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  1. “The Security Council cannot also accept that practice pursued by the Iraqi regime of selecting certain paragraphs that are irrelevant to the essence of the problem, thus believing that it may create certain loopholes in the steadfast position of the Security Council or push its members to disregard some of those obligations or to regard them as less important. The Iraqi regime is dreaming of and gambling on splintering the unity of the Security Council so that it may be able to escape some of its responsibilities. That being the case, the Government and people of Kuwait appreciate the Council's united stand as expressed in its resolution 949 (1994).”

    1994-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3439 (1994) · source

  2. “This was done with the aim of moving world public opinion to consider the suffering of its people under the sanctions; however, the whole world knows by now who is responsible for that suffering. During the meetings regularly held by the Security Council every two months to discuss Iraq's implementation of its obligations under the relevant Security Council resolutions, it has become clear that the Council regards its relevant resolutions as one indivisible whole, a political and legal whole that allows of no permissiveness.”

    1994-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3439 (1994) · source

  3. “This Council meets today after having adopted resolution 949 (1994), in which it stipulated a number of procedures designed to prevent the Iraqi regime from threatening the security and borders of Kuwait and of the countries of the world and from destabilizing regional and international peace. It is a happy coincidence that our meeting today comes after the collective stand of your Council in the face of the Iraqi threats and its rejection of its non-peaceful intentions. This collective stand carries in itself a clear message to the Iraqi regime that all the permanent and non-permanent members of the Security Council, without distinction, stand as one man against the policies of the Iraqi regime, the last of which was the movement 10 days ago of its forces towards the borders of Kuwait under the pretext of military exercises.”

    1994-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3439 (1994) · source

  4. “Kuwait appreciates the interest of the Russian Federation in ensuring the safety of Kuwait and the inviolability of its international borders and in holding Iraq responsible for carrying out its obligations under Security Council resolutions. Mr. Kozyrev had the chance in person to listen to the viewpoint of Kuwait and to the expressions of the esteem in which we hold him personally and hold his country, from His Royal Highness the Emir of Kuwait, His Royal Highness the Crown 15 Prince and Prime Minister, and the First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister in the course of his last visit to Kuwait. This Council has also listened to the position of the Iraqi regime regarding those obligations, and as expected, we have heard nothing new, even at these crucial moments.”

    1994-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3439 (1994) · source

  5. “Mr. Abulhasan (Kuwait) (interpretation from Arabic): The Security Council convenes today to listen to His Excellency Mr. Kozyrev, the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, and my delegation is pleased to have him among us today. He has just briefed us on his latest efforts to convince the Iraqi regime of the need to carry out all the obligations under resolution 687 (1991), particularly those relating to respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Kuwait, as well as its international borders, as laid down in resolution 833 (1993) and as guaranteed by your august Council.”

    1994-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3439 (1994) · source

  6. “We are convinced that all States of the region and the peace and security of the region will benefit from this resolution.”

    1994-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3438 (1994) · source

  7. “UNIKOM's mandate has been strengthened by the paragraph referred to by the Council in its resolution of today in the President's statement of 8 October 1994, wherein the Council asked the Mission to redouble its vigilance and efforts in safeguarding the security of the region. We are sure that the resolution adopted today is a proper expression of preventive diplomacy and use of the authority and means available to the Council to prevent any threat to peace and security and the need to warn against the consequences of such actions. Kuwait believes that if the Security Council resolutions adopted before the recent developments were moral and political deterrents to Iraq, today's resolution, with all the arrangements it contains, will prevent Iraq from repeating such actions. It is a practical deterrent.”

    1994-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3438 (1994) · source

  8. “By so doing, those countries have contributed to the consolidation of the foundations of security and have upheld the Council's authority and its resolutions. I cannot fail also to thank the Secretary- General of our Organization for having taken the initiative, in line with his role and responsibility, by adopting two statements that were commensurate with the scale of the developments. I wish to thank in particular the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM) for its important role in maintaining security and preventing any disturbance that may threaten security in the demilitarized zone for which it is responsible.”

    1994-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3438 (1994) · source

  9. “Because of their awareness of the gravity of the aggressive steps taken by the Iraqi regime against the security and stability of the region, they have taken practical steps to deter the aggressor and to consolidate the practical underpinnings of the security and stability of the region's countries. The resolution the Council has just adopted supports and reinforces that constructive tendency. On behalf of Kuwait, I wish to thank all the States that sponsored this resolution. This is a very lofty expression of a sense of responsibility and of respect for the Charter and for security and stability. I should also like to thank all the States that have voted in favour of the draft resolution.”

