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Hussein

lines on the record: 78
first: 2000-10-25
most recent: 2022-07-26
sittings or episodes: 8
sources: un-security-council

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“We will investigate the matter, but this indicates that attacks that took place in the past elicit responses. We do not know who is behind this attack, should it be true, but such attacks must stop. The Türkish army must withdraw from Iraqi territories. The United Nations and the relevant countries must provide assistance and support to Iraq so that we can work to ensure that the Türkish Kurdistan Workers’ Party troops withdraw from Iraqi territories”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9100 (2022) · source
“Mr. Hussein (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): I would first like to thank all the members of the Security Council and the representatives of the States that participated in this meeting for their great sense of solidarity with the people of Iraq. We would also like to thank them for their condolences and for the condemnation of the military attack that targeted a resort village in Dohuk governorate. As for the news that was just relayed by the representative of Türkiye, if it is true, and we will verify it, we condemn an attack perpetuated against the Consulate of Türkiye. We condemn and denounce such act. As a representative of the Iraqi Government and the Foreign Minister of Iraq, we will investigate the matter. It is our duty to protect diplomatic missions and diplomats on Iraqi territories.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9100 (2022) · source
“The people of Iraq are following today’s meeting with great interest and considerable hope. They believe that the United Nations and the Council are guarantors of international peace and security. The people of Iraq are confident that the Council will spare no effort to safeguard and preserve peace and will work hard to protect the rights of States that are under threat. The people of Iraq hope that the Council will play a decisive and effective role in finding solutions to prevent any future repercussions of this crisis. In conclusion, the Government of the Republic of Iraq will spare no effort in contributing positively to resolving conflicts in the region and promoting understanding among neighbouring countries through peaceful means.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9100 (2022) · source
“Thirdly, we call for this item, namely, “The situation concerning Iraq and Türkiye”, to be included on the Council’s agenda in the light of the repeated Türkish violations of Iraq’s territories and airspace in the past several years, which has claimed the lives of several unarmed Iraqi victims. Fourthly, the Türkish Government must compensate for the losses incurred by unarmed civilians and by economic activity and tourism in Iraq as a result of the Türkish artillery shelling. Iraq underlines its responsibility to support regional and international security and stability in a transparent manner and is fully prepared to work with the United Nations and other States concerned to ensure that elements of the PKK leave Iraqi territory, as their presence destabilizes security and causes instability in Iraq.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9100 (2022) · source
“First, we request the Council to adopt a draft resolution that compels Türkiye to withdraw its military forces from all Iraqi territories, because they maintain an illegitimate presence in Iraq that was not requested and will destabilize the security situation and lead to instability. Secondly, this aggression must be strongly condemned, and the perpetrators of this heinous act must be held accountable, as it targeted civilians. It is a threat to Iraq’s national security and to regional and international peace and security. An international independent panel of inquiry must be established to investigate the aggression.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9100 (2022) · source
“We believe in the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, which reflect our shared commitment to tolerance, peaceful coexistence and good-neighbourliness. We must also join forces to maintain international peace and security. We hope that the Council is aware of the existing threat and will shoulder its responsibility for maintaining international peace and security. In order to demonstrate Iraq’s sincere willingness and good intentions, we call on the Council to establish an international independent panel of inquiry to investigate this act of aggression. Iraq has a number of requests that it wishes to address to the Council.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9100 (2022) · source
“In that context, the Government of Iraq rejects Türkiye’s approach, which exports its domestic problems to Iraq. Iraq must not pay the price for Türkiye’s domestic problems. At the same time, my Government reiterates that the federal security authorities are responsible for border security. Those authorities coordinate with security authorities and the Peshmerga forces associated with the Government of the Kurdistan region of Iraq in order to take the necessary measures to combat armed groups and terrorist organizations. Article 7 of the Iraqi Constitution notes that the State is committed to combating terrorism in all forms and will protect its territories from being used by terrorists in any ways. Iraq calls on the Council to investigate that issue given its great importance.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9100 (2022) · source
“We recall that the Türkish side is responsible for having created the crisis as a result of a 2013 initiative between Ankara and the PKK in which, in one of its paragraphs, it calls on the militants of the PKK to withdraw from Türkiye and move into Iraqi territory, while totally disregarding our security concerns and our sovereign right over our territories. The Government of Iraq has emphasized that this action poses a threat to peace and security in Iraq and the region. Furthermore, in a letter addressed to the President of the Security Council in May 2013, the former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq informed the Council on the matter. The letter was recorded as an official document of the Council. At the time, we called on the Council to stop such actions.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9100 (2022) · source
