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1. “Pursuant to the invitation extended by the Council, I invite His Excellency Mr. Ali Othman Taha, First Vice-President of the Sudan, to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. Ali Othman Taha. Pursuant to the invitation extended by the Council, I invite His Excellency Mr. John Garang de Mabior, Chairman of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army, to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. John Garang de Mabior.”

   2005-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5120 (2005) · source

2. “I thank Mr. Pronk for his briefing. In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion of the subject. The meeting rose at 10.35 am.”

   2005-02-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5119 (2005) · source

3. “In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Jan Pronk, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Sudan and head of the peace support operation. It is so decided. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them the report of the Secretary-General on the Sudan, document S/2005/57. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Mr. Jan Pronk, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Sudan and head of the peace support operation, to whom I give the floor.”

   2005-02-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5119 (2005) · source

4. “The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1584 (2005). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 4.20 p.m.”

   2005-02-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5118 (2005) · source

5. “Members of the Council have before them document 8/2005/54, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by Denmark, France, Romania, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Algeria, Argentina, Benin, Brazil, China, Denmark, France, Greece, Japan, Philippines, Romania, Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America The President (spoke in French): There were 15 votes in favour.”

   2005-02-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5118 (2005) · source

6. “In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the consideration without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Yao (Cote d'Ivoire) took a seat at the Council table. The President (spoke in French): The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations.”

   2005-02-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5118 (2005) · source

7. “As this is the first meeting of the Security Council for the month of February, I should like to take the opportunity to pay tribute, on behalf of the Council, to Mr. Cesar Mayoral, Permanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations, for his service as President of the Security Council for the month of January 2005. I am sure I speak for all members of the Council in expressing deep appreciation to Ambassador Mayoral for the great diplomatic skill with which he conducted the Council's business last month. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. The situation in Cote d'Ivoire The President (spoke in French): I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of cote d'Ivoire in which he requests to be invited to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda.”

   2005-02-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5118 (2005) · source

8. “But, beyond all those activities, the international community must address social inequalities and injustice - in short, underdevelopment - and conflict, because these indicate dysfunctionality in the system that can generate violence and extremism. In particular, we must undertake further efforts to prevent the collapse of vulnerable States. Failed States - or States under stress, as we tend to call them today - are ideal safe havens for terrorist networks. In fact, the international community must place greater priority on promoting mutual respect and understanding among peoples to make our world more friendly and united. In that way, we can deprive terrorism of its breeding ground and eliminate this scourge in order to strengthen international peace and security.”

   2005-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5113 (2005) · source

9. “That is all the more necessary because the effectiveness of measures to combat terrorism depends on their full implementation by all States members of the international community. Furthermore, the States that have not yet done so should consider becoming parties to the various conventions and protocols related to terrorism. They need to take the appropriate legislative measures that will enable them to honour their international counter- terrorism commitments. Here, the submission of periodic reports is an equally important aspect. States must strive to ensure that the measures they take in the context of fighting terrorism are in full accordance with human rights and international humanitarian law.”

   2005-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5113 (2005) · source

10. “My delegation believes that visits to Member States are of great importance, as they make it possible to determine the level of implementation by States of their obligations under resolution 1373 (2001); assess their capacities to meet their obligations; and, in particular, to identify the measures that must be taken to help States to strengthen their protection, in particular in the area of technical assistance. The ultimate goal in this respect is to help States to protect their peoples from threats and to contribute to protecting the peoples of other States. From that standpoint, the CTC must work proactively to increase the productivity and effectiveness of its actions in the area of the provision of assistance.”

    2005-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5113 (2005) · source

11. “The CTC and its Executive Directorate therefore need to continue resolutely their efforts on the ground by strengthening a constructive dialogue with States in order to provide them with the necessary assistance and to ensure that the legal, institutional and operational conditions are in place to monitor the movement of funds, trans-border activities on the part of terrorist groups or individuals, and the circulation of weapons and other chemical products. In that respect, the framework document for on- site assessments remains a valuable tool that must be finalized as soon as possible to serve as a context for CTC visits on the ground.”

