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Emyr Jones Parry

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“That is why the Council reaffirmed in resolution 1674 (2006) that we have a shared responsibility to protect populations from large scale abuses and, in particular, from crimes against humanity, including the prospect of genocide. That is why today's debate is an important opportunity to try to demonstrate how we can do better at implementing that key resolution. I want to set out, if I may, three areas of discussion. Of primary importance is the need for more effective efforts to prevent conflict. Secondly, we must address the action to bring those responsible for abuses against civilians to justice. Thirdly, we must discuss the role of peacekeeping missions in providing protection. Underpinning all of these matters is the importance of effective coordination.”
2006-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5476 (2006) · source
“I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Egeland for his briefing and to align myself with the statement to be made shortly by the Austrian ambassador on behalf of the European Union. Efforts to protect civilians from the effect of armed conflict must be at the heart of our work in this Council. How many people noticed the number of occasions when Mr. Egeland said "must", "we have to", "we should"? The sense of imperative implicit in the scale of the challenge that we confront and in the urgency of action is all too obvious. He listed some of the more obvious blights on human security which exist in the world.”
2006-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5476 (2006) · source
“Peace in Darfur is closely related to peace in the Sudan, and in turn is vital for regional peace and security. That means that the United Nations must be prepared to provide essential support until sustainable peace and development are achieved.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“We delivered messages of support and partnership but did not shirk the tougher arguments where those were necessary. The Sudan demands an integrated approach to secure the implementation of the two agreements and then to move on to tackle other issues, such as eastern Sudan. But the Sudan cannot be considered alone. It needs to be seen in a regional context. Its relationships with Chad and the situation there should be of particular concern to the Council. Of course, the Governments concerned have overall responsibility for the security and protection of their people. But it is all too apparent that the United Nations will have to strengthen its assistance, not just for security, and be prepared to do this for some time, if fragile agreements are to be implemented.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“The year 2005 was a good one for development assistance. Substantial additional resources were pledged. The Sudan and Chad underline why these resources are so desperately needed, why the Millennium Development Goals are crucial, and how their implementation is so far behind schedule today. The need to move from humanitarian to longer-term assistance is all too apparent. But Chad is the seventh- poorest country in the world. Delivering the Goals and ensuring a partnership with the international community and an accountable relationship between donor and recipient are basic to the development contract. With it goes governance, the rule of law and essential rights for the people of the region, rights which must include the protection of women and the right to development. This was a successful visit by a united Council.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“Worryingly, despite being in camps, individuals, particularly women, are at risk of attack. Within the camps, we were alarmed to learn that recruitment and intimidation of persons are regularly carried out by rebel groups. Yet the local community has embraced displaced persons and refugees as guests. It is a stark reminder of the poverty of the region to discover that local people visit camps in order to receive some medical attention, particularly to give birth, and to be guaranteed food. That is the scale of the challenge in that part of Africa. The Security Council has primary responsibility for international peace and security. Our visit demonstrated the importance of Council action on the ground in the Sudan and in the region. But it also reminded us of the wider United Nations interest in Africa.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“Then, as effectively as possible and without duplication, the individual agencies should work to secure implementation of that strategy. It was right that we should end our visit in Chad. After Darfur we flew to N'Djamena and then on 10 June back eastwards to the Sudanese border, where we visited the camps at Goz Beida. The scale of the camps is huge and President Deby said that he thought that 700,000 Chadians had been displaced due to the raids being undertaken daily from Darfur. That is the scale of the challenge, which must be met in extremely hostile climate conditions. The mission was immensely moved by the dedication of United Nations workers and non-governmental organizations as they tackle that massive task of bringing relief and assistance to so many people.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“For their part, Sudanese women have already identified a series of actions to help achieve these goals, which include urgent political, economic and social legislative reform; access to and ownership of property and land; full involvement in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) processes; the protection of women and girls from gender-based violence, and the prosecution of the perpetrators; and the establishment of women's resource centres for refugee and internally displaced women. Responding to these priorities is, in my View, essential if we are to achieve sustainable peace in the Sudan. I hope that the United Nations family, and not just in Darfur and Chad, can better play its part in working with host Governments to develop strategies which deliver these goals.