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first: 2001-08-20
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“Ireland warmly commends the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH), including the International Police Task Force, for its achievements to date in restructuring and reforming the law enforcement agencies in Bosnia and Herzegovina and - as the report of the Secretary-General points out - for completing 43 of the 66 core projects in its mandate implementation plan. Ireland fully endorses the statement which will be delivered shortly by Belgium on behalf of the European Union. I therefore wish to make only a few comments in my national capacity. It is clear that although UNMIBH has achieved significant results in Bosnia and Herzegovina, there remains cause for concern in some areas.”
2001-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4433 (2001) · source
“May I also congratulate Mali, and you personally, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency for December, which promises to be a very busy month, and assure you of the full support of my delegation. I would also like to thank Ambassador Durrant of Jamaica for what was an outstanding presidency in November. My delegation would like to thank Mr. Annabi for his comprehensive briefing and, indeed, thank all those concerned for producing the Mission report now before us.”
2001-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4433 (2001) · source
“In conclusion, my delegation thought that the presidency's work programme was excellent during the month, and we want to warmly thank you, Madam President, and everybody on the Jamaican team. I would also like to echo what was said earlier, that as Jamaica leaves the Security Council at the end of the year, you will be very much missed among those of us who stay on. We very much admired the creativity, the independence and the determination that Jamaica brought to the work of the Council, and we pay you warm tribute for your contribution.”
2001-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4432 (2001) · source
“On the issue of press reports, we fully share the view that there should be briefings in this area and that it is unwise for the Council or for some Council members to have to act simply on the basis of press briefings. On ministerial meetings, we also see great value in this practice, particularly ministerial week. The meetings this month on counter-terrorism and Afghanistan were very useful. But as has also been said, there is a risk in setting up a hierarchy of importance of Council meetings. All Council meetings are important; therefore, this matter needs to be approached with some sensitivity and wisdom, while at the same time with full agreement on the importance of ministerial meetings from time to time.”
2001-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4432 (2001) · source
“We have to look seriously at our agenda and procedures. For example, do we need to formalize committees of the Council to filter issues before full debates? Do we need time limits on speeches? Whatever the answer, there is a problem in this area, and we do feel that it needs to be addressed. A final point in this area relates to the role of the Secretariat, which performs heroically - not just for the Council but across the United Nations spectrum. There may well be a case for looking again at the possibility of the Secretariat having a full analysis and research unit to draw together all of these different threads - normative, thematic and operational - into a framework that would enable it to meet Council requirements substantially in that area.”
2001-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4432 (2001) · source
“This is true, for example, in issues such as peacekeeping and peacemaking and in examples such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo or Sierra Leone, where a whole range of requirements is involved. What we have to do, issue by issue, situation by situation, is to ensure that what is already agreed is fully implemented. How this can be done is difficult, given the pressures on the Council's timescale. It could be done by setting up a committee or by having one member of the Council monitor these issues and report on them. There are a range of options. But clearly there is something of a weakness in this approach. A further brief point I wish to make is about the Council's workload. It does seem to my delegation that the Council is too overloaded and, at times, is spread too thin while assessing many of the issues before it.”
2001-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4432 (2001) · source
“To do otherwise would dissipate its own central Charter obligations and would also, paradoxically, diminish the rightful and separate role that other United Nations bodies have in these areas. This is not in any way to say that the normative role is not crucial or that we should not debate it, as we did very substantially this month in key areas; but it is to say that the crucial issue is for the Council to ensure that in thematic areas where there is a normative framework agreed - whether it is in peacekeeping, peace-building, children, gender issues, humanitarian issues or other spheres - the central role for the Council must be to ensure that what is already agreed must be fully operationalized in our own work.”
2001-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4432 (2001) · source
“Because the Council has become so engaged in so many issues over recent years - an incremental process that is clearly continuing - there is naturally and rightly a demand from within the United Nations system for it to integrate the normative framework into the work of the Council. The difficulty with this, of course, is that the Council has limited time at its disposal in any given month to address the range of issues that come before it, and it is clear that, while the normative framework is crucial, at the same time the Council should not do what belongs to other United Nations bodies, whether it is the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, agencies or other bodies. The Council has its own role under the Charter. It cannot do or re-do what should be or is being done elsewhere.”
