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1. “It is very good to see Foreign Minister Okitundu with us today, and I particularly appreciate it that he has taken the trouble to join us as we continue to consider this extremely important topic of trying to find peace in his country. My delegation, too, is very grateful for the briefings which Under-Secretary-General Guehenno and Special Representative Otunnu gave us this morning. Sweden will make a statement on behalf of the European Union which will encompass United Kingdom policy here. I want to make just three or four specific comments about where we are now. I think that we are all agreed, having been on the mission last month, that the primary responsibility for finding peace in the Great Lakes region rests with the leaders of those countries themselves.”

   2001-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4327 (2001) · source

2. “I am grateful for your indulgence, Mr. President, and I apologize to you and to members of the Council for being late for the meeting and for darting in and out. But it is in a good cause, because the work of the Security Council is under scrutiny next door in the Trusteeship Council. You started the session off yourself, Mr. President, and I think it would be wise if members of the Council were represented there. Ambassador Valdivieso is bravely holding the fort against a number of predictable comments on the work of the Council. But it is quite a constructive discussion, and may I say also that it is a very interactive discussion, which is perhaps a lesson also for the Council in its open meetings.”

   2001-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4327 (2001) · source

3. “In the weeks and months to come we have got to double that representation of seriousness if we are to draw the positive out of what we have done in the last two weeks and to scotch the negative. So let us move forward on all of this together with that kind of determination.”

   2001-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4323Resumption1 (2001) · source

4. “Whoever Madiba intends to bring into it, he or she must be under his direction or under the direction of any successor that he approves of with the Secretary-General and the Organization for African Unity. There is also a need for regional input, and I am very glad to hear today that President Museveni is indeed intending to call a meeting in Arusha of the regional initiative in the early days of June. That is good news as follow-up to our mission, in that respect. Finally, I entirely agree with the Secretary- General's very well-balanced input this morning and where he ended, which is that the parties are in the lead. It is their region and their responsibility, but we, the Security Council, have shown that we are serious.”

   2001-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4323Resumption1 (2001) · source

5. “But finding someone as good to follow him is a very important next step among next steps that have to be taken by the United Nations family. Like others, I am more depressed on Burundi. I do not think that any of the parties are really contributing as they should be to the peace process, neither the current Government, nor any of the 19 signatories, nor the non-signatories especially. But they, too, will have to remember the warning that we gave them: that there is no point whatsoever in the continuation of armed force, not least because one only, in that way, gives justification to one's enemies to use armed force or to stay in the positions where they are relying on armed force. I think that a unitary negotiating mechanism for Burundi is essential.”

   2001-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4323Resumption1 (2001) · source

6. “So I will not go over the individual points. We all know what they are. I want to place an emphasis on Kisangani and the symbolism that it would represent for Kisangani to come out of its shadows and its immediate problems - which are partly relieved by the Rassemblement congolais pour la de'mocratie (RCD-Goma) but also partly contributed to by it - and show, as the third city of the Congo, that a quick advance there would inject an enormous amount of further spirit into the whole peace implementation process. I, too, pay tribute to the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC). I think that Ambassador Morjane, as he comes towards the end of his tenure, has done a remarkable job. We will be lucky if the Secretary-General finds someone as good to follow him.”

   2001-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4323Resumption1 (2001) · source

7. “We have shown that we can bite, both on this mission and with our follow-up to the Panel's report; so they will get a negative reaction from us and others in the international community. But it is also short-sighted in terms of the interests, in the medium-to-long term, of any one country to ignore the need to bring its neighbours positively forward with it. I think that is a very important message that we should send out of today's debate. We are not letting go. We will crack down on people who offend against the letter and spirit of Lusaka. We will go back to the region. And we will make sure that those promises made to us by each of the parties that they would implement Lusaka properly and carry out the plans in the Political Committee's deliberations properly will be fulfilled. We will mark them on that.”

   2001-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4323Resumption1 (2001) · source

8. “We all know perfectly well that parties will be tempted to squeeze advantage out of the next stages of implementation for their singular interests. But the international community is looking at the region as a whole, and we, the international community, are not going to be prepared to invest, politically and economically, in the widest sense of the word invest, in one or another country in that region unless the stability and prosperity of the whole region is a real prospect. There is therefore no point in any one party pursuing its own interests at the expense of neighbours or of the region as a whole. They will get two things out of that. One, I hope, will be the Security Council breathing very heavily down their necks, and perhaps worse.”

