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first: 1995-07-31
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“It is our responsibility to taxpayers at home to make the international effort in Bosnia a truly coherent and therefore successful one, and not to be diverted by secondary questions regarding the philosophy of United Nations peacekeeping in general. Let me end by expressing my country's deep appreciation for the work of both the leaders and the members of UNMIBH, SFOR and the Office of the High Representative. Almost exactly a year ago, a tragic helicopter accident took the lives of high-ranking members of the Office of the High Representative and of IPTF, among them well-known German colleagues and friends of mine. All those who commit themselves to the goal of stable peace and reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina should know that their joint work is highly valued.”
1998-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3892 (1998) · source
“As acknowledged in the annex to the Dayton Agreement relating to the IPTF, however, reform and restructuring of the local police will remain ineffective if not accompanied by similar efforts regarding the judiciary system. In this context, the High Representative has pointed out that the IPTF is best equipped to monitor criminal courts in Bosnia. The Security Council will urgently have to find a pragmatic solution which enables IPTF to begin this task, setting aside theological or budgetary disputes. It is our historic responsibility to the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina to remain fully focused on the goal of lasting peace in that country which has suffered so much.”
1998-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3892 (1998) · source
“Still, it is proper that the Security Council, following its practice, authorize SFOR for a definite period of 12 months, with a View to further extending the authorization in the light of the situation. SFOR has further fine-tuned its abilities to the demands of the changed situation by creating specially trained and equipped multinational units to work in the field of public security. IPTF, on its side, has taken similar action by assigning special task forces to areas such as corruption, drug smuggling and tax evasion. In close and fruitful cooperation with the High Representative, IPTF has achieved great advances both in restructuring and training the local police and in maintaining freedom of movement throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1998-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3892 (1998) · source
“Only a few hours ago, German and French SFOR troops arrested another indicted person in south- east Bosnia. Still, however, the work of the Tribunal is hampered by incomplete cooperation with the Tribunal. The "champions" of ethnic violence, Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic, are still at large. In Germany's View, durable reconciliation will not be possible without essential justice being done. Germany considers it one of the important achievements of the last months that NATO has decided not to fix an end date to its engagement in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We agree that it is preferable for NATO to look at the actual situation on the ground and to be able to react flexibly in the framework of an overall strategy of transition towards sustainable peace without outside assistance.”
1998-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3892 (1998) · source
“On the other hand, there have been very worrisome incidents caused by elements in Bosnia which wish to maintain ethnic segregation as the result of earlier "ethnic cleansing". Germany looks in particular to the leadership of the Bosnian Croats and to those who can influence them to curb efforts to render impossible the return of refugees and displaced persons. Let me add that Germany, which bears a heavy burden in providing for hundreds of thousands of refugees from the former Yugoslavia on its territory, takes a specific interest in the issue of refugee return. Also, in too many cases, the High Representative has had to do the job of the Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities by imposing decisions they were unable to make. A considerable number of indicted war criminals have either surrendered to the International Tribunal or been arrested.”
1998-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3892 (1998) · source
“There can be no question, however, that they are intrinsically linked, that one cannot exist without the other. UNMIBH still depends on the military protection and the ability to create a secure environment provided by SFOR's presence on the ground. UNMIBH, and in particular the International Police Task Force (IPTF), together with the High Representative and his Office, provide the civilian mechanism without which sustainable peace could not be established in that war-torn country. Regardless of all the progress in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the preconditions for durable and sustainable peace have not yet been firmly put into place. Among the remarkable positive developments, perhaps the most important has been the commitment of an elected Government in the Republika Srpska to the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement.”
1998-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3892 (1998) · source
“Let me belatedly take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and at the same time to express my appreciation for the outstanding performance of your predecessor, Ambassador Mahugu of Kenya. I would also like to affirm that Germany fully supports the comments made by the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, Sir John Weston, on behalf of the European Union. The Security Council is today examining two separate operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina: the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) and the Stabilization Force (SFOR). Each one is led by a different organization: the United Nations on the one hand and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on the other.”
