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Aguilar Zinser

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first: 2002-01-30
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“Accordingly, ensuring the personal safety of humanitarian workers and the security of their organizations and their working systems is an obligation that the Security Council must shoulder under the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations. As we have indicated, we have a clear responsibility to provide protection to those working on the ground and carrying out work in peace-building in high-risk situations. That responsibility includes not only both the States involved and the Organization taking all the necessary preventive measures. It also requires investigation, accountability and adopting strict punitive measures in cases where attacks affect personnel of the United Nations or other humanitarian personnel.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“The Security Council took an important step yesterday when it strengthened the protection of personnel by adopting resolution 1502 (2003) on the protection of United Nations personnel, associated personnel and humanitarian personnel in conflict zones. That is only a first step, which organizes already existing mandates and underlines how important it is for the Security Council in particular to place the situation of humanitarian personnel on its agenda, to always take it into consideration and to remain attentive to the issue. The security of the humanitarian workers is inherently essential to the work that they carry out in conflict zones. It is also an essential component of international peace and security.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“Mission personnel should not be left unprotected due to discrete security measures. We realize that it is not easy to find a balance among all these factors, but we are certain that, with the appropriate advice and assistance, it will be possible to find measures that ensure the security of personnel and that preserve the integrity of United Nations missions. Security measures are particularly important in composite missions involving unarmed civilian personnel in charge of tasks such as the observation of elections, reconstruction and humanitarian assistance. In that regard, the experience of Baghdad should provide a very instructive lesson.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“This matter has indeed underlined the importance of carefully studying the ways to provide adequate security for United Nations missions, without affecting the image of the United Nations held by the nationals of the countries where the Organization is active: the image of the United Nations as a neutral actor open to communication, close cooperation and working directly with the local communities, and ready to offer them assistance and help in the peace efforts, humanitarian assistance and reconstruction. That image should not change. It should be strengthened even as we seek to implement security measures to protect humanitarian personnel. However, we should never underestimate the conditions of insecurity and instability in conflict areas in the world today.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“In particular, we should remember the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, who died in that event. In this very Chamber, on various occasions, most recently as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Baghdad, he shared with the Council some very important thoughts that should be the basis for our understanding of the design of peace missions in the future.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“It is notable that there are very few women in leadership positions in United Nations missions. The Organization must make an extraordinary effort to take advantage of their talents, skills and vision in peace building in the world. I would like to conclude by referring to an issue that is of great importance and which has been tragically demonstrated this month: the most significant issue, that of security. It is added to the list of concerns in designing United Nations peace missions, in particular following the events of 19 August, which have left a profound mark on the United Nations - the loss of human lives, the loss of United Nations workers. Men and women who dedicated themselves to peace-building efforts for many years never imagined they would encounter such a tragic and dramatic end as in what took place in Baghdad.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“They could be much more effective and could make a meaningful contribution to the deployment of United Nations capacities for peace- building. In that regard, my country believes that it is especially important for the Organization and countries to be increasingly receptive to the mainstreaming of gender issues in United Nations peace missions. This issue has been well studied, and there is testimony and experience that the Organization understands well. The contribution of women to the decision-making process and to carrying out United Nations peace missions is important not just in terms of quantity, but also of quality. For that reason, we need to ensure that more women, either already a part of the Organization or to be recruited, are placed in leadership positions both in the Secretariat and in the Organization's missions.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“They can not only send troops to peace operations but also participate in many other ways compatible with their specific characteristics, with their foreign policies and with their political arrangements. Those countries can be encouraged to participate more actively and to contribute more dynamically - not only in a hesitant way - in the development of the United Nations efforts to build peace in the world. In the light of all these experiences and factors, we must create a much more dynamic process of accumulative learning. Meetings such as ours today are very important for that process. They enable us to apprehend new ways of organizing United Nations missions and to take better advantage of the existing capacities of the Organization. We should put more emphasis on new elements and on factors that we can identify as contributions.