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lines on the record: 32
first: 1992-03-17
most recent: 1993-08-09
sittings or episodes: 7
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“Although the methods are somewhat different, the objectives behind this scenario are all too familiar by now. Hungary, like the CSCE community as a whole, is of the view that the expulsion of the CSCE missions is an act that further aggravates the threat to peace and security in the Balkan region. Therefore, we consider that the call of the Council to the Belgrade Government to re-examine its position is a perfectly legitimate and sound action, supporting the efforts of the CSCE in this matter of grave concern.”
1993-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3262 (1993) · source
“The international community has had well-founded reasons to concentrate its attention recently on Kosovo, where tension gives cause for serious concern. However, the situation is also very fragile in Vojvodina and Sandjak, where the human rights and fundamental freedoms of ethnic communities are far from being fully respected. We are particularly concerned about the situation of the Hungarian minority in Vojvodina, which is being continuously threatened and lives under conditions of intimidation and harassment. As a consequence of this, tens of thousands of Hungarians have had to leave and seek refuge abroad, mainly in my country. It is not by accident, either, that at the same time Serb settlers have been sent to Vojvodina in large numbers, moving into the homes of Hungarians who left the region.”
1993-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3262 (1993) · source
“As the Chairman-in-Office of the Council of Ministers of the CSCE points out in her letter of 20 July 1993 to the President of the Security Council, the missions have indeed proved extremely valuable in promoting stability and counteracting the risk of ethnically motivated violence in Kosovo, Sandjak and Vojvodina. My delegation fully shares this assessment of the role of the CSCE missions. In fact, we strongly believe that transparency in the protection of human rights is an important factor of stability and security, being a litmus test of a Government's fulfilment of its obligations under the United Nations Charter and other relevant international instruments. The decision of the Belgrade Government was taken at a time when the situation in each of the three regions continues to be volatile.”
1993-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3262 (1993) · source
“The delegation of Hungary shares the deep concern over the refusal of the Belgrade Government to allow the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) missions of long duration in Vojvodina, Kosovo and Sandjak to continue their activities. The missions were established to promote dialogue between the authorities and communities in the three regions, collect information on human rights violations and promote solutions to such problems as well as to assist in providing information on relevant legislation on human rights, protection of minorities, free media and democratic elections.”
1993-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3262 (1993) · source
“It is in that spirit that my delegation lent its support to resolution 853 (1993), just adopted unanimously by the Council.”
1993-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3259 (1993) · source
“The international community cannot remain silent at the use of brute force as a means to settle admittedly difficult and complex problems that have been accumulating for decades and that have been ignored or suppressed by previous political regimes. At the same time, we note with increasing dismay that, in the absence of effective international action against arbitrary violence and genocide, some are drawing the conclusion that their goals can be achieved through aggression and that territory can be acquired through the use of force and by driving hundreds of thousands of people from their homes with complete impunity. We deeply believe that the way the Security Council reacts to such developments is critical for the maintenance of international peace and security.”
1993-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3259 (1993) · source
“Having said that, we note with regret that today it is not at all uncommon to see nationalist forces trigger armed conflicts, hindering the stabilization and the development of a democratic order in countries that only recently became independent. Whether it occurs in the territory of the former Soviet Union or in the Balkans, this phenomenon causes suffering, human tragedies and the destruction of whole regions. New barriers between peoples and ethnic communities are created, strengthening the position of those who reject the coexistence of different religious or ethnic communities and who profess hatred instead of good-neighbourliness and civilized relations among nations.”
1993-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3259 (1993) · source
“The delegation of Hungary thinks that the resolution adopted by the Security Council today is very important indeed. It reaffirms the inadmissibility of the use of force for the acquisition of territory and the inviolability of international borders. We welcome the fact that the resolution also demands the cessation of all hostilities and the withdrawal of occupying forces, and calls for unimpeded access for international humanitarian relief efforts in the region. We also note the Support expressed once again by the Council for the efforts of the Minsk Group of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) to achieve a peaceful solution. We strongly believe that cooperation and mutual support between the United Nations and the CSCE must play an essential rele in the search for a just and peaceful settlement of this problem.”
