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“The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/2004/46l, which contains the text of a letter dated 7 June 2004 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council. Members of the Council also have before them document S/2004/460, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by Romania, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show of hands.”
2004-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4987 (2004) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Iraq, in which he requests 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 that representative 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. At the invitation of the President, Mr. al-Estrabadi (Iraq) took a seat at the Council table. The President: I welcome the presence of the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Kofi Annan, at this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2004-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4987 (2004) · source
“I thank Mr. de Soto for his briefing. In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 10.35 am.”
2004-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4986 (2004) · source
“Alvaro de Soto, Under-Secretary- General and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Cyprus. I now give him the floor.”
2004-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4986 (2004) · source
“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. Alvaro de Soto, Under-Secretary- General and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Cyprus. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite Mr. De Soto to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them the report of the Secretary-General on his mission of good offices in Cyprus, document S/2004/437. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Mr.”
2004-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4986 (2004) · source
“"The Security Council welcomes the initiative of the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union aimed at overcoming the current crisis, including in its human dimension, and at facilitating the successful conclusion of the peace process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. "The Security Council reiterates its full support to the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC). It condemns the recent killing of three of its personnel. It calls on all Congolese parties to support the work of MONUC and demands that they refrain from any hostile action against the personnel or facilities of the United Nations." This statement will be issued as a document of The Security Council has thus concluded the the Security Council under the symbol present stage of its consideration of the item on its S/PRST/2OU4/l9.”
2004-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4985 (2004) · source
“"The Security Council warns solemnly the States neighbouring the Democratic Republic of the Congo of the consequences of support to the armed rebel groups. It urges the Government of Rwanda, taking into account its previous relationship with RCD-Goma, and all other neighbouring States to do all in their power to support the peace process and help secure a peaceful resolution to this crisis, while at the same time refraining from any action or declaration that might impact negatively on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It recalls the terms of its resolutions 1493 (2003) and 1533 (2004), especially those elements relating to regional security across the Great Lakes, and calls upon all member States, in particular those in the region, to fulfil their responsibilities accordingly.”
2004-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4985 (2004) · source
“It considers all such actions to constitute a serious threat to the peace process and to the transition, and demands that these cease immediately. "The Security Council reaffirms its commitment to and respect for the national sovereignty, political independence, territorial integrity and unity of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It expresses its solidarity with the Congolese people and its full support to the Government of National Unity and Transition. It calls for the prompt and peaceful extension of State authority throughout the Congolese territory, in particular in Bukavu. "The Security Council urges all parties represented in the Government of National Unity and Transition to remain fully committed to the peace process and to abstain from any action that could endanger the unity of the transitional Government.”
2004-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4985 (2004) · source
“The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. After consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council condemns with the utmost firmness the seizure of the town of Bukavu, on 2 June 2004, by dissident forces led by former Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD- Goma) commanders Major-General Laurent Nkunda, Colonel Jules Mutebusi and others. It also condemns atrocities and human right violations which have occurred in this context. It declares its profound concern regarding reports of military actions these forces have undertaken in other parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2004-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4985 (2004) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in which he requests 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 that representative 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. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Ileka (Democratic Republic of the Congo), took a seat at the Council table. The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2004-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4985 (2004) · source
“I thank Mr. Brahimi for his briefing. In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion of the subject. The meeting rose at 5.15pm.”
2004-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4984 (2004) · source
“The situation between Iraq and Kuwait The President: In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General. It is so decided. I invite Mr. Brahimi 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. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General. I welcome the presence of the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, and invite him to take the floor.”
2004-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4984 (2004) · source
“At the outset of this meeting, I should like, on behalf of the members of the Security Council, to express profound grief and sorrow at the death of His Excellency Mr. Ronald Reagan, the fortieth President of the United States of America. The members of the Council convey their condolences to Mrs. Nancy Reagan, to the bereaved family and to the Government and the people of the United States of America. I now invite the members of the Council to rise and observe a minute of silence in tribute to the memory of His Excellency Mr. Ronald Reagan. The members of the Security Council observed a minute of silence. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted.”
