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Klein

lines on the record: 378
first: 2000-06-13
most recent: 2017-06-06
sittings or episodes: 22
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“Despite the clear progress that has been made, the assistance and the involvement of the international community continue to be essential. But new Governments need to act quickly and resolutely to ensure meaningful reform. I now turn to the details of UNMIBH's completion of its core mandate. The Secretary- General's report (S/2002/ 1314) before the Council updates our activities since June 2002 and puts them in their historical context. As the Council is aware, the mandate implementation plan has been the conceptual guide of the Mission for the past two years. With the Council's endorsement, it has virtually served as our mandate.”
2002-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4661 (2002) · source
“Bosnia and Herzegovina must fulfil its commitments to cooperate in full with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Additionally, building up domestic capacities to try ICTY-approved war crimes cases is an essential and necessary step, and current efforts in that direction deserve our collective support. The new High Representative, Lord Ashdown, has at last set the right priorities. His motto, "First justice, then jobs, through reform", captures what the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina expect and what political authorities must deliver. Bosnia and Herzegovina has suffered too long from a political culture in which elections were no more than a census of ethnicity. Politicians should carefully read the results of the most recent elections: programmes count; politicians can lose office.”
2002-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4661 (2002) · source
“With 64 per cent of the gross domestic product consumed by Government bureaucracy, priority issues such as educational reform, investment, job creation and the rule of law suffer. The leaders of Bosnia and Herzegovina who are here today have in their hands the ability to reform the State apparatus in the interests of all of their citizens. I urge them to bring their bloated bureaucracies under greater fiscal discipline and to give Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a State, the revenue that it needs to survive and prosper. As I have said before, justice and reconciliation will not take root until the country is rid of the malignant blight of war criminals. The continued freedom of Karadzic and Mladic, among others, keeps us all prisoners of the past and continues to demonstrate the international community's impotence in the face of evil.”
2002-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4661 (2002) · source
“With Vision and perseverance, Bosnia and Herzegovina's leader - who honour us today with their presence - can take the country to its rightful place in the European family of nations. But serious systemic challenges remain. Politically, the fundamental bargain that institutionally and organically links citizens together in a single State without the need for external props has not yet been struck. Strengthening State-level institutions by giving them the necessary legislative, executive and financial authority is essential for Bosnia and Herzegovina to be able to function as a modern State in its European context. Economically, Bosnia and Herzegovina faces a critical challenge.”
2002-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4661 (2002) · source
“On 1 January 2003, the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) will begin to build on UNMIBH's achievements to ensure continued professional police performance. The Brahimi report called for greater cooperation between United Nations peace operations and regional organizations. This first operation under the European Union Common Security and Defence Policy is the practical embodiment of that recommendation. Greater European involvement assures the common citizen that Bosnia and Herzegovina is an integral part of Europe - that it cannot be left to languish in a Balkan no-man's land, isolated from mainstream European political and economic development. The country must now move ahead with progressive reforms focusing on the rule of law, on economic development and on higher education standards.”
2002-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4661 (2002) · source
“Despite the difficult start of United Nations peacekeeping in Bosnia and Herzegovina, we conclude our Mission with our heads held high, convinced that the United Nations has helped the country to embark on the path of peace and stability. As was emphasized by the Secretary-General during his recent visit to Sarajevo, a historic chapter is drawing to an end. We close that chapter with dignity. (spoke in English) The role given to the United Nations under Annex 11 of the Dayton Peace Accords has been fulfilled. We leave behind a legacy of democratic law enforcement; police forces fit for Europe. A platform now exists on which the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with continued help from the international community, can build a society based on respect for the rule of law and functioning democratic institutions.”
2002-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4661 (2002) · source
“It is a great honour for me to be before the members of the Security Council once again to discuss, for the second time in six years, the successful completion of a United Nations peacekeeping operation. The conclusion of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH), in 19 days" time, represents, in the annals of United Nations peacekeeping, the most important police-sector reform and restructuring programme that the United Nations has ever undertaken. For myself and for the women and men who are part of UNMIBH, this moment fills us with pride that we have done our job well, but it also fills us with humility, because we are aware of our inability to prevent or to swiftly put an end to the conflict that took place 1 decade ago, whose consequences were tragic and devastating.”
