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Kalomoh

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2001-11-15
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  1. “To that end, the various departments, offices, bodies, programmes and agencies of the United Nations system are working closely with Central African States, both individually and jointly, as indicated in our information note. The current political, social, economic, security and humanitarian situation in several countries in the subregion is a source of serious concern. Several of the 11 member States of the Economic Community of Central African States have been afflicted by armed conflicts, cross-border tensions and armed incursions resulting in the deaths of innocent people, the wanton destruction of infrastructure and millions of refugees, returnees and displaced persons. The dire consequences of those conflicts have seriously undermined Central Africa's efforts to ensure sustainable stability, peace and development for its peoples.”

    2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source

  2. “Members of the Council have before them an information note prepared by the Secretariat on the occasion of this meeting. Member States are also aware of the report recently submitted to the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly on cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS). Given that we are here today specifically to examine the issue of cooperation in the maintenance of peace and security in Central Africa, I should like to highlight the following specific points in that domain. The United Nations has long been committed, and remains actively involved, in assisting Central African States to realize their goals to promote sustainable peace and development.”

    2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source

  3. “Mr. Kalomoh: On behalf of the Secretary- General, who is away from Headquarters, I am greatly honoured to convey to the members of the Council his best wishes for the success of this important meeting. I also wish to welcome to New York the Ministers for Foreign Affairs who have travelled from their capitals to participate in these deliberations on strengthening cooperation between the United Nations system and the Central African region in the maintenance of peace and security. I should also like to recognize the central and most commendable role played by your country, Cameroon, and by you personally, Mr. President, as President of the Security Council for the month of October in initiating this crucially important event.”

    2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source

  4. “Of particular interest is the introduction to the report, which contains an analytical summary of the work of the Council for the period covered by the report. The draft report was circulated by me on 9 September 2002, in my capacity as Assistant Secretary- General for Political Affairs, to the current Members of the Security Council and to the members whose terms of office expired on 31 December 2001 for review and comment, if any. A corrigendum containing a change requested by one Council Member is also before the Council.”

    2002-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4616 (2002) · source

  5. “The draft annual report of the Security Council for the period 16 June 2001 to 31 July 2002, to be submitted to the General Assembly in pursuance of Article 24, paragraph 3, of the United Nations Charter, has been prepared by the Secretariat, in line with the revised format agreed upon by the Security Council in 2002. The format of the draft report before the Council provides a guide to the activities of the Council in a concise manner. In this connection, I would like to note that this is the first report prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Note by the President of the Council of 22 May 2002, which is contained in document S/2002/l99, which were aimed at enhancing the quality of the report and accommodating the views expressed on the previous format.”

    2002-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4616 (2002) · source

  6. “It is comprehensive and detailed and contains important recommendations. It is thus incumbent upon the Council to consider the report and to take appropriate and effective action on the recommendations contained therein. In conclusion, my delegation would once again wish to thank the Security Council sanctions Committee, under the able leadership of Ambassador Ryan of Ireland, as well as the Monitoring Mechanism for its important work. We look forward to receiving its recommendations in its next report. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General and his able Special Adviser for Africa, Under- Secretary-General Ambassador Ibrahim Gambari, for their efforts to bring peace to the sisterly country of Angola.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source

  7. “The Mechanism must now use this period to get explanations from those countries it has cited as still harbouring UNITA elements, facilitating the organization's funds and assets and providing it with facilities as well as technical and other support, directly and indirectly. It should, on the basis of that information, make recommendations to the Security Council for appropriate action. For its part, the Council should ensure that its resolutions and the recommendations of the Monitoring Mechanism are fully implemented. Among the issues raised in the report of the Monitoring Mechanism is the freezing of UNITA assets and bank accounts. We believe that, given the capacity and political will, this will further diminish UNITA's capability to continue to finance its war effort. The last report of the Monitoring Mechanism is before the Council.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source

  8. “The report correctly summarized the efforts in the region of the Southern African Development Community to collectively and individually implement and further strengthen the sanctions regime, in particular through the strengthening of air traffic control systems and the prevention of the diversion of petroleum and diamond smuggling. Some progress has been made in all these areas, and efforts are continuing to be made to close all loopholes used by UNITA to further its terrorist activities against the Angolan people. Furthermore, countries in the region are fully participating in the Kimberly Process, and my delegation is confident that work on a certification scheme for rough diamonds will be finalized as soon as possible. We welcome the extension of the mandate of the Monitoring Mechanism until April 2002.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source

