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Gatilov

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first: 1996-04-18
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“The topic of preventive action is inextricably linked to the problem of the uncontrolled proliferation of small arms and light weapons in regions of crisis. Russia is interested in stepping up the campaign against the unlawful spread of such weapons. We support the involvement of the United Nations in such efforts if relevant States agree and an appeal for assistance is made to the Organization. Also deserving of support is more effective involvement on the part of the United Nations of a civilian component of multifunctional peacekeeping operations, in particular of civilian police, with a View to monitoring observance of human rights, the maintenance of order and the rule of law. At the same time, we maintain a principled disagreement with the notion of endowing such a component with enforcement powers.”
1999-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4072 (1999) · source
“Preventive measures should also include steps to demobilize and disarm former combatants and reintegrate them into peaceful life, which might be an effective means for ensuring the irreversibility of peace processes in former hot spots. An example of this is the difficult situation regarding compliance with the Protocol on Military Issues in Tajikistan. Of special importance is assistance to the United Nations Mission in Tajikistan, along with adequate financial and material support from the international community. Without an effective arms embargo, we cannot stabilize the situation in Kosovo and in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The failure of efforts to disarm the combatants has, unfortunately, led to a breakdown of the peace process in Angola.”
1999-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4072 (1999) · source
“However, such work must be carried out collectively on the sound basis of the Charter, which would enable us to develop agreed upon decisions whose legitimacy would not be subject to doubt. Of special significance is the observance by States involved in a dispute of the obligations under Chapter VI of the Charter, providing for a broad set of instruments for the settlement of disputes through peaceful means. The Security Council can play an important role in preventing armed conflicts by enhancing the effectiveness of arms embargoes. As we have repeatedly emphasized, an arms embargo full of holes can only aggravate a military confrontation between conflicting parties.”
1999-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4072 (1999) · source
“However, we are convinced that preventive services to Member States must be provided only with their consent and with respect for the principle of non- interference in internal affairs. Only the unequivocally expressed agreement of the host country to preventive actions can serve as a legal and political basis for the adoption of relevant measures and also serve as a guarantee for their effectiveness. In this connection, we proceed from the premise that any United Nations response, including in situations of a humanitarian nature, must be undertaken pursuant to the Charter and through a decision of the Security Council. The development of world processes undoubtedly dictates the advisability of developing norms of international law and adapting them to new realities.”
1999-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4072 (1999) · source
“Such an approach closely coincides with the conclusion drawn by the Secretary-General in his report on the work of the Organization to the effect that undermining the primary role of the Security Council in maintaining international peace and security casts doubt on the very foundations of international law, such as the United Nations Charter. It is important that this idea underlies the Security Council's draft presidential statement prepared on the initiative of Slovenia. In fulfilling its Charter role as the body that bears major responsibility for maintenance of international peace and security, the Council has the right - either at the request of States or on its own initiative - to use a broad set of instruments established within the framework of the United Nations to prevent disputes from erupting into armed conflicts.”
1999-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4072 (1999) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Our delegation would also like to express its gratitude to you, Mr. President, for your initiative in organizing today's open debate. We believe this discussion is both timely and useful, especially at this time when challenges to international peace and security are confronting the world community with the task of developing a strategy for early warning, timely monitoring and prevention of conflicts and crises. A key role in preventive diplomacy rightly belongs to the United Nations, which possesses substantial capabilities in this sphere. The main issues of preventive strategy as well as political monitoring of their implementation must remain exclusively within the purview of the Security Council.”
1999-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4072 (1999) · source
“The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia must actively investigate the scale of the atrocities committed by Kosovar Albanian extremists against Serbs and other non-Albanian peoples in Kosovo throughout the Kosovo crrsrs. So far, we have noted that the Tribunal has clearly not been able to achieve objectivity, as to date it has focused primarily on investigating crimes committed against Albanians. We believe that this situation should be corrected properly and rapidly, because otherwise there will be grounds for accusing the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia of double standards, which would certainly not enhance the effectiveness of the Tribunal's work. We expect Ms. Del Ponte to take due account of these matters of principle, and we wish her every success in her work.”
1999-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4063 (1999) · source
“Examples include the indictment of the leader of Serbia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and the arrest in Vienna, under a sealed indictment, of the chief of staff of the army of the Republika Srpska, Mr. Talic, who was participating in a seminar in Vienna at the invitation of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Such decisions destabilize the situation in Bosnia, Yugoslavia and, indeed, the entire region, and are an additional hindrance to moving the Bosnia and Kosovo settlement process forward. As for the activities of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in Kosovo, they must be objective and strictly in accordance with the decisions of the Security Council, including resolution 1244 (1999), and with the Statute of the Tribunal.”
