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lines on the record: 93
first: 1996-02-06
most recent: 2000-03-15
sittings or episodes: 13
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“First and foremost, I should like to thank you, Mr. President, and the other members of the Security Council for allowing my delegation to participate in this debate on the peaceful settlement of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Let me also take this opportunity to congratulate you, Mr. President, for the efficient manner in which you have continued to conduct the business of the Council. You have an abiding interest in African affairs, and it is thus fitting that this debate should be taking place under your leadership. I hasten to pay tribute to Ambassador Robert Fowler, Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations, for the skilful manner in which he conducted Council business during the month of February.”
1999-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3987Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Finally, my delegation looks forward to the report by the Secretary-General, which is due in September 1999, on ways in which the Council, acting within its sphere of responsibility, could improve the physical and legal protection of civilians in situations of armed conflict.”
1999-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3980Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Those are the fundamental issues that must be addressed in order to eliminate the requirement for the protection of civilians in armed conflict. The goal should therefore be to prevent the outbreak of conflict in the first place. However, before the root causes of conflict can be completely eradicated, all States must bear their responsibilities which flow from the various international instruments defining their obligations to protect civilians in armed conflict. By the same token, the Security Council, too, has its own share of responsibility in the protection of civilians in armed conflict. It is the Security Council that has responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. In this respect, war and conflict situations should be treated in the same way, regardless of their location in the world.”
1999-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3980Resumption1 (1999) · source
“My delegation also supports the proposal by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict to make the recruitment of child soldiers a war crime. Putting in place various mechanisms to eradicate the exploitation of women, children and the elderly has proved to be just one of the mitigating solutions. It is like a cure for a disease that has already broken out. The best solution is preventive action, which calls for tackling the root causes of conflicts in the whole world. We are thankful to the Secretary-General, who in his report dated 13 April 1998, entitled "The causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa", has defined all the underlying causes of conflict.”
1999-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3980Resumption1 (1999) · source
“The Convention on the Rights of the Child, for example, has implications for both human rights as well as international humanitarian and refugee law. However, despite the existence therein of article 38, which requires States to respect international humanitarian law and also establishes the minimum age for conscription at 15, warlords and other actors in situations of conflict flout this instrument with impunity. My delegation therefore supports the proposal, which is gaining widespread acceptance in the United Nations, to increase the minimum age to 18 and to introduce an age requirement for United Nations peacekeepers and the international civilian police as well.”
1999-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3980Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Most of these instruments have been ignored with impunity, and civilians - particulary women, children, the elderly and the sick - have been victimized. Examples exist in Bosnia and Rwanda, where criminal politicians had a policy of inciting ordinary people to kill their neighbours, all because they were of a different ethnic or tribal background. However, it is gratifying to know that some of those tin-pot politicians are going through trials for the genocide committed. The establishment of Tribunals in respect of these two countries will have been a major achievement in the sustained effort to protect civilians in conflict situations in the future if punishments emanating from the Tribunals have a demonstrable effect.”
1999-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3980Resumption1 (1999) · source
“The alarming problem of the protection of civilians in armed conflict is a demanding and urgent matter which, under normal circumstances, could have been less of a problem if only the various mechanisms that have been put in place through international instruments adopted over the past 100 years or so were respected. To be sure, this year, 1999, marks the commemoration of the centenary of the first International Peace Conference, which dealt with humanitarian law. It is also the centenary of the Hague Convention, the fiftieth anniversary of the Geneva Conventions and the thirtieth anniversary of the Organization of African Unity Convention governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa.”
1999-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3980Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Although some are recruited, some are just abducted. Child soldiers spend their entire youth as bearers of arms on the battlefield. All they know as they enter adulthood is war and the killing it entails. Under these conditions, generations of the human race miss golden opportunities to attend school and prepare for their uncertain future. When the war is over, they become a liability to society. They find themselves with none of the skills that normally come with the benefit of education and that would have allowed them to compete in the job market. The hapless children are doomed to a life of abject poverty.”
