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1. “The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose in 1.50 jun.”

   1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

2. “and to elaborate further concrete recommendations to the Council, in particular on the need to stem illicit anns Flows to and in Africa and with regard to measures to assist host Governments in Africa in maintaining the security and neutrality of refugee camps and to enhance the ability of the Council to monitor activities authorized by it but carried out by Member States or coalitions of Member States. "The Security Council, recognizing that the challenge of achieving peace and security in Africa is a continuous process, will continue to assess progress in promoting peace and security in Africa at the level of Foreign Ministers. on a biennial basis, in accordance with its resolution 1170 (1998)." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/1998/29.”

   1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

3. “It has taken action to help strengthen support for regional and subregional initiatives as well as to enhance coordination between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in the areas of conflict prevention and the maintenance of peace. It has also taken action in order to strengthen the effectiveness of arms embargoes imposed by the Council and addressed the need to support the strengthening of African peacekeeping capacity. "The Security Council encourages the ad hoe Working Group to continue its work. in accordance with its mandate.”

   1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

4. “In this context, it recalls its decisions during the past year to authorize two new United Nations peacekeeping operations, in the Central African Republic and Sierra Leone, to assist efforts towards peace and national reconciliation. It also expresses its determination to improve further its ability to prevent conflicts, and to make its responses to conflicts more efficient and effective, and underlines its support for measures taken within the United Nations system to strengthen post-conflict peace-building efforts. "The Security Council, based on the recommendations of its ad hoc Working Group established pursuant to its resolution 1170 (1998), has already begun to take concrete steps as part of a wider, comprehensive response to the recommendations put forward by the Secretary- General.”

   1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

5. “"The Security Council urgently calls on African States and all parties concerned to demonstrate the political will to settle their disputes by peaceful rather than military means, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, and to respect international humanitarian law and the sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity of States in the region. It also encourages States in the region to continue to improve the implementation of good governance and undertake the various reforms needed to promote economic growth. It calls upon the international community to assist those efforts initiated by African States and regional and subregional organizations aimed at such goals. "For its part, the Security Council expresses its renewed commitment to contributing to conflict resolution in Africa.”

   1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

6. “"The Security Council expresses its continuing concern over the number and intensity of, and the interrelationship among, conflicts in Africa, and especially at the emergence of new conflicts during the past year. The border conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea, the resurgence of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the impasse in the peace process in Angola, the continued Violence in Sierra Leone, and the complex emergencies in Somalia and Sudan, among others, cause grave concern. These situations, which in some cases threaten the stability of large parts of the continent, call for concerted action by African States, the international community and the United Nations system to prevent further tragedy.”

   1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

7. “It commends efforts by African States and regional and subregional organizations, in particular the Organization of African Unity, to resolve conflicts by peaceful means. It welcomes progress made in Sierra Leone and the Central African Republic, and in the peace process in Burundi. It urges all States and relevant bodies to provide financial and technical support to strengthen African regional and subregional arrangements for conflict prevention, the maintenance of peace and security and dispute settlement. It calls for an enhanced partnership between the United Nations and African regional and subregional organizations in support of these efforts.”

   1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

8. “It underlines that genuine political will is necessary, in Africa and beyond, to achieve durable results towards these ends, and stresses the urgent need for Member States, the United Nations system, including the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, the international financial institutions and other relevant organizations to continue to consider appropriate action in response to the comprehensive recommendations set out by the Secretary-General in his report. "The Security Council recognizes the positive developments in Africa in the past year and welcomes progress achieved by African States in promoting democratization, economic reform, the protection of human rights and sustainable development.”

   1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

9. “It also reaffirms the principles of the political independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of all States. "The Security Council underlines that peaceful societies rest upon respect for fundamental human rights and the dignity and worth of the human person. It recognizes the close linkage between the promotion of economic and social development and the prevention of conflict. It stresses that the quest for peace in Africa requires a comprehensive, concerted and determined approach, encompassing the eradication of poverty, the promotion of democracy, sustainable development and respect for human rights, as well as conflict prevention and resolution, including peacekeeping, and humanitarian assistance.”

