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1. “"The Security Council encourages the Secretary-General and the European Union to continue to collaborate with the African Union and regional stakeholders in support of the ongoing process of improving the security situation in the Sudan, Chad and the Central African Republic. "The Security Council requests the Secretary-General to continue to keep it closely informed of the preparations for each element of the multidimensional presence, including further details on the structure, modalities and force levels. "The Security Council welcomes the signing on 13 August 2007 in N'Djamena of the Political Agreement for the reinforcement of the democratic process in Chad.”

   2007-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5734 (2007) · source

2. “It requests the Secretary-General to study, in consultation with the Governments of Chad and the Central African Republic, the follow-on arrangements for this multidimensional presence after a period of 12 months, in particular on the basis of a joint assessment of requirements to be conducted by the United Nations and the European Union six months after the deployment of the multidimensional presence. "The Security Council expresses its readiness to authorize the establishment of a multidimensional presence in eastern Chad and the north-eastern Central African Republic, taking into account the recommendations contained in the Secretary-General's report and the position of the Governments of Chad and the Central African Republic.”

   2007-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5734 (2007) · source

3. “It welcomes the readiness of the European Union, expressed at the meeting of the Council of the European Union on 23 and 24 July 2007, to consider the establishment of an operation in support of the 2 United Nations presence in eastern Chad and the north-eastern Central African Republic. "The Security Council encourages the Secretary-General and the European Union, as appropriate and in consultation with the Governments of Chad and the Central African Republic, to proceed with preparations for this multidimensional presence.”

   2007-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5734 (2007) · source

4. “"Following the adoption of resolution 1769 (2007), the Security Council welcomes the report of the Secretary-General dated 10 August 2007 (S/2007/488), which proposes a revised concept of operations for a multidimensional presence aimed at contributing to the protection of refugees, internally displaced persons and civilian populations at risk in eastern Chad and the north- eastern Central African Republic as well as facilitating the provision of humanitarian assistance. "The Security Council takes note of the Secretary-General's observations and proposals relating to military elements of the multidimensional presence.”

   2007-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5734 (2007) · source

5. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the agreement reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/2007/488, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on Chad and the Central African Republic. Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council reiterates its concern about the prevailing insecurity along the borders between the Sudan, Chad and the Central African Republic and about the threat which this poses to the civilian population and the conduct of humanitarian operations.”

   2007-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5734 (2007) · source

6. “There are no other speakers on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 10.50 am.”

   2007-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5733 (2007) · source

7. “I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by show ofhands. In favour: Belgium, China, Congo, France, Ghana, Indonesia, Italy, Panama, Peru, Qatar, Russian Federation, Slovakia, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President (spoke in French): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1773 (2007). I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements following the voting.”

   2007-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5733 (2007) · source

8. “I wish to draw the attention of the members of the Council to document S/2007/396, which contains the text of a letter dated 29 June 2007 from the Secretary- General addressed to the President of the Security Council, transmitting a letter from the Prime Minister of Lebanon. 2 It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution (S/2007/506) before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. I shall first give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements before the voting.”

   2007-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5733 (2007) · source

9. “The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/2007/506, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by Belgium, France, Italy, Peru, Slovakia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. Members of the Council also have before them documents S/2007/392 and S/2007/470, which contain, respectively, the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 1701 (2006) and the text of a letter dated 2 August 2007 from the Secretary- General addressed to the President of the Security Council.”

   2007-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5733 (2007) · source

10. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Israel and Lebanon, in which they request to be invited to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the consideration of the item, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Gillerman (Israel) and Mr. Salarn (Lebanon) took seats at the Council table. The President (spoke in French): The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”

    2007-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5733 (2007) · source

11. “A vote was taken by show ofhana's. In favour: Belgium, China, Congo, France, Ghana, Indonesia, Italy, Panama, Peru, Qatar, Russian Federation, Slovakia, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President (spoke in French): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1772 (2007). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council Will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 11.10 am. 07-48533”

    2007-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5732 (2007) · source

12. “I should also like to draw the attention of members to document S/2007/499, which contains the text of a letter dated 13 August 2007 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council transmitting a letter from the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, as well as to document S/2007/444, which contains the text of a letter dated 18 July 2007 from the Permanent Representative of Ghana addressed to the President of the Security Council transmitting a communique on the situation in Somalia issued by the Peace and Security Council of the African Union. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution (S/2007/501) before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided.”

