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  1. “We therefore call on UNMIK and the Kosovo Force (KFOR) to step up their efforts to ensure the security of all the ethnic communities, in particular the minorities, and also bring the perpetrators to justice. The coordination of the activities of the UNMIK police and KFOR by the joint UNMIK-KFOR Political Violence Task Force is certainly a step in the right direction. The conflict in the Presevo Valley, just outside Kosovo, must also not be allowed to fester. It has the potential to destabilize the region and undo all the good that has been done in Kosovo. All acts of violence in the Presevo Valley, especially by extremist groups, must cease. We welcome the recent arrest of nine members of the Liberation Army of Presevo, Medvedja and Bujanovac (UCPMB) by KFOR close to the administrative border with Serbia.”

    2001-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4258 (2001) · source

  2. “It is therefore essential that we be clear on our goals and ensure that we achieve them. At the same time, the United Nations must always be conscious of the need to ensure efficiency and cost-effectiveness in its administration and use of resources. In our view, there are three critical areas which need to be addressed in Kosovo. The first is the security situation in and around Kosovo. The politically motivated violence against the Kosovar minorities has increased again after the municipal elections in October last year. This does not do anyone any good. It certainly does not help Kosovo to progress towards normalcy. Every effort must therefore be made to curb such violence. We call on all the Kosovar ethnic communities to put an end to the killing and maiming. All those who engage in such activities should be dealt with severely.”

    2001-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4258 (2001) · source

  3. “The United Nations involvement in Kosovo and the strict implementation of Security Council resolution 1244 (1999) must continue, despite the great difficulties we face. Our overall aim must be to return Kosovo to normalcy. Kosovo cannot be allowed to languish in its present state for ever. In this regard, the uniqueness of UNMIK as a United Nations peacekeeping operation, like the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor, stands out. UNMIK is an administration in every sense of the word, albeit an interim one. Like any administration, it is responsible for building - or, more correctly, rebuilding - Kosovo in all its aspects: security, socio-political, economic and others. It is important that, having begun such a major undertaking, the United Nations not terminate it prematurely.”

    2001-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4258 (2001) · source

  4. “Kouchner and UNMIK for their efforts and achievements in rebuilding Kosovo from devastation. However, much more needs to be done. Before spelling out what these tasks are, let me first take this opportunity to publicly convey my warm congratulations and best wishes to Mr. Hans Haekkerup as he takes up his new responsibilities at the helm of UNMIK. He has taken on an awesome burden. The Singapore delegation has said before in this Chamber that the peacekeeping operations in Kosovo appear to be conceptually unsound. There does not appear to be a clear exit strategy for the United Nations. But there also does not seem to be a better alternative to UNMIK, considering the circumstances in which the United Nations became involved in Kosovo. We should not stray from the course at this critical juncture of change in the leadership of UNMIK.”

    2001-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4258 (2001) · source

  5. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as representative of Singapore. First, I wish to join colleagues in thanking Under- Secretary-General Guehenno for his clear and useful briefing. The United Nations has been involved in Kosovo for almost 20 months, in one of its larger and more complex peacekeeping operations, the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). Much has been achieved during this period. Mr. Bernard Kouchner, who has just relinquished the leadership of UNMIK, has said that advances have been made in the provision of electricity, the refurbishment of hospitals and schools, the relaunching of the economy, the creation of a Kosovo police force and judiciary and the reconstruction of about 100,000 homes. I commend Mr.”

    2001-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4258 (2001) · source

  6. “The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Sweden. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2001-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4258 (2001) · source

  7. “Schori (Sweden) took the seat reserved for him at the side ofthe Council Chamber The President: In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, and in the absence of objection, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Jean-Marie Guehenno, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite Mr. Guehenno to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. I call on Mr. Jean-Marie Guehenno, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations.”

    2001-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4258 (2001) · source

  8. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Sweden and Yugoslavia in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Mladenovie (Yugoslavia) took a seat at the Council table and Mr.”

