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1997-05-21
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  1. “Thirdly, do we not need to include, among the crimes under the jurisdiction of the proposed international court of criminal justice, planning and carrying out the harassment of those engaged in humanitarian aid or attacks against them? Finally, do we not need to move beyond this one-day debate, in this beautiful Chamber, to the planning of a special session of the General Assembly designed to generate the necessary political will that we have all been engaged in discussing today, to do what is required? I conclude with those few questions in mind.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778Resumption1 (1997) · source

  2. “Protecting humanitarian assistance in situations of conflict is indeed difficult. In View of the fact that the United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNICEF, the International Committee of the Red Cross and many non-governmental organizations know much about dealing with these emergencies, as even a quick review of their reports and studies shows, I, as representative of Solomon Islands, can only ask some fundamental questions. This list is not exhaustive. First, do we not need an international convention specifically for the protection of humanitarian aid personnel and assistance mate'riel? Secondly, do we not need an international commitment to the vigorous pursuit and prosecution of those who violate the proposed convention as well as the Geneva Protocols?”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778Resumption1 (1997) · source

  3. “Soon, a growing number of internal armed conflicts in widely separated places significantly changed the nature of the problem, as attacks against civilians and those bringing humanitarian assistance became less unusual. In response, in 1977 the international community formulated the additional Protocols to the Geneva Convention of 1949. The problem persisted and became worse. In 1983 the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) introduced the idea of children as zones of peace. UNICEF sought, and achieved, days of tranquillity when assistance could be provided during brief suspensions of armed conflict and worked to establish corridors of peace through which aid for the civilian population could be safely moved by the United Nations and non-governmental organizations.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778Resumption1 (1997) · source

  4. “Thus, I welcome this opportunity to contribute, however briefly, to this debate on protection for humanitarian assistance to refugees and others in conflict situations, since this is now emerging as a problem in the south-west Pacific. Before there was a United Nations Organization, there was the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. Established in 1943, it provided assistance to the civilian population of liberated areas in Europe, Africa and Asia. With the end of the war, non- governmental agencies and the newly founded United Nations took on the formidable problem of meeting the needs of millions of refugees and displaced. Those providing the humanitarian assistance did not generally face the prospect of being attacked or having their supplies destroyed.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778Resumption1 (1997) · source

  5. “This is the first time that a representative of Solomon Islands has sat at this table. I thank you, Mr. President, the other members of the Security Council and the President of the General Assembly for making the participation of Solomon Islands possible. The idea for the United Nations was born in the Second World War, and out of that conflict came the impetus for the independence of my country. The people of Solomon Islands experienced at first hand the deprivation and destruction of modern warfare. We were displaced in our beautiful islands, and we witnessed the ravaging of their delicate environments by acts of war.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778Resumption1 (1997) · source