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“Despite the mission's timeliness, as the Chairman of the mission attests, "Everything we saw left the members of the mission with a profound sense of unease and a fear that political reconciliation or the emergence of a broad- based government which is widely acceptable is far from certain. There are all the signs that faction leaders remain ready to resort to violence. The risk of a return to civil war is real." This is sobering and worrisome, but a sadly accurate assessment of the situation. It is particularly sad for my country, which has joined some of the States Members of this Organization in contributing troops to UNOSOM and, in our case and in some of theirs, losing some of our finest soldiers in active service in Somalia.”
1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3447 (1994) · source
“This morning the Council takes a very important decision on Somalia: whether to extend the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM II) for one final period until 31 March 1995. The Council regretfully and reluctantly takes this decision against the background of a continuing lack of progress in the peace process in Somalia in spite of the tireless efforts that the neighbouring countries, the Organization of Africa Unity (OAU), the United Nations and the international community have exerted to that end. It was the purpose of this Council to give the Somali factions one last chance when a week or so ago it sent a special mission to Mogadishu.”
1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3447 (1994) · source
“I am very pleased to join the other delegations in congratulating you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of November. We are confident that under your leadership, the Council's business will be in good hands throughout this month. My delegation also wishes to commend Sir David Hannay and the entire delegation of the United Kingdom for the very efficient and graceful manner in which the affairs of this Council were conducted during the month of October. The United Nations has not failed in Somalia, but it has failed despite its best efforts to persuade the Somali leaders to put the interests of their people above their own political ambitions and struggle for power.”
1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3447 (1994) · source
“In the present draft resolution the Security Council once again reaffirms its readiness to consider promptly any recommendations from the Secretary-General for an expanded United Nations presence in Angola once the conditions are ripe and appropriate. My delegation fully supports this readiness and sees it as a further assurance to the parties and to the people of Angola that the international community remains committed to the satisfactory resolution of their conflict, which has caused untold hardships and incalculable loss of life. Bearing in mind that Angolans bear ultimate responsibility for the implementation of the peace agreement, we call on the parties to cooperate fully with the international community in the collective effort to secure peace, stability and development for their country. We shall support this draft resolution.”
1994-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3445 (1994) · source
“It is also important that the parties redouble their efforts to establish an effective and_ sustainable cease-fire throughout Angola so that the pending agreement will not be put in peril. We believe that the Security Council has got it exactly right by extending UNAVEM II's mandate until 8 December 1994. Aside from indicating its satisfaction at the ongoing peace efforts in Angola, this extension makes clear to the parties the need for them to achieve a prompt conclusion of all outstanding issues in the Peace Process, including the military talks and the establishment of a cease-fire, both of which are crucial to the restoration of the strength of UNAVEM II to its previously authorized level and a further consolidation of the Peace Process itself.”
1994-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3445 (1994) · source
“The present draft resolution rightly recognizes that the recent development apropos the Lusaka talks, though no doubt a significant event in itself, is none the less only the first step in a long process ahead for a peaceful settlement in Angola. Much remains to be done within the framework of the "Acordos de Paz" and relevant Security Council resolutions to bring the Angolan settlement to full effect and to sustain it fully. My delegation therefore supports the tenor of the draft resolution before us, which, among other things, calls upon the parties to honour their commitment already made at the Lusaka talks and to conclude without further delay a comprehensive agreement to that effect.”
1994-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3445 (1994) · source
“Nigeria is delighted that both the Government of Angola and the Uniao Nacional para a Independencia Total de Angola (UNITA) have agreed on all the issues relating to national reconciliation at the Lusaka talks and that we are at last at the threshold of a breakthrough in the Angolan Peace Process. My delegation commends the parties for the flexibility and restraint they have demonstrated. We commend also the personnel of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM II), in particular the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Blondin Beye, and the Force Commander, Major-General Chris Garuba, for their tireless efforts, which have been pivotal in achieving this success. The troika States - the United States, Portugal and the Russian Federation - have done a superb job, and they also deserve our commendation.”
1994-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3445 (1994) · source
“We feel that it would be wiser to allow the Secretary-General, as we have done in almost every other case, to use his discretion to continue to deploy UNOMIL personnel as and when appropriate.”