2001-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4432 (2001) · source
“Madam President, I will briefly address some of the points in your paper. On the normative side Ireland found extremely helpful the debates on "Children and armed conflict" and the "Protection of civilians in armed conflict". They were debates in which we were able to give clear views and cast light on issues of enormous importance, not just to the Council but also to the work of the Organization. On transparency, my delegation has consistently and strongly supported this as an important matter, especially in the context of public meetings. On the issue of normative debates, there are, however, two caveats that do seem important to us, and they echo some of the comments that Ambassador Greenstock made.”
2001-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4432 (2001) · source
“The humanitarian issue, of course, was crucial in our discussions during the month, and it provided a very useful chance not only for the Secretariat to brief the Council but also for the Council to express our own concerns on issues of food security for civilians and on the rights under humanitarian law not only of civilians but also of persons seeking to surrender and of persons giving up arms, about which the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) has reminded us over recent weeks. I would like to pay particular tribute to Jamaica on another issue: the Working Group on peacekeeping operations. Again, this goes not just for the period of the presidency but also the period before it. It is right at this stage to pay particular tribute to Ambassador Ward for his work in this area during the month and over the recent period.”
2001-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4432 (2001) · source
“On Afghanistan, the presidency naturally and rightly gave a great deal of attention to ensuring that the Council received regular briefings and that we had the chance to discuss the humanitarian situation, but also to have broad discussions on the wider issues that, I think, can only have been very helpful to Mr. Brahimi in the period leading into Bonn.”
2001-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4432 (2001) · source
“In both the case of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and that of Burundi, the Council was able not just to debate and to interact with ministers but also to signal frankly our own sense of engagement, involvement and views on the range of issues. The meeting on Burundi with President Mandela, in particular, offered a chance to say thank you to the President for his own central facilitation role. On Ethiopia/Eritrea and the role of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE), we also had a very useful meeting with the ministers from those two countries during the month. This allowed us a chance to emphasize the importance that the Council attaches to the removal of obstacles in the work of the force and to give clear indications of concerns we may have, as well as to listen to their concerns.”
2001-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4432 (2001) · source
“Let me briefly focus on these areas before also referring to some of the issues that Ambassador Greenstock and others have mentioned. Ireland very much welcomed the strong focus that the Jamaican presidency placed on African issues. On the Democratic Republic of the Congo, we had a very useful and important meeting with the ministers of the Political Committee of the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement. Strong views were expressed at this meeting - but vigorous and healthy debate is good - and the Council adopted a very helpful resolution which moves forward the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the process. The second public meeting that was also very helpful, as has been said earlier, was the one with the ministers of the Regional Peace Initiative on Burundi.”
2001-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4432 (2001) · source
“May I first thank you, Madam President, and the presidency for arranging this wrap-up open debate. The value of these concluding wrap-up meetings is not just to thank the presidency for its work during the month. It also, as you know, allows us to reflect on and assess the work of the Council during the month, and to do so at a public meeting. To say, "thank you" first, this was a presidency of strong ambitions and goals with a clear agenda. My delegation feels that in all these areas, these tasks were very successfully met, and we very much appreciate this. At the beginning of the month, the Jamaican presidency set its objective to support initiatives which we believe best promote sustainable peace and security.”
2001-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4432 (2001) · source
“Along with its partners in the European Union, Ireland will continue to support greater regional cooperation and European integration through the Stability Pact and the Stabilization and Association Process.”
2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4430 (2001) · source
“Ireland encourages the Special Representative and UNMIK to continue their efforts to implement resolution 1244 (1999) and to make further progress in their work in relation to the important issues of security, justice, refugee returns and missing persons. Ireland is particularly concerned that work in relation to political prisoners, as outlined in the common document of 5 November 2001, should be concluded as rapidly as possible. The newly elected authorities should cooperate fully with UNMIK and engage constructively with the Belgrade authorities, in accordance with the common document. We believe that the successful development of Kosovo will help to ensure peace and stability in South-Eastern Europe.”
2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4430 (2001) · source
“Whatever the outcome of these negotiations, elected leaders will have to assume major responsibilities for the political, economic, social and cultural life of the province. They must display a responsible attitude vis-a-vis its future status, which includes refraining from making unhelpful public statements. We believe strongly that their new authority must be exercised in strict compliance with resolution 1244 (1999) and with the Constitutional Framework. The provisional institutions should focus immediately on important issues - tangible results, as Mr. Annabi said earlier - such as developing the economy and tackling ongoing crime, and we consider that the training of local administrative staff should be a priority.”
