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first: 2002-06-13
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“The Pakistan delegation is informally circulating today a non-paper outlining our proposal for the creation of ad hoc composite committees. We hope that this proposal and similar initiatives will be considered by the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly and will be taken into account in the context of the proposals for institutional reform of the United Nations system. One thing which was underlined by Under- Secretary-General Egeland in his remarks is relevant throughout the system: the requirement for adequate and full funding of the actions required to prevent, manage and ameliorate conflicts and to restore peace and stability. Peacekeeping does, indeed, cost $3.5 billion today, and it may increase further. But we must not lose perspective.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“By deepening system-wide coordination, we would ensure timely, effective and coherent responses to the crises that often test the will and the capacity of our Organization. Several proposals have been advanced to promote coherence in response to multifarious challenges. Recently, the President of Mozambique and the Prime Minister of Portugal proposed the creation of a new commission to promote peace and development, mandated by and in conjunction with the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council. Pakistan itself has proposed the establishment of ad hoc composite committees of the three principal organs of the United Nations - the General Assembly, the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council- to effectively address complex crises and emergencies, including in Africa.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“It is therefore crucial for the United Nations to bring synergy to its work through cooperation, coordination and complementarity in the work of its principal organs. Peace-building is now seen as a crucial component of any strategy for sustainable peace and development. In post-conflict situations - such as in Guinea Bissau and Burundi - peace-building has elicited cooperation and coordination between the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council. We have heard about this from Ambassador Rasi. Peace-building in most complex crises is also not possible without the active involvement and support of the Bretton Woods institutions. Intra-organ coordination must be accompanied by closer coordination between the Secretariat and the agencies, funds and programmes.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“This was also at the heart of the Millennium Summit, which took a number of far-reaching and important decisions concerning the dual objectives of peace and development. The international community's approach to complex crises must take into account this vital inter- linkage between peace and development. Again, at the policy level, strategic coherence is a prerequisite. This entails enhanced coordination within the United Nations system. Apart from being within the purview of the Security Council, complex crises, because of their multidimensional character, also involve, in varying degrees, the areas of responsibility of other principal organs of the United Nations: the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“Chapter VI of the Charter contains a whole inventory of measures that the Council could employ in the pursuit of this objective. There has to be a clear recognition that durable peace can be established only when the underlying causes of conflict are effectively addressed. The root causes of conflicts are many and diverse. They are political, social, economic, historical and cultural in nature. In the long list of root causes, however, poverty and underdevelopment seem to be omnipresent. A look at the issues on the agenda of the Security Council reveals that the theatre of nearly all the conflict situations we are dealing with is the developing world - a striking observation indeed, but not a startling one. The inter-linkage between peace and development is now well recognized.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“Cooperation with the Economic Community of West African States has shown that this partnership is and can always be mutually beneficial. It was instrumental in helping to stabilize conflict situations before the deployment of United Nations peacekeeping operations in Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire. Cooperation with the newly-established Peace and Security Council of the African Union should also develop along similar lines. But the Council must go beyond conflict management in addressing complex crises. While peacekeeping missions working within their mandates can help in different ways, they are not a panacea for the whole range of complex issues and underlying causes. Sierra Leone is a relevant example. Therefore, the Council must pay greater attention to resolving conflicts.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“Peacekeeping missions help contain conflict, save lives and create space for peacemaking, It is no accident that eight of our 15 peacekeeping operations are complex in nature. Speedy action to adopt resolutions establishing peacekeeping operations and to appoint special representatives of the Secretary-General is critical to the success of these efforts in the initial phase. The quality of the Council's engagement - whether direct or indirect - is of crucial significance. Of late, the Council's missions to regions of crisis have become an important tool for gaining a better understanding of ground realities and for finding ways of containing conflict and promoting peace processes. The Council's interaction with regional and subregional organizations, consistent with the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Charter, is also increasing.