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Buallay

lines on the record: 427
first: 1997-03-06
most recent: 2002-09-23
sittings or episodes: 72
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“Finally, if we look at the situation of civilians in various conflict areas throughout the world, we find that they are living in conditions that can only be described as inhuman. How can we accept this situation? There are dozens of international agencies and non-governmental or civil society organizations, and none of them can provide the most elementary services to those civilians? How can we remain silent? We know that those who are financing those agencies - that is, States organizations, and at times individuals- sometimes do not respect their commitments. But this cannot be tolerated when we are dealing with providing the basic necessities to civilians living in horrible conditions. Is the cause of the problem financial, logistical or political?”
2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source
“In several cases, when conflicts have dragged on, the temporary lodging provided them has become near-permanent, and, as a result, they have contracted diseases. I would ask the Secretariat if specialized agencies have undertaken to provide them with minimum sanitary conditions. Fifthly, it is crucial to ensure the rehabilitation of displaced civilians by providing them with protection, education and employment. Failing this, there is a real danger that they might be dragged into the conflict. We should recall that the protection of civilians is not in any way limited to their transportation to places away from the conflict, where they can be exiled and forgotten, falling victim to fresh dangers.”
2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source
“We therefore wonder what the Council intends to do, in particular in the light of the killings that are taking place on a daily basis in Palestine. It seems that the Council has no difficulty dispatching protection forces to other regions of the world. My third comment deals with the recruitment of child soldiers in armed conflicts. It is the responsibility of the international community to enact laws in this respect and to see to it that restrictions are imposed on such actions, because we are dealing with children, not soldiers - civilians who have become involved in conflicts. The ban on their use aims to protect them. Fourthly, there is a need to provide adequate health facilities for displaced civilians who are removed from areas of conflict.”
2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source
“This is so despite the fact that the Council has, on several occasions, recognized the applicability of the Geneva Convention to the situation of defenceless civilians in the occupied Palestinian territories today. The Council is dealing with the report of the Secretary-General on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, which, we find, does not mention the situation of the Palestinians. We would ask the Secretariat the reason for this omission. Our second question deals with the Council's failure to shoulder its responsibility in implementing relevant resolutions aimed at putting an end to the Israeli occupation of Arab territories and those dealing with the protection of civilians in armed conflict. This is due to the Council's inability to put an end to the occupation and to provide protection for civilians.”
2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Most of the time, wars and conflicts erupt when parties try to impose their authority on certain regions, leading to many casualties among civilians, who have nothing to do with these conflicts between armed forces. The situation is even worse when it involves a tyrannical force that targets defenceless civilians. Those who had suffered from the scourge of war and its tragedies attempted to enact laws preventing such actions, which led to the adoption of the Fourth Geneva Convention and its two Protocols. In several cases, the Security Council shouldered its responsibility with utmost ease by sending a force to protect civilians and minorities caught up in the conflict. However, this has not been the case for the defenceless Palestinians, who need protection from Israeli brutality.”
2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Mr. Buallay (Bahrain) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me at the outset, Sir, to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I am certain that your experience will assist us in ensuring the success of the Council's work. I should like also to thank last month's presidency for the efforts deployed. My delegation is pleased to be able to participate in the discussion of the item on the agenda, namely the protection of civilians in armed conflict. This debate is most timely. This issue has taken on particular importance in the past two decades and can no longer be neglected. In fact, the Council has dedicated several meetings to this subject.”
2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source
“What happens to the Palestinian people will be on the conscience of the international community - a conscience that is represented by the Council, which must assume its responsibilities and play its rightful role in the maintenance of international peace and security. Therefore a vote should be held on the proposal made to the Council to provide international protection to the Palestinians.”
2001-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The Palestinian question cannot be resolved if we do not pay sufficient attention to its root causes and their effects. We are not here simply to take note of Israeli violations of human rights, the suffocating blockade of Palestinian cities and other practices carried out by the Israeli occupying forces. We are here to deal with Israel's occupation of Palestine. The Security Council cannot stand idly by in the light of what is happening to Palestinian civilians and innocents. Since the Security Council continues to hold special sessions aimed at protecting civilians and children in armed conflicts, and since it continues to send international observers to provide protection to such people, why then should it exclude the Palestinians from such international protection?”
