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2001-10-19
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2003-03-27
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  1. “It is a situation that invites epidemics of catastrophic proportions, bearing in mind that, even before the outbreak of war, children were still dying of curable diseases, hunger and malnutrition. My delegation strongly urges that the humanitarian situation in Iraq be addressed with the urgency it deserves, as has been underlined in the statements of the Secretary-General and of all other speakers. My delegation also calls for respect for the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of Iraq. It is our sincere belief that the people of Iraq should have the freedom to enjoy the abundance of their natural resources under the guidance of the Government of their choice. Finally, my delegation strongly urges the United Nations to remain focused on the current situation in Iraq, which is a threat to international peace and security.”

    2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source

  2. “My delegation has always been convinced that the provisions of Security Council resolution 1441 (2002) were adequate to resolve the issue of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction through peaceful means. Indeed, the arms inspectors reinforced that conviction in all their reports. However, we are now faced with a situation in which the role of the Untied Nations has been rendered less effective. It is a situation in which the roles of the arms inspectors and the humanitarian workers have been suspended due to the dangers posed by the ongoing war. Daily, we are witnessing an ever- rising number of civilian casualties, some far removed from the actual theatre of war. We also have a large number of people without drinking water and food.”

    2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source

  3. “I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for facilitating this debate so that the general membership of the United Nations can express its views on the extremely important and serious situation in Iraq. At the outset, my delegation wishes to fully associate itself with the statement made yesterday by Ambassador Rastam Mohd Isa of Malaysia on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. Secondly, my delegation wishes to commend Secretary-General Kofi Annan for his very important statement during this debate and for the way he has continued to handle this crisis. At a time when the situation is escalating to engulf the well-being, welfare and lives of non-combatants - especially women and children - it is important that the Secretary-General's voice of reason continues to be a beacon of hope.”

    2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source

  4. “Indeed, Kenya has no doubt that, as charged by IGAD, all involved parties - the regional group, the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the United Nations, the IGAD Partners Forum and the Committee of Friends - will go an extra mile to assist Somalia in the current peace process, humanitarian assistance and the improvement of general security. Finally, Kenya has no doubt that the neighbours and friends of Somalia will play an impartial and constructive role in efforts to end the longstanding problem of the lack of a central administration in Somalia for the last 10 years and its attendant dangers for the region and the international community.”

    2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487Resumption1 (2002) · source

  5. “IGAD member States welcome the proposal of the Secretary-General to establish a Committee of Friends of Somalia, to be based in Nairobi and chaired by his Representative, as well as the setting up of a similar Committee in New York to meet periodically under the chairmanship of the Under-Secretary- General. In total, it is evident that the focus on Somalia has been heightened, and it is up to the people of Somalia to demonstrate maturity and take advantage of the current good will. Kenya, as a neighbour of Somalia, will continue to discharge her fraternal duty to assist Somalia.”

    2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487Resumption1 (2002) · source

  6. “While this might have appeared to be the case in the past, Kenya, as coordinator, wishes to assure the Council that a lot of progress has been made since the 9th IGAD Summit and that increasingly we are witnessing a convergence, rather than a divergence, of views. To facilitate the achievement of faster progress, the IGAD Foreign Ministers have established a Technical Committee comprising front-line States and the IGAD secretariat, with a secretariat in Nairobi to be staffed on a permanent basis. That office needs the Council's support.”

    2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487Resumption1 (2002) · source

  7. “All parties to the conflict are expected to attend without preconditions, and we appeal to the Council to lend its total and undivided support. In the course of efforts to ensure full participation in the April meeting, Kenya has been informed that a meeting of the SRRC was held in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, from 27 February to 1 March 2002. It is hoped that all future meetings of this nature will be guided by the IGAD Foreign Ministers Committee and its Technical Committee. In paragraph 61 of his report, the Secretary- General notes that he has detected a divergence of views among the member States of IGAD regarding national reconciliation in Somalia.”