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“It was a landmark resolution which addressed the role of women as the particular victims of conflict, suffering disproportionately from attacks and from HIV/AIDS, often wrongly disowned by their families and with little access to medical assistance, counselling, and so on. At the same time, they lack the empowerment to play the role in political life which is not only their right but would introduce a degree of sanity into much of the activity in the region. Thus, the need for full implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) seems to me obvious. That requires a comprehensive strategy to secure the rights of women, to provide them with relief, assistance and, above all, with security, and to empower them to play their just role in society.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“They are tackling humanitarian concerns, providing water and sanitation, delivering medical assistance and educational support and providing an essential basis for longer-term development. 06-38895 Nowhere was this more apparent than in the work being done with women. We could only admire the courage of women confronting the immense burdens of life in Darfur and in the camps of Chad. With quiet dignity, they have to carry water, search for firewood, face attack and violation - not just from the Janjaweed - and, at the same time, bring up families, often without male support. Our resolution 1325 (2000) was much quoted, and so it should be.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“But that responsibility goes wider. I hope that other regional groupings can increase the support that they are already giving, and that the bilateral donors will also help develop essential capacity. It is crucial in its own right, but it is particularly important that we help African initiatives to tackle African problems. Indeed, more widely, the entire United Nations family should develop closer relationships with the African Union and its various components. We were able to have four meetings with representatives of non-governmental organizations working in the Sudan and in Chad. I would like to pay tribute to their immense contributions. They, the United Nations agencies and the peacekeepers, are carrying the burden for us today in Africa.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“President Konare set out his deep concern about the situation in Somalia and described the African Union approach to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to Cote d'Ivoire, in both cases in terms very similar to those of the Security Council. But we also noted the importance of the wider relations between the United Nations and the African Union. With foresight, Chapter VIII of the Charter addresses the role of regional organizations. Our cooperation with the African Union is a positive and timely development which has many possibilities. Peacekeeping and demobilization, destabilization and reintegration and security-sector reform are obvious candidates for cooperation. I think the United Nations has a particular responsibility to seek to help develop the capacities of the African Union and of its regional manifestations.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“But there must be real doubt about the extent to which Kony and the other indictees are in any way prepared to work for peace and to put aside their appalling record. 06-38895 In my view, they need to face justice in The Hague. I have separately asked the Secretary-General, in following up the mandate in resolutions 1653 (2006) and 1663 (2006), to provide the Council with a written report on the regional dimension of the LRA, because we need to put in place a comprehensive response by the international community, given the obvious threat to regional peace and security which the LRA still poses. In Addis Ababa, we had a full exchange, not just on Darfur, AMIS and a United Nations peacekeeping operation, but on wider issues.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“In the south, we also discussed the problems caused in the region by the attacks launched by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). That scourge is present in southern Sudan, and also in the Garamba Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as affecting northern Uganda. Its activities over 19 years have led to more than 1.7 million internally displaced persons and to many deaths. The need to overcome this small group of people who are causing such havoc throughout the region is only too obvious. The Government in the south is making overtures to the LRA, hoping that it can persuade them to negotiate peace with the Government of Uganda. Clearly, there is a need for a political process to entice the bulk of LRA members away from the leadership and to try to reintegrate them into their societies.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“We met with President Kiir of southern Sudan - who is also Vice-President of Sudan - and with his ministerial colleagues, and discussed implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. It was clear that the Agreement remains fragile, and that there is a continuing risk to civilians outside the main towns. President Kiir also stated clearly that implementation of the Agreement was essential. Without it, there would be no Agreement, and, with no Agreement, war would be probable. Those were the words of the President of southern Sudan: a stark warning of the crucial importance of moving forward on the full implementation of the Agreement. As we left Juba, we paid our respects at the tomb of Mr. John Garang, who negotiated the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, whose death has been such a loss to the peace process and to southern Sudan.