   2001-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4323Resumption1 (2001) · source

9. “What did we achieve? I think that time and events will have to tell us what we achieved. We are looking at a glass half full, in that all the parties decided to tell us - I think with reasonable conviction - that they believed in Lusaka and would implement Lusaka. But we also heard nuances from all of them about where they would like to swing Lusaka their way. I entirely agree with Ambassador Ward on what he has just said- that we could have heard some more positive spirit from the parties in the debate this morning; and some of them are absent from the continuation of the debate now. This is the parties' interest, this is the interest of the people in the region: to take the opportunity of our focused interest and determination to follow up to bring peace to the Great Lakes region.”

   2001-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4323Resumption1 (2001) · source

10. “I think that the mission report and Ambassador Levitte's oral report this morning have said almost all that we need to say about the work of the mission, what we found and what we now need to do. I hope that the Council as a whole will act swiftly and with determination on the recommendations that we put forward. Along with everybody else on the mission, I am still left in admiration of Ambassador Levitte's leadership, both on the substance and on the spirit of the mission. I pay that tribute to him again today. I also think that we were remarkably well served by the United Nations family on the ground and by the members of the Secretariat who came with us. This was the largest, the longest and, paradoxically, the smoothest mission that I have been on so far, including my own. I think that the whole team played a remarkable game.”

    2001-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4323Resumption1 (2001) · source

11. “This morning's briefings make it clear that there is still a huge amount of work to be done. We have enough analysis, enough missions: let us get on with the action.”

    2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source

12. “The greater the input, the greater the panel's ability to put together an independent and authoritative report. We note that the President of Liberia has invited the United Nations and ECOWAS to send border monitors to Liberia. We are sceptical that this would be cost-effective; the border is notoriously difficult to seal. We note that, at present in any case, the United Nations expert panel exists with a mandate to look at Liberian compliance with the relevant Security Council resolutions. However, once the panel's mandate has expired we will be ready to look at options for a system of checks on Liberian ports and airfields. We welcome the accelerating pace of United Nations action on this subregion and the evidence of more effective coordination.”

    2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source

13. “We are not yet confident that President Taylor has got the message of the need for 100-per-cent compliance with that resolution. Sanctions will be lifted as soon as the Council is satisfied that its requirements have been met. In the meantime, it is essential to ensure that the arms embargo, the travel ban and the diamond embargo are made to bite. We call on all United Nations Members to fully implement and enforce those measures; it is important that the Liberia sanctions Committee should swiftly designate the list of those subject to the travel ban. We welcome the fact that the expert panel on Liberia has now started its work, and we call on all United Nations Members to cooperate fully with the panel and to pass on to it any information that might facilitate its work.”

    2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source

14. “I have to say that, given the history of UNAMSIL and the need for concentrated action on the security situation in Sierra Leone over the next few months, expansion of the mandate is probably not a good idea at this stage. There needs to be intensive political and diplomatic work to restore the relationships among Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone before we can consider an expanded peacekeeping operation. That intensive work should be taken forward within an ECOWAS framework. As Ms. McAskie made clear, the humanitarian situation in Liberia is fast deteriorating. It is now more important than ever that President Taylor and the Liberian Government comply with the demands in resolution 1343 (2001). The Council has made clear its resolve to ensure that they do so, and we will need to follow up energetically.”

    2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source

15. “It is time, I think, for some individual donors also to see what specific help they can be giving to the regeneration of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as an operational institution. We welcome the proposal for a United Nations office for West Africa, but it is important that it be complementary to, and not reduce, the flexibility and responsiveness of the command structure of a United Nations mission in the region, such as UNAMSIL. In addressing the appalling humanitarian situation in the Mano River Union countries, the Fall report recommends the expansion of UNAMSIL's functions and mandate. I note that there was no representative of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations on the Fall Mission.”

    2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source

16. “We have noted the report's findings on coordination and strategy and we hope that this important analysis and assessment will be matched by a serious effort on the part of the United Nations intergovernmental machinery to take stock of their implications and to determine how we can best respond collectively to these challenges. The capacity of ECOWAS as the regional institution is an essential aspect of this. The Fall report calls for the strengthening of ECOWAS in those areas which should better enable it to act as a driving force towards subregional integration and for greater cooperation between the United Nations system and ECOWAS. We should consider how we, as a Council, might develop a more operational relationship within ECOWAS. Here, I hope that the European Union will pay careful attention to the recommendations in this area.”

    2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source

17. “More and more, we are seeing evidence of the need to strengthen regional and subregional institutions in preventing conflicts and developing comprehensive responses to shoring up peace-building efforts. The Fall report underlines this; and yet, we agree with his impression of a recent deterioration in relationships between neighbouring countries in the Mano River Union region. There clearly needs to be more intensive action on this. The report contains a number of recommendations which affect the operational arm of the United Nations effort in West Africa. These recommendations merit serious and careful consideration and the United Kingdom is already reviewing them.”