    2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487Resumption1 (2002) · source

  8. “I would like, however, to re-emphasize that on 25 December 2001, three separate agreements were signed in Nairobi, between the Transitional National Government on the one hand and the United Somali Congress/Somali Salvation Alliance (USC/SSA), the Somalia Reconciliation and Restoration Council (SRRC) and the Somali National Alliance (SNA) on the other. Those agreements are a positive indication that IGAD's efforts in the search for peace and reconciliation in Somalia are continuing to gather momentum. As mandated by the 9th IGAD Summit, held in Khartoum in January, the IGAD Foreign Ministers Committee on Somalia met in Nairobi on 14 February and agreed to convene a National Reconciliation Conference in the second half of April this year, in furtherance of the Arta process.”

    2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487Resumption1 (2002) · source

  9. “Kenya has been charged by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) with the responsibility to coordinate efforts towards reconciliation in Somalia. The report of the Secretary- General covers the efforts expended towards this end in its section II, part B, under the title "Regional and other initiatives". My delegation fully associates itself with the highlights of the report, especially paragraphs 14 to 18. In the debate on the situation in Africa held in this Chamber on 30 January, I gave an update on the efforts of IGAD in the quest for peace in Somalia which tallies with the report before us. I will therefore not bore the Council by reiterating aspects of those efforts which have been adequately covered.”

    2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487Resumption1 (2002) · source

  10. “I should like at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this extremely important meeting. It is indeed an honour for Kenya to be accorded the opportunity to address the Security Council. My delegation is therefore delighted to welcome the new Foreign Minister, Mr. Yusuf Hassan Ibrahim, in our midst here today. Kenya welcomes the comprehensive report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Somalia. The report highlights recent political developments; regional and other peace initiatives; activities by the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Somalia, Mr. Mohamed Sahnoun; the humanitarian situation; other activities in support of the peace process; and post-conflict peace-building mechanisms in Somalia.”

    2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487Resumption1 (2002) · source

  11. “Finally, the Organization of African Unity is in transition to the African Union and is moving towards implementation of the New Partnership for Africa's Development. This affords a good opportunity for the world community and for the United Nations to enter into a new partnership with Africa in all areas which have been weighing heavily on the continent. Humanity demands this.”

    2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption2 (2002) · source

  12. “It is time that these programmes of action were translated into tangible results. The world recession is biting, and the gap between the rich and the poor is widening. Last June, the General Assembly met in special session on HIV/AIDS, and only last week the Preparatory Committee for the International Conference on Financing for Development worked hard as it tried to address the serious debt issue, official development assistance, poverty reduction and measures and targets set in the Millennium Declaration. On top of all that is the threat to international security, peace and order, which is in direct proportion to the despair of the poor. However, we have yet to translate all those declarations and promises into action that would achieve tangible results.”

    2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption2 (2002) · source

  13. “On the issue of the implementation of the Programme of Action adopted at the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, my delegation believes that the Programme contains recommendations that could yield far-reaching positive results; if implemented, these could ease persistent current conflicts in the Great Lakes region and in the Horn of Africa. However, as in the case of the Millennium Declaration, time has not revealed a serious impetus to implement it. The question of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa is at the heart of the continent's future; without them, the fate of the Africans looks gloomy. The United Nations, including the Security Council, has in the past held several meetings that issued very good recommendations.”

    2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption2 (2002) · source

  14. “We have no doubt in our mind that the efforts that have been expended by regional leaders and the support rendered by the international community are bound to yield welcome results soon and to end many years of conflict and great loss of life and property in the Sudan. Once again, the Government of Kenya highly appreciates the support of the OAU, the IGAD member States and the international community. On the broader plane, Kenya is proud to have her sons and daughters deployed in several United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa, Europe and Asia and will continue to discharge her duties towards the goal of durable peace and security everywhere.”

    2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption2 (2002) · source

  15. “I have listened very carefully to the statement by my colleague, the Ambassador of Libya, and we hope that these initiatives will be put together and will not run parallel. While the secretariat on peace in the Sudan continues to explore and facilitate contacts and agreements, President Moi, at the end of December, appointed an IGAD Special Envoy to the Sudan. On 17 January the Special Envoy delivered a special message to President Mubarak of Egypt on the merger. The response was extremely positive. The joint efforts that all of us are taking are bound to yield results soon. Consultations are actively ongoing to reconvene negotiations between the Government of the Sudan and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement.”

