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lines on the record: 265
first: 2001-09-10
most recent: 2005-10-27
sittings or episodes: 42
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“We commend the first steps that have been taken towards that objective, including through the appointment of a Gender Adviser in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, as others have noted, and the development of gender action plans in the Department for Disarmament Affairs and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. We note also that DPKO is developing a field guide to gender mainstreaming and has issued a gender and peacekeeping training manual. In all of this, Jean-Marie Guehenno deserves commendation for his leadership. But, as I have already said, much more needs to be done. Without further concrete action, resolution 1325 (2000) will only remain a set of aspirational standards.”
2003-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4852Resumption1 (2003) · source
“We have had experience, in both the Solomon Islands and Bougainville, of drawing particularly on the contribution which women in both of those conflict areas have been able to make. In particular it is the case in the Solomon Islands and Bougainville that women have made a more than equal contribution toward the achievement of peace. I am pleased to note that we have a senior Australian policewoman as the current United Nations Police Commissioner in East Timor. Police Commissioner Sandra Peisly is the only woman holding such a position in an operation of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). We make a concerted effort to include women peacekeepers in our peacekeeping contributions around the world. We remain committed to the sustainable implementation of resolution 1325 (2000).”
2003-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4852Resumption1 (2003) · source
“A great deal has been accomplished since then, but a great deal more needs to be done. Not least, of course, because women and girls remain overwhelmingly the main victims of armed conflict, often victims in the most horrific of ways. Women continue to be significantly under- represented in peace-building, peacekeeping and post- conflict reconciliation and reconstruction, despite the acknowledgement by resolution 1325 (2000) of their importance in those areas. So much still needs to be done. We have some very relevant experience in the Pacific region which bears attention at the United Nations and by Member States more generally. In particular, we have built issues of the impact of conflict on women and children into our peace, conflict and development policy, which is now an integral part of our aid policy.”
2003-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4852Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to speak today. It would be remiss of me not to begin, Sir, without acknowledging your personal commitment and energy in carrying this debate forward. We also thank Under-Secretary- General Guehenno and Amy Smythe for their very helpful presentations this morning. At the risk of annoying the interpreters, I shall summarize my prepared remarks to make them even briefer than they were, in the interest of moving things along this afternoon. But I cannot leave out the first paragraph, which notes that this is the third anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000) and that we, Australia, are proud to reaffirm our commitment to that resolution. Resolution 1325 (2000) was the first resolution addressing gender issues to be passed by the Security Council.”
2003-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4852Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Decisions made in the Security Council over the coming months will be crucial to preserving that success. In closing, I want to endorse the words of the Secretary-General in paying tribute to the remarkable personal contribution made to Timor-Leste by my friend Sergio Vieira de Mello. If Timor-Leste's transition to independence has been a success story, that success is due in no small way to Mr. Vieira de Mello's remarkable leadership. Australia will always remember him for that and for many other things.”
2003-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4843 (2003) · source
“In more immediate terms, Timor-Leste's stability in the years ahead will depend on early concerted action by all parties to resolve the residual problem of Timor-Leste's displaced people in West Timor and other border management issues. Australia welcomes recent renewed efforts by the Governments of Timor-Leste and Indonesia to resolve these matters. The history of Timor-Leste's transition to independence has given the international community and the Security Council a duty to acquit. The investment we have made in East Timor could be a case study of how the United Nations can work well, how it can make a difference. The modest, short-term additional commitment we are proposing could make the difference in securing the success of that investment.”
2003-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4843 (2003) · source
“Australia's rough estimate suggests the cost of such a mission would be relatively modest: approximately one tenth the price of the current United Nations Mission in its final year. We look forward to seeing detailed costings from the Secretariat in due course. Maintaining security and stability in Timor-Leste will present ongoing challenges for the young State. Meeting those challenges will require continued effort over many years, and we all have a part to play. Essential to success will be continued far-sighted leadership from the Government of Timor-Leste to build the foundations of national stability. Crucial also will be continued support from the international community, through the United Nations and beyond, and Australia will continue to do its part.”
