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“Carla Del Ponte, Prosecutor of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 and of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States, between 1 January 1994 and 31 December l994. There being no objection, it is so decided. I welcome Ms. Del Ponte and invite her to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2000-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4150 (2000) · source
“In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 ofthe Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Mutaboba (Rwanda), took a seat at the Council table. The President (spoke in French): 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 rule of procedure to Ms.”
2000-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4150 (2000) · source
“International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States, between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 1994 The President (spoke in French): I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Rwanda, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda.”
2000-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4150 (2000) · source
“As this is the first meeting of the Security Council for the month of June, I should like to take this opportunity to pay a warm tribute, on behalf of the Council, to Ambassador Mr. Wang Yingfan, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations. He represents one of the most outstanding civilizations of the world, and he has displayed talents that have impressed all the members of the Council. I am sure that I speak on everyone's behalf in expressing our appreciation to him for the quality, effectiveness, authority and readiness he displayed throughout the month of May, a particularly difficult month. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted.”
2000-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4150 (2000) · source
“We must of course draw all possible lessons from the Sierra Leone situation, but the lesson we draw for the Democratic Republic of the Congo is that the Sierra Leone situation must lead us to redouble our efforts here and to make our commitment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a success achieved by the United Nations - in other words, a success achieved by all of us.”
2000-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4143 (2000) · source
“We must quickly give MONUC all the resources it needs so that it can be deployed on the ground. The credibility of the Council and of the United Nations as a whole is at stake. On this point, I would like to stress once again what was said by the two preceding speakers, Ambassador Holbrooke and Ambassador Greenstock. Recent events in Sierra Leone certainly cast a shadow on all of the peacekeeping missions of the United Nations, particularly in Africa. But every crisis has its own particular features.”
2000-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4143 (2000) · source
“At the political level, first of all, we must maintain and support the dialogue that the Security Council has now begun with the parties, first in January, on the initiative of Ambassador Holbrooke, and then this month with the Council mission. As the mission report notes, and as Ambassador Holbrooke pointed out, the French presidency of the Council in June will be organizing another meeting here in New York on 15 and 16 June, between the Council and the members of the Political Committee of the Lusaka Agreement. I will come back to the Council to provide further information on this once we get the details about the visit to New York by the members of the Political Committee. The second area where we have to consolidate the progress of the peace process is at the military level.”
2000-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4143 (2000) · source
“First, all refugees, exiles and wanderers who at one time or another have seen recourse to arms as the only solution must be offered three kinds of prospects in their countries of origin: their physical security must be guaranteed, they must be given an economic option, and they must be reintegrated into political life in their country. Secondly, those who are truly guilty of crimes of genocide must be brought to justice, as well as all of those who in the last four years in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been guilty of crimes of war or crimes against humanity. In conclusion, we are at a crucial moment in the evolution of this conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Some progress has been made, and we must consolidate that progress.”
2000-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4143 (2000) · source
“The fifth and last area is disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of armed groups. This is certainly a very difficult matter, first of all because the facts are very difficult to establish. Of course, it is convenient to use just one single accusatory label for all the so-called non-signatory forces, but the situation is certainly more complex than this. But above and beyond the difficulty of establishing the facts, it is clear that there can be no viable lasting military solution. For years, many trained armies have been trying in vain to find a military solution. Thus, the only reasonable approach involves two elements.”
2000-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4143 (2000) · source
“Therefore, without delay, we have to spell out the mandate of the panel and call on the Secretary- -General to set it up. Tackling what feeds the war - and is sometimes the motivation for the war - is a prerequisite to the search for peace. The French delegation attaches special importance to this matter. The fourth area where we should focus our efforts is mass violations of human rights and massacres. Information on this subject is piling up week after week. Just yesterday, Human Rights Watch issued a new report that we cannot fail to be affected by. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as elsewhere, impunity must not be tolerated. The Council must very quickly start thinking about ways and means of fact- finding and making sure that criminals are brought to justice.”
2000-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4143 (2000) · source
“However, even though it is desirable that the internal political dialogue and the military provisions of the Lusaka Agreement proceed in parallel, it would be counterproductive to link the two processes too closely, because in the military situation - and we saw this just recently in Kisangani - there are developments that might be destabilizing and that have hardly any connection to the internal political issues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The third area where we should focus our efforts is the establishment of a panel on the illegal exploitation of natural resources. Even before the mission left, the Council had taken a position of principle in favour of such a panel. The mission could not but note the importance of this problem and that it would be a good idea to clarify the situation.”