2004-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4984 (2004) · source
“I thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq for the clarifications he has provided. There are no further speakers on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 6.05 p.m.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4982 (2004) · source
“I now give the floor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq, Mr. Hoshyar Zebari, to respond to questions from Council members.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4982 (2004) · source
“The points he raised and his responses to questions by Council members are elements that we should ponder as the Council deliberates on a draft resolution that spells out the framework of action for Iraq. I now resume my functions as President of the Council.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4982 (2004) · source
“The Security Council thus benefits immensely from the presence here today of Minister Zebari, who has provided us with a clear presentation on the desires and aspirations of the Iraqi people to the establishment of a new Iraq. Whatever action the Council may take, it should consider the various elements that Minister Zebari explained, especially on allowing the Iraqi people freely to determine their own political future. There are many issues that demand our attention. Many of them will have to be discussed and debated in later days, either in this forum or in other forums that we will have on Iraq, but the Council will certainly be guided by what the Iraqis themselves need, as Minister Zebari told us.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4982 (2004) · source
“We have an important role to play in achieving this goal. Our approaches to this objective might diverge, but one thing is clear: Iraq requires the participation and cooperation of the international community, the United Nations plans and programmes, and other stakeholders to place Iraq on track to peace and stability. The leading role of the United Nations in this effort will be the critical foundation of a diplomatic consensus among all major players to extend help in the Iraqi reconstruction. Our efforts will be futile without the input of those who will be directly affected by our actions: the Iraqi people themselves.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4982 (2004) · source
“While waiting for the representative of the United Kingdom to speak, allow me to make a brief statement in my capacity as the representative of the Philippines. We attach great importance to the reconstruction of Iraq. We are also convinced that the United Nations is playing a role in the political process leading to the establishment of a permanent Government in Iraq. It is critically important that the political process for restoring sovereignty to Iraq is fully accepted and supported by the people of Iraq. As many have stressed within and outside the United Nations, Iraqi ownership of the process must be a guiding principle in this exercise. The legitimacy of the process in the eyes of the Iraqi people will be a key element in ensuring that democracy and stability take deep root in the country.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4982 (2004) · source
“The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq, His Excellency Mr. Hoshyar Zebari. At the end of the briefing, I will give the floor to Council members who wish to make comments or ask questions. As there is no list of speakers for this meeting, I would invite Council members who wish to take the floor to so indicate to the Secretariat as from now. I now give the floor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq, His Excellency Mr. Hoshyar Zebari.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4982 (2004) · source
“Pursuant to the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, and with the consent of the Council, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation to His Excellency Mr. Hoshyar Zebari, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq, to participate in the meeting, 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. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Zebari (Iraq) took a seat at the Council table. The President: I welcome the presence at this meeting of the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Kofi Annan. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4982 (2004) · source
“I thank Mr. Bryant for his additional comments and clarifications. There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. May I take this opportunity to express, on behalf of the Council, our appreciation to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Klein, and to Chairman Bryant for taking the time to come to brief the Council. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 12.50 p.m.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“I thank Mr. Klein for the comments and clarifications he has provided to the Council. I shall now give the floor to Mr. Charles Gyude Bryant to respond to the comments and questions.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“In that connection, and having in mind the situation of West Africa, where the three largest peacekeeping operations in the world are deployed, I would like to ask how inter-operable UNMIL, the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) and the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (ONOCI) are in cases where cross-border operations have to be mounted in the present or near future. I resume my function as President of the Council. I now give the floor to Mr. Jacques Paul Klein to respond to questions and comments.