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1994-05-25
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1995-09-15
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  1. “The humanitarian situation, which is particularly difficult, the observance of human rights, which can neither be renounced nor evaded, and the capacity of the local police to be effective, impartial and professional, are all important issues which must be addressed, on a priority basis, and for which we will also support efforts to show the commitment and the support of the international community.”

    1995-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3577 (1995) · source

  2. “During the coming four months, the Liberian parties will have to focus on beginning to achieve concrete results in the difficult process of the separation, disarmament and demobilization of their forces and their reintegration into civil life. For this purpose, we believe that they must be assured of the support of this Organization. However, the Liberian leaders must be very much aware that another failure in the fulfilment of their commitments will inevitably lead to a review of that support.”

    1995-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3577 (1995) · source

  3. “The exercise of UNOMIL's mandate is closely related to ECOMOG's ability to carry out its own mandate and to ensure security. We therefore hope that the forthcoming pledging conference, which the Secretary-General plans to convene in order to obtain the resources necessary for ECOMOG and to meet other needs of critical importance for the peace process, will meet with a prompt and generous response on the part of the international community. We also wish to emphasize the enormous importance that we attach to strengthening to the utmost coordination between UNOMIL and ECOMOG. This will yield the positive experience of cooperation between the United Nations and a regional organization.”

    1995-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3577 (1995) · source

  4. “There is no doubt that ultimate responsibility for success in this new approach lies primarily with the Liberians themselves, and depends on their conduct. Nonetheless, we believe that the support of the international community will contribute to the achievement of success in the difficult efforts to achieve lasting peace in Liberia. It is within the framework of that support that we consider it essential that UNOMIL remain and be steadily strengthened. For this reason we support the extension of its mandate for four months, the increase in the number of its military observers and the review of its concept of operations in order to adapt it to new circumstances and include in it aspects relating to disarmament and demobilization.”

    1995-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3577 (1995) · source

  5. “None the less, we trust that the new circumstances surrounding this Agreement, that is, the direct participation of the leaders of the factions in the Council of State, the new attitude displayed by the factions and the harmonization of the policies of the neighbouring countries with respect to Liberia, all establish a clear distinction between the Abuja Agreement and its predecessors. We want to express our appreciation to the Governments of Ghana and Nigeria for their important role in the successful conclusion of the Abuja Agreement. This vital first step, which has been taken after so much time and so much violence must be consolidated and maintained so that democratic elections can indeed be held next year in Liberia.”

    1995-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3577 (1995) · source

  6. “Ms. Cafias (Argentina) (interpretation from Spanish): My delegation also wants to express its best wishes to Ambassador Merimee for his future work in Rome, and to convey to him how much we will miss his presence among us in the Security Council. We are pleased to observe the political events that have taken place with respect to the situation in Liberia, and which have culminated in the signing of the Abuja Agreement, the entry into force of a cease-fire and the establishment of the Council of State. We are aware that this is not the first agreement signed by the Liberian parties, and we recall the failures of the past.”

    1995-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3577 (1995) · source

  7. “I and II, with military observers and civilian police. The Argentine Government reiterates that the Government of Angola and UNITA must respect and guarantee, to a maximum degree and at all times, both formally and materially, the security and protection of all international personnel in Angola and the fulfilment of their mandates. Finally, we hope that the reviews of the situation in Angola to be made every two months by the Security Council on the basis of the reports of the Secretary- General will confirm the present positive trend in this process and the resolution of the still outstanding problems. The people of Angola deserve no less.”

    1995-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3562 (1995) · source

  8. “Here, we note that it is essential to continue and increase the assistance and cooperation of the international community, as well as support for the mine-clearance programmes and participation of human rights observers in the field. We hope that the good conditions prevailing in Angola will continue and solidify, in order to ensure full deployment of all the infantry units of UNAVEM. III as soon as possible. The Republic of Argentina has decided to contribute to this United Nations operation a naval squadron composed of three high-speed patrol boats from the Argentine fleet. This new contribution is in keeping with the importance which my Government attaches to the peaceful evolution of the Angolan situation and which it has already demonstrated by its uninterrupted participation in UNAVEM.”

    1995-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3562 (1995) · source

  9. “III for six months, thus demonstrating that the international community has regained trust in the process and continues to stand ready to contribute to its successful conclusion. A great deal still remains to be done and various problems remain to be solved. Operative paragraphs 4 and 7 of the resolution set forth the principal areas in which the parties must redouble their efforts to move ahead without further delays in the peace process. The people of Angola must resume their normal pace of life throughout the territory as soon as possible, engaging in the planting of the fields, education, health and well- being - and all of this must include the reinsertion of the former combatants into civilian life.”