    2007-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5732 (2007) · source

13. “The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document 8/2007/501, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. Members of the Council also have before them document S/2007/381, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Somalia.”

    2007-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5732 (2007) · source

14. “I should like to inform the members of the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Somalia, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the consideration 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 consideration of the item, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Dnale (Somalia) took a seat at the Council table. The President (spoke in French): The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”

    2007-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5732 (2007) · source

15. “In favour: Belgium, China, Congo, France, Ghana, Indonesia, Italy, Panama, Peru, Qatar, Russian Federation, Slovakia, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President (spoke in French): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1771 (2007). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 11.30 a.m. 07-45566”

    2007-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5730 (2007) · source

16. “The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document 8/2007/485, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by France. I also wish to draw the attention of members to document S/2007/423, which contains the text of a letter dated 16 July 2007 from the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) transmitting the report of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 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 now put the draft resolution to the vote. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show ofhana's.”

    2007-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5730 (2007) · source

17. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in which he requests to be invited to participate in the consideration 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 consideration of the item, Without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Ileka (Democratic Republic of the Congo) took a seat at the Council table. The President (spoke in French): The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on 2 its agenda.”

    2007-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5730 (2007) · source

18. “There are no further speakers on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 11.25 a.m.”

    2007-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5729 (2007) · source

19. “I now give the floor to the representative of France, Mr. J ean-Maurice Ripert. On behalf of the Council, I would like to warmly welcome Ambassador Ripert, who is joining us today as the new Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations. The other members of the Council and I look forward to working closely with him.”

    2007-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5729 (2007) · source

20. “I thank the Secretary-General for his statement. I now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements following the vote.”

    2007-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5729 (2007) · source

21. “In favour: Belgium, China, Congo, France, Ghana, Indonesia, Italy, Panama, Peru, Qatar, Russian Federation, Slovakia, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President (spoke in French): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1770 (2007). I shall now give the floor to the Secretary- General, His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon.”

    2007-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5729 (2007) · source

22. “The most recent such resolutions are 1769 (2007), which authorized the establishment of the African Union/United Nations hybrid operation in Darfur, and the draft resolution on which we are going to take action this morning. In bidding Ambassador Jones Parry a warm farewell, the other members of the Council and I wish him every success in his new undertakings. 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 now put the draft resolution to the vote. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show of hands.”

    2007-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5729 (2007) · source

23. “As this is the last time that Ambassador Emyr Jones Parry will participate in a Council meeting in his capacity as Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, I wish to take this opportunity to express to him, on behalf of the members of the Council, our appreciation of him, both as a colleague and as a friend. Ambassador Jones Parry has represented the United Kingdom at United Nations Headquarters since July 2003, a period during which the Security Council has taken many important decisions. He will be remembered as a very active ambassador who successfully led several missions to various parts of Africa and also led many rounds of negotiations on difficult and delicate draft resolutions.”

    2007-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5729 (2007) · source

24. “The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document 5/2007/482, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by Italy, Panama, Slovakia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America. I also wish to draw the attention of the members to document 5/2007/481, which contains the text of a letter dated 9 August 2007 from the representative of Iraq addressed to the Secretary-General, transmitting a letter from the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq. I welcome the participation of the Secretary- General, His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, at this morning's meeting.”

    2007-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5729 (2007) · source

25. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Iraq, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the consideration 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 consideration of the item, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Al Bayati (Iraq) took a seat at the Council table. The President (spoke in French): The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”

    2007-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5729 (2007) · source

26. “"The Security Council stresses the importance of, and the need to achieve, a the comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East, based on all its relevant resolutions, including its resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967 and 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973." This statement will be issued as a document of Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2007/29. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 11.40 a.m. 07-44935”

    2007-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5728 (2007) · source

27. “3 Recalling paragraph 62 of the report of the Secretary-General, the Council underlines that progress should also be made on all the other issues identified in operative paragraph 10 of resolution 1701 (2006). In this regard, the Security Council requests, pursuant to resolution 1701 (2006), that the Secretary-General continue to develop, in liaison with relevant actors and the concerned parties, proposals to implement the relevant provisions of the Taif Accords, and resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1680 (2006), including those relating to disarmament.”