    1994-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3438 (1994) · source

  10. “All this took place against the well-known backdrop of the Iraqi regime's continued refusal to recognize the international border demarcated by the United Nations between Iraq and Kuwait, the inviolability of which was guaranteed by the Security Council in its resolution 833 (1993), not to mention that regime's rejection of the other obligations contained in resolution 687 (1991). Because of these developments, and because of the threat they pose to the security and stability of the region, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the States of the Gulf Cooperation Council held a special meeting in Kuwait. The Foreign Ministers of the United States and the United Kingdom participated in part of that meeting pursuant to their countries' support for Kuwait, their desire to safeguard its security and stability.”

    1994-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3438 (1994) · source

  11. “Given the intentions of the Iraqi regime which have been made quite apparent by its record of aggression that has immersed the whole region in a nightmare, the deployment of such large units of the Iraqi army, with their heavy sophisticated weaponry cannot be considered, under any circumstances, a purely internal affair or one that falls within the purview of inviolable sovereignty, particularly in the light of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council's statement of 6 October, which contained a clear threat to Kuwait and the States of the region and wherein the Iraqi regime attacked the role and authority of the Security Council, and attacked also the United Nations Special Commission mandated to supervise the destruction of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. It also attacked the Commission's Chairman, Ambassador Ekeus.”

    1994-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3438 (1994) · source

  12. “The countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, the United States and the United Kingdom have deployed military forces in Kuwait. France, too, has participated in this effort to deter aggression and safeguard peace. On behalf of the people and the Government of Kuwait, we extend to those countries our gratitude. The majority of States and regional organizations, including the Gulf Cooperation Council, the League of Arab States and the Organization of the Islamic Conference have condemned the Iraqi measures and demanded that Iraq should restore the situation that existed prior to these developments and that it should implement all the relevant Security Council resolutions concerning its aggression against the State of Kuwait.”

    1994-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3438 (1994) · source

  13. “Today's meeting and the resolution just adopted arise from the Security Council's legal and political responsibilities for the maintenance of security and stability in the Gulf region, safeguarding the inviolability of the international borders between Kuwait and Iraq, preventing Iraq from using force and ensuring its acceptance of and compliance with all Security Council resolutions relating to its aggression against my country. Over the past few days, the Iraqi regime has engaged in a number of political and military activities and taken measures which, by any standards, violate the very basis of the cease-fire arranged by the Security Council in resolution 687 (1991). Those measures have created a climate of tension and unrest and have threatened regional peace and security.”

    1994-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3438 (1994) · source

  14. “The members of the Council have just demonstrated a very strong stand on the side of right and strong determination to uphold the law. These expressions assure every small State that it is safe from the law of the jungle and make every small State much more attached to the United Nations. To all members here, my friends, we express our gratitude for the devotion to peace and security and our thanks for the concern they have shown over Kuwait as a country and a people.”

    1994-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3438 (1994) · source

  15. “Mr. Abulhasan (Kuwait) (interpretation from Arabic): On behalf of the delegation of Kuwait, Mr. President, it is my pleasure to pay tribute to the excellent manner in which you, have conducted the work of the Security Council this month. Your experience, wisdom and excellent performance have made themselves felt during your presidency. I should also like to stress the good relationship that exists between our two countries, which is based on friendship, respect and mutual trust. Nor can I fail to pay special tribute to your predecessor, Ambassador Barnuevo of Spain, or to congratulate him on his success in conducting the Security Council's work last month. The people and Government of Kuwait, having followed this meeting through the media, are more confident about the present and the future.”

    1994-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3438 (1994) · source

  16. “Applying the resolutions of the Security Council, especially resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), and the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, must take high priority if real progress is to be achieved and if a success is to be made of the negotiations to achieve a just and lasting settlement of the question of Palestine and end the Arab- Israeli conflict.”

    1994-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3342 (1994) · source

  17. “To consolidate the steps taken towards peace we must achieve positive, tangible solutions to the issues that are to be discussed and negotiated between the Israelis and the Palestinians, first and foremost of which is the question of the settlements established by the occupying Power in violation of international law, and not the least of which is the question of withdrawal from the occupied Arab territories, including Al-Quds al-Sharif, which is part and parcel of those territories.”

