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GAMBARI

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“Finally, I wish to convey, on behalf of the Secretary-General and on my own behalf, congratulations to Ambassador Fowler for the excellent work which he has done not only as the Permanent Representative of Canada but in particular for the truly path-breaking contribution he has made to the search for peace in Angola through his extraordinary leadership of the sanctions Committee on Angola. We wish him success in his new assignment in Rome, and he can be sure that some of us will look him up as soon as possible - not all at one time, but one after the other. Mr. Fowler can leave here fully convinced that he has made a difference to the work not only of the Security Council but of the United Nations as a whole.”
2000-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4178Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Also, the United Nations system is supporting the Government of Angola in its strategy for poverty reduction and alleviation. I also am delighted to report that the Secretary- General has directed me to go on missions to Zambia and Namibia next week and the following week for consultations with the authorities there on the negative consequences of the spread of the war in Angola to these neighbouring countries. I hope that at some point I may be in a position to report back on my findings to the Council and to recommend ways in which we can respond to some of the issues.”
2000-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4178Resumption1 (2000) · source
“In the last few weeks UNITA has made additional threats to humanitarian workers, and I believe this needs to be strongly condemned, not only by the Secretariat but by the Security Council. Furthermore, UNDP and OCHA are working with the Government on a strategy to alleviate the situation of internally displaced persons. This needs the support of the international community. There is need, for example, to continue to support the Angolan people with food aid until March-April 2001. Support is needed to provide seeds and tools for the next agricultural campaign. Support for the non- governmental organizations is also needed in the very important work of demining. As several delegations pointed out, this is a very critical issue.”
2000-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4178Resumption1 (2000) · source
“UNHCR will also assist in meeting urgently needed humanitarian requirements such as health care, shelter, water, education, clothing and so on, while working to promote a degree of self-sufficiency among the beneficiary population. However, the financial requirements for UNHCR for the rest of the year 2000 for Angola amount to $8.4 million, and approximately $12 million for the year 2001. Therefore, UNHCR has made an appeal to donors, as part of the recently launched United Nations Consolidated Appeal, for $154 million to address the needs of an estimated 2.7 million people. We urge the donor community to respond positively and very generously. May I also say a word about security.”
2000-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4178Resumption1 (2000) · source
“First, in response to a request from the Government of Angola, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) decided in May 2000 to expand UNHCR's existing operation in Angola, which provides assistance to 13,000 refugees, mainly from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to include protection and humanitarian assistance to some 300,000 internally displaced persons and returnees, particularly in three provinces of Uige, Zaire and Luanda. Because UNHCR is operational it can translate legal principles which protect the rights of internally displaced persons into concrete actions in these three provinces.”
2000-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4178Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The goal which we all share is to end all fighting everywhere in Angola sooner rather than later, and to ensure the success of the work of the United Nations Office in Angola under the leadership of the new head of the Office, who is expected shortly to take up his appointment in Luanda. Meanwhile, may I, with your permission, Madam President, add a few words to what I said earlier with respect to the humanitarian situation and related matters in Angola, and the contributions being made specifically by some United Nations agencies.”
2000-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4178Resumption1 (2000) · source
“I wish to assure all present that the Secretariat will intensify its efforts to work with the Government and people of Angola in the search for durable peace and sustainable development. The message we have heard from the discussions in this open meeting today is that the Secretary- General, the Secretariat, United Nations agencies and the international community must redouble their efforts, first, to tighten the sanctions against UNITA; secondly, to complement those of the Government of Angola to respond more fully to the needs of the large percentage of Angolans who are in distress and require urgent humanitarian assistance; and thirdly, to support civil society, the Government and all those who promote the political settlement of the conflict in Angola.”
2000-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4178Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Mr. Gambari: I wish first of all to thank you, Madam President, for having convened this very productive open meeting and for the skilful manner in which you have conducted the proceedings. I wish also to seize this opportunity to thank my brother, Minister Malungo, for his excellent statement, and I wish to express through him our appreciation to the Government of Angola for sending him to participate in this meeting. This is evidence of the importance that the Government of Angola attaches to the proceedings of this meeting. May I also thank all members of the Council and all of the other delegations for their important contributions to these discussions.”
