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David Hannay

lines on the record: 845
first: 1992-01-06
most recent: 1995-07-12
sittings or episodes: 138
sources: un-security-council

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“It is right that new tasks should now be added to UNAMIR's mandate to help the civilian population. The priority now must be to ensure the early deployment of the troops needed for these tasks. The focus of this expanded United Nations operation will rightly be humanitarian. It is essential to ensure the rapid and effective delivery of sufficient humanitarian aid both to those displaced within Rwanda and to the refugees in the neighbouring countries. We hope that all donors will contribute generously to this programme. My own Government has given some $5 million since the beginning of last month to humanitarian relief in and around Rwanda. We must not lose sight of the need to achieve a cease-fire between the parties and to get the peace process back on track.”
1994-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3377 (1994) · source
“I would like to say that my delegation, too, regrets the tone and the content of the first statement that was made to the Council this evening in the name of the Government of Rwanda. We would have wished to see a condemnation of the atrocities that have taken place, many of them in parts of the country controlled by that Government, in a less perfunctory manner than was done. 12 The world has been appalled by the scale of the tragedy which has occurred in Rwanda. It is not a tragedy to which there is any easy international response. The United Nations cannot impose an end to the bloodshed. But neither can it stand idly by. The Force Commander of UNAMIR and its personnel have been doing a tremendous job in the most difficult of circumstances.”
1994-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3377 (1994) · source
“Finally, my country and all other Member States owe a debt of gratitude to the efforts of the Secretary-General, of his Special Representative, of the military commanders and of the men and women of UNPROFOR and the humanitarian agencies working in Bosnia. They continue to work tirelessly and under difficult and dangerous conditions to promote peace and to alleviate suffering in the former Yugoslavia. Many of them have been injured, some have even given their lives. We salute their bravery and their dedication.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3369 (1994) · source
“Recent events have demonstrated all too clearly that no one can win an outright military victory. They have also underlined the urgency of efforts to achieve a negotiated settlement. It is only at the negotiating table that a lasting peace can be achieved. It is in that spirit that my Government is giving its full support to efforts to bring more closely together the diplomatic activity of the United Nations, the European Union, the United States and the Russian Federation, including the action we have taken through the establishment of a Contact Group. We are pleased that the follow up to this part of resolution 913 (1994) by those most closely engaged in the peace effort has been so swift. The parties, too, must now respond, and not neglect the opportunity offered.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3369 (1994) · source
“We call upon all parties now to cooperate fully with UNPROFOR and the other United Nations and relief agency personnel faced with the task of coping with the consequences of the onslaught on Gorazde. The Bosnian Serbs should not forget that the terms of the North Atlantic Council's recent decisions remain in force and apply to attacks against or threats to the other safe areas. They should not doubt NATO's and the United Nations resolve if necessary to implement those decisions. There would be little satisfaction, however, to be drawn from the ending of the fighting around Gorazde, if it were now to break out again elsewhere in Bosnia. We must be alive to this danger and make clear to the parties our expectation that they will not launch further military attacks.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3369 (1994) · source
“On that occasion, the Council adopted resolution 913 (1994), condemning those attacks, demanding the withdrawal of the Bosnian Serb forces and their weapons and calling for an end to the hostilities. In parallel, the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) made it clear that force would have to be used if those elements were not complied with. A week later, we seem to have turned another corner in this dark saga, and there is some relief, particularly for the people of Gorazde. Thanks to the determination of UNPROFOR and of NATO, the immediate threat there has ended. The shelling has ceased and Bosnian Serb forces and heavy weapons have been withdrawn.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3369 (1994) · source
“If UNPROFOR is fully to carry out the different mandates which we, the Members of the Council, have already given to it, we must give it the tools to do the job. The adoption of this resolution allows the taking up, without further delay, of a number of offers of troops which have already been made by Member States. My Government warmly welcomes this response and hopes that it will even be possible for the Secretariat to find enough troops to cover the whole shortfall. At the Council's last meeting on Bosnia, on 21 April, the tragedy of Gorazde was at the top of our minds. Each day brought the news of the death of men, women and children from the Bosnian Serb bombardment.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3369 (1994) · source
