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lines on the record: 44
first: 2002-10-04
most recent: 2005-07-20
sittings or episodes: 5
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“The CTC remains a crucial instrument of the international community in its fight against terrorism - an instrument based on dialogue and assistance to States. Its task remains Vital and urgent. The support of Member States remains crucially important, and the Committee is grateful for the support it has received. We will continue to count on such support in the future.”
2005-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5229 (2005) · source
“Staff members have started to take up their new positions, and a key task during the next three months is to ensure the adjustment and training of the new CTED staff. An operational CTED will allow the Committee to catch up on the unfortunate backlog of reports from States that has been developing in the transitional period. That is a key priority for the Committee. Moreover, the Committee will continue to strengthen its dialogue with States on issues related to the implementation of the provisions of resolution 1373 (2001), especially in order to ensure thorough identification of needs for technical assistance. In that regard, the Committee will also make a special effort to strengthen its cooperation with international, regional and subregional organizations.”
2005-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5229 (2005) · source
“The Committee welcomes the work already done in that field by international, regional and subregional organizations and encourages relevant organizations to continue to develop sets of best practices to provide guidance to their respective member States on how to implement the provisions of resolution 1373 (2001). Before I conclude, I would like to say a few more words about the tasks that are ahead for the Committee. They are spelled out in greater detail in the sixteenth work programme of the Committee, which is before members in the annex to document S/2005/421. Most important, the Committee is looking forward to a fully staffed and operational CTED working under the policy guidance of the Committee.”
2005-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5229 (2005) · source
“Therefore, the CTC also encourages potential donors to continue to update the Committee on assistance offers, as well as assistance provided, in order to match identified needs with potential donors. Finally, the Committee has considered the need to provide clarity and transparency on what it takes to implement resolution 1373 (2001). In that regard, the Committee has discussed the usefulness of developing sets of best practices to provide guidance to States on implementation of resolution 1373 (2001). Over the next month, the Committee will continue that discussion on how best to provide the desired clarity and transparency through sets of best practices.”
2005-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5229 (2005) · source
“In order to ensure a comprehensive approach to each State's implementation of the provisions of the resolution and identification of needs for technical assistance, the Committee has decided that it will take further steps to identify needs for assistance in the process of evaluating States' reports. As a result, States may, from now on, receive a letter from the Committee that will include advice on how to further implement the provisions and, as a part thereof, the Committee's suggestions regarding areas in which technical assistance might be sought. The Committee strongly encourages States that might benefit from assistance to request such assistance. The Committee will continue its discussions on how to facilitate the meeting of requests, including by further developing cooperation with potential donors broadly.”
2005-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5229 (2005) · source
“In the months to come, the CTC will continue discussions with States about how the Committee can best help them in ensuring timely reporting to the Committee, as well as full implementation of the provisions of resolution 1373 (2001). In the meantime, I strongly encourage States to report to the CTC, since it is of the utmost importance that there be regular contact between the Committee and States. Also, the Committee will continue discussions with the other two Committees reporting today on how we can best address issues relating to reporting in a coordinated manner. As I mentioned earlier, the Committee has continued its discussions on how to facilitate technical assistance.”
2005-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5229 (2005) · source
“The Committee, including through its CTED, continues to provide general guidance on implementation. As of 30 June 2005, the Committee had received 601 reports and many States are about to submit their fifth report. Still, a number of States have difficulties submitting the reports in a timely manner. At the moment, 67 States are behind in their reporting to the Committee. Over the past three months, the Committee has made a special effort to discuss issues related to reporting with representatives of States late in submitting their reports to the Committee. I would like to thank the representatives of those States for their willingness to discuss, in such an open manner, whatever difficulties they are facing. The Committee is aware that the problems pertain, to a great extent, to lack of capacity, as well as so-called reporting fatigue.”
2005-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5229 (2005) · source
“Such cooperation has been essential in providing the necessary expertise in all the areas of the resolution and has been of great importance to the success of the Visits. I would like to thank those organizations for providing members to the expert teams that went on those Visits and express the hope of the Committee that such cooperation will only be further enhanced in the time to come. The CTC regards those visits as an essential addition to its dialogue with States about implementation of the provisions of resolution 1373 (2001). It is the Committee's intention to continue those Visits, with the consent of the States to be Visited and to the extent the available resources allow. Dialogue with States has also intensified on issues such as late submission of reports and needs for technical assistance.”
