required effectiveness, the best way to accomplish this is to focus on quickly overcoming the defects hampering the work of the existing funding mechanisms and to reform them - particularly the Peacebuilding Fund - rather than thinking about creating new ones. The experience of the Peacebuilding Fund since its establishment has underscored the urgent need to review its working methods and terms of reference.”
2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Thus, it is impossible to determine what type of expertise is required unless the Peacebuilding Commission first identifies priorities and necessary areas for action, in consultation with the authorities of the State concerned. Moreover, it is possible that the building of such a framework could waste huge amounts of financial resources through the appointment of experts whom the United Nations does not need for long periods of time, but only on an ad hoc basis and under vastly different and substantive conditions. That would only place an additional and useless burden on the Organization's regular budget, which we are trying to keep under control.”
2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source
“On the other hand, if the State concerned is included on the Commission's agenda, the Commission must, on a case-by-case basis, determine the roles to be played by the Special Representative and by each member of the steering committees in various countries, including the United Nations and other relevant influential actors, in particular donor countries and the international financial institutions. With regard to the rapid deployment of qualified civilian experts specializing in police matters and the reform of the security and judicial sectors, it must first be agreed that each peacebuilding situation requires skills different from those required in other cases. This depends on the background of the conflict and the cultural, ethnic and religious background of the population, among other factors.”
2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source
“The proposal that the role of the Special Representatives of the Secretary-General be enhanced so that they can carry out the work of the United Nations more effectively requires that we distinguish between two scenarios. First, if the country concerned is not included on the agenda of the Peacebuilding Commission, the Security Council has the right to enhance the role of the Special Representative within a framework that guarantees respect for State sovereignty and the principle of national ownership.”
2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Therefore, we consider today's Security Council meeting an opportunity to build momentum for peacebuilding activities through the Peacebuilding Commission, not through a contest between the Security Council and the General Assembly for control over the Commission, which could undermine the Commission's credibility. Accordingly, we request that the presidential statement to be issued by the Council on this topic include a clear and explicit mandate from the Council to the Peacebuilding Commission to study the best ways to overcome these three obstacles and any others that could prevent the Commission from carrying out its mission - a task that, as the Chairman of the Commission has just reaffirmed, that organ is prepared to accomplish as effectively as possible.”
2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source
“The world leaders gathered at the Summit therefore agreed to establish the Peacebuilding Commission to carry out the tasks set out in the resolutions providing for its establishment (resolution 1645 (2005) and General Assembly resolution 60/180), in particular bringing together all relevant actors to propose integrated strategies for post-conflict peacebuilding based on the principle of national ownership; to provide recommendations and information to improve the coordination of all relevant actors within and outside the United Nations, including helping to ensure the funding necessary for those 3 activities; and ensuring the necessary linkages between peacebuilding and peacekeeping activities.”
2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source
“While we agree with the objective assessment that there is a need for further United Nations efforts to address those areas, we must always bear in mind the discussions that took place prior to the 2005 World Summit, at which it was concluded that there were a number of gaps that must be filled by the United Nations, including the three topics covered by the concept paper.”
2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Mr. Abdelaziz (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): I should like at the outset to express my delegation's appreciation to the United Kingdom for convening this important debate and for the concept paper (S/2008/291, annex) prepared in advance of this discussion. My delegation aligns itself with and supports the statement to be made by the representative of Jamaica on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. The concept paper forms the basis for a discussion of three major areas that, we all agree, need to be addressed more robustly within the United Nations system.”
