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first: 2002-06-13
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“We note the Interlaken process, initiated in Switzerland, on financial sanctions, which was followed by the Bonn-Berlin process, which concentrated on the design and implementation of arms embargoes and on travel and aviation-related sanctions. The Stockholm Process is the latest of these processes suggesting ways to strengthen the capacity of the United Nations system and of Member States to implement targeted sanctions while giving priority to identifying measures to enhance planning, monitoring and coordination among sanctions committees and monitoring bodies.”
2003-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4713 (2003) · source
“112) Sanctions have also, at times, proved to be counter-productive. They have hardened the positions of targeted regimes and caused them to behave in ways contrary to the expectations of the international community. In most cases, sanctioned regimes or groups have sought to evade or circumvent the measures imposed against them. The problem therefore is, on the one hand, to improve the accuracy of the sanctions instrument and to check the evasion of sanctions, and, on the other hand, to minimize negative consequences, especially the humanitarian effects of sanctions. In that regard, we welcome the recent policy desire to shift to what is called smart sanctions, which aim to focus on the targeted actors and to minimize unintended consequences.”
2003-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4713 (2003) · source
“Of course certain caveats have arisen with regard to the design and application of Security Council sanctions. Throughout the 1990s we saw an increase in the use of sanctions as a policy instrument by the Council. However, comprehensive sanctions have often led to undesirable results in countries against which such sanctions have been imposed, not to mention the effects on third countries. The Secretary-General of our Organization noted in previous reports that "humanitarian and human rights policy goals cannot easily be reconciled with those of a sanctions regime" (A/53/1, para. 64). In another report he said that "Economic sanctions are too often a blunt instrument and may impose hardships on a civilian population that are disproportionate to likely political gains." (A/56/95, para.”
2003-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4713 (2003) · source
“At the outset, I should like to express the condolences of the Pakistan delegation to the Permanent Representative of China and his delegation with regard to the tragic loss of lives and property as a result of the recent earthquake that afflicted the Chinese people. I should also like to thank the Swedish State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Hans Dahlgren, for his briefing on the Stockholm Process on the Implementation of Targeted Sanctions. In addition, I wish to express my appreciation to Assistant Secretary- General Danilo Turk for his contribution. Article 41 of the Charter allows for the application of measures not involving the use of armed force to achieve certain objectives in the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2003-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4713 (2003) · source
“Pakistan attaches the highest importance to the preservation of the unity and territorial integrity of Iraq. We have a stake in the preservation of peace and stability in the entire region. For us, the primary concern is the well-being and welfare of the Iraqi people. We must make every possible effort to ensure that the suffering of the Iraqi people is not further exacerbated. Indeed, our aim must be to bring an end to the suffering of the Iraqi people. We trust and hope that the Iraqi leadership will also put its people first.”
2003-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4707 (2003) · source
“The third is the readiness to allow some more time to achieve the peaceful elimination of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, but consistent with the spirit and sense of resolution 1441 (2002). Mr. Blix has said that, with Iraq's immediate, active and unconditional cooperation, that time could be relatively short. Obviously, all people of good will desire that all the possibilities for a peaceful resolution of this crisis should be exhausted before the Council may decide to bring into play the enforcement mechanism. The decision to use force cannot be an easy one for anyone. For Pakistan, an Islamic country of the region, such a decision will be a most difficult one and we would therefore like to see every effort exhausted for a peaceful resolution of this crisis.”
2003-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4707 (2003) · source
“The first is the general preference, even at this late stage, to secure the elimination of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction through peaceful means. The second is the conviction that, to achieve this, in the words of resolution 1441 (2002), Iraq will have to offer immediate, active and unconditional cooperation - that is, to actually participate in the destruction of its weapons of mass destruction capabilities and to credibly demonstrate to the inspectors of UNMOVIC that these weapons have been destroyed. We believe that such cooperation would be in Iraq's supreme interests. We are open to proposals for strengthening the inspections mechanisms if that can serve to accelerate the process.”
2003-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4707 (2003) · source
“The intention of resolution 1441 (2002) was that this process of discovery and destruction would be accelerated. At the same time, we have also noted the call to caution in the statement issued by three members of the Council and endorsed by some other Member States. The call by the Security Council in resolution 1441 (2002) was credible because it was unanimous. Iraq's new cooperation was due in no small measure to the credibility of the Council's determination to secure the elimination of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. We believe that the Security Council must maintain this unity of purpose and action. We believe that there are at present three elements around which the Council can still unite.”
