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“The Secretary-General has already made a request, which is fully supported by my delegation, calling for an increase in the United Nations police contingent to help strengthen UNMIT's capacity to address security challenges during the electoral and immediate post- electoral period. We were pleased to learn from the Prime Minister that Portugal is ready to assist with that request. Furthermore, the people and the Government of Timor-Leste need firm assurances that the international community is committed to staying with them beyond the last election to be held. Once again, the Secretary- General has recommended in his report (S/2007/50) that the mandate of UNMIT be extended for 12 months, and my delegation fully supports that recommendation.”
2007-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5628 (2007) · source
“We wish also to urge all the political parties in Timor-Leste to adhere to the principles of non-violence and to utilize the democratic and legal process in preparation for the upcoming elections, so as to ensure that those elections are declared free and fair. For its part, UNMIT will be expected to provide support and assistance to the Timorese authorities as they conduct their first election. In particular, the electoral process will require skills and expertise of an administrative, technical and logistical nature that may not be easily available within Timor-Leste.”
2007-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5628 (2007) · source
“The Government and the people of Timor-Leste have agreed to both the presidential and the parliamentary elections, to be held in April and June, respectively. These will be the first-ever elections conducted by the Timorese people themselves, with the support of the international community. The elections will provide Timor-Leste with yet another positive milestone in the country's efforts to consolidate its democracy. The fact that the election law requires that one of every four candidates be a woman will address the gender balance in the new Timor-Leste Government right from the start. But the holding of elections is not in itself a complete answer to all of Timor-Leste's problems.”
2007-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5628 (2007) · source
“Thankfully, the Government and the people of Timor-Leste have taken significant strides in the political and economic spheres since then. Now it is up to the international community to demonstrate a long-term commitment to assisting Timor-Leste in strengthening its institutions and deepening its young democracy. The world cannot afford to lose sight of the challenges still facing that country. The United Nations must continue to consult with the Timorese Government about its role and involvement. Already, UNMIT has proven to be capable in carrying out its tasks in a responsible, effective and efficient manner. We believe that UNMIT needs to be strengthened and given an extension of its mandate. That extension will allow UNMIT a reasonable period to develop a framework for long- term stability and development.”
2007-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5628 (2007) · source
“We are indeed honoured and humbled to be selected as the lead country in the Security Council on the issue of Timor-Leste, and wish to express our appreciation to the delegation of Japan for the excellent manner in which it performed that role last year. The people of Timor-Leste expect and deserve the support of the international community. For its part, the Security Council adopted resolution 1704 (2006), which established UNMIT. The resolution remains an important framework through which the international community has expressed its commitment to the people of Timor-Leste. However, the regrettable incidents of April through May 2006, which led to violence and political instability, demonstrated how fragile the situation remains.”
2007-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5628 (2007) · source
“Let me start by congratulating you, Sir, on your accession to the presidency of the Security Council this month. We look forward to working under your guidance this month. We also thank the delegation of the Russian Federation for having guided us last month. We welcome Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta to the Security Council. We thank the Secretary-General for his report and extend our appreciation to Mr. Atul Khare, the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Timor-Leste, the entire United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) team, and the United Nations country team for their efforts in assisting Timor-Leste.”
