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lines on the record: 93
first: 2002-10-22
most recent: 2009-04-27
sittings or episodes: 8
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“The President (spoke in French): I give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo.”
2006-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5448 (2006) · source
“On behalf of the Council, I welcome the presence among us of His Excellency Mr. Edward Ngoyayi Lowassa, Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. At this meeting the Security Council will hear a briefing by His Excellency Mr. Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo, in his capacity as current Chairman of the African Union, under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. I request the Chief of Protocol to escort the President of the Republic of the Congo to a seat at the Council table. Mr. Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo, was escorted to a seat at the Council table.”
2006-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5448 (2006) · source
“"The Security Council expresses its deep concern over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Darfur; welcomes the visit of the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, Jan Egeland; expresses its deep concern at the shortfall in humanitarian funding; urges Member States to make additional funds available; and calls on all the Sudanese parties to respect the neutrality, impartiality and independence of humanitarian assistance agents." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2006/21. There are no further speakers on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 4.10 p.m.”
2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source
“"The Security Council stresses that the Secretary-General should consult jointly with the African Union, in close and continuing consultation with the Security Council, and in cooperation and close consultation with the parties to the Abuja peace talks, including the Government of National Unity, on decisions concerning the transition to a United Nations operation; looks forward to receiving at the earliest opportunity from the Secretary-General detailed planning proposals for a United Nations operation in Darfur; calls in this regard for the Government of National Unity to facilitate immediately the visit of a joint United Nations and African Union technical assessment mission to Darfur; encourages the Secretary-General to consult urgently with potential troop-contributing counties on the assets required for a United Nations operation; stresses that a United Nations operation should have strong African participation and character; and calls on international and regional organizations and Member States to provide the United Nations operation every possible assistance.”
2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source
“"The Security Council commends the African Union for what the African Mission in Sudan (AMIS) has achieved in Darfur despite difficult circumstances; stresses the need for AMIS to be urgently further strengthened in line with the conclusions of the Joint Assessment Mission report of 10-20 December 2005 so that it is able to support implementation of the Darfur peace agreement until a United Nations operation is deployed; calls in this regard for the Secretary- General and the African Union to convene a pledging conference without delay; and urges Member States and international and regional organizations to provide every possible assistance to AMIS.”
2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source
“Salim Ahmed Salim; calls on all the parties to respect their commitments and implement the agreement without delay; urges those movements that have not signed the agreement to do so without delay, noting the benefits it will bring them and the people of Darfur, and not to act in any way that would impede implementation of the agreement; and welcomes the forthcoming meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council on 15 May 2006.”
2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source
“Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council strongly welcomes the agreement of 5 May 2006 reached at the intra- Sudanese peace talks in Abuja as a basis for lasting peace in Darfur; commends the signatories to the agreement; expresses its appreciation of the efforts of President Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo, President Obasanjo of Nigeria, in his capacity as host of the talks, and African Union Special Envoy and Chief Negotiator Dr.”
2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source
“I now give the floor to Her Excellency Ms. Agnes van Ardenne-van der Hoeven, Minister for Development Cooperation of the Netherlands.”
2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source
“I now invite the distinguished Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Argentina, Mr. Roberto Garcia Moritan, to take the floor.”
2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source
“I now invite the distinguished Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Mr. Yasuhisa Shiozaki, to take the floor.”
2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source
“I now invite His Excellency Mr. Yannis Valinakis, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, to take the floor.”
2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source
“I now invite Her Excellency Ms. Asha Rose Mtengeti-Migiro, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Republic of Tanzania, to take the floor.”
2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source
“Immediately thereafter, the African Union will come here to present the conclusions of its work to the Security Council. We therefore intend to rely on the United Nations, our partners and the entire international community to engage in activities that will be consistently concerted, harmonized and coherent. Such cooperation will ensure the success of the tremendous undertaking to which we are collectively committed. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I call on the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Margaret Beckett.”
2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source
“It is essential to strengthen the operational and financial capacities of the African Union's operation in Darfur and substantially to increase humanitarian assistance. It is also vital to organize the donors conference as soon as possible. As regards the management of this complex situation, it is essential to work to preserve the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union, particularly in the context of the preparation of the transition, heralded in the press release of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union on 10 March. The Peace and Security Council will be meeting at the ministerial level in Addis Ababa on 15 May in order to endorse the Abuja agreement and to identify the modalities of the transition.”
2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source
“We wish here to thank and pay tribute to all countries, particularly the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as all regional organizations that spared no effort, right up to the last moment, to achieve this encouraging result. The agreement represents an important phase that the African Union undertakes to consolidate by pursuing its efforts vis-a-vis the other political and military forces of the Sudan in Darfur, which we invite to join in the process. I cannot conceal our profound concerns, however, concerning the challenges that we must urgently address in order to prevent any worsening of the security and humanitarian situations. In that regard, I pay a well-deserved tribute to the memory of the employee of the African force who was killed during Mr. Egeland's visit to a Darfur refugee camp.”
