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Chowdhury

lines on the record: 1,172
first: 1997-03-06
most recent: 2009-08-07
sittings or episodes: 146
sources: un-security-council

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“Support of these two crucial actors is critical if the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) is to make considerable headway in its mandate. The key role in the engagement of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina is in the areas of police restructuring and the consolidation of the judicial system. A yardstick for the success of United Nations involvement will be the amount of progress that can be made in these areas. We welcome the important initiatives launched recently, but note from the Secretary- General' 5 report that progress is dependent on overcoming the political and other factors causing obstruction and delays. We hope that, with the willingness and cooperation of all parties concerned, considerable headway in the efforts of UNMIBH will be possible in the coming days.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my national capacity. First of all, we thank Mr. Hedi Annabi for his very useful briefing. Taking into account the main focus of the report of the Secretary-General, Bangladesh believes that it is important that the implementation of the Dayton Peace Accord be accelerated. The Council needs to give strong signals to all key actors to extend their full support for the implementation of the Peace Accord. We commend the newly elected Government of Croatia, which has pledged to cooperate with Bosnia and Herzegovina. We hope that it will put its pledge into action through its influence on the Bosnian Croat authorities to redouble their efforts for the peace process. Similarly, we hope that the Bosnian Serb authorities will also be given support by the Serbs to this end.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“At this meeting, the Council will hear a briefing by Mr. Annabi, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. I give him the floor.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“Gokturk (Turkey) took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber. The President: In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations and in the absence of objection, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Hedi Annabi, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite Mr. Annabi to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina, document 5/2000/215.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Turkey, in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion Without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Sacirbey (Bosnia and Herzegovina) took a seat at the Council table; Mr. Kastrup (Germany), Mr. Vento (Italy), Mr. Monteiro (Portugal) and Mr.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“It expects that the Secretary-General will inform the Council about the outcome of his current consultations with the Government of Tajikistan on a role for the United Nations in the period of post-conflict peace-building and consolidation." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2000/9. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 4.25 p.m.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4116 (2000) · source
“It welcomes the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT), supported by the Contact Group of Guarantor States and International Organizations, the Mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the Commonwealth of Independent States, being instrumental in assisting the parties in the implementation of the General Agreement. "The Security Council supports the intention of the Secretary-General to withdraw UNMOT when its mandate expires on 15 May 2000.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4116 (2000) · source
“The Council acknowledges a significant achievement of the Tajik parties, which have managed to overcome many obstacles and to put their country on the path to peace, national reconciliation and democracy. It urges the Government and the Parliament of Tajikistan to work towards elections in the future that meet fully acceptable standards as a means to consolidate peace. "The Security Council notes with satisfaction that the United Nations has played an important role in this success.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4116 (2000) · source
“"The Security Council welcomes decisive progress in the implementation of the General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord in Tajikistan (S/1997/510) achieved due to sequential and persistent efforts of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan and the leadership of the Commission on National Reconciliation. "The Security Council welcomes, in particular, the holding on 27 February 2000 of the first multi- party and pluralistic parliamentary election in Tajikistan, in spite of serious problems and shortcomings, as noted by the Joint Electoral Observation Mission for Tajikistan. It notes that the holding of this election the transition period envisaged in the General Agreement is coming to a close.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4116 (2000) · source
“In accordance with the decision taken at the 4115th meeting, I invite the representative of Tajikistan to take a seat at the Council table. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Alimov (Tajikistan) took a seat at the Council table. The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council has considered the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Tajikistan of 14 March 2000 (S/2000/214), submitted pursuant to paragraph 12 of its resolution 1274 (1999) of 12 November 1999.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4116 (2000) · source
“There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The next meeting of the Security Council to continue the consideration of the item on the agenda will take place immediately following the adjournment of this meeting. The meeting rose at 4.20 p.m.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4115 (2000) · source
“I thank the representative of Tajikistan for his kind words addressed to me. I now give the floor to Mr. Annabi to comment on the statements made so far.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4115 (2000) · source
“The world community should come forward and provide assistance to help this fledgling democracy take root and to create opportunities for the people to see hope in their future. We have noted from the Secretary-General's report that he will be consulting the Tajik Government about the possible role of the United Nations in post-conflict peace- building and will inform the Council about the outcome of his consultations. It might be worthwhile for the Council to consider some viable and convincing options for the future involvement of the United Nations in Tajikistan. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. The representative of Tajikistan has asked for the floor, and I now call on him.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4115 (2000) · source
“The Secretary-General's report notes that in Tajikistan there are still too many men under arms. They should be offered meaningful and productive economic opportunities. Otherwise, the ex-combatants, with their illegal arms, will be a threat to the peace and security of society. More projects geared to job creation should be undertaken, and funding should be made available for them. The only such project, in the Karategin Valley, was interrupted by the onset of winter. It should receive more attention and be resumed soon. Finally, on the way ahead, the international community has a responsibility to see that the gains achieved in Tajikistan are not lost and that interest does not wane after the acute phase of the conflict is over.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4115 (2000) · source
