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first: 1994-09-23
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“"The Security Council also expresses its concern at the increasing risk of the spread of HIV/AIDS associated with drug abuse in the region and beyond. "The Security Council stresses that security will be enhanced by continued coordinated efforts to combat the production of illicit drugs in Afghanistan, as well as to interdict narco- trafficking beyond its borders. The Council recognizes that the effort to counter the problem of drugs originating in Afghanistan will only be effective when it is integrated into the wider context of reconstruction and development programmes in the country. "The Security Council expresses its concern that, despite the efforts pursued, the volume of illegal opium production inside Afghanistan in year 2002 has returned to former high levels.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774Resumption1 (2003) · source
“"The Security Council reaffirms the principles established in the Political Declaration adopted by the General Assembly at its twentieth special session, inter alia, that action against the world drug problem is a common and shared responsibility requiring an integrated and balanced approach in full conformity with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and international law. "The Security Council recognizes the links between illicit drug trafficking and terrorism, as well as other forms of crimes, and the challenges posed by these activities inside Afghanistan, as well as to the transit, neighbouring and other States affected by the trafficking of drugs from Afghanistan.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774Resumption1 (2003) · source
“"The Security Council believes that constructive and mutually supportive bilateral and regional relations between Afghanistan and all States, and in particular its neighbours, based on the principles of mutual respect and non- interference in each other's affairs, are important for stability in Afghanistan. The Council calls upon all States to respect the Kabul Declaration on Good-Neighbourly Relations (S/2002/1416) and to support the implementation of its provisions.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The Council also expresses its concern over other security threats, including from illicit drug trafficking. The Council stresses the need to improve the security situation in the provinces and further to extend the authority of the Afghan Transitional Administration throughout the country. Against this backdrop, the Council underlines the importance of accelerating the comprehensive reform of Afghanistan's security sector, including the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former combatants. "The Security Council welcomes the establishment and deployment of international civilian-military provincial reconstruction teams (PRT) in the provinces and encourages States to support further efforts to assist with improving security in the regions.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council reaffirms its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and national unity of Afghanistan. "The Security Council stresses that security remains a serious challenge facing Afghanistan. In particular, the Council expresses its concern over the increased number of attacks against international and local humanitarian personnel, coalition forces, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Afghan Transitional Administration targets by Taliban and other rebel elements. In this regard, the Council condemns in the strongest terms the attack against the ISAF in Kabul on 7 June.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The next speaker is the representative of the Republic of Korea. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The next speaker is the representative of the Philippines. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The next speaker on my list is the representative of Uzbekistan. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The next speaker is the representative of Norway. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The next speaker on my list is the representative of Colombia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The next speaker on my list is the representative of New Zealand. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The next speaker on my list is the representative of India. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Ukraine. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The next speaker on my list is the representative of Greece. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The next speaker is the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The next speaker on my list is the representative of Tajikistan. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The next speaker on my list is the representative of Kazakhstan. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774Resumption1 (2003) · source