2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4430 (2001) · source
“We hope that the participation of all minorities in the election will help to facilitate a new phase of cooperation and prepare the ground for the development of a tolerant and multi-ethnic society which safeguards the interests of all communities. It is important that the Serb-controlled areas in the north of Kosovo be integrated into the new framework so that all representatives can focus on representing their communities through constructive participation in the new institutions. This will require close coordination between the Serb community, UNMIK, KFOR and Belgrade. We hope that all sides will approach with sensitivity and wisdom the negotiations regarding the future coalition and the President.”
2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4430 (2001) · source
“We join others in commending very warmly the United Nations Secretariat, Special Representative Haekkerup and everyone in the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) for their excellent work in ensuring the success of the elections. This was a task well done. We also appreciate the efforts of KFOR and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and consider that the elections provided an excellent example of inter-institutional cooperation. The support of the Belgrade authorities and of President Kostunica was important in encouraging many in the Serbian community to vote, and we very much welcome this.”
2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4430 (2001) · source
“Ireland would also like to express its appreciation to Mr. Annabi for his very helpful briefing this afternoon, particularly his assessment of the elections of 17 November and the next steps to be undertaken. Ireland, of course, agrees fully with the European Union statement which will be delivered later by Belgium. My delegation welcomes the peaceful and orderly manner in which the elections were held on 17 November, as well as the significant participation of all communities. We believe that these elections mark an important step in the implementation of resolution 1244 (1999) and in the development of a democratic society in Kosovo, based on respect for human rights and the rule oflaw. The participation of all communities was essential to ensure wide and effective representation in the institutions of provisional self-government.”
2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4430 (2001) · source
“The Secretary-General's report of course noted that no peacekeeping or peace-enforcement mission had yet been authorized in terms of, for example, closing down the assets of hate media. I wonder how the Under-Secretary-General sees the possibility for progress in that general area, given its importance.”
2001-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4424 (2001) · source
“There is a clear complementarity here, so I wonder how that working group is proceeding and developing in terms of those linkages. The second point, which is a more indirect one, is the issue of access negotiations with parties to armed conflict. In his second report, the Secretary-General mentioned that he had requested the Inter-Agency Standing Committee to develop a manual for access negotiations and strategies, including benchmarks for the engagement and disengagement of aid agencies, and so on. Again, I would be interested to hear what progress has been made on that. The final question, which is perhaps more abstract at this stage, is the recommendation about the media made by the Secretary-General in his report, which also relates to paragraph 18 of resolution 1296 (2000), on a mass-media component to peacekeeping operations.”
2001-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4424 (2001) · source
“Equally, we look forward to the strategy paper prepared by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the Department for Peacekeeping Operations. If I might, I would like to take up two questions. One arises from yesterday's meeting, which clearly showed significant linkages between the area of child protection and the issues we are considering here. I believe that Under-Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guehenno indicated in the Preparatory Committee for the special session of the General Assembly devoted to children that an informal inter-agency working group on the integration of child protection concerns into peace negotiations was being established and that this would take into account operational procedures being developed by OCHA in relation to the protection of civilians in armed conflict.”
2001-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4424 (2001) · source
“We would hope that even before the comprehensive report is issued in November 2002, it will be possible to come back to the Council with progress on the matrix and on the state of play, given the clear importance that this has in terms of the institutional structures within the United Nations on how to make progress in terms of the different issues there. On the draft aide-memoire, the proposal for a half-day discussion - perhaps early next year - seems a very good one. As members of the Council, we would fully support that. We would also feel that the value of the aide-memoire should be in its relative simplicity. It should essentially be a checklist without too much complexity. We would therefore support its being developed very rapidly after the half-day discussion.”
2001-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4424 (2001) · source
“As the Under-Secretary-General said at the outset, it is hard to think of issues that are more important - including in the context of Afghanistan - in terms of humanitarian access, camps for internally displaced persons, engagement with armed groups, delivery of aid and so on. I would like to speak briefly about the three issues. On the question of the re-organization of the recommendations into different groups, the workshops that have been held have clearly been a very useful idea. As Colombia has said, this is, I think, an issue where Council members could possibly participate.”
