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Cabral

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first: 1996-09-20
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“Mr. Cabral (Portugal) (spoke in French): I, too, should like to take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of May and to express gratitude to the delegation of Colombia and to Ambassador Osorio for their outstanding work during the month of April. Unfortunately, my statement was prepared in English, so I will speak in English. (spoke in English) I wish to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Mr. Moreno-Ocampo, for his report and for his comprehensive and informative briefing today. I wish also to commend him and all his staff for the significant investigative work he was able to carry out in such a short period of time, under difficult circumstances.”
2011-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6528 (2011) · source
“I believe that, on the basis of the excellent report of the Secretary- General and the excellent clarifications provided this morning by Mr. Mutaboba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and by Ambassador Viotti, Chair of the Guinea-Bissau configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission, Council members will have a clear and up-to-date idea of the progress achieved in my country. I confident that the Council will continue to provide the necessary support so that we can complete all the reforms on which we have embarked, so that we can continue all the necessary efforts, and so that we can be worthy of the trust the Council has placed in us.”
2010-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6281 (2010) · source
“The challenges are many, and despite my Government's endeavours and despite our awareness of the need to redouble our efforts to shoulder our primary responsibility to establish the structures needed to transform Guinea-Bissau into a stable country that can contribute to peace and stability in the subregion. We need international assistance in overcoming all of the many obstacles before us. I am counting on Security Council members to urge the rest of the international community to provide sustained support for the efforts that we ourselves are making in Guinea-Bissau. I take this opportunity, once again, to thank the members of the Security Council for the interest they 10-26013 have always shown in Guinea-Bissau.”
2010-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6281 (2010) · source
“Here too, substantial progress has been seen thanks again to reform of the justice sector and in particular of the judicial police, which, today, equipped 10-26013 with far more substantial resources, is tackling this scourge which affects us all due to its nature as a scourge afflicting the entire region. For that reason, I welcome the fact that the West African region has decided to join in these efforts and place all available energy and resources at our disposal to address this scourge. From us, this requires firm discipline, joint efforts and good coordination. We are counting on the international community to support us in these efforts.”
2010-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6281 (2010) · source
“We must proceed, as we are doing, to a much broader reform, including of public administration, so that the skills needed to face all the challenges we have to address together in Guinea- Bissau are in place where and when they are needed. That is why, as I said earlier, we have begun to establish mechanisms that allow us to meticulously manage public funds to ensure that what little we have is spent in an intelligent way and so that, through transparent accounting, the people of Guinea-Bissau can have trust in their leaders and be aware of the Government's praiseworthy efforts to meet their most urgent needs. I should also like point out that we are making efforts relating to the need to combat drug trafficking in our country.”
2010-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6281 (2010) · source
“I should also like to say that defence and security sector reform efforts are under way. The Council will have realized that everything in Guinea-Bissau is a matter of top priority. But among the great number of priorities, defence and security sector reform is a pre- eminent one, to which we are devoting enormous effort and particular care. In this regard, I should like to thank the international community, including the European Union, for the invaluable cooperation that our development partners are providing us, in particular with regard to security and defence sector reform. However, while we are aware that defence and security sector reform is necessary and indispensable, it is not enough on its own.”
2010-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6281 (2010) · source
“This policy of inclusion responds to the need to ensure ongoing dialogue in Guinea-Bissau. That is why, at present, all actors and stakeholders - the Government, civil society, young people and women - are participating in organizing what we hope will be a national reconciliation conference. This conference will be centred on topics focusing not only on the concerns of the people but also on the need to ensure that together, through fruitful dialogue, we can get to the right solutions that will allow us to establish lasting political stability and mechanisms opening the way for sustainable development. Everyone in the country must realize that, without dialogue, without the participation by all and without the contributions of all the sons and daughters of Guinea-Bissau, promoting development will not be possible.”