   1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

10. “Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council met on 24 September 1998, at the level of Foreign Ministers, in accordance with its resolution 1170 (1998) of 28 May 1998, to assess progress in achieving peace and security in Africa since the last Ministerial Meeting on 25 September 1997. It recalls the statement of its President (S/PRST/1997/46) of 25 September 1997 and reiterates its appreciation to the Secretary- General for his report of 13 April 1998 (A/52/871- S/1998/318). "The Security Council reaffirms its commitment to Africa in the areas of conflict prevention and the maintenance of international peace and security, in accordance with its responsibility under the Charter of the United Nations.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

11. “This work has already produced a number of concrete results in key areas such as the relationship between the United Nations and regional organizations in Africa, peacekeeping and sanctions. The work will continue on important questions such as refugee security, reducing arms flows and post-conflict peace-building. It will gradually involve all parts of the United Nations system. Peace and security in Africa can only be attained through common action by Africa and by the international community, by civic organizations and by ordinary men and women committed to a better future for themselves and for their children. I now resume my functions as President of the Council.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

12. “The international community must be ready to respond quickly and generously to requests for assistance. The report of the Secretary-General on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa is an impressive document. It is candid in its analysis and clear in its message. Africa and Africans should rise to the challenge, but they must not be left standing alone. The Security Council is engaged in a wide-ranging process to consider recommendations from the Secretary- General and from Member States. It is an opportunity for the Security Council to move beyond its everyday agenda of crisis management and apply a broader and longer-term perspective.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

13. “These are serious threats to human security. Every State must exercise its responsibility for the well-being of its people. The Security Council also has an important role to provide support through humanitarian action. It should do its utmost to ensure that the measures it takes in doing so can also serve as stepping stones to longer-term political solutions. Fourthly, we should see to it that the United Nations system as a whole, together with African organizations, gives full priority to conflict prevention. This is a moral imperative and, in fact, a political, humanitarian and economic necessity. In the end, conflict prevention is a question of political will. Solidarity and sovereignty can never mean that potentially disastrous domestic behaviour should be immune to international attention until the disaster occurs.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

14. “When new or expanded peacekeeping operations are needed, all Council members must be ready to reach decisions without undue delay and to take financial responsibility for them. Secondly, the Council must support African action for regional security, not as a way of minimizing its own involvement, but in order to ensure sustainable regional support for peaceful solutions. There is also a need for an active Council role in following up operations which it has mandated. Thirdly, the Security Council and the United Nations system as a whole must close the gap between political and humanitarian action. The African continent bears a heavy burden of refugees and internally displaced people. Landmines and the proliferation of small arms cripple people and nations. Child soldiers are permanently brutalized.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

15. “The point of departure of today's meeting is our common responsibility for international peace and security as it applies to Africa. We need to consider openly and self-critically how the Council has met this responsibility. We need to look ahead at what the Security Council and we as Member States can do differently and better. First and foremost, the Security Council must summon the necessary political will. It must be ready to take action, in Africa as elsewhere, from early warning, prevention and political persuasion to peacekeeping and, if need be, Chapter VII action, as well as post-conflict peace-building. The Council should continue to develop a new generation of peacekeeping operations, with better balance and coordination between military, political, civilian-police and other civilian components.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

16. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Our image of Africa today is a multifaceted one. In this forum, we deal with crises and threats to peace and security. Sadly, a heavy agenda has been offered by events unfolding on the African continent. But this is not the whole picture. We should not forget the positive development in Africa during the last decades: health and education have greatly improved, a majority of States have had democratic elections and in many countries the downward economic trend has been broken and real growth is taking place. Africa is opening up to the challenges of globalization, to free political debate and to the search for new models grown from within rather than imported from abroad. There is great vitality, but also turmoil.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

