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1. “But these ambitious goals will not be reached as long as the many conflicts in Africa continue. Here, the work of the Security Council and the equally important work of the OAU and subregional African organizations must be coordinated and strengthened to end these conflicts and enable our countries to take up the challenge of development. In conclusion, I would simply like to reiterate my deep gratitude to the delegation of Mauritius for having organized this debate.”

   2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460 (2002) · source

2. “These two new initiatives are in keeping with the profound aspirations of our peoples, and they should open up new prospects for the African continent. Globalization, far from being a handicap for Africa, could provide both the context and the resources for its recovery. The New African Initiative, re-named the New Partnership for Africa's Development, adopted in July 2001 in Lusaka at the last OAU Assembly of Heads of State and Government, should enable Africa to participate actively in world economics and politics and thus emerge from its current marginalized situation. NEPAD offers the international community, particularly the developed countries, a historic opportunity to establish a genuine world partnership with Africa, based on mutual interest and shared responsibilities.”

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3. “Implementing such proposals would help to strengthen what the Security Council can do to maintain peace and security in Africa. Also, it would be desirable to establish closer cooperation between the Security Council and the OAU, particularly the latter's Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution. As we begin this new millennium, we have to say that the poverty and backwardness of Africa are in vivid contrast to the prosperity of the developed world. Africa knows it must take the right steps to avoid being excluded from the phenomenon of globalization that characterizes international relations today. And so, Africa has decided to enter a new stage in its history, transforming the OAU into the African Union and adopting a new development programme, the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD).”

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4. “In this regard, we would like to propose the setting up of a high-level Security Council working group to take a look at what is being done with regard to Africa. Its conclusions should lead to the elaboration of a comprehensive, integrated strategy for a multisectoral plan of action. It would be a question primarily of taking stock of thinking about how to improve coordination and cooperation between the Council, the OAU and regional and subregional organizations. Implementing such a plan of action could be facilitated by a unit within the Secretariat to coordinate multisectoral activities for Africa. Such a focal point within the Secretariat, and for Member States, would have a comprehensive multisectoral vision of African issues and would be able to work on and streamline their handling.”

   2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460 (2002) · source

5. “Measures envisaged or taken by the Security Council must be effectively implemented so as to neutralize their harmful activities, which are damaging to international peace and security. Impunity for those responsible for plundering resources is just as bad for international peace and security as the plundering itself. Questions involving Africa account for more than half of the work of the Security Council. Today's debate is part of a series of meetings that the Council has initiated in order to ensure that it has an effective role in the maintenance of international peace and security, particularly in Africa. We should consider setting up new instruments that would help the Council to prevent and resolve conflicts in Africa.”

   2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460 (2002) · source

6. “This would involve effectively completing DDR programmes and the long-term rehabilitation of ex-combatants in Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau, extending State authority by setting up the proper kinds of structures, ensuring the voluntary return of refugees and displaced persons by strengthening confidence- building measures, and setting up self-sustaining pilot programmes. The United Nations regional office will help to implement this comprehensive peace-building strategy. In West Africa, as in the Great Lakes region, the linkage between the ongoing fighting and the illicit trading in natural and other resources has been clearly established. Pressure must be maintained on those whose responsibility has already been proven.”

   2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460 (2002) · source

7. “The experience in crisis management that ECOWAS has acquired in recent years is enlightening and could be of use in terms of a genuine partnership between the United Nations and that organization. The opening of a United Nations Office next to ECOWAS in Dakar is further evidence of their common resolve to strengthen ties and unite their efforts. This kind of "proximity diplomacy" will be helpful. Mr. President, as you know, peace has a price. This is why my delegation would hope that extinguishing conflicts in West Africa will be accompanied by the implementation of a comprehensive, integrated programme for economic recovery.”