“Türkiye will also refer illegally once again to Article 51 of the Charter to justify its actions, which are in violation of Iraq’s sovereignty. The same Article 51 compels Türkiye to inform the Security Council of military violations carried out in Iraq. Türkiye is failing to uphold Article 51, which means that Türkiye is violating the Charter. Due to this situation, we reaffirm, before the entire international community, through the Security Council, that there is no security agreement whatsoever between Iraq and Türkiye that allows for an incursion into Iraq by Türkish forces to chase the PKK. Nevertheless, Türkiye is adamant that such an agreement exists.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9100 (2022) · source
“Moreover, we call on the Council to include this item on its agenda, namely, “The situation concerning Iraq and Türkiye” due to repeated Türkish violations of Iraqi territories and airspace for several years now, which result in defenceless Iraqi civilian casualties, as Türkiye is illegally expanding its military presence on Iraqi territories. We are certain that, today and in the future, the Türkish side will try to justify its military presence in Iraq by presenting many illegal arguments. The Türkish side will present unfounded reasons linked to an internal Türkish problem with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party of Türkiye (PKK). Türkiye will claim that there is an agreement with Iraq that would allow for a Türkish military presence in Iraq so that it could resolve its Türkish problem.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9100 (2022) · source
“Based on that and in accordance with Article 35 of the Charter, we call on the Council to shoulder its responsibilities in maintaining international peace and security by adopting an urgently needed draft resolution compelling Türkiye to withdraw its occupying military forces from all of Iraqi territories under the Council’s total supervision. If Türkiye refuses, then it must be held accountable. Türkiye must stop the Iraqi people’s suffering by halting its continued violations of Iraqi airspace, territorial integrity and sovereignty.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9100 (2022) · source
“Once again, we condemn before the international community the illegal presence of Türkish military forces on Iraqi territories, and we warn against the continued aggressive behaviour by the Türkish army, which could lead to a bad end amid overwhelming popular anger from the south to the north of the Iraqi Kurdistan region. We reiterate our condemnation of the decision adopted by the Türkish Parliament in October 2021 to extend the presence of Türkish forces in Iraq for another two years, which we stress will undermine the security of all. The Government of Iraq reaffirms its commitment to resolving all accumulated disagreements through diplomatic means, dialogue and mutual cooperation.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9100 (2022) · source
“They have all been published as official documents of the Council, the most recent of which is contained in document S/2022/500, dated 23 June. Iraq already informed the Security Council of the matter in 2015, resulting in its 7589th meeting (see S/PV.7589) on the Türkish military incursion in Iraqi territories. At that time, Iraq called on the Council to adopt a draft resolution condemning the incursion and calling on Türkiye to withdraw its military forces from Iraqi territories. However, this time we address the Council directly to complain and document this crime against humanity, perpetrated in broad daylight by the Türkish army in an area lacking any illegal military presence.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9100 (2022) · source
“The committee will also establish guidelines to deal with the crisis That aggression is tangible evidence before the Council on Türkiye’s disregard of Iraq’s demands to end its continued military violations against Iraqi sovereignty. Türkiye must withdraw its military forces from Iraqi territories. For example, since 2018, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iraq issued 296 bilateral official notes condemning those violations, which were sent to its Türkish counterpart. To date, a total of 22,742 violations have been recorded. All of them have been documented in eight identical letters by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9100 (2022) · source
“It is a violation of, and a threat to, regional and international peace and security. That aggression is a violation of the provisions and norms of international law, international humanitarian law and the principles of good-neighbourliness. It is a violation of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the goals upon which the Organization was founded. In the aftermath of that military attack against Iraqi territory, the Government of Iraq established a national committee, which I chair, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the aggression. The committee has gathered evidence from the site of the attack, including shrapnel from heavy 155-millimetre calibre artillery shells, which are the same as those used by the Türkish army in the area surrounding the resort.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9100 (2022) · source
“On Wednesday, 20 July, at 1.50 p.m., the Türkish army committed an act aggression against the territory and sovereignty of Iraq and the lives of its citizens by way of heavy artillery shelling on Iraqi families while they were at the Barakh resort in Dohuk governorate, resulting in nine martyrs, including one child who was 1 year old, and wounding 33 unarmed civilians. Civilian infrastructure was damaged, causing material losses. We informed the Security Council of the situation in a letter dated 21 July, which contains details of the incident. Iraq condemns in the strongest terms the flagrant aggression by the Türkish army against innocent civilians and civilian property, which constitutes an act of military aggression against the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of Iraq.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9100 (2022) · source
