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Lamamra

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first: 1994-02-15
most recent: 2019-02-27
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“Moreover, the African Union and the regional mechanisms are working ever more closely together within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation concluded in January 2008. Alongside the progressive implementation of this architecture, the African Union is, on a daily basis, committed to efforts aimed at preventing, managing and settling conflicts. That the challenges are huge is clear to all. It is sufficient to skim through recent news articles on the continent to see that. However, today, we have a strong political will to face those difficulties by stepping up efforts to ensure that structural prevention, mediation and good offices enable us to keep latent tensions and crises from degenerating into open armed conflict.”
2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092 (2009) · source
“On the basis of relevant provisions of the Protocol relating to the establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union, a continental peace and security architecture has been born. Certainly, a great deal remains to be done to render this architecture fully operational. Nonetheless, significant progress has been achieved, as evidenced by the daily actions of the Peace and Security Council and the initiatives undertaken by the Panel of the Wise as well as the measures undertaken within the framework of the setting up of the Continental Early Warning System and the measures aimed at the launching in June 2010 of the African Standby Force.”
2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092 (2009) · source
“The same is true with regard to the creation of new financing mechanisms that would enable us to support specific peacekeeping operations, whether through United Nations-assessed funding or by way of the proposal for a multi-donor trust fund funded by voluntary contributions. In our opinion, this measure is timely, innovative and worthy of everyone's support. Over these last few years, regional arrangements have demonstrated renewed dynamism in the promotion of peace, security and stability in their respective regions. Nowhere is this new reality more apparent than in Africa. For a few years now, the African Union has given a new dynamic to its efforts aimed at meeting the pressing challenges facing the continent in the field of peace and security.”
2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092 (2009) · source
“In fact, this report accurately reflects the quality of work built on the lessons learned from peacekeeping operations in Africa and opens up new, promising prospects for greater effectiveness in the African Union's efforts in this regard via the availability of the predictable and lasting financial resources that the Union needs to further strengthen its role in the field of peace and security. The need to strengthen institutional capacities of the African Union, the increase in resources and the stabilization of peacekeeping financing in Africa are opportunely highlighted in this report. Just as pertinent are the special recommendations aimed at strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union in the field of operational collaboration at various levels.”
2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092 (2009) · source
“This question now lies at the very heart of the problem of strengthening the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations throughout our continent and throughout the world. 09-2716] In this context, we are also grateful to Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon for his unswerving commitment to peace in Africa and to the promotion of an effective, exemplary partnership between the United Nations and the African Union. With respect to this partnership, the appointment of Chairman Romano Prodi, a faithful friend of Africa, to head this African Union-United Nations group of experts was a guarantee of the success of this endeavour, as demonstrated by the report currently being considered. I should like to convey here to Chairman Prodi, as well as to the members of the panel, the congratulations of the African Union Commission and my own.”
2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092 (2009) · source
“Mr. President, allow me at the outset to say what a pleasure it is to address the Security Council under your presidency on behalf of the African Union Commission and its Chairperson, Mr. Jean Ping, on a question of great importance for the promotion of peace, security and stability on the African continent. But first of all, I should like, Mr. President, to congratulate you upon your appointment as Permanent Representative of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to the United Nations and upon your accession to the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I am especially grateful to you, Sir, for having invited us to this debate devoted to the consideration of the report of the African Union-United Nations panel on modalities for support to African Union peacekeeping operations (S/2008/813).”
2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092 (2009) · source
“We at the African Union are ready to make additional sacrifices and to pursue our undertaking in Somalia within the context of greater United Nations involvement and more effective international support. The leaders of AMISOM. troop-contributing countries - Burundi and Uganda - have pledged to us their renewed commitment in that respect. We need the Council's strong leadership at this critical turning point for Somalia. Its decision on the United Nations taking more responsibility in Somalia will have a direct bearing on the decisions of the forthcoming ministerial meeting of the African Union's Peace and Security Council on the issue of the renewal of the mandate of AMISOM.”
