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first: 2004-01-12
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“Of course, we look for a back-and-forth interaction with civil society organizations not just when we need to discuss a particular issue - such as the mission - but over a regular period of time, and we find it very valuable to listen to the views of those who are on the ground and who have the expertise in shaping our positions and our opinions. In addition to the Arria-style meeting, the Council mission will benefit from the contributions of civil society organizations in informing their future deliberations on these issues, and it will ensure that they are familiar with a full range of voices within the countries, including the voices of those who may not yet be represented at the political level in countries in transition and of those who may have useful critiques of the political leadership.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“Hence, it is important that the United Nations support the growth and inclusion of civil society organizations, particularly in post-conflict situations. The importance of civil society in those scenarios as a source of information, but also particularly as a check on the abuses of power and as a guarantor of democratic institutions, has been underlined as a specific illustration in the recent preparations for the Council's West Africa mission. The Council held an Arria-style meeting to foster the dialogue between civil society organizations and the United Nations. Non- governmental organizations were able to highlight concerns for the region and for individual countries, and Council members will follow up with meetings with civil society organizations while they are on the ground.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“It is up to each of us, as individuals, to embody those traits within civil society organizations. In the United States, of course, civil society plays a vital role in complementing the efforts of Government or even in taking the lead in key issues, particularly at the local level. It is up to us, as Governments, to tap into the power of civil society to help achieve international peace and security. Civil society organizations can flourish in societies where good governance and the rule of law are applied; where political institutions are strong; where civil and political rights are fully recognized; where participation in electoral processes is guaranteed; and where human rights, freedom of expression and independent media are respected. The presence of a healthy civil society is more likely to create a lasting peace.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“First, let me express my delegation's appreciation to you, Madam President, for leading the Council's deliberations on a topic of complexity and genuine importance and for providing us with the non-paper that has formed the basis for our discussion. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, who was here earlier; Ambassador Rasi, for her contribution; and Mr. Denis Caillaux and Mr. Ian Martin, who represent two of the key players in this important endeavour. Their presence adds significance to our debate and is clear evidence of their personal commitment to finding creative ways for civil society organizations to engage with the United Nations to better meet future challenges. In his inauguration speech, President Bush said, "A civil society demands from each of us goodwill and respect, fair dealing and forgiveness".”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“We continue to believe that Taylor should be held accountable for his actions in Sierra Leone and should appear before the Special Court. Before closing, Mr. President, I would like to thank you for chairing this timely and critical meeting, and for allowing us to have such a robust and comprehensive statement. I must also re-emphasize the intention of the United States to work closely with our colleagues in Monrovia, with Chairman Bryant and with our Security Council colleagues here in New York to ensure a brighter future for the people of Liberia, who deserve no less than our continued engagement as they rebuild their nation.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“However, my delegation respectfully has a different view of the current situation and believes that a history of corrupt practices in Liberia has fostered an environment in which abuses of power were permitted to flourish. The time has come, as resolution 1521 (2003) states, for the National Transitional Government to establish transparent accounting and auditing mechanisms to ensure that all Government revenues are not used to fuel conflict but instead are employed to improve the lives of all Liberians. We note the Chairman's description of some of the positive steps that have been taken in that direction. Finally, despite the best efforts of committed Liberians, United Nations staff and members of the international community, Charles Taylor continues to remain a threat to Liberia.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“My Government notes the initial steps that Chairman Bryant and other members of his Government are taking to institute control over Government revenue to ensure that funds are spent appropriately to benefit the people of Liberia. These are welcome developments, and we applaud the ongoing efforts. However, there will be no lasting change in Liberia absent the establishment of values that reflect honesty, trust, service, transparency and accountability. It has been suggested that we should ease current restrictions imposed by the Security Council on Liberia under resolution 1521 (2003), particularly in the areas of diamonds and timber. We too look forward to that day.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“Cooperation has generally been good, but it would be useful to have a more disciplined sharing of plans to ensure maximum coverage of needs. We encourage donors to pay particular attention to returns of refugees and internally displaced persons. We anticipate the return of 850,000 to Liberia, including half a million internally displaced persons and 350,000 refugees. We also encourage the National Transitional Government of Liberia to work with United Nations agencies, donor Governments and non-governmental organizations to ensure that programmes are in place to receive all the returnees and to ensure that their return is sustainable. Again, the responsibility belongs to Liberians, with support from the international community.