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first: 2000-02-24
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“Mr. Kasse (Mali) (spoke in French): I wish to thank you, Sir, for your initiative in convening this public information meeting on the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I also wish to welcome the presence among us here today of the Secretary-General and to thank him for his important statement. Allow me to pay a heartfelt tribute to Ambassador Kamel Morjane, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Thanks to his determination, wisdom and talent as an experienced diplomat, Ambassador Morjane has succeeded in creating what had seemed unthinkable at the outset: a climate of trust and cooperation between the United Nations and the authorities of all those involved in the highly complex conflict in the Congo.”
2001-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4348 (2001) · source
“We also thank his Special Representative for Sierra Leone, Ambassador Adeniji, and all the staff of UNAMSIL, the troop-contributing countries and humanitarian agencies for their invaluable sacrifice in our subregion. ECOWAS will continue to fully play the part that belongs to it in this process.”
2001-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4340 (2001) · source
“We cannot fail to recall again the ECOWAS decision to deploy troops of the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) along the borders of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in order to put an end to armed incursions, to instil trust among the parties, to provide security for refugees and displaced persons and to create the necessary conditions for the provision of humanitarian assistance. Mali will continue to support any initiative or action to restore peace and security in our subregion. In conclusion, I would like to reiterate the gratitude of ECOWAS to the Secretary-General for his concern and his commendable efforts for peace and stability in West Africa.”
2001-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4340 (2001) · source
“My third and final comment is to restate that the resolution of the crisis in Sierra Leone would do much to put an end to armed incursions along the borders of the three countries of the Mano River Union. We are very much preoccupied by the fighting in Liberia and its impact on the civilian population. If this situation is not managed in good time, it could also disturb the fragile peace process in Sierra Leone. I must restate the conviction of the Government of Mali in this connection that regional stability can be resolved only through dialogue. ECOWAS is tirelessly labouring to this end among the heads of State concerned.”
2001-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4340 (2001) · source
“The dialogue between the Government and the RUF is increasingly directed towards political questions, and we commend the Government for granting assistance to the RUF so that it can be transformed into a political party and participate in the forthcoming elections in the country. These elections, we constantly repeat, will require international assistance if they are to be free and fair. We are grateful to the Secretary-General for his intention to set out in his forthcoming report a number of detailed recommendations concerning the necessary size of UNAMSIL and its tasks in the framework of support for the peace process and the elections.”
2001-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4340 (2001) · source
“My delegation share the opinion according to which the citizens of Sierra Leone should show tolerance and a willingness to forget in order to set in motion an irreversible process of national reconciliation. To this end, setting up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission and a Special Court can make a contribution. But we would like to draw attention to the negative effect of any partial exercise of justice on the peace process that is already under way. My second comment is that my delegation remains convinced that there is no military solution to the crisis in Sierra Leone.”
2001-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4340 (2001) · source
“First of all, I would like to encourage the Government of Sierra Leone and the leadership of RUF to continue in a resolute manner and in good faith to work towards peace. My delegation is not unaware of the difficulties that still beset the peace process in Sierra Leone, in particular the risk of derailment of the DDR programme because of a lack of funding. This is why we will never stop pleading for the United Nations to insure funding for this vast programme, the success of which is crucial for definitive peace in Sierra Leone. In the same vein, we would like to echo the Secretary- General's appeal to all members of the international community to urgently and generously contribute to the special trust fund for this programme.”
2001-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4340 (2001) · source
“Since the second meeting of the Committee of Six of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Mediation and Security Council with the United Nations, the Government of Sierra Leone and the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), held in Abuja on 2 May 2001, the peace process in Sierra Leone has developed in a constructive manner. Progress recorded in the field of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR), the release of children, the proliferation of meetings among the parties concerned and their commitment to move the peace process forward are elements that could lead to the long- awaited peace in Sierra Leone. In this connection, I have three sets of comments to make.”
2001-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4340 (2001) · source
“Mr. Ouane (Mali) (spoke in French): I would like first of all to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized an open meeting of the Security Council to consider the situation in Sierra Leone. We are grateful in this connection to the Secretary-General for his tenth report on the matter. We thank his Special Representative, Ambassador Adeniji, for his very useful update. We are glad to see the Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) and the Special Representative of the European Union for West Africa here with us.”
