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Leao Monteiro

lines on the record: 34
first: 1996-07-11
most recent: 2000-01-10
sittings or episodes: 5
sources: un-security-council

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“The other face of the human emergency in which AIDS is now plunging Africa is that it offers us the continuing opportunity for a collective behaviour that can give meaning to the concept of an international community to which we all aspire. I wish once again to express our gratitude to you, Mr. President, for your timely initiative in convening this important briefing, and we wish to express the hope that the struggle against the scourge of AIDS in Africa will yield excellent results.”
2000-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4087Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Some of the activities to combat the very spread of AIDS, such as the effort to prevent the spread of AIDS from pregnant women to their children, will require the generous use of medication, the current commercial cost of which is well beyond the means of Africans, as is the case with anti- retro-viruses. Thus, the reduction of human suffering, cruelly widespread on our continent, will involve making other types of medication available, certainly at less cost but possibly in larger quantities. It is estimated at this stage that the overall costs would range from $1 billion to $2.5 billion annually. This is a relatively modest sum in light of the task involved, but it would represent a very important difference in the capacity to act, as compared with today's level, which is extremely insufficient.”
2000-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4087Resumption1 (2000) · source
“This undoubtedly will be an endeavour with a strong human component in its spirit, in the resolve inspiring it and in the innovation and intelligence that will be required for the concerted work of Governments, civil society, the United Nations, non-governmental organizations and the private sector. In addition to the human resources that need to be mobilized, the Partnership's plan of action will also involve an increase and a significant rehabilitation of the African health systems that are overwhelmed and under-equipped to confront new and fast-increasing demands.”
2000-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4087Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Let us recall that the objective is to considerably reduce the impact of AIDS on human suffering and on human, social and economic development in Africa, and to be guided in assessing the progress accomplished by indicators to be defined for the different specific areas of activity. In keeping with the problem to be confronted, the response must be unprecedented, as described by the Secretary-General. The political weight of the Security Council, as well as the political dimension and the resources of many of its members, will certainly provide credibility and invaluable encouragement for the implementation of exactly such a collective response.”
2000-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4087Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Like everywhere, it is the initiative of individuals and of responsible and prestigious organizations that leads to decisive action to break the wall of silence and to help release energies. In Africa, this type of action has grown in scope and strength, in particular in the past year, and at the highest level. We must do everything within our power so that this continent can turn, as soon as possible, from being fertile ground for the spread of AIDS to being an environment capable of channelling and being a catalyst for a movement of prevention, containment and reversal of the epidemic's impact. The International Partnership against AIDS in Africa agreed on a deadline - next May - to establish a frame of reference for work and a plan of action for the first years.”
2000-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4087Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The delayed effect of the current AIDS carriers also casts its shadow on the future, and this is true even if by some miracle the cycle of infection were to be suddenly broken. It is therefore obvious that only a real global coalition of efforts and resources, working concertedly and synergistically, can offer a chance of ultimate success over this contemporary scourge. In this respect, the International Partnership fortunately seems to have conceptual and organizational means that will give it real effectiveness, if the will to make all the needed ingredients available is not lacking. We have been reminded here that the spread of AIDS in the world has benefitted from a wall of silence and an attitude of denial, which arise from shame and stigma. Africa can be no exception to this.”
2000-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4087Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The excellent briefings presented this morning by the President of the World Bank, the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Executive Director of UNAIDS described to us the terrifying magnitude of AIDS in Africa and how the effort of economic and social development of African countries, already hindered by many important constraints, is now even more complicated. I have statistics, but I will not refer to all of them. I do want to recall, however, that it is estimated that since the outbreak of the epidemic, some 80 per cent of deaths resulting from AIDS have been in Africa. Human suffering is thus immense, and the human losses also affect the socio-economic lives of the most affected countries.”
2000-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4087Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The combined efforts of African Governments and friendly countries and the commendable efforts of the United Nations system - by the World Health Organization (WHO), from the very outset to the launching of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) in 1996, which represented a major innovation - certainly slowed the spread of AIDS on the African continent. Nonetheless, efforts have fallen far short of the results that the magnitude and complexity of the phenomenon would require.”
2000-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4087Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The struggle against AIDS in Africa will be waged in conditions that are all the more difficult if the environment of poverty and underdevelopment prevailing in Africa is not dealt with at the same time. Member States, and Africans in particular, are very grateful to the Secretary-General for having applied his own leadership to increase awareness world-wide regarding AIDS, and also for having persisted successfully in promoting the establishment, made formal a month ago, of an International Partnership against AIDS in Africa. He thus gave major impetus to the response requested by the African heads of State and Government when they appealed in 1998 in Ouagadougou for mobilization of the international community to gather global resources against this scourge.”
