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lines on the record: 38
first: 1998-03-20
most recent: 1999-07-08
sittings or episodes: 4
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“By way of concluding, Sir, I wish to reiterate my delegation's appreciation for your excellent initiative on this matter, which is very important to the international community.”
1999-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4020Resumption1 (1999) · source
“It is self-evident that more needs to be done to alleviate their suffering and to ensure them a rightful place in their societies through adequate support programmes. Another important issue to confront is the problem of curbing the flow of arms through clandestine means after disarmament is achieved, as they will have a profoundly negative impact on security and portend a potentially explosive situation, leading ultimately to destabilization. This calls for determined and coordinated efforts at the national, regional and global levels to curb illicit transfers of arms. The need to accommodate approaches in response to changes is also a welcome step. At the same time, care should be taken to conform to the basic principles enshrined in the Charter.”
1999-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4020Resumption1 (1999) · source
“A further step that must be taken is to address the question of adequate financing, which is a sina qua non for ensuring the implementation of comprehensive programmes of reintegration and the reconstruction of the damaged economy. The distribution of financial assistance on a fair basis between the ex-combatants and the general population, many of whom also face extreme economic hardship, will in turn prevent another conflict caused by the disgruntled parties. In this context, it is important to note that during the brief period of only two years, from 1995 to 1997, 300,000 children under the age of 18 were used as soldiers in conflicts around the world. Their future is at stake, especially when adequate opportunities in education to prepare them for careers and counselling to overcome the trauma of hostilities are limited.”
1999-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4020Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Their involvement at various stages of these complex operations has had a salutary impact in bringing a measure of stability, which has eventually led in some instances to the restoration of normalcy in troubled areas. Moreover, the handing over of weapons to competent authorities and the ensuing demobilization have positive implications for security in post-conflict situations, especially in ensuring and advancing the peace process. We all recognize that in endeavours to create an atmosphere conducive to security, it will be necessary to disarm combatants and to collect armaments from civilians within the framework of an overall weapons-collection programme in order to promote an environment where weapons are no longer perceived as necessary.”
1999-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4020Resumption1 (1999) · source
“The role of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of ex-combatants is admittedly not only complex for the parties involved; it is also complex because of its international ramifications. It calls for the factions concerned to agree to the terms of a peace agreement and to give up the use of force, which is essential for the successful launching of this three-pronged approach which, as experience has shown, is interrelated and mutually reinforcing. Meanwhile, the international dimensions of these activities must focus on the role of the United Nations and of regional organizations in their respective spheres of competence.”
1999-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4020Resumption1 (1999) · source
“At the outset, my delegation would like to extend its sincere congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. We have every confidence that, under your wise and able guidance, the issues before the Council will be brought to a successful conclusion. Allow me also to extend felicitations to your predecessor, Ambassador Jagne, the Permanent Representative of the Gambia, for his skilful stewardship of the Council's activities last month. Mr. President, my delegation wishes to commend your delegation for its excellent initiative on considering in the Security Council the issue of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of ex-combatants. We believe that it is timely and that it will be beneficial to the international community.”
1999-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4020Resumption1 (1999) · source
“On the other hand, it is very difficult for humanitarian organizations to maintain their impartiality and neutrality if escorted by armed guards. This dilemma is not new, as our predecessors would have testified 50 years ago in Geneva. But the United Nations is equipped to address this very difficult but very important issue. In concluding, I should like to reiterate Indonesia's strong support for the humanitarian operations of the United Nations, as well as the need for the Organization to strenuously work to uphold established international humanitarian law. We will continue to contribute to that effort.”
1999-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3980 (1999) · source
“Indonesia concurs that effective measures for that purpose could be achieved through close cooperation between the Security Council, the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, and that none is equipped to exclusively and comprehensively deal with those issues. When they met in Durban in September last year, the heads of State or Government of the non-aligned countries stressed the need to differentiate between peacekeeping operations and humanitarian assistance. Indeed, they are two different kinds of responses to two different kinds of situations. In the past few years we have witnessed that peacekeeping operations have little chance of success when addressing humanitarian situations.”
1999-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3980 (1999) · source
“They are almost always accompanied by large-scale internal displacement and refugee flows and call for a United Nations presence and a rapid and effective response by its various agencies and funds. We must secure the protection of humanitarian personnel if this aspect of the Organization's work is to successfully continue. In this regard, we concur with the assertion of the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross that the bottom line for any action by humanitarian organizations is that it must have received the consent of each and every party concerned. Many have called for the root causes of conflicts to be addressed and have clearly voiced their view that a link exists between social and economic development and peace and stability.”
