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Baali

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first: 1996-10-10
most recent: 2005-12-20
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“Reports to the Council and the briefings made this morning shed ample light on the nature of those difficulties and on the means for overcoming them. From the outset, the financial and administrative dimension has been one of the most significant obstacles before the Tribunals. Indeed, the lack of staff, the inability to retain qualified staff, and the hiring freeze brought on by a lack of resources resulting from member States' non-payment of their contributions could seriously impede the Tribunals' work and compromise their ability to conclude the business before them. A solution must therefore be found to that problem as soon as possible. In that regard, the States concerned must promptly meet their financial obligations.”
2004-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4999 (2004) · source
“Mr. Baali (Algeria) (spoke in French): I should like to thank the Presidents and the Prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda for their excellent briefings and for the highly commendable service they render daily to international justice and to our common cause of combating impunity. Algeria attaches great importance to the two Tribunals' accomplishing the missions assigned them by the international community and implementing the objectives of the completion strategy. We welcome the progress made since our Council adopted resolution 1534 (2004) on 26 March. At the same time, the strategy approved by the Security Council seems already to be encountering several difficulties that could jeopardize the 2010 deadline for the completion of the proceedings.”
2004-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4999 (2004) · source
“The ownership process also depends on civil society's involvement in the development of a crisis exit strategy that coincides with the closure of the peace operation and the establishment of a normalized United Nations presence in the country. The sooner and the more closely civil society is involved in managing the transition period, the more effectively it will contribute to the peace process and to the achievement of lasting peace and stability.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“The desire to live together and the feeling of belonging to a national collectivity that transcends religious and ethnic ties are often undermined by conflicts fed by mutual hatred and the will to destroy. The contribution of all is therefore essential to meet this challenge. Members of the clergy, intellectuals, journalists and humanitarian and human rights organizations, but also the business community, can thus play a major role in spreading a culture of peace, repairing the social fabric, restoring a national sense of belonging and putting in place the conditions required to establish a democratic society and to resume economic activity.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“However, those are multidimensional missions that should have accorded to civil society its due place. The assistance of the community of international non-governmental organizations is valuable, but it cannot substitute for the even more important role of local associations. We believe that ownership by national non-governmental organizations of reconstruction tasks is vital. Therefore, rebuilding civil society must be among the priority objectives - together with restoring State authority and strengthening State institutions - that we must set, because in many cases the major challenge for countries emerging from conflict is national reconciliation, and civil society is well placed to contribute to that process.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“Peace agreements negotiated and concluded by armed factions whose main concern remains taking or sharing power give short shrift to the representatives of civil society. In fact, such representatives are often targeted by violence, because they are seen as competitors at worst and as nuisances at best. Unfortunately, Security Council action is too often influenced by that vision, and therefore, its resolutions are seen as dominated by the security dimension dictated by a feeling of urgency. Resolutions 1528 (2004) and 1545 (2004) - concerning the United Nations operations in Cote d'lvoire and in Burundi, respectively - do not mention the role of civil society, while resolution 1509 (2003), on the United Nations Mission in Liberia, refers to it only fleetingly.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“It is obvious that, by definition, the peace- building phase represents the area where we must rethink and redefine cooperation between governmental and non-governmental organizations through clear sharing of their roles and responsibilities. Indeed, in this critical phase for the future of peace processes, civil society can make an even more valuable contribution to peace-building because it often interacts directly with citizens and in many cases knows how to win their trust. From that perspective, we believe that the task of reconciliation and national reconstruction cannot be successfully accomplished unless it is carried out by a dynamic and engaged civil society. Indeed, the fragility of peace processes is often due to the weakness or marginalization of civil society.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“NGOs already assume the role of peace adjuncts for the Security Council - a task they perform with courage, despite the fact that their representatives on the ground sometimes put their lives at risk. The experience and the expertise that NGOS have developed from practical interaction can be extremely useful to a Security Council that is confronted with situations that are increasingly complex and where expertise and direct knowledge may sometimes be lacking. That experience and knowledge are too important to be neglected or ignored; the Council must make the best possible use of them. What is more, it must rely more resolutely on national and international civil society to succeed in establishing peace.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“The evolution of the concept of peacekeeping on the one hand, and, on the other, the fact that peacekeeping operations have become more and more complex, should, from our standpoint, prompt the Council to embark upon a complete overhaul of its approach to the question of peace-building, including ways to broaden and strengthen the effective contribution of civil society to that process, by drawing inspiration from, inter alia, some of the recommendations made by the Panel of Eminent Persons. In reality, a mutually beneficial partnership has already developed between the Security Council and civil society in conducting peace processes, based on a division of labour.