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1995-12-20

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1996-12-12

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1. “We call on them to take immediate steps, in cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), to enable all displaced persons and refugees to return freely to their homes under secure conditions and without any linkage to the question of the political status of Abkhazia, Georgia. The European Union welcomes the programme for the protection and promotion of human rights which will be carried out by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in cooperation with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and we look forward to the establishment of an office in Sukhumi. We call on the parties to lend their full cooperation to this important initiative.”

   1996-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3680 (1996) · source

2. “The scale of this human tragedy is eloquently described in the letter of 6 July 1996 to the President of the Security Council from the President of Georgia. The European Union wishes to express its condemnation of the ethnically motivated killings that have occurred in the region and other related acts of violence. The international community cannot tolerate such barbaric violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms and urges that all steps be taken to arrest the perpetrators of such acts and bring them to justice. We deeply deplore the obstacles which the Abkhaz authorities have mounted by preventing the early return of refugees and displaced persons.”

   1996-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3680 (1996) · source

3. “I am grateful for this opportunity to speak on behalf of the European Union. The following associated countries align themselves with this statement: Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia. Iceland and Norway have also aligned themselves with this statement. This will be the third occasion in the space of six months that the Security Council is considering the situation in Abkhazia, Georgia. It is also, I regret to say, yet another occasion on which we have to note the continued failure of the parties to achieve a comprehensive political settlement. The economic and political consequences of this failure are serious; but it is the human dimension of this stalemate which is a source of particular concern to the European Union.”

   1996-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3680 (1996) · source

4. “We welcome the resolution adopted by the Council this evening, which, together with the ongoing diplomatic initiatives, should achieve the urgent objective of ending the current crisis and avoiding further casualties.”

   1996-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3654 (1996) · source

5. “From the outset of the crisis in Lebanon, my Government has been urging all parties to show the utmost restraint and to end hostilities at the earliest opportunity. We have also expressed our grave concern about the growing humanitarian crisis in Lebanon arising from recent developments. Today's events underline ever more clearly the need for all parties to respond to the appeals, from whatever quarter, for restraint and for an end to violence, which assists only the enemies of peace. My Government is seriously concerned that the spiralling of violence we are now witnessing could, if not quickly halted, pose a serious danger to the Middle East peace process. That must not happen.”

   1996-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3654 (1996) · source

6. “The Government of Ireland earlier today strongly condemned the attack on the headquarters of the Fijian battalion of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which resulted in a large number of civilian deaths and injuries, as well as in injuries to UNIFIL personnel. Such attacks on United Nations facilities are wholly unacceptable. My Government has conveyed its sympathy to the injured and to the families of those killed as well as to the Governments of Lebanon and Fiji. We reiterate our call on all the parties to respect fully the safety and security of UNIFIL, in which Ireland has served as a major contributor for many years, so that the Force can effectively carry out its mandate. We welcome the clear language to that effect in the resolution that the Council unanimously adopted this evening.”

   1996-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3654 (1996) · source

7. “The representative of Italy outlined the views of the European Union on the current situation in Lebanon in the Council debate that took place last Monday. The European Union has repeatedly called on all the parties to show the utmost restraint and to cease all military activities in order to end the current cycle of violence. The tragic events earlier today in southern Lebanon mark a grave deterioration of the current situation and one which can only be viewed with the deepest concern by all interested in securing a lasting peace in Lebanon and throughout the Middle East.”

   1996-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3654 (1996) · source

8. “To conclude, Ireland hopes that this meeting, and the ideas emerging from it, will encourage the members of the Security Council to conduct a full review of the procedures provided for in the presidential statement of 4 November 1994 and come forward with some new proposals on how they might be further enhanced. New Zealand's procedural proposal today in this context is also worth considering. As an active troop contributor, we are anxious that the dialogue between troop contributors and Council members on this subject should be positive and constructive. We are convinced that if such is the case the end result will be a more effective Council as well as a more effective implementation of its mandates.”

   1995-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3611 (1995) · source

9. “It would offer troop contributors more systematic opportunities to convey their views on policy formation with respect to peace operations, in terms both of the definition of general goals and of the provision of direction for specific operations. We believe that the establishment of such an organ would be fully consistent with the Charter since it is provided for in Article 29. Nor do we believe that the establishment of a subsidiary organ would impinge in any way on the existing competencies or prerogatives of the Council. On the contrary, we feel that it would greatly assist the Security Council to better fulfil its ultimate responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, through ensuring a greater level of political support for and understanding of the Council's actions among Member States.”