    1995-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3562 (1995) · source

  10. “We note with great pleasure the progress achieved in the implementation of the Lusaka Protocol. The meeting between President dos Santos and UNITA's leader, Mr. Savimbi, was definitely an important milestone that, in addition to contributing to confidence-building, demonstrated a significant change in the parties' attitudes regarding their commitment to the peace process. We commend the Government of Angola and UNITA for the progress that has been achieved. We hope that this new climate of confidence will strengthen and grow and that the new timetable agreed upon for the implementation of the Lusaka Protocol will be respected and met. In the resolution just adopted, the Security Council acknowledges the efforts of the Angolan leaders and renews the mandate of UNAVEM.”

    1995-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3562 (1995) · source

  11. “Mrs. Cafias (Argentina) (interpretation from Spanish): At the outset, I wish to express my delegation's pleasure at seeing you, Sir, presiding over the work of the Council and to offer your our fullest cooperation in the execution of your duties, which, given your abilities, we are sure will be successful. We would also like to congratulate Ambassador Gerardo Martinez Blanco and his entire delegation and to thank them for their outstanding work during his presidency in the month of July. We also wish to welcome the new representative of the United Kingdom, Ambassador Sir John Weston. My delegation is grateful to the Secretary-General for his written and oral reports on developments in the situation in Angola, which have been invaluable in our deliberations on the subject.”

    1995-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3562 (1995) · source

  12. “The leaders of both parties must understand that a political solution is the only option in this conflict. The suffering of their peoples and the appeals of the international community should prompt the parties to abandon the military option once and for all.”

    1995-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3553 (1995) · source

  13. “My delegation categorically condemns the constraints and the attacks to which UNPROFOR personnel have been subjected and which have often resulted in their detention or death. In this context, we wish to pay a particularly warm tribute to the Dutch contingent for the extremely good job it is doing in this very difficult situation. Together with the other members of the Security Council, we call on the Bosnian Serb forces to release immediately and unconditionally all members of UNPROFOR still being held. Srebrenica should be restored to the status agreed to by the parties in April 1993. For this reason, in the present resolution the Council has requested the Secretary-General to take the necessary steps to this end, and we urge all the parties to cooperate in this respect.”

    1995-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3553 (1995) · source

  14. “MS. Cafias (Argentina) (interpretation from Spanish): Argentina has witnessed the military advance by the Bosnian Serb forces on the safe area of Srebrenica with considerable concern. Faced with this very serious step in the escalation of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Security Council could not remain impassive. For this reason we support the resolution the Council has just adopted. By sending this message, we wish to make it clear that the Security Council is not ready to accept as a fait accompli the taking of Srebrenica, and that it fully supports the UNPROFOR forces in the field and their efforts to relieve the critical plight of the civilian population in this area. That population has once again been forced to seek a new place of refuge, and their sufferings are a matter of particularly grave concern.”

    1995-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3553 (1995) · source

  15. “Similarly, we believe that the global approach to the problems of the Great Lakes Region is appropriate, and in that connection support the speedy convening of the regional Conference on Security, Stability and Development. At this new juncture for Rwanda, we believe that the presence of the United Nations, in close cooperation with its Government, has an important role to play in rehabilitating the country and in enhancing confidence in the international community at a time when Rwanda is in great need of it.”

    1995-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3542 (1995) · source

  16. “Making resources available to Rwanda will make it possible to speed up the establishment of the climate of confidence necessary for national reconciliation and the return of refugees. In this connection, we urge donor States and organizations to fulfil their commitments, and in particular to support the early and effective operation of the International Tribunal and the rehabilitation of Rwanda's judicial system. We also believe that the regional perspective of the problem of Rwanda should be borne in mind. We think it advisable to reactivate and implement the Bujumbura agreement, since it provides the host countries, the countries of origin and the international community with the proper framework for action on the refugee question.”

    1995-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3542 (1995) · source

  17. “It states clearly that the restrictions imposed by resolution 918 (1994) apply to the sale or supply of arms and materiel specified in that resolution to persons in the States neighbouring Rwanda if that sale or supply is for the purpose of the use of such arms or materiel in Rwanda. It also calls upon the States neighbouring Rwanda to take steps with the aim of putting an end to factors contributing to the destabilization of Rwanda, and requests the Secretary-General to consult with those countries' Governments on the possibility of the deployment of military observers in their territories in order to monitor the sale or supply of arms. We believe that all of these measures should be accompanied by increased assistance to Rwanda's rehabilitation efforts.”

