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first: 2002-11-21
most recent: 2015-02-23
sittings or episodes: 23
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“Australia, the European Union, Japan, New Zealand and others should know how much we appreciate the resources they provide. Among members of the United Nations family of organizations, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) stands out for the strong and effective support it provides for practical weapons disposal, community development and the training of former combatants, in particular. The UNDP- coordinated cocoa and coconut rehabilitation project is an especially noteworthy and successful instance of an activity which facilitates both economic and social recovery, as well as the reintegration of former combatants, by providing large numbers of rural smallholders with employment, incomes and hope based on self-help.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“In every case, the Government is conscious of the need to maintain consistency with the letter and spirit of the Bougainville Peace Agreement, including the consultations and cooperation which are the agreed keys to implementation. Other steps towards creating conditions in which the autonomous Bougainville Government can be established and begin operating include consultations on the development of the Bougainville constitution. The Government is trying its hardest, in difficult economic and budgetary conditions, to allocate funds, personnel and other support to facilitate progress towards self-sustaining peace and the transition to autonomy in Bougainville. In doing so, we continue to rely on the support of our development cooperation partners.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“Weapons disposal and the full operation of new constitutional arrangements lay the foundations for progress in other areas, but they do not build peace on their own. Given our experience of the challenges involved in implementing major constitutional changes of our own and our close observation of peace processes in other countries, Papua New Guinea is only too well aware of the many diverse and, often, complex challenges which have to be met and overcome. That is why the Government is working closely with leaders and officials in Bougainville to finalize immediate arrangements to improve policing and access to courts and increase the availability of correctional services in Bougainville. We are also consulting on plans for the medium and long term.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“In view of concerns expressed when the Security Council previously considered the Bougainville peace process and UNPOB, I am pleased to advise that the protocol establishing the BTT gives it the explicit function of cooperating with United Nations observers, on agreed terms and conditions. Papua New Guinea is grateful for the positive way in which the BTT contributing countries have responded to the request by the National Government, on behalf of the parties, for the continuing availability of a neutral regional body to support the peace process and assist UNPOB logistically and in other ways. Ambassador Sinclair has mentioned some of the ways it is assisting. Finally, I would like to turn to the preparations for autonomy, restoration and development.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“The gap it would leave would be experienced directly by the people who gained confidence from its continuing presence. It would also be felt by UNPOB, which relied on the PMG for logistical and other forms of support. I am therefore pleased to report that the contributing countries have agreed to provide a Bougainville Transition Team (BTT) to support the peace process until the end of this year. The BTT, consisting of 17 civilian personnel from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Vanuatu, will be much smaller and have a more narrowly focused mandate than the PMG. It will, of course, continue to be unarmed.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“It was then replaced by the similarly neutral regional Peace Monitoring Group (PMG), when the agreement implementing the permanent and irrevocable ceasefire was signed on 30 April 1998. Both the TMG and the PMG consisted of personnel from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Vanuatu. The men and women who served in the ranks, both civilian and military, were unarmed. From a peak of just of over 300 personnel at the start, the PMG has gradually been reduced in size as the peace process gathered strength and become increasingly capable of sustaining itself on the ground. As members of the Security Council will recall, all of the parties involved in the Bougainville peace process were concerned when it was announced that the PMG would cease operations on 30 June 2003.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“UNPOB's ongoing role and responsibilities underline the urgency of holding the stage III meeting between the parties to the Bougainville Peace Agreement and implementing its outcome. This means that UNPOB will still have a great deal of very important, indeed critical, work to do in order to complete its agreed assignment under the Bougainville Peace Agreement by the end of this year. I turn now to regional support for the peace process. The Bougainville peace process has benefited from the generous support not only of the United Nations, but of Papua New Guinea's friends in the region and development cooperation partners around the world. The neutral regional Truce Monitoring Group (TMG) was established first, in late 1997.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“Thus, verification and certification of stage II do not mark the end of UNPOB's role and responsibilities on the ground. In citing the initiatives UNPOB is taking to promote further practical weapons disposal, the report recognizes this reality. Not only does UNPOB remain responsible for supervising and holding one of the keys to each stage II container, it has a continuing role in relation to the making and implementation of the decision at stage III of the agreed weapons disposal plan. If the parties do not reach a mutually acceptable agreement at stage III, then UNPOB has a further possible role and responsibility in relation to determining whether or not elections for the autonomous Bougainville Government should go ahead or should be deferred, in which case it will have a say in the length of any deferral.