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“Liberia needs both short-term humanitarian and long-term development assistance. We must support immediately the establishment of an effective police force and a functioning judiciary, and must ensure that there are adequate resources for elections next year. February's donor conference was a huge success. It represented a unique collaboration of key assistance actors on a results-based framework, and donors responded enthusiastically, pledging roughly $500 million. However, four months later, less than 20 per cent of those pledges have been met. We urge donors to stand by their commitments and not to let the fact that the spotlight has perhaps moved away from Liberia's immediate crisis to be an excuse for those needs not being met. We would urge donors and stakeholders to coordinate.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“We will direct a significant part of our bilateral funding for Liberia to that effort in recognition of Liberia's need for professional defence forces and of the need to replace Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD), Movement for Democracy in Liberia (MODEL) and ex-Government forces with a serious, professional and trained force loyal to the new Government of Liberia. Security-sector reform is a large task. Although we expect to play a significant role, we encourage other donors to step in and work with us. I would add that, as many members know, one of our security assessment team members was tragically murdered in Monrovia last week. We are saddened by that loss, but it does not diminish our commitment to completing and pursuing this important task in Liberia.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“We are concerned that more weapons have not been brought in, but we recognize that not all combatants had their own weapons and that most combatants are still reluctant to give up their weapons. Their faith in the peace process is understandably fragile, and they continue to feel a need to rely on their guns as the sole source of security and livelihood. We propose that the current emphasis on demobilizing combatants and dismantling the militias be followed by consideration of how to ensure that the weapons are permanently out of circulation. In conjunction with DDRR, as Jacques Klein mentioned, my Government is taking the lead on security-sector reform. We have sent a 30-person assessment team to Liberia to consider security-sector issues. Its members are now drafting its recommendations for a reform plan.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“We encourage serious collaboration with non-governmental organizations in Liberia and with others with relevant experience to ensure continued success in the DD phase. And we urge rapid commencement of rehabilitation and reintegration. Only serious and sustained assistance programmes will discourage former combatants from returning to political violence or from embarking on criminal activity. We also urge the Liberian factions to do their part for DDRR. The ultimate responsibility for DDRR belongs to Liberians themselves, albeit with strong support from the international community. The Secretary-General's report (S/2004/428) notes that just over 30,000 combatants have been disarmed but that fewer than 15,000 weapons have been collected.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“Illiteracy, unemployment and a lack of prospects afflict all those groups equally. We recognize the particular significance of ex-combatants and the risk they pose to the political process, but we must also keep in mind their civilian victims, and we must not be seen as rewarding ex-combatants. We can best reach that balance not by slowing or ceasing disarmament, demobilization, rehabilitation and reintegration (DDRR), but by devoting similar energy and resources to assist all the other war-afflicted groups. We would urge that all parts of the United Nations system involved in the DDRR process begin the RR phase immediately. We are concerned about the gap between the DD and the RR. We understand that disarmament and demobilization - which got off to a bit of a rocky start - have been well under way since being restarted in mid-April.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“We are very concerned that the Special Representative should have all the means necessary to carry out his work. We encourage all parts of the United Nations - in Monrovia and in New York- to do whatever is necessary to ensure that UNMIL has the right staff in a timely manner. A key task for UNMIL has been the disarmament and demobilization of combatants. Successful completion of those activities has often been identified as the key to Liberia's lasting stability and security. We need to disarm and demobilize the fighters in order for the political process to go ahead, and we need to support reintegration efforts in order to minimize future threats. We also need to be sensitive to the simultaneous returns of internally displaced persons and of refugees, as well as to the needs of the communities to which those groups are returning.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“Close cooperation and collaboration among UNMIL, the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) will serve the interests of all three peacekeeping operations and of peace and security in the region. We take note of the meetings between the Special Representatives of the Secretary-General and the exchange of liaison officers highlighted in the Secretary-General's report (S/2004/430). We hope that continuing exchanges of ideas will result in the development of concrete plans for cross-border activities and the sharing of resources, and we look forward to further developments on this issue. While military deployment has speeded up and has nearly reached authorized levels, civilian staffing for UNMIL lags behind.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“The most significant of those accomplishments is unquestionably the near-full deployment of United Nations peacekeepers and the relative calm that they have brought to Monrovia and environs. The calm and stability remain fragile, but we commend the peacekeepers and encourage their sustained deployment outside Monrovia. We very much appreciate the efforts of troop-contributing countries, and we urge current and potential troop contributors to support the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). We welcome indications that peacekeepers of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) will work closely with peacekeepers in neighbouring countries such as Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“On the occasion of the first public meeting since you assumed the Council presidency, Sir, I would like to congratulate you and to express our appreciation for the work of the outgoing President, Ambassador Akram. My delegation would also like to thank Chairman Bryant and Special Representative of the Secretary- General Klein for their presentations to the Council. We appreciate their presence here today, but, most important, we appreciate the work that they have undertaken on behalf of the Liberian people. They faced enormous challenges when they assumed their respective offices, and although many challenges remain, much has been accomplished since the Comprehensive Peace Agreement was signed in Accra last August.”
