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lines on the record: 96
first: 2000-03-21
most recent: 2003-04-23
sittings or episodes: 22
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“President, through you, I should like to say to all my colleagues on the Council, in other delegations and in the Secretariat, "Thank you for your cooperation, thank you for your friendship and thank you, sometimes, for laughing at my jokes."”
2003-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4742 (2003) · source
“Kosovo's Institutions should be in no doubt that they must assume their responsibilities consistent with the Council's resolutions and other agreements. There is no alternative way forward. Mr. President, the first time I attended the Council was on 28 February 2000, when there was an open meeting on Kosovo under the chairmanship of the then president Ambassador Listre of Argentina. Today is the last occasion on which I will attend a formal meeting of the Council. I feel that I have come full circle and that we are once again discussing Kosovo under the presidency of a representative of your region. The last three years have been without doubt the busiest three years in the Council's history. I believe that we have collectively achieved a great deal, almost always acting united and by consensus. Mr.”
2003-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4742 (2003) · source
“Initially, such efforts should concentrate on technical issues discussed between experts and officials on important regional issues such as transport, environment, economy and trade. We also want to encourage people-to-people links at every level as part of the normalization of relations. We call on local leaders from all communities to pursue statesmanlike policies and to discharge their responsibilities in respect of the proper governance of Kosovo. In particular, the United Kingdom supports Michael Steiner's action, mentioned by Mr. Hedi Annabi, of giving the Assembly a deadline for passing four laws, including on higher education, in a form compatible with resolution 1244 (1999) and with the Constitutional Framework.”
2003-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4742 (2003) · source
“We agree with Michael Steiner and UNMIK that there is considerable work to be done to fulfil the benchmarks and that democratic governance must take hold in Kosovo before there can be a settlement of Kosovo's status. We welcome Hashim Thaci's proposal for a moratorium on discussing Kosovo's final status. We hope that others will recognize that progress must be made on the benchmarks before it is possible to determine that final status. We also welcome the favourable response by Serbian Prime Minister Zivkovic to Mr. Thaci's proposal. We hope that Kosovo Albanian politicians will engage positively in due course. We see a strong case for relaunching expert talks between Belgrade and Pristina to help the process of normalization.”
2003-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4742 (2003) · source
“This is an opportunity for all parties in Kosovo to show that they can carry out their commitments within the Framework and that Kosovo is serious about running itself and integrating minority communities into Government. We should not rush towards transferring the reserved powers. We need first to make the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government genuinely multi- ethnic. The United Kingdom condemns unilateral statements on Kosovo's final status from either side. We will not recognize any move to establish political arrangements for the whole or part of Kosovo, either unilaterally or in any arrangement that does not have the backing of the international community. Accordingly, the United Kingdom fully supports the policy of "standards before status".”
2003-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4742 (2003) · source
“We therefore welcome the closer cooperation between UNMIK police and the Central Intelligence Unit, the Kosovo Organized Crime Bureau, the Financial Investigations Unit and others, as they work together to combat organized crime. The United Kingdom reiterates its support for the process of transferring powers to the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government in Kosovo, as set out in chapter 5 of the Constitutional Framework. But that transfer can only be on the basis of compliance with the provisions of Council resolution 1244 (1999). And full account should be taken of the capacity of Kosovo's structures and politicians to cope with the transfer, along with the wider implications.”
2003-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4742 (2003) · source
“We therefore fully support the administrative order issued by Michael Steiner, the Secretary- General's Special Representative, on 17 April proscribing the ANA as a terrorist organization. All the indications are that local extremists think that they can act with impunity. Michael Steiner's action makes clear that they cannot. We urge local leaders to condemn all acts of violence and to support the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) police and the Kosovo Police Service (KPS) in their efforts to clamp down on extremism. The United Kingdom is also concerned at reports of an increase in organized crime.”
2003-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4742 (2003) · source
“The representative of Greece will shortly be making a statement on behalf of the European Union; my delegation naturally endorses what he will say. I should like to join others in thanking Assistant Secretary-General Annabi for his very useful introduction to our debate today. The United Kingdom is very concerned about the recent cycle of violence in Kosovo - for example, as mentioned by Assistant Secretary-General Annabi, the assassination of a witness in the "Dukagjini Group" near Pec/Peja on 14 April and the bombing of the railway bridge on 11 April by Albanian National Army (ANA) extremists. We welcome the condemnation by the head of the Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) of the individual KPC members who were involved in the bombing.”