   2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460 (2002) · source

8. “Among them are the implementation of many mechanisms for the prevention, management and settlement of conflicts: the creation of a Council of Elders made up of eminent persons; the implementation of measures to build confidence among States; assistance to member States in consolidating democracy; the establishment of four monitoring stations as an early warning system; and the fight to stop the proliferation of light weapons, including the Moratorium on the Importation, Exportation and Manufacture of Light Weapons. That Moratorium has just been renewed for a second three- year period. My delegation welcomes the close cooperation between ECOWAS and the United Nations to restore peace and security in West Africa.”

   2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460 (2002) · source

9. “The forthcoming tripartite summit will, we sincerely hope, lead to the strengthening of confidence-building measures to overcome the obstacles remaining on the road to lasting peace. With regard to the current situation in the subregion of West Africa, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has taken a number of important initiatives to restore peace.”

   2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460 (2002) · source

10. “Next 14 May, Sierra Leone, long torn by a complex conflict, will hold general elections, which we hope will be free and transparent, with a heavy turnout. My delegation welcomes UNAMSIL's support for the election process and the adoption of Council resolution 1389 (2002). The long-term reintegration of former combatants remains a major concern of my delegation. The measures taken must be re-evaluated and strengthened in order to avoid a repeat of the Liberian syndrome. In connection with work to stabilize the subregion, my delegation welcomes the ongoing efforts being made by the leaders of the Mano River Union countries to restore confidence and get the Union's activities started again.”

    2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460 (2002) · source

11. “The Council can take credit for devoting an important meeting last month to the subregion of West Africa, which has witnessed deadly and destructive internal conflicts during recent years. However, several signs indicate that the efforts of the international community are starting to bear fruit. Encouraging signs are starting to appear in many places. Guinea welcomes the work of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), which has enabled a gradual restoration of State authority and the progress achieved in the implementation of the programme of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR). Despite the official conclusion of the DDR programme, the collection of certain weapons still in circulation among the public should be continued because they could pose a threat to post-electoral peace.”

    2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460 (2002) · source

12. “The commitments of the Governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi contained in the joint communique signed on the occasion of the visit of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Burundi to Kinshasa are in this regard very encouraging. The other political actors parties to the conflict must take inspiration from that action in the interests of the region. Guinea reiterates its full support for an international conference on the Great Lakes region, whose conclusions, we hope, will support regional efforts. We also appeal to all regional actors to look beyond mere security concerns and give priority to cooperation in the search for peace and stability in the region.”

    2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460 (2002) · source

13. “There is no hope for development without peace and security. Similarly, democracy, so frequently called for by our various partners, cannot be achieved in conditions of poverty. Several hotbeds of tension in Africa continue to concern the international community. In the Great Lakes region, the situation is more complex and of great concern. National dialogue in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, scheduled to be resumed in South Africa, is more necessary than ever. Its conclusions should provide the foundation for genuine national reconciliation. The various State and non-State political actors must preserve the spirit of Gaborone.”

    2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460 (2002) · source

14. “As well, allow me to convey to the peoples and Governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria the condolences of the people and Government of the Republic of Guinea for the tragedies that occurred in Goma and Lagos. This meeting of the Security Council is more than symbolic. It reflects the unanimous resolve of the Council to be more involved in seeking solutions to the various kinds of recurring problems afflicting Africa, particularly those involving peace and security. The debt burden, the continuing drop in the prices of raw materials, poverty, HIV/AIDS, bad governance and the consequences of numerous conflicts are some of the factors explaining the current situation of Africa. It is also recognized that all efforts to address these challenges will be in vain until the conflicts have been halted and totally resolved.”

    2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460 (2002) · source

15. “Mrs. Camara (Guinea) (spoke in French): My delegation is very happy to see you, Sir, presiding over this important Security Council meeting on Africa. The Mauritian presidency for the month of January should be congratulated on giving the central place to African issues in recent weeks. I would like to congratulate you, Sir, most sincerely for that. My delegation would also like to join the unanimous praise for the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his efforts for peace in the world. I would also like to welcome the Secretary-General of the African Union, Mr. Amara Essy, and my colleagues, the ministers of other countries that have agreed to take part in this meeting.”

