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Annabi

lines on the record: 845
first: 1999-12-22
most recent: 2009-09-09
sittings or episodes: 45
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“The first hearing, which was devoted to taxation issues, was held on 17 May and included members of the business community, non-governmental organizations and UNTAET officials. The overall security situation has remained stable over the past month. Militia activity on the border with West Timor has declined. The deployment of an additional Indonesian battalion to the border, and the implementation of the 11 April Memorandum of Understanding for Tactical Coordination between the Indonesian armed forces (TNI) and UNTAET has had a beneficial and positive impact. I mentioned last month that UNTAET was reviewing the strength of its military component. It has now initiated a reduction by some 500 troops, which will be pulled out of the eastern sector. The situation in that sector has been calm and stable from the outset.”
2000-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4147 (2000) · source
“In addition to approving a regulation banning illegal logging and an amendment of the existing regulation on the judiciary, the National Consultative Council has collaborated closely with UNTAET in preparing for the Lisbon donor conference, both in its formal sessions and during three joint UNTAET/World Bank workshops. At the heart of this effort is, of course, the preparation of East Timor's budget for the period July 2000 to June 2001. As members of the Council are aware, the Lisbon conference is scheduled to be held from 21 to 23 June. In order to promote public debate on key policy questions, public hearings have also been instituted under the aegis of the National Consultative Council.”
2000-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4147 (2000) · source
“Political parties have opened offices and held meetings in the districts. Freitlin, the longstanding pro-independence party, has held a series of regional conferences culminating in a national party conference held from 15-20 May, attended by some 1,250 delegates. The main theme of the congress was the need to replace the political in-fighting of the past with democratic practices and pluralism. UNTAET has intensified its consultations with the East Timorese on all important policy issues affecting the conduct of the interim administration. The National Consultative Council has met five times.”
2000-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4147 (2000) · source
“The agenda of those discussions included mechanisms to resolve claims regarding assets and liabilities, the transfer of civil and administrative archives back to East Timor, the settlement of pension obligations to former East Timorese civil servants, the establishment of a joint border commission and, of particular importance, the implementation of the commitment to allow unimpeded access between the Oecussi enclave and the rest of East Timor. The Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, is scheduled to visit Jakarta on 29 May for further high-level discussions with the Government of Indonesia. I should also mention that Mr. Xanana Gusmao paid a very successful visit to Jakarta on 28 April. In East Timor itself, there has been an increase in political activity.”
2000-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4147 (2000) · source
“Mr. Annabi: This briefing will cover, as the Council requested, the developments in East Timor since this item was last discussed in the same format on 27 April. I will mention briefly the main political developments, the security situation, economic matters, governance and public administration and the situation of the refugees. As regards the main political developments, the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) has continued its efforts to normalize relations between Indonesia and East Timor. A new round of talks in Jogjakarta, Indonesia, began last Monday and was completed today.”
2000-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4147 (2000) · source
“The first round of these discussions was held in March, last month, and we anticipate that a second round of discussions will take place in May or June. These negotiations have proceeded so far in a constructive manner, and we hope that they will lead to an agreement that will be consistent with current international law on the settlement of maritime boundary issues. I think, Mr. President, that I will stop here. That covers most of the questions.”
2000-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4133 (2000) · source
“Some of those former civil servants could be of great help. Those discussions will continue and, again, we will keep the Council informed in this regard. Concerning the issue of the Timor Gap, members of the Council may recall that last February UNTAET and Australia concluded a memorandum of understanding that extended the terms of the Australia/Indonesia Timor Gap Treaty for the duration of the transitional period. The National Council of Timorese Resistance (CNRT) has indicated that it cannot continue under the terms of the old Timor Gap Treaty after independence. In close cooperation with the CNRT and the National Consultative Council, UNTAET is conducting negotiations with Australia on a regime that would govern the Timor Sea oil and gas reserves after independence.”
2000-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4133 (2000) · source
“I also want to mention in this regard that the Controller has authorized loans from the trust fund for the implementation of World Bank projects, pending the completion by the World Bank of its own procedures regarding the disbursement of funds in its own trust fund. These efforts will continue, and we will keep the Council informed. With regard to pensions, this is an issue that is being discussed on a continuing basis with the Government of Indonesia, which has so far agreed to pay pensions to former civil servants until independence. What we would like to obtain, of course, is an agreement to pay pensions beyond independence and an agreement to pay pensions on a pro rata basis for former civil servants who worked in the previous administration in East Timor, as that would of course encourage them to go back.”
