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Belinga-Eboutou

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first: 1998-04-24
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“We hope that the women and men who will be working to implement the provisions of this historic text will do so in a coordinated and complementary fashion, in the sole interests of the Iraqi people. Such is Cameroon's appeal to the coalition Authority, the Secretary-General and the Member States, which, in the near future, will be involved in rebuilding that great country. As we said earlier, resolution 1483 (2003) sends a twofold message. It is an expression of confidence in the women and men of Iraq, whose qualities are recognized by all. We have every confidence that the Iraqi people will be able to draw on their thousands of years of history to find the necessary moral resources to heal the wounds resulting from the tragic past 30 years.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4761 (2003) · source
“Cameroon believed from the beginning that the situation no longer justified the maintenance of economic sanctions against Iraq. Cameroon was convinced of the need for the United Nations again to play a role in the situation in Iraq. Finally, Cameroon believed that it was for the Iraqis themselves to define the type of Government they wanted and to choose their own leaders. All of those concerns have been taken into account in the resolution, and we welcome that. As we said earlier, the Council has returned to the path of dialogue, consultation and unity. Given its unique role in the maintenance of peace and security, that has sent a very strong signal to the international community.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4761 (2003) · source
“Mr. Belinga-Eboutou (Cameroon) (spoke in French): As it did on 8 November 2002 at the time of the adoption of resolution 1441 (2002), Cameroon would like to begin by welcoming the presence among us of the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan. We have just unanimously adopted resolution 1483 (2003), on the post-conflict management of Iraq. Cameroon welcomes that event. This is a great moment for the Council, which has returned to the path of reconciliation. The resolution sends a message of confidence in the Iraqi people, who today deserve to freely take charge of their economic and social affairs, as well as their political future. I will return to that point later. From the outset, Cameroon supported the ideas and basic principles of resolution 1483 (2003).”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4761 (2003) · source
“In future, we must be even more innovative and creative in making our Council more capable of facing the challenges to peace and security posed by conflict.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“The pacific settlement of disputes would entail adoption by the Security Council and the United Nations, whenever circumstances so dictate, of any measure to compel States, if necessary, to implement forthwith and without equivocation the decisions established for peaceful procedures. This is even more fundamental when it comes to the decisions of the International Court of Justice. At stake is the credibility of the machinery established in the Charter. At stake is the credibility of the Security Council in exercising its essential role in the pacific settlement of disputes. This debate has given us an opportunity for fruitful consideration of the future role of the Security Council in the pacific settlement of disputes.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“Above and beyond dialogue, the major tool in this regard is, no doubt, reliance on law. Cameroon welcomes the sound steps taken along the path to peace by the Security Council. This progress, however, should not make us forget the deadly conflicts that continue to claim the lives of civilians and combatants throughout the world or the grave threat posed to the world today by the spread of weapons of mass destruction, the resurgence of terrorist activities and, as has been said, the persistence of poverty. In order to avert or overcome such dangers, we must join forces and practice tolerance and dialogue. We must vigorously reaffirm our dedication to the primacy of law in relations among States and, hence, to the pacific settlement of disputes, including the resort to the courts of law.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“That is because States have a key responsibility in the prevention and settlement of conflicts. Today more than ever before, the international community is called upon to strengthen methods for the peaceful settlement of disputes. There can be no doubt that all of humankind in solidarity can win the battle for peace if guns give way to negotiations and international legal bodies. Formerly a ward of the United Nations, Cameroon is deeply dedicated to the Organization, to the principles that are its bedrock and to the peaceful settlement of disputes. We demonstrated this once again most recently, both in principle and in our convictions. Cameroon is indeed convinced, as President Paul Biya consistently emphasizes, that there is no crisis involving two States, and in particular no internal crisis, that cannot be resolved peacefully.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“The Charter also extends this privilege to the General Assembly and to the Secretary-General when a dispute has the potential to endanger international peace and security. This openness in the jurisdiction of the Council allows it to use its competence in any warlike situation and to show the firm determination of the founders of the United Nations to discharge its full responsibility in this regard. Moreover, the Council has the ability to refer States to the International Court of Justice. This without doubt represents major progress in the promotion of international peace and security through peaceful means, usefully supplemented by mediation and conciliation, as provided for in Articles 37 and 38 of the Charter. The instruments available to the Council can be effective only if States cooperate fully, and for good reason.