    2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460 (2002) · source

16. “It is absolutely vital to put an end to the terrorist activities of the Monrovia authorities and to break the link between Sierra Leone diamonds and the supply of weapons to rebel movements. This is the challenge that the Security Council is tackling today. It is understandable, therefore, why my delegation welcomes this initiative and hails the measures contained in the draft resolution before the Council. We hope that the targeted sanctions that have been envisaged will send a strong signal to the Liberian President to end his support for rebel and terrorist movements. In conclusion, my delegation wishes to encourage the Council to monitor compliance with, and respect for, the provisions contained in the draft resolution, as soon as it is adopted.”

    2001-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4264Resumption1 (2001) · source

17. “We would like to commend the outstanding work done by the Panel under its Chairman, Mr. Chowdhury. My country, the Republic of Guinea, is subject to rebel attacks led from Monrovia and supported by RUF rebels. These attacks have resulted in a great number of deaths, including that of an official of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; significant material damage; and a genuine humanitarian disaster involving the displacement of border populations and the scattering of hundreds of thousands of refugees. Despite the recent statement of the President of the Security Council condemning these attacks and pointing the finger explicitly at Liberia, the incursions continue.”

    2001-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4264Resumption1 (2001) · source

18. “The Monrovia authorities are pursuing a policy of terrorism, thereby violating all of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the Organization of African Unity, ECOWAS and the Mano River Union. The allegations made by the delegation of Liberia are unfounded and cannot in any way disguise the belligerent nature of the Liberian authorities. Everyone is aware of the support given by Liberia and its President to the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels. Liberia and other States of the region are the main suppliers of weapons to the various rebel groups operating in Western Africa, in a flagrant and widespread violation of the arms sanctions imposed by the Security Council. The excellent report of the Panel of Experts on the links between blood diamonds and weapons in Sierra Leone is very instructive in this regard.”

    2001-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4264Resumption1 (2001) · source

19. “Thanks to their determination, the States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and its interposition force, the ECOWAS Monitoring Group, were able to end the genocide in Liberia. The return of peace and the holding of free elections in that country, which allowed those very parties who were responsible for the genocide to come into power, have not diminished their belligerence. They have continued their activities of destabilization and destruction against other neighbouring States, in particular Sierra Leone and Guinea. The involvement and outright support of the Liberian Government for various rebel movements of the subregion have been proved beyond a doubt.”

    2001-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4264Resumption1 (2001) · source

20. “I wish also to express our appreciation to the Council for having enabled our delegation to take part in today's meeting, which is devoted to the consideration of a situation that affects the equilibrium ofthe whole of the West African region in general, and my country in particular. Indeed, for more than 10 years now, our subregion has been gripped by a crisis that has seriously jeopardized peace and security in our countries. Everyone is aware of the great sufferings that have afflicted the peoples of Liberia and Sierra Leone for a decade now. My delegation would wish to stress in particular the atrocities committed during that period in the two afflicted countries, the hundreds of thousands of people forced into exile and the considerable material damage that has resulted.”

    2001-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4264Resumption1 (2001) · source

21. “Mr. Camara (Guinea) (spoke in French): Allow me at the outset to convey to you, Sir, my delegation's sincere congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. Given our knowledge and appreciation of your outstanding personal and professional qualities, my delegation is confident that under your guidance, the Security Council, in this first month of the new millennium, will be able to write a fresh chapter in its history. Sir, I wish to welcome your recent initiative to facilitate greater cooperation between countries that contribute troops to peacekeeping operations and the Security Council, so as to enhance the work of the Council.”

    2001-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4264Resumption1 (2001) · source

22. “This is why we request the Secretary-General and his Special Representative to continue their tireless efforts for peace, stability and security in Angola. We would urge the Security Council, in the interests of peace in Angola, to impose comprehensive and appropriate sanctions on UNITA in order to safeguard the fragile peace which currently prevails in Angola.”

