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“It is especially necessary that all Member States cooperate in order to provide better and more precise information with regard to individuals on the List. The third, and final, course of action pertains to respect for the rule of law, to which the Secretary- General referred last Wednesday in Mexico. He stated that we must find measures to combat terrorism in an effective manner, but that we must also ensure that those methods do not undermine the rule of law and the fundamental rights of citizens. In pursuing our constructive efforts in the Al Qaeda Committee, my delegation will remain vigilant in order to ensure that the principle of effectiveness and respect for the rule of law are both complied with.”
2004-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5031 (2004) · source
“It has therefore proposed specific measures to bridge those gaps, including through better coordination and cooperation with the Counter- Terrorism Committee (CTC). The Al Qaeda Committee has begun to consider those recommendations. For our part, we are fully resolved to engage in that consideration in the most constructive spirit possible. The second course of action pertains to the need to strengthen the cohesiveness of the international community. In that regard, we support the proposal of Ambassador Munoz to intensify contacts with Member States in New York, as well as in the course of visits to the countries concerned, in order to explain the efforts of the Committee, propose assistance where possible and remind countries of the cooperation that is expected, which is sometimes lacking.”
2004-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5031 (2004) · source
“That threat has undoubtedly been, to a certain extent, contained and weakened by the forceful response of the international community. At the same time, however, it is also a threat that has survived and evolved into a new, more diffuse form that is, in some respects, more difficult to combat. How, then, should the work of the Committee established by resolution 1267 (1999) proceed? I believe that we should take three courses of action. First, we must adapt our instruments - and in particular the instrument of sanctions - to the changing nature of the threat. The Monitoring Team has rightly argued for maintaining sanctions in an adapted form as a result of its identification of a number of gaps.”
2004-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5031 (2004) · source
“We therefore stand by the victims and, at the moment, our collective thoughts are with the victims of the events in the Caucuses and at the Australian embassy in Jakarta. We once again extend our condolences to the bereaved families of those events. Terrorism affects the entire international community. It calls for an extremely energetic response that is without weakness and that takes into account the complexity of the phenomenon. That response must also be based on unity within the international community. In that regard, one important contribution made by the work of Ambassador Munoz and the Monitoring Team has been to provide a clear, convincing and well-argued analysis of the changing threat posed by the Al Qaeda network and the Taliban.”
2004-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5031 (2004) · source
“Mr. Duclos (France) (spoke in French): I wish to thank the President for having convened today's meeting on a topic of great concern to the international community. I also wish to express my appreciation to Ambassador Mufioz for his very clear and precise briefing. I would like to associate myself in advance with the statement to be made by the Permanent Representative of the Netherlands on behalf of the presidency of the European Union. I shall therefore confine myself to a few brief comments. I must first note that this debate is taking place approximately three years after the deplorable events of 11 September. Unfortunately, since then we have become more familiar with the face of modern terrorism, which is not an American nightmare but, rather, a real threat affecting all the continents of the world.”
2004-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5031 (2004) · source
“We are confident that this hope will come to fruition if the international community as a whole continues to rally together and mobilize its assistance of Afghanistan.”
2004-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5025 (2004) · source
“We believe it is important to note that a certain number of efforts and programmes the international community has undertaken for many months now - we recognize their limits and know that they have not had all the impact we would have wished - will at that time start to have an increasing impact and to gain increasing traction once this important page has been turned. That page is quite simply, as Mr. Arnault said, the page of the establishment of a legitimate order that Afghans have accepted in order to take charge of their country. In conclusion, my country enthusiastically supports the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Jean Arnault. We believe that he has been a messenger of hope today.”
2004-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5025 (2004) · source
“We have done likewise within the framework of the coalition, and we are enhancing our efforts in the third training course for officers of the Afghan army. Our military personnel will number between 1,000 and 1,500 in coming days. Finally, a third reason to underline the electoral process is the great importance of the presidential election. We believe that with the presidential election a very important page will be turned in today's Afghanistan. We believe that these elections will mark the beginning of the end for those forces attempting to thwart the progress and the reconstruction of Afghanistan.”
