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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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“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. Members of the Council have before them document S/2002/514, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. It is my understanding that the Security 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.”
2002-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4526 (2002) · source
“I now resume my function as President of the Council. There are no more speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting ruse at10.20p.m.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I believe that most members are aware that, if the Security Council is to make a real and constructive impact on this situation, it is important that it act, as far as possible, in a unified manner. The Security Council should continue to build on the other successful stream of resolutions we have adopted in the past few months, for that would send a clear message to all the parties involved that they need to come together. We hope that, as a result of the debate today, with a clear message sent by the non-members of the Council to the members of the Council that they have an obligation to react to these latest developments, the Council will come together and do so in the realization that its credibility is at stake now and that we, the Council members, have to assume common responsibility for this credibility.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I do not know what they will do next, but there is a paragraph in the draft, which I have seen, which will require that we proceed and prepare a report on Jenin with all available information, implying that it should be done even if we could not get in on the ground." That was a letter that had been drafted by the Singapore delegation and circulated at the consultations yesterday morning. Regrettably, because we could not reach agreement on the letter, the discussions continued and finally the decision was made to convene this open meeting. I thought it may be useful to document all these facts to indicate that the members of the Council are aware that they have a responsibility in this situation.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“to 2.15 a.m., we reached some agreement and, as instructed by the members of the Council in my capacity as President of the Council, I went outside and I told the media that the Council had agreed that a letter should be prepared and sent to the Secretary-General. I suppose that many members noticed that, when the Secretary-General spoke at his press conference yesterday in Washington, DC, he referred to the possibility of receiving such a letter and he said: "I hope I will get a letter from them at the end of the day.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Throughout all these discussions, various efforts were made to try to bring the Council together to act in a unified fashion, and at 11.10 pm. on Wednesday night all 15 heads of delegations were invited by the presidency to find creative and practical ways to avoid divisions in the Council. These efforts did not succeed and I believe that at about 10 minutes past midnight this Chamber was opened up and we all began to enter in the expectation that a decision would be taken. Subsequently, however, the decision was made not to proceed with a vote on the draft resolution. Subsequently, we then resumed our informal consultations at 1.15 am. to discuss again a possible Council response. In those consultations, which lasted from 1.15 am.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Indeed, it began on the first day of the month, when it is not traditional for the Council to hold meetings. But we met at 5.20 pm. to discuss the letter that was sent to us by the Secretary- General, informing us of his efforts to implement resolution 1405 (2002), including a chronology of events and his analysis leading to his intention to disband the fact-finding team. Indeed, we had a comprehensive and exhaustive discussion that lasted three hours, and, of course, we discussed the possible responses that the Council could make, including a draft resolution. We suspended the meeting at 8 p.m., corridor diplomacy continued, and we resumed our meetings at 10.20 p.m.; at that point in time, we had one draft resolution on the table, plus other alternative texts. They were circulated and, indeed, have been referred to in today's meetings.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The Permanent Representative of Spain, speaking on behalf of the European Union said: "Security Council resolutions must be implemented fully and immediately The European Union deplores that yet another Security Council resolution has not been fully implemented." The Permanent Representative of South Africa said: "If the Council fails to impose consequences for non-compliance with its decisions, its ability to fulfil its Charter mandate will be completely undermined and its credibility will be harmed." If that is indeed the consensus, why, then, has the Council not reacted to the latest developments? Here, perhaps, it may be useful for the international community to be apprised of the fact that the Council indeed has not been quiet. There has been intense activity over the last 48 hours to try to forge a common response by the Council.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We did so because we believed that it was in Israel's interest to have a full and public clarification of the situation in Jenin. It is therefore unfortunate that the team has now been disbanded, and we join others in expressing deep regret at Israel's rebuff of those efforts. We also believe that the Council's credibility has been damaged by the non-compliance with its resolutions. Indeed, listening to this debate since it began, if there is one clear theme that emerged in all the speeches, it was that Security Council resolutions must be complied with. Let me just cite two examples.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We continue to deplore in the strongest terms all acts of terror and to call for an end to the extreme acts by both sides. We believe that there must be a withdrawal of Israeli forces from all Palestinian cities, accompanied by general efforts by the Palestinian Authority to take action against acts of terror. There is the bad news related to Jenin, which has probably triggered the meeting that we are having here today. Initially, we were encouraged by the Secretary- General's initiative to develop accurate information regarding the events in the Jenin refugee camp through the dispatch of a fact-finding team. We were therefore happy to vote unanimously, with the other Council members, to support the Secretary-General's initiative.