2003-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4843 (2003) · source
“On that basis, Australia has proposed a follow-on United Nations mission, focused on security and comprised of the following elements: first, military liaison officers to facilitate liaison between security authorities across Timor- Leste's land border and to monitor security-related developments in the border districts; secondly, an international police response group to provide back-up support to Timor-Leste authorities in responding to emergency civil unrest; thirdly, police observers deployed lightly throughout the districts to liaise with the Timor-Leste police and monitor security-related developments; fourthly, a core of international advisers to provide counsel to the Timor-Leste Government in essential security-related areas; and lastly, international legal experts to work in the office of Timor-Leste's Prosecutor-General to conclude the priority crimes- against-humanity caseload.”
2003-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4843 (2003) · source
“The mission would complement the ongoing work being done by the Timor-Leste authorities and their development partners to build sustainable capacity in Timor-Leste's essential institutions, including its police and armed forces, and to lay the foundations for national stability and prosperity. Above all, it would be small, limited in scope and focused on specific needs, underpinning the transition to effective Timor-Leste responsibility. It would also have a clear end point. Turning to specifics, Australia shares the Secretary-General's assessment that post-UNMISET requirements will include essential support to Timor- Leste's border security agencies, its police service and specialized police units, its institutions of Government and the serious crimes process.”
2003-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4843 (2003) · source
“After discussion with the Government of Timor-Leste and other partners, Australia has put forward a model for a post-UNMISET mission, to be established for a one-year period by a Security Council mandate. We hope the model helps focus minds on what might be required of the United Nations presence in Timor-Leste after May 2004. The post-UNMISET United Nations presence Australia proposes would be fundamentally different in nature from the missions that have gone before it. At the centre of the model, in the driver's seat, are the people of Timor-Leste themselves. The United Nations role would not be one of traditional peacekeeping but of providing the back-up support and advice which will enable Timor-Leste's own institutions to evolve and stand with confidence.”
2003-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4843 (2003) · source
“Australia shares the Secretary-General's assessment that it will not be possible for Timor-Leste to achieve self-sufficiency in certain key areas of the United Nations mandate before UNMISET's term expires in May 2004. That much is clearly evident. Timor-Leste's security situation has stabilized significantly, but the legacy of decades of conflict remains and Timor- Leste's security-related institutions are still weak. Equally clear is that while much can and is being done through bilateral and other donor support, there will be a need for a modest, security-focused United Nations mission in Timor-Leste after the current Mission's mandate expires next year. Members of the Council will be aware of Australia's keen interest in Timor-Leste's stable future.”
2003-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4843 (2003) · source
“It is therefore important that the Council invest some time over the coming weeks and months in reviewing the situation in Timor-Leste and beginning to consider how the international community, separately and collectively, can best ensure that the progress achieved to date in Timor-Leste is protected. Australia welcomes the Secretary-General's report on the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) (S/2003/944). The report is well-crafted and well-timed. It accords closely with our own assessment of the current situation in Timor-Leste and of the areas that will require further international attention in the final months of the mandate of UNMISET and beyond. It is the latter point I wish to focus on today.”
2003-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4843 (2003) · source
“In that context, it would be quite remiss not to particularly congratulate my friend and former colleague, Kamalesh Sharma, seated on my right, for all the extraordinary work that he has done. I know that he will remain committed, to the very last day of the present mandate, to making progress in Timor-Leste. The United Nations engagement in Timor-Leste stands as a benchmark and also a pointer to the crucial work the Organization can do in conflict and post- conflict situations. Progress achieved to date in Timor- Leste is real, but it is fragile. Significant challenges remain ahead of Timor- Leste - in the security field, in institution-building and in bringing opportunities to the Timorese people.”
