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lines on the record: 253
first: 2002-11-21
most recent: 2015-02-23
sittings or episodes: 23
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“The people of Bougainville have been waiting patiently for this opportunity and are now going out in their numbers to polling stations to cast their votes for candidates of their choice. The voting system is first- past-the-post. There is very high public enthusiasm to see the Autonomous Bougainville Government take office in the middle of June - next month. The atmosphere on the ground is generally calm and strongly in favour of the election. As might be expected, there have been two incidents, but the situation is otherwise peaceful and orderly. The electoral process is moving ahead according to plan. The calm and purposeful way in which the election is being held shows how thoroughly preparations have been made.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Leaders now in the race for the province's top post played many significant roles and risked their lives in the search for peace and normalcy for the people of Bougainville. Now that the conflict is over, the Bougainville Peace Agreement has been completed and given the force of law and arrangements for the first elections are under way, Bougainvilleans are keenly participating in choosing the leaders who will be responsible for ensuring that normalcy returns and for setting priorities for future development in Bougainville. The general elections are under way right at this moment. We believe that the election is a good example of a United Nations-brokered peace deal. I think that is well reflected in the subject of today's meeting.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Like our national Constitution, the Bougainville Constitution is also "homegrown" - made and adopted by leaders following close consultations with people in all parts of Bougainville, as well as Bougainvilleans in other parts of Papua New Guinea, within the framework of our national Constitution, as amended to give legal effect to the Bougainville Peace Agreement. The first general election for the Autonomous Bougainville Government, to be established under the Bougainville Constitution, is currently under way and is the next critical stage in giving substance to the Agreement. The election marks a new beginning for the people of Bougainville as candidates compete for public support, as the public takes part in voting and as officials gear up for the inauguration of the first Autonomous Bougainville Government next month.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“The way in which that decision was made - on a bipartisan basis, with overwhelming support and without any votes against it - showed how important issues and principles can bring together leaders and people from all parts of a country - in our case, Papua New Guinea - with otherwise diverse interests and opinions. The spirit and detailed provisions of the national constitutional laws have been further developed through the making and implementation of the Constitution for the Autonomous Region of Bougainville.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“The Agreement was then given the force of the highest law in the land as a result of the Papua New Guinea Parliament's decision to amend our national Constitution by adding the new part XIV and passing the Organic Law on Peacebuilding in Bougainville. The deal guaranteed a referendum on independence in 10 to 15 years, promised more autonomy in the interim, and set out a plan for weapons disposal. In December 2004, the Papua New Guinea Government approved the Bougainville Constitution, laying the ground for elections. That decision, in many respects, was the culmination of longstanding dreams and of a commitment made real through years of protracted struggle and negotiations leading up to the Bougainville Peace Agreement.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Within the span of those years, the Peace Process Consultative Committee was formed, which also included the Bougainville Constitutional Commission and the Interim Joint Supervisory Body, all in the name of peace and normalcy. Papua New Guinea remained committed to a peaceful solution through every available means. My Government therefore continued to give the people of Bougainville every opportunity to participate fully in the reconciliation process, which led to the Peace Agreement signed in August 2001 and finally to the election of the autonomous Bougainville Government, which is continuing today.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“It is believed that about 20,000 people died in the turmoil, while thousands more were injured. However, major steps were taken towards a peaceful solution following the signing of the Bougainville Peace Agreement in August 2001 - one of the 26 agreements signed in the pursuit of peace, normalcy and a political settlement on Bougainville since 1989. A ceasefire agreement between the warring parties - the Bougainville Revolutionary Army and Papua New Guinea - was signed in 1998, followed three years later by a peace agreement. During those years, a regional group composed of representatives from all over the Pacific region was sent to monitor the peace in Bougainville - first a Truce Monitoring Group, followed by a Peace Monitoring Group. The Group was unarmed, unlike in other post-conflict peacebuilding processes around the world.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“I wish to thank you, Madam President, for allowing me to speak at the last minute. But as all the discussions have been about peacebuilding, I would like to tell the Council a little bit about what is happening in my country in terms of the process that is taking place. First, however, allow me, Madam President, to take this opportunity to extend the appreciation of my delegation for the convening of this meeting in connection with the subject of post-conflict peacebuilding. Papua New Guinea is one of the countries that has experienced post-conflict peacebuilding on the island of Bougainville, in Papua New Guinea, for more than a decade now. My delegation is pleased to report on the progress in the peace process in Bougainville. The island had been wrecked by a bloody civil conflict.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Papua New Guinea is grateful for the continuing support of United Nations specialized agencies and other development cooperation partners. We encourage them to continue providing assistance for Bougainville and the rest of our country so that peace is secured and all of our people can enjoy the benefits of lasting peace, achieved, strengthened and maintained by peaceful means.”
