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“This would be in their own interests, and it would also be very much in the interests of neighbouring countries, the wider international community and the Afghan people as a whole.”
2000-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4251 (2000) · source
“The Council has taken great care in designing the draft resolution to ensure that the measures imposed will not have an adverse impact on ordinary Afghans, who have suffered for far too long already. We call on the Taliban to allow aid agencies and international organizations to carry on their vital work in safety and without hindrance. The action taken by the Council today should have no bearing on the activities of those providing aid to the Afghan people. I would like to conclude by calling on the Taliban to comply urgently with the demands of the Council in the draft resolution we are about to adopt and in resolution 1267 (1999) so that the measures decided on today may not have to be applied.”
2000-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4251 (2000) · source
“For more than a year now the Taliban have continued to ignore the demand of the Security Council in resolution 1267 (1999) to hand over Usama bin Laden. They have also continued their support for international terrorism and their provision of safe haven and training facilities for terrorists in the territory under their control. This cannot be tolerated by the international community. It is therefore appropriate that the Council should respond by imposing further measures against the Taliban. The draft resolution which the Council is about to adopt is carefully targeted to ensure that it will exert pressure exclusively on the Taliban and on Usama bin Laden and his associates.”
2000-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4251 (2000) · source
“It is clear that there will be a need for a substantial United Nations presence in East Timor after independence. It is equally clear that we should begin to start thinking about that now and I hope that it will be possible for the Secretariat and the Secretary- General to let us have at least some preliminary indications of the way this thinking is going at the time of the UNTAET mandate renewal next year. I have spoken for long enough. Suffice it to say that I hope the Council will soon be able to take some action to formally enshrine the conclusions of the mission's report. The United Kingdom will make its own contribution to that process and I hope we shall be able to bring something to fruition very soon.”
2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4236 (2000) · source
“Here, I think the process is going well, but I hope that it will be possible to take further steps to address some of the problems that have occurred so far, particularly in the area of recruiting senior government servants. Finally, there is the consolidated budget, which in turn will reflect East Timor's long-term sustainability and on which I listened carefully to what the Special Representative had to say about the sources of resources for the Timorese economy in the longer term. Some ballpark decisions on what is supportable and what is sustainable will have to be taken soon in order, not least, to chart out the need for development and international assistance over the next few years. Here, I want to endorse Ambassador Andjaba's point very strongly.”
2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4236 (2000) · source
“We hope that it will be possible to reach a modus vivendi on these lines, which allow some of the essential requirements to be met. The second priority for the Brussels meeting is a clear strategy and timetable for the political transition in East Timor. We have been one of those who have emphasized the importance of charting out a course to independence at various stages in various Council discussions. It should not be too fast, it should not be too slow, but it should be workable and it should carry with it the clear ownership of the Timorese people. We hope that the discussions in Brussels will provide clarity on this point. The third priority will be Timorization.”
2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4236 (2000) · source
“The first issue pertains to continued improvements in the pace of rehabilitation and reconstruction. I listened carefully to what the Special Representative said about UNTAET leaving things behind when it moves on. I think that that is an extremely useful and practical observation to be making at this stage. Like other speakers, I hope that the General Assembly will give early consideration to the questions that the Special Representative has raised about the use of assessed contributions. Clearly, the cardinal principle that assessed contributions should not be used to fund capital- and development-related expenditure is enshrined for very good reason. But equally there is a good case in situations like that of UNTAET to implement the rules with good sense and with flexibility.”
2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4236 (2000) · source
“But I want to say that given the crucial importance of justice and reconciliation in the whole process of refugee return in East Timor, it is most important that the policy on justice and serious crimes reflects the national consensus among the East Timorese. I know that UNTAET will take steps to ensure that the two things become congruent. It is going to take a lot longer than independence to sort out the question of responsibility and accountability for the events of 1999, and it is very important that that process should go smoothly. The key next step is clearly going to be the donors' meeting in Brussels next week. We would see four main issues for that meeting. Again, they are broadly congruent with the points that Mr. Vieira de Mello has concentrated on this morning.”