2000-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4178Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The mandate of UNOA, as defined by the Security Council resolution, is focused primarily on humanitarian issues and capacity-building in human rights. However, the new Head of UNOA and the entire United Nations system will continue to work closely with the Government, as requested, and other interested parties to seek ways to support the current efforts aimed at achieving peace in Angola in the context of the Lusaka Protocol. Finally, I would like to state that it is my sincere hope that this open meeting will be an important turning point in the search for durable peace in Angola. The members of this Council, we in the Secretariat and the international community as a whole need to be even more creative and to redouble our efforts to help the people of Angola to find the peace which has eluded them for far too long. We can do no less.”
2000-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4178 (2000) · source
“It is comforting to note that the country's authorities are working on the various logistical, security and constitutional challenges to be met so that the elections can be credible, free and fair. During my last visit to Angola, I reiterated the readiness of the United Nations to work closely with the Government and to assist in meeting some of the challenges that I indicated earlier. Meanwhile, I am delighted to inform the members of the Council that the head of the United Nations Office In Angola (UNOA) has been selected and that his appointment will be communicated to the Council very soon - perhaps as soon as tomorrow. He is expected shortly to resume his duties in Angola and this will help to strengthen the growing cooperation between the United Nations and the Government of Angola.”
2000-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4178 (2000) · source
“In March this year the Government released some of the funds earmarked in previous years for the development of small and medium enterprises in agriculture and agro- industry. Unfortunately, however, the efforts to rehabilitate the economy tend to be offset by the continuation of hostilities. Seventy per cent of the Angolan people continue to live below the poverty line, because financial resources normally available for the social sector are being diverted in part to finance the war. This has resulted in a deterioration in the quality of services in education, health and sanitation. With respect to democratization, the Government of Angola has announced its intention to hold national elections towards the end of the year 2001, as I mentioned in my last oral briefing to the Council.”
2000-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4178 (2000) · source
“They can also play an important role in the education of youths and children, thus complementing the actions of the Government in a society that has been too long torn by war. On the economy, the Government of Angola has been making commendable efforts, despite the war, to improve its management and performance. As reported in the Secretary-General's report in document S/2000/304, the Government has signed the Staff Monitored Agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The Government is committed to greater transparency, especially in governmental financial transactions. This commitment needs to be backed with concrete actions. Hence it is encouraging that the Government has also introduced some important reforms in the diamond production sector, while it continues to reform the petroleum industry.”
2000-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4178 (2000) · source
“It marked one of the rare occasions on which the Government and opposition parties sat side by side with members of organizations representing different segments of Angolan society to discuss the common issue of peace. The event marked a moment of reflection in which Angolans reminded each other that the most important thing is what each one could do to bring peace to the country. The participants adopted a final communique in which, inter alia, they called for a ceasefire and the resumption of dialogue and the process of national reconciliation. In Angola, the civil society organizations, particularly the Church, can also play a key role in promoting peace, reconciliation and reintegration, especially in areas formerly under the control of UNITA, where there are reports of serious human rights violations.”
2000-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4178 (2000) · source
“The march organized on 11 June 2000, which culminated in an open-air ecumenical service at which various political parties and civil society organizations participated marks an important milestone in the public pressure for peace. All Angolans were called upon to lay down their arms, abandon violence and live in harmony. It shows the commitment of civil society organizations to the promotion of peace. And they are doing this as a matter of urgency. Furthermore, just a few days ago the Catholic Church organized in Luanda the Congress for Peace and Democracy. This event was attended by several members of Government, political parties and civil society organizations representing a good and broad cross-section of Angolan society.”
