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“Mr. Fall: I will be very brief. The representative of France raised the issue of how neighbours would be fully accepted in the conference. I can only report that when the meeting of the National Coordinators was held in June in Nairobi, the issue of Zambia was raised. It was at that meeting that a decision was taken to include Zambia among the core countries. I think the same procedure may be followed. I intend to discuss with President Konare of the African Union Commission the issue of how the Union and the United Nations can coordinate their action in that way. The same representative raised the issue of what concrete actions will be put in motion after the 2004 summit. I think that this will be concretely responded to by the summit itself. I am sure that the preparatory process will help the summit to respond in this connection.”
2003-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4865 (2003) · source
“Indeed, from the perspective of any of the four thematic areas, the conference ultimately hinges on the question of security in the most noble meaning of that word - human security.”
2003-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4865 (2003) · source
“As the report notes and as the Secretary- General reiterated in his opening statement, it is important that the Office of the Special Representative "be provided with adequate resources so that it can meet the increasing demands that the launching of the preparatory process prompted". (5/2003/1099, para. 29) The third level is the Security Council. The role of the Security Council, as the organ primarily responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security, is of crucial importance in the preparation and convening of the conference; in providing political guidance in the conference process; in giving essential diplomatic support; and in mobilizing the international community for the conference.”
2003-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4865 (2003) · source
“Finally, a steering group has been established incorporating all of the United Nations agencies represented in Nairobi. It will serve as a framework for coordinating the system's contributions to all aspects of the preparation and holding of the conference. It is in this setting that the work in each of the conference's four thematic areas will be coordinated by one United Nations entity, represented in Nairobi. The second level will be based in New York, where an inter-departmental and inter-agency working group has been established within the Secretariat and meets periodically to coordinate contributions to the conference.”
2003-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4865 (2003) · source
“Basically, this is a question of the United Nations providing technical support for the national preparatory committees; the secretariat responsible for preparing and convening the follow-up meetings of the regional preparatory committee; political guidance for the discussions in the thematic meetings; institutional coordination of the contributions of the various departments, programmes and agencies of the United Nations system; and assistance in mobilizing the international community for the conference. In that respect, the Office of the Special Representative works in close cooperation with the various United Nations missions and offices in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi and with all of the coordinators of the United Nations system in every country of the region.”
2003-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4865 (2003) · source
“The principle of international partnership will play a particularly important role at the second summit of heads of State, at which the stability, security and development pact is to be adopted, and throughout the follow-up phase to the conference, in which the pact will be implemented and periodically assessed. The role of the United Nations is the third important element highlighted by the report for the preparation and convening of the conference. It can be analysed at three levels. The first is the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General.”
2003-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4865 (2003) · source
“Finally, the principle of international partnership is the basis of the imminent establishment, on 4 December 2003 in Geneva, of the Group of Friends of the Great Lakes region, thanks to the facilitation provided by Canada following consultations with the United Nations and the African Union. The Group will provide a framework for information exchange, consultation, cooperation and the harmonization of the individual and collective actions and initiatives of the international community of development partners for the preparation and holding of and follow-up to the international conference on the Great Lakes region.”
2003-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4865 (2003) · source
“First of all, it is reflected in the recognition of the importance of the participation, from the beginning to the end of the organizational process of the conference, of bilateral and multilateral development partners of the Great Lakes region. It is further expressed in the status of active observer granted to development partners. While the practical and operational conditions of this observer status remain to be clarified, it emerged very clearly during the meeting of National Coordinators that development partners will have the right not only to attend meetings, but also to take the floor and to contribute to the debates.”
2003-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4865 (2003) · source
“Naturally, the decisions relating to the conference, including projects, will depend on the will of the States of the region. The United Nations, the African Union, the neighbouring countries and international development partners should give full support to the principle of regional ownership, which was decided on by the heads of State of the region as one of the basic conditions for their agreement to hold the conference. The second pillar of the process for the conference is the principle of international partnership, and this is covered in paragraphs 24-27 of the report. This principle encompasses several levels.”
2003-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4865 (2003) · source
“In order to strengthen regional ownership, regional meetings of women and young people will be organized in order to better highlight, in each of the four themes of the conference, specific concerns of these two important social categories. The same applies to the meeting of the secretaries-general of the subregional organizations, which will cover all or part of the Great Lakes region, and the special envoy of the African Union - Mr. Keli Walubita, referred to this meeting just now - and it will be organized jointly by the African Union and the United Nations, and the date has just been decided on - from 8 to 9 December 2003. Finally, in order to enhance the principle of regional ownership, apart from the core countries of the region, their neighbours will be invited to participate as observers throughout the entire conference.”