    2001-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4258 (2001) · source

  9. “The next meeting of the Security Council to continue the consideration of this item on the agenda will be fixed in consultation with members of the Council. The meeting rose at 6.30pm.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

  10. “With a new spirit of partnership, we may avoid a recurrence of the disasters we saw in the last decade and perhaps pave the way for another global award of excellence for United Nations peacekeeping activities. Before I resume my function as President of the Council, may I also reiterate a point I made in my introductory remarks this morning. We continue to hope that as a result of the rich exchange of views we have heard today some concrete recommendations will emerge. If these recommendations are accepted, we could then consider whether the Council should formulate a resolution or presidential statement to adopt them. I now resume my function as President of the Security Council. Consultations on this issue will continue.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

  11. “In a more practical area, such as the safety and security of United Nations peacekeepers, the Council, the Secretariat and the TCCs would have to cooperate closely to ensure that there is no gap or contradiction in the necessary policies and measures that need to be put in place. The lives of peacekeepers are at stake each time the Council makes a mistake. Finally, I would like to call on all parties to help develop a new spirit of cooperation between the TCCs, the Security Council and the Secretariat. We, the Council members, should therefore change our attitude towards the TCCs and View them as partners, not spoilers, in our common goal to improve the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

  12. “It should serve as a professional bridge to the TCCS, ensuring that the views and inputs as well as the rich experience and expertise of the TCCS are constantly fed to the Council. Fifthly, another key phrase we heard today was "mutual trust". Whether through the proposed working group on peacekeeping or directly, the Security Council can work in close partnership with the TCCs and the Secretariat to tackle major problems in the peacekeeping arena. The recent commitment gaps in the contribution of troops to United Nations peacekeeping operations can only be resolved jointly by all three partners. The TCCs must be confident in what the Security Council and the Secretariat are doing, and the Council and the Secretariat must be confident that the TCCs can provide the well-trained and well-equipped troops required.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

  13. “In our view, the working group should not replace the Secretariat, but complement the Secretariat in providing the Security Council the best possible advice on peacekeeping matters. The working group should also not add another layer of bureaucracy. Rather, it should add value to the Council's work. Hence, it should have clear, realistic and focused terms of reference. This proposed working group, or any other body which may be established, will also not replace the current direct meetings between the Security Council and the TCCs on specific peacekeeping operations. Those meetings should continue. However, the working group can enhance the way the Council cooperates with the TCCs.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

  14. “Fourthly, many countries also felt that there was a need for new mechanisms. Several TCCs referred to paragraph 61 of the Brahimi report, which suggested the institutionalization of consultation with the TCCS through the establishment of ad hoc subsidiary organs of the Council, as provided for in Article 29 of the Charter. Nobody seems to know why this suggestion was not included in the summary of key recommendations. We need to revisit this suggestion. There could, of course, be many forms for this subsidiary organ. For example, a number of countries suggested a troop contributors' committee for each peacekeeping operation. The United Kingdom has suggested that a Security Council working group on peacekeeping be established, a proposal which was supported by several delegations.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

  15. “Should the TCCs be kept informed and their views sought consistently by the Security Council at all stage of their deliberations on a peacekeeping operation? Thirdly, among the TCCs, there seemed to be general agreement that the present format of TCC meeting is not functioning well, with the exception of the private meeting held on 4 October on the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL). Indeed, this UNAMSIL meeting can serve as a model for improving the form and substance of private meetings with the TCCs. Clearly, we need to make them more interactive and productive with a view to achieving greater dialogue and cooperation in these meetings. Some guidelines have already been established for TCC meetings. The spirit of these guidelines needs to be realized at the meetings with TCCS.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

  16. “This calls for a high degree of openness and timeliness on the part of the Council and the Secretariat in sharing pertinent information with the TCCS, especially if their troops are to be put at any risk by the Council's decisions, while at the same time, listening carefully to the TCCs. It also means a habit of consulting the TCCS before major decisions are made. Another unresolved question at this morning's discussion was whether TCCS should be consulted only on implementation of a mandate or even before that, on the formulation of the mandates. Article 44 of the Charter, which was mentioned by several TCCs today, states that TCCS should be invited "to participate in the decisions of the Security Council concerning the employment of contingents of that Member's armed forces".”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