1999-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4063 (1999) · source
“Such practices are contrary to the Statute of the Tribunal and to its rules of procedure. The authorities of the States concerned and the indictees themselves are thereby deprived of the opportunity to demonstrate that they are willing to cooperate with the Tribunal. Every action taken to detain a person accused of war crimes must be considered primarily from the point of View of how it might affect international efforts to stabilize the situation in the region and move the peace process forward. We must not allow the work of the Tribunal to be politicized; it must be governed by the letter of the law. Unfortunately, in the recent work of the Tribunal there have been serious instances in which this principle has been allowed to slide.”
1999-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4063 (1999) · source
“However, all problems relating thereto must be resolved through direct cooperation between the parties and the Tribunal, as set forth in Security Council resolutions and in the Statute of the Tribunal. Indictees should not be detained without the consent of the State in whose territory they are found, nor should it result from the undue coercion of those States. We are categorically opposed to sealed indictments. That practice has occurred in connection with the Stabilization Force in Bosnia; it goes beyond the mandate of such forces. The practice should be brought to an end. Furthermore, we believe that the practice should not take place with regard to Kosovo and the Kosovo Force. We have serious doubts about the propriety of the so- called sealed lists of indictees.”
1999-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4063 (1999) · source
“In order to ensure the normal functioning of that International Tribunal, we must continue to improve its procedures, methods of work and structures, and deal with the inadequate supply of qualified jurists and administrative staff. We hope that the Prosecutor's forthcoming Visit to Rwanda will help to achieve those objectives. Turning to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, we firmly believe that its activities must strictly comply with the mandate given it by the Security Council and with the Statute of the Tribunal, the Peace Agreement for Bosnia and the relevant decisions of the Security Council. We support the demands made on all States to comply with international commitments to cooperate with that Tribunal.”
1999-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4063 (1999) · source
“Russia supports the efforts to deal with the organizational, financial and human resource problems experienced by the Rwanda Tribunal, so as to enable it to rapidly discharge the mandate conferred upon it by the Security Council and play its part in eliminating the culture of impunity. We believe that the establishment of another Trial Chamber will mean that the international community can expect the Tribunal to act more swiftly in order to establish a proper balance in its work and catch up, so to speak, with the Yugoslavia Tribunal. We believe that considerable work remains to be done to enhance the effectiveness of the Rwanda Tribunal.”
1999-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4063 (1999) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We join other delegations in welcoming Ms. Carla Del Ponte and thank her for her briefing. Russia supports the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and we call for the appropriate punishment of those who have committed war crimes in the course of conflicts in the territory of the former Yugoslavia and of those who have committed serious violations of humanitarian law in the territory of Rwanda. We believe that the work of the Rwanda Tribunal is a substantial factor in the maintenance of peace and calm in that country and in neighbouring regions. Sentences handed down by the court are very important politically, and they also make a real contribution to the development of international criminal law.”