1993-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3259 (1993) · source
“My delegation considers the role of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) important and critical for the maintenance of tranquillity on the island while the negotiations between the parties, through the renewed mediation efforts of the Secretary-General, reach a new and Significant crossroads. The transfer of UNFICYP's financing to a sound basis, involving sacrifices from each and every Member of the Organization, serves exactly that purpose, that is to say, to keep alive an operation -so vital to the security and safety of the Cypriot people on both sides of the green line. At this juncture, let me express our hope that the fate of UNFICYP has not "been decided at this meeting, and that consultations will continue with a view to finding adequate and acceptable solutions to the issues involved in this matter.”
1993-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3211 (1993) · source
“The delegation of Hungary truly regrets that the Security Council was unable to adopt the draft resolution contained in document S/25693. For several years now the Council has been functioning on the basis of close cooperation among its members, and particularly on the basis of close cooperation among the permanent members. Reflecting the new realities in the world, the concurring votes of the permanent members, as envisaged in article 27 of the Charter have made the functioning of the Council more effective than ever before in its history. We sincerely hope that today's events will in no way create a precedent and that they will not hinder the Council's fulfilment of its responsibilities in the future.”
1993-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3211 (1993) · source
“We sincerely hope that the action taken today by this Council will help ease the sufferings of the victims of aggression and bring us closer to the end of the violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. But we know that there is still a long way to go before a viable solution and peace are achieved, and therefore the Security Council should remaiu actively seized of this matter.”
1992-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3106 (1992) · source
“My delegation believes that international control over the illegal military forces would meet the concerns of ali interested parties and contribute to easing the situation. To strengthen this process, in our opinion, the Security Council should aiso consider establishing United Nations control over the border between Serbia-Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. United Nations forces would supervise the land border crossings in order to prevent the transport of arms and ammunition from Serbia-Moatenegro to Bosnia and Herzegovina. My delegation hopes, especially in the light of the aforementioned statements, that the interested parties will give favourable consideration to such an arrangement.”
1992-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3106 (1992) · source
“The cessation of all military activity is certainly one of the most important steps towards creating 6 climate conducive to a peaceful settlement. Isolation of the illegal military forces, including the irregular Serbian forces, which are not operating under the control of any sovereign Government, would help to put an end to the hostilities in Bosniz and Herzegovina. The Belgrade Government has stated that it does not consider the Serbian forces operating in Bosnia and Herzegovina to be under its control and does uot take any responsibility for their actions, This position has been reaffirmed by Prime Minister Panic, during his recent visit to Budapest, on the occasion of the signing of an ICRC-mediated agreement with his Croatian counterpart on the exchange of prisoners of war.”
1992-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3106 (1992) · source
“The adoption of theses two resolutions is another example, in our opinion, of the strong conmitment of the Security Council to human-rights and humanitarian issues. To act urgently is not only a moral obligaticn for the Council: it is indispensable for the preservation of the credibility of the United Nations. Only a credible Organization and a credible Security Council can perform their basic function - maintaining international peace and security. We should like to emphasize once again that there is an urgent need for a negotiated political solution to the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina if we are to protect and preserve the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of that country.”
1992-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3106 (1992) · source
“Our delegation believes that the time has come for this Council to listen to the dramatic appeal from the war-besieged people of Bosnia and Herzegovina and at least to ensure the unhindered delivery of relief supplies of medicine and food. We urge all parties to cooperate in :reating the necessary conditions for free and safe international humanitarian activity in the entire territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It goes without saying that the internstional community cannot disregard the respousibility of those who violate international humanitarian law, who order attacks on non-combatants, hospitals and ambulances, impeding the delivery of food and medical supplies to the civilian population, to mention only a few examples of criminal atrocities.”
1992-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3106 (1992) · source
“In that spirit, Hungary, together with the other members of the Security Council, welcomed the signing of the London Agreement on 17 July 1992, which also has provisions concerning tho return of all refugees. We gladly joined the call for the maximum use of the cease-fire to bring humanitarian relief and supplies to all parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, But the continuing attacks by Serbian elements in Bosnia, especially the merciless heavy-artillery attacks against the civilian population, threaten the delivery of urgently needed humanitarian aid, jeopardize the safety of United Nations personnel, put at risk the lives of thousands of citizens and force even more of them to leave their homes and seek refuge abroad, mainly in neighbouring countries, includiag Hungary.”
