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2006-06-28

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2010-03-04

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1. “We also hope that the parties concerned will take the broader and more long- term situation into consideration in order to strengthen diplomatic efforts, including adopting more flexible and pragmatic policies with a view to making progress in the dialogue and negotiations. China will continue to participate actively in the work of the 1737 Committee and support and coordinate with the relevant efforts of the Chairman to allow the Committee to play a constructive role in duly resolving the Iranian nuclear issue.”

   2010-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6280 (2010) · source

2. “We support the IAEA's continued constructive role in finding an appropriate solution to the Iranian nuclear issue. We also hope that Iran will further strengthen its cooperation with the IAEA and clarify and properly resolve relevant 8 questions at an early date so as to remove the international community's doubts about its nuclear programme. We believe that the key to easing the current tense situation surrounding this issue remains finding an acceptable solution to the problem of supplying nuclear fuel for the Tehran research reactor and the resumption of negotiations between the permanent five members of the Security Council plus Germany with Iran as soon as possible. We hope that the relevant parties will arrive at early consensus with regard to the IAEA draft agreement for the supply of nuclear fuel for the Tehran research reactor.”

   2010-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6280 (2010) · source

3. “At the same time, however, we believe that sanctions are not an end in themselves and can in no way provide a fundamental solution to this issue. Diplomatic negotiations and a peaceful settlement of the issue therefore remain the best option. Although the relaunching of negotiations currently faces some difficulties, the window for contact and dialogue is not closed. In that regard, it is worth noting that all the parties concerned have indicated that the draft IAEA agreement on supplying nuclear fuel for the Tehran research reactor continues to be valid. This illustrates that diplomatic efforts by the international community have not been exhausted and that there is still room for further diplomatic efforts. China has taken note of the latest report of IAEA Director General Amano.”

   2010-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6280 (2010) · source

4. “Those resolutions reflect the common concerns of the international community in connection with the Iranian nuclear issue. They were adopted in the interest of maintaining the international nuclear non-proliferation regime, strengthening the authority and role of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and promoting diplomatic efforts aimed at the peaceful resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue. Every State has an obligation to implement those resolutions comprehensively and faithfully. China has always supported the international nuclear non-proliferation regime. We favour addressing the Iranian nuclear issue through the dual-track strategy. We attach great importance to and have strictly observed our obligations under the relevant resolutions.”

   2010-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6280 (2010) · source

5. “Mr. Liu Zhenmin (China) (spoke in Chinese): At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would also like to express our appreciation to our French colleagues for their very effective work in the month of February. I should also like to thank Ambassador Takasu for his briefing on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) during the past 90 days. We appreciate the work he has done since assuming the chairmanship of the Committee. China notes that the 1737 Committee has done very effective work in that period, for which we are grateful. The Council has adopted several resolutions on the Iranian nuclear issue since 2006, including resolutions 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007) and 1803 (2008).”

   2010-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6280 (2010) · source

6. “The Security Council can continue to be engaged in the fight against drugs and related transnational organized crime from its own perspective, but the focus should be on the drug trafficking and related transnational organized crime faced by countries in conflict or in post-conflict situations so as to help address the problem of armed conflict. Meanwhile, we hope that the Security Council's deliberations on this issue will contribute to the global fight against drugs and transnational organized crime.”

   2010-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6277 (2010) · source

7. “The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the International Narcotics Control Board and other related international treaty bodies must continue to play a significant role in promoting international cooperation and in helping developing countries to enhance their capacities. We support United Nations operational bodies in continuing to address the problem of drug trafficking and transnational organized crime. The Security Council shoulders the primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security. Therefore, it should focus its attention on issues that threaten international peace and security brought about by armed conflict.”

   2010-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6277 (2010) · source

8. “The fight against drug trafficking involves social development and many other factors, and needs national Governments, regional organizations and United Nations agencies to fully exploit their respective advantages and expertise for effective international cooperation. The primary responsibility in the fight against drug trafficking and related transnational crime lies with national Governments. International cooperation in that field must adhere to the principles of respect for sovereignty and equal mutual benefit. Regional organizations must be mobilized and their leading role brought fully into play. At the international level, the United Nations should play a greater coordinating role.”