2002-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4661 (2002) · source
“Prudently, from the beginning of his tenure in May, he has stated his support for policies and programmes, not parties and personalities. All the winners of the recent elections, even the nationalists, have committed themselves to reform, that is, making Bosnia and Herzegovina work rather than tearing it apart. With the agenda set, it is now time for the High Representative to use his powers to see this reform through, regardless of which parties are in power. The vast majority of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina will support us, and Paddy Ashdown deserves the fullest international support to get that job done.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“Cobbling together exceptionally weak non- nationalist coalitions that clearly enjoy neither support nor credibility from the core of three ethnic groups has not been the answer. Fractured by inter-coalition rivalry and poor leadership, these coalitions failed themselves and the people they purported to represent. We have an old Alsatian proverb that says, "If you have to swallow a frog, there is not a whole lot to be gained by staring at it". In that regard, the new High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, has brought much- needed vision, coordination and practical experience to this Office. He has correctly identified the rule of law, job creation and clean Government as his priorities and has taken robust steps, for which I congratulate him, to bring these to the public agenda.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“That is a mandate it does not now have. I have always been honest and candid with the Council in the past, and I will continue in that vein today. The people of Bosnia and Herzegovina must also learn that, if you ride a dead horse, it is not going to take you very far. This is something that they have not quite appreciated yet. I will tell the Council candidly that the electoral victory of the nationalists was not a defeat for democracy or multi-ethnicity in Bosnia, but it is a recognition that much of what the international community has been doing since Dayton has often been uncoordinated, tempocentric and lacking in strategic planning. The patient has not always been well served by the doctors.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“With regard to regional cooperation, I am pleased to say that the Ministers of the Interior of Croatia, Yugoslavia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, basically under a United Nations rubric, have signed an agreement that deals with illegal migration, trafficking, customs violations and other criminal acts. So regional cooperation is working; those are things that would have been impossible during the Tudjman-Milosevic era. On the issue of Karadzic and Mladic, States need to exert the political will. The mandate of the Stabilization Force (SFOR) is that, if, in the course of its duties, it accidentally runs over Mr. Karadzic and identifies him, it should arrest him. What is needed is a clear signal from the Council and the North Atlantic Council, which says: SFOR must locate, detain, arrest and move to The Hague Radovan Karadzic.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“We said that we felt that there was obviously a role for Norway and Switzerland, which have been extremely generous over the years, and for the Russian Federation and the North Americans for the political umbrella, for Turkey for historical reasons and for others, as well. That is a direction in which I think the EUPM. is going. They are housed in our building. We have that building rent-free for six years. We have a police commissioner now in the United Nations who is a Dane, Commissioner Frederickson, who has had experience in the United Nations Protection Force, Kosovo and Albania. He will serve me as the United Nations Commissioner for six months and then he will revert to the EU in January.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“Mr. Klein: I am grateful for your generous and kind comments, Mr. President, and for those of everyone else in the Council. I will relay them to the personnel of the Mission, who are, after all, the nationals and the citizens of Council members. I am sure that they will be most appreciative. With regard to the transition from the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) to the European Union Police Mission (EUPM), it is on track. When we first constructed that notion, we had said very simply that the European Union (EU) was looking for a mission and a mandate somewhere. It is building a construct of some 5,000 policemen. Within UNMIBH, we have 680 European policemen already. So the transition really becomes very simple and very easy. What we recommended to the EU, however, was an expanded EU Police Mission.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“Instability, dysfunctional societies and the detritus of war cannot be allowed to fester unattended or to be abandoned in midstream. (spoke in French) I am convinced that Bosnia and Herzegovina is on the right path. There may be some bumps along the road, but the direction is clear. With the necessary resolve and will, the success of UNMIBH will be the first stage in the common success of the international community and the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“I hope that we have the wisdom and the will to apply them as we face new situations of great complexity. My experience in UNMIBH has reaffirmed three fundamental points. First, that the introduction of the rule of law in a post- conflict situation is the foundation for democracy, for economic progress and for an exit strategy for peacekeepers. Secondly, reconciliation and healing are impossible if notorious war criminals are not brought to justice. The continued liberty of Karadzic and Mladic is a blight on everything we are trying to achieve and a sign of the impotence of the West in the face of evil. Thirdly, as the tragic events of 11 September last year and more recently in Bali showed, there is no vaccine that can protect us from a globalized world.