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first: 1998-11-10
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“I am sure it is the sense of all Council members that its mandate should be extended beyond June, and I would like to send that clear political message now. We also accept the importance of spreading the ISAF effect outside Kabul, although, as Ambassador Levitte and others have made clear, expansion of the Force's area of operation looks difficult. It is clear that the future stability and reconstruction of Afghanistan, and the return of refugees, will depend on adequate security, so we will need to give careful consideration to how the ISAF effect might be encouraged to take root throughout the country. Training of the Afghan police and army will be an essential element of this, and we need to help the Afghan authorities with the development of their own structures.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“It is also clear that the role of donor groups, such as the Afghan Support Group, will remain very important as the Council takes forward its work on Afghanistan. We need to ensure that the work of the Afghan Support Group can inform and strengthen the emerging coordination and integration of structures in UNAMA. On the political side, it is essential that the Emergency Loya Jirga be successful, with agreement on a more representative Transitional Administration as part of the Bonn process. We very much welcome the support that the United Nations has given to the Special Independent Commission for the Convening of the Emergency Loya Jirga. That effort deserves wider international support and recognition. Security has, quite rightly, been a major issue in the discussion thus far. ISAF has helped to maintain security in and around Kabul.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“Here, I would like to point to the importance, relevance and usefulness of the aide- memoire and presidential statement adopted by the Council on that occasion as we plan future work on Afghanistan. It is very important that the protection of civilians be mainstreamed into the activities of the Secretariat and of the Council. We would also be interested to hear whether the Secretary-General foresees a role in Afghanistan for the internally displaced persons unit of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), since there is very obviously a major problem with regard to internally displaced persons. It would be very helpful if Assistant Secretary-General Tiirk were able to give us some indication of the Secretariat's thinking on that issue as he wraps up the debate.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“We also welcome the profile that the Secretary- General has given to the problem of landmines and unexploded ordnance. For some time, the United Kingdom has been a strong supporter of the mine action effort in Afghanistan, both in terms of finance and otherwise. Mine action is sometimes overlooked in dealing with the various crises on the Council's agenda, as our intervention in the 15 March debate on the protection of civilians made clear. We anticipate seeing forward planning to deal with the landmines problem taking place within the wider framework of reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan. Appropriate sequencing and prioritization of mine clearance activities will be important points in that respect. We also hope that the Council's deliberations on the protection of civilians are very much borne in mind as UNAMA is established.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“It is important that the political and reconstruction efforts of the United Nations be closely coordinated, for, as the Secretary-General has pointed out, good reconstruction helps political stability. UNAMA should also aim to increase Afghan capacity and should pursue a human-rights-oriented and gender-sensitive approach. It is also important, as others have said, that we not lose sight of the fact that there is still a major humanitarian problem in Afghanistan. Much will still depend on the efforts of local Afghan staff, and we very much agree with the Secretary-General that what they have done in distributing aid thus far has been heroic. Fast and effective delivery of aid is essential in giving the Interim Administration the support it needs.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“Meanwhile, ISAF is assisting the United Nations Development Programme in establishing an operations room in Kabul. We very much welcome the Secretary-General's report on Afghanistan (S/2002/278). It is very clear to us that the Special Representative and his colleagues have achieved a very great deal in a short space of time. We will certainly work with the French delegation to ensure that the draft resolution that they are preparing is adopted quickly and expeditiously. The formal establishment of a United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) will be a crucial element of support for the Bonn process, and we very much welcome the unified, integrated structure that is envisaged.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“At the outset, I should like to associate myself with all those who have expressed condolences to the Interim Administration of Afghanistan and to the Afghan people at the earthquake which has occurred in the north of the country. As the Deputy Secretary- General said, the Commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was asked by the Interim Administration to assist and was authorized earlier today to deploy a team to the disaster area. The team includes representatives of ISAF and of the United Nations Children's Fund, as well as representatives of the United Kingdom Department for International Development. They deployed by helicopter and are currently expected to report back to donors and agencies at another meeting in Kabul this evening. A follow-up donors' coordination meeting will take place tomorrow morning.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“Welcome to New York and to the Security Council, Mr. Foreign Minister. Your presence here, and that of the Deputy Secretary- General, who briefed us earlier this morning, are ample testimony to Afghanistan's importance for the United Nations. I hope your presence and your conduct of this meeting will help get that message out. We in the British Mission are hearing it with particular immediacy, as a member of our staff is currently serving on temporary duty at the British Embassy in Kabul. I will be as brief as I can, not least because, as Ambassador Tafrov has said, the representative of Spain will be speaking later in the debate on behalf of the European Union; I associate myself entirely with that statement.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“I think that has a direct bearing on the remarks that Ambassador Strommen was making about the need to try to think about how we can keep our statements short and our public meetings effective. I think that is one useful lesson that one can perhaps draw, even if it is not directly applicable to all other circumstances. Finally, I would not like the review of the month to go by without mentioning the work of the Working Group on peacekeeping, on which we came to a major decision this month. There is still a lot to do in terms of other issues on the Working Group's agenda, though I hope we will now be able to make the new arrangements in respect of troop-contributors' work. I wish Ambassador Strommen the best of luck in his new incarnation as Chairman of the Working Group. We will be cooperating with him fully.”