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“Yet Darfur's future is inexorably linked to that of the south and the south's to that of Darfur. A holistic solution is required, that addresses all of the countries problems through a coordinated response of the range of bodies in the United Nations family. Security is of paramount importance. But it cannot be viewed in isolation from the humanitarian or social initiatives. The Council, in November 2004, travelled to Nairobi, and in its work there contributed to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement concluded in January 2005. Our mission was united in pressing for the implementation of the Agreement. We visited the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) and were impressed by the work it carries out on the ground.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“He therefore accepted that control of the Janjaweed - long sought by the Council and a precondition for the security of persons in Darfur - was the responsibility of his Government. We look to them to fulfil that responsibility now. But while the international community's attention is rightly focused on the problems of Darfur, the mission left with a clear sense that we should not lose sight of the wider problems in the Sudan, in particular in the south. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement, which marked the cessation of hostilities, is being taken forward. But the mission found that implementation is slow. International donations to the South are also drying up. In one of the more sobering comments made, a member of the southern Sudan parliament reminded the mission that were southern Sudan a country, it would be the poorest in the world.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“Security in Darfur must be quickly improved in order to cope with the present array of attacks. Civilians must be afforded protection, their rights assured and impunity for abusers ended. That is why we need to implement the Darfur Peace Agreement and quickly strengthen the role of AMIS. To secure the agreement of the Government to the transfer, I assume that the AMIS mandate must first be strengthened to reflect the need to implement the Darfur Peace Agreement, and that the United Nations should then take over that same mandate. If that is agreed, then it will be for the Council to draft and agree the necessary resolution to provide the mandate for the United Nations force. President Bashir made it clear that he did not think external troops should be mandated to attack Sudanese.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“Under-Secretary-General Guehenno and his colleagues from the African Union are now in 3 Khartoum and in the region as a technical assessment mission. Our mission considers that they should have two objectives. First, to secure the agreement of the Government of the Sudan to strengthening the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) so that it is better able to implement the Darfur Peace Agreement and thus protect civilians until a United Nations force is deployed. And secondly, to then identify with the Government of the Sudan the transition arrangements if AMIS is to be gradually replaced by a United Nations force. That is the intention, and in my View it is crucial that it be agreed upon very quickly and the necessary planning completed urgently.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“Chapter VII would only mean that the United Nations mission in Darfur has the same mandate as nearly all United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa, including, at the moment, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - which the Council visited after the Sudan - Cote d'Ivoire and Liberia. It was always likely that the Government of the Sudan would not agree during the visit that this transfer should take place. But the mission had an important role in explaining why we thought this was in the interests of the Sudan and encouraging them to take on our view. The process to get agreement from the Government of the Sudan may be tortuous. By the end of our visit, the mission felt we had edged further towards the probability of the Government of the Sudan accepting such a deployment.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“In Khartoum, we found many hostile perceptions of a United Nations deployment, fuelled in part by concern at the adoption of resolution 1679 (2006) under Chapter VII. That Chapter is clearly a major irritant for the Government, the President and parliamentarians in Khartoum. For our part, we explained that Chapter VII was a technical, not a political, issue. A Chapter VII mandate is likely to be required for any United Nations force in Darfur, to enable the force to give the necessary protection to civilians and to itself. Chapter VII would help the United Nations implement the Darfur Peace Agreement, which is what the Government wants.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“President Konare and the 06-38895 Peace and Security Commissioner, Mr. Djinnit, emphasized that this was the wish of the African Union. The AU, for its part, has done a very good job, starting from scratch in difficult circumstances. We emphasized that fact in our meetings with the Commander of AMIS in Darfur. But sustaining such a force; rotating its troops; providing the necessary capacities, including command, control and communications; delivering financing; implementing the more robust post-Abuja mandate - they are all difficult challenges. Hence the agreement that it was time for the wider international community to share the burden and provide a United Nations force in Darfur. A primary purpose of our visit and of our discussions was to persuade the Sudanese Government that this was the best option for Darfur and for the country.