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Bennouna

lines on the record: 209
first: 2001-12-18
most recent: 2005-07-21
sittings or episodes: 23
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“However, it also relates to the future of international peace and security, which the Security Council has the responsibility to maintain on behalf of the international community.”
2005-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5230Resumption1 (2005) · source
“The Kingdom of Morocco, which, as everyone knows, has for many decades been faithful to its constructive role in favour of peace in the Middle East through tolerance among cultures and religions, once again urges Israel to take down the wall, remove its settlements from occupied Palestinian territory and launch a genuine effort to promote dialogue and build a common future between the two peoples involved. It is clear that such an effort should take place in the context of a just and comprehensive settlement in the Middle East based on the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, in particular resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) and 1397 (2002), as well as resolution 1515 (2003), by which the Council endorsed the road map. This matter pertains to the future of a people with which we have many ties.”
2005-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5230Resumption1 (2005) · source
“The international community has called upon Israel to restore international legality on the basis of the opinion of the International Court of Justice. As was pointed out this morning, Israel's Supreme Court has also referred to certain illegalities committed in the building of the wall. In that regard, however, we should not overlook the fact that international law has the final word on the matter and that it takes precedence over the laws and legal practices of States, including Israel's, which is no exception to the general rule. Beyond that legal aspect, the dismantling of the wall that has been built on occupied territory must occur as part of the effort to restore trust between Israelis and Palestinians.”
2005-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5230Resumption1 (2005) · source
“What was clearly at stake from the beginning of the debate requesting an opinion, as everyone at the United Nations will recall, was not Israel's right to ensure its security on its territory, that is, within the Green Line. No one disputes that. What is at stake is the fact that the wall is located across that Line, in disregard of humanitarian law and the basic rights of the Palestinians. According to the Court, the construction of the wall on Palestinian territory was planned and carried out in violation of international law. As such, Israel bore responsibility, and it was concluded that the illicit action had to stop and that reparation had to be made for damage suffered by the population of the occupied territories.”
2005-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5230Resumption1 (2005) · source
“We even believed that it was a positive initiative that should take place in the context of the road map as a whole. We hope that decision will be carried out and that it will immediately be followed by the opening of genuine and frank negotiations to continue the implementation of the road map. A year has already passed since the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued, on 9 July 2004, its advisory opinion regarding the legal consequences arising from the construction of a wall on occupied Palestinian territory. That opinion enabled the General Assembly - in its resolution ES-lO/15 of 20 July 2004 - to make recommendations for compliance with international law.”
2005-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5230Resumption1 (2005) · source
“We condemn all acts of terrorism regardless of origin or the motivation behind them. But we are also aware that, in order to eradicate that scourge, hope must be restored for Palestinians through the establishment of their own State. In order to do that, Israel must take the hand that has been extended to it by the Palestinian Authority, with Mr. Mahmoud Abbas at its head. We caution against any action now being undertaken to establish new settlements, which constitutes a step backwards - and even a repudiation of the peace efforts - and delays the genuine implementation of the road map. As has been stated repeatedly today, that holds also for Israel's obvious desire to cut off East Jerusalem from its proper Palestinian surroundings. We were encouraged on hearing of the decision to withdraw from the Gaza Strip.”
2005-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5230Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Like other speakers here, and as has been done in other forums, we wish to reiterate that no one has a monopoly on feelings. No one has a monopoly on suffering. No one has a monopoly on innocent victims. What Palestinians have come to the Council to ask for is equal application of international law for everyone, including compliance with humanitarian law, as well as the right to exist as a State for two peoples involved in a conflict as least as old as the United Nations itself, if not far older. Palestinians are asking for hope for the children, without regard to nationality or origin, so that they may grow up, have an education and flourish, just like all the other children of the world. Unfortunately, Palestinian now face despair on a daily basis, which inevitably marginalizes them and leads them to extremism.”
2005-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5230Resumption1 (2005) · source
“On behalf of my delegation, I commend him on the briefing he gave the Council this morning on the situation on the ground. I wish him every success in carrying out his extremely important duties. The Security Council is meeting today to discuss the very disturbing situation prevailing in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, at a time when the international community is very closely following Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and certain parts of the northern West Bank. Unfortunately, Israel's ongoing policy to expand settlements, its continued construction of the wall, in violation of international law, and its almost daily assaults on the basic rights of Palestinians threaten to worsen the climate of instability and crisis that exists in the occupied Palestinian territories.”