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“Thus, we welcome the efforts undertaken in that regard, such as the participation of Chairman Bryant in the Mano River Union summit held in Conakry, Guinea, on 20 May 2004 and the meetings of the various United Nations peacekeeping and political missions in West Africa over the past few months. It is expected that the Council's mission to West Africa the last week of June will dwell further on the regional approach and come up with more ideas for the application of that approach.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“The deployment of UNMIL troops throughout the country augurs well for the implementation of the programme of disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and rehabilitation - a crucial element for Liberia in what Chairman Bryant has called breaking through. I hope that the support given by UNMIL will assist the National Transitional Government of Liberia in performing its functions even as the various government institutions are being rebuilt and strengthened. The Philippines has consistently maintained that a regional approach is crucial to achieving peace and security in Africa, and more so in the subregion of West Africa. Generally, local actors are more sensitive to the context and the content of the various problems there. They are usually better placed to understand local dynamics and have a greater stake in a return to peace.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“I thank the representative of Chile for his kind words addressed to the presidency. I should now like to make some very brief comments in my capacity as the representative of the Philippines. First, I thank Chairman Bryant and Special Representative Jacques Paul Klein for coming all the way from Liberia to brief the Council on the latest developments there. The important and comprehensive information and views they provided are significant inputs for the Council discussions on Liberia to be held next week. We are also pleased to note that the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) continues to make steady progress in stabilizing Liberia and creating the necessary security conditions for implementation of the Accra Agreement.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“I thank Mr. Klein for his briefing. I now give the floor to the Chairman of the National Transitional Government of Liberia, Mr. Charles Gyude Bryant.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“Members have before them the report of the Secretary-General pursuant to Security Council resolution 1521 (2003) regarding Liberia, document S/2004/428, and the third progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in Liberia, document S/2004/430. At this meeting, the Security Council will first hear a briefing by Mr. Jacques Paul Klein, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Liberia, and then by Mr. Charles Gyude Bryant, Chairman of the National Transitional Government of Liberia. At the end of those briefings, I will give the floor to those Council members who wish to make comments or ask questions. As there is no list of speakers for this meeting, I invite Council members who wish to take the floor to so indicate to the Secretariat as from now.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“The President: On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to the Chairman of the National Transitional Government of Liberia, Mr. Charles Gyude Bryant. In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Jacques Paul Klein, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Liberia. It is so decided. I invite Mr. Klein 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.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“The situation in Liberia Report of the Secretary-General pursuant to Security Council resolution 1521 (2003) regarding Liberia (S/2004/428) Third progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in Liberia (S/2004/430 and Corr.1) The President: In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 37 of its provisional rules of procedure to invite Mr. Charles Gyude Bryant, Chairman of the National Transitional Government of Liberia. There being no objection, it is so decided. Mr. Charles Gyude Bryant, Chairman of the National Transitional Government ofLiberia, was escorted to a seat at the Council table.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“As this is the first meeting of the Security Council for the month of June, I should like to take this opportunity to pay tribute, on behalf of the Council, to Mr. Munir Akram, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, for his service as President for the month of May 2004. I am sure I speak for all members of the Council in expressing deep appreciation to Mr. Akram for the great diplomatic skill with which he conducted the Council's business last month. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“The search for an appropriate United Nations response to complex crises should involve those who are able - and those who will be able - to contribute to an effective response to such crises.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“This is possible only if the United Nations can address the root causes of conflicts and channel scarce resources to development. Unfortunately, while global defence and military expenditures amount to $900 billion, only about $500 million goes to development. If we want to have a genuine approach to conflict prevention and post- conflict peace-building, we should address and confront this harsh irony. Mr. President, again, I wish to thank you and your delegation for choosing this very timely and relevant topic. The need for a comprehensive United Nations response to complex crises also underlies a theme of next month's presidency: the issue of the role of civil society in post-conflict peace-building.