2003-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4843 (2003) · source
“Thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to address the Council today. Ordinarily, I try not to detain the Council, when I speak here, for more than a few minutes, knowing the great pressures on the Council's time. But I hope today you will indulge me with a few minutes more on an issue which, as the Council knows, is very important for my country. But I will not be too long, I promise. Timor-Leste has come a long way, off a very low base, since achieving independence last year. A great deal of credit must go to the wise leadership of Timor- Leste and to the Timorese people, whose energy and determination stand as the country's greatest national asset. The Council itself, and the broader United Nations Membership, has good reason to be pleased with the part played by United Nations missions in Timor-Leste to date.”
2003-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4843 (2003) · source
“This should pull together past experience, draw on work already done, set out lessons learned and provide focused guidelines for future consideration of justice and rule-of-law issues. It will be a valuable tool to assist our collective efforts.”
2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source
“The report of the Task Force of the Executive Committee on Peace and Security on the rule of law in peace operations provides a valuable guide to current work and future directions. We also commend to the Council the outcomes of a conference on the rule of law in peace operations, which we hosted last year. In some cases, international assistance to domestic legal systems is required to ensure justice. In this context, Australia calls upon Cambodia, with the assistance of the United Nations and a number of States, including Australia, to quickly establish Extraordinary Chambers to try senior Khmer Rouge leaders. This will enable justice within Cambodia, which, as I am sure the Council knows, is long overdue. Finally, Australia would welcome a report from the Secretary-General on justice and rule-of-law issues.”
2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source
“In July, at the request of the Solomon Islands Government, and with the unanimous support of all Pacific Islands Forum members, Australia led the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands, a regional arrangement under Chapter VIII of the Charter. The Mission is intended to re-establish conditions in which justice and the rule of law can operate. Police from across the region are now working alongside Solomon Islands police, with the support of military personnel. The Mission is restoring hope. The Council could learn much from this experience. Significant progress has been made towards incorporating considerations of justice and the rule of law into peace operations.”
2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source
“Rule-of-law strategies must be implemented as soon as possible. The United Nations must remain engaged throughout the continuum of peace operations, from conflict prevention to peace-building. Appropriate experts must be deployed quickly. International actors must work with local actors, and leave behind strong local institutions and capacity. Much has been achieved in East Timor. But, as the mandate of the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) comes to an end, work to consolidate the rule of law is still required there and will need to be incorporated into a post-UNMISET United Nations presence. Earlier this year, the situation in the Solomon Islands deteriorated markedly, and the rule of law virtually collapsed.”
2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source
“We very much welcome the focus on the theme of justice and the rule of law. Such issues are central to the Council's work on peace and security. Our long experience in peace operations has made us acutely aware of the importance of justice and rule-of-law issues to societies in conflict, or emerging from it. This was particularly the case in East Timor, where the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), as the administering authority, was tasked with establishing the foundations for a new State. Central to this was the establishment of an effective system of justice and the rule of law. There are a number of lessons that can now be drawn from this recent and, on the whole, successful experience. First, justice and rule-of-law considerations must be treated as core components of United Nations missions.”
