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first: 2000-02-09
most recent: 2004-06-14
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“Unfortunately, the long list of examples of the difficult problem that the Under- Secretary-General provided this morning could be even longer. It is an urgent and pressing problem, but I think that today's discussion and the aide-memoire show that we are, in fact, institutionally making some progress in dealing with it. I also want to welcome Mr. Oshima's affirmation of the zero tolerance policy to be followed when the protectors begin to prey on the protected. The aide-memoire is a useful step forward, I think, because it provides clarity, focus and specifics to the discussion that we are having about how best we can organize ourselves to afford the maximum amount of protection to civilians.”
2002-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4492 (2002) · source
“I, too, want to thank the Under-Secretary-General for his report today and for the efforts he and his staff have made to produce this document. It is a good piece of work and an innovative piece of work in helping us to be more concrete about this important subject. I also want to join others in thanking you, Sir, and your delegation for your efforts in working with Council members and the Secretariat to reach agreement on the document. I think this was a good practice and is a good precedent, and I hope we can emulate it in the future. We have always considered the protection of civilians in armed conflict to be at the heart of the United Nations task and this Council's task in dealing with war and conflict.”
2002-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4492 (2002) · source
“That is testimony to his efforts and an excellent record to leave to his successor. As others have noted, there is still a lot to do. We welcome the designation of Lord Ashdown and look forward to working closely with him to carry on the implementation of the Dayton Accords.”
2002-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4484 (2002) · source
“The United States is committed to seeing those responsible for violations of international humanitarian law, genocide and war crimes, including Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic, brought to The Hague. We seek and expect the cooperation of regional Governments in the arrest of indicted war criminals and their transfer to The Hague, and we urge Republika Srpska to fulfil its obligations under the Dayton Accords to turn over indicted war criminals. I want to conclude by congratulating Ambassador Petritsch, who is with us for the last time, on his effort and commitment to peace over two and a half years. Last week, the Peace Implementation Council said in its statement that as a result of his efforts, Bosnia and Herzegovina is substantially more stable, more democratic and closer to Europe.”
2002-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4484 (2002) · source
“We urge the Government to take the necessary steps to implement the Constitutional Court's decision and to agree on a budget that provides sufficient funds for the upcoming elections, for the State Border Service and for reform of the armed forces, among other things. In our view, the upcoming elections are not premature, but they will require considerable effort and commitment on the part of Bosnia's leaders and its people. My Government remains committed to Dayton's implementation. We actively support the Peace Implementation Council on the civilian side, as well as SFOR's considerable role, including its efforts to apprehend indicted war criminals still at large, as we saw last week in the two SFOR operations.”
2002-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4484 (2002) · source
“We know the priorities; they are the strengthening of State institutions, refugee returns and economic reform. We still see too little progress on the part of Bosnia's Government towards making the hard choices and towards reaching compromise on the most critical issues. Simply put, more has to be done on the Constitutional Court decision, the upcoming elections and the current budget, as well as on defence and judicial reform. A key point has to be kept in mind for the future, and that is that economic growth will not be sustainable until investors are assured that the Government can address these and other problems on its own.”
2002-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4484 (2002) · source
“We also welcome the decision of the Council to accept the offer of the European Union to continue the efforts of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) in strengthening the rule of law. We congratulate Mr. Klein on his success with the International Police Task Force. We applaud his efforts to attain the goal of completing UNMIBH's core mandate by the end of this year; thanks in large part to his efforts, the way ahead on police and justice is clear, if not exactly easy, on the path provided and with the envisaged cooperation between the European Union and the United Nations. But neither the streamlining exercise nor international assistance alter the central role that Bosnia's leaders and its people must play in implementing the Dayton Peace Accords and in building a prosperous and secure nation.”
2002-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4484 (2002) · source
“I too wish to welcome you, Mr. Minister, to today's meeting; we are very appreciative of your having devoted the time to be with us this week. We have heard some truly interesting comments and briefings from our guests this morning. Today's discussion reflects the challenge that the international community faces in balancing its role in Bosnia and Herzegovina with the responsibility and commitment required by the leaders and the citizens of Bosnia. The streamlining plan approved last week at Brussels by the Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council is timely and indeed necessary for the next phase of the implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords. We welcome the success in producing what Ambassador Petritsch described as a leaner and less bureaucratic structure.”