2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Congo and representative of the presidency of the African Union. On behalf of the current Chairman of the African Union, Mr. Denis Sassou-Nguesso, and on behalf of the Congolese delegation, I wish warmly to thank the Government of the United States of America for its felicitous initiative in calling for this meeting. This is an exceptional opportunity for the Security Council and, through it, the international community to welcome the agreement concluded on 5 May at Abuja in the framework of the inter-Sudanese peace talks organized under the aegis of the African Union.”
2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source
“The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. I wish to welcome all the Ministers and participants at this meeting. I now invite the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Kofi Annan, to take the floor.”
2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source
“In response to the requests of Austria, Canada, the Netherlands, Nigeria and the Sudan, I understand that the Council has agreed to extend invitations to those representatives, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, to participate in the consideration of the item without the right to vote. There being no objection, it is so decided. In response to the request of Qatar, I shall take it that the Security Council has agreed to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to His Excellency Mr. Yahya Mahmassani, Permanent Observer of the League of Arab States to the United Nations. There being no objection, it is so decided. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source
“Finally, at a time of active preparation for the second summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, I welcome the Security Council's initiatives for peace and stability in our region, encourage our partners not to lose patience and to continue to provide their crucial assistance throughout the process, and openly profess our full commitment. With the individual and collective concerted efforts of the countries concerned, from the African Union, the United Nations, the development partners and the entire international community, we will succeed in building a zone of peace and prosperity in the heart of Africa, commensurate with our immense human and natural potential.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359 (2006) · source
“They also remind us that our geographic and human space is one. It is up to us to transform it into an integrated political and economic space. This is what is at stake, and I have come here to reaffirm that we are working on a daily basis for the stabilization of the situation in our region and that we continue to count on our partners to continue this battle. We need to consolidate our gains to avoid backsliding. In that respect, the Peacebuilding Commission recently established by the United Nations may find a vast proving ground in our region, particularly in Burundi and later on in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359 (2006) · source
“That lies at the heart of the second Summit of the International Conference. The adoption of the proposed Security, Stability and Development Pact would enable us to give real content to our common vision; to promote, consolidate and implement our cooperation; to provide a formal framework for our political consultations, which will become regular; and to create the momentum necessary for the harmonious development of our countries. Madam President, I would like once again to thank you for having given us an opportunity to tell our partners that the flame lit in Dar es-Salaam in November 2004 continues to illuminate our path and will not be extinguished on such a worthy path. The old images of people fleeing Rwanda or Burundi on foot to take refuge in Brazzaville, Gabon or Cameroon are enough to remind us of the horror of armed conflict.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359 (2006) · source
“The postponement of the second Summit, which was caused solely by timetable constraints in a number of countries, does not signal any slackening or lack of interest. On the contrary, the postponement has allowed us to better prepare ourselves to address, with greater objectivity and determination, the issues on the second Summit agenda. The common thinking among our countries, with the participation of all segments of societies - the non-governmental organizations, civil society, women, young people and others - with a view to the speedy adoption of the proposed regional Security, Stability and Development Pact, is an encouraging sign, which clearly indicates where we wish to go and where we wish to extend our efforts. We want to gain peace and development through a comprehensive and integrated approach.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359 (2006) · source
“In the light of these favourable developments, I reaffirm today the commitment of our countries to promote regional integration, based on a common vision of our interests in the areas of peace, security, the rule of law, democracy, good governance and human rights. Increasingly, those concerns and those values are finding their place in the policies of our States. The missions that the Security Council regularly dispatches to the region have taken note of this progress. So, I would like to say to Council members and to the entire international community that there should be no mistaking the degree of our commitment to building an integrated political and economic space in the Great Lakes region.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359 (2006) · source
“But, as the High Commissioner for Refugees observed during the Council's debate on 24 January 2006 (see S/PV.5353), the return of refugees and displaced persons is closely linked to support from the international community for economic recovery and peacebuilding in the countries concerned. A similarly positive development took place in the Central African Republic after the elections that led to the establishment of new democratic institutions. We need to confront the insecurity and consolidate the social process, a task to which the international community, beginning with the neighbouring countries, members of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community, is working relentlessly.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359 (2006) · source
“That would undoubtedly contribute to resolve such problems as the illicit circulation of small arms and light weapons; refugees and displaced persons; the presence of armed groups on the territory of neighbouring States; and the illegal exploitation of natural resources. It is in this spirit of mutual trust that, in cooperation with the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), my Government has undertaken the voluntary repatriation of Rwandan refugees and elements of the former armed forces of Zaire to their countries of origin.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359 (2006) · source
