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  1. “The Security Council should continue its search for more effective sanctions through improved targeting on a case-by-case basis, while seeking to minimize the humanitarian impact of sanctions. Targeted sanctions should also be applied as a component of an overall comprehensive strategy for conflict resolution.”

    2000-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4109Resumption1 (2000) · source

  2. “International cooperation between the many international, governmental and non-governmental organizations involved in humanitarian action is important, and has significant scope for improvement. A universal organization such as the United Nations carries a special responsibility in this regard. Improved cooperation is also paramount in building a systematic relationship between humanitarian action and longer-term development assistance and effective and democratic peace- building. There must be coherence in international humanitarian action, peace-building and long-term development efforts. International sanctions are highly complex and riddled with dilemmas.”

    2000-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4109Resumption1 (2000) · source

  3. “States therefore have a common responsibility to revitalize a universal commitment to the principles of international humanitarian law. The Security Council should take all appropriate measures to ensure safe and unimpeded access to those in need and to safeguard all personnel involved in humanitarian assistance. The recommendations made by the Secretary-General in his report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (S/1999/957) should be considered by the Security Council at the earliest possible juncture. The uncontrolled, illicit spread of deadly tools of war, such as small arms and anti-personnel mines, fuels the horror of conflict. The prevailing effect seems to be the brutalization of the community at large. The Security Council should consider appropriate ways to curb the illicit spread of small arms.”

    2000-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4109Resumption1 (2000) · source

  4. “By responding with the apposite means and ensuring judicial follow-up to crimes against humanity, genocide and violations of international humanitarian law, the United Nations can provide deterrence against wayward action and enhance protection of civilians, relief workers and military personnel. We must ensure that war crimes and crimes against humanity are prosecuted. The adoption of the Statute of the International Criminal Court in Rome in the summer of 1998 was a major achievement. Now, our efforts must be focused on seeking the speedy entry into force and implementation of that document. Norway also hopes for the broadest possible acceptance of this new institution by individual States. Protection of civilians is a national obligation.”

    2000-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4109Resumption1 (2000) · source

  5. “The threat or use of force in international relations must have a legal basis in the Charter of the United Nations. A difficult humanitarian situation may be part of the Security Council's assessment of whether a situation is a threat to international peace and security. It is not, however, in itself a sufficient legal basis for the threat or use of force. The United Nations should develop a united approach to violations of human rights and humanitarian crises. This will enable it to meet the immediate human concerns, to promote the overall credibility of the Organization and to deter possible future perpetrators from premeditated action or indifference. A common international understanding or norm would allow the United Nations to respond to human rights abuses and humanitarian crises in a timely and appropriate manner.”

    2000-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4109Resumption1 (2000) · source

  6. “Gross violations of human rights, grave breaches of international humanitarian law, crimes against humanity and acts of genocide can threaten international peace and security and necessitate the attention and action of the Security Council. Awareness of the vital interplay between the international protection of human rights and measures to maintain or restore international peace and security is gaining ground. The Security Council should be prepared to contribute to ending violence against civilians and humanitarian personnel by appropriate enforcement action. This is already manifest in the response of the Security Council to the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, Somalia, Rwanda and East Timor; the Council has invoked Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter to react to such situations.”

    2000-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4109Resumption1 (2000) · source

  7. “Therefore, building formats of governance that promote tolerance and assure negotiation and compromise are the best tools we have to prevent violence from recurring in fragile societies that are in transition from civil strife to peace. While meeting humanitarian needs, we must also aim to deal with the underlying causes of poverty and inequity. This requires us to view our humanitarian involvement in relation to our other efforts for peace, human rights, democracy and development. It implies strengthening systems of governance that are transparent and accountable and that encourage participation by an active civil society.”

    2000-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4109Resumption1 (2000) · source

  8. “The Security Council should therefore carefully and consistently consider measures such as preventive deployment or other forms of United Nations presence on the ground. We urge the Secretary-General to make full use of Article 99 of the Charter, whereby he can bring to the attention of the Security Council any matter he deems may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security. This requires the establishment of mechanisms for early warning to provide time and opportunity for effective preventive diplomacy and pre-emptive conflict mediation. A regional perspective should constitute an integral part of such efforts. Internal war typically evolves from a wide or growing gap in political participation and distribution of economic assets.”

    2000-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4109Resumption1 (2000) · source

  9. “Norway welcomes the initiative of Bangladesh in organizing an open debate in the Security Council on the subject of humanitarian action. This debate will no doubt serve as a very useful continuation of the thematic deliberations in the Council on the humanitarian implications of conflicts. Humanitarian action will not prevent the recurrence of mass suffering and cannot be a substitute for political action. The best remedy to curb the occurrence of conflict and violence will always be prevention. Norway therefore fully supports the Security Council's renewed emphasis on preventive measures. We expect this to increase capability to prevent violence against civilians and humanitarian personnel. What the Secretary-General has referred to as a "culture of prevention" must be instilled.”

    2000-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4109Resumption1 (2000) · source