2000-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4178 (2000) · source
“The recent bilateral agreement between the United States Government and the Government of Angola aimed at facilitating the resettlement and rehabilitation of communities in areas that were previously under UNITA control will certainly give a boost to some of the positive results achieved in this area. However, the problem of Angolans in distress and in need as a direct consequence of the war is enormous. Therefore, the full support of the international community, as well as the increased participation of the private sector and of the civil society in the country, is required. The civil society organizations in Angola have made important contributions to bring about peace and reconciliation in Angola. Recently they have taken a number of important initiatives in this regard.”
2000-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4178 (2000) · source
“The situation in Khaala, which I visited during my last mission to Angola, a situation that I understand is replicated in other places in the country, is truly appalling and should be considered as an affront to all decent men and women everywhere. While the primary responsibility for addressing the plight of internally displaced persons lies with the Government of Angola, and we are encouraged by the positive steps that the Government has been taking in this regard, the international community has a critical supporting role. In this regard, some of the work done by United Nations agencies and by some national and international non-governmental organizations in supporting internally displaced persons is truly encouraging.”
2000-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4178 (2000) · source
“I am confident that the recent appointment of the sanction monitoring committee and its work will contribute further to promoting peace in Angola by tightening the mechanisms for verifying the implementation of measures against UNITA. The situation of internally displaced persons is illustrative of the disastrous consequences of the war in Angola. At the end of June the number of internally displaced persons was estimated at 2.5 million, approximately 20 per cent of the total population in Angola. Of these, just over a million were officially registered by a United Nations agency or non- governmental organization.”
2000-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4178 (2000) · source
“They are limiting the possibilities of UNITA to procure weapons, thus making it difficult for the movement to rearm and resupply its forces. Sanctions have thus been an important instrument of pressure to force UNITA to commit itself to peace. The report by the Panel of Experts established by the Security Council pursuant to resolution 1237 (1999) and the enormous work of the sanctions Committee, under the very able chairmanship of Ambassador Fowler of Canada, exposed the weaknesses of the implementation of measures imposed against UNITA and named the alleged sanctions violators. These are important reminders that, as members of the international community, States should act responsibly and avoid actions that would facilitate the continuation of war in Angola.”
2000-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4178 (2000) · source
“Its refusal to comply with key provisions of the Lusaka Protocol - in particular, its failure to demilitarize and to allow the State administration to be extended throughout the country - precipitated the resumption of war. UNITA is also to be blamed for the failure to implement the Bicesse Accords in 1991 and the Lusaka Protocol in 1994. It is this failure to live up to voluntarily signed peace agreements that is primarily responsible for the renewed violence and the continuation of the war in Angola. These are some of the reasons that led the Security Council to apply sanctions against UNITA and to tighten further those sanctions. The reports from Angola on sanctions are that they are producing the desired results.”
2000-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4178 (2000) · source
“Furthermore, the conflict in Angola continues to impact negatively on neighbouring countries, particularly Namibia and Zambia. These developments, which we are witnessing every day, reinforce the urgent need to put an end to this war. I sincerely trust that soon, with the participation of all the peace-loving people in Angola, we can take meaningful steps towards the settlement of this conflict. In this regard, again the statement made by President dos Santos in Caxito, reaffirming the commitment of his Government to the Lusaka Protocol, is indeed a good basis for the political settlement of the conflict in Angola. Secondly, we must reaffirm the fact that UNITA bears the primary responsibility for the return to war in Angola.”
2000-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4178 (2000) · source
“Therefore, we must welcome the statement made by President Jose Eduardo dos Santos on 19 June in Caxito, Bengo Province, in which he expressed the idea of pardoning all the members of UNITA, including perhaps Savimbi, if they decide to lay down their arms and commit themselves to peace, reconciliation and the rebuilding of Angola. This attitude will indeed contribute to the promotion of peace and reconciliation in the country. As the Secretary-General indicated in his last report (S/2000/304) to the Council, the continuing fighting and its devastating effect on the population is deeply disturbing. Last week United Nations agencies reported that there had been an attack by a UNITA contingent of about 100 men 6 kilometres from the city of Huambo, in which a number of people were killed, while others, including children, were kidnapped.”