    1994-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3342 (1994) · source

  18. “First, a suitable mechanism to implement the Fourth Geneva Convention should be established through the deployment of a special international observer force to ensure the safety and protection of Arab citizens in occupied Palestinian and Arab towns. Secondly, the Security Council should send a commission of inquiry to investigate this very dangerous incident. Thirdly, the Israeli authorities should disarm the Israeli settlers and control their activities, which are endangering peace and security in the occupied Arab territories. The Arab party takes seriously the peace negotiations that started in Madrid at the end of October 1991 under the auspices of the United States of America and the Russian Federation.”

    1994-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3342 (1994) · source

  19. “Provocations, hostility and acts of aggression against Palestinians inside Palestinian towns, including Hebron, point to the need for the settlers to be disarmed and for the extremists to be kept under constant control. I believe that the Council must compel Israel to protect Palestinians from those who wish to place obstacles in the way of the peace process. Kuwait calls upon the Council to include the following points in any resolution on this question, failing which it will be impossible to put an end to the cycle of aggression and counter-aggression that is undermining everything that has been achieved in the peace process.”

    1994-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3342 (1994) · source

  20. “Boutros Boutros-Ghali, for his initiative in showing that he is ready to send international observers to the occupied Palestinian territories. In these circumstances, it seems to us that it would be appropriate for the International Committee of the Red Cross - which, under the Fourth Geneva Convention, has a special responsibility for civilians under occupation - to play a similar observer role. The continuation of violent acts in the occupied territories is a cause of great concern to us. We believe that the continuation of Israeli settlements and the activities of the settlers are amongst the basic obstacles to achieving tangible progress within the framework of international efforts to achieve a just and durable comprehensive settlement in the Middle East.”

    1994-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3342 (1994) · source

  21. “The Security Council was clear about this right in its resolution 681 (1990), in which it requested the Secretary-General, inter alia, to monitor and observe the situation regarding Palestinian civilians under Israeli occupation. The Secretary-General has already indicated in a report (S/25149) that a special United Nations monitoring mechanism should be established in the occupied territories, as suggested in resolution 681 (1990); such a monitoring mechanism should have the effect of reassuring Palestinians, particularly those living under occupation, that their need for safety and protection is not being neglected, regardless of whatever progress is or is not being made in the peace talks. Here, I should like to commend the Secretary- General, Mr.”

    1994-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3342 (1994) · source

  22. “The shock was all the greater since a number of Israeli settlers - one of them in military uniform - shot defenceless people at prayer in a place sacred to Islam in the town of Hebron, leading to 50 dead and 200 injured. The massacre shocked my country - Government and people - deeply; it was the worst massacre since the Israeli occupation began in 1967. The Government of Kuwait has issued a statement expressing the feelings of the Kuwaiti people, and that statement has been distributed as an official document of the Security Council. Despite the wide welcome accorded the Israeli- Palestinian agreement in international, Arab and Palestinian forums, there is a widespread feeling that since the time of the Madrid peace conference the international community has ignored the right of Palestinians under occupation to live in peace and safety.”

    1994-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3342 (1994) · source

  23. “It gives me pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the work of the Security Council for this month. Your experience guarantees the complete success of the Council's work, and the role of your country supports you in maintaining international peace and security. At the same time, I should like to pay a special tribute to your predecessor, Ambassador Roble Olhaye, the Permanent Representative of fraternal Djibouti, for his success in conducting the work of the Security Council over the past month, which was an active one indeed. The Security Council is meeting now to discuss the horrifying massacre that took place on 25 February in the town of Hebron. The shock of the massacre has been felt not only by the innocent Palestinian people under occupation, but by all people of conscience throughout the world.”

    1994-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3342 (1994) · source

  24. “We notice that the credibility of this new world order is being tested today, when the United Nations is involved in peacemaking instead of crisis management and peace-keeping, which is the role that would promote the rule of international law and the consolidation of the principles of justice throughout the world. In closing, I should like to take this opportunity to salute the people and Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We pray to Allah, the Lord of the Universe, to put an end to the injustices and aggression from which they are suffering during this very month of Ramadan. At this moment, we are inspired by the words of Allah in the Holy Koran: "Tf God helps you, none can overcome you" (The Holy Koran, ITI:160). May Allah bring upon you peace, mercy and blessings.”

