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first: 1999-08-25
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“Moreover, if the Council fails to impose consequences for non-compliance with its decisions, its ability to fulfil its Charter mandate will be completely undermined and its credibility will be harmed. This past Monday, 29 April 2002, the ministers of the countries representing the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) met in Durban, South Africa, and expressed outrage at the wilful killing, vast destruction and other atrocities committed by the Israeli occupying forces, including reports of war crimes and massacres committed in the Jenin refugee camp and in other Palestinian cities. The Ministers representing the NAM members of the Security Council also participated in the meeting.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Security Council resolution 1405 (2002) welcomed the Secretary- General's initiative to send a fact-finding mission to investigate the events in Jenin. Israel refused to cooperate with the Secretary-General, forcing the Secretary-General to disband his team. Yet everyone is now witnessing the true extent of the vandalism and wanton destruction carried out by Israeli soldiers in the headquarters of the Palestinian Authority and, indeed, throughout the occupied Palestinian territory. The Security Council must now take a stand or it will make itself guilty of the selective application of its authority and of inconsistency in ensuring compliance with its decisions.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The international community cannot allow Israel to enjoy a veto over the attempts to investigate the facts regarding the possible massacres and war crimes committed in Jenin and elsewhere in the occupied territories. As the Secretary- General noted in his letter to the President of the Security Council, the long shadow cast by the events in Jenin will remain in the absence of a fact-finding mission. The Security Council can no longer ignore the culture of impunity that Israel seems to enjoy. The intransigence of the Israeli State is beginning to erode the credibility and legitimate standing of the United Nations as a whole. Security Council resolutions 1402 (2002) and 1403 (2002) called for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Palestinian territory without delay. Israel has yet to withdraw its forces.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“On behalf of our delegation, we wish to congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May 2002. We regret that it continues to be necessary for the Council to convene on an almost daily basis in response to the tragic events in the Middle East. We deplore Israel's decision not to cooperate with the Secretary-General's efforts to investigate the events in Jenin. We also deeply regret that, as a consequence, the fact-finding team had to be disbanded. We believe that it is essential that the Secretary-General be mandated to prepare a report based on all available information on the events in Jenin.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We share the Secretary- General's conviction that such a third-party presence is essential to the process of restoring mutual confidence and making parallel progress on both the political and the security fronts. Therefore, we call on the Security Council to act to ensure compliance with its own resolutions, to secure the immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces and the signing of a ceasefire by both parties, and to authorize the deployment of an international presence on the ground. The draft resolution presented by the Group of Arab States (S/2002/363) addresses the fundamental concerns that we have just outlined, and it deserves the Council's unanimous support.”
2002-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515 (2002) · source
“The continued detention of Palestinian leaders will not promote peace and political dialogue, and it will be interpreted by the Palestinian people and the wider international community as a sign that Israel is not serious about implementing measures towards a peaceful negotiated solution. Members of the Non-Aligned Movement have already made numerous practical suggestions, which the Security Council has yet to adopt, on how to address the situation on the ground. The Non-Aligned Movement believes that, ultimately, a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the Middle East can be achieved only through a political, rather than a military, process. We have consistently called for the deployment of an effective multinational presence on the ground in Palestine.”
2002-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515 (2002) · source
“As the Secretary-General has pointed out, Israeli forces have widely flouted international humanitarian principles and human rights standards. The Security Council must support the Secretary-General's demand that Israel provide full access for humanitarian agencies and services. The Security Council cannot allow the siege of the headquarters of President Arafat to continue. The Palestinian Authority cannot be expected to exercise control while its elected leaders are isolated and its infrastructure is being systematically destroyed. Similarly, the stand-off at the Church of the Nativity, which is sacred to people throughout Palestine and the rest of the world, cannot be allowed to continue for a moment longer. We are also gravely concerned at the detention of Palestinian civilians and their leaders by Israel.”
2002-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515 (2002) · source
“He noted that it is necessary to end the dialogue of arms to prepare the way for a dialogue of peace: violence cannot be given the right to veto peace. The Non-Aligned Movement is gravely concerned over reports of the killing of large numbers of civilians in the occupied territory, in particular in the Jenin refugee camp, by the Israel Defence Force. Residents of the Jenin refugee camp have reported massacres by Israeli solders and the secret burial of Palestinians in mass graves. Clearly, the time has come for the United Nations to request the Secretary-General to carry out an impartial investigation to establish the full scope of the tragic events that have taken place in Jenin. The events in Jenin are, however, only part of a much larger humanitarian and human rights crisis in the occupied territory, including Jerusalem.”