2000-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4143 (2000) · source
“As for the venue, the report suggests that, first of all, one might consider Kisangani, which is centrally located in the country and which should be demilitarized and under United Nations control, pending a subsequent shift of the venue to Kinshasa for the national dialogue, in due course. We think this is a good proposal, and we believe it should be supported. As regards the substance, the facilitator must make sure that the dialogue brings together all of the political forces, without giving preferential treatment to those that have taken up arms, and that it develops quickly, avoiding endless sterile dialogue.”
2000-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4143 (2000) · source
“This is not only one of the fundamental elements of the Lusaka Agreement, it is also the way in which the Democratic Republic of the Congo can be given a democratic base, allowing the re- establishment of unity in the country, the achievement of national reconciliation and the rebuilding of the State. France supports the work of the facilitator, Mr. Masire, by providing him with political support and $700,000 in financial support. As is recommended in the report, we are in favour of swiftly appointing a high-level adviser to the facilitator, who would be based in Kinshasa and should be French speaking.”
2000-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4143 (2000) · source
“I believe it would be useful and urgent for the Secretariat to help us to define the resources - no doubt even greater than anticipated - in that large city of 2 million inhabitants, the third largest in the country. In this way, the United Nations, through MONUC, can assume this major responsibility identified by our mission, in addition to those originally defined in resolution 1291 (2000). In order to carry out all of these operations, the United Nations is represented on the ground by two eminent individuals, Mr. Morjane, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and General Diallo, MONUC Commander. All of the parties now have confidence in them, and this attests to their outstanding personal and professional qualities, for which I commend them. The second area where we must focus our efforts is the national dialogue.”
2000-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4143 (2000) · source
“The United Nations can do nothing without commitment by Member States to provide the human, material and financial resources needed. For its part, France will contribute to the equipment and logistical support for one of the four battalions deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Thirdly, a special effort must be made in Kisangani, which, in accordance with the agreement between Uganda and Rwanda, is to be demilitarized and controlled by MONUC. This will require MONUC to be given the means necessary for the job. In our opinion, deployment must be progressive and proceed as resources become available so that we can consolidate the nascent peace dynamic where it is most urgent and delicate, especially in Kisangani. Here, I would agree entirely with the statement made by the Ambassador of the United Kingdom.”
2000-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4143 (2000) · source
“France has identified five main areas. The first is the implementation of the military aspect of the Lusaka Agreement. This is the top priority. We must build on the basis of the ceasefire established on 14 April. This requires, first, that the parties, through the Joint Military Commission (JMC), implement the plans for disengagement, redeployment and, ultimately, withdrawal; and secondly, that phase II of MONUC be deployed as quickly as possible so as to be able to monitor respect for the ceasefire and the parties' implementation of the commitments they have made. Specifically, this involves several tasks. First, MONUC and the JMC must be co-located pursuant to resolution 1291 (2000). Secondly, we must speed up preparations for deploying MONUC up to the level authorized by the Council.”
2000-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4143 (2000) · source
“Evidence of that is the signing of the status-of-forces agreement in the presence of our mission. Thirdly, third States involved in the conflict claim themselves ready to respect the ceasefire and the 8 April disengagement plan and to implement the Lusaka Agreement. Indeed, the ceasefire has been respected since 14 April. The only major incident has been the fighting that erupted in Kisangani on 5 May between Ugandan and Rwandan forces. The presence of the mission in the region allowed us to persuade those two countries to agree to disengage their forces and to demilitarize the city. Fourthly, the people and all parties to the conflict are calling on the United Nations to shoulder its responsibilities without delay - in other words, rapidly to deploy MONUC. On the basis of these findings, where should we focus our efforts?”
2000-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4143 (2000) · source
“First, the Congolese people is suffering and profoundly weary of war and of its chaos, violence and devastation, the massive violation of human rights, the massacres in war and occupation zones, the plundering of natural resources, the total absence of law, order and the minimum basic services that citizens are entitled to expect of their authorities. Ambassador Greenstock spoke very eloquently of the situation in Kananga, which is just one example among many. Secondly, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is now ready to cooperate fully with the United Nations and to facilitate the work of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC). Clear commitments have been made in this respect.”