2004-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4981 (2004) · source
“I appreciate hearing some of the valuable ideas of my colleagues on the Security Council as well as of the representatives of the Economic and Social Council and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“We have seen, for example, training for civilian police on a bilateral basis in Kosovo that is coordinated with the civilian police programme of the United Nations peacekeeping operation. As well, my Government is administering reintegration for more than half the disarmed fighters in Liberia in coordination with UNMIL's disarmament, demobilization, repatriation and reintegration programme in that country. In addition, a national response is appropriate and should be encouraged. National actors from civil society and the Government have the local knowledge and the long-term commitment necessary to resolve complex crises. Their potential contribution should not be underestimated, and their capacity for response should be strengthened.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“That move makes sense in order to ensure a coordinated approach to meet the needs of security and development and to respond to the complexity of most crises. But again, that model may not be appropriate in all cases. Our focus today is on the United Nations response to complex crises, but it is important to recall that the United Nations does not operate in a vacuum. There are also bilateral responses that should be coordinated with the United Nations. The United Nations and the Special Representatives of the Secretary-General can play a useful role in coordinating and encouraging bilateral actors and donors, rather than discouraging them by suggesting that the United Nations has it all under control.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“However, we believe that the response should continue to come from the whole United Nations family, including the funds, programmes and agencies that have the requisite knowledge and experience, as well as from the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Department of Political Affairs. We also believe that the specific combination of agencies, the structure and functions of a peacekeeping operation and the responsibilities of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General should vary depending on the specifics of the crisis. Unfortunately, there can be no template. Complex crises require complex and case-specific responses. The Council has recently moved to empower Special Representatives of the Secretary-General who lead United Nations peacekeeping operations to coordinate all United Nations activities in-country.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“For the first two years of the programme, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Lakhdar Brahimi, broke new ground by working on the political, humanitarian, economic and security fronts simultaneously and assisting the transitional Government of Hamid Karzai. After national elections are held in September, UNAMA will have overseen the entirety of the so-called Bonn Agreement process, which set out a series of benchmarks leading to Afghan independence. My delegation recognizes that in most complex crises, the economic, political and social routes of a conflict cannot be disentangled or dealt with ad seriatim.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“In that regard, the assistance they receive is similar to the assistance for returning refugees and internally displaced persons. To meet the long-term complex needs of security, stability and reconciliation, the United Nations, UNMIL and the other agencies must focus on the process of reintegration and return for those returning - both combatants and non-combatants - and for the communities receiving them. In Afghanistan, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is a unique example of the ability of the United Nations to coordinate a comprehensive development and aid programme in coordination with a massive military coalition, led by the United States, and a separate security force, the International Security Assistance Force, led by NATO.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“In Liberia, the Council saw a country that had been ravaged by years of civil war and, accordingly, had been left with few functioning institutions. The Council responded by authorizing a robust peacekeeping operation with responsibility for a range of multidisciplinary tasks. The United Nations identified key agencies - the United Nations Development Programme, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - to address returnee issues. Although the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has responsibility in Liberia for the disarmament and demobilization of combatants, those activities are only the first step in assisting only one component of the war-affected community. Ex-combatants subsequently require reintegration and return assistance.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“The Council, however, has also recognized that to ensure the sustainability of peace and security, it is important to develop national institutions and structures that will assume security functions when the United Nations departs. The Council has also acknowledged that the dimensions of crises may be so complex that non-security-related resources and personnel are also needed to address them fully to prevent the resurgence of violence. In such cases - increasingly, in most cases - the Council has authorized the inclusion of human rights staff, authorized the Special Representative of the Secretary- General to coordinate - although not administer - United Nations development activities or included a training component in the new peacekeeping operations.