2001-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4424 (2001) · source
“Like others, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Oshima for his briefing on the progress in the three areas outlined. As a general point, I would say that Ireland, like the representative of Norway and others who have spoken, very much regards the protection of civilians in armed conflict as one of the more important issues on the Council's agenda. Therefore the approach we take to this issue in terms of institutional detail on making progress is one part of it. The other part, as Singapore quite rightly said, are the wider issues of the spirit and the sense of urgency in which we approach this.”
2001-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4424 (2001) · source
“The Secretary-General's report brings together cogently and clearly the normative framework of international law as well as child-centred perspectives on a number of key issues, including conflict prevention, protection of civilians in armed conflict, the illicit exploitation of natural resources, HIV/AIDS and the illicit spread of small and light weapons. Today's meeting is a good opportunity to reflect on many common elements in these issues and the need to work now on common and effective responses from the Council. We strongly support the draft resolution which is before us, and also join in thanking France for its work in coordinating it.”
2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Our aid programme focuses on basic needs and the more vulnerable sectors of the population, with particular focus on women and children, who tend to be most at risk in conflict situations and in areas where protracted conflict is an ongoing obstacle to longer-term development. The Secretary-General, in his remarks today, as well as Special Representative Otunnu and Executive Director Bellamy, quite rightly treated the issue of Afghanistan at some length. Ireland has expressed its concern in the Council about the use of very young children on the part of all Afghan sides engaged in the conflict. We will wish to ensure that the future administration of Afghanistan includes a strong human rights and justice component, and that particular attention is paid to the position of children.”
2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422Resumption1 (2001) · source
“On a national level, the issue of children in armed conflict is of particular concern to the Irish Government, and Ireland strongly supports international efforts to strengthen the level of protection available to children affected by armed conflict. We are actively supporting the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict and are pleased to be a member of the Group of Friends of the Special Representative. Ireland's support for the United Nations Children's Fund is increasing rapidly and has doubled over the past two years.”
2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Accordingly, we support the Secretary- General's suggestion that the Council consider targeted measures against parties to armed conflict, including complicit neighbours, whose actions are contributing to the illegal exploitation of natural resources and the fuelling of violent conflict. Finally, Ireland considers that the corporate sector also has particular responsibilities, and my delegation believes that active consideration should be given to the idea - referred to earlier by the Secretary- General - that multilateral development banks and the international corporate sector could conduct child- impact assessments, where feasible, with regard to particular investments and projects that they may be funding in or near zones of conflict.”
2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422Resumption1 (2001) · source
“We believe that there is a strong argument for including child protection officers in appropriate peacekeeping operations to focus on children's issues and to assist in monitoring compliance with commitments entered into in respect of children. Special Representative Otunnu has done excellent work in securing 59 commitments from parties to armed conflict. But the parties must have their actions watched closely. They must be made to understand that such commitments are not in their gift, but reflect the demands of the international community. As a seventh point of emphasis, my delegation wholeheartedly subscribes to the Secretary-General's assessment that the illicit exploitation of natural resources not only prolongs conflict, but also diverts societies' resources away from educational and social infrastructure.”
2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422Resumption1 (2001) · source
“As a sixth point, my delegation attaches great importance to the work of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations with regard to children's rights and protection. We commend the recent proposal made by Under-Secretary-General Guehenno for the establishment of an informal inter-agency working group on the integration of child-protection concerns into peacemaking and peacekeeping processes. My delegation also notes with satisfaction the cooperation between the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations in incorporating human rights monitoring into peacekeeping operations, including through child rights officers in the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone and the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Fifthly, my delegation strongly supports the Secretary-General's recommendation that the mandates of peace operations explicitly include provisions for monitoring the rights of children and the recommendation that accurate and current information about the protection of child rights in conflict situations - from a variety of sources, including United Nations peace operations, country teams, special rapporteurs and non-governmental organizations - be made available to the Security Council and to Member States. My delegation attaches particular importance to the recommendations on integrating child protection into both United Nations peacemaking and peacekeeping processes, including disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes.”
2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422Resumption1 (2001) · source
“As a Council, we have to keep the issue of children - the severe impact that armed conflict has on them and the particular difficulties they face in post- conflict resettlement - strongly in mind when we approach the tasks of peacemaking, peacekeeping and peace-building. Thirdly, Ireland believes that we must move systematically to underpin basic standards of humanitarian behaviour in war by armed forces and non-State forces alike, and confront the question of child soldiers. Fourthly, my delegation fully endorses the Secretary-General's call for the prosecution of sexual Violence against women and children as a war crime. We urge the speedy ratification of the Rome Statute establishing an International Criminal Court, which recognizes sexual violence as war crimes and crimes against humanity.”
