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Mahbubani

lines on the record: 1,011
first: 1999-09-11
most recent: 2004-05-10
sittings or episodes: 106
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“Mr. President, I have a text in front of me, but, as you just said, Ambassador Brahimi has put across some very important messages that we need to respond to. So I will deviate from my text a little, and I apologize if my remarks may seem a little choppy as a consequence. But there are basically three or four points that we would like to put across. The first point is to congratulate Ambassador Brahimi and his team on the good work that they have done in Afghanistan. Paying compliments is normally the easiest part of our work. But because we pay compliments every time a Special Representative of the Secretary-General comes here and speaks to us, our compliments become so routine that it is difficult to explain that this time they are real and not perfunctory and routine.”
2002-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4579 (2002) · source
“My third and final point builds on a point that Ambassador Koonjul just made about the question of refugees - and I agree with him that Guinea has been exceptionally generous in hosting refugees from Sierra Leone and Liberia. Can we in the Council begin to look at refugees not purely as a humanitarian problem, but, as Ambassador Koonjul said, as a leading indicator that conflict may be on the way? Perhaps we should monitor the refugee flows that are taking place. If they begin to rise, then clearly this is an indication that trouble is coming. If we are looking forward, we should pay attention to this.”
2002-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4577Resumption1 (2002) · source
“So I hope, as a result of this debate, that we will find a fuller answer to the question that you posed to Sir Kieran. I would like to raise three minors points that Ijust think we should pay attention to. One is, of course, that in the case of Sierra Leone we have set up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission and a Special Court. How to find the balance between the two is always a challenge. Secondly, in terms of the Special Court that has been set up, the question of resources has come up already. Of course, we do not want to see a repetition of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda, which have become enormously expensive. That is why there is no real formal court for Sierra Leone. But how do you ensure that there are enough resources for this?”
2002-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4577Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Here, the question that you posed, Madam President, to Sir Kieran - what can the Security Council do? - should have actually been posed to the Security Council. IfI speak honestly, as you say, in my capacity as Chairman of the sanctions Committee on Liberia, I know the sticks that the Committee on Liberia is applying to Liberia, but I do not know what carrots are being applied. We had a very frank discussion at lunch today - which we cannot repeat, obviously, in this Chamber - about how to find possible solutions for Liberia. But the theme that is emerging is the need to find a policy of constructive engagement of some sort with Liberia. I am looking at the Human Rights Watch report that someone dropped on our table here. They all say, let us focus on Liberia. I have not read this report, but that is what the theme is.”
2002-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4577Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Here, I think, it is those countries which have invested the most in the success of UNAMSIL that have the greatest vested interest in ensuring a smooth transition to peace- building. The second problem that I was going to touch upon is one, frankly, that I am glad has already been touched upon frequently this afternoon - the whole question of the regional approach. We have succeeded in creating a pool of stability in Sierra Leone. There is a pool of stability in Guinea. But now, as Sir Kieran Prendergast said, we have come full circle in Liberia. We have gone from civil war to elections and peace and back now to civil war. Everybody has agreed, from what I can tell, that all the success we have secured in the Mano River Union will be endangered if we do not fix the problems in Liberia.”
2002-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4577Resumption1 (2002) · source
“If you have already spent $1.5 billion on UNAMSIL, why can you not find a secure system of funding? There are, by the way, very strong theological arguments that have been put forward as to why you cannot have assessed contributions for peace-building. I think there is some merit to those arguments. But can we not create a twilight zone, so that when we move from peacekeeping to peace-building we ensure that we do not remove the sprinkler system completely? Can we not have a phased removal of the sprinkler system, and ensure that resources continue to be plowed in for the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and the other ex-combatants and for their integration when the peacekeeping operation is finished?”
2002-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4577Resumption1 (2002) · source
“It is very hard to bring in enough buckets of water to replace a sprinkler system that is established in the garden. This is a structural problem that I think applies to all peacekeeping operations, but certainly to the case of UNAMSIL, which has been one of the best-funded operations. Look at the discussion that we have already had today, for example when Mr. Jean-Marie Guehenno spoke this morning about the difficulty of raising $13.5 million - which I think is less than 1 per cent of what we have already on UNAMSIL - to pay for disarmament, demobilization and rehabilitation (DDR). If you do not take care of DDR and do not find a way out for the combatants, you are basically giving the combatants an incentive to return to combat, because there is no other choice for them.”