2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source
“The road map is the only available internationally endorsed path to a peaceful settlement. It has to be made to work - we must all help to ensure that it does. There is really no rational alternative. Central to prospects for the road map's success will be credible guarantees for the security of the Israelis. Australia makes no apology for its abiding commitment to Israel's territorial integrity and its right to exist in peace and security. We have also called for a viable and independent Palestinian State and have said that we would be generous in our support for a new Palestinian State.”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824Resumption1 (2003) · source
“We in Australia experienced last year's terrible Bali bombings and we know how difficult it is to look past such traumatic events to a future in which we work together to ensure they no longer happen. But this is what we must all do. Australia shares the concern of other countries about the Israeli cabinet's decision in principle to remove Mr. Arafat and the subsequent statement by Mr. Olmert, Israel's Deputy Prime Minister, that expulsion was one option, liquidation another. Let me be clear: Australia supports neither of these options. They will not advance the road map. All parties must cooperate to bring an end to terrorism. We welcome the support in the Palestinian draft resolution for the road map. We support, too, the call for an end to all violence. Last year, we said we hoped that the road map would be given a chance to work.”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has taken a savage turn. Let us hope that this upsurge of violence will give everyone pause for thought. In the two most recent terrible suicide bombings in which innocent lives were lost, there were three Australians among the injured. Let me take this opportunity to convey my deepest condolences to the families of all the innocent victims of this terrible and long drawn-out conflict. Australia is disheartened that this latest upsurge in violence has come at a time when the Quartet's road map to a peaceful settlement, including a secure Israeli State in coexistence with an independent Palestinian state, was showing some promise. No one expected the way forward to be easy, but there was a growing sense of the need to persevere despite setbacks. The latest setbacks have been bitter ones.”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824Resumption1 (2003) · source
“In closing, we would note that although much has been achieved, the challenges facing Bougainville in the coming period are numerous, and include establishing an effective and affordable autonomous administration, developing credible legal and judicial arrangements, and encouraging economic development. Australia urges all parties to remain seized of these challenges, and is itself committed to providing the parties with ongoing support. We hope that the international community and the United Nations system will also stand ready to assist in these endeavours.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“In particular, parties must focus on reaching an early and credible decision on the final fate of the weapons that permanently removes the weapons from Bougainvillean communities. They should also move swiftly to plan for free and fair elections for their autonomous Government. There is, of course, no room for complacency. UNPOB must remain seized of the important matter of concluding the formal peace process before its mandate expires at the end of the year. In particular, UNPOB should focus on promoting an early and credible stage III decision. The Secretariat in New York must be closely engaged and must provide the guidance to ensure that this occurs.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“This includes the negotiation and signature of the comprehensive Bougainville Peace Agreement, and strong moves towards its implementation. Since the Peace Agreement was signed just under two years ago, around 1,900 weapons have been contained, a constitution has been drafted and the Papua New Guinea Defence Force has formally withdrawn from Bougainville. We welcome the recent verification of stage II of the weapons disposal process by UNPOB Director Sinclair. Verification will bring into effect Papua New Guinea laws implementing the Peace Agreement and allowing for Bougainville's autonomy. We commend all parties for the determination and commitment they have shown to date, and urge them to press forward with the final stages of the peace process.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“This included crucial support to the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville (UNPOB), particularly in implementing the agreed weapons disposal plan. On 1 July, following requests for a continued regional presence beyond the PMG, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Vanuatu deployed as many have remarked this morning - the small, unarmed civilian- led Bougainville Transition Team (BTT). The decision to deploy the BTT demonstrates once again the capacity of the South Pacific community to work together to meet challenges to peace and security in our region. We are, of course, carrying forward that work at the same time as we are working in Solomon Islands - as all members are aware. In many ways, the decision to withdraw the PMG and deploy the BTT also reflects the progress that has been made to date.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“Thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this open meeting on an issue to which Australia and, as my colleague from Fiji has said, all countries of the Pacific Islands Forum attach a great deal of importance. We, like others, are grateful for the comprehensive briefing provided by Mr. Sinclair. We are also grateful for the typically professional and comprehensive briefing provided by my friend and colleague Ambassador Aisi of Papua New Guinea. We welcome the opportunity to address the Security Council this morning during its consideration of this issue. We have been a proud supporter of the peace process, including through our leadership of the four-country regional Peace Monitoring Group (PMG). During its five-year deployment, the PMG helped promote stability and build confidence in the peace process.”
2003-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4805 (2003) · source
“We are working bilaterally through our network of counter- terrorism arrangements, regionally through forums like the Association of South-East Asian Nations Regional Forum and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, and multilaterally in the United Nations system to ensure a future free from terrorism. The 1267 Committee is assured of Australia's continuing support for its work in the period ahead.”
