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1. “The international community as a whole, and the Security Council in particular, should play a just and effective role in conflict resolution in an expeditious manner. If the United Nations cannot ensure a people's legitimate right to self-determination, who can? Terrorism in all its forms and manifestations is reprehensible. Nothing justifies its despicable acts of barbarism and cruelty, but if we want to counter it, we must be ready to root it out completely. Fighting only the symptoms of terrorism will not do. We will have to address its causes, political, social and economic. It must be a comprehensive fight, involving much more than military might. Pessimistic arguments must be countered and hearts and minds won. Above all, a positive environment must be created in which individuals can have an optimistic outlook on their lives.”

   2015-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7527 (2015) · source

2. “This war must end and we must all contribute to that goal. In Yemen, the country's legitimate Government must be restored, but that should be done through negotiations. A peace process must be launched based on the Council's resolutions and the work tackled at a national dialogue conference in order to chart a path to a peaceful settlement. Violent extremism and terrorism, whatever their causative factors, thrive in an environment of desperation and frustration. What could be more frustrating than a conflict that is on the Security Council's agenda yet remains unresolved for decades? The relationship between prolonged unresolved conflict and instability is obvious. Only helplessness can emerge from protracted conflicts in which the people have been prevented from exercising their legitimate right to self-determination.”

   2015-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7527 (2015) · source

3. “An independent and viable State of Palestine, based on the pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital, remains the only solution. We must ask ourselves why Daesh has become the hydra-headed monster that it is today in Syria and Iraq. Were there lost opportunities? Could the Security Council, in particular, and the international community, in general, have done more to prevent the situation from deteriorating and, more importantly, can we do something now? In our opinion, the answer to all those questions is an emphatic yes. Disputing what is past is no use. We must now unite behind the mediation efforts of Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura. Today the regional Powers, the supporters of all the parties to the conflict and the paramount members of the Council and the international community must all decide that enough is enough.”

   2015-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7527 (2015) · source

4. “This year, world leaders gathered here in New York to talk about the transformation of the development agenda over the next 15 years. The agenda is all about keeping people at its centre; the question is, have we actually put people at the centre? If we had, young Aylan Al-Kurdi would not have suffered his tragic fate in search ofa better life. If we dig deeper into the underlying reasons for this crisis, the Palestinian issue remains one of the primary causes of instability in the region. Without a just, sustainable and enduring resolution of the Arab- Israeli conflict, peace in the Middle East will remain a pipe dream, and experience tells us that without peace in the Middle East, peace and security for all of us will remain under threat.”

   2015-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7527 (2015) · source

5. “I would like to begin by thanking Foreign Minister Lavrov on his initiative in convening a meeting of the Security Council on this very important issue, which is a real threat to international peace and security. What seemed at its start to be a spring in the Middle East has turned into an autumn of despair and suffering for its people. As we discuss the conflicts in the Middle East today, people in the region are dying, and their exodus has created a humanitarian catastrophe thousands of miles from its source. We must look at the reasons behind this desperate situation. First, the people's legitimate aspirations have not been fulfilled. Secondly, external interventions, both overt and covert, have exacerbated the conflicts. Poor governance, of course, is a common thread in many of these situations.”

   2015-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7527 (2015) · source

6. “The Security Council, major Powers and the Quartet must act immediately and resolutely to stop the attacks and the violence and to ensure that the peace process is put back on track. We should not allow the current situation to push the region back into a spiral of violence. The Security Council's urgent intercession in that context is imperative. It must live up to its Charter obligations.”

   2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source

7. “We urge the Council to take an objective view of the situation, to abide by its Charter responsibility to maintain international peace and security and to establish a ceasefire and ensure its scrupulous monitoring and respect by all parties concerned. The international community, including the United Nations, should mobilize resources to provide humanitarian relief to the hundreds of thousands of displaced and traumatized people. Pakistan has already sent medical and food assistance to Lebanon. We must also work assiduously towards long- term peace and stability in the region by ensuring that the relevant Security Council resolutions and bilateral and plurilateral agreements are implemented in both letter and spirit.”