1994-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3442 (1994) · source
“In this connection it is necessary to mention that several States, including my own, that are contributing troops to the Cease-fire Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) have served notice that without new financial assistance they will seriously consider withdrawing their troops from Liberia. Because of the likely tragic consequences of a general withdrawal of these troops from Liberia at this time and the resulting negative consequences for peace in the country and even throughout the subregion, we sincerely hope that the international community will act to prevent such an eventuality - which is a real possibility. My delegation has reservations concerning the reduction in the strength of UNOMIL and the setting of new conditions for future augmentation of the UNOMIL presence in Liberia.”
1994-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3442 (1994) · source
“Thirdly, the draft resolution reiterates the several calls made in the past to all Liberian factions to cease hostilities immediately and to agree to a new timetable for disengagement of forces, disarmament and demobilization, as they have already committed themselves to do under the Cotonou Agreement, which in our opinion is still the most valid framework for peace in Liberia. The fourth reason why we shall support the draft resolution is that it calls upon Member States to provide support for the peace effort through contributions to the United Nations Trust Fund for Liberia.”
1994-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3442 (1994) · source
“We therefore hope and expect that this commitment on the part of the international community will find concrete expression in terms of new financial and logistical support for ECOMOG forces in Liberia. Secondly, the draft resolution reiterates the call, which this Council has made in previous resolutions, for the full application of an arms embargo on the Liberian warring parties. We feel that the continued violation of the embargo has been largely responsible for fueling the crisis. We commend this provision of the draft resolution.”
1994-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3442 (1994) · source
“The patience of the leaders of the subregion and of the international community as a whole is almost completely exhausted. In this connection, Nigeria believes that the best chance of moving the peace process forward lies in finding new ways of making the existing Cotonou Agreement work rather than in arguing about yet another problematic accord or agreement. Having made all those observations, however, my delegation will vote in favour of the present draft resolution for four main reasons. First, the draft resolution extends the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) for a three-month period, an action which is a sign that despite frustration and the lack of sufficient progress in the Liberian peace process, the international community is prepared to continue to assist Liberians until peace is achieved.”
1994-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3442 (1994) · source
“My delegation wishes to reiterate its strong belief that the best way forward and the most helpful action that could be taken by the international community for Liberia would be to provide the much-needed support that would enable ECOMOG, both original and expanded, to carry out the mandate contained in the Cotonou Agreement. ECOMOG must be enabled to execute its mandate of encamping, disarming and demobilizing the Liberian factions so that the remaining processes leading to the holding of democratic elections in Liberia can be achieved. At this point in the evolution of the peace process, the Liberia factions, who alone must bear full responsibility for its continuing lack of progress, should be made to realize the futility of further intransigence and the necessity to opt for dialogue and peace, and to do so soon.”
1994-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3442 (1994) · source
“None the less, without adequate international financial and logistical support, ECOMOG's efforts to establish peace in Liberia may soon come to an abrupt end. Yet the international community, unfortunately, has not responded to the repeated appeals of the Secretary-General and the Security Council to make the necessary financial contributions and to provide the kind of logistical support that would enable ECOMOG to carry out its responsibilities in accordance with the Cotonou Agreement and thus accelerate the peace process in Liberia. As the Secretary- General pointed out in a previous report, ECOMOG, with its current financial and logistical base, cannot fully deploy throughout the territory in Liberia.”
1994-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3442 (1994) · source
“We all face in Liberia a stark choice between, on the one hand, abandonment and despair, and on the other, the wisdom and courage to support a unique regional initiative, the first of its kind, perhaps, in our continent. Will the international community remain lukewarm towards ECOMOG or support this regional effort to head off a crisis capable of threatening peace and security, which the Charter of the United Nations commits all of us - and I mean all of us - to try to prevent? Unlike in the crises in the Horn of Africa and in Central Africa - Somalia and Rwanda, respectively - where there were no clear-cut regional initiatives, as there is in Liberia) ECOMOG has truly made the difference between a certain order, however precarious, and total chaos.”