    2005-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5113 (2005) · source

12. “Mr. Adechi (Benin) (spoke in French): Let me thank Ambassador Denisov for briefing the Council on the activities of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC). I should like also to take this opportunity to commend the Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED), Ambassador Ruperez, for his effective work and his firm dedication to the mission that has been entrusted to him. No country can feel safe from the threat of terrorism, and no country alone can feel strong enough to deal with it. We therefore need to continue to pool our efforts and to strengthen international cooperation, which remains the best means to counter terrorism.”

    2005-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5113 (2005) · source

13. “We urge the States members of that body to overcome their internal differences, which are hindering unity of action with respect to that brotherly country, whose people have, for decades, been suffering as a result of poverty and political violence. In conclusion, we welcome the establishment and the beginning of the work of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti of the Economic and Social Council. The establishment of the Advisory Group is further proof of the international community's mobilization in favour of Haiti. We also welcome initiatives to promote a better contribution by the Haitian diaspora to the rebuilding of the country.”

    2005-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5110Resumption1 (2005) · source

14. “In this regard, we believe that MINUSTAH must fully carry out its complex mandate so as to achieve tangible results that are consonant with the many human, financial and material investments that have been agreed to in recent months by the Transitional Government and the international community with a view to ensuring collective responsibility for the future of the country. Prospects for the future of the country must be restored by making use of the unprecedented wave of solidarity that has been demonstrated by all the countries in the region to help in Haiti's recovery. It is also essential for Haiti to regain its place within its natural family - the Caribbean Community.”

    2005-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5110Resumption1 (2005) · source

15. “The Transitional Government of Haiti must urgently step up the process of establishing a national disarmament commission and work to mobilize the resources pledged to the country during the donors conference held in Washington in July 2004, so as to fund the implementation of the programme to create 30,000 jobs in the public sector and in the area of environmental protection. In this context, the key to success lies in support for small and medium-sized companies. A strategic approach that is well thought out could help to ensure an effective interface between assistance for stabilization and peacekeeping on the one hand, and peacebuilding and the promotion of sustainable development on the other, by permitting immediate social change and necessary reform. That is the second major challenge facing Haiti.”

    2005-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5110Resumption1 (2005) · source

16. “In this context, we must link paid disarmament and the rejection of violence with the integration of the people involved in a programme that brings together vocational reintegration with rehabilitation, through activities to promote a culture of non-violence and peace, as advocated by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). However, such an approach can provide specific results only if Haitians themselves believe in peace and work to establish it within the culture, focusing on the goals of economic recovery and social development.”

    2005-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5110Resumption1 (2005) · source

17. “MINUSTAH now needs to increase its efforts, working in an energetic and vigorous fashion with the Haitian National Police, with a view to discouraging, once and for all, the illegal armed gangs that continue to prefer the language of arms to that of dialogue in pursuing their demands. In analysing sources of violence in Haiti, it is clear to us that political violence and criminal violence fuel each other. In order to eliminate such violence, we must urgently establish an integrated, comprehensive programme of disarmament, demobilization and social reintegration, which must take into account the problems of the country.”

    2005-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5110Resumption1 (2005) · source

18. “The international community must work to ensure the better protection of human rights and citizens' rights in Haiti. Now that MINUSTAH has sufficient strength to be fully operational, it needs to address the problem of the lack of security with due resolve. We welcome its recent success in this area. We believe that, in accordance with its mandate, MINUSTAH can play an active role in assisting the Transitional Government to pursue the necessary major reforms being undertaken in the area of security. From this perspective, the rebuilding of the Haitian police and the army of the republic are of paramount importance.”

    2005-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5110Resumption1 (2005) · source

19. “In several months' time, the country will hold legislative and presidential elections - the final milestone on its journey towards a definitive return to the great family of the world's democracies. Given the recent history of the country, we again urge the Haitian political class to make the political concessions necessary to facilitate the establishment of institutions that will promote the return of peace and stability in the country after the elections. The Transitional Government should spare no effort to integrate within the political arena all Haitian parties, as long as they reject violence. The second major challenge is to improve the security situation, which continues to be of great concern because of the abuses being carried out by the armed groups that hold sway in poor areas and markets.”