2004-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5025 (2004) · source
“Secondly, we believe that the manner in which the registration process has unfolded defines the next task - an immediate task for the international community - which is to ensure the proper holding of the presidential election and, beyond that, the legislative elections. Naturally, I subscribe to the comments of the Special Representative and other speakers on the importance they attach in this context to creating the best possible security conditions. It is up to all of us to strengthen our efforts in this sphere. I note that France, for its part, has enhanced its military presence in Afghanistan through the deployment of the European Corps and the Franco- German brigade. A French general is now at the head of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). We have also increased our staff within ISAF itself.”
2004-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5025 (2004) · source
“First, as others have said before me, it is clear that the determination and the courage shown by the Afghans themselves in carrying out their civic duties are the best response in the face of cynical and pessimistic factors that might sometimes prevail in our analysis. It is clear that it is the resistance of Afghan men and women to the pressure and violence of those wanting to stop them from exercising their rights as citizens that best testifies to the determination of the Afghan people to emerge from the current situation and rebuild the country. At the same time, I should note that what has been done and what is going to be done are remarkable demonstrations of the technical capacities and the courage of the United Nations Mission and other actors that have contributed to this success.”
2004-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5025 (2004) · source
“A major international organization has been forced to withdraw from Afghanistan. We respect its decision. A discussion about the reasons for its withdrawal has begun. In my view, the best way to conclude that discussion would be to pursue the guilty parties with determination, to arrest them and to bring them to justice. It is very important that justice be done, especially in the case of those odious individuals responsible for crimes against humanitarian personnel and United Nations staff. In that context, the Special Representative chose to underscore the success - even if it is relative success, it is still very important - in the registration process and the preparations for the presidential election. We believe that Mr. Arnault was right, and we believe that those elements are of great importance for the following three reasons.”
2004-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5025 (2004) · source
“Previous speakers have observed that the report of the Secretary-General notes that progress in security-sector reform remains too slow, that disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) has been inadequate, that counter-narcotics efforts have not been as successful as we would have liked, and that the human rights situation remains poor. Among such concerns, one must be highlighted: the deterioration of the security situation in recent weeks and months. The reasons for this are undoubtedly many: the increase in factional conflict, the resurgence of the Taliban and perhaps instances of major criminality. Whatever the reasons, it is humanitarian and United Nations personnel who are the victims of this increased lack of security. Here, we wish again absolutely to condemn such Violence.”
2004-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5025 (2004) · source
“Mr. Duclos (France) (spoke in French): Mr. President, I would ask you to convey to the Government and the people of the Russian Federation our deepest sorrow at the deaths of your compatriots in the recent air disasters. France fully endorses the statement to be made shortly by the representative of the Netherlands on behalf of the European Union. We express our appreciation to the Secretary- General for his report (S/2004/634) and to Mr. Jean Arnault, his Special Representative, for his outstanding briefing this morning. As we meet today, there is no doubt that we must consider a number of concerns related to the situation in Afghanistan.”
2004-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5025 (2004) · source
“It is quite clear that there will be a need to devise structures in ongoing support of the efforts of the Timorese themselves for the development of their country. The representative of Pakistan offered several ideas in that regard; my delegation believes that it is important for all of us together to think along the lines he described.”
2004-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5024 (2004) · source
“Looking to the future, we are well aware that much remains to be done. Here, I wish to draw the Council's attention to two matters. The first - to which others have already referred - is impunity, on which I associate myself with the comments made earlier by the representative of the United States with respect to some recent court decisions related to serious crimes committed in 1999. In that connection, let me ask Mr. Annabi whether he believes that the international community could take additional steps, and what they might be. The second matter relates to preparing for the contribution that the international community will have to continue to make after the mandate of UNMISET expires.”