17. “I thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan for the kind words he addressed to me. I call now on the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kenya, His Excellency The Honourable Mr. Bomaya Godana, M.P.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

18. “I thank the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the Gambia for his kind words addressed to me. I call on the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, His Excellency Mr. Masahiko Koumura.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

19. “I thank the Minister of State, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Gabon for his kind words addressed to me. I call on the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the Gambia, His Excellency Mr. Momodou Lamin Sedat J obe.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

20. “I call on the Minister of State, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Gabon, His Excellency Mr. Casimir Oye Mba.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

21. “I thank the Minister for External Relations and Worship of Costa Rica for his kind words addressed to me. I call on the Minister for Foreign Affairs of France, His Excellency Mr. Hubert Vedrine.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

22. “I thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bahrain for his kind words addressed to me. I call on the Minister for Foreign Relations of Brazil, His Excellency Mr. Luiz Felipe Palmeira Lampreia.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

23. “I thank the Secretary of State of the United States of America for the kind words she addressed to me. I call on the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bahrain, Shaikh Mohamed Bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

24. “I thank the Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity for his kind words addressed to me and about my country. The President of Burkina Faso, His Excellency Mr. Blaise Compaore, has to leave the meeting. On behalf of the Council, I thank him for his presence here today. I request the Chief of Protocol to escort His Excellency from the Council Chamber. I now call on the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Right Honourable Robin Cook.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

25. “I thank the President of Burkina Faso, current Chairman of the Organization of African Unity, for his kind words addressed to me. I call on the Secretary-General of the United Nations, His Excellency Mr. Kofi Arman.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

26. “Resolution 1196 (1998) of 16 September 1998 concerned strengthening the effectiveness of arms embargoes imposed by the Council; resolution 1197 (1998) of 18 September 1998 dealt with strengthening the coordination between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in the areas of conflict prevention and maintenance of peace; and presidential statement S/PRST/ 1998/28 of 16 September 1998 dealt with strengthening Africa's peacekeeping capacity. It is my privilege to call now on the President of Burkina Faso and current Chairman of the Organization of African Unity. His Excellency, Mr. Blaise Compaore. I welcome His Excellency and invite him to make his statement.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

27. “At its 3886th meeting, held on 28 May 1998, the Council adopted resolution 1170 (1998), by which, inter alia, it decided to establish an ad hoc Working Group to review all the recommendations in the report related to the maintenance of international peace and security, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations. The ad hoc Working Group was asked to submit specific proposals for concrete action for consideration by the Council by September 1998. I should like to recall also that on the basis of recommendations made by the ad hoc working group, the Security Council recently adopted two resolutions and a presidential statement.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

28. “I should like to draw the attention of the members of the Council to document S/1998/876, which contains the text of a letter dated 18 September 1998 from the Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations, transmitting a letter of the same date from the Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Austria, in his capacity as President of the Council of Ministers of the European Union, addressed to the President of the Security Council. I should like to recall that the Secretary-General formally presented his report at a meeting of the Council on 16 April 1998, at which numerous delegations spoke.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

29. “The Security Council will now resume its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is today holding its second ministerial meeting on Africa. Members of the Security Council have before them document S/1998/318, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa, which was submitted pursuant to the request of the Council at its first ministerial meeting on Africa.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

30. “Representation by and welcome to Foreign Ministers The President: I am pleased to acknowledge that, at this meeting of the Security Council, Bahrain, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, France, Gabon, the Gambia, Japan, Kenya, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America are represented by their Ministers for Foreign Affairs. I welcome their presence at the Council table. I should also like to acknowledge and welcome the presence of other Ministers for Foreign Affairs in the Council Chamber today. Their presence is an affirmation of the importance of the subject matter to be addressed at this meeting. The spirit of cooperation demonstrated by all those present here, which has made this meeting possible, is greatly appreciated by all of us.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

