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Barnier

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first: 2004-09-22
most recent: 2004-09-22
sittings or episodes: 1
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“France is undertaking to better respond to those needs. We hope to mobilize potential contributors, particular among the francophone community, to meet the appeals made by the Secretary-General. Crisis management is no longer the preserve of the Security Council, nor even of the United Nations. It is the responsibility of the international community as a whole. Together, we must examine both the pre- emergency and post-emergency stages of crisis management. Before an emergency arises is the time for prevention. After an emergency is the time of transition. We must move towards an integration of those stages in our collective action. With its partners in the European Union and the United Nations, my country will work towards that goal. I welcome once again the initiative you have taken, Mr.”
2004-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5041 (2004) · source
“How can we uproot crisis factors in the long term? First, we must stress men and women - human resources, training, education and assistance - the approach consistently favoured by the European Union, and we must respect the specific nature of a situation and the local cultural identity. We must more thoroughly involve civil society in international assistance. In that respect, I note the very important proposal contained in the Cardoso report on civil society and the United Nations, which we must carefully study in an open-minded and constructive manner. Finally, I underline the linguistic requirements of peacekeeping operations, particularly for civilian police. As I myself have seen on the ground, French- speaking individuals are sorely lacking in Haiti, as well as in Cote d'Ivoire and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2004-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5041 (2004) · source
“Another practice that would be useful to expand in a pragmatic way is the creation of ad hoc contact groups consisting of the countries most concerned and interested in the settlement of a given crisis. They would help establish a shared analysis and priorities around which a coherent strategy for action could be based. Finally, we hope that the high-level panel established by the Secretary-General will produce concrete proposals for the creation of permanent mechanisms to coordinate among world and regional institutions, non-governmental organizations and the private sector. The third and last challenge is that of an exit strategy. It is a complex problem. How can we help a country without creating a long-term dependency on external assistance? How can we move from an approach of substitution to one of ownership by the local people?”
2004-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5041 (2004) · source
“There is no shortage of actors. There are United Nations funds and agencies, the international financial institutions and the regional organizations. We have seen - and support - the role played by the African Union, non-governmental organizations and civilian, military and humanitarian stakeholders. Progress has been made, but the coordination among those numerous actors is inadequate, with the result being too much duplication and a certain lack of coherence on the ground. Accordingly, we need to continue to strengthen the responsibilities of the special representatives of the Secretary-General and the resident coordinators of the United Nations Development Programme.”
2004-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5041 (2004) · source
“In the European Union, we need a civilian protection force that can be present as a whole on the ground when disasters and crises of this kind occur, as they also have human consequences. We can respond by thinking about establishing financial instruments that can be rapidly mobilized. That way, we can hope to create without delay a virtuous circle that encompasses civilians. And finally, we can, of course, respond by increasing funding. In comparison to the $4 billion budget for peacekeeping operations for 2004, financing for certain essential actions - for example, the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former combatants and the establishment of joint tribunals - is quite pathetic. The second challenge we should underline is that of coordination. Given the complexity of crises, we have to act as a team.”
2004-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5041 (2004) · source
“That lack of means is compounded by procedural slowness, which increases the gap between the people's expectations and concrete actions - a situation that certain groups may exploit to prolong a state of war. How can we respond to this? First, we can reinforce the human resources available to the United Nations by establishing a pool of jurists, police officers, judges and human rights experts who can quickly be made available. That is precisely the approach that the European Union has chosen, as Javier Solana has just explained very well. To political and human crises, I would like to add those crises caused by natural disasters. It is an idea I have put forward in other circumstances.”
2004-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5041 (2004) · source
“Let us draw a lesson from a crisis that revealed the international community's inability to act pre- emptively to prevent its appearance. We therefore need to discuss our common action and sometimes our inaction, particularly in the area of development and human rights protection. Once a crisis has erupted, civilian actions must be carried out immediately. Why? First, it is in situations of extreme instability and uncertainty that, generally speaking, the most serious violence is committed against civilian populations and the most serious human rights violations occur, and it is at such times that crisis exit strategies are prepared. But, unfortunately - as the Secretary-General noted in his report on justice and the rule of law - our rapid reaction capability remain very insufficient when compared with our military capacities.”
2004-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5041 (2004) · source
“Such success is encouraging and should prompt us to continue our discussions and our efforts to increase the effectiveness of United Nations interventions. In reacting to crises, the work of Blue Helmets remains central. But, to restore confidence, rebuild institutions, restore economies and - as should be done everywhere - initiate a democratic electoral process, we need not only Blue Helmets on the ground, but also police officers, judges, human rights observers and public service specialists. Like many here, I was able, on recent visits to Haiti and Kosovo, to observe such difficulties on the ground. And it is my feeling that we must face three main challenges. The first challenge is to be able to react on time.”
2004-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5041 (2004) · source
“Mr. Barnier (France) (spoke in French): Rarely in its history has the Organization had to confront and manage so many crises at the same time - managing them not only simultaneously, but in all their dimensions and aspects so that we can provide lasting solutions to them. At the same time, we have been increasingly capable of anticipating and preventing new conflicts. That is why, I believe - like all my colleagues - that your initiative today, Mr. President, to bring us together around this table is not only timely but necessary. Why? Because, as everyone knows, peace-building is a very difficult objective to attain. Thirty per cent of countries emerging from conflict fall back into it. In Africa, that proportion is 60 per cent. A few moments ago, the Secretary-General rightly recalled that we have had success in Africa and elsewhere.”
2004-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5041 (2004) · source