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“From that standpoint, the establishment of a fund aimed at strengthening the capacity of civil society in countries of the South, advocated by my delegation for some years now and now recommended by the Panel of Eminent Persons, could contribute to correcting that imbalance and could help us hear the voice, too long ignored, of the NGOs of the South as well as the voices of all peoples of the world. Turning to today's topic, it is clear that NGOs, which are actively involved in various critical tasks in areas where the United Nations is sometimes absent, make an invaluable contribution to global efforts to stabilize those countries that are emerging from conflict.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“That is true of all the major agencies of the United Nations and, of course, of the Security Council as it discharges its mandate for peace. Along those lines, I would note that the commendable effort towards openness made by the Council in the last decade vis-a-vis representatives of civil society through the more frequent use of the Arria formula remains, unfortunately, somewhat limited in scope and has a tendency to increase and to entrench the representational imbalance between the North and the South.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“Mr. Baali (Algeria) (spoke in French): I should like at the outset to say to you, Madam Minister, how pleased I am to see you presiding over the work of our Council. I should like to thank you for having chosen this subject, which is very topical and relevant, as its consideration coincides with yesterday's publication of the long-awaited report on relations between the United Nations and civil society. The report of the Panel of Eminent Persons on United Nations-Civil Society Relations corroborates the fact that civil society is now a pivotal actor at all levels and that the United Nations, as an intergovernmental agency, must, in the interests of effectiveness and openness, establish renewed relations with this very useful partner.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“The situation in occupied Palestine is so serious that it could have a negative effect on the international community's credibility as it strives to ensure respect for humanitarian principles everywhere, to further the protection of civilians. There is no doubt that, with respect to the sensitive question of impunity, its credibility and that of the humanitarian community are being sorely tried by the double standard employed to Israel's benefit. Today's debate is a another opportunity for the Security Council to begin the necessary readjustments, without which the firm message it wishes to send to recalcitrant Governments and armed groups will be considerably softened.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“In the view of my delegation, the first line of defence for international humanitarian law and for the 1949 Geneva Conventions that underpin it is to be found in occupied territories, particularly in the occupied Palestinian territories, whose tragic situation calls on the international community to take measures to warn the Government of a Member State, Israel, which has been clearly identified - and which, moreover, does not even try to deny its responsibility for the whole gamut of crimes and violations that the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs consistently outlines in its reports, including the targeted and deliberate killing of humanitarian personnel.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“Finally, my delegation wants to note and deplore a major gap in the report of the Secretary-General that could hinder attainment of the objective of respect by all for international humanitarian law: the protection of civilians in territories under occupation, which the report addresses only incidentally, and, in the case of occupied Palestine, with blameworthy mildness considering the seriousness of the subject before us. There is no need to prove that, during the period covered by the report, massive, frequent and deliberate violations by Israel of the rights of Palestinian populations under occupation have at times reached unprecedented levels - in the full sight of the international community.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“We also welcome the balanced approach of the report (S/2004/431), which recognizes that human rights violations can be the acts of non-State armed groups - contrary to the previous fixed view that these could only be the work of States. The primary task of United Nations peacekeeping forces must be to reassure and protect civilians, and it essential that their behaviour towards civilians - especially women and children - meet the highest standards of respect for the law. Here, the Secretary- General's bulletin must be applied quickly and effectively.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“Moreover, the increasingly compromised immunity of United Nations and humanitarian personnel is a disturbing development requiring that the mandates and capacities of peacekeeping operations be strengthened. And, above all, that development raises the issues of respect for international humanitarian law and of the impunity enjoyed by those who violate it. In that connection, my delegation agrees with the Secretary-General about the crucial importance of propagating the norms of international law and of ensuring that belligerent parties respect them. We support his recommendation that non-State armed groups be made to comply with them.