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“Here I am thinking of missions of inquiry, good offices and cooperation with regional organizations, which have established expertise with regard to their regions, experience as to the cause of conflicts and the ability, perhaps, to put an end to them. I am thinking also of the various decisions that might be taken at any time to force States to resort strictly to peaceful means in order to prevent or resolve problems that may have arisen among them. That any Member of the United Nations has the option of bringing a dispute to the Security Council, if it is a party to a conflict, and that it must assume the obligations stemming from a peaceful settlement constitutes, as we see it, one of the most important contributions of our Charter in this field.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“It means, inter alia, that the Council must in all circumstances act in a resolute and preventive manner in order to forestall the guns from sounding. This, for my delegation, is the thrust of Chapter VI of the Charter of the United Nations. The Manila Declaration got it right in inviting the Council and its members, as well as the Members of the Organization, to make use of every possibility to achieve the peaceful settlement of disputes with a view to averting breaches of the peace. In order effectively to discharge this role, the Council has at its disposal a range of instruments and mechanisms that together help in the peaceful settlement of disputes.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“Finally, this is the case with the 1970 declaration on principles of international law concerning friendly relations and cooperation among States. The pacific settlement of disputes would thus seem to be an imperative norm reaffirmed by the Charter in Article 2, paragraph 3. The obligation for States to settle their disputes by peaceful means new should have a deeper impact on their behaviour. In other words, this obligation should encourage States to give preference to negotiation over war. That is the price of international peace and security. With this in view, the Charter gives to the Security Council a pre-eminent role, as set out in Article 24, paragraph 1. This is a responsibility fraught with consequences.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“Already, in 1907, Article 1 of The Hague Convention for the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes, signed on 17 October at The Hague, provided that "With a View to obviating as far as possible recourse to force in relations between States, the Contracting Parties agree to use their best efforts to ensure the pacific settlement of their international differences." Other initiatives and other resolutions adopted within the United Nations reinforce this dynamic. This is the case with the resolution on principles for the prevention and peaceful settlement of disputes adopted in 2002. This is the case with the Declaration on the Prevention and Elimination of Disputes adopted in 1998. This is the case with the Manila Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes of 1982.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“The Council therefore appears to be the cornerstone of the system for maintaining peace - the indisputable cornerstone, because it remains the depositary of both preventive action and coercive action. However, it is not an unshakeable cornerstone, nor is it one which cannot be ignored, because the lack of means and especially the absence of political will on the part of its members drastically limit its actions. This is why our current debate is timely and important. The peaceful settlement of disputes is not a new issue.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“I wish to welcome the outstanding personalities present who have helped us with their thoughts and experience as their contribution to the role of the Security Council in the pacific settlement of disputes. Finally, last but not least, I would like to welcome the presence of the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, at the beginning of our meeting and his important statement. The Preamble of the Charter gives the general principles, establishes standards and proclaims the maintenance of peace as a priority concern, a fundamental base for the United Nations. This proclamation determines the profound philosophy of the Charter: to prevent war, to maintain peace. How is this to be done, and in what way? The essential role in this regard was entrusted to the Security Council, in Articles 25 and 33 to 44 in particular.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“Mr. Belinga-Eboutu (Cameroon) (spoke in French): A month ago the Security Council had a precursor debate on the subject of the Security Council and regional organizations: facing the new challenges to international peace and security. Among these challenges, there is the imbalance in international economic relations, with the worsening of poverty, terrorism, and, above all, the persistence of conflicts. This meeting devoted to the Council's role in the pacific settlement of conflicts is an extension of that exercise. I would like to commend Pakistan - your country, Mr. President - for choosing this topic and to thank you, Sir, for taking your valuable time to personally lead our work at this important meeting.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“The appeal launched on 12 September 2001 by the Prime Minister of Spain for the establishment of a single European security space to combat terrorism is part of this dynamic approach. The 1999 Algiers Convention must be complied with. In that Convention, Africa agreed to organize to prevent and to combat terrorism. The implementation of the related United Nations Plan of Action calls for multi-pronged international cooperation. Combating terrorism must be a long-term endeavour. United and resolute, we can overcome this global scourge. In conclusion, I wish once again to express the appreciation of my delegation to the Prime Minister of Spain for his visit and for his proposals. The CTC will certainly draw on those suggestions.”