2005-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5230Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Mr. Bennouna (Morocco) (spoke in French): Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of Council for this month. We are confident that your well known personal and professional abilities will ensure the full success of the Council's work this month. Allow me also to express the gratitude of the delegation of Morocco to your predecessor, Ambassador Jean-Marc de La Sabliere, Permanent Representative of France, for the excellent manner in which he presided over the Council's work last month. It is also a great pleasure for me to congratulate Mr. Alvaro de Soto, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. I have had the pleasure of knowing him for quite some time, during which I have come to know his excellent qualities, which do honour to the international civil service.”
2005-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5230Resumption1 (2005) · source
“We all know that there is broad consensus to establish this Peacebuilding Commission which, according to Morocco, should be attached to the Security Council and to the Economic and Social Council. And why not also to the General Assembly, if the international community so decides? In that body, donors, financial institutions and experts should cooperate to make a success of the transitional process in countries emerging from conflict. When I say cooperate, it is not just the rich that cooperate; it is the rich and poor working together, achieving unity to help the poorest among us in the international community. Morocco hopes that our Heads of State and Government will give their agreement to the principles that will govern the future Commission, which will be a symbol of a chain of solidarity among countries and between generations.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“We are aware that there is no clear line of separation between peacekeeping and peacebuilding. This is the doctrine of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations. Rather, we are witnessing a gradual process where, for some time, peacekeeping and peacebuilding will coexist. The Secretary-General's proposal to establish a Peacebuilding Commission is an initial response to this question inasmuch as it provides an institutional framework to enable the various stakeholders to act together, target their activities and make them complementary. The peacebuilding fund, the shape of which is still vague, will, if it is set up, provide an appropriate response to the question of the unpredictability of resources.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Otherwise, there will be democracy, but there may also be a failure of democracy. Frequent regular meetings between the major donors, troop-contributing countries, financial institutions and the Governments concerned must take place in order to assess the situation and to elaborate strategies. Very modestly, my country, pursuant to its commitment to South-South cooperation, is entirely prepared to make a contribution in terms of the necessary technical assistance to be provided, for example by sending experts to help countries in the South and enabling them to benefit from our experience in development. Of course, the mandates of peacekeeping operations need to be more ambitious. They should include more peacebuilding activities, particularly during protracted conflicts.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“The delays that we have seen in disbursements by financial institutions have often been a major obstacle to rapid action, notwithstanding the often very generous pledges made at various fundraising conferences. There are many examples - Sierra Leone, Liberia or Haiti, in particular, which the Council was discussing just yesterday. These problems must be resolved by designing better strategies whereby all stakeholders can participate right at the beginning of the peacebuilding effort, in particular as soon as the date has been set for the holding of elections, as in the case of Cote d'Ivoire or in Haiti. Financial and technical assistance should also be planned for, so that the structures that emerge from the elections can function normally and live up to the expectations of the people.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“However, this is a complex task, because none of the bodies within the United Nations system has an exclusive peacebuilding mandate. Governments that emerge from peace agreements need some time, and they need support properly to play their role of interlocutor vis-a-vis the international community - quite simply, to become legitimate. Peacekeeping operations decided on by the Council are given the necessary funding from assessed contributions, but this is not the case when it comes to peacebuilding activities, where resources are neither stable nor predictable. Furthermore, the pace of fundraising for peacebuilding programmes is often slow and is not in keeping with the urgency felt on the ground.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“The majority of peacekeeping operations, decided on by the Security Council, today increasingly include a peacebuilding component. The multitude and diversity of stakeholders, however, make it difficult to elaborate a real strategy here. Interventions by various United Nations institutions - the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, bilateral donors and other non-governmental organizations - each acting in its area of competence, very often lack coherence. Peacebuilding activities are not coordinated with development cooperation activities, and this is an area where we believe that the United Nations can do better in terms of being effective at a time when many are talking about the need to improve the management of the Organization.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Accordingly, the main effort during the reconstruction phase or the peacebuilding phase has to be focused on dismantling war economies and on managing natural resources in the best interests of all of the people. In the relationship between the State concerned and its neighbours - we have many examples of this and the Council has tackled the most important examples, such as in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - the certification of certain precious commodities can be established. Monitoring mechanisms can be established in the United Nations in order to put an end to major transnational trafficking in these commodities. In recent years, the United Nations has, it is true, acquired a wealth of experience in peacebuilding, through a number of difficult undertakings, particularly in Africa.