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1. “Like previous speakers, I would like to thank your delegation, Mr. President, for calling today's open debate on such important and multifaceted subject as the role of the Security Council in the prevention of armed conflicts. We are honoured and pleased to take part in this debate under your presidency. We would also like to thank the Secretary- General for his comprehensive statement on the subject under discussion. It is generally recognized that the modern world is still characterized by the persistence of armed conflicts, which continue to cause human losses and mass violations of human rights, as well as economic, social and cultural devastation. In addition, since the 1990s internal armed conflicts have been steadily on the rise. The root causes of armed conflicts are numerous and complex.”

   2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174 (2000) · source

2. “It is particularly commendable that the Council has had an opportunity while preparing this draft resolution to take into account the Views of troop-contributing countries. We hope this practice will be continued in the future.”

   2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source

3. “Ukraine believes that a special General Assembly session would be the most appropriate forum for this purpose. I would also like to inform the Council that just a few days ago my country, along with Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Nigeria and Zimbabwe, tabled a draft General Assembly resolution for such a session to be held in May 2001. We invite all United Nations Member States to support this draft resolution. In conclusion, I would like to wish Dr. Piot every success in his work to fight this devastating scourge. Let me express our delegation's hope that today's discussion will provide another boost to this difficult but important endeavour. Finally, we would like to express our support for the draft resolution before us.”

   2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source

4. “In our View, only the concerted and coordinated efforts of the international community will be able to successfully address the problem of HIV/AIDS. As we have already indicated on many previous occasions, we believe it is high time for the United Nations to elaborate a comprehensive agenda for action against this pandemic. And it is also our conviction that- while all relevant United Nations bodies can contribute to this cause, according to their respective mandates - the General Assembly should play its central role in tackling this issue of global concern by reviewing the problem in all its aspects and proposing new strategies, methods, practical activities and specific measures to strengthen international cooperation to address the issue.”

   2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source

5. “Failure to meet it effectively will put at risk all other aspects of international development during the next decade. It is encouraging that increased attention to the problem of AIDS has started to bring the first practical results. We welcome the recent decision by a number of leading pharmaceutical companies, following the appeal from the Secretary-General, to begin the process of cutting the price of AIDS drugs for States affected by the disease. We also welcome the recent move by the United States Government to make the procurement of cheaper anti-AIDS drugs more accessible and affordable. We hope that these steps will be followed by actions on the part of other Governments and drugs producers. At the same time, it is clear that such measures are only one of the factors in what should become a broader and urgent effort.”

   2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source

6. “The most disturbing facet of this disease is that today 95 per cent of all HIV-infected people live in developing countries. The impact of HIV/AIDS on all aspects of development threatens to provoke the reversal of decades of progress in the most affected countries. Many hard-won development gains have already been eroded. Estimates show that in the forthcoming decade no sector - including the trade and economic development, health care, education, employment, social and other sectors - will be spared the ravaging effects of this epidemic. We realize that HIV/AIDS will continue to be a serious challenge for many years to come. Facing this challenge will require comprehensive, multisectoral responses that involve a broad range of actors.”

   2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source

7. “Of course, many actions, as outlined in the report, had been conceived and planned long before the meeting, but it is especially gratifying to see that the Security Council promoted their implementation, thus demonstrating its results-oriented approach to the consideration of this important issue. We would also like to thank Dr. Piot for the information on the International AIDS Conference, held at Durban. We very much agree with Dr. Piot that HIV/AIDS is an epidemic of global proportions with enormous human and social ramifications that go far beyond the province of health care. As such, it constitutes a global emergency, threatening stability, exacerbating inequalities and undermining sustainable development. AIDS has become a disease of poverty, ignorance and gender discrimination, with the greatest effect on poor children and women.”

   2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source

8. “Mr. President, I am convinced that the fact that you are presiding over this important meeting will give additional weight to our deliberations and decisions. I would like to thank Dr. Peter Piot for his lucid presentation of the report on measures undertaken by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) as a follow-up to the previous Security Council meeting on HIV/AIDS in Africa. That meeting undoubtedly successfully accomplished one of its primary purposes: it contributed to increasing global awareness of the AIDS problem and stimulated further efforts of the world community to address it.”

   2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source

9. “We are really disappointed by the inconsistency of the United Nations Secretariat in tackling this issue, which is incompatible with the urgent need for additional police personnel in Kosovo, as was confirmed by Mr. Annabi today. We call on the Secretariat to re-address this matter as soon as possible. Finally, let me also ask Mr. Annabi about the current state of and prospects for the adoption of the draft municipal regulation, which is meant to define the responsibilities and powers of municipalities. Just a few days ago, we received the UNMIK regulation on the municipal elections in Kosovo, which, without the regulation on the municipalities themselves, seems to be incomplete.”