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“The Security Council should be more aggressive in seeking the advice and counsel of countries, members of the Security Council and members of the General Assembly, who regularly, with many years of experience, participate in these operations and have a very clear understanding of the conditions and challenges that arise and of the best way for the international community to tackle those challenges. That experience should be more systematically incorporated into the design of the Council's missions. We should also strive to involve more countries in those missions. We should expand the scope of participation so that the international community enthusiastically takes up the work of peace-building. Countries possess a wide range of capacities that can complement one another.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“Reference has been made today to the involvement of troop-contributing countries in peacekeeping operations. Many efforts are being made by the international community, and not only in terms of contributing troops to peacekeeping operations. In many ways, Member States are present or active in peace operations, carrying out very diverse tasks ranging from sending contingents to serve as Blue Helmets and working in multinational missions to setting up hospitals, caring for refugees, preparing for elections, institution-building, training, education, health programmes and so forth. We need to draw on and benefit from the experience and professionalism these countries can contribute for the design of our missions.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“We also need to strengthen our work with the Economic and Social Council to explore the fundamental causes underlying and motivating conflicts that require the intervention of the Security Council and the establishment of these operations. We also need to work with the Bretton Woods institutions, to coordinate with them and understand how they work. We need to facilitate their coordinated cooperation with the United Nations in tackling situations that have very deep-rooted economic and social causes. These require responses in the economic and social field, which we cannot ignore if we are truly to establish a secure underpinning for our peace efforts. It is also very important, as yesterday's meeting demonstrated, for the efforts of the Security Council to be coordinated with those of the regional organizations.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“Without question, the main motivation of the United Nations in promoting peace and security is to meet the needs of populations affected by conflict and to build a basis for averting such crises in the future. The United Nations needs to define clearly the extent and scope of its task, and the scope of the task of the countries in question and of their nationals, who need to pursue such peace efforts to the ultimate end. United Nations missions demonstrate the need for increasingly flexible and supple methods of coordination, better ways of establishing agreement and understanding, with a view to engendering partnership.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“A whole series of recent experiences - the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the establishment of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI), the case of Liberia, C6te d'Ivoire, the circumstances of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo and the conditions in which the Organization is fulfilling its mandate in Afghanistan - are all experiences that should help to set up a model or a programming mechanism, in which we can take into account varied factors in designing, planning and implementing our new missions. In this regard, we need a very clear and precise demarcation of the scope and extent of each mission. We must therefore very clearly define the legitimate objectives.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“In other circumstances, the processes are protracted, the decision-making process is often difficult - sometimes tortuous - and conflicts develop, the numbers of victims rise and humanitarian circumstances become acute, as has recently been the case in Liberia. And the international community has been unable to find a way to take decisions as rapidly and resolutely as events warrant.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“For that reason, my delegation takes the view that this exercise enables us to exchange views on how better to organize United Nations missions around the world, upon which hinge international peace and security, the survival and well-being of large groups of people and economic and social development - and ultimately the prevention of conflict by attacking its fundamental causes. That thought process also means that we should consider the Council's decision-making machinery. As some delegations have noted, there is a lack of symmetry in the capacity of the international community and the Council to respond to challenges arising in different parts of the world. On some occasions, due to specific circumstances, we have the ability to respond rapidly.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“But that growing presence poses a challenge that needs to be tackled with an increasingly clear understanding of everything at stake in each mission, of how better to organize them and of how to set clearer priorities. It is also a challenge because of the limited and sometimes scarce resources of the Organization, and because of the various methods whereby resources are obtained. Those circumstances make it difficult properly to define priorities, the scope of mandates, and the use of United Nations capacities and resources in a way that will ensure that objectives are matched with the international community's investment in attaining them.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“It is very important for the Security Council regularly to reflect on its tasks and its missions. Frequent review of the way in which the tasks of the Council evolve in the area of United Nations peacekeeping missions is necessary in the light of the responsibilities that we bear and the new responsibilities that the Organization will have to shoulder in the future to address events around the world. International conflicts have not ceased to occur. Perhaps the new issue is that now, more than any other time in history, the international community is looking to the United Nations for the leadership, capabilities, impartiality, experience and resources needed to tackle those conflicts. The United Nations thus has a growing presence around the world - a dynamic and very productive presence which is a tremendous resource for peace-building.