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“On a number of occasions in recent years, the international community has shown its determination to react to emerging crisis situations quickly and with the appropriate resources by providing peacekeeping operations with robust mandates. In our view, it must be equally determined to provide an appropriate level of resources when it can be predicted that needs will increase pending the positive results of preventive action, for which we all hope. We are particularly concerned that an appropriate level of resources will make it possible to maintain what has been achieved with regard to the regional approach to protection, the burden of which continues to weigh essentially on States neighbouring conflict areas and on subregional organizations whose primary purpose is not the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“The very persistence of conflicts illustrates our collective failure in meeting the objective of ensuring that a culture of prevention prevails over a culture of reaction. Indeed, far from decreasing over the past five years, the number of persons eligible for protection has risen from 30 million to 50 million. The high number of people to be protected, the complex nature of crises and exacerbating factors - inter alia, arms trafficking, illegal exploitation of natural resources and the use of mercenaries - combine to target non-combatants and have caused a considerable rise in the resources needed to address this issue.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“Furthermore, the more rapid deployment of United Nations peacekeeping forces or of United Nations-authorized forces have concretized the idea of preventive deployment, which is part and parcel of the progress achieved in terms of a regional approach to conflicts, with a View to fully understanding the regional dimension of the protection of civilians in many cases. This concern is conspicuously reflected in decisions taken with regard to disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and rehabilitation and cross-border movements of refugees, combatants and small arms and light weapons. But this undoubted progress should not conceal the many remaining gaps: the physical and legal protection of civilian populations caught in the grip of war remains a long-term undertaking.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“At various stages, those exchanges have enabled the Organization to set up sophisticated inter-institutional mechanisms and multidisciplinary, better-planned peacekeeping operations in order to address this very complex issue. Indeed, major concerns in the area of protection are more systematically highlighted in the resolutions of the Security Council, and they are given increased importance in the mandates of United Nations operations. They pertain to deliberate attacks against civilians, the phenomenon of sexual violence against vulnerable groups, humanitarian access, or even to the disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and rehabilitation process, which remains the key element of the transition to peace.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“We are thinking in particular of the achievements resulting from the progressive implementation of the recommendations of the Brahimi report on peacekeeping operations; of the progress achieved towards curbing impunity; of better-structured conflict- prevention efforts, in particular the establishment of ongoing relationships with regional organizations, pursuant to Chapter VIII of the Charter; and overall progress made in the reform of the Organization. Hence the first report of the Secretary-General on protection of civilians, drawn up in September 1999 at the request of the Security Council, and the interaction between the two bodies which followed has had a structuring effect in that field which we feel is important to emphasize.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“Mr. Benmehidi (Algeria) (spoke in French): May I first of all thank the Secretary-General for his fourth report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict and Mr. Egeland for his presentation. Beyond the 18-month reference period covered by the report, this debate offers the Security Council a good opportunity to undertake a five-year evaluation of the progress achieved since 1999 in an area that is closely linked to the maintenance of international peace and security. In spite of the gaps that still remain, important progress has been achieved in the area of protection, and we deem it appropriate to evaluate these achievements as part of the follow-up to the Millennium Declaration and of the major efforts under way to adapt the Organization's response to the challenges we face.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“Mr. Baali (Algeria) (spoke in French): My delegation voted in favour of the draft resolution on the question of Cyprus because it is a response to the request made by the Government of Cyprus that the United Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) be maintained on the island beyond 15 June 2004. My delegation would have preferred that, as was agreed beforehand, the draft resolution be a purely technical text. Clearly, that is not quite the case, as has just been noted by my colleague from Pakistan. My delegation hopes that the Security Council will consider the report of the Secretary-General on his mission of good offices, including the recommendations contained therein.”
2004-06-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4989 (2004) · source
“In that spirit, my delegation fully endorses the Secretary-General's recommendations, particularly those pertaining to the deployment of an advance team, with the prospect of establishing a United Nations operation after the conclusion of a comprehensive peace agreement in the southern Sudan.”
2004-06-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4988 (2004) · source
“At this critical phase, therefore, my delegation would call for a mobilization of resources and a focusing of energy to accompany the peace process in the southern Sudan so as to avert any possibility of failure. Without denying the importance of challenges in other regions in the immense territory of the Sudan, which also deserve a comparable mobilization effort and the full attention of the international community and of the Sudanese parties involved, my delegation should have liked the resolution to guarantee ongoing international mobilization to accompany the peace process under way in the southern Sudan.”
2004-06-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4988 (2004) · source
“As the Secretary-General very clearly indicates in his report, the parties to the conflict and the international community must display unshakeable will and steadfast resolve if we are to bring the peace process in the southern Sudan to a conclusion. In order to thwart all those who would wish the process to fail in pursuit of their objectives and to avoid the various potential obstacles, significant human, financial and material means must be mobilized, keeping in mind the geographical, political, social and economic constraints. Such are the challenges to the implementation of the agreement protocols already concluded and of an eventual comprehensive agreement.”
