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“My delegation fully agrees that, even as we emphasize the importance of challenging issues of extreme poverty and the current very gloomy economic situation, it is also important that the Central African Republic address the root causes of the crisis politically, particularly weak governance. It must re-establish political dialogue, which is an indispensable condition for a functioning political democratic system. The lack of dialogue clearly can only sustain a vacuum, which in turn breeds instability. My delegation also agrees with the points made by Ambassador Hume of the United States on the importance of the issue of the forthcoming trials of coup leaders. The international community will clearly be looking closely at transparency, openness and other factors there, and also at the issue of the return of refugees in the same context.”
2001-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4380 (2001) · source
“The point of conclusion on this is the reference that was made, to quote the exact phrase used by the Secretary-General, to the need for extreme solicitude by the international community and the donor community, including the multilateral institutions, and perhaps especially including the Bretton Woods institutions. There is clearly a point of competences here, which my delegation fully appreciates. I also fully appreciate the positive summary that we were given this morning by the World Bank. It is a point of emphasis, but it is one that clearly comes across in the report, and therefore the forthcoming donor conference future coordination efforts will clearly be important. In conclusion, to mention briefly two points, one is the current political situation.”
2001-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4380 (2001) · source
“According to the Secretary-General, that has clearly led to a very severe shortage of managers in the public service. Many are approaching retirement age. This is not a small point, because the Secretary- General refers very clearly to extreme institutional weaknesses in the State, to the point where the Central African Republic has been unable to use even donor credits, including from the European Development Fund, although - as was said in the report - the European Union has now made arrangements in terms of the ninth European Development Fund or previous European Development Funds.”
2001-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4380 (2001) · source
“Two points struck me that go to the heart of the point made by Bangladesh and others: when tackling a level of extreme poverty such as exists in the Central African Republic, it is very difficult to separate the various elements at play - political, military, security - especially in the context of extreme poverty. In his report the Secretary-General uses the phrase "a duty of solidarity" of development partners and the international community, which is a strong but accurate phrase. One point which does emphasize that, I think, is the reference in the report to the impacts - in terms of administrative capacity and the managerial structures in the public service - of the recruitment freeze required by previous structural adjustment programmes.”
2001-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4380 (2001) · source
“It is, therefore, as the Ambassador of the Ukraine said earlier, very much a test case in terms of the effectiveness of the United Nations response and how we assume that responsibility. As General Cisse has emphasized strongly, and as is clearly echoed in the report ofthe Secretary-General, the economy is clearly in a very fragile state. This has been exacerbated by the coup attempt. The Council, in its presidential statement of 17 July 2001, called on the Bretton Woods institutions take into account the specific nature of the situation in the Central African Republic. My delegation was heartened to hear the outline of the current efforts by the World Bank.”
2001-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4380 (2001) · source
“First, I would like to thank the presidency for arranging this public meeting and to join others in thanking General Cisse and Mr. Calderisi for their very helpful briefings today. Belgium will speak shortly on behalf of the European Union, and my delegation associates itself fully with that statement. I shall add a few brief comments in a national capacity. The interest of the international community in assisting the Central African Republic is not only moral but clearly strategic. The country lies at the heart of an unstable region where conflicts, as we know, readily spill over borders. The consequences of conflict in one country can have a profound impact on the stability of the others.”
2001-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4380 (2001) · source
“It is not always easy to achieve the right balance. We felt that this balance was achieved this month. For that reason, we warmly congratulate the presidency.”
2001-08-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4363 (2001) · source
“Such a practice would be a purely procedural measure that would, perhaps, allow more substantive contributions by Council members and also enable the issue to be dealt with at times more expeditiously, given the number of speakers on many issues. Secondly - and this has arisen before in our consideration of procedure - it is clear that certain items need not be addressed every month. My delegation has taken the View that, as a general rule, items should be addressed only when there is something specific to report on. Otherwise, they can be dealt with under any other business. This was also a feature of this month, and it is something that we welcomed. In conclusion, there is always - each month, but beyond that, in the ongoing work of the Council and in the interconnection between presidencies - a balance of substance and procedure.”