2002-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4577Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Here, I shall touch on a sacred cow that I have occasionally touched upon in previous discussions of the Council: how do you move smoothly from peacekeeping to peace-building? The fundamental structural problem we have is that when it comes to peacekeeping, we have scales of assessments; we can generate $500 million or $800 million. In the case of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), as I have said in the Security Council, as of 31 December last year, we had already spent $1 billion on UNAMSIL - probably $1.5 billion by now. But, ifI may use an analogy, when you complete a peace-building operation, it is like walking through a garden which has been well tended with a wonderful sprinkler system. You remove the sprinkler system and then say now the garden will depend on people walking in with buckets of water.”
2002-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4577Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The second compliment we would like to pay is to the United Kingdom for the exceptional role that it has played in Sierra Leone. I think that it is no secret that without the significant British support we would not see the success that we see today in Sierra Leone compared to the situation that we saw just two or three years ago. When the history books are written, historians will be puzzled as to why that nation carried out such an exceptionally altruistic act in international relations. As we look ahead, I think that the best contribution we could make is to look at what might be the problem areas. I would like in the five minutes that I have to focus on two key problem areas and, if there is time, two or three other minor points. The first key problem area, which has already been touched upon, is the sore question of resources.”
2002-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4577Resumption1 (2002) · source
“In the interest of time, I will just say that I agree with every complimentary word that Ambassador Koonjul just spoke. But I want to add two other important compliments. First, I would like to express our strong support for this new concept of the workshop. I think that this is the first time that we are having a workshop in the Security Council Chamber. It is a useful idea to work on, because one of the structural weaknesses of the Council is that even though we have been sent here to shoulder the collective security responsibilities of the United Nations, more often than not we wear our national hats rather than our collective hat around this table. I hope that in this dialogue that we are having, we will focus on the collective responsibilities that we face as members ofthe Security Council.”
2002-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4577Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The first operative paragraph of the latest United States proposal states: "Requests, consistent with the provisions of article 16 of the Rome Statute, that the ICC for a 12-month period shall not commence or proceed with any investigations or prosecutions". Article 16 is also the basis of the proposals tabled by France and the United Kingdom, the thrust of which we have supported. We believe that, with creative drafting, there is hope for consensus to be built around article 16.”
2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568 (2002) · source
“Instead of insisting on stock ideological positions that make compromise impossible, there has been an effort to temper principle with prudence and to seek pragmatic solutions. This does not make the dilemma any less acute, but it does point in the direction in which the political compromise can be sought. By their very nature, political compromises are never perfect, but we live in an imperfect world. Our duty is to find practical and workable solutions to ensure that the good work done by UNMIBH is not unravelled and that the future of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the broader interest of the international community are not jeopardized. Finally, we note that the United States is trying to seek a solution within the ICC framework through article 16 of the ICC Statute.”
2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568 (2002) · source
“As the representative of Denmark, speaking on behalf of the European Union earlier, said: "Let me stress that the European Union attaches great importance to the continued and major contribution of the United States to peacekeeping missions around the world." The international community's interest in maintaining the integrity of the multilateral legal framework must be balanced against what is politically practical under the circumstances and by what will serve the larger political interests of the international community. As this debate in the Security Council has unfolded over the past few weeks - and there have been many, many discussions on the subject - my delegation has been encouraged by a significant change of approach.”
2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568 (2002) · source
“We recognize the importance of removing obstacles to the deployment of peacekeepers in order to ensure that the Security Council can respond effectively to threats to international peace and security. The Council's effectiveness will be severely damaged if its peacekeeping functions are jeopardized. It is axiomatic that the United Nations can only be as effective as its Members allow it to be. The configuration of international power has changed drastically since the Charter was drafted. It is a reality that the United States deploys disproportionate strategic weight in the post-cold-war world. This is a reality that we cannot brush aside. The principles engaged by this issue are important, but it is equally important to factor in the United States contribution to peacekeeping.”
2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568 (2002) · source
“Article 103 of the Charter provides for Charter obligations to prevail in the event of a conflict between Charter obligations and other international obligations. The question here is whether it is desirable for the Council to take such action. We note that this question of desirability of Council action has indeed been addressed by several speakers in the debate today. Singapore has not yet acceded to the ICC Statute, but, as a small State, it is in our fundamental interests to exist in a rule-based international order. We are, therefore, concerned that the Security Council does nothing to undermine the viability and the integrity of the multilateral legal framework. As a small State, we are equally concerned with the credibility of global institutions like the United Nations.”