    2005-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5110Resumption1 (2005) · source

20. “It is important that Haitians and the international community face the obvious, namely, that peace in Haiti will only be sustainable if it is based on a national consensus forged through the participation of all of the country's inhabitants. From this perspective, it is important that, as they adopt positions and take action, the Transitional Government and the various institutions that are in place work, on a daily basis to promote the creation of an environment that inspires unity and restores the confidence of all those who fear for their future because of their political sympathies or affiliations. They will need to work tirelessly to bring about national reconciliation and inclusiveness wherever possible.”

    2005-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5110Resumption1 (2005) · source

21. “Mr. Adechi (Benin) (spoke in French): We would like to thank you, Mr. President, and to congratulate you for your timely initiative to hold a debate on the situation in Haiti. I am also pleased to welcome the presence of Ambassador Valdes, to whom I am particularly grateful for having briefed us on the situation in Haiti. I also wish to take this opportunity to tell Ambassador Valdes how much we appreciate his work on the ground. The briefing made by Ambassador Valdes clearly illustrated that Haiti is facing several major challenges: achieving success in the political transition process that has been taking place for a year now, improving the security situation, re-launching the Haitian economy in the short- and medium-term and promoting sustainable development. The political crisis that has rocked Haiti has deep roots in Haitian society.”

    2005-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5110Resumption1 (2005) · source

22. “The Committee must be more attentive to the real material constraints faced by many States in terms of administrative capacities, expertise and logistical capacity. Finally, we call on the 1267 Committee to continue its cooperation with other Council committees, in particular the Counter-Terrorism Committee and the 1540 Committee, as well as with other organizations involved in combating organized crime, such as INTERPOL, so as to avoid duplication and overlap and in order to optimize its activities on the ground.”

    2004-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5104 (2004) · source

23. “Here, we understand, the Committee's difficulty with respect to the interpretation of resolution 1526 (2004), and we invite it, at the proper time, to propose to the Council ways of improving it. Increased action is also needed to provide assistance to States in strengthening national legislation their institutional capacity to fight terrorism. With respect to the reports that Member States, pursuant to resolution 1455 (2003), must submit on steps they have taken to implement resolution 1267 (1999), my delegation believes that the delay of certain States in submitting reports does not mean that they are uninterested or that they lack the political will. The Committee needs to establish and maintain dialogue with those States and work with them to identify any obstacles and help overcome them.”

    2004-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5104 (2004) · source

24. “Mr. Adechi (Benin) (spoke in French): I would like to echo previous speakers in congratulating Ambassador Mufioz and all the other members of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) for their excellent work. Ambassador Mufioz's briefing sums up the efforts of the international community in confronting the modern-day scourge of terrorism. What action should we take to meet the challenge? We think that vigilance - keeping our States on permanent alert - is necessary. My delegation therefore supports the initiatives of the Committee to increase the effectiveness of sanctions against individuals, groups of individuals and entities on the list. The Committee should pursue its efforts to make the list effective and credible by including data that would make it easier to identify individuals or entities on the list.”

    2004-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5104 (2004) · source

25. “Above and beyond these considerations, the Council must give more attention to the prevention of conflicts and make sure that the efforts of peacebuilding following conflicts will recognize the crucial role that women and civil society can play in the consolidation of the processes of normalization and in national reconstruction. Finally, we support the draft presidential statement that has been tabled by the French delegation.”

    2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100 (2004) · source

26. “What about United Nations staff who are engaged in reprehensible conduct in the exercise of their functions within peacekeeping operations and in various situations where the population needs their help to ease suffering? My delegation welcomes the measures taken by the Secretary-General, in particular, Secretary-General's Bulletin (ST/SGB/2003/13) on special measures for protection from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse. We support the content of that Bulletin, being of the view that the staff of the Organization should be above reproach and must fulfil their obligations and responsibilities with the dignity appropriate to functions of that nature.”

    2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100 (2004) · source

27. “Repeated massive violations of human rights and humanitarian law during conflicts result from the fact that the perpetrators of these heinous crimes still have a great deal of room to manoeuvre and freedom to commit those crimes. The mere creation of international criminal tribunals seems no longer to be sufficient. It is necessary to help apprehend and bring before those bodies those who infringe upon the universally recognized norms. This could be accomplished by giving peacekeeping operations the power to refer to international jurisdictions those who have committed crimes in their areas of competence. To do that, the Council would have to speak with one voice.”

