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2008-05-06
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  1. “The Security Council invites the Secretary-General to provide advice within 12 months to the relevant United Nations organs on how best to take forward these issues within the United Nations 08-34772 system and, taking into consideration the views of the Peacebuilding Commission, how to coordinate peacebuilding activities and encourage the mobilization and most effective use of resources for urgent peacebuilding needs". This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2008/16. There are no further speakers on my list. Once again, I would like to thank participants for attending. I also thank our interpreters and the Secretariat. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 7.10 pm. 43”

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  2. “The Security Council reaffirms the role of regional organizations in the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, and the need to strengthen the capacity of regional organizations in helping countries recover from conflict. "The Security Council encourages the Secretary- General, the Peacebuilding Commission, international and regional organizations and Member States to consider how to support national efforts in affected countries to secure a sustainable peace more rapidly and effectively, including in the areas of coordination, civilian deployment capabilities and financing.”

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  3. “"The Security Council highlights the need for the United Nations to play a leading role in the field in coordinating international efforts in post- conflict situations. The Security Council stresses that coordination between national authorities and others involved in longer-term reconstruction and development, including organs of the United Nations system in accordance with their respective mandates, the international financial institutions as well as with civil society and the business sector, is vital for the success of United Nations and international engagement in post- conflict situations. "The Security Council stresses the need to ensure that finance is available from the outset for recovery and peacebuilding activities to meet immediate needs, and to lay a solid foundation for longer-term reconstruction and development.”

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  4. “"The Security Council recognizes that, in particular in the immediate aftermath of conflict, affected countries have urgent needs including, but not limited to, the re-establishment of the institutions of Government, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of armed forces, security sector reform, transitional justice, reconciliation, re-establishing the rule of law and respect for human rights, and economic revitalization. The Security Council underlines that civilian expertise in post-conflict peacebuilding is essential in helping to meet these needs. "The Security Council encourages efforts to address the urgent need for rapidly deployable civilian expertise and stresses that the critical role for such expertise is working in cooperation with national authorities to strengthen national capacities.”

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  5. “"The Security Council emphasizes the importance of national ownership and the primary responsibility of national authorities emerging from conflict for peacebuilding and sustainable development, expresses its intention to support those efforts and encourages other actors to do the same. "The Security Council recalls its resolution 1645 (2005) and welcomes the work of the Peacebuilding Commission in advising on the coordination of international peacebuilding activities and resources, and expresses its support for enhancing the role of the Peacebuilding Commission, Peacebuilding Support Office and the Peacebuilding Fund.”

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  6. “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 recalls its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security and emphasizes the critical importance of post-conflict peacebuilding in laying the foundation for sustainable peace and development after the scourge of war. "The Security Council recognizes that supporting States to recover from conflict and build sustainable peace is a major challenge facing the international community, and that an effective response requires political, security, humanitarian and development activities to be integrated and coherent, including in the first phase of integrated mission planning.”

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  7. “I think we highlighted a wide-ranging set of themes that included, but were not necessarily limited to, national ownership, including, where appropriate, a role for the diaspora; inclusivity, including within United Nations institutions; security; mandates; development; regional and national experiences; the importance of coordination; the need for both quick responses and long-term sustainability; the importance ofjustice; resolution 1325 (2000); and the importance of getting adequate resources, among many others. We look forward to discussing these issues with colleagues, delegations and representatives in the appropriate various United Nations forums. And, of course, we also heard today about food security, which has been taken forward by the Economic and Social Council.”

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  8. “I thank the representative of Benin for that very well-considered intervention and for offering us some of his own experiences and thoughts on follow-up. We have had a long but very good discussion today, and I would like to thank all delegations for their thoughtful and thought-provoking interventions. My thanks go also to the Secretary-General, the World Bank, the Foreign Ministry of Sierra Leone and Mr. Brahimi for their presentations.”

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  9. “I thank the representative of Liechtenstein for that very thoughtful intervention and for highlighting justice issues. I now call on the representative of Benin.”