2007-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5628 (2007) · source
“In other words, the Commission should soon meet in Freetown or Bujumbura. New York meetings alone are not going to make a great difference in the lives of people in Freetown and Bujumbura, who are supposed to be the beneficiaries of the Peacebuilding Commission.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source
“One of these is ensuring that countries emerging from conflict have full ownership of the building of the peace for the benefit of their people. Another is to make certain that the Peacebuilding Commission develops rules of procedure that are permanent and predictable. It should be clear to everyone what the Commission is about and what it can and cannot do. Lastly, the Peacebuilding Commission will soon be requested to consider taking on other countries, beyond Sierra Leone and Burundi. We hope that such requests will be considered in the light of the experience gained in assisting the first two countries on the Commission's agenda. The Peacebuilding Commission is very important for the lives of people in countries that are emerging from conflict. It needs to be a beacon of hope and promise. Its impact must be felt on the ground.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source
“For that reason, we believe that the donor community needs to be flexible and to remain engaged, particularly in the early post-conflict stages. The Peacebuilding Fund was created for the specific purpose of assisting in the facilitation of peacebuilding activities. The Fund was understood to be a catalyst for attracting much-needed resources - particularly at a time when there may be little hope of success towards recovery. It is for that reason that we hope that the role of the Peacebuilding Fund will be clearly defined. It would be unfortunate if, because of the Peacebuilding Fund, the Peacebuilding Commission were to be mistaken for a donor agency. Finally, there are fundamental practices that the Commission should follow if it is to become successful.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source
“Yet in some countries emerging from conflict, the World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme have been slow in funding or implementing DDR activities because of large unpaid debts owed to them - usually by the previous regime or Government. The Peacebuilding Commission could provide a forum through which problems relating to the slow pace of funding peacebuilding activities could be resolved quickly. The quick injection of resources into a country emerging from conflict is often the glue that keeps that country from falling apart once again. Here, I would like to refer to the statement made earlier by the Representative of Sierra Leone, who said simply that the mandate of the Peacebuilding Commission reflects a sense of urgency.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source
“Yet there have been occasions when the donors, including the Bretton Woods institutions, have needed more assurance beyond the holding of elections, no matter how free and fair those elections may be. I pause here again to quote the President of the Economic and Social Council, who put it much better in his statement by calling this tactic "a wait-and-see approach". While the holding of elections is an important indicator of future stability, it may not indicate that a country emerging from conflict is beyond a relapse to its past. A more comprehensive indicator of stability may be a combination of the holding of democratic elections, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR), reconstruction and security sector reform.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source
“The Security Council could seek advice from the Peacebuilding Commission before peacekeeping operations are deployed and after the Council has decided on mandates, so as to ensure greater cohesion between the United Nations peacekeeping operations and other actors involved in peacebuilding. Before scaling down the activities of peacekeeping operations in a country emerging from conflict, the Security Council could also consult with the Commission, so that the transition is smooth and everything is in place when the peacekeepers leave. The holding of elections has often been considered as a benchmark for declaring that a country has emerged from conflict and is ready for the next stage of peacebuilding.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source
“Peacekeeping is an integral part of peacebuilding, and therefore it is important that peacekeeping operations create an enabling environment for those involved in peacebuilding efforts, including the promotion of human rights, so that their efforts could be integrated from the point of the deployment of a mission. This integrated manner is already reflected in the Council mandates for recent complex missions such as the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire, and others.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source
“The Commission can bring together the United Nations agencies, the donors, civil society and the Governments in a common purpose of building peace and thereby fill the gap that is always present when various organizations and agencies are trying their best to achieve the same goal from different perspectives and mandates. In this way, the Commission may be able to identify a niche for itself. We welcome the recognition by the Security Council of the link between peace and development, which is reflected in the integrated approach to peacekeeping. In response, the civilian components of peacekeeping operations are structured under a development pillar and a security pillar.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source
“Certainly, the aims and purposes of the Peacebuilding Commission are phrased in language that is vague. What is clear, however, is that the Commission has to make its impact on the ground, which means that it needs to embrace strategies for post-conflict recovery that enjoy the confidence of the countries concerned. Without country ownership, the Commission is likely to be regarded as a structure that imposes solutions that may be unacceptable to the countries that are supposed to benefit from its expertise and advice. The Peacebuilding Commission has to be knowledgeable about the actors on the ground that are promoting post-conflict recovery, since it is in the best position to enhance coordination and cooperation among various stakeholders.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source
