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  1. “To be sure, the United Nations and the international community have made tireless efforts and tried various approaches to attain tangible results in the political sphere. But the situation in Somalia is particularly difficult, owing in part to the lack of any governmental institutions, which has complicated the job of the United Nations and has thus far blocked meaningful progress. While we appreciate the laudable efforts of the United Nations in the humanitarian, social and other fields, we hope the dialogue will commence as soon as possible, bringing together the heads of the Somali clans, and that it will have constructive results for the benefit of the entire Somali people. For all those reasons, we have decided to vote in favour of the draft resolution before the Council.”

    1993-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3315 (1993) · source

  2. “In order to attain that goal, and to help our brethren, the Somali people, overcome the suffering caused by famine, disease and anarchy, Morocco, an Islamic, Arab and African country, felt duty-bound to participate in the activities of the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM), the Unified Task Force and now UNOSOM II. We have always been convinced that the search for a solution of the Somali crisis can succeed only through dialogue and concertation. But that dialogue can be possible and fruitful only if there is cooperation and good faith on the part of all the protagonists. There should also be a close analysis of the elements of Somalia's social structure to identify an appropriate approach in keeping with the initial goals of UNOSOM, an approach that would give the process every chance of success.”

    1993-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3315 (1993) · source

  3. “Mr. BENJELLOUN-TOUIMI (Morocco) (interpretation from French): As this is the first time my delegation has addressed the Council this month, let me begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. My delegation highly appreciates the ability and effectiveness with which you are discharging you duties in that post. I wish also to pay tribute to Ambassador Sardenberg of Brazil for the very able way in which he conducted the Council's business last month. The Kingdom of Morocco fully supports the goals set out in the draft resolution before the Council. We are convinced that any effort to resume the national political process and national reconciliation in Somalia should be supported.”

    1993-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3315 (1993) · source

  4. “My delegation therefore voted in favour of resolution 859 (1993) in the hope that this decision by the Council will contribute to a just and lasting settlement of this conflict, which has lasted far too long, and that it will send a clear message that the international community cannot give its support to peace at any price in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

    1993-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3269 (1993) · source

  5. “This resolution clearly states that a solution to the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina must be based on the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law, and reaffirms, in particular, the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the maintenance of Sarajevo, its capital, as a united city and a multicultural, multi-ethnic and pluri-religious centre. Under this resolution, the Security Council also declares that it is prepared to take the necessary steps to assist the parties in the implementation of a just and equitable settlement once they have freely accepted it.”

    1993-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3269 (1993) · source

  6. “In submitting this text to the attention of the other members of the Council, our countries had the intention of sketching a framework - a legal framework, perhaps - for the Geneva negotiations, and, first and foremost, of reminding the three parties involved, and the Co-Chairmen, that any just and lasting settlement to the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina must be based on the universal principles recognized by the international community. After a series of consultations with all the other members of the Security Council that I would term constructive, though often difficult, a consensus text was finalized that has just now been unanimously adopted as resolution 859 (1993).”

    1993-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3269 (1993) · source

  7. “If the three Bosnian parties, with the laudable assistance of the Co-Chairmen, can reach agreement on a plan that is freely entered into - and I do stress the word "freely" - and is just and equitable in terms of international law and the United Nations Charter, my country could not but feel satisfied. For the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina have suffered enough from the torments of this unjust and devasting war. The non-aligned members of the Security Council almost a month ago submitted a draft resolution that in fact does nothing more than rehearse the principles behind the relevant Security Council resolutions, which were inspired by the United Nations Charter, and demand that hostilities cease.”

    1993-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3269 (1993) · source

  8. “My delegation, and other non-aligned members of the Security Council, therefore wonders about the manner in which the Geneva negotations on the draft settlement put forward today took place, and about what the atmosphere was. Even though my country has always held that all conflicts should be settled by peaceful means, by agreement and by dialogue, we cannot help but feel bitterness and disappointment because we know - as we all do - that the Bosnian Government has had to negotiate from a position of weakness. My delegation in no way wishes to prejudge the outcome of these negotiations.”