2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568 (2002) · source
“This dilemma is acute because the arguments advanced by both sides in this debate cannot be dismissed as being without merit. Article 16 of the International Criminal Court Statute (ICC) provides as follows: "No investigation or prosecution may be commenced or proceeded with under this Statute for a period of 12 months after the Security Council, in a resolution adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, has requested the Court to that effect; that request may be renewed by the Council under the same conditions." It has now been proposed that article 16 be indefinitely and automatically renewed. It has also been argued that it is within the Security Council's authority to do so.”
2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568 (2002) · source
“We welcome your decision, Mr. President, to convene this open meeting. The high level of participation and interest in this debate confirms the wisdom of having such an open discussion. Our stated purpose here is to discuss the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH). As is well known, it expired on 21 June 2002, and it has since been extended by technical rollovers. There is no question that UNMIBH performs a valuable function and that its mandate ought to be renewed. But, as is also well known, UNMIBH's fate has become entangled in a more fundamental and controversial debate over exemption from extra-national judicial processes for United Nations peacekeepers. The Security Council has been at an impasse over this broader question, not over the question of extending UNMIBH's mandate.”
2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568 (2002) · source
“If Sir Jeremy has any thoughts on how Member States can prepare themselves for that very important review, it would be helpful if he wants to plant the seeds now. Certainly it would help my delegation and I hope other delegations as well.”
2002-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4561 (2002) · source
“What is the best layman's analogy we could find to describe the nature of the work of the CTC so everyone understands the nature of the beast we are dealing with when we deal with the CTC? I wonder whether Sir Jeremy has any suggestions in that direction. Finally, I am glad Sir Jeremy mentioned there will be a full debate and discussion in three months' time. It will be very important for the one-year review of the accomplishments of the CTC to have a more extensive debate, with wider participation of all Member States. Clearly, if this fight against terrorism is going to succeed it needs the commitment of 189 - or by then 191 - Member States. It is important that they participate in that review. But what would the CTC like them to bring to the table when they come for the discussion?”
2002-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4561 (2002) · source
“I therefore wonder whether, in the course of the next three months, the CTC can try to work out some kind of criteria. It may be difficult to create formal criteria, but some kind of informal criteria might be desirable, so that Member States can measure themselves against some sort of benchmarks provided to them by the CTC in trying to do some kind of self-assessment of their performance. I am not sure whether that is doable, but I hope Sir Jeremy Greenstock will reflect on it with his colleagues. Finally, I have a question or two. I turn to a sentence in Sir Jeremy's presentation, where he said: "The CTC is not a law-enforcement agency, nor is it working on cases." (Supra) Sometimes, we compare the Security Council to a fire department that is sent to put out fires whenever conflicts break out.”
2002-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4561 (2002) · source
“By the way, I should also mention here that we are looking at other ways and means of sharing our expertise, not just with the ASEAN region but also with the rest of the Asia- Pacific region as well. Finally, with regard to the third C, which is criteria, I want to refer to a sentence in Sir Jeremy Greenstock's presentation to us. He said that the CTC did not intend to declare any Member State 100 per cent compliant with resolution 1373 (2001). We completely agree that that is the right approach to take. But I think that Member States will be asking themselves the question of how to assess themselves with regard to whether or not they have fulfilled the requirements of resolution 1373 (2001) and all the demands made of them by the CTC.”
2002-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4561 (2002) · source
“As members are aware, we came close to experiencing a terrorist attack ourselves some time ago; so we are committed to doing whatever we can. Also in this regard, I would like to add that we are also committed to sharing our expertise with others, including our colleagues in the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN). For example, to enhance the capabilities of ASEAN member States in the fight against terrorism, Singapore has offered logistical support for training in various aspects of anti-terrorism skills that will strengthen the national mechanisms of ASEAN member States to combat terrorism. I believe that my colleague from ASEAN will be speaking later today - and of course Singapore associates itself fully with the statement to be made on behalf of ASEAN members.”
2002-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4561 (2002) · source
“But, most important, he has shown that United Nations committees - which are often perceived, as we know, to be toothless entities - can actually make a difference. There is no doubt that the CTC has made a significant difference since it was set up. But we also want to commend the rest of the team, including the three Vice-Chairmen - Ambassadors Koonjul, Lavrov and Valdivieso. I know that the three of them have also had to chair very long meetings and go through piles of reports. At the same time, I wish to commend all the experts and the other staff who have been involved in this exercise. So there is a lot of commendation to be provided. The second C is commitment. In that regard, we want to declare once again that Singapore is fully committed to the fight against terrorism.”
