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Konare

lines on the record: 52
first: 2000-09-07
most recent: 2008-04-16
sittings or episodes: 3
sources: un-security-council

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“For my part, I can give you, Sir, the pledge that in my new functions, this commitment will be an ongoing one. These functions and responsibilities, new for me, are also my responsibilities as the former President of Mali and today as the former Chairman of the Commission of the African Union, because on 30 April at the latest the new President will take on those functions.”
2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868 (2008) · source
“Less than one month ago we held a high-level meeting to talk about the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). But there will be no MDGs if we do not manage over this difficult period. This is an urgent appeal requiring an urgent response. It cannot await the G8 summit in July. Legitimacy is in this House and must grapple with the problems of security, which include more than simply conflicts. Poverty and hunger kill as well. They will bring unexpected instability if we are not careful. I would like assure the Secretary-General of the support of the new Chairman of the Commission, Jean Ping, of his determination to continue this work. He has been to this House; he knows it well. There is no doubt that he will be at the side of the Secretary- General in the name of Africa.”
2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868 (2008) · source
“In relation with the Group of 8, in relation with all financial and economic institutions and in relation with regional organizations, we ourselves have launched an appeal to African regional organizations to quickly hold summit meetings, because this crisis is not cyclical, it is structural. It is not a matter of questions and answers for tomorrow. Even for countries that find answers for today, those would be only solitary solutions that could not last. The four months to come, April to July, is the period of making ends meet in many countries. Prices will go up. If we are unlucky and the rainy season is not good, we could be looking at a most serious catastrophe. This morning we call on the Security Council. The Secretary-General must have all political means.”
2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868 (2008) · source
“I have spoken at some length about this. I spoke with the Secretary-General yesterday about it; the Minister of Burkina Faso spoke about it; the Secretary of State of France mentioned it as well: the United Nations must act in the case of the current food crisis. The United Nations must act on the current financial crisis. This is a problem of human security. The President of the World Bank, the Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund and the Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization have made appeals to Governments, but what Government could affirm collective legitimacy more than the Secretary-General of the United Nations, more than the Security Council?”
2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868 (2008) · source
“Today, beyond intergovernmental cooperation, there are countries that wish to proceed towards shared sovereignty - co-managed sovereignty. It is important that these organizations be able to integrate the United Nations architecture. It is vital for our roles with the United Nations to be clearly defined. We are not talking about being present and giving to the United Nations and then stepping aside. We need to reflect on a system of co- management, in which, depending on the cases, the roles are defined. We cannot all be parallel; footbridges are needed. We need more coherence among the different representations of the United Nations and even of the United Nations system. It is important, and I wish to commend the Secretary-General, who acknowledged that the leadership of the AU is recognized and significant.”
2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868 (2008) · source
“However, if there are a thousand conditions delaying the implementation of programmes, the countries emerging from conflict or countries that have fragile democratization processes could suffer as a result. Public opinion needs to be informed of what is going to be done and what it has been agreed. It is important for us to explore and make proper use of everything that Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations offers. Apparently, however, it is insufficient. President Gbagbo mentioned that. In fact, today we need to look at the entire philosophy and culture of the United Nations, which has done what it could. But today the nature of conflicts has changed. Today, nation-States that were the foundations of the United Nations are experiencing much upheaval.”
2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868 (2008) · source
“I am pleased that the authorities of the United States of America came to listen to us regarding the AFRICOM. problem and hope that our concerns will be heard, because there is no other policy than to be in harmony with Africa in its will to assume its responsibility for defence and security. Certainly we should embrace the recommendations of the Secretary-General and establish this panel. Certainly we need to speed up the work of the Peacebuilding Commission, but we must take care that we do not have a thousand restrictive clauses. In order to assist C6te d'Ivoire today, we need considerable means; to help the Democratic Republic of the Congo, we need considerable means. I am not saying to write a blank check.”