1999-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3980 (1999) · source
“In this context, as international law does not take precedence over national law, a balance must be sought so as not to violate national sovereignty or the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter. Experience shows that in the long run, such violations will only exacerbate the situation and worsen conditions. Of equal concern to the international community is the growing threat faced by humanitarian workers, who risk their personal safety for the noble purpose of alleviating suffering and hardship. Assaults on humanitarian operations are particularly threatening in the light of the fact that the vast majority of conflicts occur within States.”
1999-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3980 (1999) · source
“Even more tragic is the fact that, while the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War is founded on the principle that the humane treatment of inhabitants serves the values of humanity and decency to which all sides may subscribe, we find that in contemporary warfare combatants have deliberately targeted civilians as a means of pursuing their objectives. Thus, while the international community has crafted a rather comprehensive framework of international humanitarian law, the rights of displaced persons and refugees and the human rights of civilians in situations of armed conflict are often neglected. Therefore, the stress is and should be on their implementation.”
1999-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3980 (1999) · source
“Let me begin by extending to you, Mr. President, our appreciation for convening this open meeting on an issue of such great importance. It is indeed disturbing, as the world moves towards the twenty-first century and a new millennium of hope and great expectation, that the international community finds itself ever more frequently faced with civilian casualties, including children, in armed conflicts - all the more so as this year we observe the fiftieth anniversary of the Geneva Convention.”
1999-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3980 (1999) · source
“It is our hope that such a summit-level meeting will result in a clear and determined path for the South into the twenty-first century, from which it can meet the challenges of globalization and emerge from the socio- economic exclusion of the past.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“Indonesia's commitment to its brothers and sisters in Africa over the past few years is reflected in, among other things, Indonesia's support of African development during its chairmanship of the Non-Aligned Movement, the convening in Indonesia of the Asia-Africa Forum, our participation in such forums as the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s (UN-NADAF) and support for the United Nations System- wide Special Initiative on Africa, as well the strong bilateral cooperation that Indonesia maintains in various parts of the continent. Next year Indonesia will convene a summit-level meeting on South-South cooperation, to be held in Jakarta.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“That historic forum was the precursor to the establishment of the Non-Aligned Movement, which charted the way not only for Asia and Africa but also for the future of mankind as a whole. The non-aligned countries have since then adopted policies through which they have assiduously sought to promote and consolidate their hard-won independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity and the social and economic uplift of their peoples. These remain as valid today as they were more than four decades ago.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“Let us therefore reaffirm our commitment to the African nations to secure lasting peace and security and promote in earnest international cooperation in which strong economies can be built anew to sustain the peoples of Africa in a self- reliant and sustainable manner. It is only through our collective efforts that the true destiny of this great continent can be successfully fulfilled. As for Indonesia, although it, too, is a developing country with economic problems of its own, it is firmly committed to assisting its partners in Africa in achieving their vision of a peaceful and prosperous Africa. Indonesia and African countries have long enjoyed close and fraternal relations, having their roots in the distant past, the seeds of which were first sown in Bandung in 1955.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“The countries of the South can ill afford to miss this opportunity to act in solidarity and to contribute to lasting solutions to their common problems. In the long and arduous struggle for political freedom, Africa has shown great resilience and courage. So, too, at the present time, the spirit of Africa can break the chains of underdevelopment, and Africa can gain its rightful place as a peaceful, harmonious and prosperous continent. But in this era of interdependence and globalization it cannot go it alone. Africa deserves the attention of the international community. There is therefore an urgent need for action on the part of the United Nations and the international community. In this respect, we commend the report of the Secretary-General, which is a step in the right direction.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“Likewise, we see merit in the proposal for creditor countries to convert into grants the remaining official bilateral debt of the poorest countries, and for financial institutions to significantly ease and speed access to facilities, as well as to provide sufficient resources for economic growth and social development for the heavily indebted poor nations. South-South cooperation also holds promise for supporting the development objectives in Africa, as many developing countries are clearly in a position to provide assistance and capacity-building. Such assistance could be developed in the areas of trade promotion and strengthening food production and distribution, to name but a few. This also provides a good opportunity to draw on the experiences of the African countries and to determine priorities.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“It is a travesty for the African countries to continue to pay more than 17 per cent of their total export earnings to donors and commercial lenders while many struggle to meet the most basic needs of their people. Maintaining the status quo is unacceptable. Indonesia therefore supports the OAU's call for an international agreement to clear the debt stock of the poorest countries in Africa. This would represent an important step in the effort to revitalize the economic performance of these countries and put them back on the path of growth.