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1. “President, and to the Secretary-General calling for the establishment of a multidimensional and integrated peacekeeping mission, with a police force of considerable strength and a small military force under the command and control of the United Nations. The Secretary-General's report provides a good account and a sound analysis of the events that took place in April and May of this year. For the sake of brevity, I shall not elaborate any further in that regard. Those events revealed the institutional failures of the security forces and the fragility of democratic institutions. It also revealed an acute need for continued long-term international assistance in the building of viable State institutions, notably in the areas of security, justice and development.”

   2006-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5512 (2006) · source

2. “Xanana Gusmao; the President of the national Parliament, Mr. Francisco Lu'Olo Guterres; and the Prime Minister of the first constitutional Government, Mr. Mari Alkatiri. We welcome the report of Secretary-General Kofi Annan (S/2006/628) and we commend the great contribution of Special Envoy Ian Martin and his team on the assessment mission. The report was the product of wide consultation in Timor-Leste. In that respect, we concur with its recommendations, which are in line with the spirit of the letters of President Xanana Gusmao and other key leaders calling for the establishment of a robust United Nations police, military and civilian mission to assist the people of Timor-Leste. That was followed by a letter (S/2006/620, annex) by Prime Minister Ramos-Horta dated 4 August 2006, to you, Mr.”

   2006-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5512 (2006) · source

3. “It is a great honour to see you, my dear friend Ambassador Nana Effah- Apenteng, presiding over the Security Council for this month. I wish you and your country, Ghana, every success during these very challenging times. Today I would like to share with the Council my Government's views on the role of the future United Nations presence and of international assistance in Timor-Leste beyond the completion of the mandate of the United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL), on 20 August 2006. Let me start by reiterating, on behalf of the Timorese people, our gratitude to the troop-contributing countries - Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and Portugal - for having so promptly and efficiently re-established and maintained law and order and saved many Timorese lives. That intervention was made at the request of the President of the Republic, Mr.”

   2006-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5512 (2006) · source

4. “Hasegawa's home country, who have made a great contribution to our country. "I also want to also convey our profound thanks to the United Nations police for their wonderful efforts in attempting to broker a peaceful resolution to a very critical situation on 25 May. We deeply empathize with them; but they acted profes sionally, selflessly and in the best traditions of the civil servants of the United Nations. We salute them. "The decision is now in your hands, Madam President and members of the Council. We require your sustained engagement. We, the people of Timor-Leste, await your consideration."”

   2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

5. “"The main focus of the United Nations mission will be the maintenance of a secure environment that involves, inter alia, a multinational military presence, a United Nations police force, presidential and parliamentary elections organized, administered and conducted by the United Nations and key civilian advisory positions, with some embedded in Government administration alongside capacity-building positions, so that our State institutions can be strengthened, along with civil society. "I wish to place on public record my sincere thanks to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Sukehiro Hasegawa, for his good work during the current crisis. Mr. Hasegawa has also served the people of Timor-Leste in an exemplary and selfless manner and has a special place in our hearts, as indeed do our friends from Japan, Mr.”

   2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

6. “"First, the time frame must be long enough to enable our State institutions to move beyond the fragile stage, consistent with our being an infant State. As members know, it is a Herculean task to build a nation almost from scratch, and while we have succeeded, it is an infant nation that we now have. Collectively, we did a remarkable job of nation-building, initially under the stewardship of the late Sergio Vieira de Mello.”

   2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

7. “We were very proud that a country member of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) - namely, Malaysia - came to us at our time of need and was able to respond quickly and professionally. We are very grateful to Malaysia and other ASEAN countries that have indicated a willingness to respond. "I want to issue a caveat regarding a new United Nations mission: the reality is that we have not been able to undertake a comprehensive needs assessment for such a mission. It is our intention to enter into detailed discussions with the United Nations on this matter in the immediate future. I can, however, offer some preliminary comments regarding our request for an international police force and a special inquiry commission.”