2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422Resumption1 (2001) · source
“As Executive Director Bellamy said in last year's meeting, all those who violate children's rights or who collude in such Violations - whether Governments or rebel groups, manufacturers of or dealers in weapons of war, or unscrupulous business people - must be made to feel the power of the Council's word. Secondly, my delegation considers that the Security Council has a clear responsibility on the issue of the child protection, including in respect of conflict situations and peace processes. So, of course, do others. National Governments, the rest of the United Nations system and the wider international community must also assume their obligations. Ireland believes that the Council must fully integrate concerns in respect of war-affected children into our work.”
2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422Resumption1 (2001) · source
“We need to publicly reiterate the primary obligations of the normative framework, including the Geneva Conventions, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocol to the Convention. We also need to reassert the importance of resolutions 1261 (1999) and 1314 (2001) in terms of the agenda of the Council. The second aspect of our work is to now move decisively towards what the Secretary-General and the Special Representative have called the era of application. Let me make eight general points concerning Ireland's position. First, we consider it essential for all States to comply strictly with their obligations towards children under international law.”
2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422Resumption1 (2001) · source
“I would like to thank you, Madam President, for convening this important meeting here today on children and armed conflict. My delegation would also like both to thank the Secretary- General and to commend Special Representative Otunnu and Executive Director Bellamy for their work in this area and for their statements here today. We would also like to thank Alhaji Babah Sawaneh for the eloquent statement he made this morning about his experiences. Later in this debate, Belgium, which holds the presidency of the European Union, will be making a statement with which Ireland fully associates itself. The Secretary-General's report on children and armed conflict presents a compelling case for the integration of child-related perspectives into our work. Overall, my delegation sees our task in the Council as twofold.”
2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422Resumption1 (2001) · source
“These seem sensible, and my delegation looks forward to discussing them in the Liberia sanctions Committee. In summary, Ireland believes that the Panel has provided the Council with a commendable survey of the degree of implementation of resolution 1343 (2001), as well as a range of recommendations to help ensure more effective compliance in the future. We look forward to discussing these further. We agree with the Panel that there should be an ongoing assessment of Liberian compliance, and therefore are supportive of the recommendation that the Panel should have their mandate renewed for a short assessment mission in April, as well as a later short mission if, and only if, the sanctions imposed on Liberia need to be renewed in May.”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“We believe that this measure is a powerful instrument, but that it also needs to be deployed with care and flexibility. We fully endorse, therefore, the views of Panel that the travel ban list should not be set in stone. There is a need for the list to have a capacity to be amended, so that if it becomes clear that an individual should no longer be listed, then his of her name can be removed expeditiously. Conversely, it is equally important that there should be the capacity to add other names where this is deemed appropriate. We must also be vigilant to ensure that the loopholes and implementation gaps identified by the Panel are closed. The Panel has provided some interesting and balanced recommendations in respect of the management of the travel ban list.”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“In terms of preventing illicit arms flows to the region, we commend the Panel's recommendation that United Nations establish a working group to develop the modalities for a standardized arms import End-User Certificate. It is also important that we take note that the Panel has recommended areas where the Council might consider the easing or lifting of particular sanctions, such as the possible reopening of the Liberian aircraft registry in accordance with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), We are open to consider any such measures where there have been signs of genuine compliance. It is clear that the travel ban has proved to be effective despite the violations that are meticulously documented in the report.”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“Accordingly, my delegation believes that consideration should be given to the Panel's recommendation that the revenue from the Ship and Corporate Registry be paid into an escrow account that would channel the funds directly towards development needs. The ongoing violation of the arms embargo continues to threaten the stability and security of the Mano River Union. Accordingly, we welcome the Panel's recommendation that the arms embargo should include non-State actors in the region - the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) and United Liberation Movement for Democracy in Liberia (ULIMO) factions, the RUF and the Guinean armed dissident groups.”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“It is indeed clearly regrettable that some of the revenues from the legitimate and reputable Liberian International Ship and Corporate Registry have been siphoned to finance arms transactions in some instances rather than pay for desperately needed humanitarian relief and development projects. We note in regard, as I said earlier, what OCHA has said of the dire humanitarian state of the country. The misuse of Liberia's economic resources - whether it is in the timber industry or the shipping and corporate register - to pay for the weapons of a rebel force which has visited such misery on the subregion is an affront to the people of the Mano River Union. It is also a clear violation of the demands of the international community expressed in resolution 1343 (2001).”