2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4236 (2000) · source
“Vieira de Mello has referred are extremely welcome, there is going to be no substitute for a proper and properly internationally observed registration process for the refugees. That is the best possible guarantee that we can all have that they are able to take decisions about their own future without threat or coercion and in safety. It must be a high priority objective for us all. I would now like to turn to East Timor, reversing the order as I have done. Mr. Vieira de Mello's remarks are well-taken and very helpful. I particularly note what he had to say about the area of justice and the investigation of serious crimes, which was indeed a key priority for the mission during its visit. We look forward to receiving the details regarding the resources that UNTAET needs and will look at them carefully.”
2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4236 (2000) · source
“As others have said, this is a perfectly normal part of the procedure for taking decisions on the presence of United Nations agencies in areas where security has been bad. We hope that that visit can happen soon. Once the United Nations agencies have been able to return - assuming the outcome of the United Nations security team's discussions is positive - it will be very important to maintain a high state of vigilance on all sides to ensure that appropriate action can be taken if the situation deteriorates and that proper links and cooperation are maintained between the United Nations agencies and the Indonesian authorities, and others with an interest in this matter. It is particularly important to get the international agencies back because, while ad hoc returns such as the MILSAS group - ex-TNI reservists from East Timor - to which Mr.”
2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4236 (2000) · source
“I very much welcome the determination of Coordinating Minister Yudhoyono to come to grips with the problem of intimidation in the refugee camps, and we look forward to his further information to the Council about the steps that the Government of Indonesia is taking in this regard. It is a vitally important element in what is really a very complex jigsaw. My second point is to underline the importance of the return of international relief agencies to West Timor. This can be done only when the security situation stabilizes to the point where it makes a return sustainable, and a decision on whether that point has been reached can only be for the United Nations to take. For this reason my delegation attaches considerable priority to a visit by United Nations security experts to West Timor.”
2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4236 (2000) · source
“It is very important that it and other avenues for cooperation are used to reach a speedy resolution of some of the issues outlined in the mission's report. I would particularly mention in this regard, as Ambassador Soderberg has done, pensions, which will be of fundamental importance to stabilizing the future East Timorese economy, and the question of the Oecussi enclave and the need for a fully negotiated transit arrangement to provide access between East Timor and Oecussi in perpetuity. I would like now to turn to West Timor and the refugee situation there. The mission's observations are well set out in its report, and I do not want to repeat them here. But I do want to say two things. First, it is clear that the militias, in whatever form, remain a problem.”
2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4236 (2000) · source
“It is vitally important that the relationship between the two become full-blooded, comprehensive, fruitful and productive. Many of the mechanisms already exist to facilitate that exchange. I hope that over the next few weeks and months both sides will put renewed impetus into their cooperation. It is very good news that a date for the meeting of the Joint Border Commission has been set for - if I have it right - 30 November. We look forward to further meetings of the Commission in December - perhaps at the level of plenipotentiary, since I understand that this week's meeting will be at what I may call the director level. It is very important that that framework should be used to the full.”
2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4236 (2000) · source
“Vieira de Mello has said, we are now at a pivotal time for the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) and for East Timor, and it is very appropriate that the Security Council should spend some public time today discussing the issue. I will not attempt a comprehensive round-up. Others have done that before me and much better than me. However, I do want to highlight a number of points of interest to the United Kingdom, and I want to come at it from a slightly different direction from other statements in this debate so far and to approach the complex of issues, in a sense, the other way around. One of the abiding impressions that I came away with from the mission's visit was how much East Timor and Indonesia, in a sense, depend on each other.”
2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4236 (2000) · source
“I find myself deeply relieved to be speaking after the leader of our mission to East Timor and Indonesia. I would like, though, to take a moment of our time to put on public record my appreciation as a member of the mission for the way in which Ambassador Andjaba led the team. It was not only useful; it was great fun. You are welcome, Ambassador Andjaba, to lead a third mission to East Timor and Indonesia if you have the time and stamina. I would also like to express my appreciation to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for yet another extremely useful, extremely comprehensive and extremely interesting briefing. As Mr.”