   2000-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4171 (2000) · source

10. “In our view, this approach, despite its good motives, could contradict the very notion of democratic elections and does not solve the problem of the participation of Serbs. Last but not least, since the problem of the lack of UNMIK police personnel is still very critical, let me draw the attention of the Secretariat to the current situation of Ukraine's offer to provide UNMIK with a special unit of 115 policemen. Such a unit has been in standby readiness for a couple of weeks now, awaiting the United Nations inspection team to come to Ukraine at the beginning of July to authorize the unit's deployment. However, the United Nations inspection has been postponed several times for indefinite periods.”

    2000-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4171 (2000) · source

11. “My delegation welcomes the resumption of operations in northern Mitrovica by the humanitarian pillar of UNMIK, other United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations. In the context of the preparatory work for the municipal elections to be held in October, my delegation is profoundly concerned by the fact that almost no Serbs have so far registered to vote. As we stated earlier, the abstention from participation of Kosovo Serbs in the civil registration process and municipal elections could throw their results into question and undermine the political credibility of the United Nations. We learned with interest of the UNMIK plan to establish quotas for national minorities in the municipal councils, irrespective of their participation in the elections.”

    2000-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4171 (2000) · source

12. “While acknowledging their efforts to promote an atmosphere of safety and security, we encourage them to take a more assertive approach to stop all kinds of violence, as well as to eliminate the illegal possession of weapons. For example, the huge arms cache discovered by KFOR in Drenica in late June, allegedly belonging to the former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), proved that the process of disarmament has not been effective and that there is an illegal arms flow in Kosovo. In this connection, we feel that the relevant Security Council Committee could be more effective. We are similarly concerned by the increased number of attacks on UNMIK and KFOR personnel and their property. Such actions are absolutely unacceptable.”

    2000-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4171 (2000) · source

13. “It is our hope that the creation of this post will contribute to establishing the rule of law and promote reconciliation between ethnic groups. We remain convinced that progress towards turning Kosovo into a peaceful and tolerant, democratic and self-governing entity within the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia cannot be achieved until and unless all ethnic groups' basic human rights - most of all the right to life - are protected. Unfortunately, the general situation regarding the security of the national minorities has not improved. On the contrary, the systematic and ongoing violence against non-Albanian minorities in Kosovo, especially against remaining Serbs and Gypsies, is on the rise. Therefore, we cannot be fully satisfied with the activities of UNMIK and the Kosovo Force (KFOR).”

    2000-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4171 (2000) · source

14. “My delegation views positively the UNMIK efforts to build up the judiciary system in Kosovo through the further appointment of international judges and prosecutors to a number of district courts in Mitrovica, anilane and Pristina. However, we would like more clarity about the concept of establishing a Kosovo war and ethnic crimes court, as proposed by UNMIK, and about the correlation between its jurisdiction and that of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. I would be grateful to Mr. Annabi for additional information on this subject. We welcome yesterday's nomination by the Special Representative of the Ombudsperson for Kosovo, to investigate and mediate complains from individuals, groups and organizations about possible abuses of power by international and local authorities.”

    2000-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4171 (2000) · source

15. “The document laid out concrete steps to be taken by UNMIK to enhance security and access to services for the Kosovo Serb community, in particular the creation of the UNMIK Police Special Security Task Force. We consider these measures extremely important and timely, and in our View they are aimed at easing the hardships faced by the Serb community. At the same time, we regret the decision of the Kosovo Democratic Party (PDK) leader, Mr. Thaci, to suspend temporarily his participation in interim structures, in the wake of the above agreement. With the municipal elections coming, political games of this sort are counter-productive.”

    2000-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4171 (2000) · source

16. “I would like first of all to thank Mr. Annabi for his very useful and comprehensive briefing. We took note with satisfaction of a number of positive developments over the past few weeks in the area. Still, in view of the general situation in the province, we are not very optimistic. Ukraine welcomes the fact that, largely due to the efforts of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), the Serb National Council took the decision to rejoin the Interim Administrative Council and the Kosovo Transitional Council (KTC) as observers, after having withdrawn for several weeks. We applaud the signing on 29 June of the joint UNMIK-Serb National Council understanding on the participation of Kosovo Serb representatives in the Joint Interim Administrative Structure institutions.”

    2000-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4171 (2000) · source

17. “At the same time, we feel that, in view of the remaining problems, continued UNMIBH activities, secured by effective SFOR backing, are still required in Bosnia and Herzegovina to consolidate the peace process and move it forward. Therefore, my delegation supports the Secretary-General's recommendation to extend the UNMIBH mandate for a further 12-month period, until 21 June 2001. In conclusion, let me wish further success to Mr. Klein and the entire staff ofthe United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina in pursuing our common strategy aimed at restoring lasting peace and stability to that part ofthe Balkans.”