2010-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6281 (2010) · source
“Here I should like to emphasize in particular the effort being made in Guinea-Bissau - by both the President and the Prime Minister - to ensure the harmonious management of State affairs, and, moreover, to ensure that there can be understanding and dialogue, along with an inclusive political climate, which is open to other stakeholders, especially other political parties, and in which they too can make their contribution to building a Guinea-Bissau that favours peace and development. In this respect, it is important to take note of what Mr. Mutaboba just recalled: the fact that the President of the Republic invited the former President, Mr. Kumba Yala, to take part in the State Council, which clearly shows the good intentions, and above all the determination, of the leaders of Guinea-Bissau to promote an inclusive political climate.”
2010-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6281 (2010) · source
“For the first time since 2004, the Government of Guinea-Bissau was able to ensure the regular payment of salaries, which represents substantial progress since the payment of salaries, as Council members know, contributes to the building of the psychological climate necessary for peace and stability in a country insofar as it is salaries that enable families to live decent lives.”
2010-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6281 (2010) · source
“It has to be said, and we should celebrate this, that substantial progress has been made in strengthening democracy and promoting a culture of peace and dialogue, but above all in establishing a political climate of accountability and good governance that will help create conditions that favour lasting development. As members will have noted, what emerges from the report of the Secretary-General is that Guinea- Bissau is on the road to political stability. Guinea- Bissau has worked with great determination to establish a mechanism to firmly enable good governance, the rigorous management of public funds through the rigorous monitoring of all tax revenues, which has had evident success, as Mr. Mutaboba has just noted.”
2010-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6281 (2010) · source
“Mr. Cabral (Guinea-Bissau) (spoke in French): I should like, Mr. President, to thank you and to convey our great pleasure at seeing you, the eminent representative of the Gabonese Republic, presiding over the work of the Council during the month of 5 March. I am convinced that, owing to your spirit of brotherly cooperation and to the diligence and, above all, the comprehension of Council members - and I convey my greetings to the new members - the Council will give careful consideration to the report of the Secretary-General (S/2010/ 106) before it. As the Special Representative of the Secretary- General just recalled, Guinea-Bissau has come a long way.”
2010-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6281 (2010) · source
“I would therefore like to thank all members of the Council for their support and to assure them, on behalf of the Government of Guinea-Bissau, that we will not cease - we will not cease, I repeat - to deploy our best efforts to promote dialogue, to realize the inclusion that Mr. Mutaboba seeks, so that all the sons and daughters of Guinea-Bissau may participate in managing the affairs of their country and make their contributions to constructing the rule of law, to strengthen democracy and to create the conditions for a better life for our people. That is our essential goal - to ensure that the people of Guinea-Bissau can enjoy peace, stability and development.”
2009-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6212 (2009) · source
“Council members know this better than I do. Not only has Burkina Faso drawn the attention of Council members to the specifics of the situation in Guinea-Bissau, but it has also worked to ensure that, through constructive dialogue with our partners, we will be able to achieve what really matters - that is, the goals we undertook to pursue. I wish therefore to pay tribute to the efforts of Ambassador Kafando and to thank Burkina Faso, 09-59461 which, as the Council knows, plays a very important role in the subregion. We have seen this in the context of Togo, in Cote d'Ivoire and, even more recently, in the role played by President Compaore as mediator in the crisis in Guinea-Conakry.”
2009-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6212 (2009) · source
“09-5946] Finally, I would also like to thank my friend and colleague, the representative of the African Union, for the efforts undertaken at the continental level to ensure that Guinea-Bissau can not only get back on the path to political stability, but also put an end to the recurrent conflict that has plagued our country and mobilize ourselves and our resources - very limited as they are - in favour of development efforts. In conclusion, having at the beginning of my remarks paid a well-earned tribute to the members of the Council, I would also like to pay a very particular tribute to the delegation of Burkina Faso - which, as members are aware, will leave the Council at the end of December - for the pre-eminent role it, as a member State of the Economic Community of West African States, has played within the Council.”