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“A constructive global partnership to support the development efforts of the developing countries, particularly the least developed, needs to be re-established. This is in the interests of all members of the international community, not only aid-recipient countries. It is no longer acceptable for developing countries to continually call for official development assistance commitments to be fulfilled, only to be ignored. We must get off that treadmill and all take a serious look at the benefits of development aid and begin to restore the flow of international development assistance. Concurrently, vigorous efforts must be taken to finally resolve the unsustainable debt burdens of the African countries.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“At the same time, steps must be taken by the developed countries to increase market access for African exports through a reduction of trade barriers. As the sustained economic growth of the continent will depend largely on export-led growth, we believe it appropriate for the World Trade Organization to closely monitor the critical situation and to work with all concerned to alleviate all obstacles. In the near term, the continuing importance of official development assistance, particularly in meeting the resource requirements of the low-income countries, needs to be strongly underscored. The global decline in official development assistance, as market forces are increasingly left as the determining factor, must be reversed.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“In that connection, the initiative announced by the Secretary-General, in collaboration with the Secretary- General of the OAU, to promote large-scale long-term investment in growth-promoting sectors in Africa is a positive and constructive step forward. Clearly, new efforts need to be made to attract foreign direct investment in Africa, which accounted for less than 5 per cent of the overall direct investment in the developing countries in 1996. Those African countries that have, in the framework of their economic reform programmes, worked vigorously to establish a favourable climate for attracting private, domestic and foreign direct investment should receive a positive response and serve as models for replication.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“Only through increased economic development and generalized improvement in standards of living will people gain a vested interest in working towards peaceful resolutions of their differences. It is no longer sufficient for the international community to convene and merely express empathy and support for the African countries without providing concrete contributions. If indeed there is a genuine desire to avoid the need for emergency humanitarian assistance or to avoid costly peacekeeping and peacemaking operations - as well as to give meaning to the expressions of concern so often voiced - then comprehensive, concerted and concrete action on economic development cooperation must be taken. Anything less will result in a loss of credibility.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“At the same time, my delegation underscores the importance of the African countries, like all other countries, being masters of their own destiny in choosing the road map to development that is fully in accord with the sacrosanct principles of respect for the sovereignty of nations and strict adherence to the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other States. It is clearly evident that to succeed in building frameworks for enduring peace and stability on the African continent, the international community must work together with the African countries to strengthen the continent's social and economic foundations. Abject poverty, illiteracy and hunger only breed despair and resentment.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“We believe that such a partnership of cooperation can be built within the framework of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations. In this regard we fully concur with the Secretary- General's observation that the international community has a crucial role to play in nurturing the ongoing peace process by extending assistance to provide short-term stability and providing various inducements while the parties to the conflict work towards long-term reconciliation and the reconstruction of their societies.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“It is our fervent hope that the long and relentless efforts of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and the United Nations will bring the concerned parties together to settle their disputes in a peaceful and amicable manner through dialogue and negotiations. We therefore commend the efforts of the OAU, which has long been at the helm of all concerted endeavours to resolve conflicts through peaceful means. Over the past three decades, the OAU has continued to be the leading and most indispensable organization through which the African nations and their peoples have been able to address crisis situations. There is much that the OAU and the United Nations can achieve when both Organizations work in concert to remove obstacles endangering the peace and thereby facilitate the peace process.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“It is therefore gratifying to note in the introduction to the report of the Secretary-General that "Africa as a whole has begun to make significant economic and political progress" and "efforts to break with the patterns of the past are at last beginning to succeed." As a vast continent with abundant natural resources and industrious people, Africa holds great untapped potential for development and is a vital force to be reckoned with in the global markets. For such prosperity to flourish and grow there must be an environment of peace and security. In this context, my delegation views with concern the conflicts taking place in some parts of Africa that have torn the very fabric of its society, resulting in immense suffering for its people.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“Colonization and apartheid have successfully been relegated to the dark chapter of history. We rejoiced when Namibia succeeded in its long struggle for independence and apartheid was forever eradicated in South Africa, thereby bolstering hopes and optimism that a new era was unfolding on the continent. Today, at the threshold of the next millennium, Africa stands closer to attaining its goal of stable peace and economic prosperity.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“Before proceeding further, I should like to express our sincere gratitude to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report, entitled "The causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa", which in paragraph 107 contains recommendations and proposals "to reduce conflict and in time help to build a strong and durable peace". It is expected to generate action from the international community to establish peace and prosperity in Africa. Equally important is that it envisions intensified cooperation and closer coordination between the United Nations and regional organizations in Africa, thus providing greater momentum for the realization of stability and sustainable development for Africa and its people. During the past years the African continent has undergone profound change and transition.