  17. “However, when we heard the concerns of the TCCs this morning, it occurred to us that perhaps the working model of the United Nations is not a triangular relationship but a linear relationship, with the Secretariat in the middle. Following today's debate, we need to be certain that all three partners have a common mental map of the structure of the consultative process: should it be triangular or linear? Secondly, virtually all speakers agreed that we must develop a culture of communication and consultations at all levels among the Security Council, the Secretariat and the TCCS. Given this high level of agreement on the need for such a culture, why has it not been achieved yet? One recurring theme we heard all morning was that consultations should be a two-way street.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

  18. “The rich dialogue we have had since this morning has confirmed that we have adopted the right format for today's discussions. We have also heard today a rich menu of suggestions on what can be done to strengthen cooperation with TCCs. Many of these suggestions build on ideas contained in the Brahimi report. As I am the last speaker in this debate, I would like to briefly highlight a few which, in our View, deserve closer study with a view to early implementation. First, there needs to be conceptual clarity on the relationship between the three parties. This morning, for example, I spoke of the triangular relationship among the three. This means that all three should have direct links with each other.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

  19. “The unprecedented move by India and Jordan to withdraw their troops from the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), arising from a lack of consultation by the Security Council with the troop contributors, has served as a wake-up call to all those who are responsible for designing and mandating peacekeeping operations. This UNAMSIL episode demonstrated one of the core truths we have to face head on: there can be no peacekeeping without peacekeepers. Were the United Nations to lose the confidence of major troop- contributing countries (TCCS), we would be effectively sounding the death knell or signalling the decline of United Nations peacekeeping activities. This is why today it was important for members of the Council to first hear the views of TCCS before responding.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

  20. “The ground-breaking reports of the Secretary-General on the fall of Srebrenica, of the Independent Inquiry on the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and of the Assessment Mission on the recent debacle in Sierra Leone all bear testimony to this. The Secretary-General has also built on this by commissioning the report of the Panel on United Nations Peace Operations, better known as the Brahimi report. Some of the Panel's recommendation have already begun to be implemented. The bad news is that not all the lessons have been fully taken in, either by the Security Council or by the Secretariat. It is shocking that in the year 2000 we should see a recurrence of problems with peacekeeping, despite the lessons of Somalia and Bosnia in the mid-1990s.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

  21. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as representative of Singapore. Twelve years ago, on 11 December 1988, the United Nations was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for peacekeeping. Today it is unlikely that United Nations peacekeeping would qualify for a prize. The bloom is off the rose. A series of disastrous experiences over the past decade, in places like Somalia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Sierra Leone, have clearly indicated that all is not well in the world of peacekeeping. The good news is that the United Nations has made an honest effort to investigate these failures. There has been much soul-searching on the failures and shortcomings in United Nations peacekeeping operations, particularly on the part of the Secretariat.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

  22. “The next speaker is the representative of Nepal. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

  23. “The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Bulgaria. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

  24. “The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Poland. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

  25. “The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Senegal. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

  26. “The next speaker on my list is the representative of Romania. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

  27. “I will now suspend the meeting. In accordance with the understanding reached among members of the Council, when we resume this afternoon, I will first give the floor to Council members. The meeting was suspended at 1.25 p.m.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

  28. “The last speaker for this part of the meeting is the representative of Nigeria. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

  29. “The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Malaysia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

  30. “The next speaker is the representative of New Zealand. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

  31. “The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Zambia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

  32. “The next speaker is the representative of Egypt. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

  33. “The next speaker is the representative of Canada. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

  34. “The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Sweden. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

  35. “Let me make a procedural announcement. We intend to suspend the morning session of this meeting at around 1 p.m. We hope that this will give sufficient time to Council members to reflect on the views expressed by the troop- contributing countries before they respond at 3 p.m. today. As I announced at the outset of today's meeting, after the Council members have spoken we will hear the views of other Member States that are inscribed to speak. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Argentina. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