“The first is to bring together all relevant actors to marshal resources and to advise on and propose integrated strategies for post-conflict peacebuilding and recovery. Its second purpose is to focus attention on the reconstruction and institution- building efforts necessary for recovery from conflict and to support the development of integrated strategies in order to lay the foundation for sustainable development. The third purpose is to provide recommendations and information to improve the coordination of all relevant actors within and without the United Nations, to develop best practices, to help to ensure predictable financing for early recovery activities and to extend the period of attention given by the international community to post-conflict recovery.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source
“What matters for them are concrete actions and not just eloquent statements." For example, it is easier to explain that the Peacebuilding Commission is not a donor agency, since it cannot have the resources of the United Nations Development Programme, the World Bank or even the International Monetary Fund. Also, the Commission cannot simply meet in New York to discuss far-away countries that are struggling to emerge from conflict. What the Peacebuilding Commission is, and should be, is more complicated and difficult to explain. According to the founding resolutions passed by both the Security Council and the General Assembly, the Peacebuilding Commission has three main purposes.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source
“Now that the Commission is soon to be a year old, it is time for each organ - the General Assembly and the Security Council - according to its respective mandate, to reflect further on the purpose and mission of the Peacebuilding Commission. At present, my delegation is concerned that the Commission means different things to different people. To quote briefly the ambassador of Angola and Chair of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission, "Let us all agree that our theoretical differences in New York are meaningless to those who are directly suffering from the consequences of conflict on the ground.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source
“We thank the delegation of the Russian Federation for organizing this important meeting on post-conflict peacebuilding. My delegation is pleased that the Security Council extended an invitation to the Chairman of the Organizational Committee of the General Assembly, the President of the Economic and Social Council, the President of the Peacebuilding Commission and other important actors that are participating in this debate today. We also appreciate the fact that the Security Council has opened this meeting to other States Members of the United Nations as a way of demonstrating that peacebuilding is a responsibility for all. Last year, both the General Assembly and the Security Council established the Peacebuilding Commission.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source
“Furthermore, the draft resolution contains information that would be best left to the Human Rights Council. Ironically, should the Security Council adopt it, that would mean that the Human Rights Council would not be able to address the situation in Myanmar while the Council remains seized with the matter. Finally, it is worth recalling that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has stated that Myanmar is not a threat to its neighbours. Just yesterday, on ll January 2007, the ASEAN Ministers meeting in the Philippines reaffirmed that Myanmar is no threat to international peace and security. For these reasons, South Africa cannot vote in favour of this draft resolution.”
2007-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5619 (2007) · source
“3 Before elaborating on these three reasons, my delegation wishes to make it quite clear that we do not wish to question, to judge or to comment on the content of this draft resolution. For the record, I wish to reaffirm that my delegation is concerned about the situation in Myanmar. When the General Assembly established the good offices mission of the Secretary-General, it was to make it possible for the United Nations to establish a channel for private and confidential communication. The commendable work done in Myanmar by Under- Secretary-General for Political Affairs Ibrahim Gambari has been made possible through the use of the good offices of the Secretary-General. This draft resolution, should it be adopted, may close forever the window of hope and communication opened by Mr. Gambari.”
2007-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5619 (2007) · source
“I regret to inform the Council that South Africa will vote against the draft resolution on Myanmar. My Government decided on this action on the basis of the following three reasons. First, we believe that this draft resolution would compromise the good offices of the Secretary-General in dealing with sensitive matters of peace, security and human rights. Secondly, it deals with issues that would be best left to the Human Rights Council. The third and most fundamental reason for us is that this draft resolution does not fit with the Charter mandate conferred upon the Security Council, which is to deal with matters that are a threat to international peace and security.”
2007-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5619 (2007) · source
“As has been mentioned here, there are still critical elections ahead of us. We as South Africa pledge ourselves to continue to assist the people of the Congo as much as we can on the road ahead. Finally, I would like to recall what Mr. Guehenno said in his briefing about our being careful not to move towards early disengagement from the Congo, because 14 experience has shown that the results of early disengagement are sometimes not positive at all.”
2007-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5616 (2007) · source
“I, too, wish to welcome Mr. Solana. It is always good to hear him brief on African issues, in which he is deeply involved. We also appreciate the briefings we received from Mr. Guehenno and Mr. Gambari on their support of the process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Everything that has happened so far in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is due to the Congolese people. We wish to pay tribute to the Congolese people for having achieved what they have achieved so far. We look forward to the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo taking shape, because we would also like to take our lead from that Government about the way forward. We hope that the support of the European Union will continue in the Congo, because the Congo still has a difficult road ahead.”
2007-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5616 (2007) · source
“Also, my delegation stands ready to work with other members of this Council in the maintenance of international peace and security. We thank the Russian presidency for having given us an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment in a presidential statement, which we fully support.”
