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Guehenno

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first: 2000-11-14
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“On the contrary, many parts of the system have worked in this field for years, and our multidimensional peacekeeping operations demonstrate our broad involvement in the promotion of the rule of law. From policing, judicial reform and corrections, to child protection, human rights and electoral assistance, our operations worldwide are engaged in a range of activities aimed at reinforcing justice and the rule of law. Much of this work is carried out in a system-wide partnership and with our non- governmental organization partners. Yet, in spite of the efforts expended, the results of our work have been decidedly mixed. In some cases, the failure of a peace agreement to address rule-of-law concerns has tied the hands of the United Nations.”
2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source
“We have witnessed, time and again, a population's loss of faith in a peace process owing to the absence of security and lack of accountability for criminal acts. We have been present in countries where, even a year into the peace process, courts do not function in even a rudimentary way; lawyers, prosecutors and judges are scarce or untrained; and the population feels it has no real recourse under the law. We can no longer afford to treat the rule of law as a side activity in which we engage alongside political objectives. In many cases, it lies at the heart of the success or failure of our peacekeeping operations. It is time, therefore, to fundamentally rethink the way in which we address the rule of law in post conflict societies. This does not mean that the United Nations has neglected the rule of law.”
2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source
“The restoration of the rule of law is a sine qua non for the sustainable resolution of conflict and the rebuilding of secure, orderly and humane societies. If the aim of the United Nations is to prevent conflict and relapses into conflict, it seems self-evident that promotion of the rule of law should be among the priority concerns of the international community. Too often, however, we have failed to give this critical sector the importance it is due. Too often, our rule-of-law activities have been considered a subset of our so-called real mandate - either because we were not provided with an adequate mandate to carry out rule-of-law activities in a comprehensive manner, because we had done insufficient planning to be able to hit the ground running, because we had inadequate access to resources and expertise - or for all of those reasons.”
2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source
“Mr. Guehenno: I would to thank the United Kingdom, as the presidency of the Security Council, for having convened the meetings on justice and the rule of law. I am heartened that the ministerial meeting last week, and earlier consultations in the special committee, suggest emerging unanimity among Member States about the critical role of the rule of law in building a sustainable peace in post-conflict settings. I am speaking today on behalf of several United Nations departments within the Secretariat and United Nations entities that are engaged in supporting justice and the rule of law in post-conflict societies, among them the Department of Political Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office of Legal Affairs and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations.”
2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source
“The fact that a multinational force was deployed by the European Union - the first operation of the European Union outside Europe - sends a clear and strong signal to all those who are concerned that the world is not reacting as it should to those who undermine peace efforts by engaging in destructive acts, which have cost the lives of thousands of innocent civilians. MONUC will continue to build on the political foundation that has been created through the deployment of Operation Artemis. We have every confidence in the development of our cooperation with the European Union and with other Member States to assist the citizens of the Congo in overcoming the challenges still facing them.”
2003-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4790 (2003) · source
“During the recent reconnaissance mission to Kasenye and during the searches of houses conducted by the Multinational Force in Bunia, significant numbers of brand-new weapons have very recently been encountered. (spoke in French) It may seem that the challenges facing us are even greater than the progress that has been made. Yet we are convinced that with the deployment of a robust brigade-size force the vicious circle of impunity can be broken and the Ituri Interim Authority will be able to expand its authority throughout Ituri. A great deal has already been achieved to this end. I am grateful to Member States for quickly responding to the Secretary-General's appeal for an effective intervention in May.”
2003-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4790 (2003) · source
“In this context, it would be important that special initiatives be developed expeditiously to develop such local capacity as soon as possible. A Department of Peacekeeping Operations MONUC mission is currently in Bunia to examine this issue and produce an action plan. In the meantime, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and MONUC are also working hard to ensure a seamless transition from the Interim Emergency Multinational Force to the MONUC force, the first Bangladeshi elements of which arrived in Bunia on 15 July. In order to continue deterring and dissuading further military action, it will be crucial to maintain the robust character of the troops deployed in Bunia. Another challenge that must not be neglected is the apparent continued re-arming of the various Iturian groups.”