1999-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3980Resumption1 (1999) · source
“The report further states that the opportunity costs of armed conflicts have remained alarming, as conflicts continue to destroy years of progress in building social infrastructure, establishing functioning governmental institutions, fostering community-level solidarity and social cohesion, and promoting economic development. Small and light arms therefore constitute an issue of legitimate concern for the international community. Women, children and the elderly are the most vulnerable groups in areas of conflict, but for children conflict is all the more devastating an experience. Those who deal in the delivery of humanitarian services worldwide, particularly for children, have indicated that 300,000 children, girls and boys, have participated as combatants in the 30 most recent conflicts.”
1999-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3980Resumption1 (1999) · source
“It is a matter of immense regret that civilians, including women, children and the elderly, are today the deliberate targets in the current wave of internal conflicts. So are the humanitarian personnel sent to provide assistance to those in need of such assistance. In any discussion of the plight of civilians in times of war, the role played by small and light weapons will always be a matter of concern to the international community. To illustrate this disturbing phenomenon, the United Nations Development Programme, in its Human Development Report 1998, says that in the last decade alone armed conflict killed 2 million children, disabled 4 to 5 million and left 12 million homeless, more than 1 million orphaned or separated from their parents and some 10 million psychologically traumatized.”
1999-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3980Resumption1 (1999) · source
“My delegation is grateful to you, Mr. President, and to the other members of the Security Council for allowing me to participate in the Council's deliberations today on a topic that commands international appeal, namely, "Protection of civilians in armed conflict". It is fitting that the Security Council should focus attention on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Statistics show that this last decade before the new millennium has witnessed more civilian casualties than in all the previous conventional conflicts since the end of the Second World War, conflicts that have killed around 22 million people. Ironically, this has happened in the aftermath of the cold war, a period we all thought would usher in an era of unprecedented peace and tranquillity throughout the world.”
1999-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3980Resumption1 (1999) · source
“The process of demobilization and integration of military personnel into one national army is a critical part of the Lusaka Protocol and must be honoured by UNITA. Angola has reached a critical stage at which all parties concerned must do their best to sustain the momentum towards total peace. As UNAVEM. III winds down, we are gratified that plans are under way to establish a United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA). It will go a long way towards assisting the Angolan parties in consolidating peace and national reconciliation. Peace in Angola will also go a long way towards expanding the parameters of peace and stability in the entire southern African region. We all, therefore, stand to gain immeasurably from Angola's well-being as a country.”
1997-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3795 (1997) · source
“Special thanks go also to the three observer States - Portugal, the Russian Federation and the United States - for their continuing advice to the parties to stay the course, even in the face of many difficulties during the peace process. The progress that has been registered in Angola will remain fragile as long as UNITA continues its intransigence. In fact, my delegation is greatly disturbed by the fact that UNITA has not been fully forthcoming in honouring its side of the bargain in the peace process. Considerable progress has been made along the road to peace. We urge UNITA to remove the obstacles that it has consistently placed on the road to peace. In this respect, UNITA should immediately provide all the information relative to the forces under its control, including that section that is attached to its leader, Jonas Savimbi.”
1997-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3795 (1997) · source
“It cannot be denied that the formation of the Government of Unity and National Reconciliation on 11 April 1997 has gone a long way in facilitating the progress that has been registered. The road of the Angolan peace process has been long and difficult, and those who have helped pave the way towards the progress recorded deserve to be congratulated. These include the Secretary-General himself, whose last visit to Angola last March was such a great catalyst towards peace and progress in Angola. Congratulations also go to his indefatigable Special Representative in Angola, Mr. Alioune Blondin Beye, who over this long period of difficult negotiations has taken many actions that have kept the peace process on track.”