2000-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4143 (2000) · source
“It was useful because it enabled us better to understand the suffering and hopes of the Congolese people and to assess the state of mind of the belligerents, to evaluate the expectations held of the United Nations and to contribute to the settlement of one problem - in Kisangani - that erupted while the mission was in the region. The mission enabled us to make several findings. On that basis, we can see where we should focus our efforts over the coming weeks and months. As to our findings, the mission's report faithfully describes the elements thereof. I should like to stress those that I feel to be the most noteworthy.”
2000-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4143 (2000) · source
“Mr. Levitte (France) (spoke in French): The Ambassador of the United Kingdom has voiced my feelings very accurately. Our mission worked as a team without any differences of view among our seven members. That, to a large extent, is the result of the personal efforts made by Ambassador Holbrooke, whom I wish to thank here. The Security Council mission to Central Africa, of which I was honoured to be a part, was certainly busy and useful. It was busy because of our many different contacts with almost all the actors in the conflict.”
2000-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4143 (2000) · source
“The entire United Nations stands with Africa to restore peace in Sierra Leone as it does to help the continent overcome each of its crises, fully taking into account their individual characteristics. This evening, let us together reaffirm our determination, our solidarity and our commitment, side by side with our African partners, first and foremost with the long-suffering people of Sierra Leone.”
2000-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4139 (2000) · source
“But in addition to learning those two lessons, we must refrain from hastily confusing different issues. The Sierra Leone crisis inevitably casts a dark shadow on United Nations commitment in Africa. France states firmly that each crisis has its own characteristics. The crisis that gathers us here today must not prevent us from acting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or elsewhere in Africa. That is the conclusion that I can draw without hesitation from the extended mission to the Great Lakes region and the Horn of Africa from which six other Council members and I have just returned. France pays tribute to current efforts by all the African heads of State concerned, including those of Mali, Nigeria, Guinea and Liberia, to bring Foday Sankoh and the other leaders of the RUF to their senses.”
2000-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4139 (2000) · source
“Above and beyond the immediate reactions of determination and firmness that we must evince together, our Council must think along with the Secretary-General about longer-term lessons that we should draw from this crisis. The first lesson is that there is no way whatsoever to establish peace if all the parties to a conflict are not resolved to do so. To achieve this objective, and together with any deployment of a force, international pressure at all levels must be maintained on all the actors in the crisis. The second lesson is that there must be true cohesiveness, a measure of genuine effectiveness, between the mandate of a force and the size, training and equipment of the contingents responsible for implementation. Let us acknowledge today that this was not sufficiently the case for UNAMSIL.”
2000-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4139 (2000) · source
“Foday Sankoh and all of the RUF officials must understand that they have no option but to fully respect and implement the Lome Peace Agreement. France reaffirms its support for the democratically elected authorities of Sierra Leone who are cooperating with the United Nations in an exemplary way. It calls upon the RUF to resume cooperation without delay. We must not forget that in Sierra Leone, as well as elsewhere in Africa, the illegal exploitation of natural resources, diamonds in particular, feeds the forces of war. In Sierra Leone, as in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Nations must react by setting up a monitoring system and by taking strict measures to dry up the financing that enables the RUF to continue its war effort. France calls upon our Council to act decisively in this area.”
2000-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4139 (2000) · source
“The United Nations will not accept the unacceptable. It will not back down. It has a job to do, and it will do it." Tonight is the time for solidarity. Tonight is the time to say no. The initial operational measures taken by General Jetley show the determination of UNAMSIL to gather itself, to shore itself up, not to shrink from carrying out its mandate. France will support any proposal of the Secretary-General to reinforce UNAMSIL with Blue Helmets that he deems appropriate. It welcomes the speedy intervention of the United Kingdom. It stands ready to think about reviewing the mandate of the force to take into account the unilateral breaking of the Lome Agreement by the Revolutionary United Front (RUF). Tonight Mr.”
2000-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4139 (2000) · source
“Mr. Levitte (France) (spoke in French): It is very good that the Security Council has held this open meeting, upon the request of the African Group, to express strongly the feeling and the solidarity of the entire international community vis-a-vis the crisis in Sierra Leone. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his analysis of the situation and ask him to be so kind as to convey to Mr. Bernard Miyet and the entire Secretariat team our thanks for having mobilized to such an extent during this ordeal. But, first and foremost, our thoughts go out to the men of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) who are still being held hostage. This evening the entire international community must say to all those who are holding them, and especially to Foday Sankoh, "Let them go! Let them do their job!”
