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1. “There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your positive and constructive contributions to this open debate. We in the presidency of the Council are heartened by the thoughts, comments, suggestions and, most of all, your support in making our theme a truly relevant and meaningful one. We look forward to similar future cooperation. The meeting rose at 5.20 p.m.”

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2. “I thank the Secretary General of CARE International for his comments, and we welcome in particular his concerns for accountability. I shall now give the floor to the Vice President of the International Centre for Transitional Justice, Mr. Ian Martin, to respond to comments and questions that may have been raised during the debate.”

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3. “I thank the representative of Nepal for his contributions to this debate. I also thank him for his expression of appreciation of the importance and the relevance of this particular open debate on the role of civil society in post-conflict peace-building during our presidency of the Security Council. I shall now give the floor to the Secretary General of CARE International, Mr. Denis Caillaux, to respond to comments and questions raised during the debate.”

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4. “I thank the representative of Senegal for the kind words he addressed to me and to my delegation regarding our presidency of the Council, as well as for his acknowledgement of our initiative to discuss the role of civil society in post-conflict peace- building in the Council. I now give the floor to the representative of Nepal.”

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5. “I thank the representative of Canada for his statement and for highlighting the need to build stronger mechanisms that would link civil society and the United Nations. I welcome his emphasis on the special contribution of women to sustainable peace. I give the floor to the representative of Senegal.”

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6. “I thank the representative of Australia for his kind and warm words addressed to me. I know only too well Australia's significant contributions to developing civil society groups in post-conflict peace-building in our immediate region. I now give the floor to the representative of Uganda.”

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7. “I thank the representative of Bangladesh for his kind words addressed to me, and for sharing with us concrete and positive contributions to our current debate on the role of civil society in post- conflict peace-building. I now call on the representative of Australia.”

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8. “I thank the representative of Japan for his kind words in commending my delegation for convening this important open debate on the role of civil society in post-conflict peace-building, here in the Security Council. I now give the floor to the representative of Bangladesh.”

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9. “I thank the representative of the Republic of Korea for highlighting the important role of women in peace processes and post-conflict peace- building. I now give the floor to the representative of Japan.”

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10. “I thank the representative of Peru for his kind acknowledgement of our initiative to discuss the role of civil society in post-conflict peace- building during our presidency of the Council. I now call on the Republic of Korea.”

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11. “I thank the representative of Egypt for the kind words he addressed to me. I give the floor to the representative of Sierra Leone.”

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12. “I cannot but note the reference by the representative of Ireland to the Agreed Conclusions adopted during the session of the Commission on the Status of Women held this year. I now call on the representative of Egypt.”

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13. “Role of civil society in post-conflict peace-building The President: I will not individually invite speakers to take seats at the Council table and invite them to resume their seats on the side of the Council Chamber. When a speaker is taking the floor, the conference officer will seat the next speaker on the list at the table. I thank you for your understanding and cooperation. I now give the floor to the representative of Ireland.”

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14. “Before I return to the speakers' list, may I read to you a statement. I have just learned the sad news that a citizen of the Republic of Korea, Kim Sun-il, held hostage by a terrorist organization in Iraq, was beheaded earlier today. On behalf of the members of the Security Council, I wish to condemn in the strongest terms this abominable act of terrorism against an innocent civilian. I also express my deep condolences to the bereaved family of the victim, as well as to the Government and people of the Republic of Korea. In the face of such evil, the world must stand united against the scourge of international terrorism that continues to plague our global community.”

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15. “The Philippines looks forward to a meaningful outcome of the Secretary-General's initiative of convening an international NGO conference in 2005 on the role of civil society in the prevention of armed conflict. We believe that this dialogue will further crystallize the partnership of the United Nations, civil society and other stakeholders, including the religious sector, particularly in post-conflict peace-building. When conflict ends, healing must begin, and civil society, Government and the United Nations must stand together, bravely, past the frontiers of conflict. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. There are still a number of speakers remaining on my list for this meeting. I intend, with the concurrence of members of the Council, to suspend the meeting until 3 pm. this afternoon.”

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16. “Clearly, as we have heard today, there is a consensus on the crucial role of civil society in global issues. The Secretary-General's report to the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly should spur bold and pragmatic action, for it provides us with the mechanics of accreditation, the procedures of consultation, the equilibrium of North-South actors and of stakeholders with differing views, the sharing of costs, and similar practical matters that impact on good order. The delineation of roles and a sound respect for leadership and coordination must be present. This leadership and coordination are expected of us in the United Nations.”

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17. “These paradigms deserve serious attention, not only for the involvement of civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders in post-conflict peace-building, but also for their involvement in other issues of global concern. Let me interject at this point a notion that is by no means new, but deserves keener appreciation: the role of faith groups, as civil society actors, in conflict prevention and post-conflict peace-building. Religions do preach peace, not violence; forgiveness, not revenge. Upholding human dignity, justice, accountability and the rule of law, they exercise a strong moral influence. Based on in-depth appreciation of problems, their inputs to conflict-prevention and post-conflict peace-building plans and implementation should be optimized.”