2003-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4790 (2003) · source
“Above all, the most difficult task will be to end the pervasive culture of war and impunity. To this end, the armed groups in Ituri in particular should be encouraged to engage in a political process. Many efforts are under way in this regard, including the third meeting of the Comite de concertation des groupes armes, which will be held next week in Bunia. However, the continuing ambitions of Mr. Thomas Lubanga in expanding his authority and that of the UPC outside the context of the Ituri Interim Administration remain a source of concern. The international community as a whole needs to increase its efforts to assist the Ituri Interim Administration in restoring basic services in Ituri, especially police, judiciary and corrections.”
2003-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4790 (2003) · source
“Such initiatives include human rights training; preliminary recruitment of Iturian police that have taken up tasks at the airport in Bunia; bringing Radio Candip under the control of the Ituri Interim Administration; relocating the two makeshift medical clinics at the public hospital that is now guarded by MONUC; preparing an interim operation plan for the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of child soldiers; and establishing a flexible trust fund through which the financial and material needs of the Ituri Interim Administration will be funded. The trust fund currently contains contributions from the United States of $250,000, and Germany is also expected to contribute $100,000. Despite these encouraging initial steps towards normalizing life in Bunia, many challenges lie ahead.”
2003-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4790 (2003) · source
“In the meantime, as indicated by the Secretary- General yesterday, MONUC, together with its partners, is stepping up efforts to implement the Ituri strategy, which was circulated widely to members of the Security Council and to other Member States. To that end, several concrete measures have been taken to operationalize the actions of the Ituri interim administration.”
2003-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4790 (2003) · source
“The increased number of internally displaced persons returning to Bunia has required reinforced security measures, since many returnees, now estimated to number some 20,000 to 25,000, prefer to go to an internally displaced persons camp instead of returning home. In the meantime, the humanitarian situation, although much improved, remains a source of concern. A joint, high-level humanitarian assessment mission last week has found that, despite an improvement in the security situation in Bunia, many priorities, including camp conditions and the availability of basic services in the town, require immediate attention.”
2003-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4790 (2003) · source
“The Multinational Force Action was in response to the UPC's continuing attempts to assert its authority and to undermine the weapon-free-zone policy established by the force. This resulted in some UPC casualties, in the confiscation of a large number of apparently new weapons and ammunition and in the destruction of various pieces of equipment belonging to the UPC. In a separate incident on 13 July, armed elements shot at the internally displaced persons camp at the Uruguayan base near the airport, and the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) responded by returning fire.”
2003-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4790 (2003) · source
“Mr. Guehenno: There have been several developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since the previous briefing to the Security Council on 7 July, especially the installation of the Transitional Government of National Unity. I will focus on the situation in Bunia, while Mr. Ngongi, who has just completed an impressive two-year tour of duty as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, will brief the Council on the developments relating to the Transitional Government. The security situation in Bunia remains calm but tense, following a military operation undertaken by the Interim Emergency Multinational Force against the Union des patriotes congolais (UPC) on 11 July.”
2003-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4790 (2003) · source
“MONUC sees its human rights section playing a very active role both in mobilizing international support and then liaising with these national institutions in order to develop the national capacities to uphold and sustain human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lastly, we believe that justice and human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo will be a long-term effort. Ambassador Williamson reminded us of previous egregious violations of human rights that have remained unaddressed. It will certainly be the role of the international community and its institutions to address such violations and to remind all of those who can bring justice to bear that these violations have not yet been addressed. It will then be for the Congolese to build up their own national and judiciary institutions so as to address the situation.”