“Mr. Hussein (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): It is a great honour for me to be here addressing the Security Council. I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this urgent meeting. I take this opportunity to congratulate Ambassador Costa Filho, Permanent Representative of Brazil, on his country’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and on his tireless and transparent efforts in steering the Council’s work. I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, for her briefing on the subject of this urgent Council meeting. The Government of the Republic of Iraq welcomes the press statement (SC/14980) issued by the Security Council on Monday, 25 July, condemning the blatant attack.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9100 (2022) · source
“I also thank all our friendly countries that supported Iraq during this dark period for the peoples of the region. Our thanks and appreciation also go to the leaders and the people of the State of Kuwait. We congratulate the Iraqi people and Government on having fulfilled these international obligations and the lifting of the measures imposed under Chapter VII relating to compensation. We thank our Iraqi diplomats, especially the Permanent Mission of Iraq to the United Nations in New York, for their intensive efforts during negotiations to include Iraq’s legitimate demands in the text of the resolution. We wish the people of Iraq, the region and the world prosperity and progress.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source
“My Country’s Government, based on its legal and historical vision, stresses that Iraq looks forward to the Council carrying out its historical responsibilities by concluding the consideration of this dossier. We hope that such a move will have a positive impact on our relations with the region and the world, especially with the neighbouring countries. All is well that ends well. The success of our actions will be measured only by their results and positive outcome on the peoples and countries. In conclusion, allow me to express my thanks and appreciation to you, Mr. President, and to the other members of the Council, as well as to the United Kingdom as penholder, which held multiple intensive negotiation rounds with the Iraqi Mission.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source
“That includes ceasing the application of Chapter VII measures to Iraq; preserving Iraq’s rights, assets and international legal privileges; and shielding Iraq from any future claims, in line with the United Nations-led international efforts and in accordance with the Charter and the norms of international law ensuring justice and fairness. That will also strengthen trust in international mechanisms. That is what we have sought to achieve and include in resolution 2621 (2022), adopted today, in cooperation with the United Kingdom as penholder and with other Council members. This international effort would not have been completed without the inclusion of Iraq’s legitimate demands in today’s resolution.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source
“In that regard, the Government of Iraq considers that the fulfilment of our international obligations to the international community and to our sisterly State of Kuwait is a major development that will strengthen Iraq’s relations with the region and the world, as well as its historical ties with Kuwait, taking those ties to a whole new level based on mutual trust and equal bilateral relations. As this unique model of international action and cooperation under the United Nations comes to an end, and following Iraq’s fulfilment of its obligations, the international community and the United Nations now have a legal and moral obligation towards Iraq.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source
“We were able to do so despite very challenging conditions for Iraq over the past few years, including the economic losses that we suffered as a result of combating terrorism. We have played a pioneering role in the global fight against Da’esh terrorist gangs and have recovered our cities from them. We have also managed to fund programmes focused on the return of internally displaced persons to their homes, as well as realizing stabilization, service provision, humanitarian aid and reconstruction despite a significant decline in global oil prices.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source
“As such, Iraq will not be liable for any additional future payments and will cease to be subject to the measures imposed under Chapter VII related to the compensation dossier. In that regard, my country’s Government stresses that our cooperation with the Commission and the Security Council was a successful model of multilateral action that reinforces confidence in international mechanisms and measures to resolve the crisis confronting our world today. Through this international mechanism and in line with our commitments and full responsibilities under the relevant Security Council resolutions, Iraq has continued to fulfil its obligations in full, pursuant to the timetables and percentages set by the United Nations Compensation Commission.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source
“According to the final report of the United Nations Compensation Commission and the briefing delivered by the President of the Governing Council, Iraq has fulfilled all its international obligations under the relevant Security Council resolutions. With the last remaining payment made, Iraq has now paid in full all outstanding compensation claims, for a total of $52.4 billion, awarded through the United Nations Compensation Commission and distributed to 1.5 million claimants of various categories. As a result, and in line with the text of resolution 2621 (2022), adopted today at this meeting, and with all previous relevant Security Council resolutions, the United Nations Compensation Commission has now fulfilled its entire mandate and will no longer accept any future compensation claims.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source
“This will be an era of a more prominent regional and international role for Iraq, commensurate with its historical and cultural significance for the region and the world, as an active State committed to the aspirations and goals of the international community. Iraq will seek to promote cooperation with the entire international community, especially the United Nations. Iraq was, in fact, a founding member of this Organization, having signed the Charter of the United Nations on 14 October 1945. Our hope for Iraq is that it will regain its role as an active and responsible member within the international family.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source