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“We heard many interlocutors describe what was wrong with the accord. It is not perfect, but it is the only agreement that we have, and, in the view of the mission, it needs to be implemented robustly. We encouraged those who had not joined the Agreement to do so as soon as possible. In support of the Agreement, the United Nations family, particularly the World Food Programme, has now the largest food support operation in the world in Darfur. Hundreds of tonnes of food are delivered daily by convoys coming all the way from Port Sudan and up from the south, much of the time on unmade roads - the line of white trucks visibly delivering life-saving relief. In Addis Ababa, the mission found itself in full agreement with the African Union that, at the earliest opportunity, the United Nations should take over the peacekeeping role in Darfur.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“On a positive note, the African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS) has been on the ground for 12 months, and its peace troops have been delivering improved security to the people of Darfur in exceptionally difficult circumstances. Thanks in particular to the African Union, and with the support of others, the Darfur Peace Agreement was signed in Abuja on 5 May. Support for that Agreement is not homogeneous among the different groupings in Darfur, nor is opposition consistent among those parties that have declined to sign the Agreement. Two truths seemed clear to the mission: first, the Agreement needs to be sold urgently to those living in the region and those displaced elsewhere; and, secondly, its implementation is key to peace in Darfur, peace in the Sudan, and peace in the wider region.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“But if it 06-38895 is the Security Council's role to promote international peace and security, correspondingly it is the obligation of the Government of the Sudan to protect its citizens and to respond positively to the offers of help from us and from others. The situation in Darfur has deteriorated this year. Humanitarian access has not been consistent and has diminished. Attacks on individuals, particularly women, have increased. The Wali of north Darfur told the mission that there are 129,000 internally displaced persons in camps in north Darfur, with another 279,000 internally displaced persons outside them. A further 622,000 people have been affected by that conflict, bringing the overall total affected by the conflict in Darfur to 1.31 million people.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“In the north-south context, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement marked the cessation of hostilities, but the Government of National Unity is still a young body. It was important that the mission begin its work in Khartoum and emphasize its respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Sudan. We stressed that the Security Council wishes to work in partnership with the Government and the other main actors in the Sudan to help tackle the range of problems which the country faces. That assistance today is expressed in the United Nations peacekeeping Mission in the south - the United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) - by the work of Special Representative Jan Pronk, which I commend, and by the huge involvement of the United Nations agencies delivering support to the people of the Sudan.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“A number of the Council's interlocutors described the situation in Darfur as a traditional conflict between herdsmen and farmers over limited national resources. They outlined the challenging nature of governing a region with its particular and peculiar tribal complexities and lack of public services. A lasting solution to the problem in Darfur can be found only on the basis of the traditions and the customs of the peoples of the region. Indeed, the Government of the Sudan's support for an African Union (AU) rather than a United Nations force in Darfur is partly motivated by its belief that African States possess a similar heritage to that of the people of Darfur. We will need to continue to stress to the Government of the Sudan that any United Nations force in Darfur must have a strong African participation and character.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“For me, the question is not whether we should be involved in 2 the Sudan and Darfur, but, rather, whether we have been able to do as much as we ought. That view was reinforced by the visit to Chad. The Sudan, the biggest country in Africa, is very complex. Darfur has rightly seized the attention of the world, but the situation there is very complicated. During its visit, the mission found that the conflict was not fully understood by the international community. It found, for example, that the terms "Government", "rebel", "Arab" and "African" were often oversimplifications of a more complex situation on the ground, where alliances between tribes and groups often shift. The porous - or non-existent - border with Chad exacerbates this.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“May I begin by thanking all members of the Council who participated in this mission. Their commitment and solidarity made it a particularly useful and timely visit. I am also grateful to the Secretariat for its assistance and participation. The report which follows is made under my own responsibility. It is now almost three years since the Council first began to debate whether the Sudan was an appropriate subject for its agenda. Grave problems had emerged in Darfur, and relations between Khartoum and the periphery were increasingly difficult. Much has happened since then. To date the Council has adopted seven resolutions on the Sudan and two presidential statements. Those of us who visited the region can be in no doubt as to the appropriateness of the Council's attention to the Sudan and the wider region.”
