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1999-08-25
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2003-03-27
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  1. “Finally, Uganda calls upon the international community to urgently agree on measures to mitigate the negative impact of the conflict in the Gulf region, especially on the fragile economies in Africa and developing countries.”

    2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source

  2. “In our view, these include the following areas: The first is the resolution of the Israel-Palestine conflict in the Middle East to ensure that both Israeli and Palestinian States exist side by side in secure and internationally recognized borders. Secondly, we need to build a global, multilateral and sustained campaign against terrorism. We must recognize the potential danger from the link between terrorists and weapons of mass destruction. The use of indiscriminate violence in pursuit of political or any other goals should be outlawed. Thirdly, we need to reverse the marginalization of Africa and other developing countries, ensuring equitable distribution of the benefits of globalization.”

    2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source

  3. “The international community should support the Secretary- General's efforts to mobilize the necessary resources, including revenue currently under the oil for food programme, to reverse the humanitarian crisis that the Iraqi people are faced with. Uganda feels that energies of the international community should now be concentrated on the post- war period. Given the divisive run-up to the current war in Iraq, there is need to restore the central role that United Nations should continue to play in the maintenance of international peace and security. It is also important that the attention of the international community not be distracted from the various key areas that are critical in building a safer world in the twenty- first century.”

    2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source

  4. “Uganda would like to emphasize the need to ensure that the unity and independence of Iraq, including its sovereignty and territorial integrity, is maintained. In addition, the international community may wish to focus on the immediate post-conflict mechanism after lifting the trade sanctions against Iraq to facilitate control by the Iraqi people of their own resources at the expiration of the oil for food programme. Uganda welcomes and supports the Secretary- General's statements to the Council on 19 and 26 March 2003 on the continued United Nations role to avert the plight of war on the Iraqi people by effectively extending humanitarian assistance, including rebuilding basic infrastructure.”

    2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source

  5. “You have also heard of the deaths inflicted in the impenetrable forests of Bwindi in western Uganda and of human beings cooked in pots as was the case in Adilang in northern Uganda. In Kampala alone, there have been over 48 bomb blasts resulting in 86 deaths and 286 severe injuries. The list goes on. The link between terrorism and weapons of mass destruction is a threat to international peace and security that has been recognized by the Security Council. Considering the fact that Saddam Hussain has previously used these weapons of mass destruction on his own people, Uganda believes that the danger of these weapons falling into the hands of terrorist groups is real. We hope that the war will be short and civilian casualties will be minimized.”

    2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source

  6. “Uganda wishes also to reaffirm its strong support for the people of Palestine to have a State of their own side by side with Israel. Uganda's main concerns are terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. Uganda has been a victim of State-sponsored terrorism of the worst type and the Government of Saddam Hussain has provided active support to some of the terrorist groups that have operated against Uganda. Since 1986, such terrorist groups, including the Holy Spirit Movement, the Uganda People's Army, the Lord's Resistance Army, the Allied Democratic Forces and the West Nile Bank Front, have killed and inflicted untold misery on the population of Uganda, including burning to death students at Kichwamba Technical School.”

    2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source

  7. “In the last few months, Uganda and other members of the African Union, and the Non-Aligned Movement sought to achieve a peaceful disarmament and resolution of the crisis in Iraq in accordance with United Nations Security Council resolution 1441 (2002). It is unfortunate that diplomacy failed, as the United Nations Security Council was unable to reach a consensus on implementation of resolution 1441 (2002) to eliminate the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. As a result, war broke out on 20 March 2003. The Ugandan Government decided on 21 March 2003 to support the United States-led coalition to disarm Iraq by force. The reasons for this decision have already been forwarded to the Security Council with a request to circulate them to all members.”