2004-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5024 (2004) · source
“Also, like others, we have been following the measures taken to prepare for the holding of elections in accordance with the planned timetable. We welcome, for example, the beginning of the voter registration process. There has been significant progress in other areas as well, including relations between Timor-Leste and its neighbours. Here, we join others in drawing attention to the importance of speedy agreement on the maritime boundaries with Australia and on the land border with Indonesia; those are matters that to some degree will define the country's economic development. We are pleased with the functioning of UNMISET and support the observations made in the report of the Secretary-General and the suggestions that the representative of Chile offered earlier in today's meeting.”
2004-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5024 (2004) · source
“Mr. Duclos (France) (spoke in French): I too wish to thank Mr. Annabi for introducing the report of the Secretary-General (S/2004/669) and for his very useful update on the situation in Timor-Leste. We join others in hailing the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and of the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET). Moreover, we congratulate the people and the Government of Timor-Leste on the progress - in some respects, outstanding progress - they have made over the past few months. We note with interest the measures towards enabling the Timor-Leste Government to shoulder responsibilities in the security area. We note too the progress on legislation in the administrative and justice areas.”
2004-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5024 (2004) · source
“More generally, France wishes once again to strongly encourage the Kosovo Serbs to participate fully in the institutions that the international community has created in Kosovo - and first of all in the elections. My country is convinced that it is in the greater and long-term interest of the Kosovo Serbs to participate in the forthcoming general elections of 23 October 2004. We encourage them to register immediately on the electoral rolls, which will be irrevocably closed on 12 August: in exactly one week. It is important that others also encourage them to do that and, in any case, that Kosovo Serbs not be dissuaded from doing so.”
2004-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5017 (2004) · source
“However, that declaration will have value only if it is translated into concrete action and progress in implementing the standards, particularly with regard to security and the rights of minorities. We welcome the very positive results of the joint UNMIK-Provisional Institutions working group on decentralization. The framework document that came out of its work is a good basis upon which to move in the direction indicated by the Security Council in its presidential statement of 30 April 2004 (S/PRST/2004/l3). We hope that the Kosovo Serbs and all other parties concerned with this issue will take an active part in finalizing the decentralization plan, particularly with regard to pilot projects and the mapping of districts at whose level decentralization will take place.”
2004-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5017 (2004) · source
“The fact remains that our strategy has not changed; we simply know now that the situation is extremely fragile and that we have little time in which to act, particularly in the light of the date of mid-2005. We are totally convinced that unwillingness to act would be the worst possible attitude. Ambassador Eide has sent a report to the Secretary-General in which he puts forth ideas on that subject. Like others, we would very much like to read it so that we can take that contribution into account in our consideration of the matter. On 14 July, the political leaders of Kosovo's various communities adopted a joint declaration that is a step in the right direction towards getting the political process back on track after the March violence.”
2004-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5017 (2004) · source
“Mr. Duclos (France) (spoke in French): I thank Mr. Hedi Annabi for his briefing. I must congratulate Mr. Soren Jessen-Petersen on his appointment as Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), and I should like to assure him once again of France's full support. I associate myself with the statement to be made by the representative of the Netherlands on behalf of the European Union. Therefore, I wish to confine myself to a few observations. We set a strategy for Kosovo last fall - a strategy clearly expressed by the presidential statement of 12 December 2003 (S/PRST/2003/23). The very regrettable events of 17 to 19 March 2004 were a particularly negative development. We strongly condemned them, and we reacted energetically.”
2004-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5017 (2004) · source
“It will be important that the Security Council be kept informed of developments relating to these inquiries and their assessment.”