2004-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4962 (2004) · source
“In striving to define that vision of peace and mobilize resources for it, Papua New Guinea will continue to look to the United Nations for continued help and support. That includes a response from the Security Council when, at the appropriate time, Papua New Guinea makes a formal request for UNOMB to continue until it fulfils its agreed responsibilities and the autonomous Bougainville government is elected. The Secretariat mission that is expected to travel to Papua New Guinea in June to review the Bougainville peace process can help ensure free and democratic elections for the autonomous Bougainville government by being tasked and equipped to advise on what is required to ensure that UNOMB can do what its mandate requires.”
2004-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4962 (2004) · source
“The United Nations Development Programme and other United Nations specialized agencies, such as UNICEF, support practical peace-building in other important ways. Those include providing a wide range of opportunities - from training to providing seedlings - so that former combatants and communities can participate in, and benefit from, development on the basis of self-reliance. Papua New Guinea, on behalf of all parties, appreciates our overseas partners' continuing support and cooperation. The Government is determined to take a proactive approach. That is why the Cabinet has decided to set up a new ministerial committee to plan and implement a vision for a Bougainville that remains at peace.”
2004-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4962 (2004) · source
“The establishment of the autonomous Bougainville government will mark a natural exit-point for UNOMB. That has been agreed and is understood by all parties. While foreign aid donors will continue to provide technical and financial assistance, the parties will otherwise be directly and solely responsible from then on for future peace-building and governance under the Bougainville Peace Agreement. Practical peace-building involves more than making and implementing political agreements. It also has very significant economic and social dimensions. As our Minister for Inter-Government Relations, Sir Peter Barter, has said, Bougainville needs to develop an economy capable of sustaining autonomy. It needs a society which sustains peace. In that respect, UNOMB continues to make an important contribution by promoting reconciliation.”
2004-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4962 (2004) · source
“The constitutional provisions, which may well be unique in the world, make it critical to the Bougainville peace process - and for the sake of respect of good governance under our national Constitution - that UNOMB remain on the ground until the autonomous Bougainville government has been elected. Until then, UNOMB also has an important role to play in continuing to chair the Peace Process Consultative Committee, the main body in which the parties meet to consult and cooperate in managing the Bougainville peace process until the autonomous Bougainville government has been elected. The autonomous Bougainville government will then assume responsibility as the legitimate representative of the people of Bougainville under the agreed arrangements.”
2004-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4962 (2004) · source
“It is expected that by the middle of the year the final draft of the proposed Bougainville constitution will be ready for the National Executive Council to endorse its consistency with the national Constitution as amended by the laws implementing the Bougainville Peace Agreement. In that context, let me again draw the Council's attention to the agreement, given the force of law in the Papua New Guinea Constitution, that, if there are differences over whether conditions are conducive to holding elections for the autonomous Bougainville government, they will be referred to UNOMB for resolution.”