2000-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4178 (2000) · source
“In this regard, the primary responsibility lies with all Angolans. However, their efforts deserve appropriate support from the international community. The starting point is the need to convince ourselves that military force in itself is not sufficient to bring about durable peace in Angola. There is a need for an increased effort in the political, social and economic spheres in order for peace to become a permanent reality in the country. There is a need to adopt a spirit of reconciliation for all Angolans and to instil belief in a common and better future and destiny for all the people of Angola.”
2000-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4178 (2000) · source
“Sadly, this is the overall picture of Angola that remains in our minds. Yet, if peace is given a real chance, Angola's endowment in mineral and human resources provides the country with a great potential to eradicate poverty in a relatively short period and promote the well-being of all Angolans. After all, Angola is an important oil-exporting country. The country is also one of the world's richest countries in diamonds, and, at one point, was one of the world's largest coffee producers. Hence, it is possible to make Angola a prosperous country again if there is the political will to take concrete actions to bring this about. First, this requires an effort from all of us to help bring this protracted war to an end sooner rather than later. There is a need to stop the fighting, all the fighting, everywhere in Angola.”
2000-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4178 (2000) · source
“On the contrary, for a quarter of a century they have seen destruction following destruction, countless deaths and the loss of young people, waste of talent and atrocity after atrocity. The world has also seen several thousand refugees and hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons in Angola. We have also seen landmines take many lives and mutilate several others. Indeed, mining of the territory of Angola has taken on a cyclic character. For example, from 1994 to 1998 substantial progress was made in demining some of the most affected areas of the Angolan territory. With the resumption of war, however, landmines were again planted in some areas that had previously been demined and in some new areas, thus making it difficult for the population to resettle and use the land for farming, especially for food production.”
2000-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4178 (2000) · source
“Mr. Gambari: The presence of the Secretary- General at this open meeting is a clear manifestation of his personal commitment, as well as the institutional commitment, to peace and the prospect of prosperity in Angola. He has instructed that we in the Secretariat must respond positively in addressing the several important issues in Angola which will be discussed today and in the future. The Security Council's decision to hold an open meeting on Angola is a very timely one. The people of Angola have been deprived of peace for almost three decades. On 11 November 2000 Angola will celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary of independence. But sadly, in the last twenty-five years, Angolans have not witnessed a single year of complete peace.”
2000-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4178 (2000) · source
“All they ask for now from the Security Council is to match its words with deeds and to apply a single standard, and not a continuing double standard, when responding to conflicts in Africa compared with the response from the Security Council to conflicts in other regions of the world. And, in so doing, the Security Council would then be fulfilling its Charter obligation to assume responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security everywhere.”
1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source
“President, since this is the last time that I will address the Security Council in my present capacity as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of my country. When I assumed office as the Permanent Representative of Nigeria, almost a decade ago, at the tail end of the cold war, the Security Council was reticent in responding to African conflicts. It took us, for example, about five months to get Liberia on the agenda of the Security Council. As my tenure now comes to an end, the agenda of the Security Council is dominated by African issues. The peoples and Governments of African countries commend the interest and concern of the Security Council and the international community as a whole.”
1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source
“When the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, recently Visited Sierra Leone, she remarked that there had been far more loss of life there than in Kosovo and that there was therefore a greater need for a more compassionate and humane response from the world. Recently, Stephen Lewis, the Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) was quoted as saying that "It is morally repugnant that the West is prepared to spend $40 billion to fight a war in the Balkans and less than 1 per cent of that to save the lives of tens of millions in Africa." These observations raise some deeply troubling moral questions, which the United Nations and the international community must address as we enter the twenty-first century. Permit me to end this statement on a personal note, Mr.”