2003-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4865 (2003) · source
“Regional ownership also means the active and decisive involvement by as broad a spectrum as possible of the main stakeholders in each country, including representatives of the various ministries concerned, representatives of civil society, as well as representatives of parliamentarians, union organizations and the business sector. The United Nations has already been approached by several of these institutions and regional and international groups, some of which, such as the Nyerere Foundation, the ITEKA League of Burundi, and the International Peace Academy, have already organized or plan to organize by the end of the year, meetings to enhance the preparatory process of the conference.”
2003-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4865 (2003) · source
“This preparatory expert phase will be followed by the political preparatory phase, during which the ministerial committees, upon instructions from the first summit of heads of State to be held in June 2004 in Tunisia, will translate the experts' ideas and proposals into targets in the areas of policy, strategies, programmes and projects. The work of these ministerial committees will go on for some months, and the duration will be decided on by the first summit. Finally, this preparatory phase will culminate in the second summit of heads of State, planned to be held in Kenya, although the date has not yet been decided on, and it, inter alia, will adopt the security, stability and regional development pact, comprising the declaration of principle and programmes of action.”
2003-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4865 (2003) · source
“Regarding regional ownership, I think it would be useful for me to make the following comments: Firstly, the conference is intended to be a process, not an event. It will take place in two stages. The first stage, the expert stage, consists in meetings of the regional preparatory committees from June 2003 to May 2004. The major expected outcome is a report containing proposals on the guidelines for the future security, stability and development pact, as well as practical ideas and proposals for action on each of the four themes of the conference.”
2003-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4865 (2003) · source
“The functioning of the national preparatory committees - and therefore the implementation of the work done by the secretariats - is essential for the success of the preparatory process of the conference. At the regional level, all of the national preparatory committees and their representatives make up the regional preparatory committee, and its work will be attuned to the initial preparatory phase of the conference. Turning now to the organizational sequencing of the conference, a second major subject described in the report of the Secretary-General, this sequencing has been largely established and is based on a draft timetable containing two main principles: regional ownership and international partnership.”
2003-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4865 (2003) · source
“At the regional level, each country has a national coordinator appointed by the Government, as well as a national preparatory committee placed under the operational authority of the coordinator. During the first meeting of the national coordinators, it was decided that each preparatory national committee would consist of a governmental component at the inter-ministerial level and a non- governmental component made up of representatives of civil society. It was also decided that special measures should be taken by each country to guarantee quantitative and qualitative representation of women and young people in each national preparatory committee. Finally, it was decided that each national committee would have a small support secretariat, the financing of which would require urgent international assistance.”
2003-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4865 (2003) · source
“Even though it is already now possible to have some idea of the priority concerns, following the talks with the Governments of the region, clearly, we must await the deliberations of the first regional preparatory meetings to establish the priorities that all of the States of the region will decide on in exercise of their sovereign will. The agreement of good-neighbourliness between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its neighbours, signed here in New York recently, and the statement made by the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the United Republic of Tanzania, speaking on behalf of all of the countries of the region - that already constitutes a valuable contribution. As to the organizational framework of the conference, this consists of two levels, as described in the report.”
2003-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4865 (2003) · source
“As described in paragraphs 6 and 8 of the report, the heads of State of the region are hoping to adopt and implement, at the conclusion of the consultations initiated by the first meeting of national coordinators in June 2003, a stability, security and development pact for the Great Lakes region based on four priority sectors - namely, peace and security, good governance and democracy, economic development and regional integration and humanitarian and social questions. Each of these four sectors will target priorities and outline in a practical and concrete manner policies, strategies, programmes, projects and specific activities which will have precise targets for the short, medium and long term, reflecting intersectoral relations.”
2003-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4865 (2003) · source
“The report of the Secretary-General before the Council is based on three key ideas: the structure of the process of the organization of the conference, its dynamics and the specific role to be played by the United Nations. With regard to the structure of the organizational process, the report stresses the objectives assigned to the conference, on the one hand, and, on the other, the organizational frameworks of the conference.”
2003-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4865 (2003) · source
“A world of hunger, poverty and injustice is one in which markets, peace and freedom will never take root." (E/1999/53, para. 79) In conclusion, my delegation wishes to reaffirm its appreciation to the Secretary-General and looks forward to hearing his proposals on creating a high- level group to focus on threats to peace. Such an approach will help us to take appropriate measures to adapt our institutions to the requirements of globalization and the major challenges before the international community. I wish to reaffirm our belief that justice and the rule of law, with a View to preserving peace and security throughout the world, entail the promotion of multilateralism, underpinned by the concept of collective security.”