“We encourage all parties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to work tirelessly in the context of this peaceful, inclusive transition, so that after 30 June 2006, the country will rediscover peace and stability. But we must first do everything we can to prevent the armed groups that are operating in the eastern part of the country from jeopardizing the ongoing process. We must also encourage the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda to use all existing mechanisms of tripartite cooperation and verification to pursue their efforts to ease tension and to establish relations of trust in the region.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359 (2006) · source
“Like any other integration project, it is a vast construction site and a long and complex process that must be conducted in stages. Looking at the ongoing developments, we can say today that significant progress on peace and security is being made in our region. In Burundi, the transition has led to the organization of democratic, free and transparent elections, after which new institutions were established. The security situation has improved considerably, and the process of national reconciliation is continuing. The political transition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo brought about by the Pretoria Agreement is moving along favourably following the organization of the constitutional referendum.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359 (2006) · source
“Yoweri Museveni, to say at the first Summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, held in Dar es-Salaam, that Tanzania was the Mecca of freedom fighters in Africa. My delegation therefore welcomes today's debate on a question that encompasses the full scope of issues on the future of our continent in the areas of peace, security, democracy, good governance, good- neighbourliness, development, regional integration and international cooperation. During last September's world summit, the head of the Congolese State, His Excellency Mr. Denis Sassou Nguesso, recalled the importance and the relevance of the appeal contained in the Dar es-Salaam Declaration on the Great Lakes region, which must be recognized as a special area of development and reconstruction.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359 (2006) · source
“Mr. Adada (Congo) (spoke in French): First of all, Madam President, I would like to say how proud we are to see the United Republic of Tanzania presiding over the Security Council in January 2006, when a number of particularly sensitive African issues are receiving priority. Today's meeting gives us another opportunity to express our appreciation for Tanzania's role in building an Africa that is free and united, peaceful, prosperous and confident in its future. It is no coincidence that, for many years, the Organization for African Unity (OAU) Liberation Committee had its headquarters in Dar es-Salaam, which caused the Ugandan head of State, His Excellency Mr.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359 (2006) · source
“We have also expressed our desire for the holding of a conference to bring together all the countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of the Congo so as to establish a legal and political framework to ensure peace and security in our subregion. Finally, an international conference on the Great Lakes region - an idea that is often discussed - needs to be convened with a view to guaranteeing peace, stability and development in this part of the continent, which has for too long been subjected to violence and division. On behalf of ECCAS, I appeal for the support of the international community, represented by the Security Council, for the implementation of all specific initiatives to build peace and stability in a region that is called upon to play a major role on the international stage because of its enormous potential.”
2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source
“There is an urgent need for such an effort, but it must also be a lasting one; the paths already exist, but they must be cleared sufficiently, dug more deeply and reinforced. We have our own subregional structure for cooperation - the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) - which our heads of State decided to reactivate and which recently carried out missions in support of peace and security. That must be encouraged and helped. The Advisory Committee has also demonstrated its usefulness and effectiveness, and we call for it to be maintained and for further financial assistance to be provided to help it.”
2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source
“For all of those reasons, we support the initiative of the President of the World Bank to give specific consideration to the problems of the economic recovery and development of post-conflict African countries - an initiative launched recently at Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, during a meeting of the economic ministers of those countries. As Council members may have noted, the problems of Central Africa require urgent measures to be taken with a view to consolidating the process of restoring peace as well as of establishing sustainable peace through substantial accompanying efforts on the part of the countries concerned. As we said earlier, we need the Council to join with us in our determination to escape once and for all the cycle of war and to help us to enhance our local capacity for peace-building.”
2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source
“We would like in particular to focus the Council's attention on the difficult problem of the weapons that are circulating in our subregion. In this regard, with a View to assessing the scope of the problem and seeking an appropriate response, a subregional conference was convened in Ndjamena, Chad, two years ago, where recommendations were adopted that we are working to implement. In that context, next year we plan to organize a workshop on the implementation by the countries of Central Africa of the Programme of Action adopted at the conclusion of the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects. We are seeking the help of the United Nations in organizing that workshop and in establishing a subregional policy on disarmament and the monitoring of the traffic in weapons.”
2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source
“An urgent appeal was also directed at the international community, in particular at the bilateral and multilateral donors for Burundi, in support of peace and improved living conditions in that country, as a follow-up to the commitments entered into at Paris and Geneva during the donor conferences on Burundi. We also call on the United Nations and the bilateral partners to implement an essential component of the Libreville communique of 2 October 2002, issued at the conclusion of the summit meeting on the situation between Chad and the Central African Republic: the deployment of an inter-African observer force on the border between those two countries, which have decided to normalize their relations. I have no doubt that the United Nations will view that initiative, which we are undertaking on behalf of the subregion, with great interest.”