2004-06-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4988 (2004) · source
“Mr. Baali (Algeria) (spoke in French): My delegation welcomes the recent conclusion in Naivasha, Kenya, of the three protocols to agreements that, along with those reached over the past two years, now pave the way to a peaceful settlement of the conflict that has gone on too long in the southern Sudan. While we welcome the efforts undertaken by the parties to the conflict and the regional and international mediators, which may lead to a restoration of lasting peace in the southern Sudan following the dashing of many earlier hopes, my delegation remains aware of the fragility of the process under way, the challenges confronting it, and the danger that it may be knocked off track at any moment.”
2004-06-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4988 (2004) · source
“This is certainly the beginning of a long and perilous journey for the Iraqi people. There is also a long way to go for this Council, which has to remain fully engaged to ensure that the resolution it has unanimously adopted is properly implemented, that the will of the Iraqi people is fully respected, that the United Nations is fulfilling its leading mandate in optimal security conditions, and that the political transitional process which the Council has endorsed will indeed lead to a fully sovereign, free, stable and democratic Iraq - an Iraq at peace with itself and with its neighbours and capable once more of making history.”
2004-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4987 (2004) · source
“My delegation is particularly grateful to the sponsors for having responded constructively and positively to four crucial demands that my delegation had put forward at the very beginning of the negotiations, namely, first, that full and undiminished sovereignty be restored to Iraq; secondly, that the Government of Iraq exercise full authority and responsibility in governing Iraq, including on security issues and over its financial and natural resources; thirdly, that all armed Iraqi and security forces be placed under the sole authority of the Iraqi Government; and, fourthly, that the consent of the Iraqi Government be required in respect to sensitive military operations carried out by the multinational force, as well as regarding the engagement of its own forces in multinational force operations. Yet our task is not over.”
2004-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4987 (2004) · source
“While not perfect, the resolution we have just adopted is undoubtedly the best we could get under the present circumstances and is indeed a well-balanced text which, among other things, manages to reconcile two extremes: the concept of the sovereignty of Iraq, which had to be totally restored and reasserted beyond any doubt or limitation, and the necessity of maintaining on Iraqi soil the presence of an effective and fully operational multinational force requested and invited by a Government-in-waiting that has not yet assumed its responsibilities and which, given the circumstances, had yet to make dramatic decisions.”
2004-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4987 (2004) · source
“The most daunting and pressing priority for the leadership of Iraq will be, evidently, to do its utmost to reduce the level of violence and to bring peace and stability to the country. In this regard, I must emphasize that insecurity cannot be solved through military means alone and I would like therefore to join my voice to the appeal made by Mr. Brahimi yesterday to the Iraqi Government to reach out to those who have been vocal critics of the past year's process. In this context, the national conference constitutes the ideal forum to promote a meaningful dialogue and a true and national reconciliation and to build a strong consensus on Iraq's political future.”
2004-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4987 (2004) · source
“In fact, the challenges the Iraqi people are facing are formidable, and it is indeed up to them and to the Government that will lead the country until legitimate institutions are elected to make the political transition work and to make their dream of a free and democratic Iraq come true. Until that day happens, and for it to happen, Iraq will have to work hard to create the necessary conditions for its people to live in peace and security, to put together a credible and self-reliant army to protect it from internal and external threats, to develop a genuine democratic process that would benefit all Iraqis, and to use the remarkable human and natural resources that make that country so unique to rebuild an economy ravaged by years of war, sanctions and neglect and to restore hope and confidence to the Iraqi people.”
2004-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4987 (2004) · source
“I will start my statement by paying a special and well-deserved tribute to my countryman Lakhdar Brahimi, without whom no resolution on Iraq would have been contemplated, let alone adopted. The adoption of the resolution on Iraq constitutes an historic moment for the proud Iraqi people, who after thirty years of dictatorship and fifteen months of foreign occupation will, inshallah, recover, by 30 June, their independence, their sovereignty and their dignity. This resolution also marks a new chapter for the Iraqi people in their legitimate quest for stability, prosperity and democracy. Yet the future remains loaded with dangers and uncertainties and the resolution we just adopted is not aimed at - or capable of - eliminating all uncertainties and all dangers.”