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“By "necessary guarantees" we mean that certain guarantees should be attached to any amnesty that may be offered, apart from the compensation provided to victims. In our view, the right mix of those elements to combat impunity would make it possible to deal with crimes committed on a massive scale. Another challenge in any peacebuilding process lies in the area of democratization and good governance. Although we now agree on the goal of democratization, without which there can be no true sustainable development, we must take account of historical and cultural factors when determining the pace of democratization in any given society. We all have our historical baggage to carry. Unfortunately, many conflicts also revolve around the control of or access to natural resources.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“When a country emerges from conflict, the first challenge relates to the rule of law: formulating appropriate, coherent norms and providing the resources needed to implement them; establishing procedures for the settlement of disputes; and putting in place the appropriate judicial structures. If the conflict had been a theatre of serious crimes against human peace and security, it is essential that the perpetrators of such crimes not go unpunished. Here again, the international community must provide assistance to ensure due process, either through international, joint or national tribunals, and with the possibility of establishing what have come to be called truth and reconciliation bodies provided with the necessary guarantees.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“To achieve that, the short-term and medium-term support of the international community is essential in order to ensure the success of that delicate transitional period from the cessation of hostilities to the building of social consensus with the participation of all, with everyone assuming his or her rightful role. Rebuilding takes time, and it must take account of a series of often complex and interdependent factors such as disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and rehabilitation; security-sector reform; establishment of the rule of law; and good management of natural resources.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“As we all know, the report contains a proposal to establish an intergovernmental Peacebuilding Commission. Many among us believe that the proposal could well become the object of consensus. The nature of most post-cold-war conflicts - which more often than not are based on ethnic, cultural or religious confrontation - means, even if those conflicts are subsequently internationalized, that they can have a devastating effect on the societies concerned. Hence, once United Nations efforts have succeeded in stabilizing a situation and putting a complete end to hostilities, it is very often necessary to tackle the daunting job of peacebuilding, in which former combatants must learn how to behave as new partners. They have to learn to join political parties or bodies working for human development.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Mr. Bennouna (Morocco) (spoke in French): On behalf of the Moroccan delegation, I wish at the outset to thank you, Madam President, for your initiative to convene this debate on a question of such importance to the international community: peacebuilding. My delegation is pleased to note that peacebuilding remains a central concern of the United Nations system. Moreover, we are very pleased that, under your presidency, Madam, the Security Council will be making a major contribution to the reform of the United Nations. This question was indeed given special attention this year, during the consideration of the report of the Secretary-General entitled "In larger freedom: towards development, security and human rights for all" (A/59/2005).”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Morocco trusts that the working group established pursuant to resolution 1566 (2004), chaired by Ambassador Lauro Baja of the Philippines, will be able to have a positive and synergistic impact on the three Committees. The United Nations global strategy for fighting terrorism, outlined in Madrid on 11 March, must be further strengthened in order to meet the challenge of the new threats confronting the international community, and to do so - as we will continue to insist - in full respect of international law and universal norms on the protection of human rights.”
2005-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5168 (2005) · source
“We thank the Executive Director, Ambassador Javier Ruperez, and his team for the success of the assessment mission and we encourage more such visits, which we believe to promote direct and in-depth dialogue between the Committee and the national authorities of the countries visited, as well as the assessment of their needs for technical assistance. In conclusion, Morocco attaches great importance to strengthening cooperation among the Security Council committees working on the various aspects of counter-terrorism. We welcome the progress made in that area, and in that respect subscribe fully to the provisions of resolution 1566 (2004), which explicitly requests the 1267, 1373 and 1540 Committees to enhance cooperation among themselves.”
2005-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5168 (2005) · source
“My country is satisfied with the mission's assessment of the reliability of the Kingdom's commitment to combating terrorism and our significant efforts in that area, undertaken within the framework of a comprehensive and integrated strategy for the social and economic development of our country. We are, moreover, determined further to improve the effectiveness of our administrative and legislative system, with the support of the international community. On behalf of my country, I affirm that we are at the disposal of the Directorate and the Committee.”
2005-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5168 (2005) · source
“Furthermore, pursuant to resolution 1535 (2004), the Counter- Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED), led by Ambassador Javier Ruperez, whom I welcome here today, conducted its first assessment visit to Morocco from 14 to 19 March 2005. It is a fact that, by choosing our country as the destination of its first mission, the CTC sought to pay tribute not only to Morocco's successful efforts to finalize its legislation and strengthen its administrative counter-terrorism machinery, but also to our openness to international cooperation in that field. In that regard, the Moroccan authorities were gratified by the professionalism and rigor which the CTED experts demonstrated throughout their mission.”
