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Emyr Jones Parry

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first: 2003-07-29
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“I should also like to thank the Council's secretariat, which supports us in our work, including the unseen translators and interpreters for all they do, and more generally the Secretary-General and the Secretariat for the work that they do, day in, day out, and particularly outside New York. Lastly, I break with custom, but my particular thanks go to my team in the United Kingdom mission for all their support and their endeavours.”
2007-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5729 (2007) · source
“Consensus among all Council members is a very desirable outcome. It can only strengthen the impact of our decisions, but - and I say this also to the Secretary-General - adopting resolutions and statements is not enough. We must always work for implementation on the ground and for a real impact on people's lives to deliver security and peace, but remembering, too, that that requires parallel progress on the political and the economic tracks. Cooperation among colleagues and between States is crucial, as are good relations between the Council and the other organs of the United Nations. So may I thank my colleagues and their missions for their cooperation and their friendship over these years.”
2007-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5729 (2007) · source
“It has been an honour and a privilege for me to represent the United Kingdom for more than four years in the United Nations in order to defend the positions of my Government and to put forward the thinking of the United Kingdom. It has been a rewarding task. Under the Charter, this Council has the specific responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. That encompasses crises, internal and regional conflicts, the scourge of terrorism, the protection of civilians, tackling the risks posed by proliferation, and so on. There are countless tasks. The Council cannot and does not shirk its responsibilities, even though those tasks are difficult. For the United Kingdom's part, we seek to apply ourselves assiduously, working for the best solutions and outcomes.”
2007-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5729 (2007) · source
“We also hope that the United Nations will soon be able to redeploy a contingent to Basra, where its expertise would be helpful in delivering capacity-building in Iraq's South- East. In all its tasks, it is vital that the United Nations role be coherent and coordinated both internally and with others' efforts. I emphasize once more that a democratic and stable Iraq at peace with itself and with its neighbours can be delivered only through a collective effort by all, and the burden of delivering that must be a shared one. May I thank you personally, Sir, for the kind words which you addressed to me on this, my last appearance in the Chamber. With your permission, I should like to say a few words to the Council.”
2007-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5729 (2007) · source
“The United Nations will continue to have a significant role in assisting the process of economic reform, capacity- building, reconstruction and service delivery, and in helping to coordinate the donor effort. It will also play its part in promoting the protection of human rights and in helping to take forward judicial and legal reform. The United Kingdom fully understands and shares the sense of importance that the United Nations attaches to the security of its personnel within Iraq. It respects the duty of care to deployed personnel, and therefore supports the Secretary-General's plans to build an integrated secure facility within Baghdad from which the United Nations can deliver on its commitments on a long-term basis.”
2007-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5729 (2007) · source
“And there are still other tasks that the United Nations should be doing but which are not in fact provided for. Of those new tasks now set out in today's resolution, the United Kingdom would highlight a supporting role for the United Nations in furthering reconciliation and dialogue and, in due course, reintegration programmes; in helping Iraqis tackle the remaining challenges which come under the rubric of the constitutional review and the implementation of constitutional provisions; and in facilitating dialogue between Iraq, its neighbours and States in the region. In addition to those political roles, there are humanitarian challenges with which the United Nations can assist both inside and outside Iraq.”
2007-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5729 (2007) · source
“In its work, it has gone through dark and difficult times, notably the horrific attack on the Canal Hotel in August 2003, which resulted in the loss of Sergio Vieira de Mello and 21 United Nations personnel. As we approach the fourth anniversary of that tragic event, we offer once more our condolences to the families of those dedicated officers and express our gratitude to the United Nations for its steadfast commitment to its mission in Iraq and to all those others who work in the field, day in, day out, for the United Nations. The original role of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq was described in resolution 1546 (2004). The Mission has made progress on much of it, supporting the Iraqi Government and people, but it is clear that, while some tasks set out in that mandate remain necessary, others have been completed.”
2007-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5729 (2007) · source
“I welcome the unanimous vote to adopt resolution 1770 (2007) and the statement made by the Secretary- General. Success in Iraq will depend on a collective effort by the entire international community. It will be Iraqi- led, with our support, primarily through the International Compact with Iraq. We heard a candid and comprehensive assessment of progress on the Compact from Deputy Prime Minister Saleh on 20 July. The United Kingdom, for its part, will continue to stand by Iraq as its close friend and, as the United Kingdom Prime Minister actually termed it in the United Nations last week, we will continue to discharge fully our responsibilities. Within that context, the United Nations has played a significant and valuable role, offering consistent support to Iraq's transition since the fall of the former regime in 2003.”