1992-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3106 (1992) · source
“We reject any aspiration to change borders by force, and we cannot accept any situation established in this manner, We also condemn the changing of the ethnic composition of the population by force. We are deaply concerned by continuing reports of widespread violations of international humanitarian law, and in particular reports of the imprisonment and abuse of civilians in camps, prisons and detention centres within the territory of the former Yugoslavia and especially in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Our policy has been worked out in full accordance with the principles adopted by the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) States, with the decisions of the European Community, the CSCE and the resolutions of this Council, Our goal remains to establish friendly relations and cooperation with all of our southern neighbours.”
1992-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3106 (1992) · source
“Hungary has been fellowing with profound concern the escalation of violence, ths immense sufferings of the civilian population and the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The situation prevailing in this independent State Mamber of the United Nations continues to pose a threat to regionsl and international peace and security and, as such, constitutes a major concern for the international community. Since the beginning of the Yugoslav crisis, the Republic of Hungary has advocated a peaceful settlement of the conflict through negotiations, on the basis of democratic values, respect for the right of nations to self-determination, as well as the human and minority rights of the population.”
1992-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3106 (1992) · source
“It is also an integral part of international collective security, as exemplified during and after the Guif crisis, and also more recently in the conflict among the southern Slav peoples. Therefore it is indispensable for the Security Council, in the context of its peace-building efforts, to take an unambiguous and clear-cut stand for the protection of those rights whenever and wherever they are flagrantly violated.”
1992-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3105 (1992) · source
“The Government of Irag bears full responsibility for the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in its country. Early implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions, including resolution 666 (19593), as weil as resolutions 7Ub (1991) and 712 (1991), would contribute to the improvement of the human-rights situation and the living conditions of the suffering civilian population of Iraq. As was stressed in the statement of the head of the Hungarian delegation to the summit meeting of Security Council mombers in January, for the Republic of Hungary respact for human rights snd the rights of national miporities is not merely a legal or humanitarian question.”
1992-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3105 (1992) · source
“Earlier last year, in launching a large-scale humanitarian operation to save the Kurds of Iraq, the Security Council acted in an exemplary manner. Those steps were directed towards peace-building, towards the safeguarding of human rights and the rights of minorities. Therefore reports about the lack of cooperation on che part of the Iragi Government regarding the United Nations humavitarian operation should not escape the attention of the Council either. We urge Iraq to cooperate with the United Nations for the early finalisation of the negotiations on the renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding covering the humanitarian programme. The Iragi authorities should put an end to the repression of the civilian population throughout the country. Humanitarian relief efforts should continue unhindered.”
1992-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3105 (1992) · source
“Resolution 688 (1991) of the Council and the Presidential statement of 11 March 1992 have clearly recognized this relationship by keeping the question of repression in iraq under review by the Security Council. This disregard for international standards, including the provisions of treaties in the field of human rights to which Iraq has become a party. is indeed alarming. The practices of mass execution, the extensive use of torture by security forces, enforced disappearances, violations affecting ethnic and religious communities, in particular the massive repression of the Kurds and now the resurgence of grave violations of the population's human rights in the area of the southern marshes cannot but be condemned by the international community.”
1992-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3105 (1992) · source
“The delegation of Hungary remains deeply concerned about the systematic, massive and grave violations of human rights in Irag, the consequences of which have a direct bearing on international peace and security in the region. The statement made by Mr. van der Stoel before this Council, for which we thank him, provides us with new and shocking iaformation about the humanitarian and human-rights situation of the Iraqi civilian population. Our delegation considers the participation of Mr. van der Stoel in this meeting of the Council as an important contribution towards enhancing the awareness of the link that exists between the way a Government treats its own citizens and the way it acts in the international srena, as well as the link between enforcing respect for human rights and maintaining international peace and security.”
1992-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3105 (1992) · source
“Although we are aware of the fact that the adoption of this package of sanctions will affect not only those targeted but other countries as well, in and outside the region, we do believe that by these measures the Council reaffirms its own credibility and takes a very important step towards the containment of aggression and the restoration of peace and stability in a region which finds itself in a complex and sometimes painful transition period and where the dangers of the unfolding developments are still incalculable.”
