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1. “That is, the goal of the international community should be to help the people of Timor-Leste stand on their own feet. We therefore think we need a forward-looking and proactive approach that seeks to move beyond stabilization and into sustainable, national-led peacebuilding as soon as we responsibly can. We therefore hope that in future reports, the Secretary-General and his team will be able to develop a medium-term strategy, with appropriate benchmarks aimed at achieving this end state, and that, of course, in close and continuous consultation with the Government of Timor-Leste.”

   2008-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5843 (2008) · source

2. “We heard in this Chamber over the past year, and again this morning, a consistent message from the representatives of Timor-Leste that the Security Council should continue to provide them with support, including through the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT), over the years ahead. We are very sympathetic to this message, and it is for this reason that we support the extension of the UNMIT mandate by 12 months. We think that Special Representative Khare and his team continue to do an excellent job delivering on their mandate, and we welcome and commend South Africa's leadership of this issue in the Council. At the same time, we also remain mindful of an underlying principle, which is a point that Ambassador Santos also made this morning.”

   2008-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5843 (2008) · source

3. “Secondly, there needs to be a determined effort by the State institutions, with international support, to build capacity and deliver reform, particularly in the security and justice sectors. We look forward to receiving the findings of the expert mission to be dispatched by the Secretary-General with the aim of carrying out a thorough assessment, in particular in the field of policing. Thirdly, a commitment by the Timorese Government is needed to the full implementation of the 2008 budget now agreed by the parliament of Timor- Leste. This Council of the United Nations and the wider international community are committed to help.”

   2008-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5843 (2008) · source

4. “As others have said, these attacks underline the fact that the security situation and the wider situation in East Timor remain fragile, volatile and vulnerable to setbacks. So it is for the people of the country to do everything in their power to ensure the sustained positive trend in terms of politics, security and sustainable economic and social development. For my Government, that means three things. First, efforts should continue building a shared vision by the Timorese Government and the opposition, and the civil society more generally, of what kind of country Timor-Leste should be, including by building on the multiparty discussions referred to by the Under- Secretary-General earlier.”

   2008-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5843 (2008) · source

5. “We are encouraged by the Secretariat's assessment that the Timorese State institutions and the opposition have met the challenge posed by those attacks and have responded, as Mr. Guehenno stated, in keeping with their constitutional and human rights obligations. We commend the people of East Timor for remaining calm and steadfast in such difficult times for their young democracy, and we thank the International Stabilization Force, and particularly the Australian leadership of that force, for coming so swiftly to the assistance of the legitimate Government of East Timor and for reinforcing its presence on the ground to help bolster the security situation. My Government joins others in wishing Mr. Ramos-Horta a full and swift recovery. We are encouraged by what the Ambassador and the Under-Secretary-General said this morning in that regard.”

   2008-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5843 (2008) · source

6. “We thank Under-Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guehenno for his comprehensive briefing on the report of the Secretary- General (S/2008/26) and Ambassador Santos for giving us so concisely his country's crucial perspective on recent events and on the future. I would like to begin by associating my delegation with the statement to be delivered later in our debate by the representative of Slovenia on behalf of the European Union. I would like to join colleagues in condemning the attacks on President Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Gusmao of 11 February. As the Council has made clear, there can be no justification for acts such as those. We expect that the law enforcement authorities will be able to bring those responsible to justice and that stability will thus be maintained in East Timor.”

   2008-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5843 (2008) · source

7. “Further work also needs to be done - as others have recognized today - in reforming the police, the army and other relevant ministries, including to ensure that the security forces do not act politically, especially during the campaigning and the elections, as well as during the post-election period. Progress also needs to be made in the areas of human rights and judicial capacity, in parallel with other efforts, in order to avoid creating potential difficulties once the security sector is functioning normally again. In all of those efforts, the United Kingdom remains committed to assisting the Government and the people of Timor-Leste and to supporting the work of the United Nations Mission in this critical year and beyond as we face all of these challenges together.”

   2007-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5628 (2007) · source

8. “Given the tense security situation in Dili, it is also important that progress be made on security sector reform, and we welcome the emphasis that the Prime Minister placed on that in his statement today. Reform of the judicial sector is also crucial. In both cases, the goal is to ensure that the elections take place within a framework that provides for long-term stability. We recognize the tension that the Prime Minister described in that area between seeking to deliver short-term results and the time needed to realize long-term investments, but early progress - not least in the context of the electoral preparations - is very important.”