2003-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4707 (2003) · source
“There were also responses concerning substantive issues - for example, the record of destruction of munitions. Of course, as both Mr. Blix and Mr. ElBaradei have made clear, there are a significant number of questions and concerns that remain outstanding and that must be addressed. Mr. Blix continues to see a serious attitude on Iraq's part towards cooperation on process, with greater cooperation required on substance. It continues to be Mr. ElBaradei's assessment that it is possible to disarm Iraq through inspections. Of course, it is understandable that the patience of some important members of the Security Council is running out. It has been 12 years that United Nations inspectors have had the job of seeking out Iraq's weapons of mass destruction capabilities.”
2003-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4707 (2003) · source
“Everyone acknowledges that this is a decisive moment for the Security Council and for international peace and security. The importance of this meeting is evident, Sir, from your presence here to preside over the proceedings of the Security Council and from the participation of nine other Foreign Ministers. The Pakistan delegation has listened to the latest reports from Mr. Blix and Mr. ElBaradei, and we are grateful to them for having once again made the journey to provide us with the latest update on the situation. Those reports indicate some important developments since 27 January, and they also indicate what remains to be done. The Iraqi Government has responded positively to the three benchmarks on process identified by Mr. Blix: acceptance of aerial surveillance, interviews without minders, and the adoption of national legislation.”
2003-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4707 (2003) · source
“We hope to see a Kosovo at peace with itself and all adjacent nations. We hope that Kosovo can emerge as a beacon of hope for peace in the entire region, a region that has seen so much despair during the last decade.”
2003-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4702 (2003) · source
“As Lord Ashdown recently said about post-conflict situations, "Only if you establish the rule of law can you have decent democratic practices" (S/PV463], p. 27). Pakistan supports inter-ethnic conciliation and cooperation and the creation and maintenance of institutions consistent with resolution 1244 (1999). We call for the return, in dignity and safety, of all refugees and internally displaced persons, and for the protection of all minorities and their rights in each region of Kosovo. In spite of the obstacles, we appreciate the progress that has been made by the United Nations, especially the efforts being made by Mr. Steiner and UNMIK to improve conditions in Kosovo. We acknowledge their efforts to promote peace in Kosovo based on multi-ethnic accommodation and the rule of law.”
2003-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4702 (2003) · source
“Pakistan would like to add its voice in support of the direct dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade on administrative and practical issues, which has helped, in some measure, to improve cooperation and reduce tension in the region. We hope that similar progress can be made within Kosovo as well. We share the concern expressed by the Secretary- General in an earlier report, that "Security remains a paramount concern" (5/2002/62, para. 43). We support calls, including by the Secretary-General, for the communities in Kosovo to reject violence and extremism and to move to genuine dialogue and reconciliation. The rule of law is central to progress being made towards reconciliation and, indeed, towards the path of self-governance.”
2003-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4702 (2003) · source
“We urge the people of Kosovo to work, with the assistance of the United Nations, to make those standards a reality on the ground. They should take ownership of all aspects of their own administration. Once that is done, we should - and I hope we will - move to the next phase of the implementation of resolution l244 (l999), which, under paragraph 11 (e) of the resolution, is the process designed to determine Kosovo's final status. We hope that this process, when it takes place, will be based on consultations with all concerned, particularly the people of Kosovo, and that it will ensure their fundamental rights, consistent with the Charter of the United Nations.”
2003-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4702 (2003) · source
“Allow me to begin by thanking Mr. Michael Steiner, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Kosovo, for his briefing. Pakistan attaches great importance to the work of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We support UNMIK's five pillars, as well as the eight standards that serve as the yardstick for measuring Kosovo's progress in self-governance. We believe that those standards will help in the implementation of the provisions of Security Council resolution l244 (1999). They will also enable all the people of Kosovo to realize their fundamental rights in an environment of freedom, peace and the prospect of prosperity. Given Kosovo's unique situation, we support Mr. Steiner's "standards before status" approach. This is, of course, a unique approach.”
