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“We hope that the national forum on reconciliation in C6te d'Ivoire, which has just drawn to a close, will be followed, this very day, by statements by President Gbagbo to ensure social and political stability, respect for human rights and genuine national unity. In the three countries of the Mano River Union - Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea - important elections will be taking place within the next year to year and a half. The outcome of these processes can have a decisive effect on peace and security in the subregion. We hope that the latest developments in Liberia will provide an opportunity to galvanize national reconciliation.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“In Togo, for three years now, the political situation has led to an agreement - the Lome framework agreement - for the organization of legislative elections, which we are still awaiting, and of presidential elections, over which there is also much uncertainty. As for Cote d'Ivoire, I noted earlier the recently concluded forum on national reconciliation. I am pleased to add that relations between Cote d'Ivoire and its neighbours, especially Burkina Faso and Mali, have considerably improved since the last briefing - with the discreet but constant support of the Secretary- General here in New York, and also during the OAU Summit in Lusaka.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“United Nations agencies, Council members and the international community should consider implementing a special package of programmes designed to protect children in armed conflicts in West Africa, which would include, inter alia, disarmament, demobilization, reintegration, education, health, social welfare and professional reintegration. The countries of the Mano River Union could be used as a test for the implementation of this package approach, before it is expanded to other countries of the subregion. The fourth challenge is peace, justice and national reconciliation. Indeed, in many countries of the subregion, national reconciliation, justice and peace remain critical factors for sustainable peace. Certain countries like Togo, cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone and Nigeria deserve special mention.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“ECOWAS has recently established a unit on children in armed conflicts, while cote d'Ivoire and Mali, in the framework of their common struggle against child trafficking, have reached agreements on this question. And cote d'Ivoire, for its part, recently adopted new legislation designed to fight child trafficking and to protect children from trafficking, particularly in the framework of the cocoa industry. For this reason, continued international support for these initiatives remains critical to their success.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“Nevertheless, he reiterated that ECOWAS member States had just renewed their commitment by once again extending the Moratorium for another three years and by asking the United Nations to continue to lend its support for its implementation. In this regard, several initiatives have been undertaken by ECOWAS. For example, an ECOWAS office responsible for the issue of light arms was created. Likewise, a liaison officer has also been appointed in ECOWAS to act as a link with the Programme for Coordination and Assistance for Security and Development (PCASED), which is in place in Bamako. Finally, a new director of PCASED has been appointed by the United Nations Development Programme for strengthening cooperation between PCASED and ECOWAS. The third challenge is the problem of children in armed conflict.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“But that recommendation was not heeded, at least not by the United Nations. We are pleased to note, however, that in deciding on the confidence-building measures I referred to a while ago, the three countries of the Mano River Union envisaged having common observers along the borders and allocating resources for the reintegration of some of the combatants. As for the circulation of weapons per se, the mission recommended international action to stop the illegal circulation of small arms in the subregion. The Executive Secretary of ECOWAS informed the Task Force on the West African Subregion that, for a number of reasons, the objectives of the Moratorium on Small Arms in West Africa that had been drawn up by its members three years before had only been partially achieved.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“And, with regard to Sierra Leone, the imminent end of disarmament, the transformation of the RUF into a political party, the upcoming electoral campaigns for the presidential and legislative elections, and the triumphs and disappointments that will follow the elections, are all factors that could, in conjunction with the blocked reintegration process and the almost non- existent hope of an economic recovery, jeopardize the current peace process in Sierra Leone and have an effect on the subregion. The second problem posing a challenge is that of the circulation of light weapons. With regard to this problem and how it impacts the process of reintegration, the mission recommended that the United Nations consider a simultaneous DDR process in the Mano River Union subregion.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“In fact, we must note today that a great deal remains to be done with regard to the reintegration of former combatants of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and other former combatants in Sierra Leone. Mozambique was in its time a relevant case, in which former combatants were generously reintegrated, and we can see how peace has prevailed in Mozambique since then. On the other hand, the cases of Liberia and Guinea Bissau, where the reintegration process has been blocked, show that when there is such a blockage, war can break out again at any time.