   2007-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5628 (2007) · source

9. “We believe that there needs to be early agreement on the dates of those elections and on the processes to be followed. International norms should be the norm, including in terms of electoral campaigning and in the necessary separation of delivery of public services from the political process of seeking to influence the voting intentions of citizens. The United Nations Mission has a key role to play in public education, in the facilitation of political dialogue and in assistance with electoral organization. Transparency in all of this must be a key criterion, and the Mission should therefore be ready to make clear to the Council and to the Government of Timor-Leste when it considers that the letter or the spirit of the electoral provisions have been violated.”

   2007-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5628 (2007) · source

10. “Building sustainable stability in Timor-Leste is therefore our shared objective, and, in that context, the successful conduct of elections in the course of this year is a priority goal for all of us. My delegation believes that free and fair elections will help to consolidate the progress already being made towards establishing a pluralistic political system and the norms of democratic governance in Timor-Leste. Therefore legislative, technical and logistical preparations all need to be made, and we should be ready to help with this. But it is also important that the political leaders themselves work together to create an atmosphere conducive to the proper conduct of elections, so that, as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General said in his statement, elections can have a unifying character.”

    2007-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5628 (2007) · source

11. “May I begin my saying that the United Kingdom delegation aligns itself with the statement which will be made later by the representative of Germany on behalf of the European Union. I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting of the Security Council on Timor-Leste. We also appreciate both the presence and the presentations of the Prime Minister and of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General. This debate underlines the international community's interest in and commitment to Timor- Leste. The United Nations Mission and the bilateral support that Timor-Leste is receiving from a number of countries are further evidence of this.”

    2007-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5628 (2007) · source

12. “In doing so, they can be assured of the support of my Government and, I believe, of the United Nations as a whole. Finally, I should like to thank the delegation of Tanzania for its leadership in producing the draft presidential statement, which we look forward to adopting. As it is also one of that delegation's final appearances in the Council, my delegation would like to thank it for all the work it has done on this and other issues on the Council's agenda.”

    2006-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5603 (2006) · source

13. “In that context, I think it is important to say that the verbal commitments in the Pact are therefore a necessary step, but far from sufficient to achieve the goals we share. Ambassador Mulamula, in her statement, noted what the Secretary-General had said to the effect that the Pact is not just a vision - it is a programme for action. Therefore, we feel strongly that action and implementation will be the most important and, indeed, the hardest part and the real test for the Governments concerned, individually and collectively. In that context, my delegation would endorse wholeheartedly what the Ambassador of Denmark has just said about the issues of protection of civilians and impunity. We urge the countries of the region, therefore, to work together and urgently to achieve security, stability and development for all their citizens.”

    2006-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5603 (2006) · source

14. “We are also grateful to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his briefing today and for the work he has contributed to this process and this outcome. It is our hope that the commitments made in Nairobi will have, over time, a transformative effect on security, stability and development throughout the region. Only last month, this Council recorded its support for efforts aimed at bringing an end to the long-running conflict in northern Uganda, which has had terrible regional implications; and only yesterday, the Council reiterated its deep concern about the worsening situation in the Darfur region of the Sudan, which also has desperate regional implications. The Sudan, of course, is one of the signatories of the Nairobi Pact.”

    2006-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5603 (2006) · source

15. “The problems that the countries and peoples of the region face are shared problems, and therefore the solutions must also be shared. We therefore welcome the commitment of the leaders of the Governments of the region to implement the Pact on Security, Stability and Development. As others have noted, regional ownership of this process is going to be crucial. The Pact provides a framework that should be conducive to revitalizing regional cooperation, including interregional trade links, which will help to ensure that peace and stability take root sustainably. I would like to place on record our belief that, in appointing Ambassador Mulamula of Tanzania, the countries of the region have chosen a first-rate Executive Secretary, and we look forward to working with her and supporting her. We welcomed her statement.”

    2006-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5603 (2006) · source

16. “The transformation we are witnessing in that country, as well as in Burundi and elsewhere in the region, to a situation in which peace, not conflict, is becoming the norm gives us real hope, despite the many challenges that have also been referred to in today's debate. In support of that transformation process, my Government is providing half a billion pounds in bilateral development and humanitarian programmes. We will continue to sustain a substantial donor effort in the region, bilaterally and through the European Union. The Great Lakes process has played its part in this transformation. Its inherent value is that it brings together all the key players and allows them to sit together and talk at the highest political levels, as well as at operational levels.”