2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868 (2008) · source
“And I would go even further: the standby forces should be able to quickly deploy a standing rapid intervention force. Strengthening the continental peace and security architecture also means refusing to allow lawless zones to exist in Africa. It is not normal that the Somali coasts, despite the presence of significant military bases, are still under the control of pirates today. I hope that the appeal by the President of Somalia will be heard. To strengthen the continental architecture is to strengthen African capacities. It also means reviewing our relations with all foreign military bases in Africa. I mentioned that last September. I am pleased that the statement of the President of the French Republic offered perspectives that we should explore together.”
2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868 (2008) · source
“Today, it is certain that resources must be swiftly mobilized to help us put out the fires in Somalia and in Darfur. Of course, there are political problems. Efforts are required from the parties. But we cannot sufficiently stress the fact that, in Somalia and in Darfur, significant resources have been lacking and that, if they had been there in time, we would have been able to do more in the political context. It is important to build African capacities, because the responsibility is, first and foremost, our own. Building African capacities means consolidating the continental peace and security architecture, strengthening our planning capacities, helping us to swiftly build an early warning system and deploying standby forces.”
2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868 (2008) · source
“But I have taken the floor regarding the issue of financing, to say that it does not involve a policy on our part of holding out our hand. We are aware - because I speak on behalf of a responsible Africa - of the efforts that we ourselves must make and of the resources that we ourselves must mobilize. But we are asking this question to clearly indicate Africa's will to make its contribution to peace throughout the world. We are also asking this question to indicate that it is important to have confidence in Africa and in African men and women. We have achieved results in cote d'Ivoire and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and we see what is being done in the Sudan and in Somalia. We must support the interested parties so that they can have more confidence in themselves and in each other, and must not act in their place.”
2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868 (2008) · source
“The Secretary-General has demonstrated that through the report that he has submitted to the United Nations and through his proposal that a committee of eminent persons be established so that we can move from discussion to practice. The Secretary-General will also permit me to commend his predecessor, Kofi Annan, who did his utmost for Africa. I should like to thank all our partners present here, from across the spectrum, without whose support the difficulties might have been greater. You yourself, Mr. President, made an excellent plea to President Kikwete. I cannot add anything to it, because your voice is the most authoritative and legitimate, by virtue not only of your duties, but also of your experience.”
2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868 (2008) · source
“Mr. Konare (Commission of the African Union) (spoke in French): I particularly thank you, Mr. President, for your country's leadership and your personal leadership on all African issues. Thank you for having convened this meeting and for dedicating your two presidencies to Africa, in March 2007 and now, by listening to African peoples and African leaders. The problem of financing was raised during our most recent summit and is not a new issue; it was already on the agenda in 1992, when we were establishing the crisis management mechanism. I should like to attest to the great amount of time that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has devoted to Africa, and to the great interest that he has shown and the listening that he has done in order to be able to assist us.”
2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868 (2008) · source
“The Millennium Development Goals will not be met if things continue as they are because, if the rules do not change and if Africa does not gain the capacity to produce its own food and to process its own commodities and profit from their use, then it will be sidelined. You said so yourself, Sir. In 40 years, there will be 1.7 billion people in Africa. That is equivalent to the population of the United States of America, Canada, Mexico, all of South America, Europe and Oceania combined. It is unthinkable that we could have a secure world while such grave poverty persists on a continent of such wealth. I thank you, Sir, for inviting me to speak. I hope that in the not-too-distant future Africa will be represented here in the Security Council by a Permanent Representative to the United Nations.”
2007-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5749 (2007) · source
“In your paper, Sir, you point to the new threats that have emerged: the drug mafias, the tobacco mafias, the immigration mafias, the multifarious mafias that seek to dominate the commodities market in Africa today. I would add that a there is another threat might perhaps be seen rather as an opportunity: If Africa were to be completely bereft of new information and communications technologies, it would be able to turn that misfortune into a security benefit. With that in mind when he spoke earlier, the President of the Congo noted the genuine threat posed by poverty. Many commitments have been made that have not been honoured.”
