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Madavo

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2000-11-29
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2000-11-29
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  1. “I very much look forward to the World Bank's supporting - the United Nations Development Programme will be chairing - the round table, working collaboratively and making a contribution to the extended weekend. This has been a wonderful experience for me. I will certainly go back and reflect this to my colleagues and to my senior management, including Mr. Wolfensohn.”

    2000-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4238Resumption1 (2000) · source

  2. “If these pledges do not translate into commitments and if these commitments do not translate into supporting real implementation on the ground of programmes that produce results, then we are just conferencing and patting ourselves on the back, without having the kind of impact that we are looking for. So I hope that, as we prepare for the round table in February, we shall look a little bit more deeply at what happened. How come the pledges did not translate into commitments? How come the commitments did not translate into support of programmes on the ground that are producing results? What did we learn? What are the constraints? And how shall we fix this in going forward?”

    2000-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4238Resumption1 (2000) · source

  3. “In many ways we have to be open to a process of learning by doing. These are not easy issues; they are complex. We need to monitor the experience and to learn from that experience, to fit it into the design of future programmes. My third footnote is that I hear very clearly the message about the importance of focusing on resource mobilization to support peace-building, reconciliation and development. We in the Bank, in particular, are expected to play a role in this question of resource mobilization. But I think there was also a subtext to the comments, which was that it is not enough to have donor conferences in which we make pledges.”

    2000-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4238Resumption1 (2000) · source

  4. “My second footnote has to do with how gratified I am by the call from many of you for a holistic and integrated approach to conflict resolution, supported by cohesive coordination and partnership, and with the statement that we should go beyond simply talking about these issues and act on them, moving from talk to action. I also will bring back with me to Washington the messages sent by you on the importance of political sensitivity on the part of the Bretton Woods institutions, on the importance of realism in the way in which we structure programmes and on the importance of flexibility in the way in which we approach some of these issues. All of this must be done without lowering our sights in terms of the key objectives of encouraging growth focused on poverty reduction in these countries.”

    2000-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4238Resumption1 (2000) · source

  5. “Mr. Madavo: In keeping with the manners expected of a guest, I shall be very brief, and limiting myself to making three small points - or three footnotes. First, to go back to my initial statement, we are very grateful to have been invited and to be part of this international effort, as I characterized it, to take risks for peace-building in Guinea-Bissau. I am particularly interested in this as Vice-President for Africa, because 20 per cent to 25 per cent of Africa's people live in countries in conflict or are impacted by conflict, and in that kind of situation development and economic progress are not possible. So this issue of resolving conflict is absolutely central to the development agenda in Africa today.”

    2000-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4238Resumption1 (2000) · source

  6. “We believe that the international community should take a risk for peace and accompany this process. The World Bank and the IMF are prepared to do their part in coalition with other partners and in support of the Government's own efforts.”

    2000-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4238 (2000) · source

  7. “These include maintaining sound macroeconomic policies, improving governance, carrying out demobilization and reintegration of ex-combatants, developing the private sector and reallocating public expenditures towards activities that promote growth, reduce poverty and enhance access to social services. The executive directors of the World Bank further reconfirmed their preliminary determination that Guinea-Bissau is eligible for assistance under the HIPC Initiative, as I have already mentioned, on the basis of its high debt burden and the track record of performance under programmes supported by both the World Bank and the IMF. To summarize, progress is being made to bring peace and stability, so necessary for Guinea-Bissau's development and the reduction of poverty among its people.”

    2000-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4238 (2000) · source

  8. “This would be the deepest debt relief granted to date. The debt relief would help Guinea-Bissau to keep up progress towards national reconciliation and to lay the foundations of sustained growth and poverty reduction. It would also contribute to paving the way for easing the tensions in the subregion, which has seen its share of violence, instability and growing poverty. At a recent discussion of a HIPC preliminary document, the directors of the World Bank acknowledged Guinea-Bissau's track record in implementing macroeconomic reforms since 1998, and commended the country for its progress in reconciliation and reconstruction after the violent conflict that erupted in June 1998. They noted that, despite improvements achieved so far, Guinea-Bissau faces considerable challenges under the reform agenda.”

    2000-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4238 (2000) · source

  9. “Accompanying the analysis of our staff will be the Government's interim poverty reduction strategy paper, which it has recently completed after broad consultations with domestic stakeholders and external partners. The interim poverty reduction strategy paper constitutes a serious initial effort to put together a package to promote sustained growth and poverty reduction. It highlights selected areas such as governance, demobilization, education, health and, no less important, the fight against HIV/AIDS. The Government has already mobilized significant support from other donors but will require additional financial help to achieve its objectives. The proposed HIPC debt relief would give Guinea-Bissau a reduction of 85 per cent in net present value terms on its multilateral and bilateral official debt.”

    2000-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4238 (2000) · source

  10. “To mobilize financing for the programme, a multi-donor trust fund was recently set up in the World Bank at the request of the Government. Though the Netherlands has made an important initial contribution of six million guilders, this falls short of what is needed and assistance will be required from other partners. The Council is aware that Guinea-Bissau is a highly indebted country which is being considered for debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Debt Initiative The staff of the World Bank and the IMF are currently preparing a HIPC decision-point document which will be presented to our Board on 14 December.”

    2000-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4238 (2000) · source

  11. “We appreciate, in particular, the generous assistance of the Government of the Netherlands, with which we have been collaborating on the demobilization, reinsertion and reintegration programme. The Netherlands has been instrumental in financing the preparation of the programme, which is critical to complement the technical assistance being provided by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). While programme preparation has been moving somewhat more slowly than initially expected, after the deployment of technical assistance by the IOM, the situation has improved considerably. A census of combatants has been under way, and we expect that in January a pilot programme will be launched, with a demobilization programme moving to full implementation immediately afterwards.”

    2000-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4238 (2000) · source

  12. “The energy situation is desperate; the financial sector is very weak; landmines pose a danger and, in addition, basic social services such as education and health have yet to be fully restored. The World Bank stands ready to assist the Government in those key sectors, but Guinea-Bissau will need to rely on the continued and expanded assistance of the international community if it is to overcome some of these challenges. The World Bank has been working closely with the IMF, the African Development Bank, the European Union, the West African Development Bank and other multilateral partners in Guinea-Bissau, including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Food Programme (WFP).”

    2000-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4238 (2000) · source

  13. “We believe that, while the overall situation remains fragile because of tense relations within the existing coalition and the visible influence of the military in a generally unstable neighbourhood, the overall situation has improved in recent months on both the political and economic fronts. Despite the recent instability in Guinea-Bissau, we are reassured by the elected Government's commitment to dialogue as an approach to resolve problems. We have also been impressed by the progress made in the preparation of new projects proposed for World Bank support and by the Government's overall reconstruction efforts. While progress has been made in the above- mentioned areas, much remains to be done to restore normalcy.”

    2000-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4238 (2000) · source

  14. “Mr. Madavo: Madam President, Mr. Secretary- General, we are indeed honoured and very pleased to be invited to participate in the discussion on this occasion. As the Council knows, the World Bank has been supporting the Government of Guinea-Bissau in its reconstruction efforts. Our Board approved an economic rehabilitation and recovery credit in May that provides financial and technical assistance to reconstruction, including the demobilization of former combatants. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has also provided support through its emergency post- conflict facility. World Bank staff are in frequent contact with the national authorities and with our multilateral and bilateral partners.”

    2000-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4238 (2000) · source