    2006-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5603 (2006) · source

17. “Allow me to begin by aligning my delegation with the statement that will be made later in this debate by the Permanent Representative of Finland on behalf of the European Union. The United Kingdom is committed to security, stability and development in the Great Lakes region of Africa. We are encouraged by the progress that the people and Governments of the region have made towards those goals. As has been noted earlier in this debate, nowhere has that achievement been more vividly demonstrated, particularly in recent weeks, than in the successful conduct of the presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

    2006-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5603 (2006) · source

18. “The United Kingdom believes that the approach outlined in the Secretary-General's report - that of direct negotiations without preconditions - offers a way to move beyond the current impasse. The United Kingdom notes the references in the report to the human rights situation and remains concerned by that situation. The United Kingdom fully supports the intention of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to send a delegation to the region. The United Kingdom hopes that there will be progress beyond the current impasse before the next mandate renewal in October, and that there will therefore not need to be another simply technical rollover. We take this opportunity to stress again that any solution has to be mutually acceptable, in line with United Nations requirements as set out in previous Security Council resolutions.”

    2006-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5431 (2006) · source

19. “The United Kingdom voted in favour of the resolution just adopted by the Council to renew the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for a further six months. Since the resolution is a technical rollover of the mandate and does not respond to any other recommendations made in the Secretary-General's report this month, we would like to set out some aspects of the situation which we consider to be particularly important. We would like to commend MINURSO for its ongoing stabilization and ceasefire monitoring role, and for its efforts at restructuring. We would also like to thank Mr. Van Walsum, the Secretary-General's Personal Envoy, for his efforts to find a way forward in the dispute.”

    2006-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5431 (2006) · source

20. “Finally, on the issue of decertified police officers, the United Kingdom also wants to find a way forward. It is important that we explore all options in consultations with the relevant parties, and we look forward to hearing about the planned expert-level discussion between the Office of the High Representative, the European Union and the United Nations. In conclusion, the Bosnian Government will need determination and commitment to meet the challenges of further reform and development. It will also need the help of the High Representative and of the international community in all its guises. We will continue to play a full role in this work to help build a stable and sustainable European future for Bosnia and Herzegovina and for the region as a whole.”

    2006-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5412 (2006) · source

21. “Thirdly, the United Kingdom urges Bosnia and Herzegovina to implement the other changes and reforms necessary to meet the requirements set out by the European Union in November 2005, when it was agreed to open negotiations for a stabilization and association agreement. The European Union made a clear commitment to Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is now up to the Bosnians to demonstrate their commitments to European integration. Fourthly, the United Kingdom is concerned about progress towards a restructured Bosnian police force. Agreement has been reached in principle and a directorate has been established, but this has yet to produce any real recommendations or results. It is an important issue and work must not be left until just before the September deadline.”

    2006-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5412 (2006) · source

22. “As the High Representative himself said, this is an important first step down the road to a more functional State, leaving behind arrangements and structures that are no longer necessary and enabling Bosnia and Herzegovina to start looking forward. We therefore urge the Bosnian parliament to ratify the amendments quickly. Secondly, we agree that the time has come for the Bosnian authorities to be more responsible and accountable for governing their own country. But also it is important that any review of the Bonn powers must reflect conditions on the ground, especially with regard to the continuing priority we must give to securing full cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). As the High Representative said, the international community must take a firm stance on the need for this.”

    2006-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5412 (2006) · source

23. “I would like to welcome and thank the High Representative at this, his first meeting with Council members. The United Kingdom wishes him well in his new role of what he has rightly called a crucial stage in the development of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and we will support him fully in his work. We would also like to welcome back to the Council Prime Minister Terzic and thank him for his intervention. The United Kingdom fully associates itself with the European Union statement to be delivered later by the representative of Austria. I would like to briefly make five points on priorities ahead for Bosnia and Herzegovina. First, the United Kingdom welcomes the recent agreement on constitutional reform.”

    2006-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5412 (2006) · source

24. “In favour: Algeria, Argentina, Benin, Brazil, China, Denmark, France, Greece, Japan, Philippines, Romania, Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America The President: There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1647 (2005). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 1.10 p.m.”

    2005-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5336 (2005) · source

25. “Members of the Council have before them document S/2005/745, which contains the text of a letter dated 7 December 2005 from the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia addressed to the President of the Security Council transmitting the report of the Panel of Experts on Liberia. Members also have before them document S/2005/792, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by Denmark, France, Japan, Romania, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any 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 of hands.”