2005-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5229 (2005) · source
“Deepening the CTC's relationship with States through a visit is considered carefully by the CTC with the State concerned, considering States that are already engaged in the fight against terrorism and are in the process of implementing resolution 1373 (2001) and where the Committee would like to offer further analysis and, if necessary, assistance to help the State further its implementation of the provisions of the resolution. The Visits have been conducted with the participation of representatives of relevant international and regional organizations, such as the International Civil Aviation Organization, Interpol, the World Customs Organization, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the European Union and the Commonwealth Secretariat.”
2005-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5229 (2005) · source
“I would like to stress that it is of high priority to ensure proper follow-up to those Visits. To that end, the CTC is committed to ensuring that technical assistance needs identified during the visits are met. I would like to take this opportunity to highlight that the purpose of those Visits is to provide an opportunity to "engage in a detailed discussion to monitor implementation of resolution 1373 (2001)" (resolution 1535 (2004), tenth preambular paragraph).”
2005-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5229 (2005) · source
“As mandated by resolution 1535 (2004), the CTC, through its CTED, has conducted three more visits to States, with their consent. CTED visited Kenya in May, and both Albania and Thailand in June. I would like to thank the Governments of those visited States for their hospitality, cooperation and willingness to discuss with the delegation issues related to the implementation of resolution 1373 (2001) in such an open manner. The three Visits certainly provided the Committee with a more thorough understanding of the situation in those countries, including steps already taken by those Governments to implement the resolution and their commitment to doing so. The Committee now has further insight into the difficulties States may face while seeking to ensure full implementation.”
2005-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5229 (2005) · source
“Thirdly, we have embarked on a discussion on how to ensure clarity and transparency in promoting implementation of the provisions of resolution 1373 (2001) through the development of a set of so-called best practices. Finally, I should inform members that the fact that the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) is still not fully staffed and operational has continued to have an impact on the Committee's capacity to deliver an ambitious work programme. However, we expect the Executive Directorate to be at full capacity before the end of the period covering the current work programme. Before going into more detail, I should like to thank the Executive Director of CTED, Mr. Javier Ruperez, and his team, as well as the Secretariat staff, for the valuable support they have provided the CTC over the past three months.”
2005-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5229 (2005) · source
“Ms. Lnj: In my capacity as Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), I would like to brief the Security Council on the activities of the Committee over the past three months and to submit to the Security Council the Committee's sixteenth work programme, covering the period from 1 July to 30 September 2005. During the first three months of my chairmanship of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, focus has been on the following. First, dialogue with States has continued to develop through visits to States and through intensified discussions with States about implementation of Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) and reporting thereon. Secondly, we have strengthened our methodology for the identification of States' needs for technical assistance.”
2005-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5229 (2005) · source
“Many local NGOs, including human rights groups and so on, are highly skilled and can sometimes, in cooperation with international NGOs or United Nations organizations, play an important and very cost- effective role in training and building capacity in the area of the rule of law in the public administration of many countries.”
2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source
“We would like to see the United Nations Development Programme further develop and target its capacity in that area. Broader interagency consultations between various United Nations actors on a possible division of labour and further specialization in that field should also be considered in order to better prepare and harness the United Nations to render assistance in the often very complex post-conflict situations. Finally, we should also be cognizant of the possibilities of tapping into the vast resources of the community of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the areas of the rule of law and legal reform.”
2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source
“This assistance to Uganda serves to illustrate the role of justice and rule-of-law assistance in what could be termed "pre- post-conflict resolution", that difficult period where bringing an ongoing conflict to the end by political means may mean hard choices between full justice and peace. Overall, our experiences in supporting judicial reform and the rule of law seem to indicate the following important lessons learned. First, close coordination between both bilateral and multilateral donors is of the utmost importance in order to avoid wasteful duplication and competition between different concepts and approaches. Secondly, interventions in the legal area are often highly delicate and politically sensitive processes. Impartiality is crucial, which gives the United Nations a comparative advantage.”
2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source
“The process in South Africa shows that reconciliation on the one hand and the very firm application of the law and legal justice on the other do not always sit together easily and that national reconciliation in post-conflict societies may require greater reliance on a process-oriented rather than a result-oriented legal process. Finally, in the West Nile region of Northern Uganda, Denmark and other donors have been heavily involved in facilitating peace-building between the rebels and the Government of Uganda. A Peace Agreement was signed on 24 December 2002. The successful implementation of this Agreement is of key importance in promoting peaceful resolutions to other ongoing conflicts in Northern Uganda.”
2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source
“The Office reports to Parliament and constitutes an important building block in the country's rule-of-law efforts. The Danish Transitional Assistance Programme to South Africa, which was initiated in 1994, included support for the process of reconciliation and democratization by strengthening the democratic institutions and ensuring popular participation and the promotion of good governance, respect for human rights, accountability and efficiency in the public sector, particularly within the police and the judiciary.”