   2010-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6277 (2010) · source

9. “Some countries emerging from conflict are plagued with difficulties in economic development, youth unemployment and inadequate legal institutions, thereby becoming major victims of international drug trafficking. Helping those developing countries to achieve economic development is particularly important to eliminating the root causes of drug trafficking and other crimes. The international community must help such countries to develop alternative economies, generate job opportunities, improve people's livelihoods so that they have other ways of earning a living, and enhance their awareness and capacity to resist the temptation to use drugs.”

   2010-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6277 (2010) · source

10. “It is precisely the undiminished demand for drug consumption in some developed countries and the colossal profits involved that drive international drug cartels to unscrupulously organize the production and trafficking of drugs. Since economically underdeveloped regions are most often the points of origin in drug production and of transit in drug trafficking, the international fight against drugs must control drugs in a more balanced way so as to reduce the demand for them and the harm they cause. Helping developing countries to develop their economies and generate jobs is the only approach that can address the drug problem at its roots. Drug trafficking and related transnational crimes often grow rampant in societies that are economically backward and impoverished.”

    2010-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6277 (2010) · source

11. “However, at the same time, international terrorist activities, transnational organized crime and the production and trafficking of drugs have become interwoven and increasingly globalized, cartel- controlled, cyber-based and diversified. The global fight against drugs remains a daunting challenge. In some countries in conflict or in post- conflict situations, there have been increased flows of illegal funds and weapons for drug trafficking and related transnational organized crimes. As channels of financing for terrorist organizations, they jeopardize the social stability and economic development of these countries. Strengthening international cooperation on the basis of broad participation and shared responsibility is the most effective way to combat drug trafficking and related transnational crimes.”

    2010-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6277 (2010) · source

12. “Mr. Liu Zhenmin (China) (spoke in Chinese): I wish to thank France for having convened this meeting of the Security Council. I also wish to thank Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon for his statement and Executive Director Costa for his briefing. The 2005 World Summit Outcome (General Assembly resolution 60/1) emphasizes that drugs, transnational crime and terrorism have negative impacts on global development, peace, security and human rights, and calls for collective responses by the international community. In recent years, the international community has made unremitting efforts to prevent and combat drug trafficking and transnational organized crime, and has achieved positive results.”

    2010-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6277 (2010) · source

13. “We are of the view that UNMIT is fulfilling an important mission in Timor-Leste and that its police component is playing a particularly important role in helping maintain social order and in increasing the law enforcement capacity of the PNTL. It is our hope that, in its approach to the drawdown of UNMIT, the Secretariat will keep in mind the process of peace and reconstruction in Timor-Leste and will ensure the security and stability of Timor- Leste while implementing the drawdown plan. We support the Secretary-General's recommendation to extend the mandate of UNMIT for a further year, and we hope that Special Representative Haq and UNMIT will continue to play an active role in helping the Timor-Leste Government to increase its administrative capacity and in coordinating the assistance efforts of the international community.”

    2010-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6276 (2010) · source

14. “Problems such as slow agricultural development, youth underemployment and lack of human resources are hampering the recovery and reconstruction process and having a fundamental effect on the social stability of Timor-Leste. We support the Timor-Leste Government in its continuing efforts to increase input into infrastructure development, education, health and vocational training, and we call on the international community to provide more assistance to the Government and the people of Timor-Leste in the relevant fields. We note that in his report (S/2010/85) the Secretary-General has put forward recommendations on the drawdown of UNMIT police.”

    2010-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6276 (2010) · source

15. “The Government attaches importance to investment in education and health and to the provision of basic services to the population. This has produced positive results in the improvement of people's lives. With the assistance of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste and the international community, the Policia Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL) has enhanced its law enforcement capacity and is gradually taking over responsibility for ensuring law and order. At the same time, we should recognize that Timor-Leste still faces formidable challenges in economic development and the improvement of people's livelihoods.”

    2010-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6276 (2010) · source

16. “Mr. Liu Zhenmin (China) (spoke in Chinese): The Chinese delegation welcomes Mr. Jose' Luis Guterres, Deputy Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, to the Council and thanks him for his statement. We congratulate Ms. Ameerah Haq on her assumption of the post of Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Timor-Leste and thank her for her comprehensive briefing on the recent situation on the ground. We are pleased to see that, over the past few months, the overall situation in Timor-Leste has remained stable. The momentum of the political dialogue among various parties has been maintained and the principle of seeking to resolve differences through consultation has been respected. Certain progress has been achieved in economic and social reconstruction.”