2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source
“At a time when peoples are striving for greater freedoms and to shape their own destinies, world cooperation is necessary. The drafting and codification of international law tailored to the imperatives of globalization are consequent to such cooperation, as is the creation of the conditions necessary for compliance by all countries with their obligations under treaties, conventions and other international agreements. The international community has a stake in ensuring that the rule of law replaces the law of the jungle in all areas of activity and at all levels of social and political organization. As Secretary-General Kofi Annan has put it so well: "Thriving markets and human security go hand in hand; without one, we will not have the other.”
2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source
“Similarly, the entry into force of the Rome Statute and the establishment of the International Criminal Court, which we commend, attest to the international community's commitment to promoting the rule of law. Can we truly imagine a world of justice, however, without of necessity taking into account the rights and interests of the economically weak countries in the globalization process manifest in today's world economy? Do not poverty, the great pandemics and inequity in the international trading system represent an injustice with respect to developing countries? My country believes that achieving the goals of the Millennium Summit and the necessary reform of United Nations structures is a priority if we are to usher in a world that is more just and united.”
2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source
“In this undertaking, the organizations of civil society have a key role to play. Experience in this respect can broadly influence future actions of the Security Council. Moreover, experience shows that establishing justice and the rule of law in international relations is a shared endeavour. This mission calls for a pooling of efforts, both at the domestic level within States and at the subregional and regional levels. The many initiatives of the Economic Community of West African States, whose central role in conflict management is now widely recognized, fall within that approach. Nor can we overlook the primary place of arbitration in the peaceful settlement of disputes between States. The work of the International Court of Justice in this field deserves our attention.”
2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source
“We believe that strengthening multilateralism in the management of global affairs is an urgent necessity at a time when our Organization is in a particularly delicate moment in its development. Since its creation, the Security Council has concerned itself mostly with resolving conflicts. In many cases, it has been able to end situations of aggravated hostility. Nevertheless, its efforts have at times been compromised by the clear determination of certain parties to exploit international law by violating its fundamental principles. Beyond its traditional peacekeeping activities, the Security Council must, in the context of conflict management, help to strengthen institutional capacities, particularly in the promotion of human rights and good governance and in improving relations among States.”
2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source
“In Articles 1 and 2 of Chapter I, the Charter clearly sets out the Organization's basic aims: the maintenance of international peace and security, the prevention and removal of threats to the peace and the development of friendly relations among nations. It also clearly indicates the principles needed to reach these aims: the sovereign equality of States, the peaceful settlement of disputes and respect for the territorial integrity and independence of every country. It is in order to achieve those aims that the international community has adopted appropriate instruments for addressing relations among States and for promoting justice, law and security. In a world prey to changes involving violations of all sorts, the role of the United Nations in general and that of the Security Council in particular are increasingly evident.”
2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source
“Mr. Fall (Guinea) (spoke in French): Sir, let me express to you my delegation's gratitude for the initiative you have taken to hold this open meeting on justice and the rule of law: the role of the United Nations. Clearly, the notion of justice and the rule of law is today at the very heart of the concerns of the international community. In their quest to create a world ruled by law, States have established among themselves binding norms that confirm the statement made by Cardinal Richelieu: "Bulls are bound by the horns and peoples by treaties". This fundamental bond among the peoples of the United Nations is the United Nations Charter.”