    2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption2 (2002) · source

  16. “One of the most critical meetings was the Summit of the IGAD Committee on the Sudan held in Nairobi in June 2001 and attended by the Presidents of the Sudan, Uganda, Djibouti and Ethiopia and the Chairman of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement. The meeting re-affirmed the commitment to the peace process on the Sudan on the basis of the Declaration of Principles. The meeting also commended the international community, particularly the IGAD Partners' Forum, for continued diplomatic and financial support, especially for supporting the secretariat in Nairobi. Following that ninth IGAD Summit, consultations were initiated to merge the Egypt-Libya initiative on the Sudan and the IGAD initiative.”

    2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption2 (2002) · source

  17. “It is encouraging that the IGAD peace process on Somalia is gaining momentum and building on the Arta process. Kenya is also grateful that the United Nations inter-agency visit to Somalia has taken place and that the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Africa, Ambassador Mohamed Sahnoun, remains very actively engaged with the problem of Somalia. Together with the support of the OAU and all other international support and partners, a clear message of goodwill is being sent to Somalis themselves, urging them to put their house in order. Throughout 2001, President Moi again, as Chairman of the IGAD Committee on the Sudan, spearheaded several initiatives aimed at moving the peace process forward.”

    2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption2 (2002) · source

  18. “They also agreed, upon the establishment of an all-inclusive Government, to embark on a programme of disarmament, rehabilitation and integration under the auspices of the United Nations. They agreed to renounce violence and, finally, to settle disputes through dialogue. His Excellency President Daniel T. arap Moi of Kenya reported the above positive development to the summit meeting of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) held in Khartoum earlier this month. The IGAD summit decided that a reconciliation conference on Somalia would be held in Nairobi within two months, under President Moi as coordinator of the front-line States - Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti. I wish to announce that a meeting of Foreign Ministers of IGAD is scheduled to take place in Nairobi on 14 February 2002.”

    2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption2 (2002) · source

  19. “In between, however, the momentum generated by this meeting should be sustained. Given the constraints of time, I wish to touch briefly on three important issues: the situation in Somalia, the Sudan peace talks, and the implementation of the Programme of Action of the United Nations Conference on the Illegal Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons. On Somalia, I should like to inform the Council that in a meeting held in Nairobi from 13 to 24 December 2001, the Transitional National Government of Somalia signed agreements with the United Somali Congress/Somali Salvation Alliance, the Somali Reconciliation and Restoration Council and the Somalia National Alliance. They undertook to establish an all-inclusive Government in Mogadishu, with equitable power sharing among Somali clans.”

    2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption2 (2002) · source

  20. “More time must be found to give Africa the attention it deserves. We therefore welcome the proposal by Mauritius to establish a working group to coordinate relations between the United Nations and the OAU, especially in the implementation of important decisions and programmes. Also, closer working relations are called for between the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council if we are to make headway in tackling the many problems facing Africa, as the distinction between the security aspects and economic aspects of these problems is more imaginary than real. They are two sides of the same coin. In the same vein, the announcement by the United Kingdom that it intends to use its presidency in the Security Council in July to give further impetus to the focus on Africa is both timely and welcome.”

    2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption2 (2002) · source

  21. “One year and four months have passed since then, and Africa can boldly state that the specific goals and time frames that were set in the Declaration for addressing pressing problems - such as the HIV/AIDS pandemic and other diseases, poverty reduction and, not unrelated, the debt burden and the problem of small arms - all seem like a dream. Looking at this catalogue of problems, the only consistent thing about them is that they continue to grow worse. What has happened to the promise of special focus on Africa? It is for this reason, Mr. President, that my delegation once again thanks you for rekindling concern about Africa in this very important debate. Permit me to observe, however, that one day is too short a period to do justice to the weighty and diverse matters of Africa.”