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“We also need to develop or formulate an overall conflict prevention strategy that will ensure the integrated and comprehensive work of the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the International Court of Justice and the Secretary-General and the participation of other actors including regional organizations, funds and programmes, civil society, non-governmental organizations, the business community and the Bretton Woods institutions, among other players. The best possible United Nations response in addressing complex crises is and has always been to root out the major causes of conflict. The big challenge for the United Nations is how to prevent the outbreak or recurrence of conflict.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“There is a need to integrate the various programmes undertaken by the United Nations and other multi-stakeholders on conflict prevention and peace-building and to mould them into a general strategy that will address the various concerns in a comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable manner. We need to develop a practical road map to implement the specific recommendations of the Secretary-General in his seminal reports on conflict prevention and post- conflict peace-building. More important, we need to follow-up on those mechanisms that have already been identified.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“There is no comprehensive and integrated approach that includes the participation of all stakeholders and addresses the multidimensional and complex aspects of crisis situations. For example, the Ad Hoc Advisory Groups on Guinea-Bissau and Burundi are laudable efforts by the Economic and Social Council. But the advisory role and the ad hoc nature of these working groups are not adequate. There are concerns, for instance, about what to do after the mandate has lapsed. We therefore need continuity and an institutional mechanism that will integrate security policy, economic development and institution-building in those areas.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“As regards the framework for cooperation in peace-building, the Philippines supports the guiding principles and possible cooperative activities that will help build an enabling environment for peace-building activities. These include the need to ensure a speedy operational response and the optimum mobilization of human, technical and financial resources as well as the need to direct efforts at preventing the outbreak or recurrence of conflicts. The Philippines also supports the idea of establishing an information exchange mechanism for early warning analysis and a better understanding of the root causes of conflict. The Philippines commends the Secretary-General for his efforts to address those concerns. We note, however, that some of those efforts have been limited to certain sectors and involve only certain actors.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“Secondly, an effective preventive strategy requires a comprehensive approach that encompasses both short-term and long-term political, economic, diplomatic, humanitarian, human rights, developmental, institutional and other measures taken by the international community in cooperation with national and regional actors. Thirdly, preventive action should address the deep-rooted socio-economic, cultural, environmental, institutional and other structural causes that often underlie the immediate political symptoms of conflicts. Fourthly, we need to address the structural and operational aspects of conflict prevention and peace- building. This means addressing the need to define the mandates of the various actors in the United Nations system and the need to ensure synergy and coordination of those mandated functions.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“The Secretary-General also submitted a framework for cooperation in peace-building in his letter of 12 February 2001 to the President of the Security Council (S/2001/138). The Philippines believes that those documents are central to our discussion. Allow me to highlight some seminal elements which the Philippines considers important and which could form part of our future follow-up actions in the field of conflict prevention and post-conflict peace-building. On the conflict prevention strategy, the Philippines agrees with many of the Secretary- General's observations. First, conflict prevention and sustainable and equitable development are mutually reinforcing activities.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“The activities of the United Nations in this regard are not new. In fact, many of the programmes and projects of this global body have a so-called preventive effect, or at least preventive potential. Unfortunately, they are often disparate and inchoate. We need to address the overlapping concerns relating to conflict prevention and post-conflict peace-building, as well as the blurred distinction of when conflict prevention ends and when post-conflict peace-building begins. United Nations activities in the area of conflict prevention and post-conflict peace-building are embodied in the Secretary-General's report to the General Assembly and the Security Council entitled "Prevention of armed conflict" (S/2001/574).”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“They often have intertwining and overlapping dimensions. The mere mention of conflict areas - for example, Somalia, Rwanda, Haiti, Bosnia, Liberia and Sierra Leone - is enough to conjure up in our minds the complex nature of these crises, what the response from the United Nations was and what it could have been. The experience in Rwanda, for example, continues to remind us that that so-called preventable genocide should not be repeated. At this stage, we are confronted by yet another complex situation: the United Nations is called upon to engage in peace-building in Iraq. We are in the process of defining and refining the United Nations response and its strategy on that issue. Conflict prevention and post-conflict peace- building lie at the heart of the United Nations mandate for the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting on complex crises and the United Nations response. We are also grateful to the President of the Economic and Social Council and the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs for their insightful statements on the subject. Simple problems call for simple solutions. But complex problems do not necessarily require complex solutions. The key to solving complex crises faced by the international community today is to have a comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable response from the United Nations system. A comprehensive and integrated approach would ensure that we would have a sustained effort in addressing the complexity and multidimensionality of each crisis. Crises confronting the United Nations have grown in complexity.