    1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption3 (1994) · source

  25. “We must bear in mind that no settlement will be viable as long as an aggressor party has imposed its will by force and there is on the other side a victim of the aggression. We call upon the international community to insist on meeting the territorial demands of the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially in terms of giving it access to the sea, so that the viable requirements of statehood would be met and so that the proposed accord would not be a reason for wars and conflicts in the future. My delegation fervently hopes that the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina will be bright, as that country is a State Member of this world Organization. Such a future will not be possible unless the United Nations addresses the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the basis of the tenets and underpinnings of the new world order.”

    1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption3 (1994) · source

  26. “First, this would mean that the Security Council would abandon the idea of implementing its previous resolutions under Chapter VII of the Charter; secondly, the situation of the Muslims in the safe areas would be tantamount to being in sporadic and disconnected concentration camps, thus bringing a virtual end to the Islamic entity within that State; and, thirdly, acceptance of the partition on the basis of the status quo would mean consolidation of the outcome of aggression and the principle of the acquisition of territory by force. That principle is rejected under the Charter of the United Nations and is rejected by the international community. Therefore, Kuwait believes that the Security Council should determine in specific terms the actions to be taken for settlement.”

    1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption3 (1994) · source

  27. “He also indicated that there was agreement that the republic with a Muslim majority would get 33.3 per cent of the territory; the Croats would have 17.5 per cent of the territory; and the Serbs would have about half of the territory of the republic. In fact, the proposed status for Muslims under the partition plan involves serious potential dangers on the international level, given the following considerations.”

    1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption3 (1994) · source

  28. “The Council is duty-bound to fulfil its obligation to revive those negotiations by moving them to New York, where they will be under its direct supervision. We stand at a dangerous and historical crossroads. Either the Serb forces will continue their aggression, thus defying the international community - an outcome we reject totally - or the Security Council will fulfil its responsibilities and put an end to this brutal massacre. Thus the Council should directly supervise the political negotiations in order to find a permanent and just solution to this crisis. The Secretary-General indicated in his recent report, submitted to the Security Council on 29 December 1993, that there was agreement between the three parties to organize Bosnia and Herzegovina into a confederation made up of three republics.”

    1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption3 (1994) · source

  29. “My country supported the decisions and recommendations of the London Conference, and we have encouraged the holding of negotiations for a settlement of the problem in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Government and people of Kuwait stands on the side of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a result of principles anchored in justice and international law. We have given all possible assistance to the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Our position does not emanate from religious bigotry or religious affinity. Rather, it is the same one adopted by Kuwait when it was a victim of Iraqi aggression - and the support we demand is the same we expected from the international community. Political negotiations in Geneva have clearly reached an impasse.”

    1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption3 (1994) · source

  30. “Indeed, the ultimatum should be expanded to cover all the territories of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Otherwise, the Serb forces will very likely use the heavy weaponry withdrawn from the Sarajevo area in other areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Secondly, the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina should be exempted, as the victim of aggression, from the military embargo imposed on the former Yugoslavia under Security Council resolution 713 (1991). Such an exemption would enable the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina to exercise its right to self-defence under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter. It does not stand to reason that a people which is a victim of genocide should continue to suffer from an arms embargo while the arrogant aggressors continue to receive reinforcements.”

    1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption3 (1994) · source

  31. “We appreciate the response of NATO and its member States to the request of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and the decisions taken by NATO on 9 February 1994, including the decision on an ultimatum of 10 days for the Serb forces to withdraw their heavy weaponry from the vicinity of the city of Sarajevo. We view these recent decisions by NATO as a serious ultimatum to the Serb forces, designed to put an end to their aggression and to confirm that negotiations are the only avenue that can lead to a peaceful and just settlement. It has become quite clear that the Serb aggressors understand no language but that of force. My country wishes therefore to emphasize the following points. First, NATO should be firm and demonstrate resolve in implementing its ultimatum to the Serb aggressors.”

    1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption3 (1994) · source

  32. “Kuwait, while condemning and censuring these Serbian brutalities, calls upon the Security Council to take a firm position and to act effectively to rescue the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina by implementing all its relevant resolutions, especially resolutions 824 (1993) and 836 (1993). The Council is also duty-bound to bring to justice all the perpetrators of those massacres. The credibility of the Security Council is today more than ever before genuinely at stake, and the Council should therefore fulfil its true mandate as envisaged in the Charter.”