2002-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515 (2002) · source
“The Council must now take decisive action to ensure full, unconditional and immediate compliance with its resolutions, as well as respect for international humanitarian law, in particular the Fourth Geneva Convention, of 1949. For these reasons, we support the call by the Secretary-General for the Security Council to authorize the deployment of an impartial multinational force, formed by a coalition of the willing, to work with the parties to end the cycle of violence. We agree that such a force would need to have a robust mandate and credible strength, and to be of sufficient size to carry out that mandate. I would like to underscore the sentiment expressed by President Mbeki, as Chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement, with regard to breaking the chain of violence in the Middle East.”
2002-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515 (2002) · source
“Thank you, Mr. President, for convening yet another meeting on this item. We come together once again to express our grave concern over the failure of Israel to implement Security Council resolutions. Indeed, Israel has yet to implement Security Council resolutions 1397 (2002), 1402 (2002) and 1403 (2002), and its inaction has frustrated the efforts of the international community to achieve a meaningful ceasefire and the resumption of negotiations. Throughout, Israel has continued to destroy the infrastructure of the Palestinian Authority and to place its legitimately elected leaders under srege. The wilful disregard of the Security Council cannot be allowed to continue.”
2002-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515 (2002) · source
“The least we expect is for Israel to obey Security Council resolutions and to implement particularly resolution 1402 (2002). In conclusion, please allow me to restate a fundamental truth: Israel's security cannot be achieved through the barrel of a gun. The current cycle of growing violence and the ever increasing death toll of innocent Israelis and Palestinians cannot be ended without a political solution.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“However, the trauma, intense mistrust and fear generated by the current spasm of terrorist acts and military attacks will not be easily overcome, and a credible, multinational monitoring mechanism will be required on the ground to monitor the implementation of agreements between the two parties. Through the adoption of resolution 1397 (2002), the Security Council has recognized the right of the Palestinian and Israeli peoples to exist side by side, in peace and security with their neighbours, in States of their own. The Council has also adopted resolution 1402 (2002), demanding the immediate cessation of violence and calling for the implementation of a meaningful ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Palestinian cities.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“Israel's response to these killings was once again the same massive, predictable military escalation witnessed in the past, which sought to target President Arafat as an enemy, to destroy the Palestinian infrastructure and to try to humiliate and bludgeon the Palestinian people into submission. Despite these setbacks, the United Nations Secretary-General, the Arab League, the Non-Aligned Movement, the European Union, the Russian Federation, the United States of America and others continue to intensify their efforts to encourage dialogue between the Palestinians and the Israelis. We therefore remain convinced that it is possible to achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the crisis.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“It played directly into the hands of the extremists, whose sole goal was to prevent creation of the conditions that would allow the achievement of a ceasefire and promote movement towards a substantial dialogue on peace in line with the requirements of the Mitchell report. It is also deeply troubling to the South African Government that at precisely the time when both the Israeli and Palestinian leadership were engaged in discussions with General Zinni about establishing the conditions for the implementation of a ceasefire, extremists once again targeted Israeli civilians in attacks that left scores of dead and injured.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“Clearly, Israel's decision to destroy Palestinian infrastructure, to humiliate and humble Palestinian civilians and to threaten the life of the legitimate, elected and internationally recognized leader of the Palestinian people cannot be justified as acts of counter-terrorism or even self-defence. Israel's militaristic approach is all the more inexplicable and inexcusable since it is taking place against a backdrop of renewed efforts by the international community to mediate a peaceful solution to the conflict. The Government of South Africa found it inexplicable that Israel saw fit to prevent President Arafat from travelling to Beirut to endorse and support the Saudi initiative. This action was short-sighted and provocative.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“The Non-Aligned Movement has consistently maintained that there can be no military solution to the Middle East conflict and that occupation, settlement activities and collective punishment of the Palestinian people are the root causes of violence and insecurity in the region. In other words, the enemy in the Middle East is not President Arafat or the Palestinian Authority. The enemy in the Middle East is the lack of peace between Israel and Palestine. We are therefore deeply distressed by the fact that the Israeli Government has chosen to respond to the symptoms of its own military occupation by using disproportionate lethal force, with a resulting escalation in conflict and tragic consequences for the civilian populations of both Palestine and Israel.