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Similarly, yesterday's announcement from the "quartet" - consisting of the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations - that the international peace conference could be convened in early summer with a comprehensive agenda for security, economic, humanitarian and political tracks is indeed a truly welcome announcement. Just before the resumption of the meeting, we were encouraged by the briefing that the Secretary- General gave us in the informal consultations room. We believe that the Secretary-General has a vital role to play. We have responded positively to his proposal to deploy an impartial and robust multinational force to the region. We have urged the Council to consider that suggestion seriously. We hope that proposal will gain some traction. But there is also bad news.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Singapore. Since our last open debate, on 19 April, there have been several developments in the Middle East. There has been good news and bad news, but overall the situation remains grim and is of grave concern to the international community. On the good news front, we welcome the ongoing diplomatic initiatives that have been undertaken to help implement the Security Council resolutions. Israel's decision to lift the restrictions on Chairman Arafat, as a result of diplomatic efforts undertaken by the United States and the United Kingdom, is a positive development.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Lebanon for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is His Excellency Mr. Ravan A. G. Farhadi, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, to whom the Council has extended an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Brazil for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Lebanon. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The President: The next speaker on my list is the representative of Brazil, I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran for his kind words addressed to me. I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Lebanon in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative 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. Diab (Lebanon) took the seat reservedfor him at the side of the Council Chamber.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Argentina for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Morocco for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Argentina. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Indonesia for the kind words he addressed to me. I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Brazil in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative 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. Fonseca (Brazil) took the seat reserved for him at the side of the Council Chamber. The President: The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Morocco.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Indonesia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of the United Arab Emirates. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Turkey for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Japan. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of South Africa for the kind words he addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Turkey. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of South Africa. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Malaysia for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Spain. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Pakistan for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Malaysia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Jordan for the kind words he addressed to me. The next speaker on my list is the representative of Pakistan. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“In accordance with past practice in this matter, I propose that the Council extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to the Vice-Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. I invite Mr. Ravan A. G. Farhadi to take the seat reserved for him at the side of the Council Chamber. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Jordan. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter dated 3 May 2002 from the Vice-Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, which reads as follows: "In my capacity as Vice-Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, I have the honour to request that I be invited to participate in the debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, under rule 39 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council." On previous occasions, the Security Council has extended invitations to representatives of other United Nations bodies in connection with the consideration of matters on its agenda.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“There are a number of speakers remaining on my list. With the concurrence of the members of the Council, I intend to suspend the meeting now in order to hear a briefing by the Secretary-General in informal consultations. The Security Council will continue its consideration of the item on its agenda this afternoon following the adjournment of the consultations of the whole. The meeting was suspended at 4.40 p.m.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525 (2002) · source
“The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Canada. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Chile for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Egypt. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Cuba for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Chile. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Tunisia for the kind words addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Cuba. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of the Sudan for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker on my list is the representative of Tunisia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Israel for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of the Sudan. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525 (2002) · source
“I thank the Permanent Observer of Palestine for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Israel, to whom I give the floor.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525 (2002) · source
“Since we may be going on late into the night, I hope that my colleagues around this room will not mind if I make a request: can they - except, of course, for the principal parties - shorten their speeches to five or ten minutes? I hope that that is not an unreasonable request. The first speaker inscribed on my list is the Permanent Observer of Palestine, on whom I now call.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525 (2002) · source