  36. “The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of South Africa. I invite her to take a seat at the Council table and to make her statement.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

  37. “The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Fiji. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

  38. “The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Australia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

  39. “The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Japan. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

  40. “The next speaker is the representative of the Republic of Korea. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

  41. “The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of India. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

  42. “The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Jordan. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

  43. “I thank the Deputy Secretary- General for her statement. The next speaker on my list is the representative of Pakistan. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

  44. “If these recommendations are accepted, we could then consider whether the Council should formulate a resolution or presidential statement to adopt them. I now give the floor to the Deputy Secretary- General.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

  45. “sharp, when we reconvene, the members of the Security Council will share their views. We hope that they will also respond to some of the concerns and suggestions stated by the TCCs. Following them, we will hear the comments of those TCCs that were not able to speak in the morning session. Finally, we do not at this stage have any preconceived notions of the outcome of this open debate. We invite the delegations to present their views and ideas and to share their experiences. It is hoped that as a result of this exercise, some concrete recommendations will emerge which can be followed up on. The goal must be to enhance the relationship between the TCCs, the Security Council and the Secretariat, and bring about a new spirit of cooperation among the three partners.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

  46. “Thirdly, how can the three crucial partners - the Security Council, the Secretariat and the TCCs- cooperate better to address the peacekeeping problems of this age: commitment gaps in the contribution of troops to all United Nations peacekeeping operations, the failures and shortcomings of United Nations peacekeeping operations and the problems concerning the safety and security of United Nations peacekeepers? To ensure that the concerns of troop-contributing countries are fully addressed in this debate, the Council has agreed that we will begin this morning's deliberations by first listening to the TCCs, after the Deputy Secretary-General, Louise Frechette, has spoken. The entire morning session has been set aside for the TCCs to present their views. Subsequently, at 3 p.m.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

  47. “With the aim of stimulating good discussion, let me briefly mention some of the questions that we might wish to address in today 's open debate. First, what are the key problems in the relations between the TCCs and the Council and the Secretariat? Has the practice of meetings with the TCCs prior to the adoption of Council resolutions helped? How can we further improve the content and form of private meetings with TCCs to make them more interactive and productive? Secondly, apart from meetings with TCCs, what other mechanisms and channels can be used to strengthen the link between the Security Council and TCCs in peacekeeping? Does the current corporate culture encourage sufficient interaction with TCCs?”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

  48. “The report of the Panel on United Nations Peace Operations, or the Brahimi report, has already activated some action on the part of the Security Council and the Secretariat to strengthen consultations with the TCCs. However, more can and needs to be done. We have to go beyond closer consultations to strengthening cooperation between these three partners of peacekeeping. That said, we do not expect to arrive at all of the answers today. Rather, we hope that today's discussions will be a useful start on the road towards resolving the problems related to this important issue. The Singapore delegation has circulated background papers, which can be found in document S/200l/21. This document provides some background and also raises some questions that could be addressed.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

  49. “The success of peacekeeping operations depends on a healthy triangular relationship between the Security Council, the Secretariat and the TCCs. Recent events have shown that all is not well in this triangle. The weakest of these links are those with the TCCs. One key goal of this debate must be to lead to a healthy triangle with respect to all three links. However, we must remind ourselves that this is not a new problem. After the disasters in Somalia and Bosnia, the Council did some soul-searching and produced two documents, S/PRST/ 1994/62 and S/PRST/ 1996/13. Unfortunately, despite these lessons learned, we have witnessed similar problems in Sierra Leone recently. Clearly, we need to find out what went wrong and how it can be set right.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source

  50. “Schori (Sweden) and Mr. Musamchime (Zambia) took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber. The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them the letter dated 8 January 2001 from Singapore, document S/2001/21. I am pleased to welcome participants to this open debate on the subject "Strengthening cooperation with troop-contributing countries" (TCCS). Before I throw the floor open, permit me to make a few introductory comments. This topic is timely. We are witnessing another significant upsurge in peacekeeping operations.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257 (2001) · source