    2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source

  8. “Finally, my delegation would like to reaffirm its support for the implementation of the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement, for Uganda believes firmly that that Agreement addressed two fundamental areas in the root of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and indeed the region. The first area is the internal dimension of the conflict, which is going to be settled through a dialogue. The second is the external dimension, which addresses the security concerns of the Democratic Republic of the Congo itself and of its neighbours. My delegation would like to call upon all the signatories to Lusaka Agreement to implement it fully.”

    2001-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4327Resumption1 (2001) · source

  9. “Thirdly, my delegation notes that the Secretary- General's report wishes to maintain the same level of operation, at 5,537 officers and men. In our view, this is too small a force and too large an area which is expected to be covered. We therefore propose that this process should be left open and be reviewed, even at midterm, to address the concerns as troops are withdrawn and MONUC is called upon to take more and more areas under its observation and control. Fourthly, Uganda wishes once again to share some views expressed by some members of the Security Council concerning the issue of the violation of human rights. Our delegation believes that any violation of human rights is wrong in any circumstances, and therefore this matter should be addressed in the entirety of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

    2001-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4327Resumption1 (2001) · source

  10. “First, Uganda has continued to implement the withdrawal policy within the framework of the Lusaka Peace Accord, as the Security Council has noted and has been recognized in the Secretary-General's report, S/2001/572, now before the Council. We want to assure the Council that this will continue. Secondly, our country continues to cooperate with MONUC under the planned withdrawal programme and the programme for demobilization, disarming, repatriation, resettlement and reintegration. Again, the report of the Secretary-General has confirmed that Uganda is the only country, apart from Angola, that continues to provide information on numbers, disposition and armaments of our forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We shall continue to cooperate in this regard.”

    2001-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4327Resumption1 (2001) · source

  11. “This is the second time in a relatively short period that the Security Council is devoting yet another open meeting to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Although this meeting focuses primarily on the report of the Secretary-General and the draft resolution for the renewal of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), my delegation believes that some of the most important issues that have been covered today have also been covered in past Council meetings. My delegation will therefore be brief and will mention a few of the issues that we feel should be addressed.”

    2001-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4327Resumption1 (2001) · source

  12. “Furthermore, my delegation thanks the Secretary- General for his report and the able manner in which it was presented by the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Guehenno. We also take note of the five-point programme of action proposed by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children in Armed Conflict, following his recent visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. For us in Uganda, the challenges raised by Ambassador Olara Otunnu have been our painful concerns for some time, following the continuing abduction of children in the northern part of Uganda by the Lord's Resistance Army. We would therefore like to renew our long-standing invitation to the Special Representative to make time in his busy schedule to visit Uganda on the same subject. Maybe it could make a difference.”

    2001-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4327Resumption1 (2001) · source

  13. “My delegation congratulates you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and looks forward to an open and transparent handling of important issues - as you promised and now have demonstrated - such as the Democratic Republic of the Council and others that the Council will discuss during this month of your presidency. The Ugandan delegation also welcomes the participation of the Foreign Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo today. We particularly want to emphasize the positive and constructive attitudes in his presentation, not only with regard to the security concerns of his country but also those of the neighbours, including my country, Uganda.”

    2001-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4327Resumption1 (2001) · source

  14. “Uganda believes that our security will be ensured if there is peace and stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and we believe that this can be achieved through the most viable framework, which remains the Lusaka Agreement. That is why Uganda's troop withdrawal from the Democratic Republic of the Congo would not affect our participation in the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement.”

    2001-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4323 (2001) · source

  15. “Uganda has strongly maintained that the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement addresses two fundamental areas which are at the root of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region. It addresses the security concerns of all countries in the region, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its neighbours; and the internal dimension of the conflict, through a national dialogue involving all the Congolese parties with equal say. This is part of the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement. Uganda therefore reaffirms its support for the inter-Congolese dialogue under the neutral facilitator, Sir Ketumile Masire. I would like to inform the Council, through you, Mr. President, that President Museveni and Sir Ketumile Masire concluded a meeting along those lines this morning in Kampala.”