1999-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4063 (1999) · source
“In our view, one of the effective means for influencing the situation in this country, so as to shift the focus to negotiation, could be the consideration by the Council of the question of introducing effective measures aimed at achieving the full implementation of the resolutions it has adopted. Russia confirms its readiness to continue constructive interaction and cooperation with all interested parties in order to resolve the conflict in Afghanistan on the basis of the resolutions of the General Assembly and of the Security Council.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039 (1999) · source
“Russia is on the whole satisfied with the results of the meeting of the "six plus two" group, held in July in Tashkent, with the participation of high-level representatives of both Afghan sides. That meeting represented a very important step towards ensuring favourable conditions for unblocking the Afghan crisis. The meeting also bore witness to the viability of that group as a truly effective international mechanism for finding a way out of the conflict in Afghanistan. We feel that that group must increase its efforts aimed at achieving a political settlement to the conflict, and that the Security Council must support the group in every way possible.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039 (1999) · source
“These votes argue with great seriousness that those who ignore the decisions of the United Nations - and thus, in essence, openly defy the international community - should reflect on the possible consequences of their short-sighted policy. We are convinced that the United Nations, which plays a central role in coordinating international efforts in the Afghan area, must take effective action to halt the bloodshed and lead the parties to a peaceful settlement. We support the efforts of Ambassador Brahimi, undertaken on the basis of General Assembly and Security Council resolutions, and also the activities of the United Nations Special Mission to Afghanistan.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039 (1999) · source
“The cornerstone of these demands is the holding, under the aegis of the United Nations, of inter-Afghan talks aimed at creating a broadly representative government that would respect international law, including human rights and international humanitarian law, and would ensure respect for the rights of all Afghans. We believe it is timely to recall that all of the resolutions of the Security Council on Afghanistan have been adopted unanimously, and the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly have gained increasing support from Member States with each passing year. At the fifty-third session of the General Assembly nearly one third of the delegations sponsored the resolution on Afghanistan.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039 (1999) · source
“The negative consequences of this are already being felt far beyond the borders of that country, including in some regions of Russia and in the States of Central Asia. In connection with such developments in the Afghan situation - developments that directly affect Russian security - we, jointly with our partners in the Commonwealth of Independent States, will continue to take all necessary measures. The resolutions of the Security Council and of the General Assembly contain a condemnation of the actions of the Taliban and clear demands regarding the general principles and outline of an Afghan settlement. We fully share and support these positions.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039 (1999) · source
“We demand that the Taliban movement immediately put an end to this practice, and that it also ensure proper conditions for the provision of emergency humanitarian assistance by the international community to all who may need it. We cannot accept the continuation of a situation in which the territory of Afghanistan that is controlled by the Taliban is used to support international terrorism and extremism of all stripes and also to encourage the illegal production of and trafficking in narcotics. It is no secret that over the last few years, as a result of these Taliban actions, Afghanistan has acquired a firm reputation as an international exporter of terrorism and narcotics.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039 (1999) · source
“This would be in line with the commitments made by Pakistan, along with the other members of the "six plus two" group, in accordance with the Tashkent declaration. We note with particular concern that yet another spiral of brutal armed resistance by the Taliban has led to increased suffering for the Afghan population. We cannot but sound the alarm regarding information on new gross violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law, including reports of mass shootings, arrests and forcible relocations of hundreds of thousands of peaceful inhabitants of Afghanistan. As a result of such actions by the Taliban in several regions of the country, including around Kabul and the Panjshir valley, where vast numbers of displaced persons have been concentrated, there is a real threat of a humanitarian disaster.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039 (1999) · source
“Russia strongly opposes the Taliban's continuing escalation of the fighting in Afghanistan and condemns the Taliban leadership's policy of using force to solve the Afghan problem. We note the particular cynicism displayed by the Taliban in carrying out a major offensive literally two days after the conclusion of the Tashkent meeting of the "Group of friends and neighbours of Afghanistan". We are seriously concerned by the increasing external interference in the internal affairs of Afghanistan. This can be seen in particular in the many reports of direct participation in the fighting, on the Taliban side, of thousands of Pakistanis and hundreds of fighters from other countries. We call on Pakistan to take immediate measures to prevent its territory from being used to provide military support to the Taliban.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039 (1999) · source
“We are obliged to note, with profound regret and sympathy to the Afghan people, that the worst fears of many members of the international community came true when, nearly three years ago, the Taliban seized the capital of the Islamic State of Afghanistan. Having started with a brazen pretension to power and domination in that country that was accompanied by brutal reprisals against opponents, the Taliban movement showed in its subsequent policy and practice that it intended to continue to act in precisely that spirit, ignoring the frequently expressed will of the international community and aggravating the critical situation into which the internal armed conflict has driven Afghanistan and cast it into a political, economic and humanitarian catastrophe.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039 (1999) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian ): I would like to welcome Mr. Abdullah, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic State of Afghanistan, who is participating in today's meeting. The Russian Federation actively supported the idea of organizing today's open debate in the Security Council, the purpose of which is to make public the views of the Council members and of a broad range of Member States of the United Nations on the present stage of the conflict in Afghanistan. We hope that this will help the Council to determine more clearly what more can be done to assist in the settlement of this conflict, which is one of the longest-standing ones.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039 (1999) · source
“I wish in conclusion to express the hope that today's wide-ranging discussion and any decision that the Security Council may adopt at its conclusion will give needed impetus to international cooperation in protecting the younger generation from the violence of armed conflict.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037 (1999) · source
“Legal and practical guarantees of the rights of the child form a basic element of Russian policy in the sphere of child protection, which is conducted in the context of a single national plan of action for children. Here, priority attention is being given to the problems of children in dire circumstances as well as to their physical and psychological rehabilitation. The national efforts of Russia and of its partners in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) also have regional ramifications. One result of the CIS review of the problems of children, including those suffering in armed conflicts, was the adoption at the twelfth plenary meeting of the Inter-parliamentary Assembly of States Which Are Participants in the Commonwealth of Independent States, held in December 1998, of a decree on the protection of children in CIS States.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037 (1999) · source