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“I am therefore pleased to be able to inform the United Nations that the PPCC has agreed that the meeting will be held on Nissan Island, in the Bougainville province, as soon as the necessary arrangements can be made, probably in a few weeks. The Government of Papua New Guinea firmly believes that destroying the guns at the earliest practicable opportunity is the only truly effective option and the only way in which guns will be removed not only physically, but from the minds of the people in Bougainville. It is also the best way by far of ensuring that scarce human and financial resources are not wasted on providing security for guns and containers, but rather used to support the economic and social recovery for which people around Bougainville and the rest of Papua New Guinea continue to work, hope and pray.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“For this reason, the Government of Papua New Guinea and other parties involved in the peace process continue to call for reconciliation, and the active involvement of Francis Ona and Me'ekamui in practical peace-building. Now is the time for them to play a direct part in shaping the future Government of Bougainville. The Government of Papua New Guinea continues to recognize the positive contribution Francis Ona and his group have made to the Bougainville peace process by not deliberately disrupting it on the ground. Meanwhile, the Government continues to urge the Bougainville parties to meet and decide on the final fate of the weapons without further unnecessary delay.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“The war is well and truly behind us as our military objectives have been achieved and our struggle must, as it has, progressively move on into new directions and areas." In such circumstances, it is indeed distressing to see various documents circulating in Bougainville, purportedly expressing the views of Francis Ona and the remaining hard core of Me'ekamui supporters that there is a conspiracy to undermine the Bougainville peace process or undertake other unwelcome activities in Bougainville. The alleged conspiracy is variously said to be between the Government of Papua New Guinea and others - sometimes a mining company or companies, and sometimes the United Nations. The circulation of such untrue and implausible ideas is, at best, a sign of isolation.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“The most significant gap in practical weapons disposal and the Bougainville peace process as a whole arises from the way in which Francis Ona and his remaining supporters close to Panguna have chosen to remain outside this process. But even here, progress is being made. In practice, those who continue to remain outside the Bougainville peace process have generally respected the peace which has been achieved. As the verification report recognizes, citing a letter from Francis Ona to Ambassador Sinclair, the Me'ekamui Defence Force does not intend, "to enter into any unnecessary conflict or war.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“This view was reached in light of a number of considerations, including the way in which consultations had been conducted all around Bougainville, the report's acknowledgement of the work still to be done to rid Bougainville of the fear and threat of the gun, and UNPOB's careful assessment of the risks involved in deciding whether and when to verify and certify that stage II has been achieved. In basing its assessment on the evidence provided both from practical weapons disposal and through widespread, in-depth consultations, UNPOB acknowledges that it alone is responsible for making the final judgment on verification. That is the basis on which the parties agreed that UNPOB should verify and certify stage II of the agreed weapons disposal plan. The Government would have it no other way.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“The final step in the process, before Ambassador Sinclair formally submitted the final report to the National Government, was the presentation of the report to the PPCC, where the parties involved in the Bougainville peace process could receive and review it together. The only significant absentee from the consultations was Francis Ona and his remaining supporters outside the peace process in the so-called "no-go zone", around the Panguna Mine site. The consensus of the parties involved in the peace process and the PPCC meeting on 25 July was that the report is balanced, comprehensive and frank.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“It was accordingly appropriate - indeed necessary - for Ambassador Sinclair to proceed on the basis of consultations, after consulting widely at community level around Bougainville with former combatants and political leaders of all major factions and with the Transitional Consultative Council, in which leaders of the main political bodies representing the people of Bougainville consult with each other and the National Government of Papua New Guinea. Ambassador Sinclair was also willing to provide clarification of his verification report, when requested, to the Government of Papua New Guinea.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“As Ambassador Sinclair rightly observes in his verification report, the Bougainville Peace Agreement is intended to lay a solid foundation for the creation of a society characterized by genuine peace and the restoration of civil authority under a democratically elected autonomous Government. The foundations of such a society can only be feelings of mutual security and confidence within and among various communities of Bougainville. The weapons disposal plan is an essential element in promoting a secure foundation for the required feelings of mutual security and confidence.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“The way in which all the parties have maintained such confidence at a critical turning point in the peace process, when uncertainty is otherwise likely to rise, is very much to the credit of the United Nations bodies and officials involved in this process. It is also a product of the verification process itself. As members of the Security Council will recall, Papua New Guinea has always believed that verification should be based on the widest possible consultation. Our position has been endorsed by all of the parties involved in the Bougainville peace process. UNPOB has applied it with energy and care. Genuine verification cannot just be a matter of counting the number of guns handed in, or of comparing that number with an uncertain estimate of the weapons at large previously or now.