    2010-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6276 (2010) · source

17. “This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Brahimi report (see S/2000/809) and the fifth anniversary of the founding of the PBC. The Security Council, the Secretariat, the major troop-contributing countries and all of the other parties have quite high expectations for the reform of United Nations peacekeeping operations. China is willing to join efforts with all parties concerned in engaging in in- depth consultations to seek consensus on the question of the reform of peacekeeping operations and to promote the improved organization and efficiency of peacekeeping operations.”

    2010-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6270 (2010) · source

18. “Fourthly, strong partnerships must be established to ensure the participation and cooperation of all parties concerned. Continued adherence to the Hammarskjold principles of peacekeeping is an important foundation for the success of United Nations peacekeeping operations at the deployment, transition and exit stages. The host country's opinion must be accorded important consideration, while fully taking into account the active participation of the countries concerned. The support and cooperation of troop- contributing countries, donor States and regional organizations are also very important, and their roles must be fully integrated to strengthen coordination and cooperation and to pool their strengths in order to ensure the success of the peacekeeping operation.”

    2010-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6270 (2010) · source

19. “Thirdly, the Security Council and the Secretariat should strengthen cooperation at the mandate, deployment, planning and administrative levels of peacekeeping operations. In deploying peacekeeping operations, the Security Council must comprehensively consider the host country's situation and the available peacekeeping resources, formulate a clear and targeted mandate, identify priorities and set goals for the various stages. The Security Council should closely monitor and follow up implementation of the mandate and formulate an exit strategy in a timely manner. In the implementation of a mandate, attention should be paid to capacity-building of the host country so as to avoid the overdependence on the peacekeeping operations that could make implementation of the exit strategy impossible.”

    2010-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6270 (2010) · source

20. “In the transitional stage, peacekeeping operations should create conditions conducive to peacebuilding and facilitate implementation of exit strategies, without duplicating the work of either peacekeeping or peacebuilding. The parties concerned should take the opportunity of the upcoming comprehensive review of the work of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) to further consider the role of the PBC; mobilize the participation of all United Nations operational departments, the international financial institutions and the relevant regional organizations; and strengthen exchange and interaction between the PBC and the Security Council in order to fundamentally assist the countries concerned to end conflicts and establish lasting peace and stability.”

    2010-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6270 (2010) · source

21. “In addition, the Security Council must bring into full play the good offices of the Secretary-General and his special envoys, and support the peace initiatives of the regional and subregional organizations concerned. Secondly, the division of labour between peacekeeping and peacebuilding must be further improved, and coordination and cooperation between the two strengthened to ensure implementation of the transition and exit strategies. In order to smoothly and successfully transition from peacekeeping to peacebuilding, the Security Council should consider peacebuilding issues when it takes decisions on peacekeeping operations, and at the same time clarify the division of labour.”

    2010-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6270 (2010) · source

22. “Therefore, when devising transition and exit strategies, the Council must work from the perspective of a peacekeeping strategy. I would like to focus on the following points. First, coordination between peacekeeping and peacebuilding must be strengthened. Important as they are, peacekeeping operations are not a panacea. The Security Council should attach equal importance to the political settlement of armed conflicts and the deployment of peacekeeping operations. We can eliminate post-conflict destabilizing elements only by strengthening the promotion of political dialogue and reconciliation processes, thus establishing a peace to keep and laying the foundation for transition and exit strategies.”

    2010-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6270 (2010) · source

23. “Tensions between scale and efficiency, resources and demand, and mandates and capacities have hindered the development of peacekeeping operations, and there is a widening gap between peacekeeping operations and the expectations of Member States. It is imperative that experiences be comprehensively assessed in order to overcome shortcomings and improve peacekeeping operations. In these circumstances, it is urgent and necessary for the Security Council to discuss peacekeeping reform, addressing transition and exit strategies as a starting point. Transition and exit strategies not only involve improved management of peacekeeping operations, but are also important for the overall coordination of peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding.”

    2010-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6270 (2010) · source

24. “Mr. Liu Zhenmin (China) (spoke in Chinese): The Chinese delegation thanks the French delegation for organizing today's thematic debate. I welcome Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and thank him for his statement. I also welcome the presence of the Executive Representative of the Secretary-General Michael von der Schulenburg, Under-Secretaries- General Le Roy and Malcorra, and Special Representatives Doss and Loj and thank them for their briefings. After more than six years of continuing development, peacekeeping operations have become the most important of United Nations measures for maintaining international peace and security. In recent years, rapidly changing situations have raised the bar to success for peacekeeping operations and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) has faced severe challenges.”