2008-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6046 (2008) · source
“0865219 The fourth is to fully support the Djibouti process by helping to put in place a broad-based Government of national unity, an expanded Parliament and a 10,000-strong police force, to be trained by AMISOM and the international community. Somalia deserves a resolute commitment by all to actively pursue every measure necessary to ensure a lasting solution to the conflict that has engulfed that country for nearly two decades. I therefore urge the Security Council to vigorously consider its options. The Council should take firm and decisive steps to avoid a security vacuum that would have the potential of endangering the whole peace process in Somalia and more dramatically threatening regional and global peace and security.”
2008-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6046 (2008) · source
“The first requirement is to send a strong political signal expressing the continued commitment of the international community to the peace and reconciliation process in Somalia through the renewed engagement of the Council in favour of the full implementation of the Djibouti Agreement. The second is the authorization of the deployment of a United Nations peace support force in Somalia that would include and complement an enhanced AMISOM. The third is to build on an enhanced AMISOM, in particular by providing the urgent support needed to beef up the force to reach the authorized level of 8,000 troops, as well as to further enable AMISOM with air and naval capabilities.”
2008-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6046 (2008) · source
“The African Union will certainly applaud the immediate establishment of such a force if at all possible, and the African Union is also prepared for the rehatting of AMISOM. troops. I would like also to take note, with appreciation, of the important comments and recommendations made at this meeting by the Secretary-General on what he sees as bridging security arrangements, which could result in enhancing the effectiveness of AMISOM. and would lead to the deployment of a full-fledged United Nations peacekeeping mission in Somalia as soon as possible. Allow me also to stress in this context that time is of the essence and that the status quo is just not sustainable. At this critical juncture, let me be more specific on what the African Union sees as the pressing requirements.”
2008-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6046 (2008) · source
“in the short term to sustain its operations and expand current troop levels for greater robustness of the Mission. Indeed, AMISOM. requires, more than ever, significant financial, logistical and technical assistance to enhance its efficiency and enable it deliver on its mandate. Above all, AMISOM. still requires renewed political support and a clear vision of the international framework in which it will be developing in the near future. Allow me at this stage to make it very clear that the African Union's position is and has always been that an effective, well-equipped and properly funded United Nations peacekeeping operation should be deployed in Somalia. I welcome and highly value the strong support extended to the African Union position by the Secretary of State of the United States of America at this meeting and by other delegations.”
2008-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6046 (2008) · source
“The developments in and around Somalia underscore the need for the international community to renew its commitment to address the very complex and multidimensional problem that currently besets Somalia. At a time when partners in the international community are mobilizing to assemble extraordinary assets to combat piracy, Somalia should not be allowed to sink. Our shared values and principles and the indivisible peace and security of the world would be seriously undermined if that were to happen. We are aware of the challenges that the Secretary- General faces in bringing his plans of establishing a multinational force to immediate fruition, and fully support and welcome plans to avail AMISOM. of the financial and logistical resources, including equipment, that may have been pledged. This would assist AMISOM.”
2008-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6046 (2008) · source
“Piracy is, therefore, clearly a symptom of a larger problem - that of lawlessness in Somalia. There is an obvious need to address both the symptom and the root problem. Having said this, I should like to applaud the efforts of the Security Council, the European Union, the Russian Federation, India, Pakistan and others and appreciate the declared readiness of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and others to join their respective forces in combating this international criminal phenomenon. For its part, the African Union is in the process of complementing these efforts by setting the tone to address maritime security and safety, including situational awareness in the maritime domain of the African continent, by thoroughly addressing the issue in the Commission's new strategic plan for the period 2009 to 2012.”