2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4236 (2000) · source
“Assistant Secretary-General Annabi's briefing bears that out. He has asked for the Council's strong support, and I am sure that he will have it. But much more remains to be done. We in the Council must remain vigilant. We must show our determination not to allow the excellent work of Sergio Vieira de Mello and UNTAET to be jeopardized by militia violence. The United Kingdom stands ready to bring forward formal Council action to this effect if it appears necessary. Like all members of the European Union, on whose behalf the representative of France will speak later in this debate, we are fully committed to helping the East Timorese people achieve the independence that they voted for so overwhelmingly. Like others around this table, we look forward to seeing East Timor emerge as the first new democracy of the twenty-first century.”
2000-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4191 (2000) · source
“It should disarm those who are preventing UNHCR from carrying out its task and bring to justice those who commit assaults on United Nations personnel. We are encouraged, on the more positive side of the coin, by the Indonesian Government's initiative to resettle East Timorese refugees who are still in West Timor, either in Indonesia or in East Timor itself. But we would welcome more information on the implementation of this plan. The first step must be to stabilize the security situation to enable the registration process to be carried out. Another encouraging development has been the Indonesian Government's efforts to identify suspects involved in human rights abuses last year. We look forward to seeing those people brought to justice. UNTAET has achieved a great deal over the last year.”
2000-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4191 (2000) · source
“We were also appalled by the attack on three UNHCR workers at the Naen refugee camp on 22 August. The Indonesian Government has expressed its willingness to take the situation in hand; but we regret that it has so far been unable to ensure security in the camps. Fine words are not enough; it is now time to turn them into deeds. Against this background, we support the initial decision of UNHCR to suspend its work in the refugee camps until security is restored, hard though that decision was. It is good news that, as Mr. Annabi has told us today, UNHCR is now going back in. But it is imperative for the Indonesian Government to act quickly to bring the security situation in the camps under control.”
2000-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4191 (2000) · source
“As Assistant Secretary-General Annabi said, militias are again attempting to undermine the peaceful implementation of the ballot result by violence. The United Kingdom is deeply disturbed by the deteriorating security situation on both sides of the Timor border. Well-armed militias are involved, and their actions appear to be orchestrated towards some sinister goal. They are targeting UNTAET personnel. Two have died so far. That is unacceptable; this situation cannot be allowed to continue. Special Representative Vieira de Mello has already responded, as Mr. Annabi said, by putting the downsizing of the military component of UNTAET on hold. But Indonesia must cooperate more closely with UNTAET to end the cross-border incursions from West Timor, to disarm and disband the militias and to prosecute militia members guilty of crimes.”
2000-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4191 (2000) · source
“We reacted by immediately issuing a presidential statement, which underlined the need for the result to be implemented in an atmosphere of peace and security, Without further violence and intimidation. Sadly, it was not to be. As is so often the case, the spoilers , of whom Ambassador Brahimi has so eloquently spoken in his report on United Nations peace operations, sought to undermine the 5 May 1999 accords and the 30 August ballot through violence. To its credit, the Council acted swiftly and unanimously to authorize the dispatch of the International Force in East Timor (INTERFET) to restore law and order. We should again thank the Australian Government for taking the lead so steadfastly in that operation, and at such an immense cost. The Council needs to show the same level of commitment and determination today.”
2000-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4191 (2000) · source
“So it is not inappropriate to remind ourselves now of why the Security Council and the United Nations are involved in East Timor: because a year ago tomorrow, over 90 per cent of the registered voters in the territory braved appalling violence and intimidation to have their say on how they wanted to be governed. A few days later, on 3 September, the Secretary-General announced to us that 78.5 per cent of those voters had chosen independence. I speak from the heart when I say that all of us in the Council that evening were genuinely moved. The East Timorese people had demonstrated their faith in democracy and the rule of law with a massive show of courage and determination.”