2002-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4466 (2002) · source
“But I took good note of what Ambassador Valdivieso had to say about making the focus a little bit more precise. Over the next few months, we will be refining our ideas, and we will hope to have a good package ready to submit by the time our presidency starts. I would like to make two other points. I do not really think it is for the United Kingdom delegation to comment on the counter-terrorism briefing. I would say that others who have spoken to us found it useful. I think it has been a deliberate effort of our collective strategy to be as inclusive as possible about the work of the Counter-Terrorism Committee in respect of the wider membership. I have to say that I personally was very pleased to see the regional emphasis that came out in some of the statements.”
2002-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4466 (2002) · source
“I join in the tributes that have been paid to Ambassador Shen. Over the last three and a half years, he has become not only a good colleague but a good friend as well. I, personally, will miss him. Mr. President, congratulations on a very good month. The output of the Council should not be measured simply by quantity but by quality, too. I think that this month we have not done badly. We, too, were pleased with the open debate on Africa and particularly pleased to have with us at the table the President of the Economic and Social Council. As Baroness Amos indicated, we will be making Africa a major theme of our presidency in July. We may not follow quite the same format, since, although imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, it does not always work best.”
2002-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4466 (2002) · source
“I would like, here and now, to urge the United Nations and the Government of Indonesia to complete the negotiations for the Memorandum of Understanding to enable international agencies to return to East Timor and facilitate the resettlement of the remaining refugees. Finally, I would like to make it very clear that the United Kingdom remains fully committed to supporting the East Timorese people and the United Nations to create a stable, independent and democratic State. I am happy to be able to say that a Minister from the Foreign Office will attend the independence day celebrations in Dili on 20 May and that the United Kingdom will retain a diplomatic presence in Dili after independence.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462 (2002) · source
“This will provide the basis for donors to determine the scope of their future support to an independent East Timor and, not least, will help define disbursement mechanisms. Indications of future support for East Timor will, we understand, be sought at the May Donors Conference. It goes without saying that donors will appreciate the early completion and dissemination of the development plan in order to prepare for that Conference. The more time that can be allowed for preparation, the better the eventual results will be. I have two other points to make, and then I will finish. First, it is good that refugees have continued to return since the August election, but we remain deeply concerned about the plight of the remaining refugees in West Timor. We understand that there could be up to 80,000 of them.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462 (2002) · source
“And, in a slightly different part of the political forest, we hope that the extension of the constitutional process to allow broader consultation on a number of proposed amendments to the Constitution will be put to good use. It is very important that the Constitution of the independent East Timor should have the support of all the people of the territory. I hope that it will be possible to take account of all the suggestions that have been made and put forward to an appropriate degree, including those from some of the more minor political parties. As Prime Minister Howard just said, East Timor will need more than the help and good will of its nearest neighbours. We look forward to the completion of the National Development Plan.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462 (2002) · source
“I would add in parentheses that I think the decision taken by the Secretariat to go ahead and advertise these posts in advance of formal approval of the successor mission is admirable and fully in line with the general thrust behind Lakhdar Brahimi's report on peace operations and a real gesture of the will and determination in the Secretariat to ensure that United Nations operations in these sorts of areas can be made to run as smoothly and seamlessly as possible. On the political front, we very much welcome the announcement of presidential elections, which will take place in April this year. We urge all parties to conduct the election campaign in a peaceful and transparent way.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462 (2002) · source
“For the follow-on mission, we support the recommendation that a number of key civilian positions be funded from assessed contributions for a limited period. These positions will, after all, be crucial to the stability of the new administration. They have already been advertised, and it is important that recruitment takes place in good time to ensure a smooth hand-over of responsibilities at the time of independence.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462 (2002) · source