    2010-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6270 (2010) · source

25. “We hope that during Kazakhstan's chairmanship of the OSCE, the organization will be able to fully utilize its advantages and resources to promote a more effective and active role in maintaining regional peace, stability and security.”

    2010-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6268 (2010) · source

26. “Last month the Security Council organized a thematic debate on cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international peace and security and issued a presidential statement (S/PRST/2010/l) in which the importance and necessity of the United Nations carrying out mutually reinforcing and complementary cooperation was reaffirmed. Today's briefing by the Foreign Minister Saudabayev to the Security Council on the activities of the OSCE will help to strengthen communication and coordination between the Security Council and the OSCE and will improve the effectiveness of cooperation in maintaining international peace and security.”

    2010-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6268 (2010) · source

27. “Mr. Liu Zhenmin (China) (spoke in Chinese): I welcome His Excellency Mr. Kanat Saudabayev, Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, to the Security Council and thank him for his briefing on the activities of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). I wish Kazakhstan success during its chairmanship of the OSCE. While the Security Council bears primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, it must strengthen its cooperation with regional and subregional organizations. That is an important way by which the international community can unite efforts to respond to crises and challenges. China supports the strengthening of cooperation between the Security Council and regional and subregional organizations on the basis of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations.”

    2010-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6268 (2010) · source

28. “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 meeting rose at 6.30 pm. 10-22138”

    2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source

29. “I now give the floor to Mr. Paul Badji, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.”

    2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source

30. “I wish to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than five minutes, in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. I now give the floor to the representative of Oman.”

    2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source

31. “Drug crimes are a malignant tumour on the body of human society. The fight against drugs is therefore a noble lifesaving cause. As a major forum for promoting international cooperation and safeguarding world peace, the United Nations should play a bigger role in this fight. We support the relevant functional bodies of the United Nations in continuing the discussions on this subject and hope that the Security Council will continue to give its attention to the work in this area.”

    2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233 (2009) · source

32. “At the same time, the international community has the duty to help underdeveloped countries to gradually develop their economies, create job opportunities and improve the livelihood of their peoples, so as to raise the awareness and capacity of young people to say "no" to the temptation of drugs. That is the fundamental way - and the only way - that international drug control can make a real difference. International drug control calls for an even stronger United Nations role in communication and coordination. The General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the UNODC have done a great deal in fighting global drug trafficking and have made much progress. However, given the grave situation stemming from the spread of drugs, international efforts are far from adequate.”

    2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233 (2009) · source

33. “In some situations, drug trafficking has even enflamed conflicts in the countries concerned and posed a grave threat to the peace and stability of the West African region. The concern of the international community over the peace and security situation in that region should be translated into concrete measures to help West African countries and regional organizations such as the Economic Community of West African States to strengthen their anti-drugs capacity and enhance government monitoring and control capacities and judicial and military capacities against drug-related crimes.”

    2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233 (2009) · source

34. “Developed countries - where drug consumption mainly takes place - have strong capacity and government control and are duty bound to shoulder the moral responsibility to eliminate consumption of drugs, thus doing their part to advance the international fight for drug control. In international cooperation on drugs control, the role of regional organizations, which are at the forefront, should be brought into full play. In recent years the Security Council has on many occasions heard Mr. Costa's briefings on the drug problem in West Africa, and we are deeply concerned about that grave situation. Some West African countries have just extricated themselves from conflict. They face difficulties in economic development, youth employment and rule of law capacity-building, and they are susceptible to inroads by international drug traffickers.”

    2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233 (2009) · source

35. “Due to the existence of a relatively stable consumer market for drugs in some developed countries, international drug trafficking cartels, prompted by the huge profits to be made, go to any lengths to organize drug production and trafficking. The areas where drugs are produced or that serve as transit routes are often economically underdeveloped. Therefore the fight for international drug control pivots on international cooperation and must adhere to the principle of shared responsibility. It is incumbent upon West African countries to strengthen legislation and law enforcement to strictly crack down on international drug trafficking activities.”