2008-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6046 (2008) · source
“The Somali waters, including the Gulf of Aden, now constitute perhaps the most dangerous waterway on the globe. Vessels are now extremely vulnerable when transiting through the area. It is noteworthy to observe that the collapse of the structures of governance in Somalia, beginning in the 1990s, fuelled conditions for the widespread growth of piracy in the region. This first manifested itself in illegal fishing off the coast of Somalia and provided the rationale for attacks on ships by Somali fishermen. The situation further deteriorated into acts of piracy in this vital strategic waterway, with the involvement of "businessmen" underwriting a war economy, including the trafficking of weapons of all types on the mainland and the infiltration of terrorists that supported the insurgency in South-Central Somalia.”
2008-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6046 (2008) · source
“This reflects the readiness of the African Union to cooperate and be part of any arrangement that will result in the creation of the peacekeeping force foreseen in the Djibouti Agreement. In this respect, I would like to call upon all friends of Somalia to pledge troops, logistics and equipment for the establishment of a United Nations-authorized force, which will stabilize the country and be an integral part of a full-fledged United Nations peacekeeping operation, leading to post-conflict reconstruction and development. This needs a well-articulated Security Council mandate, and I sincerely hope that it will happen sooner rather than later. I wish now to refer to the twin problems of piracy and armed robbery at high seas and terrorism.”
2008-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6046 (2008) · source
“It is in this context that the international community ought to translate whatever challenges such a withdrawal indeed poses into opportunities to be taken advantage of by responding to the demands of the new situation. The deployment of a robust mission capable of stabilizing the theatre and delivering on its mandate remains the primary challenge, among the myriad of issues facing the African Union since the inception of its engagement in Somalia. This has not been possible owing to several factors, which included the inability to reach the Mission's authorized strength and the lack of sufficient financial and logistical resources to sustain and maintain troops on the ground, including adequate and appropriate equipment to enhance the operational capability of AMISOM. Our efforts aimed at enhancing AMISOM continue.”
2008-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6046 (2008) · source
“Indeed, we believe that, if faithfully implemented, the agreements reached in Djibouti can constitute building blocks for establishing the foundation upon which the process of lasting peace and reconciliation can be predicated. The recent announcement of the withdrawal of the Ethiopian national defence force from Somalia, following ample notice of the Ethiopian Government's intention, is fully consistent with the provisions of the Djibouti Agreement. The announcement is to be taken and welcomed as one of the main contributions to the resolution of the conflict. This development should therefore be seen in that light and not construed as a problem in itself.”
2008-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6046 (2008) · source
“It also comes at a time of great need to prop up shared resolve in the face of a positive evolution that is hardly matched by the much-needed capability to deliver at the operational level. It is well known that Africa responded to the call of duty towards the Somali people under adverse circumstances; it deployed the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) with very little experience in institutional and managerial control of peace support operations, in the absence of a peace to keep and relying heavily on external support. It is gratifying to note that AMISOM. has been resiliently representing the international community on the ground in Somalia for the past two years and is today capable of providing a modicum of support to the ongoing efforts resulting from the Djibouti process.”
2008-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6046 (2008) · source
“Mr. Lamamra: First, Sir, allow me to congratulate you, and the Croatian delegation, for your leadership and to thank all members of this Council, particularly those whose terms will be ending soon, for their service to the cause of peace and security in the world, and more specifically in Africa. Let me also, Sir, thank you for giving me yet another opportunity to address the Council on the situation in Somalia. This opportunity comes at a critical moment in the peace process, chiefly because Somalia has witnessed, in the past months, significant developments with regard to the expansion of the scope of peace and reconciliation through meaningful dialogue among Somali stakeholders, sponsored by the United Nations.”
2008-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6046 (2008) · source
“Notwithstanding the difficult history of the past involvement of the United Nations in Somalia, we call on the Security Council to crown its consideration of the situation at this crucial stage with a resolution enabling the United Nations and the international community to deploy a robust mission and thus fully seize the current opportunity for the restoration of lasting peace and security in the country. We are all aware that any unnecessary delays may give room to spoilers to undermine our efforts and turn this auspicious occasion to build a better future for Somalia and the region into a lost opportunity. We must not - the Council must not - allow that to happen.”