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“The first question is that of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR). The current impossibility of having adequate resources to support the reintegration of demobilized soldiers and armed militia groups in several countries of the subregion continues to pose a risk to the stability of the subregion, as well a risk of a resurgence of the conflict in Liberia - as recent events in Kolahun illustrate. It could also jeopardize peace in Sierra Leone. It has been proposed that the Security Council appeal for the process of disarmament and reintegration under way in Sierra Leone to be given greater support from the international community.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“Members of the Council could make an urgent appeal to the international donor community to respond favourably and generously to requests for humanitarian assistance for refugees and displaced persons in the countries of the Mano River region. That is the situation today. I would now like to try to respond to the question of the challenges that must now be met. The developments in the subregion, and particularly in the Mano River region, clearly point to the need for the Council to remain engaged. It is clear that there continue to be tensions within the countries concerned and across their national boundaries. If not contained, those tensions could jeopardize the peace and security, development and integration of the entire subregion. It is for that reason that the following questions present particular challenges.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“The Secretary-General has already alerted his representatives in both Sierra Leone and Liberia to monitor the situations closely and propose ways and means for better response by the United Nations. I would also like to draw the attention of the members of the Security Council to the fact that many Liberian refugees are still living in Guinea and Sierra Leone and that there are also displaced Liberian nationals in Liberia itself. At this very moment the departments concerned are in the process of requesting authorization from the security services to send a mission to the Kolahun region and to northern Liberia. At the same time, we are seeing signs of impatience towards Sierra Leonean and Liberian refugees on the part of the host community in Guinea.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“Nonetheless, the humanitarian situation has been affected by the latest fighting in Liberia. Several thousand refugees, mostly women and children, have been forced to flee their homes at a time when the capacity of humanitarian agencies to respond to their needs is at its lowest. Most of them have even crossed borders and now find themselves in neighbouring countries. This means that we must act very quickly to help these innocent victims, as well as to put in place processes to contain the war in Liberia and to scale it back. Humanitarian agencies are currently assessing the needs in Liberia, and the situation will become clearer in the coming days.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“It could be said that the situation has improved significantly since then, both in Sierra Leone and Guinea. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has done excellent work in assisting, relocating and repatriating refugees and in helping displaced persons - with regard to both Sierra Leonean and Liberian refugees in Guinea. UNHCR has also launched a mass information campaign targeting Sierra Leonean refugees in order to inform them about the repatriation options available to them. Moreover, it has adjusted upwards its repatriation and reintegration plan. It expects to be able to repatriate 500,000 displaced Sierra Leoneans in the subregion, including the 200,000 Sierra Leoneans residing as refugees in neighbouring countries, mainly in Guinea, and also in Liberia.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“This support is crucial, as any further deterioration of the situation in Guinea-Bissau would affect not only that country but also Senegal, because of its proximity to the Casamance region of that country, where rebellion is under way. Members of the Council will recall that in the report of 2 May, in addition to the questions regarding the Mano River Union, Guinea-Bissau, cote d'Ivoire and other countries, the situation of refugees was emphasized by the mission, and some of the most important recommendations related to that question. In that respect, the Mission made recommendations regarding moving refugee camps that were too close to the borders and relocating them far from those borders, separating real refugees from armed militias and ensuring access to populations requiring humanitarian assistance.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“Even if at present the persistent instability has adversely affected the will of donors and their confidence in the Government's ability to function efficiently, we believe that it is necessary for the international donor community to continue to assist the country so as to help it meet its most pressing economic and social needs and to foster the feeling among the population that democracy can bring tangible improvements in their living conditions. In this respect, we wish to commend the World Bank for continuing its initiative to finance the reintegration of former combatants in Guinea-Bissau, as recommended by the mission in its report of 2 May.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“We believe that the opportunity for us to represent the Secretary- General in the ECOWAS summit, scheduled to take place in Dakar in two days' time, will make it possible for us to participate in various informal consultations on Guinea-Bissau. In spite of the unstable situation, we believe that international financial assistance to Guinea-Bissau remains an urgent necessity if we are to enable that country to deal with the deep-rooted causes of the crisis, given that institutions are Virtually non-existent, the army is disorganized, former combatants need to be reintegrated, and there is endemic poverty and a crippling debt burden.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“Recently, in the light of information regarding an attempted coup d'etat, measures were taken that led to, inter alia, the replacement of the Prime Minister, a number of arrests within the military hierarchy and a worsening of the unstable political situation. In consultation with the leaders of ECOWAS, the Secretary-General has initiated, or provided support for, various initiatives involving the President of Guinea-Bissau and the authorities of that country, and the United Nations is continuing to cooperate with ECOWAS and with the Community of Portuguese- Speaking Countries, with a View to stabilizing the political situation in Guinea-Bissau.