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Mabilangan

lines on the record: 35
first: 1997-03-06
most recent: 2000-11-15
sittings or episodes: 5
sources: un-security-council

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“Meeting these challenges would require the full participation and cooperation of the international community at every stage of the mission - from formulating mandates to devising exit strategies for peacekeeping operations. International partnership would harness international cooperation to achieve sustainable peace and development for the communities and peoples that need help.”
2000-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4223Resumption1 (2000) · source
“On its own, the Security Council cannot ensure that United Nations involvement in resolving a particular conflict would result in sustainable peace and development. It has no capability to devise a comprehensive peace and development strategy. To be successful at bridging the difficult transition from conflict to sustainable peace and development, the root causes of conflict should be addressed with political, social and developmental instruments. There is therefore a need for a closer partnership between the Council and other relevant international bodies and agencies to achieve a comprehensive solution to conflict situations. The challenges to peacekeeping are daunting.”
2000-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4223Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The second dimension of the international partnership for peacekeeping should be particularly relevant because of the onset of the "second generation" peacekeeping operations. In United Nations parlance, these missions have also been referred to as "complex" or "multidimensional" peacekeeping operations. Some refer to these operations as peace-building activities and lament the fact that these activities demonstrate a "mission creep" on some Council-mandated peace operations. We do not see this as mission creep per se, but this seems to be an area that would require the cooperative efforts of the Council and the relevant agencies in the United Nations system, as well as other international bodies, including the Bretton Woods institutions.”
2000-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4223Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Such dialogue would foster trust among the key players in peacekeeping. Without this trust, the United Nations ability and resolve to confront conflict situations would have little international support. Furthermore, the objectives and exit strategy devised by the Council, without the input of troop contributors, would lack legitimacy. Troop contributors should feel involved in the decision- making process on missions in which they participate. Indeed, there has been improvement in the area of consultations between the Council and troop- contributing countries. The Philippines particularly welcomes the adoption by the Council of resolution 1327 (2000) two days ago. But much remains to be done.”
2000-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4223Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The Security Council could not bypass the input from the United Nations membership, other organs of the United Nations system and other international bodies and agencies if the Council were responding not just to the narrow national interests of some of its members but to the broad aspirations of the international community for peace and security. We see the transparency of the Security Council on peacekeeping as requiring two dimensions. These dimensions represent the partnerships that the Council should foster and strengthen if it is to fulfil its mandate enshrined in the Charter. The first and foremost of these partnerships would be with troop-contributing countries. The Security Council must engage in dialogue the countries that would place the lives of their people on the line in peacekeeping missions.”
2000-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4223Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Paradoxically, the cooperation by the five permanent of the Security Council brought about a sort of cozy elitism that became a subject of concern for non- members, who felt excluded from the process of formulating mandates for peacekeeping missions. The opaque method of consultations in the Security Council on peacekeeping has contributed to the difficulty that this open debate is trying to untangle today. Any credible peacekeeping mission would require a well-conceived mandate with a clear exit strategy, a well-supported operation, a well-conducted execution of plans and, as the underpinning of the whole mission, a well-coordinated effort by the international community.”
2000-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4223Resumption1 (2000) · source
“An exit strategy should be an essential component of any mandate on peacekeeping. The mandate should be clear and definitive on what the United Nations would try to accomplish in a particular mission. Without an objective, any peacekeeping mission would be a waste of personnel and financial resources. We are of the view that the lack of a clear exit strategy in many, if not most, of the United Nations peacekeeping missions is symptomatic of a deeper problem that everyone recognizes. A culture of accommodation among the five permanent members after the end of the cold war brought about the dramatic increase in the number of peacekeeping missions. These missions became known as "second generation" peacekeeping operations because of the expanded scope of such missions in comparison with "traditional" peacekeeping.”
2000-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4223Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Implicit in the topic of today's debate is the admission that the balance sheet of the Security Council on peacekeeping is, at best, spotty. This is made evident in the paper prepared by the Netherlands for today's open debate. Let me congratulate you, Mr. President, for taking this initiative and for raising this important matter at this time. Of course, while there have been success stories in peacekeeping, there have been failures and shortcomings as well. We appreciate the need for a strategy and a clear set of criteria on when United Nations peacekeeping operations should exit or be withdrawn from a mission area. We welcome the remarkable candidness of the Dutch paper and the comments made today by some Council members on the lack of discussion in the Council on exit strategies.”