2003-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4752 (2003) · source
“On the legal front, robust international laws are necessary to combat this scourge, which is an affront to human rights and to the norms of humanitarian law. We must complement existing norms by adopting the comprehensive convention on terrorism as soon as possible, as well as the convention on the suppression of acts of nuclear terrorism. With respect to strengthening national capacities, technological disparities among States provide loopholes that are exploited by terrorist groups for their activities. Addressing these disparities necessarily requires unfailing international solidarity, primarily through an ambitious and realistic programme of assistance which is easily accessible for States that require that assistance.”
2003-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4752 (2003) · source
“The links that have been established with transnational crime call for vigilance and for a global response. We have always said that combating terrorism must involve a multi-pronged approach. It is in this perspective that, a few months ago, addressing diplomats posted in Yaounde, Paul Biya, President of Cameroon, suggested the following three prongs of attack: a national strategy to combat terrorism within each country; increased international cooperation through exchanges of information, experience and joint action; and the uprooting of evil. Indeed, it is evident that only suppression can work against fanatics who know no logic and no morality. We must not forget that poverty, injustice and conflicts are often fertile soil for the seeds of terrorism. We are pleased to see that that same concern is shared by the Prime Minister of Spain.”
2003-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4752 (2003) · source
“The scourge of terrorism, this pernicious evil - as he said so eloquently a few moments ago - spare no civilization and no country, because it attacks society indiscriminately, as a whole. The morning after the events of 11 September 2001, on the occasion of the ceremonial opening of the judicial session, His Majesty King Juan Carlos I called for "concerted action on the part of all countries to combat terrorism and to find new forms of legal cooperation among democratic nations". This stems from Spain's heightened awareness of the seriousness of the threat posed by terrorism and of the scope of the destruction it causes. Our common security can be ensured only if we all are committed to a tireless and relentless struggle to find the perpetrators of terrorist acts and their accomplices.”
2003-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4752 (2003) · source
“His presence reaffirms the central and important role that the United Nations must play in our common fight against terrorism. As well, his presence helps consolidate the efforts of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001), which the Permanent Representative of Spain, my colleague Ambassador Inocencio Arias, has chaired so effectively since April. Spain, which for a number of years has been subject to waves of terrorist attacks, has considerable experience in combating terrorism. The Prime Minister's Government has not yielded to terrorism, which he has qualified as a "brutal, terrible and bestial campaign". He has adopted a firm stance and has taken the necessary measures. His tenacity has won him admiration and serves as an example.”
2003-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4752 (2003) · source
“Mr. Belinga-Eboutou (Cameroon) (spoke in French): At the outset, Mr. President, I would like to thank you for taking the initiative of organizing this public meeting of the Council on counter-terrorism in the presence of the Prime Minster of Spain, His Excellency Mr. Jose Maria Aznar, whom I welcome here on behalf of the delegation of Cameroon. I would also like to thank him for the excellence of his statement, for the accuracy and depth of his comments, for the relevance of his analysis and for his proposals. The presence at this meeting of the Prime Minister of Spain testifies beyond doubt to his refusal to capitulate to terrorism, the evil of this century. His presence here also strengthens the political impetus that our Ministers for Foreign Affairs gave on 20 January to the structures of the global coalition to combat terrorism.”