1994-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3442 (1994) · source
“The political and security situation in Liberia is precarious, and this has been especially true in the past few months. This grim state of affairs, following the escalation of inter- and _ intra- factional fighting, has not only resulted in a desperate humanitarian situation but has virtually stalled the Liberian peace process. The tenuous situation in Liberia was clearly underscored recently by the unfortunate abduction of United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) personnel and by the attempted coup d'etat, which, but for the swift and effective intervention of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Military Observer Group (ECOMOG), would have plunged the country into complete anarchy.”
1994-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3442 (1994) · source
“Nevertheless, we hope the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) will live up to their words by effectively implementing their decision to close the international border between that country and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and prove to the international community that its present doubts and misgivings about their intentions have been wrong.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“This act of omission in the third and final resolution we have adopted and its poor timing are the main reasons why my delegation abstained with respect to the question of the relaxation of some of the measures against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). When the right conditions exist, my delegation may be in a position to vote in favour of a graduated response in a positive manner to concrete steps taken by Serbia and Montenegro to implement fully its commitment to isolate the Bosnian Serbs as a means to exert further pressure on them to abandon promptly the despicable policy and practices of ethnic cleansing, as well as the path of violence and terror against innocent populations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“At the same time, however, when positive steps which address fundamental issues are taken by a party to 35 a conflict, such steps should in our opinion be acknowledged so as to encourage further positive steps that they might take. However, in this particular case, a fundamental and minimum condition for this easing of sanctions will have been an immediate and explicit recognition of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina within its internationally-recognized borders. This will also be consistent with the Contact Group Plan. Members of the Security Council, in matters of principle, especially those pertaining to the status of a United Nations Member State, have always insisted on a clear and unambiguous declaration of the recognition of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of that Member State.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“That the Council is considering loosening sanctions when nothing has changed on the ground in terms of continuing military activity and the strangulation and bombardment of many towns and villages in Bosnia and Herzegovina is clearly capable of giving the wrong impression. Let me be clear about one thing however: sanctions are never a welcome development. The international community has always adopted them reluctantly, and in many cases only as a final resort. Once we have decided to take that painful decision to impose collective punitive measures in order to effect a change in the behaviour of a State or party or to change the course of events, any premature lifting of those measures may have a negative effect and negate whatever gains may already have been registered and get us back to the status quo ante.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“While we agree that the loosening of sanctions on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) is also designed as another form of exerting pressure on the Bosnian Serbs, my delegation believes that, given the history of the conflict and the false steps and hopes we have experienced in dealing with the problem, it would have been better for the Council to have erred on the side of caution and allowed for a trial period before taking up this question of relaxation of sanctions. This is because whatever action we take in this body has a symbolic significance that sometimes goes beyond the actual measures.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“Had we considered this draft after the receipt by the Security Council of a report from the Secretary-General that the Co-Chairmen of the Steering Committee of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia had certified that the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) were effectively implementing their decision to close the border with the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, some of the concerns of my delegation would have been addressed.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“The text of the resolution itself and its main provisions do not present much of a problem to my delegation as such. In general, we support ways and means to encourage the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) to take further steps towards full compliance with its obligations to implement all relevant Security Council resolutions aimed at tightening sanctions against the Bosnian Serbs. However, the context in which we have considered the draft is one that we would have wished were different.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“History teaches us that the political advantage to be derived from the hardline military position of the Bosnian Serbs and their rejectionist stance are temporary and cannot be sustained for much longer. The Bosnian Serb leadership must be made to realize that the only way they will be able to join other members of the international community is by accepting a negotiated settlement. We therefore call on all members of the international community, especially neighbouring States and particularly the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) to discharge their obligations under this resolution in order to ensure a complete and total isolation of the Bosnian Serb political and military leaderships. The resolution on the loosening of sanctions gives my delegation a lot of unease, primarily because of its timing.