“Mr. Hussein (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, on behalf of my country I have the honour of congratulating the Russian Federation on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. I wish you every success in your work, Mr. President. I would also like to express my thanks and appreciation to Norway for leading the Council’s work last month and to thank the President of the Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission for his briefing. Today Iraq concludes an important chapter in its history, one that has lasted more than 30 years, and embarks on a new chapter in its diplomatic, political and economic journey.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source
“It is for that reason that we will also not shy away from pointing out weaknesses and from sometimes making what we believe to be constructive criticisms.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Because the Security Council and the international community did not act, that conflict was lengthened, and hence the problems in that part of Africa. Finally, I would like to speak about the role of the Secretary-General, who is perceived as neutral, in carrying out personal mediation efforts or in dispatching, as he sometimes does, his special representatives, envoys and so-called friends of the Secretary-General. That practice should continue to be strengthened and supported by the Council, which is not the case in some situations. We must mention - and this is a matter of record - that the Council does not in fact support the Secretary-General in this area. My delegation is a firm believer in strengthening the world body that is the United Nations.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“We know that, in cases where that is not done, the media sometimes can in fact contribute to lengthening, and giving a wrong picture of, conflicts. In fact, by not talking about conflicts at all the media can also contribute to obscuring the fact that conflicts are arising in some parts of the world. That is also particularly the case in Africa, as well as, of course, in cases where the interests of big countries and Powers are not directly involved. As we know, those who are, for example, perpetuating the conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi could be very easily dealt with. We could also have easily dealt with those who were perpetuating the conflict in Angola when we knew that there was a party to that conflict that refused to accept what was agreed upon.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“For example, in the case of Africa, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, under the African Union, has been working to settle the dispute in the Sudan. There are very good prospects that, hopefully by early next year at the latest, there will be a settlement of that long dispute, which has resulted in the death of more than 2 million civilians. With respect to the conflict in Somalia, peace would be enhanced if the Security Council encouraged the role of grass-roots civic organizations in keeping with the multi-track approach to the peaceful settlement of disputes in both inter-State and intra- State conflicts. There is also the growing and expanding role of media and communication technologies - which, if used in a balanced way, would also facilitate early efforts at peacemaking.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“If those who prefer the peaceful and legal route and those who flout international law and legality are treated in the same way, no matter how great our desire for peace, disputes in those circumstances will not be settled peacefully, despite our wishes and despite all the resolutions we may adopt. But peace would be enhanced if the Security Council took appropriate and timely measures against those who flout international legality and the peaceful route. Peace will also be enhanced if the Security Council continues to vigorously encourage and support regional organizations, which can play an important role in the pacific settlement of disputes because of their geographical and political proximity to particular conflicts.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Sanctions were imposed on both Ethiopia and Mussolini's Italy at that time. Ethiopia was again subject to a similar - I would say- invasion more recently. I will not go into the details of that. In 1990, Kuwait was invaded. Although the aggressors were booted out by the international community under United Nations leadership, the Iraqi leadership that perpetrated that aggression was never made accountable until recently, under different circumstances. I am citing the above cases to underline the fact that the international community, in particular the Security Council, must act in time, in unison and resolutely to ensure that the pacific settlement of those disputes prevails.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“What should be done in such cases? The Brahimi report responded to that when it recommended calling a spade a spade. I am sure that at least two of our distinguished personalities here have also spoken about this. We should therefore point our finger at the culprit or culprits and take appropriate action. We in Ethiopia know only too well that the international institutions charged with maintaining peace and security have not always acted to maintain collective security. In the mid-1930s the predecessor to the United Nations, the League of Nations, failed to take action against Mussolini when he invaded my country. It is on record that the Emperor at that time said in Geneva: Today it is Ethiopia, tomorrow it will be you if you do not take action. What happened? We were a member of the League of Nations, too. Justice was not done.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“There is a Somali saying in the Horn of Africa: you do not speak because you have not spoken, but only because there is something that has been left unsaid. I hope that what I have to say now is something that was not said. If it has been said, then I may have not been listening, which I hope is not the case. I would like to raise a few points. Many speakers before me have cited the importance of settling disputes by peaceful means, as is stipulated under Chapter VI. There is nothing more desirable than the peaceful settlement of disputes. My country, as a founding Member of the United Nations, subscribes to that very strongly. But what happens when States and organizations in inter-State conflict ignore what is in Chapter VI? Moreover, in disputes within States, a party to a conflict may also act other than as it should.