2003-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4752 (2003) · source
“In that regard, Cameroon endorses the Secretary-General's appeal to the Security Council to take the opportunity to set aside the differences of the past and unite around shared principles and actions that are to the benefit of the Iraqis, who now need to take charge of their own destiny.”
2003-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4748 (2003) · source
“In this connection, I would like to recall the commitment undertaken by heads of State or Government at the Millennium Summit, as set out in the Millennium Declaration, "To make the United Nations more effective in maintaining peace and security by giving it the resources and tools it needs for conflict prevention, peaceful resolution of disputes, peacekeeping, post-conflict peace-building and reconstruction". (General Assembly resolution 55/2, para. 9) All in all, the United Nations plays a vital, positive and effective role in post-conflict situations. However, given recent instructive events, the international community should reflect further on the role of the United Nations in certain specific post- conflict situations.”
2003-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4748 (2003) · source
“In this regard, the support given by the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea for the implementation of the decision take on 13 April 2003 by the Commission charged with demarcating the boundary between the two countries is a good example, which should be emulated in similar cases. However, the major challenge for the United Nations remains mobilizing funding for peace-building and reconstruction efforts in countries that are weakened by years of war and unable to meet the customary conditions set out by international donors. The United Nations should convince such donors to institute innovative methods and more flexible conditions.”
2003-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4748 (2003) · source
“We believe that it is right for the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council to intensify this cooperation and to extend it to other, similar situations. In Somalia, where hostilities have been going on for more than a decade, the Secretary-General is working to set up a programme of preparatory activities for peace-building and recovery. That anticipatory and progressive approach could equally be applied to situations in which the crises tend to be endlessly protracted, such as in Central Africa. Moreover, we believe that the United Nations should strengthen its role in the implementation and follow-up of measures taken to restore and strengthen peace by its organs, in particular the Security Council and the International Court of Justice.”
2003-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4748 (2003) · source
“We note with great satisfaction last year's creation in the Security Council of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa and, within the Economic and Social Council, the establishment of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on African Countries Emerging from Conflicts. The close cooperation between these two entities in the case of Guinea-Bissau at the start of this year made it possible to carry out a simultaneous assessment of that country's socio-economic and security problems. That assessment will make it possible to address the overall situation in the country in a comprehensive and consistent fashion and will likely make it possible to eliminate the risk of a resurgence of conflict.”
2003-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4748 (2003) · source
“The extreme poverty of its population, the major pandemics, the fragile nature of State structures and the covetous ambitions of external parties render the conflicts even more complicated and disastrous. If we are not careful, conflicts are likely to lead to further conflicts. In that regard, the efforts of the United Nations should as a matter of priority focus on financing, with the support of funds and donors for the coordination of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes, holding and monitoring elections, rebuilding State structures, promoting confidence- building measures, human rights for men, women and children, and economic recovery. In Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Angola, the application of that approach, in everyone's opinion, has achieved considerable success, and we welcome that.”
2003-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4748 (2003) · source
“Life must be rebuilt, first by giving the afflicted population a renewed taste and desire for life by restoring their dignity as autonomous human beings and as masters of their own destiny, as the Secretary- General has just recalled. Rebuilding life also means giving countries structures and institutions that will enable people to develop and to live a different kind of life. Over time, the United Nations has acquired unique experience in this area and in recent years has considerably expanded its capacities. The integrated and multisectoral approach taken by the Organization, as well as the valuable support of its partners, today enable it to achieve ever greater success in peace- building and reconstruction operations on all continents. Africa requires particular attention here.”