2003-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4798 (2003) · source
“In that regard, we welcome the closer working partnership between the 1267 Committee and the Counter- Terrorism Committee, as encouraged by resolution 1455 (2003) and as is being so energetically pursued by the Chairmen of the two Committees, Ambassadors Mufioz and Arias. Australia, for its part, continues to attach a very high priority to the fight against terrorism. We have created the position of Ambassador for Counter- Terrorism to promote, intensify and coordinate our international counter-terrorism efforts. Australia has also recently streamlined its procedures for freezing terrorist assets, pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999).”
2003-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4798 (2003) · source
“Australia used that important mechanism to join with 50 other countries in listing the J emaah Islamiyah terrorist group following the terrorist attacks in Bali last year. We welcome the report of the Monitoring Group established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1455 (2003) and the focus it has provided on the continuing threat posed by Al Qaeda. As the Group's report notes, major challenges for the Committee lie ahead. Ensuring that charities, non-conventional forms of money transfer and the proceeds of crime do not support terrorist activity is a particular problem that still need to be addressed. It is also important for the 1267 Committee to work effectively with other arms of the United Nations system to ensure a comprehensive and integrated approach to preventing further terrorist attacks.”
2003-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4798 (2003) · source
“But Australia stands defiant against the perpetrators of those crimes in their efforts to foster fear. We remain committed to ensuring that justice prevails and to preventing further attacks. The recent terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia and Morocco have shown us that Al Qaeda and associated entities remain a threat to international peace and security. Terrorists also continue to challenge the peace and prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region. In these circumstances, we acknowledge the continuing importance of the work of the Committee. We recognize, too, the importance and utility of the consolidated list, which provides a valuable database of the Committee's decisions on the listing of individuals and entities associated with the Taliban and with Al Qaeda.”
2003-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4798 (2003) · source
“We very much welcome the opportunity today to address this open meeting of the Security Council on the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) - the 1267 Committee - and, by doing so, to show our support for the important work of the Committee in preventing threats to international peace and security caused by terrorism. We particularly want to thank Ambassador Mufioz for his comprehensive and informative briefing and for his commitment to making the Committee's work more transparent. The fight against terrorism is a collective endeavour, and it is substantially assisted by the ready availability of information such as that provided by Ambassador Munoz this morning. The bombings in Bali on 12 October 2002 exposed Australians to the horror of terrorist attacks on our own doorstep.”
2003-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4798 (2003) · source
“We have had much discussion of this, but I think it requires further comment today. Australia is pleased that the Mission is redoubling its efforts to accelerate the development of East Timor's institutions of law enforcement. It is crucial that commitments made on paper are translated into solid and lasting progress on the ground. The Security Council's 4 April amendments to the UNMISET drawdown plan should help provide a secure backdrop for a renewed effort coordinated by the United Nations in this crucial area, and Australia stands ready to assist. A concerted effort in police force development from now until the end of the Mission will be essential to the ultimate success of the United Nations in East Timor.”
2003-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4744 (2003) · source
“How the Mission achieves its remaining goals will go a long way to defining the success of the United Nations in the historic task of supporting East Timor's emergence as a nation. The Secretary-General's report is highly timely. We have reached a critical stage in the life of the United Nations Mission and in the United Nations role in East Timor. Now more than ever, the United Nations needs to focus on what the Mission will leave behind in terms of solid and sustainable indigenous capacity in civil administration, law and justice and defence and security. We therefore strongly support the extension of the mandate for a further 12 months. That additional time will facilitate the Mission achieving its stated objectives and intent. In policing, a good deal of essential and basic foundational work remains to be done.”
2003-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4744 (2003) · source
“I had hoped to make the shortest intervention this afternoon, but I am afraid that not even I can match the superb succinctness of the intervention of our American colleague. Nevertheless, Australia very much welcomes the Secretary-General's latest report on the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (S/2003/449). We are delighted to have among us again today our friend and colleague Ambassador Sharma. We thank him and his team sincerely. The international community continues to hold high expectations of UNMISET. As the Secretary- General's report shows, significant progress has been made towards discharging the United Nations mandate in East Timor. But it is equally clear that a good deal of important work lies ahead.”