    2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source

18. “Many of his recommendations reinforce the general findings of the Brahimi report in this context and build on recommendations outlined in the report of the Council's mission to Sierra Leone last October. I have said before that we support the setting- up of an integrated mission task force for that subregion and we hope that this proposal will now be followed up urgently. Worthy of particular note in his report was the message conveyed to the Mission by the heads of State of the region, who thought that greater subregional integration in the political, security, economic and social spheres should remain a key objective for the United Nations family if durable solutions to conflict and to the tragic humanitarian suffering that accompanies conflict are to be secured.”

    2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source

19. “We, too, note in passing her reference to the impressive and senior membership of the Mano River Union Women's Peace Network and we agree with the link which Assistant Secretary-General Fall has made between national reconciliation and the potential impact of such civil society organizations as that one. I thank, too, Assistant Secretary-General Fall for his briefing and for his leadership of the Inter-Agency Mission to West Africa. The Mission report presents a vivid illustration of the need for a more collective and integrated United Nations effort, where economic development and humanitarian dimensions are factored into the United Nations system's analysis and response - in other words, a real regional strategy for West Africa.”

    2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source

20. “The United Kingdom remains very concerned about the regional humanitarian situation and sees a strong need for increased coordination. We agree that this meeting exemplifies that. We are aware of the growing numbers of internally displaced persons, especially in Guinea, and think it essential for the humanitarian effort in Guinea to be strengthened by the appointment of a Humanitarian Coordinator in Conakry. Is there a date for that? We also need a clearer idea of the number of refugees still to be relocated within Guinea from the conflict zones and a timetable for completion of that exercise. We are interested in the idea of a subregional office for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Are there plans to set that up on a particular timing?”

    2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source

21. “First of all, does he think that the trend that he is now observing in Sierra Leone with these agreements and their hope for implementation is in line with our expectations that the situation can improve sufficiently for elections, an essential part of the peace-building process in Sierra Leone, to be held at least within the next 10 months or so? I have a second question of detail as regards the alleged Civil Defence Forces (CDF) attacks on RUF positions in the east of Sierra Leone. Is it actually clear that the CDF were responsible for those attacks, because there is some doubt about the actual events that have taken place? We say that against the observation that the RUF has, of course, consistently failed so far to implement the Abuja ceasefire Agreement. I am particularly grateful, also, to Carolyn McAskie for her presentation.”

    2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source

22. “The onus is on the RUF to prove to the international community that it is genuinely committed to peace and we want to see visible evidence soon that the RUF is complying with the provisions of the Abuja agreement of 2 May, namely, freedom for UNAMSIL deployment throughout Sierra Leone to re-establish the authority of the Government of Sierra Leone; immediate disarmament; and the handing back of weapons and ammunition seized from the ECOWAS Monitoring Group last year - something that should have happened six months ago. We hope that it will indeed be complete by 30 May. I have a couple of questions here for the Under- Secretary-General.”

    2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source

23. “The RUF's agreement to allow the Sierra Leone army, in coordination with the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), to deploy to the border area between Sierra Leone and Guinea will reduce tensions in that area. It is an important step in protecting the territorial integrity of Sierra Leone and in calming the situation in south-western Guinea. We hope now to see the immediate reinvigoration of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme in Sierra Leone and, in this regard, we look forward to hearing the outcome of the meeting in Freetown on 15 May between UNAMSIL, the Government of Sierra Leone and the RUF, because that meeting needs to lead to immediate results on the ground.”

    2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source

24. “I want to say by way of background that the United Kingdom remains absolutely determined and committed to bringing peace to Sierra Leone and its neighbours through its support for the Government of Sierra Leone, the United Nations and the international community's efforts in the subregion. We have already committed several hundred million dollars to that objective and we are not going to stop looking for a result from that investment in terms of the stability and the orthodox development of Sierra Leone and its neighbours - what Ambassador Ouane referred to this morning as "good governance" throughout the region. We therefore welcome the RUF 's renewed commitment at what we call "Abuja II" to complying with the terms of the Abuja ceasefire Agreement of 10 November and its agreement to withdraw from Kambia.”

    2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source

25. “We have had three very valuable briefings this morning and I, too, am very grateful for those, which were based on some very recent experience of all three briefers in the region. I will go through each in turn, very quickly. Under-Secretary-General Guehenno mentioned the good progress made at the meeting between the Committee of Six of the Mediation and Security Council of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Government of Sierra Leone, the United Nations and the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) at Abuja on 2 May. We very much appreciate the role of ECOWAS in facilitating that meeting and are very grateful to Ambassador Ouane for his further updating this morning.”