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“As Ambassador Sinclair has recognized in his verification report, the changes that follow the verification report mean that "relations between the National Government and Bougainville become transformed for all time". The readiness with which the parties involved in the Bougainville peace process agreed to make UNPOB responsible for initiating such critical constitutional changes was a mark of the faith all of them had in the neutrality, independence and integrity of the United Nations and its representative on the ground, Ambassador Sinclair and UNPOB. The reception the parties gave the draft report, when the Chairman, Ambassador Sinclair, presented it to the Peace Process Consultative Committee (PPCC) on 25 July, showed that they continue to have similar confidence in the United Nations, UNPOB and Ambassador Sinclair.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“So will the guarantee for a referendum among Bougainvilleans on Bougainville's political future in another 10 to 15 years, when certain agreed conditions apply. The referendum will include a separate independence for Bougainville as an available option. The outcome will be subject to the final decision- making authority of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea. A significant feature of the new constitutional arrangements is that they can be changed only if a proposal for change is supported by a two-thirds absolute majority of members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea and by the Bougainville legislature set up under those arrangements.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“Consistent with the requirements of the new Part XIV of the Papua New Guinea Constitution, which gives legal effect to the Bougainville Peace Agreement, the responsible minister officially then advised the Governor-General of Papua New Guinea that the report had been received. The notice bringing the new Part XIV of the Constitution and the new organic law on peace- building in Bougainville into full operation is expected to appear in the National Gazette later this week. I note that Ambassador Sinclair also mentioned that in his presentation. The framework for the establishment and the gradual assumption of increasing responsibility for the exercise of powers, functions and control over resources and the day-to-day operations of the autonomous Bougainville Government will then be in place.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“Stage II is defined as the time when weapons are held in secure, double-locked containers, with the containers supervised and one of the keys held by UNPOB. Ambassador Sinclair submitted his report verifying and certifying that achievement to the National Government on Tuesday, 29 July 2003. The presentation took place at the National Parliament House of Papua New Guinea, in Port Moresby, in front of the acting Prime Minister, Hon. Bart Philemon, ministers and members of Parliament, diplomats accredited to Papua New Guinea, senior officials and media representatives who came to witness and report on the event.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“I deliberately refer to the item as one for consideration, rather than debate, as it concerns matters on which there are no significant differences among members of the United Nations or the parties involved in the peace process on the ground. There are three issues that I will cover. The first one is verification, the second is regional support for the peace process, and the third is preparations for autonomy, restoration and development. In terms of verification, the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville (UNPOB) has judged that implementation of the agreed weapons disposal plan contained in the Bougainville Peace Agreement has progressed to the point at which it can verify that stage II of the plan has been achieved.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. I would like to preface my comments by saying that I apologize to the President and the Council members for the lateness of the aide-memoire, which I hope was useful, late as it was. We also note that we have sent the members of the Council documentation and statements from the Papua New Guinea Government in the past several weeks. My delegation appreciates and thanks the Security Council for the opportunity to open consideration of an agenda item of the greatest importance to the people and Government of Papua New Guinea: the peace process and the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“Papua New Guinea would also like to commend the Secretary-General's report for its careful consideration of this issue. That should now be directed towards the development and implementation of practical strategies that will help support efforts to secure sustainable peace on the ground.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“The issue deserves our close attention, as do other efforts to nurture the peace process through carefully focused restoration and development programmes, as the Secretary-General noted in his report. The reintegration of ex-combatants and communities must continue to be a special priority. In that and other respects, the United Nations Development Programme's cocoa and coconut rehabilitation and dryer restoration project makes a very positive contribution to economic and social recovery, which Papua New Guinea hopes will continue. In conclusion, let me reiterate how much my Government, and indeed all of the parties involved in the peace process, appreciate the Security Council's decision to extend the mandate for the mission in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, until the end of this year.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“Indeed, the Government would like to discuss and finalize the procedures for verification through community-based consultation with the United Nations observer mission and other parties at the earliest practicable opportunity. The Government also believes that the meeting at stage III to decide on the final fate of weapons should be brought forward. The meeting should not be left until the outer limits of the time allowed in the agreed plan are reached. Finally, Papua New Guinea notes, and draws the Council's attention to, the observation contained in paragraph 14 of the Secretary-General's report regarding the absence of any provision for the additional resources the United Nations mission will surely need when the Peace Monitoring Group withdraws.