“May I begin, Sir, by welcoming you and thanking you very much for presiding over this meeting of the Council today. This resolution might seem to be a small and technical one, but it is in fact of major political significance, and I think it is very good that by your presence, you have indicated that fact. As a co-sponsor, my delegation strongly welcomes the adoption by the Council of this resolution to increase the authorized strength of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR). We regard the Council's decision, albeit belated, as a clear reaffirmation of its support for UNPROFOR and of UNPROFOR's activities in Bosnia and a signal of determination to bring about a cessation of hostilities and a peaceful negotiated settlement in that country.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3369 (1994) · source
“Far better that the Serbs now draw back, respect this resolution and come to the conference table in good faith to seek a peace settlement which can secure their interests along with those of the other communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, than that they miscalculate and join those other unhappy nations whose fate it has been in the twentieth century to discover that there is no salvation in the prosecution of a war against their neighbours.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“This means reacting strongly against the barbarity of the onslaught on Gorazde. It means taking firm action to re-establish conditions for successful diplomacy intended to lead to a global cease- fire and a peace settlement. The Secretary-General has now set in train a process of consultations with NATO about the further measures which may be needed. My Government is participating actively and positively in these consultations. I only hope that the parties will not misread our determination to see this matter through.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“The Serbs in particular, and not only the Bosnian Serbs, risk by their actions remaining an impoverished and isolated outcast from the rest of Europe. Their latest actions have only served to underline the case for tightening the sanctions this Council has already imposed upon the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. As the Security Council made clear a year ago, there is a road which will lead to the lifting of sanctions. But that road passes through the negotiation and implementation of a just overall settlement of hostilities in the former Yugoslavia. The road that has 54 been followed by the Serbs in the last few weeks leads in exactly the opposite direction. Our immediate aim must be to strengthen the United Nations operation in Bosnia and to enable it to carry out its mandate effectively.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“Monitoring cease-fire arrangements, including around Sarajevo and in central and southern Bosnia, have imposed a burden in addition to its original humanitarian role. UNPROFOR must therefore be given the troops to do the job without further delay. My own country responded to this need promptly, but others have not done so. Now is the time to remedy this failure and to give UNPROFOR the resources it needs to carry out the mandate we have given it. Cease-fires on their own are not enough. We must avoid freezing unacceptable and unstable confrontation lines. Recent events only underline the need to reinvigorate the peace process urgently. This point, too, is rightly addressed in the resolution we have just adopted. A negotiated settlement remains the only path to a lasting peace. No side can hope to win an outright victory in this conflict.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“Clearly, events around Gorazde have constituted a significant setback for the United Nations efforts in Bosnia and for the objective of a negotiated settlement. But we need to keep them in perspective. UNPROFOR is now monitoring cease-fires elsewhere, in central Bosnia and around Sarajevo. If one looks back to the dark days of January and early February, one can appreciate that there have been more achievements than setbacks in recent months. These achievements have not occurred by magic; they have been the result of determined efforts by the United Nations and troop-contributing nations, with the support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It is vital that they not be put at risk. UNPROFOR now has a multiplicity of roles to play in Bosnia.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“Akashi, the United Nations military commanders in Bosnia and the men and women of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) and of the United Nations and other humanitarian agencies are to be applauded and not criticized for the efforts they have made to bring 53 relief to Gorazde and to achieve a cease-fire. It is essential that such efforts continue and that all parties refrain from actions which could lead to further hostilities and more loss of life. The immediate objective must be an effective cease-fire in Gorazde, but that is only the first step towards a broader cessation of hostilities between Bosnian Serb and Bosnian Government forces throughout Bosnia. Only in that way can the conditions be created for a negotiated end to this war, which has now lasted for more than two years.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“The resolution we have just adopted, and which my delegation cosponsored, is clear-cut in its condemnation of these acts and of the way in which the Bosnian Serbs have repeatedly renewed their shelling of Gorazde, while at the same time giving duplicitous undertakings to the United Nations and others about cease-fires. A community such as the Bosnian Serbs, which believes that it can develop and prosper in the Europe of today while behaving in this way, is sadly misunderstanding the effect it is having on its fellow Europeans. Mr.