2001-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4340 (2001) · source
“Moreover, Iraq has failed to account for property seized in Kuwait, including the national archives, which represent the memory of the country. Kuwait thus remains traumatized by the 1990 invasion. Mali calls on Iraq to cooperate with Mr. Yuli Vorontsov, the High-level Coordinator for Iraq, whose work we support, so that he can carry out his task and so that this sad situation can come to an end. This is a major humanitarian issue on which true consensus exists in the Council. We therefore call on Iraq to meet its international obligations, to continue to participate in the work of the Tripartite Commission and the Technical Subcommittee, and to cooperate fully in order to resolve these problems once and for all.”
2001-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4336 (2001) · source
“In that connection, we hope that the Iraqi Government will react positively, will cooperate with the United Nations, and will seize the opportunity being provided. Let me assure the delegation of the Russian Federation that my delegation is willing to study carefully the text of the draft resolution it submitted this afternoon just before this meeting. I cannot fail to mention another aspect of the humanitarian situation. It is not directly related to today's debate, but it is of importance: it concerns part B of resolution 1284 (1999), which obliges Iraq to facilitate the repatriation of all Kuwaiti and third country nationals or the return of their remains if they are deceased. For the past 11 years, more than 600 families have been living in torment, and they continue to suffer.”
2001-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4336 (2001) · source
“Beyond the oil sector, the cash component ought to be extended to other sectors in Iraq, because, as the Secretary-General notes in his report (S/2001/186), in some sectors of the population, because of the sanctions, poverty is widespread; some Iraqis are often forced to barter what they receive through the food basket in order to procure other basic necessities. To ensure the economic reconstruction of the country, the draft resolution should cover services and investments, which are essential to economic recovery and to rebuilding the country's entire infrastructure. My delegation fully supports the provisions relating to the humanitarian situation, and considers that the text's new provisions, if fully implemented, will help ease the suffering of the Iraqi people.”
2001-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4336 (2001) · source
“The reverse principle now in use is the reason for the excessively high number of contracts kept on hold by the Committee established by resolution 661 (1990). But in our View there are several shortcomings in the new regime. The first relates to United Nations control of Iraq's resources through the maintenance of the escrow account and to the need for the rehabilitation of the country. Thus, we support injecting cash from oil sales into the local economy - the "cash component". Here, we support the arrangement proposed by the team of experts established pursuant to paragraph 15 of resolution 1330 (2000). The Iraqi oil industry still faces considerable constraints of all kinds which, if nothing is done, could result in a drop or even a collapse in crude oil production.”
2001-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4336 (2001) · source
“That is why my delegation welcomes the Secretary-General's recommendation to broaden the green lists in various sectors to include all items except those covered in resolution 1051 (1996). For its part, the sanctions Committee should step up its efforts diligently and speedily to consider applications for contracts so as to reduce significantly the number of holds. Mali welcomes the new sanctions regime that the Council is discussing because it aims to ease the harmful effects of 11 years of sanctions on the civilian population. It would remove constraints on the import of goods for civilian consumption and basic necessities, on the principle that everything that is not explicitly forbidden would be authorized.”
2001-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4336 (2001) · source
“My delegation regrets that no request for the purchase of such products has been submitted to the sanctions Committee during phase IX of the programme, despite the accumulation of a substantial amount in the escrow account. The food and health situation in Iraq is particularly unacceptable. The caloric intake among children is very low, and the nutritional goal set in the distribution plans is far from being met. Given that situation, the Council must take steps to ease the devastating impact of the sanctions on the civilian population. In that connection, my delegation reiterates its great concern at the excessively high number of contracts kept on hold by the Committee established by resolution 661 (1990). We agree with the Secretary-General that this is one of the main obstacles to proper implementation of the humanitarian programme.”
2001-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4336 (2001) · source
“Information provided by the Secretary-General through his regular reports to the Council show that over the last four years the oil-for-food programme has helped to halt further deterioration in the living conditions of average Iraqis and has improved living conditions in some cases, and that the programme's humanitarian nature should be preserved. We concur with the Secretary-General on these conclusions. That is why we believe everything possible should be done to attain all the humanitarian goals of the programme. Here, we would join the Secretary-General in calling on the Iraqi Government to give priority to meeting the essential needs of its people by increasing imports of food and of health and medical supplies.”