2007-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5729 (2007) · source
“The resolution requires the Secretary-General to report to the Council on the parties' performance in complying with all the requirements of this comprehensive resolution. If compliance fails, consequences will follow. As my Prime Minister and the French President made clear, we will judge all the parties on actions, not on words. Today's decision needs follow-up in all areas of the international effort: political, economic, security and humanitarian. The catastrophe of Darfur will not be ended by the raising of 15 hands in this Chamber. The suffering will not be ended by our vote. But today's decision and the actions that flow from it offer the prospect of a new start for Darfur. That is our hope; that is our goal.”
2007-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5727 (2007) · source
“The Council calls on all the parties to the conflict, on the Sudan's neighbours and on the wider international community to support this effort. We call for cooperation, and we welcome the evidence of cooperation that we have seen thus far, including particularly from the Government of the Sudan. The sponsors made great efforts to consult the Government of the Sudan during the negotiation of this resolution. Its unanimous adoption is a strong signal from the Council that we expect and we want cooperation from all sides in the Sudan and that cooperation should develop and grow. The path set out in this resolution is one of cooperation with the Sudan - with its Government and all the parties in the Sudan - with the African Union and across the United Nations. But we call also for compliance.”
2007-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5727 (2007) · source
“We applaud the efforts of the African Union and the United Nations envoys, and we pledge them our full support for the meeting in Arusha in the coming days and for the crucial period ahead. We must intensify efforts to ensure the delivery of humanitarian assistance to relieve the suffering of the 4 million people who depend on aid in Darfur. We must ensure that a large, robust, effective and coherent African Union/United Nations force deploys to Darfur in the coming month to protect civilians, to prevent armed attacks from any quarter and to give hope and security to the people of Darfur. That is what we have authorized today. It is an unprecedented undertaking in scale, complexity and importance.”
2007-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5727 (2007) · source
“The replacement of AMIS by the African Union/United Nations hybrid operation is an important step forward, but for peace to take root and to endure in Darfur, the hybrid operation needs to be part of a more comprehensive approach. My Prime Minister and President Sarkozy of France set this out in Paris 10 days ago. Prime Minister Brown focused on Darfur over the weekend, yesterday with President Bush and today with the Secretary-General. There is no higher foreign policy priority for my Government. The challenge ahead is multifaceted. It requires a matching response, embracing urgent action on the political, security and humanitarian tracks. The focus now must be on securing a political settlement in Darfur that engages all the parties to the conflict.”
2007-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5727 (2007) · source
“The United Kingdom welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 1769 (2007) authorizing the deployment of the African Union/ United Nations hybrid mission in Darfur. We welcome also the presence of the Secretary- General with us today and we pay tribute to the work that he has done with Chairman Konare of the African 07-44445 Union to bring us agreement with the Government of the Sudan on this issue. It is right today to pay tribute to the work done and the sacrifices made by the troops and other personnel who have served in the African Union Mission in Darfur (AMIS) over the past three years. They have been peacekeepers without a peace to keep.”
2007-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5727 (2007) · source
“For our part, the United Kingdom will continue to help Iraq to do just that, both as a friend of Iraq and as a partner within the Multinational Force. But we also encourage Iraq's neighbours and the international community more broadly to cooperate with Iraq and assist it in implementing its non-proliferation obligations and building capacity in the relevant areas.”
2007-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5710 (2007) · source
“We look forward to the Government of Iraq's report to the Security Council on its progress in adhering to all applicable treaties and international agreements, in harmonizing Iraqi export legislation with international standards, and on the progress made by the National Monitoring Directorate in its work. It is the United Kingdom's assessment that for some time neither UNMOVIC nor the IAEA's Iraq Nuclear Verification Office have been in a position to carry out their functions in a way which serves the aims of disarmament and non-proliferation. Instead, therefore, we should now move forward and focus on ensuring that Iraq itself continues to take steps to support the international non-proliferation regime and itself adheres to disarmament and non-proliferation treaties and related international agreements.”