2004-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4962 (2004) · source
“Currently, consultations intended to promote a cooperative approach in drafting and implementing the proposed constitution for the autonomous Bougainville government are moving ahead. In fact, members of the bipartisan national committee led by the Minister for Inter-Government Relations, Sir Peter Barter, are in Bougainville this week to meet and exchange views with the Bougainville Constitutional Commission. The Commission is expected to complete its third and final draft of the proposed Bougainville constitution later this month. The Bougainville leadership has already agreed to arrangements for the Bougainville Constituent Assembly, which will convene to consider and adopt the draft constitution as soon as the Commission completes the final draft. Consultations are open, smooth and productive.”
2004-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4962 (2004) · source
“Australia and New Zealand give valued financial and technical support for strengthening policing in Bougainville, including the training of both additional general duties police and community auxiliary police. The recent establishment of the Governance and Implementation Fund provides a means by which they and other foreign aid donors can contribute to practical peace-building in Bougainville by helping to provide resources for implementation of a jointly developed work plan which is supported by the national Government and the Bougainville administration. Priorities include promoting awareness and building capacity, both nationally and in Bougainville, to make sure that the arrangements for Bougainville autonomy develop and operate as agreed.”
2004-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4962 (2004) · source
“All of the parties involved in the Bougainville peace process continue to urge Francis Ona and his successors in the "no-go zone" around Panguna in central Bougainville to eliminate the psychological barriers, remove the remaining roadblocks and join in working for lasting peace by peaceful means. Progress towards that objective is supported by the efforts being made to strengthen policing and other aspects of civil authority on the ground, including courts and correctional services. Those efforts include the delegation of significant police functions and powers from the national Government to Bougainville, as provided for in the Bougainville Peace Agreement.”
2004-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4962 (2004) · source
“By the last week of April, we estimate that more than 80 per cent - the figure of 83 per cent has been mentioned, and we will take that higher amount - of guns contained under the agreed weapons disposal plan had been destroyed. Guns which were removed from containers in 2002 continue to be recovered and then destroyed. Former combatants from the remaining "no- go zone" around Panguna are joining in. The prospects for completing the process in the next few weeks are strong. That does not mean that Bougainville will be completely free of the presence and the threat of guns. But the main former combatant groups will have contained and destroyed their guns. The way will be clear for holding free and democratic elections for the autonomous Bougainville government, to be set up under the Bougainville Peace Agreement.”
2004-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4962 (2004) · source
“Before either of those two transitions had occurred, the peace process passed one of the most significant milestones on the way to lasting peace when the Peace Process Consultative Committee met in December and resolved that the guns contained under the agreed weapons disposal plan would be destroyed. The meeting was held within the time frame set in the plan, which forms part of the Bougainville Peace Agreement. The agreed outcome is clear: the guns must be rendered so they "cannot be used again, recovered, repaired, used for spare parts, or employed to make or support threats". With UNOMB's inspiration and support, implementation has been truly impressive. Former combatants have displayed real determination in putting away and destroying their guns.”
2004-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4962 (2004) · source
“At the end of February, the parties said farewell to a trusted, good friend who had worked very hard in support of the peace process and who had helped build mutual confidence between the parties over the previous five years. The departing Director of the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville, His Excellency Ambassador Noel Sinclair, left with the sincere admiration and thanks of people throughout Papua New Guinea for having met the diverse challenges of his assignment with commitment and distinction. The parties were then pleased to receive UNOMB and its new Director, Mr. Tor Stenbock, whose prior service, both in other peace processes and in Bougainville, had already earned respect and a very warm welcome to his new appointment on all sides.”
2004-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4962 (2004) · source
“On behalf of all of the parties, my delegation expresses our sincere thanks to the Council for its positive and creative response to Papua New Guinea's request, made on behalf of all of the parties late last year, for UNOMB to remain and continue supporting the Bougainville peace process on the ground. In the past few months, the Bougainville peace process has passed a number of significant milestones on the way to self-sustaining peace. They include the withdrawal of the last in a series of neutral regional supports for the peace process: the Bougainville Transition Team, made up of unarmed civilians, women and men, from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Vanuatu.”