2002-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4484 (2002) · source
“There should be no more patience with obstructionism or with the intimidation of those who would participate. The path ahead can only be one of commitment to democracy and to the rule of law in a multi-ethnic Kosovo. UNMIK has made a great effort to implement the transfer of power and responsibility that the Council laid out in resolution 1244 (1999). We commend its efforts and call on Kosovo's new leaders to rise to the challenge and to work constructively to build a secure, democratic and better future for all of Kosovo's residents. They must not waste this opportunity.”
2002-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4454 (2002) · source
“I think that the murder of the LDK Assembly member underscores the critical need to have a strong Police Commissioner in place as soon as the incumbent departs on 28 January. It is time, I think, for Kosovo's politicians and its people to move on. Of course, we accept that there are bound to be legitimate differences between the parties. This is natural. But it is time to bridge those differences and to move forward in establishing the provisional institutions of self-government. I think that the Secretary-General has it quite right in his report, when he points, in paragraph 43, to the special role and responsibility of the Assembly members themselves in setting an example, in leading and in showing that actual work is possible to promote inter-communal relations and to promote reconciliation.”
2002-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4454 (2002) · source
“Those elections were successful beyond what anyone really could have imagined when UNMIK first arrived in 1999. However, things have not proceeded as smoothly since the elections as we might have hoped. Three attempts to form a government have failed, talks have stalled, and a new member of the Democratic Assembly from the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) has been murdered. We condemn this act of violence and call on all of Kosovo's newly elected leaders to show their clear commitment to the democratic process and the rule of law by speaking out against this crime and working together to form a government. There will not be room in Kosovo's future for those from any ethnic group who support violence and criminality, or work to undermine the rule of law and the will of the people.”
2002-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4454 (2002) · source
“I want to join others in thanking Mr. Guehenno for his very useful update and also to pay tribute to Hans Haekkerup and to the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) for the considerable success that they have achieved under his leadership. We are very glad to hear the news about the appointment of Mr. Steiner to succeed Mr. Haekkerup. He will have the full support of my Government. We are, I think, at a critical juncture in the development of Kosovo's self-governing institutions, and this is a key milestone in the road map set out in resolution 1244 (1999). We had very successful and peaceful elections, fostered by UNMIK and others in the international community, that involved all people in Kosovo. That was a significant achievement.”
2002-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4454 (2002) · source
“Let me close by reiterating how encouraged we are by the work so far of the Committee. We must not lose sight of the utmost urgency of our collective effort or lapse into a business-as-usual approach.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“The United States offers a broad range of counter-terrorism assistance programmes in a number of areas. Topics include money-laundering and financial crimes, customs, immigration, extradition, police science and law enforcement, and illegal arms trafficking. The programmes are set forth in detail in our submission to the Committee. We hope other Governments have reported, or will report soon, to the Counter-Terrorism Committee on the assistance they are able to provide. Many States need such help in implementing resolution 1373 (2001). Today I want to stress that we are eager to be helpful, and we suggest that using regional organizations in this effort may help stretch scarce assistance resources. Even in so important an area as counter-terrorism, there is never enough money.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“He was right; and the United Nations membership should conclude at once the comprehensive convention against terrorism on the basis of the compromise proposed by Australia. After 11 September inadequate counter-terrorism programmes and infrastructures cannot be tolerated. Resolution 1373 (2001) addresses this head-on. The United States has been gratified by the roll-up-your- sleeves spirit of the Counter-Terrorism Committee members, and of United Nations members more broadly. We are all attacking the difficult, but essential, job of analysing our anti-terrorism capabilities and identifying areas for improvement. The task is also best done collectively, and it is being undertaken that way. No country can afford to be complacent. We recognize that some countries will need material and technical assistance.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“This is the world foreseen in the United Nations Charter and the Millennium Declaration. To achieve that victory will take time. We must also be clear about the threat and the response. There are numerous means for attacking it, but it will simply no longer do to justify terrorism. As is often the case when the United Nations membership has difficulty in finding the way ahead, our Secretary-General has helped define the issue. He told us last year, on 1 October, that there is a need for moral clarity and that there can be no acceptance of those who would seek to justify the deliberate taking of innocent civilian life, regardless of cause or grievance. If there is one universal principle that all peoples can agree on, he said, surely it is this.