2004-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4999 (2004) · source
“In conclusion, I should like to ask the authorities of the two Tribunals exactly how and when they think it will be possible to relocate, under proper conditions, some cases to competent national jurisdictions and what criteria will be followed. I would also like to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda for the clarifications he has given on investigations and cases directly involving former members of the Rwanda Patriotic Army. From what he has said, I have understood that those investigations are not among the ones to be thrown out, which my delegation welcomes. Rather, they are the focus of a specific assessment that will not be subject to the deadline to conclude investigations by the end of 2004.”
2004-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4999 (2004) · source
“It must be noted that that objective, which is an integral part of the completion strategy of the work of the two Tribunals, is far from being achieved and can be achieved only if the States involved and the international community become increasingly mobilized to enable relocation of these cases as soon as possible. The establishment of the special War Crimes Chamber within the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a positive step. As emphasized by the statements just made by the Presidents and Prosecutors of the two Tribunals, the various prerequisites are far from being met at this time. Much remains to be done in order to meet those objectives within the context of the envisaged timetable.”
2004-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4999 (2004) · source
“That is particularly necessary because such lack of cooperation can only impede and delay the implementation of the completion strategies of the two Tribunals. Can one conceive that the dates contained in that plan - for the conclusion of investigations by 2004, of judgements by 2008 and of appeals by 2010 - can be reasonably maintained without the arrest and the transfer of suspects at large, particularly Mr. Karadzic, Mr. Mladic, Mr. Gotovina and Mr. Kabuga? It is clear to my delegation that the answer to that question can only be negative. In that context, it is important that the competent national jurisdictions be able to judge, under conditions respectful of international standards of justice, the cases relating to the mid- or low-ranking suspects that will be transferred to them by the two Tribunals.”
2004-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4999 (2004) · source
“I would recall that such cooperation is obligatory under the Tribunal Statutes, which were adopted through Security Council resolutions under Chapter VII of the Charter. It is a matter of particular concern that the Tribunals are enjoying only partially or not at all the cooperation of all the States most directly concerned, whether with respect to the arrest and transfer to The Hague or Arusha of accused persons who remain at large or with respect to access to witnesses and the provision of documents. The lack of cooperation brought to the Security Council's attention, particularly with regard to Serbia and Montenegro, the Republika Srpska and Rwanda, must come to an end, and it is up to the Security Council to recall and ensure respect for, if necessary, the obligation to cooperate.”
2004-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4999 (2004) · source
“Nothing would be worse than avoiding the issue and forgetting that the exit strategy which the Council first formulated and endorsed in resolution 1503 (2003) can be successful only if the whole international community is fully mobilized and takes the relevant action. Members of the United Nations must honour their financial commitments to the Tribunals, which at present, as the Secretary-General has once again reiterated, is far from the case. In fact, we cannot ask the Tribunals to do anything more to implement their completion strategies without also providing the financial resources that they have been promised and on which they have every right to count. Above all, all States - first and foremost Rwanda and the States of the former Yugoslavia - must cooperate actively and in good faith with the Tribunals.”
2004-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4999 (2004) · source
“It goes without saying, of course, that such internal measures must be adopted and implemented with full respect for the competencies of the various organs of the Tribunals and for the independence of their Prosecutors, as stipulated in the Statutes of the Tribunals. My country is firmly committed to that principle and recalled it at the time of the Council's adoption of resolution 1534 (2004). When necessary, the Council too must make a contribution, as it did, for instance, with respect to the appointment of ad litem judges and to the recent expansion of their competencies. But such praiseworthy and Vital internal measures alone are not enough to attain the goal.”
2004-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4999 (2004) · source
“At the same time, the completion strategies of the two Tribunals should not and will not be interpreted as setting cut-off dates for investigations, judgements or appeals. Our core principle must remain that of ensuring that the main persons responsible for the most serious crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia and during the genocide in Rwanda are brought to justice and punished for their crimes. We must therefore join the need to eliminate impunity with the need to preserve the intended role of the Tribunals as ad hoc, not standing, courts. Here, France welcomes the various concrete measures already adopted by the Tribunals, as described in their respective reports, with a View to implementing their completion strategies.”
