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1993-04-20
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1993-06-29
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  1. “Is it conceivable, is it moral, is it unavoidable, that this new era should in the final analysis turn out to be the era of genocide that is tolerated, expansionism that is accepted, and victims that are simply abandoned? Whether it be powerlessness or the use of a double standard, or both, the Security Council's responsibility vis-a-vis history is indeed engaged. Continuing indecision would not only give recognition to an unacceptable injustice, but also endanger international peace and security. In the final analysis, this would mean going against the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.”

    1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source

  2. “No intellectual exercise, however sophisticated, could justify failure to act. Humanitarian missions are of course necessary, but in themselves they are not enough to remove the responsibility from the Security Council of ensuring, as it is supposed to do under the Charter of the United Nations, the maintenance of international peace and security. The Security Council, short of denying its mandate and relinquishing its mission, cannot confine itself to the role of an accessory to humanitarian organizations. As we see it, the opposite is what should be happening. Not so long ago, the end of the cold war was welcomed as heralding the advent of a new era full of promise for mankind.”

    1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source

  3. “The imperatives of justice and the expectations of the international community and world-wide public opinion, which follow with indignation the sorrowful events that become more intense in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina with every passing day, call for bold measures to be taken to respond to the demands of this crisis whose nature is now quite clear to all. Lifting the arms embargo for the benefit of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina, controlling heavy arms, ending aggression, respecting human rights, reaffirming and respecting the principle of the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territories by force and preserving the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina - these are the main requirements for a just solution in keeping with international law.”

    1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source

  4. “The tragic circumstances of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the peace process, which has now begun to unravel, make it essential and urgent that, for the benefit of the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the arms embargo imposed by resolution 713 (1993) be lifted. It must be recalled that the embargo was imposed in circumstances that were fundamentally different from those prevailing today, circumstances that defy the world's conscience. For these reasons Algeria has co-sponsored the draft resolution before the Security Council, which vas drafted by the non-aligned countries members of the Council. The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina indisputably involves the question of the Security Council's credibility.”

    1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source

  5. “We are firmly convinced that the time has come for the international community - and, in particular, for this Council - to condemn in no uncertain terms the aggressor and give the victims the means to exercise their natural right to self-defence, as enshrined in article 51 of the United Nations Charter. The Bosnian Muslims, who with courage and dignity are facing up to untold barbarism, are entitled to demand here and now that they be given the means to ensure their self-defence. We believe that logic, equity and the most basic justice call for an end to the anachronistic denial to the victim of the indispensable means for survival and the deterrence of aggression.”

    1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source

  6. “Algeria feels that it must reiterate its support for and solidarity with the Bosnian Government in the defence of its sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence as a State Member of the United Nations. We stress that it is incumbent on the international community, primarily the Security Council, to ensure respect for the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, sparing no effort to end aggression and restore justice and the rule of law. Algeria fully supports the clear positions of the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the initiatives of the non-aligned countries, which expect the Security Council to defend law and justice wherever they are threatened and to abandon the policy of the double standard.”

    1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source

  7. “Even more serious, the Security Council is apparently being asked to acquiesce in a process, now openly under way, of carving up the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, thus departing from a cardinal principle of international relations that has been reaffirmed so many times here: the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territories by force. Moreover, the unspeakable practice of "ethnic cleansing" and the atrocities suffered by the Muslim population continue, assuming the proportions of genocide, as even the International Court of Justice has declared. The provision of humanitarian aid is still being systematically and deliberately impeded. United Nations personnel themselves, who constitute the peace-keeping force, are subjected to constant attacks, despite the repeated warnings of the Council.”

    1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source

  8. “After more than a year of effort, discussion and negotiation, punctuated by more than three dozen resolutions and just as many statements, the balance sheet of international action gives little cause for satisfaction and offers little hope for the future. Half-measures, procrastination and divisions within the international community in the face of this situation of blatant aggression provide no justice for the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a State Member of the United Nations. Nor do they respond to the essential need for stability in the Balkan region, over which still hovers the risk of a major conflagration with incalculable casualties.”

    1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source

  9. “Mr. HADID (Algeria) (interpretation from French): Allow me first of all to express to you, Sir, the satisfaction of the Algerian delegation on seeing you presiding over the Council this month with your well-known effectiveness and ability. I must also pay tribute to your predecessor, Ambassador Vorontsov of the Russian Federation, for his outstanding stewardship of the Council during the month of May. I must also say that I fully agree with the statements of the representatives of Indonesia and Jordan, speaking here in the capacity of President of the Non-Aligned Movement and on behalf of the Arab Group in the United Nations, respectively. Once again the Security Council finds itself face to face with its responsibilities relating to the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, now more tragic than ever.”