2002-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4561 (2002) · source
“This morning my staff had a meeting to discuss what I should say at this morning's session. The instructions they gave to me were that I should give a very short speech based on three Cs. The three Cs are commend, commitment and criteria. But after having a discussion with Ambassador Greenstock on the way in, I thought I would add a question or two after the three Cs. First, with regard to commending, I think there is no doubt that we have a lot for which to commend the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and, of course, its Chairman, Sir Jeremy Greenstock. My only concern is that Sir Jeremy might receive so much praise today that he will not know how to handle it in the course of day-to-day events.”
2002-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4561 (2002) · source
“Happily, the events of the past three months has proved beyond any reasonable doubt that both the mountain and the road to it do indeed exist. at "But this mountain also belongs to the range that is Europe. Yes, it is sometimes cut off from the rest of the range by inclement weather so that the other mountains seem all but unreachable. But weather cannot change the fundamentals of geography; all the roads to Kosovo pass through Europe." (p. 4) So, he is also articulating a larger vision for where we should be heading on Kosovo. I hope in future discussions on the subject, since we are going to meet every month to discuss Kosovo, that we will reflect on both the benchmarks and the vision that Mr. Steiner has given to us and also on how much progress we are making in terms of achieving what he has set up for us.”
2002-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4559 (2002) · source
“Steiner put forward these benchmarks, he did not put them forward in a mechanical fashion. He actually put them forward within a larger vision that he had for the future. I shall quote from some remarks he made in his article, which in a sense provide the backdrop for these benchmarks. He quotes the Sufi poet Jelaluddin Rumi. "Some people say," Rumi wrote, "there is no road to the mountain, and no mountain either." Mr. Steiner goes on to say: "For me the mountain, whose existence was being questioned by all those who had voted in November's elections, was a peaceful and self- sustaining Kosovo. The road to it was the development of a Government and civic ethos committed to cultural pluralism and the rule of law.”
2002-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4559 (2002) · source
“But Sergio Vieiro de Mello has done good work. But uit is important to commend officials when good work is provided to us. Equally important, if such an innovation is found to be useful in Kosovo, the question is whether or not we can apply it to other operations also. I say this knowing, of course, that Kosovo has not up to now been one of the most successful files of the Security Council. I think that the prize for this, as we said in the final wrap-up session in December last year has to go to operations like East Timor, Sierra Leone and maybe Bosnia and Herzegovina. But with this development we have an innovation that is actually very helpful and very constructive, and which we hope will be shared with others. I also want to add there that when Mr.”
2002-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4559 (2002) · source
“5) The thing I found most remarkable is that he goes beyond those general words to spell out an extremely detailed set of benchmarks of a kind that probably I had not seen for any other United Nations operation, touching on areas such as functioning democratic institutions, the rule of law, freedom of movement and reintegration, and even touching on the sensitive subject of the dialogue with Belgrade, where he refers normal relations with Belgrade and eventually with other neighbouring areas. I do not know whether it is a practice for the Security Council occasionally to send letters of commendation, but I think that Mr. Steiner deserves one for spelling out such detailed benchmarks for us. Of course, I do not want in any way to suggest that other Special Representatives of the Secretary-General do not do equally good work.”
2002-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4559 (2002) · source
“This is why I have devised a series of benchmarks that will identify what needs to be done before we can launch the discussions on status. Kosovo can only advance towards a fair and just society when these minimum preconditions are met. First standards, then status. These standards also mirror those that are required to be considered for integration into Europe. On the one hand, they represent the beginnings of an exit strategy for the international community, but they are also in reality an entry strategy into Europe." (Focus Kosovo, April 2002, p.”
2002-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4559 (2002) · source
“The benchmarks complement the preconditions that Kosovo needs to meet to qualify for the stabilization and association process." (S/PV4518, p. 4) The good news is that Mr. Steiner did not just stop at what he said in those two paragraphs. He actually has gone much further and has now published an article in Focus Kosovo, which has, fortunately, been circulated to us this morning and which I was reading before the debate began. It is worth quoting what he says in that remarkable document: "One of my main responsibilities in implementing resolution 1244 is to design a process to determine Kosovo's future status. We will not be able to get to this stage until Kosovo's society and institutions show that they are ready. Therefore, we must spell out what is required in order to get there.”