2007-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5615 (2007) · source
“Similarly, we express our appreciation for all efforts to promote sustainable peace, development and stability on our beloved African continent. In the matter of United Nations peacekeeping, respect for the basic principles of peacekeeping - such as the consent of the parties, impartiality and the non-use of force except in self-defence and in the defence of a mandate authorized by the Council - is essential to its success. My delegation recognizes the role of the Peacebuilding Commission in addressing the special needs of countries emerging from conflict and its assistance in the areas of recovery, reintegration and reconstruction. We look forward to an inclusive debate on strengthening the role of this important body. Finally, let me once again reiterate South Africa's desire to cooperate with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his team.”
2007-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5615 (2007) · source
“Often, the Council has resorted to Chapter VII of the Charter as an umbrella for addressing issues that may not necessarily pose a threat to international peace and security, when it could have opted for alternative provisions of the Charter to respond more appropriately, utilizing other provisions of the same Charter. Chapter VII should be invoked, but as a last resort. My delegation wishes to reiterate our long- standing position on the importance of a closer and effective cooperation between the Security Council and regional organizations in the maintenance of international peace and security. We are particularly encouraged by the institutional relationship between the African Union and the United Nations with regard to collective efforts aimed at resolving African conflicts.”
2007-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5615 (2007) · source
“Needless to say, that responsibility gives the Council a far-reaching impact on the lives of many people in the world. In recent years, the Security Council has been too quick to threaten or authorize enforcement action in some cases, while being silent and inactive in others. For example, the Palestinian-Israeli issue is a legitimate agenda item for this Council. However, it has become quite noticeable how this Council has failed to act even in the face of the most shocking contraventions of international law. Instead, the Council has increasingly resorted to taking up issues that do not fall within its mandate.”
2007-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5615 (2007) · source
“The challenge for the United Nations is to use its resources in a balanced manner that addresses development, security and the protection of human rights. Therefore, the Security Council as presently constituted is limited in how to deal with the threats of the twenty-first century. While we welcome the effort by the Council aimed at enhancing the approach to addressing the threats we face, we would prefer to do so within the mandate given to us. In carrying out its primary responsibilities, the Security Council should not encroach on the jurisdiction and responsibility of other principal organs of the United Nations. The United Nations Charter has placed a significant responsibility on the Security Council for the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2007-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5615 (2007) · source
“All principal organs of the United Nations, including subsidiary bodies such as the Human Rights Council, have a role to play in developing and implementing a more effective collective security system. A common approach to collective security is legitimate only if it is in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The active participation of each and every principal organ of the United Nations is crucial in the exercise of its respective functions and powers, without upsetting the balance established by the Charter. A range of other multilateral institutions, such as the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations Development Programme, and including the United Nations Development Fund for Women, also have an important role to play in addressing the threats we currently face.”
2007-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5615 (2007) · source
“There is little doubt that poverty alleviation is the most effective tool for conflict prevention. Of course, the dilemma we face in this Council is that the issues of poverty and underdevelopment should not and must not be left to an organ, such as ours, of such a limited membership. The General Assembly, which enjoys universal membership, remains the central multilateral forum for addressing the pressing global issues and challenges presently confronting all States. The responsibility for managing and achieving worldwide economic development and social progress, as well as for responding to threats to international peace and security, must be shared among all States and exercised multilaterally through the United Nations.”
2007-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5615 (2007) · source
“More than 60 years ago, when the founders of the United Nations bestowed that responsibility upon the Security Council, the world faced different kinds of threats, mostly emanating from inter-State conflicts. Today we are challenged by complex, multifaceted and interconnected threats that go beyond the mandate of this Council. For example, there is the fundamental threat of poverty and underdevelopment that is at the root of most conflicts that find their way to the agenda of this Council. In fact, evidence has shown that even threats posed by terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction have a common thread linking them to poverty and underdevelopment. Yet, the mere existence of nuclear weapons is itself a threat to international peace and security.”