    2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233 (2009) · source

36. “As indicated in the briefings to the Council over time by the Secretariat and the UNODC, a trafficking route from Latin America to Western Europe and North America via West Africa has developed through international drug trafficking activities. Taking advantage of weak government control in some West African countries, international drug traffickers use that region for transit for drug trafficking activities, and the countries in the region fall victim as a result. That situation not only gives rise to organized crime activities but also affects social stability and security in those countries. In today's world, with any consumer good, consumption gives rise to demand, and demand generates a market and stimulates production. As a special consumer good, narcotic drugs are no exception.”

    2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233 (2009) · source

37. “That fully demonstrates the great importance the international community attaches to resolving the issue of drugs. Currently, drug trafficking is still spreading unabated in some parts of the world. It is an acute issue that threatens peace and security in some regions, particularly in West Africa. In recent years, the Security Council has been repeatedly briefed by United Nations West African regional offices and UNODC. Today's open debate in the Council on the question of drug trafficking in West Africa under the agenda item on peace and security in Africa is of particular realistic significance. Drug trafficking is the main cause of the spread of drugs in today's world. Cracking down on drug trafficking requires that all countries strengthen international cooperation.”

    2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233 (2009) · source

38. “Mr. Liu Zhenmin (China) (spoke in Chinese): I would like to thank Burkina Faso for taking the initiative to hold an open debate in the Security Council on the question of drug trafficking under the agenda item "Peace and security in Africa". Mr. President, I welcome your presence here in New York today to preside over our meeting in person. I would also like to welcome the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, and Mr. Costa, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), to our meeting. The Outcome Document adopted at the 2005 World Summit emphasizes that drugs, transnational crime and terrorism have negative effects on global development, peace, security and human rights. The international community should take collective action to tackle those problems.”

    2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233 (2009) · source

39. “We note that the AU Peace and Security Council has approved the Mbeki report. An AU high-level delegation will come to New York later this month to brief the Council on that report. We look forward to the Security Council's in-depth exchange of views with the AU on certain questions. We also hope that Prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo will continue to follow the latest developments in all areas connected with Darfur, maintain close communications with all parties, objectively review the latest developments and various challenges on the Darfur question, and contribute to the comprehensive and proper settlement of the Darfur issue.”

    2009-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6230 (2009) · source

40. “The African countries' worry over peace and security in the Sudan and its subregion is the common impetus for the international community's promotion of a genuine solution to the Darfur issue. All of this points to the fact that trust is the basis for cooperation, and that cooperation is the important precondition for resolving all questions and diffusing all misunderstandings and differences. Similarly, questions of impunity cannot be addressed without the trust and cooperation of all parties concerned. The AU is an important strategic partner for the United Nations in settling the question of the Sudan. Not long ago, the African Union high-level panel on Darfur, led by former President Mbeki, submitted an important report with recommendations on the format of cooperation to achieve peace and reconciliation and to address impunity.”

    2009-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6230 (2009) · source

41. “Humanitarian work continues to progress steadily and there has been a marked improvement in the relations between the Sudan and Chad. Recently, there has been an active effort by all parties to create favourable conditions and an environment conducive to the smooth participation of the people of Darfur in next year's January elections. That represents hard-won progress. One important reason is the political mutual trust and positive interaction of all parties. The tripartite mechanism of the United Nations, the African Union (AU) and the Sudanese Government is operating smoothly, and that is a key factor in ensuring progress in deployment. The concern of the Sudanese Government and civil society over their national future and destiny is the inner drive for the political negotiations to forge momentum.”

    2009-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6230 (2009) · source

42. “Earlier this week, the Security Council heard briefings by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Joint African Union-United Nations Chief Mediator for Darfur on the latest developments in Darfur (see S/PV.6227). Judging from their briefings, peacekeeping deployment continues to progress and the Mission is 75 per cent deployed. A conference to launch the Darfur comprehensive peace talks was held in Doha, Qatar. Many representatives from all parties, including many members of the Security Council, attended the meeting. There is hope that the negotiations between the Government and the rebel movements will be relaunched within the year. Civil society representatives have also been invited to attend the Doha process, further broadening the social basis for the political process in Darfur.”

    2009-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6230 (2009) · source

43. “Mr. Liu Zhenmin (China) (spoke in Chinese): I once again welcome Mr. Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, to the Security Council to brief us on the progress in fighting impunity in Darfur. Over the past several years, the Security Council has considered the question of Darfur in the Sudan many times. During those considerations, the Chinese delegation has always emphasized the viewpoint that the Darfur issue involves a political process, peacekeeping deployment, economic development, humanitarian assistance and justice. It is very complex and requires tremendous political wisdom to find a comprehensive solution that ensures that peace and justice are achieved. Fostering early and substantive progress in the political process in Darfur is a key precondition of and important guarantee for progress in all areas.”