“On the first part of the work we have before us today, we strongly support the Secretary-General's recommendation that the mandate of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) should be extended to 20 May. Together with the delegation of Singapore, we have been working on a draft resolution to put that into practice, and I think I can assure Mr. Vieira de Mello that action on this will be taken well before the end of this week. I anticipate no problems whatsoever. On the next stage of our remit, we welcome very much the outlined proposals for a successor mission for a limited period after independence, as set out in the Secretary-General's report this time, and we look forward to receiving more specific proposals from him as we move towards independence.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462 (2002) · source
“I am very grateful to him and to his team for giving us such a useful, exhaustive and comprehensive report on what has happened in the territory since we last met. I particularly welcome the progress he was able to report on a number of areas, and I would strongly endorse what he had to say about the criminal and justice systems, the importance of getting this right and the progress that has been made with the Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation. It will come as no surprise to Council Members that the United Kingdom remains very concerned about serious crime issues throughout the panoply of the United Nations activities, and East Timor must be no exception in this regard.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462 (2002) · source
“Mr. President, I can be relatively brief this morning, not least because the representative of Spain will be speaking later in the debate on behalf of the European Union. But, before starting my statement, I did want to mark the presence with us this morning of Prime Minister Howard of Australia and of the Irish Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. I think it was particularly apposite to have Prime Minister Howard with us this morning in View of the enormous contribution that Australia has made in East Timor since the events of two years ago. And I very much welcome the presence of our Irish colleague, which I know symbolizes the tremendous concern and commitment felt by the people of Ireland for the situation in East Timor. As always, Sergio Vieira de Mello's briefing was a masterpiece of the genre.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462 (2002) · source
“In addition to the input from the elected representatives, combating these challenges must remain a top priority for UNMIK and KFOR, building on existing progress. We welcome the action taken by UNMIK to strengthen the structures of law and order, including through the establishment of new specialized units. It goes without saying that we strongly condemn the murder of Mr. Hajdaraj in Pec on 17 January. Those responsible for his death must be brought to justice.”
2002-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4454 (2002) · source
“Here, again, I want to say that the involvement of Kosovo's elected representatives in the High-ranking Working Group will be crucial if a new relationship with Belgrade is to be established. I hope very much that arrangements can soon be put in place that will allow those elected representatives to take part. Finally, Mr. President, the emphasis on organized crime and extremism will come as no surprise to you from British lips. They remain key internal threats to Kosovo. It is very important that Kosovo's elected representatives should speak out against violence and extremism. Ethnically motivated extremism, whether in Mitrovica or Pristina, is totally unacceptable. This kind of thing is the biggest brake there is on Kosovo's development as a democratic society.”
2002-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4454 (2002) · source
“We welcome the efforts that have already been made by UNMIK and Belgrade aimed at progress on these issues. These include, on UNMIK's part, the establishment of the Office of Returns and Communities and, on Belgrade's part, granting UNMIK access to Serbian police post- mortem data and evidence. But it is vital that this process of concrete achievement is built on, and it is vital that it is built on fast. The expectations of all the interested parties, including this Council, are, I am sure, very high, and we look to both sides to deliver results. We also welcome the meeting of the High- ranking Working Group, which has allowed for some very constructive dialogue on these issues. It is good to hear that a meeting of the Group took place today.”
2002-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4454 (2002) · source
“I would like to emphasize once again that it is important that all of Kosovo's people play a full role in shaping the new institutions if they are to fulfil their mission for the future. In this context, we have noted the reference in paragraph 30 of the Secretary-General's report (S/2002/62) to the need to strengthen the UNMIK Close Protection Unit to guarantee a minimum level of freedom of movement to Kosovo Serb Assembly members. We would welcome more details of this requirement in due course. As for the Common Document, this is, as Mr. Guehenno has said, a very significant development. In the Common Document, UNMIK and the Belgrade authorities made clear commitments to address key issues of concern, including refugee returns, missing persons, security and prisoners.”
2002-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4454 (2002) · source
“With regard to the new institutions, it is vital that the elected members of the Kosovo Assembly put aside their differences and work together for the sake of Kosovo's future. This means electing a President as soon as possible. I would like to say here that building coalitions involves compromise. Those who wish to lead must reach out to others, including the Serb community in Kosovo. The current stalemate within the Assembly cannot continue indefinitely. We also welcome UNMIK's efforts, to which Under-Secretary-General Gue'henno has referred, to prepare to hand over functions to the self-governing institutions. We are encouraged to see minority communities taking up jobs in the Assembly's secretariat and in the new civil service.”