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“All these can be usefully employed to address situations the continuance of which could endanger the maintenance of international peace and security. There is, however, greater need for a calibrated policy response, with the Secretary-General, the Security Council, the General Assembly and the United Nations system at large working in synergy, within their respective roles and mandates. We think that Brazil's idea of a conflict-avoidance action deserves further consideration. In the event of the outbreak of a conflict, the Security Council's role becomes clear and pre-eminent. The Council has evolved many instruments for conflict management. Its standard operating procedures are clear: first, to halt the fighting and, secondly, to disengage the conflicting parties, if necessary through the interposition of a peacekeeping force.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“At the policy level, the first priority must always be preventive diplomatic action. A credible early warning capacity based on impartial and accurate analysis of situations remains an essential requirement, and I am glad that our colleague from the United Kingdom spoke on this point. If this analysis points in the direction of a potential conflict, then the United Nations system must act promptly and with cohesion to prevent it. As somebody has quipped, prevention is better than a Security Council resolution. There are several means at our disposal, ranging from the Secretary-General's good offices and the initiative that can be taken by the General Assembly to the mechanisms prescribed in Article 34 of Chapter VI of the Charter.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as representative of Pakistan. At the outset, I would like to express our thanks to Under-Secretary-General Jan Egeland, as well as to the President of the Economic and Social Council, Ambassador Marjatta Rasi, for their participation in today's debate. We are grateful for their insightful statements. Jan Egeland mentioned 20 current crises affecting millions of people. Most of these are complex crises and most are within the purview of the Security Council. Evolving a comprehensive, integrated and coherent response to these crises remains a formidable challenge for the international community. In the United Nations, we have an institution best suited to generating responses in a timely, effective and coherent manner.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“I thank Mr. Jan Egeland for his very insightful briefing. I now give the floor to Ms. Marjatta Rasi, President of the Economic and Social Council.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“I shall now give the floor to the Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Jan Egeland, to give the Council the perspective of the United Nations Secretariat on this issue.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“Over the past several months, the Security Council has held several debates focusing on individual aspects of complex crises and the international response to them, including, among other issues, the protection of civilians in armed conflict, the proliferation of mercenaries, small arms and light weapons, justice and the rule of law, cooperation with regional organizations, the role of the United Nations in post-conflict stabilization and the role of business in conflict prevention, peacekeeping and post-conflict peace-building. This debate on complex crises and the United Nations response is intended to take a strategic look at the interrelated issues constituting complex crises and to see how long-term, comprehensive, integrated and composite approaches can be developed and implemented with enhanced, system-wide coordination.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“The overall political, economic and humanitarian costs imposed by these complex crises are of serious concern to the entire international community. Preventing and effectively responding to these crises must therefore be a matter of high priority for the Security Council in particular and for the United Nations system as a whole.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them a letter dated 24 May 2004 from the Permanent Representative of Pakistan addressed to the Secretary-General, contained in document S/2004/423. The Security Council is holding an important debate today. Over the past several years, complex crises and emergencies have increasingly afflicted different parts of the world, particularly in Africa. Complex crises are characterized by the interlinkages among their military, security, political, economic, social and humanitarian dimensions.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Jan Egeland, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite Mr. Ian Egeland to take a seat at the Council table. In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council' prior consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Ms. Marjatta Rasi, President of the Economic and Social Council. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite Ms. Marjatta Rasi to take a seat at the Council table.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I should now like to invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 10.50 am.”
2004-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4979 (2004) · source
“Jean Arnault, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. I now give him the floor.”
2004-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4979 (2004) · source
“The President: In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, and in the absence of objection, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Jean Arnault, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite Mr. Arnault to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Mr.”
2004-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4979 (2004) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Afghanistan, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Farhadi (Afghanistan), took a seat at the Council table.”
