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Jayakumar

lines on the record: 124
first: 2001-01-19
most recent: 2002-05-22
sittings or episodes: 6
sources: un-security-council

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“The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration ofthe item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 9.30 p.m.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I am also pleased to inform the Council that my summary will be posted on the Singapore Mission's web site, and that later we will post a more detailed record of all the main points that were made during today's debate. The main purpose of today's debate was to provide a stepping stone for the Council to continue focusing actively on the many challenges that we face in Africa. We hope that, when the next debate is held on this subject, members will refer to the rich debate we had today. In that connection, I am pleased to hear that the United Kingdom will be building on the results oftoday's debate during its July presidency. Finally, I should like to thank all participants for their participation and for their contributions to the debate. There are no further speakers on my list.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“There was also a suggestion that the Working Group should facilitate periodic interaction and dialogue between the Council and the OAU, and that there could be regular exchanges of early-warning information between the Working Group and the OAU. On the question of inviting non-governmental organizations and academics to join the Group's work, many speakers noted that this was useful to their exchanges in seminars involving non-governmental organizations and think tanks and it could contribute to the Council's decision-making. As I said, this brief summary cannot do justice to the rich debate that we had today. Earlier, my officers had given me a long list of suggestions to mention in my concluding remarks, but, given the lateness of the hour, I could mention only a few of them.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“On the establishment of groups of friends, speakers noted that groups of friends were a good idea, particularly useful for gathering information on specific situations and in the areas of mediation and providing good offices. However, they could not replace the Council in its work. On the question of cooperation with the OAU and subregional organizations, there was a particularly rich discussion. One suggestion was that the Working Group should facilitate the circulation of all OAU Central Organ decisions and those of other security organs of subregional organizations as Security Council documents to ensure their effective implementation.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“On assistance to electoral processes, while speakers noted that the Security Council had no direct role in elections observation, the Working Group could reflect on formulating rules acceptable to all concerning a possible partnership between the Secretaries-General of the United Nations and of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) to observe electoral processes in the months preceding elections, during elections and during the announcement of results. That will obviously require careful consideration. The Working Group should also help to ensure that the Council remains seized of the situation in conflict areas, even after successful elections. Premature withdrawal from such areas in the past led to the re-emergence of factors that could embroil States in yet another conflict.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“On confidence-building in the Mano River region, it was suggested that the Council should listen to the views of African regional organizations, such as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), on what needs to be done for the region; and that the Working Group could look for joint solutions affecting the three Mano River Union countries - for example, joint disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes, a joint plan of action against the illicit arms trade, and possibly a rationalization of the posts of the two Special Representatives ofthe Secretary-General. On the role of Special Representatives of the Secretary-General in Africa, it was suggested that the Special Representatives should work closely with each other despite their different geographical mandates, especially in the field ofpreventive diplomacy.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“With regard to the Economic and Social Council, the following suggestions were made: that the Working Group could appoint a representative to work with the Economic and Social Council's ad hoc Advisory Group when it is created, in preparation for the high-level General Assembly meeting on Africa to be held on 16 September, which could include discussions on the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD); that there is a need for the Working Group to adopt an integrated approach and to ensure a smooth transition from peacekeeping to peace-building, another area for cooperation between the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council; and that cooperation between the Working Group and the Economic and Social Council could address the failure of partnerships between members of the United Nations family and could help to address the economic and social causes of conflict.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I should now like to turn to some of the specific suggestions that were conveyed today to the ad hoc Working Group. Those specific suggestions relate to the seven items outlined in the ad hoc Working Group's programme of work.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I am citing only one example, but many other concrete examples were offered for lessons-learned exercises. Fourthly, it was suggested that, unlike the Security Council - which tends to be more formal and more reactive - the Working Group was an informal and ad hoc body and could be more proactive and could experiment with innovative measures. That was suggested by the Chairman of the African Group, the Permanent Representative of Benin, and his suggestion may be worth reflecting on. Fifthly, there was broad agreement among all speakers that the Working Group should not duplicate the work carried out by the Security Council; rather, it should assist the Security Council in its work and should provide value-added contributions.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I have no doubt that Council members have listened carefully to the points that have been made and requested by the African Group. Some members of the Council have also responded to these points. As a result, we have had a rich and interactive dialogue. But, then, dialogue is not an end in itself. Several speakers have emphasized that the Council needs to work out a partnership with African States so as to respond to African challenges. We hope that the healthy dialogue we have had today will help create the partnership that many have called for. Thirdly, it was suggested that the Working Group could work out a balance sheet of successes, failures and lessons learned in tackling the problems in Africa. Ambassador Greenstock, for example, suggested a lessons-learned exercise on Sierra Leone.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Firstly, as President of the Economic and Social Council, Ambassador Ivan Simonovie said effective strategies to deal with conflict prevention and recovery require a comprehensive approach. Indeed, this is probably one of the main conclusions we could draw from today's debate. Many speakers observe that there had been a series of initiatives on Africa, ranging from the broad initiative of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) to more specific initiatives. A challenge is to ensure that all these initiatives work together coherently. Here, too, the ad hoc Working Group could make a valuable contribution. The second general point that emerged was a strong appeal made by non-members for Council members to consider carefully all the points of view put forward today, especially by African Member States.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“It indicates that there is a great desire on the part of the membership to give input and recommendations to the Council's work on Africa. It is not an easy task in a brief summary to capture the many points that were made today. My remarks should therefore be viewed as a first step towards culling the important points made today. I shall divide my remarks into two parts. Firstly, I shall try to draw some general points that were made. Secondly, I shall list some of the specific suggestions that were put across for the ad hoc Working Group to follow up on. I apologize in advance ifI have left out any major points made by speakers, but will capture these points in a consolidated summary Several general points were made.