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Could we prevent the continuing, I would say, slaughter of civilians that is going on right now in the Democratic Republic of the Congo? The list is long. No one can deny that the United Nations system has made a significant contribution in all areas that fall under its mandate. But it is difficult to give an affirmative answer to the aforementioned questions. Neither can one fully defend the suggestion that the United Nations and the Security Council have found it to be beyond their capacity to contain or help contain those situations that sometimes shamed humanity. I do not want to repeat what has been eloquently stated by those who spoke before me. That is why I do not have a printed statement. I had to rewrite my statement here.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“As we all know, the Secretary-General is given the responsibility, under Article 99 of the Charter, to bring to the attention of the Council issues pertaining to international peace and security. Of course, the Council remains the guardian of international peace and security. Over the last decade alone, we have witnessed all-out wars consuming tens of thousands of lives. We have witnessed acts of genocide. We have seen minor misunderstandings degenerate into large-scale wars. I know I am not raising new questions. But some questions need to be raised again and again until we find suitable answers for them. What went wrong? Have we fared any better since the establishment of the United Nations, in terms of preventing conflicts? Could we not have done better? Could we not have prevented, for example, the genocide in Rwanda?”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“First, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of May and also to extend a special thanks to the Pakistani presidency for convening this meeting. As well, we are very fortunate to have three eminent experts and personalities with us this morning and this afternoon. The issue we are discussing today is of vital importance to the United Nations and to the international community in general. Under the Charter, the pacific settlement of disputes is one of the major functions of the United Nations. It has always been so, and I hope it will remain so, at least for the foreseeable future. Hence, the discussion of this topic today is of absolute necessity and very timely.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Secondly, when we talk of armed conflict, we have to look at the root causes of such conflict all over the world. I would conclude by saying that if the Council and the international community took a fraction of the time and resources they are now spending on one particular area of the world and spent it on this issue of stopping those who are attacking children, abducting children and recruiting children, then I am sure within a short period, even before the end of this year, that problem would have been dealt with.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684Resumption1 (2003) · source
“There are many who are involved in the work of making the lives of children more agreeable in all its aspects. But I will cite only two: the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict and the United Nations Children's Fund. I commend them for their work and for their activities on behalf of children. One can list many things; one can say many things. I think what needs to be said has been said by the Secretary-General and by all those who spoke before me. But I will say that there are two areas implied in the title of what we are discussing today: "Children and armed conflict". Under the first, we have to take all the actions needed to stop those who violate the rights and the sanctity of the lives of children and take action against them.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684Resumption1 (2003) · source
“I know that time is short and that there are many other speakers on the list, so I shall cite only some of the points I was going to make; copies of my full statement have been made available. Today's debate is the fifth open debate the Security Council has devoted to the protection of children in armed conflict. That indicates that it is very serious about this issue and gives it the importance that it deserves. We also welcome the continued efforts of the Secretary-General to put the protection of children in armed conflict on the peace and security agenda of the United Nations; in that respect we strongly support his recommendation to integrate child protection in peacemaking, peacekeeping and peace-building operations of the United Nations.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684Resumption1 (2003) · source
“At the outset, Sir, let me congratulate you and your delegation on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. My congratulations go also to the new non-permanent members: Angola, Chile, Germany, Pakistan and Spain. Ethiopia is grateful for this opportunity to address the Council on the issue of children and armed conflict. My delegation would also like to thank the Secretary- General for his report on children and armed conflict (S/2002/l299) as well as for his brief but important presentation this morning. I also join previous speakers in thanking Mr. Olara Otunnu and Ms. Carol Bellamy for the excellent presentations they made and for pointing out important issues we need to follow up on.”
2003-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4684Resumption1 (2003) · source
“At the same time, I should like to call on the CTC and on others in a position to do so - in order for this to really be very effective - to give whatever technical assistance may be possible in the combat against terrorism. Here let me take my own subregion - the Inter-Government Authority on Development (IGAD) subregion in north-eastern Africa - as an example: while we are doing something on our own, certainly we would welcome assistance in this regard. Indeed, we have been receiving bilateral assistance from certain countries, some of which are Council members. But we would like the CTC to coordinate this. We also want the Secretariat to be involved, through them. Finally, I should like to state that Ethiopia will, as in the past, continue to cooperate with the CTC and others in the fight against terrorism.”