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“We believe the United Nations role in the international response to this mix of security and development needs should draw on various bodies within the United Nations system and be carefully coordinated with various other non-United-Nations sources of expertise and resources. The Council focuses its energies and the peacekeeping budget's assessed funds primarily on meeting security needs. In that effort, the Council has authorized military observers, peacekeepers and civilian police. In conflicts around the globe, those dedicated peacekeepers have helped bring security. Stability, political solutions and economic development have followed. I note that tomorrow we shall be marking the International United Nations Day of Peacekeepers.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“Thank you, Mr. President, for convening today's meeting on complex crises and the United Nations response. It presents an opportunity to tie together a number of the Council's recent thematic debates and to step back and consider more broadly some of the interrelated issues and challenges of the United Nations role in peacekeeping and peace-building. Most crises that the Council addresses, or would seek to prevent, are complex. They represent a failure of political, economic and sometimes social institutions and therefore require solutions to meet both security and development needs.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“The United States remains ready to assist States that lack capacity and that need assistance to implement the sanctions measures imposed in resolution 1455 (2003) and other relevant Council resolutions. We stand ready to bring pressure to bear on those Member States that are able but unwilling, in order to ensure that a coordinated effort to defeat Al Qaeda proves successful. As recent events have sadly demonstrated, no State is immune to the threat posed by Al Qaeda and Taliban terrorism. It remain imperative that all 191 Member States act in concert to eliminate the threat to international peace and security posed by the Al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4976 (2004) · source
“The United States Government is committed to shutting down all funding sources for Al Qaeda and the Taliban, as well as limiting their movements and preventing their access to weapons. We take this opportunity to remind Member States of their obligations under previous Security Council resolutions, including resolution 1526 (2004), to fully implement the sanctions measures against Al Qaeda, the Taliban and associated entities and individuals. It is especially important that Member States adhere to their reporting requirements mandated in resolution 1455 (2003) to inform the Committee of efforts taken to enforce those sanctions measures. Those reports are the lifeblood of the Committee's efforts against Al Qaeda.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4976 (2004) · source
“I thank Ambassador Mufioz for his very thorough briefing on the work of the 1267 Committee and the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team. We also commend and thank him for his strong leadership of the Committee, and we congratulate him on his successful and productive trip earlier this month. The United States Government welcomes the plans and the focus of the new Monitoring Team. Its preliminary efforts reflect a high degree of professionalism and purpose in achieving the objectives established by the Council in resolution 1526 (2004). We ascribe great importance to the Team's work in support of the Committee, and we will continue to closely monitor its efforts. We encourage the Team to continue coordinating with the Counter- Terrorism Committee.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4976 (2004) · source
“Lubbers' Office would recommend that the international community provide by way of security to enable refugees to live in a measure of security and for his Office and other humanitarian workers to do that work in a secure fashion.”
2004-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4973 (2004) · source
“The second point I want to make is that we are all, I think, very concerned about the humanitarian situation in and around Darfur and Chad. We are very conscious, as the Government of the Sudan itself is, that there is a very dire situation there. My questions therefore build on the questions colleagues have put forward and are directed to that situation. We would be interested in obtaining some insight into UNHCR's planned protection role for Darfur. We would be interested in any information about any contingency planning being done by the Office in the event of additional refugee flows into Chad. Finally, following up on a number of questions, we would be interested in what Mr.”
2004-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4973 (2004) · source
“I want to thank High Commissioner Lubbers for his briefing, and I would like to say a few words prior to asking a few questions. Members may have seen Secretary of State Powell announce, on Tuesday of this week, that the United States was going to contribute an additional $88.3 million, to bring our total contribution to $247 million for refugee support - $44 million of which is targeted for Africa. I also would like to make the point that I think that we are all not only grateful for the work of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), but also cognizant that it probably has a larger and more important impact on more people than almost any other Office of the United Nations.”
2004-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4973 (2004) · source
“Economic development alone cannot work, for it can take too long to produce new jobs for ex- combatants ready to commence a new life. Both are necessary, and ex-combatants must be made to understand that DDRR is a process that takes time to complete. The expertise of various organizations, including non-governmental organizations, and of various United Nations agencies outside the realm of peacekeeping proper needs to be recognized, for many of those groups and agencies will be on the ground long after the last United Nations peacekeeper has left. In closing, we look forward to studying the recommendations that have been brought forth in this important debate. For our part, we will continue to support effective, focused, secure and successful peacekeeping operations, and we look forward to supporting the draft presidential statement.”