2004-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4979 (2004) · source
“"The Council requests that the Secretary- General keep it informed on the humanitarian and human rights crisis as it unfolds, and, as necessary, to make recommendations." This statement will be issued as a document of Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2004/18. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 7.15 p.m.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4978 (2004) · source
“"The Council observes with distress the prolonged absence of an accredited Resident Coordinator/Humanitarian Coordinator and affirms the need for the immediate appointment and appropriate accreditation of a permanent Resident Coordinator/Humanitarian Coordinator to ensure daily coordination in order to address impediments to humanitarian access brought to the United Nations attention by the international aid community. "The Council encourages the parties to step up their efforts to reach a political settlement to their dispute in the interest of the unity and sovereignty of Sudan.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4978 (2004) · source
“The Council, however, is seriously concerned about continued logistical the impediments prohibiting a rapid response in the face of a stark and mounting crisis and calls upon the Government to fulfil its announced commitment to cooperate fully and expeditiously with humanitarian efforts to provide assistance to the imperilled populations of Darfur, noting with particular concern that the humanitarian challenge will be aggravated by the imminent onset of the rainy season. "The Council calls upon the international community to respond rapidly and effectively to the consolidated appeal for Darfur.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4978 (2004) · source
“The Council also calls upon Member States to provide generous support for the efforts of the African Union. "The Council welcomes the announcement by the Government of Sudan that it will issue visas to all humanitarian workers within 48 hours of application, eliminate the need for travel permits, and facilitate the entrance and clearance of equipment imported for humanitarian purposes. The Council acknowledges appointment of a fact-finding commission by presidential decree.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4978 (2004) · source
“"The Council, while welcoming the ceasefire agreement signed 8 April in N'Djamena, Chad, emphasizes the urgent need for all parties to observe the ceasefire and to take immediate measures to end the violence and calls on the Government of Sudan to respect its commitments to ensure that the Janjaweed militias are neutralized and disarmed. Stressing that a ceasefire commission with international representation is a central component of the 8 April agreement, the Council expresses its full and active support for the efforts of the African Union to establish the ceasefire commission and protection units and calls upon the opposition groups and the Government of Sudan to facilitate the immediate deployment of monitors in Darfur and to ensure their free movement throughout Darfur.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4978 (2004) · source
“In that regard, the Council emphasizes the need for the Government of Sudan to facilitate the voluntary and safe return of refugees and displaced persons to their homes and to provide protection for them, and also calls upon all parties, including opposition groups, to support these objectives. The Council calls on all parties, in accordance with the provisions of resolution 1502 (2003), to allow full unimpeded access by humanitarian personnel to all people in need of assistance and to make available, as far as possible, all necessary facilities for their operations, and to promote the safety, security and freedom of movement of humanitarian personnel and their assets.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4978 (2004) · source
“The Council strongly condemns these acts, which jeopardize a peaceful solution to the crisis, stresses that all parties to the N'Djamena humanitarian ceasefire agreement committed themselves to refraining from any act of violence or any other abuse against civilian populations, in particular women and children, and that the Government of Sudan also committed itself to neutralizing the armed Janjaweed militias, and urges all parties to take necessary steps to put an end to violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. In this regard, the Council takes note of the recommendations of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in his report dated 7 May. "The Council reiterates its call on the parties to ensure the protection of civilians and to facilitate humanitarian access to the affected population.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4978 (2004) · source
“Noting that thousands have been killed and that hundreds of thousands of people are at risk of dying in the coming months, the Council emphasizes the need for immediate humanitarian access to the vulnerable population. "The Council also expresses its deep concern at the continuing reports of large-scale violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law in Darfur, including indiscriminate attacks on civilians, sexual violence, forced displacement and acts of violence, especially those with an ethnic dimension, and demands that those responsible be held accountable.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4978 (2004) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. I should like to draw attention to the letter dated 25 May 2004 from the Permanent Representative of the Sudan addressed to the President of the Security Council, contained in document 8/2004/425, which refers to the humanitarian situation in Darfur, After consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council. "The Council expresses its grave concern over the deteriorating humanitarian and human rights situation in the Darfur region of Sudan.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4978 (2004) · source
“"The Security Council calls on all parties to take immediate action to implement the steps above and emphasizes that these measures are essential to enable Cote d'Ivoire and Ivorians to return to the path to peace, stability and economic development." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2004/17. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 7.05 p.rn.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4977 (2004) · source