1992-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3082 (1992) · source
“This is our political task and moral obligation as well. We welcome the fact that the members of the Security Council have realized the dangers of this bloody conflict and arrived at the conclusion that decisive measures should be taken on behalf of the international community. On the basis of the aforementioned considerations, my delegation supports and co-sponsors the draft resolution contained in document S/24037 envisaging mandatory sanctions against Serbia and Montenegro under Chapter VII of the Charter. As members of the Council may recall, we have urged the Council for some time to make it known to the Belgrade authorities that their actions cannot go on without serious consequences.”
1992-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3082 (1992) · source
“At the end of our century, undisguised efforts to create so-called nation-States, incorporating all people belonging to the same ethnic background, and the blatant use of force to achieve this aim through territorial conquests, are completely inadmissible and inexcusable. This is a policy which is totally contradictory to everything for which our Organization stands. We all know very well which party bears the overwhelming responsibility for this kind of development of the crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Despite diplomatic efforts and actions by European regional organizations and others, the Belgrade leadership has not changed its behaviour. Therefore, the time has come for the Security Council to live up to its responsibilities enshrined in the Charter and send the appropriate message to the aggressor.”
1992-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3082 (1992) · source
“The irregular forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina have not yet been disbanded or disarmed. The humanitarian situation continues to be catastrophic, as amply reflected in the report of the Secretary-General. to sum up, the provisions of resolution 752 (1992) are not being complied with at all, and the aggression against Bosnia and Herzegovina is raging on. Since last Friday, however, a new element, in fact a very important new dimension, has been added to the overall picture which should not be left aside, namely, that this naked aggression is committed against a State Member of the United Nations. Those tragic events going on in the southern neighbourhood of my country are unprecedented in the post-Second World War history of Europe.”
1992-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3082 (1992) · source
“Since the adoption of resolution 752 (1992) on 15 May 1992, the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina has not improved at all, but, unfortunately, has been continuously deteriorating. The cease-fire agreements are not holding; the fighting has not stopped. The interference from outside Bosnia and Herzegovina has not ceased; the territorial integrity of that sovereign and independent country is not respected. The elements of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) left behind are not under the authority of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina; their weapons have not been placed under effective international monitoring or control. The forcible expulsions of persons continue, and the attempts to change the ethnic composition of the population have not been abandoned.”
1992-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3082 (1992) · source
“In our view it is of paramount importance that all parties concerned respect fully the security and safety of this team and the personnel of the humanitarian organizations and quarantee their complete freedom of movement in the country. On the basis of those considerations the Hungarian delegation strongly supports the adoption of the draft resolution contained in document S/23722.”
1992-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3060 (1992) · source
“It is equally important that all Somali parties, movements and factions facilitate the unimpeded delivery of humanitarian assistance to all those in need and cooperate with the United Nations, its specialized agencies and other humanitarian organizations for this purpose. In our opinion, efforts to solve the political and humanitarian aspects of the crisis should be made simultaneously. For these reasons, we welcome the idea of dispatching a technical team to Somalia, to be accompanied by the coordinator of humanitarian assistance in order to work within the framework and objectives outlined in paragraphs 73 and 74 of the Secretary-General's report.”
1992-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3060 (1992) · source
“At this juncture, we are particularly encouraged by the efforts of the Organization of African Unity, the League of Arab States and the Organization of the Islamic Conference towards achieving a peaceful settlement. We also EF/11 S/PV.3060 55 concur with the Secretary-General's observation in his report that the collaborative efforts of the United Nations and the regional and intergovernmental organizations undertaken in the context of Chapter VIII of the Charter have set a useful precedent for future cooperation. In our view it is essential, for any progress to be made towards the solution of the crisis, that the signatories of the cease-fire agreements of 3 March 1992 honour their commitments fully and unconditionally.”
1992-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3060 (1992) · source
“First of all, I should like to express our gratitude to the Secretary-General for his report on the situation in Somalia, which has provided an excellent basis for the Security Council to consider the issue before us. The Republic of Hungary is deeply concerned by the continuous deterioration of the situation in Somalia and by the magnitude of the human suffering brought about by the conflict. The continuation of this tragic and alarming situation constitutes a threat to international peace and security and, consequently, it demands effective action on behalf of the Council. We are fully aware of the complexity and the extraordinary nature of this crisis, which indeed requires new and innovative approaches by the international community.”
1992-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3060 (1992) · source