2000-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4133 (2000) · source
“At this time, the United Nations trust fund has received some $24 million, of which $14 million has now been allotted and approved for expenditure. We will continue to work actively with the mission on the ground and with the World Bank to accelerate the pace of disbursements on the ground. I understand that requisitions for expenditures against the trust fund for large capital-expenditure projects are now out for bidding, and that some $4 million will be spent over the next three weeks; and that bids for another $7 or $8 million, for rehabilitation, will be allocated to 21 buildings of the East Timorese police and administration that need to be refurbished. Of course, the salaries of civil servants - the number of which is growing - will continue to be paid.”
2000-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4133 (2000) · source
“Mr. Annabi: As it is rather late, I will try to be brief. I will of course be happy to convey to the Special Representative the expressions of appreciation for his work that have echoed around the table, as well as the concerns mentioned by some members of the Council regarding the continuing activities of the militias and the situation in the refugee camps in West Timor. On the issue of disbursements, which has been mentioned by some members of the Council, we share the concerns expressed about the pace of the disbursements and the bureaucratic hurdles that have to be overcome in the process. Those expressions of concern are actually helpful to those of us who are trying to get around some of these problems and to resolve them as expeditiously as our rules and regulations will allow.”
2000-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4133 (2000) · source
“This is obviously a complex and very sensitive issue, which has domestic as well as external implications. UNTAET is currently studying this carefully in consultation with the CNRT and others concerned. We will revert to it in due course. The consultations with the National Consultative Council have also been focusing on the sequence in which these matters are to be addressed and to what extent they should be resolved before independence. Understandably, there is considerable debate among the East Timorese on this issue and it will be an important item on the agenda of the Congress of the CNRT, which is scheduled to take place in August.”
2000-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4133 (2000) · source
“In addition, relations with East Timor's neighbours should be put on a sound basis by the time the territory becomes independent. Another important issue that has recently come to the fore relates to security. It will be recalled that the National Council of Timorese Resistance (CNRT) had originally envisaged that East Timor would not have armed forces, except for security personnel associated with the police. That position has changed and the CNRT is now considering and advocating the establishment of a national defence or security force, including small naval and air components, that would be based on the members of Falintil, who remain, for the time being, cantoned in Aileu. Mr. Xanana Gusmao has written to the Secretary- General on this matter.”
2000-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4133 (2000) · source
“UNTAET is currently reviewing the possibility of reducing the strength of the military component starting this summer. The result of this review will, of course, be brought to the attention of the Security Council in due course. To conclude, I would like to say a few words about the issue of benchmarks that need to be achieved on the path to independence. UNTAET has been consulting closely with the East Timorese on this issue. The key targets which have been identified include the drawing up of a constitution, the election of a legislature and Government, laying the foundations of a legal system and establishing a functioning administration, including the establishment of the judicial system and police, as well as sound financial institutions.”
2000-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4133 (2000) · source
“This Memorandum, which represents an important and positive development, provides for mutual assistance between UNTAET and the Government of Indonesia, in particular regarding access to evidence and witnesses, to facilitate the prosecution of crimes. The High Commissioner for Human Rights has sent a mission to Indonesia to develop a project of support for the prosecution of human rights violations, notably those committed in East Timor last year. I wish to say a word about the present strength of the mission. At present, there are 626 international staff in UNTAET, 1,400 local staff, 228 United Nations volunteers and over 1,100 civilian police officers out of the 1,640 authorized, as well as over 8,000 troops and 198 military observers.”
2000-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4133 (2000) · source
“To provide greater representation to East Timorese in the administration, suitably qualified and experienced individuals will be hired through the Public Service Commission and appointed as deputy district administrators working closely with the UNTAET District Administrators. Other steps include the formation of provisional district advisory councils to provide the East Timorese with policy advice at the district level. On 6 April, eight additional judges and four prosecutors were appointed to the judiciary in East Timor. There are now 16 judges and eight prosecutors, including appointments to District Courts in Oecussi and Baucau. Eight public defenders have also been hired. On 7 April, the Government of Indonesia and UNTAET concluded a Memorandum of Understanding concerning cooperation in legal, judicial and human rights matters.”
2000-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4133 (2000) · source
“Since its inauguration on 25 March, the Public Service Commission has adopted a number of decisions regarding conditions of service, working hours, annual leave, public holidays, maternity and sick leave. The number of public servants receiving stipends from UNTAET pending the establishment of a salary scale has risen from 2,500 to 4,221 since last month. The salaries of some 7,000 primary school teachers are being paid by UNTAET and the United Nations Children's Fund. The number of students attending school has now reached 140,000, which is about 85 per cent of the number of students who had been enrolled in East Timorese schools before the ballot last August.”