2001-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption1 (2001) · source
“We must therefore redouble our efforts to halt this grave deterioration and its serious implications for international peace and security in the region. We call on the Security Council to assume its role and responsibility in the maintenance of international peace and security and to bring pressure to bear on Israel, the occupying Power, to end its aggressive practices against the Palestinian people. The Palestinian people are in dire need of support and protection from Israeli brutality, which does not differentiate between children, young men, women and elderly people. In this regard, my delegation would like to express its support for the proposal to deploy an international protection force in the occupied territories, pursuant to the Fourth Geneva Convention. Israel must cooperate with such a force.”
2001-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Current events in the occupied Palestinian territories remind us of episodes from the First and Second World Wars, particularly those involving civilians and cities. When we consider the incredible advances in human and natural sciences and in technology since those days, we can barely comprehend what is happening to Palestinian civilians at the hands of the Israelis, similar as it is to the treatment received by the vanquished at the hands of the victors in those earlier conflicts. The basic difference is that today it is a case of occupied and occupier. This Council has been called upon more than once since the current series of grave Israeli violations of Palestinian human rights began. The international community has given Israel more than one opportunity to change its policies of oppression, but to no avail.”
2001-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Mr. Buallay (Bahrain) (spoke in Arabic): It is my pleasure to see you, Sir, presiding over the Council this month. We greatly appreciate the efforts of the Permanent Representative of Tunisia during his presidency of the Council last month. The Security Council is meeting today in the light of the extremely difficult conditions prevailing in the occupied Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem. Children, youth and women are being killed daily. Grave violations of human rights are being committed. Occupied Palestinian cities are being subjected to a stifling blockade in order to starve their populations and to deny them basic sustenance. Israel is flouting the simplest and most basic international norms and laws.”
2001-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The Israeli side must be fully convinced, on the basis of its experience, that surrendering is not in the vocabulary of the Palestinians or the Arabs. It has eloquent testimony of this fact in the stone-throwing children of the past who are the stone-throwing men of today. If Israel leans towards a comprehensive peace based on justice, with a provocation-free credibility, the Palestinians, supported by the Arabs, will be the first to go along with it.”
2000-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4204Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Where are Security Council resolutions 242 (1968) and 338 (1973), among the other resolutions adopted in accordance with international law concerning the rights of the Palestinian people? Israel rode roughshod over them, just as it disregarded the agreements concluded following the Oslo talks and the Madrid Conference. Israel wants only one peace: that which fulfils its desire - the desire not to withdraw from the occupied territories, let alone to give up the confiscated land on which it has built its settlements. Is it possible on that basis for just peace talks - I stress the qualification, "just" - to have any chance of success? The Palestinians, supported by the Arabs, are advocates of peace. Provocation always comes from the Israeli side.”
2000-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4204Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The news spread that an unidentified martyr was in the hospital, and the official Palestinian television station broadcast Sami's picture. However, his father and his sick mother, who was in the same hospital, did not know that their son had died in another part of that hospital." In the face of these tragic events, we cannot but ask the survivors of the Holocaust if, following the ordeal they suffered, an Israeli generation exists that wants to retaliate - in a merciless, savage and barbaric manner - against people who were not responsible for their ordeal. What crime have the Palestinians committed that they should pay the price of mistakes made by others? Their nation was occupied, their lands confiscated, their citizens slaughtered in retaliation for a crime perpetrated by others. Where is the 1949 Geneva Convention?”