2002-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4454 (2002) · source
“President, that you were able to announce that the Secretary-General's letter concerning Michael Steiner has arrived. Had you not been able to do so, I would have been constrained in my statement to nudge a little, given the importance of making an early appointment, but it is very good to hear that the Secretary-General has nominated Michael. He and I go back a long way together, both here and in our respective postings in Bonn. The main challenges for the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) in 2002 will be to get the new institutions up and running. This will include electing a President and establishing a Government, making progress on the Common Document and taking continued tough action against organized crime and extremism. I would like to cover briefly these three main points this morning.”
2002-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4454 (2002) · source
“I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guehenno for what has been another very useful briefing today. As Mr. Gue'henno just said, the period under review has covered some very significant achievements and developments in Kosovo, not least among them the November elections and the establishment of the Kosovo Assembly. Moreover, I think that, as others have said, the Council would be remiss if it did not make its thanks clear to Mr. Hans Haekkerup for all he did to bring about those achievements. I would endorse what Ambassador Mahbubani has said about our sadness that he is not with us today to share this occasion, but I am sure congratulations will soon be in order for his successor. I am very pleased, Mr.”
2002-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4454 (2002) · source
“The Committee has made a wonderful start in doing that, because members of the Committee have wanted to do it that way. Again, I thank them and the members of the Bureau in particular for making that possible. There is a huge amount of work to do in the coming weeks. That is going to be quite a test for everybody, and we will report back to the Security Council gladly when we have gone through that searing experience.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453Resumption1 (2002) · source
“It may be that there, too, we should have in mind experts who can link in with the regional organizations, particularly experts with experience in those regions who can do work for us, or part-time work for us, in taking forward regional cooperation, because maximizing the operational capability of regions to help each other and to work together to keep terrorists and support for terrorists out may be where we make the most advances. I think the Committee is going to need to concentrate on that area very effectively. So, as many have said - I think I noted Bangladesh said it first - there is no room for complacency in what we are doing. There are some very hard tasks, not least in making sure that we maximize cohesion rather than division in how we approach this politically.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I counted 12 expressions, formal or otherwise, of regional interest: the European Union; the Rio Group; the Arab Group; the Warsaw Group; the Caribbean Community; the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Association of South-East Asian Nations; the Group of Eight; the Pacific Islands Forum; the Organization of the Islamic Conference; the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation; and the Central Asian States. I think that is a marvellous response. In that area as well, I think the Committee should think of particular points of liaison.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Ambassador Valdivieso majored on that in his statement - I think absolutely rightly - and we will be liaising with the financial institutions, not least with the Financial Action Task Force. The Hong Kong meeting of the Financial Action Task Force and the meeting in the margins of that particular conference to talk about group arrangements to take forward the area of financial control will be a matter of attention for this Committee, and we will link in with it. But I think that the most important expression we have heard today of further organization to meet obligations has been at the regional level.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453Resumption1 (2002) · source
“It is in that area that the Committee intends to increase its liaison arrangements, perhaps by appointing further experts, so that we know what other institutions are going to do, we know in more detail what is available for Member States and we have a follow-up with Member States themselves as to precisely how they can use those areas. So in the weeks and months to come, there will be further advice coming out on assistance, in addition to the directory, which I think will be of real practical help to Member States that need to turn to others to make their own performance as effective as possible. There is also a very strong emphasis in resolution 1373 (2001) on financial control.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453Resumption1 (2002) · source
“But the Committee itself will also be a guide for putting Member States in touch with the most relevant areas of assistance, which include the international institutions, including parts of the United Nations, the bilateral agreements and arrangements that are in place and may be increased as a result of resolution 1373 (2001) and our efforts, and the Counter-Terrorism Committee itself, including its experts, who will be evolving advice on the assistance that will be available. Money is part of that, but the most important sources of advice and assistance are really the models - the model legislation for each cultural area - and the examples of process and of machinery that Member States can find in their own region or from like-minded Member States.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I think Member States need to expect, over the coming months, quite an exchange with the Committee in making sure that their capability to meet the obligations of resolution 1373 (2001) is improved and enhanced to the greatest extent possible. A lot of speakers, in that context, asked about assistance. Ambassador Navarrete has just enlarged on that point and asked for further orientation. We are putting together a directory so that Member States can be self-starting in seeking assistance.