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“The Brahimi report called for greater cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations in peacekeeping. This first operation by the European Union under the European Security and Defence Policy is the practical embodiment of the recommendations of the Brahimi report. Seven years of UNMIBH and a decade of United Nations peacekeeping in Bosnia and Herzegovina are about to end. I believe that an objective assessment would show that our record was mixed, not disastrous. UNMIBH is a success. The Council's support and the quality of the women and men of UNMIBH from 96 nations and 43 police-contributing States, and the Secretariat that stands behind them, have been instrumental to that success. We have all learned many lessons.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“In numerous meetings and briefings with European Union delegations, including a visit by the Political and Security Committee, we have emphasized the need for continuity and specialized expertise in our most important and innovative policing projects. The hiring of UNMIBH local staff to work with EUPM would facilitate this. I am glad that EUPM. has agreed to give priority to the State Border Service, the State Information and Protection Agency and the maintenance of effective counter-trafficking measures. I am also glad that EUPM. intends to take a robust approach to organized crime, with thorough strategies and significant resources to mentor and assist local police forces to fight this malignant cancer. I have always maintained that the success of UNMIBH will be judged not only by what it achieves, but also by how it leaves.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“Looking ahead to January 2003, I am pleased to say that arrangements for a seamless transition to the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) are in place. The EUPM. planning team of 30 personnel has been working out of UNMIBH headquarters since May under the guidance of the current IPTF Commissioner, who will also be the first serving EUPM Commissioner. The drawdown of IPTF and the gradual build-up of EUPM. have been carefully coordinated, with the first EUPM. deployment scheduled for 4 November. This coincides with the repatriation schedule for current IPTF monitors. Since the elections, over 500 IPTF monitors have departed, leaving 900 monitors in theatre, and 18 smaller IPTF stations have been closed.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“I am also pleased to report that, by the end of this year, the Trust Fund for the Police Assistance Programme will have disbursed almost $16.5 million for police equipment and facilities, thus enabling the closure of the Trust Fund next year as part of UNMIBH's liquidation process. Additionally, I am pleased to inform the Council that the priceless Sarajevo Haggada has been repaired and restored and that a fitting setting has been found for it in the National Museum. The United Nations Trust Fund For Sarajevo and individual donors provided the funding support. The redesigned room in the National Museum will be dedicated on 2 December. The Haggada is an invaluable symbol of the multicultural heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its repair and display is just one of the contributions the United Nations is making to reconciliation.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“These raids hinder bar owners from conducting their business whilst also acting as a deterrent to customers. But the problem of trafficking will not be resolved until it is taken seriously by local prosecutors and the judiciary. This is another area where weaknesses in the rule of law diminish the impact and effectiveness of police work. Finally, with respect to our core mandate, I would note the substantive input of our public affairs unit to democratic policing and public accountability. An integral part of the accreditation process was the drafting of standard operating procedures for public affairs units to be established in all police administrations.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“I would also commend the work of UNMIBH's Special Trafficking Operations Programme (STOP), comprising 50 IPTF monitors and 150 local police working full time against trafficking in human beings. Their work and their success have not been given the recognition they deserve. In the past year, 227 sex establishments have been identified and 147 have been forced to close. Over 740 raids have been conducted, some 2,140 women have been interviewed and 230 victims of trafficking have been assisted to go home. The effectiveness of STOP has forced both traffickers and the STOP teams to adapt their operations. Our latest innovation has been to establish a rapid intervention force to enable victims to be removed from nightclubs quickly and taken to a safe house.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“From the situation three years ago, when police chiefs did not even talk with each other, we now have two multi-ethnic State-level institutions - SIPA and the SBS; a four-nation, soon to be five-nation Regional Task Force; and a fully functioning inter-entity and inter-cantonal police cooperation mechanism. My major concern in this area is the practical problem of funding. While there are many competing pressures on the limited State budget, these fundamental crime-fighting institutions are too important to be allowed to fail or degrade through low and irregular salary payments. Indeed, together with an efficient customs service, they are the front line against corruption and the haemorrhaging of State revenue.