2004-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4999 (2004) · source
“Mr. Duclos (France) (spoke in French): My delegation thanks the Presidents and the Prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda for their reports, transmitted to the Council in May in documents S/2004/420 and S/2004/34l respectively, and for the useful supplementary information they have provided today on the status of the implementation of their completion strategies. From the outset, France supported the idea of completion strategies for the two Tribunals, as initially proposed by their respective Presidents. The objective is both legitimate and necessary: no one wants the work of those two ad hoc courts to continue indefinitely. That would be in the interest neither of the Tribunals nor of the proper administration of justice.”
2004-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4999 (2004) · source
“Just as the concept of human development has made an essential contribution to economic thinking, and just as today we can no longer think of peacekeeping operations without including the protection of civil populations, we can no longer conceive of peace-building in post-conflict situations without having a full knowledge of civil society and without trying to build dialogue or coordinate with organizations that express the diversity and vitality of civil society at the local level. I think that therein lies the importance of this debate that the presidency of the Philippines has had the fortunate initiative of organizing today.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“However, they could be the outcome of collaboration between major global non-governmental organizations that have experience in this area, as well as organizations from local civil society. Such work, to ensure its objectivity, might also use scientific methodology of an academic nature, such as the interesting work by Professor Helmut Anheier, of the Center for Civil Society of the University of Southern California, in conjunction with the London School of Economics. While Professor Anheier's work is somewhat different, since he is dealing with global civil society, it nonetheless forms a basis that could be used for more specific reports on civil society in certain countries. My last thought illustrates our deep-rooted conviction on the entirety of this subject.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“Frequently in post-conflict situations, the weakness of civil society - and indeed sometimes its collapse - is a handicap in and of itself to peace-building. Our strategies must probably be adapted to the degree of maturity, vitality and structure of the civil society in question. In this regard, it seems to me that it might be useful, at least on an experimental basis and in a limited number of cases at the beginning, to have reports assessing civil society in some countries. I think that we could proceed by analogy with what economists do in their reports on human development. In line with today's debate, such reports on the development of civil society should not be prepared by Governments or by institutions.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“The third strategic element is for representatives of civil society to associate themselves earlier on with the policies that have been laid down by the United Nations. For example, representatives of the economic circles of the country involved might attend donor conferences. The fourth element of strategy would be to involve civil society more closely in implementing United Nations reconstruction efforts. Here, also, you will find in my paper specific practical steps that could be taken to develop existing efforts through, for example, increased local recruitment by peacekeeping operations or the development of linguistic capabilities of persons participating in those operations. I would like to add one last proposal, because it seems to me that this subject presents a problem that must be dealt with.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“The first element of this strategy would be to identify more specifically the points at which peace- building must necessarily mobilize civil society, for example, as concerns the role of private enterprise in reintegrating ex-combatants, or civic campaigns to prepare for elections. Secondly, we must strengthen communication in both directions, between representatives of civil society and United Nations authorities in the field. As regards the Security Council, this can be done within peacekeeping operations. Here I agree with what Mr. Caillaux said. One might even envisage one day a cross-cutting resolution that would develop such communication in our peacekeeping operations.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“It is clear, for instance, that the Economic and Social Council can provide an especially useful forum in this regard. On that very topic, we await with interest the result of its forthcoming discussion of the transition between the post-conflict humanitarian and development phases. Within the parameters of the precautions I have cited, I believe that some thought can be given to certain elements of strategy. This can be done most specifically. I shall not refer to all of the proposals put forward by delegations. If members wish to see ours, they are available in the written text of my statement. These proposals can be clustered under certain headings representing potential elements of an alliance strategy between the United Nations and civil society actors.