    2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100 (2004) · source

28. “Wherever civilian populations are threatened, the Council must be up to the task of deciding quickly on the measures needed to ensure their protection. The mandate of peacekeeping operations must allow them to intervene effectively to stop massacres and other massive violations of human rights. Secondly, compel the parties to conflicts to strictly respect international humanitarian law and human rights. The Council could take measures that would increase the penalities for misconduct on those who engage in it. Sanctions targeted against those who commit such violations could serve as a deterrent. Blocking access to populations who need humanitarian assistance and attacks on humanitarian staff should be included among the acts that trigger the imposition of international sanctions. Thirdly, put an end to impunity.”

    2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100 (2004) · source

29. “We are pleased that the protection of women, children and the elderly, as well as displaced persons, is seen as an important issue. In treating these issues, it is necessary to give pride of place to gender-specific and gender-related measures that will help to better define the mandate of peacekeeping operations, as well as support programmes for reconstruction. And we should, as well, establish refugee camps for displaced persons far away from borders to ensure their civilian character. Increasing the effectiveness of the response of the international community in terms of protecting civilians can be accomplished by means of three priority actions. First, prevent human rights violations and gross abuses. To do that, the Council should reaffirm the need to prevent excesses against civilians.”

    2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100 (2004) · source

30. “The ultimate goal of the Council's work is, in fact, to protect the security of people throughout the world, not only those in the States where they live. Since 1999, the Security Council has recognized the complex nature of contemporary conflicts and the more obvious need to take into account, in a consistent and comprehensive fashion, the situation of civilians in all international interventions that seek to end a conflict. Last year, during this same period in December, and in June of this year, the Council dealt with this question. Among other actions contemplated, the Council decided to give preponderance to the aide- memoire and the ten-point plan of action, also known as the humanitarian road map. To be effective, these instruments must be regularly updated.”

    2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100 (2004) · source

31. “That responsibility implies that appropriate measures must be taken to ensure the security of people and property on the territory that the State controls. That responsibility is often flouted by the defiant behaviour of non-State armed groups, who launch attacks and commit atrocities against civilians, revealing the difficulty that some States have in meeting their governmental responsibilities. The Security Council has adopted many resolutions examining this issue from different angles, the last one being resolution 1566 (2004), which condemns all attacks against civilians. Protection of civilians in time of conflict is no longer considered a subsidiary element of the Security Council's mandate, which is to guarantee international peace and security. Protection of civilians is an integral and essential part of this mandate.”

    2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100 (2004) · source

32. “Mr. Adechi (Benin) (spoke in French): We welcome you, Sir, and are honoured to see you in the Chair for our debate today. We commend your delegation for the initiative you have taken to organize this open meeting on a very important topic, given the gravity of the situations to which it refers. The statement just made to the Security Council by the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Jan Egeland, shows how great our challenge is in this area. We would like to thank Mr. Egeland for again having been up to the task of defining the tribulations that civilians face in situations of conflict throughout the world. States have the major responsibility to protect their populations that are under their sovereign control. It is a major principle of international law.”

    2004-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5100 (2004) · source

33. “With the international conference on the Great Lakes region and dialogue structures already under way at the bilateral and multilateral level, the necessary instruments exist to restore peace to the subregion and to establish the basis for a gradual implementation of development plans for the subregion. We have to encourage dialogue as well as concessions, which are the only way of making progress towards peace. Furthermore, the Council should closely follow the implementation of the conclusions of the mission to Central Africa. A possible quarterly review, I think, would be appropriate in order to bring pressure to bear on the parties.”

    2004-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5096 (2004) · source

34. “We also have to think further about effective ways to combat impunity so as to discourage all those who are thwarting the efforts of the international community and to prevent events as tragic as the ones that we saw in the Gatumba refugee camp. The credibility of the Council is also at stake, because the people in this region are impatiently awaiting the establishment of an international commission to investigate that crime. We also have to deal more carefully with the illegal exploitation of natural resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, especially since this phenomenon has implications not only for security but also for the spread of corruption. It could also have implications on governance, once institutions have been set up after the eagerly awaited elections.”