2000-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4204Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Victims - men, women and children - fell before the Israeli army, which was armed to the teeth. Most of those present have seen the picture published on Sunday by The New York Times, a picture of a father and son, terror apparent on their faces. Seconds after the picture was taken, the son was killed and the father wounded trying to protect him. The latest episode in this bloody chain of events, as reported in Arab newspapers, concerns a father who was helping to identify the bodies of murdered Palestinians. He was shocked to discover that one of the bodies was that of his son. He had been killed in an extremely savage manner. The newspaper reported that "A rocket pierced Sami's thin, dark body and destroyed his chest and abdomen. He also had seven bullets in his torso. Sami was transferred to the hospital without an identity card.”
2000-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4204Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The day before yesterday, an Israeli Government official declared that the Government did not approve of Sharon's conduct and believed that the visit had been a mistake. That official also said that the Palestinian reaction was an orchestrated scenario. We would like at this juncture to ask if it is reasonable to allege that the Palestinians wanted and planned a situation in which not dozens but hundreds of Palestinian children would die at the hands of the Israeli army - not the Israeli police - as a reprisal for throwing stones - stones thrown yesterday by children who have become men today. Israeli bullets pierced the bodies of Palestinians, blowing them to bits. One can only imagine the physical suffering endured by those people, who were also attacked by tanks, armoured vehicles and snipers.”
2000-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4204Resumption1 (2000) · source
“I should like also to express my appreciation to you for your speedy response to the request made by the United Nations Arab Group, the Islamic Group and the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement to convene this urgent and important meeting, in order to allow the Council to assume its responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, as set forth in the Charter of the United Nations. The leader of the extremist Likud party, Ariel Sharon, whose hands are still stained with the blood of the martyrs of the Sabra and Shatila massacre, has desecrated the courtyard of Al-Haram Al-Sharif. That desecration was a blatant provocation and an attack on the feelings and emotions of Muslims, and it had the predictable results of triggering an uprising by the Palestinian people against this deliberate act of aggression.”
2000-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4204Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Mr. Buallay (Bahrain) (spoke in Arabic): I have placed my statement in a black file as an expression of condolence and mourning for the Palestinian children who were martyred by the bullets of Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, in Al-Quds Al-Sharif and in the Gaza Strip. This is the least that I, as an Arab citizen, could do. First of all, I should like, Sir, on behalf of my delegation, to extend to you my congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and to wish you every success.”
2000-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4204Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Of course, harm to States results in harm to individuals, since individuals make up States. Such an outcome would be undesirable, and we therefore believe that our objective should always be to ensure full protection for civilians and, at the same time, to preserve the principles on which the United Nations was established. I should like to refer to one more important issue with regard to the protection of civilians in armed conflict. When efforts to provide such protection fail, there is always the possibility that such civilians, particularly refugees, may, willingly or unwillingly, become participants in the fighting on one side or the other, thereby contributing, deliberately or otherwise, to the conflagration and further complicating and perpetuating the conflict, with undesirable consequences.”
2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130Resumption1 (2000) · source
“As for the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General on the protection of civilians in armed conflict - many of which will be adopted by the Security Council at the end of this meeting in the form of a draft resolution - they contain many positive measures that could improve the situation of civilians in armed conflict. However, those measures should be implemented in a manner consistent with the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as set out in the Charter. I say this because if certain measures are applied without taking into account the special characteristics of each situation, or without due regard to the principle of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States, they may harm not only individuals, but also States.”
2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The second aspect of the problem that is dealt with in that same resolution concerns the role of the Security Council and the United Nations in the protection of civilians in armed conflict. In this regard, we believe that greater importance should be attached to the issue of the excessive stockpiling of small arms and light weapons, in View of their negative effects and the destabilization they cause, and that we should do our utmost to prevent the use of these weapons and their proliferation. In this regard, I would like to stress that the States exporting such weapons bear the greatest responsibility.”
2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The resolution also stresses the issue of responsibility, so that the phenomenon of impunity can be dealt with, thereby ensuring that those responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity and other serious violations of international humanitarian law are brought to justice. It stresses also that it is extremely important to guarantee unhindered access of humanitarian assistance personnel to civilians in armed conflict, and to ensure the safety, security and freedom of movement of United Nations personnel. Here we would like to emphasize the importance of this aspect, bearing in mind recent incidents in which parties to a conflict launched attacks and used force against United Nations personnel and against other personnel from international humanitarian organizations.”