2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source
“On the contrary, the challenge is addressed through financial and technical assistance, transfer of know-how and advice to support local efforts and to be open to innovative ways of carrying through these efforts. In this context, let me offer three examples where Denmark, in post-conflict societies, has sought to contribute to the rule of law. Danish transitional assistance to Albania after the Kosovo crisis in 1999 consisted both of technical and financial support and was instrumental in setting up a number of rule-of-law institutions, including the office in Tirana of the Albanian Ombudsman. Today the Ombudsman Office is processing impressive numbers of complaints from Albanian citizens, some of them leading to resolution of difficult problems between citizens and the State.”
2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source
“At the outset I would like to fully associate myself with the statement made earlier by the Italian presidency of the European Union (EU). The EU has, for a number of years, both collectively and bilaterally placed strong emphasis on supporting justice reform and the rule of law in our development cooperation in general and in post-conflict situations in particular. Allow me to offer a few complementary comments on these issues from a Danish perspective and to share some lessons learned from our own assistance efforts in three specific post-conflict situations. We can only echo the call for ensuring the establishment of strong local institutions in post- conflict societies. But that does not exempt the international community from the obligation to assist in building rule-of-law institutions.”
2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source
“We strongly support the work of the International Tribunals for the prosecution of genocide and other grave crimes in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, just as we remain strong supporters of the International Criminal Court. In closing, I would like to reiterate the European Union's unfaltering commitment to protecting civilians in armed conflict. We stand ready to assist the Security Council and the United Nations system in ensuring this goal.”
2002-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4660Resumption1 (2002) · source
“In this regard, one of the first priorities must be a comprehensive disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme to ensure that former combatants are disarmed and reintegrated into society. The European Union commends the efforts made by the United Nations, as well as by its funds and programmes, in this area. The international community must ensure the prosecution of perpetrators of human rights violations and breaches of international humanitarian law. The European Union recognizes and respects the untiring and impartial efforts of the International Committee of the Red Cross, as guardian of international humanitarian law, to uphold the universally recognized rules of protection of civilians in armed conflict.”
2002-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4660Resumption1 (2002) · source
“On 22 November a United Nations worker, Iain Hook, was the latest victim. Mr. Hook was shot while trying to evacuate civilians and United Nations staff from a United Nations compound in the Jenin refugee camp. This deeply worrying incident not only was a tragedy for Iain Hook's family, it also draws our attention once again to the urgent need to ensure the security and protection of aid workers and humanitarian personnel at all times. Only then can we guarantee full access to civilians during conflict. In this context, we appeal to all States to become parties to the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel of 1994, and we support the ongoing efforts to improve the implementation of the Convention. Ensuring the protection of civilians means securing that the danger of conflict is removed in the long run.”
2002-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4660Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The European Union therefore fully supports the Secretary-General's recommendation that Governments should make use of the aide-memoire adopted by the Security Council on 15 March 2002 and of UNHCR's Agenda for Protection in situations in which combatants and civilians are intermingled. This will ensure that international legal standards are observed when Governments respond to perceived security threats. UNHCR's cooperation with the national authorities in separating combatants and civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Sierra Leone constitutes an important example of how to try to ensure that civilians are not dragged into zones of fighting. Helping civilians in armed conflict is an essential part of our humanitarian efforts, but it can deprive humanitarian workers of their lives.”
2002-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4660Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We need to ensure special protection for these internally displaced persons, particularly in times of armed conflict. It is encouraging that an increasing number of States, United Nations organizations and regional and non-governmental organizations are making use of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement to strengthen the legal framework on the protection of internally displaced persons. We encourage all States and organizations to ensure a coherent implementation of these Guiding Principles. We also welcome the Agenda for Protection recently presented by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and look forward to cooperating in the process of its implementation. Combatants mixing with refugees and internally displaced persons are a serious threat to the security of civilians in armed conflict.”
2002-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4660Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The European Union welcomes the efforts of the Secretary- General and of the Council itself to respect the need to protect children when formulating the mandates for United Nations peacekeeping and peace-building operations. Including child-protection staff in peacekeeping and peace-building operations is a promising new element in these efforts, as is the effort to strengthen the expertise available for these operations in the areas of human rights and of humanitarian and refugee law. According to the Secretary-General, 31 million people - more than the populations of all of the Nordic countries combined - have been uprooted and displaced by conflict during the last decade. Many do not get a chance to return to their homes before a new violent conflict erupts.”