    1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source

  10. “It is our hope that the present debate will contribute to injecting fresh energy into the Security Council so that it may respond to the expectations of the international community as well as of world public opinion, which are watching with indignation the distressing events in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose intensity is increasing each day.”

    1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3203 (1993) · source

  11. “The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is undeniably a challenge to the credibility of the United Nations - and most particularly this Council. This multidimensional tragedy - which, in addition, may well become the epicentre of a major conflagration that could envelop the entire region, generating unforeseeable consequences - is a test of the capacity of the Security Council to rise effectively to such a challenge by responding to the demands inherent in a crisis the facts of which have been so clearly established.”

    1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3203 (1993) · source

  12. “In the final analysis, the inadequate responses of the international community, which have failed to put an end to the aggression and the outrages suffered by the Bosnian people, and the continued deterioration in the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina underline the fact that the arms embargo imposed on that Republic is an anachronism and in practice looks very like the negation of its natural right to self-defence as enshrined in Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations. The Muslim people of Bosnia, which is with courage and dignity facing up to intolerable savagery, is more than ever entitled to call for reparation before the court of history and to demand the means they need to ensure that it can defend itself.”

    1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3203 (1993) · source

  13. “Secondly, it is necessary for us to consider expanding the mandate and composition of the United Nations Protection Force so that it can effectively carry out its mission to protect the civilian propulations that are being subjected to all kinds of outrages and to the practice of "ethnic cleansing", The time has also come for the Security Council to take every step possible to establish, as a matter of urgency, control over heavy weapons throughout the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and also to monitor all supply lines. We believe that these jobs should of course be carried out by the United Nations. In the humanitarian field, it is imperative to ensure free access by the aid convoys as well as to put an end to the forced displacement of populations and to ensure that displaced persons can return home in complete safety.”

    1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3203 (1993) · source

  14. “Thus, the time has come for the Council fully to discharge its responsibilities vis-a-vis this tragedy that is troubling the conscience of the whole world. This presupposes, firstly, the immediate cessation of hostilities throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina and the urgent establishment of safe areas to avoid the recurrence and spread of tragedies like the one that occurred in Srebrenica.”

    1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3203 (1993) · source

  15. “We have also contributed to the humanitarian efforts by supplying material assistance and by receiving and treating the wounded, The Vance-Owen plan, into whose drafting so much effort was put, has been accepted by the Bosnian Government and by the Croat side despite its shortcomings; this demonstration of flexibility and the sense of compromise has, unfortunately, failed to elicit a similar attitude on the part of the Serbian side, which has not only rejected the plan but also stepped up its acts of aggression with a view to achieving yet more territorial gains and to continuing its pursuit of the unspeakable practice of "ethnic cleansing". It is quite obvious that things cannot be allowed to go on as they are. It is also clear that the measures taken so far by the Security Council have had only a limited effect.”

    1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3203 (1993) · source

  16. “Furthermore, we would emphasize that it is up to the international community, and more specifically the Security Council, to ensure respect for the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations by sparing no effort to put an end to the aggression and re-establish justice and the rule of law. That is why Algeria has constantly endeavoured, both in the Organization of the Islamic Conference and in the non-aligned Movement, to encourage political pressure and specific measures to implement a just and lasting settlement of this problem.”

    1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3203 (1993) · source

  17. “This escalation reflects the aggressor's persistance in his attitude of defiance towards the international community, The plight of the civilian populations has been accurately described as attempted genocide, as has just been confirmed as such by the International Court of Justice in its opinion handed down on 8 April, in which it called for respect for the commitments that have been made in the area of prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide. Algeria, which over a year ago drew the attention of the Council to the seriousness of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to the risks of escalation inherent in it, wishes to reiterate its solidarity with and its support for the Bosnian Government in defending the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of that State Member of the United Nations.”

    1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3203 (1993) · source

  18. “The current discussion is being held at a time when the tragedy that is being visited on the Bosnian people, and more specifically on the Muslim population of that country, has crossed a new threshold fraught with consequences. The events in eastern Bosnia confirm - if such were necessary - that there is an escalation going on that is dangerous for the future not only of Bosnia and Herzegovina but also of the entire Balkan region.”

    1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3203 (1993) · source

  19. “Mr. HADID (Algeria) (interpretation from French): Allow me first of all to extend to you, Sir, the warm congratulations of the Algerian delegation on your assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of April. The effectiveness and skill you are displaying in guiding the work of the Council bear witness to your great talents, which are recognized by all, and are guarantees of success in your mission. Your predecessor as President of the Council, Ambassador O'Brien of New Zealand, is likewise fully deserving of our gratitude and consideration for the noteworthy way in which he performed his duties last month.”

    1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3203 (1993) · source