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“May I congratulate you, Sir, even at this late - or, rather, early - hour of the morning, on your assumption of the presidency some time ago. The events of the past three weeks, which have seen the sustained assault by the Bosnian Serbs on the men, women and children of Gorazde, have been a further instalment in the tragedy of Bosnia, which has so pained and so diminished us all. The actions of the Bosnian Serbs have not only been in open defiance of the United Nations and of the entire international community; they have inflicted damage on their own interests too.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“We hope that the parties concerned will be able to reach agreement on such an international presence as soon as possible. But it is important not to promise more than we can deliver. My Government takes the firm view that it is the responsibility of the Israeli authorities to provide protection for all the inhabitants of the occupied territories. They must act urgently to bring to an end all acts of violence, in line with their obligations under the Fourth Geneva Convention. An international presence could help defuse tension, but it could not be a substitute for the Israeli authorities. In conclusion, my Government very much welcomes the adoption of this resolution, and hopes that it will facilitate efforts to ensure an early resumption of the peace process.”
1994-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3351 (1994) · source
“My Government believes that an international civilian presence in the occupied territories would indeed usefully contribute to improving the safety and protection of the Palestinian inhabitants. Something along these lines was foreseen in the Declaration of Principles. The Foreign Secretary has already made clear that if there were to be an international observer presence in the occupied territories the United Kingdom would not be absent. And European Union Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels on 7 March expressed their support for an international presence and declared the European Union's willingness to participate. We believe that the work of the United Nations Observer Mission in South Africa could provide a good model for such an international presence.”
1994-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3351 (1994) · source
“On the contrary, the delay was caused by the need to resolve satisfactorily a number of very difficult and sensitive issues. Disunity in the Council suits nobody but the extremists on both sides. My Government remains convinced that this outrage must not be allowed to put at risk the peace process. That was the intention of the gunman. He must not be allowed to succeed. What happened in Hebron only serves to underline the importance of a just, lasting and comprehensive settlement to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Unimagined progress has been achieved over the last year. The parties now need to make the extra effort to bring the negotiations to an early and successful conclusion. There could be no better way of showing that acts of terrorism will not be allowed to prevail than to implement the Declaration of Principles without further delay.”
1994-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3351 (1994) · source
“My Government has already made clear how deeply we deplore the horrendous crime that was committed on 25 February in Hebron. The Prime Minister, John Major, has written to the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) expressing the revulsion we feel at this massacre of innocent Palestinians; and he has conveyed, through Mr. Arafat, our condolences to the families of the victims. At times like this words are never adequate to convey the full depth of the sympathy we feel, nor our shock that innocent worshippers should be murdered in a holy place. The delay in adopting the resolution is regrettable, but it does not reflect any lack of concern about the situation by any of the members of the Security Council.”
1994-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3351 (1994) · source
“The Council has declared its readiness to consider the expansion of UNAVEM to its previously mandated level if an agreement is reached and the conditions for the deployment of these additional personnel are judged right. But the parties should also be aware that the international community's patience, and its funds, are not limitless. Security Council Forty-ninth Year year 3350th meeting 16 March 1994”
1994-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3350 (1994) · source
“The need for time to achieve this should not be used as an excuse to prolong the Lusaka talks unreasonably. The resolution that the Council has just adopted makes it very clear that members of the Council expect the parties to redouble their efforts to achieve an early solution. My Government is gravely concerned at the resumption of fighting in Angola since early February. A twin-track approach of negotiating while continuing to engage in offensive military actions is not acceptable. Both parties must heed the Council's demand that they stop, immediately, all offensive military action. We now look to both parties to fulfil their commitment to a peaceful settlement in Angola. UNITA in particular must be aware of the Council's willingness to envisage further measures if it does not cooperate fully with the negotiating process.”