“At the invitation of the President, Mr. Al-Kidwa (Palestine) took a seat at the Council table. The President: The Security Council will now continue its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in response to the request contained in the letter dated 2 May 2002 from the Charge d'affaires of the Permanent Mission of Sudan to the United Nations in his capacity as Chairman of the Arab Group, which is contained in document 8/2002/510. Before we begin the proceedings, I would like to make two procedural announcements. I would like to inform members and non-members that we plan to suspend the meeting at around 4.30 pm. to hear a briefing by the Secretary-General. We will then resume our deliberations at around 6 pm.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525 (2002) · source
“The President: I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter dated 3 May 2002 from the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, which will be issued as document S/2002/506, and which reads as follows: "I have the honour to request that, in accordance with its previous practice, the Security Council invite the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations to participate in the meeting of the Security Council to be held today, Friday, 3 May 2002, regarding the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem." I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite the Permanent Observer of Palestine to participate in the meeting in accordance with the Council's provisional rules of procedure and with previous practice in this regard. There being no objection, it is so decided.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525 (2002) · source
“Listre (Argentina), Mr. Heinbecker (Canada), Mr. Valdes (Chile), Mr. Rodriguez Parrilla (Cuba), Mr. Aboul Gheit (Egypt), Mr. Hidayat (Indonesia), Mr. Nejad Hosseinian (Islamic Republic of Iran), Mr. Yoshikawa (Japan), Mr. Al-Hadidi (Jordan), Mr. Hasmy (Malaysia), Mr. Bennouna (Morocco), Mr. Khalid (Pakistan), Mr. Kumalo (South Africa), Mr. Arias (Spain), Mr. Manis (Sudan), Mr. Mejdoub (Tunisia), Mr. Bilman (Turkey), and Mr. Al-Shamsi (United Arab Emirates) took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525 (2002) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Argentina, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan, South Africa, Spain, the Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity 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. Lancry (Israel) took a seat at the Council table; Mr.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525 (2002) · source
“The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1407 (2002). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 10.10 am.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4524 (2002) · source
“The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before it the document S/2002/507, 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 a show of hands. 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.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4524 (2002) · source
“The situation in Somalia The President: I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Somalia in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative 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. Hashi (Somalia) took a seat at the Council table. The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4524 (2002) · source
“As this is the first meeting of the Security Council for the month of May, I would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute, on behalf of the Council, to His Excellency Mr. Sergey Lavrov, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, for his service as President of the Security Council for the month of April 2002. I am sure that I speak for all members of the Council in expressing deep appreciation to Ambassador Lavrov for the great diplomatic skill with which he conducted the Council's very active agenda last month. I think that we all admire the way he conducted the Council. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4524 (2002) · source
“Often questions are asked about the value of having open debates in this chamber such as the one we are having today. But if the result of this morning's discussion is to redouble the commitment of the Council to ensuring the success of East Timor, then I would say that the debate that we have been having this morning has indeed been a very valuable exercise.”
2002-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4522 (2002) · source
“Hence, while the United Nations should not continue its Transitional Administration role in East Timor after independence, it is critical that the United Nations continue to provide the assistance necessary to ensure the sustainability of the administrative institutions and the completion of the required tasks. When all is said and done, what the Security Council must do - and this is our obligation - is to give its clear endorsement of the recommendations of the Secretary-General for the establishment of UNMISET. This is a historic opportunity for the Council to reaffirm its pledge to make East Timor a real success story. We all know that this means a continuing strong United Nations presence and engagement in post-independence East Timor.”
2002-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4522 (2002) · source
“The requirement for a Civilian Support Group of 100 core positions to be included in the civilian component of the following United Nations peacekeeping operation is also well justified. As stated in the Secretary-General's report, these core functions are critical to the viability of the Government, political stability and the provision of basic services. We note also that Mr. Gusmao and Mr. Alkatiri, in the letter that they both sent, also highlighted the importance of these 100 civilian posts. The first few years of any nation are a testing time.”
2002-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4522 (2002) · source
“Scaling down the United Nations military and civilian police presence too quickly therefore could entail the serious risk of jeopardizing the stability and security that has been achieved due precisely to such a presence. Indeed, it is not inconceivable that those who are intent on mischief could be lying low until the United Nations reduces its security presence. As such, downsizing the United Nations military and police presence, on the basis of clear benchmarks, is the only appropriate approach to take. We believe that the Security Council should particularly bear in mind the important benchmark of the demarcation of the border and the establishment of an effective border control system.”
2002-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4522 (2002) · source