2000-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4133 (2000) · source
“A first draft of a contemporary criminal procedure code for East Timor is under preparation and will be presented shortly to the National Consultative Council. Other items currently under consideration include vehicle registration, the establishment of a broadcasting system, a regulation concerning non-governmental organizations and the establishment of representative offices for foreign Governments. In an effort to promote transparency and broaden understanding of how the National Consultative Council works, East Timorese groups are now being invited to observe its proceedings. Turning to public administration, the recruitment of civil servants is progressing.”
2000-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4133 (2000) · source
“On reconstruction, some $30 million has been allocated from the World Bank/Asian Development Bank trust fund for emergency reconstruction of roads, ports and power facilities. During the next three weeks, $4 million will be disbursed from the UNTAET Trust Fund for capital expenditures, such as the reconstruction of government premises. The bidding process for 21 priority rehabilitation projects has begun. The total amount will be between $7 million and $8 million. UNTAET has entered into an agreement with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) to undertake procurement for the East Timorese Administration for the implementation of these projects. The National Consultative Council has continued to meet and has held a number of informal sessions on the budget for East Timor.”
2000-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4133 (2000) · source
“On 13 April, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank launched the community empowerment project that we mentioned here at the last briefing. Representatives who will determine the priorities for this work have been elected in 5 of the 13 districts, and the first cash disbursement of $3,000 each was made to the village councils in those districts. About $20,000, on average, will eventually be disbursed per village, based on local project proposals. Bilateral efforts are also under way, including the United States Agency for International Development-funded Transitional Employment Programme, which is designed to create 15,000 jobs for a period of six weeks. Subject to the outcome of this programme, similar follow-on programmes are envisaged.”
2000-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4133 (2000) · source
“To this end, UNTAET is in the process of establishing an investment promotion unit, which will serve as a focal point for potential investors in East Timor. To encourage East Timorese enterprise, UNTAET, together with the World Bank and Banco Nacional Ultramarine, the Portuguese bank, have signed a small and medium enterprise loan agreement that provides for the disbursement of between $500 and $50,000 in loans to East Timorese entrepreneurs. UNTAET is in the process of establishing local employment service offices in Dili and Baucau to provide assistance to those seeking employment. We reported last month on UNTAET's quick-impact project scheme for the repair of local infrastructure, which now provides employment to some 2,750 East Timorese.”
2000-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4133 (2000) · source
“UNTAET has increased its efforts to explain to the public its position on this issue, which is fully supported by the National Consultative Council. In this context, a public meeting was held in Dili two days ago, which was attended by representatives of the National Council of Timorese Resistance (CNRT), the Church and youth organizations. Mr. Xanana Gusmao, President of the CNRT, spoke at length about the need to keep the future civil service of East Timor lean and urged the East Timorese to organize themselves in order to avail themselves of assistance being made available to promote private enterprise on the island. So far UNTAET has registered 1,200 private businesses, and a number of initiatives are under way aimed at restoring trade and business activities and at promoting a favourable business climate.”
2000-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4133 (2000) · source
“Turning to the economic and social conditions in East Timor, they remain a primary concern and will continue to be, given the almost complete destruction of civilian structures and East Timor's limited economic resources, including a serious lack of skilled labour. The inhabitants understandably look to the United Nations to resolve their difficulties and have shown some impatience and sometimes some disappointment at UNTAET' s seeming inability to respond to their expectations at a faster pace. Local expectations in this regard tend to focus on UNTAET's recruitment for public services. A drastic expansion of this recruitment might provide limited, temporary relief, but it would create in East Timor a public sector that the small country would not be able to sustain.”
2000-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4133 (2000) · source
“Many of the refugees still in West T imor are regarded as having been sympathetic to the pro-autonomy cause, and UNTAET continues to work with local leaders in East Timor to prepare the population for the return of those refugees and to ensure that they are received peacefully when they return. In a positive development, the head of an umbrella organization of former pro-autonomy groups met for the first time with Mr. Vieira de Mello during his visit to Jakarta on 30 March. UNTAET's office in Kupang has maintained contacts with a broad range of former autonomy supporters and has facilitated contacts between individuals on both sides of the border.”