   2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

8. “"We believe that it is essential to have an international presence under the United Nations flag so as to reduce political and diplomatic tensions. Hence, it is our considered view that the current force in Timor-Leste should in due course be replaced by a United Nations-mandated peacekeeping force. "It is also our considered view that the current force and its successor - as, indeed, other components of a new United Nations mission - should also comprise a greater number of countries in the region, including, we hope, our friends in Fiji, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea and other countries that stand ready to contribute to such a force.”

   2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

9. “It is, however, our considered View that sustained international support by way of a United Nations police force under United Nations command, with the PNTL working under its auspices - as outlined in the letter to the Secretary-General of 11 June 2006 on the matter, signed by my President, the President of the S/l'V.5457 Parliament and my Prime Minister - needs to be provided without delay. "Before I turn to the needs of a new United Nations mission, I wish to reiterate that we Timorese are deeply indebted to the deploying countries but also that, as the emergency situation is nearing an end, it is important that our attention turn to the issue of the transition to a peacekeeping force under the United Nations umbrella, as was the case with the International Force for East Timor in 1999.”

   2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

10. “It is our fervent desire that the special inquiry commission commence immediately. In the interim, the Australian side, through its Federal Police service in collaboration with the Prosecutor General's Office, is undertaking preliminary work to secure some crime scenes and preserve evidence. "Members will be aware that I have taken on the sensitive portfolio of Defence. My motivation in accepting - and I cannot but say that, as a Nobel Peace Laureate, I am a most reluctant Defence Minister - is to lift the standing of the F-FDTL and to help heal the wounds between the F-FDTL and the PNTL and between both forces and the community. "While peace has been restored overall, the security and law and order situation remain precarious. It is acknowledged by all that our institutions of State and our democratic culture are fragile.”

    2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

11. “"President Xanana has provided leadership in securing the agreement of all the key individuals and groups that an all-inclusive dialogue was the approach needed to resolve political problems and, furthermore, that all political problems needed to be resolved within our constitutional framework. That recognition demonstrates a commitment to the democratic culture that has begun to take root in Timor- Leste. "Parallel to the all-inclusive dialogue will be the special inquiry commission that Timor- Leste has requested, as outlined in my letter to the Secretary-General of 8 June 2006. The President, the Prime Minister, the Government, the F-FDTL, the PNTL, religious leaders and civil society all welcome an impartial and independent inquiry, as an important step in reaching a settlement and upholding the rule of law.”

    2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

12. “"I wish to inform members of our initiatives vis-a-vis political dialogue, as political peace is as necessary to democratic health as physical security. I have been in contact on more than one occasion with every key person and group involved in the conflict. My President has begun to meet each individual and group directly involved in the conflict, as the first step in establishing an all-inclusive political dialogue, which all have agreed to. The all-inclusive dialogue will commence within the next two weeks, with the arrangements in place by the week's end. It will be co-chaired by my President and our two Bishops, the Bishop of Dili and the Bishop of Baucau.”

    2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

13. “There is, of course, no guarantee that an outbreak of violence will not occur in the regions while the country is in a politically precarious state. "The border area that Timor-Leste shares with Indonesia has remained calm. I have visited the border on three occasions in the past month, the last visit being of three days' duration. I was accompanied by His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Sofwan, the Indonesian ambassador to Timor- Leste. I thank the Indonesian authorities for assisting us in keeping our common border area safe and stable. 8 "I came back inspired by the professionalism of the PNTL Border Patrol Unit and of the military forces operating on the Indonesian side. I was, however, concerned about the poor living conditions of our police, which are an incomprehensible example of neglect by our own Government.”

    2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

14. “The Council of Ministers meets tomorrow to consider a revised State budget for 2006-2007, which is expected to exceed $315 million and to be in line with the State's S/l'V.5457 sustainable income levels. That is in addition to the $140 million in donor assistance for development. A total of $110 million will be allocated to capital and development, with $50 million for public works. "Lastly, all public sector workers will receive a cost-of-living adjustment to cover cost increases in fuel and food. "I should make a distinction for members with regard to the areas of Timor-Leste affected by the crisis. Those areas are limited primarily to the capital, Dili; the other 12 districts have continued to function, with all services operating, including the PNTL police service, whose basic infrastructure has remained intact in the districts.”