1997-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3795 (1997) · source
“I, too, would like to offer my regrets for not having taking the floor at the time when I should have done so. Having said that, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, for having presided over the business of the Council so effectively during the month of June. I also wish to offer my congratulations to your predecessor for the able manner in which he steered the work of the Council last month. My delegation would like to thank the Secretary- General for his lucid report on the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM. III) dated 5 June 1997. It is a record of the progress in the various aspects of the Angolan situation, embracing socio-economic, political, military and humanitarian aspects. This is as it should be as UNAVEM. III is being wound down.”
1997-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3795 (1997) · source
“This is a timely intervention by the IMF, which we believe the rest of the donor community should support. Finally, my delegation wishes to appeal to the international community not to lose patience with the peace process in Angola. Angola is the only country in southern Africa which is still grappling with an internal conflict situation. It should be helped to rejoin the rest of the countries of the region, which are enjoying peace and stability through good governance.”
1996-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3722 (1996) · source
“Angola will be able to concentrate on rebuilding its economy so that it can make a better contribution to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) as coordinator for the energy sector in the region. If Angola is to make a meaningful contribution to the SADC region, it will have to strengthen its own economy first and foremost. It is in the light of that that my delegation wishes to applaud the Government of Angola for initiating last June the "New Life Programme", aimed at resuscitating the economy. We are pleased also that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is taking a keen interest in assisting Angola to revive its economy. The visit to Angola this year by the IMF Managing Director, Mr. Michel Camdessus, is a concrete expression of that interest.”
1996-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3722 (1996) · source
“However, my delegation is pleased to have learned this afternoon that UNITA has finally issued the long- awaited declaration on completion of the quarterng of its troops and the handing over of their weapons. We are also pleased to learn of the incorporation of the UNITA generals into the Angolan national army. What is required now, or part of what is required now, is for the Government of Angola and UNITA to seize the opportunity that is presented to address seriously and resolve their many political problems in the peace process. The people of the southern African region put a high premium on the success of the peace process in Angola, for we believe that such a peace will bring benefits to the entire region.”
1996-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3722 (1996) · source
“Jonas Savimbi, bear a special responsibility in carrying out their obligations under the Lusaka Protocol in a timely fashion and without having to wait for international pressure before fulfilling these obligations. There is a lot of unfinished business that has yet to be addressed. There must be concerted efforts to resolve the problem of deserters from quartering areas; the tide of deserting troops must be stemmed immediately. The incorporation of UNITA forces into the Angolan national army must be accelerated and other vexing problems referred to by the Secretary-General in his report also need urgent attention. These include, of course, the need for UNITA deputies to return to the National Assembly in Luanda and the need to resolve the status of the UNITA leader in the national Government.”
1996-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3722 (1996) · source
“Regrettably, the obligations contained in the Lusaka Protocol have not been fulfilled on time and in accordance with the timetable originally envisioned. A lot of the remaining business should have been finished by now. In the meantime, the time for the phasing out of UNAVEM. III in February 1997 is fast approaching. The international community cannot continue to breathe life into the peace process to sustain an unending situation of conflict in Angola. The people of Angola urgently require a complete break with the prevailing situation of "no war, no peace". The people of Angola have suffered enough and they want an opportunity to rebuild their lives in conditions of peace and stability. While the onus is on both sides, it must be pointed out that UNITA and its leader, Mr.”
1996-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3722 (1996) · source
“The Government of Angola must, in large measure, be credited for its considerable patience in the face of intransigence on the part of UNITA in the peace process. We also recognize and applaud the work of all the men and women involved in the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM. III), without whose presence Angola would have sunk deeper and deeper into its fratricidal conflict. When the Lusaka Protocol was signed on 20 November 1994, it was the fervent hope of the international community that a framework for an effective peace process had been put in place which, through the implementation of the Protocol's provisions, would at last end the war in Angola and usher in an era of peaceful reconstruction of the country, thereby opening the way to the consolidation of peace and stability.”