“The elections were only a starting point in a long journey in the quest for national reconciliation and democratic institution-building. The process could be disrupted if not properly nurtured. The Government of Tajikistan and the international community should focus on carrying this process forward. With regard to the reintegration of opposition fighters, let me say that in order to consolidate the peace process, the reintegration of ex-combatants into society should be given a high priority. It cannot be viewed as a sequential event which will follow their disarmament. The two processes are intertwined. The positive results achieved in the reintegration of the former fighters into society will mobilize those still holding on to weapons and encourage them to surrender those arms.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4115 (2000) · source
“And thirdly, the fact that the elections were held without any violent incidents halting the process was itself a success. The deficiencies in the electoral process were not entirely unexpected. The Joint Electoral Observation Mission of the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) was deployed despite shortcomings in the electoral laws. It was present not only to observe the process, but also to offer constructive engagement. The country has emerged from a prolonged and difficult conflict situation, and we consider these elections as a building-block phase in the peace process and the development of democracy in the country. The holding of elections, even if flawless, cannot guarantee the consolidation of democracy.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4115 (2000) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as representative of Bangladesh. My delegation would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Hedi Annabi for his briefing and his introduction of the interim report of the Secretary- General. The holding of parliamentary elections on 27 February was a significant step forward for Tajikistan, though there were a number of areas in which the electoral process did not meet with the full satisfaction of the international community. In considering the outcome, a number of points must be borne in mind. First, this was the first multi-party, pluralistic election in Tajikistan, and it included participation by former warring parties. Secondly, the voter turnout was very good - 93 per cent.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4115 (2000) · source
“The President: In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations and in the absence of objection, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Hedi Annabi, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite Mr. Annabi to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them the interim report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Tajikistan, document S/2000/214. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Mr.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4115 (2000) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Tajikistan, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Alimov (Tajikistan) took a seat at the Council table.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4115 (2000) · source
“I thank Mr. Annabi for responding to the questions and for advising us of the additional information he could share on the various issues raised here. There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 1.05 pm.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4114 (2000) · source
“Finally, with regard to the future political process, we agree that, rather than setting up a time-frame without specific achievements on the ground, it would be better to identify the specific benchmarks to chart the path to independence and then set a time-frame on that basis. I will stop here and resume my functions as President of the Council. I now give the floor to Mr. Annabi to respond to the comments and to the questions that have been raised.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4114 (2000) · source
“We had also recommended that to make the development sustainable in Timor we should focus on the grassroots level through poverty-eradication programmes such as microcredit programmes. The fifth issue that I would like to raise is the question of national unity and reconciliation. We believe that these are also priority areas in East Timor in the context of the paradigm of nation-building. The recent visit by President Wahid and the militia leaders to East Timor augurs well for the achievement of these objectives. Gradual improvement in the economic and political situation should help in the process.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4114 (2000) · source
“Perhaps on a future occasion the Council will have a report on this aspect from the Secretariat. Another matter related to the development projects is, as many have mentioned, the slow disbursement of funds. As we mentioned last time, we believe that given the size of the commitment that has been made to development in Timor, it would be a pity to see the effort there faltering because of the slow disbursement of funds. The fourth point relates to the health and education situation in Timor. We believe that these two areas need special attention. With regard to education, on an earlier occasion we mentioned the need for focusing on the education of girls in the programmes in Timor. We believe this is an important area.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4114 (2000) · source
“I think that the closing down of camps in those areas is a good way to start. The third point relates to the development scenario. This is an area of close interest to Bangladesh. We believe that some positive measures are being taken in this regard. We were very happy to hear about the community empowerment projects of the World Bank, about which Mr. Annabi reported to us. We believe that we will have an opportunity to assess their impact on the local population. The Quick Impact Projects, which have been funded by the United Nations Children's Fund and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, bear promise, and we believe that they need to be encouraged by our side. We also believe that the revenue situation is likely to improve with the setting up of the customs and taxation system.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4114 (2000) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Bangladesh. I shall raise six points for Mr. Annabi. The first relates to the deployment of the civilian police. We are very happy that the deployment has picked up; we now have 933 civilian police deployed there. That is an improvement, and we welcome the faster deployment. But we believe that we should also try to look into the deployment process and see how best we can effect a speedier deployment of the civilian police. I say this also in a general context, because we face the same situation in Kosovo. The second point relates to the violence led by militias. As many members of the Council have mentioned, we are seriously concerned about that, and we believe in this regard that proactive efforts should be made to stop such militia activities.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4114 (2000) · source
“On behalf of the Council, let me take this opportunity to convey to the representative of Namibia our greetings and congratulations on the tenth anniversary of Namibia's independence.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4114 (2000) · source