31. “Blaise Compaore, President of Burkina Faso and current Chairman of the Organization of African Unity, was escorted to a seat at the Council table. Invitation to Mr. Salim Ahmed Salim, Secretary- General of the Organization of African Unity The President: In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I invite His Excellency Mr. Salim Ahmed Salim, Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity, to take a seat at the Council table. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Salim Ahmed Salim, Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity, took a seat at the Council table.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

32. “Members of the Security Council will recall that the date and agenda for this meeting were agreed upon by members of the Council in its prior consultations. The agenda was adopted. The situation in Africa Report of the Secretary-General on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa (S/1998/318) Invitation to His Excellency Mr. Blaise Compaore, President of Burkina Faso and current Chairman of the Organization of African Unity The President: In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I request the Chief of Protocol to escort His Excellency Mr. Blaise Compaore, President of Burkina Faso and current Chairman of the Organization of African Unity, to a seat at the Council table. Mr.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

33. “The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 4.05 pm.”

    1998-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3930 (1998) · source

34. “I shall now put to the vote the draft resolution contained in S/ 1998/882. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Bahrain, Brazil, Costa Rica, France, Gabon, Gambia, Japan, Kenya, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Abstaining: China The President: The result of the voting is as follows: 14 in favour and l abstention. The draft resolution has been adopted as resolution 1199 (1998). I shall now call on those members of the Council who wish to make statements following the voting.”

    1998-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3930 (1998) · source

35. “Members of the Council have before them the report of the Secretary-General prepared pursuant to resolution 1160 (1998) of the Security Council, documents 5/1998/834 and addendum 1. Members of the Council also have before them document S/1998/882, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote. There being no objection, it is so decided. I shall first give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements before the voting.”

    1998-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3930 (1998) · source

36. “In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Milo (Albania), Mr. Sacirbey (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Mr. Kastrap (Germany) and Mr. Falci (Italy) took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber. The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations.”

    1998-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3930 (1998) · source

37. “Letter dated 11 March 1998 from the Deputy Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/1998/223) Letter dated 27 March 1998 from the Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/1998/272) Report of the Secretary-General prepared pursuant to resolution 1160 (1998) of the Security Council (S/1998/834 and Add.1) The President: I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany and Italy in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda.”

    1998-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3930 (1998) · source

38. “I am pleased to acknowledge the presence at the Council table of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Portugal and Slovenia. On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to them. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted.”

    1998-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3930 (1998) · source

39. “It is a manifestation of the need for common action between Africa and the world at large. This must not remain an isolated event. We look forward to a wide-ranging discussion between all Members of the United Nations on the basis of recommendations made by the Secretary- General. It should set in motion a process towards practical and concrete follow-up by the Security Council and the General Assembly.”

    1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source

40. “Within the United Nations we should study how the instruments at our disposal could be used more effectively to prevent and resolve conflicts in cooperation with regional organizations. Except in cases of self-defence, only the Security Council can legally authorize the use of force. Sweden hopes to see further cooperation between the United Nations the OAU. We welcome the joint efforts of the United Nations and the OAU in the Great Lakes region, in particular the appointment of a Special Representative, Ambassador Mohamed Sahnoun. We are also pleased to see contacts between the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the OAU on a new humanitarian framework for the Great Lakes region. Madam President, Sweden deeply appreciates your initiative to organize this ministerial debate on Africa.”

    1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source

41. “African Governments share with the rest of the world the responsibility to abide by international agreements, including those on matters such as humanitarian law and the respect for human rights. True partnership is based on respect for differences, but not on different sets of standards, in particular as they affect the essence and purpose of cooperation: to build peace and prosperity and to defend human dignity. We welcome the growing African involvement in conflict prevention, not least through the Mechanism of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). The OAU and subregional organizations are increasingly engaged at all stages of conflict resolution and peacekeeping. The international community, including the Security Council, has an obvious responsibility in African crises, as it has in other parts of the world.”