2004-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4962 (2004) · source
“Thank you, Mr. President, for your warm welcome. Like previous speakers, I would like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I wish you and your Mission well. Through you, Sir, I would like also to thank and compliment Ambassador Pleuger and his Mission with respect to their able oversight of the work of the Council last month. I thank Mr. Turk for his report and for his support over the past few years in the work we are doing. Those thanks go also to his staff. Papua New Guinea sincerely appreciates the interest the United Nations takes in the Bougainville peace process and the practical support it provides through the United Nations Observer Mission in Bougainville (UNOMB) and in other ways.”
2004-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4962 (2004) · source
“In doing so, I take the opportunity to express once again and to emphasize, on behalf of all parties, Papua New Guinea's sincere appreciation for the contributions UNPOB/UNOMB has made, the support that the Secretary-General and the Security Council have provided and the assistance that a number of United Nations specialized agencies continue to provide to the peace process and to practical peace- building in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“Papua New Guinea also appreciates that the various United Nations organs have roles and responsibilities of their own. My Government understands the need to follow proper procedures. It is against the background of our shared understanding with officials and other States Members of the United Nations that Papua New Guinea seeks a continuing United Nations presence in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, for a limited time to see the role and responsibilities given to UNPOB/UNOMB through to an early conclusion. We make that request as part of our commitment to the goal that has guided the peace process from the earliest stages: to secure lasting peace by peaceful means so that peace becomes self- sustaining. Papua New Guinea commends that request to the Security Council for its most careful consideration and support.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“The letter that my Government has sent to the Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, and the aide-memoire that we have circulated to members of the Security Council, explain our request for UNPOB/UNOMB and Ambassador Noel Sinclair to remain. We recognize the need for economy and for an exit strategy. We are aware of legitimate pressures for UNPOB/UNOMB to remain lean, focused and effective. We accept that the successor to UNPOB/ UNOMB in its present form will therefore probably have to be somewhat scaled down. Papua New Guinea is grateful for the support that Australia and other countries in our region have expressed for our request. We are confident others will be sympathetic and give their support; I was pleased to hear this morning that many support the continued presence of the United Nations.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“The national Government has mobilized funds to help reduce tensions by settling outstanding financial claims, entitlements and other payments. In relation to weapons disposal, the conditions that former combatants have placed on the implementation of destruction at stage III - reconciliation, and the implementation of the Bougainville constitution - have no authority under the Bougainville Peace Agreement. The agreement does not provide for delay. The PPCC meeting which is due to be held in Buka this week should agree to destruction and implement the decision with all deliberate speed, so normalcy can return and peace can be secured. Thus, the peace process in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, continues to advance.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“In fact, the police Commander in Bougainville will be commissioned as an Assistant Commissioner of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary in the next day or so, with the enhanced delegation of functions and powers that go with his new rank. The National Executive Council, which is the Cabinet of Papua New Guinea, has already delegated its own functions and powers in relation to policing to the Bougainville Interim Provincial Government, which will exercise them, on the basis of the principles that apply to the police at the national level - with the addition, in this case, of informal consultations with the Bougainville People's Congress. Bougainville police will be allowed to wear special insignia on their uniforms.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“Meanwhile, the national Government and the Bougainville parties continue to consult and cooperate in developing a constitution for the autonomous Bougainville government. The Government has recently acted decisively to resolve issues that might otherwise have impacted negatively on constitution-making in Bougainville. The Government has also acted decisively to delegate certain police functions and powers to Bougainville in order to prepare the way for strengthening policing there in other ways. It is preparing for progress on the restoration of civil authority more generally, including with regard to courts and correctional services.