2003-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4742 (2003) · source
“In that context, we were disappointed to learn that weapons disposal was unlikely to be completed by the end of June, when the Peace Monitoring Group ceases operations. The United Kingdom continues to be committed to giving what help it can. We have provided over Â£50,000 over the past two years to support weapons disposal and rehabilitation. Finally, we would be interested to know about discussions between the United Nations Development Programme and UNPOB on post-conflict peace- building sustainability, including how to address the issue of the reintegration and rehabilitation of former combatants.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“In that context, it will be important that stage II is completed on time to ensure the entry into force of constitutional arrangements before the end of the mandate. We support the engagement of all parties in pressing to involve Francis Ona and his Me'ekamui Defence Force in the peace process, but we do not think that that should be allowed to delay the speedy progress towards stage III of the weapons disposal programme. We also recognize the valuable contribution made by the Peace Monitoring Group, and we would be interested to know what UNPOB has in mind as an alternative to the Group, when it withdraws at the end of June. There is obviously no provision for additional resources.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“We welcome the signature of the memorandum of understanding between the National Government and the Bougainville parties, establishing a mechanism for consultation on all aspects of the autonomy arrangements, including the transfer of powers, functions and resources and the settlement of disputes. We welcome the commitment of Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare to the peace process and the close personal involvement of his Cabinet Ministers, led by the Minister for Intergovernmental Relations, Sir Peter Barter. We are pleased that an Action Plan for the Completion of Weapons Collection is being taken forward, and that progress is being monitored. We hope that that progress will be speedy. We noted what Assistant Secretary-General Tiirk said on sparing no effort to ensure that UNPOB's mandate is completed in time.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“Through you, Mr. President, I would like to thank the Secretary- General for his latest report on the work of the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville (UNPOB) and Assistant Secretary-General Danilo Tiirk for his informative briefing. We welcome the progress that has been made since the last discussion in the Council, and we pay a warm tribute to the work of Ambassador Noel Sinclair and his team in Bougainville. At a time of the Council's other preoccupations, it is very good to be reminded of an area where the United Nations is making a very positive contribution to the peace process.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“Vieira de Mello that the Council needs to consider further how human rights can be fully respected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2003-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4705 (2003) · source
“Vieira de Mello's briefings made clear, human rights is an area where effective interaction between the civil and the military sides of MONUC is essential, especially given access problems in some of the worst-affected areas. We would be grateful for views on how this is working and on whether it could be strengthened. My second question relates to the issue of child soldiers, where it is important that we translate the Council's thematic discussions into practical action in specific cases. Early disarmament, demobilization and rehabilitation of all child soldiers must be a priority. We would be grateful to know how this is being integrated into MONUC's activities with respect to disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation or resettlement. In conclusion, we would agree with Mr. Guehenno and Mr.”
2003-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4705 (2003) · source
“The United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) should be prepared to provide increased security in Ituri through a strong military observer presence. The verification role that MONUC performs and the third-party verification mechanism are also crucial. In particular, investigation of allegations must be as thorough, factual and even-handed as possible. That requires the full and immediate cooperation of all the parties. We have two questions relating to human rights, and I hope that they complement rather than repeat questions put forward by others. As both Mr. Guehenno's and Mr.”
2003-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4705 (2003) · source
“Guehenno said, any conflict in this area has major regional implications, so regional players too must exert their influence on the Congolese parties to move forward, and they themselves must refrain from any action that could increase tension. That is crucial. We therefore welcome President Museveni's announcement that forces of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) will be withdrawn from the Democratic Republic of the Congo by 20 March, and we urge the Government of Uganda to carry out that commitment. We also urge the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to remove its forces from Ituri, and the Government of Rwanda to stop arming the Union des patriotes congolais (UPC).”
2003-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4705 (2003) · source
“We think that it must be by those standards and not by military strength that the international community - and not just the Congolese people - will judge the claims of those looking to play a role in the future Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I would like to recall the Council's continuing focus on the protection of civilians - not least, women and children - in armed conflict. Work must begin now on breaking down mistrust and building the foundations of a unified Democratic Republic of the Congo. And the first step must be reaching agreement on the three issues outstanding from Pretoria, especially the issue of security for the transitional administration. As Mr.”