2004-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4987 (2004) · source
“Does he believe that a letter to the Council is enough, or is there a need to refer to some of the general principles and specifically to note that the final say regarding the military operations of the multinational force falls to the Iraqi Government? Fourthly and lastly, as the Minister has just come from Iraq and is more aware of conditions there, does the text of the draft resolution provide for the role that Iraq wants for the United Nations, or does Iraq have a different vision of that role?”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4982 (2004) · source
“First, does Minister Zebari feel that the present wording of paragraph 1 of the draft resolution guarantees the Government of Iraq all the authority necessary to exercising its sovereignty and functions and to conducting the internal and external affairs of the country, including security? Secondly, does Minister Zebari believe that the wording of paragraph 6 of the draft resolution, relative to the exercise by the Iraqi Government of its authority over the Iraqi national security forces, is sufficiently strong? Does it really guarantee the full authority of Iraq over its forces? Is there a need to be more explicit in the wording of that paragraph? Thirdly, how does the Minister view the relationship between the Iraqi Government and the multinational force?”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4982 (2004) · source
“Of course, we are very eager to see Iraq regain its full sovereignty and for its Government to exercise all its competencies and responsibilities and to manage all the country's internal and external affairs, including its security aspects, resources and wealth, especially in relation to the management of the Iraqi Development Fund. The statement made by Minister Zebari was on the right track in that respect and I thank him for the ideas, views and visions he outlined for us. We will spare no effort in addressing them constructively because, in the final analysis, the heart of the issue is Iraq's future. Iraq itself must be comfortable with and accept the draft resolution that our deliberations will lead to. Thus, I should like to put several questions to Minister Zebari, which I hope will not prove too awkward for him.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4982 (2004) · source
“Mr. Baali (Algeria) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me at the outset to welcome Minister Zebari to this important meeting of the Security Council. I thank him for responding to the Council's invitation to engage in a dialogue with us today and to share his views and vision regarding the future of Iraq and what, on the eve of the restoration of its sovereignty and independence, that sisterly country expects from the international community and, more specifically, from this Council in terms of assistance in building its national institutions and reconstructing its national economy.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4982 (2004) · source
“In that connection, I would respectfully ask Chairman Bryant if he could offer us some comments with regard to the outcome of that very important event. Finally, we are fully aware of the importance that Liberia attaches to the lifting of sanctions, and we entirely agree with its argument on the moral, social, economic and humanitarian impact of sanctions. The sanctions were imposed for the sake of peace in Liberia. Last December, the Security Council revised the legal basis of the sanctions regime in order to bring sanctions into line with the new political realities in Liberia. The Government is a partner for peace of the Security Council. It is therefore our View that the issue of sanctions should no longer be a source of controversy between Liberia and the Council.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“In that regard, there is a broad consensus, which we welcome, within the international community and within the Council, on the necessity of adopting a global and regional approach when dealing with the issue of instability in West Africa and when addressing the factors that have been fuelling insecurity in that subregion for more than a decade. In that context, I would like to commend the personal commitment of Chairman Bryant and his tireless efforts to promote good relations with Liberia's neighbours, at both the bilateral and multilateral levels. The holding of the summit of the Mano River Union, which took place on 20 May, is a very welcome step towards the activation of dialogue and cooperation among the States of the region.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“We are in that regard very impressed by the improvement of the security situation, by the fact that the transitional institutions are functioning smoothly, and by the significant progress achieved in the peace process, in particular regarding disarmament, demobilization and reintegration and the progressive restoration of State authority throughout the country. Furthermore, the international community has been quite supportive, as demonstrated during the international conference that took place last February here in New York. The international community is indeed fully aware that there is no alternative but to succeed in Liberia. As a matter of fact, failure would have dramatic consequences, not only for the Liberian people, but also for the security and stability of the entire West African region.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“Klein for his comprehensive briefing and to commend him, as well the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), on the encouraging developments achieved so far in the peace process in Liberia. Chairman Bryant has clearly outlined the challenges that the Liberian people are still confronted with. For Liberia, the process of healing from the wounds inflicted by the war will certainly be a long and arduous one. The problems are numerous and difficult to solve, and the transition from emergency recovery to reconstruction and rehabilitation will require tremendous efforts and huge resources. The impatience of the Liberians, especially ex-combatants, will rise as peace and stability are restored throughout the country. Yet the news is encouraging, and success is well within reach.