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“I am also pleased to be able to report that this week marks the completion of our three-year project to establish, train and equip court police serving all 174 courts in the Federation. A special unit has also been trained for protection of judges and witnesses. In the Republika Srpska, the necessary legislation was passed in July. Recruitment, training and deployment to serve 151 courts will be completed in November. With the establishment of the State Information and Protection Agency (SIPA) and the appointment of its directors earlier this month, Bosnia and Herzegovina now has all the mechanisms and institutions to participate fully in the regional and international fight against terrorism and organized crime.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“Through fifteen intakes at the two police academies established by UNMIBH, twelve refresher courses for pre-war police and seventeen rounds of voluntary redeployment, almost ten per cent of the police forces (1,644 officers) are now from minority groups in each specific area. There are now 490 serving female police officers, with a further 235 female cadets still in training. In fourteen out of fifteen different judicial districts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, our Criminal Justice Advisory Unit (CJAU) has completed a specialized training course for criminal investigation police to be able to improve the quality of their crime reports for use by prosecutors. CJAU has also made an invaluable contribution to court monitoring of sensitive trials.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“UNMIBH's landmark project to minimize political interference in police work by establishing the post of an independent police commissioner chosen by open competition is in its final stage. Permanent police commissioners are in place in nine cantons and the process is almost complete in the Republika Srpska. The two difficult areas that remain are canton 10 and the Federation Ministry of the Interior where obstruction and delay compelled the High Representative to recently impose an independent selection process. Facilitating the recruitment and deployment of police to areas where they are part of a minority ethnic group and improving the recruitment of women have been two of the most resource intensive projects undertaken by UNMIBH.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“On police restructuring, I am pleased to report that three police administrations, Brcko district, the Republika Srpska and the Una Sana canton have received UNMIBH accreditation as meeting the basic standards of democratic policing. This means that local police change management teams have implemented the essential recommendations of our intensive systems analysis of their organizational structure and procedures. Accreditation of the remaining twelve police administrations is scheduled in November, providing that they meet all the necessary criteria. In this regard, I am concerned that police in the Western Herzegovina canton and in canton 10 continue to display discriminatory official insignia in defiance of the High Representative's directives. Accreditation for them is not possible under such circumstances.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“This is the culmination of an exhaustive process in which every police officer has had to pass seven separate checks, including wartime background, professional performance, lawfulness of housing, verification of educational credentials, completion of compulsory training, proof of citizenship and a clear criminal record. At this stage, it appears that some 500 to 600 provisionally authorized officers may not be entitled to certification, mainly because of unlawful housing, false diplomas or wartime conduct. This is in addition to the 234 officers who have already been dismissed for misconduct or wartime background. Certification of the remainder will be completed by mid-November.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“This gives us confidence in passing the baton of police reform to a smaller and more specialized successor mission under the European Union. These achievements are based on the progressive completion of the six core programmes of our mandate implementation plan. All programmes are now in their final stages. With respect to our core programme of police reform, on 18 October we began announcing final certification of the 16,832 local police officers, who in 1999 were only provisionally authorized to work in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“The fact is that Bosnia and Herzegovina now has a lower general crime rate than many countries in Western Europe. This has underpinned the largest number of returns of refugees and displaced persons since the war. Security is no longer an impediment to return anywhere in the country. Bosnia and Herzegovina is no longer the principal entry point into Europe for illegal migrants. Last month the State Border Service achieved 100 percent control of the land borders together with three international airports. The number of suspected illegal migrants has been reduced from nearly 25,000 in the year 2000 to a few hundred so far this year. In other words, our success is not abstract - there are real results on the ground and in the wider region.