   1995-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3611 (1995) · source

10. “My Government has also noted and welcomed the valuable proposals which the Government of Canada has recently made on how troop- consultation procedures might be improved and believes that these proposals are also worthy of serious consideration. My delegation believes that the ultimate objective of efforts to enhance the process of communication and consultation between troop contributors and the Security Council should be the establishment of a specific subsidiary organ of the Security Council for this purpose. This would provide a more orderly and effective framework for dialogue. With proper channelling of information, it would facilitate greater Security Council awareness of troop contributors' views.”

    1995-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3611 (1995) · source

11. “It is in part for these reasons that my delegation believes that there should be a review of the existing consultation procedures by the Council, with a View to seeing how they could be further strengthened to allow for a more meaningful input by troop contributors into the decisions the Council takes on the conduct and purposes of United Nations peace missions. In this regard, as I have said, we fully support the series of proposals and ideas developed in the earlier statement by the Permanent Representative of Argentina. We believe that these proposals are fully in line with the type of pragmatic development of the existing procedures foreshadowed at the time they were instituted.”

    1995-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3611 (1995) · source

12. “This does not appear to be in conformity with the intention stated in the presidential statement of 4 November 1994 that such meetings should be held "in good time" (S/PRST/J 994/62, p. 1) before the Council moves to take action. Nor has the scope for meaningful input by troop contributors into the decision-making process, through the provision of views at an early stage in the informal consultation process, been facilitated by the lack of documentation provided at troop-contributor meetings. This again is hardly consistent with the commitment made in November 1994 to make available an informal paper, including relevant background documentation, to troop contributors well in advance of meetings.”

    1995-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3611 (1995) · source

13. “At the same time, insufficient account appears to have been taken of the fact that the existing consultation procedures were not intended to cover every single situation where it is necessary for troop contributors to be consulted. Operational-level meetings, chaired by the Secretariat, still have a part to play in the consultation process. Part of the difficulties experienced in the past year might have been avoided with a better balance in the form of consultation procedure employed. My delegation also feels, like others, that troop- contributing meetings are too frequently convened at a stage when the process of informal consultations within the Council has virtually been completed. It follows that views expressed are unlikely to have a significant impact on the decisions eventually adopted by the Council.”

    1995-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3611 (1995) · source

14. “We supported this initiative as an important first step towards meeting the concerns of troop contributors and putting in place an institutionalized series of arrangements for such consultation. In reviewing the operation of the consultation procedures instituted in November last year, it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that, while they have brought improvements, they have not worked as effectively as one would have hoped. The responsibility for this situation cannot solely be attributed to any one of the participants in the process. The success of any consultation procedures can only be guaranteed if there is active and full involvement by all who are given the opportunity.”

    1995-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3611 (1995) · source

15. “This can only be achieved through improved information flows and greater transparency as to the rationale and purposes of United Nations peace-keeping missions. Ireland has also supported the strengthening of consultation procedures in the context of efforts to reform and improve the working procedures of the Security Council. There has already been considerable progress in making the Council's working methods more transparent. We believe that this could be further facilitated and the Council's overall relationship with the general membership strengthened through additional measures to develop the troop consultation procedures which exist. My delegation warmly welcomed the initiative taken by the Security Council in November last year to place the then existing consultation procedures on a more assured footing.”

    1995-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3611 (1995) · source

16. “As a troop-contributing country of long standing, Ireland believes that it is only right and appropriate that Member States which contribute military and civilian personnel to United Nations peace-keeping operations should have an input into vital decisions concerning those peace-keeping missions in which their personnel contribute. The need for an effective process of consultation is also evident in the light of recent peace-keeping and peacemaking experience. The operations in Somalia, Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia have shown the need for new procedures to ensure greater political support and confidence within Member States for the peace-keeping and peace-building role and activities of the United Nations.”

    1995-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3611 (1995) · source

17. “Let me, too, offer you my congratulations, Mr. President. My delegation warmly welcomes the decision to convene this special meeting of the Security Council. My delegation wishes firstly to associate itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Argentina, Ambassador Cardenas, outlining a number of suggestions put forward by various troop-contributing countries, including Ireland, on how the existing consultation procedures might be developed. We appreciate very much this initiative taken by the delegation of Argentina.”

    1995-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3611 (1995) · source