1994-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3350 (1994) · source
“It is not for the international community to try, on its own, to define the details of a settlement between the Government of Angola and UNITA. The settlement must be determined by Angolans, with the assistance of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General. That is the only way to achieve a settlement which will be viable in the long term. We do, however, expect any settlement to be based firmly on the Bicesse Accords and to reflect broadly the political reality that in the 1992 legislative elections the MPLA won an overall majority with 54 per cent of the vote and that UNITA secured 34 per cent of the vote. We welcome the readiness of the Government of Angola to agree to UNITA's participation in government. The key point is that any agreement must be comprehensive and viable.”
1994-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3350 (1994) · source
“The resolution which we have just adopted reflects the strong desire of all members of the Council that the negotiations in Lusaka for a comprehensive political settlement in Angola, the establishment of an effective and sustainable cease-fire, and an end to the terrible suffering of the Angolan people be brought to an early and successful conclusion. We are encouraged that, since the Council last discussed Angola, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General has been able to report further progress in Lusaka and we wish to pay tribute to his determination, patience and skill in chairing the negotiations. We also pay tribute to the personnel of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM I).”
1994-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3350 (1994) · source
“The second is that any solution to this problem must respect the territorial integrity of Georgia as well as ensuring the interests of all the multi-ethnic communities of Abkhazia. An agreement satisfactory to both parties which respects these principles is the only way to achieve long-term stability in the region.”
1994-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3346 (1994) · source
“We note, however, the emergence of some points of agreement, for example in respect of strengthening and making more formal the cease-fire arrangements. But on other key issues there remains a disturbing lack of precision. My delegation hopes that these negotiations will be carried forward urgently, with a view inter alia to clarifying key issues that need to be defined before any peace-keeping operation could be undertaken and to securing a satisfactory agreement which will permit the rapid and unconditional return of the refugees to their homes. In conclusion, I should like to stress two points. The first is that the international community will not, in my view, have very much patience if a party to the current negotiations places obstacles in their path in order to gain time and consolidate its position.”
1994-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3346 (1994) · source
“The Council will meet to consider that matter further before the end of the month, when it considers the Secretary- General's report requested under resolution 901 (1994). It is, however, crucial that before the Council approves a peace-keeping operation there should be a substantive political framework in place and clear progress made towards a political settlement. There must also be clarity as to the mandate that might be given to the peace- keeping forces in question, which must avoid simply consolidating the status quo. Negotiations have been in train in New York this week aimed at just such a political settlement. My delegation has, I would frankly admit, been disappointed that more progress has not yet been made in these negotiations.”
1994-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3346 (1994) · source
“The Security Council has, by its resolutions, established the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG), which is charged with maintaining contact with the parties to the conflict in Abkhazia, and with contributing to their implementation of the agreements reached between them. The Secretary-General and his Special Envoy have been tireless in their efforts to carry forward the negotiations between the parties. My Government understands and appreciates the sense of urgency expressed by Mr. Shevardnadze and the Government of Georgia, and their desire for still more substantive engagement by the international community through an international peace-keeping operation.”
1994-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3346 (1994) · source
“We have also tried to do what we can to help address the 10 underlying political problems from our membership as one of the group of Friends of the Secretary-General for Georgia. Our support for the Secretary-General reflects our deep concern at the current situation there, and in particular the plight of the hundreds of thousands of refugees and the continued threat of renewed fighting. My Government shares the view of the Secretary-General, expressed in his report of 3 March, that the situations that exist in the newly independent States of the former Soviet Union are every bit as worthy of United Nations attention as those in other regions. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other United Nations agencies have a key role to play in Georgia.”