2003-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4702 (2003) · source
“We trust that the Council will agree to install such mechanisms. One way of doing so would be to appropriately extend the authority of existing United Nations peacekeeping or observer missions in various conflict areas to perform the task of such humanitarian monitoring and reporting. Meanwhile, we hope that the concerned parties to armed conflicts in which children are combatants or victims will take resolute action to implement the purpose and aims of the international community as reflected in the Secretary-General's report and in the resolutions adopted by the Council on this item, including the one that we shall approve pursuant to this debate.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684 (2003) · source
“The emergence of the International Criminal Court, and the increasing willingness of the international community to penalize gross violations of international humanitarian law and human rights, are welcome signals that atrocities in armed conflicts will not continue to enjoy impunity in the future. Thirdly, we fully endorse the Secretary-General's observation that international norms and standards codified for the protection of children should be applied through a strengthened monitoring and reporting mechanism to identify the violators. We note the list in the Secretary-General's report. We know, of course, that it is not exhaustive or complete. We also agree with the Secretary-General that the era of application should encompass the key elements of dissemination, advocacy, monitoring and reporting.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684 (2003) · source
“We are convinced that the Council has yet to fully explore and exploit the vast potential for conflict prevention and conflict resolution offered to it by the provisions of the Charter, especially Chapter VI, relating to the pacific settlement of disputes. In this context, it is essential to emphasize the central responsibility of the Council to secure respect for and implementation of its own resolutions relating to peace and security. Secondly, the Council must address the seriously growing deficit in respect for international humanitarian law and human rights, so painfully visible in so many armed conflicts. The atrocities of Rwanda and Srebrenica are still fresh in our minds. The civilian suffering in occupied Palestine and in Jammu and Kashmir is ongoing.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684 (2003) · source
“According to the Secretary-General's report, about 300,000 children, some as young as 8, are still being used to fight in 33 contemporary conflicts in various parts of the world. More than 20 million children have been displaced by conflicts. More than 10 million suffer serious psychological trauma. The Security Council must respond to this challenge. It must make an important contribution to ameliorating the suffering of children in armed conflicts. It must, first and foremost, seek to exercise more effectively its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. The Council can do much more in preventing the outbreak of conflicts in the first place.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684 (2003) · source
“Those instruments categorically prohibit the direct participation in hostilities, compulsory recruitment or use in any non-governmental armed group of children under 18. World leaders gathered at last year's special session of the General Assembly on children resolved to protect children from the impact of armed conflict and to ensure compliance with international humanitarian law and human rights. They also committed themselves to end the recruitment of children and to ensure their demobilization, effective disarmament, rehabilitation and social reintegration. Unfortunately, progress in setting norms and undertaking commitments has not yet translated into significant amelioration of the tragedies afflicting children in armed conflicts.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684 (2003) · source
“As one of the six initiators of the 1990 World Summit for Children, Pakistan is committed to resolutely eliminating the pervasive suffering imposed on children in armed conflicts. We believe that we can make an important contribution to that objective as a member of the Security Council and as a major troop- contributing country to United Nations peacekeeping operations. The Secretary-General's report has observed the impressive gains made in codifying international norms and standards for the protection of children. The Convention on the Rights of the Child has been ratified by 191 countries, and its Optional Protocol on children in armed conflict came into operation on 21 January 2002.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684 (2003) · source
“Olara Otunnu, for his diligent work to raise awareness and promote effective action to eliminate the blight visited on children during aimed conflicts. This was also reflected in the comprehensive statement made by Mr. Olara Otunnu to the Council. My delegation also welcomes the work being performed by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for the protection of children in armed conflicts, as outlined by Ms. Bellamy in her statement this morning. It is appalling that, over the past decade, 2 million children have been killed in conflicts, more than 1 million orphaned, more than 6 million seriously injured and tens of thousands, especially girls, subjected to rape as a deliberate instrument of policy.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684 (2003) · source
“Let me, in this open meeting, formally congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Council for this inaugural month of 2003. I wish also to express our admiration for Ambassador Valdivieso's skilful leadership of the Council last month. The Council's consideration of thematic issues has proved to be a useful modality to address issues of special concern - political and moral - in the context of the promotion of peace and security. As we conduct this fourth debate on children and armed conflict, the Pakistan delegation wishes to express its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2002/ 1299) and his thoughtful statement this morning, as well as to his Special Representative, Mr.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684 (2003) · source
“Fourthly, the fullest possible participation of women in peace processes and in post-conflict peace-building should be encouraged, including the reintegration, reconstruction and rehabilitation of societies in the post-conflict phase. Fifthly, the United Nations specialized organs and agencies should be asked to develop ways to address the special needs of women and girls affected by conflict, including health and psychological care. Sixthly, the Security Council may involve other United Nations bodies, as well as representatives of the civil society, perhaps using the Arria formula, for a comprehensive discussion to promote such recommendations and actions.”