2007-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5615 (2007) · source
“Let me congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We also welcome Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to his first meeting with the Security Council. We wish him well and we are among the delegations that are very delighted that he has chosen Ms. Migiro of Tanzania as his Deputy. He has claimed one small victory for gender balance in this Organization very early in his term, and we thank him for that. Despite the theme of today's debate, the reality is that we come today to discuss the mandate of this Council, which according to the Charter is that of maintaining international peace and security.”
2007-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5615 (2007) · source
“The rehabilitation and reintegration of all children who have been associated with armed forces requires immediate attention. Adequate funding and resources should be made available by the international community to assist national efforts to develop relevant and effective programmes that will ensure the long-term sustainability and success of such interventions.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“We are looking forward to receiving a study on the child protection experience in peace operations, which will contain a comprehensive assessment of the impact and effectiveness of the child protection advisers. Sustained investment in health and social infrastructures, as well as education and skills training, will ensure the successful integration of children into their communities and will prevent re-recruitment. Special attention should be given to girl children who have been exploited by armed forces and groups. Deeper understanding is required of the acute vulnerability of girls in situations of armed conflict. Such an understanding should inform more gender- sensitive strategies as well as protection and programme responses.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“In that regard, we support the comprehensive United Nations strategy to address sexual exploitation and abuse, as well as the establishment by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations of a conduct and discipline team at its headquarters and in peace operations. A positive development is the deployment on a case-by-case basis of child protection advisers in certain United Nations peacekeeping operations. Such advisers have been effective in gathering information for monitoring and reporting purposes and in mainstreaming child protection within missions and through mission training programmes. However, there is room for improvement.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Security Council resolutions 1539 (2004) and 1612 (2005) called on parties to prepare concrete time-bound action plans to halt the recruitment and use of children in collaboration with United Nations peacekeeping missions and country teams. We are pleased to note that, to date, action plans and advocacy efforts have been made with a number of parties in situations of armed conflict. Much needs to be done on the ground to protect children from the devastating impact of armed conflict. It is therefore disturbing that sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeeping personnel continue. The ability of Member States and the United Nations to respond effectively to allegations of abuse should be strengthened.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“My delegation notes with interest the Secretary- General's recommendation to expand the Security Council's focus in order to give equal care and attention to all categories of grave violations committed against children. There is merit in that proposal, and my delegation will reflect further on it. However, the recruitment and use of child soldiers are still a major problem, and the role of the Security Council has been strengthened to address that issue. The Council has been given the mandate to consider imposing certain measures against parties on its agenda that recruit or use children in situations of armed conflict and are in violation of applicable international law.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Furthermore, the recruitment and use of child soldiers and other grave violations, such as the killing and maiming of children, rape and other sexual violence, abductions, the denial of humanitarian access to children and attacks against schools and hospitals, have spread within regions and across borders. Concerted efforts should be made by all parties to prevent or mitigate further violations through dialogue and the active participation of all stakeholders involved in the protection of children. For that reason, the monitoring and reporting mechanism established by Security Council resolution 1612 (2005) should be supported so that it can effectively address the widespread impact of armed conflict on children, especially in the area of the disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and rehabilitation of children.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“It is imperative that that momentum be maintained in order to consolidate the gains that have been registered and to further advance the agenda on children and armed conflict. Despite that impetus, my delegation is deeply concerned that new situations have arisen that make it difficult for us to enjoy the gains we have made in ending the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict. The Secretary-General's report (S/2006/826) states that the recent escalation of violence in the Middle East and in other regions of the world has resulted in countless child victims.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The subject of children and armed conflict had never before been studied in depth. The Machel report was ground-breaking and led to the Secretary-General's appointment of a Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict in 1997. Over the past 10 years, there has been an increasing focus by the international community on the promotion and protection of children affected by armed conflict. There are international instruments and norms as well as national legislation providing for the protection, rights and well-being of children. There are also concrete commitments on children and armed conflict that have been entered into by parties to conflict. A growing momentum now exists for the application on the ground of international standards and norms aimed at the protection of children.