2000-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4191 (2000) · source
“Thank you, Mr. President, for arranging this meeting. Thanks are due also to Assistant Secretary-General Annabi for a useful, timely and comprehensive briefing. It is also a real pleasure to see the Secretary-General here today. I am pleased that we have this opportunity to commemorate the events of the last year in East Timor. Today we face a situation in which militia violence in East Timor is again rearing its ugly head, in which personnel of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) have been subject to fatal attack and in which the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has been forced by intimidation to suspend its activities in the refugee camps of West Timor.”
2000-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4191 (2000) · source
“Finally, I should like to make it clear that the United Kingdom fully supports the UNMIK-KFOR joint declaration and the associated UNMIK regulation on the status of personnel in Kosovo. Contrary to Ambassador Lavrov's implication, it is within the mandate of the Special Representative to take this step under the terms of Security Council resolution 1244 (1999). This is no reflection on the sovereignty of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.”
2000-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4190 (2000) · source
“The clear message must be that violence against democracy is unacceptable and that it will be brought to justice. We urge Kosovo's leaders to support the efforts of UNMIK and the Kosovo Force (KFOR) to prevent further violence. I would like also to record the United Kingdom's support for the action taken by KFOR and UNMIK to temporarily close down and repair the Zvecan lead smelter on health grounds. This was clearly in the interest of all the residents of Mitrovica, both Serb and Albanian. The levels of lead pollution were unacceptably high. Blood tests for many workers in the factory have shown levels of lead far beyond what is considered medically safe. That simple fact demonstrates that, on health grounds, UNMIK's action was entirely justified.”
2000-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4190 (2000) · source
“Following the OSCE's request for additional staff, the United Kingdom has responded quickly by providing 12 people to work in the elections department. We hope other nations will do the same. In the run-up to the elections, our key concern is the security situation. As Mr. Annabi and Ambassador Lavrov have both said, we have already seen an increase in ethnic and politically motivated violence connected with the elections. We deplore this. Together with our European Union partners, we condemn the attack on 18 August which injured 9 Serb children. We condemn the attack on the OSCE building housing Kosovo's political parties and the office of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Committee for Cooperation. Those responsible for these attacks must be prosecuted, and quickly.”
2000-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4190 (2000) · source
“We welcome Special Representative Kouchner's announcement that municipal elections will be held on 28 October. These elections, which as Ambassador Levitte has said, are fully within the ambit of Security Council resolution 1244 (1999), are an essential step in building a democratic framework for Kosovo and key for the normalization of a shaken society. It is essential that we do everything we can to make them a success. I cannot agree with the doubts Ambassador Lavrov has expressed about this process, which is designed to help establish the democratic and multi-ethnic society for which we are, I hope, all working. The OSCE is doing good preparatory work to ensure that the elections take place in the best possible circumstances. The United Kingdom will continue to do what it can to support this important work.”
2000-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4190 (2000) · source
“These irregularities are inhumane and unjustifiable. Over three weeks after their arrest the detainees have still not been charged. We call upon the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia authorities to immediately release the men or bring charges. The current situation is a sad comment on the state of the regime in Belgrade. The two British policemen were employed by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) pillar of UNMIK and were working to restore stability and peace in Kosovo. They were involved in projects particularly benefiting the Kosovo Serb community. It is frankly in no one's interest that this work should be interrupted. I should now like to make a few comments on Mr. Annabi's excellent and informative briefing.”
2000-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4190 (2000) · source
“I should like to begin by focusing on an issue which is of concern to the entire international community and of particular interest to the 76 countries whose citizens are seconded to the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). I am referring to the arrest by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia authorities of two British policemen employed by UNMIK, together with two Canadian citizens. The delay of 10 days between the arrest and the granting of consular access was unacceptable. The conditions under which the detainees are being held are also unacceptable. They are in solitary confinement. Only very short periods of consular access have been allowed. They have been allowed only to make one telephone call to their families; and meetings with consular officials and legal representatives should be held in private.”