2001-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4336 (2001) · source
“Mr. Kasse (Mali) (spoke in French): The Security Council is meeting today to consider the humanitarian situation in Iraq, following a request by the Russian Federation. My delegation is grateful to you, Mr. President, for finding the ideal format for this important meeting. I would also like to extend my delegation's thanks to the Office of the Iraq Programme, which, with dedication, is doing the bulk of the work on implementing this humanitarian programme. Mali is deeply concerned with the humanitarian situation in Iraq, which deserves careful consideration, as it is receiving today.”
2001-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4336 (2001) · source
“We invite Member States to sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted in May 2000. In this context we wish to restate Mali's full support for the proposals made by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh at the second Security Council summit, on 7 September 2000, relating to the creation of areas free of child soldiers in conflict-prone areas. In conclusion, we would like to express our agreement with the Secretary-General's statement that the time has come to intensify our efforts in order to progress from a culture of reaction towards a culture of prevention. The prevention of Violent conflict is surely less costly than post-conflict remedy. And surely the international community is already well enough informed about certain latent crises throughout the world.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“On this occasion I would like to reiterate Mali's support for the Secretary-General's recommendation, based on the report of the Inter-Agency Task Force on West Africa, regarding the establishment of a United Nations office in West Africa that could reinforce the organization's capacity for early warning, conflict prevention, peace-building, reporting and policy development, as well as enhance cooperation with the Economic Community of West African States and other subregional organizations. My third and last comment is to draw attention to the fact that if we wish to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, we must combat the pathetic spectacle of child soldiers. My delegation therefore suggests that we draft a more restrictive set of international provisions in this regard.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“Thus, on the basis of proximity, ease of communication and effectiveness, the member States of ECOWAS have set up four monitoring and follow-up zones under the auspices of offices opened at Banjul, Ouagadougou, Monrovia and Cotonou. But the political will of the authorities of the continent and of the West African subregion requires the support and assistance of the international community. This is why my delegation supports the Secretary-General's recommendation number 26, which calls on Member States to support the follow-up processes launched by the Third and Fourth High-level United Nations-Regional Organizations Meetings to improve conflict prevention and peace-building, and to provide increased resources for developing regional capacities in this field.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“This is the case with the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), to mention only two. They have set up their own mechanisms for the prevention, management and settlement of conflicts. In 1999, in the framework of effective conflict prevention, ECOWAS created a monitoring system for peace and subregional security. This system is called the early warning system or, simply, "the system". This system includes a monitoring and follow-up centre based at the ECOWAS secretariat headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. Its mission is to establish cooperative links between the United Nations, the OAU, research centres and any other relevant international, regional and subregional organization. The system also involves monitoring and follow-up zones for the subregion.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“In the same vein, my delegation fully supports recommendation 4 of the Secretary-General's report, which proposes that the Economic and Social Council, during its annual substantive session, conduct a high- level debate on the elimination of the root causes of conflict and the role of development in promoting long-term conflict prevention. My second comment bears on the required cooperation between the United Nations and external actors, in particular regional organizations, non- governmental organizations, civil society and business circles. Here, the Secretary-General's report aptly reminds us that for some years now some regional organizations have possessed new institutional capacities for early warning and conflict prevention.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“This is why my delegation encourages the Secretary-General in his intention, inter alia, to periodically provide the Security Council with regional and subregional reports on threats to peace and international security, focusing in particular on cross-border problems that might threaten peace and international security, such as illicit trafficking in arms and natural resources, refugees, mercenaries and irregular forces, and the impact of such phenomena on security. We must be equally supportive of the Secretary- General's recommendation encouraging the Council to consider innovative mechanisms to discuss on a more regular basis the issue of prevention.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“On that basis, my delegation would like to emphasize that success in preventing armed conflict requires a comprehensive approach involving all the institutions of the United Nations, the Member States, the regional organizations, non-governmental organizations, civil society and business circles. With this as a premise, I would like to highlight the points that, in the opinion of my delegation, and in the context of today's debate, deserve particular attention. First, following the Secretary-General's lead, I would like to emphasize that the Security Council, according to the Charter of the United Nations, has a key role to play in preventing conflict.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“Others felt that areas such as defending human rights, good governance, the rule of law and democratization were the main pillars of preventive action. During the Millennium Summit last September, the heads of State and Government of our global Organization reasserted the relevance of these approaches to conflict prevention. They concluded that the most promising form of prevention was to elaborate integrated, long-term strategies combining a broad range of political, economic, social and other measures to reduce or suppress the causes of conflict.