2002-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635Resumption1 (2002) · source
“In the international experts assessment and the Secretary-General's report several relevant proposals have been submitted to the Council. The Pakistan delegation further suggests the following measures for the Council's consideration. First, the Council should adopt a declaration that the targeting of women, especially the use of rape as an instrument of war, will be considered a war crime, susceptible to national and international punishment. Secondly, a study of recent and ongoing conflict situations should be initiated to identify crimes committed against women, with a view to seeking redress and compensation for the victims. Thirdly, current and future United Nations peacekeeping operations be required to monitor, and regularly report to the Security Council on, the situation of women and girls in their mission areas.”
2002-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The Beijing Declaration and the Platform of Action also contain comprehensive recommendations on women and armed conflict. The Security Council must strengthen the processes for the observance and implementation of the principles of international humanitarian law and human rights in international conflicts, including those relating to the protection of women. We believe that the Council must not only ensure prompt and effective responses to crisis situations, irrespective of their geographical location, but also avoid selectivity in the implementation of its resolutions. The Charter contains provisions, including those in Chapter VI, which can be utilized to promote implementation of Council resolutions.”
2002-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635Resumption1 (2002) · source
“There are thousands of women who have been widowed, or whose husbands have been maimed, have disappeared or are in detention. We urge the United Nations and non-governmental organizations to prepare a survey of the number of such destitute Kashmiri women. The international community should take appropriate measures to provide help and compensation to those Kashmiri women. We urge humanitarian agencies, specially the International Committee of the Red Cross, to act as the instrument and avenue for such relief distribution. Political considerations should not stand in the way of international humanitarian agencies responding to the plight of Kashmiri women and children suffering from the long and bloody conflict in their homeland. In April 2000, the Security Council adopted its landmark resolution 1325 (2000) on women and armed conflict.”
2002-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635Resumption1 (2002) · source
“In the ongoing freedom struggle in Jammu and Kashmir also, rape and the humiliation of women and girls have been used by the occupation army as an instrument of war. Human rights organizations have testified since 1992 that in Jammu and Kashmir "rape and ill-treatment of women are usually reported to have taken place during counter-insurgency operations" by Indian forces. Asia Watch and Physicians for Human Rights documented the extensive use of rape by the occupation forces designed "to punish and humiliate the entire community." Amnesty International has reported that "harassment, abduction, rape and deliberate and arbitrary killings perpetrated by [pro- Indian] 'renegades' in Kashmir" are also carried out "with the support of the [Indian] security forces". Destitution of women is another manifestation of the conflict in Kashmir.”
2002-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635Resumption1 (2002) · source
“There are specific injunctions - in the Geneva Conventions and in human rights instruments - proscribing torture, violence, rape and other ill-treatment of women during conflicts. Unfortunately, those injunctions have been honoured more in the breach than in the observance. The march of civilization has not reduced the suffering and special vulnerabilities of women in situations of armed conflict. Crimes against women have been frequent in several recent and ongoing conflicts. Systematic rape has been used to terrorize populations, force displacement and demoralize adversaries - as in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In Afghanistan's two decades of conflict, the destitution of hundreds of thousands of women was a pervasive consequence.”
2002-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Allow me to begin by expressing our appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening today's open debate on this item. We welcome this discussion on an issue that we consider of great importance. We also look forward to the independent expert assessment on the impact of armed conflict on women and the role of women in peace- building. We View the present initiative as an important opportunity to reflect on the plight of women in conflict situations as well as on their role in conflict resolution, conflict prevention and peace-building. The plight of women in armed conflict has a history which is as long as the history of warfare. The American writer Kate Richards O'Hare wrote almost a century ago: "It is the women who pay the price while war rages, and it will be the women who will pay again when war has run its bloody course".”