“A number of speakers remain on my list. I propose. with the consent of Council members. to suspend the meeting until 3 pm. The meeting was suspended m 1.25 p.m.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“We hope that today's multilaterally engaged discussion will allow the Security Council to make a decision focused on joining, under United Nations auspices, the efforts of all interested States, of international financial and other organizations, in order to implement, in practice, a multilateral, comprehensive approach to combating the Afghan drug threat, in the interest of creating the basis for political, social and economic stability in Afghanistan and for strengthening security in the region. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I give the floor to the representative of Afghanistan.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“It is in the interest of the entire international community to identify and neutralize the whole chain of transnational criminal groups that deliver and market Afghan drugs, including taking steps to stop the laundering of drug income. We need to develop practical steps to cut off supplies into Afghanistan of precursors for the production of heroin. Also, this is an external, not internal, factor in the Afghan drug threat. It is up to foreign Governments to make efforts to reduce the demand for drugs, including preventive measures, treatment and the rehabilitation of drug addicts.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“The drug threat is closely connected with money laundering. It breeds organized crime. It provides financial resources for those who organize terrorist acts. We are fully justified in talking about a new threat, called narco-terrorism. In these circumstances, it is critical to step up multilateral cooperation to strengthen border, customs and law enforcement agencies of countries that lie along the corridors of the illegal drug routes for Afghan narcotics. It is very important to implement the measures approved in the ministerial document of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs and in the Paris Pact.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“Last year, Russian border officials seized more than 4 tonnes of narcotics, including more than 2.3 tonnes of heroin. Since the beginning of this year alone, we have seized about 2 tonnes of narcotics, 1.2 tonnes of which was heroin. We are seeing greater effectiveness in counter- narcotic cooperation through the agencies of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, within which special mechanisms and agencies have been set up. The problem of the drug threat from Afghanistan is not confined to regional frameworks. It affects the vitally important security spheres of the entire international community. The illegal trade in Afghan drugs is truly global and justifiably placed within a category of new threats.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“Establishing anti-narcotic security belts - first on Afghanistan's borders and then on those of its neighbours - would help substantially to enhance the effectiveness of efforts to sever flows of Afghan opiates into major markets. Russia actively interacts in this sphere with United Nations agencies and countries of the region. A large portion of Russia's annual voluntary contribution to the United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) fund is used precisely for these purposes. As a result of implementing, under its auspices, a project in 2000 and 2001 to assist a team of the Russian federal border service in Tajikistan, our success in combating smuggling on the Tajik and Afghan border was enhanced nine-fold.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“We need in particular to organize the systematic search for and destruction within Afghanistan of illegal narcotics caches and underground laboratories. Greater attention must be focused on intercepting drug couriers. We see once again the ineluctable link between the tasks of fighting drugs and of establishing security, law and order in Afghanistan. We expect this issue to be taken seriously into account by the provincial reconstruction teams. Considering the ongoing gravity of the problem, the countries neighbouring Afghanistan must undertake additional and sometimes extraordinary steps to strengthen counter-narcotic capacities along their borders.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“We deeply appreciate the work of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the efforts of donor countries in response to the decisions taken at the Geneva conference on Afghanistan, held in April 2002, to resolve the drug problem within that country. Russia supports the measures adopted within this process to establish anti-drug agencies in Afghanistan, strengthen their potential and the capacities of law enforcement agencies and develop alternative economics. We also note the contribution made by the lead countries in these areas: the United Kingdom in combating drugs, Germany in police training and Italy in criminal justice. It is clear, however, that the efforts under way remain inadequate.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“Russia has today suggested centring the discussion on the challenge of combating the Afghan drug threat. Russia is located on the historic crossroads of world trade routes that now overlap the channels of world drug trafficking. Because of its geographic situation, attempts have been made to use our country as a convenient transit bridge for smuggling Afghan drugs. This is particularly true with respect to heroin from Afghanistan, which is spreading ever further, not only in Russia and Europe as a whole, but also in North America, Japan and Australia. Hence the task of developing a comprehensive approach to combating the Afghan drug threat. We need an effective and comprehensive strategy of international action, whereby internal Afghan measures are organically supplemented by efforts around and beyond Afghanistan.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“It is necessary to continue to provide multilateral assistance to the central Afghan Government in order to enhance its ability to govern the country independently. We are convinced that we must support those Afghan forces that have proven themselves to be consistent fighters against the Taliban regime and the Al Qaeda terrorist network. It is also important to avert interference in Afghanistan's internal affairs, including through the development of specific measures for the practical implementation of the Declaration on Good- neighbourly Relations, adopted in Kabul in December 2002. The Security Council has regularly monitored the situation in Afghanistan. We have already discussed the issues of security, political reform and economic assistance. It is important to pursue a focused discussion of Afghanistan's current problems.