2003-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4784 (2003) · source
“I would use the opportunity of this meeting to launch an appeal to the international community to give support, including financial support, so that experts can be deployed to give the kind of practical support that these institutions will need to link up with the organizations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that are already quite active in the area of human rights. One is always very impressed when visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the courage and commitment of the many national NGOs, which report and denounce violations and very actively make sure that no human rights abuse remains unknown or unaddressed. Unfortunately, many are not addressed, but in the future, the knowledge, the information and the awareness of such abuses will certainly facilitate taking the right measures.”
2003-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4784 (2003) · source
“Questions were asked about the future role of MONUC with respect to human rights. We are entering a new phase with the appointment of the transitional Government of national unity. As you are aware, in that new phase there will be new institutions that will be specifically focused on human rights: the truth and reconciliation commission, and the national observatory for human rights. There was a question as to how we can support those institutions. Indeed, we see those institutions playing the central role in the consolidation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But as fledgling institutions they will need the active support of the international community.”
2003-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4784 (2003) · source
“Concerning this issue, I am pleased to report that because of the very quick decision of the distribution of the senior military force, our understanding is that these new posts should be filled shortly so that the operation of the new army - from the top, at least - should start in earnest. I think MONUC will have to consider how to support that process so that there is some screening of those who join the new armed forces or the new police. This is essentially a responsibility of the Congolese. But as in many other areas related to human rights, we'll have to find the balance between the need for national ownership of the process and at the same time active monitoring so that those crimes which should be neither forgotten nor forgiven are not, indeed, forgotten or forgiven.”
2003-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4784 (2003) · source
“The security level has to be continually monitored by MONUC, and we certainly would not exclude, in specific circumstances, having some military resources devoted to the protection of a particular team, if we feel that would make the difference between the possibility of an inspection and the absence of an inspection. But that cannot become a general procedure, because we certainly would not have the resources for that. Nevertheless, some activities should be and can be escorted. A question was raised on the future national army and the screening of the soldiers and officers in a national army. This raises the broader issue of the security sector, because the same question applies also to the police.”
2003-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4784 (2003) · source
“All the information the military observers might have on the situation is shared with the multidisciplinary teams of MONUC, in which various elements of MONUC are represented, including civilian police personnel. Since military observers report on a daily basis on the situation in their area of operation, including on violations of human rights, they would report such violations if they become more systematic. That raises another question that was posed to the Secretariat with regard to the protection of investigators. It is difficult to take a position of principle on this particular issue because each situation is specific and the level of security varies considerably, not only from one area to the other, but also from one week to another.”
2003-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4784 (2003) · source
“But that more robust MONUC will also have to be supported by sustained political pressure from the Council on the various players, so that all players become convinced that there is no alternative to a peaceful process. Many ambassadors have raised questions on the role of MONUC in human rights. I will defer to Mr. Ramcharan on many issues and will say a few words on some specific issues that were raised with respect to MONUC. What can military observers do, as far as human rights is concerned? Let me first point out that whenever there is an investigation, whenever a special investigation team is deployed, they consult very closely with the military observers who have been present in the region.”
2003-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4784 (2003) · source
“Disarmament will therefore have to go hand-in- hand with a political process of sustained pressure on all who might contemplate continuing to arm militias, so that together with the positive encouragement given, there will also be a strong incentive from the international community not to continue on the military path. (spoke in English) With that I am beginning to answer the question raised by the Ambassador of Chile on the likelihood that the armed groups would eventually disarm. We believe that a combination of measures will lead to disarmament. Certainly a more robust MONUC, a MONUC that wherever it is deployed cannot be easily pushed, will send a very important signal.”
2003-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4784 (2003) · source
“The first question asked, I believe, was posed by the representative of Cameroon, who wondered about the possibility of making Bunia a weapons-free town as a model for future disarmament operations. I think that the example of Bunia clearly demonstrates that, in the current phase, the disarmament of Congolese forces will be a key element of progress towards peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) will surely play an enhanced role in that respect. At the same time, we clearly see that even a strengthened MONUC will be unable to have the same presence in each locality of that large country that the Interim Emergency Multinational Force has in Bunia today.”