    2007-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5728 (2007) · source

28. “It takes note of the solid progress made by the cartographer towards a provisional determination of the geographical extent of the Shab'a farms and welcomes the intention of the Secretary-General to engage in further discussions with the parties on the Shab'a farms area, including on its territorial definition, that will strengthen a diplomatic process aimed at resolving this key issue in accordance with the relevant provisions of resolution 1701 (2006). It also reiterates its appreciation for the process launched by the Secretary-General to investigate the implications of the interim proposal contained in the seven-point plan of the Government of Lebanon regarding the Shab'a farms area.”

    2007-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5728 (2007) · source

29. “The Council expresses deep concern that Hizbullah has not returned the two Israeli soldiers it abducted, or even provided proof of life, and calls for their immediate and unconditional return. It further encourages efforts to urgently settle the issue of Lebanese prisoners detained in Israel. "The Council expresses deep concern at the presence of unexploded ordnance in southern Lebanon and renews its support for the request of the Secretary-General to Israel to provide to the United Nations detailed data on its use of cluster munitions in southern Lebanon. "The Security Council, bearing in mind the relevant provisions of resolutions 1559 (2004), 1680 (2006) and 1701 (2006) on the delineation of the Syrian-Lebanese border, looks forward to the reactivation of the Syrian-Lebanese boundary committee.”

    2007-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5728 (2007) · source

30. “Underlining that Syria and Lebanon share responsibility for controlling their border, it notes that the Government of Syria has stated that it has taken measures, reiterates its call on that Government to take further measures to reinforce control at the border, and looks forward to additional proposals in this regard in light of the Secretary-General's visit to Syria. The Council also calls for enhanced cross-border cooperation to secure the Syrian-Lebanese border. "The Security Council emphasizes the need for greater progress on all the principles and elements required for a permanent ceasefire and long-term solution identified in resolution 1701 (2006).”

    2007-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5728 (2007) · source

31. “"The Security Council welcomes the recommendations of the Lebanon Independent Border Assessment Team (LIBAT) and looks forward to their implementation. It requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Government of Lebanon, to assess their implementation and to regularly update the Council on this issue in his regular reports on the implementation of resolution 1701 (2006), including, as appropriate and in coordination with the Government of Lebanon, on the basis of follow-up field visits. The Council welcomes the assistance provided by donors to help the Government of Lebanon to secure its borders and 07-44935 encourages further such assistance, including by continuing to provide equipment and border security experts.”

    2007-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5728 (2007) · source

32. “In this regard, it expresses concern about the recent statement by Hizbullah that it retains the military capacity to strike all parts of Israel, and calls on all parties to refrain from statements and activities that could jeopardize the cessation of hostilities. The Council takes note of the detailed information conveyed by the Government of Lebanon about the dangerous activities of armed elements and groups, in particular PFLP-GC and Fatah- Intifada, and reiterates its call for the disbanding and disarmament of all militias and armed groups in Lebanon. It underscores the obligation of all Member States, in particular in the region, to take all necessary measures to implement paragraph 15 of resolution 1701 (2006) to enforce the arms embargo.”

    2007-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5728 (2007) · source

33. “It expresses its deep concern at the increase in Israeli violations of Lebanese airspace and appeals to all parties concerned to respect the cessation of hostilities and the Blue Line in its entirety. "The Security Council, in this context, expresses grave concern at persistent reports of breaches of the arms embargo along the Lebanon- Syria border. It expresses concern at any allegation of rearming of Lebanese and non-Lebanese armed groups and militias and reiterates that there should be no sale or supply of arms and related materiel to Lebanon except as authorized by its Government.”