2003-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4744 (2003) · source
“Unfortunately, international terrorism is still with us, so the work of the CTC must go on. Australia very warmly welcomes Ambassador Arias of Spain as the new CTC Chair and looks forward to working closely with him and the other members of the Committee in confronting the challenge posed by international terrorism in the period ahead.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The task of monitoring the implementation of resolution 1373 (2001) is likely to continue for some time. In this context, we would like to acknowledge the Committee's valuable role in helping to coordinate the availability and provision of broader counter-terrorism capacity-building assistance for those countries in need. It is vital that every Member State that needs help developing counter-terrorism legislation and law enforcement capacity, for example, is able to get access to the assistance it requires. Australia urges United Nations Member States to strongly support the CTC's work in that area. Since the attacks of 11 September 2001, the international community has made considerable progress in fighting terrorism. The CTC, guided so ably by Ambassador Greenstock, has contributed substantially to that outcome.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The counter-terrorism work of regional and subregional organizations is central to building the capacity needed to fight terrorism. In the same way that the CTC is a hub for action by United Nations Member States, regional organizations have an important role in disseminating information, providing and facilitating assistance and developing effective regional counter- terrorism strategies. We encourage all United Nations Members to fully support the counter-terrorism work of the regional organizations they belong to and to actively look for ways to improve the effectiveness of that work. By doing so, Members will not only enhance the safety of their own regional neighbourhoods but also strengthen the broader international counter- terrorism network.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The CTC in turn has played an important role in the realization of that obligation. In particular, the CTC has ensured that the flow of information between States and organizations highlights methods of best practice, fosters cooperation and facilitates the provision of international assistance that is critical to achieving our goal of reducing the threat posed by international terrorist networks. The adoption of the ministerial declaration annexed to resolution 1456 (2003) underlined the importance of the CTC and those aspects of its role. We commend the CTC's recent focus on strengthening the role of regional and international organizations in counter-terrorism activities, reflected in the special meeting held here in New York on 6 March.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Much has been said today, by many representatives, with which we can associate ourselves, and we join Forum countries and others in voicing our sincere thanks to Ambassador Jeremy Greenstock for his outstanding work in leading the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) through a very difficult period. The energy and direction that he has brought to the work of the Committee has ensured that it has played a highly effective role in the global effort to fight terrorism. Australia and the other members of the international community concerned with combating this scourge are deeply in his debt. It is vital that the international community adopt a comprehensive, coherent and cooperative approach to fighting terrorism. Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) provides both the obligation and the framework for such an approach.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Australia welcomes this opportunity once again to address the Security Council on a matter of vital interest to United Nations Members - the issue of terrorism and how the United Nations and the international community should deal with it. Sadly, we do so against the background of yet more terrorist bombings in our own region, this time in the Philippine city of Davao, which have taken the lives of many innocent civilians. The Australian Government condemns those bombings in the strongest terms and conveys its sympathy to the families and victims of those horrific attacks. I would like to say at the outset that Australia fully endorses the statement to be made by Fiji on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum, of which we are, of course, a member.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734Resumption1 (2003) · source