2003-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4748 (2003) · source
“In the course of your presidency, Sir, the Security Council has had to consider a wide range of situations in which peace was in peril either because of the threat of breakdown or because it was still fragile. I am thinking of Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and Iraq, to mention only some. It is natural that the last meeting of the Council under your presidency is devoted to the important topic of the role of the United Nations in post-conflict situations. We are all aware that the nature of war, beyond the loss of human life, is to destroy the socio-economic and political infrastructure of the countries affected. Therefore, the first task - I was going to say the sole task - in the post-conflict period is to build and rebuild.”
2003-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4748 (2003) · source
“Mr. Belinga-Eboutou (Cameroon) (spoke in French): Allow me to begin by commending the energy and effectiveness with which you, Mr. President, have led our work throughout this month, which has been a particularly testing and difficult month. Thanks to your skill, your consummate art of contact and your great sense of moderation, you have been able to lay the foundation for harmonious discussion in the Council. We are grateful for this, and we congratulate you. We welcome the presence and participation at this meeting of the Secretary-General, the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Economic and Social Council. We thank them for their important statements.”
2003-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4748 (2003) · source
“They have been able to mobilize their many relationships and contacts in the international economic and financial field in the service of the people of that country.”
2003-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4744 (2003) · source
“While the real political, economic and social difficulties facing this young democracy cannot be hidden, there are good reasons for optimism regarding its future, as long as the United Nations, the financial institutions and bilateral partners continue to step up their support for the country. Cameroon therefore endorses the recommendation of the Secretary-General that the mandate of UNMISET be renewed for one year I should like in conclusion to express my country's appreciation for all the elements of UNMISET and to the head of the Mission, Ambassador Sharma, for the outstanding work that they, together with the young Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, have accomplished since 20 May 2002.”
2003-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4744 (2003) · source
“To that end, the so- called Transition Support Programme should be better supported by the donor community. Certain recent developments are cause for optimism. One such is the ratification of the Timor Sea Treaty, which opens the way for the exploitation of gas and oil, guaranteeing significant revenue for Timor- Leste, which should serve as an impetus for economic growth. This is also true of the implementation, with the support of the United Nations Development Programme, of the Recovery, Employment and Stability Programme for Ex-Combatants and Communities in Timor-Leste (RESPECT), which is designed to ensure the reintegration of former combatants, as well as to provide assistance for vulnerable segments of the population.”
2003-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4744 (2003) · source
“With regard to internal and external security, my country reiterates its support for the approach of UNMISET and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations enshrined by the Council in resolution 1473 (2003). We therefore subscribe to all of the report's proposals in this area, and we would like in particular to encourage the Government of Timor-Leste to continue to cooperate with Indonesia with a View to better discharging its new security responsibilities in the area of the Tactical Coordination Line. The political and institutional stability of Timor- Leste will depend upon the rapid economic and social development of the country. Combating poverty must therefore be the highest priority, not only for the Government of Timor-Leste but for the United Nations and the international community.”
2003-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4744 (2003) · source
“It is imperative that both countries strengthen their cooperation on this issue with a view to resolving it, as it is of great importance for the citizens of Timor-Leste as well as for the international community. The Special Representative and head of UNMISET, and his office in Jakarta, should make further efforts in particular to induce Indonesia to send more positive signals in two important areas: the extradition to Timor-Leste of persons against whom there are charges, and the expansion, at the national level, of the field of action of the relevant ad hoc tribunal. Furthermore, the Security Council should begin to give some thought to how to ensure follow-up of this very important issue when UNMISET's mandate ends next year.”
2003-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4744 (2003) · source
“The lack of resources and the weakness of the judicial structure, which is very inadequately staffed - inadequate in terms of quantity and quality - are cause for real concern in a country in which the citizens need to be reassured on issues of justice. The report states that that drastic lack of personnel has been reflected in delays in the administration of justice, prolonged periods of pre-trial detention and prison overcrowding, with all the problems that they involve. I would like to echo the concerns expressed by human rights organizations with regard to the management of the file of serious crimes perpetrated in 1999, in both Timor-Leste and Indonesia.”