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“The collective decision-making process involves not only defending the positions taken by each of our countries, but also ability, understanding, perception and sensitivity on the part of the diplomats that advocate those positions so that they truly relate closely to the events with respect to which we must act. They must also be in line with our fundamental obligation to take decisions as a collective body that represents the interests of the entire international community in the quest for peace and security. With regard to all of this, Sir, you have left a testimony and an example that this body will always remember and appreciate. I wish you every success in the task that you will face in your country's diplomatic service, as you continue to work on these issues in the United Nations in Geneva.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“What had looked like a tranquil month, in which most diplomatic and other United Nations personnel would take a vacation, in fact became a series of very intensive days of work to keep the Security Council attentive, alert and active in various parts of the world where the presence of the United Nations did not allow vacations. I should also like on this occasion to indicate that, after a year and a half - or a bit more - of working with you, Ambassador Wehbe, on the endeavours of the Security Council, we have been able to appreciate your great diplomatic skill and virtues and your personal convictions.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“Mr. Aguilar Zinser (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): My delegation would like at the outset to express our satisfaction that you and your delegation, Mr. President, decided to hold this wrap-up meeting and that you chose as its theme issues related to carrying out the purposes of the United Nations by establishing missions in conflict zones in various parts of the world. Like previous speakers, I should like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on the way in which you, your team and Mr. Mekdad have conducted the work of the Council this month.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“thanks to the dedication of humanitarian workers of the United Nations and of civil society organizations around the world, thousands upon thousands of people are protected in extreme conflict situations. We owe it to them to support and to create better security conditions. In particular, since the events of 19 August in Baghdad, the Council owes it to them to shoulder the clear and resolute responsibility to demonstrate its appreciation of their Work and its solidarity with them.”
2003-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4814 (2003) · source
“The message to the international community had to be equally clear and unequivocal to the effect that the Security Council and the United Nations as a whole are committed to undertaking concrete actions leading to the creation of a better framework of protection for humanitarian workers in conflict situations. We regret the fact that the resolution does not explicitly mention the International Criminal Court and the Rome Statute. However. given its purpose and the vital importance of its unanimous adoption. the sponsors feltjustified in reaching the difficult decisions made during the negotiating process, culminating in the adoption of this instrument. I wish finally to indicate that.”
2003-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4814 (2003) · source
“Mr. Aguilar Zinser (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): I take the floor on behalf of the six countries that, during the final phase of the negotiating process that led to the unanimous adoption of this resolution, moved the text forward and urged its consensus adoption. Bulgaria, Germany, France, the Russian Federation, the Syrian Arab Republic and Mexico participated in this effort, first, in the conviction that the Security Council had clearly and unequivocally to demonstrate its responsibility for the protection of humanitarian workers. Secondly, its sponsors, in the conviction that the resolution had to be adopted unanimously, made it their task to send an unequivocal message, as the Secretary-General pointed out, to those who believe in impunity for acts against humanitarian workers in conflict situations.”
2003-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4814 (2003) · source
“The humanitarian presence in Iraq depends on this, as does the channeling of effective resources for reconstruction. Mexico believes that the Organization must provide guidance for all of the efforts and endeavours of the international community in Iraq. That is our conviction.”
2003-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4812 (2003) · source
“My country will be examining the reports submitted to us by Ambassadors Jones Parry and Negroponte, in accordance with resolution 1483 (2003). In that context, we will participate in the Council's deliberations on the future of the United Nations in Iraq. My country considers that the situation in Iraq is critical, with the potential for extremely grave consequences for its neighbours and for international peace and security. We share the View expressed around this table that Iraq needs the support, the presence and the renewed efforts of the international community in order to restore peace and security as well as the rule of law and to recover its sovereignty. It is the responsibility of the Council to decide on the best way of organizing these efforts and to guide and direct them.”
2003-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4812 (2003) · source
“In current circumstances, and in accordance with resolution 1483 (2003) and with international law, the authority emanating from the occupying Powers is responsible for security in the territory of Iraq. Independently, the United Nations, through the Mission established by the Council, is conducting humanitarian action in support of the economic, social and political reconstruction of the country. The harsh blow dealt the United Nations by that terrorist attack obliges us to reaffirm the presence of the United Nations in Iraq and to broaden it, and perhaps also to reformulate the terms of our presence there. Towards that end, the United Nations must continue actively to deal with the situation in Iraq.”