“It will be far more effective if our investment in economic and social development takes place in a weapons-free, secure and autonomous Bougainville, which only an effective and timely weapons disposal program can achieve.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“Sinclair not to allow the issues of the long-term security of weapons, and of Bougainville more generally, to become distractions from the parties' achieving the more limited goals of the stage II verification process. As noted in the agreement itself, assessment on these matters would be more appropriate in the context of preparations for autonomous elections. Australia will, of course, I need hardly say, remain engaged in Bougainville beyond the Peace Monitoring Group. Our focus will then be on supporting economic development, service delivery and the establishment and functioning of the administration and autonomous government in Bougainville.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“It is clear that the majority of people on Bougainville want to have their effective containment of weapons formally recognized and to move forward. This must also be the international community's objective. Firm timelines and benchmarks should be set. All parties must redouble their efforts to conclude both stage II and stage III of the weapons disposal process. Without the verification of stage II, the draft Constitution, and with it Bougainvillean autonomy, cannot come into being. Bougainvillean autonomy would therefore be held up by a minority of interests if verification lags. The peace agreement requires that UNPOB verify that weapons registered as being collected are in secure, double-locked containers. We would urge Mr.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“Australia welcomes the update provided by Assistant Secretary-General Danilo Tiirk. We also welcome Mr. Sinclair's recent trial of stage II verification in Siwai district. In Australia's view, time is fast running out; stage II verification needs to be completed promptly. Every effort should also be made to ensure that a decision on the final fate of the weapons - stage III of the agreed weapons disposal plan - is reached as soon as possible and there is a credible process in place to ensure weapons are permanently removed from circulation. In order to make best use of the current logistical and organizational assets and expertise of the Peace Monitoring Group, it is essential that these decisions be made before 30 June, when Australia's participation in the Peace Monitoring Group will cease.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“It is essential that all parties push towards the finish line. The significant challenges to the peace process of late last year have, to a large extent, been overcome and the process must not be allowed to falter at this late stage. The recent unfortunate shooting incident near Morgans Junction, which resulted in one person being killed, reminds us of the tensions that remain. At this stage, though, there is no indication that this incident reflects any efforts to undermine the peace process, nor have there been any reported retaliatory acts, which demonstrates the commitment of Bougainvilleans to the peace process. Though regrettable, such incidents must not be allowed to derail the process or to distract parties from the urgency of achieving key peace process targets. Weapons disposal remains the key issue.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“Most recently, Australia agreed to fund the withdrawal of the final Papua New Guinea Defence Force elements from the province, which, of course, is a key provision of the Peace Agreement. Since the Bougainville Peace Agreement was signed in August 2001, much progress has been made towards weapons disposal and autonomy, and agreement has been reached on the provisions of amnesty and pardon. We particularly welcome the unanimous Papua New Guinea parliamentary vote for the provisions of the Agreement this time last year and recent moves by all parties to engage with those who remain outside the peace process. In recent weeks, the constitutional drafting and weapons disposal processes have drawn closer to their conclusion. The parties have agreed to establish an Interim Joint Supervisory Body to smooth the transition to autonomy.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“I thank you, Sir, for the opportunity to address an open meeting of the Security Council. I have been here so often during your presidency that I am starting to feel quite at home. I also thank my friend Danilo Tiirk for introducing the Secretary-General's excellent report today. We listened to him with great interest. As members of the Council know, Australia has been a strong and consistent supporter of the peace process in the last five years through its leadership of the four-country regional Peace Monitoring Group. As they also know, the Group has supported the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville (UNPOB) in its activities, particularly in implementing the agreed weapons disposal plan.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“If members allow narrow self-interest to prevent the Council from setting in place useful and effective mechanisms for Iraq's recovery, they will bear a heavy responsibility for consigning the Council - and with it the wider United Nations role - to a marginal place in contemporary history.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source
“We urge Council members to avoid indulgence in narrow, overly legalistic approaches that would tie the hands of the international community with regard to helping Iraq. The Council will bear responsibility for the humanitarian consequences if it fails to swiftly ensure passage of a transitional oil for food resolution. And we urge Council members to face up to the facts: Iraq is now being disarmed militarily in part because the Council was unable to deal effectively with Iraq. It need not have been this way. If the Council had spoken with one voice - if it had made it clear that Saddam Hussain's cat-and-mouse games would no longer be tolerated - then Saddam just might have recognized that he had no choice but to disarm peacefully. This disunity must not continue.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source