2001-08-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4363 (2001) · source
“First, my delegation welcomes the increasing practice by the Secretariat, which we experienced several times this month, of producing more written material in advance of meetings and restricting the oral presentations to providing, in general terms, an overview of the situation. This is especially relevant in the case of particular agenda items that appear regularly - monthly, in terms of the Council agenda. We would also tend to favour, if it were possible, the provision in advance of more detailed briefing notes, which at times might allow the Council to deal with issues more rapidly. This is not in any sense a criticism - we find the notes very helpful.”
2001-08-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4363 (2001) · source
“That led to a presidential statement of support, which my delegation warmly welcomed. In the context of the discussion on the Middle East, which was mentioned by several earlier speakers, Ireland felt that it was fully appropriate for the Council to hold the discussion, given the circumstances and the fact that members - and other Member States - were given the opportunity to state their views on the situation. We heard many constructive statements during the debate. We share the View that it was unfortunate that the Council was unable to speak collectively on the matter. In terms of procedure, I would like to echo briefly two or three points that have already been made.”
2001-08-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4363 (2001) · source
“My delegation would also very much like to welcome the open debate held earlier this month on small arms that led to the presidential statement we have just adopted, and also to congratulate the presidency on concluding work on the resolution on conflict prevention, in which, of course, Bangladesh was instrumental at an earlier stage, as it was throughout the process, in advancing the issue. The point has rightly been made that all presidencies are interconnected. That theme emerged this month. Clarity of focus was provided by the presidency as we approached our work, in particular on issues such as East Timor and Kosovo, in view of the impending elections; the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which we discussed yesterday; and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, which we discussed following the Framework Agreement of 13 August.”
2001-08-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4363 (2001) · source
“I would also like to say that we found very valuable three particular themes that have been mentioned by other members this morning - these were referred to in the paper circulated before the meeting. The first was the Princeton Club discussion on regional approaches to conflict management in Africa. Events such as that allow for an intellectual analysis and a conceptual approach to issues that can often be lost in the day-to-day details, and we felt that it was very useful.”
2001-08-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4363 (2001) · source
“I, like others, would like to say how glad we are to see you, Sir, presiding over our deliberations again today. I should also like to very warmly praise the dynamic and at all times courteous and efficient leadership by Colombia - Ambassador Valdivieso and everyone involved in the Colombian team - of the Council over the past month. It was a presidency marked at all times not only by efficiency but by consideration of different viewpoints and courtesy, thereby contributing greatly to the work of the Council this month. My delegation has greatly appreciated it. I would also like to thank the presidency for this wrap-up discussion; it is a very useful and worthwhile initiative. Held periodically, it can allow the Council to take stock of the issues before it and of its approach to them. We therefore welcome it.”
2001-08-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4363 (2001) · source
“The exploitation of the resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is a result of the conflict and which contributes to the misery of the population, must cease immediately. My delegation welcomes the success of the preparatory meeting of the inter-Congolese dialogue and warmly commends the efforts of the facilitator, Sir Ketumile Masire, and the positive spirit in which all delegations approached the meeting. The success of the dialogue is essential to the long-term peace and stability of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well to that of the wider region. We look forward to the substantive session of the dialogue starting on 15 October, and to the establishment of viable democratic government in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2001-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4361 (2001) · source
“It is further essential, as has been emphasized this morning, that the Rassemblement congolais pour la de'mocratie (RCD-Goma) comply with the Security Council's demand for the demilitarization of Kisangani. There must be an end to support, from whatever source, for the activities of armed groups. The misery and suffering of the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are deeply shocking and disturbing. We urge the international community to respond generously to their plight. Ireland is also deeply concerned at violations of human rights, and it calls on all parties fully to respect human rights, to uphold the provisions of international humanitarian law and to ensure safe access to populations in need.”