    2001-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4323 (2001) · source

  16. “I am sure that the members of the Security Council who were on the team to the Great Lakes region may recollect the undivided attention they received from President Museveni, who spent many hours, putting almost all other State matters aside, discussing and sharing with the members of the team all possible combinations of formulas to find a solution to the problem of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Such attention and concern by President Museveni was not accidental. It demonstrated the seriousness that Uganda attaches to the need to end the conflict and to have peace in the Great Lakes region in general and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in particular.”

    2001-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4323 (2001) · source

  17. “On 23 May 2001 the Government of Uganda appointed an independent judiciary commission of inquiry to investigate these allegations. The Government has named Justice David Porter, a distinguished retired British judge, as the chairman of this judiciary commission. Other members include Justice Joseph Berko, a judge of the Court of Appeal, and Mr. John Rwambuya, a retired Ugandan senior United Nations official. This independent commission will investigate these allegations in an open and transparent manner and will report to the Government for appropriate action. The commission will start its work on Monday, 4 June. The Security Council will be updated on the outcome of this commission at the appropriate time.”

    2001-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4323 (2001) · source

  18. “I would like to emphasise that the use of Bangoka International Airport is very crucial, because our 65th Battalion in Bafwasende has no other route on which to pull out. So we appeal to the Security Council to assist us in this exercise. The second issue on which my delegation would like to update the Council concerns the natural resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Members may recall that during the Council debate on 3 May 2001, in this Chamber, following the release of the report of the Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (S/2001/357), the Uganda delegation stated that the Government of Uganda took the allegations in that report seriously and welcomed the opportunity to lay these matters to rest.”

    2001-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4323 (2001) · source

  19. “It is hoped that by the end of this week the last group will be pulled out. After the Gemena pullout, our troops will then leave eight other Congolese towns: Dongo, Basankusu, Gbadolite, Lisala, Bitembo, Beni, Kanyabayonga and Bafwasende. Uganda has requested the Security Council to allow it to use Bangoka International Airport in Kisangani to pull out some of its troops and heavy equipment that are in Bafwasende. The leader of the Council delegation referred to this matter. We are pleased that the United Nations has accepted for us to use Kisangani, but this is still "in principle", and we understand that the matter has been referred to the Joint Political Committee of the Lusaka Agreement.”

    2001-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4323 (2001) · source

  20. “Within the framework of the terms of reference of the mission, my delegation would like to use this opportunity to update the Security Council on two areas: the progress in Uganda's troop withdrawal, which is in support of the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement, and the issue of the natural resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The withdrawal of Ugandan troops is progressing well. I could say that it is progressing according to schedule. Last Friday, the Uganda People's Defence Forces completed its troop withdrawal from the northeastern Congolese town of Isiro. The second phase of complete withdrawal of the Ugandan troops started yesterday, Tuesday, from a town called Gemena. Members may remember that in February 2001, our 7th Battalion was withdrawn from Gemena, but some units remained behind, guarding the airport.”

    2001-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4323 (2001) · source

  21. “It is an honour for me to participate in this open briefing of the Security Council on the important subject of the Great Lakes region. This follows the Security Council mission to the area. Therefore, on behalf of the Government of Uganda, I thank you, Mr. President, and all the members of the Council for this opportunity. In welcoming back the Security Council team that visited the Great Lakes region, including my country, my delegation hopes not only that the team succeeded in carrying out the terms of reference with which it was mandated, but also that the Council will now be enriched by the tremendous experience the members must have acquired on this visit and that it will be able to use it to further the cause of peace in the region.”