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“We believe that in the face of this worsening situation, Council members should encourage President Kabbah and President Taylor to cooperate fully and join together in an effort to contain the situation, in the mutual interests of the two countries and in their own interests. As for Guinea-Bissau, the political, economic and social situation remains fragile. Attempted coups d'e'tat have led to instability and a number of crises within the country - disagreements between the President and the Assembly, between the President and the judiciary, between the President and officials - 60 per cent of whom he considers to be corrupt - and between the President and his own party.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“On the other hand, the recent intensification of fighting in the north-east and north- west of Liberia poses a real problem and threatens peace, not only in Liberia but in Sierra Leone. There is now even speculation that rebels from Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy may have decided to attack Sierra Leone with the aim of prompting that country to build up its military forces and start a war with Liberia. In the absence of peace and stability in Liberia, therefore - unless the fighting is isolated and the civil war there contained - it is clear that the process of peace and stability in Sierra Leone may be threatened. This only reinforces the validity of the concept of a regional and integrated approach, which is at the heart of the report of 2 May 2001.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“The report of 2 May 2001 focused a great deal on developments in Sierra Leone. Today, we welcome the progress being made in the peace process in Sierra Leone, in particular the near-completion of the disarmament programme and the deployment of observers throughout the country. This has significantly improved the political and security situation, not only in Sierra Leone but in the subregion at large. It has also facilitated the work of the developmental and humanitarian and organizations, in particular as they respond to the problems of refugees and displaced persons. However, it must be noted that the situation in Sierra Leone cannot be isolated from developments in neighbouring countries. On the one hand, progress in the Sierra Leone peace process has had a positive impact on the overall security and stability of the Mano River Union.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“Today, the future of the subregion largely depends on the capacity of the Mano River Union authorities - and on the international community, which should assist in the implementation of its decisions - for turning the commitments of the leaders into concrete action. Those decisions should usher in a new era of good relations and cooperation based on a revival of common economic activities. That is why we believe that Council members may wish to appeal to the three countries of the Mano River Union to maintain the momentum generated by their recent ministerial meeting so as to ensure the implementation of the confidence-building measures adopted. The Council could also urge the heads of State of the three countries to hold the proposed summit to restore confidence and cooperation at the highest level.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“We are in contact with the ECA with a View to initiating a meeting of representatives of all of the programmes, institutions and departments that are involved with the Mano River Union, to consider what kind of practical follow-up there might be to the request that was made to the Secretary-General by the three Foreign Ministers. In this respect, I would like to pay tribute to the United Nations Development Programme for its generous contribution to the Mano River Women's Peace Network, which has enabled it to continue its activities and will make it possible for it to participate in the ECOWAS summit, which is scheduled to begin the day after tomorrow in Dakar. It will also make it possible for it to sensitize the authorities to the importance of peace in the Mano River Union as well as in the entire ECOWAS region.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“In the light of those developments, and as a follow-up to that meeting between the Secretary- General and the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Mano River Union countries, consultations have began in the Secretariat. Members will recall that, three years ago, the Secretary-General requested the Economic Commission for Africa, headquartered in Addis Ababa, to consider bringing the three Mano River Union countries together to study their economic integration and development problems, and to see how the United Nations could make an economic contribution to reviving the Mano River Union. In spite of some initial reluctance, with some leaders even calling the existence of the Union into question, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) sent four missions into the field.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“The Foreign Ministers of the three countries took advantage of their presence in New York to brief the Secretary-General in the margins of the general debate on the conclusions of their meetings and, most important, to request the United Nations to provide assistance in implementing their recommendations in three major areas: support for the revitalization of the Mano River Union and its secretariat; support for confidence-building measures along the common borders of the three States; and support for civil society and for groups involved in the promotion of peace in the subregion, in particular the Mano River Union Women's Peace Network, to which I have already made reference.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“Dialogue among ministers for foreign affairs, defence and the interior began in August 2001 with the aim of restoring confidence at the highest political level, considering security problems along the common borders and preparing for a summit of heads of State, which is planned for early 2002. The ministers also discussed revitalizing the institutions and mechanisms of the Mano River Union.