2002-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618Resumption2 (2002) · source
“Under that resolution, we are expected to take measures against those in our territories who provide or collect funds with the intention of using these funds or of making them available to organizations bent on carrying out terrorist acts in other countries. I think that we should abide, where we have not done so, or continue to abide, by the decision that is implied clearly in that resolution. My delegation welcomes the initiative by the CTC to deepen its relationship with subregional, regional and international organizations. We welcome it because it is a new initiative. This, in our View, will induce countries involved in such organizations - subregionally, regionally and internationally - to coordinate their own activities against terrorism more effectively.”
2002-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618Resumption2 (2002) · source
“In his statement last Friday, the Chairman of the Committee stated: "The CTC is not a tribunal and does not judge States, but it does expect every State to work at its fastest possible speed to implement the far-reaching obligations of resolution 1373 (2001) There is still much more work to do before terrorists find that there is no safe haven, because the bar against terrorism has been raised in every country." (supra) We fully agree with him. In this context, I wish to address only one small part of the commitments that we all made because we supported resolution 1373 (2001): the raising of funds in all of our countries - maybe more in some. Nevertheless, this is an area in which all of us have to do something.”
2002-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618Resumption2 (2002) · source
“Yet it has also reinvigorated our previous fight against terrorism. Before 11 September 2001, my country and Government had for 10 years been fighting terrorists in our own country and within the region. May I at this juncture commend the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and in particular its Chairman, Ambassador Jeremy Greenstock, for diligently carrying out their mandate. Their work has been exemplary, in our view.”
2002-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618Resumption2 (2002) · source
“At the outset, my delegation would like to congratulate you, Sir, on Cameroon's assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of October. We also wish to thank you for organizing this open meeting of the Council and hope that others after you will also continue in this tradition. Many have referred to the terrible and horrible events of 11 September. Allow me to touch on another aspect related to that date. For us in Ethiopia, that date, prior to September 2001, was always associated with the beginning of the Ethiopian New Year, and hence was normally a joyous day. However, it is no longer celebrated in the same manner as in the past, in deference to the people of the United States and of other countries, including my own, whose nationals were among the victims of the incidents in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington.”
2002-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618Resumption2 (2002) · source
“I will conclude by making one recommendation. It is good that the Council occasionally visits countries or regions in conflict. That practice must be continued, in the View of my delegation. However, my delegation would also like to recommend that the Council sometimes hold its meetings away from Headquarters in New York. The Council has done that on two occasions. The first was in January 1972, in Africa, at the OAU headquarters in Addis Ababa. The other time - ifI am not incorrect - was the following year in 1973, in Panama. This is a good practice. I think it will also give the Council an inside perspective on places other than New York. Maybe the Council should also hold those meetings when the weather in New York is too cold.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The Council does not do that in some cases, which helps conflicts to continue. What sometimes happens is that the Council takes sides, even in deciding who the parties to a conflict are to the exclusion of others. In cases where there is a clear culprit, such as the case of UNITA in Angola, nothing has been done. Of course they continue. Other circumstances are, hopefully, now helping the resolution of that problem. The role of the Economic and Social Council has been emphasized. The new direction and collaboration that is developing between the Council and the Economic and Social Council is welcome. There is also the need for very strong coordination between the various United Nations specialized agencies, which does not exist. It has not existed before the conflict, during the conflict and after the conflict.”
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“The Council sometimes looks askance at this and keeps its distance, unless it is nudged by a powerful interest. Of course, all Permanent Representatives of members on the Council will stay until 9 p.m. even, if something of great interest to them is being considered. The Council imposes sanctions. I am referring here not only to economic sanctions, but to sanctions in general. That is all right if they are imposed for good reasons. But the Council should not impose sanctions, if it does ensure follow-up, because then they will be disregarded by everyone. That is the case with weapons sanctions, and there are many other examples that can be cited. The Council should not take action when one party is clearly at fault. The Brahimi report on peacekeeping tells us that one of the lessons to be learned is that a spade should be called a spade.”
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“Regarding coordination or the lack ofit, as some delegations, such as the Djibouti delegation, have pointed out, if there is good coordination, there is the interest of a big Power. That is unfortunate, but that is the case. In Sierra Leone, which had the support of the regional organization, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), we have had a positive and happy outcome. I congratulate my brothers and sisters in Sierra Leone on their successful election. In other cases where this has not been the case, such as Somalia, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the conflicts have not been resolved. There are many actors and various initiatives. That is another point I wish to make. We should avoid having too many initiatives by various parties, some of which have differing or conflicting interests.”
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