2009-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6212 (2009) · source
“I would like to thank Ambassador Viotti. As the Council is aware, in her capacity as Chair of the country-specific configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission for Guinea-Bissau she has devoted great efforts to ensuring that sustained attention is given to the situation in Guinea-Bissau and, in particular, to mobilizing energy and efforts in favour of my country. I would like to thank Ambassador Viotti on behalf of my country and to pay tribute, in this forum, to the pre- eminent role played by Brazil and other member States of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries in ensuring that Guinea-Bissau remains on the agenda, continues to be the subject of sustained attention and receive the help that it needs.”
2009-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6212 (2009) · source
“We will not be able to establish the rule of law until justice - the fundamental element on which all democratic systems are based - is able to function. Those on trial must have confidence in their justice system, the justice system must be accessible and justice must be administered in a transparent and equitable manner. There is a great deal to be done in this area. Mr. Costa has just noted that, at present, there are not even any prisons - at least no prisons deserving of the name. In this connection, I would like to thank our partners who are helping us to build prisons equipped to receive those who are convicted and to allow them to serve out their sentences in conditions which meet international standards, especially those relating to the need to respect the most basic rights in keeping with human rights obligations.”
2009-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6212 (2009) · source
“There have been results in the fight against international crime, organized crime and drug trafficking, but that question still cannot be considered resolved if we do not take into account the context of the situation, its subregional or even regional nature. That is why we are pleased with the efforts of Mr. Costa's Office. Above all, we are very pleased with the subregional understanding of the need to ensure that efforts are made in a concerted and combined fashion, and that is why we are now seeing results. We will have to continue that effort, and I can assure the Council, in the name of my Government, that we are aware of that fact. As Mr. Mutaboba has just stated, there is, above all, a need to take action so as to enable justice to function in Guinea-Bissau.”
2009-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6212 (2009) · source
“Mutaboba said, there are immense problems, and regardless of our determination 4 which does exist - and our willingness to work on what is essential, regardless of the very accurate understanding that we have of our responsibility first and foremost to solve our own problems, we will not be able to resolve every problem by ourselves, and at the same time. That is why it is important that the international community continue its efforts to support us so that we can build upon the momentum that we have started and that is a great satisfaction to us. Yes, we do agree with Mr. Costa, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, that there are still problems in Guinea-Bissau.”
2009-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6212 (2009) · source
“The new President of the Republic, who took office on 8 September, wanted to stress in his inaugural statement the need to set up a new culture of dialogue in Guinea-Bissau, a culture of inclusion, to ensure that the people of Guinea-Bissau speak to each other, understand each other and can work together. I believe that that bodes well for a new era. We really want to start a new chapter so that together we can address what is important, and that is the rebuilding of our country, to make it, through an ongoing and constructive dialogue, a country calm and reconciled with itself. However, as Mr.”
2009-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6212 (2009) · source
“And that is to ensure that we can increasingly deserve the confidence and assistance of the international community and also can strengthen democracy and the rule of law in my country. I would like to thank the Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Mutaboba, for his briefing, which certainly complements the report of the Secretary-General (S/2009/ 552) before the Council. As the Council has seen, much remains to be done in Guinea-Bissau. Nonetheless, thanks to our own efforts and, of course, to international assistance, we have been able to undertake and achieve convincing results. Above all, we were able to organize just, credible and transparent elections, elections that we hope will be the crowning achievement of a cycle that is necessary in building the rule of law.”
2009-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6212 (2009) · source
“Mr. Cabral (Guinea-Bissau) (spoke in French): My delegation is pleased to see you, Sir, the Ambassador of Austria, presiding over the Security Council in November. I endorse the well-deserved praise that you addressed to your predecessor, the Ambassador of Vietnam. At the outset I would like to very warmly thank the members of the Council for the interest they have shown in the situation in Guinea-Bissau, all the more so because, thanks to the efforts that Council members are making from here in New York and the recommendations that are being followed to the letter, we in Guinea-Bissau have been able, on our part - which is as it should be - to undertake what we must do.”
2009-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6212 (2009) · source
“I repeat - because it is important to do so - that the people of Guinea-Bissau are not a violent people. They are a peace-loving people and deserve the Council's close attention. I am grateful for the sustained attention that the Council has always devoted to my people and my country.”