2001-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4361 (2001) · source
“We regret the absence to date of the political framework necessary for the disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation or resettlement of armed groups. In the absence of political will on the part of the signatories themselves, there is only so much that the United Nations or the wider international community can do. We strongly encourage the authorities in Kinshasa and Kigali to work together to take this process forward. My delegation welcomes the announcement that President Kabila has invited MONUC to inspect the camps where several thousand fighters are reported to be cantoned, and we strongly encourage him to give MONUC access as soon as possible. It is also time that the parties put forward plans for the orderly withdrawal of all foreign forces from the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2001-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4361 (2001) · source
“When the Council mission returned from the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the end of May, we were reasonably optimistic about the prospects for peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. During the last open debate on this issue, held on 24 July, we expressed concern at the slow pace of progress and recalled that the future security and prosperity of the region lay in the signatories to the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement meeting their obligations. Today, three months after the Security Council mission and one month after our last debate on this item, there is now clearly a need, building on the real progress about which we have heard this morning, to give further momentum to the process. I would like briefly to single out for emphasis a few points of concern to my delegation.”
2001-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4361 (2001) · source
“I wish first to thank you, Mr. President, for arranging today's public briefing on the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I would also like, as others have done, to thank Mr. Annabi for his comprehensive and helpful briefing today, and through him also to thank the Secretariat staff and the personnel of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) for their work in promoting peace and reconciliation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I also join others, on behalf of my delegation, in wishing the Secretary- General every success in his upcoming visit to the region. Today's briefing, while, as Mr. Annabi said, encouraging in some important respects, also evokes a sense of frustration at the slow pace of progress in some other areas.”
2001-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4361 (2001) · source
“We hope that the Agreement will prove to be the basis for a stable political settlement. Ireland urges the parties to implement all aspects of the agreement in good faith and to honour all of their commitments. We call on KFOR to continue its efforts to further strengthen controls along the border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and to contain cross-border activities by extremist groups.”
2001-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4359 (2001) · source
“Guehenno about developments relating to the points raised by President Kostunica during the Security Council mission's visit to the region in June, and we hope that further progress can be achieved. We believe that UNMIK should liaise ever more closely with the administration in Belgrade, including in relation to refugee returns, and we hope that further meetings, such as those recently held between Mr. Haekkerup and Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Covic, will be held. Ireland hopes that, in order to facilitate such liaison, the guidelines for the entry of officials from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia into Kosovo will be used pragmatically and flexibly. The Council has already issued a presidential statement, which welcomed the signing of the Framework Agreement in Skopje on 13 August.”
2001-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4359 (2001) · source
“In that regard, my delegation welcomes, as others have today, the recent detention by KFOR of a number of suspected terrorists trying to cross illegally into Kosovo. We also welcome the establishment of the police and justice pillar and the information provided today by the Under-Secretary-General about detention facilities, witness protection programmes, and so on. Ireland welcomes the intensification of relations between UNMIK and Belgrade and, in particular, the recent progress achieved regarding missing persons. Further cooperation by Serbs and by ethnic Albanians on this extremely sensitive issue will help to create a favourable climate for change. We appreciate the information given by Mr.”
2001-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4359 (2001) · source
“We welcome efforts undertaken by the Serb parties in that regard, and we hope that the difficulties over certification that we have heard will be resolved soon. The number of Kosovo Serbs that have registered to vote is, as has been said, disappointing. Ireland very much hopes that they will register in larger numbers and urges them to do so, and we urge their leaders to continue to show full support for such participation. Kosovar parties and civic leaders must do everything possible to encourage a positive climate for Serb participation. As part of such a climate, terrorist activity must cease, and all ethnic Albanian representatives must clearly distance themselves from violence. Further early and quantifiable progress in the security area must also be achieved.”