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I think that it would be right to add one or two points of advice to all Member States about what is coming up in the next period. The process of going through the reports - which, as members of the Committee know, we are evolving as we go along with the already extraordinarily effective help from our experts - is going to be a rolling, ongoing process. That is why we want States to attend the meetings with the subcommittees, which Ireland, among others, referred to in its statement. It is not that we are looking for immediate answers from Member States at that point, but that we want Member States to be as familiar as possible with the process that we are entering into. It is going to go through several stages. Nobody is likely to avoid questions and follow-up from the Committee.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The point is that we are working together in this effort, and there is no doubt that we shall continue doing so - here we wish to reassure the representative of Nepal, among others. The fact that we are building a consensus on this subject and the fact that it is now a practical proposition that we have a global approach to combating terrorism is a very real instrument in suppressing the horrendous use of violence that we have seen in the past, particularly in the recent past. I felt that in the debate today the overwhelming majority of those who spoke had this in their minds as a very clear concept: that we should maximize our area of consensus on what we are dealing with and how we deal with it, and focus on making the efforts of our Committee as effective as possible within that area.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453Resumption1 (2002) · source
“What I say in response to this debate today is in my personal capacity as Chairman, but I think members of the Committee will not find difficulty in what I am about to say. All of us on the Committee are extremely grateful for the support of the membership as a whole for what we are trying to do under resolution 1373 (2001). We have had a series of very clear expressions of that support during the debate today. I find it very effective that we are able to interweave in our debate interventions with statements by members of the Council. Transparency is important in what we are doing, not as a gesture or a way of advancing the wider interests of the Security Council, but because it is necessary and in the interests of all to make the counter-terrorism fight effective.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The mentor and the guide for the Committee is, of course, resolution 1373 (2001), but we also have to be conscious of the content of the 12 conventions on various aspects of terrorism. None of these seminal texts refer to State terrorism, which is not an international legal concept. We must be careful not to get caught up in the rhetoric of political conflict. If States abuse their power, they should be judged against the international conventions and other instruments dealing with war crimes, crimes against humanity and international human rights and humanitarian law. Let us not muddy the exceptional and important work of the Counter-Terrorism Committee by confusing these processes.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“We want that obligation to remain and for no Member State to feel that the United Nations is taking on an obligation that it must accept itself in the first instance, even if we come later to specific cases where a certain amount of further encouragement is necessary. A number of Member States have referred to human rights, but I want to make it clear now that their interventions speak for themselves. I am not going to make any further comment beyond what I have said in my original introduction. Finally, there has been at least one reference this morning to State terrorism. I want to make it clear that the Committee has so far gone to considerable trouble to proceed by consensus and to keep subjective political input to a minimum.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“There were some interesting comments and suggestions particularly from the Permanent Representative of India, for which I would like to express gratitude. He showed his interest in specific cases and the reaction of the Counter-Terrorism Committee to specific cases. We are agreed at this stage that we will not get into specific cases, for two reasons. First, our job is to cooperate with Member States in raising global capacity, and we want to do that first. The second reason is that resolution 1373 (2001) makes it clear- and we are very clear - that the obligation for specific action rests with Member States. It is for a Member State to take action where there is clear evidence of a terrorist act within its area of jurisdiction.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“It involves mutual encouragement between members of the same region to take effective action against terrorism for a very understandable and self-interested reason. This whole fight against terrorism has to be collective because terrorists choose their route. If one's neighbour has not met the standards that resolution 1373 (2001) is setting, is that a danger to one? Therefore peer pressure within regions is extremely important. It may be that the Committee will debate and agree that if there are gaps in the capacity to counter terrorism within a region, then there needs to be regional encouragement for those gaps to be filled. This might have just as much influence on a State in question as the activity of the United Nations.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“One is that the regions are normally composed of States with similar systems, traditions and cultures, and there are lessons to be learned within those traditions and cultures about what is the best practice in terms of legislation or machinery to deal with multinational crime, including terrorism, where some members of the region can learn from others in terms of the models to follow. That can, perhaps, be of more practical use than people realize. The Committee wants to tap those sources of mutual assistance between Member States. We will be in touch in due course with representatives of regional groups to try to take that forward. We are also conscious of the work that other international institutions can do to help groups at the regional level. The other important aspect is more political.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“I will say a word, I hope with your permission, Mr. President, at the end of this debate about some of the general issues that have arisen of interest to the Committee, but let me pick up one or two particular points and questions. Ireland and Bulgaria both asked about regional cooperation. They know that the Committee is very interested in taking forward the regional dimension of our action against terrorism. I think we have got two things particularly in mind.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“I was very impressed with the presentation that Sergio Vieira de Mello gave the Council over a year ago when he was still in charge of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. I think that presentation was very helpful in sensitizing Council members to the need. If a similar briefing would help to sensitize the donor community further to the need to help, I think that would be a real contribution to mobilizing resources and funds and trying to do something to help these poor people.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4444 (2001) · source