2008-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5942 (2008) · source
“A mission with a strong naval component would also be a significant safeguard against ground attacks on the mission and would thus enhance the security of both the personnel of the mission and its equipment. Improved security at the maritime borders of Somalia would in turn spread a positive multiplier effect inwards to the rest of the country. That would be one way by which the security process would impact the political and humanitarian efforts, as has been recommended by Special Representative Ould Abdallah, whose focus on the need for the international community to act decisively and to act now I fully share.”
2008-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5942 (2008) · source
“I therefore wish to renew the previous calls of the African Union for a United Nations takeover of AMISOM, a development that is also clearly wished for by the Somalis themselves as expressed in the Djibouti agreement, in order to achieve an accelerated end to the ongoing hostilities. In any case, AMISOM. stands ready to be ultimately included in the international stabilization force provided for in the Djibouti agreement. In my interaction with the Security Council delegation during its visit to Djibouti, I had the opportunity to suggest for further consideration the need for a strong naval component in the design of the concept of operations for the United Nations peacekeeping mission for Somalia, particularly at the early stages of the mission. That suggestion is informed by experience on the ground thus far.”
2008-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5942 (2008) · source
“In that regard, the African Union is embarking on a new troop-generation exercise amongst its members, and I wish to take this opportunity to express our deep appreciation to the Governments of Burundi and Uganda for their continued commitment to the realization of lasting peace and reconciliation among all Somalis. I would also like to reiterate the request of the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union for assistance for the Mission. While acknowledging the response of the Secretary-General to that request, I should like to reiterate our call for greater support for AMISOM. from all other partners. I wish at this juncture to draw the attention of the Council to developments on the ground, which offer a window of opportunity that is without precedent in the past 18 years.”
2008-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5942 (2008) · source
“Despite all the sacrifices of its leaders and elements, AMISOM. is unable to fulfil its mandate because its strength is obviously grossly incommensurate with the scope of the real challenges on the ground. The Mission faces a severe lack of funding and logistical support. According to United Nations one-year standard estimates, its budget amounts to more than $800,000 for its logistics and financial and technical components. It is therefore crucial to beef up the Mission in order for it to reach its authorized strength of 8,000 troops, from the current level of 2,600, which constitutes only about 30 per cent of its total authorized strength.”
2008-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5942 (2008) · source
“I would like to underscore the fact that the resolve of the Somali parties to commit themselves to key proposals, including the restoration of mutual trust and confidence, with the objective of ending the conflict, provides the appropriate opportunity for the international community, in particular the United Nations and the African Union, to further assist in the peace process. The African Union, which is currently on the ground through the African Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and other good offices of the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission, is prepared to use all necessary means within its capacity to assist the parties, in collaboration with the United Nations and other members of the international community, towards an effective cessation of hostilities on the ground.”
2008-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5942 (2008) · source
“We are pleased to note that other leaders and elements of the opposition in Somalia are recognizing and joining the agreement as a viable means towards finding a lasting solution to their differences. The agreement indeed provides for the establishment of two key committees - a joint security committee and a high-level committee - to both prepare for the consolidation of the ongoing political process and considerably to improve the security situation in the country. The implementation of that provision is currently under way, and the African Union is actively collaborating with the United Nations Special Representative in implementing it and other important elements of the agreement.”
2008-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5942 (2008) · source
“That was further reinforced by the efforts of Special Representative Ould Abdallah and supported by the African Union through the convening of the intra-Somalia talks, which resulted in the Djibouti agreement of 9 June 2008 between the Transitional Federal Government and the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia. As the Council is aware, during its meeting held at the level of heads of State and Government on the margins of the most recent summit of the African Union, held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the Peace and Security Council welcomed the new prospects for lasting peace and reconciliation in Somalia and called for support and cooperation for the implementation of the Djibouti agreement.”