2002-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4660Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The insights that women can provide are not always utilized to their fullest. Equal participation of women in our peacekeeping and peace- building efforts could help to ensure that the special vulnerabilities of women are taken into account. Furthermore, women can play an important role in brokering durable peace through their participation in peace operations and negotiations. It is a cruel fact that armed conflicts affect a large number of children in many parts of the world. Many of them are uprooted from their homes, maimed or killed. Others are orphaned, abused and exploited. Protecting children in times of conflict is therefore crucial, both to alleviate suffering and to safeguard the future generations of the countries concerned.”
2002-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4660Resumption1 (2002) · source
“As stated by the Secretary- General in his report, the effective protection of civilians is critical for making peace processes succeed. The issue must remain at the top of our agenda. During the First World War, 95 per cent of the victims were soldiers. In the wars of the twenty-first century, this is no longer the case. Today civilians - most often women and children - rather than combatants are the casualties of conflicts. We should therefore be aware, in discussing how to protect civilians in armed conflict, of the particular danger to which women and children are exposed. Recent discussions on the follow-up of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) have shown that we need to strengthen efforts to ensure gender mainstreaming in peacekeeping operations and in post- conflict reconstruction.”
2002-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4660Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Their statements and the report itself provide good insights into the challenges facing us in our endeavours to address the question of how to protect civilians in armed conflict. The European Union welcomes the recommendations contained in the Secretary-General's report. Together with the recommendations in the two previous reports, they provide a good basis for further action. The roadmap will provide a solid basis for the further development of the concept of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. The European Union welcomes the recent initiatives taken by the Security Council, as well as by other United Nations bodies, to discuss the issue of the protection of civilians in armed conflict in relevant forums such as the Security Council's workshop on the Mano River Union in July.”
2002-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4660Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The Central and Eastern European countries associated with the European Union - Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia - and the associated countries Cyprus, Malta and Turkey, as well as the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) country member of the European Economic Area - Iceland - align themselves with this statement. I would like to start by congratulating you, Madam President, on Colombia's presidency of the Council for the month of December. Furthermore, I would like to thank the Secretary- General and the Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Oshima, for having introduced the report before us.”
2002-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4660Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Iraq must let the inspectors in and fully cooperate in allowing them to carry out their mandate, or be held accountable for its failure to do so. The European Union reiterates its full support for the efforts ofthe Security Council and ofthe Secretary- General in finding a solution to the Iraq question. The European Union emphasizes the vital importance of safeguarding and respecting the crucial role of the Security Council - present and future - in maintaining international peace and security in accordance with the United Nations Charter and in the solution of international conflicts. We encourage all members of the Security Council to take a speedy decision that maintains strong pressure on Iraq and gathers the widest possible support within the Council.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The European Union reiterates its demand that Iraq must adhere fully to all the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, in particular it must let the United Nations weapons inspectors return to Iraq without any preconditions and fully cooperate with the inspection teams in all aspects, including the granting of immediate and unhindered access to all sites and facilities in Iraq that the inspectors might wish to investigate. The European Union supports a new Security Council resolution strengthening the rights of inspectors so as to ensure that they can, as effectively as possible, carry out the disarmament required by the relevant resolutions. An effective inspection process in Iraq is a necessary tool for securing the dismantling of all weapons of mass destruction and long-range ballistic missiles, which is our common goal.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The existing Security Council resolutions, the results of the Vienna talks as contained in the joint letter of the heads of UNMOVIC and IAEA, as well as any new rules the Security Council may deem necessary, should constitute the new governing standard for compliance by the Government of Iraq. This governing standard for inspections should be put to a real test as soon as possible. The Government of Iraq should make no mistake about the fact that non- compliance with this inspection regime would have serious consequences.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The Secretary-General of the United Nations has worked incessantly to persuade the Iraqi regime to honour its obligations and to let the weapon inspectors from UNMOVIC and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) return to Iraq. Only under strong pressure from the international community has Iraq recently indicated its preparedness to receive the weapons inspectors without any conditions. This newly found position by the Iraqi regime should now be put to the test, and complete disarmament in respect of weapons of mass destruction achieved. UNMOVIC and IAEA should resume inspections as soon as possible on the basis of a reinforced mandate incorporating the practical arrangements set out in the joint letter of UNMOVIC and IAEA to Iraq dated 8 October.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The Commission was, however, several times faced with unacceptable conditions imposed by the Iraqi regime, which came to a head in 1998, when further access on the part of the weapons inspectors to Iraqi territory was denied. In 1999, the Security Council, in its resolution 1284 (1999), established the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) to pick up where UNSCOM. had left off. As we all know, UNMOVIC has never been allowed to carry out its mandate in Iraq. As a result, no inspections have taken place in Iraq for more than four years, giving rise to serious concerns on the part of the international community as to the intentions of the Government of Iraq to respect binding obligations under international law.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption1 (2002) · source