2005-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5168 (2005) · source
“We also submitted a report to the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) on 24 July 2003, as well as a report to the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), on 28 October 2004. In accordance with resolution 1526 (2004), my country has also provided the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) with all the information requested in a list addressed to the Committee. We have always fully and promptly cooperated with the Committees, whose missions may differ but whose objectives are the same. Indeed, on two occasions, from 31 October to 4 November 2004 and 3 to 5 April 2005, Morocco received experts from the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team that reports to the 1267 Committee.”
2005-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5168 (2005) · source
“With its unwavering commitment to international legality, Morocco has acceded to almost all international legal instruments on terrorism. We have also taken a series of measures to give form to the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, in particular resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1373 (2001), taking appropriate measures to incorporate them as an integral part of our national legislation. In that context, Morocco has complied with all the provisions of the resolutions and has cooperated fully with the mechanisms established to oversee their implementation. Morocco has now submitted four reports to the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), on 27 December 2001, 19 July 2002, 15 December 2003 and 20 October 2004.”
2005-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5168 (2005) · source
“It is the appropriate framework to express the consensus of the international community and to develop a coordinated response by all States in the fight against terrorism while respecting the purposes and principles of the Charter. My country, which has the privilege of presiding over the General Assembly's Sixth Committee, welcomes the Assembly's consensus adoption of the draft International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (General Assembly resolution 59/290). That adoption reaffirms the Assembly's important role in developing norms of international law, and thus strengthens respect for the primacy of law. We also hope that there will soon be agreement on the definition of the scourge of terrorism, so that we can adopt a comprehensive convention on terrorism as soon as possible.”
2005-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5168 (2005) · source
“Morocco has therefore decided to build upon its national efforts by adopting and strengthening a regional approach that includes Euro-Mediterranean partners from our region, sub-Saharan African countries and countries of the nearby Middle East. Our approach to combating terrorism converges with the approaches taken by all of our other partners and strategic allies. It is built around the concept of comprehensive security and respect for shared values and international law. We believe that, with its universal composition and the jurisdiction conferred upon it by the Charter, the United Nations remains the appropriate venue to marshal energies to combat terrorism. I therefore believe that the United Nations is irreplaceable.”
2005-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5168 (2005) · source
“However, the very extent to which this new scourge has been organized through a transnational network makes it necessary to confront it in a spirit of solidarity, by pooling our information and uniting our efforts. Combating international terrorism requires determined action by the entire international community, to which every country must contribute actively. Only cooperation among States will make it possible collectively to combat this scourge by implementing a multifaceted and comprehensive strategy. While States' individual efforts to combat terrorism indeed represent serious achievements, they are nevertheless quite insufficient.”
2005-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5168 (2005) · source
“Any deliberate attack against innocent civilians that seeks to destabilize any socio-political system or specific country cannot be justified in any manner and must be condemned by the international community and must be punished. On 16 May 2003, my country was victim of serious and barbaric terrorist acts that cast a pal] over the city of Casablanca and the entire Kingdom. Those attacks did not shake our firm conviction to pursue the building of a united and democratic society based on solidarity and imbued with the values of tolerance and respect for fundamental human rights. We are convinced that those who wrought terror in Casablanca, New York, Madrid and Riyadh are all of the same ilk. Terrorism feeds on xenophobia, intolerance and other forms of fanaticism. Terrorism is not unique to any single country, religion or culture.”
2005-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5168 (2005) · source
“In that connection, allow me to thank Ambassador Ellen Loj of Denmark, Chairperson of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, Ambassador Cesar Mayoral of Argentina, Chairperson of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999), and Ambassador Mihnea Motoc of Romania, Chairperson of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), for the dynamism and inspiration they have brought to the work of their respective Committees since taking up their responsibilities. We are mindful of the very serious threats posed by international terrorism to international peace and security - "new threats", as they have been called. In that regard, my country has always been resolutely and unambiguously committed to combating terrorism, which we condemn fully and regardless of its forms, manifestations or motivations.”
2005-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5168 (2005) · source
“That initiative now has a higher profile thanks to the recent publication of the Secretary- General's report entitled "In larger freedom: towards development, security and human rights for all" (A/59/2005), in which the Secretary-General emphasizes the need for the international community to coordinate its efforts at all levels in order to confront international terrorism in all its aspects.”