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“The requirement to address terrorism is operational now, and the United States is working hard to see that it is met. I noted the Secretary-General's insightful comments about not losing sight of the other important issues on the international agenda - and we agree - as well as his comments about the connection between the struggle against terrorism and human rights. Those are both very important points to keep in mind. I also note the global, social, political and economic impact of the 11 September attack, and how they undermine that very fabric and that agenda. We will be living with that for some time. The struggle against terror must be won if we are to make progress together in building the more prosperous, tolerant, secure and democratic world that the vast majority of the world's people aspire to.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“I also agree with his comments about the goal of seeking consensus while at the same time not condoning that which is not acceptable. Our goal throughout should be to build and maintain the strongest consensus possible. The events of 11 September changed the way all of us look at, and respond to, terrorism. The work of the Counter-Terrorism Committee is an important element of strengthening international cooperation and encouraging stronger efforts by each nation. Resolution 1373 (2001) set the standard that terrorism is unacceptable and illegal, and is to be opposed. Nothing could be clearer. All States now have the legal, as well as political and moral, obligation to act against it. This scourge, as we have recognized, threatens all nations, all peoples and, indeed, each individual.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“I want to thank you, Mr. President, and Ambassador Greenstock, for taking the initiative to schedule this discussion. I also want to join in commending the work of our friend and colleague Jorge Navarrete, and to wish him well. It is certainly right to meet today to take stock of our counter-terrorism efforts, and I want to commend Ambassador Greenstock for his leadership and organization of the work of the Counter-Terrorism Committee. The Committee has been exemplary in the pace and seriousness of its work, and innovative in maintaining close touch with the United Nations membership as a whole. Ambassador Greenstock's briefing today demonstrates clearly that it will continue to be so as it enters the next phase of its important work of examining national reports.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“I should like to join my Chinese colleague in wishing all of you the very best for the holidays, peace on earth and goodwill towards men and women.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4445 (2001) · source
“As Ambassador Strommen noted earlier, the concept that is developing in meetings of ensuring that we hear views from others on issues under consideration - as was the case in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Panel meeting and in the meeting on West Africa - does, I think, enrich and improve our understanding of the subject matter and, I hope, improve our product. I think that is a good step. I was also struck by Ambassador Durrant's observations about coming to the Security Council and having a better insight into the difficulty of building peace, or finding peace, which is our primary and most important task, and a very difficult one indeed. I think that the admonition that we can do better in that regard also can take us into the new year.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4445 (2001) · source
“Indeed, they have given all of us, and placed on record, their insights into, and appreciation of, their time on the Council and their views on what we have achieved during those two years and on some of the things that we have not achieved but will continue to work on. As always, along with all of our colleagues on the Council - new and old - we will continue to try to find better ways to do our work. I note that, while we all realize that there are many areas in which we can improve, there are also areas in which improvements have been made over the past couple of years. I think that we are making progress in the transparency and the interchange that all of us seek, but that, as Ambassador Greenstock said, has in some respects still eluded us. But every time we address this issue, I think that we make a little bit of progress.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4445 (2001) · source
“I will be brief, because some of what I was going to say has been said by others. Mr. President, I want to join in complimenting you and your team on the excellent job you have done this month, and I join others in praising your service - not just this month but during your time on the Council - to the Council and to your region. We have had a lot of important issues on our agenda this month, as others have noted. However, I wanted to concentrate on this meeting, because I think it was a particularly good idea to have this meeting now, to hear from the outgoing members and to have the benefit of their views and comments as they review their time here.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4445 (2001) · source
“All of us can and should contribute to promoting national reconciliation and assist the peace process when the time is right and the opportunity exists. My Government stands ready to do all it can to facilitate a political end to the conflict in Angola.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4444 (2001) · source
“Over the longer term, we think that it would be helpful for the Under-Secretary-General to use his influence to encourage forward movement on confidence-building steps in the humanitarian assistance sector. This would help the people of Angola as well as begin to build political trust. It might, for instance, be useful to focus on a proposal for ceasefire vaccination days. Under this idea, UNITA and the Government would agree to ceasefires in specific areas of the country, during which time children could receive vaccinations, especially for polio, which afflicts too many Angolan children. The Under-Secretary-General's visit to Luanda underscored that the United Nations stands ready to step in should there be a prospect for serious political dialogue on the basis of the Lusaka Protocol. We hope very much that that could happen.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4444 (2001) · source