“Sadly, overall it must be bad news, but the measures that the Government of Angola is taking are good news. Nevertheless, I think that we must all be extremely concerned about the prospect of over 4million internally displaced persons and refugees, and I would be interested to hear whether Under- Secretary-General Gambari has yet been able to form an assessment on whether forced displacement is increasing or decreasing and on what the international community can do to help more. In this context, it occurs to me that it has now been well over a year since the Council was last briefed on the humanitarian situation in Angola, and I think that it might be helpful for us to repeat that exercise fairly soon, also hearing, too, from the Government of Angola.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4444 (2001) · source
“Rather, they are an instrument of pressure and persuasion to get UNITA back to the implementation of the Lusaka Protocol, which we all support. Secondly, a number of speakers around the table have picked up on the role of civil society. Ambassador Kuchinsky of Ukraine has just made quite an extensive statement about it. It would be helpful to hear from Under-Secretary-General Gambari whether there is anything further he would want to say at this stage about how he sees the role of civil society, how the United Nations might be involved in that general process and whether there is anything more the Council could do to support it. Finally, I should not finish without referring to the humanitarian situation. I was sobered to hear Under-Secretary-General Gambari's report on this situation.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4444 (2001) · source
“If that is the case, then it seems to me that we do have an opportunity to help make a contribution to move this forward. Again, it would be helpful to hear if that is the case - how Under-Secretary-General Gambari would see the process of re-establishing regular contact between the two sides and with UNITA evolving. I would endorse what he said about the importance and the significance of the Government's decision on a potential United Nations role here and a potential role for the churches, but it would be interesting to hear anything further Under-Secretary- General Gambari might want to say about how that would work out and how the current sanctions regime might affect this, because as he rightly pointed out, sanctions are not an end in themselves. Nor are they an instrument of punishment.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4444 (2001) · source
“I think that the principles on which our policy is based are well known and that they accord with those of other delegations around this table. I would like, however, to ask Mr. Gambari a number of questions arising from his very useful and stimulating briefing. The crux of the matter, as he said, relates to the peace process and to how that might be restarted. That is, after all, what we are all here to try and help bring about and I think it deserves the utmost priority. Professor Gambari said that he urged everyone he spoke to that it was time to take the peace process "off the streets". I would strongly agree with that, and it would be very helpful to have confirmation that that was the resonance that Professor Gambari found among the wide range of people he spoke to in Luanda.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4444 (2001) · source
“I thank Ambassador Gambari for what I think was a most important and most significant report on his visit, which I think was itself most important and most significant. I would like to express the thanks of my delegation to the Government of Angola for the extremely useful and forthcoming reception it gave Under-Secretary-General Gambari in Luanda. I apologize to him that I had to duck out of the room for the last few minutes of his briefing. I do not know about others around the table, but we are certainly finding that the approach of the holiday period is making life busier, not more relaxed. Others around the table, I think, have heard enough from the United Kingdom about our general approach to Angola and I will not repeat it now.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4444 (2001) · source
“The follow-on police mission must address police reform as part of a wider strategy for judicial reform and for establishing the rule of law in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This will be one of the considerations that will motivate our contribution to the PIC in Brussels this week. It is also important to begin detailed planning for the follow-on mission as soon as possible. UNMIBH will have a crucial role in ensuring the success of the incoming mission. I would like to end by saying that we hope that the successor mission will be able, as I am sure it will, to rely on the active support of UNMIBH during the handover phase.”
2001-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4433 (2001) · source
“The rule of law is a prerequisite for a fully functioning democracy, and that applies as much to Bosnia and Herzegovina as to other parts of the world. UNMIBH is continuing to make an important contribution in this area. However, further work is needed, in particular to create an apolitical police force, to improve crowd control capacity and to increase the unacceptably low minority representation in the police, as Ambassador Koonjul of Mauritius has said. UNMIBH, as the Council knows, aims to complete its core mandate by 31 December next year. However, in recognizing that fact, we also have to recognize that the task of police reform is not complete. Serious structural weaknesses remain. A key challenge will be to get politics out of policing.”
2001-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4433 (2001) · source