    1993-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3269 (1993) · source

  9. “The Significant number of resolutions, some under Chapter VII of the Charter, and the equally significant number of presidential statements show that the Security Council has not remained passive. But we wonder whether all these efforts are really enough to put an end to this genocide, since all appeals and threats have so far been completely ignored by the aggressors. On the strength of their military superiority and outside support, the Bosnian Serbs have intensified their intransigeance and their war-like intentions, constantly defying the international community. Their Machiavellian plan to dismember the country is no secret: it consist in rejecting any compromise that does not satisfy their appetite for annexation. Their rejection of the Vance-Owen is eloquent testimony to this.”

    1993-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3269 (1993) · source

  10. “The result is that two thirds of Bosnian territory is now occupied by the Serbs, and the few cities still under Bosnian control are being bombarded incessantly, causing more death and destruction, together with forced expulsions, massive famine and the denial of humanitarian assistance desperately needed by the civilian population. In spite of a recent improvement, which I would describe as modest, the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina continues to be a major concern for my country and all other countries devoted, as we are, to the principles of the Charter of our Organization. The international community, and the Security Council in particular, have tried to deal with this tragic situation.”

    1993-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3269 (1993) · source

  11. “Mr, BENJELLOUN-TOQUIMI (Morocco) (interpretation from French): My country has followed with increasing sadness the tragedy that has been going on in Bosnia and Herzegovina for more than 16 months. I do not want to recall the facts, because their nature, unfolding and evolution have made them well known as the first human tragedy of the post-cold-war era. It is sufficient to say that the systematic killing, the uprooting of populations, the "ethnic cleansing" inflicted on the Muslim people of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the massive violations of human rights have reached a level that will be a disgrace to mankind for centuries to come.”

    1993-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3269 (1993) · source

  12. “In view of the foregoing, my delegation will vote in favour of the draft resolution before us because we believe that it reflects the contents of the Secretary-General's report and consequently covers our overall concerns with regard to this African issue, to which my country attaches great importance.”

    1993-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3263 (1993) · source

  13. “Furthermore, we support the Secretary-General's decision to create a special trust fund for Liberia to furnish assistance to countries of the subregion that have made sacrifices, as well as other African countries that might be able to supply reinforcements to the ECOWAS Cease-fire Monitoring Group (ECOMOG). We look forward with interest and optimism to the Secretary-General's next report, which will no doubt include recommendations on the mandate, the scope and the cost of the envisaged United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia, as well as on the manner in which coordination will be ensured between that Mission and the peace-keeping forces of the countries of the subregion.”

    1993-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3263 (1993) · source

  14. “Gordon-Somers, and the ECOWAS countries, is a good example of sound cooperation between the United Nations and the regional organizations, as advocated in Chapter VIII of the Charter of our Organization. My delegation is convinced that United Nations action along with that of the ECOWAS countries will contribute decisively to the implementation of the provisions of this Agreement by making it more credible. We wish to note our great satisfaction at the approach adopted by the Secretary-General for the establishment of a peace-keeping mission in that fraternal country. First, a technical observation mission will be dispatched, and that will be followed by an initial team of 30 military observers for a limited period of three months, as provided for in the draft resolution before us.”

    1993-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3263 (1993) · source

  15. “My delegation has studied closely the Secretary-General's excellent report on the situation in Liberia and can only welcome the positive developments which have occurred on the political scene of that fraternal country, especially the signing on 25 July last in Cotonou, under the auspices of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) of a peace Agreement among the parties to the conflict. We believe that this is a major achievement that will greatly contribute to normalizing the situation in a country that is still suffering the ravages of civil war and destruction. The conclusion of this Agreement, which took place thanks to the tireless efforts of the Secretary-General's Special Representative, Mr.”

    1993-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3263 (1993) · source

  16. “Mr. BENJELLOUN-TOUIMI (Morocco) (interpretation from French): Madam President, on behalf of the delegation of my country, may I first express our satisfaction at seeing you preside over the Council this month. I am convinced that your great competence and personal qualities will ensure the success of our work. We assure you of our support and full cooperation. I also take this opportunity to convey my warm congratulations to Ambassador David Hannay on the very effective manner in which he led our work last month.”

    1993-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3263 (1993) · source

  17. “Convinced that the draft resolution before the Council fully responds to most of our concerns and will undoubtedly contribute to peace and harmony in Angola and in the region, my delegation fully supports it and will therefore vote in favour of it.”