    2009-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6230 (2009) · source

44. “We thank the Informal Working Group for its efforts. We appreciate the contributions of the Austrian delegation in that respect and the comments and suggestions of the Tribunals to the Working Group in this process. We hope that the Working Group's efforts will help to promote the implementation of the completion strategies.”

    2009-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6228 (2009) · source

45. “We are pleased to note that, at the request of the Security Council, the reports of the two Tribunals refer to the implementation of the recommendations contained in paragraph 259 of the report of the Secretary-General on the administrative and budgetary aspects of the options for possible locations for the archives of the ICTY and the ICTR and the seat of the residual mechanism or mechanisms for the Tribunals (S/2009/258). That implementation will help the two Tribunals to transition successfully to the residual mechanism or mechanisms in the future. We hope that the Tribunals' efforts to that end will enjoy early and substantive success. The Security Council's Informal Working Group on international tribunals is discussing the issue of a residual mechanism for the two Tribunals and will hold consultations on a relevant draft resolution.”

    2009-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6228 (2009) · source

46. “We note that, according to the ICTY's report (S/2009/589), between 2005 and 2007 eight cases were referred to the relevant national judicial organs and that no cases now remain eligible for referral. The report of the ICTR (S/2009/587) fully recognizes that the effort to refer relevant cases to national jurisdictions is a critical element of the completion strategy and reaffirms the Tribunal's commitment to ongoing efforts in that regard. We reiterate that strenuous efforts to refer cases and transfer fugitives to willing and capable countries are key tasks of the completion strategies. We hope that the two Tribunals will continue to adopt measures to that end, and call on the countries concerned to cooperate fully with them.”

    2009-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6228 (2009) · source

47. “In that regard, the anticipated date for the completion of all appeal cases by the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has been pushed back to 2014, while the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) will complete most of its trial work in 2010, although the date for the completion of appeal cases has been pushed back to 2013. We note the many reasons for such delays and that certain factors therein were unanticipated by the Tribunals. However, the completion strategies established as an overall goal by the Security Council must always be followed by all actors. We hope that, based on their past efforts, the Tribunals will explore further effective working methods to accelerate the task of fulfilling the completion strategies.”

    2009-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6228 (2009) · source

48. “Mr. Liu Zhenmin (China) (spoke in Chinese): At the outset, the Chinese delegation wishes to congratulate Burkina Faso on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December. We also congratulate Austria on its successful presidency last month. I thank President Robinson, Prosecutor Brammertz, President Byron and Prosecutor J allow for their briefings this morning. We note that since the Security Council established the completion strategies for the two Tribunals, both have worked diligently to implement the strategies and made sustained progress, which we appreciate and commend. There is only one year left before the deadline established for the completion strategies, but trial work is still proceeding within the Tribunals. It is unlikely that all the work will be completed on schedule.”

    2009-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6228 (2009) · source

49. “Sierra Leone, Burundi, Guinea-Bissau and the Central African Republic are the PBC's country- specific focus. They are also on the agenda of the Security Council. Close cooperation between the Council and the PBC is therefore crucial in consolidating the peace processes of those countries. Links between the two bodies should be strengthened. The Security Council can provide the Peacebuilding Commission with guidance through formal meetings, informal consultations and other modalities. In handling relevant issues, the Council should, to the extent possible, take on board the professional suggestions made by the PBC. Moreover, in the light of conditions in particular countries, the Council should consider referring new countries for PBC consideration.”

    2009-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6224 (2009) · source

50. “In implementing peaceful reconstruction strategies, the PBC should pay greater attention to training human resources and building the capacities of recipient countries. It should make full use of recipient countries' existing human resources and expertise. Thirdly, the PBC should take the opportunity afforded by the 2010 comprehensive review and continue to work towards completing its institution- building. The Commission is expected to streamline its meetings, improve its efficiency and ensure the quality of its meetings. It is our hope that, as it identifies peacebuilding priorities - beyond security sector reform, human rights and the rule of law in recipient countries - the Commission will pay more attention to deeply rooted problems that are the cause of conflict, including problems related to economic and social development.”

    2009-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6224 (2009) · source