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Enkhsaikhan

lines on the record: 76
first: 1998-12-23
most recent: 2002-07-10
sittings or episodes: 9
sources: un-security-council

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“Many instructive and constructive ideas are reflected in this report that the Council may find useful when preparing the draft resolution on this issue. On the other hand, the international community must be concerned with the disrespect for, and even Violations of, international humanitarian and human rights principles and norms in many, if not most, of the affected areas. This was rightly pointed out in the Secretary-General's report as the gap between law and reality. Therefore it is my delegation's belief that the international community should do more to strengthen international legal enforcement mechanisms, under which the parties to the relevant international Conventions on international humanitarian and human rights law would strictly comply with their obligations.”
1999-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4046Resumption1 (1999) · source
“The reason I mention here the case of East Timor is not because that it is the most recent one, but because such a swift international reaction to unfolding tragedy represents the kind of response by the Council that is expected of it in such emergency situations. I should like, therefore, to repeat my delegation's belief that the most efficient means of protecting civilians would be to prevent conflict situations and tackle their root causes, as they result in untold suffering for such vulnerable segments of the population as children, women, the elderly and so on. This is the central theme of the introduction of this year's report of the Secretary- General on the work of the Organization.”
1999-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4046Resumption1 (1999) · source
“In the meantime, we welcome the cooperative approach displayed by the Government of Indonesia towards the establishment of a multinational force, as was suggested by the Secretary-General and supported by the majority of the international community, to restore peace and security, protect the people, and honour and implement the results of the popular consultation as painlessly as possible. We express the hope that the multinational force will be established and dispatched as soon as possible. Allow me, in this light, to express my delegation's strong belief that international involvement in this case will be in the interest not only of the Indonesian and East Timorese peoples, but also in the interest of stability, peace and security in the region.”
1999-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4046Resumption1 (1999) · source
“In this regard, my delegation duly appreciates the steps taken by the Council in addressing the emergency situation in East Timor by sending its mission to Jakarta and Dili, holding an open debate in the Council and adopting, three days ago, resolution 1264 (1999), authorizing, as a priority measure, the establishment of a multinational force to restore peace and security in East Timor, to protect and support the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) and to facilitate humanitarian assistance operations there. My delegation fully supports the Council's action aimed at halting and reversing, as soon as possible, the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in East Timor. My delegation welcomes such a style of work and expresses the hope that it will be, where appropriate, pursued by the Council in the future.”
1999-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4046Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Addressing this question specifically should result in an action-oriented resolution or decision of the Council addressed to the entire membership of the United Nations, the United Nations family and civil society. N o conflict or crisis is the same. Therefore, we believe that a serious and constructive approach towards emergency situations could be workable and thus productive. The international community has a fresh example of such a constructive yet firm approach in the case of East Timor.”
1999-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4046Resumption1 (1999) · source
“It would be accurate to say that the question of the physical, moral, economic and other terrible sufferings of civilians in situations of armed conflict arises in almost every meeting of this Council and in other important United Nations meetings on the issue of international peace and security. This fact alone testifies to the serious and critical nature of the issue. In this context, my delegation would like to note with satisfaction that the Council, which bears primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, has always paid attention to the question of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. However, the question has always been addressed in the context of a particular emergency situation or a particular case.”
1999-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4046Resumption1 (1999) · source
“The next century should be different. We all know the appalling statistics of human suffering as a direct result of armed conflict, or indirectly, as a consequence of violence against innocent civilians, refugees or displaced persons. Today more than 90 per cent of armed conflicts take place within, rather than among, States. That means that in most cases it is the civilian population that is targeted. As a result, the world is witnessing various kinds of violence, including intimidation, brutalization, torture, killing, mutilation, genocide, "ethnic cleansing" - all used against helpless civilians in different parts of the world. Therefore, it is my delegation's strong belief that the subject of today's debate is crucially important and that the Council should search for more efficient and comprehensive ways to address this issue.”
1999-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4046Resumption1 (1999) · source
“My delegation's thanks and appreciation also go to the Secretary-General for his report to the Council prepared in response to the Council's previous open debate held on this item last February and to the alarming general situation to which, yesterday in the debate, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights once again drew the attention of the Council and, indeed, the international community. My delegation shares the general assessment of the situation and supports the recommendations contained in the Secretary-General's report on how the Council and Member States should act in order to improve the protection of civilians in situations of armed conflict, in which innocent civilian populations, in particular women and children, suffer in great numbers. This century has been the bloodiest one that humankind has ever known.”