2006-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5462 (2006) · source
“We look forward to the recommendations that the Secretary-General will make. It seems to us that, one way or another, the United Nations will have to be involved in the process of investigating what exactly caused the problems in recent months. S/l'V.5457 More generally, what Timor-Leste demonstrates is the difficulty of peacebuilding as a subject. Trying to develop stability in a post-conflict situation is inherently difficult. But it reminds us all of the responsibility of the United Nations across the board to do more to build peace in post-conflict situations, to allow sufficient time for the involvement of the United Nations and to make sure that we have covered enough of the key elements so that peace can actually be sustained. That is what the Peacebuilding Commission is all about.”
2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source
“But I fear that any further delay in establishing a follow-on mission would risk losing the current impetus and jeopardize the reputation of the United Nations in Timor-Leste, and thus our collective ability to work effectively in the country. It seems to us that a United Nations policing and political mission would be a solution. But, in the meantime, the messages of calm and support should continue. The Secretary-General's radio initiative is very welcome. We need more of that. We also need an urgent mission to assess exactly what is required. If it can produce, for all of us, a list of what is needed, then individual countries may be able to bring forward more offers of bilateral assistance, which the United Nations can then coordinate. I think that the example set by Japan is one that we should all seek to emulate.”
2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source
“That state is one where there is stability, political progress and development in the economy, and where security has been attained. It is going to be a challenge to keep that process on track, bearing in mind that elections are not an end in themselves. What we need is for elections to lead to a sustainable political situation. That means that much more needs to be done now, and through the time of the elections, in the areas of governance, the rule of law and institutional capacity-building. That does not happen overnight. Following this briefing, the Security Council must consider how to respond. We should decide carefully and quickly what we are going to do. The United Kingdom supports a 30-day extension for the United Nations Office in Timor-Leste. That would allow time for further discussion.”
2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source
“The Government of East Timor requested that assistance, and the Security Council provided cover in a presidential statement. We want that to continue. We look to the four countries to coordinate with the Government of East Timor and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General so that they have maximum impact on the ground in Timor- Leste. It is obvious that the United Nations needs to do more, on a sustainable basis, in Timor-Leste. It will be important that all parties work together to achieve the best outcome for this fledgling country - as the Secretary-General has put it, this child of the international community - and to meet the challenges of preparing for the elections in 2007. Frankly, we must be prepared to do whatever it takes to take us through to the logical state.”
2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source
“At the outset, I would like to align myself with the statement to be made shortly by the representative of Austria on behalf of the European Union. I would also like to join colleagues who have already spoken in thanking Ian Martin for his assessment of the situation in Timor- Leste, to thank him for his efforts there in recent weeks and, incidentally, to thank him for the terrific job he was doing in Nepal before he set off to East Timor. I hope he gets back to Nepal quite soon. I would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his continuing work in Timor- Leste. We heard this morning from the four countries that responded so quickly to the request from the Government of East Timor for assistance. The stabilization achieved by that arrangement argues very much for supporting the status quo.”
2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source
“We welcome particularly the fact that the whole United Nations membership is engaged in this discussion of how to tackle a threat which aims to undermine the values and principles of the Organization, and we hope that the membership will all be able to come together and quickly agree on a strong strategy building on the areas in which we are all able to reach agreement. International terrorism has been and will continue to be a grave problem for the global community. The best way to tackle it is together. That requires a real commitment from us all: in the Security Council and outside it.”