“We are glad to see that progress is developing in the relationship between the United Nations and the Angola Government, and we would like to encourage the Under-Secretary-General to follow up in three areas where the Government of Angola has indicated that United Nations assistance would be valuable: the Peace and Reconciliation Fund, election assistance, and the development of pilot transition projects for demobilizing soldiers. We welcome the intention of the United Nations to begin work early next year on the most promising area of assistance: the design of transition projects. In this regard, a United States-funded transition project for demobilized UNITA troops and their families in Huambo province may serve as a useful model.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4444 (2001) · source
“Therefore all of us - the Council and its individual nations - need to keep up the pressure and to continue to support an effective sanctions regime. Until political will comes into play, I think that we should focus on the steps that the United Nations can take to improve the lives of the Angolan people and to assist the Government of Angola to improve the quality of its governance and to foster political trust. I think that we all agree on the clear need to continue to insist with both sides that a military solution is unacceptable and, more importantly, unachievable.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4444 (2001) · source
“Let me join others in saying how much we welcome the briefing by Under-Secretary-General Gambari on his trip and value his conclusions and advice. I agree with many of the comments made around the table and will try not to repeat all of them. We also find the report distressing in some respects that are rather obvious, but there is some promise in some other respects. The Lusaka Protocol obviously remains the key to a political process and the focus for all of us as we look to the future of the peace process. That undoubtedly will remain the focus and demand of the Council and of the international community. I think that the briefing today indicates that, unfortunately, UNITA still lacks the political will to begin a serious political dialogue.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4444 (2001) · source
“I began by commending the authors of the inter- agency report for promoting a regional approach to cross-border issues facing West Africa. I would like to close by stressing that my Government also understands that the region needs the continued assistance of the international community, and that the United States will continue to lend its support to the region.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“We share the concern outlined by Assistant Secretary-General Fall at the recent deterioration of security in parts of Lofa County and elsewhere in Liberia, and we deeply regret the violence and loss of life. At the same time, I noted his comment about the relative lessening of tension among Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, thanks to dialogue and the efforts of ECOWAS and other outside pressure. We welcome continuing efforts in this regard and are pleased to note that there will be an ECOWAS summit in a couple of days and that there are plans for a summit of the Mano River Union countries early next year. We hope that the countries involved and all of us can continue to use these contacts and this process to promote confidence- building and real progress on the ground.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“He continues to provide sanctuary to armed rebels of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), whose presence in Liberia is a threat to the peace in Sierra Leone and prospects for elections. Sanctions against President Taylor's regime are linked directly to the continuation of peacekeeping operations in Sierra Leone over the coming months. While tasking the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone to keep the peace in Sierra Leone and assist with the elections, the Council must also hold accountable, and sanction, the individuals most responsible for continuing threats to the peace and the election process. I think we have seen over the past months how important this multifaceted effort is if we are actually to help the countries of the region achieve the peace and stability that they want.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“The end of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process in Sierra Leone is scheduled for this month; the election registration process in Sierra Leone will begin in January, with elections in May; and Security Council decisions on renewing or strengthening existing sanctions on the regime of President Taylor of Liberia will be made soon. All of these are interrelated. Each requires the Council to make careful evaluations of whether its aims, as set forth in its resolutions, are being met. American attitudes will be based on the principles I have just outlined. In particular, our support for Council action to deter States engaged in aggression against their neighbours in the region will continue. President Taylor of Liberia is violating the Council's embargo on importation of arms and the ban on exports of diamonds.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“Our policy in West Africa is based on three principles: support for Governments in the region that pursue policies of non-aggression externally and good governance internally; support for action in the Security Council to deter and contain those regimes in West Africa which engage in aggression against their neighbours and oppress their own peoples; and assistance and support to strengthen regional organizations, such as ECOWAS, that aim to reduce trade barriers, combat transnational threats and resolve conflict.