2003-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4812 (2003) · source
“The United Nations is not a party to the conflict. The United Nations is in Iraq side by side with the Iraqi people, and this is certainly the framework in which a solution must be found. Only the United Nations has, in its Charter, the legal mandate, the moral and political authority and the international legitimacy to confront the most serious challenges to international peace and security. That is why the United Nations must not only continue to fulfil its tasks in Iraq; its efforts must have greater depth, and its support for the Iraqi people must be yet more vigorous. The United Nations must also support, organize and channel international efforts in support of Iraq.”
2003-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4812 (2003) · source
“Having heard the briefings provided to the Security Council this morning by the United States and the United Kingdom, we express our hope that the appeals made by Mr. Vieira de Mello and the Secretary-General will be heeded, and that very soon a timetable will be set for the withdrawal of military occupation, as well as a timetable for the establishment of a legitimate, representative political authority that will reclaim the right of the Iraqi people to decide on their own future. Without a clear horizon in this regard, the reconstruction of Iraq will be increasingly difficult. The United Nations has been attacked by terrorism in Iraq; we all have been attacked. But those who will feel the effects of this act of aggression the most - its most direct victims - are the Iraqis themselves, the people of that country.”
2003-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4812 (2003) · source
“He did so by setting up genuinely representative bodies that could lead to the emergence of a Government capable of effectively exercising Iraq's sovereignty. Mr. Vieira de Mello assumed the role of interlocutor with spirited determination. Instead of locking himself up in his office, Mr. Vieira de Mello travelled throughout the country to speak to every sector of society, thereby getting a very clear idea of what the Iraqi people wanted. Shortly before his death, he told a Brazilian newspaper that the coalition forces needed to give the Iraqi people greater confidence and send the signal that the occupation is temporary by announcing a timetable for their withdrawal. Mr. Vieira de Mello added that this would reduce tension among the population and probably also put an end to attacks on foreign soldiers.”
2003-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4812 (2003) · source
“My country will remain vigilant in that regard and will redouble its efforts to have the Council take effective steps towards that end. Mexico mourns the death of Sergio Vieira de Mello. Just two months after having arrived in Iraq, his energy, conviction, talent, sensitivity and skill as an international civil servant made an indelible mark on Iraq. His example and perseverance will continue to be part of the spirit of the Organization and of every United Nations staff member remaining in Iraq. In fulfilling the Council's mandate, Mr. Vieira de Mello began to work immediately in support of the efforts of the people of Iraq to regain their sovereignty and end the military occupation.”
2003-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4812 (2003) · source
“Mexico believes that the Security Council and its members must take very seriously the issue of protecting the humanitarian staff of the United Nations, the international community and non- governmental organizations, especially in conflict situations. A deliberate attack against humanitarian staff such as the one that took place in Iraq constitutes a war crime and a crime against humanity that must be prosecuted as such. The international community must unite its efforts to ensure that those responsible answer for their actions accordingly. The Security Council must also send a very clear message and take concrete and effective steps to increase protection and strengthen the instruments protecting humanitarian staff.”
2003-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4812 (2003) · source
“Mexico perceived the news of the attack on United Nations headquarters in Iraq last Tuesday as an act of aggression against our own country and an attack on all members of the United Nations. Mexico's President and its Minister for Foreign Affairs have already conveyed our condolences on behalf of all Mexicans to the Secretary-General, the entire staff of the United Nations and the leaders of the countries whose nationals were victims of that devious and abominable act of terrorism. As both a cause and a method, terrorism is nothing but an irrational expression of hatred and a dehumanizing act. We must not become fearful because of terrorism or yield in our efforts to combat it.”
2003-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4812 (2003) · source
“Mr. Aguilar Zinser (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): My delegation would like to thank the Ambassadors of the United States and the United Kingdom for their briefings on the activities carried out by their countries in Iraq in their capacity as the coalition established as the authority in Iraq and in accordance with the obligations imposed upon them by international humanitarian law as occupying Powers as well as by virtue of Security Council resolution 1483 (2003). We are grateful for those briefings because they provide us with information that is essential for the Security Council to be able to assess conditions in Iraq and properly channel the efforts of the United Nations in that country.”
2003-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4812 (2003) · source
“We wish to make a very strong appeal to the provisional authorities in the province of Kosovo to refrain from issuing unilateral pronouncements that only exacerbate the atmosphere of confrontation and misunderstanding.”