    1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption3 (1994) · source

  33. “under paragraphs 9 and 10 of Security Council resolution 836 (1993), for NATO member States to make urgent preparations to use air power to forestall further attacks against civilians. Since the establishment of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its later admission to the United Nations, in May 1992, it has been the target of one massacre after another. The most recent massacre in the Sarajevo central market, despite its brutality, should not divert our attention from othermassacres, such as the recent killing of six innocent children while they were playing in a Sarajevo street.”

    1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption3 (1994) · source

  34. “Mr. ABULHASAN (Kuwait) (interpretation from Arabic): At the outset, I should like to congratulate my Muslim brothers on this occasion of the month of Ramadan. I should also like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. You represent Djibouti, our Arab sister State, which we are proud to call a fellow member of the Arab world and with which my country maintains close ties. You have demonstrated skill and statesmanship during your presidency. While my Government welcomes the decision of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to give an ultimatum to the Serb aggressors to withdraw their heavy weapons from the vicinity of Sarajevo, Kuwait believes that this ultimatum came very late. It came as a response to the request of the Secretary-General.”

    1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption3 (1994) · source

  35. “We hope that the Security Council's resolutions on Bosnia and Herzegovina will be implemented and complied with so that that people may enjoy its human right to life in its own homeland in peace and stability.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source

  36. “In view of the tragic nature of the situation in Busnia ani Herzegovina, it is incumbent on the international community to increase humanitarian assistance and to give priority to opening up routes for humanitarian relief to all the beseiged parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina. All these measures constitute immediate and urgent measures to halt the Serbian aggression egainst Bosnia and Herzegovina and to implement the Council's resolutions and the conclusions of the London Conference. The Security Council has had marked success in establishing a foundation for peace in various parts of the world, especially through shaping the concept of collective security, which imparts credibility to the Council, through the enforcement of its resolutions.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source

  37. “Kuwait hopes that the meeting of the Council will lead to the adoption of a resolution that would lift this embargo on weapons supplies. We also believe that those who have committed serious breaches of the Fourth Geneva Convention should be pursued and put on trial, in accordance with Security Council resolution 771 (1992) and other relevant resolutions. We support the right of the people and Governnent of Bosnia and Herzegovina to ask Serbia and Montenegro for just compensations for damage and loss of life and property. The tragic situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina calls for emergency measures. Priority should be given to the protection of the right of man to life and to the protection of human beings.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source

  38. “We therefore call upon the Security Council to take all the necessary measures provided for in Chapter VII of the Charter to implement its resolutions which imposed a ban on military flights by the warplanes of Serbia and Montenegro in the airspace of Bosnia and Herzegovina the latest of which was resolution 786 (1992), and to ensure the withdrawal of the Serbian regular and irregular troops from those territories. We cali upon the international community to provide all necessary material, military and moral support to enable the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina to exercise its legitimate right of self-defence. This requires that the embargo on weapons supplies to the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, should be lifted especially in the absence of a collective defence.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source

  39. “All this constitutes a flagrant violation of the principles and provisions of international law, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and the United Nations Charter. The tragic situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a matter of deep concern to us, as are the Belgrade Government's reneging on the commitments it made at the London Conference and the absence of a permanent follow-up mechanism to those commitments. We believe that the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina is not a civil war but rather a war of extermination perpetrated against the people of an independent State and a brazen occupation of its territories.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source

  40. “The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a State Member of the United Nations. The Security Council has adopted more than one resolution emphasizing the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In an attempt to limit the fighting, the Council has adopted a number of resolutions whose provisions include banning military flights over Bosnia and Herzegovina, the placing of heavy artillery and weapons under international control, the release of all prisoners and detainees, the closing down of concentration camps and the halting of the policy of "ethnic cleansing". Regrettably, however, these resolutions have not been implemented. What we have seen is the violation of the ban on military flights, and the consequent prevention of the arrival of the vital humanitarian assistance to the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source

  41. “Consequently, and in accordance with resolution 1992/S-1/1 of the Commission on Human Rights, the Special Rapporteur has decided to prepara the present periodic report in order to draw the attention of the Commission on Human Rights, as well as the Security Council, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and all Governments and concerned international organizations, to the most compelling problems associated with the policy of ethnic cieansing". (8424766, para 1) The international community seems to believe that the "ethnic cleansing" now being pursued in Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Serbian forces is not 4 result of the war but is rather one of its objectives. In actual fact, the Muslims of Bosnia and Herzegovina are threatened by extermination unless the duternational community takes specific measures to rescue them.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source