“"The Security Council also reaffirms the urgency of disbanding militias and armed groups and proceeding with operations to regroup the opposing forces in order to permit the start of disarmament and demobilization, which must precede their reintegration into the regular army or civilian life. "The Security Council firmly rejects the assertion that disarmament can be delayed until after the 2005 elections and calls on all parties to move immediately to begin this process. "The Security Council underlines the responsibilities of the Monitoring Committee as the guarantor of the implementation of the Linas- Marcoussis Agreement and expresses its appreciation for further efforts it may undertake in order to overcome the current impasse in the peace process as well as in supporting UNOCI to carry out its mandate.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4977 (2004) · source
“"The Security Council recalls the importance it attaches to the early and full adoption of the constitutional and legislative reforms provided for in the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement. "The Security Council takes note in this regard of the renewed commitment of President Laurent Gbagbo, in his message to the nation on 18 May, to fully apply the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement and his request addressed to the Parliament to accelerate the achievement of the legislative reforms. It is now expecting these commitments to be fulfilled in order that concrete steps can be undertaken to restore confidence.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4977 (2004) · source
“"The Security Council underscores the importance of having all relevant Ivorian parties participate fully in the Government of National Reconciliation. In this regard, the Security Council calls on all Ivorian parties to apply faithfully all the provisions of the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement, including those regarding the composition and the functioning of the Government of National Reconciliation, and to immediately resume political dialogue, with a view to ensuring the effective functioning of the Government of National Reconciliation. "The Security Council reiterates its full support to the Prime Minister, Seydou Diarra, Head of the Government of National Reconciliation, and encourages him to carry on his task until the completion of the peace process, as foreseen in the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4977 (2004) · source
“"The Security Council underlines that no concrete progress can be made in the implementation of the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement until the Government of National Reconciliation composed on 13 March 2003 and completed on 12 September 2003 meets again under the authority of the Prime Minister. "The Security Council is therefore deeply concerned by the recent announcement by President Gbagbo that he would dismiss opposition ministers. The Security Council also reiterates its concerns at the continuing non-participation of the opposition parties in the Government of National Reconciliation. The Security Council considers that such decisions undermine the normal functioning of Ivorian institutions and resumption of dialogue between Ivorian parties which is the basis of the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4977 (2004) · source
“The Security Council recalls the obligation of all Ivorian actors, in particular the Government of Cote d'Ivoire, to cooperate fully in the deployment and operations of UNOCI, which is there at the request of the Government, in particular by guaranteeing the safety, security and free movement of all United Nations personnel. "The Security Council requests UNOCI to establish without delay its broadcasting capacity, as mandated in its resolution 1528 (2004) of 27 February 2004. "The Security Council recalls that it decided, on the basis of the commitment of all Ivorian political forces to implement fully and without conditions the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement, to deploy UNOCI to support the process of peaceful settlement of the crisis, which is to lead to the organization in 2005 of open, free and transparent elections.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4977 (2004) · source
“"The Security Council reiterates its demand for the Government of Cote d'Ivoire to bring to justice those responsible for these violations of human rights. In this regard, it expresses its complete readiness to encourage possible international assistance to the Ivorian judicial authorities to this end and requests the Secretary- General to submit recommendations on the various possible options for such an assistance. "The Security Council is deeply concerned by slogans and declarations of hate, in particular those addressed against the personnel of the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI), and urges all the Ivorian actors to refrain from any action or statement, especially in the media, which put at risk the security of United Nations personnel and, more globally, the process of national reconciliation.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4977 (2004) · source
“The Security Council expects President Laurent Gbagbo to comply fully with the commitment he has made in this regard through the letter sent by the Permanent Representative of Cote d'Ivoire to the Security Council on 20 May 2004. "The Security Council requests, therefore, the Secretary-General to establish, as soon as possible, the international commission of inquiry, as recommended by the commission of inquiry of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and requested by the Government of Cote d'Ivoire, in order to investigate all human rights violations committed in Cote d'Ivoire since 19 September 2002, and determine responsibility. The Security Council calls upon all the Ivorian parties to cooperate fully with this international commission of inquiry.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4977 (2004) · source
“It reiterates its complete readiness to take any necessary further steps, against individuals who block the full implementation of the Linas- Marcoussis Agreement. "The Security Council takes note of the report of the commission of inquiry of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the events that occurred in Abidjan on 25-26 March with deep concern. It expresses its appreciation for the work by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. "The Security Council strongly condemns the violations of human rights and international humanitarian law committed in Cote d'Ivoire, including those that occurred in Abidjan on 25-26 March, and expresses its determination to ensure that those responsible for all these violations are identified and that the Ivorian Government brings them to justice.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4977 (2004) · source