    2001-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4323 (2001) · source

  22. “It is our hope that this year will not be business as usual, but that the Council will send a clear message to the international community and to those who are responsible for these crimes against children in armed conflict that the Council is resolved to strongly address the predicament of these children, whatever the causes of such conflicts.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

  23. “We will continue to count on the support of the international community and non-governmental organizations to ensure that displaced people and those temporarily living in protected areas have adequate food, water and medication. Finally, we will initiate a widespread awareness campaign to inform and educate communities about the special needs of children who have been abducted or otherwise affected by armed conflict. In June last year, the Security Council held an open debate on the same issues. On that occasion, the Council issued a presidential statement.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

  24. “The Ugandan Government has extended an invitation to the Special Representative to visit the affected areas in northern and western Uganda. I should like to take this opportunity to renew the invitation and to express the hope that he will find time in his busy schedule to undertake an official visit to Uganda in the near future. The Ugandan Government, for its part, will continue to protect all its citizens, especially children and women, from abduction; ensure that all children receive prompt and adequate access to medication and counselling while in Government custody; release children as promptly as possible to their families or appropriate child-welfare organizations for speedy reintegration into their communities; and further ensure full compliance by Government soldiers with international human rights standards.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

  25. “Uganda will continue to call on the international community to exert pressure on the Lord's Resistance Army and the Allied Democratic Forces to stop the abduction, killing, torture and sexual abuse of children and women, and to release unconditionally all the children under their control; to condemn the activities of the Lord's Resistance Army and the Allied Democratic Forces as being crimes against humanity; and to exert pressure, including the imposition of embargoes if necessary, on all those who sponsor and support these terrorist groups. Uganda supports the work of the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict. We request that adequate resources be made available to the Office for the implementation of its mandate.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

  26. “It is a unique and exceptional situation which demands extraordinary action. In our view, these violations against children should be classified as crimes against humanity. To date two important resolutions on children have been adopted by the Commission on Human Rights, but they have not been translated into freedom for the children affected by armed conflict. We therefore call on the international community to fully implement the provisions of those resolutions.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

  27. “In fact, in 1997 our Prime Minister personally briefed the members of the Council on these abominable acts. I would have liked to catalogue the extremely painful experiences these children go through - if they make it - but I feel restrained by the need for brevity. Suffice it to request the Council to at least begin to act in concrete ways that demonstrate the resolve to put to an end so much suffering borne by innocent children. Let us not ignore the yearning of so many little children for a fuller and more meaningful life. Let us demonstrate that the Council and the United Nations are concerned and will act to protect these children. What the rebels have done and continue to do with impunity in Uganda is alien to African culture, to our traditional values and way of life.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

  28. “In June 1998, another gruesome attack was made on Kichwamba Technical School in western Uganda by the ADF in which over 80 students were burnt to death and 100 abducted. These are only two examples of the systematic abuses wrought on our children continuously since 1986. These terrorist groups ambush communities, often targeting women and children, the most defenceless members of society. They target young children between 11 to 16 years, but at times they abduct younger ones of 5 to 9 years, often dragging them away after massacring their parents and relatives. As a result, fear and uncertainty have become permanent features of life in northern and western Uganda. The Secretary-General has already documented this situation in his report, and of course the Security Council has been seized of these matters for some time now.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

  29. “Uganda is therefore fully committed to the implementation of the letter and spirit of these conventions. The children of Uganda are the future of our society. Their welfare, upbringing, protection and security are of the utmost importance and priority to the Government and people of Uganda. Nothing could therefore be more painful for Uganda than the systematic abduction, torture, detention, enslavement, mutilation and killing of these innocent children. This is precisely what has been happening for 12 long years in northern and now western Uganda. Let me give you a few statistics to illustrate the gravity and the horror of this problem in my country. In October 1996, 139 schoolgirls from Aboke Secondary School were abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army; to date, the majority are still missing.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

  30. “My delegation is pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over this Council and this debate. I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to participate in this debate, which touches on matters of particular importance to my country. This debate was long overdue, particularly for my country, which, since 1986, has witnessed up to 10,000 children abducted by terrorist forces, namely, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) operating in the northern part of Uganda and the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), which operate in the western part of the country. Uganda's record on its commitment to human rights is well known. Uganda is an original signatory to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and is also a party to the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source