2000-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4190 (2000) · source
“It is clear that the financial and personnel implications of the exit strategy will need to be carefully considered by the United Kingdom and other contributing countries as early as possible. As work progresses, I should also stress the importance of tying the exit strategy to the achievement of specific objectives. Here again the coordination with other international organizations working in Bosnia and Herzegovina will be crucial.”
2000-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4188 (2000) · source
“It is also clear from the complex number of issues going on at the moment in Bosnia and Herzegovina that close cooperation and coordination between UNMIBH and the other international organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina will be crucial as the reform agenda moves forward, and I am sure that we can count on Special Representative Klein and his staff to ensure that that cooperation and coordination take place. Finally, when Special Representative Klein briefed the Council in June, he indicated that UNMIBH had started work on an exit strategy for the Mission, a point to which Ambassador Soderberg also referred. We would welcome more details from Under- Secretary-General Miyet of how this work is progressing, and it would be helpful at an appropriate stage to have sight of a written plan.”
2000-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4188 (2000) · source
“Particular congratulations are due for the operational successes they have had, such as the recent opening of more State Border Service posts, to which Under-Secretary-General Miyet and others around the table have referred. But it will be particularly vital for UNMIBH to maintain its pressure on the Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities to make real progress in tackling the problems of smuggling, organized crime and illegal immigration. As Ambassador Chowdhury said, progress in Bosnia and Herzegovina often depends on overcoming problems and overcoming delays, and sustained pressure in that area will continue to be vital.”
2000-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4188 (2000) · source
“The Stabilization Force and the Office of the High Representative are actively working with local leaders on taking forward defence restructuring, and, as Under- Secretary-General Miyet has said, refugee returns are continuing apace and with spontaneous returns in particular raising the temperature locally, although of course it is extremely welcome that the numbers of people returning are going up. Against this background, the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) and the International Police Task Force (IPTF) are to be particularly commended for their sustained effort. It is very clear that Special Representative Klein and his team deserve our thanks and compliments for a very well-executed programme.”
2000-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4188 (2000) · source
“Thank you, Mr. President, for arranging this meeting, and thanks to Under-Secretary-General Miyet for another extremely useful briefing. It is clear that Bosnia is heading towards a busy autumn, or perhaps I should say fall. General elections will be held in November. The Constitutional Court ruling on the constituent people's issue and the recently passed and amended law on the Izetbegovie succession will continue to generate strong political debate.”
2000-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4188 (2000) · source
“The United Kingdom will continue to follow the situation in Ethiopia and Eritrea closely. We urge both sides to maintain the ceasefire and to continue to work for a negotiated, lasting peace agreement. We believe that the swift demarcation and delimitation of the border is a first and vital step towards that goal. It is also imperative that all Governments comply with the mandatory arms embargo and ban on related technical assistance and training imposed by Security Council resolution 1298 (2000). We look forward to beginning work soon on the draft resolution which will expand UNMEE's mandate.”
2000-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4187 (2000) · source
“As Ambassador Soderberg has said this morning, the deployment of United Nations peacekeepers cannot be an excuse for inaction on the political front. We agree fully with the Secretary-General's concern that UNMEE's peacekeepers should not be expected to deploy indefinitely. It is also important that clear and effective coordinating mechanisms should exist between UNMEE and the OAU as the OAU works to resolve the political differences between the two parties. The threat posed by landmines and unexploded ordnance to the United Nations Mission and to the return of civilians to those areas affected by the conflict is of grave concern. We welcome the involvement of the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) and urge both sides to cooperate fully with the UNMAS programme.”
2000-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4187 (2000) · source
“In the meantime, it is clearly essential that both parties to the conflict maintain the ceasefire and adhere precisely and completely to the terms of the Cessation Agreement. That will allow early deployment of an expanded UNMEE. We hope the 100 military observers foreseen in Security Council resolution 1312 (2000) will deploy soon. It is obviously important that the two sides begin to develop confidence in the sustainability and permanence of the ceasefire. The early arrival of the military observers will greatly assist this process. But the timely deployment of the full UNMEE peacekeeping force remains the key to a permanent ceasefire and the creation of conditions necessary for work on a lasting settlement. Particular care will be needed to define the time scale of UNMEE's deployment.”