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“It is important that the special representative not duplicate the existing work of the special representatives responsible for United Nations peacekeeping efforts or the operation of United Nations democracy-building offices in the West African region, and we are reassured by what we have heard today. It is also important that the regional representative work with existing regional and multilateral organizations in addressing the cross- border issues within his mandate. This will jump-start the representative's work and help ensure effective use of resources, and we commend the Secretariat and ECOWAS for their commitment to work together. I would like to make some brief points about American efforts, bilaterally and working with our colleagues on the Council, to help the States of West Africa bring peace and stability to their region.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“We are especially pleased at the progress in implementing a key recommendation of the report - naming a United Nations special representative for West Africa with an office in the region. We expect that West Africa will benefit from the appointment of a United Nations special representative with a mandate to focus on regional cross-border issues, such as identifying barriers to trade and economic growth, building networks among civil society groups promoting democracy, stopping the spread of small arms and improving delivery of assistance to refugees.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“As the Council reviewed its recommendations, my authorities were mindful of the need to promote a regional approach, but I also hope we are all aware that the primary burden remains with the States of the region in the pursuit of peace. There are, to be sure, many problems that still exist - many of my colleagues have referred to them today - but I think it is also clear that there are signs of progress, and we can begin to see results of the combined efforts of the United Nations, regional groupings and national efforts to try to bring improved circumstances to this area. The United States agreed with the report's emphasis on the need for the United Nations and the international community to promote a cross-border, regional approach to helping the States of West Africa to address social, economic and political problems.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“I want to thank Mr. Fall for his briefing and say that we welcome this opportunity to assess the progress that has been made in following up on the report of the inter-agency mission to West Africa. However, first, Mr. President, I wanted to commend Mali's contribution and determined effort through the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and here in the Security Council to promote peace and stability in that region. The inter-agency mission report presented an accurate and compelling picture of the political dynamics in the region and also of the regional actors, some of whom are manipulating those dynamics.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“It is now up to the leaders of the States and groups identified in these reports to demonstrate the courage and will to end this exploitation and to allow the Lusaka peace process to bring peace to the region.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source
“The pursuit of the natural wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was not the initial cause of the conflict in the country and in the region. But, as the addendum to the report makes particularly clear, the pursuit of that wealth is the reason why many parties want the conflict to continue and why they act to block the Lusaka peace process. Those parties know that if Lusaka is implemented the days of plundering the wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo will end. Our goal, therefore, must continue to be the full implementation of the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement. A peace based on the Lusaka Agreement is the surest, and ultimately the only, way to stop the crimes outlined in these reports as well as to spark an economic renewal for the region.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source
“The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are best positioned to undertake the review of existing contracts between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other entities as part of their renewed assistance to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The review should, of course, be in full cooperation with the Government. We strongly agree with the Panel's call for the World Bank, the IMF and international donors to evaluate their assistance to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in order to determine whether any of their assistance is being diverted to finance the conflict in the Great Lakes region. It is key for those entities to bolster the transparency and efficiency of their assistance programmes. In conclusion, let me emphasize a key point in my Government's approach to the issue of illegal economic exploitation.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source
“We support the Panel's call for a review by all States in the region of their existing legislation to determine whether new laws are needed to investigate and prosecute illegal trafficking in the resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But such a review can take place without a moratorium having been declared. The report calls for a United Nations review of the concession agreements entered into between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other Governments and private entities. The Panel's call for a review of concession contracts is sound and should be pursued. We think that the review would be better undertaken by organizations that already have the expertise that is needed. It is not necessary to create a new mechanism.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source
“Such a targeted moratorium on resources from specific areas would likely be unenforceable because of the difficulty of tracking these kinds of commodities. It also seems likely to us that such a moratorium would run the risk of having a negative impact on the Congolese people themselves. It might be more effective to address export controls on natural resources through existing international mechanisms. To address illegal logging in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for example, as I mentioned, the United States is working with the International Tropical Timber Organization and with the United Nations Forum on Forests. We urge other States to join us in those efforts.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source
