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1994-11-09
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1995-01-19
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  1. “We note that Member States did not explicitly vote a specific large increase in the total peace-keeping budget, nor did they explicitly vote excessive peace-keeping contributions for the 32 Member States. Most if not all Member States did not anticipate, and could not have anticipated, the present situation, because it is an indirect consequence of many decisions both by the 15 members of the Security Council and by the General Assembly, taken without explicit consideration of cumulative long- term effects. The time has come to carry out a comprehensive study of the decision-making process for peace-keeping operations with a view to improving, inter alia, control over the total peace-keeping budget and over the apportionment of peace-keeping contributions to Member States.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  2. “Secondly, the important elements of the methodology of assessing peace-keeping contributions, in particular the scheme of limits and the division of Member States into four groups for assessment purposes, were decided prior to this dramatic increase and may not be suitable to the present situation. An inevitable consequence of the aforementioned points is the fact that over half of the outstanding contributions to the peace-keeping budget at the end of December 1994 was owed by 32 Member States. These are the Member States that suffer from excessive assessment rates due to distortions from the application of the scheme of limits, and in addition have generally poor economies.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  3. “With respect to financial resources for the maintenance of peace and security, the Secretary-General states in paragraph 97 of his report: "The failure of Member States to pay their assessed contributions for activities they themselves have voted into being makes it impossible to carry out those activities to the standard expected." (S/1995/1, para. 97) Latvia wishes to make two observations in regard to that statement. First, the table on page 4 of the Secretary- General's report shows a dramatic increase in United Nations activities related to peace and security during the last eight years, including a budget for peace-keeping operations that has increased approximately sixteen-fold over this period.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  4. “In regard to enforcement action - discussed by the Secretary-General in paragraphs 77 to 80 of his report - Latvia wishes to emphasize its belief that such action needs to be clearly separated from peace-keeping actions, in respect of both the authorities responsible for managing the actions and the forces engaged in them. The fundamental reason for the separation is that successful peace-keeping and successful enforcement are opposites, in three important respects: the former, unlike the latter, must have the consent of all parties to the conflict; it must be impartial; and it must not use force, except in self-defence. In regard to these points, it is only fair to point out that Latvia is a party to a bilateral agreement that provides a role for the Security Council in accordance with Article 39 of the Charter.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  5. “Sanctions, especially embargoes on goods other than weapons, are a blunt and infrequently effective instrument which can hurt not only aggressor Governments but innocent people and victims and third countries as well. This means that they are an instrument to be applied but rarely and with a clear understanding of its potential impacts. Sanctions need to respect the right to self-defence guaranteed by Article 51 of the Charter, and they must include effective means to respond to the claims of third countries under Article 50.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  6. “In the second step the quantities of small arms available in conflicts would be minimized by various means, such as United Nations control, buy-outs and/or confiscation, followed by destruction, and actions to diminish the volume of intra-regional and inter-regional transfers of small arms. In the last, and ultimately most important, step, actions would be taken to diminish the volume of the production of small arms. A weapon not produced is a weapon that can never kill or cause injury. In regard to sanctions - discussed by the Secretary- General in paragraphs 66 to 76 of his report - Latvia wishes to make the following points.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  7. “Latvia agrees with the Secretary-General that it is time to begin looking for effective solutions to the problems posed by small arms. Latvia favours a comprehensive and long-range solution to this problem. Without going into technical details of the solution, I can say that it appears to have three major steps. The first step is to gather information on the nature and extent of the problem and then analyse the information, including a comparison of the present effects of small arms and weapons of mass destruction. The information thus gathered and analysed would be disseminated to Member States and to the public at large.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  8. “Latvia and its Baltic neighbours - Estonia and Lithuania - have demonstrated the importance they attach to peace-keeping through the establishment of a joint peace-keeping force called the BALTBAT - the Baltic Battalion. This battalion is currently being trained and equipped. Latvia is grateful to all those countries that have offered and will offer, to assist us with training and the supply of equipment. Subject to legislation of the three Baltic States and agreement at the United Nations, the BALTBAT could become a part of the rapid reaction force. The Secretary-General, in paragraphs 63 to 65 of his report, has brought to the attention of Member States the large role that light weapons, especially small arms, play in the deaths and injuries that result from current conflicts.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  9. “This report contains a very useful summary of lessons taught by the successes and failures of this Organization in promoting the maintenance of peace and security during the first years of the post-cold-war age. It brings to our attention some problems that need hard decisions by the Member States. Last, but not least, it is written in a plain and forthright style that aids comprehension and emphasizes the gravity of the subject. The following is a response to selected proposals of the Secretary-General and to some subjects he has addressed in his report. Latvia welcomes the Secretary-General's proposal, in paragraph 44 of document S/1995/1, for a rapid reaction force that can be deployed when there is an emergency need for peace-keeping troops.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  10. “I should like, first, on behalf of my Government, to offer heartfelt condolences to Japan and its people and Government, and especially to the people of Kobe - the sister city to my capital city of Riga - for the human suffering and material losses caused by the earthquake three days ago. Allow me, Sir, to congratulate you warmly on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January. Your wide experience and diplomatic talent make me confident that the work of the Council will show excellent progress under your leadership. My deep appreciation also goes to your predecessor, Ambassador Bakuramutsa of Rwanda, for his capable leadership of the Council last month. I am deeply grateful to the Secretary-General for his Supplement to "An Agenda for Peace".”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  11. “The hope that a policy of treating even-handedly all parties involved would lead to a negotiated settlement has not come to fruition. There has not been sufficient incentive for all parties to reach a diplomatic solution to the conflict. Notwithstanding its concrete legal claim under Article 51 of the Charter, the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina has been greatly forthcoming in seeking the de jure lifting of the arms embargo with effective application deferred for up to six months or as further deferred by the Security Council. We believe that such an arrangement would provide an urgent incentive for all parties to exhaust all available diplomatic remedies and enhance the possibility of a negotiated conclusion to the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

    1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption2 (1994) · source

  12. “At the same time, we urge Bosnia and Herzegovina to act in compliance with the appropriate Security Council resolutions and to cooperate fully with UNPROFOR in implementing the Force's mandate. Latvia bases its position on Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, which enshrines the inherent right of individual and collective self-defence. Bosnia and Herzegovina has a clear legal right to protect its people and its territory from armed attack. In addition to firmly holding this view, Latvia is guided by a moral conviction that a fellow small State that is under siege must be granted the opportunity to defend itself, especially when international efforts have not led to a peaceful settlement of the conflict. Small States must take note if the present application of an arms embargo is allowed to become a precedent.”

    1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption2 (1994) · source

  13. “Latvia condemns the massive violations of humanitarian law in Bosnia and Herzegovina that have haunted the international community for years and that are still continuing. We welcome the efforts and acknowledge the sacrifices that have been made by the personnel of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) and of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in providing humanitarian relief to the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Latvia supported the adoption of General Assembly resolution 49/10, including the provisions encouraging the Security Council to give all due consideration and exempt Bosnia and Herzegovina from the arms embargo imposed by the Security Council in resolution 713 (1991).”

    1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption2 (1994) · source