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“My delegation has studied carefully the report of the Secretary-General of 5 October on the humanitarian impact of further sanctions and listened carefully to the points made by the Director of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on the implications on employment, livelihoods and national budget. We fully note, therefore, the assessment of the humanitarian impact of sanctions on timber and give the points made by OCHA full weight. Accordingly, we believe that it is important that further investigation of the humanitarian consequences of timber-based measures be undertaken.”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“Ireland attaches the highest importance to the aim of avoiding adverse humanitarian consequences when sanctions are imposed. On timber sanctions, there is such a broad and diverse range of views on the humanitarian consequences of timber-related measures, as to make it difficult to make a full and balanced judgement. This should not be seen as criticism of any one agency. It simply reflects the difficulty of obtaining reliable data in a country like Liberia where the level of financial transparency is low. While we must require the Liberian authorities to meet their obligations, we have, at the same time, to avoid measures which would entail the further suffering of an already extremely vulnerable population.”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“My delegation does not accept that because there has been progress that the Council should not necessarily consider additional sanctions measures. We believe that the progress achieved of late vindicates the robust and highly professional engagement of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) and the policy of sanctions. The Council demanded last March that the Government of Liberia, inter alia, cease its support for the RUF. We have not seen any indication of a demonstrable change in the attitude of the Monrovia authorities in this regard. If the January summit produces tangible results, we will warmly welcome this. We owe it to the people of the Mano River Union States to strive to preclude any relapse into open conflict.”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“In this respect, there are worrying indications in the report that the ties between the Liberian authorities and the RUF are far from broken. Like other members of the Council here today, my delegation is encouraged at the recent progress in the peace process in Sierra Leone. We are heartened by the success achieved to date in the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme in that country, and we, like others, look forward to the planned summit meeting of the heads of State of the Mano River Union in January and to the successful holding of elections in Sierra Leone in May with the participation of the fully politicized RUF, which will have rejected decisively a military role. But these objectives are planned, not yet realized. They are still some way from being achieved.”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“It makes recommendations that acknowledge areas where the Liberian authorities have made legitimate efforts to comply with the demands of resolution 1343 (2001), as well as recommendations that deal with clear breaches of the arms embargo by the same authorities. We will need to be flexible to take account of convincing signs that may appear indicating that the Liberian authorities have demonstrated in good faith that they have renounced their connections to the Revolutionary United Front (RUF). We also need to be firm in the face of evidence that the Liberian Government is still violating the demands of the Council in respect of the arms embargo and the demand to expel members of the RUF from Liberia.”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“Tsui, from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), who has briefed us on the Secretary-General's report of 5 October, a report which my delegation attaches considerable importance. Finally, I would also, of course, like to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Liberia to our meeting. Belgium, as holding the Presidency of the European Union, will be making a statement later in this debate with which Ireland fully associates itself. My delegation believes that the Panel of Experts has clearly done an excellent job. Its report is exceptionally well researched and impressively detailed. It is clear that the Panel has employed the highest evidentiary standards in its work. The case studies detailed in the report have been meticulously assembled. The report is also crucially judiciously balanced.”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“First and foremost, may I warmly congratulate Jamaica and you personally, Madam President, on assuming the presidency of the Council in November. I would also like to thank you for convening this important meeting. I would also wish to thank very warmly Ambassador Mahbubani, Chairman of the Security Council Committee concerning Liberia, for his work and that of his delegation, and for the statement he made earlier. I am very grateful also for the presence of Ambassador Ayafor and the members of the Panel of Experts and thank them for producing such an outstanding report. I would also like to indicate my delegation's welcome for the presence here today of Mr.”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“Finally, in terms of the Secretary-General's specific proposals, Ireland very much welcomes the proposal to strengthen the role of the United Nations Peace-building Support Office in the Central African Republic (BONUCA), including, as has been emphasized by General Cisse, in the areas of human rights, promotion of political dialogue, civil society and so on. In this the Secretary-General will have - we hope - the full support of the Council, and certainly my delegation fully supports the proposals made.”
2001-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4380 (2001) · source