2002-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The alternative to an international order based on law and equity is a Hobbesian world of chaos and conflict, war and terror, poverty and pestilence, which surely no one is prepared to contemplate.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“We live in new times today, when globalization is pressing together nations and peoples who remain divided by asymmetric prosperity and asymmetric power. In these conditions, global order can be preserved only if the great Powers possess the wisdom to respect international law and the principles of the United Nations Charter. If great Powers respect international law, even if they feel they need not, smaller States will realize that they must do so. Almost a hundred years ago, Joseph Chamberlain is reported to have said: "The day of small nations has long passed. The day of empires has come." With 191 sovereign States now Members of this United Nations, no one should be seduced by similar prognostications today.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“Therefore, confident that the decisions they will adopt will not only adhere to the principles of the Charter and international law but also be responsive to the wider concerns of the world community as reflected in the voices of common people everywhere appealing for a peaceful resolution of the problems relating to the implementation of these Security Council resolutions relating to Iraq. Pakistan is confident that the United Nations will succeed in responding to the challenge to establish its relevance and credibility. It is essential, however, that the credibility of the United Nations be established not only in the case of Iraq but also in other instances Security Council resolutions remain to be implemented or are being flouted, such as in J ammu and Kashmir.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“We are concerned that Iraq's sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity be respected and preserved; that the suffering of the people of Iraq be ameliorated and not exacerbated, including through the early lifting of United Nations sanctions. We are concerned that those States which are occupying of foreign territories and suppressing the right of peoples to self-determination not be further encouraged in their aggressive policies, such as in the case of Israeli occupation of Palestinian and Arab territories, and India's occupation of Jammu and Kashmir. We are concerned that the global economy and the economies of the States of the region not be damaged. We believe that these concerns are shared by all the members of the Security Council.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“Blix's letter of 8 October to his Iraqi interlocutor; and of the two letters of 10 and 12 October from the Iraqi side confirming the acceptance of these arrangements. We trust that these arrangements and understandings will be observed and implemented in letter and spirit. Pakistan, like most Members of the United Nations, supports the full and faithful implementation of the Security Council resolutions relating to Iraq. At the same time, we are concerned that international and regional peace and security be preserved and strengthened, and not destabilized. We are especially concerned about the implications for peace, security and stability in the Middle East and in the Islamic world.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“In taking these decisions, Pakistan trusts that all the members of the Security Council will remain cognizant of their responsibility, in particular, to adhere strictly to the principles and relevant provisions of the United Nations Charter. A first responsibility is to ensure that all possibilities for the peaceful resolution of the problem have been visibly exhausted. In this context, due note should be taken of Iraq's declaration that it will comply with its obligations under the Security Council resolutions; of its Foreign Minister's letter of 16 September accepting weapons inspections "without conditions"; of the arrangements with UNMOVIC and IAEA worked out in Vienna as outlined in Mr.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“Notwithstanding the precedents of the past, any decision involving the use of collective force to secure implementation of Security Council decisions has such grave and serious implications that there must remain no doubt in anyone's mind that it has been clearly and expressly authorized by the Security Council. Article 42 does not provide the authority to one or more Member States to resort to force unilaterally and on their own judgement, independently of the Security Council or without its explicit approval. A grave responsibility, therefore, rests on the Security Council today, when it has been challenged to secure the enforcement of its own resolutions relating to Iraq.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“Clearly, such enforcement action has been an option, in particular with regard to securing compliance with Security Council resolution 687 (1991) dealing with Iraqi disarmament of weapons of mass destruction. However, enforcement action involving the collective use of force has been and must remain an option of last resort, not the first policy choice. We therefore greatly admired the intervention of Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 1998 to personally negotiate arrangements with Iraq which averted the use of force. It is unfortunate that these were not fully implemented.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“These measures include the provisions of Chapter VI of the Charter providing for mediation, conciliation, arbitration and other methods for agreed and cooperative implementation. We commend the Secretary-General and involved agencies, including the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations oil-for-food programme, for their tireless and sincere efforts to secure the implementation of the Security Council resolutions relevant to their respective mandates. Most of the resolutions relating to Iraq have been adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter and therefore contain the implicit and even explicit implication that enforcement action could be taken by the United Nations, as envisaged in Article 42 of the Charter, to secure compliance with its resolutions.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“Article 25 of the United Nations Charter states: "The Members of the United Nations agree to accept and carry out the decisions of the Security Council in accordance with the present Charter". This Article imposes a clear-cut obligation on Member States to implement the decisions of the Security Council without conditions. The implementation of Security Council resolutions is essential to upholding the credibility of the United Nations. We urge Iraq to cooperate with the Security Council and with the concerned countries and international agencies and to implement these Security Council resolutions in conformity with Article 25. Security Council resolutions should be implemented through measures and modalities which are consistent with the provisions of the United Nations Charter and international law.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“The issue before us today is not unfamiliar to the Security Council; it has indeed been a hardy perennial of its agenda for two decades. The Security Council has adopted several resolutions under the agenda item "Situation between Iraq and Kuwait". These resolutions include 686 (1991), calling on Iraq to accept liability under international law in regard to Kuwaiti and third country nationals and to return all Kuwaiti property; 687 (1991), deciding that Iraq shall not acquire nuclear weapons and that it shall unconditionally accept the destruction and removal of all chemical and biological weapons and ballistic missiles of more than 150 kilometres in range; and 1284 (1999), deciding to send the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) to Iraq for weapons inspection.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“The General Assembly has asked the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva to negotiate principles for conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels, such as the principle of undiminished security of States and elaboration of the concept of sufficiency in armaments. The adoption of such principles can make a useful contribution to specific negotiations for conventional arms control in various regions of the world, including the control of small arms. Finally, let me add a word on behalf of the delegation of Colombia, which has asked me to inform the members of the Security Council that the non-paper that has been referred to by many delegations was sent to the presidency for circulation as an official Security Council document last night. We understand that it will also be posted on their Web site.”