   2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source

8. “We thank the Secretary-General for dispatching his team to the region to bring the current mayhem to an immediate end. We appreciate the briefing by the Secretary-General's Special Adviser this morning, which clearly brought out the magnitude of the problem before us. The current situation is alarming, as the number of dead, injured and displaced persons is rising by the hour. The Government of Lebanon, with which we reiterate our solidarity, is facing a critical situation. The present situation is a direct result of actions against the principle, widely recognized in the Middle East, that there is no military solution to the conflict. The warring parties must therefore cease hostilities and give diplomacy and peace a chance. We call upon the Government of Israel and Hizbollah to cease all military action forthwith.”

   2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source

9. “We are grateful for the opportunity to share our deep concern over the prevailing chaos and gloom that afflict Lebanon and Palestinian territories. The Government of Pakistan strongly condemns the Israeli aggression against Lebanon, which continues to cause bloodshed, loss of innocent life and damage to infrastructure and property. The President and Prime Minister of Pakistan, and many other world leaders, have called for an immediate ceasefire and a cessation of hostilities by all parties to the conflict. The loss of innocent life must stop. We believe it is a fundamental responsibility of the Security Council, as well as of major Powers and regional actors, to ensure that violence is halted, hostilities cease and peace is established.”

   2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source

10. “The Vision of two States, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security, was reflected in the Arab Peace Initiative and has been embraced by the entire international community. We must all work for the earliest possible realization of this vision.”

    2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source

11. “Moreover, Israel should make serious efforts to freeze and reverse all illegal settlement activity. Attempts to change demographics in some areas will only further complicate the final status negotiations and run counter to the goal of achieving peace. Israelis and Palestinian must deepen their dialogue and gradually move to address the final status issues. The Security Council should actively promote this process. The implementation of the road map offers the most viable way forward towards sustainable peace. Ensuring a just, comprehensive and lasting settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, in accordance with Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) and with the road map, is our collective obligation.”

    2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source

12. “It is the moral obligation of the international community to call upon the two Governments to heed the call of their peoples and work constructively towards the attainment of peace. In the context of the situation on the ground, I would like to make the following essential points. First, there should be an immediate cessation of hostilities with a view to finding a diplomatic solution to the issue of kidnapped soldiers. Secondly, efforts should be made to resolve the present humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian areas. In the medium term, earnest efforts by Israel are essential to ensure that construction of the wall is stopped, since it not only aggravates human suffering in the Palestinian territories but also poses a mortal danger to the peace process.”

    2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source

13. “The challenge before the international community is three-fold: first, how to halt the present phase of massive human sufferings and chaos resulting from the military operations of Israeli army; secondly, how to maintain peace between Israel and Palestinians and resume negotiations for the lasting solution to the problem of the Middle East; and thirdly, how to prevent actions being taken by Israel that could unilaterally create realities, making a negotiated settlement based on the principle of land for peace completely impossible. Indeed, there are no ready answers to these complex questions. Yet the United Nations, including the Security Council and the Secretary-General, must now play the central role in responding to these challenges.”

    2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source

14. “We are concerned over the escalation of hostilities between Israel and Palestine that would further impede the international efforts to stop the cycle of violence and restart negotiations. Pakistan hopes that the international community will take the necessary steps to help resolve the crisis through peaceful means.”

    2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source

15. “Madam President, allow me at the outset to congratulate you on steering the presidency of the Council for the month of June and for convening this important debate on the last day of your presidency. Since the last public meeting in the Council on the situation of the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, definitive changes have taken place in the region. The recent surge of violence ensued after the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier on 25 June, and the massive military operation by the Israeli army that followed has seriously undermined the atmosphere of hope for peace that was built after the elections in the Palestinian Authority and in Israel. This deadly violence has grave implications. Pakistan regrets the Israeli incursion into Gaza, the total blockade of the Gaza Strip and the destruction of Palestinian infrastructure.”