2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970 (2004) · source
“Yet it is particularly vital that the handover of newly disarmed combatants to their new life beyond the barrel of a gun be as smooth as possible. If the task is mishandled, memories of the previous life are close enough to draw the ex-combatant into a life of crime, with or without a weapon. Smoothing over the bumps requires sufficient logistical funding and preparation; it requires that the message about the DDRR process be transmitted to combatants as early as possible; and it requires that those administering the process - be they uniformed soldiers or not - have a degree of confidence in all others involved in the trust. It also requires that all concerned treat ex-combatants with a sense of dignity. Reintegration alone cannot succeed in making a gun-toting rebel into a productive member of his or her society.”
2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970 (2004) · source
“We must recognize that there are many other players in the DDRR process, including United Nations agencies, regional organizations and non-governmental organizations. For example, in the reintegration process, humanitarian aid workers and agencies are among the heavy lifters. After a uniformed peacekeeper receives surrendered weapons from combatants and registers those weapons, it is usually humanitarian workers who begin the long and complex task of helping the new ex- combatant to find a place in the civilian population. The fact that uniformed peacekeepers and humanitarian workers derive their funding from different sources and operate under different sets of rules frequently causes disconnects. Greater numbers of moving parts provide greater numbers of opportunities for breakdown.”
2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970 (2004) · source
“The DDRR tasks we assign to some of our United Nations peacekeepers are daunting. The most important thing they must do is to provide a sense of hope - a sense that things will improve in the long run. Job training, schooling, counselling, stipends and dialogues between ex- combatants for their new or former communities all have a place in creating that sense of hope and a new beginning. But, just as there is no single factor that causes war, there is no single factor that guarantees a lasting peace. While it is tempting to expand United Nations peacekeeping mandates to respond to all aspects of complex crises, we must be careful not to assign to peacekeepers tasks for which they are not prepared or that they are not adept at doing.”
2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970 (2004) · source
“In that regard - and with regard to other missions, such as that in Cote d'Ivoire - we would like in particular to focus on and salute the work of regional organizations such as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which provide valuable augmentation for our peacekeeping forces. The United Nations is expected to have a wide array of services available in its toolbox for international crises. Often, the United Nations is called in to monitor a ceasefire between two States or between groups within a State. That is traditional peacekeeping. Now, of course, as we have discussed today, there are new multidimensional missions that respond to threats presented by failed States and to the need for assistance with the disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and rehabilitation (DDRR) of former combatants.”
2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970 (2004) · source
“They will focus on training peacekeepers - particularly in Africa - in addition to the development of a gendarmerie training centre and a logistics support arrangement. The member States of the Security Council carefully consider each new mission, drawing on important assessments provided by DPKO regarding its mandate and composition. We appreciate DPKO's input most when it presents the Council with a range of possible choices at decision points such as the establishment of missions and the renewal of mandates. Planning for and managing a multinational military mission are tasks of great complexity. We commend DPKO for getting the United Nations in Liberia (UNMIL), the world's largest United Nations peacekeeping operation, up and running in just six months.”
2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970 (2004) · source
“Those new missions will tax existing capabilities and budgets. Today, other delegations have described some of the capacity challenges that will affect the United Nations and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and how those challenges can be addressed. We support exploration of innovative solutions to address some of those complex issues. We are also looking at ways to address these needs. Last Friday, Secretary of State Powell announced that the Group of Eight (G-8) Foreign Ministers had agreed to advance an initiative at the Sea Island Summit to increase the world's capacity to deal with post-conflict situations, especially in Africa. The Council will be hearing more about these initiatives in the coming months.”
2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970 (2004) · source
“We salute Pakistan for holding this discussion and for its role as the leading contributor of troops to the United Nations, and we welcome your participation, Mr. Minister, which highlights the degree of importance that you attach to these issues. The United States Views the peacekeeping operations and activities of the United Nations as most significant in furthering the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter. The United States is pleased to be the largest financial contributor to peacekeeping operations worldwide. This year, exigent circumstances have led to the creation of new peacekeeping missions in Cote d'Ivoire and Haiti; another, for Burundi, is under active consideration in the Security Council. All build on efforts by regional organizations to support the restoration of peace and stability.”
2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970 (2004) · source
“The United States would like to join others in congratulating Ambassador Arias on his work, and we wish him well in the future. My delegation would also like to pay tribute to the United Nations staff who contribute so courageously to peacekeeping and peacemaking efforts and to the contributors of troops and police to peacekeeping operations. All play a vital role in helping the United Nations to carry out its mandate of maintaining international peace and security. The tireless work of United Nations humanitarian and bilateral assistance agencies, non- governmental organizations and regional actors merits recognition, and the work of journalists in shining the spotlight on the forgotten conflicts that destroy so many lives should be applauded as well.”