2000-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4087Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The eloquent points made by Vice-President Gore, emphasizing the potential of AIDS to increasingly jeopardize peace and security in Africa if the dynamics of the epidemic are not vigorously countered on the continent, really come as no surprise to us. We have known for a long time that the different elements that combine to form the fabric of society are interdependent and therefore affect each other. From the historical perspective, experience reveals that deadly epidemics can become factors of acute social destabilization when they assume catastrophic dimensions. Moreover, Africa is living under the threat of another epidemic - poverty - which is acquiring vast proportions and which, in the context of underdevelopment that fuels the spread of AIDS, increases its impact.”
2000-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4087Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Mr. Leao Monteiro (Cape Verde) (spoke in French): On behalf of the African Group, I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for the initiative you have taken in convening this meeting of the Security Council and for having convened it in an open format, thus making it possible for interested Member States to benefit from the meeting and to be heard on a subject of extreme concern to our African continent. The participation by the Vice- President of the United States of America in this meeting and the important communication that he made before this Council convince us that your country intends to make its own valuable contribution and also to use its capacity to influence others to bring about urgent mobilization on everyone's part, with the objective of stopping and reversing the present course of the AIDS scourge in Africa and worldwide.”
2000-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4087Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Might we not perhaps be forgetting that under international law, which we must respect, there is no Indonesian province in East Timor but rather an illegally occupied territory? The events that have taken place in East Timor represent a real test for the international community. It is a question of determining whether, in the final analysis, the value of human life, the human rights of a people and the democratic expression of the will of a nation are dependent on the respective sizes of the oppressor and of the victims. We must pass that test.”
1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043Resumption1 (1999) · source
“These are: insisting on the proposal to send an international security force; adopting measures involving economic pressure on Indonesia at the multilateral and individual levels; and providing, as quickly as possible, multifaceted, coordinated and duly protected international humanitarian assistance to the people. These would be accompanied by the return of the refugees and displaced persons. We believe that the members of this Council and the world in general have irrefutable evidence that something should have been done yesterday. What confirmation could the Council be awaiting about the situation in Dili - and not just in Dili - from the mission it has dispatched to Indonesia? And how can we interpret the stance taken by certain high-level Indonesian authorities that it is not yet time to establish an international force?”
1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Every effort must be made to put an end to the suffering and the terror inflicted on the people of East Timor and to the repulsive attempt to reverse the process of the emancipation of its people. It is generally understood that so far Indonesia has not had the ability or the resolve to put an end to the intolerable violence that is ravaging East Timor. We are not speaking of the events of the last few days but of those that have been occurring for many months now. It is also widely believed that unless the actions of the Indonesian military forces change immediately and drastically, three types of initiatives or measures must be taken.”
1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043Resumption1 (1999) · source
“We can see it now before our eyes, and I shall spare you the details which have already been provided by better informed and more eloquent speakers. I would just like to express our admiration for the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) and pay a well-deserved tribute to its staff, who have demonstrated courageous solidarity vis-a-Vis the refugees, particularly in Dili. Their conduct was indeed an honour for the United Nations, and we are very grateful to them. Yesterday's attack against the UNAMET compound confirmed how disturbing UNAMET's presence is to those who wish to be rid of the Mission and of media representatives so that they can finish their work without the knowledge of the international community.”
1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Indonesia formally assumed exclusive responsibility for ensuring law and order and security for the inhabitants of the territory. All of the parties involved in the Agreement kept their word, including the FALINTIL fighters - everybody except for the occupying power. For many long months there had been increasing Violence, better organized every day; more openly practised every day, suspecting, for good reason, that any reaction might present a pretext for derailing the popular consultation. The international community kept a low profile and prayed. Xanana Gusmao used all of his vision and did everything he could. After 30 August, which was fairly tranquil, there was a feeling that something real, something good, had just happened in the world. And then the savagery and the irrational hatred descended on the people of East Timor.”
1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Mr. Leao Monteiro (Cape Verde)(spoke in French): My delegation welcomes the convening of this open meeting of the Security Council, which is open to persons other than the members of the Council. This enables the Council to learn of the feelings and views of the largest possible number of those on whose behalf this organ has special responsibilities. After refusing to accept the occupier for 24 years, the people of East Timor have been cruelly punished for having taken the opportunity offered them of choosing independence, something which we all, as Member States of the United Nations, do enjoy ourselves. Four months ago, the Agreement was concluded, arranging for the popular consultation for the people of East T imor, conducted by the United Nations.”