    2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source

16. “We are working with other Member States to further crystallize the proposal and we are hopeful that the General Assembly will be in a position to establish the Commission at its forthcoming session.”

    2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source

17. “I should like to recall that, in 2003, Pakistan first proposed the idea of ad hoc composite committees, comprised of members drawn from the three principal organs of the United Nations, to effectively address complex crises in all their phases, including post- conflict peacebuilding. In May 2004, during Pakistan's presidency of the Security Council, we circulated a non-paper on ad hoc composite committees during a public meeting on complex crises and the United Nations response. During the discussions in the General Assembly, Pakistan has circulated its specific proposal on the proposed Peacebuilding Commission. Pakistan has a special interest and a sense of ownership in the proposed Commission, which basically follows the same concept of a composite approach we proposed long ago.”

    2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source

18. “The special circumstances of countries emerging from conflict should be kept in mind while recommending policy changes and negotiating aid packages. The international financial institutions should show some operational flexibility. Debt write-offs should be considered in the first instance. While the recipient countries are expected to meet some minimum requirements, there should be no shifting of the goalposts by the donors. The proposal for a standing fund for peacebuilding has merit. All of us are trying to find answers to many of those and other questions in the Secretary-General's proposal for the establishment of a Peacebuilding Commission. We hope that the various ideas advanced today by Member States will feed into the rich array of proposals already made on peacebuilding in general, and the Peacebuilding Commission in particular.”

    2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source

19. “Another challenge is to preserve and promote national ownership of the peacebuilding programmes and activities and to ensure that the priorities of the country concerned have precedence. Fifthly, it is widely acknowledged that we need an institutional mechanism dedicated to peacebuilding. It may not be merely a gap-filling mechanism, but should promote and coordinate a comprehensive approach. It should be an intergovernmental body with the flexibility to bring together all relevant actors in specific situations, including United Nations agencies and the international financial institutions, as appropriate. Sixthly, experience from various specific situations, Guinea-Bissau for example, shows that the major challenge remains the provision of adequate, timely and sustained assistance for peacebuilding activities.”

    2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source

20. “Fourthly, at the policy level, a primary challenge is to recognize and respect the respective competencies of the General Assembly, the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council with regard to peacebuilding. Besides, the integration of peacebuilding activities in the field and at the country level logically necessitates coordination between the relevant organs and other actors at Headquarters. We believe that complementarity in the work of the three principal organs should be used to promote synergy in peacebuilding efforts. Interaction between the Security Council and the ad hoc advisory groups of the Economic and Social Council on countries emerging from conflict is a good basis upon which to build.”

    2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source

21. “It is clear that no single United Nations organ has an exclusive mandate over those issues. Successful peacebuilding strategies have to be based on a comprehensive and integrated approach, greater systemwide coherence, increased inter-organ coordination and the engagement of all relevant actors. Thirdly, though peacebuilding is associated mainly with post-conflict situations, in which one of the main concerns is to help prevent a relapse into conflict, it is equally important to prevent conflicts in the first place. Apart from preventive diplomacy and the pacific settlement of disputes, development should be promoted as the best means to prevent conflict. Assistance in economic, humanitarian or other fields may be provided at the request of a country to avoid slipping towards conflict.”

    2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source

22. “The proposal for a Peacebuilding Commission is now under active consideration in the General Assembly. The proposal has particular relevance and appeal for countries emerging from conflict, especially in Africa. I would like to make a few points. First, the increased focus on peacebuilding during the last couple of years has its roots in the now well-recognized interlinkage between peace and development. Indeed, sustainable peace can be built only on a foundation of sustainable development. Secondly, peacebuilding is complex. It embraces many facets, including the security, political, economic, social and humanitarian facets. It often involves assistance for institutional capacity-building, economic recovery, good governance, reconciliation, rule of law, human rights and the organization of elections, among other things.”