2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source
“Now is an appropriate time to request the strengthening of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) in terms of personnel and to ensure its effective deployment so as to prevent any reversals. Now is also the time for an important reintegration component to be incorporated into the mandate of peacekeeping operations and for a substantial budget to be allocated for such missions. Also with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, we called on the international community as a matter of urgency to respond generously to the global appeal for the Democratic Republic of the Congo for 2002, which was launched on 27 November 2001 by the United Nations and its partners for humanitarian action.”
2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source
“We hope, therefore, that that Mission and other initiatives undertaken by the international community will constitute an adequate response to the appeal made in Bangui by the Advisory Committee on Central Africa Security Questions for peace-building activities in Angola, such as the demobilization and reintegration of former combatants and the promotion of reconstruction and economic recovery in the country. We would like to make a similar appeal with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where, as we have already emphasized, for the first time in years, there is a glimmer of hope that peace will return, particularly as a consequence of the withdrawal of foreign troops and the negotiations for an inclusive dialogue.”
2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source
“Steps have already been taken in this regard with the United Nations and other partners. The World Bank has agreed to provide $5 million in funding. Similar problems have arisen and will continue to arise throughout the subregion, and it is important for the United Nations to consider them urgently and pragmatically. That is especially true in the case of Angola, for which, on 15 August 2002, the Security Council established a Mission - a timely and appropriate response, since it is designed to, inter alia, provide humanitarian assistance to vulnerable groups, ensure the social and vocational reintegration of demobilized soldiers, promote economic recovery, prepare for elections and lead the demining effort.”
2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source
“To illustrate what I have just outlined, I should like to recall my country's experience after the end of the civil war, following the agreement on the cessation of hostilities and the peace accords signed in 1999. A programme was set up jointly with the United Nations Development Programme whose results were encouraging but limited: 8,009 ex-militia members received assistance with reintegration, within the framework of a process aimed at reaching 10,000 former combatants; 11,114 weapons and pieces of ammunition were collected, and a "Flame of Peace" weapons-burning ceremony was held to destroy them; and almost 1.8 billion CFA francs were earmarked for some 2,609 micro-projects. The process is ongoing, because there are still about 25,000 former militia members who wish to benefit from those programmes.”
2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source
“We all are well aware that demobilization and reintegration processes, if poorly carried out or incomplete, inevitably lead to continuing violence and insecurity, as, for some former combatants, the use of weapons represents an automatic solution for their daily subsistence. Therefore, directly following the cessation of hostilities, national programmes must be crafted that would allow us to rebuild the confidence of an entire segment of the population which needs to be reintegrated into civilian life. But this requires resources that are not always available to countries that have been bled dry by the trials of war - hence the need for assistance from the international community.”
2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source
“In Angola, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, to name just a few, real progress has been made which must be consolidated. Hence the importance of this meeting, which should help us develop our peace-building capacities through specific actions in the areas of disarmament, demobilization and the social and vocational reintegration of the former combatants. Peacemaking efforts in Central Africa are a priority today, since they are essential for peace, political stability and, ultimately, the economic recovery and development of post-conflict countries.”
2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source
“Let me welcome here the existence of this valuable forum for coordination, which has enabled our States, in spite of the disputes that have sometimes divided them, to maintain an ongoing dialogue with a view to easing tensions. Thanks to this Committee, the Council for Peace and Security in Central Africa (COPAX) was established, though it has not yet become truly operational. The Bangui meeting noted that there was a generally positive trend in the geopolitical and security situation in the subregion. This is due in particular to the goodwill of the parties to the conflict and to various mediation efforts, both subregional and international, and especially to a genuine awareness on the part of the majority of actors involved.”
2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source
“Kofl Annan, has been deploying towards peace and sustainable development in Africa as a whole. We are particularly grateful to him for the attention and interest that he has consistently accorded to questions of peace and security in our subregion. We are therefore quite optimistic as to the outcome of today's very timely debate, as very favourable prospects are currently emerging in Central Africa. Less than two months ago, from 26 to 30 August 2002, the eighteenth ministerial meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa was held at Bangui, in the Central African Republic. The Committee, an instrument for preventive diplomacy, has just celebrated its tenth anniversary.”
2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source
“Mr. Adada (Congo) (spoke in French): On behalf of the 11 member countries of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) - Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe - which my country is currently chairing, I should like first of all to convey my heartfelt congratulations to you, Sir, for the dynamism with which you have been guiding the work of the Council during this month. It is with justifiable pride and great determination that the subregion whence you hail is participating in this debate, to which you were kind enough to invite the international community today. May I also, on behalf of all my colleagues, commend the efforts that the Secretary-General, Mr.”
2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source