1999-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4046Resumption1 (1999) · source
“It is a great honour for me to have the opportunity to participate in an open debate in the Council on the question of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. At the outset, I would like to express my delegation's appreciation to you, Mr. President, for pursuing the timely initiative to hold another open debate in the Council on this important issue with the participation of United Nations Member States and to have the Council adopt a bold resolution.”
1999-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4046Resumption1 (1999) · source
“In conclusion, allow me to express my delegation's full support for organizing, when necessary, open debates on matters that affect international peace and security in general on issues that could be considered forms of preventive measures and diplomacy. The consideration of such issues involving the entire membership of the United Nations could benefit the Council not only by providing it with rich experience, but also by thus enlisting the real practical input and contributions of Member States.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“In this regard, the United Nations should properly address the various root causes of armed conflicts and find ways to prevent and avoid conflict situations. Mongolia believes that the Security Council should not only strongly condemn the targeting of children in situations of armed conflict, but also take concrete legal, political and other necessary steps to combat it. Therefore, we fully support the measures to be taken as reflected in the draft resolution on this question. Thus, the Security Council should unequivocally reaffirm its readiness to consider appropriate responses to cases in which children are specifically targeted and it should remain seized of the matter until there is considerable progress. We agree that, meanwhile, the Secretary-General should be asked to report on the situation in a year's time.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“It is also our belief that a strong International Criminal Court (ICC) would play not only a positive role in prosecuting the perpetrators of such criminal acts, but a preventive role as well. Therefore, every effort should be made to strengthen the ICC and make it operational as soon as possible. The next century belongs to our children. It is therefore our responsibility to protect the young generation and to make their lives more secure and safe. In a broader context, the most efficient means of protecting children would be preventing conflict situations in the first place. In this context, Mongolia attaches great importance to the preventive diplomacy, peacekeeping activities and peace-building measures of the United Nations, especially in the regions affected by armed conflicts.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“The United Nations can and must play an important role in the efforts to combat violations of international law where children are drawn into or otherwise affected by armed conflicts. That is why we support the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General as well as all other United Nations efforts in this regard. Their work should be continued and even reinforced. In this context, my delegation favours the early adoption of the optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts. It is also my delegation's earnest hope that the working group of the Commission on Human Rights, drafting the optional protocol to the Convention, will soon finalize its work and submit the results to the General Assembly through the Commission.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Simply said, the protection of children and the defenceless is the real yardstick for assessing a State's commitment to human rights and dignity. The consideration in such an open debate, with the wide participation of Member States, of the negative impact of armed conflict on children is important not only for drawing the attention of the international community once again to this pressing question, but also for determining the adequate practical ways of combating such atrocities. In this regard, my delegation fully subscribes to the recommendations reflected in the five areas of engagement that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General outlined in his report to the Security Council back in 1998.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Graga Machel, the Secretary-General's expert on the question of impact of armed conflict on children, are most revealing and alarming. The plight of children in armed conflicts, unfortunately, has not changed for the better; if anything, it has worsened. We believe that it is futile to talk about human security if we cannot ensure the protection of children in wartime or in armed conflicts, and the protection of their rights under international humanitarian law. We believe that without protecting its children, that is, its young, innocent and unprotected members, no society can be fair, stable or prosperous. All societies are morally bound to protect children and to create all the conditions necessary for their development, education and welfare. The State is called upon to play an important role.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“In some 50 countries, if not more, children are suffering, both physically and psychologically, from the impact of armed conflicts. It lies heavily on the conscience of the international community that it has allowed, during the last decade alone, two million children to be killed, over one million to be orphaned and six million to be seriously injured or permanently disabled. It has been estimated that in 1998, child soldiers numbered over 200,000; in a year, that figure increased to nearly 300,000. The report given to the Security Council last year by Mr. Olara Otunnu, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, his informative and thought- provoking statement this morning, and the seminal report of Ms.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“It is hoped that, as a result of this discussion, the Council will adopt a strong, practical resolution and thus send the clear message from the international community that the protection of children affected by wars and conflicts is high on its agenda and that strong, effective domestic and international measures are needed to cope with this problem. My delegation fully agrees with previous speakers that the protection of children in armed conflicts has become one of the most pressing human security and moral issues facing the world. Today it is the civilian population, in particular women and children, that is suffering most in armed conflicts. Millions of children are targeted in armed conflicts; they are abused, abducted, used in hostilities and killed.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“It is an honour for me to address the Security Council on the agenda item entitled "Children and armed conflict". I would like at the outset to express our gratitude to you, Mr. President, for initiating and organizing the follow-up to the open debate of the Council on this important issue, held in June 1998. My delegation welcomed the Security Council's open debate on this issue as a means of drawing attention to the plight of children in conflict and post-conflict situations. It also welcomed the presidential statement adopted by the Security Council on this issue last year, strongly condemning the targeting of children in armed conflicts. The discussion that the Security Council is having today is both timely and necessary. It enables us to refocus our attention on this issue once again, bearing in mind past experience.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“In conclusion, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the Security Council has been dealing mostly with immediate problems and has not so often considered questions of ensuring peace and security in the broader context. We believe that addressing other, broader issues of the maintenance of international peace and security, such as the one that is being considered today, would not only promote further transparency and wider participation by States that are not members of the Council, but would also prove quite useful.”