1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043Resumption1 (1999) · source
“We remain confident that, despite the remaining problems, which we should not underestimate, the mid- term report of the Secretary-General scheduled for 13 March will confirm that progress has remained consistent. The Angolan people deserve and expect this. We warmly congratulate and thank the Secretary- General and his Special Representative for their successful and dynamic work, and the three observer States for their unflagging and devoted efforts.”
1998-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3850 (1998) · source
“This is an enormous task, yet it is absolutely Vital to the revival of the rural economy and life in general. Every support is needed and the international community is called upon to increase its assistance in resources and training in this area, as well as to respond to the appeal now being prepared for emergency rescue and humanitarian assistance programmes for displaced persons. We welcome the forthcoming adoption this afternoon by the Council of a draft resolution which, among other things, extends to 30 April 1998 the mandate of MONUA, thus continuing to allow the peace process in Angola to benefit by the help of the Mission's remarkable work.”
1998-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3850 (1998) · source
“We wish to underline the importance which the parties themselves attach to the fullest possible enjoyment of human rights by the population, as acknowledged by the Joint Commission. This is a factor for the consolidation of peace and justifies the measures to extend the network of observers deployed in the country. A particularly essential aspect of the peace process has always been the demobilization and social integration of UNITA fighters. Everything possible must be done to speed up and expand that movement, and we understand that the means to achieve this are very shortly to be brought under consideration. We acknowledge that we were struck by the magnitude of all that remains to be done in the area of demining. To date, 10,000 mines out of an estimated total of 6 to 8 million have been cleared from Angolan soil.”
1998-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3850 (1998) · source
“The extension of State administration to the entire territory is being considerably delayed and the normalization of life for the people of that territory remains inadequate and precarious. In this regard, the movements in the field of the Joint Commission itself, and above all the establishment of joint Operational Groups in the provinces, are extremely useful measures and machinery for strengthening and maintaining confidence and stabilizing relations. The atmosphere will also be more relaxed with the transformation of UNITA's Radio Vorgan into a non- partisan broadcasting facility and we hope that the current administrative and material difficulties will be speedily overcome.”
1998-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3850 (1998) · source
“Moreov er, the President of Angola and the leader of UNITA have exchanged messages and been in personal contact regarding both the timetable under discussion and arrangements for their meeting, which has long been planned and is now on the calendar. The commitment of the leadership of UNITA finally to install itself in the country's capital by late February and the reaffirmation of the same schedule for the transfer of Andulo and Bailundo to State administration are two other particularly encouraging signs. A new phase, it would seem, will thereby have begun in demonstrating high-level political will, which is certainly of great significance. This cannot, however, automatically resolve all the pending problems.”
1998-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3850 (1998) · source
“Mr. Leao Monteiro (Cape Verde) (interpretation from French): I thank you, Sir, for the opportunity offered to my delegation to speak briefly at this meeting, convened by the Security Council to consider the situation in Angola and to take decisions as the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA) comes to an end. The Secretary-General's report of 12 January, which is as clear and detailed as always, stresses the important progress made in the peace process since early December 1997. Since then, bilateral exchanges have been maintained at a steady pace, leading to the adoption by the Joint Commission of a timetable for fulfilling the agreements of the Lusaka Protocol.”
1998-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3850 (1998) · source
“President, and express our confidence in the Security Council's wisdom in its deliberations on the question before us today.”
1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source
“Moreover, this has been acknowledged, and pledges of international support have been given, notably at the Round Table Conference held in Brussels in 1995. However, it cannot be denied that the results have been very disappointing. We must therefore reject the conditioning of assistance on a complete normalization of the situation on the ground. That would be mistake with serious consequences. Financial, technical and material support must always accompany peace efforts, providing credibility, encouragement and real incentive. Southern Africa is not alone in providing assistance and encouraging international support for the reconstruction of Angola. The entire African continent is engaged in this task. Once again, we would like to thank you, Mr.”
1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source
“Jonas Savimbi, will constitute a stage - perhaps the decisive stage - towards the final resolution of the problem and the rapid implementation of the Lusaka Protocol. It would be wise to be realistic and, taking account of past events, endeavour to avoid the worst. Intense efforts by the political leaders, essential though they may be, cannot end the suffering of the Angolan people - far from it. First, the major problem of the demobilization and social reintegration of more than 100,000 combatants must be dealt with effectively. Furthermore, the return of refugees to the country and of displaced persons to their activities and lands so that they can survive and flourish, are urgent matters. Other tragic experiences have taught us that such matters must be dealt with in timely fashion.”