2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130Resumption1 (2000) · source
“At previous open meetings held by the Security Council on the issue of the protection of civilians in armed conflict, there was unanimous agreement on condemning the targeting of civilians in armed conflict and attacks against targets that are subject to the protection of international law. At those meetings it was stressed that it was of the utmost importance to implement appropriate protective measures. On 17 September 1999, the Security Council adopted resolution 1265 (1999), which deals with two major aspects of the problem. The first one relates to encouraging the parties to a conflict to respect their obligations under international humanitarian law, human rights law and refugee law, in particular those contained in the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907, and in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional Protocols.”
2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The situation calls for immediate and prompt action that is not restricted to the agreements and rules governing this issue but also extends to working towards ensuring greater respect of these agreements and rules by the parties to a conflict. While we must deal with the root causes of armed conflict in a drastic and comprehensive manner in order to provide long-term protection for civilians through the promotion of economic growth, the elimination of poverty, the realization of sustainable development and national reconciliation, we must also take immediate measures to force the combatants to show greater respect for the rights of civilians in armed conflict. Dealing with any armed conflict in a comprehensive manner requires a long period of time, during which civilians should not be kept without protection.”
2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Mr. Buallay (Bahrain) (spoke in Arabic): Since this is the first time I am addressing the Security Council this month, I should like, Sir, to express to you our congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. I should like also to express my thanks and appreciation to you for holding this important meeting on a very important subject: the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Today we cannot but devote greater attention to the suffering of unarmed civilians in situations of armed conflict. Civilians are terrorized, brutalized, tortured, and murdered at the hands of parties to conflicts, despite the fact that the inadmissibility of attacking civilians is enshrined in international humanitarian law and in human rights law.”
2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130Resumption1 (2000) · source
“In that connection, we are pleased to see that there have been signs of such cooperation and coordination between the two organs, as in Haiti for example. We would like these links to be strengthened, as they were when the Presidents of the two Councils met recently. Why, then, should there not be a joint meeting of members of the Security Council and of the Economic and Social Council to consider strategies that would clearly define the activities of each organ with respect to the maintenance of international peace and security. I cannot fail in conclusion to stress that peace is an integral whole, no component of which must be neglected. Peace requires cooperation among all members of the international community, whether it is a matter of the maintenance of peace or of post-conflict peace-building.”
2000-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4118Resumption1 (2000) · source
“These include the deployment of United Nations personnel to neighbouring countries with a view to forging links with their national counterparts, and to monitoring arms flows in the region. But this must not compromise the principles of State sovereignty and of non- interference in the internal affairs of States. There is an inextricable link between the maintenance and the building of peace. Areas in which conflict had taken place must not experience the resumption of conflict. There must be cooperation and coordination between tow organs of the United Nations: the Security Council, which is responsible for the maintenance of peace and security, and the Economic and Social Council, which is responsible for the building and consolidation of peace, along with the related specialized agencies.”
2000-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4118Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Fifth, the expertise and resources necessary for disarmament, demobilization and reintegration must be provided, with a View to implementing the peace agreement. Sixth, illicit arms flows must be halted. Seventh, all parties must be persuaded of the futility of a resumption of hostilities. Eighth, civil society must be prepared to accept the reintegration of ex-combatants; this includes the need to find appropriate jobs for them once they have been rehabilitated. And ninth, international efforts to promote disarmament, demobilization and reintegration must be coordinated and fostered. Most of the elements of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of ex-combatants, of course, are quite clear. But certain issues must be given more careful consideration.”