1994-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3346 (1994) · source
“My delegation joins with others in welcoming Mr. Shevardnadze to the Security Council. My Government has watched with admiration the courage with which he has led his people and sought to restore order to Georgia. It is only 20 months since this Council, in its resolution 763 (1992), welcomed the Republic of Georgia to membership of the United Nations. The challenges that country has faced in those 20 months have been severe. We pay tribute to Mr. Shevardnadze, and to the people of Georgia, for the determination and the patriotism with which they have risen to these challenges. My Government has played its part, along with many others, in offering humanitarian assistance to Georgia in this period of great trial and need.”
1994-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3346 (1994) · source
“In the Council's addressing each of these individual issues, it is important that it should not lose sight of the overall goal of securing a durable political settlement. Efforts must be intensified towards that end. Now is the moment for all concerned - in particular, the parties themselves - to participate actively and constructively in a peace process which has recently been re-invigorated by the strengthened support of the United States and the Russian Federation.”
1994-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3344 (1994) · source
“We support the United Nations plans to press ahead with the rotation of United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) troops in Zepa, and to reopen Tuzla airport. In this context, we welcome the Russian initiative to persuade the Bosnian Serbs to co-operate fully with UNPROFOR to this end. My Government stands ready to provide practical assistance to the running of the airport for humanitarian flights. We also look forward to the Secretary-General's report on the feasibility of protection for, and access for humanitarian convoys to, the besieged area of Maglaj. Mostar and Vitez have suffered greatly, too, and will be covered in that report. UNPROFOR's intention to monitor the Croat/Muslim cease-fire in central Bosnia is another necessary step towards the de-escalation of the conflict.”
1994-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3344 (1994) · source
“Working with the Bosnian Government, with the Sarajevo city authorities, the United Nations and the European Union, this mission will assess the priority requirements for the restoration of public utilities. But re-establishing normal life in Sarajevo will require the active involvement of the international community as a whole, and it is in this context that my delegation also supports the establishment of a voluntary trust fund to finance projects designed to bring about a return to normal life in Sarajevo. We hope that all members of the international community will contribute generously towards this work. It is important also to build on recent achievements and to make progress elsewhere in Bosnia.”
1994-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3344 (1994) · source
“But they cannot, by themselves, create the conditions for normal life and reconstruction. The United Nations is already engaged in vital work on the ground, but huge problems remain to be overcome. My delegation therefore strongly supports the appointment of a senior United Nations civilian official to harness all efforts to this end, and to draw up an action plan for the restoration of essential public services to Sarajevo. As part of an international effort to restore normal life to Sarajevo, my Government, together with the Government of the United States, have already announced their intention to send immediately a joint civil mission to Sarajevo.”
1994-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3344 (1994) · source
“We pay tribute to the efforts of the United Nations- in particular, those of the Secretary-General's Special Representative and his military commanders - in having seized this opportunity to make substantial progress. We also welcome the active United States and Russian involvement, both in the peace process and on the ground. We particularly welcome the progress made by the United States in securing a Croat/Muslim agreement as a vital step towards reaching an overall settlement, and we fully support their continuing efforts to this end. It is vital that efforts now be made to build on the progress achieved so far. Conditions in Sarajevo are better than they have been for many months, but that is not yet saying very much. The people themselves are beginning to see that peace and stability can be re-established.”
1994-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3344 (1994) · source
“Mr. President, may I begin by congratulating you on the assumption of your office and thanking your predecessor for his remarkable services to the Council during the month of February. The adoption of this resolution, which my delegation co-sponsored and strongly supports, comes at a time when, for almost the first occasion since this tragic conflict broke out, there have been a number of positive developments on the ground in Bosnia. The cease-fires in Sarajevo and along the Croat/Muslim confrontation lines in central Bosnia are for the most part being observed. Heavy weapons have been either withdrawn from around Sarajevo or put under United Nations control.”
1994-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3344 (1994) · source
“In conclusion, delay and procrastination do not, in Bosnia, lead to things getting better: they lead to their getting worse. That, alas, is the story of the last two years. It is therefore crucial that the parties negotiate seriously now to find solutions to the remaining issues that separate them. The European Union Action Plan points the way towards a settlement. We warmly welcome the closest possible United States and Russian involvement in this search for peace. The international community must now work to revitalize the peace process and bring it to an early and successful conclusion.”