2007-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5710 (2007) · source
“UNMOVIC has previously reported to the Council on chemical weapons finds made by the coalition forces. The United Kingdom welcomes the commitment made by the Government of Iraq to respect and apply existing international commitments and obligations to the non-proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. In particular, we welcome the Government of Iraq's full constitutional commitment to taking disarmament forward. That includes preparations to accede to the Chemical Weapons Convention, its intention to agree an additional protocol to its Safeguards Agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the establishment of a National Monitoring Directorate to oversee and control the movement of dual-use items. We are not closing the file on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but we are changing the approach.”
2007-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5710 (2007) · source
“I should like to thank Mr. Perricos and Mr. Zlauvinen for their reports. The United Kingdom is grateful to the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM), the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Iraq Nuclear Verification Office for the roles they played in monitoring Saddam's weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programmes and determining whether his regime was complying with the disarmament obligations placed on it by the Security Council from 1991 onwards. The United Kingdom would like to draw the attention of the Security Council to the report of the Special Adviser to the Director of the CIA, which catalogues the state of Iraq's disarmament and the residual stocks of WMD material.”
2007-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5710 (2007) · source
“My thanks go also to the Secretariat for all its support and, indeed, to our host Governments and all those who made it possible for the mission to function as well as it did.”
2007-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5706 (2007) · source
“That means that bringing both sides to an accord in the shortest possible time scale is the best way of providing long-term security and peace in Darfur. Accra was what we expected: tremendous development compared with where we were three years ago. The whole city vibrates with the progress that Ghana is making. Both the President and the Foreign Minister were very generous with their time. I thought they were very close to the Council in terms of commonality of purpose, that they had a political determination to deliver the same set of objectives and that their aspirations for Africa were very positive indeed. I, too, should like to conclude by thanking my colleagues for their participation and their contributions during the mission.”
2007-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5706 (2007) · source
“I cannot stress too much, however, that we have arrived at where we are through sustained pressure and argument for what we need to do in Darfur and that, in my View, the Government of the Sudan has come to the present cooperation only because of all the international pressure that has been put upon it. Experience suggests that the Security Council, and individual countries on the Council, will have to be 07-39489 vigilant not only in working together cooperatively, but also in maintaining that wish and that pressure so that the Government of the Sudan now does what it needs to do. At the same time, we are, quite rightly, chastised by that Government because we do not put enough pressure on the rebels, who at this stage bear as heavy, if not heavier, responsibility. The need to put pressure on them and criticize them is all too obvious.”
2007-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5706 (2007) · source
“As the Security Council, we also briefed the AU Peace and Security Council on our approach to the Ethiopia-Eritrea border dispute and to the issue of the Lord's Resistance Army. In turn, we heard how the Peace and Security Council sees the African Union's efforts to resolve the political crisis in the Comoros. We then moved on, as Ambassador Kumalo said, to the Sudan, where it was encouraging that, with all the questions put to them, both the Foreign Minister and the President implicitly confirmed total unconditional acceptance of the hybrid operation. That is very welcome. And I have to say that the tone of the discussions in Khartoum was so much better than on our mission last year: so far, so good.”
2007-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5706 (2007) · source
“And that simply means, I think, three things: first, that the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) needs to be strengthened and security delivered in Somalia; secondly, that humanitarian relief has to be delivered; and thirdly, that in the very small window available, the Transitional Federal Government has to reach out to parties in Somalia and try to achieve a broader agreement so that there can be a political track to accompany the security track. That is essential if the Security Council is then going to move on to what the United Kingdom would like: to discuss seriously whether we can create, or have created, the conditions for a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Somalia and how we should do that. But those are very difficult issues.”
2007-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5706 (2007) · source
“We all agreed on the need for rapid deployment of the hybrid operation and the details pertaining to its operation. But we also stressed the importance of revitalizing the political process in Darfur and ensuring that humanitarian relief is delivered. The fact that the AMIS mandate has been renewed just means that we must also concentrate on the question of how that mission should be financed for the duration of its time, until it makes the transition to the hybrid operation. With regard to Somalia, there was lots of discussion and, obviously, a keen wish to see political reconciliation in the country and an end to the present state of affairs.”