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“Since the Council's last briefing, there has been a relative reduction of tension among the three countries of the Mano River Union - Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone - following significant progress in the ministerial dialogue among those three countries. That was the result of internal political will as well as of political pressure from outside, including from the Chairman of ECOWAS and other ECOWAS leaders, from the United Nations, from international partners and from civil society actors in the Mano River Union-including the Mano River Union Women's Peace Network, which succeeded in convincing the three Presidents of the need to instruct their ministers to begin a process of confidence-building and dialogue.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“To this rather favourable picture, we can add the fact that democratic, vigorously contested and transparent elections were held in the Gambia, which has helped further consolidate the democratic process in the subregion. Last but not least, the humanitarian situation has greatly improved following progress in the peace process in Sierra Leone. Despite all those improvements, the overall political situation remains volatile, and the threat of insecurity and instability in the subregion remains real in the Mano River Union area and in Guinea-Bissau. The plight of refugees and internally displaced persons, although improved, still continues to be of great concern.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“Moreover, the Government of Guinea decided not to force through legislative elections that would have caused an escalation of the internal political crisis that followed the controversial referendum last month on the possible renewal and extension of the term of office of the President of the Republic. Along the same lines, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank, on the basis of a recommendation contained in the West Africa report, have dispatched a mission to Guinea- Bissau and are in the process of developing an overall peace-building and development plan for Guinea- Bissau with the active involvement of the Office of the Representative of the Secretary-General for Guinea- Bissau.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“Members will recall that the report on West Africa made a number of recommendations, some of them specifically related to the areas of peace and security, governance, human rights and humanitarian assistance. Since the publication of the report and since the last Council briefing, we have witnessed some tangible improvement in some parts of West Africa, including the following. The peace process in Sierra Leone has continued to progress. Along the same lines, the Government of cote d'Ivoire has organized a dialogue for national reconciliation, which was attended by all the major leaders; today we await a statement from President Gbagbo on the outcome of that national-reconciliation forum, which has now ended and whose chairman transmitted its conclusions to the President a few days ago.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“The Task Force has also begun considering some of the crosscutting issues in anticipation of the creation, establishment and functioning of the office of a special representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa. In that regard, the Task Force has held consultations with a variety of partners, including the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) through its Executive Secretary and through many of its members and other international partners such as the European Union, including the special envoy of its President for the Mano River Union region. There have also been contacts with the United States Agency for International Development, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. In that connection, we have made recommendations to various departments and programmes on specific issues discussed with those partners.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“In the absence of the funds necessary to transform the Inter-Agency Task Force on the West African Subregion into an integrated mission task force, in accordance with the recommendations of the Brahimi report, the Task Force has continued to meet weekly to consider the problems in the subregion and to commence the implementation of the priority recommendations elaborated by the Task Force. In that framework, all departments and programmes represented in the Task Force conduct regular comprehensive reviews of the subregion, considering issues relating to peace and security, governance, humanitarian assistance and human rights.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“The time has come - today, perhaps - to assess the evolution of the situation and also to outline the challenges that remain and that will be addressed specifically once the office has been established. I should like to focus on that exercise, touching first of all on the situation as it stands now before I turn to the challenges. With respect to the current situation, since the report was issued the United Nations has begun the process of implementing the recommendations contained in it.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“The report also affirmed that such an approach would enable the international community to address the multiplicity of factors that underlie those conflicts, and that a regional strategy would also enable us to take into account the cross-border problems that often cause the spillover of a conflict from one country to neighbouring ones. The report also recommended that the Secretary- General should consider the establishment of a United Nations Office for West Africa to coordinate the development and implementation of such a regional approach and to facilitate and carry out good offices missions, on behalf of the Secretary-General, in the context of efforts to prevent conflicts at the early stages of their gestation.