    2000-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4154 (2000) · source

18. “As an IPTF contributor, Ukraine is determined to continue its participation in IPTF activities. As a member of the Peace Implementation Council, my country has endorsed the three priorities for Bosnia for the next 18 months, as identified at the Peace Implementation Council meeting: specifically, pursuing market-economy reforms, accelerating refugee return and strengthening State democratic institutions. We call on the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina to ensure their implementation. In our view, four and a half years of UNMIBH activities have been a worthwhile effort, since they have brought undeniable results, and the overall situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina seems to be quite promising.”

    2000-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4154 (2000) · source

19. “One of the major problems, in our view, is ensuring that the leaders and the peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina are totally committed to the implementation of the Peace Agreement in full, while realizing that the future of the country is their main responsibility. In this regard, we share certain misgivings expressed at the latest meeting of the Peace Implementation Council in Brussels on the current insufficient level of commitment demonstrated by the Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities to the peace process. In this regard, we believe that the Council should continue to give its solid support to UNMIBH and strongly encourage the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina to demonstrate their firm commitment to the implementation of the Peace Agreement in full cooperation with UNMIBH.”

    2000-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4154 (2000) · source

20. “My delegation welcomes the Secretary-General's observation in paragraph 34 of the report that all the UNMIBH components have begun the preparation of a framework for the fulfilment ofthe core mandate of the Mission by December 2002. We take it as a positive sign that the United Nations Mission can fulfil its mandate by that time. Still, we think it is too early even to anticipate the withdrawal of the United Nations Mission from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the near future. It is well known that there is still a long way to go to make the process of peace and reconciliation, stability and democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina irreversible.”

    2000-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4154 (2000) · source

21. “Undoubtedly, the IPTF and the Stabilization Force (SFOR) should undertake additional measures to remedy the situation. We also believe that more attention should be paid to accelerating the process of cross-border refugee return to Bosnia and Herzegovina and its neighbouring countries. My delegation notes with satisfaction some positive steps outlined in the Secretary-General's report, aimed at enhancing the coordination of joint efforts between United Nations bodies and other international organizations. Here I mean the idea of handing over in the future the work of the Mission's judicial system assessment programme to an international organization that will be ready to carry on with this programme on the basis of UNMIBH's experience.”

    2000-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4154 (2000) · source

22. “We were pleased to learn from the Secretary-General's report that such significant developments towards integration of the police have enabled Croats and Bosniacs to work together in west Mostar for the first time since the war ended. The significance of the start of functioning of the State Border Service cannot be overestimated. While praising UNMIBH and IPTF efforts in building common institutions, we fully agree with Mr. Klein that much more has yet to be done in the field of police minority recruitment in both entities, as well as in providing security to the minority returnees. We cannot be satisfied with the increased number of security incidents related to the minority returnees and the issues of their property rights. Such incidents are unacceptable.”

    2000-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4154 (2000) · source

23. “Klein and the Mission personnel on a number of most important recent achievements in the field of establishing common institutions: the multi-ethnic integration of the parallel police structures and the municipal and cantonal court system in canton 7, the formation of the multi-ethnic Brcko district police force and the inauguration of the State Border Service at the Sarajevo airport just a week ago. Obviously, all these ground-breaking projects have at least one remarkable and noteworthy feature in common: they bring together the representatives of three major ethnicities in their joint endeavours to build a State.”

    2000-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4154 (2000) · source

24. “My delegation feels that the UNMIBH and the International Police Task Force (IPTF), its core part, continue to play a crucial role in the implementation of the civilian aspects of the Peace Agreement, in particular with respect to establishing mechanisms for the rule of law. Ukraine commends the work done by UNMIBH during this period in the fields of police restructuring and reform, building common institutions, establishing a judicial system and ensuring respect for human rights. We acknowledge the professionalism of the IPTF staff, who have been carrying out their mandate in the difficult conditions of an authorized strength that had been reduced, mainly because of the additional requirements for Kosovo. My delegation would also like to congratulate Mr.”

    2000-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4154 (2000) · source

25. “I want to thank Mr. Klein for his very comprehensive, informative and encouraging briefing. I wish also to thank the Secretary-General for his latest report. Since the adoption of resolution 1247 (1999) of 18 June 1999, the progress achieved in Bosnia and Herzegovina in furthering the implementation of the Dayton-Paris Peace Agreement has in fact been substantive. In our view, a significant contribution to the overall success achieved so far by the international community in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been made by the United Nations system of organizations, headed and coordinated by the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH).”

    2000-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4154 (2000) · source