2005-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5168 (2005) · source
“Mr. Bennouna (Morocco) (spoke in French): First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We believe that the Council's deliberations will be successful thanks to your experience and widely acknowledged wisdom. I would also like to express our appreciation to the Permanent Representative of Brazil for the excellent manner in which he presided over our Council's work last month. I say "our" Council because it is the Council of the Organization, of which we are a part. Morocco attaches great importance to the work of the Committees established by the Security Council through resolutions on the subject of terrorism. We are truly pleased with the President's initiative to hold this public meeting.”
2005-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5168 (2005) · source
“I would like to conclude on that optimistic note at a time when the winds of reform are sweeping this glass tower. We hope that the reform will be well directed in order not to weaken its foundations.”
2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source
“The international community must lend its support to those efforts, helping Africa to recover lost ground so that it can achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. We are convinced that real progress will be achieved at next September's summit. We take this opportunity to welcome all the pledges made by the developed countries - which I will not cite here and make them feel uncomfortable, as some of them are present here in the Council - so that, at the September summit, Africa will benefit from a boost that will help rescue it. Mr. President, your country too, in cooperation with others, has contributed an important stone to that building, working to eliminate hunger - the "zero hunger" proposal of your country's President - and to find ongoing financial resources for development. Those efforts continue today.”
2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source
“However, the Council has not only put out fires and helped many to take the road to peace. As in Mozambique and Angola, it has also taken action to reintegrate yesterday's combatants into civil and political society, to re-establish the rule of law and to facilitate the transition towards genuine peace. In that context, one can say without being accused of being overly optimistic that the continent is seeing certain positive developments and that real progress has been made in Africa towards good governance, through transparent and fair elections, and through the establishment of the rule of law with the strengthening of human rights and judicial independence. The good news continues. Political power changes hands; new elites, in turn, take power: these are signs that African societies are regaining their health.”
2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source
“Last year, the Council met in Kenya and secured the parties' commitment to peace and to the rebuilding of a society in which the parties could achieve their full development and direct their own affairs, while contributing to the security and the prosperity of the nation as a whole. Since then, the Council has seen that goal achieved, and the two parties have been received in the Council Chamber. Once the Peace Agreement was concluded, the Council took the decision to build on that peace by sending a robust peacekeeping force and by ensuring significant financial support. We hope that, after witnessing the massacre of thousands of innocent people, the Darfur region will find peace and that the perpetrators - at least, I would say as a lawyer, those against whom there are solid accusations - will be brought to justice.”
2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source
“As well, we recently responded to the appeal of the Security Council when it acted to stabilize the situation in Cote d'Ivoire and to assist in the process of restoring peace in a country that had been the guiding light in the West African subregion, a country with which we have had brotherly ties for a very long time, even before the creation of the present- day States or the European colonization. We can all be very proud of the efforts for peace that the Council has carried out in the Sudan, another brotherly country ravaged by so many decades of fratricidal conflict.”
2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source
“The Kingdom of Morocco has made significant efforts to contribute to peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country that is very dear to us, as we were, at the time of the first crisis - in 1960, at the height of the cold war, when we ourselves had just achieved independence - among the first countries to contribute troops to the peacekeeping force in Congo. Today, we continue to extend our support in the very troubled eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, so that the country can recover its stability and play its essential role in that part of Africa. We were also present at the time when the United Nations, in very difficult circumstances, was faced with the Somali crisis.”
2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source
“In that context, we appreciate the Council's successive missions to observe on the ground the results of its efforts in recent years. Also at the subregional level, to assist the brotherly countries of the Mano River subregion - Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone - His Majesty King Mohammed VI, in cooperation with the Secretary- General, has undertaken mediation efforts in the spirit of the February 2002 Rabat summit, so that those countries can engage in dialogue and cooperation in order to prevent, as has been mentioned, cross-border incursions from various directions and to tackle the problem of mercenaries.”
2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source
“There, the Council established a regional Office in Dakar to coordinate the work on the ground of the Special Representatives of the Secretary-General. That subregional approach has been employed with a certain degree of success, but the road to be travelled remains long and arduous in the Great Lakes subregion, as the crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a country as large as Europe, with immense resources - is linked to most of that country's neighbours. The Council is taking action by reinforcing its resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At the same time, it is not neglecting the subregional dimension or the resolution of the problems in neighbouring countries - essential for finding a rapid solution to the Congolese crisis, for which we all fervently hope.”