“A broad coalition of countries from all over the world stood up against this aggression. After the international community had liberated Kuwait, Iraq accepted, inter alia, to give up all its weapons of mass destruction and its long-range ballistic missiles as a condition for lifting the sanctions imposed on Iraq by the Security Council. For nearly 12 years, the Government of Iraq has failed to cooperate fully on the elimination of its weapons of mass destruction and on the dismantling of its capability for producing such weapons. In 1991, the Security Council established the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) to implement the disarmament process.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I have the honour of speaking on behalf of the European Union. The countries of Central and Eastern Europe associated with the European Union - Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia - and the associated countries of Cyprus, Malta and Turkey, as well as the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) country of the European Economic Area, Iceland, align themselves with this statement. Let me begin by stating that the European Union and the peoples of its member States bear no grudge against the people of Iraq. The European Union respects the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of Iraq. In 1990, the Iraqi regime chose to invade its small and defenceless neighbour Kuwait.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We, therefore, commend the contact the CTC has developed with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. In conclusion, the fight against terrorism requires a comprehensive approach and effective instruments for legal collaboration. That fight can be won only through strong and sustained international cooperation. The United Nations, most notably the CTC, will remain crucial in that regard, and the EU urges all Member States and international organizations to show their fullest commitment to this important cause.”
2002-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The European Union continues to urge the speedy signing and ratification of all 12 international terrorism conventions, especially the one related to the financing of terrorism. In that context, we take note of the proposals of the Secretary-General to strengthen the Terrorism Prevention Branch of the United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention. The EU also remains committed to finalizing the work on a draft comprehensive convention against terrorism. The European Union emphasizes that our efforts to establish effective instruments to fight terrorism must be conducted with respect for the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms. We must not fall into the trap of responding to terrorist attacks by undermining our own democratic values.”
2002-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Thus, the European Union intends to make progress to incorporate the fight against terrorism into all aspects of the Union's external policy, in particular by strengthening the role of the Common Foreign and Security Policy in that area: for instance, to include anti-terrorism clauses in EU agreements with third countries, to focus more sharply on a political dialogue with third countries and to actively promote coordination with relevant international and regional organizations. The European Union supports the report of the Policy Working Group on the United Nations and Terrorism. We underscore that the United Nations system as a whole should continue to ensure its readiness to assist in the implementation of measures to counter terrorism, in particular the efforts of the CTC.”
2002-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618Resumption1 (2002) · source
“An overview of EU assistance programmes appears on the CTC's web site. Furthermore, the European Union is stepping up its efforts to assist third countries in the implementation of resolution 1373 (2001). We are identifying a number of countries with which to cooperate in launching pilot projects. That assistance will be based on an assessment of needs, on which we will be cooperating very closely with the CTC. The European Union reiterates the importance of effective and adequate coordination among donors in order to avoid duplication of work.”
2002-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We urge those who have not yet submitted an initial or a subsequent report to do so. However, the European Union reiterates that compliance with resolution 1373 (2001) is not met through the mere presentation of reports. We have to move beyond words if we are to be successful in our attempts to eliminate international terrorism. It is, therefore, essential to fully implement the resolution by adopting and implementing the necessary legal and practical measures at the national and regional levels. As we have heard again and again, there must be no weak links in the chain. The European Union fully agrees with this and, thus, stands ready to assist third countries. There is scope for further assistance, and we encourage those in need of assistance to provide specific requests in that regard.”
2002-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618Resumption1 (2002) · source
“At the outset, the European Union would like to express its strong support for the work of the Committee and for its efforts to make its activities as transparent as possible. Likewise, we commend the great effort made by the members of the Committee, its experts and the Secretariat to process and analyse the wealth of information provided in the reports. The fight against terrorism remains an absolute priority for the European Union. In that regard, we acknowledge the central role of the United Nations, through the Security Council and the CTC, and we remain fully committed to the closest and fullest cooperation with the Committee, in the spirit of paragraph 6 of resolution 1373 (2001). As the Chairman of the CTC outlined this morning, the second phase of the review of national and other reports is well under way.”
2002-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU). The Central and Eastern Europe countries associated with the European Union - Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia - and the associated countries Cyprus, Malta and Turkey, as well as the European Free Trade Association country member of the European Economic Area Iceland, align themselves with this statement. Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Sir, and your delegation upon assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. The European Union pledges to cooperate fully with you in your important tasks. The European Union welcomes the opportunity to once again review the work of the Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC).”
2002-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618Resumption1 (2002) · source