“It would be useful for the Panel to make specific recommendations that conference participants could address within the framework of the African Timber Organization to fight illegal logging in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in the Congo basin. Sll'V.4437 As the United States assessed the recommendations in the addendum, we were guided by the principle that the Council should take action which will support the Lusaka peace process. Let me say a word about those recommendations. First, let me say that we have doubts about a moratorium banning the import of gold, timber, coffee and other natural resources from foreign-held and rebel-held areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source
“During that time, the Panel should provide recommendations for specific actions that the international community, regional States and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo can take, working through existing international organizations and United Nations agencies, to address the issues in the addendum. For instance, in the area of timber resources, the United States is working with the African Timber Organization to co-sponsor a conference on forest law, enforcement and governance, which will be held in 2002 in the Republic of Congo and which will focus on the Congo basin's forests.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source
“One Government which the Panel identified as not cooperating with its work is Zimbabwe's. We are greatly concerned about the Panel's conclusion that the Government of Zimbabwe is the most active of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's allies involved in the exploitation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's natural resources, and that this relationship has been used by Zimbabwean officials for personal enrichment. It is important that the Council continue to let those who are responsible for the theft of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's wealth know that the Security Council is aware of this, will continue to bring them to the world's attention and will seek to assist in ending this plunder. For this reason, the United States supports an extension of the Panel's mandate for an additional six months.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source
“The very fact of this Panel's existence and its work in documenting and informing the Council of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has had a beneficial effect on the peace process. The first report of the Panel of Experts produced concrete results- Uganda's establishment, for example, of a national Commission of Inquiry to investigate allegations in the report. We welcome the pledges that several countries have made since the addendum was issued to investigate allegations concerning their nationals. Several Governments, however, refused to fully cooperate with the Panel. We urge them, as well as all other Governments whose nationals are mentioned in the report, to investigate the allegations made and report back to the Council. Each of us has an obligation to cooperate with this type of investigation.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source
“They also make it clear that it is the parties to the conflict themselves, foreign and Congolese, who can end this tragic situation if they have the political will and courage to do so. I want to address the addendum to the report, which is our focus today. We commend Ambassador Kassem and his Panel of Experts for the preparation of a professional report, which, using sound methodology, followed up on the leads identified in the initial Panel of Experts report. It is an act of courage to speak the truth to power, and the Ambassador and his team of experts have shown such courage in identifying for the international community the foreign parties and their Congolese proxies who are illegally exploiting the wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, prolonging the conflict and hindering implementation of the Lusaka peace process.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source
“Our discussion today focuses on a tragic dimension of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: the continuing plunder of the country's natural wealth by foreign invaders, by Congolese rebel groups, by self- proclaimed allies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and by the continuing corruption within the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo itself. It is an important discussion, and I am particularly glad to see the high-level attendance that we have today. Taken together, the report of the Panel of Experts on the illegal exploitation of natural resources, issued in April, and the addendum to that report, issued in November, give an accurate and compelling picture of the theft of the natural patrimony of the Congolese people.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source
“The State Border Service has a key and central role in Bosnia's future, and its short-term and long-term financial needs require urgent attention from the international community.”
2001-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4433 (2001) · source
“Special Representative Klein is participating in that discussion, and we hope that this will ensure close coordination and help produce the seamless transition that I am sure we all want. We expect that the conclusions of the Brussels discussion will play a key role in shaping the end- phase transition. As this process goes ahead, the State Border Service is an area of special concern to us. The State Border Service needs more political support and more resources. The Secretary-General's report is clear that there are positive results from the Border Service in reducing illegal immigration and smuggling, and the Border Service will also have a role in ensuring effective efforts against terrorism. We strongly support the Secretary-General's call for more resources and the UNMIBH initiative for a donors' conference later this month.”
2001-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4433 (2001) · source