    2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption2 (2002) · source

  22. “On the other hand, we still have many problems, bottlenecks and shortcomings in many countries, such as Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Somalia. Nevertheless, this meeting is a manifestation of the commitment of the Security Council and the United Nations in its entire membership to remain seized with the search for durable peace and sustainable development in Africa. It also affords us the opportunity to evaluate the efficacy and adequacy of the assistance rendered to the OAU by the United Nations. The Millennium Declaration charged the world with the responsibility of paying special attention to Africa.”

    2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption2 (2002) · source

  23. “This meeting will no doubt focus on achievements attained with regard to improved peace and the security situation in Sierra Leone. The United Nations peacekeepers have done a commendable job, and we look forward to the planned elections in Sierra Leone. We would be failing in our duty if we did not commend Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG), the regional force that first answered to the call of distress. Their timely action saved many limbs and many lives. Secondly, the cessation of hostilities between Ethiopia and Eritrea has been another success story. The signing of the ceasefire agreement in Algeria, followed by the deployment of United Nations peacekeepers, has put an end to hostilities between the two neighbours. It is hoped that the border issue will be settled soon.”

    2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption2 (2002) · source

  24. “I am grateful for this opportunity to address the Council on such an important matter as the situation in Africa. Mr. Minister, I should like to take this opportunity to heartily congratulate Mauritius on its assumption of the presidency, and I also welcome your presence here. I also extend my congratulations to the new members of the Council, and take this opportunity to welcome the presence of the Secretary General of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), Mr. Amara Essy, and the very important statement to the Council he made yesterday. My delegation notes with great appreciation that, since Mauritius assumed the presidency, there has been more attention devoted to Africa, and it is hoped that today's meeting will greatly help in refocusing attention on Africa, with the aim of achieving tangible results.”

    2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption2 (2002) · source

  25. “The Secretary-General notes in his report that "the security situation did not make it possible to deploy a peace-building office in the country." (5/2001/963, para. 72) However, my delegation welcomes the feasibility of setting up a Committee of Friends of Somalia, as noted in paragraph 66 of the report. As a member State of IGAD, Kenya will be ready to participate in the work of that Committee with other members of the IGAD Partners Forum. Finally, my delegation calls upon the United Nations to redouble its efforts to assist the people and the Government of Somalia to return to normalcy as soon as possible through the establishment of workable national institutions, security and legal organs; and above all to facilitate economic recovery and development.”

    2001-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4392Resumption1 (2001) · source

  26. “My delegation also joins the appeal that was made a few minutes ago by the Ambassador of Ethiopia for immediate humanitarian assistance for the thousands of refugees in neighbouring countries, including Kenya. Many efforts have been expended through IGAD, the Organization of African Unity, the European Union, the United Nations and others to bring about a lasting solution to the Somalia problem, caused by the lack of central administration during the last 10 years. At long last, we see hope exemplified in the Transitional National Government of Somalia; and it is in this vein that we welcome among us, after very many years, the Prime Minister and head of the Transitional National Government of Somalia and the Permanent Representative of Somalia.”

    2001-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4392Resumption1 (2001) · source

  27. “My delegation wholeheartedly welcomes the TNG back to the fold of the international community to play its role on behalf of the people of Somalia, so long denied of that very important and Vital opportunity. As the Ambassador of Ethiopia mentioned a few minutes ago, Kenya as a neighbour of Somalia, also knows only too well the problems Somalia has gone through since 1991. We have shared Somalia's pain and tears as both a neighbour and a friend. We therefore continue to support all the ongoing peace processes, including the Intergovernmental Authority on Development's (IGAD) task of implementing the mechanisms agreed upon at the Khartoum summit held in November 2000.”

    2001-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4392Resumption1 (2001) · source

  28. “At the outset, my delegation would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. Our salutations also go to your predecessor, Ambassador Levitte of France. Allow me to take this opportunity to address the Council on the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Somalia, which was presented this morning by his Representative. This comprehensive report is most welcome to my delegation. We also express our appreciation for the detailed briefing presented this morning by the Prime Minister of the Transitional National Government (TNG) on the developments in Somalia and on ways and means of assisting Somalia.”

    2001-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4392Resumption1 (2001) · source