    2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source

23. “Let me join others in felicitating the Danish presidency on its excellent handling of the Council's work during this month. We also congratulate Ambassador Wang Guangya for the successful Chinese presidency in April. We welcome this important debate on post- conflict peacebuilding and appreciate the personal participation of Foreign Minister Mr. Moller. The Presidency's discussion paper has been useful in guiding the debate. We also appreciate the contributions made by the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Frechette, the President of the World Bank, Mr. Wolfensohn, and other speakers. The subject of peacebuilding has received increasing attention since the High-level Panel's report (A/59/565) last December. The Secretary-General later offered his reflections in his report entitled "In larger freedom" (A/59/2005) and in a subsequent non-paper.”

    2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source

24. “There is a requirement for the United Nations to devote greater attention and resources to promoting cooperation with regional arrangements in the political and economic areas so as to advance their common and mutual goals of consolidating peace, stability, progress and prosperity.”

    2004-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5007 (2004) · source

25. “It involves activities ranging from disarmament, demobilization and reconstruction to institutional development and economic reconstruction and rehabilitation. Regional organizations can assist the United Nations in a complementary and mutually supportive role in promoting post-conflict peace-building, not only politically but also economically. The European Union is playing an important role in that regard in the Balkans and elsewhere. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation can play a considerable, though indirect, role by promoting trade and economic cooperation in South Asia.”

    2004-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5007 (2004) · source

26. “The purpose must be to facilitate peace, not to promote the agenda of any regional Power. If such a regional arrangement had existed in South-West Asia, it could have played a salutary role in stabilizing both Afghanistan and Iraq and could have obviated reliance on the intervention of forces from faraway nations. Experience of various conflict situations has taught us that stabilization does not simply imply the cessation of hostilities or the consolidation of peace. It also includes preventing conflict, addressing root causes and building sustainable peace in conflict situations. Stabilization is a complex task which combines the two main priorities of the United Nations: peace and development.”

    2004-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5007 (2004) · source

27. “Regional arrangements have been involved in stabilization operations under the mandate of the Security Council. These have included the Stabilization Force (SFOR) and KFOR in the Balkans, and, more recently, regional multinational forces in West Africa and Haiti. While regional arrangements can take enforcement action, it is clear from the provisions of Article 54 of the Charter that no enforcement action shall be taken through regional agencies without the authorization of the Security Council. The Charter does not permit national or regional unilateralism - only collective action with the express sanction of the Security Council or, if it cannot act, with the authorization of the General Assembly. The participation of regional arrangements in the maintenance of local peace and security in their respective regions must also be impartial.”

    2004-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5007 (2004) · source

28. “The OIC has played an important role in dealing with several conflicts and crises - for instance, in facilitating the end of the foreign occupation of Afghanistan; in mediating the Iran-Iraq conflict; in ending the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina; and in supporting peace efforts in various other parts of the world, including those aimed at achieving a just and peaceful solution to the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. The OIC can play a vital role in promoting solutions to some of the principal items on the Council's agenda, including Palestine and the Middle East, Afghanistan, Iraq, terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. At its recent Kuala Lumpur summit, the OIC initiated a process of internal reform and revitalization to enhance its effectiveness and efficiency.”

    2004-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5007 (2004) · source

29. “The Association of South- East Asian Nations (ASEAN) does not have a security structure, but it has a regional forum to discuss security issues. Similar arrangements, like the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, are making valuable contributions in promoting stability in their respective subregions. On our subcontinent, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), which is currently meeting at the level of the Council of Ministers in Islamabad, is at present an economic forum and is playing an important role in promoting economic and social development. Along with economic development, SAARC could contribute to peace and stability. The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), with 57 member States, spans four continents and represents one fourth of the membership of the United Nations.”

    2004-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5007 (2004) · source

30. “The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has promoted confidence-building in Europe, and NATO - from whose representative we just heard - has been a major force for stability. Similarly, the African Union has been making significant contributions in the promotion of regional peace, particularly in Burundi and, most recently, in Darfur, in Sudan. Likewise, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has played an important security and stabilization role in the West African subregion. The Organization of American States has a similar role in the Americas. Regional arrangements can have various configurations and variable geometry. In the Asian region, a number of subregional arrangements are working for the promotion of peace and stability in their respective subregions.”