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“We welcome the Chairman's close coordination with other committees, such as the Counter-Terrorism Committee, in pursuit of common goals. We also share the view of the Chairman and the other delegations that the fight against terrorism and the protection of human rights cannot be separated. Thus, in fighting terrorism, countries should not fall into the trap of violating human rights in the course of that fight. Countries in South-East Asia have also kept this theme in mind.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4976 (2004) · source
“With adequate capacity-building support from other countries and from the international community as a whole, South-East Asian nations have been generally successful in this regard. The international community's vigilance cannot falter. Resolution 1267 (1999), which created the Committee and the string of resolutions further strengthening the Committee's mandate; the resolutions on the Counter-Terrorism Committee; and other related resolutions, such as resolution 1540 (2004) on non-proliferation: all these attest to the Council's and the international community's vigilance in this regard. Thus, the other recommendations put forward during the Chairman's mission that are deemed outside the scope of work of the Committee should nevertheless be addressed in appropriate forums.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4976 (2004) · source
“My delegation notes, among the recommendations and observations put forward following the Chairman's mission, the wide-ranging avenues by which terrorist activities are being financed: from legitimate means, through commercial transactions such as those of import and export businesses; or through outright illegal means, such as kidnappings and other crimes. The implication of this for the effectiveness of plugging loopholes in traditional modes of funds transfers through the banking system should be examined. The Committee's work - and, for that matter, the overall global counter-terrorism effort - should continuously evolve to keep ahead of the terrorists. Countries in South-East Asia are pursuing this line.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4976 (2004) · source
“More submissions of national reports were encouraged by the resolution's setting of a deadline. Through the contacts made by the new Monitoring Team, countries that have not yet submitted reports now have a better understanding of the work of the 1267 Committee and of the reporting requirements. This could result in even more submissions in the near future. My delegation awaits the comprehensive analysis of the national reports. The Chairman's detailed account of his discussions during his mission to four countries provides us with a snapshot of the current situation of implementation in those countries, including the difficulties they have experienced.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4976 (2004) · source
“We too thank Ambassador Heraldo Mufioz for his comprehensive briefing on the recent initiatives of the 1267 Committee pursuant to its strengthened mandate under resolution 1526 (2004). We also congratulate him on his successful leadership of the Committee, noting particularly his dialogue with Member States in fulfilling his mandate. I hope the Chairman will visit our region in the near future. Today's meeting is particularly important as the Committee further solicits the cooperation of other Member States to submit their national reports on their implementation and understanding of the sanctions regime against individuals and entities linked to Al Qaeda and the Taliban. The strengthened mandate under resolution 1526 (2004) has accorded new impetus to the work of the Committee and, consequently, to global efforts to counter terrorism.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4976 (2004) · source
“In conclusion, in crafting mandates, the Council should consider looking beyond the cessation of hostilities to sustainable peace, which can be ensured if peacekeeping is complemented by peace-building and if a peace-building strategy allows for the maximum participation of concerned stakeholders - whether governmental or non-governmental, secular or sectarian - acting in synergy and in close coordination, overseen by impartial international civil servants - the men and women of the United Nations.”
2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970 (2004) · source
“They are key players, coordinating United Nations-wide programmes in the field such as serving as the conductor in orchestrating the delivery of direly needed assistance and services not only in the humanitarian, social and economic fields, but also in the rebuilding of political institutions and processes. In short, their crucial role can also be likened to a doctor who has to be protected to be able to continue attending to patients. Peacekeeping should therefore integrate the security of United Nations personnel into their rules of engagement and the overall discharge of peacekeeping mandates.”
2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970 (2004) · source