1998-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3892 (1998) · source
“Such a solution would by no means impair the sovereignty or the territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The arms embargo foreseen in the resolution is an effort to prevent an arms buildup of the opposing sides. It is, however, also a political measure which illustrates that resorting to violence and rejecting meaningful dialogue will bring those responsible, and the countrymen they bear responsibility for, farther away from the beneficial normalization of their relations with the outside world. The fate of their countrymen and of their own international position is at stake. Germany therefore supports the resolution adopted by the Council today.”
1998-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3868 (1998) · source
“First, the international community will do its utmost to avoid a resurgence of Violence in the Balkans region; and secondly, a political solution of the Kosovo problem is more than overdue. We condemn violence and terrorism, no matter which side is to blame. Germany wants to see the Kosovo problem solved peacefully, through negotiations. We therefore support the call upon the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the leadership of the Kosovar Albanians, contained in the resolution, to enter without preconditions into a meaningful dialogue, including on political status issues. Without prejudging what the result may be, the resolution supports an enhanced status for Kosovo within the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, with a substantially greater degree of autonomy and meaningful self-administration.”
1998-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3868 (1998) · source
“In this context, and hand in hand with the United Nations and the Contact Group, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the European Union also have a crucial role to play. We fully support the skilful efforts of Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek of Poland as Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE as well as the role of mediator foreseen for the former Prime Minister of Spain, Felipe Gonzalez. It is also worth noting that the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia has affirmed its jurisdiction regarding the violence in Kosovo and begun gathering information on the latest events. Today's resolution sends two very clear messages.”
1998-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3868 (1998) · source
“On 19 March, the Foreign Ministers of France and of Germany, Hubert Vedrine and Klaus Kinkel, travelled to Belgrade together and came home with a number of commitments by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. At their meeting on 25 March in Bonn, the Foreign Ministers of the Contact Group assessed the developments and came to the conclusion that there had been progress in some areas of concern, in particular an understanding on the implementation of the Education Agreement. The overall assessment, however, was that the actions taken by the leadership of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia fell short of the demands laid down at the London meeting, and that the Contact Group therefore had to maintain the measures taken against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.”
1998-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3868 (1998) · source
“The outside world cannot simply stand by and watch a new, potentially even more devastating conflict develop in the region. Alongside the Security Council, the Contact Group has been actively involved in the ongoing international peace efforts to avoid further bloodshed and bring about a political solution. At its ministerial meeting in London on 9 March, the Contact Group spelled out clearly what the international community expects from both sides. In particular, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was called upon: to withdraw special police units and cease excessive action by security forces affecting the civilian population; to allow access by the International Committee of the Red Cross and other humanitarian organizations; and to commit itself publicly to begin a process of dialogue with the leadership of the Kosovar Albanians.”
1998-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3868 (1998) · source
“When on 25 March, the Foreign Ministers of the Contact Group met in Bonn to discuss the situation in Kosovo, some 40,000 Kosovar Albanians also met in Bonn - for a peaceful demonstration. After the latest outbreak of violence, on 6 March, Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel sent a message to you, Mr. President, calling for the Security Council to address the situation in Kosovo. We thank you, Sir, for your prompt response to that request. Along with the other Contact Group members, we had been actively seeking the preparation of the resolution just adopted by the Council. The explosive situation in the Kosovo region constitutes a clear threat to international peace and security. The genesis of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which in the beginning was considered by some to be an internal matter, is still very much alive in our memories.”
1998-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3868 (1998) · source
“Repression of the Kosovar Albanian community and serious violations of human rights contributed to this, along with increasing doubts within that community about the success of the Kosovar Albanian leadership's course of non- violent opposition. Guerrilla attacks on police stations and the excessive use of force by Yugoslav security forces, resulting in at least 80 fatalities, were the latest steps in that escalation. My country is deeply concerned about this political state of affairs, as well as about the resulting humanitarian situation. More than many other States, Germany is affected by this situation. Germany is the refuge of an estimated 300,000 ethnic Albanians, most of them from Kosovo, out of the total of an estimated 1.3 million persons from the former Yugoslavia currently living in Germany.”