2000-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4133 (2000) · source
“According to a survey carried out by the Indonesian authorities, some 126,000 refugees remain in West Timor. This figure is considered by UNHCR and UNTAET to be somewhat high. More precise information will be available when UNHCR completes the registration of the refugees, which is currently under way in collaboration with the Indonesian authorities. This registration exercise is expected to be completed by mid-May. UN HCR reports that yesterday the Indonesian armed forces went to a camp in Kupang and began separating those refugees who had formerly served in the Indonesian armed forces from the civilians in the camp. Approximately 15,000 refugees fall into this category.”
2000-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4133 (2000) · source
“As regards the refugee situation, during the past month, some 7,000 refugees have returned to East Timor. These returns bring the total number of returnees to a little over 160,000. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reports that access to the camps has improved considerably, and the Government of Indonesia has to date been flexible in its continuation of aid to the refugee camps in West Timor. Members of the Council will recall that Indonesia had announced last month that it intended to cease its support to the camps at the end of March due to economic constraints. For its part, UNHCR has requested breathing space, so to speak, for three months to allow time for the refugees to choose freely whether to return or to stay in Indonesia.”
2000-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4133 (2000) · source
“Since then, militia activity has decreased and cooperation between the military component of UNTAET and the Indonesian armed forces has improved noticeably. On 11 April, a Memorandum of Understanding for Tactical Coordination in the border area was signed by General de los Santos, the UNTAET Force Commander, and General Syahnakri, the Commander of the Indonesian armed forces in West Timor. The memorandum is along the lines of the agreement of 12 January concluded at that time between the Indonesian armed forces and UNTAET. These arrangements have worked well so far, for example, in dealing with occasional inadvertent border crossings by military personnel, including two cases of United Nations helicopters straying into Indonesian airspace.”
2000-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4133 (2000) · source
“Mr. Annabi: Since we last briefed the Security Council, on 21 March, on the activities of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) there has been steady progress in a number of areas, on which I am pleased to report. The overall security situation in East Timor has remained relatively stable, and the situation at the border with West Timor has improved since we last briefed the Council. As members of the Council may recall, in March there had been an increase in incursions of pro-autonomy militia members from West Timor. In the last week of March, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, visited Jakarta and raised these issues with senior Indonesian officials, including President Wahid.”
2000-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4133 (2000) · source
“As has been mentioned by at least one member of the Council, Mr. Bildt will be preparing a report on some of these issues, and we will have more to say about them at that time.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“There is no doubt, of course, that - as the Ambassador of France has said progress in some areas, and perhaps in many areas in UNMIBH and in Bosnia, is linked to improvement in the overall political and economic situation in the wider region, as the Secretary-General has indicated in his report. It is in this context that the Secretary-General has welcomed the pledge by the newly elected Government in Croatia to respect the sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina and to cooperate with its people and with the international community in what it is trying to achieve there. The Secretary-General, in this context, has asked his Special Envoy for the Balkans, Mr. Carl Bildt, in consultation with the other Special Representatives in the region, to reflect on some of these interlinkages.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“There was also a question about the suggestion by UNMIBH, in the context of the Stability Pact, regarding the establishment of a South-East European Police Staff College. This is only a suggestion by UNMIBH. Such a college could be established in Bosnia and Herzegovina, or elsewhere. We feel that the funding would need to be provided through the Stability Pact mechanisms and that the members of the Stability Pact would also have to assign an implementing agency for this regional staff college. We do not, however, see UNMIBH as the sponsor or the implementing agency for the staff college. Finally, there was a question regarding the linkages between the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the rest of the region, in particular Kosovo and Croatia.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“It is envisaged that to perform those activities a total of some 300 officers and personnel will be needed. Ninety of them have already been trained, with the generous cooperation of the Government of Austria. Training for another 180 is now being planned. With regard to funding, UNMIBH has been successful in ensuring that the State Border Service will be treated as a separate line item in the budget prepared by the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This will ensure that interested donors - and we understand that there are quite a few - will have a clear picture of the costs of the Border Service and of the use of the funds that will be made available to support the establishment and functioning of the Service.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“There have also been several questions on the State Border Service, and in particular on the calendar for its establishment and on its funding. As I indicated in my briefing, the structure of the State Border Service has now been agreed by the Joint Presidency, and we therefore hope that this can move forward. Under the revised timetable foreseen for the setting up of the Border Service, it is envisaged that a headquarters and four units will be established by mid-July. Those four units would be responsible for controlling border entry at Sarajevo airport, which is now under Federation control; at Buljanie, which is currently under Bosnian Croat control; at Zvornik, which is currently under Bosnian Serb control; and at Izacic, which is now under Bosniac control.