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“We would like to remind the Council of the suggestion by some of the members of the Non- Aligned Movement that the Security Council visit the region to obtain a first-hand impression of events on the ground. A visit to Israel and Palestine by the Council at this time would be another signal that the international community is very concerned about the deteriorating situation. The Non-Aligned Movement is concerned that Israel has for many years refused to comply with Security Council resolutions. This cannot be allowed to continue if the Council is to fulfil its role of maintaining peace and security. At some point this Council will have to stand up to all countries that do not obey its resolutions. We believe that this time is right now.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“My delegation is pleased to see you, Mr. President, preside over this emergency meeting of the Security Council. We joined in calling for this meeting today in response to the full- scale military operations that are under way in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem. We would like to express our appreciation to the Council for scheduling the open debate during the day, when all Member States have an opportunity to express their views before the Council. We also note with appreciation that the Security Council has taken a step in taking action on our suggestion that it consider meeting with Prime Minister Sharon and President Arafat by instead meeting with their representatives here in New York. However, we believe that more may need to be done.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“We appreciate the efforts of other international groups, such as the European Union, in seeking new ways to restart the peace process. We are also particularly encouraged by recent signs of a revival among the peace camps in both Israel and Palestine. That is a fundamental acknowledgement that, ultimately, reconciliation and peace lie in the hands of the Israelis and the Palestinians themselves. It is our collective duty to support them in their search for peace; the international community has a particular role to play in encouraging the re-emergence of those in both Israel and Palestine who support peace.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“The aims of the Spier retreat were: to support the ongoing initiatives towards the creation of a favourable environment to restart peace negotiations; to share South Africa's experience in negotiations, peacemaking and transition to democracy; and to support the strengthening of the peace camps in Palestine and in Israel, as well as the general dynamic towards peace in the region. The Spier communique, which was issued at the conclusion of the meeting, demonstrates that there are still leaders in Israel and in Palestine who are genuinely committed to dialogue and to building a partnership for peace. President Mbeki and his colleagues are continuing discussions to build on that initiative. Even in the midst of the growing despair, there remains hope.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“Although the Security Council has yet to be convinced, we believe that the presence of a credible, multinational monitoring mechanism is required on the ground. South Africa has undertaken many initiatives to facilitate peace in the Middle East as mandated by the Non-Aligned Movement. The Non-Aligned Movement has a well known principled position calling for a Palestinian State with East Jerusalem as its capital. Recently, President Mbeki invited leading political figures who support peace in the Middle East, both Palestinians and Israelis, to join him and several other prominent South Africans at a presidential retreat at the Spier wine estate in Cape Town from 9 to 11 January 2002.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“This concerted effort is aimed at weakening and discrediting President Arafat and the Palestinian Authority. The continued restrictions on the movement of President Arafat, aimed at keeping him under virtual house arrest, are another unacceptable attempt to humiliate the leader of the Palestinian people. However, we believe that all these actions can only make peace difficult to achieve. The Non-Aligned Movement believes that the Israelis and the Palestinians may not be able to end the cycle of violence and resume dialogue without resolute international assistance. The international community must support a peace plan and ensure that there is effective monitoring of the implementation of agreements made.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“In fact, the events of the past 18 months have clearly demonstrated that there can be no unilateral solution to this crisis. It is foreign occupation, settlement activities, collective punishment of Palestinian people, extrajudicial killings, human rights abuses and poverty that are the root causes of violence and insecurity in the region. Many years ago, the Security Council enshrined the principle of land for peace in its resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), which still constitute the internationally accepted basis for a negotiated settlement to the dispute. The Palestinian Authority was created as an instrument to help lay the foundation for peace among the Palestinian people. But the institutions of the Palestinian Authority find themselves the target of daily military attacks by the Israeli army.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“My delegation is pleased, Sir, to see you presiding over this important meeting. It is indeed encouraging to see the Security Council once again discussing the issue of Palestine. Five days ago, the Secretary-General made what is probably the most sobering assessment of the situation in the Middle East. For the Security Council, whose mandate is the maintenance of peace and security, the Secretary-General's message could not have been more urgent. To quote the Secretary- General, we are indeed "nearing the edge of the abyss" (S/PV.4474, p. 2). S/PV.4478 The Non-Aligned Movement has consistently maintained that ultimately there can be no military solution to the conflict between the Palestinians and the Israelis. The continued escalation of conflict cannot contribute to any solution in the Middle East.