2000-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4187 (2000) · source
“It is clearly essential that the negotiations continue if we are to achieve lasting peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea and the beginnings of economic revival. The Secretary-General's account of the humanitarian situation in both countries makes chilling reading. Over 1 million Eritreans have been adversely affected by the war. Over 90,000 of them have sought refuge in the Sudan since May of this year alone. In Ethiopia, the war has exacerbated an already desperate food shortage. Over 10 million people currently require emergency aid. That is why, for the sake of the peoples of both countries, every effort must continue to be made to achieve a lasting peace settlement.”
2000-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4187 (2000) · source
“We are particularly grateful for the major contribution, reflected in the Secretary-General's report, of Major-General Timothy Ford and his reconnaissance team. Their findings will form the basis for the essential work, which we hope will begin soon, on expanding the mandate and structure of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE). The Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities, signed in June after much painstaking work by the Organization of African Unity (OAU), is the key to the deployment of UNMEE. The United Kingdom is grateful for the skilful efforts of President Bouteflika of Algeria and the good offices of the special envoy of the United States in bringing this Agreement to fruition. We commend their persistence and welcome their continued involvement.”
2000-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4187 (2000) · source
“I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea, and thank also Under-Secretary-General Miyet for his useful briefing this morning. Your initiative, Mr. President, in convening this open meeting is also very welcome. My statement today can be relatively short. We fully share the views that will be expressed later in the debate by the delegation of France, which currently holds the Presidency of the European Union. The fighting between Ethiopia and Eritrea must rank high on any list of totally avoidable conflicts. The cost in human suffering has been enormous, as the Security Council mission to both countries earlier this year saw for itself.”
2000-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4187 (2000) · source
“In response to UNMIK's request, we have sent in more than 60 applications for court clerks. We are now gathering applications for international judges and have received over 250 expressions of interest. We hope these applications can be processed quickly and turned into people on the ground, so that the work that so urgently needs to be done can be done. Finally, the United Kingdom is playing its part in stamping out organized crime, which has had such a destabilizing effect throughout the Balkan region. We are on course to deploy 20 police officers and other specialists to form the core of the UNMIK criminal intelligence unit in late August. We hope that the final organizational arrangements, for us and other contributors to that unit, can be completed quickly.”
2000-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4171 (2000) · source
“I would urge everyone with an influence to redouble their efforts to ensure that the registration process is as full and as complete as possible. My other comments will refer specifically to the United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK) and, in particular, to staffing issues. We welcome the decision taken by the Secretary-General to devolve responsibility for staff recruitment to UNMIK. We hope this will speed up the recruitment process and help to alleviate staffing shortages within UNMIK. It is very important that the Secretariat should get this right. Adequate staffing is a key and vital element of making the system work better. As we have said before, reinforcing the justice system remains of key importance. I am pleased to be able to say that UNMIK has accepted two United Kingdom candidates as prosecutors.”
2000-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4171 (2000) · source
“That programme is doing pioneering work in central Kosovo to improve the security and quality of life of the Serb community. We hope others will replicate this example to help Serb communities elsewhere in Kosovo. I would like also to draw attention to the vital importance of expeditiously putting in place procedures for the holding of municipal elections on time and on schedule. The Special Representative has yet to set a date for the elections, but I want to repeat now, as I said during our last briefing on Kosovo, a remark about the importance of registration and of participation in those elections by all the communities in Kosovo. It is of concern that the registration effort among the Kosovo Serbs and Kosovo Turks has not yielded the results we had hoped for.”