2000-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4118Resumption1 (2000) · source
“We endorse the definitions contained in the report of the Secretary-General on disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, but we stress that if such post-conflict operations are to succeed, we must focus on the following nine elements. First, the parties to the conflict must provide precise information about the size, staffing, location, nature, number and location of stockpiles of weapons. Second, the framework for disarmament, demobilization and reintegration must be defined in the peace agreement marking the end of a conflict. Third, the States Members of the United Nations must provide the political momentum necessary to encourage negotiators to take the difficult, but necessary, decisions. Fourth, ex-combatants must be reassured that their safety and security will be fully guaranteed prior to and during the disarmament phase.”
2000-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4118Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Post-conflict disarmament, demobilization and reintegration operations are of great importance in stabilizing situations, reducing the probability of new Violence, and facilitating the transition of societies from conflict to normal life and development. For that reason, it is very important that disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes be included in any post-conflict peace agreements. Such agreements must specify the responsibilities of leading national institutions and other actors, along with the measures that they need to take with respect to this issue; they must define both the strategies and the timetables for these programmes.”
2000-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4118Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Mr. Buallay (Bahrain) (spoke in Arabic): I wish, Sir, to congratulate you and your delegation on your election to membership of the Security Council, and on the excellent and wise way in which you are presiding over the work of the Council this month. Our thanks go to you also for having organized this meeting. During its tenure as a member of the Security Council, Bahrain contributed to the consultations on post-conflict peace-building; we welcomed the outcome of those consultations. That is what has prompted us to participate in today's meeting, in the hope that we would be able to contribute further to the debate.”
2000-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4118Resumption1 (2000) · source
“In this regard, we would like to convey our gratitude and appreciation to the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor, under the leadership of Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor, for its efforts. We wish it every success in transforming the International Force, East Timor (INTERFET), from a multinational force to a United Nations peacekeeping operation.”
1999-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4085 (1999) · source
“Such a relationship must be based on cooperation and on setting the past aside and looking to the future. Among the tasks to be undertaken by the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor is the increasing and coordinating of assistance to displaced persons and returnees. In this regard, greater support should be provided by donor countries, and we are pleased to note the positive results of the pledging conference held recently in Tokyo. Financial pledges made at that conference will help the United Nations in its work in East Timor. We would also like to express our satisfaction at the means used to ensure the safe return of refugees to their homes in East Timor.”
1999-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4085 (1999) · source
“Mr. Buallay (Bahrain) (spoke in Arabic): The question of East Timor has proved to what extent success can be found in reaching a solution to a problem, however large, with the cooperation of the parties concerned and the assistance of the United Nations. It is certainly true that this large operation would not have succeeded without the genuine will shown by Indonesia to reach a solution, a will later translated into recommitment to the agreements it has entered into. We should also like to pay tribute to Portugal for the efforts it made in the process. Rebuilding East Timor economically and administratively is of utmost importance. Such rebuilding cannot be separated, under any circumstances, from national reconciliation and the building of good relations between East Timor and its neighbours, in particular with Indonesia.”
1999-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4085 (1999) · source
“Israel must, therefore, submit its nuclear installations to international inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in particular the Dimona reactor, which is considered the most dangerous nuclear installation in the Middle East region. The Security Council must bring the Iraqi question to an end. Iraq, on its part, must cooperate with the Council by implementing its resolutions. Iraq must also coexist peacefully with its neighbours. Then, and only then, will peace and development have a viable chance of spreading in our region. The first step is today's resolution.”
1999-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4084 (1999) · source
“However, we have not yet been able to put an end to the question of weapons of mass destruction, nor has there been any information on Kuwaiti prisoners of war or Kuwaiti property. We are delighted to see that in the draft resolution adopted today, the Council showed readiness to evince more flexibility on the issue of humanitarian supplies. It also exempted the Hajj pilgrimage from the sanctions provisions. On the other hand, we would like to recall the fifth preambular paragraph of the resolution, which recalls the goal of establishing the Middle East as a zone free from weapons of mass destruction. Here, we must emphasize that Israel poses a great danger to the region, because it possesses a huge nuclear arsenal.”