“At the international level, they could include efforts to provide early warning about conflicts; the use of preventive diplomacy; stricter controls on illegal trafficking in small arms and light weapons; and limiting arms shipments to areas of conflict. The inauguration of the work of the International Criminal Court should provide a serious deterrent to the use of children in armed conflict. The subject of children and armed conflict should also be highlighted during the 27th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, scheduled to take place at Geneva in November 1999. My country was among the first to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037 (1999) · source
“In its efforts to settle armed conflicts and to prevent new ones, the world community should do its utmost to lessen their harmful effect on children, both those who accidentally find themselves at the epicentre of hostilities and underage soldiers. They all require assistance, first and foremost, for reintegration into society, but that is obviously not enough. It is time to address preventing the involvement of children in hostilities. Measures to that end could include, at the national level, the formulation and implementation of programmes to inculcate children with the spirit of peace; enabling children to obtain a good education and to find civilian employment; and disseminating information about international legal norms governing the rights of the child.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037 (1999) · source
“Last week, the Secretary-General expressed concern at the involvement in the hostilities in Afghanistan of participants as young as 14 years of age. The need to coordinate the achievement of peace with the establishment of priorities for resolving the problems of children scarred by war was reflected in the Lome Peace Agreement for Sierra Leone. In its recent resolution on Sierra Leone, the Security Council welcomed the Peace Agreement and the commitment by the Government of Sierra Leone to cooperate with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict. This is a very important new development.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037 (1999) · source
“These organs include the Economic and Social Council, the Commission on Human Rights and its special mechanisms, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the United Nations Children's Fund. The International Committee of the Red Cross also has accumulated solid resources and a wealth of experience in working in the area of international humanitarian law which has special provisions for the protection of children in armed conflicts and for providing them assistance. The Security Council is considering these issues first and foremost in the context of specific volatile situations for which it must find settlements. Any hot spot inevitably involves tragedy for children, and, unfortunately, one need not look far for examples.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037 (1999) · source
“On 20 November of this year we will observe the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The inclusion of this item on the agenda of the fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly gives us a good opportunity to have an in-depth discussion of a whole range of problems pertaining to the younger generation, first and foremost the issue of how to remove children from the context of armed conflicts. Along with this, both within the United Nations and outside of it, we see a broad range of authoritative bodies and institutions that are dealing competently with the problems faced by children in emergency situations.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037 (1999) · source
“The Governments of virtually all the world's countries have fully recognized their responsibility to children and have become parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which as a result is the most universal international treaty. Throughout the world there has arisen a powerful movement in support of the effective banning of the use of child soldiers. Russia fully supports the recommendations adopted in the fall of 1998 at the nineteenth session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, at which the Committee expressed the hope for the early adoption of the optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, a protocol that concerns children in armed conflicts. We welcome the intention of the Working Group of the Commission on Human Rights to conclude its work on this draft document by the year 2000.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037 (1999) · source
“The figures we have heard today tell us how far we remain from this noble goal enshrined in the Charter. In this connection, we have deep respect for the tireless work of the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Mr. Olara Otunnu, who has done a great deal to combat this problem. The views he expressed today and his recommendations as to what the international community might do to relieve the sufferings of children and prohibit their participation in conflicts are deserving of the greatest consideration by the relevant United Nations bodies. It should be pointed out that some progress has been made in our struggle to ensure children's right to a peaceful life.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037 (1999) · source
“It is significant that all members of the Security Council are united in their deep concern regarding the misfortunes suffered by the littler inhabitants of our world. Such unanimity shows that humanity is making its way towards the dawning of the next millennium with a clear desire to put into practice, for current and future generations, the lofty humanitarian ideals and to pay attention to individuals, their problems and sufferings, their rights and freedoms. In the very first lines of the United Nations Charter we find proclaimed a lofty goal: to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which to this very day continues to kill and maim our children. War deprives children of what is most valuable and dear to them in life: parents, health, childhood, homeland and life itself.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037 (1999) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): I would like to express our great satisfaction at the fact that today's meeting of the Security Council is taking place under your presidency. Your personal participation underscores the significance that your country and the Security Council as a whole attach to the problems of the protection of children in armed conflicts. A little more than a year has passed since the previous meeting of the Security Council on the problem of children in armed conflicts. Our returning to this most tragic subject shows that children suffering from wars are not being overlooked by the Council, above all in the context of fulfilling its major obligation under the Charter: to maintain international peace and security.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037 (1999) · source
“In our view, the political process as a whole has been significantly assisted by the fairly effective mechanism that was established with the assistance of the United Nations and personally by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Georgia,”
1999-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4029 (1999) · source
“We are pleased to note that this approach is shared by members of the Council. We are deeply concerned at the lack of progress on key aspects of the settlement, and we are prepared to continue to assist the parties in reaching mutually acceptable agreements. At this stage, the most acute problem remains the return of refugees to the Gali region. As a result of the active mediation efforts of Russia, in close cooperation with the United Nations, the sides are in substantially greater agreement on the draft protocol on the return of refugees to the Gali region and on measures for economic recovery. It is important that the parties demonstrate the necessary resolve and sign the document that they have virtually agreed upon, which would open the way to resolving other settlement-related problems.”