2003-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4705 (2003) · source
“And, like other speakers, we call on the parties to investigate all such abuses and bring the perpetrators to justice. We shall need to continue to focus on the cases mentioned by the High Commissioner for Human Rights. We must condemn the failure by the parties to give up the military path. The peaceful political way forward is already clear. Continuing military activities and the provision of military support from inside or outside the country are totally unacceptable. It is time for all parties to start meeting their responsibilities towards the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. That means halting all military activity, certainly; moving ahead with implementation of the Pretoria global accord, certainly; but also protecting the human rights, security and well-being of all those in the areas under their control.”
2003-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4705 (2003) · source
“We thank Mr. Guehenno for his briefing, which made clear, first, that the parties are continuing down the military path and, secondly, that there are severe human rights abuses associated with that. We are also most grateful to Mr. Vieira de Mello for his briefing, which provided the Council with useful additional perspectives on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is complex. We find it very helpful indeed that when the Council addresses complex country situations we can hear from the full spectrum of United Nations expertise and can draw on its advice in reaching Council decisions. Like others, we condemn the atrocities carried out in Ituri, along with all other abuses of human rights and international humanitarian law throughout the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2003-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4705 (2003) · source
“The first is how the integration of Forces for the Defence of Democracy (FDD) into the political process will work in practice and how it will fit in with plans to integrate the other two factions that have already signed up - Jean-Bosco Ndayikengurukiye's National Council for the Defence of Democracy-Forces for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) and the FNL faction led by Alain Mugabarabona - and how that will affect the hand-over to the Transitional National Government's second phase next May. Secondly, given that it is highly unlikely that the Burundi armed forces will be able to return to their barracks and carry out normal duties while the FNL is still operating, how is it envisaged that that will be handled? Thirdly, how is it envisaged that the FDD forces operating outside Burundi will be included in the process?”
2002-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4655 (2002) · source
“Through you, Mr. President, I should like to thank Deputy President Zuma for his extremely informative and helpful presentation. I should like to pay tribute to him and to his country for their efforts in Burundi and elsewhere on the African continent. On behalf of my delegation, let me also welcome Ambassador de la Sabliere to the Council. My delegation very much agrees with the points that he made and also with the points made by Ambassador Strommen. We very much welcome the ceasefire agreement; it is a positive step forward. But it will also be important to follow it up, to implement it and to continue the negotiations, particularly with the aim of including the National Liberation Forces (FNL). Through you, Mr. President, I should like to ask the Vice-President three quick questions.”
2002-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4655 (2002) · source
“As regards the timing of any extension, we have an open mind at the moment. We believe that the issue needs further discussion. But we think that a number of important issues will need to be taken into account in considering the timing. The first is, of course, the need for an exit strategy, to which I alluded earlier. The second is a point raised by Sir Kieran Prendergast about the time that UNPOB will need in order to verify stage II and work further on that aspect. The third is the elections that are due in June next year but which may, indeed, be postponed. I think that it will be important for Council members to consider those and all other relevant issues before coming to a decision on the exact timing.”
2002-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4647 (2002) · source
“It is also good news that the combatants have agreed to work towards the deadline of 24 December, and it is important for that deadline to be respected. We remain concerned that weapons collection remains some way from completion, although of course 100 per cent elimination is probably impossible. Weapons that have circulated to the southern highlands could just as easily return. But we are pleased that UNPOB's focus is now moving towards rehabilitation, and we have been happy to switch a contribution of 25,000 pounds, which was surplus to requirements for weapons collection, to rehabilitation projects instead. We have noted carefully the Secretary-General's recommendation that UNPOB's mandate be extended, and we support that extension. We also note the results of the recent assessment mission.”
2002-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4647 (2002) · source
“But equally, we believe that it is very important for us to start thinking about a clear exit strategy that will define what is needed in the future from the United Nations, as well as the period over which it is needed. In this context, we are studying carefully the aide-memoire that the delegation of Papua New Guinea circulated yesterday, 20 November. The peace process is clearly still at a vulnerable stage. I think that Sir Kieran's phrase - he said that it was "under some strain" - sums it up well. It is clear that the United Nations work in Bougainville is incomplete. It is important that the dire economic situation in Papua New Guinea and the instability elsewhere - for example in the southern highlands - not put at risk the progress that has been made on Bougainville.”
2002-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4647 (2002) · source
“I should like, through you, Mr. President, to thank Sir Kieran Prendergast for his very useful and informative introduction to our discussion. We start from the basis that the United Nations operation in Bougainville has been, and is, a notable success. My delegation would like to repeat the tributes that we have paid in the past to Ambassador Sinclair and his team; we believe that the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville (UNPOB) has been not just a success but, perhaps, a model for other operations throughout the world. The United Nations in this case has made a real difference to the political problems of Bougainville. It is important not to jeopardize that success by a precipitate end to the United Nations contribution in Bougainville.”