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  10. “I thank the representative of Australia for his intervention and for offering lessons learned from Australia's own experience. I now call on the representative of Liechtenstein.”

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  11. “I thank the representative of Norway for his ideas for follow-up. I now have the pleasure of giving the floor to the representative of Australia.”

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  12. “I thank the representative of Qatar for his focus on development of capacity and on regional arrangements. I now have the pleasure of giving the floor to the representative of Norway.”

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  13. “I thank the representative of El Salvador for her ideas for follow-up for the Peacebuilding Commission. I now have the pleasure of giving the floor to the representative of Qatar.”

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  14. “I thank the representative of Georgia for his statement and for his account of Georgia's own experiences. I now have pleasure in giving the floor to the representative of the Republic of Korea.”

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  15. “I thank the representative of Papua New Guinea for his statement and for highlighting his country's experience. I now have pleasure in giving the floor to the representative of Georgia.”

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  16. “I thank the representative of Argentina for his very well considered and thoughtful intervention. I now have the pleasure of giving the floor to the representative of Papua New Guinea.”

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  17. “I thank the representative of Honduras for sharing conclusions drawn from his own country's experience, as well as for highlighting the Economic and Social Council debate on food security. I now have the pleasure of giving the floor to the representative of Argentina.”

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  18. “Thank you very much, Sir, for that very thoughtful statement and the focus on integration. Before giving the floor to the next speaker, may I note that we have 12 more speakers on the list. The interpreters have kindly agreed to continue past 6 o'clock, but I encourage remaining speakers to stick to the limit set at the beginning; that would be very helpful. The next speaker is the representative of Honduras, to whom I give the floor.”

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  19. “I thank the representative of Nigeria for setting out some important areas for follow-up, including drawing on the experiences of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Nigeria. I now have the pleasure of giving the floor to the representative of India.”

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  20. “I thank the representative of Thailand for his very thoughtful contribution and for highlighting the issue of sustainable development. I now have the pleasure of giving the floor to the representative of Nigeria.”

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  21. “I thank the representative of Slovakia for again highlighting security sector reform. I now have the pleasure of giving the floor to the representative of Guatemala.”

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  22. “I thank the representative of Turkey for his considered statement and for the focus on policing. I now have the pleasure of giving the floor to the representative of Slovakia.”

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  23. “I thank the representative of Afghanistan for his statement and for sharing with us the lessons from Afghanistan. I now have the pleasure of giving the floor to the representative of Turkey.”

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  24. “Thank you very much for that considered statement. I now have the pleasure to give the floor to the representative of Afghanistan.”

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  25. “Thank you very much for that considered intervention and for highlighting the importance of national capacity. I now have the pleasure to give the floor to the representative of Peru.”

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  26. “I thank the representative of Jamaica for that very important statement, which included with a number of significant areas for follow- up. We agree with the emphasis on bringing in the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, the Security Council and the Peacebuilding Commission to address these questions. I should just like to assure delegations that there is no intention, either in the concept paper or beyond it, to deviate or detract from funding for development. What is proposed would be additional to existing measures, in order to help address some of the questions that the representative raised about post- conflict situations. I now call on the representative of Pakistan.”

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  27. “I thank the representative of Switzerland for his thoughtful statement. I now give the floor to the representative of Brazil.”

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  28. “I thank the representative of Mexico for his statement and for highlighting security sector reform and his country's engagement. I now have the pleasure of giving the floor to the representative of Switzerland.”

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  29. “I thank the representative of Ghana for that very comprehensive and considered intervention. I now have the pleasure to give the floor to the representative of Mexico.”

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  30. “I thank the representative of New Zealand for her very helpful statement and ongoing commitment. I now have the pleasure to give the floor to the representative of Ghana. 08-34772”

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  31. “Thank you very much for that thoughtful statement. I think we all share the emphasis on inclusivity. I now give the floor to the representative of Slovenia.”