1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source
“Let us also consider the fact that, in the aftermath of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military offensive in the Balkans, Western European countries and their allies readily pledged well over $2 billion for the reconstruction and rebuilding of Kosovo, even when it was widely estimated that only about $500 million are needed for the task. In Sierra Leone, where Nigeria, a developing country, has been spending more than $1 million a day to support its troops in ECOMOG for the past three years - in addition to the estimated $4 billion spent in Liberia since 1990 - the same enthusiasm for the Kosovo-type of financial support is sadly lacking.”
1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source
“No one country or region can go it alone or remain an island of peace and tranquility in the midst of disease, wars, poverty, human and environmental degradation and global chaos. We in Africa will need the assistance of the international community based on the principle of reciprocal obligations and in the belief that peace and justice are truly indivisible. In this regard, let us consider the world's response to the recent crisis in Kosovo, in contrast with the response we have seen to the conflicts in Rwanda or Sierra Leone. In tackling the Kosovo refugee crisis, the international community responded by spending roughly $1.50 a day per refugee. The African refugees in Rwanda and Sierra Leone received the equivalent of Â¢1l per head.”
1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source
“Africa's hope and chances have been enhanced by recent positive developments in my own country, Nigeria, and the new South Africa. In general, the major challenges facing Africa, in our View, are conflict resolution and peace, sustainable development and enduring democratization. With help from the international community, we must not and will not fail in meeting these challenges as we come to the end of this millennium. If we live in a truly interdependent world that is increasingly becoming a global village, Africans can legitimately ask the question: What is the world prepared to do in a sustained and committed manner to support the continent's own efforts at rebirth and regeneration? I share the belief that the era of separate destinies has run its course.”
1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source
“Africa must never consent to its own marginalization in global economic, financial and political matters. What is required of us is that we take advantage of some of the positive developments in the changing international political and economic order while taking measures to minimize their negative impact on our countries and on our peoples. We must diversify our economies and move the various subregional integration efforts and the African Economic Community - whose Treaty was signed in Abuja, the capital of my country, in 1991 - from rhetoric to reality. We must also intensify our efforts to create the enabling environment for external private investment. Furthermore, we must enthrone in our respective countries in Africa good governance and public accountability.”
1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source
“Moreover, since 1992, Africa's exports and imports, as a share of total world trade, have declined from 4 per cent to about 2 per cent. Perhaps worst of all, it was recently pointed out by the World Bank President, Mr. Wolfensohn, that 37 per cent of Africa's private wealth is being held outside of Africa, whereas the comparable figure for Asia's share is 4 per cent and 17 per cent for Latin America. A significant share of Africa's private wealth held outside Africa is illegal capital flight. My President, Mr. Obasanjo, has proposed to the General Assembly at this session the idea - which we hope the United Nations will support - of negotiating and adopting an international convention to recover capital illegally siphoned out of our continent.”
1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source
“According to 1995 figures, while Asia was the strongest magnet for private foreign investment at 18.8 per cent of regional gross domestic product, followed by Latin America at 13.9 per cent and Eastern Europe and the Arab world at 12.6 per cent, sub-Saharan Africa came last with only 7.7 per cent. The crushing external debt burden on African countries compounds the problem. Whereas in the late 1970s Africa's external debt stood at a mere $48.5 billion, the figure is now about $350 billion. Many countries in Africa, as the Council is aware, now spend far more on debt-servicing than they do on basic social services such as education and health. The debt problem is therefore for Africa a desperate disease which requires a desperate cure through serious measures for debt relief and outright debt cancellation.”
1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source
“As is well known, however, globalization has its benefits as well as its pitfalls. The pressing question for Africa is whether we are headed towards marginalization in the emerging global economic order. The danger signals for us in the continent are very clear. Africa is the least industrialized continent in the world and even the factories that are still being operated generally do so at less than 30 per cent of installed capacity. Furthermore, Africa's share of private foreign investment continues to decline from the peak of $10 billion in 1982 to about $5 billion in 1996.”