2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Egypt is looking forward to the Security Council immediately adopting the measures necessary to ensure that such violations will not recur.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Despite the success of Egyptian and other international endeavours to ensure that electricity is restored to northern Gaza and to begin partial fuel deliveries to the Strip, and despite Egypt's ongoing commitment to provide electricity to the Rafah area of southern Gaza, the Security Council must still fulfil its responsibility to lift the siege imposed on the Palestinian people and to ensure access for humanitarian assistance through all crossings, as this is necessary to enable the Palestinian people to return to normal life, both in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. It must also prevent Israel from violating the rights of the Palestinian people through repeated assaults that kill Palestinians and destroy all hope for peace in the Middle East.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824Resumption1 (2008) · source
“While Egypt fully rejects the launching of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel, we stress the importance of Israel respecting international law and its obligations as an occupying Power in accordance with the Fourth Geneva Convention, primarily its obligation to respect the human rights of the Palestinian people. The humanitarian disaster that the Palestinians are currently experiencing must not be allowed to fuel the vicious cycle of violence, thus 08-21448 undermining the positive spirit aimed at reaching a peaceful and just settlement. The Israeli Government's illegal decision to name Gaza a "hostile entity" is an additional contravention of international law and aims at discriminating against the Palestinian people on an illegal and illegitimate basis.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824Resumption1 (2008) · source
“In parallel, Egypt intensified its contacts at the highest level with the international Quartet, which should shoulder greater responsibility in addressing the deteriorating situation in Gaza and in ensuring that such a situation never occurs again. Egypt also made contact at the highest level with the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah and with other influential international Powers interested in continuing the Middle East peace process on the basis of international legitimacy and full respect for all mutual commitments on the part of both the Palestinian and the Israeli sides, in accordance with relevant Security Council resolutions, the principle of land for peace and the Arab Peace Initiative.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824Resumption1 (2008) · source
“As part of Egypt's endeavours to deal effectively with the humanitarian crisis on the ground in the occupied Palestinian territories, particularly in Gaza, during a series of contacts with both the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence of Israel, President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak called for the immediate cessation of those punitive measures and for all measures necessary to ease the suffering of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. He also asked for assurances that Israel would not repeat such measures, which undermine all international efforts aimed at establishing a viable independent Palestinian State, through the negotiation process that began following the Annapolis Conference. That process is now in jeopardy due to the deteriorating humanitarian and economic situation in the occupied Palestinian territory.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824Resumption1 (2008) · source
“These include policies of siege and the closure of all crossing points, resulting in a lack of food and medical supplies; the cutting off of electricity; the halting of services in hospitals and bakeries; and the withholding of heating supplies during harsh weather conditions. These measures have also affected the water supply and 2 sewage system, posing the threat that diseases and epidemics will spread. Moreover, our sorrow increases as we see our brethren living in the harsh conditions imposed by the occupying Power and facing repeated attacks by the occupying Israeli army resulting - over the past two days alone - in no fewer than 40 Palestinian deaths and hundreds of casualties.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Egypt stresses its legal and political position against these unlawful and inhumane Israeli measures, and it calls today upon the Security Council and the entire international community to take all necessary measures to end the Israeli policies of closure, siege and the cutting off of food and fuel supplies, to ensure respect for the human rights of the Palestinian people and to enable that people to live a dignified life, without discrimination between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, because the Palestinians in both areas constitute one people. We have all witnessed with deep sorrow the scenes resulting from those Israeli policies and measures, which contravene all international norms and all the obligations of the occupying Power.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Egypt supports the statement made by the representative of Saudi Arabia, Chairman of the Arab Group for this month, and the statements to be made by the representatives of Cuba on behalf of the Non- Aligned Movement and Pakistan on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, all of which reflect the unanimity of the international condemnation of Israel's systematic violations of international law and obligations.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Mr. Abdelaziz (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): The delegation of Egypt wishes to express to you, Sir, and to the other members of the Security Council its appreciation for your prompt response to the request of the Group of Arab States to convene this emergency meeting to consider the deteriorating situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, particularly in the Gaza Strip, resulting from the cruel punitive measures that Israel insists on imposing on the Palestinian people in blatant breach of its commitments and obligations pursuant to international law and international humanitarian law, especially its commitments as an occupying Power under the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949.”