1998-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3868 (1998) · source
“At the outset, Sir, let me express my delegation's satisfaction and my personal pleasure at having seen you preside over this month's Security Council meetings - and, especially, over today's meeting, which marks an important step in the efforts to bring peace to Kosovo. Let me add that my compliments go also to your predecessor, our colleague from Gabon. I want now to affirm that Germany fully supports and subscribes to the statement that the representative of the United Kingdom made on behalf of the European Union. In the Kosovo region of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, tension has been building up over several years.”
1998-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3868 (1998) · source
“The future of the country will have to be shaped by the Albanian people. The international community is continuing, and will continue, to support the process of stabilization. I would like to underline that within this context, the WEU is playing and will continue to play an active role.”
1997-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3811 (1997) · source
“In the framework of the MAPE mission, a number of WEU nations have provided equipment for the Albanian police. In addition to this short-term programme, the WEU Council will also take up consideration of a longer-term programme. The WEU sees its mission in Albania within the framework of a variety of activities by a number of international organizations, among them the OSCE, the European Union and the Council of Europe, and also by individual States. From the very beginning of the MAPE mission, the WEU has been striving for close cooperation with the organizations involved in Albania under the overall coordination of the OSCE, as well as with the Albanian authorities. We consider it to be of the utmost importance to further continue and intensify this coordination of activities.”
1997-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3811 (1997) · source
“The Western European Union has been engaged in the joint management of the crisis in Albania from its start with a Multinational Advisory Police Element (MAPE). On 22 July, the WEU Council decided on an extension of the MAPE mandate until mid-October 1997. This will give the time necessary to complete the WEU's short-term advisory programme and gain experience. The mandate of MAPE includes the following elements. First, giving the Albanian police authorities information and advice on appropriate aspects of policing and restoring order; secondly, giving advice, for the purpose of training instructors, by defining the needs and proposing training modules in the following areas: organization, public order, border control, logistics and communications; thirdly, supporting the police academy by drawing up a teaching programme.”
1997-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3811 (1997) · source
“Let me begin by saying that Germany fully associates itself with the statement made by the distinguished Permanent Representative of Luxembourg on behalf of the European Union. On the basis of Council resolutions 1101 (1997) and 1114 (1997), the multinational protection force played a decisive role in protecting the delivery of humanitarian aid and guaranteeing the safety of international experts during the election process in Albania. In my capacity as representative of the State holding the presidency of the Western European Union (WEU) for the second half of 1997, I would like to congratulate Italy, in the person of its Permanent Representative, Ambassador Fulci, as well as the other nations participating in the multinational protection force, for successfully concluding this mission.”
1997-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3811 (1997) · source
“The members of the Security Council, in agreeing to the final extension of UNSMIH's mandate, have proved once again that the international community is willing to cooperate with and support the efforts of the Haitian Government to rebuild the country. Germany has actively supported the efforts of the international community to consolidate the democratic and economic restructuring of Haiti. Bilaterally, we have earmarked almost DM. 110 million for 1996 for economic cooperation with Haiti. The main focus of that cooperation is a food security programme. We truly hope that the final extension of UNSMIH's mandate will create the necessary security conditions in Haiti for the transition to a successful post-conflict peace- building phase. On the basis of those considerations, Germany will vote in favour of this draft resolution.”
1996-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3721 (1996) · source
“Those groups are therefore still in a position to threaten and damage Government installations and infrastructure, and are believed to be planning future challenges to the democratically elected Government of President Preval, seeking to undermine its efforts to stabilize democratic structures and promote economic development. We are also deeply concerned that judicial reform in Haiti is not keeping pace with the progress already achieved in reforming the Haitian National Police. When 80 per cent of the people incarcerated nationwide are in pre-trial detention, it seems obvious that the court system is largely unable to process judicial cases adequately. We therefore urge CIVPOL, the civilian police component of UNSMIH, to concentrate resources and expertise more on the fundamental reform of the justice system.”