2009-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6103 (2009) · source
“As I said before, we shall continue to strive to attain a democratic State based on the rule of law, in which all citizens will be seen, inclusively, as stakeholders in the conduct of national affairs. I reiterate that we are mindful of our obligations. I recently spoke with our Prime Minister; he asked me to tell the Council that we are mindful of the challenges we must face and that we are mindful that we in Guinea-Bissau bear primary responsibility for what happens in our country. We are ready to take up these challenges. We need the Council's understanding, solidarity and support in order to continue the task we have undertaken, so that, in spite of the obstacles, we will be able to move forward to build a democratic country and ensure that Guinea-Bissau can recover its credibility and respectability on the international scene.”
2009-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6103 (2009) · source
“Finally, I should like to say that we in Guinea- Bissau will continue to create the conditions necessary for this dialogue of which I have spoken, in order to ensure that the rule of law can prevail so that unfortunate incidents such as those just referred to by the Special Representative - which could call into question the rule of law and respect for the law - do not recur and all those doubts can be dispelled. But to do that, we need functional and credible justice, which means that here too we need the international community's help to ensure credible justice for those who are to be judged and to ensure that the people of Guinea-Bissau will be confident in their justice system and can turn to it in the knowledge that it will be prepared not only to hear them but also to render justice under conditions that respect international law.”
2009-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6103 (2009) · source
“Once again, I should like to say that we are indebted to the international community for all the messages of solidarity and compassion that have been expressed to us by the President of the Council, the Secretary-General, the African Union, the European Union, the Economic Community of West African States, the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries and all others who are concerned about what is happening in Guinea-Bissau, in a unanimous demonstration of human solidarity. Here and now, I should like to thank all those who have demonstrated their unfailing solidarity towards a people in need, the people of Guinea-Bissau.”
2009-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6103 (2009) · source
“This must be said: "Despite what has happened in your country, we have confidence in you, provided that you make the effort necessary to reconcile with one another and to establish a constructive dialogue among yourselves and for yourselves". I can assure the Council that the people of Guinea-Bissau are prepared to take that step, to make every effort and every sacrifice necessary to ensure that this credibility that we need will be restored, that lasting peace will be established in our country once and for all.”
2009-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6103 (2009) · source
“Furthermore, not only do we need to create the conditions essential for organizing the elections; at the same time, the Government needs to meet the daily needs of the population. I ask the Council not to focus only on the preparation of future elections: first the elections, and then we will see. I hope that, if possible, the authorities of Guinea-Bissau, the people of Guinea- Bissau and the international community can, in parallel and at the same time, also deal with obligations in other areas. As the Special Representative has indicated, the minimum conditions for normal life in Guinea-Bissau must be created. In other words, hope must be restored to the people of Guinea-Bissau.”
2009-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6103 (2009) · source
“When one thinks of those living in barracks that do not even have a roof, at the mercy of the weather * and the rainy season will begin soon in Guinea-Bissau - I believe that one can understand the state of mind of my countrymen in the barracks. I believe we all agree that these reforms must take place as swiftly as possible. We have made that decision: the authorities, parliament and, in particular, the army have decided to play a critical role in this reform of the defence and security forces. So I should just like to say that there is a national consensus in this area, but we need the financial wherewithal to implement plans that we have already established in order to create the structures essential to this reform that we are all earnestly calling for.”
2009-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6103 (2009) · source
“I should like to add that it is vital that the international community help us initiate and complete the reform of our defence and security forces. That is an element essential to peacebuilding in Guinea- Bissau. We must acknowledge that the conditions in which my country's soldiers - my fellow citizens - live are utterly regrettable. I believe that the United Nations missions that have gone to Guinea-Bissau can attest to that. It is not a question of creating conditions that are more perfect than those that are most essential for any person's everyday life; it is just a question of ensuring that we, too, can create minimum living conditions in the barracks so that the soldiers, who are an integral part of society and normal citizens, can reclaim the dignity that is indispensable to any human being.”