    2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

15. “"Timor-Leste's inaugural petroleum exploration bid round was completed on 22 May 2006, when the Prime Minister announced the winners of the bid with the publication of the Evaluation Commission's final report. "Many shops and restaurants are open - many stayed open - and some taxis and microlets continue to operate. The fact that the private sector continues to function alongside the public sector is indicative of our gains so far. "The Government has kept the 2006-2007 budget process on track. I wish to provide members with some specific detail, as it demonstrates the Government's competence in this regard and its responsiveness to the people's needs, particularly in the area of rural development.”

    2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

16. “Those ministries and agencies include, but are not limited to, the following: the presidency; Health, Labour and Community Reinsertion; State Administration; Agriculture; Education; Justice, which is working alongside the Combined Joint Task Force in the area of detention, investigation and prosecution; Telecommunications, including Electricidade de Timor-Leste and Timor Telecom, which kept the electricity, telephone and Internet services working throughout; Radio Television Timor-Leste, the national television and radio broadcaster; customs; the Port Authority, which is doubling as a military headquarters; air services; and my own Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence.”

    2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

17. “"The graveness of our current crisis causes me great sadness. However, I take this opportunity to assure members that the situation is redeemable. The good work done by the United Nations and the international community, together with the Timorese leadership and the Timorese people, has taken root in the form of State institutions that have had the capacity to continue operations, even at the height of the current crisis. "Ministries and associated agencies have continued to function, contrary to some media reports that depict us as a failing State.”

    2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

18. “Members of the PNTL have begun to surrender their weapons and have voluntarily agreed to be cantoned in Dili and to hand over their weapons to the Australian Defence Force. By this weekend, the new Minister of Interior will submit to His Excellency President Xanana Gusmao a complete list of all weapons in the PNTL official inventory. That list will be checked against existing weapons in use by PNTL officers or in the armoury. "This level of cooperation would not have been possible without my President. His moral standing and influence among all sectors of Timorese society are high. He was pivotal in preventing irregular armed forces - reservists - from leaving Baucau for Dili in the last week of May to join in the violent disturbances. My President's leadership has been fundamental to the stabilization process.”

    2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

19. “"The international forces on the ground are continuing their efforts to collect weapons from individuals. Through voluntary surrender or enforced confiscation, close to 1,000 assorted weapons have been collected. "Pursuant to a decision of the Supreme Council of Defence and Security, on Friday, 9 June, our own defence force, the Timorese Armed Forces (F-FDTL), participated and assisted in the commencement of a weapons inventory inspection operation, undertaken with an international observation team comprising military personnel from Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Portugal, the United States and the United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL). The preliminary reports that I have received indicate that it is a success. "The second part of the operation concerns the PNTL and will take place this week.”

    2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

20. “I thank the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for its coordination assistance and for the launch yesterday in Dili, New York and Geneva of the flash appeal. A special reference should be made to the impressive efforts of our Church, which has provided shelter and care to tens of thousands of people. S/l'V.5457 "East Timorese and foreign doctors and nurses, including Cubans and Chinese, have performed and continue to perform their admirable duties. We are grateful to all of them. "We note with deep appreciation the bilateral assistance provided by our friends, including our closest neighbour, Indonesia, which, in its own time of suffering caused by natural disasters, reached out to Timor-Leste with the delivery of much-needed humanitarian aid.”

    2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

21. “It is our wish that, in a new United Nations mission, the GNR play a vital role in maintaining law and order. We are equally grateful that Malaysia has made available a similar rapid-reaction police force. "The humanitarian situation has been managed very well by our Minister for Labour and Community Reinsertion, His Excellency Mr. Arsenio Bano, who chairs the Inter-Agency Humanitarian Assistance Group, which includes other Government ministries and agencies, the United Nations Country Team, the International Organization for Migration, international non- governmental organizations, non-governmental organizations and the heads of specific sector working groups. In a very short time, they, along with Minister Bano, were able to mobilize and provide services to the large number of internally displaced persons.”