2000-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4223Resumption1 (2000) · source
“My delegation urges the members of the Security Council to consider appropriate actions on East Timor which the United Nations might take in the next few days, based on discussions and consultations with concerned parties. In the meantime, we call on all the parties to the 5 May Agreements to faithfully fulfil their obligations under the Agreements so that the resolution of the East Timor question will finally be achieved.”
1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043 (1999) · source
“It is important for the Philippines to see that the people of East Timor be given a chance, with the full support of the international community, to chart their future after the completion of the process in the 5 May Agreements. That is the same objective that the parties to the Agreements intended to reach. The Philippines would therefore be ready to provide assistance to achieve that objective. We will continue, and expand, our participation in UNAMET until the third phase of the East Timor process. As indicated by the Secretary-General yesterday, we would also respond positively if called upon to participate as part of a United Nations international peacekeeping force to restore order in East Timor, if such international involvement was duly mandated by the Security Council and welcomed by the Indonesian Government.”
1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043 (1999) · source
“Under the 5 May Agreements, the Indonesian Government has sole responsibility for security in East Timor until the Indonesian National Assembly has ratified the results of the consultative process. We hope that the Indonesian military will exert every effort and be able to restore order in East Timor. They have asked for more time to restore order, and we fully understand that. The declaration by the Indonesian Government of a state of emergency in the territory should be a step in the right direction. The change in the command structure of the military in East Timor would be another urgent requirement for the restoration of peace and order in the territory. Further determined action would be necessary to restore and maintain order in East Timor.”
1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043 (1999) · source
“It is difficult to deny, however, that the recent incidents of violence in the territory have tarnished the accomplishments of the consultation process. It is therefore important that the violent groups and individuals that continue to sow terror and mayhem in the territory be stopped immediately. Violent attacks against the people of East Timor, foreign religious and other workers - some of whom are Filipinos - members of the media, and the United Nations presence in the territory cannot be allowed to continue. If it continues unabated, violence in the territory may further worsen the humanitarian situation that has now become extremely precarious in certain areas of East Timor.”
1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043 (1999) · source
“The consultative process on 30 August was the culmination of years of effort to reach a just and fair settlement of the East Timor question that would be acceptable to the international community. An overwhelming number of East Timorese participated in last week's vote, which was also conducted peacefully and impartially. The generally positive conduct of the 30 August vote would not have been possible without the earnest efforts of the Indonesian Government to fulfil its commitments under the 5 May Agreements. Let us also be reminded that the Indonesian Government was instrumental in forging the agreements that led to the consultation process. The Philippine delegation believes that Indonesia, a close neighbour and friend and a sister member of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), deserves this acknowledgement.”
1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043 (1999) · source
“We also hope that their colleagues who chose to remain in East Timor as well as those refugees inside the United Nations compound will be kept from harm. The internal political dynamics in East Timor have always been complicated. It is a territory that, for decades, has been torn within itself. The international community has always known that the resolution of the East Timor question would never be simple and easy, and this belief is proving to be accurate. It is therefore important that the process established under the 5 May 1999 Tripartite Agreements be continued to help the people of East Timor achieve their collective aspirations. This process, under the solemn agreement of Indonesia and Portugal and the United Nations, should not be derailed by the actions of some.”
1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043 (1999) · source
“Mr. President, thank you for the opportunity to participate in this meeting of the Security Council. The events in East Timor are, with good reason, deeply troubling to many of us. The Philippine delegation is greatly concerned with the eruption and continuation of Violence in Dili and other towns in the territory, some of which have been directed against United Nations properties and personnel. We express our deepest sympathies to the Victims and their families, and we particularly mourn the loss of many lives. We would also, at this time, pay a special tribute to all the personnel and staff of the United Nations Mission in East T imor (UNAMET) who courageously stood by their commitment to the service of the international community. We are glad to hear that they have reached safe refuge.”