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“This mandate existed before UNMIBH became involved in judicial assessment, before judicial assessment was added to the tasks of UNMIBH. It will of course continue to exist once the judicial assessment programme is completed. There have also been several questions on a possible exit strategy for UNMIBH. In this regard, I want to point out that the present report of the Secretary-General is only a progress report. In three months' time there will be another report, which will be an end-of-mandate report and which will take stock of the situation in a more comprehensive manner and take a more forward-looking approach in which it will be our intention to provide UNMIBH's plans and recommendations for future action.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“Should the High Representative turn to the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH), as he did in the case of the judicial assessment programme, and request its assistance in the field of judicial reform, such a request would of course have to be considered and discussed with all concerned, including the members of the Council. We would come back to the Council in due course if that should happen. We see the judicial assessment activities of UNMIBH as being separate from its general mandate, which is the implementation of annex ll of the Dayton Agreement. The general mandate of UNMIBH is not, in our view, restricted to police, but also covers - as indicated in annex 11- monitoring, observing and inspecting judicial organizations, structures and proceedings.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“Mr. Annabi: There have been several questions linked to the expected completion of the judicial system assessment programme by the end of this year. As is indicated in the report of the Secretary-General, it is indeed our expectation that this programme can be completed by the end of this year; in other words, what will be completed will be the judicial assessment programme. Judicial reform, of course, will have to continue. That is more of a long-term process, which is under the overall responsibility of the High Representative.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“Overall, the last three months can be summarized by saying that, while progress has been achieved and while UNMIBH has continued to make progress, that progress has been slow. It is often based more on the efforts made by UNMIBH to fulfil its mandate and on action by the international community than on action taken by the local authorities. In fact, significant resistance by entrenched radical nationalist and backward-looking elements continues to be encountered at every stage. This shows that, more than four years after its conclusion, the implementation of the Dayton Agreement still remains a challenge and requires the continued strong commitment and engagement of the international community.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“Regarding the ongoing UNMIBH activities in monitoring and training the local police and in investigating human rights abuses, there is little to add to the Secretary-General's report. UNMIBH continues its practice of focused monitoring through the co-location of IPTF officers in the local police stations and is shifting its training activities increasingly towards specialized training and the training of trainers. The basic training activities of UNMIBH have practically been completed. Finally, I am pleased to report that the first contingent of Bosnia and Herzegovina police officers to serve in a United Nations peacekeeping operation are expected to be deployed to East Timor to serve with the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) next month.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“As the Secretary-General indicates in his report, UNMIBH will need the support of the Security Council and member States with influence on the Bosnian Croat and Bosnian Serb authorities to overcome resistance to minority recruitment and integration of the police. Turning to the State Border Service, there have been some positive developments in that regard after the issuance of the Secretary-General's report. The Joint Presidency has approved an organizational structure which is transparent and provides accountability of the Border Service through the Council of Ministers to the Presidency. This fulfils the minimum requirements set out by UNMIBH and the project is thus back on track, although with considerable delay, caused mainly by obstruction in Parliament.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“As detailed in the Secretary-General's report, the authorities in the Croat-controlled western part of Mostar consistently refuse even to allow Bosniac police officers to work from the same building as their Croat colleagues. During the past week, some small progress was achieved when, accompanied by officers of the International Police Task Force (IPTF), Bosniac policemen were allowed to enter the building for the inspection of office space and for training purposes. Even this minimal progress, however, required an enormous amount of pressure not only from UNMIBH, but also from the High Representative and the Stabilization Force (SFOR).”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“UNMIBH is therefore encouraging former police officers among the refugee community to return to Bosnia and Herzegovina, recruiting displaced former police officers and arranging for the exchange of serving police officers between the Republika Srpska and the Federation. These efforts are difficult to pursue, since they encounter all the obstacles that frequently meet returns by refugees and displaced persons in Bosnia and elsewhere. In the two cantons of the Federation - Canton 6 (Central Bosnia) and Canton 7 (Herzegovina-Neretva) - where there are relatively equal numbers of Bosniac and Croat police officers, their integration into a truly joint police force, rather than two parallel forces, has been hampered by obstruction and resistance. This is particularly evident in Mostar.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“At the present time, the district police works on the basis of separate legal systems governing the areas north and south of the inter-entity boundary line. Changing the mono-ethnic character of the law enforcement agencies is a process that is progressing slowly, mainly through the introduction of minority police officers trained in the two police academies established in an UNMIBH-led effort two years ago, in 1998. It is, however, clear that the training and recruitment of relatively small numbers of entry-level cadets is not sufficient to significantly change the ethnic composition of the local police forces.