2008-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5824Resumption1 (2008) · source
“It has done so by convening a series of regional meetings through which governmental and non-governmental organizations support women's activities in achieving peace and stability in the Arab world. In particular, those organizations support the role of women in launching effective political negotiations aimed at reaching settlements to ongoing international political issues. The Government of Egypt is also making great efforts to strengthen the status of women in all fields, especially in such vital areas as peacekeeping and peacebuilding in post-conflict situations, which require particular attention and follow-up. Egypt will continue to play its role in national, regional and international efforts to strengthen the status of women, in coordination with the main bodies responsible for women's issues within the Organization.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Egypt attaches great importance to the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) within a holistic framework that mobilizes the efforts of all Governments, civil society and the private sector, and is fully prepared to see the resolution implemented throughout the Arab world and Africa. The Government of Egypt has supported many activities related to the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), the Action Plan and the related programmes and has assisted other countries on the African continent to address the matter effectively. We have done this by providing direct technical assistance and trilateral cooperation with other partners. The Suzanne Mubarak Women's International Peace Movement, one of the major non-governmental organizations in this field, has provided great assistance in that regard.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Furthermore, it requires us - not only in the Security Council but throughout the United Nations - to formulate a clear system-wide action plan to deal with the issues with the participation of all principal organs, through the simultaneous adoption of resolutions by the General Assembly, the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council. The serious issue before us does not need scrutiny by Member States through the establishment of a monitoring mechanism to guarantee full implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) and the Action Plan, as suggested by the Secretary-General. Rather, what it needs is a collective international effort to strengthen the capacity of States to help with implementation and to provide the financial resources and technical expertise needed to make progress possible.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766Resumption1 (2007) · source
“These are caused, on the one hand, by a lack of non-core resources from voluntary contributions, and on the other, by the lack of a clear vision of the ultimate result, which differs from case to case. Another cause is the lack of effective reporting and evaluation on the substantive impact of the Organization's efforts on the ground. Lastly, there is a failure to recognize the vital role that can be played by the Peacebuilding Commission in designing the conceptual framework for addressing this issue, particularly in post-conflict situations, as reflected in operative paragraph 17 of General Assembly resolution 61/143.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766Resumption1 (2007) · source
“It reflects growing interest by all entities of the United Nations system, along with necessary efficiency, in particular on the part of the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General, the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) and other relevant bodies. Yet there are many questions that require responses in order to achieve the desired coherence among activities at the level of the Organization and the activities of Member States, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the private sector in implementation of the resolution and the Action Plan. First and foremost, this requires effectively addressing the institutional gaps and challenges identified by the Secretary-General and relating to internal administrative matters.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Mr. Abdelaziz (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): Mr. President, at the outset, I would like to thank you for convening this open debate on women and peace and security and to extend our gratitude to the Secretariat for the report submitted today to the Council on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) and related plans and programmes (S/2007/567). The report of the Secretary-General undoubtedly reflects an enormous effort to follow up implementation of the 2005-2007 Action Plan, as well as to formulate the new Action Plan for 2008-2009.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Such measures are founded on varied cultures, customs, traditions and religions, which represent the elements of human diversity, which in turn is the basis for the dialogue among civilizations and religions. If the United Nations is to continue to play its designated role, we have a collective responsibility. That responsibility rests on a firm determination to make the Organization and its principal organs a crucible of joint international efforts to deal effectively and immediately with the regional and global issues and problems that face us, instead of attempting to deepen the encroachment of the Security Council on issues that institutionally fall within the competence of other principal organs.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“In creating a role for the Security Council in security sector reform, as envisaged in the concept paper - to rebuild the capacity of States in ensuring security, justice and the rule of law, and to spread democracy on the national level - we must first uphold the values of democracy, equality and good governance at the international level within an integrated framework that strengthens the capacity of the principal organs of the United Nations to ensure security, justice and the rule of law - each within its own institutional competence. As our peoples and Governments work to deepen the roots of democracy, respect for human rights and political reform, our actions must be based on the values of the societies themselves and must accord with internal measures that cannot be imposed from without.