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as representative of the Russian Federation. The successful conclusion of the historic transformation of Afghan society is a critical challenge to the United Nations today. Significant work has already been done. Under the Bonn Agreement, normalcy is gradually being built in Afghanistan and the national State institutions are gaining strength. To say that the peace process has been concluded is clearly premature, however. We have all seen the difficulties encountered by the Afghan Transitional Administration in overcoming the legacies of the past. The terrorist actions against the International Security Assistance Force and the coalition forces are visible proof of the danger of a resurgence of the Taliban and other extremist elements.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“With the Members' permission, I would like to - I have to - draw your attention to the need to respect this Council. I understand that we are not in a Broadway theatre, and what is going on is not exactly a musical, but I would still request all present kindly to switch off their mobile phones and put them on silent mode. Since the last time I checked - in fact, double-checked - it was confirmed to me that all modern mobile phones are equipped with this feature. They vibrate or they do something else, but they do not produce sound which distracts speakers.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“Antonio Maria Costa, Director-General of the United Nations Office in Vienna and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. I call on Mr. Guehenno.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, and in the absence of objection, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Antonio Maria Costa, Director General of the United Nations Office at Vienna and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite Mr. Costa to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear briefings by Mr. Jean-Marie Guehenno, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and by Mr.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“Vassilakis (Greece), Mr. Gopinathan (India), Mr. Zarif (Islamic Republic of Iran), Mr. Haraguchi (Japan), Mr. Kazykhanov (Kazakhstan), Mr. McIvor (New Zealand), Mr. Kolby (Norway), Mr. Manalo (Philippines), Mr. Chun (Republic of Korea), Mr. Alimov (Tajikistan), Mr. Kuchinsky (Ukraine) and Mr. Vohidov (Uzbekistan) took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber. The President (spoke in Russian): In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, and in the absence of objection, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Jean-Marie Guehenno, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite Mr. Guehenno to take a seat at the Council table.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Afghanistan, Colombia, Greece, India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Farhddi (Afghanistan) took a seat at the Council table; Mr. Giraldo (Colombia), Mr.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“We hope that there will be other times in the future, but today, on behalf of the members of the Council, I would like to pay tribute to Ambassador Wang for his important contribution to the work of the Council and for his diplomatic skill and collegiality, as well as his common-sense approach to Council issues. He has represented his country in a very worthy and effective way. I am certain that in the future he will use his great talent in his new post. We will remember Ambassador Wang as a colleague who always tried to work in cooperation and harmony with other members of the Council. On everyone's behalf, I wish him success in his future work.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“Before turning to the item on our agenda, I would like to welcome to the Council Chamber His Excellency Mr. Heraldo Munoz, the new Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations, and, on behalf of all members of the Council, to wish him success in his position. Expression of farewell to Mr. Wang Yingfan, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations The President (spoke in Russian): It is my understanding that our colleague the Permanent Representative of China, Ambassador Wang Yingfan, has received an important new appointment and is in this Chamber for the last time before leaving New York.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“I thank Mr. Prendergast for his comprehensive briefing. In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I should now like to invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion of the subject. The meeting rose at11.05 a.m.”
2003-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4773 (2003) · source
“In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, and in the absence of objection, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Kieran Prendergast, Under-Secretary- General for Political Affairs. There being no objection, it is so decided. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Mr. Kieran Prendergast, Under-Secretary- General for Political Affairs. I now give him the floor.”
2003-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4773 (2003) · source
“Thus, in the resolution just adopted, resolution 1487 (2003), the Council has taken into account as much as possible its previous discussions and the compromise solutions achieved. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 1 pm.”
