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  1. “The Philippines therefore urges the Security Council to adopt unanimously measures that would effectively address the situation in South Africa and prescribe the modality for assisting South Africans to resolve the probiem of violence and to resuscitate the negotiations for a democratic future for that embattled nation. Nothing less would be adequate at this time.”

    1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source

  2. “The threat of instability hovers over the whole society. The trust among the parties invoived in the negotiations, painstakingly achieved, has now been lost and replaced by an atmosphere of fear, uncertainty and mistrust, In the words of Mr. Nelson Mandela as the African National Congress withdrew from CODESA, "It becomes harder to explain to our people why we negotiate with a government intent on killing us." The situation in South Africa is at that dangerous stage where violence has riven a society already reeling from the political, social and economic consequences of apartheid. If no action is taken by the international community by way of bringing the parties back to the negotiating table, the Philippines fears gravely for South Africa's future.”

    1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source

  3. “The Philippines believes that international pressure, including measures imposed by the Security Council, must continue to be applied and maintained against the South African Government for the latter to comply faithfully with its responsibilities under the National Peace Accord of 14 September 1991. The perpetrators of violence must also be brought to justice speedily, for they are not only responsible for the loss of innocent lives: they have also pushed South Africa to the brink. The alleged complicity of certain security forces in the series of violent acts must be brought to light and not swept under the rug. As the Chairman of the Special Committee Against Apartheid stated,"Security for all members of society is a primary duty that no Government can abdicate". Much has been lost after the cycle of violence in South Africa.”

    1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source

  4. “We note that several investigations and inquiries have been made by the Organization of African Unity and by the Commonwealth to identify the roots of violence in South Africa with a view to ending it. These efforts would not be complete without the involvement of the United Nations in stemming the violence and reviving the negotiatlons in South Africa. The United Nations involvement is a logical consequence of the long-standing objective of this Organization to eradicate apartheid. It is imperative that the United Nations, which hammered out the consensus Declaration on Apartheid and its Destructive Consequences, to play its logical role in fulfilling the spirit and letter of that Declaration.”

    1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source

  5. “The viciousness of the apartheid system is laid bare in the consequences we are witnessing: the violence and the misery visited upon apartheid's victims. The apartheid laws and statutes may have been stricken down, but the practices, attitudes and concomitant evils of the system have not disappeared. For the people of South Africa, there are no easy paths; only the path of peaceful transition is the wisest one to follow. The path of violence only leads to destruction and intolerable loss of human lives. The Philippines therefore urges all South Africans, in particular the parties involved in the stalled negotiations, not to throw away the gains achieved in the past two years but instead to pursue through negotiations the goal of a united, democratic and non-racial South Africa.”

    1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source

  6. “The Philippines is deeply distressed by the tragic turn of events in South Africa, in particular by the recurring violence in that country. The unspeakable massacre at Boipatong Township has jolted us sharply and brought into our consciousness the inescapable and ugly truth that South Africa is hemorrhaging, and little has been done to stop it. This has been even more acutely painful and frustrating, considering the optimism we had two months ago that transitional arrangements would be in place by now had the Convention for a Democratic South Africa succeeded. That many lives had to be lost before men with the responsibility to do so would act to avert tragedy and correct a wrong is profoundly sad. History is replete with examples of this nature and one would think that we would have learned our lessons by now.”

    1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source

  7. “Allow me first of all, Sir, to congratulate you warmly on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. Your watch comes at a time when the Council is seized of, among others, two issues of critical significance: that of a fledgling nation crying out for help to enable it to stay alive, and the other of a nation struggling to be born. There is no gainsaying the fact that the Council can and should perform its role under the Charter to assist these two nations to attain their cherished goal. With you at its helm, we are confident that the Council will try its utmost to see to it that Bosnia and Herzegovina will soon enjoy peace and stability, and that a non-racial and democratic South Africa will not be stillborn and will soon join the family of nations.”

    1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source