    2004-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5007 (2004) · source

31. “We are very happy to see you, Sir, chairing this very important meeting. It follows a very useful initiative taken on this issue by the Mexican presidency of the Security Council in April last year. We welcome the participation of the Secretary-General and of the representatives of regional and subregional organizations. The Charter of the United Nations identifies the role that regional organizations can play in the preservation of international peace and security. The Charter recognizes their role in the pacific settlement of local disputes and sets out the parameters for the involvement of regional arrangements in enforcement action, solely under the authority of the Security Council. Indeed, regional organizations have played an important part in promoting regional peace and stability.”

    2004-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5007 (2004) · source

32. “We look forward to the meeting of the CTC with international, regional and subregional organizations to be hosted by the League of Arab States later this year.”

    2004-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5006 (2004) · source

33. “However, we understand that such coordination will be pursued within the respective mandates of the Committee and other United Nations structures. We have noted the Committee's intention to begin preparations for the first visit by the CTC to a Member State, subject to its consent. Such visits should lead to the creation of a climate of cooperation and to the provision of technical assistance, as pointed out by the Chairman in his statement today. We support activities aimed at improving communication between the Committee and Member States so as to enhance the capacity of States to fight terrorism more effectively. We also share the View that the Committee needs to improve its communication methods to promote transparency and avoid misperceptions about its work.”

    2004-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5006 (2004) · source

34. “We agree with the need, as expressed by the Chairman, for the Committee to play a more active role in coordinating the provision of technical assistance. In that context, the integration of the analysis of country assessments of assistance needs into the review process should be done in an objective manner. On the question of reporting, while emphasizing the need for the timely submission of reports, the Committee should also try to address issues such as reporting fatigue, technical capacity for rendering such reports and other areas on which Ambassador Baja also touched. We have noted the efforts of the Chairman to pursue closer coordination with other United Nations structures dealing with various aspects of counter- terrorism.”

    2004-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5006 (2004) · source

35. “We congratulate the Russian Federation on having assumed the chairmanship of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), thank the outgoing Chairman, Ambassador Arias, for his outstanding contribution, and welcome Ambassador Ruperez, the new Executive Director of the CTC Executive Directorate (CTED). We would also like to thank Ambassador Konuzin for having presented to the Council the twelfth work programme (see S/2004/541), and to express appreciation for his leadership role in guiding the work of the CTC. The CTC is going through a transitional phase aimed at its revitalization. We look forward to the finalization of the organizational plan of the CTED. In that regard, we share the view that the Committee will need to maintain a balance between reform efforts and its short-term activities.”

    2004-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5006 (2004) · source

36. “As a result, we hope that opinions presented by non- members today will not only be heard, but also be taken into consideration by the Council during its future deliberations on an issue of such great importance to the whole membership.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

37. “If there is one lesson that we have learned from the tragedies of recent ill-fated peacekeeping operations, it is that there must be more coordination within the United Nations system in carrying out such operations. Therefore, the strengthening of cooperation and coordination between the three pillars of United Nations peacekeeping - the Security Council, the TCCs and the United Nations Secretariat - cannot be emphasized enough. In conclusion, I would like to say that we are particularly pleased to note that today's deliberations of the Council, under Singapore's presidency, allow non- members of the Council to express their views prior to Council members, breaking from past practice.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

38. “Similarly, the date and venue should be, as far as circumstances allow, announced in the Journal of the United Nations several days before the event. The quality of consultations would depend on the quality and the accuracy of information and assessments that are provided by the Secretariat. As past experience has shown, there can be neither efficient planning nor clear and credible mandates if these are inefficient or partial assessments. Sierra Leone is a case in point. Both the Department of Political Affairs and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations have crucial responsibilities to bear in this regard. It is said that hindsight is 20/20.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