1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043 (1999) · source
“The Secretary-General's report on the progress in the implementation of the World Declaration and Plan of Action from the World Summit for Children - which established goals for reducing the child-mortality rate, maternal mortality, malnutrition, and for increasing provisions of water and sanitation, of basic education and of special protection for children by the year 2000 - has stated that the cost of meeting these goals is estimated to represent less than one per cent of global output. In its entirety, the cost represents a very small investment to build a better, brighter future for our children, for ourselves and for all the world.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“As long as there remain conflicts and wars in the world, all of us should persist in our determination to provide children adequate protection. There should be no let-up in disseminating information on the atrocities experienced by these children. We should continue to persevere in finding ways and measures to protect the child's inviolability. I wish to reiterate Philippine support for the idea of the child as a zone of peace, as proposed by the expert of the Secretary-General who undertook a study on the impact of armed conflict on children. The Philippines also supports the expert's many recommendations on concerted action by the international community and civil society to ameliorate the sufferings of child victims of armed conflict.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Philippine interest and active participation in the working groups on the optional protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict are indicative of the Philippine commitment to the fulfilment of the rights of the child, particularly the right to life. The child's health, nutrition, education and welfare remain priority concerns of the Philippine Government. We know that armed conflicts and wars violate every right of a child - the right to life, the right to be with family and community, the right to health, the right to the development of the personality and the right to be nurtured and protected. We also know that children are among the first victims in armed conflicts. They are tortured, raped and often killed. Those who survive suffer immeasurable damage to their moral and psychological development.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“The subject of children and armed conflict is familiar to us all, a subject we have tried so many times to address and that we continue to address, individually and collectively. We in the Philippines, which was one of the first countries to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child, have established legislative and administrative foundations to uphold children's rights and their well- being. A child-rights centre, under the Philippine Commission on Human Rights, continues to effectively operate, investigating and initiating legal action on behalf of child victims of human rights Violations.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“The latest research indicates that more than 300,000 children under 18 years of age are fighting in 36 armed conflicts around the world. Many of these children were unlawfully recruited, others kidnapped or coerced into service. Nearly 90 per cent of the casualties of wars in this century have been civilians, mostly women and children. At least half of all refugees and displaced persons are children. I could probably go on and give figures on how many children have been left orphans by conflicts, or become refugees or displaced persons within their countries. I could also go on giving figures regarding numbers of children physically maimed and psychologically and emotionally scarred for life by war. Figures will not be hard to find and examples will be readily available; many previous speakers have already cited them.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“It is because we know that the children of today will be our leaders tomorrow that we all try to give them the best of what we have and what we know, and of our know-how. As we approach the year 2000, it is only timely to find out how mankind's children have fared and how we ourselves have fared in fulfilling our responsibilities in the promotion of their welfare. What we see is not encouraging. The United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report tells us that there are more than 1 billion women and children living in abject poverty. According to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict - and I pay tribute to him - 2 million children have died in situations of armed conflict since 1987, and three times that number have been seriously injured or permanently disabled.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“I wish to join others who have earlier expressed their gratitude to you, Sir, for convening this meeting. It is opportune at this time for all of us here, as we are about to enter the next millennium, to renew our commitment to the continued welfare and protection of all children in the world. Children's welfare has always figured prominently in many of the world's conventions and legal instruments. The Geneva Conventions and their protocols, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and, more recently, the convention regarding the elimination of the worst forms of child labour are concerted efforts by all of us to further provide the children of the Earth the necessary protection and requirements to develop themselves and grow into productive and happy individuals.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“The Secretary-General' 5 report echoes the thinking of the International Conference on New or Restored Democracies, particularly on the need to realize good and strengthened democratic governance, to promote transparency and accountability and to enhance administrative capacity in individual States. The International Conference on New or Restored Democracies also believes that the strong participation of civil society plays an indispensable role in assuring the realization of truly democratic governance. The international community's renewed commitment to Africa - which is indeed a timely and necessary endeavour - should ultimately take into account the work already being done by the various organs, bodies and groups of the United Nations system, and that such work can proceed most efficiently if a division of labour is maintained.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“However, the participation of United Nations and other international bodies would be equally essential, if not more crucial in many cases, given the multidimensional and development- oriented aspect of post-conflict peace-building. The proliferation of arms, particularly small arms, and of mines, should be curtailed. My country has supported the Council's various sanctions on the flow of arms into the crisis areas of the continent and calls on all Member States to do their part in restricting such activity. Democracy, as the guiding principle of the international community's efforts in the political sphere, should be underlined.