2003-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4809 (2003) · source
“Before the question of Kosovo's status is resolved it is necessary not only to achieve certain standards, the rule of law and the establishment of the institutions necessary for genuinely representative political life; there must also be determined dialogue and close communication between Belgrade and Pristina conducive to establishing the necessary environment and conditions for reaching the understandings necessary to knit together the fabric of Kosovar society and to finally resolve the issue of status. In this connection, we are concerned over the recent adoption by the Serbian Government of a document on Kosovo, which, in our view, does not help to establish a conducive atmosphere for the beginning of dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.”
2003-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4809 (2003) · source
“The efforts being made to achieve disarmament are also important, as is the need to take advantage of the amnesty recently announced by UNMIK and for people to hand over any firearms in their possession before 30 September. It is clear that the proliferation of weapons fosters violence, organized crime and terrorism. As I indicated earlier, I would like to conclude my statement by once again emphasizing the importance of cooperation between Belgrade and Pristina so that the process of building a multi-ethnic society can bear fruit.”
2003-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4809 (2003) · source
“Those leaders must also be firmly committed to strengthening democratic and multi- ethnic institutions, reconciliation and inter-communal dialogue, and the effort for the return of refugees and displaced persons under conditions that provide real security. We believe that part of the return effort includes the Kosovo Assembly's adoption of a resolution on the subject of refugees, above all the amendment specifically including those who left Kosovo after the conflict. That sends a positive signal that we hope will be more than a symbolic gesture. Rather, we hope that it will truly help to create the political and legal commitment conducive to the ultimate establishment of a positive and enabling atmosphere for the return of refugees and displaced persons to their communities.”
2003-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4809 (2003) · source
“Those activities should continue to be priorities carried out and promoted by the Mission. My delegation also believes that that work should be carried out in accordance with resolution 1244 (1999) and the Constitutional Framework. However, we would like to emphasize that the primary responsibility for breathing life into the process of normalizing Kosovo rests with Kosovars themselves, both the Albanian majority and the minorities. Their political representatives and community leaders should actively promote the hopes of the people of Kosovo for a multi-ethnic society. The ongoing political activism of local leaders is required to establish the rule of law and to combat extremism and violence.”
2003-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4809 (2003) · source
“Harri Holkeri, described as a tragedy for Kosovo the fact that violence is still claiming innocent lives four years after the end of the conflict. He also stated that the fact that violence is continuing is serving to strengthen his resolve to establish the rule of law in Kosovo to benefit all of Kosovo's inhabitants. We are pleased that that is the intention of the Special Representative, who has just gone to Kosovo to take up his duties. Mexico supports the work he is doing. We also agree with his assessment that establishing the rule of law also includes combating organized crime and terrorist and extremist activities, strengthening democratic and multi-ethnic institutions, promoting dialogue and inter- communal integration and fostering economic development, education and culture.”
2003-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4809 (2003) · source
“The fabric of Kosovar society is still very fragile and susceptible to provocation and a chain of reprisals and counter-reprisals. We believe that the international community must pay special attention and exert the necessary influence on all spheres of authority involved so that the political leaders of both Serbia and Montenegro and the province of Kosovo make a serious and resolute effort to contribute to the establishment of an understanding that would send a very clear message to the inhabitants of Kosovo that they must reject all forms of violence, in particular ethnic violence. The rejection of violence must then lead to building a truly multi-ethnic society in which everyone can live together. The Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Kosovo, Mr.”
2003-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4809 (2003) · source
“In addition, it was an attack on the very future of Kosovo and against the very principle of building a multi- ethnic society in which there is respect for the rule of law. I convey my condolences and those of my Government to the bereaved families who are suffering from these abhorrent crimes. My delegation regards those events as part of a series of incidents that includes the attack also carried out on 13 August against a Kosovar Albanian woman, as well as later incidents that clearly signal a trend that must be stopped. My delegation would also like to condemn the killing of Major Satish Menon, a civilian police member of UNMIK, on 3 August. We wish to convey our deepest condolences to his family and to the Government of India.”