1999-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4084 (1999) · source
“We have warned, and continue to warn, about the unpeaceful consequences of such crises. Today's resolution might not be the optimal one, and its adoption was not unanimous. However, it represents a serious attempt by the Security Council to deal with the issue. Iraq must respond favourably so that the desired results of both parties will be realized. While waiting for an end to the fall-out from the crisis brought about by the Iraqi aggression against Kuwait, the Security Council adopted the oil-for-food programme so that humanitarian supplies could become a major factor in alleviating the suffering of the Iraqi people resulting from the sanctions imposed against Iraq. It is an integrated programme and is already in its eighth year.”
1999-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4084 (1999) · source
“How can we suspend or cancel the sanctions while resolution 687 (1991), relative to the destruction of weapons of mass destruction, has not been implemented? Or while the release of Kuwaiti prisoners and other nationals and the return of Kuwaiti property has not been secured? Here, we must not say that the number of prisoners is small in comparison with those who were taken prisoner in other wars. A prisoner means the whole world for his family; consequently, the problem of prisoners is primarily a humanitarian one. Also, we should not hear that the Kuwaiti properties are simply archives. They are the identity and history of the State of Kuwait; they were stolen so as to obliterate the existence of that country. Therefore, are we really about to repeat the crises that have loomed in the past between Iraq and the Security Council?”
1999-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4084 (1999) · source
“The Council will guarantee its interests and the interests of the countries concerned, reminding Iraq of its commitments under the relevant Council resolutions. We have not heard any member of this Security Council who has declined to say that Iraq must cooperate with the Council in the implementation of the relevant resolutions, including today's. In return, Iraq had already declared its total rejection of the resolution, even before its adoption. And here we are today, questioning the ability of the Council to cooperate with the party primarily concerned when this same party rejects any cooperation with it. This party puts suspension of any sanctions previously imposed on it by the Council as a condition for cooperation.”
1999-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4084 (1999) · source
“Our delegation has repeatedly called for the Security Council to make known what has been achieved in the field of weapons of mass destruction. This will be an encouragement to finish the task. We also have called for a declaration on the fate of prisoners and properties. However, the prevailing thinking at the Council at that time was the policy of "all or nothing". Now we find the Council modifying its style and approach, as clarified in the draft resolution, allowing for a partial recognition of what has been realized so far. The Council has shown readiness to suspend the sanctions imposed on Iraq, provided that Iraq show cooperation in the field of armaments. We call on Iraq to cooperate further with the Council.”
1999-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4084 (1999) · source
“We say this because we truly hope that the crises between Iraq and the Security Council will not be repeated. We are keen to see constructive cooperation prevail between the two parties in order to allow for complete destruction of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, the release of Kuwaiti and other nationals held as prisoners of war and the return of Kuwaiti property. We in the Gulf region do not favour non-peaceful options that cause tremors in the region every time a crisis looms in the relationship between the Council and Iraq. Therefore, Iraq must continuously implement Council resolutions, the most recent of which is the one we adopted today. This would mean that Iraq should carry out the demands requested of it so that it can devote its efforts to economic and social development, along with other countries of the region.”
1999-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4084 (1999) · source
“Mr. Buallay (Bahrain)(spoke in Arabic): The Security Council has voted on a draft resolution that can truly be considered one of the most important resolutions put before the Council in the past two years. My delegation, which voted in favour of the draft resolution, sincerely hopes that it will be implemented in a credible and objective manner. We are aware that the Council has made strenuous efforts and spent long hours, and you, Sir, have chaired and steered these efforts, in preparation of the draft resolution and in working to secure support for it by the majority of its member States. However, we also believe that its implementation will require complicated and wide-scale efforts; that would be the decisive factor in implementing it in a valid and efficient manner.”
1999-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4084 (1999) · source
“Secondly, why is the United Nations so reluctant to engage in the intervention necessary to replace the current precarious peace with a solid lasting one?”