    2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

22. “"On behalf of all Timorese, I offer profuse thanks to the Joint Task Force, all the components of which were able to respond promptly and efficiently to quickly quell the violence. However, the forces were not able to prevent the extensive looting and burning and the displacement of tens of thousands of Timorese, as law and order broke down in some quarters, with the earlier disintegration of the National Police Force of Timor-Leste (PNTL) in Dili. "I also offer profuse thanks to Portugal, which, from a great distance, showed no hesitation in deploying its elite police force, the Republican National Guard (GNR). The Timorese people's experience with the GNR under the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor was a positive one, and the GNR's presence has been demanded by every sector of the Timorese society.”

    2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

23. “"Madame President, I offer my sincere apologies to you and to the members of the Security Council for my absence, but demands for my presence in Timor-Leste at this time are extensive. "As the Council meets, I am visiting rural areas of the country, covering east and west, continuing to take the State to the people. I am also able to listen to their needs and to communicate them back to our President and our Government. In addition, I have addressed our national Parliament, upon the invitation of its President. "I thank the Congolese presidency and the other members of the Council for the press statement of 24 May 2006 (Press release 6 SC/8728), which gave international legitimacy to the deployment of the multinational forces of Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and Portugal.”

    2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

24. “Madam President, it is a great honour for us to see you presiding over this meeting. It is also a great honour to see the Secretary- General in this meeting, and we thank him for the efforts that he has undertaken to support East Timor. It is a great honour too to see Special Envoy Ian Martin again, and Special Representative Tamrat Samuel. We have known them for many years and we know of their dedication to the country and the role they have played in the birth of Timor-Leste as a nation. I have with me a statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and Minister for Defence, Mr. Jose Ramos Horta. I will read out only parts of that statement but, due to today's special circumstances, I beg for your patience.”

    2006-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5457 (2006) · source

25. “That was a surprise to me. We must ensure that voluntary repatriation is possible and that the conditions are met for returns to be sustainable. It is important that, when addressing the problems of refugees in the world, public opinion be fully aware that the main objective of the overwhelming majority of refugees throughout the world is to go home. We should all do our best to help them to go home. For that, prevention is crucial. For that, a regional approach in dealing with crises is crucial. And for that, bridging the gap between relief and development is crucial. I believe the Council has a key role to play in making those three things work.”

    2006-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5353 (2006) · source

26. “We would go into the red to do so, assuming all the consequences of doing so. Because, if there is something noble in our work, it is to help people to go home. If there is something rewarding, it is to see the smiles of children and the determination of people, as well as the desire of the overwhelming majority of refugees to want to go home. Let me end with this observation. There is an idea in the developed world that there are refugees everywhere whose main objective is to migrate to the developed world. In the complex population flows we are witnessing everywhere, it is true that that we have people in need of international protection; we have true refugees. But my experience is that the main concern of the millions of refugees in Afghanistan and the hundreds of thousands of refugees hosted in Tanzania is to go home.”

    2006-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5353 (2006) · source

27. “Allow me to say that, when I look at you, I do not see the President of the Security Council; I see one of us. What I see is your contribution and that of your country, along with the knowledge you yourself bring and that gained from the extreme generosity with which your country has addressed these problems - sometimes in circumstances that are extremely difficult even for us to bear. You know better than I do how difficult it was for us and the World Food Programme, working together, to make sure that the nutritional situation in camps in Tanzania did not become completely unacceptable. As I said, it is a great honour to see you as one of us. With regard to returns, all I can say is that this has always been a major concern for me. The decision I always take is not to interrupt support for returns, even in the absence of funding.”

    2006-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5353 (2006) · source

28. “As I have said, Mexico's plan of action, regarding which Peru has been one of the countries to show the greatest support and interest, is one of the groundbreaking areas in which UNHCR is active. For us, the appreciation for all the refugee work done in Latin America is extremely important. Latin America is a continent with a very significant asylum tradition. That tradition continues and is evolving, and we view it as very positive and as an example that we believe will be replicated throughout the world. (spoke in English) Finally, Mr. President, allow me to express to you my deep gratitude for your comments and for what was in fact a very comprehensive analysis of the problems we face. There is a very easy explanation for that: you, Sir, have been dealing with these problems yourself.”