39. “The phenomenon of incremental reinterpretations of mandates and of "mission creep" needs to be avoided at all costs. The Secretariat must also work closely with TCCs. It is our experience that too often the Secretariat does not speak with one voice. TCCs often end up getting mixed signals and mixed directions from the Secretariat simply because of communication and coordination problems within its various components. We hope that the new leadership of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations will look into this matter seriously and give it high priority in the upcoming comprehensive review of the Department. The Secretariat must provide TCCs and Council members background and briefing materials, as well as the agenda, well in advance of meetings, unlike the present practice.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

40. “In particular, such consultations should be held when the Council is considering a change in the mandate of an operation, including the use of force, or renewal or completion of a mandate, or when there is a rapid deterioration of the situation on the ground, which threatens the safety and security of peacekeepers. In putting forward this idea, my delegation would like to emphasize that our proposal is not aimed at supplanting the Charter role of the Security Council. The object of the proposal is merely to facilitate unity of purpose between the Security Council, the TCCs and the Secretariat on any given operation. The aim of such an exercise would be to help ensure that the mandates eventually decided upon are precise, credible and achievable, with clearly defined political objectives.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

41. “We believe the best way of achieving this is through the establishment of ad hoc subsidiary organs of the Council, as provided by Article 29 of the Charter. These subsidiary organs would be mission- specific and based around a "core group" of troop- contributing countries for each peacekeeping operation. The Secretary-General would identify the core group of TCCs for each peacekeeping operation, which would become operational at the conceptional phase of each operation. Consultations with the core group should begin well in advance of the establishment of the operation and be factored into the drawing up of new mandates. This engagement should continue on a regular basis through the implementation phase.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

42. “As a result, TCC meetings have become little more than ritualistic briefings by the Secretariat. These meetings are convened more out of form than out of purpose. The Brahimi Panel report has correctly highlighted the need to strengthen and institutionalize the Council's cooperation and coordination with TCCs. In response to the recommendations of the Brahimi Panel report, the Council took a step in the right direction when it agreed in its resolution 1327 (2000) to strengthen the existing system of consultations through the holding of private meetings with TCCs in the presence of Secretariat representatives. While this resolution does hold the promise of a more formalized process of consultations, there are a number of aspects that still need discussion to make the consultation mechanism more effective and useful.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

43. “Had a proper mechanism for consulting TCCs been in place, some of the problems in Somalia could have been easily avoided. Had past consultations been more meaningful and effective, the tragedy in Srebrenica might never have happened. The Security Council has been aware of this problem for quite some time and has made several attempts to deal with it. The Council established the process of TCC meetings, the guidelines for which were laid down in its two presidential statements - also referred to in your introductory statement, Mr. President - PRST/l994/62 and PRST/l996/l3. These guidelines contained elements that could have helped in making the three-way dialogue more meaningful and effective. However, more often than not these guidelines have remained largely ignored.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

44. “President, as you mentioned in your introductory statement, today's discussion is most timely. We can only agree with you that the success of peacekeeping operations depends on a healthy triangular relationship between the Security Council, the Secretariat and the troop-contributing countries (TCCs). The strengthening of cooperation with TCCs is a topic which is fundamental to the goal of making United Nations peacekeeping more efficient and effective. Regular, meaningful and effective cooperation between TCCs, the Security Council and the Secretariat on all operational matters is an essential element of United Nations peacekeeping operations. We believe that, had this issue been addressed in the early 1990s, many of the setbacks suffered by United Nations peacekeeping operations could have been avoided.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

45. “I will speak on behalf of Ambassador Shamshad Ahmad, who had to leave for Pakistan on official business. He would have wanted to make these remarks himself, in view of his deep involvement with issues related to peacekeeping, and in particular the topic before the Council today. We would like to begin by felicitating the delegations of Singapore, Colombia, Ireland, Mauritius and Norway on their non-permanent membership of the Security Council from 1 January this year. We are confident of the important contribution that they, as elected members, will make to the work of the Council. I would also like to express our deep appreciation to the outgoing non-permanent members of the Security Council - Argentina, Canada, Malaysia, Namibia and the Netherlands - for the exemplary manner in which they discharged their responsibilities. Mr.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source