1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336 (1994) · source
“I would like to take this opportunity to pay a tribute to all those involved, often at considerable personal risk, in supporting the humanitarian effort throughout Bosnia, as well as those, including Lord Owen and Mr. Stoltenberg, who are working ceaselessly for a negotiated settlement. It is shocking that many of these people continue to face dangers in carrying out their duties. The duty of the parties to cooperate fully and unconditionally with the international humanitarian effort and to observe the commitments they took upon themselves in the agreements of 18 and 29 November 1993 is clear. We for our part remain (Sir David Hannay, United Kingdom) committed to sustaining this aid effort as long as the security conditions allow.”
1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336 (1994) · source
“These are valuable moves towards the wider objective of placing Sarajevo temporarily under United Nations administration, as envisaged in the European Union Action Plan. It is particularly encouraging that this objective, which must be seen as part of an overall strategy for bringing peace to Bosnia, enjoys the full support of the Russian Federation. Looking beyond Sarajevo, UNPROFOR must be able to continue to carry out its mandate to safeguard the delivery of humanitarian aid and to deter attacks on the threatened areas. It is essential that the parties cooperate fully with UNPROFOR in ensuring that the rotation of troops in Srebrenica and the opening up of Tuzla airport to the humanitarian effort take place forthwith.”
1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336 (1994) · source
“But it is clear that the shelling of Sarajevo had to stop, and that its people had to be relieved. It is now up to the parties, and above all to the Bosnian Serbs, to take the necessary action. If they do not respond, they should be in no doubt of the action that the United Nations and NATO working together will take. (Sir David Hannay, United Kingdom) We welcome and support the efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the United Nations Force Commander in Bosnia to secure the parties' observance of a cease-fire and the withdrawal or cantonment under United Nations control of heavy weaponry in Sarajevo. The deployments by UNPROFOR on 10 and 11 February to monitor the confrontation line are an important first step.”
1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336 (1994) · source
“NATO also called upon the Bosnian Government to place its heavy weapons in the same area under UNPROFOR's control within this period, and to refrain from attacks launched from within the city. Thirdly, NATO decided that the heavy weapons of any of the parties found within this exclusion zone and not under United Nations control after 10 days from 10 February would be subject to air strikes, to be conducted in close coordination with the United Nations Secretary-General and consistent with NATO's earlier decisions of 2 and 9 August on the provision of air support in defence of UNPROFOR and in furtherance of its mandate. My delegation participated in taking these important decisions and supports them wholeheartedly. Force should not be used unless it is genuinely necessary and it contributes towards the search for a negotiated settlement.”
1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336 (1994) · source
“In this respect, NATO decided, first, to agree, with immediate effect, to the United Nations Secretary-General's request of 6 February to be prepared to launch air strikes, at the request of (Sir David Hannay, United Kingdom) the United Nations, against artillery or mortar positions which the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) determines are responsible for attacks against civilian targets in Sarajevo. Secondly, NATO decided to call upon all the parties to respect a cease-fire around Sarajevo. NATO called on the Bosnian Serbs to withdraw their heavy weapons from an area within 20 kilometres of the city, excluding an area within 2 kilometres of the centre of Pale, or to place their heavy weapons under UNPROFOR control within 10 days from that decision.”
1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336 (1994) · source
“It seems clear - and this is not a value judgement but rather an analysis based on the facts - that none of the parties can achieve their aims on the battlefield. The longer the fighting goes on, the more everyone will suffer. Only a political settlement achieved at the negotiating table will bring an end to the hostilities and create conditions for a lasting peace. This was the context within which the members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), of which my country is one, met on 9 February to consider how they could best contribute towards the search by the United Nations for a political settlement. That is why NATO, acting within this logic of peace, agreed on a number of measures designed primarily to support the efforts of the United Nations.”