1996-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3722 (1996) · source
“I would like to join my colleagues who have spoken before me in congratulating you, Mr. President, on the magnificent leadership you are providing the Council for the month of December. Permit me also to acknowledge the able manner in which your predecessor, the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Indonesia, presided over the work of the Security Council last month. My delegation further thanks the Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, for his detailed report on the situation in Angola contained in document S/ 1996/ 1000 of 2 December 1996. We are pleased to note the positive assessment by the Secretary-General of the situation in Angola since the signing of the Lusaka Protocol on 20 November 1994 - positive, of course, in the sense that relative peace has since characterized the situation in that country.”
1996-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3722 (1996) · source
“I would like to express words of thanks to Maitre Alioune Blondin Beye and the three observer States to the Angolan peace process, namely Portugal, the Russian Federation and the United States of America, who have worked tirelessly to keep the Angolan peace process on track. Finally, I would like to express the hope that UNITA will this time heed the unanimous call from the international community to honour its obligations freely entered into under the Lusaka Protocol.”
1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source
“For example, conditions that seem to contribute to desertions in the quartering process could be removed with appropriate intervention. Similarly we are hopeful that UNITA, with political will, can meet its quotas in the Angolan national army that is being created. It will be recalled that the UNITA leader, Mr. Jonas Savimbi, was absent from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit on Angola of 2 October 1996. In spite of this unexplained absence, the leaders of southern Africa will continue their efforts to secure durable peace in Angola. It can only be hoped that Mr. Savimbi will not fail to attend future summits, in order to ensure that the Angolan peace process is consolidated.”
1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source
“There is also a need to send a clear signal that failure by UN ITA to honour these commitments will be considered a threat to the peace and security of Angola that could undermine the work of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM. III). It should be recalled that the Security Council has in the past taken decisive steps to secure UNITA's compliance in the Angolan peace process, such as those contained in section B of Security Council resolution 864 (1993) of 15 September 1993. This is the time for the Security Council to enforce those measures comprehensively. As we have already heard, there are many pending issues that need to be resolved to facilitate the Angolan peace process. In the view of my delegation, these issues are not insurmountable, if only we secure the unreserved cooperation of UNITA.”
1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source
“Jonas Savimbi from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit on Angola, held in Luanda on 2 October 1996; the unfilled UNITA quotas in the Angolan national army that is being formed; these among other things are all unfulfilled obligations on the part of UNITA under the Lusaka Protocol. At this stage of emerging uncertainty on the future direction of the Angolan peace process, the international community, through the Security Council, should unequivocally urge Mr. Savimbi and the other UNITA leaders to be more resolute in the implementation of the commitments made in the Lusaka Protocol.”
1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source
“Mr. President, I join other delegations in expressing appreciation for the leadership you are providing to the Security Council during the month of October. The Zambian delegation shares the grave concerns of the international community about the critical situation in Angola. We are particularly concerned that UNITA seems to be fostering a negative climate in that country that stands in the way of national reconciliation and the formation of a Government of National Unity and Reconciliation under the terms of the 1994 Lusaka Protocol. The results of the UNIT A Congress held on 28 August 1996, which, inter alia, rejected the Angolan Government's offer of the position of Vice-President to Mr. Jonas Savimbi under a Government of National Unity; the unexplained absence of Mr.”
1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source
“These relate to restoring security in Monrovia, reinforcing ECOMOG, and returning to the Abuja peace process. For now, my delegation supports the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia for another three months, until 31 August 1996.”
1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source
“My delegation welcomes the initiative of the Government of the United States of America in establishing the International Contact Group on Liberia, which held its first meeting last month in Geneva and its second meeting just last Friday. By bringing together key donor Governments, the United Nations, ECOWAS, the Organization of African Unity and international agencies concerned with Liberia, the initiative shows that there is no lack of good will on the part of the international community to bring peace and stability to Liberia. However, such initiatives, well-meaning as they may be, will not bring peace to Liberia until the Liberians themselves join forces to return their country to peace and tranquillity, and until they resolve to address themselves seriously to the three issues critical to peace in Liberia.”