    1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source

42. “Its largest part is allocated to Africa, but aid, among a set of other instruments, should be used to enable African peoples to become masters of their own destiny. An important part of the role of the United Nations in Africa is to help countries maintain and restore peace and human security. Conflicts in Africa have for a long time required much of the attention of the Security Council. Greater efforts must be directed at preventing armed conflicts. Conflict prevention should involve long-term measures to build an environment where disputes between and within States are resolved peacefully. Sustainable economic and social development, the eradication of poverty, good governance, democracy, and respect for human rights are essential factors.”

    1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source

43. “Eleven years ago I took part in the General Assembly's special session on Africa. Joint responsibility for Africa's future was a major theme of my statement and of the session itself. This theme is still valid today. We must be partners for development and also partners for peace and security. The message is clear, Africans do not want special treatment, but equal treatment: access to markets, cooperation with investors, exchange of experiences and cultural interaction. Sweden has a long-standing and deep involvement in Africa. The Swedish Government is now preparing a new African policy based on partnership. Over the next three years, in contrast to the international trend, our aid budget will increase substantially.”

    1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source

44. “It encourages efforts by Member States to organize joint training between civilian and military components designated for United Nations operations in order to improve coordination and security for personnel in the field. "The Security Council expresses its gratitude to those countries which have contributed civilian police to the peacekeeping operations of the United Nations." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/ 1997/38. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on the agenda. The meeting rose at 11.25 am.”

    1997-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3801 (1997) · source

45. “"The Security Council underlines the necessity for United Nations civilian police, in accordance with their mandates, to be trained as required, inter alia, to render assistance and support in the reorganization, training and monitoring of national police and to help defuse tension on the ground through negotiations. The Council furthermore considers it essential that United Nations civilian police contingents contain adequate legal expertise. "The Security Council underlines the need for close coordination between civilian police and the military and humanitarian and other civilian components of United Nations operations.”

    1997-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3801 (1997) · source

46. “It welcomes the role of United Nations selection assistance teams in this regard. "The Security Council underlines the importance of the recruitment of qualified civilian police from the widest possible geographic range to serve in United Nations operations. It also expresses the importance of the recruitment of female police officers for United Nations operations. "The Security Council encourages States individually or collectively to provide appropriate training of civilian police for international service. It encourages the Secretary-General to provide assistance and guidance to Member States in order to promote a standardized approach to the training and recruitment of civilian police.”

    1997-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3801 (1997) · source

47. “"The Security Council considers that in operations mandated by the Security Council or the General Assembly the civilian police perform indispensable functions in monitoring and training national police forces and can play a major role, through assistance to local police forces, in restoring civil order, supporting the rule of law and fostering civil reconciliation. It sees an increasingly important role for civilian police, among others, in contributing to the building of confidence and security between parties and among local populations, in order to prevent conflict, to contain conflict or to build peace in the aftermath of conflict. "The Security Council encourages States to make available to the United Nations at short notice appropriately trained civilian police, if possible through the United Nations standby arrangements.”

    1997-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3801 (1997) · source

48. “"The Security Council notes the efforts by the General Assembly and its Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations in carrying out their task to review all aspects of peacekeeping operations, including, inter alia, enhancing the capacity of the United Nations system to accommodate the growing demand for civilian police in peacekeeping operations. It furthermore commends the efforts of the Secretary- General in this regard. The Council encourages States to look for further means to enhance the ways in which civilian police components of peacekeeping operations are set up and supported.”

    1997-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3801 (1997) · source

49. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council has established or authorized a growing number of peacekeeping operations which contain both civilian and military components. It takes particular note of the increasing role and special functions of civilian police in such operations.”

    1997-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3801 (1997) · source

50. “In favour: Chile, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, France, Guinea- Bissau, Japan, Kenya, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President: There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1120 (1997). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 11.20 am.”

    1997-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3800 (1997) · source