2003-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4784 (2003) · source
“I wish to invite the Security Council to consider additional steps that may be taken to help the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to develop the capacity of that State so that there is a functioning justice system, so that those who should be held accountable are held accountable, with the aid of the international community.”
2003-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4784 (2003) · source
“At the same time, we are fully cognizant that Bunia, like Ituri, will require the sustained attention of the international community. As the Secretariat has often indicated to the Council, there must be continued international pressure on the parties to convince them that a political transitional process is the only option available to them. In this context, the need for accountability on the part of those who have been responsible for crimes must also be considered. It is an axiom that peace cannot be re-established, there cannot be any real peace, without an end to impunity.”
2003-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4784 (2003) · source
“In conclusion, let me stress that the deployment of a strong multinational force in Bunia has begun to change the balance between the warring parties and the legitimate political actors in that part of the Congo. The main beneficiaries are the thousands of civilians who may finally be able to return to their homes and resume their lives under normal conditions of security. In this regard, it is crucial that the brigade-size force recommended by the Secretary-General to replace the Multinational Force in Bunia, and later to be deployed in the Ituri area as well, be configured with enough strength and deployed under such conditions so that it can build on the already achieved results of the stabilizing presence of the Multinational Force.”
2003-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4784 (2003) · source
“It is a supplement to MONUC's efforts to support cooperation with the Ituri Interim Administration. All efforts are now being made to ensure that the second task force will be deployed in Bunia by 15 August 2003, to allow a handover period of about two weeks with the IEMF. The Department of Peacekeeping Operations is also consulting potential troop-contributing countries with regard to the final composition of the Ituri brigade, which was proposed in the second special report of the Secretary-General of 27 May 2003 (S/2003/566) in anticipation of a decision by the Security Council. Finally, let me add that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Swing, has now arrived in the Congo and visited Bunia over the weekend to personally assess the situation.”
2003-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4784 (2003) · source
“However, it must be recognized that establishing full authority and competencies of the interim administration will be a long-term process. In cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and humanitarian agencies, MONUC and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations have drawn up a strategy for Ituri to guide and coordinate the activities of United Nations agencies and their partners, focusing first on humanitarian assistance to Bunia. This plan has been finalized and will assist all those involved in assistance to the region to expand that aid through the Ituri Interim Administration. The plan will be conveyed to Security Council members and all other potential donors within the week, with a request for assistance.”
2003-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4784 (2003) · source
“The local radio station in Bunia, Radio Candip, continues to be controlled by the UPC. MONUC, under a plan coordinated with the Ituri interim administration, is guarding the radio premises in order to ensure that the facilities are eventually controlled by the Ituri interim administration and not used as a tool to spread propaganda or messages inciting hatred. As Council members are aware, the rationale behind an enhanced security presence in Bunia has been to create sufficient political space for the Ituri interim administration to establish itself on a firmer footing. The administration is now taking a more proactive stance in implementing its mandate and has appointed a mayor for Bunia and started to deploy its local civilian police - albeit in small numbers - to key areas in the town, in coordination with MONUC.”
2003-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4784 (2003) · source
“In the meantime, some 6,000 internally displaced persons, most of whom are apparently original residents of the town, have returned from camps and outlying areas. One discouraging factor remains the illegal occupation by UPC elements of the private homes of those wishing to return. The IEMF and MONUC are also facilitating the return to town of Lendu inhabitants, including their political representatives. In this connection, on 29 June, MONUC escorted the reconnaissance mission of various United Nations and other agencies and non- governmental organizations to Lendu-held areas 20 kilometres south of Bunia. Members of the Ituri interim administration also accompanied the mission to increase their political outreach beyond Bunia. More such missions, within a 40 to 50 kilometres radius of Bunia, are envisaged.”