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“In his report on the prevention of armed conflicts, the Secretary-General reminds us that the core mission of the United Nations remains "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war". However, after more than half a century of existence, it is clear that the United Nations has, basically, sought to ensure collective security by deploying peacekeeping operations, rather than by considering concrete measures to prevent conflicts. Less than a year ago the Security Council held its second open debate on this important issue. During that meeting, many Member States rightfully emphasized that above all we had to tackle the socio-economic causes of conflict, and they therefore advocated increased development assistance as a way of preventing conflict.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“Mr. Kasse (Mali) (spoke in French): Allow me, first of all, to perform the pleasant task of expressing to you, Mr. Foreign Minister, my delegation's satisfaction at seeing you presiding over today's meeting and to ask you to convey our thanks to Ambassador Chowdhury for the excellent manner in which he has been guiding the work of the Council this month. We are grateful for the initiative of the Bangladesh delegation to organize this open meeting of the Security Council on the prevention of armed conflicts. We are grateful to the Secretary-General for his analyses and the relevant and bold recommendations contained in the excellent report before us. We thank Ms. Louise Frechette, the Deputy Secretary-General, for her introduction of the report.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“Lastly, we support the extension of the mandate of MONUC for another 12 months and will vote in favour of the draft resolution authorizing that extension. I cannot conclude without paying a vibrant to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ambassador Kamel Morjane, and, through him, to his entire team and to all the agencies on the ground for their efforts to restore peace to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2001-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4327Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Such a transition should be brief and allow for the completion of planning for all the components of phase III. In that connection, we support the idea of a meeting in the context of the partnership between the Political Committee of the Lusaka Agreement and the Security Council next September. Fourthly, with respect to the economic and humanitarian situation, we reiterate the appeal made to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. We have already welcomed the opening of the Congo River to navigation. We support the process of establishing a Congo River Basin commission and are prepared to endorse the concept of opening a humanitarian corridor to ease a situation that needs no description, since the figures speak for themselves.”
2001-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4327Resumption1 (2001) · source
“In that connection, we take due note of the significant progress achieved in the disengagement of forces and of the withdrawal and announced withdrawal of certain foreign forces from the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We are still greatly concerned, however, over the reluctance and manifest lack of zeal shown by the Rassemblement congolais pour la democratic and the Front de liberation du Congo towards, respectively, the demilitarization of Kisangani and disengagement in Equateur Province. This situation, which is dangerously hampering the process, should no longer be tolerated by the Security Council. The Council's resolutions and the instruments of the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement must be implemented. Thirdly, we subscribe to the idea of a transition to phase III deployment of MONUC.”
2001-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4327Resumption1 (2001) · source
“First, despite important progress made on various aspects of the Lusaka process, we share the Secretary- General's view that there can be no lasting peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo without a comprehensive settlement of the situation, particularly that which prevails in Burundi. In that connection, we strongly urge the continuation of bilateral summit meetings to achieve agreements based, inter alia, on common interests and mutual respect for the territorial integrity, national sovereignty and security of the States of the region. Secondly, we are also of the view that the future of the Lusaka process depends on the commitment and cooperation of the parties.”
2001-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4327Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Jean-Marie Gue'henno, for his introduction of the report and to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Mr. Olara Otunnu, for his oral briefing this morning. We entirely subscribe to the recommendations and programme of action on child soldiers that have been put forward. The report before us today follows that which we considered here only a few days ago in the wake of the Security Council mission to the Great Lakes region. It allows us, as did the other, to continue to entertain optimism - cautious optimism, of course - with regard to the Lusaka peace process. My delegation agrees with the observations and conclusions of the report and would like to make the following comments.”
2001-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4327Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Mr. Kasse (Mali) (spoke in French): I should like to thank you, Sir, for having convened this public meeting pursuant to the issuance of the eighth report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), which we commend. My delegation welcomes the presence here today of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Le'onard She Okitundu. We thank him for his statement and commend the initiative of his Government to initiate direct, high-level negotiations with its neighbours and its decision to prohibit the recruitment of child soldiers and to order the demobilization of those already recruited. Our thanks also go to the Under-Secretary- General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr.”