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Before drawing these conclusions I would like to once again thank Ambassador Jagdish Koonjul, Ambassador Amadou Kebe, Ambassador Ivan Simonovic' and Assistant Secretary-General Ibrahima Fall for their excellent contributions. On behalf of the Security Council, let me also express our deep appreciation to Assistant Secretary-General Mr. Ibrahima Fall for the invaluable contributions that he has made to the work of the Security Council. We have immensely benefited from his incisive analysis of issues and his tremendous vision. We wish him all the best in his new endeavours. There can be no doubt that we have had today a rich debate. When Mauritius and Singapore sent out their letter of invitation to all Members, we really had no idea that this invitation would receive such an overwhelming response, 35 non-members addressing the Council.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“In my concluding remarks, let me first thank all the speakers for the kind words addressed to my delegation and to myself. It has been a great honour for Singapore to have chaired this meeting on such an important subject. Having personally served as Permanent Representative to the United Nations 30 years ago, it has been a pleasure and privilege for me to have interacted with distinguished Permanent Representatives during this week. When I opened the meeting this morning, I indicated that at the end of the debate I would try to draw on some specific conclusions from our discussions, which I hope will feed into the future work of the Council's Working Group on Africa, as well as the work of the Council on African issues. I also hope to further refine these points and distribute them eventually to Member States on my own responsibility.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I call on the representative of the Central African Republic. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Ethiopia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The next speaker is the representative of Costa Rica. I invite her to take a seat at the Council table and to make her statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The next speaker is the representative of Rwanda. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The next speaker is the representative of Somalia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The next speaker is the representative of Mozambique. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“the next speaker is the representative of Mali. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Malawi. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Cote d'Ivoire. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The next speaker is the representative of Zambia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of the United Republic of Tanzania. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I now call on the representative of Morocco, whom I invite to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The next speaker is the representative of Ukraine. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Before giving the floor to the next speaker, I would like to note that we have 19 remaining non-members inscribed to speak. In addition, several Council members have indicated their desire to respond. This is an important topic that we are debating, and it is my intention to give every speaker the opportunity to put across his or her views. But, given the long list of speakers, I am sure that everyone will agree with me that we have a common interest in not finishing our discussion too late. If possible, I hope that speakers will attempt to be as brief and focused as possible, without, of course, leaving out any important points that they may wish to put across. The next speaker is the representative of Senegal, whom I invite to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Nigeria. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of South Africa for his kind words addressed to my delegation. I now give the floor to the representative of Nepal, whom I invite to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I now call on the representative of South Africa. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“As I said this morning, it is my intention to allow a Council Member to respond after several non-Council member statements. Accordingly, I now give the floor to the representative of Ireland.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of the Gambia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The President: The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Sierra Leone. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Cape Verde, the Central African Republic, Ethiopia and Malaysia, 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 ofthe Charter and rule 37 ofthe Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Da Fonseca (Cape Verde), Mr. Poukre-Kono (Central African Republic), Mr. Hussein (Ethiopia) and Mr. Hasmy (Malaysia) took the seats reserved for them at the side ofthe Council Chamber.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source
“There are a number of speakers remaining on my list. In view of the lateness of the hour, and with the concurrence of Council members, I shall suspend the meeting now and resume it at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The meeting was suspended at 1.35 p.m.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of India for his kind words addressed to my delegation. I now give the floor to the representative of Japan. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Djibouti for the kind words addressed to my delegation. 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.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source
“Before inviting the next speaker to take the floor, let me announce that I intend to suspend this meeting at around 1.30 pm. I now call on the representative of Djibouti, whom I invite to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source
“Before giving the floor to the representative of Spain, let me inform members that in his letter to the Presidency, when he requested participation in this debate, he also informed us that following his introductory remarks, he would like to give the floor to Mr. Hans Dahlgren, Special Representative of the Presidency of the European Union to the countries of the Mano River Union. I call on the representative of Spain. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya for his kind words addressed to me. I call on the representative of Australia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source
“The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Bangladesh for his kind words addressed to my delegation. I now call on the representative of Cuba, whom I invite to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source
“I now call on the representative of Bangladesh, whom I invite to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source
“As I indicated earlier that I would, I shall now give the floor to a member of the Council to respond to some of the comments made in this debate so far, in line with the wish of the African Group to make the debate more interactive.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source
“I shall now call on the representative of the Republic of Korea, whom I invite to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source
“The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Algeria. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Benin for his kind words addressed to my delegation. The next speaker on my list is the representative of Egypt. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source
“The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Benin, who will speak as Chairman of the African Group for the month of May. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source
“I thank the Assistant Secretary- General for Political Affairs, Mr. Ibrahima Fall, for his kind words addressed to my delegation. I should like to announce that I will be happy to give the floor to Council members who wish to respond to comments made by non-members in the course of the debate. I believe that that will make the debate both more interactive and more interesting; indeed, it was the wish of the African Group to hear the responses of Council members. Therefore, after three or four non- members have spoken, I shall be happy to give the floor to any member who wishes to respond. For example, the representative of France would like to respond after the first four speakers have spoken. I hope other Council members who wish to respond from time to time will inform the Secretariat of the point at which they wish to intervene.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source