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“The Bosnian Serb leadership should be reminded that the International Tribunal has jurisdiction over serious violations of international humanitarian law and that those who have committed grave acts against innocent civilians will eventually be brought to justice. With regard to the resolution on the tightening of sanctions, it is only appropriate to try to drive home to the Bosnian Serbs that they cannot continue to ignore the will of the international community by their consistent refusal to accept the territorial settlement plan as contained in the Contact Group proposal. My delegation believes that there is no other solution that is viable or durable except through a peacefully negotiated settlement. In the view of my delegation, the Contact Group proposals provide a good basis for such an outcome.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“We also condemned all violations of international humanitarian law. Unfortunately - but consistent with its pattern of utter contempt and disregard for the wishes of the international community - the Bosnian Serb party did not heed our statement. My delegation, in line with paragraph 5 of resolution 941 (1994), demands once again that the Bosnian Serb party accord immediate and unimpeded access for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to Banja Luka, Bijeljina and other areas of concern. We call on the Bosnian Serb party to heed the demand that it put an end to the practice of "ethnic cleansing" once and for all.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“At the same time, however, we note that this draft resolution was first presented to the Council in June of this year; had it been possible to adopt it then, it might already have produced some positive effects. It is appropriate that this resolution was adopted under Chapter VII, for the Council cannot remain indifferent to grave violations of international humanitarian law. The Bosnian Serb party has continually ignored the requests and demands of the Council to halt its campaign of terror, its campaign of intimidation, its campaign of harassment and_ its expulsions of non-Serb population and to put an end to the unfortunate and shameful practice of "ethnic cleansing" in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In our 2 September 1994 statement on the subject, we condemned this practice and demanded its immediate cessation.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“The three resolutions we have just considered and adopted have been described as a package. This is indeed a package, but a package that is still not properly balanced, given the situation on the ground in Bosnia and Herzegovina even as we are considering this subject today. Our resolution on "ethnic cleansing" addresses a very serious issue which has attracted the condemnation of the international community. It is therefore fitting and proper that the resolution was adopted unanimously. "Ethnic cleansing" is clearly an abomination, and one on which we in the Council and the international community at large must speak with one voice. We are grateful that it was possible to adopt this draft resolution.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“Since this is the first occasion on which my delegation has addressed the Council this month, permit me, Sir, to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of September. You have already demonstrated your great diplomatic skills and attention to detail with the efficient and exemplary manner in which you have been conducting the affairs of the Council. Please be assured of the continued cooperation of my delegation in the discharge of your important assignment. I should also like to convey my delegation's gratitude to Ambassador Vorontsov of the Russian Federation for the skilful, very dignified and pleasant manner in which he conducted the affairs of our Council during the month of August. We wish him all the best in his new assignment.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“Therefore, my delegation sincerely hopes that peace will soon return to Angola so that its Government and people may soon be able to commence a programme of reconstruction, a programme of rehabilitation and a programme of sustainable development. It is only then that the struggle of all the people of Angola will be crowned with certain victory. In the sincere hope, therefore, that our collective action in this Council will help advance the process of peace and the prospects of social and economic reconstruction in Angola, my delegation will vote in favour of the draft resolution before us.”
1994-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3395 (1994) · source
“By extending the mandate of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM II) for another three months, the international community has demonstrated its abiding commitment to the quest for peace in Angola. We commend the Secretary-General and his Special Representative, as well as the Force Commander, for their untiring efforts and dedication to the peaceful resolution of the Angolan conflict. We commend also the important role being played by the three observer States - the troika - and by States and United Nations agencies as well as non-governmental organizations in the supply of humanitarian relief materials to the needy in Angola. In conclusion, Angola is a country with which Nigeria enjoys close fraternal ties.”
1994-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3395 (1994) · source
“My delegation is of the view that this is a very generous time-frame for UNITA to respond to the carefully worked out set of proposals, proposals that were made in good faith. We hope that UNITA will respond, that it will respond positively, and that it will respond soon. We are also concerned at the deteriorating humanitarian situation now prevailing in Angola, a situation that is addressed in the draft resolution before us. Quite rightly, the draft resolution calls on the parties to cease all offensive military actions throughout Angola, which lie at the root of the grave humanitarian situation. In this connection, we call on all parties, in particular UNITA, to allow the unrestricted movement of humanitarian relief and humanitarian relief workers throughout Angola.”