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  32. “I thank the representative of Egypt for his considered statement. I am sure that we all reciprocate the offer to work constructively together. I now give the floor to the representative of Bangladesh.”

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  33. “I thank the Chairman of the Peacebuilding Commission for his statement and for his comments in his capacity as representative of Japan. I think we are all agreed as to the centrality and importance of the Commission in this work. I now have the pleasure of giving the floor to the representative of Egypt.”

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  34. “I wish to remind all speakers to limit their statements to within five minutes so that the Council can carry out its work expeditiously. Delegations with statements likely to be longer than five minutes are invited to circulate the texts in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber. I now give the floor to Mr. Yukio Takasu, Chairman of the Peacebuilding Commission and Permanent Representative of Japan.”

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  35. “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 was adjourned at 1.25 pm. 08-32878”

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  36. “The representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has also requested the floor to make a further statement. I invite her to take a seat at the Council table and to make her statement.”

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  37. “The representative of Cuba has requested the floor to make a further statement. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

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  38. “The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, to whom I now give the floor.”

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  39. “The unanimous adoption of resolution 1810 (2008) sends a strong signal of the international community's determination to ensure that weapons of mass destruction do not fall into the hands of criminals, terrorists and would-be proliferators. We look forward to early agreement on the Committee's report on compliance with resolution 1540 (2004). I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Slovenia, to whom I give the floor.”

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  40. “The list must reflect the current threat. Its legitimacy depends on the quality and extent of the information within it. We must continue to update the list at every opportunity and ensure our procedures for listing and de-listing are efficient and effective. At present, they are not. Our ability to remove individuals that no longer meet the criteria is as important as listing additional names that do. Additionally, I would like to reinforce the importance of cooperation between the 1267 Committee, the Monitoring Team, Member States and regional and international organizations. We hope that this cooperation continues to grow. The United Kingdom welcomes the extension of the mandate of the 1540 Committee, in particular the clear focus on capacity-building and sharing of know- how.”

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  41. “We welcome the renewed emphasis on tailored dialogue between States and the Counter-Terrorism Committee and, in particular, the need for increased focus on the delivery of technical assistance as key to full implementation of resolution 1373 (2001). We look forward to early progress on the global survey of the implementation of resolution 1373 (2001) that is under discussion in the Counter-Terrorism Committee. This will be the first substantive report from the Committee on the strengths and weaknesses in our collective efforts to tackle terrorism, and on what more needs to be done. We look forward to considering the report's recommendations here in the Security Council. On the 1267 Committee, the United Kingdom believes that we need to improve the quality of the consolidated list of the Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee.”

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  42. “I should now like to make a statement in my capacity as representative of the United Kingdom. I would like to join others in thanking Ambassadors Verbeke, Jurica and Urbina for their briefings to the Council this morning. I would like to thank not only them, but also their staffs and the expert groups of each Committee, for their time and commitment. Ambassador Verbeke's leadership of the 1267 Committee will be much missed. On the work of the Counter-Terrorism Committee the United Kingdom welcomes the revised organizational plan for the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) and the adoption of Security Council resolution 1805 (2008) extending the Directorate's mandate.”

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  43. “I thank Mr. Urbina for his briefing. In accordance with the understanding reached among Council members, I wish to remind all speakers from now on to limit their statements to no more than five minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate their texts in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber.”

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  44. “I thank Ambassador Verbeke for his briefing and, in particular, for taking the trouble to prepare a summary of the full report for the Council's deliberations. I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Jorge Urbina.”

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  45. “Jorge Urbina, Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Neven Jurica.”

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  46. “At the invitation of the President, the representatives of the aforementioned countries 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. At this meeting, we will hear briefings by His Excellency Mr. Neven Jurica, Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism; His Excellency Mr. Johan Verbeke, Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities; and His Excellency Mr.”

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  47. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Australia, Cuba, India, Israel, Japan, Qatar, Slovenia, the Syrian Arab Republic and Venezuela, in which they request to be invited to participate in the consideration 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 consideration of the item, 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.”

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