1998-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3954Resumption1 (1998) · source
“We believe that the emerging new concept of human security provides the opportunity to address this question in a more comprehensive manner. As today's debate underlines, the questions of proper coordination of the post-conflict peace-building efforts of the international community, of avoiding duplication and of financing these actions need to be addressed. With respect to the latter, effective mobilization of internal and international resources is of crucial importance. Equally, short-term peace-building measures need to be followed up by long-term programmes and strategies aimed at strengthening national institutions, promoting good governance, eradicating poverty and ensuring sustainable development.”
1998-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3954Resumption1 (1998) · source
“Furthermore, the root causes - that is, the underlying political, economic, social and ethnic problems that have led to the conflict in the first place - ought to be seriously addressed and dealt with. Otherwise, previously taken measures, however important and successful they might have been, would only be half measures. In this, we believe, the role not only of the Security Council, but of all the relevant United Nations bodies, especially the General Assembly, as well as the Economic and Social Council, development agencies, financial institutions, regional organizations and the donor community is essential. In that regard, the reform of the United Nations system should also address the questions of the roles of the appropriate United Nations bodies in more effectively addressing the questions of development.”
1998-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3954Resumption1 (1998) · source
“With the increasing interdependence of States and increasing globalization, non-traditional - or should I say, non-military - sources of threats to peace and security are also increasing. This demands that the socio- economic root causes of many conflicts also be properly addressed. Otherwise, no peace can be stable or durable. Today's consideration of this item bears testimony to the realization and acceptance of this reality. It is also of great importance to address properly the question of national reconciliation and the psychological and political factors that define the attitudes of States in conflict towards each other, or of parties in case of internal conflicts. In our view, mutual suspicion needs to be overcome and social peace allowed to take root and develop if the recurrence of conflict is to be avoided.”
1998-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3954Resumption1 (1998) · source
“The post-cold-war experience - be it in many countries of the Africa continent, in Cambodia or in Central America - demonstrates that disarming the previously warring parties, the destruction of weapons, demining, restoration of order, repatriation of refugees, organizing and monitoring elections, strengthening governmental institutions and, in many cases, promoting the fuller political participation of former adversaries are all important factors in post-conflict peace-building. The example of Mozambique and some other positive examples have been cited here. Other examples - or should I say, lessons - caution that ignoring post-conflict peace-building makes peace very fragile.”
1998-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3954Resumption1 (1998) · source
“We fully agree that, though post-conflict peace-building may not be considered part of peacekeeping and peacemaking, the essential elements of post-conflict peace-building should be borne in mind and, to the extent possible, reflected in peace agreements and settlements. On the other hand, when post-conflict peace-building is successful, it, in its own turn, broadens and strengthens the foundations of peace and security. Almost seven years have passed since the summit meeting of the Security Council addressed broader issues of international peace and security.”
1998-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3954Resumption1 (1998) · source
“Therefore, we believe that today's consideration will prove useful as well. Taking a broader approach to security implies addressing wider dimensions of international security. Being the organ of the United Nations with the principal responsibility for the maintenance of peace and security, the Security Council is expected to address these questions. Post-cold-war practice has vividly demonstrated that there is a direct link between the maintenance of peace and security and post-conflict peace-building. As far back as 1992 this link was underlined in the Secretary-General's report "An Agenda for Peace" and its supplement. Since then life has shown that peace- building, peacemaking and peacekeeping operations can be truly lasting if and when the question of post-conflict peace-building is correctly and successfully tackled.”
1998-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3954Resumption1 (1998) · source
“I am honoured to have the opportunity to address the Council on this agenda item. At the outset, I would like to express our gratitude to you, Mr. President, for initiating and organizing the consideration of this important issue. We believe that thematic consideration of wider issues pertaining to strengthening international peace and security is quite useful, especially when there is wider participation and input, as at this meeting. In this regard, we believe that the several meetings devoted to Africa and its problems - including the meetings on the causes of conflict in Africa, on the question of children and armed conflict, and others - have proved to be useful, not only in drawing the attention of the international community to these pressing issues, but also in determining adequate responses to them.”
1998-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3954Resumption1 (1998) · source