1996-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3721 (1996) · source
“It is clear, therefore, that UNSMIH's military element is, for the time being, a key factor in the ability to contain the danger of destabilization. We urge the Government of Haiti, but also the United Nations agencies, to implement a plan of action for the reintegration of former soldiers of the disbanded armed forces of Haiti into civil society. To neglect that issue is to neglect an important aspect of peace-building in an emerging, socially balanced democratic society. We strongly condemn the fact that those small groups of former members of the Haitian armed forces, acting in concert with political figures associated with the previous undemocratic regime, still have access to funding and weapons. Recent information suggests that a number of those groups may be using neighbouring countries as a base.”
1996-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3721 (1996) · source
“Germany welcomes those commitments, as well as the determination of the Haitian authorities, to uphold human rights and to ensure the accountability of human rights violators. However, we continue to be concerned that, as the report of the Secretary-General (S/1996/813) states, over the last year common crime among Haiti's civilian population has increased considerably, including some forms of dangerous criminality such as drug-trafficking and the greater use of firearms. We therefore agree with the report's conclusion that so far the Haitian National Police has not reached the level of experience and confidence necessary to tackle successfully the problems created by previous members of the security forces, nor to deal with the day-to-day problems a police force usually encounters.”
1996-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3721 (1996) · source
“We welcome the improvements outlined in the addendum to the Secretary-General's report on the United Nations Support Mission in Haiti (UNSMIH) of 12 November 1996 (S/l996/813/Add.l), especially in regard to the improvement of the security situation in Haiti. Fortunately, the rebuilding of the police force has slowly but surely acquired its own momentum, as the Secretary- General stated in his report. Moreover, we commend the Canadian Government for its initiative and active role in the operation. We also commend the efforts of President Preval and his Government, who are showing their determination to consolidate democracy and the rule of law, to make the necessary institutional changes and to address the social and economic problems that the people of Haiti have to face.”
1996-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3721 (1996) · source
“Assistance to the Department of Humanitarian Affairs Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Clearance is another aspect of our activities in Angola. Despite all these efforts, success remains contingent upon further progress in the peace process. It is therefore our sincere hope that this peace process will continue and that the Angolan people will ultimately find the peaceful environment they are entitled to. Allow me, finally, to commend the efforts of the three observer States to the peace process in Angola. My delegation will contribute in a constructive way to the consultations in the Council on a draft resolution that has been prepared by the observer States in consultation with the delegations of the five SADC member States currently here. We welcome the draft resolution as a good basis for the work of the Security Council.”
1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source
“We are paying particular attention to the grave problem of landmines in Angola and to the need for effective demining. As you know, the fight against anti- personnel mines is one of Germany's political priorities. Germany has provided up to nine demining experts as inspectors for demining activities within UNAVEM. III. They have cleared more than 4,000 kilometres of roads from landmines in cooperation with the United Nations- contracted demining company MECHEM. and helped to assure the high target of 99.6 per cent of mine clearance throughout this distance. In addition, two German non- governmental organizations, which have recently been granted considerable funds by the Federal Government of Germany, are carrying out mine-clearance activities in the field.”
1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source
“The mandate of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM. III) expires in February of next year. The political issues still have to be addressed. We hope to see progress in the efforts to determine the special status of the President of UNITA, Mr. Savimbi; to extend the state administration to the whole territory of Angola; to have the seats reserved for the UNITA members of Parliament assumed; and to build a Government of National Unity and Reconciliation. Germany has already contributed significantly to the efforts exerted by the international community in the field of humanitarian assistance and will continue to do so. My Government remains committed to supporting the civilian population of Angola suffering from the consequences of the civil war.”
1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source
“The continuing delays and unfulfilled promises, especially on the part of UNIT A, in implementing the timetables for the completion of military and political issues are no longer acceptable. We therefore call on UNITA to implement all aspects - and at present particularly the military ones - of the Lusaka Protocol without further delay. The remaining four UNITA generals must be sent to Luanda to take up positions in the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) command; the selection of UNITA soldiers for incorporation into the FAA must be completed; the quartering process of UNITA soldiers and the handing- over of all weapons must be completed and declared completed by UNITA; and the flow of deserters from quartering areas must be stemmed and those soldiers who have deserted must return. Time is short.”