    1993-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3254 (1993) · source

  18. “Consequently, my delegation notes the willirgness of the two parties to resume these talks in the light of the results of the Abidjan meeting, and we encourage the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to that end. My country also hopes that the extension of the mandate of UNAVEM II will lead to the achievement of the progress needed for the expansion of the United Nations presence in Angola in order to facilitate and contribute to the completion of the peace process and thus allow this brotherly country to get on with the task of reconstruction and economic and social development for the benefit of the battered people of Angola, who have suffered the horrors of this bloody conflict far too long.”

    1993-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3254 (1993) · source

  19. “My country endorses the Council's appeal to the two parties to respect the rules of international humanitarian law and to guarantee, especially to civilian populations in need, unimpeded access to humanitarian assistance. Unobstructed delivery of humanitarian asssistance is certainly necessary, but it cannot be an end in itself. The restoration of peace and security in Angola necessarily requires an urgent, immediate resumption of the peace talks under the auspices of the United Nations, with a view to re-establishing an effective cease-fire and assuring implementation of the Peace Accords, to which both parties have subscribed.”

    1993-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3254 (1993) · source

  20. “That is why we wish to pay an exceptional tribute to the personnel of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission II (UNAVEM II) and the humanitarian agencies operating on the ground, which, despite difficult conditions and grave risks to their safety, assure the effective channelling of humanitarian assistance to the civilian populations. The unjustified and unjustifiable suspension of the delivery of this assistance is not such as to favour the resumption of dialogue or restore confidence between the two parties. We therefore urgently appeal to those parties no longer to hinder the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the different regions of the country and to ensure the maintenance of the required security conditions.”

    1993-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3254 (1993) · source

  21. “This situation is even more alarming because the intensification of hostilities, which have become particularly bloody, results in an ever-increasing flow of refugees towards neighbouring States and constitutes a constant threat to the foreign nationals residing in Angola. We cannot remain indifferent in the face of these disturbing developments in the humanitarian situation, described as catastrophic by the Secretary-General. They call for our collective and individual solidarity. Indeed, more than 2 million people need increased food and medical assistance in order to survive.”

    1993-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3254 (1993) · source

  22. “I wish to take this opportunity to express to Miss Margaret Anstee the admiration and gratitude of my country's delegation for her efforts and extraordinary courage throughout the period when she worked in the service of peace in Angola as the Secretary-General's Special Representative. It is our firm conviction that her successor, Mr. Alioune Blondin Beye, whose human and diplomatic attributes are well known, will be able to continue successfully Miss Anstee's endeavours to restore peace and security in Angola. We express to him our full support and give him our full confidence. The Kingdom of Morocco is very much concerned over the deterioration of the situation in Angola, more particularly since the suspension of the Abidjan talks on 21 May this year.”

    1993-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3254 (1993) · source

  23. “Mr. BENJELLOUN-TOUIMI (Morocco) (interpretation from French): Allow me, first of all, to fulfil the pleasant task of offering my delegation's congratulations, Sir, on your accession to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. We are convinced that under your wise and able leadership our work will be crowned with success. We therefore assure you of our fullest cooperation. My congratulations also go to Ambassador Juan Antonio Yanez Barnuevo, the Permanent Representative of Spain, for his effective stewardship of the Council last month. I cannot fail to welcome the presence among us of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Angola and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Namibia and Zimbabwe. I should like to thank the Secretary-General for the excellent report he provided us on recent tragic developments in Angola.”

    1993-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3254 (1993) · source

  24. “In that context, my delegation will participate actively in other measures being prepared by the Council to try to exert pressure on the Bosnian Serbs to sign the agreements.”

    1993-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3191 (1993) · source

  25. “They could cooperate, beginning by signing the various documents that have not yet been signed in the Vance-Owen package, and by fully cooperating in the implementation of those arrangements that have been signed. In that case I think that that party could participate normally in the political life of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and rejoin the international community. On the other hand, the Bosnian Serbs could continue to defy the Security Council, procrastinate and use delaying tactics to avoid signing the various agreements and avoid reaching a political solution. In that case the Security Council, as it has Shown by the resolution, is ready to take further enforcement action and to use all the means at its disposal to halt the conflict.”

    1993-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3191 (1993) · source

  26. “I think this was necessary, particularly since the atrocities committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially in eastern Bosnia, have reached an intolerable level, The resolution is also of great importance because it comes at a historic turning point in the crisis of Bosnia and Herzegovina. A few days ago we all welcomed the signing by two parties, the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Croats of Bosnia, of the various documents which constitute the Vance-Owen plan. It was time for the Council to send a very clear message to all the parties, and in particular to the Bosnian Serbs, that it would take all the measures necessary to end the conflict and this tragedy. The choice for the Bosnian Serbs is very clear.”