2006-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5446 (2006) · source
“Most notable among the new legislation is the Terrorism Act 2006, which contains a comprehensive package of measures designed to ensure that the police, intelligence agencies and courts all have the tools they require to tackle terrorism and bring perpetrators to justice. There has been much discussion in recent weeks of the Secretary-General's proposal for a counter- terrorism strategy for the United Nations. The United Kingdom wholly and wholeheartedly supports the Secretary-General's idea. Its operational focus is exactly right, and it sends a strong message that terrorism can never be justified, no matter what the context. We also welcome its pragmatic approach and its focus on capacity-building and on maintaining counter-terrorism work throughout the United Nations system.”
2006-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5446 (2006) · source
“The United Kingdom, for its part, submitted its reply to the CTC earlier this month. We 12 should like to call on all other States to do the same without delay. That will allow the CTC to have the basis for the best possible information to report to the Council in September, as called for in that resolution. The issue of incitement to terrorism remains a central one for the British Government; we must take steps to tackle it. The United Kingdom legislative programme for preventing terrorism and pursuing terrorists and those who support terrorist organization has been under review, not least on that issue of incitement.”
2006-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5446 (2006) · source
“We should like also to urge States to submit their checklists to the Committee, as called for in resolution 1617 (2005). The focus should be on the quality of each list, ensuring that the Committee and Member States have as much information as possible. We look forward to the continued coordination of work and close cooperation among the three Committees. We remain committed to working on the issue of reporting to make sure we have the right balance in the reporting requirements of the Committees and the consequent burden on States. At the most recent open briefing to the Council (see S/PV.5375), we expressed our desire to encourage other States to submit information requested under resolution 1624 (2005) concerning incitement, by taking a proactive approach and voluntarily submitting information.”
2006-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5446 (2006) · source
“The very productive programme of visits, particularly by the Monitoring Team, and the efforts with the Government of Afghanistan are very encouraging. The United Kingdom fully supports the reconciliation process in Afghanistan, and we hope that the Committee will do all it can to aid that process. We encourage the Committee to maintain and increase its progress on listing and delisting. This is an important issue whose resolution is overdue, and which last year's world summit asked us to address. Now we must make rapid progress on it. The recent paper by the Watson Institute for International Studies should help inform the Committee's discussions. We also look forward to hearing the Committee's views on the recommendations contained in the fourth report of the Monitoring Team.”
2006-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5446 (2006) · source
“11 S/l'V.5446 The United Kingdom particularly supports a strong focus on technical assistance. The issue has been under discussion for some time, and there is now an opportunity to move more quickly. Thus, we look forward to seeing substantial results in the form of the assistance delivered and the resulting improvement in the implementation of resolution 1373 (2001). Assistance is critical to the success of counter- terrorism efforts. We need to be more consistent in agreeing on what is needed, more aware about what is already being provided, and more coherent and committed in how we get assistance delivered. Now let me say a few words about the Al-Qaida and Taliban sanctions Committee, established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999).”
2006-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5446 (2006) · source
“It will increase access to technical assistance and will ultimately steer all States towards achieving full implementation of resolution 1540 (2004). I should like to move on to the work of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC). Following the Council's recommendations last December, the United Kingdom welcomes the development and use of new analytical tools which allow States and the Committee to move away from the never-ending reporting cycle and shift to a tailored dialogue. Those tools also allow for consistency in analysis. We also value the country visits made by the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate and attach great importance to timely and accurate follow-up to those visits. The Committee will be judged by the concrete results that derive from all those visits.”
2006-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5446 (2006) · source
“Let me begin with the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), whose work is an essential element in the international non-proliferation effort. The analysis provided in the recent report is particularly useful, and we welcome the recent extension of the Committee's mandate, as set out in resolution 1673 (2006). The work of the Committee so far has been a major achievement, but, as we have heard, there is still a great deal to do. We particularly welcome the chance for the Committee to tackle the issue of outreach. The Committee has an essential role to play in promoting bilateral and multilateral assistance programmes both between States and with international and regional organizations. That will allow individual States to develop effective action plans and to learn from good practice.”