2000-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4139 (2000) · source
“My fifth and final point is that relaunching economic activities and providing families with the prospect of finding work and returning to normal living conditions can have a pacifying effect. Many businesses have already started up again, and UNMIK has already done a great deal to establish the necessary framework for economic recovery and a resumption of investment. This is an aspect of the settlement that should not be neglected.”
2000-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4138 (2000) · source
“This is a simple requirement, but it is essential. Those responsible for crimes must be prosecuted, and the right to a fair trial must be ensured. Fourthly, lasting reconciliation will also require a proper response to the question of detainees and missing persons, as the recent demonstrations in Pristina showed. The insecurity felt by families encourages mistrust and a desire for revenge. We therefore endorse the idea of appointing a special envoy for missing and detained persons, and coordination with the International Committee of the Red Cross will clearly be necessary in this regard. It goes without saying that the mandate of the special envoy should relate to missing and detained persons from all communities.”
2000-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4138 (2000) · source
“Thirdly, the improvement in the daily life of the minorities is essential to enable not only those who wish to remain in Kosovo, but also those who wish to return and to live there on a permanent basis, to do so. This improvement in daily life can be achieved simply by allowing the minority population to move around freely and to have access to schools, medical care and administrative services. Above all, it can be achieved by strengthening security conditions and providing protection against acts of ethnic violence and criminal activities of all kinds. The situation has improved, but unfortunately the mission found that UNMIK does not have the means to establish the rule of law. Priority should be given to sending international judges and prosecutors and to ending the culture of impunity.”
2000-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4138 (2000) · source
“The mission also noted that there has been an improvement in relations among communities at the local level, perhaps because discussions at that level have been less political and more practical in nature. Gradually, therefore, within the context of co-administration, the conditions for associating all communities in the administrative management of Kosovo, and the foundations for their coexistence, are being established. It is now necessary to reinforce this trend. The benefits of this participation must be clearly seen in an improvement in the daily lives of the minorities so as to strengthen the position of those who made such a courageous choice.”
2000-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4138 (2000) · source
“Clearly, as the Council mission indicated, the difficulty lies in the current refusal of the Kosovar Serbs to participate in the process. It will be essential to do everything possible at the political level, as well as to make material preparations, to bring about Serb participation. The integration of Serbs into political life in Kosovo is at stake, as are the preparations for conditions for their future within Kosovo. More generally, the participation of all the communities in Kosovo's future is at stake. My second comment relates to the fact that, to date, thanks to the tireless efforts of the Special Representative, the Serbian officials have decided to participate as observers in meetings of the Interim Administrative Council and the Kosovo Transitional Council. This is an important development in the desired direction.”
2000-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4138 (2000) · source
“Suffice it to say that the very positive review of UNMIK by the mission, which did not omit discussion of areas where progress still needs to be made, is consistent with our assessment. We believe that some issues deserve special attention, and in this connection I would like to raise five points. First, the launching of the registration campaign and the preparations for the forthcoming elections will, as the report notes, require strict follow-up. The municipal elections in the autumn will probably have a strong, positive democratic impact. However, it is essential for us to be very precise and rigorous with respect to the process of preparing for the ballot and to the conditions under which it will be held. The registration has begun under favourable conditions.”
2000-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4138 (2000) · source
“However, it would be a pity if the necessary consideration of specific points resulted in our failure to comment on the overall picture provided by the mission: the finding that remarkable progress has been made by UNMIK in less than a year and the justified tribute paid to Mr. Kouchner, as well as the reminder that the task entrusted to the mission is enormous, that reconciliation will not be achieved overnight, that the wounds will take time to heal and that impatience is not an appropriate response in certain areas. There is no need for me to repeat the conclusions and proposals of the mission. They were made public upon the mission's return, and everyone is familiar with them.”
2000-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4138 (2000) · source
“As regards the mission's utility: it allowed for the gathering, in the field, of the opinions of UNMIK's leaders; it provided a View of the extent of the difficulties they are dealing with every day; it provided a means of gauging the full range of popular sentiment, the people's suffering as well their hopes; and, finally, it provided an opportunity to urge moderation, the renunciation of violence and cooperation with UNMIK. The French delegation would therefore like to join others in congratulating Ambassador Chowdhury once again on his leadership of the mission. We would also like to thank the Secretariat, which enabled the report to be distributed so quickly. Many of the points made in this precise and detailed report deserve to be highlighted, and I shall come back to them later.”