2003-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4784 (2003) · source
“Proposals for further withdrawals and verification procedures have been put to the three parties and will be discussed at a meeting of the MVC on 7 and 8 July. The Arme'e patriotique congolaise, the military wing of the RCD-K/ML, launched operations on 2-4 July to disarm the Mayi Mayi in Beni and Butembo so as to prevent them from destabilizing the ceasefire. (spoke in French) I shall now discuss the situation in Ituri and particularly in Bunia. The security situation in Bunia is now stable and the Interim Emergency Multinational Force (IEMF), together with the MONUC contingent, continues to patrol the town, which was declared a weapons-free zone as of 25 June. While the UPC has redeployed its troops to the exterior of the town, the presence of soldiers in civilian garb cannot be ruled out.”
2003-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4784 (2003) · source
“Turning to the Kivus, following the earlier signing in Bujumbura on 19 June of the Acte d'Engagement for a cessation of hostilities, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the RCD-Kisangani-Mouvement de Liberation (K/ML) and the RCD-Goma met in Beni on 26 June, under the mediation of MONUC, and established a "Mission de Verification Conjointe" (MVC) to verify the withdrawal of the RCD-Goma to 15 kilometres south of their positions at Rwese and Kimbulu, as well as the maintenance of the current positions of the RCD-K/ML and the cantonment of Congolese Armed Forces (FAC) troops at Mavivi. According to initial assessments by MONUC, FAC, RCD-K/ML and RCD-Goma have largely complied with the first phase of the agreed ceasefire and withdrawal, although RCD-Goma only participated in the MVC for the first time on 4 July.”
2003-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4784 (2003) · source
“It is, of course, critical that all leaders arrive in Kinshasa in order to ensure a successful commencement. In this regard, members of the new transitional Government have already begun to arrive in Kinshasa. MONUC is gearing up to facilitate the arrival of the parliamentarians and senators from all over the country.”
2003-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4784 (2003) · source
“Subsequently, on 30 June in Mbandaka, President Kabila issued a decree announcing the composition of the transitional Government, which would consist of 36 ministers and 25 deputy ministers representing the various components of the inter-Congolese dialogue. In a statement marking the occasion, the Secretary- General has welcomed the announcement of the new Government and has pledged the support of the United Nations. The next steps are the swearing-in of the four vice-presidents and the first meeting of the Council of Ministers, at which point the new Government will formally commence its work. MONUC is closely consulting with the parties in order to ensure that the security concerns of the political leaders, especially the MLC and the RCD-Goma, are addressed.”
2003-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4784 (2003) · source
“Turning towards the political scene, Security Council members are aware that the delay in agreement on the distribution of the military command posts, which had delayed the installation of the transitional Government, was finally resolved on 29 June with the mediation of Special Envoy Niasse, General Baril and the Government of South Africa. The parties agreed, under the provisions of the Second Memorandum on the Army and Security signed that day, that the position of the Chef d'Etat-Major General would be allocated to the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; the Chef d'Etat-Major Administration and the Chef des Forces Navales would be awarded to the MLC; and both Chef d'Etat-Major Logistique and Chef des Forces Terrestres would be from the RCD-Goma.”
2003-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4784 (2003) · source
“The Democratic Republic of the Congo desperately needs an institutional framework whereby those guilty of crimes are held accountable. Under the All-Inclusive Agreement signed on 17 December 2002, a National Truth and Reconciliation Commission, as well as a National Observatory for Human Rights, are to be established. It would be crucial for the international community to support the work of those organs. As outlined in the second special report of the Secretary-General in document S/2003/566 of 27 May, the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) will collaborate closely with the soon-to-be-installed Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the establishment and functioning of these vital institutions.”