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“The same can be said in the humanitarian sphere if lasting solutions are to be found; in the economic area if we are to find ways to ensure genuine recovery; and so on. On that basis, is it possible to define a strategy of alliance between the United Nations and civil society actors in peace-building? My delegation feels that such is the course we must adopt. We must move forward cautiously, yet begin to think about this. I say "cautiously", first, because we must respect the initiative and independence of civil society organizations themselves; secondly, because one must in this regard prioritize the case-by-case approach and it is thus difficult to establish general rules; and thirdly, because the Security Council is merely one actor among others in the United Nations in this realm.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“Today's debate is also an opportunity to consider together the topic of the role of civil society and its representatives in post-conflict situations. We have heard the statements made earlier by the Secretary- General of CARE International and by Ian Martin. We believe that the conclusion to be reached is that, in a post-conflict period, the intervention of external protagonists and the imposition of external models are not sufficient. For instance, Ian Martin very clearly explained how delicate balances must be sought with respect to justice in the transitional period and the rule of law. This is not primarily a technical problem or an exclusively political problem; it is a social problem as well. We must rely on actors who can make progress: local civil society actors.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“Thirdly, the legitimacy that accrues to NGOs from the involvement in the field in such areas as human rights violations, refugees and child soldiers sometimes allows them to assume the task of awakening consciences, which is of great importance in the contemporary world. Is it possible or desirable for working relations between the Security Council and the NGOs represented in New York to be further extended? We can certainly make better use of the practice of holding Arria-formula meetings, preparing for them more assiduously and more frequently including representatives of local NGOs or of civil society. We believe, however, that we must avoid making such meetings more formalized, which would prove to be more cumbersome than beneficial.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“My country, as statist in its traditions as it is, is aware of the acclaim NGOs bring to France throughout the modern world. Fortunately, our Council has informal working arrangements with the major NGOS represented in New York. I believe that such relations are productive and useful for three reasons. First, many NGOs are engaged in the field and therefore have first-hand information and are sometimes the sole or the last presence in certain situations. This was the case, for example, in Liberia, certain parts of Cote d'Ivoire and Uganda. Secondly, given their information sources on the ground, NGOs can play a valuable role in providing early warning. That was just recently the case in Darfur, where, together with the voice of our Secretary-General, it was Medecins sans Frontieres and other NGOS that sounded the first alarm.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“Mr. Duclos (France) (spoke in French): At the outset, I wish to thank you, Madam, for having organized today's debate on a novel and stimulating subject. This is a first insofar as the topic is concerned and because you have taken the initiative, for the first time in the history of the Council, to ask the representatives of two eminent non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to participate in our deliberations. I should like to begin by taking this opportunity to pay a well-deserved tribute to the global non- governmental organizations, which have become the essential interlocutors of Governments, and to all NGOs - large and small, global and local, from the North and the South - that are now indispensable protagonists of human progress. I wish to pay a particular tribute to French NGOs, the "French doctors" and many others in all areas.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“We must find the formulas which may not necessarily be identical but which will be of a similar nature and be appropriate for the situations the Council now faces. The fourth and final issue that I shall mention is that of sexual violence and the implementation of human rights. Of course, the personnel serving the United Nations must be irreproachable and impeccable in those domains. Like others, we welcome the Secretary-General's bulletin on sexual violence (ST/SGB/2003/13). We believe it is important that those standards be applied to both military and civilian personnel and that the appropriate arrangements be established with the troop-contributing countries. I would add that, naturally, my delegation associates itself with the statement to be made by my Irish colleague on behalf of the European Union.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“On this point, we believe that the report of the Secretary-General makes some very useful proposals, including one for a gradated approach for carrying out the fight against impunity in cases of grave and widespread crimes against civilian populations. Perhaps we could add a more specific point about a different situation: attacks that are less widespread and more isolated and selective but whose consequences can be tragic in a crisis situation. We have had recent examples in crises managed by the Security Council. In recent weeks, there have been cases in which it has proven essential to be able to monitor certain individuals' personal responsibility in violations of human rights and attacks on civilian populations. That was the case, for example, in Sierra Leone, where we are doing what we should be doing.