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“We cannot afford to have a common criminal space in Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the one hand, but many divided and dysfunctional legal and judicial jurisdictions, on the other. Turning now to the progress of UNMIBH, I am pleased to say that, for us, the elections were an unqualified success. All local and international observers reported that the elections took place in conditions of full security. Nearly 1,100 International Police Task Force officers monitored local police through 561 joint and independent patrols. Local police planning and performance were outstanding. This achievement builds on the very impressive record of local police throughout the year in developing and implementing security plans for minority returns and sensitive public events, such as religious gatherings, commemorations and major sports events.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“The High Representative has wisely chosen to focus on programmes, not parties, and has defined the essential steps that must be taken for Bosnia and Herzegovina to enter its European future. But he will require the strongest support to implement the reform agenda. I am particularly gratified that the rule of law has been placed at the centre of the reform programme. As you are aware, UNMIBH was given a thin slice of the international mandate in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Our focus has been on police reform and restructuring, but this is just one element in the rule oflaw. Reform of the judiciary and the entire legal system lags far behind and requires strong measures, which have only just begun.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“One of UNMIBH's key goals has been to draw a clear line between the role of political authorities and the apolitical role of members of law enforcement agencies. Laws clarifying this distinction have been adopted throughout the country. It is, therefore, of deep concern that some Ministers of Interior and members of political parties are seeking to exercise undue pressure on some of the police commissioners, who have been selected through open competition on the basis of professional competence and political neutrality. Recent threats against them and their families must draw the strongest condemnation. The challenge for us all is to hold the newly elected politicians to their promises of reform.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“In an indictment of the entire current political class ofleaders, youth did not vote at all. Thirdly, economic necessity and the realization that power can change through the ballot box has now started to temper the rhetoric of the nationalist parties. Pragmatists and reformers are emerging. Indeed, UNMIBH has received better cooperation from the "nationalist" authorities in the Republika Srpska entity and the Mostar area than from the non-nationalist coalition at the Federation Ministry of Interior level, where progress has been protracted and difficult. But we should not be lulled by mere promises. Already, there are ominous signs of renewed political interference in the police forces.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“I fully concur with the High Representative's assessment that voting for opposition parties that are called nationalist does not mean voting for ultra- nationalism in the style of Milosevic and Tudjman. There are three reasons for this: first, this was a protest vote against non-nationalist non-performance. Parties most closely associated with the disappointing Governments of the past two years were punished, regardless of their nationalist or non-nationalist status. Opposition parties of whatever political colour did well. In a time of severe economic downturn, this should not come as a surprise. Secondly, all opposition parties campaigned on platforms of more, not less, reform. They correctly judged the mood of frustration and disillusion in an electorate that is fed up with criminality, corruption and inaction.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“(spoke in English) In light of the recent elections, permit me to briefly comment on the current political situation as it affects United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH), before turning to the specific work of the Mission and the arrangements for transition to the European Union Police Mission (EUPM). With respect to the results of the recent elections, this is not a time for pessimism or complacency. The strong showing of nationalist parties does not mean that the peace implementation process will stop. But it does present a more challenging political environment that will require strong intervention and continued commitment to keep Bosnia and Herzegovina on the path of reform.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“I have the honour to describe for the members of the Security Council the progress made by the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) in preparing to carry out the core functions of its mandate from now until the end of this year. UNMIBH's work is about to come to an end; and the work of my excellent colleague and friend Paddy Ashdown has just begun. But our joint presence in the Council today underscores the primary responsibility of the Security Council in supervising the process of implementing the Dayton Peace Agreement. Our presence here also sends a clear message to the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, namely, that the international community intends to continue to remain committed to ensuring the full completion of the process that began in 1995.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“Subject to its decision, we are on the verge of concluding the most important police reform and restructuring programme that the United Nations has ever undertaken. We will complete our Mission with heads held high. It has been the support of the Council and the dedication of the men and women serving UNMIBH which have made this success possible.”