2007-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5749 (2007) · source
“Africa's strength lies in its unity and in its capacity to shoulder its own responsibilities. To its own credit, Africa signed the Treaty of Pelindaba declaring the continent nuclear- weapon-free. That was an excellent undertaking, but how do we protect Africa without a system of collective security? What about Africa's need for civilian nuclear energy? You touched upon the critical issue, Sir, of small arms and light weapons in Africa. Small arms and light weapons are weapons of mass destruction in Africa. We must move towards an international convention to mark those weapons and to ensure that they do not fall into illegitimate hands.”
2007-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5749 (2007) · source
“I feel that to be of extreme importance, because the vital interests of the African peoples are involved. You yourself, Sir, used the term "rupture". With respect to relations with Africa today, that rupture is apparent at every level, beyond the legacy of colonization and the cold war. Africa is no longer a private hunting ground; it is no longer anyone's backyard; it is no longer a part of the Great Game; and it is no longer anyone's sphere of influence. Those are the few simple rules that will allow the continent to shoulder its responsibility and to demonstrate inter- African solidarity. I should like to make the following three related points. The dynamic of integration must result in the reduction of foreign military bases currently operating in Africa. That should in turn help build African capacity to maintain a unified Africa.”
2007-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5749 (2007) · source
“When commitments are made, they must be respected, but I am convinced that the examples set by the great democracies will also contribute to ensuring the implementation of decisions taken at this table. When States make commitments, they must honour them. There is no room for a policy of double standards. While dialogue is under way, rebel movements, too, must be bound to respect the rules of the game. All of this has been said here before. You yourself, Sir, referred to it, and it is reflected in the paper that you distributed. Africa must be helped. The primary responsibility for ensuring peace in Africa belongs to Africans themselves. They must shoulder that responsibility. Our partners must let Africans run their own business. Financing is important, but it does not justify unbridled intervention or conduct.”
2007-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5749 (2007) · source
“The primary responsibility, the responsibility to promote democracy, good governance, respect for human rights, is ours, because that is the primary foundation of security in any country. It is for that reason that we must condemn- and ensure zero tolerance for - those who use child soldiers. We must ensure zero tolerance for those who use child soldiers. There must be zero tolerance for those who perpetrate acts of violence against women. There must be zero tolerance when it comes to the use of mercenaries in Africa. With regard to the problems afflicting peace in Africa, a number of lessons can be drawn. Even with regard to military operations, we must ensure that the political objectives are clear and that the democratic component holds pride of place in the resolution of conflicts.”
2007-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5749 (2007) · source
“In addition, countries that are emerging from crises see their situation deteriorate, since they do not have solid support. This is something that we should pay close attention to. We should also not hesitate to review Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations in a creative light, as was suggested a few months ago by South Africa in this very Chamber. The United Nations must take the regional component into account and integrate it in all of its actions. For this reason, the partnership between the African Union and the United Nations must be developed. The hybrid operation opens the way for that, and I believe that that indeed is the path to take in the future. Around this table, everyone has recognized Africa's responsibility. It is essential.”
2007-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5749 (2007) · source
“I have no doubt whatsoever that we will implement the resolution adopted by the United Nations. Regarding Somalia, we need to be able to rapidly deploy African troops in order to give political dialogue a chance and to strengthen security. We have heard testimonials about all the efforts deployed by Africa to ensure peace and security. We have established a continent-wide structure to that end that is solid but that needs support. We need support in training our troops, support in improving our information and analysis services, but above all, support to ensure that we have permanent and regular financing. Currently, operations are financed one by one. That makes it impossible to deploy rapidly and often means that interventions come too late.”