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18. “Birgitta Dahl, one of the eminent persons tasked by our Secretary-General to consider such engagement, has reported on her Panel's endorsement of four normative paradigms: first, the United Nations role of convening, facilitating and leading partnerships not only of Governments, but also of all stakeholders, including civil society; secondly, country-level focus in analysis and implementation; thirdly, encouragement of greater parliamentary and national standing committee participation; and fourthly, a shift from an omni- governmental bias to a multilateral society mobilizing the cooperation of coalitions of the willing, following the "highest common principles".”

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19. “Cognizant of its intervention mandate for the maintenance of international peace and security, and profiting from the normative idea of Heifetz and Linsky in their book Leadership on the Line, which entails "getting on the balcony and stepping back to have a perspective of what is happening while remaining fiercely on the ground", the United Nations should base its engagement with civil society on policies, mechanisms and procedures that are coherent, consistent and predictable.”

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20. “They must be participative, with contributions from all stakeholders, national and international; and they must be flexible, capable of adjustment to changing circumstances and continuing assessment. There is absolutely no doubt that civil society can help formulate and implement strategies, contributing information, know-how, fervour and even financial and material resources. What is now imperative for the United Nations is to have a clearer view of its relations with a civil society that has grown in size and numbers.”

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21. “Owing to civil society's grassroots charisma, manifested in its participation in the reconciliation, reconstruction and rehabilitation process - even its mere presence can be therapeutic, a balm to sore wounds - it can evoke a deeper realization of life's worth after the havoc of war. Civil society's participation is therefore vital for public support and, consequently, for the greater legitimacy of peace- building endeavours. I need not dwell on the elements of cogent strategies, including those for post-conflict peace- building. We all realize that they should be comprehensive in scope and in implementation detail. They must be integrated, recognizing the symbiotic relationship of legal, political, economic, social and cultural concerns.”

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22. “Civil society can assist in identifying, understanding and addressing root causes of conflict, in helping formulate collaborative reconstruction strategies and perhaps even in resolving conflict itself. In the actual peace-building phase, civil society can, with United Nations coordination, assist in providing relief, health, education and other public services; spur economic revival and social recovery; promote advocacy of human rights, ethics and the rule of law in catalysing total human development, for it is with such development that a more lasting peace is achieved.”

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23. “The ruin of factors of production, economic breakdown, and conflict-caused poverty, the collapse of law and order and the exacerbation of long-standing fractiousness must be addressed with professional sobriety. We are witnesses to the cooperative effort in recent years of national Governments, the United Nations and numerous representatives of civil society in such places as Afghanistan, the Balkans, East Timor and West Africa, to which many members have referred. We are poised to pursue the same cooperative endeavour in Iraq. The partnership of civil society with the United Nations in post-conflict peace-building can start from the very design of the project blueprint.”

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24. “In efforts to rebuild peace on more enduring foundations, Governments, as well as the United Nations, can be helped by a caring and sharing civil society. Civil society must be compassionate but resolute, helping suffering peoples let go of negative ill feelings, grasp the value of reconciliation, concentrate on reintegration and reconstruction and rehabilitate society through hard work and dedication. With the help of civil society, Governments and the United Nations should aim to restrengthen the national self-confidence and social fabric of traumatized peoples and to encourage and to assist them to help themselves overcome enormous human security challenges.”

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25. “Denis Caillaux of CARE International and Ian Martin of the International Center for Transitional Justice, for their views on the role of civil society in post-conflict peace-building, which clearly reflect their vast experience in this area. I must confess that I am overwhelmed by all the constructive contributions they have given in the consideration of our chosen theme. Indeed, the wounds of conflict are manifold. They touch upon sensitive roots imbedded in peoples' psyches. The healing process should therefore lead to a recovery of confidence, an assurance of integrity and a deeply internalized sense of peace. This requires a delicate but firm touch moved by an intimate understanding of and sympathy with a people. By its nature, civil society is gifted with such understanding and sympathy.”

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26. “I thank the representative of Benin for the wide-ranging concerns that he has raised that relate to the role of civil society as an effective interlocutor in peace processes. I should now like to make a statement in my capacity as the Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Philippines. Indeed, our discussions could not have come at a more opportune time, as the views expressed here today certainly enrich the elements of the Cardoso report (A/58/817) on United Nations relations with civil society, recently released by the Secretary- General. I thank Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Marjatta Rasi, President of the Economic and Social Council, for their valuable inputs in today's debate. I also thank Mr.”

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27. “I particularly welcome the representative of Germany's expression of readiness to support any action that will bring about more enhanced, cooperative and meaningful interaction between the United Nations and civil society.”

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28. “I thank the representative of Romania for the kind words he addressed for me, for welcoming me to the Council and for highlighting the work of civil society organizations in achieving better outcomes in peace-building due to their presence on the ground in areas of conflict.”