2008-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5942 (2008) · source
“We note with satisfaction the growing mobilization with regard to the situation in Somalia as recognition of the window of opportunity created following the progress made by the Somalis themselves, in particular the efforts of the Transitional Federal Government and other stakeholders, towards the stabilization of the situation in their country and in furtherance of dialogue and reconciliation among all Somalis. Those efforts culminated, first, in the convening of the National Reconciliation Congress in July and August 2007, which made a number of recommendations aimed at promoting an all-inclusive political process.”
2008-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5942 (2008) · source
“The presence in the Council today of an integrated Somali delegation led by the Foreign Minister of the Transitional Federal Government, and including some leaders of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia, is a very positive and strong indicator of their willingness to work towards the restoration of lasting peace and reconciliation in their country. It is also a clear message that should reassure the Security Council and the international community that Somalia is ready to receive and to lend its full cooperation to a United Nations peacekeeping mission. We urge the Council to fully take into account the implications of this very important act of unity aimed at achieving peace and security in Somalia and the region as a whole.”
2008-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5942 (2008) · source
“Mr. Lamamra: I would like first to warmly congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the high office of President of the Security Council, and I equally congratulate and thank your predecessor for a job well done. It is a great honour and privilege for me to address the Council on the subject of Somalia, and I 3 wish to commend you, Sir, on your initiative to organize this meeting, which we believe will boost the renewed momentum we are witnessing in the mobilization of world attention. Allow me also to restate our deep appreciation to the Secretary-General for his commitment and support and to commend his Special Representative, our colleague and friend Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, for his relentless efforts on the ground.”
2008-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5942 (2008) · source
“Finally, as part of ongoing efforts towards strengthening the mobilization of resources and support for international peace and security, I would like to underscore the importance of ensuring that efforts centred on women and peace and security are adequately supported by the entire international community. With those few remarks, I wish to reiterate the commitment of the African Union to our cooperation with the United Nations and with our international partners on this matter and other questions, and I wish every success for this timely and important open debate.”
2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Furthermore, the ongoing efforts for the reform of United Nations, and of Security Council in particular, also offer an excellent opportunity to address this crucial question, through adequate representation and participation of regions, such as Africa, that are facing serious peace and security challenges for women and for their nations as a whole, due to persistent conflict situations. We also believe that the elevation of the United Nations mandate on gender equality to the highest possible level within the Secretariat could be a major step towards addressing the issue of gender equality as a whole, and we call on the Security Council to encourage the efforts of the Secretary- General on this question.”
2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source
“The coordination of efforts between the United Nations and the African Union would be crucial in that aspect. Secondly, we in the African Union face the challenge of ensuring that our emerging peace and security architecture, which includes the African standby force, the Continental Early Warning System, the Panel of the Wise and our subregional arrangements for peace and security, adequately reflect our vision on women and peace and security. We are determined to address this challenge and continue to count on the support of the Security Council and our international partners in that respect.”
2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Indeed, the efforts of the international community on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) and related instruments have made possible a deeper understanding of the centrality of the gender perspective in the maintenance of international peace and security. The wide range of issues involved, such as the specific challenges facing women in armed conflict situations and sexual slavery and abuse, are now well known. We must take concrete actions in ensuring that the knowledge gained thus far is fully integrated in the new and emerging era of closer cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations for the maintenance of international peace and security. That includes the participation of women in peacekeeping operations at all levels.”
2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source
“In that connection, we have launched the preparatory process for the convening of an important conference on women in post-conflict reconstruction and development, to be held in 2009. I would now like to focus on the theme of today's debate: on some of the opportunities and challenges which lie on the path ahead, from the peace and security perspective in particular. First, we have been greatly honoured by the leadership and important contributions of women in recent peace processes in Africa, such as in Mozambique, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and in ongoing efforts for lasting peace and security in the Sudan and Somalia. I should, however, like to underscore the need to strengthen the involvement of women in such processes in the future.”
2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source
“We continue to develop the necessary instruments and the operational environment for their implementation, as an integral part of our overall agenda for a peaceful, united and prosperous Africa. Furthermore, our regional economic communities, African women and civil society organizations have been the driving forces behind our efforts and achievements, and we are committed to continue to strengthen efforts towards addressing the 08-3908] well-known range of challenges of peace and security for women and for our peoples as a whole. We therefore welcome the seriousness with which the Security Council continues to address this question, which also ranks high on the list of priorities of the African Union.”