2000-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4138 (2000) · source
“There is no good reason for this. I repeat, there is no good reason for this situation, given that the European Union and its member States are by far the major contributors to Kosovo, making an overall contribution of 8 billion euros for the years 1999-2000. The Security Council mission to Kosovo was necessary and useful. It was necessary because of the considerable stakes of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) for the region and for the United Nations.”
2000-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4138 (2000) · source
“Mr. Levitte (France) (spoke in French): I, too, would like to thank Ambassador Chowdhury for presenting the report of the Security Council mission to Kosovo. Every paragraph of this report is perfect. I would also like to thank Ambassador Chowdhury for the manner in which he was able to convey the sentiments and message of the Security Council with authority and force. At the outset, I would like to raise a procedural point that is of great importance to France. As with the 9 May meeting on Bosnia and Herzegovina, today's meeting is also being held without either the European Union States that are not members of Council or the Presidency of the European Union being able to speak. Those States have not been able to speak to the Council about Kosovo for almost a year - in fact, since the adoption of resolution 1244 (1999).”
2000-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4138 (2000) · source
“The resolution we are about to adopt thus constitutes an important phase in our efforts to avoid the recurrence of the humanitarian tragedies of the last decade. I therefore wish to pay tribute to Canada's activity in this very important arena. We deem particularly encouraging the fact that our debate will be pursued next year on the basis of new recommendations of the Secretary-General.”
2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130 (2000) · source
“The draft resolution contains very important provisions in this regard. Operative paragraph 5 provides that a threat to international peace and security can result from attacks against the civilian population and from systematic, flagrant and widespread violations of international humanitarian and human rights law. This is an especially important assertion. In effect, it means that in the face of such violations, the Council intends to place its work within the framework of Chapter VII and, depending on the circumstances, to resort to the possible measures referred to in that Chapter. We attach great importance to the provisions of the draft resolution relating to actions taken in the struggle against anti-personnel mines and against the dissemination of light and small weapons.”
2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130 (2000) · source
“Finally, we must devote special attention to training personnel involved in such operations, particularly in humanitarian law, as recalled in operative paragraph 19 of the draft resolution. A fourth instrument that deserves our attention is sanctions. The adoption of sanctions by the Council during an armed conflict must not contribute to the deterioration of the conditions of civilians. The Secretary-General's report contains recommendations on this score, as does General Assembly resolution 51/242. It will be the responsibility of the Working Group on sanctions, which we have recently established, to take these into account, as specified in operative paragraph 22. The issue of sanctions bears on the work of the Council within the context of Chapter VII of the Charter.”
2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130 (2000) · source
“I also wish to mention the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic, which afforded a very good recent example of United Nations success. A third means involves peacekeeping operations of the more conventional variety. These operations may play a major role in protecting civilians. To that end, we must ensure a better definition of their mandates, which is addressed in operative paragraphs 13, 16, 17 and 18 of the draft resolution. We must also ensure a speedier deployment capability for such operations, as has just been emphasized by the Secretary-General. We look forward with interest to the outcome of work under way in the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations on this vital topic.”
2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130 (2000) · source
“Finally and most importantly, the draft resolution stresses the Council's readiness to face up to its responsibilities and to act with all the means at its disposal to make a contribution to better protecting civilians in armed conflict. One of the means envisaged by the draft resolution, notably in operative paragraphs 8 and 12, involves appeals issued by the Council to the parties to a conflict. A second means, addressed in operative paragraph 4, is the establishment of operations designed to prevent conflict; the United Nations Preventive Deployment Force in Macedonia and the United Nations Mission of Observers observers in Prevlaka have shown what the Council can do in preventive terms.”
2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130 (2000) · source
“The draft resolution also stresses the determination of the Council to secure all necessary information about the status of civilians in armed conflict. Under operative paragraphs 4, 6, 8, 24 and 25, the Secretary-General and the Member States are invited to provide the Council with such information. That information may come from any pertinent source, among which we know are included humanitarian agencies and many different non- governmental organizations present at the sites of conflict. It will be up to the Council to deal with such information. That task presupposes, as has been highlighted in the debate on Rwanda, that we in the Council will have more time to do this and that we will undoubtedly dedicate less time to thematic debates.”
2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130 (2000) · source
“First of all, the draft resolution rivets our attention in the way it couches the matter of protecting civilians in armed conflict at the very heart of the Council's concerns - and indeed at the heart of its work. The first operative paragraph states that the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General of 8 September will be taken into account by the Council in carrying out its work. This means that that report is to be an ongoing point of reference for us. Moreover, the draft resolution clearly points out that the protection of civilians in armed conflict is an issue that covers most of the activities of the Council, whether we are talking of prevention, peacekeeping or coercive action.”