2001-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4327Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The Security Council must remain vigilant and must closely monitor the parties' fulfilment of their commitments. Peace may still be far off, but it is now within our grasp.”
2001-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4323Resumption1 (2001) · source
“On the Arusha process, we also appeal to the armed groups, primarily the Front pour la defense de la democratie (FDD) and the Forces national pour la liberation (FNL), to cease hostilities immediately and without conditions, and to join the political process. As in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, there can be no military solution in Burundi. Arusha remains the viable framework, and it must be preserved, under the leadership of President Mandela. In this regard, we agree with the views expressed earlier by the Ambassador of the United Kingdom. Lastly, we have already commended the Council for its commitment to the Great Lakes region; we believe that we should now give an impetus to the new negotiating structure established with the Political Committee of the Lusaka Agreement, following the deployment of the MONUC observers.”
2001-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4323Resumption1 (2001) · source
“On the Lusaka peace process, we welcome the partnership now developing between the Council and the Political Committee of the Lusaka Agreement. The establishment of this partnership - a partnership such as we have always called for between the Security Council and subregional organizations involved in settling conflicts - should be maintained so that the process can move forward, bearing in mind that the parties signatories to the Lusaka Agreement remain the driving force behind that dynamic. We reiterate the appeal to the parties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to speedily make available to the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) the necessary information so that the post-disengagement stage can begin, with a view to shifting to phase III of the deployment of MONUC.”
2001-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4323Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Mr. Kasse (Mali) (spoke in French): I, too, would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this open briefing so quickly. Through you, I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for the important statement that he made this morning. Mali endorses the report of the Security Council mission to the Great Lakes region. We fully support the statement made this morning by the head of the Security Council mission, the Ambassador of France, Jean-David Levitte, to whom we pay a warm tribute for his excellent work in leading that mission. Mali actively participated in the Security Council mission, and, having listened carefully to the statements made by earlier speakers this morning, I should just like to make the following points.”
2001-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4323Resumption1 (2001) · source
“My delegation remains convinced that an independent East Timor, established in democratic pluralism based on the national pact referred to by Mr. Ramos-Horta, should be assisted by the United Nations and the entire international community.”
2001-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4321 (2001) · source
“We hope that the donor conference to be held next June in Canberra will allow for progress to be made in the working group. Thirdly, we continue to believe that we must encourage investment in East Timor in order to address the serious economic issues that are often linked to violence perpetrated by those left idle. Similarly, we encourage the ongoing exploitation of mineral resources under way in East Timor and urge those East Timorese living abroad who are able to do so to invest in their country. In conclusion, my delegation takes this opportunity to pay tribute once again to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and to the personnel of UNTAET for their efforts to lead East Timor to independence, in accordance with the aspirations of its people.”
2001-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4321 (2001) · source
“We also feel that the return of refugees must be accelerated, with all necessary support for their broad participation in the elections in the best possible circumstances. We believe that, once again, we must encourage cooperation between the Indonesian Government and UNTAET in this area. Secondly, we should continue to work towards the strengthening of the capacities of emerging institutions in East Timor, involving the entire United Nations system and the international community. In this regard, we welcome the work done by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Vieira de Mello, and the creation at United Nations Headquarters of an integrated mission task force to support and complete the activities of the working group on post- UNTAET planning.”
2001-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4321 (2001) · source
“First, although we agree that we must continue the process of preparing for elections, we believe that there is a great deal yet to be done in order to organize fair and inclusive elections on the date specified in the timetable. This is for at least two reasons that are linked, inter alia, to the issues of security and the return of refugees. The question of security is essential to the holding of elections and has been re-emphasized by many of us this morning. Paragraph 21 of the report stresses this issue and we agree with the assessment made in paragraph 24 of the need to maintain the military component essentially in its present form until the East Timorese Government has established itself. We are grateful to Indonesia for its contribution to the relative stability in the border area, as mentioned in another paragraph of the report.”
2001-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4321 (2001) · source
“Mr. Kasse (Mali) (spoke in French): I, too, thank the Secretary-General for his interim report on the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) and Mr. Annabi for his presentation of the report and for the very useful additional information he supplied. I also wish to welcome among us today Mr. Gusmao and Mr. Ramos-Horta and to thank them for their important statements and for their efforts for the independence of East Timor. In the report under consideration, we have taken due note of the progress achieved in certain areas, including in the involvement of the public in the drafting of a constitution. We also agree with certain ideas and concerns put forward by previous speakers. In this connection, I wish to make a few comments.”