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“In that regard, they called for concerted international input, based on international legitimacy, regarding the final outcome of the peace process, including the establishment of a Palestinian State, with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“In conclusion, I would like to recall that Ministers for Foreign Affairs and heads of delegation of the Non- Aligned Movement, meeting in the context of the fifty- sixth session of the General Assembly, expressed grave concern at the severe and dangerous deterioration of the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, which began on 28 September 2000. They were also concerned about the damage caused to the Middle East peace process and about the existing danger in the region, which has acquired additional and urgent dimensions in the light of the present international circumstances. They stressed the need for fresh and qualitatively new efforts to bring the Middle East peace process back to life and to bring it to a speedy and successful conclusion.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“Those resolutions enshrine an international consensus that Israel must withdraw from the Arab land occupied since the 1967 war in order for a viable, sovereign Palestinian State to come into being. The Non-Aligned Movement calls for the resumption of negotiations between the two sides within the Middle East peace process on the agreed basis, taking into consideration the previous discussions between the two sides, and it urges them to reach a final agreement. The Non-Aligned Movement also continues to support efforts to deploy an international monitoring mechanism, which would help the parties implement the recommendations of the Mitchell report and would help to improve the situation on the ground.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“The challenge remains to make this a reality in which both sides, Israeli and Palestinian, share a common vision and are therefore able, in good faith, to discuss the most difficult of the final status issues, as equals working towards a common goal. The recommendations of the Sharm El-Sheik Fact-Finding Committee, published in the Mitchell report, were hailed by the Israelis, the Palestinians and the world community at large, as containing acceptable measures for de-escalating conflict, building confidence and returning to the negotiating table. We believe that there is still an opportunity to return to the negotiating table. Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) and the principle of land for peace remain as internationally accepted benchmarks for the outcome of negotiations.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“The world accepts that the parties in the Middle East that must ultimately agree in the negotiations for peace, namely the Israeli Government and the Palestinian Authority, cannot do it through violence. Since violence will not resolve the situation, a unilateral solution cannot be possible, and dialogue will always remain the only solution for a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the Middle East. We call on both sides in the conflict to seize the opportunity for peace. We are particularly pleased to speak in this debate on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. The Non- Aligned Movement reiterates its commitment to work towards a negotiated settlement.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“We are pleased, Sir, that you are presiding over this important meeting, and we thank you for convening it at this critical time for the Middle East. My delegation particularly appreciates that the Security Council has finally decided to address the deteriorating situation in the Middle East. The silence emanating from this Chamber was becoming very loud, particularly to those who suffer the daily violence. The fact that none of us can confidently predict the way forward in the Middle East process should not keep the Security Council from remaining engaged and from acting on its responsibility for maintaining global peace and security. All of us are frustrated that the Middle East seems to be locked into violence on both sides - which in turn perpetuates violence.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“South Africa chairs the Kimberley process, which has developed detailed proposals for an international certification scheme for rough diamonds with a View to breaking the link between armed conflict and the trade in rough diamonds. It is indeed our hope that early in the new year the Kimberley process will report to the United Nations on how Member States are making sure that diamonds from conflict areas are not used to perpetuate wars such as the one we have witnessed in the Congo. In conclusion, my delegation wishes to assure you that the Government of South Africa will continue to provide its fullest cooperation to the Security Council and the Panel of Experts. No nation is more aware of how important the work of the Expert Panel is to the quest for durable peace and security in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437Resumption1 (2001) · source
“In paragraph 15 (a) of its first report (A/2001/357), the Panel defined illegal activities as "all activities - extraction, production, commercialization and exports - taking place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo without the consent of the legitimate government". The current report, however, is inconsistent in this regard. It is the understanding of the South African Government that it was never the intention of the relevant Security Council resolutions to prohibit all trade with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. And many, many countries trade with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including some that are represented around this table.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Until such time that the Panel provides South African law enforcement agencies with adequate information in substantiation of the allegations against individuals or entities, our own national capacity to thoroughly investigate, prosecute and monitor such activities will remain undermined, thus compromising the effectiveness of the work of the Panel of Experts. Meanwhile, we would hope that this perceived unwillingness by the Panel - and I pause here to say I am struck by the fact that all the ministers who spoke here referred to being "perceived to be unwilling" - to share relevant information is not and will not be construed as lack of cooperation. My delegation is also concerned at the inconsistency in the references by the Panel of Experts to legal trade and illegal or illicit exploitation.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437Resumption1 (2001) · source