    1995-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3542 (1995) · source

  18. “My delegation fully supports UNAMIR'S reorientation, which was worked out in close consultation with the Rwandan delegation and is described in operative paragraph 3 of the resolution. We believe the task can be successfully performed with a reduction in UNAMIR'S personnel, in accordance with the provisions of the resolution; maintenance of the current number of military observers and civilian police; and, most especially, the full cooperation of the Rwandese Government. On the other hand, under paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 of the resolution, the Council, concerned about reports on military preparations and increasing incursions into Rwanda by elements of the old regime, is taking measures in that regard.”

    1995-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3542 (1995) · source

  19. “For this reason, the lack of a judicial system, the militarization of the Rwandan refugee camps in neighbouring countries - which results directly in destabilizing incursions into Rwanda - and the need to speed up the establishment of conditions favouring the return and reintegration of the refugees are priority issues that must be dealt with swiftly in order to head off the possibility of another massacre in the region. In the resolution just adopted, the Security Council specifically focuses on those aspects. On the one hand, taking into account the new circumstances in Rwanda, the Council has adjusted the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) and its force level.”

    1995-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3542 (1995) · source

  20. “Ms. Cafias (Argentina) (interpretation from Spanish): At the outset, I wish to express my delegation's pleasure at seeing you, Sir, presiding over the work of the Council and to offer you our fullest cooperation in the discharge of your tasks, in which, given your great abilities, we are sure you will be successful. We would also like to congratulate Ambassador Merimee of France and his entire delegation for their harmonious and skilful guidance of the work of the Council in the month of May. My Government wishes to express its appreciation to the Government of Rwanda for its achievements and its efforts to normalize life in that country, despite the difficult situation it faces. As we have said before, the safe and voluntary return of Rwandan refugees to their communities is essential for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Rwanda.”

    1995-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3542 (1995) · source

  21. “That region of the African continent has every potential to become an important axis of development, whose benefits will undoubtedly extend beyond its borders. The Argentine Republic expresses its hope again today that this crucial opportunity will be fully seized by the Angolan people, and is prepared to cooperate to that end.”

    1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499Resumption1 (1995) · source

  22. “The Argentine Republic, in addition to being another South Atlantic coastal State and working together with Angola in the Zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic, has close ties of friendship and cooperation with that country. Accordingly, since it gained its independence in 1975, we have been cooperating with it, and from the very beginning of UNAVEM, in 1988, we have continuously contributed military and police personnel. This commitment by Argentina to Angola continues and will be expanded in UNAVEM. III. The era of peace and hope that is now beginning for Angola will undoubtedly provide opportunities for greater cooperation between our peoples. With the cycle that is beginning, a well-founded hope arises for an era of peace, stability and prosperity for southern Africa.”

    1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499Resumption1 (1995) · source

  23. “The support of the international community in this regard is essential. Aspects relating to public information also seem to us important in this new phase of United Nations work in Angola. We hope that concrete steps will be taken along these lines, in close cooperation with the Government of Angola. The machinery for Security Council follow-up established in this resolution are also important, since, without depriving the Secretary-General of the flexibility that he needs for the management of a peace-keeping operation, they will enable the Security Council to manage the political aspects properly and with the necessary urgency.”

    1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499Resumption1 (1995) · source

  24. “III, the necessary framework for the Government of Angola and UNITA to fulfil promptly and completely the provisions of the "Acordos de Paz", the Lusaka Protocol and the relevant resolutions of the Security Council. Accordingly, we hope that the parties will take all necessary steps to avoid any further delays, and we hope that the UNAVEM. III planning and support elements will be deployed promptly, thus allowing the rapid arrival of infantry units and other components of the force, when conditions permit. In the light of the experience gained in other peace- keeping operations, we would particularly emphasize the need for the rapid introduction of a broad and well coordinated programme of mine clearance. We know that this is a grave long-term problem that the Angolan people will have to face, and the sooner we begin the task the better.”

    1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499Resumption1 (1995) · source

  25. “We attach special importance to this effort, in the light of the great humanitarian crisis experienced by that country. We should like most especially to thank the Secretary-General for the very complete report that he has submitted; we find especially useful the details of the mandate and the concept of the operation. We wish to emphasize that the information on the cease-fire and the parties' repeated commitment to respect for and fulfilment of the "Acordos de Paz" and the steps established by the Lusaka Protocol were determining factors in the Council's advances towards establishing the third phase of the Verification Mission. This United Nations peace-keeping operation is the most ambitious and complex to have been created for nearly two years. The resolution that we have just adopted provides, through the establishment of UNAVEM.”