    1993-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3191 (1993) · source

  27. “Mr. BENJELLOUN-TOUIMI (Morocco) (interpretation from French): The Kingdom of Morocco welcomes the adoption of resolution 816 (1993), which undoubtedly marks a turning point in the Council's attitude to the tragedy of Bosnia and Herzegovina. My country supported the resolution and worked for some time with all the other delegations to try to have it adopted, so it was no surprise that we sponsored the draft resolution. While the resolution will not have major effects from the military standpoint, it has great political significance. The Council has finally decided, after mature reflection and many discussions, to take the necessary action and use force to implement its resolutions.”

    1993-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3191 (1993) · source

  28. “My delegation, having taken an active part in the preparation of the text, will therefore vote in favour of it in the hope that the parties will comply with its provisions in good faith, for the good of their people and the future of their country.”

    1993-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3183 (1993) · source

  29. “Hence we hope that the negotiations scheduled for next week in Arusha will produce positive results Satisfactory to both parties. My delegation supports this process and ardently hopes that it will make it possible to resolve the questions still pending and lead to a comprehensive peace agreement as quickly as possible. My country, then, cannot but be pleased at the spirit of cooperation that has prevailed in the Council for the purpose of achieving a consensus on. the content of this resolution, which takes account of efforts made at the regional level and responds to the provisions of Chapter VI of the Charter of our Organization.”

    1993-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3183 (1993) · source

  30. “According to their estimates, more than a million people have been displaced and more than one seventh of the population is without shelter. As a result of tribal massacres and the complete lack of security in the northern part of the country, which have resulted in the flight of the civilian population from combat zones, the number of displaced persons is growing every day. My delegation is pleased at the result of the negotiations that took place in Dar-es-Salaam between the Kigali Government and the Rwandese Patriotic Front, which on 7 March 1993 resulted in an agreement on the modalities of the cease-fire which came into force on 9 March and the fate of displaced persons, This is, no doubt, a clear achievement on the way to a political solution to the Rwandese conflict.”

    1993-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3183 (1993) · source

  31. “My delegation has reason to be concerned over tragic developments that could lead to a greater deterioration of the situation in that country, as we remember all too well the past and present horrors experienced by the people of the brotherly country of Somalia. For this reason, I should like to offer the Secretary-General my delegation's gratitude for the swiftness with which he dispatched a goodwill mission to the region to look into the situation in situ: and we also offer him our thanks for the preliminary report on the latest developments in that strife-torn country. Humanitarian organizations operating in Rwanda have drawn up an alarming balance sheet of the humanitarian situation prevailing in that country.”

    1993-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3183 (1993) · source

  32. “Mr. BENJELLOUN-TOUIMI (Morocco) (interpetation from French): I should like, first of all to perform the pleasant duty of offering you, Mr. President, the congratulations of the delegation of the Kingdom of Morocgo on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. We have the fullest confidence in your diplomatic abilities and your human qualities, and therefore your ability to direct. the important and certainly challenging work of the Council. We should thus like to assure you of all our support and cooperation. The resumption of fighting since 8 February of this year in Rwanda, where civil war has raged for more than two years, is a subject of great concern for my delegation, and even more so since the hostilities have already resulted in intolerable human, social and economic consequences.”

    1993-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3183 (1993) · source

  33. “However, one is entitled to wonder how many times the Council will have to act or react before Israel decides to respect its decisions and to comply with its obligations under international law. The Kingdom of Morocco will therefore vote in favour of the draft resolution submitted to the Council, in the hope that this text will be adopted unanimously. We will thereby be sending a strong and clear signal to Israel that it is time to stop flaunting the international will and to help to bring about a situation conducive to the establishment of real peace in the area. Otherwise, we dare to hope that the necessary conclusions will be drawn by the Council if Israel, to which our resolutions are addressed, persists in violating its*decisions and in disregarding the rules of international law.”

    1992-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3151 (1992) · source

  34. “Is it not high time for the international community to confirm once again its unanimous position on the need to respect the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, in particular their right to remain in their own territory under proper protection, and to exercise, in acceptable conditions, their right to self-determination within the context of a just and lasting solution? My delegation is of course encouraged by the fact that the Council has reacted so quickly today to these mass deportations of Palestinian civilians by Israel, which did not hesitate to violate in this way the imperative rules of international law and the decisions of our Council.”