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“As Council members may recall, the report of the Inter-Agency Mission to West Africa issued on 2 May 2001 underscored the fragility of the political, security, social and humanitarian situation, as well as the precarious governance and economic development conditions in West Africa, particularly in the Mano River Union countries, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau and the Casamance region of Senegal. The report recommended that the United Nations, as well as the international community, should consider the adoption of an integrated and comprehensive regional approach in the context of efforts to prevent, manage and contribute to resolving the many conflicts in the region.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“It is growing late, and this Council has no alternative but to act with diligence, lucidity and firmness, but also with a keen sense of discernment, by adopting unanimously the draft resolution presented by Tunisia and Egypt. The principles and philosophy of that draft resolution are in accord with the Promethean vision and objectives developed by American Secretary of State Colin Powell in his famous Louisville statement. This must be done before the advocates of violence, hatred and conflagration come together in a league of extremism of all stripes to exploit the current situation to try to promote their dark doctrine and proceed with their lethal designs, at the expense of the humanistic brotherhood of civilizations.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“In the wake of statements made earlier by the representatives of Palestine, Egypt, Tunisia and others, our Committee has just stated its position, which flows directly from the position of the General Assembly regarding the explosive situation on the ground and its serious threat to international peace and security. It is growing late, and at a time when everyone is justifiably questioning the future of the peace process, the Council is duty-bound to shoulder its responsibility - nothing more and nothing less, without procrastinating - to send a clear message and adopt concrete and decisive measures dictated by the urgency of the circumstances.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“This situation tests the credibility of the Security Council, as well as of the General Assembly, because Israeli-Arab relations stumble constantly on the question of Palestine. The fact that this long-standing issue is central to any lasting solution to the Middle East problem necessitates the restoration of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people on the basis of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations. Our Committee has said many times that peace cannot thrive, nor can there by any development, in the region as long as Palestinians and Israelis, who are destined to live together, fail to develop relations of trust as sovereign States within secure and internationally guaranteed borders. The State of Israel and the future State of Palestine each has a right to existence, peace and development in dignity and security.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“We also demand a resumption of the peace negotiations according to the timetable already agreed, in accordance with the recommendations of the Mitchell report and the Tenet document, together with the implementation of a mechanism of supervision. Finally, we ask that a just and durable overall settlement be arrived at in accordance with resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) of the Security Council, in keeping with the principle of land for peace, as reaffirmed in resolution 56/36 of the General Assembly, adopted only a few days ago. The Committee of which I am Chairman welcomes the most recent statement made by the representative of Israel regarding his commitment to peace and a resumption of the peace negotiations, and also that Israel will comply with the implementation of resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) of the Security Council.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“Under the circumstances, the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People urgently calls for the immediate, unconditional and total withdrawal of the Israeli forces from the occupied Palestinian territories and the immediate cessation of all acts of violence and provocation, together with the deployment of a protection or observation force in the area. We call for respect for the principles enshrined in the 1949 Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War and respect for the provisions of the relevant United Nations resolutions. Those principles that have been reasserted in the Declaration of the Conference of the High Contracting Parties, convened in Geneva on 5 December this year.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“Our Committee has noticed that at times, the Israeli Government has wanted to exploit a tragic international situation, and that it tried to capitalize on the legitimate emotion generated by the tragic events that the people of the United States and the community of nations lived through recently. Mr. President, you and the other members of the Security Council will acknowledge that frustration, exasperation and rage are looming. The situation has become unacceptable and so explosive that the international community is duty-bound to do something to mitigate or banish the horrible consequences of a tragedy that is all too well known.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“This inflicts upon the long-suffering Palestinian people new suffering and unacceptable collective sanctions. Instead of pacifying the situation and creating a climate conducive to the implementation of the Mitchell report and Tenet document, these vengeful acts that have caused so many deaths and massive destruction of property could, if we are not careful, degenerate into a disastrous confrontation with unpredictable consequences for the region and the world at large. Even worse, the Israeli Government disregards the Palestinian Authority's efforts to stop the violence and punish those who perpetrate violent acts. Our Committee strongly condemns such acts, regardless of whether they are committed by the Palestinian or the Israeli side.