    1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499Resumption1 (1995) · source

  26. “But at the same time the Government of Angola and UNITA should be aware that it is they who bear primary responsibility for crowning this process with success. On their continued commitment and implementation of the agreements reached will depend to a great extent the support that the international community is prepared to lend. We believe that this process would be significantly strengthened by a direct meeting between President dos Santos and Mr. Savimbi. In this context, we should also like to highlight in a very positive way Angola's offer, detailed in its letter circulated as document S/1994/1451, relating to the contribution in kind that it has committed to the application of the Lusaka Protocol and to the third United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM. III).”

    1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499Resumption1 (1995) · source

  27. “The presence of such an important delegation, as well as the important peace-keeping operation that the Security Council has just established, reflects the support that the international community has been lending to the peace process in Angola since 1988, as well as the renewed hope on this occasion following the signing of the Lusaka Protocol by the Government of Angola and UNITA. Having left behind 20 years of brutal civil war, which began as the independence process in Angola was getting under way, the people of that country deserve to take in peace the path of reconciliation and reconstruction. The United Nations has actively supported this process, and today it is prepared to take an important further step.”

    1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499Resumption1 (1995) · source

  28. “Mrs. Cafias (Argentina) (interpretation from Spanish ): I should like at the outset to welcome you, Sir, to congratulate you, together with Ambassador Legwaila, on Botswana's assumption of the presidency of the Security Council, and to express my delegation's readiness to cooperate in the discharge of your duties, which we are certain will be crowned with success. I should also like to extend a welcome to, and to express appreciation for the presence of, the delegation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), composed of the Foreign Ministers of your country and of Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Tunisia and Zambia, the representatives of Guinea-Bissau and Senegal and, of course, Foreign Minister Venancio de Moura of the Republic of Angola, who is with us at the Security Council table.”

    1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499Resumption1 (1995) · source

  29. “In particular, we hope that we shall soon have the active participation of South Africa in the zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic. Before concluding, I should like to wish President Nelson Mandela, his Government and all the people of South Africa a promising future, a future of peace, and to tell them that they can rely on the friendship and cooperation of the Government and people of my country.”

    1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source

  30. “All the conditions exist for success, but the after effects of a discriminatory and racist system, which South Africa has just given up, will be hard to eliminate completely. This transformation, reflected in legal and government structures, must also be complemented in the economic and social spheres and in the very mentality of the entire South African people, which for this purpose will have to redouble its efforts and work together in harmony. In this respect, we emphasize the urgent need to complete the process of South Africa's total reintegration into the international community, including the United Nations system, so that it may as quickly as possible take its rightful place and thus make its contribution.”

    1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source

  31. “It resumed them in August 1991 in order to highlight the encouragement it wanted to give to the process of the transformation taking place in that country. We are particularly delighted to see the emergence of a new South Africa, a nation with which we are linked geographically through the South Atlantic. The successful culmination of this process does not prevent our recalling the difficult path that had to be followed, as well as the many lives lost along the way. We pay tribute to those who lost their lives. That history makes all the more significant the commendable tolerance and generosity demonstrated by the political leaders who in 1991 embarked on the irreversible course that led their people to a democratic South Africa. The same high- mindedness and magnanimity will be needed in the new stage that South Africa is now beginning.”

    1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source

  32. “Our delegation commends the achievements made, in a framework of prudence and moderation, by all the people of South Africa in their struggle for their basic rights and fundamental freedoms and in their efforts to eradicate apartheid and establish a democratic, united, non-racial nation. We also recognize the firm and constant support given to the people of South Africa by the Member States of the United Nations, the Organization of African Unity and many non-governmental organizations. The Argentine Republic joined the international community in its struggle against apartheid and expressed its constant repudiation of that regime. In the framework of that policy, and as a contribution to that struggle, in May 1986 my country broke off diplomatic relations with South Africa.”

    1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source

  33. “Mrs. Cafias (Argentina) (interpretation from Spanish): The delegation of Argentina wishes to say, Sir, how pleased it is to see you presiding over this historic meeting of the Security Council. We are also very pleased to have with us the First Executive Deputy President of South Africa, Mr. Thabo Mbeki, whom we thank for his important message. It is not often that the Security Council has the pleasure of adopting a resolution of the type that we have just adopted. The lifting of the mandatory arms embargo and other restrictions against South Africa ends our dealing with a question that the Council first considered in 1960 and marks the culmination of a process whose main protagonist was the people of South Africa, a process benefiting the entire international community.”

    1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source