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“Perhaps the most important development in the last three months, which are covered by this report, was the official inauguration of the multi-ethnic Brcko district. As indicated in the report, UNMIBH has fulfilled its part in the international community's efforts in Breko by downsizing the former separate police forces and integrating them into one multi-ethnic police force composed of 45 per cent Serbs, 37 per cent Bosnians, 16 per cent Croats and 2 per cent others. On 13 March, after the Secretary-General's report was finalized, the International Police Task Force (IPTF) Commissioner handed out UNMIBH identity badges to all authorized police officers in Breko. It should be noted, however, that important practical aspects of the administration of the Brcko District still need to be resolved, including the issue of police legislation.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“These five areas are the following: first, minority recruitment in an effort to change the mono-ethnic character of the police and make it increasingly representative of the community it is serving; secondly, the establishment of the State Border Service, so as to strengthen the common institutions of the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina in relation to the two entities (the Federation and the Republika Srpska); thirdly, the implementation of the Brcko arbitration award, which will set an important example and serve as a model for multi-ethnic cooperation; fourthly, the provision of assistance in judicial reform and the review of judicial appointments; and fifthly, the setting up of a multi-ethnic Bosnian police contingent for service in a United Nations peacekeeping operation.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“Mr. Annabi: The report of the Secretary-General dated 14 March which is before the Council is the third quarterly progress report on the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) in its present mandate period, which will expire next June. The report describes how and in what areas UNMIBH has progressed in the implementation of its mandate and also describes those areas in which it is encountering resistance and obstruction to the implementation of its mandate. As described in the report, UNMIBH continues to focus on five main priority areas within its overall mandate of monitoring and restructuring the law enforcement agencies in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“Mr. Annabi: There is not much to add. Perhaps I could simply add that the Special Representative, together with colleagues from the Department of Political Affairs, met yesterday with President Rakhmonov to discuss the follow-on presence of the United Nations in Tajikistan. During those discussions, the President confirmed his support for this follow-on presence. The Secretary-General will now be preparing recommendations and precise terms of reference for this follow-on presence, which will be brought to the attention of the Council in due course.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4115 (2000) · source
“President Rakhmonov also stressed the need to reduce the strength of the armed forces through demobilization programmes, which could be supported by the international community through the proposed post-UNMOT presence.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4115 (2000) · source
“At the same time, it must be recognized that much remains to be done to consolidate the process of national reconciliation in Tajikistan. President Rakhmonov, in discussions with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Petrov, confirmed the need to establish a post-conflict peace- building office following the withdrawal of UNMOT upon the expiration of its mandate on 15 May. President Rakhmonov emphasized that the United Nations job- creation projects were an example of how the international community could contribute to peace consolidation, as it had done in the Karategin valley, by shifting attitudes and mentalities from confrontation to reconciliation.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4115 (2000) · source
“Despite its shortcomings, the parliamentary election is the final act in the transition period foreseen under the General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord in Tajikistan, which was signed by President Rakhmonov and the United Tajik Opposition leader, Mr. Nuri, in June 1997, under the auspices of the United Nations. After years of fighting, this period of transition has been a difficult one, and several serious crises have occurred along the way. Nevertheless, the Tajik parties managed to overcome the obstacles and to put their country on the path to national reconciliation and peace. As the Secretary-General states in his report, the successful completion of this transition period marks a significant achievement in which the United Nations and UNMOT have played an important part.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4115 (2000) · source
“The United Nations-OSCE Joint Electoral Observation Mission noted the significance of the inclusion of former warring parties and others in the electoral process and the fact that Tajikistan had held its first-ever multiparty election in an atmosphere free from violence. The Joint Electoral Observation Mission, however, also pointed out that the electoral legislation had failed to ensure the independence of the election administration commission, and that the transparency of the process did not meet minimum standards. The observers also reported widespread proxy voting and voting without proper identification.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4115 (2000) · source
“According to the central electoral Commission, seven were won by the ruling People's Democratic Party and three by candidates running as independents. The results in the remaining two constituencies, both of which are in Gorniy Badakshan in the south-east, have not yet been announced. On 16 March, the central electoral Commission established a special commission to examine the results of the second round of voting in these two constituencies. As indicated in the Secretary-General's report, the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) jointly monitored the election.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4115 (2000) · source