2002-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4647 (2002) · source
“That is something that we will have to look at - not just the provision of assistance, but the resources that come from the United Nations family and the Secretariat in making sure that the work of the Committee continues to be of real practical value to all United Nations Members and that the momentum behind the Committee is maintained. That is an area that we will have to look at on the agenda of the Committee. I thank you, Mr. President, for your care in having organized and presided over this meeting, which I think has been very useful. We look forward to reporting from the Committee on our next 90-day period.”
2002-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4561 (2002) · source
“I will continue to have open meetings with United Nations Members, and I have to say that I am extremely grateful to the members of delegations who come along to these meetings - in quite considerable numbers - for the spirit with which they enter the conversations and for the care they take to realize the opportunity we give them to ask questions and to look at areas where they are uncertain about the Committee's approach. I think this is a very important aspect of the Committee's work, and I appreciate the response. Finally, I think that the intervention of the Rio Group made a good point about resources. We do not have, in this area, the resources that the importance of the subject dictates.”
2002-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4561 (2002) · source
“I think that the United States is right to draw attention to the fact that donors must offer more, because there are donors out there - or potential donors - who have not come forward. We will be enhancing our contacts with them to accelerate the programme. I warmly welcome the words of the European Union in establishing itself as a major source of donor activity, and we will be in contact with the European Union to chase it up.”
2002-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4561 (2002) · source
“She says that her shadow is cast by - and I paraphrase - by excessive security. Yes, a shadow is cast on human rights by excessive security. But a shadow is cast on human rights and freedom by inadequate security. We have to realize that there is a balance between the two. The action of terrorists is an attack on human rights and individual rights, and the fight against terrorism is itself an extension of human rights. So let us get the balance right. I think many speakers have rightly focused on the assistance programme. We are taking time to get it going to a point at which it is of real practical help to individual Member States. The appointment of two experts in that area has accelerated the programme, and the Committee is committed to producing a website that is of real use within the 90-day period coming up.”
2002-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4561 (2002) · source
“A number of speakers - including Mexico, Ireland, the European Union (EU) and the Rio Group have commented on the relationship between our work and the requirements of human rights, and on the balance that is needed in this area. I think the Committee has got this balance right in showing a considerable awareness of human rights requirements, but not taking on any responsibility as a function - because it is not our function - and in having a good relationship with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, with civil society and non- governmental organizations who, at some point, I would like the Committee to agree, should come in some guise or other to have a discussion within the Committee. Let me just make one small comment on the quotation from High Commissioner Mary Robinson that came out of the Irish intervention.”
2002-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4561 (2002) · source
“Many of you have referred to non-reporting States, and we are working in cooperation with those States to make sure that they report soon. I would like to underline, please, the role of the regional groups in making sure that their members do respond to the requirement of resolution 1373 (2001). We were not going to have a comprehensive debate today, and not all regional groups have decided to contribute, but I note that those regional groups from whom the great majority of non-reporters come have not decided to contribute today. There is a responsibility within the region to make sure that members who have not reported do not let down those members who have reported.”
2002-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4561 (2002) · source
“The important thing about the Counter-Terrorism Committee is that it is acting on doctor's orders. There is the threat of a life-affecting disease that we are having to attack. We have to raise our capability to deal with this. Nearly all of us need help in doing so. The CTC is the catalyst for the provision of the instruments for raising that capacity. The fitter the global system is, without exception, to meet the threat of the disease of terrorism, the longer our global society will remain healthy and will prolong its life. I think this is a fair analogy, but do not forget that it is under doctor's orders. It is your choice, Member States, whether you respond to the programme, but your doctor has laid out the prescription.”
2002-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4561 (2002) · source
“They will be issues that will not be unfamiliar to Committee members, because we discuss most things, but we will try to set the framework for that debate in late September or early October in coordination with the presidency of the month. We will try to make some suggestions to our colleagues on the Council as to what we should be looking at. Ambassador Mahbubani asked a third question. He really set a little trap that is tempting to fall into. So I shall. He asked for a layman's analogy, and what occurred to me in response was that the Committee has in a sense become a fitness trainer. A fitness trainer is, in many respects, your friend, because he is aiming to do you good; and in some respects he is your enemy because he is hurting you. It hurts, but it prolongs your life.”