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Most important among such principles are respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity of States and non-interference in their internal affairs. The Secretary- General must submit all relevant reports on the issue to the General Assembly. The Security Council can then discuss its limited role in supporting the national will of States to reform their own security sectors, within the limits of the Council's prerogatives, and only in areas affecting the maintenance of international peace and security. Thus, the adoption of a presidential statement by the Security Council before such a debate by the general membership of the United Nations would not send the needed positive signal.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“In the light of the procedural and substantive difficulties that make the Security Council an unsuitable venue for discussing this new thinking from the standpoint of application, the delegation of Egypt believes that it is necessary first to hold a comprehensive debate in the General Assembly to reach consensus on the objectives of reforms and on the scope of their application. This should be deliberated in the General Assembly along with similar ideas that we failed to agree upon in the 2005 World Summit, such as "human security" and the "responsibility to protect", within a framework that reaffirms commitment to all fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter and international law.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Such matters fall within the purview of national capacity-building. Undoubtedly, the Peacebuilding Commission is better able to marshal and direct the contributions of the international community to support the process of rehabilitating security institutions. It is also better able to coordinate the efforts exerted in this respect through the Security Council, the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, the good offices of the Secretary- General and the donor countries and international financial institutions to deal with the concept of peacebuilding in a holistic manner, in all its political, security, economic, social and development dimensions.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Every effort in the field of security sector reform assumes that there are existing flaws, a matter that necessitates reaching general agreement - not in the Security Council but in the General Assembly - on justifications and on methods to assess the security situation in order to define such flaws. General agreement is also needed on the required institutional reforms and, more important, on the principle that such reforms must lie fully within national ownership when it comes to determining needs and priorities, fully supervising implementation and calling a halt to any reform at any time. If the purpose behind proposing this new issue is to help States emerging from conflict to shoulder their responsibilities, then the issue is actually about rehabilitating security institutions, and not about reform.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“At a time when the issue of security sector reform may have seen limited application by some European regional organizations and among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the attempt to indicate that there is widespread agreement on a so-called new concept is far from the reality. That is especially true considering that security sector reform is linked to a number of controversial ideas on which there is also no consensus, such as the "responsibility to protect" and "human security". These ideas seek to utilize humanitarian concepts to codify interference in the internal affairs of States without even reaching international agreement on the definition of those ideas, the scope of their application or their relationship to the sovereignty of each State over its territory.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Discussing the issue of security sector reform represents a continuation of the debates that took place in the Security Council and the General Assembly on the role of the Peacebuilding Commission. However, although the Security Council has the right to discuss the activities of the Peacebuilding Commission, it is not its prerogative to look into the application dimensions of security sector reform, even in cases of States emerging from conflict, except within the context of its specific responsibility on this issue, which is limited compared to the wider responsibilities of the other principal organs of the United Nations.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“The Security Council's involvement in issues of human rights, women, crime, HIV/AIDS and so forth, and its reported attempts to address economic and environmental issues cause serious concern among the general membership of the Organization. This shows clearly that the Security Council needs genuine reform of its working methods and an increase in its membership in order to become more democratic and more representative of the interests of all Member States. Today's debate falls into that grey area, which the Security Council is attempting to exploit in order to strengthen its control of an issue that - as document 8/2007/72 indicates - falls primarily within the prerogatives of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“We must admit frankly that some of these open debates have indeed contributed to strengthening the overall understanding between the Council and the general membership regarding critical issues relating to the maintenance of international peace and security. But the great majority have gone beyond that domain and have aimed at reinforcing and entrenching the Security Council's unusual and wilful encroachment on issues that, under the Charter, lie primarily among the prerogatives of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council - in clear disregard of repeated calls by Member States to put an end this grave phenomenon.