2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source
“So that is why our Committee would like to focus the Council's attention and to raise its awareness of the need for the international community to help the Palestinian people, who live in a most deplorable economic situation. We ask for the assistance of the United Nations family and of donor countries, otherwise the situation will worsen. We ask that the road map be implemented in good faith by all the parties so that that vision - which was initiated by President Bush, adopted by the Arab Summit and the Security Council and endorsed by the African Union in its decision of last July at Maputo - is realized at last, and so that the Cassandras, the extremists on both sides will never again be able to carry out their pernicious designs so harmful to the peace we all seek.”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Here, I should like to say that, in certain countries where prayers are said in mosques on Friday - such in as Senegal, where I am from - we are certain that this situation would be used to create chaos and that it could even lead to the breaking of diplomatic relations between some countries or between some countries and Israel, which we do not want to happen. That is why we call upon Israel to be measured, to have a sense of discernment and to be careful, because someone could make an appeal, perhaps out of a burst of anger or to launch a trial balloon, but others - who already have the opportunity to assassinate a Prime Minister, co- laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize - may take that appeal seriously and could go beyond Israel's proclaimed intention. An accident, including unintended friendly fire, can occur anywhere.”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824Resumption1 (2003) · source
“That would risk shifting attention from the origin of the problem, which is the occupation of Palestinian territory and the continued building of the separation wall. Having said that, I think that the Council is at a crossroads, because a grave decision has been made and a personality of the Israeli Government, no less, has indicated that Israel has several options, including the elimination of President Arafat. There is only a short distance between that and a killing or an assassination. And if that were to take place, the consequences would be unpredictable, not only for Israel and Palestine, but also for the Middle East and the whole international community, even Africa.”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The second series of observations that I should like to make concerns the threat of banishment or deportation decided in principle by the Israeli Government. Is it a trial balloon, a deliberate intention or a well-considered decision, or is it a kind of diversion - a diversion with incalculable consequences? At a time when all our attention is focused on the need for both parties to implement the road map, is it an attempt to divert attention in order to create a new causus belli - a new situation based on which the community's attention would be focused elsewhere, and we would ask Israel to show its understanding, to do this or that, and everyone would move in Israel's direction, to call upon it to reverse its decision?”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Because life is sacred, we cannot use children or other innocent people to seek to support any cause of any sort; we are very clear on that. Israel is continuing to plant settlements in Palestinian territory, in total violation of international law, and I believe that that deserves to be emphasized. The Council truly needs to send a strong signal to the occupying Power to make it understand - in the context of the international community's condemnation - that those actions must cease. There must also be an end to the building of the separation wall, which will only encroach seriously on Palestinian territory and which, if we are not careful, will be a sort of fait accompli that predetermines the future relationship and the drawing of the border.”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The first concerns the explosive situation on the ground following the attacks and incursions by the Israeli army on Palestinian territory, the extrajudicial executions and the spiral of attacks, violence, counter-violence, vengeance, counter-vengeance, which - as has been repeatedly stated here - is rooted in the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory. I would add that the situation has worsened extremely seriously, since we have recently witnessed suicide attacks and loss of human life on the part of both Israelis and Palestinians. Our Committee, as it has always done, most vigorously condemns all forms of violence and all attacks, whatever the motivations, whoever the victims and whatever the justifications, a priori or a posteriori.”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824Resumption1 (2003) · source
“President, and to members of the Council for having allowed me to take the floor in my capacity as Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People to participate with you in this important debate - initiated by the Arab Group - on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, following the Israeli decision in principle to expel or banish the President of the Palestinian Authority, His Excellency Mr. Arafat. I have two series of comments to make.”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824Resumption1 (2003) · source
“I should like at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of September. I should also like to take this opportunity to congratulate your predecessor, Ambassador Wehbe, Permanent Representative of Syria, who led the work of the Council last month with exemplary effectiveness. In addition, I am grateful to you, Mr.”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824Resumption1 (2003) · source
“That is the fundamental reason for our presence here today. We are convinced that with the Council's continued support for our organization - if it indeed does continue - and with assistance from our bilateral and multilateral partners, the action that we have undertaken in Cote d'Ivoire will be successful and accord fully with the efforts of the Security Council to restore peace in Cote d'Ivoire and stabilize West Africa.”
2003-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4746 (2003) · source
“Indeed, we already have some experience in restoring peace in West Africa. This was made clear in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau, and now we are in Cote d'Ivoire. It would be presumptuous of us to tell the members of the Security Council that peacekeeping or peace-building operations require significant logistical and financial resources, which are, unfortunately, not always within reach of our countries. That is why we are looking to the members of the Council today to work with us in our initiative, which is fully in accord with the Council's mandate. We have no doubts about the concern of the members of the Council as to the Ivorian crisis, and we count on their support for the efforts of ECOWAS for the benefit of peace and stability, a goal that is so important to the Security Council.”
2003-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4746 (2003) · source
“This afternoon's meeting is therefore taking place in the framework of the active partnership that was set up between the Security Council and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) some time ago. The mission of ECOWAS, our subregional organization, is to create conditions of peace and stability in West Africa in order to facilitate the integration of our States. We were very encouraged by the adoption by the Security Council on 4 February last of resolution 1464 (2003) and especially by its full support for ECOWAS's efforts to promote peace and security in Cote d'Ivoire. I need hardly stress the consequences of the Ivorian crisis for the whole of our subregion, and especially the need to give ECOWAS the means it requires in order that we may continue our determined efforts to restore peace in Cote d'Ivoire.”