1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source
“Joint efforts on a regional level might bear solutions to problems which are too complex to be addressed on a national or global basis. Allow me also to welcome the presence at this occasion of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General to Angola, Maitre Blondin Beye, and to express the appreciation of my Government for his relentless efforts to keep the peace process in Angola on track. Before I briefly touch on the subject at hand, I wish to make reference to the forthcoming statement of our Irish colleague on behalf of the European Union. Germany has contributed to the statement and subscribes fully to it. The lack of progress in the implementation of the provisions of the Lusaka Protocol is disappointing.”
1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source
“Allow me to express a personal welcome at this formal debate to the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Angola, Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, who have come to New York to express the concerns of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries regarding the Angolan peace process. I believe that we all are very much appreciative of their contribution to the work of the Security Council. In addition to their fruitful direct impact on the work of the Security Council, their very presence, following the summit of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security, which took place in Luanda on 2 October 1996, is greeted by my Government as an encouraging sign. It reflects a trend in Africa that we have recently noted for finding solutions to political problems in consultations at a regional level. We hope to see this trend grow.”
1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source
“There are no further speakers. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 3.35 p.m.”
1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3695 (1996) · source
“I now put to the vote the draft resolution contained in document S/ 1996/708. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Botswana, Chile, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Indonesia, Italy, Poland, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President: There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1072 (1996). I shall now call on those members of the Council who wish to make statements following the voting.”
1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3695 (1996) · source
“There being no objection, it is so decided. I shall first call on those members of the Council who wish to make statements before the voting.”
1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3695 (1996) · source
“The President: The Security Council will now resume its consideration of the item on its agenda, which was begun at the 3692nd meeting, held on 28 August 1996. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/ 1996/708, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by Botswana, Chile, Egypt, Germany, Guinea- Bissau, Honduras, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. The Russian Federation has joined as a sponsor of the draft resolution. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote.”
1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3695 (1996) · source
“In accordance with the decisions taken by the Council at its 3692nd meeting on this item, I invite the representative of Burundi to take a seat at the Council table; I invite the representatives of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ethiopia, Ireland, Japan, South Africa, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania to take the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Nsanze (Burundi) took a seat at the Council table; Mr. Rowe (Australia), Mr. Wouters (Belgium), Mr. Karsgaard (Canada), Mr. Mohammed (Ethiopia), Mr. Murphy (Ireland), Mr. Konishi (Japan), Mr. Jele (South Africa), Mr. Mukasa-Ssali (Uganda) and Mr. Nkurlu (United Republic of Tanzania) took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber.”
1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3695 (1996) · source
“I now resume my function as President of the Council. There are no further speakers. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 1.40 pm.”
1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3694 (1996) · source
“International humanitarian assistance is also necessary to sustain the peace process and is an additional stabilizing factor. After the recent fighting in April and May of this year alone Germany has provided humanitarian aid and medicine worth about DM600,000. The international community and, in particular, the Economic Community of West African States have not given up on Liberia. Our support and best wishes go the new Chairperson of the Liberian State Council, Ms. Ruth Perry, and there was consensus in our consultations that the United Nations should make another effort in support of the Liberian peace process. On the basis of these considerations, Germany voted in favour of the resolution, which was initiated and introduced by the delegation of the United States, to which we wish to express our thanks.”
1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3694 (1996) · source
“The extension of the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) and the deployment of an additional 24 military observers, in accordance with the resolution which we have just adopted, is a first appropriate response of the United Nations to the new developments in Liberia. We agree that the ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) has to be provided with adequate financial and logistic resources to carry out its task. We also believe that future assistance will have to be more closely coordinated than in the past. It should, however, be clear that the missions of ECOMOG and UNOMIL can only be continued in a meaningful way if conditions in Liberia allow them to fulfil their mandates. We therefore strongly urge the warring parties to seize this opportunity, which may be their very last.”