1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source
“Both the ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) and the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL), are likely to disengage themselves from Liberia if no progress is made towards the fulfilment of the provisions of the Abuja Agreement. Such a disengagement would plunge Liberia into a state of unmitigated anarchy and confusion. It should therefore be avoided at any cost. It is in the interest of all military factions and all Liberians to ensure the continuing presence of ECOMOG and UNOMIL to assist the process of Liberia's transition from a state of internal conflict to a state of internal peace and security. In this respect, it is fitting to demand that faction leaders create the conditions that would enable the Liberian people to choose their own leaders through free and fair elections.”
1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source
“The Abuja Agreement is the cornerstone of Liberia's national survival plan. The key to the peaceful resolution of the problems of Liberia lies in a return to the Abuja accords. In this connection, my delegation fully supports the outcome of the meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which adopted the Mechanism for Returning Liberia to the Abuja Agreement. The Ministers reaffirmed the Agreement as the only basis for peace in Liberia and agreed on a number of conditions to be fulfilled by the Liberian factions. The time has come for all Liberian factions to challenge themselves by fulfilling the conditions set forth by ECOWAS and abiding by the provisions of the Abuja Agreement.”
1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source
“As long as there is no end to the crisis in sight, neighbouring countries will also continue to suffer. Peace and security in Liberia are therefore integral to peace and security in the entire subregion. All these factors make it imperative that Liberia return to normalcy after years of factional fighting. The onus is first on the Liberian factions to liberate themselves from their self-imprisonment in factional fighting and embrace the Abuja peace process. The time has come for all factional leaders to break with the tortured past. The situation now calls for a commitment on the part of all factions concerned to rise above selfish interests and ensure that they resolve their disputes by peaceful means. This, after all, is provided for under the Abuja Agreement, which defines the transitional arrangements and processes.”
1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source
“Liberians, like any other people in the world, are entitled to peace and security. All those concerned - faction leaders, regional leaders and the international community - must pool their efforts to ensure that Liberia returns to peace and stability. The civil strife in Liberia has not only affected the people of that country; the conflict has had grave ramifications for the peace and tranquillity of the subregion. The spillover effect of the conflict has manifested itself in the flight of refugees and displaced persons into neighbouring States. This means that Liberia's neighbours have been just as harshly affected by the Liberian crisis as the Liberians themselves. The economies of Liberia's neighbours continue to suffer a major strain.”
1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source
“The escalation of hostilities, the killings, the taking of hostages, and the ransacking and looting of United Nations and other properties were a clear indication that there is in Liberia a state of anarchy and lawlessness on an unprecedented scale. As if such anarchy and lawlessness were not enough, there has also been a stalemate in the factional fighting in Liberia. This situation has in turn led to intolerable polarization in that war-torn country, further traumatizing the innocent people of Liberia. Tens of thousands of innocent civilians have been needlessly killed since the onset of the civil war in Liberia. More people continue to die as anarchy and confusion take hold in the country. This situation cannot be allowed to continue. The killings must stop.”
1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source
“Let me start by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May and, of course, for the most skilful manner in which you have conducted the work of the Security Council this month. We thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, for his lucid report to the Council, contained in document S/1996/362 of 21 May 1996, on the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL). From this report it is clear that the eruption of brutal hostilities on 6 April 1996 in Monrovia only served to exacerbate the disintegration of Government authority and the breakdown of political and civil order in Liberia.”
1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source
“In this regard, no effort should be spared in allowing the South African mine verification company MECHEM. to resume its operations and in guaranteeing security for the company's personnel. My delegation supports the call by the Secretary? General to extend the mandate on Angola in order to deal conclusively with the remaining obstacles.”
1996-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3628 (1996) · source
“Many Angolans have died during the war; every possible means must therefore be employed to prevent more deaths resulting from starvation. The Angolan people and the international community must ensure that food reaches the people in need, on time and on a regular basis. Angola is relatively well endowed in natural resources, but for Angola to be in a position to exploit its resources, it needs peace. As is well known. peace is indivisible and is a key to development efforts. Demining, mine verification and the reconstruction of access roads and bridges are essential components not only of the peace process, but of the overall economic and social development of the country. In this regard, my delegation welcomes the Secretariat's mine action plan for Angola aimed at developing a sustainable national mine-clearance capability.”