2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130 (2000) · source
“The Security Council held a very in-depth debate on 16 and 17 September on the whole host of issues raised by the protection of civilians in armed conflict. There is no point in repeating that debate today, yet we must agree that our recent work has confirmed just how important this subject is. That importance has been specifically borne out by the discussion we had last week on the Carlsson report, regarding genocide in Rwanda. Following the adoption of resolution 1265 (1999) of 17 September 1999, we are called upon today to adopt a new draft resolution that should make it possible to follow through on a number of major recommendations contained in the Secretary- General's report of last September.”
2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130 (2000) · source
“Mr. Levitte (France) (spoke in French): I would first like to thank the Secretary-General for his excellent introduction to our debate and to welcome the presence among us of Ms. Frechette. I would also like to welcome the presence at the Council table of Mr. Jakob Kellenberger, the new President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), whose striking statement sheds light on our discussions. In addition, I would like to pay heartfelt tribute to the unique and irreplaceable role all our countries have conferred upon the ICRC, whose members do their job with remarkable courage and professionalism. Our debate is at once essential - for we are talking about protecting whole populations - and also very technical, because it entails defining the most effective means of ensuring that protection.”
2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130 (2000) · source
“The authority of this Council could well emerge reduced. The draft resolution before us today holds out no such prospect, of which we are glad. Finally, we hope that the sanctions Committee will, in cooperation with the monitoring machinery, manage to build on the work of the Panel of Experts and to clarify certain information contained in the report submitted by Mr. Mollander. Last March, my delegation raised the issues that we felt needed to be actualized. It would be equally useful for the sanctions Committee better to appreciate the respective importance of UNITA's various supply networks. This, again, is in the interests of achieving efficacy. If we wish to strengthen the implementation of sanctions, we must do so first and foremost by identifying the main channels through which UNITA receives its arms and acquires its resources.”
2000-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4129 (2000) · source
“We feel that this constructive, pedagogical and united approach, built entirely around the central objective of the full international isolation of Jonas Savimbi and UNITA, will ultimately prove far more productive than a repressive one. In this context, it does not appear to us that the creation of new sanctions against countries that have allegedly violated the old will provide a real solution. It is not by increasing the number of pariah States that we will encourage them to reform their ways, nor would the exponential growth in the number of existing sanctions regimes fail to create management problems at the very moment when we are already having enough trouble enforcing the nine embargoes currently in place. The criteria for choosing violator countries could be subject to numerous challenges.”
2000-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4129 (2000) · source
“If the noose around Jonas Savimbi and UNITA is truly to be tightened, we need cooperation and information from everyone. Only a united effort of the international community will allow us to block UNITA's revenue resources and supply of arms. Since the report of the Panel of Experts was published, several States have announced steps taken to further investigate shortcomings and, in some cases, correct them. The French delegation welcomes these initiatives, which have clearly already begun to bear fruit. We hope that the Council and the sanctions Committee will be able to acknowledge these efforts in due course. If the embargo has been violated in the past, it is indeed essential that these failings no longer occur and that the sanctions Committee be apprised in real time of any fresh sanctions busting.”
2000-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4129 (2000) · source
“The efforts of the countries concerned, especially those in Africa, will therefore have to be supported by the international community. If we are serious in our determination to ensure respect for sanctions, we must not confine ourselves to highlighting violations of sanctions. Naming and shaming is not enough. We must also provide tangible aid wherever it is needed. The draft resolution would provide for the establishment of machinery for monitoring sanctions. It would also provide for the Council to assess the situation in six months on the basis of the work of the sanctions Committee. We hope that the sanctions Committee will engage in sustained dialogue with the member States in monitoring the implementation of sanctions, exchanging information and receiving their comments. Here again, our goal must be greater efficacy.”
2000-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4129 (2000) · source
“This is especially true for the provisions relating to the international diamond trade, the monitoring of financial resources and air transport. The effective implementation of these measures is the responsibility of Member States, but they will have to ensure, in exercising their competency, the cooperation of all the actors concerned. Each of us will have to support this effort. It will require not only the will, but the means. In many instances, the means are lacking. This is particularly the case with regard to the implementation of certain recommendations of the Panel of Experts, to be endorsed by the Council today, which are addressed in particular to the Southern African Development Community and its member States.”
2000-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4129 (2000) · source