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“For the United Nations observer mission the withdrawal of the Peace Monitoring Group will leave a noticeable void, especially as far as communications, transport and technical support for weapons disposal are concerned. Papua New Guinea notes and supports the emphasis placed in the Secretary-General's report on the need to ensure that, by the time the Peace Monitoring Group withdraws, weapons disposal will be so far advanced that it will no longer need that level of support from the Monitoring Group. In doing so, Papua New Guinea agrees that it would indeed be helpful for the parties to review the progress in weapons disposal before then.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“It has facilitated many aspects of United Nations work, including technical support for weapons disposal, the provision and placement of trunks and containers, as well as transport and communications. Like the Security Council's decision on the final extension of the mandate for the mission in Bougainville, the Peace Monitoring Group countries' decision to withdraw at the end of June is a challenge. The parties involved in the Bougainville peace process have always known that the Group will not be with us forever. As with the deadline set for the United Nations mission, the particular challenge posed by the plan for the Group to withdraw at the end of June is to make the utmost use of its presence while it is still on the ground. Everyone involved has to make every effort to conclude weapons disposal before the Group leaves.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“These friends include such prominent foreign aid donors as Australia, the European Union, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United Nations Development Programme and other specialized agencies, as well as members of non- governmental organizations, including churches. Friends who continue to make a noteworthy contribution in another very important way include the countries which contribute to the Peace Monitoring Group, namely Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and Vanuatu. Their contribution has not only helped to build mutual confidence and security on the ground, it has also provided invaluable support to other aspects of the peace process, including communications and assistance in transporting people to meetings. The Peace Monitoring Group has played an important role in weapons disposal.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“Even before the ministerial team's historic visit to Bougainville, the Government had announced it would provide k5 million (about $1.5 million) both this year and next, as an establishment grant to assist the autonomous Bougainville government in meeting the extraordinary expenses it will incur at the start of its work. Reform of the public sector in Bougainville is proceeding in readiness for the establishment of the autonomous government. Thus does practical peace- building progress. It is a process in which Papua New Guinea's friends in the international community assist in various vital ways.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“From then on, the Defence Force's presence and responsibilities in Bougainville will be as specified by the Bougainville Peace Agreement. Another initiative, taken well before any legal requirement, led to the establishment last week of a joint supervisory body through which the National Government and Bougainville leaders have already begun to cooperate in managing the implementation of the agreed autonomy arrangements. The signing of the memorandum establishing the Interim Joint Supervisory Body, and its first meeting, coincided with an historic visit to Bougainville by a team of 11 ministers and senior officials, whose commitment to practical peace-building was evident in their enthusiasm to visit and meet with Bougainville leaders and to see the situation on the ground for themselves.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“The factions are working closely together to promote public awareness and, above all, implementation. Proceeding from the Bougainville Peace Agreement, a Constitutional Commission has been established and has held wide public consultations. It has prepared a second draft of the proposed Constitution, which was expected to be presented to the National Government for consideration this week. The Government has also appointed a high-level bipartisan National Committee to advise on its response to the Bougainville Constitutional Commission's proposals. The Committee includes five senior ministers, as well as two opposition members of Parliament, and is expected to travel to Bougainville next week. The Defence Force is expected to be able to complete its withdrawal under the agreed weapons disposal plan at much the same time.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“The National Government is cooperating with the police in providing financial and other support for their efforts to provide security. Many, though regrettably, not all, of the guns taken out late last year have since been returned or recovered. New containments are taking place. While the process is slow, it is nonetheless real. The United Nations observer mission and the neutral regional Peace Monitoring Group have been working hard to keep it moving ahead, as have leaders of the main ex- combatant factions, the Bougainville Revolutionary Army and the Bougainville Resistance Forces. With United Nations active encouragement and support, what might be described as a bottom-up action plan for weapons disposal has been developed, based on careful assessment of conditions in different parts of Bougainville.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“It also imposes a considerable burden of responsibility on the United Nations observer mission of Bougainville. The Bougainville peace process owes much to the initiative and the continuing active support of people in Bougainville - leaders, communities and especially women, who have played a major role, as well as ex- combatants who have chosen the path of peace. Weapons disposal is no exception. The initiative and prospects for implementation of the agreed weapons disposal plan depend on leaders, community pressure and, above all, the commitment and cooperation of ex-combatants possessing guns. With the active cooperation of ex-combatants, the break-ins and removal of weapons from containers that caused so much concern late last year appear to have ended.