2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source
“The Council has strengthened its peacekeeping missions in the affected regions, regularly honing their mandates so that they can act effectively, putting out the fires raging in entire countries, such as in Sierra Leone and Liberia, and putting an end to the dangerous course of civil war in order to prevent the repetition of crimes against humanity and genocide, separating the parties until the attainment of a lasting, peaceful solution enabling all of a country's sons and daughters to take part in its development, with equal rights. That is the case, for example, in Cote d'Ivoire, and we hope that the mediation process under way there will soon produce irreversible positive results. As the representative of Denmark has just stated, the Council is aware of the linkages between the conflicts of a single subregion, such as West Africa.”
2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source
“Thus, the fact that most of the Council's work concerns Africa and that Africa receives the bulk of the resources allocated for peacekeeping clearly reflects the seriousness and the scope of the problem the continent faces and demonstrates the extent of the international community's mobilization and unity in tackling the problem.”
2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source
“As a consequence of that painful history, which ended only in the 1960s - thanks, in particular, to the action of the United Nations - Africa has been dragged into many fratricidal conflicts and has been rendered vulnerable to new predators, such as those who traffic in arms, as well as in vital natural resources and precious stones - the infamous blood diamonds. In an Africa that has been torn apart and ruined by inter-State conflict and civil war, devastating pandemics have spread to a greater extent than anywhere else in the world. I am referring not only to HIV/AIDS, but also, lest we forget, to malaria, a disease that still kills millions of Africans every year, with the result that life expectancy on the continent is the lowest in the world, with entire professions, including teachers, being decimated by the disease.”
2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source
“Mr. Bennouna (Morocco) (spoke in French): I should like first of all to thank you, Sir, for having chosen as the theme for this debate, in the context of your presidency this month, the African dimension in the work of the Security Council. It is to your credit, and to the credit of your country, that you have done so. But that is no surprise, because we are conscious of the commitment of Brazil - a country that is so close to the culture and civilization of Africa - to the cause of the continent, which suffered the scourge of colonization and slavery, and which was divided up among Powers with disregard for the ethnic, historical or cultural unity of the peoples affected.”
2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source
“We hope that that financial support will continue, because the normalization of the situation in Haiti will largely depend on it. There is a link between purely military action and economic action aimed at meeting the people's basic needs. As this new year begins, we express the hope that the Transitional Government and all the parties concerned will move towards peace, with MINUSTAH's help, within the framework of the mandate set by the Security Council. We are convinced that political harmony, once restored, will lead all Haitians to mobilize for the development and prosperity of their country.”
2005-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5110Resumption1 (2005) · source
“If re-establishing security is a necessary condition for the transitional process and for peace-building, we remain convinced that that process, if it is to have lasting success, must be accompanied by an in-depth political reform in which all actors commit to dialogue and cooperation aimed at organizing transparent and fair elections. It goes without saying that accomplishing those objectives is also largely a function of the degree and level of international assistance in the military, humanitarian, economic and political areas. We welcome the fact that the financial institutions and donor countries responded to the Security Council appeal, in accordance with resolution 1576 (2004), which permitted significant disbursement of the funds pledged at the international donor conference on Haiti held in Washington on 19 and 20 July 2004.”
2005-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5110Resumption1 (2005) · source
“We earnestly hope that the Transitional Government - with MINUSTAH's help, of course - will pursue without delay its disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes, which should lead to the creation of the national commission on disarmament, demobilization and reintegration recommended by the Secretary-General. The disarmament of armed groups is, in our View, the sine qua non for restoring stability on the island and for the success of the transitional process. Disarming militias will not only help to establish an appropriate environment for the forthcoming elections, but will also undoubtedly help promote the restoration of the rule of law on the island.”
2005-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5110Resumption1 (2005) · source
“They now control the main crossing points on the border with the Dominican Republic and are working to stem smuggling and arms trafficking. We are pleased that the many contributions to MINUSTAH have enabled it almost to reach full strength, as authorized by the Security Council, and to deploy throughout the country, thus ensuring that it has a permanent presence. Here, we would like to pay tribute to the effective and well-respected command that is being exercised by Brazil with great competence. The latest report of the Secretary-General on MINUSTAH, dated 18 November 2004, outlines the key tracks for moving forward in our thinking and in the efforts undertaken so that the Organization can lead the transitional process under way in Haiti to a successful conclusion.”
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