2009-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6103 (2009) · source
“It is essential that the Council help us, that the international community help us to create a favourable atmosphere for the forthcoming elections, to be held on 28 June, in the wake of the President's assassination. Despite the tragic nature of the events that have occurred in my country, and despite certain difficulties in harmonizing positions, the political parties have lived up to their responsibilities. They met to take a consensual decision on the date of 28 June. It is essential that the international community help us to organize those elections. We want them to be credible and transparent and to be an opportunity for the citizens of Guinea-Bissau to decisively choose the person they want.”
2009-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6103 (2009) · source
“Thus, I should like to ask, as the Secretary-General did in his report (S/2009/169), that these people not be abandoned, because the people of Guinea-Bissau deserve to be supported in this national reconciliation effort so that they can find their way back to the path of peace and political stability and can lay the foundations for sustainable development. We need development; we do not need conflict. We need the international community to help us face major challenges. Most of those challenges are described in the Secretary-General's report, and the Special Representative made more specific reference to some of our most essential priorities. It is imperative that the people of Guinea-Bissau reconcile with one another. The international community and the Security Council must have a positive and immediate impact.”
2009-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6103 (2009) · source
“In fact, we in Guinea- Bissau are aware of the need to ensure that the country's credibility is restored. We are mindful of the need to reconcile with one another, to establish dialogue as a means of communication, to ensure harmony among all sectors of the population - all ethnic groups, all the components of our nation. That is why I should like to insist here that, despite what has happened, despite the brutality that has occurred, the people of Guinea-Bissau are not a violent people. Quite to the contrary, the people of Guinea-Bissau are a peaceful people who love peace and are striving to ensure that peace becomes a lasting reality in our country.”
2009-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6103 (2009) · source
“Unfortunately, however, it also shows how long the situation in my country has dragged on. Today, I take the floor with a heavy heart because, as the Secretary-General says in his report and as his Special Representative, Mr. Mutaboba, reiterated earlier, tragic events have occurred in my country. The unfortunate assassinations of the President of the Republic and the General Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces were two tragic events compounding the evil that has, as I said earlier, plagued the daily life of my fellow citizens for quite some time. Unfortunately, we face a tragic situation. But I want to assure the Council that, whatever the current circumstances might be, no one should conclude that Guinea-Bissau is a lost cause - that, despite all the efforts of the international community, we are not achieving the hoped-for results.”
2009-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6103 (2009) · source
“Mr. Cabral (Guinea-Bissau) (spoke in French): I thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to take the floor today after the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Joseph Mutaboba, and the Ambassador of Brazil, who spoke in her capacity as Chair of the Guinea-Bissau configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission. The Special Representative of the Secretary- General stated earlier that the report of the Secretary- General (S/2009/169) is the thirty-fourth of its kind, which shows just how long the Council has been considering the situation in my country. It has been a rather extended period of time, given that the United Nations Office was created nearly 10 years ago, which I believe evinces the Council members' confirmed interest in my country.”
2009-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6103 (2009) · source
“Such ownership, as we understand it, is first and foremost a responsibility to be assumed by the country concerned and, secondly, a shared responsibility, because we are all in this surge of solidarity together. We are all moved by the same desire to ensure that the countries concerned will be able to see new democracies born through free and credible elections, such as we plan to hold on 16 November. Therefore, through Viable democratic institutions, we must ensure that the people who are suffering are finally able to hope for a better day.”
2008-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5997 (2008) · source
“Regional and subregional cooperation is a crucial element, as the Ambassador of Burkina Faso has just said. We in ECOWAS have decided to provide a comprehensive solution to a generalized problem. Allow me to say that we are quite satisfied with the adoption of the strategy, for it will enable us to bring about major reforms in the areas of defence, security and public administration. We will also be able to establish a credible system of justice, which is necessary for the strengthening of the rule of law. Through such a system, we will be able to ensure that those who commit crimes are punished by a well- established judicial system that meets universally recognized standards. Finally, allow me to say that we agree with the notion of ownership that was referred to just now by the representative of South Africa.”