2002-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4559 (2002) · source
“That is why I think that members who have heard us speak on Kosovo before have noticed that we always ask the question: What is our destination? The reason we are very pleased to speak today is that to some extent the answer has finally been provided to us, first, of course, in a Council meeting two months ago, by Mr. Steiner in his statement to the Council. When he talked about the benchmark process, he said: "Attaining these benchmarks is an objective in itself. Kosovo can advance towards a fair and just society only when these minimum preconditions are met and when these changes in institutions are sustainable even without an international presence. "I offer this to the Council as an exit strategy, which is, in reality, an 'entry strategy' into the European integration process.”
2002-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4559 (2002) · source
“The most expensive peacekeeping operation listed there is the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone, with a budget of $699 million. The second most expensive peacekeeping operation is the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which gets $608 million per year. UNMIK is now number three, with $344 million per year. East Timor has gone down to fourth place. So why are we giving, in a sense, greater public attention to Kosovo? At the same time, what is paradoxical about the situation in Kosovo is that we have public debates without public scrutiny. We seem to take a snapshot of the situation in Kosovo each time, but we seem to do little evaluation of long-term trends and our directions with regard to Kosovo.”
2002-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4559 (2002) · source
“Let me begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guehenno for his usual comprehensive briefing, which has brought us up to date on the situation in Kosovo. It is no secret that our delegation has from time to time expressed reservations about having regular public meetings on Kosovo, if only because this does not seem to be a practice that applies to all the major peacekeeping operations. We seem to do it for Kosovo and not for the others. Strangely enough, the United Nations Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) is not even the most expensive peacekeeping operation that we have. I was just looking at a Fifth Committee document that came out just three weeks ago - A/C.5/56/45 - that gives the appropriations for 2002- 2003 for peacekeeping operations.”
2002-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4559 (2002) · source
“We hope that the Security Council will be able to contribute to turning things around in the Middle East by speaking with one voice, a point that has also been emphasized by previous speakers.”
2002-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4552Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Only by adopting such a comprehensive framework can the security needs of the Israel and political aspirations of the Palestinian people be addressed simultaneously. At the end of the day, it bears repeating that there is no military solution to the conflict and that violence cannot take the place of negotiations. There will be no real improvement in the situation except by giving both the Israeli and Palestinian people hope. Public opinion in both societies is being radicalized by events on the ground. While hope remains that credible peace negotiations could swing such public opinion around, the longer it takes for a political process to take root, the more entrenched such extremist public opinion will become. It is therefore more urgent than ever to move beyond the crisis-management phase to a crisis-solving phase.”
2002-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4552Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We hope that the quartet will continue to be strengthened, both as a forum to consolidate the views of a broad and influential range of international players, as well as a catalyst for peace initiatives. We pledge our full support to the role played by the Secretary-General and his envoys, who have so ably represented the United Nations and our collective voices in the quartet. The international conference should build on existing peace agreements and understandings reached between the parties, including the negotiations at Camp David in 2000 and the subsequent discussions at Taba, as well as Arab peace initiatives. It is important that the international conference build on a framework that addresses security, peace and economic distress in parallel.”
2002-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4552Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Similarly, international assistance is urgently needed to strengthen and reform the Palestinian Authority, in particular its security structures, to help it take action against acts of terror. We welcome current efforts to reform the Palestinian Authority, which should continue while steps are taken to advance the political process. In that regard, we look forward to a positive outcome from the next meeting of the "quartet" in Washington, D.C., which is scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, 14 June. We hope that meeting will further the preparations for an international conference on the Middle East. Through the efforts of the Secretary- General, the quartet has truly become an important political reality and instrument.”
2002-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4552Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Establishing the facts objectively would help the parties move forward. Singapore believes that the best way of addressing the situation is through the implementation of existing Security Council resolutions. Non- implementation of Security Council resolutions weakens the authority of the Security Council, including its ability to ensure full compliance with its other resolutions. While the necessary political will and courage from the parties are ultimately needed to do so, it is also clear that the Security Council and other international players have a role in helping the parties implement the resolutions. That is amply demonstrated by the diplomatic efforts that helped lift the restrictions placed on Chairman Yasser Arafat in his Ramallah compound and the siege on the Church of the Nativity by the Israel Defence Force.”
2002-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4552Resumption1 (2002) · source
“In fact, the lack of attention being paid by the international community is a cause of grave concern. A sense of normalcy should not be created in an extremely abnormal situation. The Palestinian people are put through daily humiliations as they move through closures and checkpoints, and often suffer casualties as a result of frequent Israeli military incursions. At the same time, we cannot but imagine the fear and horror that the Israeli population is subjected to as suicide bombings continue unabated. Singapore deplores in the strongest terms all acts of terror and the targeting of civilians. We look forward to receiving the Secretary-General's report mandated by General Assembly resolution ES-lO/lO on the recent events that took place in Jenin and other Palestinian cities.”