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Mr. Abdelaziz (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): The delegation of Egypt, Sir, welcomes your presidency of the Security Council for this month and welcomes your initiative to organize this open debate. Such open debates are among the ways to strengthen and deepen the understanding and coordination between the Security Council and the general membership on issues that fall within the Council's purview. However, it is incumbent upon us to start by assessing whether or not these open debates have achieved their purposes. The Egyptian delegation expresses its support for the statement made earlier by the representative of Cuba on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Egypt hopes that we can benefit from their experiences, and that we assess our performance towards them in a correct and sound manner that would allow us to support the peace in these two sisterly countries and to realize their aspirations to peace and development, and would allow us at the same time to perform better in dealing with other cases in the future.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627Resumption1 (2007) · source
“It is based on the responsibility of every State joining the Peacebuilding Commission to perform its role with objectivity and integrity, to rally all possible support for the States emerging from conflicts, enabling them to cement the peace and stability they have achieved. It is based on the need to make the role of the Commission visible on the ground in these States, in order to reaffirm the international community's continued attention and support. The cases of Burundi and Sierra Leone are examples of what can be achieved in terms of progress.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627Resumption1 (2007) · source
“It rests on the principle of national ownership of post-conflict strategies, in terms of planning and implementation equally. It rejects changing the Peacebuilding Commission into a trusteeship council that controls the future of the States emerging form conflicts. It rejects the transformation of the Commission into a mere broker or mediator that brings together the donor and recipient countries under the supervision of the Secretary-General. Our approach to peacebuilding is based on transparency and accountability, on the common responsibility of the Security Council, the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, without allowing any of them to prevail over the other.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627Resumption1 (2007) · source
“They have also confirmed that enhancing the functioning of the Commission needs institutional improvement, through the establishment of the desired balance between the role of the Organizational Committee, the country-specific configurations and the Peacebuilding Support Office, and to guarantee that all members of the Commission are able to perform the roles for which they were elected or appointed, without discrimination between donor and non-donor countries. There should be no special relationship between the donor countries, the State whose case is under consideration and the Peacebuilding Support Office in charting the plans and in their implementation. Our position vis-a-vis peacebuilding is unchanged, and it will remain unchanged.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Such an exercise would surely support the assessment now being conducted by the working group established specifically for this purpose within the Commission, under the chairmanship of the Permanent Representative of El Salvador. The past few months have shown that the consensus rule is a double-edged weapon. They have proven that there is a dire need for detailed rules of procedure governing the Commission's activities in the absence of any precedents.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Hence, and in light of the lack of provisions on this issue in the Commission's rules of procedures, the complementarity of the roles of the three principal organs becomes essential to achieve the objectives behind establishing the Commission, without any of them attempting to encroach on the prerogatives of the other organs, which were delineated and maintained by the Charter since the foundation of the United Nations. As it is too early to assess the role of the Peacebuilding Commission, whether in the Security Council or the General Assembly, our meeting today would only be useful in considering the lessons learned from the Commission's activities in the past six months, not in order to criticize or commend them, but rather to prepare a joint foundation with the General Assembly for a real take-off on solid grounds.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Then a larger role for both the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council and their relevant subsidiary bodies would evolve more vigorously and effectively, in order to deal with the requirements of the reconstruction and rehabilitation phase and move towards economic and social development in coordination with the other United Nations bodies and the international finance institutions and donor States. The resolutions establishing the Peacebuilding Commission do not delineate clear-cut definitions of the roles of each of the principal organs in this regard.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627Resumption1 (2007) · source
“The principal objective for the adoption of two parallel resolutions by the Security Council and the General Assembly establishing this pivotal organ was to ensure ongoing involvement of the international community in conflict situations without interruption. Accordingly, the Security Council would deal with these considerations when they constitute threats to international peace and security until peace and stability are re-established.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627Resumption1 (2007) · source