2000-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4171 (2000) · source
“As we said last month to the Kosovo Serb delegation that was in this Chamber during the briefing given by Special Representative Kouchner, working with and within those structures is the best way towards lasting stability. We very much hope that Mr. Thaci wiIl reconsider his position soon. Assistant Secretary-General Annabi rightly concentrated on the security situation in Kosovo. We remain concerned about continuing violence against Serbs and other minorities. Mr. Annabi indicated the usefulness of statements deploring ethnic violence and asking for tolerance. He can take it that the United Kingdom is fully behind those sentiments. Those on the ground in Kosovo will be aware of the United Kingdom-led programme of the Kosovo Force (KFOR), Operation Trojan, although it may be less familiar to some of us in this Chamber.”
2000-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4171 (2000) · source
“I thank Assistant Secretary-General Annabi for his useful and comprehensive briefing. The hour is late and I will not attempt to emulate him, either in length or in detail, but I do want to make a few points which my delegation feels are relevant to our consideration of the situation in Kosovo as it now stands. First, I would like to stress the importance that the United Kingdom attaches to the decision of the Kosovo Serbs, embodied by the Serb National Council of Gracanica, to rejoin the joint administration structures. That decision is right and brave and deserves our full recognition. At the same time, we regret the decision of Hashim Thaci not to participate in the meetings of the Joint Interim Administrative Structure (JIAS).”
2000-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4171 (2000) · source
“Every delegation has the right to ask for a break in the meeting, as you know, Sir, and we would not object if the representative of Russia wished to do that. I would simply point out, though, that the matter that we are currently considering is urgent and that we have already spent a long time considering it. As far as my delegation is concerned, we hope very much that the break will be brief and that we will be able to resume this formal meeting extremely quickly.”
2000-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4160 (2000) · source
“We welcome the recognition in the Secretary- General's report of the need continuously to review progress, not least in order to ensure that resources are deployed where they can be of most use. It will also be important to look at our wider successes. UNMIBH's exit strategy will need to be carefully considered in the light of an overarching, coordinated assessment of all the international organization's mandates and objectives in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
2000-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4154 (2000) · source
“We have some doubts as to the need to move the programme away from UNMIBH, but we will of course consider carefully the eventual proposal of the Office of the High Representative. I took careful note of Mr. Klein's macro- objectives of greater integration with Europe, efforts to promote democracy in Serbia and a more intensified effort to track down war criminals. All these are laudable, wide objectives that my delegation supports. At the more micro level, although it is not really micro, we welcome the fact that UNMIBH's components have begun to prepare a strategic and operational framework for fulfilling its core mandate by December 2002. We welcome the focus this date will bring to the operation. However, we should not forget that an exit strategy must be tied to the achievement of objectives.”
2000-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4154 (2000) · source
“It is for the Office of the High Representative, as the central coordinating agency in Bosnia, to propose a successor to UNMIBH in the area of judicial assessment and reform. We welcome the fact that UNMIBH representatives are working together with representatives of the Office of the High Representative to find the best home for this work. Mr. Klein expressed his preferences to us this morning. I, in response, will express ours. Our own view is that neither the Council of Europe nor the United Nations Development Programme is an appropriate successor agency for UNMIBH in this area. We understand that the Office of the High Representative will probably propose an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe/Office of the High Representative partnership.”
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“When Mr. Klein last briefed us, in March, we learned that he had been forced to impose the laws establishing the Border Service after Parliament failed to pass the necessary legislation. We have every confidence that the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH), maintaining pressure where necessary, will ensure that the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina implement the Border Service laws in full. The Secretary-General's report also makes reference to the highly effective judicial system assessment programme. It has now reported its important, if disappointing, findings. It is now important that an effective way is found to hand over this work to another organization.”
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“I thank Special Representative Klein for his very full and comprehensive briefing. The hour is late, and I will try to be as brief as I can. The Secretary-General's report, for which we are extremely grateful, refers to significant operational successes. Mr. Klein and his team deserve our admiration and thanks for the commitment that has been required to bring about those successes. I should like to highlight a few ofthem. The International Police Task Force (IPTF) continues to make steady progress on recruiting and training police and on reforming local structures to reflect the single-chain-of-command style more familiar in the rest of Europe. As Mr. Klein has said, the establishment of the State Border Service, which was officially launched on 6 June, was a very significant step forward in the face of considerable local opposition.”
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