    2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source

26. “We therefore look to the Panel to establish a comprehensive approach to the long-term aspects of the problem which could help determine the success or failure of the future of our efforts to bring peace and stability to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to the region.”

    2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317 (2001) · source

27. “But the natural resources of that country have become part of what fuels the conflict, so all of the parties must recommit themselves to work across the board to bring an end to the conflict. In that context, the Panel might usefully focus, in the next three months of work, on better long-term sectoral strategies, concentrating on specific materials, for instance, gold, diamonds and coltan. It is vital for the future peace, stability and development of the Democratic Republic of the Congo that its natural resources should work for the benefit of its people. In addressing the abuses, we must also be prepared to help the Government and the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to build effective and transparent structures for legitimate exploitation and trade in resources, including with its neighbours.”

    2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317 (2001) · source

28. “But there is also, of course, some disagreement on the precise facts of what was and is illegitimate exploitation. That is inevitable, given the circumstances in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the scope of the problem. We must engage with each other and try to achieve greater clarity, but we also need to focus on the primary goal here, which is not to punish or narrowly to assign blame, but to tackle the problem in the interests of promoting the wider peace process and alleviating the suffering of the Congolese people. It is their resources which have been unscrupulously exploited for the benefit of others. We do not regard resources as being the cause of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, nor would addressing this problem alone solve that conflict.”

    2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317 (2001) · source

29. “We believe that an addendum to the Panel's work will provide an opportunity to produce a fully balanced analysis and to record, as far as possible, corroborated evidence relating to all parties to the conflict. This is a key element, because one of the most important things the work of the Panel has done is to bring this problem, of which we had all heard reports, closer to the surface. We now need a serious and frank dialogue with all concerned, but especially with the parties to the conflict. Today's debate is a start, and, given the vigorous contributions we have heard so far, the debate is, of course, going to continue. We and all the parties agree that illegitimate exploitation has to end. That is a vitally important basis of agreement.”

    2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317 (2001) · source

30. “The report of the Panel addresses an issue of considerable concern: the way the natural resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are being used to fuel the conflict there. There is more work to be done to shed light on this problem, and we therefore support the extension of the Panel's mandate. In the presidential statement which the Council will adopt later today, we set out guidelines for the continued work of the Panel. Among other things, the extended mandate will allow the Panel to pursue further information which was not previously available and to follow up responses to the Panel's report, including the extremely important ones today.”

    2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317 (2001) · source

31. “We warmly welcome you to the presidency, Sir, and I thank you for your kind words earlier in this debate. It is very good to see the Ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi here with us today. It has been extremely important for us to listen to their statements and to engage in a very necessary debate. Like my two predecessors in this discussion, I point to and fully support the statement which Sweden will make on behalf of the European Union later on today, but I want to make one or two remarks in my national capacity. The United Kingdom takes very careful note of the work done so far by the Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We thank the members of the Panel for their diligence and their courage.”

    2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317 (2001) · source

32. “In favour: Bangladesh, China, Colombia, France, Ireland, Jamaica, Mali, Mauritius, Norway, Russian Federation, Singapore, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America. The President: There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1350 (2001). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 1.10pm.”

    2001-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4316 (2001) · source

33. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document 5/2001/391, which contains the text of a letter dated 19 April 2001 from the Secretary-General. Members of the Council also have before them document S/2001/4l4, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. It is my understanding that the Security Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution (S/2001/4l4) before it. lfl hear no objection, I shall now put the draft resolution to the vote. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by Show ofhands.”

    2001-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4316 (2001) · source

34. “IfI hear no objection, I shall now put the draft resolution to the vote. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show ofhands. In favour: Bangladesh, China, Colombia, France, Ireland, Jamaica, Mali, Mauritius, Norway, Russian Federation, Singapore, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America. The President: There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1349 (2001). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 1.05 pm.”

    2001-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4315 (2001) · source

35. “Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. The situation concerning Western Sahara Report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara (S/2001/398) The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them the report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara, document 8/2001/398. Members of the Council also have before them document 8/2001/413, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. It is my understanding that the Security Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution (8/2001/413) before it.”

    2001-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4315 (2001) · source

36. “At the outset, I should like, on behalf of the Council, to express profound sympathy and condolences to the Governments and peoples of Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Switzerland, and to the bereaved families, in connection with the deaths of two international humanitarian workers of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and four nationals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who gave their lives yesterday in the cause of peace while serving with the ICRC in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Council strongly condemns the wanton killing of those humanitarian workers. I would like to request members to stand and observe a minute of silence in memory of those six humanitarian workers who so tragically lost their lives on 26 April 2001. The members ofthe Council observed a minute of silence.”