2001-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4359 (2001) · source
“Haekkerup, and of everyone else involved in the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) in that regard and in implementing other aspects of resolution 1244 (1999). The elections on 17 November clearly represent a unique opportunity for the people of Kosovo, and, along with others here today, we very much urge all citizens to participate fully in the political process. As has been said before in the Council, all communities must realize that the only possible future for Kosovo is as a multi-ethnic society based on respect for minority rights and human rights. The Kosovar Albanians must respect the rights of minorities, and those minorities accept, in that context, the challenge of participation. We note with satisfaction the support of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for the registration of Serbs in Kosovo.”
2001-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4359 (2001) · source
“My delegation too very much appreciates today's briefing from the Under-Secretary- General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Guehenno, and the opportunity provided by this meeting to review recent developments, particularly in the light of the forthcoming Kosovo-wide elections. The Permanent Representative of Belgium will later deliver a statement on behalf of the European Union. As Ireland subscribes fully to the views expressed therein, I will limit myself to a few brief comments, especially in the context of the election and security. Mr. Guehenno's briefing shows that preparations for the elections are proceeding at pace. My delegation commends the hard work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr.”
2001-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4359 (2001) · source
“Building peace in the region is, in the end, about building conditions of justice; about removing threats and affronts to justice; about achieving psychological as well as physical security as preconditions for true peace; about tackling what can only be described as a bondage of fear - in all its aspects - that seems at time to overwhelm wiser judgements and counsels. After 10 months of violence and instability, the message of the Council to both parties must be to offer the full and active support of the international community to help them to turn once again to the only possible way forward: dialogue and peace-building.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357 (2001) · source
“Is any delegation here ready to declare that the Middle East peace process cannot be revived? An enormous amount has been achieved since the first peace conference was convened in Madrid 10 years ago, and since the Declaration of Principles was signed eight years ago. There have been mistakes and setbacks, and the process has suffered grievously from a lack of continuity. A clear message must go out from this meeting of the Security Council that too much has been achieved and the stakes for both parties and for the region as a whole are too great to throw it all away. My delegation therefore welcomes recent reports of moves by Deputy Prime Minister Peres to reopen dialogue with representatives of the Palestinian Authority.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357 (2001) · source
“Ireland also welcomes the statement made by the G-8 on 19 July, which reaffirmed that full implementation of the Mitchell report was the only way forward, outlined the elements necessary for a cooling- off period and said that third-party monitoring accepted by both parties would serve their interests in implementing the report. Grave psychological barriers exist to a resumption of dialogue. This was clear in March, when Deputy Prime Minister Peres referred to them in stark terms in this Chamber. It is even clearer now. We have made appeals to the parties here today, but the breakthrough that is needed, as in many other conflicts, requires outside mediators that have the trust of both parties. My delegation supports the calls that have been made for the resumption of active and effective mediation.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357 (2001) · source
“It is becoming increasingly difficult for the public at large, in the region and outside of it, to understand why the international community - which is increasingly ready to intervene quickly and effectively on other issues of international peace and security - is apparently helpless to do anything effective in response to the growing crisis in the Middle East. In his statement of 9 August, the Foreign Minister of Ireland stated that recent events underlined the urgent need for a third-party monitoring mechanism, which, at this critical time, would serve the interests of both parties.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357 (2001) · source
“As the European Union stated, they run counter to the declared objective, which must remain the restoration of security for all. Also running counter to this objective are the other collective punishments against the Palestinian people: the closures and restrictions on movement, with the resulting devastating impact on the Palestinian people and the Palestinian economy; the withholding of due revenue, resulting in the disastrous financial condition of the Palestinian Authority; and the extrajudicial killings. None of this will bring peace. None of these things will bring one day closer, for Israel, secure borders recognized by its neighbours.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357 (2001) · source