    1997-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3814 (1997) · source

23. “Whereas the representatives of UNITA who are members of the Government of National Unity continue, like the good patriots they are, to play a constructive role in Angola, those who have become masters of banditry and bloodshed remain the real enemies of peace and of the long-suffering Angolan people. It cannot be denied that the Angolan people bear the ultimate responsibility for the success of the peace process. Nevertheless, it is the duty of the Security Council to ensure that the peace process is not threatened; and if it is imperilled, the Council should take every necessary step to preserve peace. We cannot allow the results of the noteworthy work done by Kofi Annan and his Special Representative for Angola, Maitre Blondin Beye, to come to naught because of UNITA' s uncooperative and irresponsible attitude.”

    1997-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3814 (1997) · source

24. “The Security Council has acknowledged and declared that the Angolan people bear the ultimate responsibility for the pursuit of the peace process. The Council should no longer wait around for UNITA to respect its wishes while the Government of Angola has been very accommodating in its response to the appeals of the Council and the international community. UNITA has openly adopted a fractious and recalcitrant attitude and made all cooperation conditional. UNITA has respected neither the resolutions of the Security Council nor the wishes of the international community. The Lusaka Protocol, which provided the basis for the formation of the Government of National Unity, has since it was signed been violated with impunity. The time has come for UNIT A to acknowledge the full authority of the Security Council.”

    1997-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3814 (1997) · source

25. “Mrs. Camara (Guinea) (interpretation from French): At the outset I should like to address to you, Mr. President, the thanks of the African Group, on whose behalf I have the honour of speaking, for convening this meeting on the situation in Angola. I should also like to thank all members of the Security Council for their tireless efforts, and for the noteworthy efforts that our Organization has continued to make in its attempt to resolve the situation in Angola. The report on the situation in Angola, presented to the African Group on 25 August by the Permanent Representative of Angola, Ambassador Afonso Van Dunem "Mbinda", is disturbing. The fact that UNITA has recruited some 2,000 individuals and that, according to the report, there are nine fully operational military camps, is cause for concern.”

    1997-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3814 (1997) · source

26. “In that connection, my delegation remains convinced that to build a path to national reconciliation and peace in Somalia, all the factions must create within the country conditions that will enable the international community to carry out its efforts towards peace and reconstruction.”

    1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source

27. “The conference called for the convening of an international conference on peace and national reconciliation in Somalia pursuant to the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, with the participation of all Somali parties and the international and regional organizations concerned. My delegation appeals once more to all States, and in particular to the neighbours of Somalia, to cooperate in implementing the arms embargo imposed by resolution 733 (1992). We urge all Somali factions to engage in negotiations and constructive dialogue aimed at finding a solution through peaceful means.”

    1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source

28. “That conference noted with appreciation the efforts of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to bring national reconciliation to Somalia and to relieve the suffering of the Somali people, in cooperation with the States of the region, the United Nations, the League of Arab States and the Organization of African Unity, in the context of a joint approach. It called for the continuation of these efforts and requested the Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to dispatch a contact group to urge the various Somali groups to resume dialogue to achieve national reconciliation.”

    1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source

29. “Since December 1995, my country, the Republic of Guinea, has presided over the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of the Islamic Conference; as Chairman of the group of members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference at the United Nations, my delegation is pleased to recall that at the twenty-third session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, held in Guinea, States members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference reiterated their commitment to the restoration and preservation of the unity, sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of Somalia.”

    1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source

30. “My delegation cannot forget the considerable and intensive efforts of the international community to provide help and humanitarian assistance to the victims of war and famine in Somalia through effective, coordinated efforts under Security Council auspices. We thank all those who have provided help and humanitarian assistance to the Somali people.”