    2006-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5353 (2006) · source

29. “It is indeed very important - and I would stress again what I said to the Permanent Representative of Denmark - that, acting together in a transparent way, donor countries - and the United States is the biggest donor country in support of the activities of UNHCR - and the agencies can effectively work to make sure that resources are not diverted. It is only through open dialogue about, and knowledge of, what each party is doing that we can guarantee that. That is a basic condition for the accountability that the United States so strongly supports. (spoke in Spanish) I would like to express my great appreciation for the comments made by the representative of Peru.”

    2006-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5353 (2006) · source

30. “Ghana has had remarkable success in the way it has handled the crisis of refugees from Togo in the recent past, and we were very impressed with the quality of and the capacities for protection already in place in Ghana and with the effectiveness of the authorities of Ghana in that field. He posed a very relevant question: the credibility of the process of the determination of refugee status in the present context. I can assure him that this is one of the main concerns of my Office, and I thank him very much for his comments. I would like also to thank very much the representative of the United States for his comments, especially for his support for our involvement in the area of internal displacement.”

    2006-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5353 (2006) · source

31. “(spoke in English) I would like to express my deep gratitude to the representative of the Russian Federation and to say that I will be visiting his country very soon. I look forward to the development of our cooperation. I would like mainly to stress his very relevant words about the reforms in our own Organization and his support for those reforms. I think they are quite in line with what I said to the Ambassador of Denmark: that we, too, need to reform ourselves to be able better to deliver. It is not only about asking for more money to do more things; it is about making sure that we are more cost-effective and more humanistic in our approaches to refugees and other persons of concern. I should like to thank very much the Ambassador of Ghana.”

    2006-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5353 (2006) · source

32. “I should like to note that the "Convention Plus" initiative is now mainstreamed in our work; it is no longer just a specific area for UNHCR's work but is present in all its aspects: in the development of our reintegration support capacity as one solution in the context of shared responsibility for the promotion of lasting solutions and in the area of development assistance, as a guarantee, within our limited sphere of activity, of the success of, inter alia, return operations and of specific initiatives on the ground, including the plan of action for Somalia, which endeavours to translate into specific actions the work done on irregular flows - one of the pillars of the "Convention Plus" idea.”

    2006-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5353 (2006) · source

33. “(spoke in French) I wish to thank the Ambassador of the Congo for his statement, particularly with respect to his concern for humanitarian workers. They suffer the consequences of lack of security with outstanding courage and determination. I see this in my colleagues themselves, I see this in other circumstances, other agencies, other countries, other institutions. It is one aspect that is very important to us.”

    2006-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5353 (2006) · source

34. “I am confident about our enhanced cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme, but, as I said earlier, the problem is a much bigger one. The problem, which is global if all the international community acts, is to establish the linkage between relief and development. To be honest, my assessment is that that linkage is not yet there yet and that the process does not really work sufficiently well in today's world. The early recovery cluster will be very important, and the difficulties in that cluster are proof of that. I do not blame anyone for those difficulties. We face the same difficulties in our cluster. I wish only to stress that the problem goes beyond the creation of a cluster with a certain number of agencies. The problem is in the way that the international community addresses the situation.”

    2006-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5353 (2006) · source

35. “Unfortunately, many agencies of many kinds - not only United Nations agencies - operate in circumstances that do not favour the best cost-benefit analysis, as the Council is aware. We will do our best to address this problem in a very forceful way, because we really must ensure that funds that are scarce are fully used to meet the needs of those who require support. We must minimize as much as possible all of the other costs that international organizations as a whole tend to have. I should like to express my deepest appreciation for Denmark's initiatives, namely in the area of development assistance to refugees, and in some very relevant programmes across the world, for instance in Uganda. In those operations, the idea of the sustainability of durable solutions is very much present.”