“My country is not lacking in legislation, but in credible information and evidence. It stands to reason that my Government's ability to investigate and initiate legal proceedings against alleged offenders is dependent on obtaining information. In this regard, we would appreciate receiving from the Panel of Experts the names of individuals and/or businesses, as well as supporting evidence of their alleged activities - dates, places, routes, time frames and associates in South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. My delegation would therefore humbly advise the Panel to be more willing to exchange detailed information with Member States. Any perceived unwillingness by the Panel of Experts in this regard constitutes a serious impediment to its own mandate.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Additionally, my Government has continued to investigate and collect information on subjects raised by the Panel in its second questionnaire dated 20 September 2001. To further its own investigation, South Africa also requested additional information from the Panel in October 2001. It is for this reason that my delegation is surprised at the claims by the Panel that there is "credible" information implicating individuals or entities of using South African territory and facilities to conduct illicit commercial activities involving the Congo's natural resources. This information was not mentioned, nor did the Panel offer to share this evidence, during its meetings with the South African authorities. Already, South Africa has in place a comprehensive legislative framework that covers illicit activities of this nature.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Such a claim is simply inconsistent with the facts. As the Security Council knows, never has it been alleged, at any time, that the South African Government was in anyway implicated in wrongdoing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. However, a number of allegations have been made against South African citizens or entities operating from our territory, and our own law enforcement agencies have investigated many such cases. It was in this spirit that the Panel was on every occasion afforded both access to and complete cooperation from Government representatives, including law enforcement officials, most recently on 10 and 12 September 2001. In addition, the South African Government transmitted detailed reports in April and September 2001 in response to questions raised by the Panel.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437Resumption1 (2001) · source
“South Africa is appearing before the Security Council with the aim of clarifying statements contained in the addendum to the report of the Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which was released on 13 November 2001. Our intention is to put the record straight so that we can build confidence and trust, not so much among ourselves but among the Congolese people, always with the aim of contributing to peace. My delegation truly recognizes the scale of the task that confronted the Panel of Experts and the impact that it will have on the peace process. However, we feel compelled to express the South African Government's concern at the Panel's assertion that it received less than the fullest cooperation from South Africa.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437Resumption1 (2001) · source
“For many years, South Africa has been engaged in peaceful efforts to resolve the conflict in that country. My Government provided a neutral venue when the late President Mobutu Sese Seko negotiated the transition of government with the late President Laurent Kabila. We have continued to encourage the people of the Congo to resolve their differences through peaceful means. Next year, South Africa will host the inter- Congolese dialogue, and, as the Council knows, Mr. President, South African troops continue to serve with the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC).”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437Resumption1 (2001) · source
“My delegation is pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over the Security Council during this month. Under your able leadership we are confident that the Council will handle its matters with great honour and a sense of purpose. Before I proceed with my speech, let me really thank the Security Council for making us proud today. As you know, Mr. President, it has always been a source of concern for us that when our ministers come to the Security Council they are always speaking very late in the debate, and their words no longer add to the debate on the issues under consideration. But today my delegation was very pleased that you were able to accommodate the Ministers early so that their words could really contribute to our work. We truly appreciate it. The situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is of great concern to my Government.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437Resumption1 (2001) · source
“As that issue drives to the core of the problem associated with the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in Africa, South Africa trusts that both the General Assembly and the Security Council will remain seized of this matter.”
2001-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4355Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The continued supply of arms, in particular small arms and light weapons, to rebel groups and other non-State actors clearly runs counter to efforts by the Council to promote peace and stability in specific areas of conflict. A commitment by all States to provide arms only to Governments would, in our view, have strengthened the Council's efforts to prevent the supply of arms to rebel groups that continue to destabilize peace and security in many countries in Africa. In that regard, we remain concerned that rebel groups and other non-State actors continue to receive arms despite various initiatives by the Security Council.”