    2005-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5336 (2005) · source

26. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Liberia in which she requests 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 that representative to participate in the consideration without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mrs. Osode (Liberia) took a seat at the Council table. 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.”

    2005-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5336 (2005) · source

27. “Finally, a word of thanks and congratulations go to the Timorese themselves, who have achieved so much in the past few years. The Secretary-General's report highlights the range of United Nations actors who are supporting their efforts in East Timor, but the people themselves also deserve our thanks for the contribution they are making to this important development.”

    2005-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5180 (2005) · source

28. “On the issue of serious crimes, we look forward to the forthcoming report by the Secretary-General's Commission of Experts, and we welcome the news that Indonesia has now agreed to issue visas to allow the Commission to visit Jakarta. We welcome the fact that measures are being taken to safeguard the institutional knowledge of the existing serious crimes process, and we support the comments of the Secretary-General on the need to respect the assurances of confidentiality which have been provided to witnesses as part of that process. It is obviously important, as others have said, that the core staff of the Serious Crimes Unit will be retained to continue the crucial work of protecting and safeguarding the information for as long as is necessary.”

    2005-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5180 (2005) · source

29. “Given the importance of the border issue, we are particularly pleased that training of the Border Patrol Unit will be a priority under UNOTIL's mandate. We welcome the assurance that the work of military advisers and police advisers assisting the Border Patrol Unit will be closely coordinated, and we hope that the work of the police advisers will also be coordinated with the activities of all the donors working in the field of police development and training. In relation to the border, and more generally in relation to Timor-Leste, we would underline - as others have done - the continuing importance of bilateral commitments from the international community to reinforce the multilateral assistance from the United Nations.”

    2005-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5180 (2005) · source

30. “Kamalesh Sharma; and to all the people of UNMISET for the excellent work that they have done and for the help that they have provided to the people of Timor and to the international community over the past few years. With the establishment of the United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL), United Nations activities in that country move into a new phase. The Organization will now be in a position to refocus and concentrate its efforts on areas where the people of East Timor still require targeted assistance. We look forward, over the course of the one-year mandate, to further progress being made towards achieving the goal of self-sufficiency, in particular through training and mentoring activities.”

    2005-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5180 (2005) · source

31. “I should like to join others in thanking the Assistant Secretary-General for his briefing and, through him, to thank the Secretary-General for his end of mandate report (S/2005/310) on this important United Nations success story. Like its European Union colleagues, the United Kingdom fully associates itself with the statement to be made shortly by the representative of Luxembourg on behalf of the European Union presidency. As this will be the last Council discussion of Timor-Leste during the mandate of the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET), I wish to join others in paying tribute to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Sukehiro Hasegawa; to his predecessor, Mr.”

    2005-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5180 (2005) · source

32. “Secondly, given the expansion of the European Union's activities in the field of conflict prevention and resolution - with the European Security and Defence Policy in its military and civilian aspects and other issues of the European security strategy - how can we achieve a complementary and effective relationship among the European Union, the OSCE and other actors to effectively address European security in its broadest sense, both geographically and functionally?”

    2005-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5134 (2005) · source

33. “We welcome its general contribution to support for the international standards agreed upon by all of us and reflected in the United Nations and in other agreements. We also believe it makes a very important contribution to the building of democracy in Kosovo and across the region. And, although we welcome the reform initiatives and the report of the panel of eminent persons, we believe it is very important that new activities not be undertaken at the expense of the very important human rights and democracy-building functions. Against that backdrop, I have two questions for the Minister. First, how would he assess the OSCE's ability to take on new areas of activity while remaining as effective, and indeed becoming more effective, in the areas in which it has specialized until now?”

    2005-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5134 (2005) · source

34. “On behalf of my delegation, Sir, we extend our congratulations to Brazil on assuming the presidency and offer our best wishes and our full cooperation in your programme of work for this month. May we also thank the Permanent Representative of Benin and his delegation and congratulate them on their outstanding efforts during the month of February. The United Kingdom is a strong supporter of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and therefore we are very grateful to the Minister for his briefing this morning. We want to see an active and effective OSCE covering the whole range of its mandate. We welcome the work it is doing in the security field, encouraging member States to sign United Nations conventions on terrorism activity.”

    2005-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5134 (2005) · source