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1999-08-25
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1999-08-27
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  1. “Norway strongly supports the strategic framework under United Nations auspices, by which humanitarian assistance is placed in the context of the political process of peace and reconciliation. Finally, we appreciate the continued efforts of the Special Envoy and the role of United Nations Special Mission to Afghanistan in working towards a peaceful settlement of the conflict.”

    1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source

  2. “Norway calls for a rapid return of the displaced civilians and joins the appeal of the Secretary-General to ensure the protection of civilians in armed conflict. International aid to civilians is dependent on the presence and the free movement of all United Nations personnel. As the Tashkent declaration confirmed, the United Nations must continue to play a central and impartial role in international efforts to achieve a peaceful solution to the conflict in Afghanistan. We urge the parties to ensure secure access for humanitarian organizations and to allow relief agencies to provide assistance in an effective and efficient manner to all victims. In our view, there cannot be a lasting peace so long as the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate.”

    1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source

  3. “Later this year, we will commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Norway strongly denounces the recruitment of child soldiers and urges the warring factions to respect this Convention. The parties should also respect Security Council resolution 1261 (1999) on children in situations of armed conflict, adopted by the Council this very week. We are equally alarmed by reports of forced displacement of civilians and by the deteriorating humanitarian conditions of internally displaced people. The Secretary-General rightly emphasizes that the prime responsibility for the welfare of the internally displaced people lies with those who have displaced them from their homes.”

    1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source

  4. “We appeal to the parties of the "six plus two" group, in particular the Taliban, to respect the fundamental principles for a peaceful settlement of the conflict and to make good their stated commitment to a political settlement. Likewise, we call upon the countries in the region to uphold their common agreement not to provide military support of any kind to any of the parties to the conflict in Afghanistan. Norway is gravely concerned by the violations of human rights, including those inflicted on ethnic minorities, women and girls, and by violations of international humanitarian law in Afghanistan. We urge all factions to respect the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to which Afghanistan has subscribed. An end must be put to the flow of arms which is subjecting men, women and children to the arbitrary rule of warring factions.”

    1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source

  5. “We fully support the efforts made by the United Nations Special Mission to Afghanistan (UNSMA) and the Special Envoy to bring about a ceasefire. We urge the warring parties, and in particular the Taliban, to resume negotiations aimed at establishing a broad-based, multi-ethnic and fully representative Government in Kabul. No efforts should be spared in persuading the parties that the conflict cannot be resolved through warfare. Regional cooperation is crucial in the process of resolving the continuing military confrontation, which is posing a serious threat to regional and international peace and security. In this respect, the Tashkent declaration was a step in the right direction.”

    1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source

  6. “My delegation welcomes the report of the Secretary-General. We also welcome the initiative to convene this meeting of the Security Council to discuss further measures towards finding a solution to the conflict. Norway has long been involved in Afghanistan through the different agencies of the United Nations, as well as through a number of Norwegian and international non-governmental organizations. Norway headed the second meeting of the Afghanistan donor group in New York in 1997. Our support to the people of Afghanistan is based on a strong commitment towards a negotiated solution to the armed conflict. The recent escalation of the military conflict in Afghanistan and the suffering it has caused civilians gives reason for grave concern.”

    1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source

  7. “The protection and welfare of children affected by conflict deserves to be a permanent item on the Council's agenda. We hope that further developments with regard to effective measures to address the current situation, including those highlighted in this statement, can be reviewed by the Council at an appropriate future meeting.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

  8. “The success of these and other programmes will to a large extent, however, depend upon support from and close collaboration among United Nations organizations, Governments and non-governmental organizations. In particular, it bears stressing that the various relevant United Nations institutions - the Special Representative, the United Nations Children's Fund, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Development Programme, to name a few - need to cooperate and coordinate in carrying out their respective roles and activities in order to be as effective in responding to the needs of children as the situation requires. We welcome the initiative to discuss the situation of children in armed conflict in the Council.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

  9. “Norway takes an active part in these efforts. We welcome the declaration of the Foreign Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States, made at their meeting in March, in Bamako, on child soldiers, as well as the plan of action for the West African moratorium on small arms. We believe these and other initiatives and measures will lead to concrete results to curb the excessive accumulation of these weapons. Norway strongly supports the role of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict as advocate for the rights of children affected by armed conflict. We welcome the elaboration of programmes of action for the Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, Colombia and Burundi that build on the commitments from the parties elicited by the Special Representative.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

  10. “The needs of children should therefore be explicitly and adequately addressed in peace negotiations and treaties. The rights and needs of children should also be squarely addressed in the mandates and activities of peacekeeping operations led by the United Nations. Anti-personnel mines and small arms constitute major difficulties in transitional post-conflict situations, contributing to destabilization and further suffering for civilians - children not least among them. The anti- personnel landmine treaty constitutes a milestone in combating the use and stockpiling of such mines, and is a key basis for further action regarding mines. States should be encouraged to ratify the treaty and adhere to its provisions. There are also a number of international and regional efforts under way to address the problems of small arms.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

  11. “All parties to conflicts must also respect international humanitarian law, allowing unrestricted access for humanitarian personnel to affected populations. They must refrain from deliberately targeting civilians as part of their strategies and observe internationally accepted norms and standards. Special measures should be taken to protect the girl child from sexual and other abuse and gender-based violence. While civilians - children being the most vulnerable among them - are increasingly victims of armed conflicts, peace negotiations and settlements often do not specifically address the situation of children. Treating the needs of children affected by armed conflicts as an afterthought may not only constitute a breach of their rights, but may also contribute to prolonging the difficult return to a normal post-conflict situation.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

  12. “It is also important that the Statute establishing the International Criminal Court leaves no doubt that those who conscript or enlist children under the age of 15 into national armed forces or have them participate actively in hostilities may be punished as war criminals. Norway supported the 1998 adoption of that important new legal instrument. An important first step in alleviating the plight of children in armed conflict is for all States to comply with and respect the obligations entered into under these instruments. The practice of hiring children as soldiers - with its related killing and maiming, sexual abuse and abductions of children, not to mention the secondary effects for the victims - is an indefensible activity which must be stopped.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

  13. “States have the primary responsibility to protect the rights and well-being of children. In those cases where the national legal framework and measures are inadequate, States have the responsibility to ensure that these inadequacies are addressed, and that the protection and welfare of children are given priority in economic and social policies. International law has been developed, and if it is adhered to it can go a long way towards protecting the basic rights of children in armed conflict. This includes the human rights instruments, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

  14. “I would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Mr. Olara Otunnu, for his informative briefing. His description of the current situation is the best example of the need for increased awareness and urgent action to alleviate the unacceptable situation in which a large number of children are forced to live. We therefore welcome the Security Council's again putting this important issue on its agenda. We take this as an indication that the protection and welfare of children affected by conflict is becoming a continuing concern of the Council. We also hope that the Council's deliberations can lead to agreement on concrete recommendations to improve the current situation. Let me briefly outline some of the elements my Government believes are of key importance in this regard.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

  15. “My delegation would like to congratulate the presidency and the Council on adopting resolution 1260 (1999) last Friday. This is proof of Namibia's wise guidance of the Council and the ability of the Council to respond to a conflict of grave consequences - not only for a member country, Sierra Leone, but for the thousands of innocents caught in the conflict, particularly children. We consider the resolution, in particular paragraphs 6 and 16, an important example of how the rights of children in armed conflict, their protection and rehabilitation, can be addressed in dealing with specific conflicts. This manifestation of the Council's will and ability to take the interests and rights of children explicitly into account in a peace settlement process bodes well for our future endeavours in this field.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source