2007-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5706 (2007) · source
“The document contains some important points, including that before either body decides to take action in the African theatre, it should try to be cognizant of what the other thinks. That has to be an improvement. And the whole question of financing and maintaining financing for AU operations - which we have seen in the African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS) in Darfur - is so sensitive but so necessary. Actually, all of us are going to have to try to see how we can better maintain the financing of African Union operations. In the discussion of individual countries and areas of concern, Darfur, of course, took up a major part of the time. I thought that the discussions we had with President Konare, with Commissioner Djinnit and with the Peace and Security Council were very helpful.”
2007-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5706 (2007) · source
“With specific regard to the African Union, as Ambassador Kumalo said, the sheer number of issues in which we have a commonality of interests and a common purpose in what we are trying to do demonstrates why the joint declaration of the African Union Peace and Security Council and the Security Council was so important. I hope that it will not be treated as just another piece of paper. Without going into detail, I will say that what Ambassador Kumalo and I will do is write to the President of the Security Council asking that it become a formal document of the Council. It must then be a document that is acted upon day by day by our Secretariat, by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and by the Council as a whole.”
2007-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5706 (2007) · source
“And that is not just within a narrow focus - peacekeeping - it is conflict prevention, stopping conflict, trying to build peace, looking after DDR - demobilization, demilitarization and reinsertion into society - and security sector reform. All those are basic to how you achieve security. And, of course, there are key interests of the Council, but there are key interests of other bodies too, and rightly so. However, I believe that the need to try to achieve greater coherence across those interventions, by the actors who are working there, was reaffirmed to me on this mission.”
2007-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5706 (2007) · source
“The first is that, increasingly, the Council will have to look to regional actors - as it already does - to help us actually maintain international peace and security. It follows, as night follows day, that if the Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) is delivering better peace and security in Africa, it helps us in terms of our remit. I believe that the African Union accepts that it is we who have the overall responsibility, but working together on shared objectives is absolutely vital. And 3 that is not just with the African Union; it is with every regional body or other body which might have a role to play. There is also a need to have coherence across all the matters which are relevant to peace and security.”
2007-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5706 (2007) · source
“Thank you for being with us again, Mr. Minister. My thanks go also to my colleagues for allowing Ambassador Kumalo and me to act as co-leaders. I would like to say what a pleasure it was to do that. I would like to situate my comments, first, in the context of Africa, a continent which has really been neglected, in part, by the international community, and which takes up 60 per cent of our time in the Council. For the United Nations as a whole, it is a major opportunity and a major challenge. Our remit, of course, is specifically security and the maintenance of international peace and security. To start with, I should like to present two impressions of the role of the Council.”
2007-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5706 (2007) · source
“The economic benefits of developing resources are not for the Council - let me repeat - but, as appropriate, they would be for the Peacebuilding Commission and other bodies, which could consider the contribution that resources make. A permanent centre of expertise within the United Nations on issues related to conflict and natural resources might indeed be a useful way of bringing more coherence and defining a clearer policy framework for United Nations action. We believe that these pragmatic steps could enhance the role of the Security Council in coordinating and enhancing international action. Furthermore, the Council should continue to work on these issues following our debate today.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“When the Council prepares the mandates and activities of peacekeeping operations, we believe that it should assess the role of natural resources in the conflict and the destabilization that may arise as a result of misuse and competition. That dimension should be considered, and the Council should decide whether or not it is relevant in the context of a proposed mandate for a peace support operation. The Security Council is therefore required, we believe, to make an assessment of the role of natural resources in the conflict, to discuss appropriate actions to take, and to examine the impact of missions themselves. This is not Council encroachment.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“This requires responses tailored to individual situations, involving Governments, the international community, the private sector and civil society, and we should base those responses on further analysis of how natural resources affect and influence the action and capabilities of all parties. We believe that there is a need for a coherent international approach in each situation. And we welcome the language in the proposed presidential statement to be adopted at the end of today's meeting, which echoes this point. We also need to consider the role of the Security Council in this context, both in enhancing the work of others to prevent conflict by addressing the issue of governance and in taking the lead to restore peace and security when conflict has occurred.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“And we provide bilateral support for capacity-building projects for the mediation of resource disputes in various countries and regions, including in Ghana, Nigeria and the Middle East. These regulatory approaches are important in promoting transparency and accountability, but the role of natural resources in conflict goes well beyond the use of finance to support warring parties. Links between natural resource revenues, bad governance and violent conflict need to be tackled primarily through the reform of political systems and structures of governance.