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2000-11-15
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  1. “An overall long-term strategy designed to lead to a self-sustaining peace in the conflict area where a United Nations operation is launched is therefore required. We also believe that the Council must remain engaged throughout all phases of a peace operation. Norway will actively work towards the implementation of these principles when we take our seat in the Security Council on 1 January next year.”

    2000-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4223Resumption1 (2000) · source

  2. “In this regard, we welcome the Brahimi Panel's recommendations aimed at closing the gap between mandates and resources. In our view, due consideration should be given to ways of involving potential troop-contributing countries more closely in the work of the Security Council with regard to mandating peace operations. This would help close the gap between mandates and resources, while still enabling the United Nations to deploy peace operations in a timely manner. Fourthly, there is a need for a long-term perspective on peace and security. The involvement of the United Nations should be seamless, from preventive measures through peace operations to post- conflict reconstruction and peace-building.”

    2000-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4223Resumption1 (2000) · source

  3. “Secondly, the mandate should fit the task. The United Nations needs to address the root causes of the conflict in question. In many cases, these are interconnected in a web of economic, social, historical and ethnic factors. The complexity of the causes of conflict requires a broad concept of peace and security in order to understand them and a broad response in order to address them. Furthermore, complex peace operations require a high level of coordination within the United Nations system. Thirdly, the resources must fit the mandate. The Security Council should not initiate operations without being adequately prepared. Adopted mandates must have the backing of forces sufficient in numbers and material to be carried out effectively.”

    2000-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4223Resumption1 (2000) · source

  4. “The Brahimi report contains several important recommendations for strengthening and improving the planning capacity of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations. We should put great effort into implementing these recommendations in order to strengthen the capacity of the United Nations to make long-term overall strategies for the successful conduct of future multifunctional peace operations. To sum up our views, certain principles should be followed in pursuing successful peace operations and, by implication, the successful exit of such missions. First, United Nations peace operations should be given clear goals and mandates. The Security Council must engage in debates and negotiations that are realistic and frank with regard to the nature of the situation under consideration and to the desired outcome.”

    2000-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4223Resumption1 (2000) · source

  5. “Planning for military withdrawal must therefore be coordinated with a gradual transfer of responsibilities from the international mission to local authorities, as this is essential in order to normalize the situation in a post- conflict area. A well-defined exit strategy is also important in obtaining support for the mission among the people and their representatives. In order to reduce the possibility of the unilateral withdrawal of forces, or the pressure for an "end date"-oriented exit strategy, the troop- contributing countries must be trusted and supported in their efforts to fulfil the mission's mandate. We believe realistic mandates containing a well-defined goal for the mission and a carefully established plan for how to reach that "end state" will contribute to this. A key word in devising exit strategies is "planning".”

    2000-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4223Resumption1 (2000) · source

  6. “This means that the operation must support the development of a society and political structure that can address both the fundamental causes of the conflict and the resolution of conflicts of interest through a legitimate and participatory system. Due consideration should therefore be given to the role of natural resources as a cause of armed conflict and a means of waging it. In our view, we need to distinguish between "end- date"- and "end-state"-oriented exit strategies. It is our belief that an exit strategy for the military component of a mission based on an end date and disconnected from the overall objectives of the peace operation, reduces the chances of success.”

    2000-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4223Resumption1 (2000) · source

  7. “In our common determination to uphold international peace and security, we must do our utmost to ensure the success of United Nations peace operations. Norway welcomes the initiative of the Dutch presidency of the Security Council to debate operational mandates and exit strategies, which we believe is a timely and useful contribution to attaining this goal. The exit of a United Nations peace operation should follow the successful restoration of peace and security in the country or region in question. When the United Nations decides to intervene in a complex conflict, the goal must be to move from the situation that led to the eruption of conflict to a situation in which a new and self-sustained situation of peace and security has taken root.”

    2000-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4223Resumption1 (2000) · source