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“I would like first of all to associate myself with those who have expressed their appreciation and admiration to Ambassador Munir Akram and his able team for the remarkable manner in which Pakistan conducted our work last month. I would like also to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council and to assure you of the full support and cooperation of the Algerian delegation. It is a great honour for the Council to receive today Chairman Bryant, Chairman of the National Transitional Government of Liberia, and to hear his views and expectations regarding the role of the Security Council and of the international community at large in support of the remarkable efforts of the Liberian people and Government aimed at rebuilding a peaceful, safe and prosperous Liberia. I would like also to express our thanks to Mr.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“On the African continent in particular, that means that the regional security framework that the African countries are seeking to establish, a process that culminated this week in the launch of the Peace and Security Council, should receive the same level of attention in terms of resource allocation as international operations. In that connection, my delegation welcomes the establishment by the European Union of a financing mechanism to support this process and, in particular, its support of the principle of an African standing force. Finally, my delegation believes that thorough reform of how the interventions of the international community are carried out is necessary. That necessarily entails reforming the financing of those operations and enlarging the Security Council.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“We are aware that this assertion touches upon the Charter, which entrusts other organs with the responsibility for development issues. Yet, we have been inspired to make this assertion by the lucid analysis of the Economic and Social Council's Ad Hoc Advisory Group on African countries emerging from conflict, which spells out the objective limits of the post-conflict involvement of the United Nations Development Group. The debate now under way on United Nations reform provides an opportunity to consider adjusting the Charter with a view to creating the desired integrated response. We believe that a regional approach to complex crises requires the creation of regional pillars to optimize the use of the resources made available by the pre-existing international security framework.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“That amount, approaching the amount pledged for development at the Monterrey International Conference on Financing for Development, underlines the gap in the comprehensive, integrated response sought by the international community for conflict prevention and ensuring human security. We believe that, without question, this gap should be overcome by means of a bolder, more precise approach to detecting and preventing conflicts and by making development a dimension of complex United Nations operations, at the same integral level as the humanitarian and human rights dimensions, whose inclusion in missions is now widely accepted and is made necessary by the massive violations of human rights and other atrocities committed during armed conflicts.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“Moreover, in the context of conflict prevention and settlement, recourse to the resources of Chapter VIII of the Charter is becoming more systematic, with a View to integrating the contributions of regional and subregional organizations into this approach. Here, I should highlight the important role played by Special Representatives of the Secretary-General. However, we believe it premature to talk about genuine comprehensive and integrated strategies for dealing with complex crises at all stages of conflict prevention, conflict settlement and peace-building. In fact, the current situation of a rapidly growing number of crises is generating huge needs. Current operations now employ more than 50,000 individuals and might soon employ 60,000, with an unprecedented annual budget of $3.5 billion.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“I think it is only fair to acknowledge that the Organization has for several years fully understood this complexity and that it has begun a process of conceptual and structural adaptation. Concrete progress towards a comprehensive, integrated approach is reflected both in decisions taken by the Secretary-General in areas within his purview in the sphere of inter-agency coordination, and in the progressive, ongoing implementation of the recommendations of the Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations. Indeed, it cannot be denied that peacekeeping and peace-building operations are increasingly multidisciplinary in nature.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“But more frequently they are motivated by the interplay of tribal or ethnic solidarity, behind which is quickly seen the notion of compensation for harm suffered, which in turn barely conceals covetous designs on the resources of the neighbouring State which has collapsed or is in the process of doing so. The convergence of interests among the criminal armed groups, neighbours and foreign mercenaries and adventurers who never fail to appear in these situations gives rise to a conflict economy which is designed - and which functions - to prolong the crisis and to prevent the regrowth of the State. We are all aware of those facts, but they are indispensable to understanding the nature of the United Nations response.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“The breakdown of the economy then accelerates that of the State, whose powers and prerogatives are challenged by criminal systems that rise out of its ruins to grasp control of natural resources, whose illegal exploitation enables them to prolong the crisis, because a settlement would run counter to their interests. But the complexity of a crisis does not stop there. Border-area flows of refugee populations and ethnic situations that cross borders in most conflict zones impose an additional, most often unbearable, burden on the economies of neighbouring countries; the result is to involve States in the crisis. At this point, the crisis reaches a higher level of complexity with interference by neighbouring States. These States are sometimes motivated by a legitimate desire to spare themselves the negative consequences of instability.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source