1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source
“Hence, it is with this awareness that the United Nations and regional organizations must continue to fine-tune common indicators for early warning and engage in a joint training of staff in the field of conflict prevention. Moreover, my delegation is recommending that the Security Council fully endorse the decision made at the most recent regular summit of the OAU in Algiers to make the year 2000 the year of peace, security and stability in Africa. This Council should actively support the efforts of African leaders of considerable experience, stature and credibility to promote peace among African States in the areas of conflict prevention, conflict management and conflict resolution. A recurrent theme in this debate has been globalization, which is considered to be a twenty-first century imperative, with the market becoming truly global.”
1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source
“The Security Council must therefore assume its full responsibility for peace and security in Sierra Leone by, inter alia, authorizing without delay the deployment of up to six battalions for the new United Nations peacekeeping force for Sierra Leone proposed by the Secretary-General in his recent report on Sierra Leone. We believe that conflict prevention holds the key to the maintenance of peace, security and stability in Africa and elsewhere in the world. However, it remains a big challenge, both for the United Nations and for regional organizations, such as the OAU and even ECOWAS. This is because, without absolute vigilance, the early signs of impending danger could easily escape notice.”
1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source
“An example of such initiatives in Africa is the Liberian civil war, which was resolved after many years of fighting. Also, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and its Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) have been playing a positive role in the process of the restoration of peace and stability in Sierra Leone, which has culminated in the Lome Peace Agreement. The various peace initiatives and peacekeeping efforts, such as those of ECOMOG and individual countries like Nigeria, are predicated on the imperative of peace and stability for the development process. Our subregional efforts in the context of ECOWAS and ECOMOG therefore need to be given further impetus. It is neither fair nor wise to continue to expect a few countries to shoulder a disproportionate share of the burden of peace and security in the West African subregion.”
1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source
“The lack of sustainable development has indeed been linked directly to the proliferation and intensity of conflict situations and wars, which in turn have hampered and deflected development efforts in the continent. The ability to resolve conflict and effective conflict management efforts in Africa would surely free resources presently consumed in mindless wars and redirect our energies towards development goals and objectives. The enabling environment for foreign private investment in the economy of Africa would also be enhanced. At present, regretfully, Africa is the continent with the smallest share of direct foreign private investment. While we freely admit that there is a proliferation of conflicts in Africa, our region has also recorded success in trying to find solutions to a number of such conflicts.”
1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source
“The world may listen to these debates in this hallowed Chamber, but ordinary Africans in the continent would prefer concrete actions that help them solve the many problems with which they are faced. Africa is confronted with a proliferation of conflicts at a time when the region has little leverage on the larger international community to ensure the provision of necessary human, material, logistic and political resources to resolve them. Moreover, the decline in official development assistance and the lackluster response of the international community to the development agenda of Africa are additional negative factors. Yet, the relationship between peace and development is nowhere better illustrated than in Africa.”
1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source
“Well over a year ago, the Secretary-General outlined in an earlier report recommendations that, if pursued by the international community with adequate political will, would have advanced the course of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa beyond its current stage. Indeed, there has never been a shortage of excellent analyses of the African condition, including those contained in the Secretary-General's report before us and in the many speeches we have heard throughout this debate. The missing link is the translation of the recommendations from those analyses into concrete actions at the national, subregional, regional and global levels.”
1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source
“May I at the outset join the many speakers before me in congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and for organizing this very important public discussion. We are confident that under your able leadership the deliberations of the Council will be conducted in a manner that will ensure justice and enhance the principles and purposes of the United Nations. My delegation associates itself fully with the statements made earlier by the Organization of African Unity Secretary-General and by the representative of the current Chairman of our continental organization. I wish to thank the Secretary-General for his very articulate and thoughtful report (S/ 1999/ 1008) on the situation in Africa, as well as for the visionary recommendations contained therein.”
1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source
“Such cooperation and support would undoubtedly encourage greater and successful collaboration not only between the United Nations and ECOWAS, but also between the United Nations and other regional bodies.”