2001-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4321 (2001) · source
“This cooperation must be enhanced so that certain difficult questions addressed in the Special Representative's priorities can be settled. It is equally important to end the violence once and for all. Everyone, especially those who have the resources, should help UNMIK and KFOR in that regard. The future of this region, like any in conflict, lies in a political settlement. Coming from a region that is fighting against the illicit traffic in light arms, we fully support the points made by the Ambassadors of Jamaica and Colombia on this issue. Finally, we support the proposals made by several delegations, beginning with the Ambassador of the Russian Federation, to send a Security Council mission to Kosovo at the appropriate time.”
2001-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4309 (2001) · source
“While we wait for this scourge to be suppressed, we continue to encourage UNMIK and the Kosovo Force (KFOR) to redouble their efforts to ensure security at the border between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Kosovo. To return to the good news brought by Mr. Guehenno, we note with satisfaction the priorities set by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General. We believe them to be good priorities that can be implemented. I do not wish at this point to enumerate all those priorities, but we share the opinions expressed in particular about the elections and their legal framework. My delegation believes, however, that, if UNMIK is to continue to make progress, as it must do, it is important to strengthen cooperation with Belgrade.”
2001-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4309 (2001) · source
“Mr. Kasse (Mali) (spoke in French): At the outset, let me thank Under-Secretary-General Guehenno for his very detailed update. He has returned from Kosovo with good news, despite the violence that continues on the border between Kosovo and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Against that grim backdrop, we reaffirm our strong condemnation of terrorist acts committed by extremist groups. We say no to ethnic violence and believe that ethnic extremism only makes the Balkan region more fragile and dangerously compromises the efforts now being made by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the international community.”
2001-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4309 (2001) · source
“I cannot conclude without stressing once again the need for the enhanced cooperation and total support of the United Nations and the international community for the preventive and peace-oriented efforts of the subregional organizations, such as SADC and ECOWAS, which are heavily involved in conflict management and without which it will be very difficult, despite the measures already undertaken, to achieve the peace we all long for.”
2001-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4283 (2001) · source
“Like others, my delegation is aware of the critical need to shed light on this issue and is determined to move forward in this area in order to put a definitive end to UNITA's military capacity. We believe that any approach to this important matter requires the full cooperation of States, especially those possessing the most advanced technology and the technical means necessary to expose UNITA's funds and financials assets.”
2001-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4283 (2001) · source
“While waiting to learn more about such a mechanism, we believe that any such system should cooperate fully with regional organizations, without which it will be very difficult to implement and properly follow up the implementation of sanctions. The opinions of regional organizations in this field should be taken into account. Fourthly, my delegation welcomes the cooperation established between the Monitoring Mechanism and the Executive Secretary of ECOWAS and some of its member States, which has allowed us seriously to address the issue of UNITA travel and representation in ECOWAS territory. We strongly encourage the continuation of this cooperation, which was long sought by ECOWAS. We must keep in mind that UNITA's financial network remains the weak link in our Mechanism.”
2001-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4283 (2001) · source
“We also feel that a broader mechanism covering precious objects would have the advantage of allowing us to have a clear strategy with respect to all sanctions- busters. We also support the Kimberley process, the ultimate aim of which is to establish a standardized diamond certification system. Thirdly, with respect to secondary sanctions against States that violate measures adopted against UNITA, my delegation feels that we can impose sanctions only once we have exhausted all other recourses and means at the Council's disposal. We welcome the idea of creating a follow-up system for the implementation of sanctions.”
2001-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4283 (2001) · source
“We reiterate the appeal launched to the international community to support ECOWAS and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in their efforts to control the movement of light weapons. We also believe - as stressed by the ECOWAS ministerial delegation at our meeting of 12 February - that improving air surveillance, so as to give the States of the region the means to control their airspace in order to reduce and curb illicit arms trafficking, should be taken into account. Secondly, we are in favour of extending the diamond certification system. Countries without the financial and technical resources necessary to implement the certificate of origin scheme should be assisted as soon as possible in establishing it.”
2001-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4283 (2001) · source