1994-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3395 (1994) · source
“In this connection, we call on UNITA to accept the proposals without further procrastination, as called for in the draft resolution that we are about to adopt, because it cannot be expected that the international community should wait much longer before doing what it has to do to ensure that the ongoing Lusaka talks are brought to a speedy conclusion. It is absolutely right that in the present draft resolution the Council should now declare its readiness and its intent to impose additional measures against UNITA, as indicated in paragraph 26 of resolution 864 (1993) if by 31 July 1994 UNITA has not formally accepted the complete set of proposals on national reconciliation.”
1994-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3395 (1994) · source
“Similarly, on the humanitarian plane, the intensification of war throughout Angola since the end of May has virtually brought the delivery of relief supplies by air to a complete standstill and by road to a much reduced level, and it has jeopardized the progress made in the last nine months in attempting to stabilize the conditions of the vulnerable segment of the population in Angola. My delegation salutes the courage and good judgement shown by the Government of Angola in formally accepting the proposals of national reconciliation made by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the three observer States. None the less, we cannot hide our disappointment that UNITA, by its failure to accept those proposals, has not demonstrated equal flexibility and magnanimity in the interests of peace for all the people of Angola.”
1994-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3395 (1994) · source
“Once again the Security Council is confronted with the tragic situation in Angola. On the one hand, the political situation in Angola since the last review by the Security Council shows _ that commendable progress has been made on the outstanding, specific principles between the Government and UNITA at the Lusaka talks. In fact, of the six issues that were outstanding in May, only one issue now remains unresolved - an issue linked to State administration. On the other hand, however, regrettably, the same progress cannot be observed on the military front, as fighting has lately intensified in several parts of the country, causing further loss of life and further damage to basic infrastructures.”
1994-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3395 (1994) · source
“We are thankful to those Governments that have continued to provide troops and financial and logistical resources for the continuation of UNOSOM'S mandate under extremely difficult circumstances. We also wish to thank the Secretary-General and his Acting Special Representative 11 for their untiring efforts to achieve a political settlement of the Somali conflict. For its part, Nigeria, as a troop- contributing country to UNOSOM II, will continue to play a constructive role in helping to resolve the conflict in Somalia. 12 I now resume my function as President of the Council. There are no further speakers on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on the agenda. The meeting rose at 7.35 p.m.”
1994-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3385 (1994) · source
“We believe, however, that the situation in Somalia, because of its exceptional circumstances - including, in particular, the absence of a government - deserves a special and more flexible consideration and must not be treated in exactly the same framework as some other United Nations peace-keeping operations, where credible governmental and non-governmental authorities exist. It would be a sad mistake if, because of the desire for quick results, the United Nations were in the immediate future - long before our initial target date of March 1995 is reached - to embark on a precipitate withdrawal from Somalia without taking into full account Somalia's special circumstances. Finally, my delegation would like to thank all States and all non-governmental organizations which have extended humanitarian assistance to Somalia.”
1994-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3385 (1994) · source
“The resolution which we have just adopted, and which my delegation voted in favour of, indicates that the international community, though conscious of the fact that the Somali people must continue to bear the ultimate responsibility for achieving national reconciliation and rebuilding their country, is prepared none the less to continue to play its part in promoting the peace process in Somalia. To this end, although the resolution does not extend the mandate for the six-month period recommended by the Secretary-General - an option which my delegation would clearly have preferred - it renewed the mandate of UNOSOM II for an additional four-month period. The Nigerian delegation sees much merit in the tenor of the present resolution calling upon the parties to show good faith if continued United Nations support in Somalia is to be assured.”
1994-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3385 (1994) · source
“Given, on the one hand, the continuing apparent lack of visible progress in achieving a political settlement of the Somali conflict and the deteriorating political, military and security situation in the country, and, on the other hand, the enduring humanitarian and political needs of the Somali people, what course of action must the international community now pursue in Somalia? Should the international community - or, more specifically, the United Nations - now cut off all its assistance to Somalia and abandon the Somalis to a fate dictated not so much by the Somali people, but by the parties and factions that control the instruments of violence and coercion in the country, even though, statistically speaking, these elements are in the tiniest of tiny minorities?”