2008-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5997 (2008) · source
“I cannot say enough how satisfied we are with the growing cooperation between the General Assembly and the Security Council in a matter as fundamental as the future of peoples who are suffering, emerging from conflict and determined to establish the conditions for a democracy based on respect for human rights, the acknowledgement of and the pre-eminence of the rule of law and the participation of all men and women in the national affairs of a country. Before I conclude, I should wish to say that there is a major problem in Guinea-Bissau, namely, drug trafficking. We are determined to combat that scourge with the help of the international community. In a few days, we will be present at Praia, Cape Verde, to participate in a ministerial conference of the countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).”
2008-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5997 (2008) · source
“That included Government officials, but above all, members of civil society, young people, and women, who make up the driving force of all development, as well as politicians from the various political parties. That has resulted in an inclusive process. The strategic framework has been the culmination of all that work. That should be the approach for the future, which is to say, an approach that is results-oriented and based on inclusive democracy. I should therefore like to say to the members of the Security Council that the Peacebuilding Commission is a major component of peacebuilding in countries emerging from conflicts.”
2008-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5997 (2008) · source
“Of course, the Council will also understand that I must also pay very special tribute to Ambassador Viotti, the representative of Brazil, for her excellent work as Chair of the Guinea- Bissau configuration. In Guinea-Bissau we have every reason to be pleased with the results we have achieved, which are clear and demonstrate not just the solidarity of the international community but also the fact that we in Guinea-Bissau, my fellow citizens, are indeed able to emerge from the situation. It is not insurmountable. As indicated by the Chairman in his briefing, we recently adopted a comprehensive strategy that was the result of thorough work that was carried out in an inclusive manner, with all actors, all interested persons, everyone with a stake in the life of Guinea-Bissau.”
2008-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5997 (2008) · source
“We are in fact talking about solidarity - international solidarity with people who are suffering, people emerging from conflict, but people who nevertheless believe that they are not facing a hopeless situation and that they can overcome that situation through determination and the support of the international community. That is precisely the support that the Peacebuilding Commission provides. Allow me therefore to say that we truly owe an enormous debt of gratitude to all the Chairs of the various configurations, each of whom is giving his or her best. In addition, I should also like to pay tribute to the Ambassador of El Salvador, who, as we know, presides over the working group on the lessons that should be learned - lessons that I hope will indeed be learned and remembered in the future.”
2008-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5997 (2008) · source
“In the briefing by Ambassador Takasu, who is the Chairperson of the Peacebuilding Commission, it has become clear that the Commission is doing excellent work. I say "excellent" work because it is sending a new message and, as the Ambassador of Costa Rica has just said, the Commission is demonstrating greater creativity and flexibility. That is because Chairman Ambassador Takasu is attempting to ensure that the Commission can make a difference - not just to send a message of hope to people who are suffering, like my people, those of Guinea-Bissau, but also to attest to the solidarity that was just referred to by my colleague from Burkina Faso.”
2008-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5997 (2008) · source
“I should also like to say that we have had the good fortune to work very closely with the Peacebuilding Support Office under the leadership of the very competent Carolyn McCaskie, who has contributed her experience, dedication and commitment to a cause that we should, and in fact do, support so honourably. On behalf of my delegation, I should like to say how very pleased we are to note how admirably she has been replaced by Ms. Jane Holl Lute. I wish to congratulate her on her appointment and to express how very much we appreciate her experience and personal commitment to the same values. I would like her to know that we are quite prepared to work with her to ensure the success of this very important Commission.”
2008-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5997 (2008) · source
“First, for reasons the Security Council is well aware of and which have been widely referred to here today and in the General Assembly a few days ago, it was altogether necessary that we establish the Peacebuilding Commission. However, we must recognize above all that we have been fortunate to have two Chairpersons whose indisputably effective and devoted efforts have provided unequalled dynamism to this new undertaking in which we are involved. I should like to take this opportunity to once again thank Ambassador Gaspar Martins, the representative of Angola, who was Chair of the Commission in its first year. Above all, I would also like to emphasize how much Ambassador Takasu of Japan has been responsible for promoting the operationalization of such an important process.”