  9. “It is particularly disturbing that the Mechanism reports that while it has raised some of these issues with the authorities of the countries concerned, nothing has been done to put an end to violations of the letter, and indeed the spirit, of the sanctions resolutions against UNITA. One of the methods used by UNITA to conduct its propaganda is electronic technology. We trust that countries where its web sites and other electronic propaganda tools are situated will take urgent, concrete steps to correct the situation. My delegation would support a further strengthening of sanctions, in particular through measures in the telecommunications area.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source

  10. “We remain deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation in the country, and we call on the international community to increase assistance to the Government of Angola to address this situation. While it is clear that the military offensive by the Angolan armed forces and the sanctions imposed by the Security Council have substantially diminished the ability of UNITA to wage a serious conventional war, the last report of the Monitoring Mechanism still shows that UNITA operations continue in many areas. Many UNITA representatives abroad continue to perform their activities in a number of countries without any impediment, mostly in Europe and North America but also in Africa. Furthermore, operations with regard to arms and diamond transactions, as well as support for UNITA's finances and propaganda machinery, continue unabated.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source

  11. “Savimbi to resume the implementation of the Lusaka Protocol. Instead, however, he has opted to continue his brutal and mindless war against the people of Angola. Faced with this situation, the Security Council has no other option but to continue to exert maximum pressure to compel UNITA and Mr. Savimbi to return to the peace process. My delegation commends the efforts of the Government of Angola to implement the Lusaka Protocol, including through the Fund for Peace and National Reconciliation. We call on the international community to lend whatever assistance it can provide, both financial and technical, to the people of Angola to enable them to carry out the arduous task of organizing free and fair elections.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source

  12. “Today, there are some who think that somehow Mr. Jonas Savimbi is now so transformed as to be interested in genuine negotiations, and that he can be trusted to honour any commitment that will emerge. If history is any guide, however, this judgement is clearly mistaken. It is crystal-clear that Mr. Savimbi continues to defy the will of the international community, as well as its repeated demands, that he return to the implementation of the Lusaka Protocol. Mr. Savimbi must not be allowed to engage in further deceit and subterfuge by always appearing to be interested in a peaceful solution while preparing for war. His latest suggestion for a revision of the Lusaka Protocol should be rejected. Mr. Jose Eduardo dos Santos of the Republic of Angola, as well as other leaders in the region, have repeatedly invited Mr.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source

  13. “We all recall that in 1992, the people of Angola and the international community were both frustrated and deeply disappointed when, after losing the elections, which were observed by the international community and organized and supervised by the United Nations, UNITA rejected the results and resumed full- scale war. That is a matter of historical record. In 1997, the people of Angola and, again, the international community were indignant when UNITA abandoned the implementation of the Lusaka Protocol, which had been painstakingly negotiated and completed in 1994 by the Government of Angola and UNITA under the active mediation of the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary- General, the late Maitre Blondin Beye. Again, UNITA failed to comply with the conditions of the Lusaka Protocol, to which they are a signatory.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source

  14. “Just a few days ago, they celebrated 26 years of their independence - 26 years of pain, suffering and tears. They have suffered horrendous terrorist attacks at the hands of UNITA, led by Mr. Jonas Savimbi. UNITA's acts of banditry have also assumed cross-border dimensions, involving neighbouring countries including Namibia. It is not my intention to bore the members of the Security Council with the tortuous history of the many failed attempts by the international community to help the people of Angola find a lasting and broadly acceptable political solution to the problems of that country. However, to put the current situation in Angola in context, I wish to draw the attention of the Council to the following events, which preceded the situation we are in today.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source

  15. “Madam President, this is the third time in less than two weeks under your presidency that an African issue has been discussed by the Security Council. It is our fervent hope and expectation that when the Council next meets, it will be to consider tangible progress on any of the issues discussed in the last two weeks. My delegation appreciates the prominence that you, Madam President, are giving to the situations threatening international peace and security in Africa. This approach is testimony to the excellent historical relationship between your country and Africa, and to your stated objective to give special attention to the conflicts besetting our continent. The situation in Angola is naturally of deep concern to Namibia. The people of Angola have endured a brutal, vicious and devastating war for more than a quarter of a century.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source