2007-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5749 (2007) · source
“The security of populations must be ensured and we must ensure the deployment of troops to Darfur as rapidly as possible. The commitments that were made must be respected. There is also the issue of political dialogue, which must also reach completion. The Sudanese President has announced a ceasefire. It is crucial that this ceasefire be respected by all. A dialogue conference is scheduled for 27 September in Tripoli, and we must do everything in our power to ensure that all the Sudanese parties are seated at the table. We know that we can count on you, Sir, to ensure that that is indeed the case. When it comes to Darfur, we have told the Sudanese to have faith, but not complacency. Faith, but no complacency: this is a primarily African responsibility.”
2007-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5749 (2007) · source
“How can it be otherwise, when we consider the individual dramas of men and women, the number of displaced persons, the number of refugees, the number of civilians who have been slaughtered, when we have seen on our continent the tragedy of the genocide perpetrated in Rwanda, from which, unfortunately, we have not yet learned all the lessons. How could one not join in such a debate, when one is familiar with the tragedies that are unfolding in Africa, such as the terrible situation in Darfur and in Somalia? What I would like to say concerning Darfur is that, on 21 September, together with the United Nations, we organized a meeting here in New York. Significant commitments were made, significant commitments that must be met.”
2007-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5749 (2007) · source
“But it is more than that: there is the African Union, then there are the other regional organizations, because Africa's agenda will increasingly be defined by the African Union. Thank you very much, Sir, for having convened this highly significant debate, but as you yourself said, we hope to move beyond words, to move beyond promises because too many promises have already been made to Africa. I am convinced that this meeting will provide added value because there will be follow- up. You heard for yourself, Sir, in the comments made by each Head of State and Government around the table, a call for peace on the continent.”
2007-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5749 (2007) · source
“Thank you very much, Mr. President, for inviting us, the African Union. Thank you for this important acknowledgment, which confirms the similar acknowledgment made by numerous countries who have accredited their ambassadors in Addis Ababa to our organization; by the United States of America, which today has hired a special messenger to the African Union in Addis Ababa and has given diplomatic status to our Ambassador in Washington, DC; and the European Union, which is preparing to appoint a special representative for Addis Ababa. Those are important acts that acknowledge the fact of integration. There are regional organizations, and the African Union is one of them.”
2007-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5749 (2007) · source
“I understand that our Permanent Representatives have discussed and agreed on the wording of a presidential statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo. May I take it that we approve that statement and are content that it should be issued by this Summit? There being no objection, I shall arrange for the statement to be issued as document S/PRST/2000/28. I thank all participants for the part they have played in this meeting; my thanks go to all the heads of State or Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs, to the Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity, to the representatives of regional organizations and to Mr. Javier Perez de Cuellar, who is present in the Security Council Chamber. The Security Council has thus concluded its business for this meeting. The meeting rose at 3.50 pm.”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source
“I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to vote on the draft resolution (S/2000/845) before it. If I hear no objection, I shall now put the draft resolution to the vote. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Argentina, Bangladesh, Canada, China, France, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mali, Namibia, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President (spoke in French): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1318 (2000). I have one other brief item of business.”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source
“It is impossible to overstate how right it was for the Council, last January, to have considered the question of the AIDS pandemic in Africa, which poses a genuine threat to security and to fight which all resources must be mobilized and committed. It is clear to all that peace and prosperity go hand in hand, and that we must simultaneously tackle the underlying causes of conflict, fight poverty and combat the absence of democracy. Such a comprehensive, consistent approach would have a broad, lasting impact on the effective role of the Security Council in the maintenance of international peace and security, particularly in Africa, by providing a better life in greater freedom for all. For an Africa that is worthy and responsible, and for a world at peace, we need such a partnership.”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source
“The international community and the Security Council must therefore employ a consistent, sustained strategy to build the capacity of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and of a future African union, and of regional organizations, as well as to cooperate with them. Finally, how could we fail to endorse all the measures that have been advocated to strengthen United Nations peacekeeping operations through, inter alia, suitable mandates that include protection of the civilian population, an improved planning capability, rapid deployment of peace operations, and good coordination among participants in the field. These must be supplemented with socio-economic measures for peace-building.”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source