2003-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4772 (2003) · source
“We hope that the practical work of the Court, which has only just begun, will be successful, and will not only strengthen the positions of its unconditional supporters, but will help dispel the doubts that still exist in some countries as to its effectiveness and impartiality. On the other hand, the International Criminal Court has not yet become a universal instrument. Consequently, it is essential to bear in mind the legitimate interests of the States that are not yet States parties to the Rome Statute. We must also take into account the aspects of the issue under consideration today that have a direct bearing on the organization and conduct of peacekeeping operations. The Secretary- General today drew the Council's attention to that aspect. This is not the first time that the Security Council has discussed this topic.”
2003-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4772 (2003) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the Russian Federation. We consider the item on the agenda of today's open meeting to be very complex and fundamentally important for the majority of Member States. We welcome the engaged and candid debate, during which it was important not only to state our positions once more but also to try through our common efforts to achieve the optimal and most balanced solution to the problem in this specific situation. On the one hand, the concerns arising for some States parties to the Rome Statute are understandable. The authority of the Statute, as one of the cornerstones of international law documents, is continuing to grow, as witnessed by the ever-increasing number of States parties.”
2003-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4772 (2003) · source
“I now put to the vote the draft resolution contained in document S/2003/630. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Angola, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Chile, China, Guinea, Mexico, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Abstaining: France, Germany, Syrian Arab Republic The President (spoke in Russian): The result of the voting is as follows: 12 votes in favour, none against and 3 abstentions. The draft resolution has been adopted as resolution 1487 (2003). I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements following the voting.”
2003-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4772 (2003) · source
“There being no objection, it is so decided. I shall first give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements before the voting.”
2003-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4772 (2003) · source
“May I respectfully remind everyone present that mobile phones are equipped with a silent mode. I understand that it is not very easy for all of us to use that modern technology, but I can assure everyone that it is not that difficult, and, if they do so, they will still be in a position to communicate with the real world outside this Chamber while at the same time showing respect for their colleagues. (spoke in Russian) We have heard the last speaker inscribed on my list under rule 37. Members of the Council have before them document S/2003/630, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now.”
2003-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4772 (2003) · source
“I thank the representative of South Africa for what he called the good news. I now call on the representative of Nigeria.”
2003-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4772 (2003) · source
“I thank the representative of Argentina for his kind words about the Russian Federation. I now call on the representative of South Africa.”
2003-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4772 (2003) · source
“I thank the representative of Peru for his kind words in connection with the national day of the Russian Federation. I call next on the representative of Trinidad and Tobago.”
2003-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4772 (2003) · source
“The President (spoke in Russian): The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them a letter dated 6 June 2003 from the Permanent Representatives of Canada, Jordan, Liechtenstein, New Zealand and Switzerland addressed to the President of the Security Council, document S/2003/620. Members of the Council also have before them a letter dated 10 June 2003 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council, document S/2003/639. I welcome the presence of the Secretary-General at this meeting, and I give him the floor.”
2003-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4772 (2003) · source
“In order to optimize the use of our time, I will not individually invite speakers to take seats at the table. When a speaker is taking the floor, the Conference Officer will seat the next speaker on the list at the table. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Cappagli (Argentina), Mrs. Viotti (Brazil), Mr. Heinbecker (Canada), Mrs. Booto (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Mr. Vassilakis (Greece), Mr. Zarif (Islamic Republic of Iran), HRH Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein (Jordan), Mr. Wenaweser (Liechtenstein), Mr. Lamba (Malawi), Mr. van den Berg (Netherlands), Mr. McIvor (New Zealand), Mrs. Yahaya (Nigeria), Mr. de Rivero (Peru), Mr. Kumalo (South Africa), Mr. Staehelin (Switzerland), Mr. Edghill (Trinidad and Tobago) and Mr. Paolillo (Uruguay) took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber.”
2003-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4772 (2003) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Greece, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Liechtenstein, Malawi, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Peru, South Africa, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay, in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided.”
2003-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4772 (2003) · source
“In favour: Angola, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Chile, China, France, Germany, Guinea, Mexico, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President (spoke in Russian): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1486 (2003). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 11.35 a.m.”
2003-06-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4771 (2003) · source