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“The United Kingdom is committed to taking action to address these relationships at a number of different levels. The United Kingdom Government paper entitled "Preventing Violent Conflict", which was issued in April of this year, committed us to "work with the international community to tackle the common factors behind instability and violent conflict, including the trade in conflict resources, whether timber, diamonds or other minerals". And, in London, a cross-Government task force is coordinating our actions on these areas. We also support existing efforts, such as the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and the Kimberley Process, each previously addressed by colleagues.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“What we think is right is that the Council should examine the links between natural resources and conflict, which are real and varied, and opine on that link. Natural resources may cause conflict by being a target for rebels or aggressors. They may sometimes be the trigger for violent disputes over economic advantage. Poor governance of natural resources has been shown to increase the likelihood of conflict by making Governments less reliant on revenue from income tax. This may weaken the responsiveness of a Government to the needs of their population. And, in some circumstances, natural resources may sustain existing conflicts by being a source of financing for belligerent groups. The issues are complex, as this Council has recognized in its discussion of specific country cases previously.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“Mr. President, let me start by welcoming your presence with us, which underlines the importance of the debate on this subject, and by thanking your team for the very careful way in which they have prepared for these discussions. I thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe and the Presidents of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council for their insights and, if I may, align myself with what the German Ambassador will shortly say on behalf of the European Union. I wish first to recognize that, for many countries, the transparent, well-regulated exploitation of natural resources is the engine of economic growth and represents opportunity for their populations. That is very welcome, but it is not the responsibility of this Council.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“The use of Chapter VII carries no connotation other than that it makes this resolution binding. That is why the United Kingdom supported this resolution. We hope that all parties in Lebanon will now be able to move forward together to take the necessary decisions to build upon this formal establishment of the Tribunal.”
2007-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5685 (2007) · source
“The United Kingdom welcomes the adoption of resolution 1757 (2007). The proposed Tribunal is vital for Lebanon, for justice and for the region. The establishment of the Tribunal through Lebanese internal procedures had been thwarted. The Council, for its part, has been asked to adopt a binding decision to create the Tribunal. This is not a capricious intervention or interference in the domestic political affairs of a sovereign State. It is a considered response by the Council, properly taken, to a request from the Government of Lebanon for action to overcome a continued impasse in Lebanon's internal procedures, despite long and serious efforts to find a solution within Lebanon. It is a long-held United Kingdom view that, to make this decision binding, it was necessary for such a resolution, inter alia, to be taken under Chapter VII.”
2007-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5685 (2007) · source
“"The Security Council states its intention to review the situation in Somalia following the report described above from the Secretary- General, with a view to determining whether the conditions are in place for deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping operation." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2007/13. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 12.20 p.m. 07-32360”
2007-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5671 (2007) · source
“It requests the Secretary-General to consult the African Union and troop contributors on how to urgently strengthen further AMISOM's capabilities on the ground. It also requests the Secretary-General, as suggested in his report, to immediately begin appropriate contingency planning for a possible United Nations mission, to be deployed if the Security Council decided to authorize such a mission. The Security Council requests the Secretary-General to report by mid- June on this preparatory work, progress in the reconciliation process and developments on the ground, as well as possible scenarios for a continued international security presence in Somalia.”
2007-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5671 (2007) · source
“The Security Council welcomes deployments so far under AMISOM. and calls on other potential troop-contributing countries to deploy as soon as possible to AMISOM. It reiterates its call for other States and partners to provide logistical, technical and financial support to ensure the further deployment of AMISOM. The Security Council also welcomes the Secretary-General's offer of planning assistance to the African Union. "The Security Council emphasizes the contribution of AMISOM. to lasting peace and stability in Somalia, condemns any hostility towards it, and urges all parties in Somalia and the region to support and cooperate with AMISOM. "The Security Council welcomes the Technical Assessment Mission sent by the Secretary-General to Somalia and the region.”
2007-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5671 (2007) · source
“"The Security Council recalls its readiness, as set out in its resolution 1744 (2007), to consider taking measures against those who seek to prevent or block a peaceful political process, threaten the Transitional Federal Institutions by force, or take action that undermines stability in Somalia or the region. "The Security Council requests the Secretary-General to report by mid-June on progress towards convening the National Reconciliation Congress and the broader political dialogue, including progress towards a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire arrangement, and on any blockages to progress or threats to the Transitional Federal Institutions. "The Security Council reiterates that, as set out in its resolution 1744 (2007), full and effective deployment of the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) is vital.”