“I thank Mr. Annabi for his useful briefing, and now I will give the floor to the members of the Council who wish to make statements.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4114 (2000) · source
“I invite Mr. Annabi to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Mr. Hedi Annabi, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. I give him the floor.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4114 (2000) · source
“In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Thayeb (Indonesia) took the seat reserved for him at the side of the Council Chamber. The President: In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations and in the absence of objection, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Hedi Annabi, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. There being no objection, it is so decided.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4114 (2000) · source
“I should like, at the outset of the meeting, to extend, on behalf of the Council, a warm welcome to the new Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations, Mr. Jean-David Levitte. We look forward to cooperating with him in the Council's work and to his contribution to our work. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. The situation in East Timor The President: I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Indonesia, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4114 (2000) · source
“There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. In prior consultations, the Council decided to convene another open meeting to give an opportunity to the larger membership of the United Nations to participate in this issue. I will keep myself open to that on the understanding that if there are needs expressed and requests by the Member States to speak, then maybe we will schedule such a meeting. In any case, the Security Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 5.30 pm.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“I shall now give the floor to Ambassador Fowler, Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 864 (1993) concerning the situation in Angola, to respond to some of the comments and questions raised.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The next speaker is the representative of Uganda. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The next speaker is the representative of Belgium. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“I thank the representative of Morocco for the kind words he addressed to me. The next speaker is the representative of Belarus. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The next speaker is the representative of Morocco. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Zambia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The next speaker is the representative of Bulgaria. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The next speaker is the representative of South Africa. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Then next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Rwanda. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The next speaker is the representative of Togo. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, the Council will now hear statements by those Member States that wish to make comments on the report of the Panel of Experts and to whom invitations have been extended under rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. The first speaker is the representative of Burkina Faso. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“In view of the lateness of the hour and the fact that there are as many as nine speakers remaining on my list, I should like, with the concurrence of the members of the Council, to suspend the meeting now and resume it at 3.30 pm. The meeting was suspended at 1.20 pm.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113 (2000) · source
“In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Semakula Kiwanuka (Uganda) took the seat reserved for him at the side of the Council Chamber. The President: I now have the great pleasure to call on the Minister for External Relations of Angola, Mr. Joao Bernardo de Miranda.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113 (2000) · source
“The second point that I would like to mention here is that Bangladesh believes that in addition to their inherent merit, the recommendations are also very important and relevant and have serious implications for the general issues relating to sanctions, with which the Council is now seized, and the experts group which we have recently set up will also look into the general issues. I think the recommendations will have an important purpose to serve when that experts group takes up its responsibility. I resume my function as the President of the Council. I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Uganda, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113 (2000) · source
“In view of the lateness of the hour, I would like to say in my national capacity that I will forgo this opportunity to make a national statement. I will defer it to a subsequent stage. But I will not let this opportunity pass without first thanking Ambassador Fowler for his presentation and the determination with which he pursued the matter and which brings us to this meeting and also to thank the Panel of Experts for its very thorough work. We look forward to examining its recommendations more thoroughly as we go back to the sanctions Committee.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113 (2000) · source
“Robert Fowler, Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 864 (1993) concerning the situation in Angola.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113 (2000) · source
“The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them a letter dated 10 March 2000 from the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 864 (1993) concerning the situation in Angola addressed to the President of the Security Council, document S/2000/203, transmitting the final report of the Panel of Experts established by the Security Council pursuant to resolution 1237 (1999) of 7 May 1999. I should like to draw the attention of the members of the Council to document S/2000/200, which contains the text of a letter dated 8 March 2000 from Uganda. I call on Mr.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113 (2000) · source
“In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. I welcome Mr. Joao Bernardo de Miranda, Minster for External Relations of Angola. At the invitation of the President, Mr. De Miranda (Angola) took a seat at the Council table; Mr. Sychov (Belarus), Mr. Adam (Belgium), Mr. Sotirov (Bulgaria), Mr. Tiendre'beogo (Burkina Faso), Mr. Snoussi (Morocco), Mr. Mutaboba (Rwanda), Mr. Kumalo (South Africa), Mr. Kpotsra (Togo) and Mr. Kasanda (Zambia) took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113 (2000) · source
“I acknowledge with great pleasure the presence among us of Mr. Peter Hain, Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom, and I welcome him. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. The situation in Angola Letter dated 10 March 2000 from the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 864 (1993) concerning the situation in Angola addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2000/203) The President: I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Angola, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Morocco, Rwanda, South Africa, Togo and Zambia, in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113 (2000) · source