    2007-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5728 (2007) · source

34. “It also takes note of the Government of Lebanon's letter, in which it reaffirmed its commitment to the role of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and asked for the renewal of its mandate. The Council reaffirms its full support for UNIFIL, condemns all terrorist attacks against it and calls on all parties to abide by their obligation to respect the safety of United Nations personnel. It also emphasizes the need for UNIFIL to enhance its investigative capacity in 07-44935 response to the attacks. The Council welcomes the tripartite arrangements referred to in the report, notes the commitments to reach an agreement on the northern part of Ghajar and encourages the parties to cooperate with UNIFIL to visibly mark the Blue Line.”

    2007-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5728 (2007) · source

35. “It reiterates its full support for the legitimate and democratically elected Government of Lebanon, calls for full respect for the democratic institutions of the country, in conformity with its constitution, and condemns any effort to destabilize Lebanon. The Council also reiterates its full support for the efforts carried out by the Lebanese army to ensure security and stability throughout Lebanon and reaffirms that there should be no weapons or authority in Lebanon other than those of the Lebanese State. "The Security Council reiterates its attachment to the full implementation of all provisions of resolution 1701 (2006) and urges all concerned parties to cooperate fully with the Security Council and the Secretary-General to achieve a permanent ceasefire and a long-term solution as envisioned in the resolution.”

    2007-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5728 (2007) · source

36. “After consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council recalls its previous resolutions and statements on Lebanon. It welcomes the report of the Secretary-General of 28 June 2007 (S/2007/392). It reaffirms its strong support for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, unity and political independence of Lebanon within its internationally recognized borders and under the sole and exclusive authority of its Government. The Council encourages efforts towards national reconciliation and political dialogue.”

    2007-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5728 (2007) · source

37. “There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Carmon (Israel) and Ms. Ziade (Lebanon) took seats at the Council table. The President (spoke in French): 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 document S/2007/392, containing the report of the 2 Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006). Members also have before them document S/2007/382, which contains the text of a letter dated 26 June 2007 from the Secretary- General to the President of the Security Council, transmitting the report of the Lebanon Independent Border Assessment Team.”

    2007-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5728 (2007) · source

38. “The situation in the Middle East Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) (S/2007/392) Letter dated 26 June 2007 from the Secretary- General to the President of the Security Council (S/2007/382) The President (spoke in French): I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Israel and Lebanon, in which they request to be invited to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the consideration of the item, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure.”

    2007-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5728 (2007) · source

39. “As this is the first meeting of the Security Council for the month of August, I should like to take this opportunity to pay tribute, on behalf of the Council, to His Excellency Mr. Wang Guangya, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, for his service as President of the Security Council for the month of July 2007. I am sure that I speak for all members of the Council in expressing sincere appreciation to Ambassador Wang for the great diplomatic skill with which he conducted the Council's business last month. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted.”

    2007-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5728 (2007) · source

40. “While peacebuilding requires considerable resources, those resources could be provided by the country concerned. That is the paradox of immensely rich countries that are floundering in poverty - a paradox that in itself challenges the international system of economic relations and, at the same time, poses the problem of peacekeeping operations and the strategic prospects on which they depend. But that is a different debate. My delegation supports the draft presidential statement to be prepared in the light of our deliberations and reaffirms its interest in this debate. We undertake to give it our particular attention and that of the Security Council's Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa, over which the Congo has the honour to preside.”

    2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source

41. “That initiative thwarts corruption in that it lifts the veil off mining companies' payments to host States - payments Whose opacity fuels corruption and patrimonial management. Citizens must be better informed about income derived from the exploitation of their countries' natural resources in order to reduce certain predatory behaviours that run counter to the public interest and could lead to instability and even armed conflict. As for oil companies in particular, they would benefit from publishing what they pay to the States in which they carry out their activities. That is the idea of the "Publish what you pay" campaign, which is supported by many organizations throughout the world. Finally, in the area of utilizing natural resources for peacebuilding, insufficient financing has often been mentioned.”

    2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source

42. “As regards external collusion, codes of conduct should be established to bolster the social responsibility of all in host countries to direct activities towards the common good and the establishment of policies of transparency in economic and financial operations. And to ensure the credibility of sanctions regimes, transnational corporations should not be treated more leniently than local leaders when it comes to economic abuses and crimes. We welcome the Security Council's support of the Kimberley Certification Process, which has helped reduce the trade in what are commonly called blood diamonds or conflict diamonds. That is a major contribution that is restoring a certain degree of ethics to this trade. It is also important that States be encouraged to abide by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).”

