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  1. “We look forward to working with the Security Council and others to operationalize the recommendations in the report and, by so doing, to move another significant and substantive step forward in the fight against illicit small arms and light weapons.”

    2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623 (2002) · source

  2. “We will, of course, give it our full consideration and give our views in due course. It is right that the prevention, combating and elimination of the spread of small arms and light weapons is a priority for the Security Council. It is ours, too. To this end, we have committed £195 million to a number of programmes and projects over the next three years. On 6 May this year, we signed the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms. The Secretary-General could also encourage other countries to do the same. The United Kingdom will actively participate in assessing developments and results of the United Nations Programme of Action at the forthcoming biennial meetings and at the Review Conference in 2006.”

    2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623 (2002) · source

  3. “United Kingdom legislation already makes it an offence to use any United Kingdom registered aircraft without a licence, or for United Kingdom persons to charter an aircraft for the carriage of arms to a destination subject to a United Nations arms embargo. That also applies to shipping. We do not believe it necessary to adopt such regulations for destinations not subject to arms embargoes. In the West African region, we consider it appropriate to strengthen and support the efforts against small arms of the Economic Community of West African States. We support Security Council measures to clamp down on those producer countries seeking to flood the region with weapons. In closing, I would like to thank the President of the Security Council for distributing his draft document.”

    2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623 (2002) · source

  4. “But their ad hoc nature means the Council does not have an institutional memory, and important recommendations such as those contained in the Colombian paper are not followed up. Jointly with France, we have proposed establishing a permanent monitoring mechanism under the authority of the Security Council to achieve this. The mechanism would build on the work of ad hoc United Nations expert panels and monitoring mechanisms by giving the United Nations a permanent capacity to monitor the enforcement of sanctions. We hope that Security Council members can support that important initiative. We like the recommendation to introduce legislation to regulate the leasing of aircraft used in transporting small arms.”

    2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623 (2002) · source

  5. “The United Kingdom applies the criteria set out in the European Union Code of Conduct on Arms Exports to assess whether an international transfer of arms is permissible. We recommend the development of rigorous export criteria controls on similar lines. We also maintain a database of export licence applicants, but it is not exclusive to arms transfers. We consider that it is important to strengthen the ability of the Security Council and the Sanctions Committee to monitor implementation and enforcement of sanctions. Ad hoc United Nations expert units and monitoring mechanisms have played a valuable role in naming and shaming sanctions busters and in focusing on how sanctions could be improved.”

    2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623 (2002) · source

  6. “Informal meetings between the Secretary-General and regional organizations could be used as opportunities, or have an element within them, to specifically focus on small arms issues, the outcome of which could then be reported back to this forum. I would also like to make a couple of points about the recommendations contained in the Colombian paper. We will maintain a register of all arms brokers, but for us it is not the bureaucratic act of registration that counts so much as the ability to scrutinize and to approve or refuse licenses. Regulation of deals made by brokers is the key. The United Kingdom would also welcome further clarity as to whether any international standards that might be formulated on transfer of ownership of arms consignments apply to domestic or international transfers, or to both.”

    2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623 (2002) · source

  7. “We would be prepared to consider exchanging information on a more systematic, case-by-case, bilateral basis with others. The United Kingdom is sympathetic to the call for some standardization of end-user certificates. The European Union and Wassenaar Arrangement have already undertaken some useful work in this area. We agree that the certificate should include the name and address of the signing authority, but to add contact details for brokers would not work. Concluding my remarks on the recommendations, the United Kingdom fully supports the reporting requirements in recommendation 12. More generally, we would also encourage the Security Council to consult more widely with relevant organizations such as the G-8, Roma-Lyon and the New Partnership for Africa's Development when it is considering specific country or regional situations.”

    2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623 (2002) · source

  8. “We also support the proposal at recommendation 8 to strengthen the financing of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes by the expansion of measures covered under peacekeeping operations, although we are mindful of the implications such a step could have on available resources. In our view, there is still valuable work to be done under recommendation 6. When looking at end-user certificates in recommendation 9, more needs to be done to ensure the authenticity of the certificate and to protect against goods being diverted from their intended destination. Exporting countries need to assess the genuine needs of the end user before despatch. The United Kingdom, working through its diplomatic posts abroad, has a mechanism in place to confirm the accuracy of information contained in end-user certificates.”

    2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623 (2002) · source

  9. “Turning to some of the specific points in the report, the Security Council should continue to encourage all Member States to implement the United Nations Programme of Action at a national, regional and global level and to allocate sufficient and appropriate resources to that task. We would find it useful to have clarification on the funding, remit and relationship with national points of contact of any small arms advisory service that may be established by the Department for Disarmament Affairs under recommendation 3. The United Kingdom supports recommendation 5.”

    2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623 (2002) · source

  10. “The 2001 United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons and the adoption of the Programme of Action demonstrate the resolve and commitment of the international community to tackle the problems caused by small arms and light weapons. The Programme of Action also highlights the role that can be played by the Security Council in implementing the campaign against small arms proliferation and misuse. The Security Council has an important part to play in helping to mainstream small arms and light weapons issues. We therefore welcome the publication of the Secretary-General's report and support its recommendations.”

    2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623 (2002) · source

  11. “Allow me, at the outset, to thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to have this important debate. Let me also thank Under-Secretary-General Dhanapala for introducing the Secretary-General's report and the delegation of Colombia for its thought-provoking paper. In making this national statement now, the United Kingdom also wishes to associate itself with the statement that Denmark will make on behalf of the European Union. The serious threat to security caused by the uncontrolled proliferation of small arms and light weapons is all too well known. There is an urgent need for the international community to continue to implement the United Nations Programme of Action, to reduce the estimated 639 million small arms and light weapons in circulation and to reduce the estimated 500,000 deaths caused by them each year.”

    2002-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4623 (2002) · source