2002-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4555 (2002) · source
“But I must emphasise that the success of the EU Mission depends on establishing mutually supportive relationships with the European Commission, particularly the Community Assistance for Reconstruction, Development and Stabilization (CARDS) programme. One of the constraints on UNMIBH was that we did not have access to guaranteed funding for priority projects. I urge the European Union and the European Commission to ensure from the beginning that their projects and funding priorities are mutually reinforcing. Prioritizing the priorities is the first challenge they should face together. (spoke in French) I wish to conclude by reiterating my thanks to the Council for its constant support for UNMIBH.”
2002-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4555 (2002) · source
“The newly arrived Commissioner of the International Police Task Force (ITPF), Sven Frederiksen of Denmark, assumed his duties on 1 June and will complete the UNMIBH mandate before becoming the head of the European Union Mission on 1 January 2003. The European Union (EU) planning team is in place, mainly co-located with the IPTF in United Nations House in Sarajevo. Our staff are rendering every assistance to the planning team to ensure a seamless transition. We are in close contact with the High Representative, who will be double-hatted as the senior EU representative in theatre, and with EU officials from Brussels. In general, planning appears to be going well.”
2002-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4555 (2002) · source
“Last Friday, the Federation Prime Minister orally agreed to pass the necessary legislation. I urge the Council to insist that he do so promptly. The resignation of the first Bosniac deputy police chief in Republika Srpska, in Srebrenica, is a great loss to a community that has just been given new hope for the future. Had the Federation implemented its long- standing commitments to provide salary assistance to police officers in the Srebrenica area, this would not have happened. In the long term, more durable solutions to sustain minority police will need to be found. But for the present, the Federation must live up to its commitments. Permit me to conclude with some comments on the transition to the European Union Police Mission.”
2002-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4555 (2002) · source
“By the time we conclude our systems analysis project and the establishment of the State Information and Protection Agency, Bosnia and Herzegovina will have all the crime-fighting apparatus of a modern State ready to play its part in the international community. Three issues stand in the way of the successful completion of our core mandate. Local funding is insufficient to maintain or fully deploy the State Border Service, which now covers 88 per cent of the border. I would urge the countries that benefit most from effective border controls to reconsider how they can assist in completing this project. The position of a permanent police commissioner in every police administration is crucial to insulate the work of law enforcement agencies from political interference.”
2002-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4555 (2002) · source
“In sum, UNMIBH is the odd man out, as mandate completion for the other principal international organizations is still not in sight. Secondly, our practical achievements have promoted local confidence-building and security in police institutions. The fact that security is no longer a problem for the return of refugees and displaced persons anywhere in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a sea change in police performance. We have also reinforced this with over 478 Trust Fund projects, costing more than $24 million, to provide essential infrastructure assistance to local communities, and nearly $16 million has been provided in assistance for police equipment and facilities. Third is the area of the systemic changes we have made to create a police force fit for Europe.”
2002-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4555 (2002) · source
“Even that amount has already generated new hope and commitment by the three municipalities involved. UNDP is moving quickly to establish a small coordination and management team in Srebrenica. But I am deeply concerned that we are about to lose the Bosniac minority police serving there because of the Federation's failure to live up to its commitment to pay salaries and top-up packages for the local police. In summation, I believe UNMIBH's successes have been achieved at three levels. First, the mandate implementation plan has provided UNMIBH with unity of strategic purpose and an exit strategy. Timelines and success indicators have kept us focused and on track, and have provided a methodology to achieve our goals and objectives.”
