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2000-07-20
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2000-07-20
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  1. “The issue of conflict prevention, especially in Africa, is complex and the United Nations must continue to work closely, we believe, with the OAU; with such regional organizations as the Inter- Governmental Authority on Development, the Southern African Development Community and the Economic Community of West African States; and with strategic and peace institutions in order to comprehend and thereafter tackle the threat of outbreak of conflicts. Conflicts will be difficult to prevent, however- as other speakers from our region have stated- as long as Africa continues to wallow in poverty and despair. We believe that good governance, participatory democracy, social and economic progress and the principle of good-neighbourliness will, in sum total, prevent conflicts in the end.”

    2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174Resumption1 (2000) · source

  2. “It is our sincere hope that a legal and institutional framework will emerge to confront the dangers posed by the illegal accumulation and unlawful possession of small arms. In instances where conflicts are already taking place, the Security Council must of necessity bring its weight to bear. We call for Africa to be given the same weight as other regions in terms of the speedy deployment and strength of forces.”

    2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174Resumption1 (2000) · source

  3. “However, a lot remains to be done and the Security Council has the prerogative of giving a boost to those efforts and of initiating and concluding other measures, including effective peacekeeping. The commitment of the United Nations, through the Security Council, to conflict prevention, control and resolution is most commendable. We also believe that the principles of good governance and good- neighbourliness should be strengthened, as also must the elimination of other causes of conflict. Current efforts to deal with the issue of the proliferation of small arms should be undertaken with the urgency they deserve. In Africa, meetings have been held in Addis Ababa and in Nairobi on the subject of small arms, and both meetings underlined the gravity of the problem.”

    2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174Resumption1 (2000) · source

  4. “The various conflicts taking place on the African continent continue to compound the plight of the African peoples, whose track record up to now in social and economic development remains unenviable. Conflicts and general insecurity have negated peace and development on the continent, as has illicit trafficking in natural resources, especially diamonds, to finance war. These elements only guarantee the pauperization of the people for posterity. An end to conflict in Africa, we believe, is very necessary for socio-economic progress. Some while back, the Organization of African Unity (OAU) put in place the Central Organ on Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution. The efforts of the Central Organ, working in tandem with regional organizations, have gone a long way towards resolving conflicts and explosive situations on the continent.”

    2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174Resumption1 (2000) · source

  5. “My delegation would like to associate itself with others who spoke before in commending you, Sir, for convening this important meeting on conflict prevention. We take the floor because of the importance Kenya attaches to the issue and the issue's bearing, especially on the African continent. Armed conflict has thrown Africa off balance and landed it in the dungeons of death and despair. Armed conflict- together with past injustices and, in recent years, AIDS - can be claimed to be a gigantic enemy of progress in Africa. However, it is a scourge that has united humanity in the desire to control, prevent and end it. This timely meeting is a part of these efforts to promote prevention, rather than to find a cure at a later stage.”

    2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174Resumption1 (2000) · source