2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source
“The protection and empowerment of women is indeed one of the founding principles of the African Union, as enshrined in our Constitutive Act, the Protocol on the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council and other instruments of the African Union. As Council members are aware, the Adoption of the protocol on the rights of women to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights and of the declaration on gender equality, adopted following the historic presidential debate of the Assembly of the African Union in 2005, were important milestones in that respect. A clear vision and mandate on the issue of women and peace and security in the continent have thus been established in the African Union, which stresses gender parity at all levels of our organization.”
2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Mr. Lamamra: On behalf of the Commission of the African Union (AU), I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I would also like to join previous speakers in commending the United States presidency of the Council and Secretary Rice for organizing this open debate on the crucial question of women and peace and security. I wish to say how honoured I am to address a formal meeting of the Council for the first time in my new capacity as the African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security. Indeed, I feel fortunate that I am assuming office in a climate of increasing cooperation between the African Union and the United Nations, and with the Security Council in particular. I am confident that we will continue to strengthen our relations as we move forward.”
2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Hence, assistance by the international community must be forthcoming in support of the recovery programme launched by the Government of Angola, because this is the only way in which Angola can look with any optimism towards the period following 8 February 1997. That is also why, on behalf of the African Group, my delegation supports, in the same spirit as the Vice-Minister without Portfolio of Angola, the Secretary-General's recommendation to extend the mandate of UNAVEM. III, in the profound hope that this new period will see significant progress in the peace process.”
1996-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3679 (1996) · source
“At the same time, it would be particularly appropriate for countries that have any influence on UNITA to exert the pressure necessary to discourage it from using delaying tactics to compromise the timetable established in UNAVEM. III's mandate. The situation in Angola poses a challenge to the international community for several reasons. Political and military stabilization is important, but it is not enough. Other, equally decisive questions will determine the long- term success of the implementation of the Lusaka Protocol and the establishment of lasting peace in the country. The demobilization and socio-economic reintegration of former combatants, the demining and rebuiliding of roads and the rehabilitation of economic and social activity are all factors that should help to establish this peace.”
1996-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3679 (1996) · source
“This attitude is manifest in particular in the dubious conditions surrounding the quartering and disarming of its troops. It would seem, indeed, that UNITA has not proceeded to the quartering of its best-trained troops or given up its heavy weapons, troop transports or communications and engineering equipment. Here, we must stress the responsibility of the UNITA leadership for the slowness of the peace process. It is of great importance that the Security Council send a clear, firm message to UNITA that it must abide by the time-frames to which it agreed, in particular those leading to the establishment of the Government of Unity and National Reconciliation.”
1996-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3679 (1996) · source
“III, the promulgation of the Amnesty Law, the process of incorporating the military elements of UNITA into the Angolan Armed Forces, as well as in the economic and humanitarian areas, where we have seen an improvement in food aid programmes, an increase in agricultural production, greater storage capacities and improved conditions in merchandise transportation. The Angolan Government's contribution to this progress should be stressed, in particular the steps it has taken to establish a climate of trust in the quartering of the rapid reaction police and the efforts it has made to establish an integrated national military institution. Further progress would have been possible if the other party, UNITA, had demonstrated the same constructive will instead of adopting the dilatory attitude it continues to nurture.”
1996-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3679 (1996) · source
“Dos Santos, and the leader of the Uniao Nacional para a Independencia Total de Angola (UNITA), Mr. Savimbi - the Protocol contributes to a framework conducive to a peace that will enable the Angolan people finally to devote themselves to the task of national reconciliation. The international community has backed its efforts to find a solution with the laudable work of the Secretary- General's Special Representative, Mr. Alioune Blondin Beye, and the deployment of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM. III), which has carried out its tasks with efficiency and altruism. The earliest achievements on the ground show that the peace process is an irreversible reality. The Secretary- General's report mentions progress in the observance of the cease-fire, the quartering of the Angolan Armed Forces, the deployment of UNAVEM.”