2002-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4561 (2002) · source
“We discussed this with the experts, and in due course over this next period, we will provide some advice to members of the Committee that will be available to the wider membership about what is coming of the reports and what the emerging criteria are on which we are working. I think it is better that this should come out from experience and from an empirical approach rather than from our trying to lay it down as a matter of principles. We will discuss this within the Committee, but I assure Singapore and others that the Committee will work to produce what Ambassador Mahbubani is working for. As to preparing for the major annual review that we will have in October, the United Kingdom delegation will commit itself to putting around a paper before that debate that will set out some issues worth deeper discussion.”
2002-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4561 (2002) · source
“I want to underline the debt of gratitude that I owe to Anna Clunes and the rest of my team for maintaining an up- front, initiative approach that has provided a real grip on this subject for the whole Committee. Let me go through a number of points that arose in the interventions. Ambassador Mahbubani raised three questions with his typical imagination. I think that the criteria for self-assessment are going to emerge from the work that our experts are doing, from their experience of what they are finding in the reports. And the Chair intends to offer to the Committee, with the help of the experts, a synthesis of ongoing experience, which will begin to amount to benchmarks for what we are looking at and what we are looking for.”
2002-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4561 (2002) · source
“I very warmly appreciate the words of support and commendation that the Committee has received. I am particularly pleased that Council members and others have warmly recognized the work of the Vice- Chairmen, because the work of the subcommittees has been absolutely crucial to the progress that we have made on the reports. I really pay tribute to the amount of personal effort and intelligent determination that they have brought to the work of the subcommittees. I am also glad that members of the Council have recognized the excellent work of our experts, who have formed a truly united team now, which has given us tremendous help - and of the Secretariat. Council members have also drawn attention to the contribution of my own delegation, which comes better from you, members of the Council, than from me.”
2002-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4561 (2002) · source
“In this context, it may be worth encouraging the Government of Saudi Arabia more energetically to lift the livestock ban, to make a serious attempt to stop the flow of illegal arms and to take tough action against the dumping of toxic waste into legal fishing areas in Somali waters. Finally, if the Nairobi Conference fails and hostilities increase, the international community will need to consider appropriate action against those who are responsible.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487 (2002) · source
“We believe that a United Nations office there would be useful, but we also believe that it is important that we all respect the Secretary-General's judgement on the safety of personnel, which is clearly the most important priority. We are also concerned by the proliferation of arms supplies to Somalia. Countries that are engaged in the arms trade to Somalia are not only in breach of Council resolution 733 (1992) but are also further destabilizing the country, fuelling the gun culture and undermining regional efforts to reduce the flow of arms. Like others, we are in favour of reactivating the arms embargo. We also encourage the United Nations, in conjunction with the lntergovernmental Authority on Development (lGAD) and other regional bodies, to do more to solve problems that would bring practical benefits for the people of Somalia.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487 (2002) · source
“Instead, the focus of Nairobi should be on resolving differences among the parties in the South and on finding a political settlement that may result in the formation of a broad-based Government in due course. The United Kingdom is contributing Â£25,000 to the expenses of the Nairobi conference. It is important that the United Nations and, indeed, other international bodies do not make any statements before Nairobi that might prejudice the outcome - for example, statements that push a particular constitutional model for Somalia. As many delegations have already said, the only stable outcome will be one that is generated and agreed by the Somali people and parties themselves. A number of delegations have commented on the question of a peace-building mission in Somalia.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487 (2002) · source
“May I, through you, Sir, thank the Foreign Minister of the Transitional National Government of Somalia for his statement this morning. The representative of Spain will be speaking shortly on behalf of the European Union and my delegation naturally endorses everything that he will say. I just want to make a few points in my national capacity. The Nairobi peace and reconciliation conference will be crucial, but we should all be realistic about what it can achieve. Even if the parties are able to resolve only some of their differences, we would reckon that the Nairobi peace conference will have been a success. We must, however, regard it as the first stage in a process and not the endgame and be realistic in assuming that agreement at Nairobi is unlikely on a broad-based Government.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487 (2002) · source
“The demining that will be needed to allow demarcation to take place will be a major undertaking, and it may prove to be beyond the capacity of the two parties. So the Council may need to consider whether to extend UNMEE's role to cover this area of activity at the renewal of the mandate in a few days' time. Finally, I should like to say that we welcome the meeting of the religious leaders of the two countries. We believe that events like that can only help the normalization of bilateral relations at all levels, which is so important for the peace process.”