“They must be adapted to their specific goals, because there have sometimes been tragic humanitarian consequences. The recent sanctions relating to the illicit exploitation of natural resources demonstrate how much more effective targeted sanctions can be. In our view, the Secretary-General's comments on this matter in his report on the Millennium Assembly (A/54/2000) are apt and deserve full attention. Fourthly, cooperation with regional and subregional organizations should be strengthened to enable the United Nations, under the supervision of those organizations, to be more effective at prevention and at deploying locally based operations.”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source
“The devastating sight of the many victims of landmines world-wide, including thousands of children, causes us to urge all to ratify and implement the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction. Thirdly, I think it important for us to devote attention to the questions of impunity and of sanctions. The prevention of bloody conflicts, the implementation of conventions on human rights and on international humanitarian law and the protection of the most vulnerable require the entry into force of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. We must put an end to impunity in order to protect individuals and communities against violence of all kinds. Sanctions form part of the means by which the Organization can take action.”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source
“Those weapons are sometimes provided free of charge; sometimes at cash prices that quash all competition; and sometimes on credit against our raw materials: the share belonging to future generations has been mortgaged and is being badly managed. We must therefore work towards effective and progressive international legal standards to control the circulation of light weapons. If it is to be a success, the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in all its Aspects, to be held next year in Geneva, must indeed address all aspects of the issue, including the legal arms trade, and must give priority to transparency.”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source
“We need to put an end to the sorry sight of child soldiers by unequivocally condemning and by taking energetic measures against all of those who make use of children, who instil in them a culture of violence and thus sow the seeds for the perpetuation of violence and conflicts. Secondly, efforts in the disarmament field, in particular as concerns weapons of mass destruction, must be pursued and stepped up to free our world from this terrible threat and to put an end to the arms race in all its aspects. But for regions such as Africa, it is light weapons that are our weapons of mass destruction. Efforts to date have been largely inadequate. My colleagues know as well as I do that most of the conventional weapons that are produced are circulating in developing countries, and especially in Africa.”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source
“I would like to congratulate the Secretary-General for the follow-up he has already given to this important report, whose recommendations have our backing because they are designed to allow us to better respond to present and future threats. Within the framework of the principles of our Organization, let us not fear change. Let us finally dare to give the United Nations the means to achieve peace. In this context, there are several important issues on which I wish to dwell. First of all, how can we save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, when children, who are the future, are handed over to senseless conflicts as both victims and executioners?”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source
“With the Council's permission, I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the President of the Republic of Mali. The difficulties encountered in Sierra Leone; the difficulties with deployment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; the threat of conflict on the African continent and in other regions of the world; the increased number of internal crises; and the need to protect communities, United Nations personnel and the personnel of aid organizations against violence are today prompting our Council to adapt and make more effective its response capacity. I should like here to welcome the Secretary- General's initiative, since the report submitted by Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi is part of the process that will make the United Nations a truly credible force for peace.”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source
“I now call on the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Right Honourable Tony Blair.”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source
“I thank the President of Ukraine for his important statement. I now give the floor to Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source
“I thank the President of Tunisia for his important statement. I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Leonid D. Kuchma, President of Ukraine.”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source
“I thank the President of Namibia for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker is the President of the Russian Federation, His Excellency Mr. Vladimir Putin.”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source
“I thank the President of the People's Republic of China for his kind words. I call on His Excellency Mr. Jacques Chirac, President of the French Republic.”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source
“I thank you, Mr President, for your kind words. I call on His Excellency Mr. Jiang Zemin, President of the People's Republic of China.”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source