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“I would say to Mr. Egeland that, with respect to Darfur, on which I know he has good critical judgement, it seems to me that, at least in terms of the Council's approach - and here I join in the point of view of Ambassador Cunningham of the United States- we have still made some progress and that it would be useful to make a record of that progress in order to draw lessons for the future. The third subject concerns impunity. It is in our view a crucial issue. It is an issue that enables us to get at the roots of the evil in several situations. We therefore hope that in the coming weeks and months, the Council will continue to refine its approach on this issue.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“Perhaps we must retain the concept of complex and comprehensive peacekeeping operations, but decentralize responsibilities and financing in order to avoid reaching financial limits that could well work to the detriment of such operations. I mention this because I am seeking to demonstrate that we must take all aspects into account in our thinking. In the proposals contained in the report before us today, certain points may be counterindicated by a more general approach to our responsibilities. However, we must do more on humanitarian access. We must further perfect our approach, even through a resolution. It is essential to place greater obligations on Governments and non- State actors. It is essential that in this domain, the international community use the incentives and, when necessary, the pressure at its disposal in order to do more.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“For instance, the concept of financing the humanitarian aspects of peacekeeping operations must be considered with caution. We believe that such financing may occasionally be justified in a restrictive way, but that it would be wrong to attempt to extend too broadly throughout the budgets of peacekeeping operations aspects that are not directly connected to the maintenance of peace. This follows upon the very interesting discussion that took place under the Pakistani presidency on peacekeeping operations and their future. One of my own personal conclusions from the discussion was that the idea of a comprehensive operation must certainly be retained, but that at the same time one must be sure not to exaggerate in this sphere, because too many peacekeeping operations would ultimately destroy all of them.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“First, with respect to instruments, it is usefully suggested in the documents before us that it might be possible to develop interaction between the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, perhaps the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Security Council on the basis of the model proposed for the Darfur situation, which could be usefully systematized and developed. This is just one idea among several. We also welcome the Secretary-General's initiative of establishing the post of Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide. Secondly, with respect to humanitarian access, my delegation does not entirely agree with all of the suggestions of the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“Egeland indicated that progress has been made and that no conceptual breakthrough is imminent, but that efforts must persist on all fronts. In that context, we agree with his suggestion that we again frame a Security Council resolution highlighting certain positive elements of the balance sheet and defining new prospects in other areas. I do not wish today to address all the points that might be raised. Other colleagues have done so already, but I would focus on four subjects that are matters of concern and that the Security Council might address further, perhaps in a new resolution.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“Egeland's briefing today, I shall retain as a guiding principle the four crises he mentioned: the "crisis of protection" he described in West Africa; the crisis in humanitarian access, illustrated, naturally, by the situation in Darfur; the crisis in respect for humanitarian law, as evoked by Mr. Egeland for the Middle East, where, unfortunately, terrorist acts - inherently counter to human rights - are followed by illegal or disproportionate reprisals that, at least in the long term, weaken the cause they seek to defend; and the crisis in security of humanitarian staff. For the latter, the list of examples grows ever longer. From Afghanistan to Iraq, from Kosovo to Cote d'Ivoire, the roll of countries and situations in which United Nations or humanitarian workers are falling victim to attacks is continuously growing. Mr.”
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“Mr. Duclos (France) (spoke in French): I should like to thank Mr. Egeland for his briefing today and the Secretary-General for his report. Our delegation feels that this biannual meeting to address the issue before us has become one of the most interesting and important activities of our Council, because the briefings always provide us with an opportunity to diagnose our world's crises from the perspective of the protection of civilians. That perspective is growing in importance from the political, moral and strategic standpoints. It has thereby become an extremely important backdrop to our management of daily affairs. From Mr.”
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