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“My delegation wishes to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on children and armed conflict. We also wish to take this opportunity to thank Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Ann M. Veneman, Executive Director of UNICEF, and others for their presentations and invaluable contributions, which have enriched this debate. South Africa aligns itself with the statement to be made by the representative of Slovenia on behalf of the Human Security Network. This year marked the tenth anniversary of the landmark United Nations report (A/51/306) on the impact of armed conflict on children by Ms. Graca Machel, the first independent expert to be appointed by the Organization on this issue.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The vision of a two State solution, as enshrined in Security Council resolution 1397 (2002), and the principle of land for peace must, therefore, underpin any permanent settlement of the Middle East conflict.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Its failure to find a lasting solution to the crisis has denied hope to the people of Palestine. Without hope, the people in the region will believe that they have no other recourse but to engage in more violence and counter-violence. It is of concern that every time there is progress, those that do not want change use the opportunity to make the situation worse. In that regard, the international community must accept its responsibility and relaunch the peace process. In conclusion, we wish to reiterate our unwavering support to the Palestinian people in their struggle for the establishment of an independent State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, living side by side with Israel, with both States enjoying secure and internationally recognized borders.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“We call on the Israeli Government to refrain from that type of action and, as a major military Power in the region, to act with restraint so as to avoid further civilian casualties and the destruction of vital infrastructure. Equally, we call on the Palestinians to stop firing rockets into Israel. From our experience, the only lesson that we have been able to learn from such retaliatory actions over the past decades is that they merely give rise to more violence. The draft resolution presented by Qatar deserves serious consideration by the Council. The Security Council should call for an immediate ceasefire and call for the establishment of a United Nations observer force to supervise the ceasefire. The Security Council has been seized with this matter for more than 40 years.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The recent attacks in Gaza are raising tensions in the region to new dangerous heights, at a time when we would have hoped that all sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would be looking at ways to end the negotiation deadlock and move the peace process forward. The increase in violence is threatening regional and international peace and security and we urge the Security Council, in line with its Charter obligations, to act decisively and to take urgent action to resolve the conflict. My delegation reiterates the position that no party should take unilateral action that seeks to predetermine issues that can only be resolved through negotiation.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Allow me to join others in congratulating you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of November and to express our gratitude to Ambassador Oshima of Japan for the able manner in which he conducted the work of the Council during the month of October. It is with sadness and frustration that we are once again gathered here in response to another attack on innocent civilians. At the outset I would like to reiterate my Government's condolences to President Abbas and the Palestinian people for the loss of life suffered. My delegation would also like to associate itself with the statement delivered earlier today by the representative of Cuba on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. The South African Government has expressed deep concern at the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The full achievement of the goals contained in resolution 1325 (2000) can become a reality only through better information, coordination and cooperation, as well as strengthened commitment and accountability at all levels of the United Nations system. Enhanced cooperation with regional organizations, as well as with civil society and women's national machineries, is also essential. My delegation therefore notes with appreciation the progress made in the implementation of the United Nations System-wide Action Plan proposed just last year. Finally, the Peacebuilding Commission also presents an opportunity for the integration of the gender perspective in all phases of consolidating peace. We urge the Peacebuilding Commission to pay particular attention to the knowledge and understanding that women can bring in peacebuilding processes.”
2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556 (2006) · source
“In some parts of the world, gender-based violence has reached almost epidemic proportions. Every effort must be made to halt that inhuman practice and to bring the perpetrators to justice. Efforts to monitor and report gender-based violence in situations of armed conflict must be complemented by practical measures at the national and international levels to end impunity and to bring those who are responsible for crimes against women and girls to justice. In that regard, South Africa supports the efforts of the United Nations to fully implement codes of conduct and disciplinary procedures that prevent and respond to sexual exploitation, while enhancing monitoring and enforcement mechanisms in peace missions.”
2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556 (2006) · source
“The Beijing Platform for Action long ago stated the need to include women in decision-making and to ensure that policies were gender-sensitive, as a fundamental process towards the acceleration of women's emancipation. In recent years we have seen women coming together by themselves in the Great Lakes region and in the Mano River Basin to decide on their own future and to organize their participation in the national reconstruction of their countries. The South African Women in Dialogue initiative has organized consultations with women from several African countries emerging from conflict to forge strategies that seek to make certain that women's concerns are taken into account in peacebuilding efforts. Yet, it remains disheartening that sexual and gender-based violence, including trafficking in persons, continues in conflict areas.”
2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556 (2006) · source