2008-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5997 (2008) · source
“Mr. Cabral (Guineau-Bissau) (spoke in French): Allow me to thank you and through you all of your distinguished colleagues for the opportunity that you have afforded my delegation to take part in this debate. Everyone agrees in their recognition of the creation of the Peacebuilding Commission as one of the major achievements of the 2005 World Summit. The facts are clear and point to both the appropriateness and the timeliness of that long-awaited decision. As indicated a short while ago by our colleagues the representatives of Italy and the Russian Federation, the results have largely been positive. There are many reasons for the positive results we welcome today.”
2008-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5997 (2008) · source
“Guinea- Bissau will be able to meet the challenges posed by democracy and especially by development, as noted by the representative of Burkina Faso in his statement.”
2008-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5988 (2008) · source
“Viotti identified the myriad challenges we face, particularly in the social sphere. My country is now experiencing a cholera epidemic, and I take this opportunity to appeal once again to the international community to assist us in halting an epidemic that has killed dozens of my fellow citizens. We agree with the Secretary-General that we need to face the challenge together. The Bretton Woods institutions, which are aware of the efforts already made by Guinea-Bissau, can help us in a far more substantial manner. I can assure the Council that, through transparency, rigorous management of State finances, and efforts to clean up our finances - for which we have been congratulated by the Bretton Woods institutions - we are sure to succeed.”
2008-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5988 (2008) · source
“With regard to the major problem of drug trafficking, I insist that, together, we can meet the challenge, as Mr. Pascoe said early in his briefing. He said that it was an enormous task, a gigantic task. Everyone will have to cooperate to that end. That is why the subregional approach is the best, and we are happy to be meeting in three weeks' time in the capital of Cape Verde, Praia, in order to consider that issue in depth. It is an issue that involves all of us. I am sure that my compatriots are sad to know that Guinea-Bissau has become a market for drugs. We deserve better. The people of Guinea-Bissau - as you, Mr. President, emphasized - want to build their country, adhere to the principles of democracy, and promote social development, because that is what we need. In her statement, Mrs.”
2008-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5988 (2008) · source
“They spoke to the essentials: how to ensure that we can study the real problems of our country together; how, with the help of the international community, we can find the most appropriate way out of the major crisis in which we find ourselves. The situation is not a fatal one. I would stress that we can find a way out so long as we receive the aid that we need and so long as we can demonstrate resolve and leadership, as was underlined again by the representative of the United States. I hope we can. I would like to assure the Council that the authorities of Guinea-Bissau will spare no effort to ensure not only that the elections are held, but that they are held in the greatest possible transparency, that they are credible and that the results, whatever they may be, are accepted by all as the free expression of the people's choice.”
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“As was so aptly stated by the Ambassador of Indonesia, the Strategic Framework is the result of a collective and participatory effort. I am sure that we have much to learn from this process. For the first time, the Guinea-Bissau configuration includes all stakeholders. The Government, the political parties, young people, women, all civil society - indeed, all who have something to say about the rebuilding of Guinea-Bissau and are duty-bound to do so - have participated. It is truly the result of a collective effort, and I welcome it, because throughout the process I have seen my compatriots, who are not used to discussion, discussing things together.”
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“There can be no democracy without the pillars of that essential structure that is justice. I do not want to overextend my remarks, but I would like to note and welcome the statement of the representative of Brazil, Mrs. Viotti, in her capacity as Chair of the Guinea-Bissau configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission. It is undeniable that significant progress has been made, progress that the members of the Council, the international community and our friends in the Commission have supported. I would like to say that we are indebted to Ambassador Viotti for her personal dedication and for the dynamism she imparted to the work of the Guinea-Bissau configuration. Through her, I would like to thank the other members of the Guinea-Bissau configuration for their speed in adopting the Strategic Framework.”
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