2001-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4355Resumption1 (2001) · source
“South Africa furthermore welcomes the undertaking by States to take appropriate measures, including all legal or administrative means, against any activity that violates a Security Council arms embargo in accordance with the United Nations Charter and to cooperate with the United Nations system to ensure the effective implementation of Security Council embargoes. South Africa recognizes the important interrelationship between the role of the Council in the implementation of Programme of Action and its responsibilities with regard to international peace and security issues. It is, however, regrettable that the Programme of Action, owing to the concerns of one State, does not include a commitment by all States not to provide arms to so-called non-State actors or rebel groups.”
2001-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4355Resumption1 (2001) · source
“In that regard, South Africa welcomes the commitment made by States in the Programme of Action to encourage, particularly in post-conflict situations, the disarmament and demobilization of ex- combatants and their subsequent reintegration into civilian life, and to provide support for the effective disposition of collected small arms and light weapons. Of related importance is that one of the measures is to encourage the Council to consider, on a case-by-case basis, the inclusion of relevant provisions for disarmament, demobilization and reintegration in the mandates and budgets of peacekeeping operations.”
2001-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4355Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Although the important role of the Security Council in implementing the Programme of Action is recognized and welcomed, the nature and origin of the Programme of Action as an initiative of the General Assembly should be respected when the Council considers initiatives related to small arms. Given the nature of the problems associated with the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons and the fact that the Programme of Action was developed and adopted through a process initiated by the General Assembly, this issue should continue to be dealt with in the ambit of the General Assembly. The Security Council's involvement in this issue should be confined to specific areas related to the Council's agenda.”
2001-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4355Resumption1 (2001) · source
“It would also ensure that the process started by the United Nations Conference is sustainable and that it remains relevant. It would further ensure that the United Nations continues to play a central role in addressing the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects. In that regard, South Africa welcomes the various references in the Programme of Action to the role of the United Nations, other international organizations, non-governmental organizations and civil society in assisting States to promote and implement the Programme of Action.”
2001-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4355Resumption1 (2001) · source
“In addition, the Declaration concerning Firearms, Ammunition and Other Related Materials in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the adoption of a SADC draft protocol in August this year will facilitate subregional cooperation to combat illicit small arms proliferation; this is of particular relevance to the Programme of Action. South Africa also welcomes the agreement that the General Assembly should convene a follow-up conference by no later than 2006 to review progress made in the implementation of the Programme of Action. That conference and its preparatory phase, including meetings of States on a biennial basis, would consider national, regional and global implementation of the Programme of Action.”
2001-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4355Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Africa collectively responded to that threat through the adoption of the Bamako Declaration on an African Common Position on the Illicit Proliferation, Circulation and Trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons, thereby providing a framework for an African solution to a problem that transcends national and regional boundaries. In terms of that framework, the small arms problem is addressed from an inclusive perspective of arms control and disarmament, post-conflict peace-building, conflict prevention and socio-economic development.”
2001-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4355Resumption1 (2001) · source
“His leadership and contribution, as well as that of Ambassador Carlos dos Santos of Mozambique, the Chairman of the Preparatory Committee, inspired the Conference to seek compromises and to adopt a realistic and achievable Programme of Action. Their dedication to the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects is symbolic of the plight of the peoples of States most affected by the scourge of those weapons. South Africa is particularly pleased that the Programme of Action is based on the approach adopted by States most affected by the threat of the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons.”
2001-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4355Resumption1 (2001) · source
“While it must be recognized that the Programme of Action adopted by the Conference strikes a delicate balance of differing views, the Programme provides for the first time an internationally agreed framework for preventing, combating and eradicating the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects on the national, subregional, regional and global levels in a realistic, sustained and comprehensive manner. The successful conclusion of the Conference, Mr. President, was possible thanks to the important role played by your Government, and in particular by Ambassador Camilo Reyes in his capacity as President of the Conference.”
2001-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4355Resumption1 (2001) · source
“In that regard, I wish to recall the statement made by the head of the South African delegation during the general debate at the Conference, when he said that "the Conference provides the international community with a unique opportunity to collectively express itself on the dangers posed by these weapons and to adopt a realistic and implementable programme of action. Such a collective effort would initiate a long-term process to prevent, combat and eradicate this threat to peace, stability and sustainable development". In that regard, South Africa is satisfied that the Conference achieved its goals.”
2001-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4355Resumption1 (2001) · source