    2004-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5096 (2004) · source

35. “In this connection, we have to adopt the approach of individual responsibility rather than the wholesale condemnation or demonization of a political movement, an armed group or an ethnic group. Having said this, we believe that finding a solution to the question of the threat of the presence of ex-FAR/Interahamwe should be considered within the framework of bilateral and trilateral mechanisms that have been set up. Parties must refrain from any unilateral action, because it is only in this way that they can show that they are truly committed to the objective of stabilizing the region and thus contribute to the efforts made by the international community to strengthen the peace process in the region.”

    2004-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5096 (2004) · source

36. “It seems today that the presence of ex-FAR and other armed groups must be addressed from the point of view of their subregional involvement. The Council should also discuss further the question of disarmament, demobilization, repatriation and reintegration of ex-FAR/Interahamwe. The principle of their disarmament and their demobilization is now accepted, and there is no need to go further into that. However, on the question of the threat of genocide, we believe that we have to go beyond the logic of the fable of the wolf and the lamb, and look at the human rights dimension of the problem. Today, the question of genocide is taken into account by the international community through a certain number of mechanisms and instruments.”

    2004-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5096 (2004) · source

37. “It seems that the most important challenges to be addressed in both Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo consist of adherence to the timetable for the elections and the establishment of institutions. It also seems that the question of the armed presence of ex-FAR Interahamwe should also be monitored more carefully by our Council and that a practical and urgent solution should be found by the international community with a View to holding peaceful elections throughout the entire territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi, but also in order to finally give Rwanda a guarantee of the security that it needs along its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is also crucial that the Joint Verification Mechanism become operational immediately, as well as the tripartite mechanism that involves Uganda.”

    2004-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5096 (2004) · source

38. “Mr. Adechi (Benin) (spoke in French): I would like to thank the representative of France for the summary of the report that he has given us. I would also like to pay tribute to him for the professionalism he displayed as head of the Security Council mission during our stay in Central Africa. We fully share his analysis of the situation with respect to the recent events that have taken place in that sub-region, and also with respect to the peace process underway in Central Africa. We believe that the Council's message was clear and expressed the willingness of the international community to facilitate the peace process in the sub-region. We hope that the Council's message in that regard was well understood. I would simply like to make the following comments.”

    2004-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5096 (2004) · source

39. “We invite the Secretary-General, in consultation with the President of the African Union Commission, to explore new ways of cooperation with the African Union, taking into account the broadest mandate and the new organs of the African Union.”

    2004-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5084 (2004) · source

40. “Darfur has demonstrated that peacekeeping operations are a particularly complex and burdensome undertaking for the African Union and should receive logistic and financial support. That is why we believe that Darfur - which has been for the African Union a first test case for large-scale operations - provides an opportunity to help the African Union to develop a critical mass of technical and logistic capacities, including with respect to military planning. The draft presidential statement stresses the need for the United Nations and the African Union to find new ways to strengthen cooperation. We therefore urgently call on the international community to contribute to strengthening the operational and management capacities of the African Union in the areas of conflict prevention and peacekeeping.”

    2004-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5084 (2004) · source

41. “In light of the fact that there are a number of African issues before the Security Council, the appearance of a new actor on the African continent as effective as the African Union constitutes an important asset, of which the Council should fully take advantage to advance peace processes in Africa. In the draft presidential statement on the Council's institutional relationship with the African Union, the Council takes that situation into account and draws the correct conclusions. It is completely right that the Council should reinforce cooperation with the African Union in order to optimize interventions on the ground by means of efforts to rapidly counter the new threats to peace and security through rapid responses to crisis situations, as was the case in Darfur.”

    2004-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5084 (2004) · source

42. “The African Union's mandate in the area of international peace and security fits perfectly with the spirit and the letter of the Charter, which in paragraph 2 of Article 52 states that Member States entering into arrangements or constituting agencies shall make every effort to achieve pacific settlement of local disputes before referring them to the Security Council. The creation of the Peace and Security Council and the decision to establish an African rapid reaction stand-by force and an early-warning system have created a new structural dynamic, making the African Union a partner of the United Nations in resolving the problems faced by Africa in matters of international peace and security.”