“I thank the President of the United States of America for his statement and for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker is the President of the Argentine Republic, His Excellency Mr. Fernando de la Rua.”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source
“I wish to welcome the Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity and the representatives of a number of African regional organizations. With a view to making the best use of our time, when a speaker has reached the agreed five-minute time-limit, I shall tap my gavel as a courteous reminder. I now give the floor to the President of the United States of America, His Excellency Mr. William Jefferson Clinton.”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source
“That is the point of our meeting today, and I wish every success to the work of the Council. We shall now begin our debate. I call on the Secretary-General.”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source
“In renewing our commitment to the ideals and objectives of the Charter and our firm commitment to make genuine progress in the area of international peace and security, we need to provide the United Nations the means to achieve peace. There are special moments in history when peoples and individuals can be active or passive. This extraordinary meeting is an opportunity for us to make history. We must take advantage of it to build a world of peace in which future generations will be free from wars and from poverty. We need to lay the foundations for that world, and that means providing the human, financial and material resources necessary for our Organization more effectively to deal with conflict situations and shoulder its incomparable responsibility to ensure and guarantee world peace.”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source
“It expects from the international community the necessary support, and, from the United Nations, which bears responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, it expects an increased commitment and specific attention to the promotion of lasting peace and security in Africa. Africa has the means to extricate itself from this situation. It needs to feel that it is not alone. Have confidence in Africa. At a time when the world is scrutinizing the role of the United Nations in the twenty-first century, we need more than ever to send strong and clear signals to peoples and States of the determination and ability of the United Nations to carry out effective peacekeeping operations in accordance with its principles.”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source
“The tragic events that took place in Sierra Leone, the need to better protect communities and individuals, including United Nations and humanitarian personnel, and the need therefore to better meet the new security challenges are not in conflict with our shared determination to fine-tune the actions of the Council to enhance its ability to prevent crises and to respond to them in an appropriate fashion. Africa, which has just adopted a Declaration and Plan of Action following the Conference on Security, Stability, Development and Cooperation in Africa, intends to shoulder its share of responsibility in the prevention and resolution of conflicts.”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source
“Conflicts have not ceased but have now become internal, particularly in the form of civil wars- violent and bloody conflicts that take a heavy toll on civilians in particular and especially on vulnerable individuals, such as women and children, conflicts that are characterized by atrocities that are repugnant to the conscience of humankind. To be sure, our Organization has made progress, but we also must recognize that there have been some failures over the last 10 years which in some ways have affected its credibility. Africa, my continent, unfortunately is all too good an illustration of this.”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source
“One could ask if the Council, since our first historic meeting in 1992, has effectively discharged its primary responsibility in the area of the maintenance of international peace and security. Since peace and prosperity, and security and development go hand in hand, has the international community done enough to eradicate poverty and to create the conditions for a better life for all? United Nations Development Programme indicators show how far we are from eliminating poverty and creating the conditions for a better life for all, and behind these cold figures is the misery of millions of men, women and children.”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source
“I believe that it is both a great honour and a great responsibility, for Africa and for Mali, for me to have the privilege of presiding over a meeting of the Security Council at the level of head of State or Government, the second of its type in the history of our Organization. Allow me to welcome all of you and to express to you the gratitude of all of Africa. Your presence here today attests to your commitment and to your faith in the missions and the role of the United Nations. This is a special moment, since, at the dawn of the new millennium, the entire world - with good reason - is wondering when peace and security will prevail on our earth, and in particular in Africa.”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source
“Their presence is an affirmation of the importance of the subject matter to be addressed. The spirit of cooperation demonstrated by all those present here, which has made this very important meeting possible, is greatly appreciated by all of us. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is today holding a Summit meeting on the question of ensuring an effective role of the Security Council in the maintenance of international peace and security, particularly in Africa. Members of the Council have before them document S/2000/845, which contains the text of a draft resolution, and annexed Declaration, prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. With the consent of my colleagues, I should like to make a few introductory comments to our meeting today.”
2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source