1996-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3679 (1996) · source
“Endowed with a variety of natural resources, Angola has never had the respite necessary to develop them to fulfil its people's aspirations to well-being. The post-independence history of that country is a cycle of human tragedy and material destruction, the result of which the international community has had ample opportunity to see: a country so rich in human and material resources which is now devastated. The developments of recent years in Angola, with the commendable support of the United Nations, establish the conditions for resolving the crisis. The Lusaka Protocol of 4 November 1994 has created promising opportunities for establishing lasting peace in Angola. Along with the subsequent arrangements - in particular those concluded in Libreville between the President of the Republic of Angola, Mr.”
1996-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3679 (1996) · source
“As spokesman for Africa in its collective solidarity with Angola, I feel a special honour as the representative of Algeria, which has always maintained with Angola a relationship full of reciprocal esteem and understanding, which goes back to our exemplary relationship as comrades in arms in the struggle for the completion of the liberation of Africa. Angola, which waged an armed struggle for its national independence, has not been spared by destiny. Since 1975, this country has been caught in a fratricidal conflict which has caused thousands of deaths and which resulted in considerable material damage which has sapped the fragile economy and diverted energy from economic and social development.”
1996-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3679 (1996) · source
“Mr. Lamamra (Algeria) (interpretation from French): It gives me great pleasure, Sir, to convey to you the congratulations of my delegation on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I am convinced that your professional and human qualities will ensure the success of its work. My delegation's congratulations go also to Ambassador Nabil Elaraby, who so wisely conducted the work of the Council last month. The participation of my delegation, as Chairman of the African Group, in the Council's deliberations on the situation in Angola, is testimony to the abiding interest of the whole of Africa in developments in that fraternal country.”
1996-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3679 (1996) · source
“The acts of provocation, destruction and plundering of United Nations property in Liberia must not sap our collective determination to pursue our tasks there in the service of peace, to ensure a model of outstanding cooperation in peace-keeping between the United Nations and a regional organization. This is happening at a time when the States of West Africa, despite their limited resources, are setting an outstanding example by agreeing to make sacrifices for the general interest. In so doing, they are supported by the OAU, which has placed its political and moral authority alongside those West African Member States.”
1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source
“The crisis in Liberia represents a major challenge to the international community, given the complexity of the situation in that brotherly African country. Recent events are hardly encouraging to the regional and international efforts being made. The disappointment of the Secretary-General over the behaviour of the Liberian faction leaders is also understandable. However, the international community cannot yield to despair, for it has a responsibility, both political and moral, and therefore must pursue its efforts to alleviate the sufferings of the people of Liberia, a people who are tired of war and wish to live in security and stability.”
1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source
“The Economic Community of West African States has undertaken diplomatic efforts and invested sorely needed financial resources to establish peace and ensure the return to normal life so desired by the Liberian people. Hence, the Liberian faction leaders must shoulder their responsibilities and act in a positive manner. Moreover, lessons must be drawn from past experience if the peace process is to be reactivated in Liberia. Indeed, peace cannot be restored in Liberia unless the factional combatants are disarmed and reintegrated into civil life. Similarly, no political agreement will be viable without a strong regional and international presence and adequate economic assistance. In this respect, support for ECOMOG would appear necessary and urgent.”
1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source
“Unfortunately, recent events have demonstrated the fragility of the peace process and totally undercut all the great and arduous efforts made by the United Nations in cooperation with the West African States. In his latest report, the Secretary-General listed the necessary conditions for a serious response to the crisis in Liberia, foremost among which is scrupulous respect by all Liberian factions of the Abuja Agreement, which remains a valid framework for settling this crisis. Recent developments in the situation have shown that the serious cooperation in good faith by the faction leaders is a sine qua non for the success of the regional and international efforts.”
1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source