    1992-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3151 (1992) · source

  35. “Today, therefore, I should like to reiterate my country's total rejection of those practices and vigorous condemnation of the behaviour of the Israeli authorities, and to express our revulsion at such machinations, which cannot fail to have a negative impact on the ongoing peace process. Consequently, as in the past, my country urgently calls upon the Government of Israel to put an end to its shameful and inadmissible policies and to work to achieve a climate of confidence favourable to dialogue and negotiation.”

    1992-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3151 (1992) · source

  36. “We wish to intervene in a constructive spirit, to continue to make a contribution and to lend our untiring support to the efforts to bring a just and lasting peace to the Middle East. However, the mass deportations that took place yesterday compel us to take a very clear and firm position. The Kingdom of Morocco has already on many occasions expressed its condemnation of deportations from the occupied territories by the Israeli authorities. As I have said, such practices contravene the Fourth Geneva Convention, which applies to those territories, and they can be neither tolerated nor justified.”

    1992-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3151 (1992) · source

  37. “Mr. BENJELLOUN-TOUIMI (Morocco) (interpretation from French): We are sincerely sorry that the Security Council finds itself once again seized of the question of the deportation of Palestinians from the occupied territories. Unfortunately, as yesterday's reprehensible events show, this inhuman and illegal practice is being continued, in violation of international law and in particular of Israel's obligations under the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, The illegal mass deportations are all the more intolerable because they are a flagrant violation of the independence and political sovereignty of a neighbouring fraternal country, Lebanon, My delegation is not speaking this evening to incite passions.”

    1992-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3151 (1992) · source

  38. “I therefore take this opportunity to state that the Kingdom of Morocco has decided to take an active part in this operation. In conclusion, we express the hope that the Council will ensure the immediate implementation of this resolution so that we may be able, firmly and vigorously, to meet the challenge with which we are faced.”

    1992-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3145 (1992) · source

  39. “At the tiws when che new Force is about to be sot up, let us not forget to hail the courage and self-sacrifice of ail the United Nations personnel and humanitarian organisations on the spot. aud stress the absolute need to ensure, by all means, adequete protection so that they may be able to discharge their noble mission in the right conditions. By authorizsians this urgent and exceptional operation, the Security Council ia responding to the expectations rf the international community as a whole, particularly those of the Arab, African and Muelin comunity to which ay country belongs. Morocco voted without hesitation in favour of resolution 794 (1992), which reflects our coacerns and advocates and authorises appropriate action, which my country fully supports.”

    1992-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3145 (1992) · source

  40. “There is no alternative but to launch a large-scale operation within the framework of Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, in ordar to restore a situation that is wersening daily, a situation characterised by terror, blackmail, banditry and devastation. This action, whose first objective is to protect humanitarian assiscance, must at the same time pave the way for national reconciliation in Somalia and give rise to an international effort to rebuild that country. For that reason the operation we have just authorized can only be carried out on an ad hoc basis; it should not reduce or overshadow the laudabl:: role of the United "ations Operation in Somalia (UNOL-M), which must atill achieve the objectives set by the Sacurity Council in its relevant resolutions.”

    1992-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3145 (1992) · source

  41. “Therefore, the Kingdom of Morecco can only welcome the unshakeable desire of our Council to act without further delay to put an exd to the chaos and create the security conditions necessary for the provision of humanitarian assistance to the afflicted population throughout Somalia. My delegation wishes to express its gratitude to the Secretary-General for his lucid and relevant analysis of the Somali tragedy and is gratified that the options proposed in his lutter of 29 November to the Security Council have given rise to serious and responsible debate aimed at securing speedy and effective action. The Secretary-General's innovative appryvach deserves our full support. An extraccdinary situation requires an exceptional response.”

    1992-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3145 (1992) · source

  42. “This poses a real threat for the Hora of Africa, a region already suffering from famine, civil wars and massive refugee flows. Hence it is aleo a threat to international peace and security. Ta this unprecedented situation the Security Council became the only hope Of saving thousends of old people, women and children, whose everyday suffering is hard to describe but the horrific pictures we receive daily of this tragedy have aroused the universal conscience. The international community and the Usited Nations in particular have already made sustained efforts to alleviate the suffering of the Somali population. But the extremely tragic situation in that brotherly country requires speedy and energetic action commensurate with the disastrous situation in that country.”