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“At the outset, the Indonesian delegation would like to express its appreciation to you, Mr. President, and the members of the Council for convening this meeting at a critical juncture for the African continent. Our deliberations today reflect the utmost importance that the international community accords to issues concerning Africa, particularly those relating to security and economic and social development. It provides a unique opportunity to take stock of the significant achievements and progress made by the African people over the last few years and concurrently to focus attention on the need for enhanced international cooperation to establish on the continent a partnership with the rest of the world based on mutual benefit and prosperity.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“A settlement of this dispute would not only end the plight of the Libyan people but also usher in a new era of peace, security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region and beyond.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source
“In the present crisis, those goals have been accomplished, and any prolongation of sanctions would lead to the further worsening of the situation in Libya, ultimately benefit no one, and may even prove to be counterproductive. Therefore, the time has come for the Security Council to take steps to achieve a breakthrough in the deadlock. We call upon the countries most directly affected to be flexible and to respond positively to the initiatives for dialogue and negotiations that would lead to an urgent, peaceful, just and comprehensive settlement of the crisis, and to refrain from actions that further exacerbate the situation. Finally, the Secretary-General should be encouraged to exert his efforts in resolving the current crisis.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source
“Regrettably, however, these balanced and well- meaning initiatives and recommendations by the international community and the new situation created by the Court's Judgments to facilitate a speedy and definitive resolution of the crisis were cast aside, leading to an impasse and to increased suffering for the people of Libya. In the past, the periodic review was a routine procedure to continue the sanctions over an indefinite period of time. But this is no longer tenable, as the sanctions are having an increasingly devastating effect on the people of Libya, and especially on the vulnerable segments of their society - the elderly, women and children. As a rule, sanctions should be terminated once their original objectives have been achieved.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source
“We remain fully convinced that acceptance of the initiative by the Security Council would serve not only the cause of justice but also the interests of the parties concerned. In my delegation's view, a settlement of this dispute should also be sought on the basis of the Judgments delivered last month by the International Court of Justice, which upheld the legality of Libya's claims and also the applicability, in connection with the Lockerbie incident, of the 1971 Montreal Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source
“It is pertinent that since the beginning of the crisis Libya has consistently striven to fulfil its obligations under relevant Security Council resolutions and the provisions of the United Nations Charter. The measures taken by Libya have been widely acknowledged as significant contributions to clarifying the issues involved and promoting a peaceful solution. Libya has also expressed its readiness to cooperate with the efforts of regional and international forums in defusing the situation and in the endeavours to reach an amicable settlement. Thus, Libya has supported the initiative taken by the League of Arab States, which was endorsed by the Organization of African Unity and the Movement of Non- Aligned Countries.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source
“The situation in Libya is vividly described in the report of the Secretary-General's fact-finding mission to Libya (S/1998/201), which paints a sombre picture of the detrimental consequences of sanctions not only for the people of Libya but also for its neighbouring countries. As the report further makes clear, general economic conditions have steadily deteriorated, impinging upon such vital aspects as the country's gross domestic product, foreign investment and infrastructure. Consequently, the poverty and pestilence afflicting the people of Libya are at unprecedented levels. It is therefore incumbent upon the Security Council to undertake a reappraisal of the humanitarian dimension of the situation in Libya, mitigate the adverse impact of sanctions and consider ways and means of settling this crisis expeditiously and peacefully.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source
“For the Government and people of Libya, the maintenance of sanctions during the past six years has taken a heavy economic toll. If the situation remains without a settlement, it may lead to tension and instability in the region and beyond. It should be recalled that the sanctions imposed on Libya in 1992, which were subsequently expanded in 1993, include, inter alia, restrictions on civil aviation and diplomatic activities, and financial aspects such as the freezing of assets and the prohibition of imports of certain items of equipment deemed critical to Libya's socio- economic progress. Taken together, these and other punitive measures that have been applied against Libya for the last six years have resulted in considerable human and material losses for the people of Libya.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source
“On behalf of the Indonesian delegation, I should like to express our congratulations to you, Sir, on your delegation's assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. We are confident that the diplomatic skills that you bring to this high office will facilitate the discharge of your weighty responsibilities. My delegation has asked to participate in this debate to express its deep concern at the continuing dispute between Libya and some permanent members of the Security Council over the Lockerbie incident. Our concern is further heightened by the lack of progress, which has given rise to negative consequences. For the families who lost their loved ones, the stalemate in finding a just and fair solution has served only to prolong their agony and suffering.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source