1998-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3902 (1998) · source
“The establishment of UNOMSIL, consisting of military observers, a well-equipped medical unit and civilian support staff, should help in the monitoring of several aspects of the military and security situation in Sierra Leone, including, in particular, the disarmament and demobilization of former combatants. My delegation welcomes very much the establishment of UNOMSIL and wishes it success in carrying out its mandate on behalf of the subregion and the international community as a whole. It is important, however, to emphasize that the success of UNOMSIL will depend to a large extent on continued close cooperation and mutual support between UNOMSIL and ECOMOG.”
1998-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3902 (1998) · source
“We welcome the recommendation of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children in Armed Conflict, Ambassador Olara Otunnu, that Sierra Leone be recognized as one of the pilot projects for a more effective response to the needs of children in post- conflict peace-building. This recommendation, along with the efforts of the Government of Sierra Leone to pursue an effective national response to the fate of children affected by armed conflict, augurs well for the welfare of children suffering as a result of violent conflicts. It will, however, be an even greater achievement when the international community eventually succeeds in preventing the involvement of and the assault on children and puts an end to the phenomenon of child soldiers in many parts of the world, particularly on the African continent.”
1998-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3902 (1998) · source
“The Nigerian delegation, as well as other members of ECOWAS, would join with others to ensure the success of the conference. Meanwhile, we wish to draw attention to the fact that the Trust Fund that would support peacekeeping efforts in Sierra Leone still requires substantial contributions from Member States of the United Nations, and my delegation, on behalf of ECOWAS, will call on them to make contributions. Furthermore, concrete assistance from States in the form of logistical and technical support would help the Government of Sierra Leone directly in its quest for reconstruction and rehabilitation of the country.”
1998-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3902 (1998) · source
“The meeting, which was co-chaired by the Chairman of ECOWAS and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, addressed a number of regional and subregional issues, including, in particular, ways in which security and cooperation between the neighbouring States of Liberia and Sierra Leone could be further improved and the role ECOWAS and the United Nations could play in support of such efforts. The communique issued at the end of the Abuja mini-summit contains important agreements which should now be implemented in full and without further delay. It is timely that the United Nations-proposed conference on Sierra Leone has been scheduled for 30 July 1998. The conference would be the appropriate forum to sensitize the international community to peacekeeping activities and to encourage the donation of humanitarian and emergency provisions.”
1998-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3902 (1998) · source
“Furthermore, considerable humanitarian assistance is required for Sierra Leone, as well as for neighbouring countries which continue to host large numbers of refugees. Recently, at the initiative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, the Chairman of ECOWAS and head of State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, General Abdulsalam Abubakar, hosted a meeting between President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah of Sierra Leone and President Taylor of Liberia, which took place at Abuja on 2 July 1998.”
1998-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3902 (1998) · source
“The peace plan for Sierra Leone supported by the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and the United Nations was successfully implemented by ECOWAS heads of State. It was indeed a remarkable occasion when the legitimate Government of President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah was restored to power in Sierra Leone on 10 March 1998. It was, however, obvious that more needed to be done to consolidate peace and stability in Sierra Leone. In this regard, urgent and concrete support in the form of financial, logistical and material resources is needed to enable ECOMOG to defeat the remnants of the junta, who continue to commit unspeakable atrocities in parts of Sierra Leone; this support would assist the process of reconciliation and reconstruction in that country.”
1998-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3902 (1998) · source
“The adoption of a draft resolution creating the United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone (UNOMSIL) will be a unique milestone in the constructive relationship between the United Nations and the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) in the efforts to restore peace and security to Sierra Leone. The positive role of ECOWAS and the ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) in the process of restoring stability at the request of the democratically elected Government of Sierra Leone is well documented and has been acknowledged consistently by the Security Council and its members, including the last speaker. States members of ECOWAS committed substantial human and material resources to the overthrow of the junta in Sierra Leone.”
1998-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3902 (1998) · source