“The Irish authorities are gravely concerned at the closure of Orient House, which has in recent years become a symbol of the Palestinian people's aspirations to sovereignty, and of other institutions in occupied East Jerusalem, as well as at the incursions into territory which under the interim agreements had been transferred to the control of the Palestinian Authority. We fully understand the depth of feeling that existed in Israel after the horrific suicide bombing attacks. We fully accept that the Israeli authorities have a right and duty to protect the public. However, an action against Palestinian institutions, and against symbols of nationhood important to Palestinians, is an action against a people as a whole, not just against their leadership, and certainly not against terrorists. Such actions do not serve the interests of peace.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357 (2001) · source
“The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ireland, in condemning that attack, said that the commitments given by the sides to secure a cessation of violence and to implement the recommendations of the Mitchell report must be observed, and he stressed how much there was to be lost by sinking ever deeper into the spiral of attack and retaliation. He said that negotiation towards a comprehensive peace settlement offered the only hope of a way out of the current spiral of Violence and the dreadful prospect of a wider conflict in the region.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357 (2001) · source
“In such conditions, without the prospect of a fair and honourable settlement at the end of the process, the calm necessary for the resumption of dialogue is unlikely to be achieved. The Mitchell report also underlines the difficulties that Israeli settlements in the occupied territories - settlements which the entire international community holds to be illegal - have presented to the peace process. It is long past time that the Israeli authorities unambiguously committed themselves to a freeze on settlement construction activity. On 9 August, a horrific bomb attack took place in Jerusalem. Other such attacks have taken place, which could have, but fortunately did not, lead to a similar death toll.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357 (2001) · source
“However, it is not helpful to impose unilateral conditions for the commencement of the implementation of the Mitchell recommendations; that would impose a veto on progress, as those who are bent on wrecking the peace process want. Neither is it helpful for one party to commit itself only to part of the process. Of course, it is very important for a cessation of violence to be achieved and maintained. However, we made the point in March, and we emphasize it again today, that the current phase of violence arises primarily out of the frustration to which the long years of occupation have given rise. The Mitchell report refers to the humiliation and frustration that Palestinians must endure every day as a result of living with the continuing effects of occupation.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357 (2001) · source
“The present situation is all the more regrettable because, since our last meeting on this issue, the recommendations in the report of the Sharm el-Sheikh fact-finding committee, chaired by Senator George Mitchell, pointed with clarity and imagination to the way forward. On 22 May, the members of the Security Council called on the parties immediately to begin the steps required to implement those recommendations, including those on confidence-building measures. It is now well past time that the obstacles to the implementation of the recommendations of the Mitchell report were removed. Effective and immediate steps must be taken to bring an end to acts of violence, and the report sets out clearly what is required of the Palestinian Authority in that regard.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357 (2001) · source
“We and others also emphasized that attacks on Israeli civilians, in addition to being utterly wrong in themselves, would do nothing to bring about the justice desired and deserved by the Palestinian people, and would in fact put off the day when they can begin to live their lives in freedom and dignity. It is unfortunate that the warnings given at that time by Security Council delegations - delegations that have the interests of both parties at heart - were not heeded. Violence and provocation have been taken to new levels and the parties are no longer engaged in dialogue. Instead, a corrosive cycle of mutual misunderstanding, ritual condemnation and fear is filling the vacuum left by the ending of substantive dialogue. It is a deeply dangerous and untenable situation.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357 (2001) · source
“In View of the increasing spiral of violence and of what, at times, seem deliberately provocative acts, as well as the apparent absence of direction in the peace process, it is fully appropriate for the Council once again to address the issue. Furthermore, the Council cannot ignore the fact that long-standing resolutions remain unfulfilled. When we last spoke in the Council on this issue, on 15 March, Ireland, together with many other delegations, said that the disproportionate use of force by Israel, instead of stabilizing the situation, would merely aggravate it further.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357 (2001) · source
“I would like, first, to associate my delegation with the statement to be made later in this debate by the representative of Belgium on behalf of the European Union. It is a matter of the deepest concern and regret to the Government and the people of Ireland that prospects for a just and lasting solution to the Israeli- Palestinian conflict have receded in recent months; that violence has dangerously escalated; that the excessive and disproportionate use of force is almost daily causing the deaths of innocent civilians; that people are again dying in indiscriminate bombing attacks; and that commitments entered into by the parties, instead of being built upon, are being reversed.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357 (2001) · source