    1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source

31. “We are pleased that after a long silence the members of the Security Council have remembered that millions of men, women and children in Somalia continue to suffer the inhuman consequences of a fratricidal war. The suffering of the Somali people remains of great concern to my country, for the Somali crisis is more than a regrettable internal conflict: it is a genuine, serious threat to the security and stability of the entire subregion. I am grateful to you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting; we believe it will have positive effects on the security of the region. We are convinced that this debate will yield successful solutions for alleviating the moral and material suffering of the Somali people, who are the innocent victims of a crisis.”

    1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source

32. “Mrs. Camara (Guinea) (interpretation from French): My delegation wishes first of all to congratulate you warmly, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. I wish also to pay well-deserved tribute to your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of the United States, for the fine work achieved last month. My thanks go also to the Secretary-General, whose initiatives and activities have always helped arrest the scourge of war - and sometimes to avert war in countries whose peoples are threatened with fratricidal conflict, as they are in Somalia. It gives us pleasure to participate in today's debate on the situation in Somalia.”

    1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source

33. “To put the Liberian situation into context, we must not forget that, as we speak, hundreds of thousands of Liberian refugees and displaced persons are dying of hunger and disease. The task before the international community is certainly enormous, but not impossible. We must understand that what remains to be done can be done only if we work together to silence the guns in Liberia, where for the first time a group of African countries is committed to settling a regional conflict. For the sake of the mission of peace, solidarity and social order to which we are all duty-bound, let us agree once and for all to come to the aid of the Liberian people in order to make it possible for them in the near future to live in a world of justice and harmony.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

34. “In endorsing the Secretary-General's recommendations, I should like to ask the Council, first, to consider extending the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) for an additional four-month period; secondly, to appeal to the Liberian National Transitional Government and the faction leaders to extend their full cooperation to ECOWAS and UNOMIL in order to stabilize the situation and make rapid progress in the implementation of the Abuja Agreement, since elections are scheduled for August 1996; thirdly, to call on the international community to continue providing the resources which ECOMOG requires to carry out its responsibilities effectively; fourthly, to urge those who are helping to finance disarmament and demobilization operations to invest in socio-economic projects so as to ease the reintegration of ex-combatants; fifthly, to consider offering protection and humanitarian assistance to the displaced populations and refugees within Liberia and to Liberian refugees in neighbouring countries, such as Guinea; and, lastly, to call on the international community to give renewed priority consideration to its support for ECOMOG and to ensure that the necessary assistance is extended to that force.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

35. “Though we must welcome the clear resolve of all factions to implement the Abuja Agreement, it would be naive to believe that, without the political support, and particularly the financial and logistical support, of the international community, such incidents as that which occurred in Tubmanburg, and which we deeply deplore, will not recur simply because the protagonists have given their word.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

36. “Moreover, in bringing the leaders of all the Liberian factions together in Conakry last November, my Government again gave proof of its determination to work for the restoration of lasting peace in that brotherly country. That is why, having studied the Secretary- General's very informative report, my delegation feels that the dividing line between respect for and violation of the Abuja Agreement has grown so tenuous that, given its particular urgency, the situation in Liberia requires renewed thoughtful consideration rather than hasty or improvised measures.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

37. “President, to thank the other members of the Security Council and all those who, in the field and sometimes at great risk and peril, are helping to restore peace in Liberia. My country's vulnerability to the collateral effects of the situation in Liberia is hardly surprising, given the historical and geographical links between our two peoples. Beyond this aspect, and aware of its twofold position as a founding member of the Mano River Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), my country continues to play a very active role in the Community's Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) and to shelter more than 600,000 Liberian refugees in its territory.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

38. “Mrs. Camara (Guinea) (interpretation from French): I wish at the outset to offer you my warmest congratulations, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for January. I also wish to pay tribute to your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, and to reiterate the support and gratitude of my country, the Republic of Guinea, and particularly its President, General Lansana Conte, to the Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, whose initiatives, actions and resolve continue to help counter the dynamic of war and sometimes to avert it altogether in many countries whose populations face the danger of the sort of fratricidal conflict we have seen in Liberia. Lastly, I wish through you, Mr.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source