1999-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4083 (1999) · source
“Such reluctance will perpetuate the "no war no peace" situation not only in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but also in Angola and Sierra Leone, along the borders between Eritrea and Ethiopia, as well as in Somalia and elsewhere. How long will the African continent - as represented by the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other hotbeds of tension - be victimized by the illicit arms trafficking on which it squanders its wealth of diamonds, petroleum and other natural resources? The Democratic Republic of the Congo actually needs these resources for its social and economic development. In brief, I have two questions for Mr. Miyet. First, why is the peace process based on the Lusaka agreements so slow? I would stress here that this situation is of great concern to us.”
1999-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4083 (1999) · source
“Should it persist, there is a strong likelihood that peace will fail and that war will break out once again. The conflicting forces remain in position and the combatants remain armed. We foresee that this situation, which remains suspended between heaven and earth, could become semi-permanent with the passage of time. Neighbouring Angola is a case in point. My question is this. Why does the United Nations hesitate to intervene? We are aware that financial assistance is necessary to fund a United Nations peacekeeping mission, but do we or do we not establish such a mission in all its military and civilian aspects before we enter Kinshasa?”
1999-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4083 (1999) · source
“In this connection, my delegation has two main observations to make. First, after the signing of the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement, the peace process seems to be progressing rather slowly although the major military battles have long since ceased. What is hindering the restoration of normalcy - including national reconciliation, the withdrawal of foreign forces and the return of refugees - to the Democratic Republic of the Congo? Why has this failed to happen? Secondly, the United Nations is clearly reluctant to intervene appropriately to resolve this issue. The United Nations must be effectively present on the ground if the peace process is to continue and lasting peace is to be established in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Yet, the current situation - which is one of neither peace nor war - is very dangerous.”
1999-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4083 (1999) · source
“Mr. Buallay (Bahrain) (spoke in Arabic): When the Council discussed yesterday the practical and pragmatic means of confronting African issues and problems, we had hoped to have an interactive dialogue in the form of an open discussion and an exchange of views between the presidency, the members of the Council and the other Members of the United Nations as a whole. Instead, we merely heard statements and speeches. Many ideas and proposals were raised yesterday that might have been discussed. Yesterday, too, the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was mentioned several times. Although that demonstrated the importance of this issue, we do not want it to monopolize the Security Council's attention for a certain period of time, only to be forgotten as just another conflict in Africa. That is no way to remedy the situation.”
1999-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4083 (1999) · source
“We made our proposal knowing that there are good centres of that type in developed countries that can help in this regard, whether directly or through the specialized agencies of the United Nations. We hoped that the Secretariat would respond to our proposal, which would contribute to post-conflict peace- building in Sierra Leone. That task might fall within the purview of bodies other than the Security Council, at least indirectly. In our opinion, that is sufficient reason for the Secretariat to enlighten us as to which competent body we should address our proposal to. My delegation would be grateful for a response from Mr. Miyet.”
1999-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4078 (1999) · source
“Mr. Buallay (Bahrain) (spoke in Arabic): Thank you, Mr. President, for giving me the floor once again in this interesting and thought-provoking discussion of the important subject of Sierra Leone. My delegation, both in the informal consultations and in the debate in this Chamber, made a proposal regarding the establishment of a centre in Sierra Leone to provide artificial limbs and rehabilitation for those who have been disabled. My delegation made that proposal because of the large number of war victims in that country. There is a need to rehabilitate and reintegrate into society those who have been maimed or disabled so that they will not be a burden on others.”
1999-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4078 (1999) · source
“In conclusion, my delegation calls upon all parties to the Lorne Agreement to commit themselves to the spirit and the letter of the Agreement and to put the interest of their countries above all other narrow, personal interests and considerations in order to develop the country at all levels - political, economic and social - and in order for Sierra Leone to return to the fold of the international community, where it was before. On this occasion, and on behalf of my delegation, I express our thanks and appreciation to the Economic Community of West African States and its Monitoring Group, ECOMOG, for their efforts and the great sacrifices they made to help Sierra Leone return to normalcy. I also express our thanks and appreciation to the former Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Francis Okelo, and the UNAMSIL troops.”
1999-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4078 (1999) · source