2006-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5446 (2006) · source
“I should like to start by thanking the three Committee Chairmen for their detailed briefings and for their and their Committees' work throughout the year. I should like also to thank the experts and staff members who support the Committees. I wish also to associate myself with the comments to be made later by the representative of Austria on behalf of the European Union. Terrorism continues to constitute one of the most serious threats to international peace and security. Substantial progress has been made on the counter- terrorism agenda over recent years, but the international community must continue to stand together and to do more. Only by helping all States to strengthen their capacity to tackle terrorism can we hope to succeed in the medium and the longer term.”
2006-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5446 (2006) · source
“As to us, may I conclude by saying that we remain committed to working with Security Council partners, with the Secretary-General and, crucially, with the Government of Timor-Leste to try to ensure that, from the present difficult situation, as I said, we shall produce a stable, peaceful and prosperous future for the people of Timor-Leste. That must be the abiding commitment that we stick to.”
2006-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5432 (2006) · source
“That is why it is imperative that the international community intensify its support and that the United Nations efforts focused on building and consolidating indigenous capacity actually enable the Government to take further responsibility for the reform process and to tackle the very difficult situation. That is why, like others, we are in favour of the follow-on United Nations mission in Timor-Leste. We have heard the arguments this morning; we do not need any more persuasion. Given all the points in my brief - what I would have argued in favour of it - I am going to assume that this should happen and that we have all been carried away by the substantive arguments.”
2006-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5432 (2006) · source
“It would appear, for example, that the recent problems were caused - or at least exacerbated - by failures within State institutions, including the military and the police. Those are areas in which key bilateral partners will no doubt be looking to bolster their support and build on what they have already been providing. In particular, however, we need to do that with an eye to the presidential and parliamentary elections in 2007. The most important role, it seems to us, in resolving the current situation and in addressing the longer-term challenges will, of course, be played by the Government of Timor-Leste.”
2006-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5432 (2006) · source
“He said that Dili was on the edge and that fear was palpable among a people traumatized by past violence. That has to stay with us and remind us even more of why we have to stay the course and be committed and united to help the Government of Timor-Leste as it tackles the immediate problems and tries to address longer-term issues. Despite the seriousness of the present situation and the recent events, it is important that we recognize the progress that has been made, as also set out in the briefing we have heard. We should also be encouraged by the steps taken to improve effective democratic governance, the adoption of key items of legislation and the continued cordial relationship between Timor- Leste and Indonesia. But what is clear is that it is all the more incumbent upon us to see further efforts made in a number of areas.”
2006-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5432 (2006) · source
“They also remind us, as the Foreign Minister has said, that we should not in any way take for granted the remarkable progress that was being made in Timor- Leste since the very difficult beginning. What is clear now is that the international community has to intensify its support for that country and for the Government, as well as to play the role that is necessary to permit Timor-Leste to respond to the challenges and to move towards lasting peace and stability. Despite the darkness of the present hour, we have to send the message loud and clear: that we stand by Timor-Leste at this time. Building peace is never easy. Given its origins, I think that is particularly the case in Timor-Leste. I was very struck by two sentences that the Foreign Minister used.”
2006-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5432 (2006) · source
“Allow me to thank Special Representative Hasegawa for his briefing. In addition, and in particular at this difficult time, I would like to express our gratitude to Foreign Minister Ramos-Horta for being with us today and for his frank assessment of the current situation in Timor- Leste. I wish to align myself with the statement to be made shortly by the representative of Austria on behalf of the European Union. Like the other members of the Council, the United Kingdom is extremely concerned by the events of recent days, and in particular by the loss of life about which we have heard. Those events highlight the challenges that Timor-Leste continues to face.”
2006-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5432 (2006) · source
“We believe that the process of reaching agreement on the shape and structure of that tribunal will support the work of the United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission. The successful completion of the Commission's investigation remains an essential element of efforts to promote security and stability in Lebanon and in the wider region. We reiterate the commitments and the requirements set out in Security Council resolutions 1595 (2005), 1636 (2005), 1644 (2005), and now 1664 (2006), for all Member States to cooperate fully and unconditionally with the Commission.”
2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source