1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source
“III briefing of 23 September inform us of an evident failure on the part of UNIT A, in contrast to the very positive conduct of the Angolan Government. We should therefore congratulate the Government of Angola and encourage it to follow through and to take steps now to compel UNITA to meet all of its commitments. We hope that the proposals to that effect that are before the Security Council will be adopted and implemented. While we regret the lost opportunity of 2 October 1996 to involve the leader of UNITA in an exercise to build confidence and clarify perspectives, we hope that an upcoming meeting between the Head of State of Angola, His Excellency Mr. Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, and the President of UNITA, Mr.”
1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source
“The success of the peace process in Angola requires us to help the parties to the conflict - namely the Government of Angola and UNITA - to restore peace and achieve true national reconciliation. Considerable success has been achieved, as compared to the situation that prevailed not too long ago. We recognize this and are gratified. However, the progress made has been insufficient and erratic. The process has not been sustained and the progress made has proved to be unstable, uneven and, obviously, too slow. The peace Accords and in particular the Lusaka Protocol, must be implemented scrupulously and forthwith. Delays must be compensated for and confidence reestablished and nurtured between the parties. With regard to implementation of the Lusaka Protocol, the Secretary-General's report of 4 October 1996 and the UNAVEM.”
1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source
“That initiative attests to the growing determination in Africa to give greater impetus to the search for solutions to the problems of our continent. As an African country, and one that has been especially close to the tragedy of the Angolan people, which has lasted all-too long, Cape Verde hopes that the present SADC initiative in the Council will be successful. Now that the mandate of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM. III) is again being considered, we should like to pay a tribute to the persistent efforts of all of the parties, in particular those of the Secretary-General, his Special Representative and the representatives of the three observer States, to ensure the success of the peace process in Angola.”
1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source
“Mr. Leao Monteiro (Cape Verde)(interpretation from French): I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October and to express our certainty that, under your guidance, the Council will be successful in its work. Your predecessor, my brother Ambassador Cabral of Guinea-Bissau, also merits our great thanks for the effective manner in which he discharged his duties during the month of September. In expressing my pleasure at the opportunity afforded my delegation to participate in this meeting on the situation in Angola, I should also like to thank you and, through you, the Security Council for having organized it. We would like to express our special appreciation to the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which took the initiative of proposing the meeting.”
1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source
“Support must precede and catalyze the process, and must not come forward a posteriori. Useful and beneficial social activity that can reintegrate combatants into a new national fabric is of an importance and urgency that must not ever be underestimated. We thank the Council for this opportunity to join in the many expressions of solidarity towards the Angolan people and to offer encouragement and support to the parties in the peace process in that African country with a View to its successful conclusion in the shortest possible time. The tireless efforts of the Secretary-General, of his Special Representative, of UNAVEM. III and of the three observer countries are deeply deserving of praise. The success of the mission will undoubtedly be realized thanks to those efforts.”
1996-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3679 (1996) · source
“Without going into details, we should note that some failings brought to light in the Secretary- General's report and in the draft resolution, are raising questions that need to be promptly answered, lest serious fears arise as to the future. If, despite everything, the implementation of the agreements is pursued and the light at the end of the tunnel can be seen by the Angolans, we should still have no illusions about any rapid achievement of happiness for this fraternal people. The time can be considerably shortened, however, if the international community does provide persistent and consistent aid to the national efforts of the Angolan people. Here too, time is of the essence. We believe that inadequacies and slowness in the keeping of promises must be quickly overcome.”
1996-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3679 (1996) · source
“It is particularly gratifying to note that the military situation is now calm, despite some isolated difficulties, and that political dialogue is being consolidated, reinforcing a climate of peace. The draft resolution before the Council will go far towards crowning United Nations efforts in conducting the peace process to a successful conclusion in Angola. We hope that these recommendations will have a positive fruitful impact upon all involved, including the international community. This is necessary because the positive developments so far have been insufficient and are still slow. Persistent delays may unfortunately have consequences that would go beyond a mere waste of time. Precious though time may be, they could contribute to eroding the most essential factor of the peace process, namely mutual trust.”
1996-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3679 (1996) · source
“Mr. Leao Monteiro (Cape Verde)(interpretation from French): May I extend our congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We are confident that the Council will benefit greatly from your recognized skill and experience. We also thank your predecessor, Ambassador Elaraby, for the excellent work and the dedication that he showed in guiding the work of the Council last month. As shown in the report of the Secretary-General issued two weeks ago, there has been some movement over the last two months in the process of implementing the agreed framework to advance the final settlement of the Angolan conflict. We welcome this and congratulate the parties on their many achievements.”
1996-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3679 (1996) · source