2003-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4784 (2003) · source
“The political context for the events described includes not only the issues I have just described, but also the relative isolation of Ituri from the national context, where the perpetrators that are committing the crimes can be brought to justice. The total breakdown of law and order that afflicts Ituri means that no one, including those who were "tried" by the MLC authorities in Gbadolite, is in fact held accountable for his or her actions. The Security Council has often before condemned such impunity. It is hoped that, with the installation of the transitional Government in Kinshasa, those who are guilty will be brought to justice. However, this can happen only if there is a degree of centralized control in the administration of justice and in the rule of law sector.”
2003-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4784 (2003) · source
“The Mambasa report covers events that took place between October and December 2002, and relates to atrocities committed by the Mouvement pour la liberation du Congo (MLC), the Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie - National (RCD-N) and the Union des patriotes congolais (UPC); while the report on events in and around Drodro relates to April 2003, when atrocities were committed, in particular by Lendu combatants, as well as possibly others. For some time now, in successive updates before the Security Council, the Secretariat has made Member States aware of the ongoing violence in the Ituri region, where issues of economic necessity and sustenance, land and exploitation of natural resources have been fuelled by the ambition of local and external players alike to dominate the region.”
2003-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4784 (2003) · source
“Mr. Guehenno: As Council members are aware, we are meeting today to discuss two reports on the situation in the region of Ituri, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and specifically in the areas of Mambasa and Drodro. Those reports have been distributed to the members of the Security Council. While Deputy High Commissioner Ramcharan will shed further light on those reports, as well as outline some of the recommendations emanating from them, I would like to draw the attention of the Council to the broader trends that led to the violations in Ituri, as well as to provide an update on recent developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since our last briefing to the Security Council, on 26 June. I shall turn first to the reports.”
2003-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4784 (2003) · source
“Those who wish to subvert the process should not be allowed to triumph over the aspiration of the vast majority of Afghans to a stable State. I encourage the Afghan authorities and the international community to demonstrate a shared commitment to providing the conditions necessary for the peace process to move forward.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“There are still some within Afghanistan for whom the process represents a threat, and it is their intent to subvert it and to force the Government and the international community into retreat. They are relatively few in number, but the vicious technology of terror gives them power that is disproportionate to their number. The aims of the Taliban, Al Qaeda and Hekmatyar are reasonably clear. More difficult to gauge is whether the professed commitment of regional commanders and powerful governors to the nation-building process is genuine, or whether in fact they are prepared to undermine it. Much has been invested in the progress made to date in Afghanistan. The process has now entered its most critical and most sensitive stage - the constitutional and electoral processes - but prevailing insecurity poses a serious risk of derailing it.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“Therefore, we must continue to stress that, while national Afghan institutions are ultimately the answer, further deployment of international security elements that are of a reasonable size and are able to project credible strength is needed to provide the security environment and confidence necessary for the Bonn process to move forward to its natural conclusion. Finally, we can say that, in the past month, civic processes central to the Bonn Agreement have commenced - and others will soon begin - that offer all Afghans a stake in achieving a stable State. The technical and logistical dimensions of moving ahead with the peace process are being put in place, but the necessary environment is not there.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“The early deployment of elements of the Afghan National Army to Gardez and Bamyan has also highlighted the role that the provincial reconstruction teams can play in familiarizing such forces with the concept of civic action and, through such engagement, contributing to the establishment of greater security. Finally, the teams can play a confidence-building role in connection with a number of processes that have started or are about to start, namely, the constitution- making process, DDR and electoral preparations. However, in the current environment, we must be aware that the teams, at their current strength and level of deployment, are still far from an adequate response to the security challenge posed to the Bonn process.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“We welcome the contribution of the provincial reconstruction teams to improved security, and we are encouraged by the recent expression of interest by a number of countries in participating in the teams, of which there are currently three, composed of 185 personnel. They can provide a platform for supporting and expanding the work that is being undertaken on security sector reform. They can assist in the provincial training of police and can help provide an environment conducive to judicial reform as well as other measures aimed at improving local governance. They can also carry out infrastructure work to support Government authority, such as renovating police stations, rebuilding courthouses and constructing barracks for the new Afghan National Army.