1999-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4029 (1999) · source
“Russia fully intends to facilitate the speedy settlement of this conflict, which would have a positive impact on the situation throughout the whole region of the Caucasus. Russia, in close cooperation with the United Nations, is continuing vigorously to search for the optimal formula for a settlement that would provide for the unconditional preservation of the territorial integrity of Georgia as well as a form of self-government for Abkhazia that would be acceptable to the parties and that would ensure that the interests of its multi-ethnic population are safeguarded. We deem counterproductive calls for the use of force to resolve the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, as this would to an extreme degree complicate the process of settlement and could lead to the explosion of the whole situation in the Caucasus, which is already fairly volatile.”
1999-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4029 (1999) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The Russian delegation took an active part in preparing the draft resolution before the Security Council. The draft's main objective, we believe, is to move forward the process of settling the conflict in Abkhazia, Georgia. Our particular concern in having a draft resolution of precisely this nature stems from our heartfelt desire to help the peoples of Georgia - with whom we are linked by centuries-old ties of friendship and mutual respect - to resolve this crisis situation. This will enable them fully to focus on the urgent tasks of achieving sustainable economic growth and creating a political system that will guarantee the triumph of democracy and the observance of fundamental human rights and freedoms, including the rights of national minorities.”
1999-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4029 (1999) · source
“This must be done as effectively and completely as possible. Any delay or disruption could have serious and long-term consequences, destabilizing the general situation in Kosovo, not just the humanitarian situation. This would have a very negative impact on the future of the political process. In conclusion, I should once again like to express my appreciation to Mrs. Ogata for the work she has done and for the very detailed briefing she has given us. I hope that her recommendations will be implemented in practice and that this very serious problem of refugees and displaced persons in many parts of the world will be successfully resolved.”
1999-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4025 (1999) · source
“The international community must provide these people with adequate assistance. Double standards and any kind of discrimination in the humanitarian area are simply intolerable, as is any approach that would enable Kosovo to receive international assistance for reconstruction while other regions of Serbia and Yugoslavia are denied such assistance. We believe that the international community must take action to achieve its goal of halting the exodus of non- Albanians from Kosovo. Putting in place conditions in which they can return home is directly linked to the success of KFOR efforts to ensure security and law and order in the region. These tasks were given to KFOR by Security Council resolution 1244 (1999). They include, first and foremost, the swift and complete demilitarization of the KLA.”
1999-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4025 (1999) · source
“There is a continuing mass exodus out of Kosovo of non-Albanians, primarily Serbs and Roma people. According to some data, the total number of such internally displaced persons in the rest of the territory of Serbia and Montenegro exceeds 100,000, including a large number of women and children. They were forced to flee from Violence by Kosovo Albanians, primarily the fighters of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), whose activities are in flagrant violation of the provisions of Security Council resolution 1244 (1999) and which has been openly squeezing non-Albanians out of Kosovo. The recent tragedy in Gracko was another tragic confirmation of this dangerous trend. Non-Albanians who have left Kosovo find themselves in a wretched situation, which will become even worse with the advent of winter, a point also made by Mrs. Ogata.”