2003-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4744 (2003) · source
“Minister Ramos-Horta was fully justified last week in deploring the chronic lack of resources for financing employment and essential public services. He forcefully emphasized that unemployment and a weak administrative and judicial infrastructure were at the root of the main problems currently faced by Timor-Leste. It is clear that the sharp decline in the civilian component of UNMISET has further highlighted the institutional and personnel needs of the country. The Government's recruitment and training campaign must therefore be encouraged. In this regard the Administration should be called on to demonstrate its transparency and objectivity with a View to ensuring that it retains the apolitical character that is so necessary.”
2003-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4744 (2003) · source
“It is gratifying to note that, after the events that took place in Dili and the Ermera District in December and January 2002, which gave us cause to fear the worst, the situation has returned to normality. Given the events described in the report before us, political and administrative problems, internal and external security and the reconstruction and financing of the economy are all issues that require the vigilance, commitment and support of the United Nations and the international community. By declaring 2003 as the Year of Administrative Restructuring and Justice, the Government of Timor-Leste has clearly charted the course the followed. The strengthening of human and institutional capacity, particularly in the area of administration and justice, is the most urgent challenge facing the Timorese authorities.”
2003-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4744 (2003) · source
“Mr. Belinga-Eboutou (Cameroon) (spoke in French): Cameroon would like to thank and congratulate the Secretary-General for his report of 21 April 2003 on the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) (S/2003/449). My delegation welcomes the presence among us of Ambassador Kamalesh Sharma and is grateful for the clear, concise and thorough briefing that he has given the Council on the situation in Timor-Leste. We are closely following the developments taking place in that young State, which despite some setbacks - some of which were serious - remains an example of success for United Nations action in the areas of peacekeeping, security and post-conflict management.”
2003-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4744 (2003) · source
“My first questions are addressed to the African Union. What are the priority areas that require immediate action by the United Nations? How can the Security Council take into account African Union decisions on African questions with which it is seized? What contribution can the African Union and the non- African regional organizations make in conflict prevention and the maintenance of peace and security? Turning now to the Secretariat, what is the situation with regard to the idea, which we have always supported, of establishing a focal point responsible for all the United Nations work in Africa?”
2003-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4739 (2003) · source
“The capacities of these new structures need to be strengthened by the international community, the Security Council in particular, through staff and troop training programmes and technical and financial assistance. This intervention is so urgent because Central Africa, which is already experiencing so many conflicts, must also become involved in the great struggle against terrorism and the illicit traffic in and circulation of weapons. We will come back to this topic during the informal consultations scheduled for 17 April. These are the new challenges facing the United Nations in general and the Security Council in particular with regard to Africa, particularly Central Africa. I wish to end my statement with some questions that may not be answered today, but will, I hope, during the consultations to which I referred.”
2003-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4739 (2003) · source
“Central Africa also has six of the Secretary-General's Special Representatives or Envoys currently in Africa. Given this situation, the Security Council, in its presidential statement of 31 October 2002, recommended the dispatch to Central Africa of an inter-agency mission to evaluate the situation in the region and the potential areas and avenues of cooperation. I wish very briefly to note that Central Africa has, within the Economic Community of Central African States, a Council for Peace and Security backed by the early-warning mechanism for Central Africa, the Multinational Force for Central Africa and the Defence and Security Commission.”
2003-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4739 (2003) · source
“We also welcome initiatives taken by the Secretary-General to make the work done by the United Nations in Africa more effective and to ensure the better coordination of subregional efforts in the area of conflict prevention and settlement. The establishment of the United Nations Office for West Africa is very important in that context. We have always believed that this effort should be followed up in other regions torn by domestic and inter-State conflict. Naturally, I am thinking of Central Africa. What I am about to say reveals the urgent need for such a step to be taken in that subregion. Seven of the 11 countries of the Central African subregion are in the throes of devastating conflicts. Five of the 12 peacekeeping, peacemaking or peace-building missions in Africa are operating there.”
