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Kawah

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2004-07-16
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2004-07-16
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  1. “Here, we join in the appeal to the donor community to deliver on the pledges made at the United Nations on 5 February 2004. The appeal in paragraph 28 of the report is realistic and urgent. Within the West African region, and especially within the Mano River Union, we have suffered tremendously. We destroyed the architecture of our heritage and had nothing with which to replace it. We had been one people living in harmony. We have destroyed the simple trust which existed. It is my ardent hope that we have learned something about ourselves and that we are prepared to change, to coexist and to build. We must now, with the Council's help, summon the resolve to elevate our performance to a plateau of functional excellence, for, as the writer Kahlil Gibran said, "when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb".”

    2004-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5005 (2004) · source

  2. “That partnership must be nurtured so that, within a specified time period, the responsibility of governance will devolve to the Liberian people. In this, the question of lifting United Nations sanctions on timber and diamonds is urgent, especially if Liberia is to generate the resources necessary for the country's reconstruction. The requirements for doing this are to be found in Security Council resolution 1521 (2003). To meet those requirements, the assistance of the international community and the understanding of the Security Council are urgent and critical. Meeting the high standards in the management of public funds will not materialize if there are no funds to manage. We are prepared to work with the Council to reach this objective, but we cannot do it alone.”

    2004-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5005 (2004) · source

  3. “According to the report, the new Transitional Government has pledged to break with the habits of the past and to make a new effort to move as quickly as possible into a stable and growth- oriented relationship with the international community. Let me observe, however, that the efforts of the Security Council will come to fruition only if Liberians are empowered to manage their own affairs. Understandably, Liberia remains a hybrid State in the international arena. The Transitional Government does not have complete control over its territory and is unable to guarantee an acceptable level of security for its people. In those areas there is a partnership between the United Nations and the Liberian Government.”

    2004-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5005 (2004) · source

  4. “The mission's visit to the West African region can only expand the Council's view and understanding of the complex problems confronting the subregion, some of which are reflected in the report before the Council. The Council, over the past year, has taken decisions and actions which, for the Liberian people, have created a new sense of realism, renewal and reform. The events of the past several months have led to renewed hope for Liberia and to a new chance for a bright future. The international community has committed significant resources to put Liberia back on the road to recovery after more than two decades of strife and open conflict.”

    2004-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5005 (2004) · source

  5. “Kindly accept my congratulations, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. I should like to take this opportunity to thank you for extending an invitation to me to make a few comments on the report of the Security Council mission to West Africa, contained in document S/2004/525. Let me also express Liberia's appreciation to those Council members who made the trip and to those members of the Secretariat who accompanied the mission. Special recognition is given to Ambassador Jones Parry of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, who headed the mission. I have read the report of the mission and find it wholesome in its general observations and relevant when it comes to the Liberian situation.”

    2004-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5005 (2004) · source