2002-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4552Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, is one of the most complex and intractable problems on the Security Council's agenda. It is therefore both appropriate and opportune for the Security Council to hold this open debate to take stock ofthe deteriorating situation on the ground, the implementation of relevant Security Council resolutions - in particular resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 1397 (2002), 1402 (2002) and 1403 (2002) - as well as the intensive diplomatic efforts that are ongoing to help bring the parties back to a political process. The situation demands the continued and sustained attention and engagement of the Security Council. The current situation remains worrying, even if the events there are not grabbing the headlines on a daily basis.”
2002-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4552Resumption1 (2002) · source
“In connection with the resolution just adopted on the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, I have been authorized to make the following complementary statement on behalf of the Security Council: "As is known, the report of the Secretary- General on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (S/2002/542) states, in paragraph 11: the situation in the Middle East is very tense and is likely to remain so, unless and until a comprehensive settlement covering all aspects of the Middle East problem can be reached.' That statement of the Secretary-General reflects the View of the Security Council." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2002/18. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2002-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4546 (2002) · source
“In favour: Bulgaria, Cameroon, China, Colombia, France, Guinea, Ireland, Mauritius, Mexico, Norway, Russian Federation, Singapore, Syrian Arab Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President: There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1415 (2002).”
2002-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4546 (2002) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document 8/2002/542, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force. Members of the Council also have before them document S/2002/586, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show of hands.”
2002-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4546 (2002) · source
“"The Security Council stresses the importance of MONUC assisting, within the current mandate, in the full demilitarization of Kisangani. In this respect, the Council welcomes the proposal by the Secretary-General in paragraph 50 of his tenth report, of 15 February 2002 (8/2002/ 169), in accordance with resolution 1355 (2001) of 15 June and 1376 (2001) of 9 November 2001, to reinforce MONUC's civilian police unit with 85 officers to assist in the training of the local police. "The Security Council expresses its intention to consider expeditiously any further recommendation that the Secretary-General may deem necessary." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2002/ 17. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on the agenda.”
2002-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4544 (2002) · source
“The Council also calls on the parties to cooperate in the full reopening of the Congo river, including to commercial traffic. "The Security Council invites the Secretary- General to consider whether a temporary increase in the deployment in Kisangani of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), within the current authorized troop level, may contribute to easing tensions. The Council requests MONUC to continue to monitor reports of extrajudicial violence and to report to the Council. "The Security Council draws the attention of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to the seriousness of the events that took place in Kisangani on 14 May 2002 and immediately thereafter.”
2002-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4544 (2002) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council strongly condemns the killings, in particular of civilians, that recently took place in Kisangani. The Council calls for an immediate cessation of all violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. It reiterates its demand that the city be demilitarized in accordance with relevant resolutions, in particular resolution 1304 (2000), and with the pledge made by the Rassemblement Congolais pour la Democratie-Goma to the last Security Council mission.”
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“It urges Kosovo's leaders to work in close cooperation with the United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the international security presence (KFOR) with a View to promote a better future for Kosovo and stability in the region. All steps undermining those efforts are detrimental to this common objective." This statement will be issued as a document of Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2002/l6. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 1.45 pm.”
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“"The Security Council deplores the adoption by the Assembly of Kosovo, in its session of 23 May 2002, of a 'resolution on the protection of the territorial integrity of Kosovo'. It concurs with the Special Representative of the Secretary- General that such resolutions and decisions by the Assembly on matters which do not fall within its field of competence are null and void. the "The Security Council calls on Kosovo's elected leaders to focus their attention on the urgent matters for which they have responsibility, in accordance with resolution 1244 (1999) of 10 June 1999 and the Constitutional Framework. Concrete progress in those areas is of paramount importance to improve the life of the people. "The Security Council reiterates its full support for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General.”
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“Kerim O'ormer Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) took the seats reserved for them at the side ofthe Council Chamber. The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. After consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council reaffirms its previous relevant resolutions and statements regarding Kosovo, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, in particular the statements of its President of 7 March 2001 (S/PRST/2001/7) and 9 November 2001 (S/PRST/200l/34).”
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“I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Germany, Italy, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In accordance with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Sahovic' (Yugoslavia) took a seat the Council table; Mr. Grau (Germany), Mr. Vento (Italy) and Mr.”
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