    1992-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3145 (1992) · source

  43. “Mr. BENJELLOUN-TOUIMI (Morocco) (interpretation from French): May I, first, extend warm congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December. Knowing your personal talents, diplomatic ability and sense of duty, we are convinced that, under your guidance, the Security Council will effectively discharge the difficult and important tasks before it this month. You can be assured of the total cooperation of my delegation. I should like also to thank Ambassador Erdos of Hungary for the effective end skilful manner in which he directed the work of the Council last month. My country is following with great anxiety the constantly worsening situation in Somalia and the continuing violence fanned by lawless warlords.”

    1992-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3145 (1992) · source

  44. “The diligent way in which ECOWAS has approached the Council and the promptness of the Council's response are encouraging factors that give us grounds to hope that the situation will improve and that Liberia - torn apart, battered and destabilized - will soon take its place amongst us once again ia peace and tranquillity.”

    1992-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3138 (1992) · source

  45. “My delegation pays a special tribute to Ambassador Jesus of Cape Verde for the way he has made himself available to us, for his wisdom, and, if I may say so, for his acute sense of persuasion. My delegation will therefore vote in favour of this text, which, while providing full support for the efforts of ECOWAS to re-establish peace, security and stubility in Liberia, imposes a general and complete embargo on all weapons, in an stiempt to stabiiize the military situation in the country; calls upon all parties to the conflict to respect the cease-fire; and requests the Secretary-Genaral to dispatch a mission to study, on the spot, ways of enabling us to strengthen the measures taken by ECOWAS.”

    1992-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3138 (1992) · source

  46. “The international community is giving encouragement, unequivocally and in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, .o a subregional organization, ECOWAS, which has done its best to come to the aid of a State in the subregion and has tried to settle by peaceful means the complex problems associated with the civil war that is tearing this fraternal country apart. The draft resolution that will be adopted this evening is fully satisfactory to us for more than one reason. First of all, it meets the concerns of a subregional organization of our African continent. It is also the fruit of intensive labour in which all the members of tho Council participated, and, as an African, I thank the Council sincerely.”

    1992-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3138 (1992) · source

  47. “As the situation has unfortunately got worse and is a threat to regional and international peace and security, the ECOWAS States have naturally sought the support of the United Nations and the Security Council. In view of the gravity of the situation, our Council has not failed to respond to this appeal promply and effectively. The draft resolution that has been worked out by the Council responds without a doubt - with caution, of course, but in a very serious and perspicacious manner - to the serious situation obtaining in Liberia. Indeed, the draft reiterates the interest the international community as a whole is showing in a Member State.”

    1992-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3138 (1992) · source

  48. “Mr, BENJELLOUN-TOUIMI (Morocco) (interpretation from French): I should like first of all to welcome the ministerial delegation of the Economic Community cf West African States (ECOWAS). Amongst the many problems our continent is facing, the serious crisis in Liberia is without a doubt one of the most disturbing. The tragic situation that has prevailed in that fraternal country for long months now - too long - is of course of the greatest concern. The tireless efforts of the ECOWAS countries, which Morocco supports, had been reflected in the establishment of a peace plan that was intended to lead to a peaceful settlement of the conflict through the holding of free and fair elections.”

    1992-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3138 (1992) · source

  49. “In the last analysis, it is up to them to determine the type of society and government to which they aspire. Under these circumstances, the Security Council is in duty bound to address to all South Africans a message of hope, to encourage them to have confidence in their common future and to strengthen their will to move towards the building of a new society based on freedom, dignity and equal rights for all. For its part, the Kingdom of Morocco remains hopeful that in the near future, a new democratic, united and non-racial South Africa will emerge, which will take its place in the concert of Nations.”

    1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source

  50. “It is in fact the Government that is responsible for guaranteeing stability and lawfulness in a clear and impartial manner. My country, which has always condemned apartheid as an institutionalized form of racial segregation and a systematic violation of the principle of equality of rights of all peoples, remains convinced that the vicious circle of violence and repression can be broken only through constructive dialogue, through negotiations in a climate ef confidence and good faith. . We therefore hope that the Government as well as the opposition, aware of the absence of any realistic alternative to dialogue and negotiation, will prevail in their efforts to open the way to common approaches during the transition phase, as well as on the content of a new constitution for a democratic and non-racial Africa.”

    1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source