2003-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4809 (2003) · source
“Mr. Aguilar Zinser (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): My delegation also would like to welcome the Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia, Mr. Covic. I would like to thank him for the views and considerations he has conveyed to the Security Council about the most recent events in Kosovo. My delegation would like to take this opportunity to extend our support to the work being done by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) to try to find and bring to justice the perpetrators of the attack of 13 August against a group of young Serbs near the village of Gorazdevac. We trust their efforts will be successful. We strongly condemn that crime, which took the life of one young person and wounded four others.”
2003-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4809 (2003) · source
“Like other members of the Council, my country has already conveyed to the sponsors of this resolution our view that it should be through the search for consensus among the 15 members, through the broad discussion of all initiatives, that we can arrive at broader and more consolidated agreement in the decisions of the Security Council. That is why we hope that procedures will be respected in future initiatives, so that all members of the Council will participate in all stages of discussion and adoption of a resolution.”
2003-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4808 (2003) · source
“It is not, because the Governing Council is still under the authority of the occupying Powers. Lastly, the independence of the United Nations in Iraq means that the international community has entrusted it with tasks that are distinct from the obligations of the occupying Powers established as an Authority. The Authority formed by the occupying Powers bears the responsibility for ensuring the safety and security of the population in the occupied territory. That obligation stems from the Fourth Geneva Convention and is in no way affected by the present resolution.”
2003-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4808 (2003) · source
“It is our concern that the United Nations should have the institutional capacity to provide for, defend and promote human rights and to create a space for the participation of international humanitarian agencies in carrying out those objectives. Finally, it is our concern that, as indicated by the Secretary-General, the United Nations should actively participate in Iraq's full recovery of its sovereignty, and in the termination of the military occupation. In that context, we associate ourselves with the Security Council consensus on welcoming the establishment of the provisional Governing Council as a first logical step towards establishing a genuinely representative government that exercises the sovereignty of the Iraqi people. That welcome does not constitute legal recognition. Nor should it be interpreted as endorsement.”
2003-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4808 (2003) · source
“That Mission enables the Secretary-General and his Special Representative to have an effective presence in Iraq so that their tasks can be carried out independently, forcefully and capably. We voted in favour of this resolution because it is our concern that there should be a United Nations presence in Iraq. It is our concern that the United Nations should play a decisive role in that country's development. It is our concern that the United Nations should support the Iraqi people by establishing an independent and sovereign government. It is our concern that the United Nations should fulfil its humanitarian duties, employing its capacities in that area.”
2003-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4808 (2003) · source
“In that context, the Secretary-General, in the report (5/2003/715) on the activities of his Special Representative for Iraq, which he submitted in fulfilment of his mandate, gave a detailed account of the tasks that he considers the United Nations should carry out in order to make a positive contribution to Iraq's recovery of its sovereignty and to the reconstruction of the country, including the establishment of a critical road map and concrete timetable for establishing a fully representative government that can exercise the sovereignty of the Iraqi people. In that context, the creation of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, which is provided for in the resolution that the Council has just adopted, is a vital step towards fulfilling those tasks.”
2003-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4808 (2003) · source
“My country considers this resolution to be a necessary technical step to enable the Secretary- General and his Special Representative to carry out fully the tasks entrusted to them by the Security Council through the provisions of the relevant Council resolutions, in particular resolution 1483 (2003), which clearly states that it is the responsibility of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to coordinate the post-conflict activities of the United Nations, to coordinate among United Nations and international agencies engaged in humanitarian assistance and reconstruction activities and to assist the people of Iraq. The resolution further stipulates that those activities must be carried out in full and absolute independence.”
2003-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4808 (2003) · source
“Mr. Aguilar Zinser (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): Mexico voted in favour of resolution 1500 (2003), convinced of the fundamental and decisive role that the United Nations should play in the process of rebuilding Iraq and in the efforts of Iraqis to recover full sovereignty.”
2003-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4808 (2003) · source
“The draft resolution states, and my delegation agrees, that it is imperative that there be respect for the ceasefire, on the basis of which all parties involved, including the political parties, civil society and all those who have been forced into exile, can agree on measures that will lead to the election of a Government that represents all Liberians. We also agree that President Charles Taylor must honour his commitment to abandon power in order to allow this process to move forward, and we fully support the position of the African Union and ECOWAS that no force that aspires to gain power through armed force can achieve such power legitimately. We hope that in the coming days the Liberians will finally regain hope.”
2003-08-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4803 (2003) · source