2002-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4485 (2002) · source
“As the Boundary Commission's decision grows nearer, we believe that it is important for the international community to engage more deeply in the peace process, particularly the guarantors of the peace process and regional organizations, including the Organization of African Unity. But a second point about the Boundary Commission's ruling is that it will not be the end of the peace process. Indeed, the current arrangements on the ground will have to remain in place and the outstanding obstacles to the peace process, including the areas of Eritrean non-compliance, will need to be resolved. The demarcation process itself may not be completed until 2004. But once the Boundary Commission's position is known, it will be important to inject early momentum into that demarcation process.”
2002-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4485 (2002) · source
“I first join others in welcoming you, Mr. President, as you preside over this meeting. The delegation of Spain will be speaking later on behalf of the European Union. My delegation naturally endorses what it will say. I would just like to make one or two points of detail. First, my delegation would like to join others in congratulating Ambassador Kolby for the way he led the recent mission to Ethiopia and Eritrea and also to congratulate Ambassador Legwaila and the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) on their tireless work. It is obvious that the decision shortly to be announced by the Boundary Commission will have considerable importance for the future of the peace process and the stability of the region.”
2002-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4485 (2002) · source
“I should like to ask him if he could give us some indication of how that might, in his opinion, influence refugee flows within and from Afghanistan, and in particular how much the insecurity that currently prevails in the rural areas of Afghanistan represents a constraint on the return of refugees. That is my first question. My second, more generic question relates to the recent restructuring of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), which other speakers have referred to. I would like to ask Mr. Lubbers how great an effect that has had on his responses to recent crises, including the one in Afghanistan.”
2002-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4470 (2002) · source
“Mr. President, may I, through you, join others in thanking Mr. Lubbers for his excellent and comprehensive briefing. It is very useful for the Security Council to be given such a good overview of his work in the areas in which we are engaged. I should like just to ask two questions, through you, Mr. President, to Mr. Lubbers. The first concerns Afghanistan, and the second is a more generic question. In Mr. Lubbers' presentation, he drew attention to the proposal by Mr. Brahimi that the mandate of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) should be extended more generally throughout Afghanistan.”
2002-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4470 (2002) · source
“We hope that the parties will continue to work for a ceasefire, but we should make it clear that, in that event, there can be no automaticity about wider regional or international participation. The Council will have to consider such possibilities separately and on their merits.”
2001-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4399 (2001) · source
“My delegation is very pleased to have voted in favour of this resolution and, through you, Mr. President, we would like to thank the representatives of Mauritius and Jamaica, who put it forward as the original co- sponsors. Through you, Sir, we would also like to congratulate the Government of South Africa on taking the initiative on the protection force and on their commitment to it. My Government is very ready to consider financial support for this initiative. While the United Kingdom fully supports the South African initiative, we would like to make clear that the Council is not endorsing the protection force itself or giving it a United Nations mandate.”
2001-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4399 (2001) · source
“We wonder whether it would be better, rather than expanding the armed forces through recruitment, to facilitate the reintegration of those forces who fled as a result of reprisals following the attempted coup. The United Nations Peace-building Support Office in the Central African Republic (BONUCA) is the natural channel for project management in the Central African Republic. In considering the future of BONUCA's mandate, we have noted very carefully the proposals that the Secretary-General has put forward for the expansion of BONUCA's activities. We feel that we should take a decision on this in due course, but it would be useful to have some more information in that context about the further resources that are likely to be required by BONUCA.”
2001-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4380 (2001) · source
“For example, we think it is important that the international community should support the improvement of human rights protection, including the bringing to justice of those responsible for abuses during the recent coup attempt. We support attempts to improve good governance, and in that context we note that the European Commission is giving support on behalf of the European Union. We support assistance towards the resettlement of refugees, towards the disposal of illegally held weapons and towards human rights training for the police and the military. And finally, we support projects which are aimed at helping to restructure and professionalize the armed forces. In that last context, I would refer to point (c) of paragraph 18 of the Secretary-General's report.”
2001-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4380 (2001) · source
“And post-conflict peace-building will always require the participation not just of the political organs of the United Nations but of all parts of the United Nations system and, indeed, of the whole international community. In that context, it is very appropriate that we welcome, through you, Sir, not only Mr. Cisse, but also Mr. Calderisi, the representative of the World Bank. Against that background, I should just like to offer a few thoughts on the sort of projects that the international community can usefully be undertaking in the Central African Republic, projects above all that will promote the stability of the country.”
2001-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4380 (2001) · source