“The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council. "The Security Council reiterates its grave concern at the events which occurred in Cote d'Ivoire at the end of March and at the current impasse in the peace process defined in the Linas- Marcoussis Agreement. "The Security Council recalls that it endorsed the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement, which is the only solution to the crisis in Cote d'Ivoire. "The Security Council reaffirms the individual responsibility of each of the Ivorian actors to ensure the full implementation of the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4977 (2004) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Cote d'Ivoire in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Djangone-Bi (cote d'lvoire) took a seat at the Council table. The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4977 (2004) · source
“I thank Ambassador Mufioz for his comments. There are no further speakers on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 12.45 p.m.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4976 (2004) · source
“I invite the representative of Costa Rica to resume the seat reserved for her at the side of the Council Chamber. I now give the floor to Mr. Heraldo Munoz, Chairman of the 1267 Committee, to respond to the questions and comments that have arisen in the debate.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4976 (2004) · source
“Since this is perhaps one of Ambassador Nambiar's final appearances before the Security Council, may I, on behalf of the Council members, address him and wish him all the best in his future pursuits. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Costa Rica. I invite her to take a seat at the Council table and to make her statement.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4976 (2004) · source
“The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of India. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4976 (2004) · source
“The next speaker on my list is the representative of Ireland. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4976 (2004) · source
“We particularly support the Chairman's recommendation that there should be a continual awareness of the need to avoid a North-South divide in the fight against terrorism and also to avoid a clash of civilizations. In particular, we must not allow the campaign against terrorism to be transformed into a war against Islam, as some people would wish. The strategy of enlightened moderation proposed by the President of Pakistan before the General Assembly last year and at the Kuala Lumpur Islamic summit offers a viable policy path for both the Islamic countries and the rest of the international community to promote a strategy of eliminating terrorism through cooperation and mutual support. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Japan.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4976 (2004) · source
“In particular, the international community should not allow the fight against terrorism to be used to suppress human rights, including the right of peoples to self-determination, especially in cases of foreign occupation or alien domination. The two are clearly distinct, and this distinction needs to be maintained through an agreed legal definition of terrorism, which we do not have as yet. We need to address factors that, if not directly linked to terrorism, contribute to its emergence. These factors include poverty, socio-economic injustices, political repression, foreign occupation and the non- settlement of long-standing and festering disputes between peoples.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4976 (2004) · source
“Elements of this association remain in their cooperation in regions of Afghanistan and along the Pakistani-Afghan frontier region. However, other Taliban elements in Afghanistan may be operating independently of Al Qaeda, utilizing local resentments as their calling card. Others are inactive; some are cooperating with local and national Afghan authorities. President Karzai appears to have adopted a wise strategy of seeking to isolate the hard-core Taliban by securing the cooperation of those persons and groups that do not subscribe to the ideology and objectives of the terrorists. The Committee will need to adopt a similar sophistication in its approach to the implementation of the sanctions regime against the Taliban. Finally, Pakistan believes that it is time we started working on a comprehensive strategy to combat terrorism.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4976 (2004) · source
“The Al Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions Committee, in our view, faces several challenges. Two of these challenges are fundamental. First is the mutating nature of the Al Qaeda network. The organization, which at its peak was a loose network, appears to have further mutated into smaller splinter groups, often acting independently, coordinating loosely and recruiting globally. This has greatly escalated the challenge of containing, tracking and breaking down these networks. The Chairman's recent visits to African and other countries have confirmed the breadth and the complexity of the challenge. Secondly, measures against the Taliban confront a very different kind of problem. Al Qaeda and the Taliban became closely associated at the top leadership level in the months preceding 11 September 2001.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4976 (2004) · source
“Pakistan has a key role in fulfilling the objectives of the Al Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions Committee. We have played this role in the virtual breakdown of the Al Qaeda organization and network. We have captured over 500 Al Qaeda and associated terrorists, including most of its top leadership. We have cooperated in tracking down members of the organization in several other countries. Pakistan has created a national anti-terrorism capacity - intelligence police, law enforcement and so on - to participate in this effort against terrorism. Our efforts to track down Al Qaeda and associated terrorists on the frontier with Afghanistan are continuing following the recent major operation in that area, with 70,000 members of our armed forces deployed on the border with Afghanistan.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4976 (2004) · source