1994-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3385 (1994) · source
“Moreover, they have also continued to support the newly established police division in carrying out the important tasks of reconstituting the Somali national police. On the humanitarian side, despite difficulties in the distribution of relief and the movement of personnel due to prevalent insecurity, available statistics show that the humanitarian division of UNOSOM II continues to be actively engaged in the resettlement of thousands of internally displaced persons in Somalia. But at this point some crucial questions have to be asked.”
1994-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3385 (1994) · source
“On the contrary, the evidence available in the past few weeks indicates that the major factions have in fact been replenishing their weapons stockpiles and rebuilding their defensive positions with only one purpose in mind - and that purpose is awful. Also on the humanitarian front, the situation has deteriorated rapidly. Of course, this is tied to the emergence of the so-called "technicals", increased banditry and a general deterioration in the security and political situations which have combined to thwart the movement of humanitarian personnel and the delivery of relief material. On the positive side, however, despite the troop reduction, the military contingents of UNOSOM II have continued to discharge, as best they can under the circumstances, their humanitarian duties in Somalia.”
1994-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3385 (1994) · source
“As the Secretary-General himself puts it: "the level of security is unpredictable as disturbances and inter-clan fighting occur without warning." (S/1994/614, para. 21) In terms of disarmament and demobilization, the situation has also been far from encouraging. Despite their commitments to voluntarily disarm and demobilize, in line with the Nairobi Declaration of 24 March 1994, the parties to the conflict have failed to deliver on their commitments. Of course, voluntary disarmament and demobilization can only take place when the parties are prepared to settle their disputes peacefully. In Somalia, such a disposition appears to be lacking.”
1994-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3385 (1994) · source
“Now it has become clear as we speak today that the twice-postponed meeting has failed to materialize, thus giving added cause for frustration and for the feeling that there is a lack of seriousness on the part of the warring parties in Somalia. The security situation has also deteriorated remarkably since the last adjustment of the UNOSOM mandate. Security conditions are made worse by the fact that expectations are now rife among the parties and factions in Somalia that it will not be long before the entire United Nations mission pulls out of the country. In the climate of additional uncertainty, non-governmental organizations in several locations in Somalia are being exposed to ever- growing danger.”
1994-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3385 (1994) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Nigeria. My delegation regrets that it did not find much ground for optimism in the further report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in Somalia submitted in pursuance of paragraph 14 of resolution 897 (1994) of 24 May 1994 (S/1994/614), which constitutes the basis for the resolution we have just adopted. On the political front the parties and factions in Somalia seem to be as far apart as ever following the outbreak of inter-clan fighting in early April and the subsequent refusal of the Group of 12 to participate in the meeting of the national reconciliation which was proposed for 15 May 1994 but had to be postponed again until 30 May 1994.”
1994-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3385 (1994) · source
“There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 923 (1994). I shall now call on those members of the Council who wish to make statements following the voting.”
1994-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3385 (1994) · source
“S/1994/638 to the vote. I shall now put draft resolution A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Argentina, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Djibouti, France, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America”
1994-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3385 (1994) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in Somalia, submitted in pursuance of paragraph 14 of resolution 897 (1994), document S/1994/614. Members of the Council also have before them document S/1994/638, 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. There being no objection, it is so decided.”
1994-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3385 (1994) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Somalia in which she 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 tule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Ms. Hassan (Somalia) took a place at the Council table.”
1994-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3385 (1994) · source
“The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on the agenda. The meeting rose at 6.35 p.m.”
1994-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3384 (1994) · source
“Finally, my delegation commends the Government of Angola for the bold new concessions and offers which it has made to UNITA and about which the Permanent Representative of Angola has just extensively briefed this Council. We hope that UNITA will respond favourably to these latest offers by the Government and thereby facilitate the prompt conclusion of the Lusaka peace talks. As a brotherly country in which Nigeria places considerable confidence, Angola desperately needs to achieve peace and to begin as soon as possible its programme of reconstruction, rehabilitation and development. My country stands ready now as we have done in the past to assist Angola's return to the path of nation-building. I now resume my function as President of the Council. There are no further speakers on my list.”
1994-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3384 (1994) · source