2003-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4739 (2003) · source
“3) Here, we welcome the establishment of the Security Council's Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa, which demonstrates the Council's determination to strengthen its cooperation with the African Union in order to meet the new challenges to international peace and security. The recommendations of that Working Group provide the blueprint for the appropriate cooperation and coordination. The appointment of special representatives and envoys by the Interim Chairman of the Commission of the African Union in theatres where the Security Council is operational constitutes another step in this direction. That was the case recently with Cote d'Ivoire and Somalia.”
2003-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4739 (2003) · source
“That assistance should take the form of capacity building, the training of personnel and appropriate logistic support, in particular within the framework of the implementation of an early warning mechanism, and, more generally, the deployment of African forces in theatres of conflict. Quite naturally, that requires considerable financial backing, which Africa expects of the United Nations and its other partners. During the open meeting of the Security Council on the situation in Africa held in 1999, the Secretary- General stressed most opportunely: "It is only natural that African States are expected to play a leading role in their own back yards, and in many instances they have risen bravely to the challenge What is not natural, or indeed fair, is to expect Africans to carry out those tasks without help." (S/PV.408], p.”
2003-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4739 (2003) · source
“That is why Africa is gradually organizing itself to make up for its socio-economic deficiencies and to ensure the maintenance of peace and security on the continent, as was recalled just now by the Interim Chairman of the Commission of the African Union. The 1993 establishment of the Central Organ of the Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution and, more recently, the creation in 2001 of the Peace and Security Council respond to that goal. In order to become operational, those two organs, which are essential to conflict prevention and settlement in Africa, require the assistance of the United Nations.”
2003-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4739 (2003) · source
“Speaking after the Interim Chairman of the Commission of the African Union, whose presence among us and important contribution to this meeting I welcome, I will, with your permission, Sir, focus my statement on cooperation among the Security Council, the African Union and subregional organizations. In the course of the open Security Council debates held on 30 November and 15 December 1999 and on 29 January 2002 on the situation in Africa, all speakers acknowledged the gravity of the situation in Africa and the need to help Africa to overcome its current problems. Indeed, Africa is the region most affected by armed conflicts, and its development has inevitably been held up as a result of that. But Africa is aware of that situation and does not accept it as inevitable.”
2003-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4739 (2003) · source
“The Charter of the United Nations confers upon the Security Council primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. Articles 52, 53 and 54 of the Charter recognize the role that regional organizations can play in conflict prevention and in the maintenance of peace. It gives me pleasure to note today that regional organizations want to be more involved and, indeed, are becoming more involved in conflict-prevention and peacekeeping operations carried out by the United Nations in their geographical areas. That fact was aptly recognized and described by the Secretary-General when, speaking before the Council on 15 December 1999, he said, "During this decade peacekeeping has acquired a strong regional dimension virtually everywhere it has been practised" (S/PV.408], p. 2).”
2003-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4739 (2003) · source
“Mr. Belinga-Eboutou (Cameroon) (spoke in French): Today we are meeting to have an interactive discussion on the necessary synergy and partnerships that the Security Council and regional organizations need to establish and develop in the light of the new challenges to international peace and security. My delegation is grateful to your country, Sir, which has assumed the presidency of the Council, for including in your programme of work this meeting, which you are personally presiding over. I am delighted at the presence at the beginning of today's meeting of the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan. We express our appreciation of his preliminary comments, which were particularly illuminating. I welcome the heads of regional organizations and thank them for being able to attend this meeting.”
2003-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4739 (2003) · source
“We pay tribute to WFP's work, which is so beneficial in emergency situations, including today in Iraq. But that does not prevent us from going back to the crux of the mandate, which is to support development action to prevent emergency situations.”
2003-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4736 (2003) · source