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“Recently, he was able to provide encouragement with respect to the resolution in which the main former combatant groups committed themselves to destruction as the ultimate goal of weapons disposal. The head and staff of UNPOB/UNOMB continue to support and promote further cooperation among all parties. They make a significant, active contribution to efforts to remove existing barriers and bring Francis Ona and his remaining supporters in the "no-go zone" around Panguna into the peace process so that peace can be secured throughout Bougainville. The attendance by former members of the Me'ekamui Defence Force at recent PPCC meetings, together with their active involvement in the recent meeting of former combatants on Nissan Island to prepare for stage III of weapons disposal, shows that progress is being made.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“It is therefore very important that the United Nations maintain a continuing presence in Bougainville until the agreed processes for building peace and getting the autonomous Bougainville government up and running have been achieved. The respect and trust that the head, Ambassador Noel Sinclair, and the personnel of UNPOB/UNOMB enjoy has a very significant influence on the parties' willingness to compromise. There are many advantages to asking Ambassador Noel Sinclair, in particular, to stay on so that the parties can continue to draw on his experience and influence and so that unnecessary disruption can be avoided. The sensitive way in which the Ambassador has encouraged the parties to come together has facilitated agreement.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“None of the parties wants to see the peace process become dependent on external support. All of them are committed to honouring the letter and the spirit of existing agreements. They are determined to see that peace-building and peace itself become self- sustaining as soon as the agreed procedures for establishing the autonomous Bougainville government have been followed and elections held. Agreement to place the Bougainville Peace Agreement within the framework of the Papua New Guinea Constitution is basic to the entire Agreement. It was, in certain respects, quite hard-won, as far as certain Bougainville parties were concerned. It is critical for the National Government and Papua New Guinea as a whole.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“The agreement contained in the resolution states, "that in view of the important role that UNOMB and its director continue to play, and the confidence and trust they enjoy on all sides, the national Government should seek an extension for UNOMB under the continuing leadership of His Excellency Ambassador Noel Sinclair for a further 12 months, or, if earlier, until the elections for the autonomous Bougainville government have been held and the autonomous Bougainville government is set up". The meaning is clear: there is still a continuing need for the United Nations to continue, consolidate and complete the remaining responsibilities originally agreed upon for UNPOB/UNOMB. The United Nations presence should remain until the autonomous Bougainville government has been elected. It should then be withdrawn.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“It is vital that the PPCC continue to operate until a government representative of the people of Bougainville is elected and assumes responsibility for the government of Bougainville under the agreed autonomy arrangements contained in the Bougainville Peace Agreement and implementing laws. As I have already said, that is expected to take place during 2004. As the Kuri resolution on the implementation of autonomy records, leaders on all sides see a need for a continuing United Nations presence until then. They have also agreed the United Nations should cease operating and should leave as soon as the autonomous Bougainville government has been elected.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“When the TMG first arrived in 1997, the parties involved in the peace process were aware of the need to consult and cooperate in resolving any difficulties that might arise and in keeping the peace process moving ahead. They therefore agreed to set up a mechanism for that purpose. The Cairns Commitment was signed in late 1997. When the Ceasefire Agreement was signed and UNPOB/UNOMB commenced, the mechanism evolved into the Peace Process Consultative Committee (PPCC), which the head of UNPOB/UNOMB has, by agreement, been invited to chair. The PPCC is the principal means of ensuring regular contact between all of the parties involved in the peace process. It is the forum in which the national Government and the former combatant groups, in particular, can consult when difficulties arise and cooperate in planning the way ahead.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“For the sake of avoiding unnecessary uncertainty, disputes and possible resort to the courts, it would be best if the continuing presence of the United Nations could still be known as the United Nations Observer Mission in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea - perhaps with a word like "transitional", "interim" or "temporary" added to make clear that it will exist for only a very limited time, until the autonomous Bougainville government is elected - which is expected to be during 2004. Papua New Guinea's request for United Nations assistance in seeing the role and responsibilities given to UNPOB/UNOMB through is not a matter only of implementing the agreed weapons disposal plan or of meeting formal constitutional requirements. It is also relevant to other concerns.