    2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source

43. “Moreover, foreign businesses operating in countries in conflict or crisis situations often exacerbate tension, not only because they have sometimes been involved in the overthrow of a given regime, thus creating instability that favours their interests, but frequently also because of the meagre interest they have shown in the negative consequences of their activities with respect to human rights and the environment. Developing countries that produce or possess natural resources must strengthen their democratic systems, in particular political pluralism and oversight mechanisms, and must promote the rule of law and zero tolerance of corruption - in a word, good governance.”

    2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source

44. “The absence of oversight of State bodies leads to all manner of abuse, including the diversion of capital- always towards countries of the northern hemisphere. According to World Bank and International Monetary Fund assessments, the African continent - the very symbol of development assistance - is in the paradoxical situation of being a net source of capital for developed countries at a time when the latter countries are experiencing donor fatigue.”

    2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source

45. “Thus, indicators of poor governance increase with the weakening of the rule of law and the subordination of administrative structures to the management of commodity exports, rather than to the goal of strengthening procedures for regulation and control. Natural resources have even been able to advance secession movements under the influence of certain citizens obsessed with the concentration of such resources in a part of the country with a particular cultural, ethnic or geographical identity. Indeed, the nature of political power in many countries with natural resources has given rise to patrimonial management giving the leaders exclusive control over resources, to the detriment of development goals.”

    2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source

46. “The external actors I spoke of earlier thus find it easy to intervene - if not in triggering a conflict, then at least in keeping it alive. There is a new saying in Africa: oil is the source of conflict and war. That assertion reflects the bitter observation that, in some countries, natural resources hinder the smooth functioning of the economy: corruption and the squandering of revenues from exploitation, even when exploitation is carried out with seeming respect for State sovereignty. It has indeed been noted that the countries most dependent on the export of minerals or certain other products have also been those with the weakest economic growth and with the direst poverty. Such elements cannot fail to be of concern, because they increase the probability of conflict.”

    2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source

47. “And when, as in that case, external allies are aligned behind each of the parties to the conflict, external collusion is active and operates virtually in broad daylight. In many cases, rebels have taken over mining activities and are thus self-financing. They sometimes use a third financing mechanism: the sale of rights to the future exploitation of resources they intend to seize or which they already control. We have seen this in Liberia and Sierra Leone. More than previously, internal factors in African conflicts are linked largely to control of the political power that makes possible the control of economic resources; the two are closely connected. As Kofi Annan stated in his 1998 report, given the multi-ethnic character of most African States, such competition can lead only to an often violent politicization of ethnicity.”

    2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source

48. “Increasingly, to those resources we must add those that derive from the control of land and water resources in heavily populated areas, such as in Rwanda and Burundi, as well as in the Middle East. Given those stakes, regional cooperation initiatives are beginning to be established, such as the Congo Basin Forest Partnership and the Stability, Security and Development Pact for the Great Lakes region. When natural resources are not the primary cause of conflict their exploitation determines its duration. In Angola, for example, it was diamond mining that provided the Uniao Nacional Para a Independencia Total de Angola with sufficient revenue to buy arms, pay its soldiers and engage in combat for many years, which destroyed the country and hampered its development.”

    2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source

49. “The 1998 report of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa (8/1998/318) clearly showed that natural resources were playing an increasingly important role in triggering and sustaining conflict and that those resources aroused greed among local and external actors alike. States or companies were organized into networks that control the entire process from exploitation to marketing and simultaneously ensure prosperity for the arms merchants who were well able to benefit from that process. Thus, oil, diamonds, timber, gold, coltan and other commodities constituted the main stakes in the wars in Angola, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and elsewhere.”

    2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source

50. “Thus, a quarter century before the Rio Earth Summit, the 1968 African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources set out conditions for the control and management of our natural resources. At the same time, the Group of 77, and the third world in general, were advocating the establishment of a new international economic order based on fair commodity prices and an equitable trading system; they also worked to form associations of countries that produced various commodities. In this regard, my delegation wishes to state that its views are in line with those to be outlined by the representative of Tunisia on behalf of the African Group.”

    2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source