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“They are directly linked to weapons disposal by a constitutional provision, which may be unique in the world. This provision ensures that the autonomy and referendum arrangements enter into operation when - and only when - the United Nations observer mission in Bougainville verifies, certifies and then notifies the National Government of Papua New Guinea that stage II of the agreed weapons disposal plan has been achieved. The process moves ahead automatically once the United Nations observer mission reports that the guns are held in secure, double-locked containers under its supervision. As members of the Security Council will appreciate, the link between weapons disposal and the other arrangements is an expression of trust in the integrity of His Excellency Ambassador Noel Sinclair and the United Nations.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“Both peacemaking and, now, practical peace-building are pursued on a bipartisan basis. The Bougainville Peace Agreement sets the agenda with three elements. The first element is the establishment and progressive transfer of a very wide range of powers, functions and resources to an autonomous Bougainville government, operating under its own constitution. Secondly, the guarantee of a deferred and conditional referendum among Bougainvilleans on Bougainville's political future, with the outcome subject to the final decision-making authority of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea; and thirdly, a plan for weapons disposal in stages. The arrangements for autonomy and the guarantee of a referendum are now part of Papua New Guinea's Constitution.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“Ona, and I would only comment that every effort is being made, at every level, to ensure that Mr. Francis Ona and his Me'ekamui Defence Force are involved in the process. A growing number of people in areas around Panguna have already responded positively to our repeated invitations to join the peace process. Others, including members of the Me'ekamui Defence Force, are also showing increasing interest in weapons disposal. Concerning those who continue to be reluctant, the least that can be said is that they have generally respected the peace process as it has moved from initial truce to permanent and irrevocable ceasefire, the conclusion of the Bougainville Peace Agreement and, now, the implementation of the Agreement. The Bougainville peace process is a national priority for the Government of Papua New Guinea.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“We also appreciate that it presents a powerful challenge to everyone who is concerned for the peace process to take full advantage of the remaining time that His Excellency Ambassador Noel Sinclair and his colleagues will be on the ground. The parties must work together vigorously to insure that peace in Bougainville will be self-sustaining when it arrives, hopefully at the end of the year. This challenge is one that all of the parties involved in the peace process are determined to meet. The parties' shared determination to continue co- operating in building peace in Bougainville includes a commitment to carry on, while encouraging Francis Ona and his closest hard-core supporters, who remain outside the peace process, to join in. Much has been referred to today about Mr.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“We pray it will also continue to be among the successes of the United Nations. At the end of last year, the Security Council agreed to continue the mission for another 12 months, until the end of this year. My Government welcomed and continues to appreciate this decision. The same is true of the other parties to the Bougainville peace agreement, in the implementation of which UNPOB plays a very important part. All of the parties understand that, as the President, on behalf of the Security Council, advised the Secretary-General in his letter announcing the decision to extend the mission's mandate for another 12 months, this is the final extension. All of us understand why. We appreciate the announcement it sends regarding the international community's continuing strong support for the peace process in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“At the outset, I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for facilitating this open meeting on the issue of Bougainville. Through you, I should like to thank the Secretary- General for his report and to thank Mr. Tiirk for his verbal briefing this morning. At a time when much of the world is preoccupied with conflict and war, Papua New Guinea is pleased to participate in the debate on the achievements and role of a United Nations mission which is helping to build sustainable peace in an important part of our country, Bougainville. The United Nations Political Office in Bougainville (UNPOB), Papua New Guinea, which is known on the ground as the United Nations observer mission in Bougainville, is among the smallest and financially least costly United Nations missions involved in supporting and helping to build peace around the world.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“Its decisions must bring finality to the very long and outstanding issue before us. We note that, in any event, the Council's decision will define and herald the birth of a new international order - one of far-reaching consequences that will affect all of us.”
2003-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717Resumption1 (2003) · source
“War should be avoided at all costs. Sustainable peace with extreme vigilance by us all should be the imperative. But if there should be a war or conflict, it is our view that it should always be waged against the scourges that afflict all of our collective humanity: poverty, diseases and all forms of underdevelopment, which desperately need addressing by us all. But if war must be resorted to in this case, then the Council - and thus the United Nations collectively - should be the final arbiter of the decision or decisions that are to be made. In conclusion, at no other time since the birth of the United Nations has the Security Council been faced with a more challenging issue. The world has called for the Council to act and decide this matter. It must be allowed to so act and decide.”