    2006-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5353 (2006) · source

36. “If that is not the case, we would be pretending that we are dealing with additionality, but, in fact, we would be undermining the needs of some to try to benefit others who are, of course, in a very dramatic situation. Our financial prospects are difficult. We faced a very difficult exchange rate problem in 2005; that is a technical question I should like to move through. We are now making a very strong effort so that we are able to conduct our operations in 2006 with a minimum of negative impact on our operations, but it is also obvious from our side - the result of the meeting we had last week with representatives from all over the world - that we also need to reform ourselves very strongly in order to be able to deliver better and to be able to adapt better to today's realities.”

    2006-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5353 (2006) · source

37. “The problem is even bigger, because when we try to make sure that no resources are diverted from refugees to internal displacement situations, we cannot even ensure that, if we do not involve ourselves in internal displacement, the funds are guaranteed for refugees. Indeed, what happens in some circumstances - what has, in fact, happened in some circumstances - is that the money then goes from traditional refugee operations to other agencies involved with internally displaced persons in other circumstances. I believe, therefore, that there must be a very frank, open and transparent dialogue between agencies and donors to make sure that additionality is a reality.”

    2006-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5353 (2006) · source

38. “I said at the beginning of the process that we wanted to be fully engaged, in a predictable way, with internal displacement all over the world, according to the framework that was established through the cluster approach, but that we considered that it would not make sense to divert resources from refugees to support internally displaced persons. That is clearly our approach. But there is - and I am going to be very frank in this respect - a double accountability: the accountability of the agencies and the accountability of the donors. The donors must be very clear when they take decisions on where the money is going and on where it is coming from. We had the experience in Pakistan of funds diverted from operations in Africa to the operation in that country.”

    2006-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5353 (2006) · source

39. “I can assure the Council that cooperation with Ambassador Fujisaki is excellent and that we truly are working together very enthusiastically in order to enable UNHCR to be much more effective and relevant in the humanitarian community. I should like to express my deep gratitude to the Ambassador of Denmark. Denmark has been extremely active in the humanitarian reform process and a very staunch and permanent supporter of UNHCR's activities all over the world. Let me answer her first question about the financial implications of internally displaced persons in a very candid way.”

    2006-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5353 (2006) · source

40. “Of course, this kind of thing is a nightmare for any organization, because it is erupting at every moment, here and there, and we are constantly needing to divert resources and people from one operation to the other to be able to give an effective answer to concerns such as the ones that have been expressed here. I should like to express my deep gratitude to the representative of Japan and to say that I fully support his observations on burden-sharing and on the sustainability of voluntary return. I should like to pay tribute to the contribution of Japan and of Mrs. Ogata - my predecessor - in particular in support of the concept of human security, which is probably one of the richest concepts in terms of helping to bridge the gap between relief and development and to create conditions for sustainable return.”

    2006-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5353 (2006) · source

41. “A certain number - exactly 5,278 - have registered to go to Nakivale and we will now promote that movement in order to make sure that conditions are effectively provided for dignified support. Unfortunately, many others are still looking into the possibility of going back, and providing assistance to them in their current location is much more difficult, but we are doing our best. Another place, in the Kanungu district, has a group of about 5,000 people which is more interested in going back to the Congo. A few hundred of them have agreed to be relocated, and we are once again preparing, with the Government of Uganda, a relocation programme. What I can guarantee is that as soon as it happens, we send people there and we start to determine, situation by situation and person by person, what the solution could be.”

    2006-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5353 (2006) · source

42. “One to which he referred specifically is in relation to the people in Kisoro, now numbering only 80,000. Many have already gone back, but they were living along the border without any real shelter. Today, we are building a small clinic and 10 large temporary shelters. We are introducing, together with the World Food Programme, a programme of high-protein food support for those people. We consider that the solution, of course, is not to keep them in those circumstances and we have agreed with the Government of Uganda that the best place further inland - because refugees should not be kept on the border - is in Nakivale, where we already have 16,000 refugees and where preparations are being made for people who may want to go.”