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“At the same time, Security Council sanctions should be more discerning in that their effects on the populace at large of the target country and on third States should be taken into account to a greater degree. Post-conflict peace-building is a reconstructive process which has political, economic, humanitarian and social dimensions. By definition, it is launched after a conflict. Hence, it is important that post-conflict peace-building activities be undertaken in an integrated and coordinated manner aimed at addressing the various factors that caused or threaten to rekindle the conflict. The Security Council has an important role to play in this endeavour.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“Annan's report, African regional organizations may wish to seek to expand cooperation with other regional economic groupings. As for the various political/security dimensions discussed by the report, I would like to bring into our deliberations today the thinking which has emerged so far from the various working groups of the General Assembly on an Agenda for Peace. The results of the two concluded subgroups, those on coordination and sanctions, are of the same mind as the Secretary-General's report. Closer coordination is called for between the United Nations system and African regional organizations, a point also underscored by the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“We are greatly encouraged by certain developments in the continent, particularly the increasingly active role of African regional and subregional organizations in mediation and crisis management, as well as in economic cooperation. As in the recent case of Liberia, the Organization of African Unity and the Economic Community of West African States have played a major and indispensable role. The Southern African Development Community, with the new democratic Republic of South Africa, is emerging as a key actor in African affairs. These developments parallel the situation in my region, South-East Asia, where the Association of South-East Asian Nations has steadily evolved to become a regional coordinating mechanism. In the realization of further South-South cooperation, the importance of which was clearly underscored by Mr.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“It is troubling, however, that as is noted in the United Nations Agenda for Development, tackling the problems and paving the way to accelerated and self-sustaining growth and sustainable development through decisive implementation of commitments and actions have been lacking. Official development assistance to the continent has consistently declined over the past five years, and the debt problems of many African countries have yet to see a comprehensive and durable solution. The international community must undertake purposeful efforts to carry out fully and speedily the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 19905, as well as the recommendation of the mid-term review of its implementation.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“My delegation shares the concerns raised by the Secretary-General in his report and amplified by the statements of our African colleagues. We reaffirm that, ultimately, the key to the resolution of conflicts in Africa and in all regions is to address in a meaningful way the problems of development in its social, economic, cultural and humanitarian aspects. Prevention, in the comprehensive sense, is far superior to cure. The socio-economic situation in Africa is of priority concern. International solidarity is fundamental to Africa's development, and international cooperation and support must necessarily complement the national resources mobilized by the African countries themselves.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“The Philippines joins previous speakers, particularly those from our brotherly African delegations, in commending you, Mr. President, and the Security Council for the convening of this highly important meeting and in welcoming the comprehensive report on peace and development in Africa issued by the Secretary-General. I am particularly delighted to see you, Sir, presiding over this meeting, knowing your deep personal interest in African development and progress. It is indeed timely that the Secretary-General and the Security Council have devoted this occasion to a serious evaluation of the current political, humanitarian and socio-economic conditions faced by the continent. This is complementary to the work of the other organs and groups within the United Nations system, particularly the General Assembly.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“The Philippines also renews its call for the implementation of the resolutions on the Middle East situation and the occupied territories enacted in this very Chamber, particularly Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) and 425 (1978), and for the successful conclusion of the peace process bravely embarked upon by the Israeli and Palestinian peoples and their neighbours. Though the path may be arduous, let us continue to move forward.”
1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption2 (1997) · source
“Security Council 3745111 meeting (Resumption 2) Fifty~second year 6 March 1997 The Philippines joins the Secretary-General and the global community, which has spoken with unanimity in this Chamber, in urging the Israeli Government to reconsider its decision in the interest of peace for all peoples in the region. The Philippines reiterates its unwavering support for the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, as expressed in our consistently voting in favour of all resolutions pertaining to Palestine in the General Assembly.”
1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption2 (1997) · source
“Thus, there is no room for unilateral action with respect to the administration and deveIOpment of the city. We reiterate our view that further settlement in the occupied territories in Jerusalem is contrary to the spirit and intent of the agreements concluded between the Israeli and Palestinian authorities. For its part, the Philippines has learned from its own experience that parties to a peace process must at all times have mutual consideration for each other's interests, as well as a sincere willingness to make sacrifices for the greater good. There certainly can be no greater good than a secure and lasting peace.”
1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption2 (1997) · source
“This action, sadly, is not in conformity with the spirit of dialogue and reconciliation which has otherwise characterized the tenor of relations between the Governments of Israel and Palestine as they engage themselves in the Middle East peace process, Let us recall the great progress made between Israel and Palestine in the peace process, with the joint Declaration of Principles signed in 1993, the Interim Agreement of 1995 and, more recently, the Hebron protocol, concluded just two months ago. We are most anxious that this recent development may and will pose a serious obstacle to the final status negotiations scheduled to commence in the next few weeks. The Philippines has long held that the Holy City of Jerusalem is the sacred treasure of the faithful of Christianity, Islam and Judaism.”
1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption2 (1997) · source
“Allow me to extend to you, Sir, my congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Council and to pay tribute to your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Kenya, for his successful term. The Philippines expresses its deep concern about the Israeli Government's decision to proceed with construction in the eastern part of Jerusalem/Al-Quds.”
1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption2 (1997) · source