    2004-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5084 (2004) · source

43. “Mr. Adechi (Benin) (spoke in French): Cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations, which is aimed at the peaceful settlement of conflicts and the maintenance of international peace and security, is more important today than ever before. The establishment of the African Union fully conforms with the objective of Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter. It signals a new commitment by the heads of State and Government of the continent to assume a greater role in the international community's efforts to find appropriate solutions for the many conflicts afflicting several African countries at a time when Africa needs all its resources to promote sustainable development.”

    2004-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5084 (2004) · source

44. “We listened with great interest to the assessment of the situation offered by the ministers and the representative from IGAD. The prerequisites for stepping up the process are international support for security and increased humanitarian assistance in Somalia to stop the violence and help stabilize the country by ensuring better protection for human rights.”

    2004-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5083 (2004) · source

45. “We also encourage initiatives, such as that of the European Commission, geared towards preparing demobilization programmes supported by community development projects so that former fighters will no longer have any incentive to continue fighting. It is important that the new Somali President be able to establish as inclusive a Government as possible so that it can take over the functions now being carried out by the international community. We support his efforts in that context, and we would urge him to step up dialogue with local players to ensure that the conflict continues to be resolved by peaceful means and so as to restore the process of national reconciliation, which is essential to any national development.”

    2004-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5083 (2004) · source

46. “We pay tribute to the coordinated efforts of IGAD and the international community, which have made possible this positive development in Somalia within the context of political discussions. However, the developments on the ground have not followed at the same rate, and we deplore the continuing clashes among the various protagonists. The critical security situation is indeed still disturbing. The same difficulty applies when it comes to building the people's faith in the institutions that are the necessary accoutrements of any modern State. In this connection, we urge strict compliance with the arms embargo and the re-establishment of an integrated national army. We also recommend implementing a disarmament, demobilization rehabilitation or reintegration programme, which could indeed enhance security throughout the country.”

    2004-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5083 (2004) · source

47. “Mr. Adechi (Benin) (spoke in French): We are indeed pleased that the situation in Somalia is on the agenda for our meeting. The process of national reconciliation in Somalia was begun under the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and has now made significant progress in the last few months. That has brought back hope for a restoration of the Somali State with the establishment of the transitional federal parliament and the election of a new federal President. Those two national institutions can indeed fill the gap that has existed since the collapse of the central Government in the early 1990s. We also salute the appointment of the Prime Minister. We fully agree with the content of the draft presidential statement proposed by the delegation of China. Accordingly, I shall confine myself to just a few comments.”

    2004-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5083 (2004) · source

48. “We urge the international community promptly to mobilize the resources needed to help finance programmes initiated by the Government of the Sudan to build peace and sustainable development, so that all the people of the Sudan can once again enjoy the wonders of peace, prosperity and social progress.”

    2004-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5082 (2004) · source

49. “The African Union can make a difference in preventing the grave human rights violations caused by the conflict, but it can fully carry out its mission only if it is fully supported by the United Nations and Member States. The resolution recognizes that imperative need. In that context, Benin associates itself with the appeal to the parties to put an immediate end to the violence against the civilian population and to fully respect international humanitarian law in order to facilitate full access to humanitarian assistance and the security of personnel entrusted with providing such assistance. We stress there is a need to ensure full safety for such personnel.”

    2004-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5082 (2004) · source

50. “My delegation welcomes the signing of the memorandum of understanding whereby the parties themselves pledge, as witnessed by the international community, to make every effort to finalize the negotiations on all pending issues and to conclude the comprehensive peace agreement by 31 December 2004 at the latest. We are convinced that the comprehensive agreement will create a new dynamic of peace, have a positive impact in all the regions of the country and cause all the people of the Sudan to see their future in a new light. In that regard, we believe that the parties should create new opportunities as soon as possible that will enable us to make the peace process as inclusive as possible. We welcome the current strengthening of the African Union mission in Darfur.”

    2004-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5082 (2004) · source