2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We cannot forget the hundreds of thousands of patriots who made the ultimate sacrifice for the cause of freedom and liberty, which has enabled our nations to be here at the United Nations. Pakistan honours the 80,000 Kashmiri heroes who have been killed by an occupation army of 700,000 in their decade-long struggle for self- determination. These three elements - peaceful resolution of disputes, the right of self-defence and the right of self-determination - must be appropriately reflected in the recommendations of the Secretary- General and in the debates and considerations of the Security Council in the context of small arms.”
2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623Resumption1 (2002) · source
“At the same time, measures to control small arms must, in our view, give priority to a more effective role for the United Nations, and especially for the Security Council, in the resolution of the underlying causes of conflict. The causes of war are, in our view, more important than the instruments of war. We must also, seek to uphold and implement two principles that were endorsed by the General Assembly in its resolution 50/70B on small arms and have been endorsed subsequently each year. These two principles are the right of States to exercise self-defence in accordance with the Charter, and the right of peoples struggling against foreign occupation to exercise the right to self-determination.”
2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The Programme of Action adopted by the Conference may not be perfect, but it is a significant step forward. In our view, efforts must now focus on the implementation of this Programme of Action. The Secretary-General's report in document S/2002/ 1053 reviews the comprehensive measures being pursued to control small arms and their adverse impact on society and on peace and security. The report speaks of the "mixed results" achieved by the Security Council's embargoes so far in curbing the flow of small arms and light weapons in conflict areas. We endorse many of the recommendations contained in the Secretary-General's report, including the need for effective enforcement of sanctions.”
2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The kind of national measures that we have undertaken could, we believe, be helpful to several other countries that may find themselves in similar circumstances. We would be happy to share our experiences with other developing countries. Pakistan applauds and welcomes the several regional initiatives that clearly recognize and seek to address the problem of small arms in all its dimensions, including human security, development, law enforcement, de-weaponization and arms control. It is obvious that only such a comprehensive approach that takes into account socio-economic factors can effectively address the problems associated with small arms and light weapons. We are happy to note the successful United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, which was held in July last year.”
2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Last year, we therefore updated the Anti- terrorism Act and this year we have banned several organizations, some of whose members were involved in extremist or sectarian violence and terrorism. We have adopted a comprehensive strategy under which over 150,000 small arms and light weapons have been confiscated or voluntarily surrendered by the possessors of these arms. At the same time, the Government has stopped issuing licences for new weapons, while a ban on the display of weapons has also been imposed and is being implemented vigorously. We are confident that our efforts will produce good results, cleansing our society of the repercussions of the two decades of conflict in Afghanistan.”
2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Having participated proudly in several important United Nations peacekeeping operations, Pakistan is fully aware of the complexities arising from the widespread presence of small arms and light weapons in regions where such missions have been conducted. We are also cognizant of the need for sound planning and implementation of strategies regarding de-weaponization and re-integration as part of peacekeeping and peace-building operations. During the long war against foreign occupation, Afghanistan became a repository of millions of small arms and light weapons. After the Soviet withdrawal, Pakistan became a victim of this proliferation of small arms and light weapons. Realizing the magnitude of this problem, the Government of Pakistan resolved to take strong action to cleanse our society of this menace.”
2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The Pakistan delegation is gratified by your decision to convene this debate on the issue of small arms, an issue which has been a source of major human suffering during the past decade. We also appreciate the report of the Secretary- General on the subject, which contains many important recommendations. The post-cold war era has witnessed conflict and strife at levels unprecedented in recent history. The consequences of these armed conflicts were made worse by the easy availability of small arms and light weapons, increasing the intensity of the conflict, causing higher casualties, and making peacekeeping more complicated and risky.”
2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The efforts of the Security Council to eliminate terrorist threats must therefore embrace the endeavour to address these root causes of terrorism, in particular through the promotion of just and peaceful solutions to conflicts and disputes and of prosperity for all peoples.”
2002-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618Resumption1 (2002) · source