2007-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5671 (2007) · source
“The Security Council recognizes the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, the United Nations Development Programme, the International Advisory Committee, and Member States to support the National Reconciliation Congress, and urges Member States and partners to contribute continued technical and financial support. "The Security Council requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the African Union, the League of Arab States and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, to do what he can to assist in furthering ceasefire arrangements and the political dialogue, especially in Mogadishu.”
2007-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5671 (2007) · source
“The Security Council calls on all parties in Somalia and on all Member States to provide such support. "The Security Council calls on the Transitional Federal Institutions to ensure that the National Reconciliation Congress is convened as soon as possible and is truly representative of all segments of Somali society. The Security Council also calls on all parties in Somalia and other international partners to work towards that end and to ensure constructive participation in the National Reconciliation Congress to pave the way to a sustained and all-inclusive political process. "The Security Council condemns those who threaten the early convening of the National Reconciliation Congress.”
2007-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5671 (2007) · source
“It calls on all parties in Somalia, the region and the wider international community to reject violence, to deny safe haven to extremist elements, to pursue any differences they might have with the Transitional Federal Institutions through dialogue, and to summon the political 07-32360 will to take the necessary steps to allow the Transitional Federal Institutions to deliver a sustainable, all-inclusive political process. "The Security Council underlines the need for the Transitional Federal Institutions to meet their responsibilities during the transitional period, with particular regard to promoting the widest possible political dialogue across Somalia, and reiterates its commitment to support the Transitional Federal Institutions in those efforts.”
2007-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5671 (2007) · source
“"The Security Council notes the steps taken since the adoption of its resolution 1744 (2007), welcomes the commitment of the Transitional Federal Institutions to initiate a national reconciliation process, and stresses the need for further progress. "The Security Council urges Somalia's Transitional Federal Institutions to show leadership and commitment to reach out to all components of Somali society, and in particular to intensify their dialogue with the clans in Mogadishu.”
2007-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5671 (2007) · source
“It demands that the relevant authorities do all they can in this regard, in particular to facilitate the free movement of aid and humanitarian workers throughout Somalia and when entering or leaving Somalia. The Council also urges the wider region to help facilitate the cross-border provision of aid to Somalia, across land borders or via air- and sea-ports. "The Security Council reiterates its support for the political process outlined in the Transitional Federal Charter, which provides a framework for reaching a lasting political solution in Somalia, including the transition to a permanent, representative Government and institutions following national elections at the end of the transitional period.”
2007-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5671 (2007) · source
“"The Security Council expresses its grave concern at the renewed fighting in Somalia, deeply deplores the loss of civilian life - condemning in particular the indiscriminate shelling of heavily populated areas of Mogadishu - and the humanitarian impact of the fighting, and calls upon all parties to immediately end the hostilities and agree a comprehensive ceasefire. "The Security Council emphasizes the need for strengthened efforts to provide humanitarian relief assistance to Somalia, including assistance to the hundreds of thousands of displaced persons, and urges Member States to support generously such operations. "The Security Council demands that all parties in Somalia comply fully with international humanitarian law, protect the civilian population, and guarantee complete, unhindered and secure access for humanitarian assistance.”
2007-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5671 (2007) · source
“Members of the Council have before them document S/2007/204, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Somalia pursuant to paragraphs 3 and 9 of Security Council resolution 1744 (2007). After consultation among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council reiterates its previous resolutions and presidential statements on Somalia, in particular its resolution 1744 (2007). "The Security Council reaffirms its respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence and unity of Somalia.”
2007-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5671 (2007) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Somalia, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the consideration 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. Mohamed (Somalia) took a seat at the Council table. The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations.”
2007-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5671 (2007) · source
“I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Belgium, China, Congo, France, Ghana, Indonesia, Italy, Panama, Peru, Qatar, Russian Federation, Slovakia, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America 07-32354 The President: There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1755 (2007). As there are no speakers inscribed on my list in explanation of vote following the voting, the Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 12.05 p.m.”
2007-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5670 (2007) · source