1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336 (1994) · source
“This Council is only too conscious of the tragedy of Bosnia and above all of the tragedy of its people. In the nearly two years of war in that country, the suffering has been heart-wrenching, terrible crimes have been committed and no good, no useful purpose has been served. It is right therefore that we should hold this debate at what could prove a turning-point in the conflict, a moment when an already dreadful Situation could get even worse or a moment when a corner could be turned and decisive progress be made towards a peaceful settlement. The weekend before last some 70 civilians died in Sarajevo as a result of artillery and mortar attacks. We unreservedly condemn those who caused these deaths. There could be no more graphic demonstration of the urgency of ending this strife.”
1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336 (1994) · source
“We have been encouraged by recent reports of intensified contacts between different Somali factions. It is now for all of the factions in Somalia to seize the opportunity provided by the continued commitment of UNOSOM II and to achieve real national reconciliation and a lasting political settlement. It is fashionable just now to regard Somalia as a defeat for the United Nations. Indeed, there have been many setbacks. But if we look back to the Somalia of a little over a year ago, with thousands dying of hunger and clan warfare raging, it is possible to put those setbacks in perspective and to see that there have also been many achievements. The task now is to put the setbacks behind us and seek to consolidate the achievements.”
1994-02-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3334 (1994) · source
“A point of particular concern to my Government is the need to ensure the very closest coordination between UNOSOM II and the various bodies engaged in rehabilitation and reconstruction work in Somalia, with S/PV.3334 26 clearly defined lines of responsibility. In the belief that it may be able to help in this area, my Government has declared its readiness to give practical institutional support to the justice division and development office of UNOSOM II. Clearly the way forward to this more stable political environment must be through dialogue between the parties in Somalia, building on the work already done. We commend the tireless efforts of the Secretary-General and of his Special Representative, of regional States and of the United States in this regard.”
1994-02-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3334 (1994) · source
“This resolution is clear in the mandate it gives to UNOSOM II to provide protection not only for United Nations personnel and installations but also for non-governmental organizations providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Somalia. That is surely right. The staff of non-governmental organizations who risk their lives to save those of Somalis must be helped to the best of the ability of the United Nations. These incidents remind us that, in the longer term, economic rehabilitation and reconstruction in Somalia depend crucially upon the existence of a more secure and stable political environment. The steps already being taken by UNOSOM II to re-establish the Somali police and judicial system are vital to this.”
1994-02-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3334 (1994) · source
“My Government supports the strategy set out at the Humanitarian Conference in Addis Ababa in November, and endorsed in the resolution we have just adopted, namely of giving priority in the provision of rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance to those regions able to provide a secure and stable environment and to those local Somali institutions prepared to cooperate with the international community. Once again, we must help the people of Somalia to help themselves. My Government is deeply concerned at reports that some Somali factions are rearming, and of increased inter-clan clashes and banditry. We are particularly concerned by the renewed increase in violence and attacks against those engaged in humanitarian relief work.”
1994-02-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3334 (1994) · source
“The rebuilding of Somalia cannot be in the hands of UNOSOM II or of the international community: it must be, and it is, in the hands of the Somali people. The international community will continue to help them in S/PV.3334 25 their efforts to re-establish viable national institutions and rebuild their country. But it cannot do the job for them. My Government, along with others, has made generous provision for assistance to Somalia. That aid has been much needed.”
1994-02-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3334 (1994) · source
“They have been helped by the clear and realistic assessment of the current situation on the ground and the options for UNOSOM II, which was set out in the Secretary-General's report (S/1994/12) of 6 January. The resolution we have just adopted as a result of this review underlines the international community's continuing commitment to assist the people of Somalia as they strive to put behind them the horrors of recent years. UNOSOM remains one of the largest, the most complex and the most costly peace-keeping operations ever undertaken by the United Nations. In future it will operate under a revised and more realistic mandate, which leaves in no doubt the need for cooperation from the Somali people if the operation is to achieve its goals. This must be right.”
1994-02-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3334 (1994) · source