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lines on the record: 7
first: 1993-01-29
most recent: 1993-01-29
sittings or episodes: 1
sources: un-security-council

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“The Group of African States at the United Nations supports the meeting now taking place in Addis Ababa between the Government and UNITA and hopes that the meeting - which has already adopted its agenda, with the first item being to establish a cease-fire - will put the Bicesse Peace Accords back on track, and that the new Government of National Reconciliation and Unity will be given a chance to heal the wounds of war and develop trust. Africa would wish, at this juncture, that the question of Angola be considered from this general perspective. Africa needs, above all, peace and stability for the continent as a whole to develop. Africa needs this understanding.”
1993-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3168 (1993) · source
“Let the Council not make the same mistake twice, for the consequences will be equally disastrous, Just two days ago, the Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity, Mr. Salim Ahmed Salim, appealed to the international community to give full support to the United Nations peace-keeping operations in Angola, and he further added that this was the time to strengthen the United Nations presence instead of withdrawing or reducing it, if Angola is to be prevented from sliding into a state of anarchy similar to that in Somalia.”
1993-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3168 (1993) · source
“The issue at hand is therefore not just numbers themselves but a visible and effective United Nations presence. The effective, useful and forceful role that the Council has been playing, at least for the past two years, is a clear indication of its position in the formulation of the new world order and, in situations of conflict, of its important role in defusing, both literally and figuratively, the land mines of the cold war. It is this vital and critical role that will shape the norms of the new world order. It is only recently in the history of the Organization that United Nations peace-keeping forces, acting as a buffer between two opposing forces, were withdrawn, with, as we all know, disastrous consequences, which the international community has as of today not yet resolved.”
1993-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3168 (1993) · source
“It is a conflict that was fuelled by suspicion and mistrust. During that era, truth was sacrificed, and thus unfounded mistrust and suspicion thrived; even the concept of democracy itself was distorted. As a result of this fear and mistrust, the country, and indeed the whole region, was destroyed. Trust and confidence must be established among the Angolan people, and fear and mistrust must be dispelled. The new world order has not yet been properly defined nor has it taken shape and form, but it is to be hoped that it is being nurtured by the work and the decisions of the Council. The mission and perception of UNAVEM II are to be found in the vision and norms of the new world order and the new political culture. The presence of UNAVEM II is necessary for the Angolan people to start building bridges of trust and confidence.”
1993-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3168 (1993) · source
“As is well known, UNITA refused to accept the final results of the elections, and despite the establishment of the Government of National Reconciliation and Unity, comprising representatives of all the major parties that participated in the elections, the country slid back into war and the fighting escalated to engulf almost the entire country. This is a tragedy for peace and stability in the region. Making the situation even more disturbing is the report of foreign intervention in the conflict. Africa is gravely concerned, for such intervention will only worsen the conflict. Africa hopes that the era of foreign intervention in conflicts in Africa is over and that the mercenaries are out of work. It will be observed that the long war in Angola was nurtured and fought during the era of the cold war.”
1993-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3168 (1993) · source
“Unfortunately, however, 1992, in the case of Angola, did not end on the same happy note. The Bicesse Peace Accords were received by the African continent and, indeed, by the entire international community, with the hope that peace would finally return to Angola. The world, and in particular the Security Council, witnessed the elections of September last with eagerness and hope. The elections, as the personnel of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM II) - supported by numerous international observers - concluded, were conducted in a peaceful and orderly manner, devoid of any major irregularities. Through these elections, the people of Angola demonstrated clearly their wish for peace and stability. But jubilation, not only in Angola but throughout the whole of Africa, was short-lived.”
1993-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3168 (1993) · source
“Allow me, first of all, on behalf of the Group of African States, which I have the honour to represent for the month of January, and on my own behalf, to congratulate you, Sir, on the able manner in which you have conducted the work of the Council during the current month. I am confident that under your stewardship and guidance the work of the Council will be successfully concluded. I would also like, on behalf of the Group of African States, to extend my sincere congratulations to your predecessor, Ambassador Gharekhan of India, for the efficient manner in which he conducted the deliberations of the Council during the month of December and thus successfully concluded the work of the Council for the year 1992 - a historic year in the annals of the Council, which started with the Council summit meeting.”
1993-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3168 (1993) · source