    2006-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5353 (2006) · source

43. “We are now in the process of starting work in three pilot-project countries that have been selected: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia and Uganda. I do believe that - progressively, carefully and without ambitions that cannot be met by our own resources and capacities - we will be able gradually to respond to that very dramatic issue of today's world. There has been effective progress in repatriation everywhere and, as the representative of Slovakia noted very accurately, Afghanistan is probably the most successful repatriation movement ever to have been supported by UNHCR. The representative of Slovakia raised some concrete questions about the situation along the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. There are two main points of concern.”

    2006-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5353 (2006) · source

44. “Argentina played an important role in developing the Mexico Plan of Action, the framework agreement for Latin American cooperation in the support and protection of refugees and the resolution of their problems. I believe that the exemplary Mexico Plan of Action should be supported not only by us, but by the entire international community as well, especially in the resolution of certain acute displacement crises in Latin America, above all in Colombia. (spoke in English) I would like to thank the representative of Slovakia for his comments and his interest in internally displaced persons and the efforts we are making. Effectively, there has been progress. We have established a global framework.”

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45. “Contrary to my expectations, even more important than the solution of the security problem if repatriation is to be effectively triggered and successful, the main concern of refugees is related to livelihood conditions - to jobs, to development, to schools, to health care and to other conditions that will allow a dignified life. Unfortunately for us all, the insecurity problems are so big that the aforementioned considerations sometimes come second in the concerns of many refugees when they consider the prospect of going back home. (spoke in Spanish) I wish to thank the Ambassador of Argentina for his very positive words on our work. I also wish to note our great interest in the recent decision taken by Argentina to become a host country in the context of shared responsibility in the resolution of refugee- related problems.”

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46. “I should also like very much to thank the representative of Greece for his comments about the reform of the United Nations system and our role in that and about the need for effective cooperation in solving protracted refugee situations and for effective responsibility-sharing in order to make that possible. The representative of Greece made a very relevant observation about repatriation and the need for conditions of security and development to be present if repatriation is to be successful. I would like to provide information on the results of different surveys we have conducted in several parts of the world.”

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47. “In many countries, we are effectively giving strong support to the local police force to enable it to do its job; in others, the situation is so difficult that we ourselves consider that the conditions no longer exist for us to act in those circumstances and that those camps should no longer be considered refugee camps. We have done that in Pakistan and are now in very strenuous discussions with our partners, for instance, on the situation in Makhmour Camp in Iraq. As to the question of early warning, we have our own early warning and monitoring mechanisms. They are, of course, slim, but we have a very good dialogue with other United Nations agencies and I do believe that they can make a small but, hopefully, useful contribution to creating a more effective capacity to detect problems before they explode in today's world.”

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48. “Secondly, the credibility of a force - independent of the decisions that this Council and other bodies will take on its leadership, composition and nature - will be absolutely crucial, as will a sustained effort to reconstruct a society that will require a lot of re- engineering, as I said. The representative of the United Kingdom spoke about the civilian character of the camps. That is absolutely crucial and one of the biggest factors in humanitarian action. It is very difficult to ensure, because, as members know, we are not a State. We have no army and no police force.”

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49. “I also believe that afterwards, unless it has an adequate mandate, a force which needs to be endowed with resources - and let us be honest in acknowledging that the African Union has not been provided with enough resources for the mission that it was supposed to accomplish - and with credibility as a deterrent - in the sense that those who violate the peace and the ceasefire agreements will understand that they risk severe punishment by that force - the risk of failure is very big. In our opinion, a peace agreement is absolutely crucial. I think everybody should be involved and exert pressure if that is to be possible.”

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50. “Because the differences are so big among the various actors, unless there is a lot of concerted pressure and everybody acts together, there is a risk that a peace agreement may not be made. If the peace agreement is not made, I do believe that the situation may trigger much worse developments in the near future. Now, a peace agreement is the beginning of a solution to the large and complex problem of re- engineering the society of Darfur. It will require a lot of reconciliation afterwards. Without that, it will be impossible to do it.”

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