2003-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717Resumption1 (2003) · source
“While their work has achieved much so far, it is fair to note that their efforts could be made far easier, quicker and more effective if there were more willingness to comply with the provisions of resolution 1441 (2002) and, indeed, numerous other resolutions of the Council, which remain current and valid. There is no doubt that more can be done by Iraq to comply with the Council's resolutions in order to diffuse the extremely tense situation with which the whole world is presently confronted. As many have advocated, war should be the last resort, in the event that all else has failed. Many of our nations have seen the aftermath of war and conflicts. While the degrees of destruction may vary, the common denominator ultimately is the ensuing human suffering. Inevitably, that suffering is felt by all sides of the conflict.”
2003-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Already its consequences are being manifested at many global levels. Not only are such manifestations reflected in global opinions expressed, but also in the incidents of violence that continue to take place in many parts of the world. But resolution by this Council of the issue before us cannot be left in abeyance. Further delays will only compound an already simmering, but impending, volatile situation. We have heard the progress reports of both Mr. Blix and Mr. ElBaradei. To both gentlemen and their teams we should express our deepest gratitude for their diligence in the difficult tasks that they have had to undertake under trying circumstances.”
2003-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Allow me, at the outset, to join others who have spoken before me to congratulate you, Sir, and your country, Guinea, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month. Many people have mistakenly called my office to air their views on this issue, since my country's name ends like yours. I have had to direct them to you. I wish you well during your tenure. I would also like, through you, to congratulate Germany on presiding ably over the work of the Council last month. When all is said and done, and indeed when this debate has ended, the effects of the Council's final decision in this matter will have far-reaching global consequences because all of our countries, large and small, will be affected in one way or another. This matter does not affect only the Middle East and the immediate region, but the whole world.”
2003-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717Resumption1 (2003) · source
“But we believe that there are definite milestones outlined in that aide-memoire, supplemented by the aide-memoire that has been circulated this morning, to ensure a proper exit by the parties. Therefore, the Government of Papua New Guinea is confident and optimistic that the issue will be resolved by the time requested, or, hopefully earlier. This was also aptly reaffirmed by the Prime Minister, Sir Michael Somare, during his meeting with the Secretary- General, Mr. Kofi Annan, in New York on 18 October 2002. In conclusion, we believe that this peace mission can be a success if we all work together.”
2002-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4647 (2002) · source
“Suffice it to say that my Government confirms that the first and second stages of the arms collection are progressing well and nearing completion. Stage III of the arms-disposal process remains to be accomplished. We all agree that this aspect is a very important part of the peace process. I wish also to express my Government's sincere gratitude for the Council's continued support of our request for the mandate of the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville to be extended. We are appearing today once again to request the same for another, and final, 12 months. The proposed timetable set out in the August 2002 aide- memoire still stands, but, as can be noted by the Council, it has slowed somewhat due to many factors, including those mentioned this morning by Sir Kieran.”
2002-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4647 (2002) · source
“Here in New York, the efforts of many, including those of the members of the Security Council, the Pacific Islands Forum missions and others, in close cooperation with the Secretary-General and the United Nations observer mission in Bougainville, are providing the necessary catalytic role in managing the dialogue process between all affected parties. I should also like to thank the Secretary-General, all States Members of the United Nations, especially those immediate past and present members of the Security Council, for continuing to renew the mandate of the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville (UNPOB), so that it can support arms collection and disposal. I need not repeat the excellent exposition given here by Sir Kieran Prendergast when he presented the Secretary-General's report.”
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“My Government also recognizes the involvement of many other Governments and international organizations and agencies that have come forward in the provision of assistance in respect to peace-building, reconciliation and restoration, and other sectoral development assistance to Bougainville. These include the Governments of Japan and of the United Kingdom; the European Union; the United Nations Development Programme; the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); and non- governmental organizations such as churches, the Red Cross and Medecins Sans Frontieres.”
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“All parties to the Bougainville Peace Agreement as well as regional and international friends and agencies, including the United Nations observer mission in Bougainville, headed by Ambassador Noel Sinclair, are working earnestly, with unity of purpose, to consolidate and build peace on the ground. I wish to express our gratitude to Ambassador Noel Sinclair for the wonderful job that he has done in helping Papua New Guinea in this process. I wish also to place on record our gratitude for the regional initiative from our close friends and neighbours, especially the Governments of Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Tonga, in the early stages, for their continued support and involvement in the regional Peace Monitoring Group on the island of Bougainville.”
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