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“It is concerned with ensuring that an agreed role is completed and that remaining responsibilities are fulfilled. Made at a time when peace and good governance are pressing international concerns, it is a request for assistance in honouring previous agreements to support peace- building and giving effect to provisions contained in Papua New Guinea's democratic Constitution, all of which have been previously agreed.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“The relevant provision is section 279, subsection 2, of the Papua New Guinea Constitution. That provision was agreed upon at a time when the parties expected the peace process to be concluded much earlier than has proved possible. The date specified in the Bougainville Peace Agreement for UNPOB/UN OMB to complete its assignment and leave was a prediction, not an agreed target, and, unfortunately, it has not been achieved. The reason was not a setback, or deliberate delays. It was, in certain respects, a result of the way in which the peace process was founded and has continued to gather strength, through consultation and cooperation. Thus, Papua New Guinea's request for continuing United Nations support for the peace process is not so much a matter of seeking an extension as of seeing a previously agreed assignment through.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“The report verifying and certifying stage II was presented to the Government more than four months ago. The Government acted immediately to bring into full operation the constitutional arrangements providing for the establishment of the autonomous Bougainville Government under a Bougainville Constitution made in accordance with the Constitution of Papua New Guinea, and the holding of a deferred and conditional referendum on Bougainville's political future. The remaining responsibilities which the Papua New Guinea constitution vests in UNPOB/UNOMB have to do with determining the outcome of any disputes between the parties on the question of whether conditions are conducive to the holding of elections for an autonomous Bougainville government, including whether the elections should be deferred and the length of any deferral.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“With the decision on the final fate of the weapons at stage III still to be made and put into effect, this responsibility is an important part of UNPOB/UNOMB's unfinished business - a part of the agreed weapons plan, which the Government naturally wants to see brought to an end through the destruction of the guns at the earliest practicable opportunity. In addition, through provisions which are probably unique in the world, the Constitution of Papua New Guinea makes specific reference, at a number of points, to the United Nations Observer Mission in Bougainville. The provision which specifies this body's role in relation to verification and certification of stage II of the agreed weapons plan is no longer relevant, as the responsibilities arising from it have been fulfilled.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“The faith, confidence and trust that the parties have in UNPOB/UNOMB is not only a compliment to this particular body; it is also a strong expression of confidence in the United Nations. Concretely, it also a product of, and a tribute to, the integrity, dedication and effectiveness of the Director, Ambassador Noel Sinclair, and other personnel of UNPOB/UNOMB. It is a mark of the confidence, respect and trust they enjoy on all sides. The agreed weapons-disposal plan makes UNPOB/UNOMB responsible for supervising and holding one of two keys to each of the containers in which weapons are held at stage II.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“It was a sign of the faith that all of the parties have in the United Nations that they originally agreed to give certain critical, very sensitive responsibilities in the peace process to UNPOB/UNOMB. It was a further expression of confidence and trust in the effectiveness of UNPOB/UNOMB that the parties agreed to give this body further responsibilities in relation to weapons disposal. Those responsibilities are specified in the resolution by which the Peace Process Consultative Committee (PPCC), chaired by the Director of UNPOB/UNOMB, adopted the agreed weapons- disposal plan. They were then incorporated in the Bougainville Peace Agreement. Some of them have now been given force of law, through the amendment to the national Constitution of Papua New Guinea and the organic law implementing the Agreement.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“Like all of its predecessors, the team is unarmed. When it leaves, the peace process will reach another critical milestone on the road to self-sustaining peace. The Bougainville parties and the national Government will be directly and visibly responsible for maintaining, consolidating and building peace for themselves. Having considered the matter when they met in the Interim Joint Supervisory Body from 21 to 23 October 2003, political leaders in Bougainville and at the national level are agreed that the team's withdrawal can safely proceed. The Kuri resolution on implementation of autonomy records the Interim Joint Supervisory Body's agreed view. In forming that judgment, leaders have also agreed that it is critical that the United Nations remain on the ground and continue to provide support for a limited time.