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“Within the Government, the Ministry of Defence is to have the lead role in the implementation of the DDR programme, but the Ministry is conspicuously lacking in regional and ethnic balance and thus does not have the trust of the factions that are to participate in the programme. Until the Ministry of Defence reforms itself - including at its uppermost echelons - it will not enjoy the necessary trust of the factions. Accordingly, the commencement of DDR has now been made contingent on the implementation of a series of confidence- building measures signalling that reform of the Ministry of Defence is indeed irreversible and in conformity with the presidential decree of 1 December 2002.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“But it will take time for those institutions to develop the necessary capacity and to become truly national in character. Satisfactory progress has been made in the training of the national army and police forces by the lead nations - the United States and Germany, respectively. Some of those forces have already been successfully deployed. But the funding for the forces' salaries is woefully inadequate. The success of these structures in providing security also depends on the establishment of an effective justice system - to which I referred earlier - and on disarmament, demobilization and reintegration efforts. With the support of the Government of Japan and of UNAMA, the DDR programme will be ready to commence later this week.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“In the current security environment, United Nations road missions have had to be severely restricted in the provinces of Zabul, Uruzgan, Kandahar and northern Helmand. Where not suspended, missions must be accompanied along main roads by armed escorts provided by the Afghan authorities. In effect, one third of the country is currently inaccessible to the United Nations, which seriously hinders the ability of the Organization and others to carry out reconstruction efforts and to lay the groundwork for the Constitutional Loya Jirga, for the elections and for disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) in the affected regions. Ultimately, national security structures will have to assume responsibility for domestic security, backed by a functioning justice system.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“Among those killed was the local United Nations security focal point. In southern and south-eastern Afghanistan, incidents of Violent crime and reported clashes between suspected Taliban and Coalition and Afghan National Army forces continue amid an apparent marked increase in Taliban infiltration. In the second week of June, police officers were twice ambushed while travelling on roads in the province of Zabul, resulting in the death of two police officers. International and national non-governmental organizations operating in several cities, including Kandahar and Jalalabad, have been the target of grenade attacks. In response to a series of attacks and threats to demining teams, the United Nations Mine Action Centre was forced to suspend all activities in 10 provinces and along the Kabul-Kandahar road.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“This dreadful act was designed to shake the resolve of the international community in its commitment to the peace process. But it did not. Germany and the rest of the international community have reaffirmed their commitment to Afghanistan. Nevertheless, this incident underscores that Kabul is not immune to the security problems of the hinterland, and that if security is not extended from Kabul, then the city itself will become more vulnerable and thus less stable. Other signs of the activity of those seeking to subvert the process continue to occur in the rest of the country. Across the north, factional fighting regularly continues. The outbreak of fighting on 16 May between two police commanders belonging to rival factions in Mazar-e-Sharif led to the suspension of United Nations activities in the city for four days.”
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“The feasibility of conducting the registration and its ultimate credibility will depend not only upon the various technical contributions to the management of the registration process from the United Nations and the Government, but also, critically, it will depend upon the effective creation of an improved political environment, and most important, on security. On 7 June, the international community was brutally reminded of how fragile peace remains, even in Kabul, when a suicide car bomber detonated a large explosive alongside a German International Security Assistance Force bus, killing four personnel and one bystander and injuring 29 personnel in the most deadly attack on the international security force in its 18 months of operations.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“However, we were recently informed that the Government is now considering more actively the option of establishing an elections commission, which would allow for greater Afghan involvement in electoral management, given time for capacity-building. The finalized draft budget is to be presented to donors shortly, and it is hoped that the necessary voluntary funding will be forthcoming. The election process is fundamentally a shared responsibility between the Government, the United Nations and the international community.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source