1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3694 (1996) · source
“Moreover, the Committee of Nine agreed in Abuja that any person or group obstructing the implementation of the Agreement will be subject to the imposition of sanctions. These sanctions will have a direct effect on this very person or group. Finally, ECOWAS has underlined its commitment to remain engaged in Liberia until the new government is installed. We have learned from the Secretary-General's latest report on Liberia, as well as from Ambassador James Jonah in his briefing in the Security Council, that the Abuja Agreement was also reached because of the insistence of various Liberian civilian groups present at the Abuja meeting. We hope that this can be regarded as the first nucleus of a democratic process that will allow the people of Liberia to decide their fate for themselves in a democratic manner.”
1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3694 (1996) · source
“The Committee of the Nine Heads of State and Government agreed on a strict timetable for the implementation of the Abuja Agreement, commencing with the restoration of the cease-fire by 31 August 1996 and concluding with the holding of free and fair elections on 30 May 1997. Why do we think that there is new hope? The Committee of Nine has built into its timetable a monitoring mechanism to ensure compliance with the Abuja Agreement. The five major stages of the timetable - cease-fire, disengagement of factions, disarmament, preparations for elections and, finally, elections - will be verified by international observers. They will monitor whether the peace process is developing in a correct and stable direction.”
1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3694 (1996) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Germany. The civil war in Liberia has been a matter of deep concern for all of us since 1990. Since then, 13 peace agreements between the warring factions have been concluded and later broken. Our assessment of the situation in Liberia has always been clear: the responsibility for disrupting the peace process lies solely with the leaders of the various factions, who have shown no regard for the rights and lives of their people. Since the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Summit of 17 August 1996 in Abuja, there is new hope that the peace process can be resumed successfully in Liberia. The ECOWAS States have decided to give the factions one last chance.”
1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3694 (1996) · source
“I now put to the vote the draft resolution in document S/1996/701. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Botswana, Chile, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Indonesia, Italy, Poland, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President: There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1071 (1996). I shall now call on those members of the Council who wish to make statements following the voting.”
1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3694 (1996) · source
“It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote. There being no objection, it is so decided. I shall first call on those members of the Council who wish to make statements before the voting.”
1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3694 (1996) · source
“I thank the representative of Liberia for his kind words addressed to my predecessor and to me. I take it he was not aware of the new practice of the Council to encourage speakers to forgo the expression of compliments to the President and his predecessor. The next speaker is the representative of Nigeria. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3694 (1996) · source
“I should like to draw the attention of the members of the Council to document S/ 1996/679, which contains the text of a letter dated 21 August 1996 from the Charge d'affaires ad interim of the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council, transmitting, on behalf of the Head of State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the final communique of the Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States Committee of Nine on Liberia, issued at its fourth meeting, held at Abuja on 17 August 1996. The first speaker on my list is the representative of Liberia, on whom I now call.”
1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3694 (1996) · source
“The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them the eighteenth progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia, document 8/1996/684. Members of the Council also have before them document S/l996/70l, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations.”
1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3694 (1996) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representatives of Liberia and Nigeria, in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Bull (Liberia) took a seat at the Council table; Mr. Ayewah (Nigeria) took the seat reserved for him at the side of the Council Chamber. The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3694 (1996) · source
“The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on the agenda. The meeting rose at 12 noon.”
1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3693 (1996) · source
“"The Security Council encourages the Special Committee on Peace-keeping Operations, given its responsibility for a comprehensive review of the whole question of peace-keeping operations, to continue and intensify its considerations of the operational demining aspects of peace-keeping operations. These considerations might include an analysis of mine-clearance experience in previous peace-keeping operations. "The Security Council is of the view that the elements outlined in this statement are not exhaustive. The Council will thus keep this issue under review in the context of the establishment of peace-keeping operations and the consideration of specific mandates." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/ 1996/37.”
1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3693 (1996) · source
“"The Security Council appeals to all States to contribute to this Fund as well as to other voluntary funds set up by the Secretary-General for certain peace-keeping operations which contain demining elements. "6. Demining activities should, as much as possible, make use of the appropriate modern mine- clearance technologies and specialized equipment and focus on the creation and strengthening of local demining capabilities; training programmes should attach particular importance to this aspect. Where this would be of benefit to the operational effectiveness of a peace-keeping operation, consideration should also be given to including provision for the training of a local demining capability in mandates of peace- keeping operations.”
1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3693 (1996) · source