  42. “The Special Rapporteur of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Rapporteur of the Economic and Social Council have prepared a detailed report on the grave violations of human rights in the former Yugoslavia. I quote from the report submitted to us in document S/24766, dated 6 November, 1997: "The military conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is aimed at achieving 'ethnic cleznsing', remains a matter of particular and most urgent concern.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source

  43. “Although Security Council resolutions 770 (1992) and 771 (1992) were adopted a long time ago and the London Conference on the settlement of the question of the former Yugoslavia concluded its work more than seventy days ago, no significant progress has been made in implementing the Security Council resolutions on Bosnia and Herzegovina or the recommendations of the London Conference. The perple of Bosnia and Herzegovina still face a war of extermination at the hiads of Serbian forces and the forces backed by Serbia and Montenegro. As 4 result, thousands of innocent people have been killed and great numbers have been displaced from their homeland and forced to abandon their properties.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source

  44. “Mr. ABULHASAN (Kuwait) (interpretation from Arabic): I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We are quite confident that your outstanding qualities wil) guarantee the success of our work. You represent Hungary, a friendly country that has the closest ties with my country, Kuwait. I should like also to pay tribute to your predecessor, our friend Ambassador Jean-Bernard Merimee, the Parmanent Representative o° France, for his wisdom and ability in conducting the work of the Council last month.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source

  45. “We hope that the Security Council's resolutions on Bosnia and Herzegovina will be implemented and complied with so that that people may enjoy its human right to life in its own homeland in peace and stability.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

  46. “In view of the tragic nature of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is incumbent on the international community to increase humanitarian assistance and to give priority to opening up routes for humanitarian relief to all the beseiged parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina. All these measures constitute immediate and urgent measures to halt the Serbian aggression against Bosnia and Herzegovina and to implement the Council's resolutions and the conclusions of the London Conference. The Security Council has had marked success in establishing a foundacion for peace in various parts of the world, especially through shuping the concept of collective security, which imparts credibility to the Council, through the enforcement of its resolutions.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

  47. “Kuwait hopes that the meeting of the Council will lead to the adoption of a resolution that would lift this embargo on weapons supplies. We also believe that those who have committed serious breaches of the Fourth Geneva Convention should be pursued and put on trial, in accordance with Security Council resolution 771 (1992) and other relevant resolutions. We support the right of the people and Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina to ask Serbia and Montenegro for just compensations for damage and loss of life and property. The tragic gituation in Bosnia and Herzegovina calls for emergency measures. Priority should be given to the protection of the right of man to life and to the protection of human beings.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

  48. “We therefore call upon the Security Council to take all the necessary measures provided for in Chapter VII of the Charter to implement its resolutions which imposed a ban on military flights by the warplanes of Serbia and Montenegro in the airspace of Bosnia and Herzegovina the latest of which was resolution 786 (1992), and to ensure the withdrawal of the Serbian regular and irregular troops from those territories. We call upon the international community to provide all necessary material, military and moral support to enable the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina to exercise its legitimate right of self-defence. This requires that the embargo on weapons supplies to the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, should be lifted especially in the absence of a collective defence.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

  49. “All this constitutes a flagrant violation of the principles and provisions of international law, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and the United Nations Charter. The tragic situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a matter of deep concern to us, as are the Belgrade Government's reneging on the commitments it made at tne London Conference und the absence of a permanent follow-up mechanism to those commitments. We believe that the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina is not a civil war but rather a war of extermination perpetrated against the people of an independent State and a brazen occupation of its territories.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

  50. “The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a State Member of the United Nations. The Security Council has adopted more than one resolution emphasizing the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In an attempt to limit the fighting, the Council has adopted a number of resolutions whose provisions include banning military flights over Bosnia and Herzegovina, the placing of heavy artillery and weapons under international control, the release of all prisoners and detainees, the closing down of concentration camps and the halting of the policy of "ethnic Cleansing". Regrettably, however, these resolutions have not been implemented. What we have seen is the violation of the ban on military flights, and the consequent prevention of the arrival of the vital humanitarian assistance to the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source