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De Mul

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2002-02-13
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2002-02-13
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  1. “UNHCR will remain in Angola and will continue to help the United Nations agencies and the international community work on issues related to the protection of internally displaced persons.”

    2002-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4472 (2002) · source

  2. “As for Cameroon's question about special programmes for children: there are far too few. Notably, there are very few programmes that deal with street children issues. This must be rectified. Overall, the problems are so overwhelming that it is very difficult to get into details and create specific projects for children. The representative of Mexico asked a question as to the role of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) vis-a-vis the situation of internally displaced persons. UNHCR is gradually withdrawing its activities in relation to internally displaced persons, who are increasingly the responsibility of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.”

    2002-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4472 (2002) · source

  3. “Kuito has become something of an international issue: for almost two years, repairs have been somewhat under way but never moving at a normal pace. Many people have tried to find out what is really happening, because the information we have is that funding has been made available to repair the airport. You open one door, you are sent to another door and you go around in circles - there is no answer. Our assessment thus far is that this could well be a case where we have a combination of lack of interest, a capacity problem and possibly, some think - I am going to use a word that perhaps is not often used in this Chamber - probably also a case of corruption. We all hope that the Government will address the issue and make sure that this is resolved soon.”

    2002-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4472 (2002) · source

  4. “In the first place, I think the consequences should be dealt with by the national authorities, particularly the provincial authorities, hopefully supported by the non-governmental organizations and the United Nations system. With regard to the question on what the Security Council can do, I think that has already been answered by Mr. Oshima. The question about what we can do to approach UNITA to facilitate the work of the United Nations agencies is a difficult one. We will have to discuss it with Mr. Gambari, because we cannot get in direct touch with UNITA. How is the Government tackling new displacements? That is a question for the Government, so I will leave it to them. There was an interesting question about the Kuito airport.”

    2002-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4472 (2002) · source

  5. “As for the question on demining, the Angolan Government took an important decision to create an inter-sectoral demining commission, which is now reviving the whole issue of mine action in the country. The commission will be the entity that will set policy and priorities and outsource the activities to non- governmental organizations and other bodies. There was a question concerning allegations of forced movement of people and the humanitarian consequences. I think it is correct to say that there have been allegations of forced movement of people. It is always difficult to define exactly what that means, and to prove that people are being forced to move is not very easy. The bottom line is, for whatever reasons people move, the consequences should somehow be attended to.”

    2002-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4472 (2002) · source

  6. “The Angolan situation is much more fluid. So I suppose that when we talk about access, we have to look at it in a broader context. If there is a possibility of using corridors, let us try it. However, I think it is much more an issue of the parties, and particularly the Government, accepting the idea that all Angolan citizens are the responsibility of the Angolan Government, and that measures should be taken to try to attend to their needs. In the case of the Angolan situation, it is much easier to negotiate and discuss this with the authorities than with UNITA, with which we have no contact. So access is something we have to continue to discuss with the Angolan authorities.”

    2002-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4472 (2002) · source

  7. “The proof of this is that a very serious meeting took place last week in which the Government decided to review the situation and came to the same conclusion: too little, too late. Something had to be done, and a whole series of measures was agreed upon and adopted, to be implemented forthwith by the Government. With regard to the question of whether the military effort has increased or decreased over the past six months, we have the impression that it is increasing. There is more military activity and hence more displacement. The issue of humanitarian corridors is a complicated one. Corridors are normally easier in situations where there is a kind of stabilized conflict: where two parties hold certain territories in a more stable fashion, you can negotiate corridors. It is a nightmare to do it, but it is possible.”

    2002-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4472 (2002) · source

  8. “I think that what is happening with young males in the case of Angola is no different from what is happening in other countries where there is conflict: young males are probably engaged in fighting or otherwise involved in conflict. I will turn now to the question of our assessment- the assessment of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - of what the Government of Angola is putting into the humanitarian effort. I would say that this is the assessment not of OCHA alone, but also of the non-governmental organizations and the donor community. The assessment is very simple: too little, too late. I think we can be very grateful for the fact that the Angolan Government agrees with this assessment.”

    2002-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4472 (2002) · source

  9. “Mr. De Mul: I will be as brief as I can. The question was asked about what is being done in terms of accessing those displaced by military intervention. It depends: if those displaced by military intervention come to camps where they can be attended to, then they will be attended to. But that is not always the case. In certain cases, those people fall through the cracks and are not attended to at all. Again, this refers to the matter of access, which we will talk about with regard to another question. As to the composition of the displaced, it is very true that often it is skewed, in that we see many children and women, while men between the ages of, say, 16 and 40 years may not be there.”

    2002-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4472 (2002) · source