1999-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4025 (1999) · source
“It is important that, working together with UNHCR, we were able to help interested countries, including donor countries, and the International Organization for Migration, to understand the problems of migration in the CIS region. We hope that the understanding arrived at during the meeting of the steering group of the Geneva Conference in June this year regarding the extension of its Programme of Action for the period after the year 2000 will be implemented, which would be a step forward in resolving one of the most acute humanitarian problems. We share Mrs. Ogata's View that the continuing difficult humanitarian situation in Kosovo is a matter for serious concern. A recent positive change, namely the return to the region of most of the Kosovar Albanians, has to some extent been negated by another acute humanitarian crisis.”
1999-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4025 (1999) · source
“We agree that effective international assistance is required in many hot spots, for example in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Burundi and many other places where armed conflict has resulted in large numbers of displaced persons. We were pleased to note that UNHCR has addressed refugee problems in the countries of the former Soviet Union. Considerable experience has been acquired from the joint work with UNHCR on implementing the Programme of Action of the 1996 Geneva Conference on refugees in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), which was convened under the auspices of UNHCR.”
1999-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4025 (1999) · source
“If that were to happen, such assistance would be directly in conflict with its main objective, and rather than being an effective means of stabilizing the situation and supporting the process leading to a political settlement, it would become a factor that could well aggravate the conflict. We support the broadening cooperation and consultation between the Security Council and humanitarian organizations, in particular UNHCR, in planning and preparing for peacekeeping operations with humanitarian components. With regard to refugees and displaced persons, we are deeply concerned about certain long-standing problems about which Mrs. Ogata spoke in some detail. We agree with her assessment and her conclusions.”
1999-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4025 (1999) · source
“We believe that, in the present circumstances, the Security Council is being asked to provide ever increasing active political support for the work of humanitarian organizations, and it is generally believed that humanitarian work must be not only strengthened but defended by the authority of the Security Council. At the same time, we do not regard the role of the Security Council and that of the humanitarian organizations as being one and the same; each has its own part to play although, of course, in practice their tasks are closely interrelated. We are also deeply convinced that humanitarian assistance must never be used as a means of bringing political pressure to bear on either party to a conflict.”
1999-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4025 (1999) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): My delegation joins with other delegations that have expressed their condolences to the people of Morocco at the death of King Hassan II. Russia learned with great sorrow of the passing of that wise political leader who, for almost 40 years, was one of the most significant and influential Arab leaders. We are grateful to Mrs. Ogata for her very comprehensive briefing. Russia always supports the work of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and regards it as an important element in the overall humanitarian activities of the United Nations.”
1999-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4025 (1999) · source
“Russia places high value on the role of Deng Xiaoping in the normalization of Soviet-Chinese relations and in the development of Russian-Chinese links, which have reached a level of constructive partnership for strategic cooperation into the twenty-first century, in the interests of the Russian and Chinese peoples, and of the entire international community. We convey our sincerest condolences to the delegation of China.”
1997-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3742 (1997) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (interpretation from Russian): The Russian delegation would like to convey its deep and sincere condolences to the leadership of the People's Republic of China and to the entire Chinese people in connection with the death of the outstanding State and political leader Mr. Deng Xiaoping, whose name is linked with broad reforms in the life of Chinese society and with China's positive contribution to world affairs. Deep condolences have already been expressed in this regard by the President of the Russian Federation, Mr. Boris Yeltsin, and by other Russian leaders.”
1997-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3742 (1997) · source
“Some things could have been called by their names. However, the main point is that it does reflect support for an unconditional cease-fire and for the efforts to achieve peace. It clearly reconfirms all of the resolutions adopted by the Security Council on Lebanon, particularly resolution 425 (1978). Implementation of this resolution is still the basic condition for achieving a genuine settlement. We hope that the adoption of the resolution will help to ensure an immediate cessation to the military actions and to achieve a normalization of the situation in the Israeli- Lebanese area. We see the main task as being to continue the positive dynamics of the peace process in the Middle East, and accordingly the Russian delegation voted in favour of the resolution.”
1996-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3654 (1996) · source
“A group of Arab countries introduced a draft resolution that did not receive the requisite number of votes in favour. In principle, the Russian delegation agrees with most of the ideas reflected in that draft resolution. But at the same time, in our view, it does not give a full picture of the very complex situation, passing over in silence such important aspects as the need to provide guarantees for the security of all States of the region and not to allow provocative military actions by extremists from the territory of Lebanon, which undermine the peace process and run counter to the intensive diplomatic efforts under way. That is why the Russian Federation was unable to vote in favour of the draft resolution and abstained. The second draft resolution is more balanced. We would have preferred it to be worded more clearly and precisely.”
1996-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3654 (1996) · source