    2001-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4315 (2001) · source

37. “"The Security Council will remain actively seized of the matter and reaffirms its commitment to advancing the peace process." This statement will be issued as a document of Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2001/12. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 1.05 pm.”

    2001-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4314 (2001) · source

38. “"The Security Council strongly supports, in particular, the intention of the Special Representative to submit, in the near future, his draft paper containing specific proposals to the parties on the question of the distribution of constitutional competences between Tbilisi and Sukhumi. It calls on all those concerned to use their influence with a View to facilitating this process. "The Security Council welcomes the the intention of the Special Representative to submit the draft paper to the parties soon, as a starting point for negotiation, and not as an attempt to impose or dictate any possible solution. It calls upon the parties constructively to accept the paper in this light and work towards a mutually acceptable settlement.”

    2001-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4314 (2001) · source

39. “"The Security Council stresses that the continued lack of progress on key issues of a comprehensive settlement of the conflict in Abkhazia, Georgia, is unacceptable. It underlines the decisive importance of early negotiations on the core political questions of the conflict. It strongly supports, in this context, the efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General to promote the achievement of a comprehensive political settlement based on the resolutions of the Security Council, which must include a settlement of the political status of Abkhazia within the State of Georgia.”

    2001-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4314 (2001) · source

40. “In accordance with the decision taken at the 4313th meeting, I invite the Minister for Special Affairs of Georgia, His Excellency Mr. Malkhaz Kakabadze, to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now resume its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council welcomes the briefing provided by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, on 24 April 2001, in accordance with paragraph 16 of its resolution 1339 (2001) of31 January 2001. It welcomes also the presence of the Minister for Special Affairs of Georgia at its meeting.”

    2001-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4314 (2001) · source

41. “There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 7.30pm.”

    2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source

42. “There are points for the Secretary-General, the Secretariat and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in a number of respects, which I shall detail for the Council. And there are points for Member States, which I think still have to fulfil their obligations under international law, conventions and other international instruments if we are to address this subject in its entirety. So I will bring some points to the Council for discussion in informal consultations so that we can draw some conclusions together from this debate. But I think that today was a good start in moving forward the Council's work in this vital area. We can meet again in the next two to three weeks, subject to the arrangements made by the next presidency, to decide on precise follow-on action.”

    2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source

43. “Whatever the feelings about the past, it is time to start taking more systematic action to improve the United Nations performance in this whole area. I shall bring to the Council a number of points drawn from today's discussion that might be a stimulus for the taking of relevant Council decisions or for making recommendations to the Secretary-General or to Member States where others have the lead responsibility 4 for instance, to establish a working group to cover a number of issues that arose today; to address impunity; to look at Security Council mandates in a number of respects; to look at better provision of information and analysis to the Council; and to consider the Council's links with regional and subregional groups, with sanctions policy, with agencies dealing with refugees and internally displaced persons, with the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and other United Nations intergovernmental bodies, and with, perhaps, the Secretary-General's 1998 report on Africa.”

    2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source

44. “The Security Council will need to examine how best to take these into account in its future work, taking careful account also of indications of scepticism from some Member States in respect of a number of those recommendations. Clearly, pragmatism and realism are both called for. We have also welcomed Mrs. Robinson's recommendations today on a human- rights-based approach to conflict and have, I think, sensed the value of close coordination with her Office on this subject. We have also recognized that the Council has not done well enough in implementing the Secretary- General's previous set of recommendations. Members of the Council this morning drew most of their examples from the African theatre. This afternoon, many Member States focused on the Middle East.”

    2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source

45. “I thank the Under-Secretary- General for the further points that he has made. We have had an interesting debate, with a number of useful ideas emerging from it. Many speakers have called for a culture of protection, but a culture is formed from the accumulation of effective action - even a habit of effective action. I think there was a significant degree of support, from members and non-members of the Council alike, for the Secretary-General's recommendations in the areas of ensuring the prosecution of violations of international criminal law, setting meaningful standards for access negotiations, engaging armed groups and separating civilians from armed elements, to take just a few examples.”

    2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source

46. “I would now like to give the floor back to Mr. Kenzo Oshima, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, to take up any points from the debate that he would wish to.”

    2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source

47. “The representative of the Syrian Arab Republic has asked to make a further statement. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source

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

    2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source

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

    2001-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4312Resumption1 (2001) · source

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

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