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“This success owes a great deal to the support which the peace process has received from UNPOB/ UNOMB and to the successive arrangements by which a neutral regional presence has been provided and maintained. The contributors to that neutral regional presence are Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Vanuatu. Their cooperation in providing such a presence began when the Truce Monitoring Group arrived in late 1997. It continued when the TMG was replaced by the Peace Monitoring Group (PMG), after the ceasefire agreement was signed on 30 April 1998. Following gradual downsizing, the PMG eventually withdrew on 30 June this year. The neutral regional presence then took the form of an even more substantially scaled-down presence - the entirely civilian Bougainville transition team, which will withdraw at the end of this month.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“While the peace process has some features which are unique to Bougainville and Papua New Guinea as a whole, the way in which it continues, consolidates and progresses is, in certain respects, a model for peace processes in other parts of the world. The foundations of this peace process lie in the hearts and minds of the people around Bougainville and throughout Papua New Guinea, who are committed to peace. The commitment to practical peace-building by leaders and former combatants on all sides ensures that it keeps gaining strength. The key to the success achieved to date is the way in which the peace process proceeds on the basis of consultation and cooperation; the same factors may also explain not only the rate at which gains are made but also their solidity.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“This meeting is therefore additionally welcome and critical to the future of the peace process, enabling the Government, on behalf of all the parties, to raise the issue of - and seek the continuing assistance of the United Nations in meeting - the need for further support, for a limited period, in fulfilling the remaining responsibilities of the United Nations and completing the assignment previously agreed. The peace process in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, not only continues, but keeps moving ahead. While progress is not always as rapid as many observers and participants would prefer, it is nonetheless real and substantial.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“It allows us to place on record the sincere appreciation of all of the parties for the support the United Nations has given the peace process, through the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (UNPOB) - which, for the sake of consistency with agreements between the parties, is known on the ground as the United Nations Observer Mission in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (UNOMB). It allows us to contribute to the Security Council's review of UNPOB/UNOMB. Papua New Guinea is, of course, conscious of the basis on which the Security Council agreed to extend UNPOB/UNOMB for a further 12 months at the end of last year.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“I wish first to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting and for having allowed it to be an open meeting, thereby enabling others to express their views, particularly our friends from the region. I wish also to thank members for their comments this morning and Mr. Danilo Tiirk for his report. Papua New Guinea expresses sincere appreciation and gratitude for the opportunity to participate in this most important debate on the future of the peace process in Bougainville and the well-being of Papua New Guinea as a whole.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“Papua New Guinea is accordingly grateful for the support the international community continues to provide. The Government has accepted, and acted on, UNPOB's verification report and certification, as the constitutional amendment implementing the Bougainville Peace Agreement requires. As UNPOB's host, Papua New Guinea will continue to fully support its efforts to fulfil its agreed responsibilities under the Lincoln, ceasefire and Bougainville peace agreements and, in doing so, help to secure lasting peace by peaceful means.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“They also include support for capacity-building and institutional strengthening, both in Bougainville and at the national level, so that the cooperation necessary to give full effect to the joint creation embodied in the Bougainville Peace Agreement can receive the support it requires at both ends. As development cooperation partners work to integrate their activities in Bougainville into national projects and programmes, the Government requests them to continue giving appropriate attention and priority to the particular character of the post-conflict situation in Bougainville. The need to reintegrate former combatants and their communities remains a major concern. As my remarks have, I believe, made clear, the peace process in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, remains a national priority, pursued on a bipartisan basis.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“The United Nations Children's Fund provides support for restoration and development across a broad range of activities, including immunization, HIV/AIDS awareness, malaria control, education, child protection and trauma counselling. Other areas in which Papua New Guinea will be seeking advice and other forms of assistance include public sector reform and other preparations for the establishment of the autonomous Bougainville Government. Priorities include the provision of opportunities for training, re-training and upgrading the skills of public sector personnel and potential recruits.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source