2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970 (2004) · source
“The Secretary-General stated in his report that the Serious Crimes Unit should focus resources in order to complete trial and appellate litigation in a timely manner. We urge all countries to cooperate fully with the Serious Crimes Unit. In order to achieve justice for all the victims of human rights abuses, the international community and the United Nations should consider an international truth commission as a means of achieving accountability and, ultimately, reconciliation in Timor-Leste by resolving outstanding cases. We look forward to working with our Council colleagues on a draft resolution to extend UNMISET. We hope a mandate extension can be adopted later this week.”
2004-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4965 (2004) · source
“We commend bilateral donors that are providing considerable assistance to Timor-Leste in the form of police training. After UNMISET ends in May 2005, we hope that those and other bilateral donors will continue to provide any training and assistance that may be required. We commend the work of the Serious Crimes Unit and underscore the usefulness of its role in addressing the issue of accountability regarding the human rights violations and atrocities committed in East Timor in 1999. As with other elements within UNMISET, we believe the Serious Crimes Unit should maintain close adherence to its completion strategy, ending investigations no later than November 2004 so that it can conclude all its trials by no later than May 2005.”
2004-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4965 (2004) · source
“We were encouraged to learn that since the Secretary-General's latest report (S/2004/333) was published, the Government of Timor-Leste acted to promulgate an organic law and disciplinary code for the Timorese police and an organic law for the Timorese defence forces. As we stated in February, the Government of Timor-Leste should do its part to nurture respect for the rule of law, and this action moves the Government closer to that goal. We look forward to hearing updates on the development of the Timor-Leste police and defence forces, and we ask that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General keep us informed of any new legislative and regulatory governmental actions in defining the respective roles and responsibilities of the Timorese security forces.”
2004-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4965 (2004) · source
“With further assistance from the international donor community, United Nations agencies and UNMISET, we hope that the Timorese can increase public administrative capacity, develop strong security institutions and establish a strong judicial tradition with emphasis on human rights and the rule of law. Given the current limited capacity of Timor-Leste's public administration, we agree that further support from UNMISET in the form of civilian advisers will be necessary for the development of an independent, functioning civil administration. We expect that any assistance in that regard past May 2005 would be provided through normal bilateral and multilateral donor support.”
2004-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4965 (2004) · source
“As we stated in February, we agree with the Secretary-General that UNMISET should be extended to consolidate gains made during the past two years of the Mission, and we thank the Secretary-General for his revision of the components of the extended Mission. Although we recognize that at this time an UNMISET extension will increase stability in Timor- Leste, we believe the peacekeeping mission should end no later than May 2005, at which time the Government should resume full responsibility for its own security while continuing to receive support from elsewhere in the United Nations system and from other members of the international community. The Government and the people of Timor-Leste have made considerable strides towards self- sufficiency.”
2004-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4965 (2004) · source
“We too would like to extend our condolences and our thoughts and prayers for the victims of the terrorist action in Grozny, which killed President Kadyrov and others. We look forward to working on a presidential statement on that matter. I would like to welcome Senior Minister Ana Pessoa to New York. We would also like to thank Ambassador Sharma for his presentation today and for his outstanding work as the Secretary-General's Special Representative at the head of the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET). His untiring efforts to promote political and economic development in East Timor will have a lasting effect on that new country.”
2004-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4965 (2004) · source
“Both parties should work to complete the constitutional process as soon as possible. It is critical that Bougainvilleans have the opportunity to decide on an autonomous government, and therefore that the parties involved set a date for elections.”
2004-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4962 (2004) · source
“We appreciate the efforts of regional players in assisting development in Bougainville, in particular Australia's commitment to provide considerable financial assistance through the newly established governance and implementation fund. The United Nations Observer Mission in Bougainville (UNOMB) has achieved considerable progress since Assistant Secretary-General Tiirk last reported to the Council in December 2003. We are encouraged to hear that the United Nations Mission has now overseen the disposal of 83 per cent of the contained weapons in Bougainville. We hope that weapons destruction will be completed in the near future. We are also encouraged to learn that the Papua New Guinea Government and Bougainville leaders are working on the third and final draft of the Bougainville constitution.”
2004-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4962 (2004) · source