2002-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4555 (2002) · source
“Those are not abstract achievements. Active policing in return areas has created the security conditions essential for an unprecedented number of minority returns. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees does not rule out the possibility of more than 130,000 such returns this year - a 30 per cent increase over 2001. I am particularly pleased that the international community has begun to recognize the special needs of the Srebrenica area. This is not about salving consciences; it is about giving a better future to the people of a tragic and neglected area. The recent donor conference for the Srebrenica Regional Recovery Programme led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) raised approximately $4.2 million in direct pledges, which is about one third of what is required over the next three years.”
2002-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4555 (2002) · source
“Our media campaigns have explained the legal rights and obligations of citizens when dealing with the police. We have conducted public awareness programmes in domestic violence, and we have trained local police spokespersons under the common platform of community policing. As members are also aware, a multi-ethnic police contingent from Bosnia and Herzegovina is serving in East Timor. A group of military officers is serving as military observers in Ethiopia and Eritrea. A second contingent of military observers will be deployed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Last month, I secured final agreement on the formation of a multi- ethnic light transport composite unit and its deployment to a United Nations peace operation this summer. The formation of the unit from the three armies would have been inconceivable just a few years ago.”
2002-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4555 (2002) · source
“The State Information and Protection Agency is the last building block necessary for Bosnia and Herzegovina to become fully integrated into international police crime-fighting. Pending adoption by the State House of Representatives, I expect it to be functioning by the autumn. None of those institutions existed two years ago. Their establishment has made regional police cooperation possible. Through the UNMIBH-initiated Regional Task Force, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and the police forces of Serbia and Montenegro have launched joint operations to strengthen borders, to combat arms-smuggling and illegal migration and to intensify actions against organized crime and terrorism. UNMIBH is also contributing to civic education and the promotion of human rights.”
2002-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4555 (2002) · source
“Half of the houses of prostitution in Bosnia and Herzegovina have been closed in the past 12 months; 1,632 women have been interviewed; and 146 victims have been assisted. This problem requires comprehensive regional solutions. We are ready to cooperate with other international bodies, but at present there seem to be parallel and often uncoordinated activities. The State Border Service is one of the few multi- ethnic State institutions that work. It has reduced illegal migration through Sarajevo airport from more than 25,000 in 2000 to less than 400 this year. Its effective concept of operations is serving as a model for other regional States, and both Serbia and Montenegro are interested in training their personnel at our State Border Service academy outside Sarajevo.”
2002-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4555 (2002) · source
“With exceptions in extremist pockets, the problem is no longer political obstruction; it is the lack of volunteers who are willing to take substantial pay cuts to transfer across entity lines. UNMIBH's Criminal Justice Advisory Unit has filled a crucial gap in the rule of law. Without its legal expertise, I doubt that any of the high-profile criminal cases investigated by police would have come to a fair trial. That has been particularly important in criminal prosecutions of cases of human trafficking: 83 such cases are being prosecuted, and 27 cases are pending. UNMIBH's Special Trafficking Operations Programme is the most comprehensive anti-trafficking operation in the region.”
2002-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4555 (2002) · source
“In police restructuring, we have shifted the onus to local police officers to carry out structural reforms of their organizations through local Change Management Teams. Our systems analysis programme is addressing systemic deficiencies, carried over from the war, that undermine police professionalism. For example, the Republika Srpska entity does not have a rank structure for its police officers, leaving promotions open to corruption and patronage. Minority police representation has improved, but not as quickly as we would have hoped. UNMIBH has done everything within its mandate to encourage minority police and to create the mechanisms for further long-term sustainable change.”
2002-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4555 (2002) · source
“Police cooperation between the parties was non-existent. The only borders that mattered were the confrontation lines between recently warring parties. Today, UNMIBH is in the final stages of creating a modern police force fit for Europe. In each of the six core programmes of our mandate implementation plan, change is qualitative as well as quantitative. And in each of our projects, we have sought to contribute to the wider goals of peace implementation by encouraging local participation and responsibility. In the area of police reform, we have been the first organization to thoroughly check civil servants for housing status, criminal records, academic credentials and war-time conduct. The final certification of the approximately 17,000 police officers who have been provisionally authorized depends on their passing those intensive checks.”
2002-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4555 (2002) · source