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“This debate has been made necessary by an explosive situation that has followed the exacerbation of violence in the occupied Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem - a perverse sequence of indiscriminate or targeted assassinations, outbursts of anger and extreme and disproportionate retaliatory measures on the part of the Israeli troops, and almost desperate retaliatory actions, to say nothing of heinous acts of opportunism on the part of well-known unrepentant extremists. The Council will not be surprised to hear that our Committee is particularly disquieted, given the extreme and ruthless measures taken by the occupation authorities - measures that have been referred to by earlier speakers, and I do not need to recall them. These measures negate, in effect, the agreements that were entered into by both parties.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“Mr. Fall: I would like to wish you every success in your endeavours, Mr. President, and to congratulate you warmly on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and on the outstanding manner in which you, Ambassador Ouane, Permanent Representative of Mali, are guiding its work. I would also like to pay tribute to your predecessor, Ambassador Mignonette Patricia Durrant of Jamaica, who guided the work of the Council in exemplary fashion last month. Of course, I am deeply indebted to you, Sir, and to your colleagues on the Security Council, for having so generously given the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People the opportunity to address the Council, through me, in this important debate.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“In carrying out this undertaking, my country would like to be assured of the full support of the Security Council, whose fundamental role in the maintenance of international peace and security is clear.”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“Several ministerial-level meetings have been held recently in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, following its initiative. Important questions were discussed during the meetings, relating to the activities of armed bands in the subregion, the situation of refugees, measures to rebuild confidence and security in the region, and the need to reactivate the various organs of the Mano River Union. My country believes that the objective conditions for making the Mano River basin an area of stability, security and socio-economic integration essentially depend on all its members respecting the conventions and treaties linking the three countries, including the Treaty on non-aggression and security signed at Monrovia in 1986 and the 15th Protocol of the Union Declaration, signed at Conakry on 8 May 2000.”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“My delegation believes that the current calm along the Guinean borders and the significant progress made in Sierra Leone came about mainly because of the following two factors: first, sanctions were imposed under resolution 1343 (2001), which significantly constrained the activities of the Monrovia authorities; and secondly, the Guinean armed forces regained control of the situation on the ground and were able to contain and push back rebel troop attacks. Finally, my delegation would like to report to the Council on recent events in our subregion. These positive events supporting the international community's efforts to restore peace and security were possible due to the clear-sightedness of the Mano River Women Peace Network.”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“We endorse the following recommendations: first, that the arms embargo on Liberia be maintained until it is determined that the Liberian Government has complied with all the provisions of resolution 1343 (2001); secondly, that an arms embargo be imposed on the armed non-State actors in the three countries of the Mano River Union; thirdly, that investigations continue on the amount of funds allegedly diverted from logging to buy arms, in violation of the sanctions; fourthly, that a mandatory, credible and transparent certification regime for diamonds be established for Liberia, as has already been done in the cases of Sierra Leone and Guinea; and lastly, that a reliable system be established or strengthened in the subregional airports to prevent the movement of all persons under a travel ban, pursuant to resolution 1343 (2001).”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“Under its mandate, as set forth in page 20 of the report, the Panel considered the following matters: violations of the arms embargo; the Liberian Government's ending of all support for the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), whose destabilizing role in the subregion has often been demonstrated; investigation of the exploitation of natural resources and other economic activities that feed the conflict in our subregion; the illegal activities of some individuals relating to the conflict; and all violations of the provisions of resolution 1343 (2001). In the light of the content of the report of the Panel of Experts, my delegation would stress its concern over the many flagrant violations of resolution 1343 (2001).”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“Mr. Fall (Guinea) (spoke in French): Madam President, I should like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of November. I know and admire your diplomatic abilities, and I am convinced that the Council will work effectively under your leadership. I should also like to congratulate Ambassador Ryan on the excellent work done under his presidency last month. My delegation would like to express its appreciation for the excellent report of the Panel of Experts set up pursuant to paragraph 19 of Security Council resolution 1343 (2001), on Liberia. This report is in document S/2001/1015, dated 26 October 2001.”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“Technical expertise is urgently needed in the Secretariat in such areas as military technology, illegal arms trafficking, illicit diamonds, customs regulations and investigations, and international finance and asset management. Greater availability of legal expertise is also needed. In short, making sanctions smarter will not be enough. We must also provide the necessary means, and the will, for them to succeed.”
2001-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4394 (2001) · source