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29. “I thank the representative of Brazil for his kind and warm words of welcome and for citing the significant role of civil society as an effective partner in the reconstruction and post-conflict peace-building efforts of the Council. I should like to take this opportunity to convey, through you, our appreciation to President Cardoso for his important work and contribution.”

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30. “I thank the representative of China for recognizing in his statement the growing importance of civil society in global governance, especially in accelerating peace processes.”

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31. “I thank the representative of Pakistan for citing the need to engage and strengthen civil society organizations in the United Nations processes.”

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32. “I thank the representative of Spain for underscoring the timeliness of this meeting following the recent release of the Cardoso report on United Nations relations with civil society.”

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33. “I thank the representative of Chile for welcoming and giving full value to this open debate on this most important subject.”

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34. “I thank the representative of the United States for highlighting the need for a healthy civil society and the role of the United Nations in ensuring that health.”

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35. “I thank the representative of Algeria for highlighting the mutually beneficial relationship that exists between civil society and the Council in addressing complex situations, especially in peace processes.”

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36. “I wish particularly to thank the representative of the Russian Federation for the kind words he addressed to our presidency. I am sure Ambassador Baja is very happy to hear your expression of recognition.”

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37. “I thank the representative of the United Kingdom, especially as he welcomed me so warmly. I am delighted to be here. We also appreciate his valuable comments and very specific suggestions.”

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38. “I thank the representative of France for highlighting the participation of representatives of civil society in our deliberations. I also note your reference to the great work of Medecins sans Frontieres, which I think everyone here recognizes. We note the questions you have raised, as we begin to think of the interplay of the various actors in peace-building. We look forward to looking into the proposals contained in your paper.”

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39. “I thank the representative of Angola for his expression of support for our initiative, as well as his valuable comments on our concept paper on the role of civil society. He also cited the new partnership that is emerging between and among various stakeholders in national reconciliation and peace-building, especially as they relate to Africa.”

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40. “I thank the Vice-President of the International Center for Transitional Justice for his kind words of support for our initiative. I also take this opportunity to thank him for recognizing the modest contributions of the Philippines civil society experience in facing challenges as we continue to build peace in our society. I shall now give the floor to the members of the Council.”

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41. “I thank the Secretary-General of Care for his expression of support for our theme. I also welcome the tribute he paid to trailblazers in civil society and peace-building, especially to women's groups and child rights advocates. I also note with interest his specific recommendations. I now call on Mr. Ian Martin, Vice President of the International Center for Transitional Justice.”

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42. “I thank the President of the Economic and Social Council for her statement and for welcoming the theme of the role of civil society, especially in the reconciliation process and in building national consensus in peace-building, which we also consider to be a timely subject. I shall now give the floor to Mr. Denis Caillaux, Secretary General of CARE International.”

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43. “I thank the Secretary-General for his timely, important and encouraging statement, as well as for his support for the theme that we have adopted during our presidency. I thank him also for his kind words of welcome. I give the floor to the President of the Economic and Social Council, Ms. Marj atta Rasi.”

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44. “Since peace- building is an important mandate of the Security Council in the maintenance of international peace and security, the Philippine presidency deems it appropriate that we focus our debate on how the Security Council could harness the participation of civil society organizations in post-conflict peace-building. We have distributed a concept paper on this issue, contained in document S/2004/442. I should like to invite all speakers to address the questions we have set out in the concept paper. I welcome the presence of the distinguished Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, and invite him to take the floor.”

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45. “Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate the texts in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber. As another measure to optimize the use of our time in order to allow as many delegations as possible to take the floor, I will not individually invite speakers to take seats at the table and invite them to resume their seats at the side of the Chamber. When a speaker is taking the floor, the conference officer will seat the next speaker on the list at the table. Our topic today focuses on an important segment of global society whose role is increasingly felt by most people in post-conflict situations.”

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46. “I invite the Vice-President of the International Center for Transitional Justice 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. I should like to draw attention to document S/2004/442, which contains a letter dated 1 June 2004 from the Permanent Representative of the Philippines addressed to the Secretary-General, transmitting a background paper on the role of civil society in post-conflict peace- building. In accordance with the understanding reached among Council members, I wish to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than five minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously.”

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47. “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. Denis Caillaux, Secretary-General of CARE International. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite the Secretary-General of CARE International to take a seat at the Council table. 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. Ian Martin, Vice- President of the International Center for Transitional Justice. There being no objection, it is so decided.”

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48. “At the invitation of the President, the representatives of the aforementioned countries took the seats reservedfor them at the side of the Council Chamber 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 Ms. Marjatta Rasi, President of the Economic and Social Council. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite the President of the Economic and Social Council to take a seat at the Council table.”

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49. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Egypt, Ireland, Japan, Nepal, Peru, the Republic of Korea, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Uganda, in which they request 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 those representatives 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.”

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