2003-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4746 (2003) · source
“Mr. Fall (Guinea) (spoke in French): It is always gratifying for me to return to New York and to meet again with all my friends around this table. I wish also to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting with the members of the Security Council. We are very pleased to be able to have this exchange of views under your presidency. We acknowledge and fully appreciate your personal commitment to the development of an effective partnership between the Security Council and regional organizations. Your delegation, on 11 April last, convened an open meeting of the Security Council on that issue, and we welcome that. That meeting was an opportunity to stress the complementary nature of the Security Council's actions with those of regional organizations and the need to enhance their capacity for intervention.”
2003-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4746 (2003) · source
“There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 1.15 p.m.”
2003-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4721 (2003) · source
“It is more than ever necessary in order to enable it effectively to carry out its mission of preserving international peace and security. I resume my functions as President of the Council. I call on the representative of Iraq.”
2003-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4721 (2003) · source
“Similarly, humanitarian questions should be of concern to us all. In this connection, my delegation agrees in advance to any proposal to be made by the Secretary-General on action to be undertaken in order to cope with the humanitarian needs of the Iraqi people. My delegation understands the moral necessity of considering, pursuant to international treaties and disarmament programmes, the need to rid the world of the uncontrolled use of weapons of mass destruction. History provides sufficient evidence that such action will preserve our collective security. At this particularly difficult moment, my country renews its determination to work together with other members to continue dialogue, which is the only way to restore the unity of our body. Such unity is the very basis of the credibility of the Security Council.”
2003-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4721 (2003) · source
“Blix and the representative of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, setting out, inter alia, the key remaining disarmament tasks for Iraq. We thank them for that. We also note the decision of the Secretary-General to withdraw inspectors from Iraq for reasons of security. This new situation, of course, makes the mission inoperative for the time being. But must we conclude that there is no room for hope? Guinea, for its part, ventures to believe in the possibility of safeguarding peace and attaining our common objective: the complete disarmament of Iraq. My delegation believes that if armed conflict is inevitable, it would be desirable for appropriate steps to be taken to spare the civilian population and limit the destruction of the economic and social infrastructure.”
2003-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4721 (2003) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Guinea. The eyes of the international community are today on the Security Council, whose fundamental mission is the preservation of international peace and security. It is in that context that for the past several months the Security Council has continued to undertake initiatives, with a view to disarming Iraq, the most significant of which were the unanimous adoption of resolution 1441 (2002); the holding of several ministerial meetings; the convening of public debates open to all Member States; and many private consultations. My delegation deeply regrets that, in spite of those efforts, the Council was not able to arrive at a common position on this question. In this regard, we take note of the work programme just submitted by Mr.”
2003-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4721 (2003) · source
“Before giving the floor to the members of the Council, I wish to recall the understanding reached among ourselves, namely, that all participants will limit their statements to no more than seven minutes in order to enable the Council to work efficiently within its timetable. I now call on His Excellency Mr. Joschka Fischer, Vice-Chancellor and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany.”
2003-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4721 (2003) · source
“I welcome the presence of the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Kofi Annan, at this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. I shall first give the floor to Mr. Hans Blix, Executive Chairman of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission.”
2003-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4721 (2003) · source
“In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Hans Blix, Executive Chairman of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite Mr. Blix to take a seat at the Council table. In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Gustavo Zlauvinen, Representative of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency. There being no objection, t is so decided. I invite Mr. Zlauvinen to take a seat at the Council table.”
2003-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4721 (2003) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Iraq in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Aldonri (Iraq) took a seat at the Council table.”
2003-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4721 (2003) · source
“The President (spoke in French): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1467 (2003). There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. I now invite Council members to informal consultations on Iraq, immediately following the adjournment of this meeting. The meeting rose at 6.20 p.m.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“I would like to thank the Director of the Programme for Coordination and Assistance for Security and Development (PCASED) for his contribution. Members of the Council have before them document S/2003/328, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show of hands. Infavour: Angola, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Chile, China, France, Germany, Guinea, Mexico, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“At the subregional level, specifically for PCASED and ECOWAS, two things are very important: improving the procedure for monitoring of import controls and the end-user certificates, and starting in the next semester, we will look at reviewing and improving these procedures as part of our agenda. Finally, as regards ECOWAS, PCASED and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) together, I see the need to evaluate risks in the subregion and to report annually on arms trade flows and mercenary activities in the region.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“I think this idea has come up again, and we should note it, while at the same time penalizing the mercenary operations in West Africa. I also note the willingness to contain mercenary activities and proliferation through the adoption of appropriate legal instruments. Of course, the Security Council would need the assistance of the Conference on light weapons as regards the definition of standards and so forth. Finally, there was mention of developing independent mechanisms, evaluation and sanctions. Of course, this mission would naturally fall under the auspices of the Security Council.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source