1996-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3628 (1996) · source
“Savimbi of UNITA to meet on a regular basis to resolve differences that impede progress in the consolidation of peace. This will go a long way towards fostering a climate of mutual trust and confidence between the Government and UNITA. In the regional context, my delegation supports the View that all States, in particular those neighbouring Angola, should facilitate the process of national reconciliation in Angola and should take steps to ensure that no actions contrary to the provisions of the Lusaka Protocol are committed on their territory. With regard to the slow movement of humanitarian assistance, it is my delegation's hope that all parties concerned will work tirelessly to guarantee the flow of humanitarian assistance by removing all the difficulties which obstruct the free movement of relief workers and humanitarian aid.”
1996-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3628 (1996) · source
“As the Secretary-General rightly observed in his report, "a deep-seated mistrust and a lack of political will to take decisive measures has prevented the parties from honouring their commitments". (S/1996/75, para. 37) This mistrust can be removed only by constant meetings between the two parties. My delegation therefore strongly welcomes and supports the establishment of a "conflict prevention group" composed of high-ranking military representatives of the two parties and the return to Luanda on 11 January 1996 of the UNITA military delegation to resume bilateral negotiations on the completion of the formation of the joint armed forces. These meetings are important because they contribute positively to confidence-building. My delegation wishes to urge the President of Angola and Mr.”
1996-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3628 (1996) · source
“My delegation has taken note of the many positive achievements on the part of the Angolan Government in the consolidation of the Lusaka Protocol and in the process of confidence-building. We hope that the Uniao Nacional para a Independencia Total de Angola (UNITA) too will adhere to the commitments made under the Lusaka Protocol. Indeed, both parties must renew their energies in order to remove the remaining obstacles to full implementation of the Lusaka Protocol. For peace to return to Angola, however, it is incumbent upon the Government of Angola and UNITA to have the political will to reconcile with each other and to embrace peace rather than war. The onus for establishing lasting peace in that country rests first and foremost with the people of Angola and their leaders, as peace cannot be imposed from outside Angola.”
1996-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3628 (1996) · source
“Although, unfortunately, slow progress has been reported in the implementation of the Lusaka Protocol, owing to numerous obstacles, my delegation remains optimistic about achieving a lasting and peaceful solution to the Angolan conflict. We believe that both parties to the conflict are still committed to the Lusaka Protocol as a fundamental basis for the peaceful solution of the Angolan problem. The people of Angola are very weary of the continuing conflict - more so than ever before. We also believe that the international community is now in an era which is characterized by cooperation rather than confrontation, by interdependence and by the peaceful solution of conflicts. The Angolan conflict cannot continue to be an exception to this rule.”
1996-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3628 (1996) · source
“Alioune Blondin Beye, deserve special thanks and appreciation for their consistent show of interest and their practical efforts in the peace process in Angola. Special thanks and appreciation should also be extended to the three observer States - Portugal, the Russian Federation and the United States of America for their continued moral and material support for the consolidation of the peace process in Angola. Madam President, my delegation has noted with pleasure your recent fact-finding and working trip to Africa, which took you to various flash points in Africa, including Angola. This, we believe, will enable the Council to have a deeper appreciation of the facts on the ground.”
1996-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3628 (1996) · source
“Allow me, Madam, to extend to you my delegation's congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. May I also take this opportunity to convey my delegation's appreciation to Sir John Weston, of the delegation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, who presided over the Security Council during the month of January, for the able manner in which he conducted the affairs of the Council. The Security Council is meeting once again to discuss progress in the implementation of the peace process in Angola following the signing of the Lusaka Protocol on 20 November 1994 at Lusaka. The Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, and his Special Representative, Mr.”
1996-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3628 (1996) · source