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  1. “The Secretary-General makes it clear in his report that there will be no quartering exercise to talk about until those important parts of the UNITA arsenal are brought in and all regular, commando, engineer, support and other units of UNITA are cantoned or otherwise accounted for. The Secretary-General's report also states that: "If the peace process is to succeed, the parties, especially UNITA, must show greater readiness to implement, in good time, the commitments they have entered into". (S/1996/503, para. 39) We call upon the international community in general, and the troika of observers in particular, to use their good offices to add impetus to the peace process, in the interests of the people of Angola.”

    1996-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3679 (1996) · source

  2. “On the other hand, we are informed in the Secretary- General's report that the pace of the already much-delayed quartering of UNITA troops has decreased significantly; that significant numbers of UNITA troops arrive at the quartering camps with hardly any weapons at all; that there is a high number of desertions from the quartering areas; and that UNITA has not yet handed over to UNAVEM. III personnel its heavy weapons, rocket launchers, anti-aircraft artillery, armoured personnel carriers and tanks, communications and engineering equipment or vehicles used for military purposes.”

    1996-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3679 (1996) · source

  3. “In this regard, we are encouraged to note recent commendable measures, such as the promulgation of the Amnesty Law; the completion of the quartering of the rapid reaction police; the adoption of the framework agreement on military matters; the beginning of the process of incorporating UNITA military personnel into the Angolan Armed Forces; the second phase of the withdrawal of the Angolan Armed Forces from forward positions; some progress in the quartering of UNITA troops; and UNITA's submission of proposals to change the status of its radio station.”

    1996-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3679 (1996) · source

  4. “Whilst we are fully convinced that the Bicesse and Lusaka accords, together with other subsequent frameworks of understanding, provide a sound basis for a solution in Angola, we cannot help getting worried at the pace at which the overall peace process has been evolving. Taking into consideration the readiness of the people of Angola to return to peace, the current and prolonged no-war-no-peace situation in that country is no cause for comfort.”

    1996-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3679 (1996) · source

  5. “My delegation wishes to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. We are sure that the Council's business will benefit tremendously from your wisdom and experience. May I also extend our warmest congratulations to Ambassador Nabil Elaraby of Egypt on his excellent stewardship of the work of the Council last month. The Zimbabwean delegation is most grateful to you, Sir, for convening this meeting on the situation in Angola. We are also thankful to the Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, for his most informative report on the peace process in that country. The Government and the people of Zimbabwe have continued to watch and witness developments in the brotherly country of Angola with immense interest and deep concern, as well as with boundless good will.”

    1996-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3679 (1996) · source

  6. “In this regard, we also call upon the international community to continue giving humanitarian assistance to the people of Liberia, including the refugees and those who are internally displaced. Finally, my delegation strongly supports the extension of the mandate of UNOMIL for at least the next three months, as recommended by the Secretary- General.”

    1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source

  7. “We appreciate the continued efforts of the Secretary- General through his Special Envoy and his Special Representative, as well as those of the Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity. We hail and support their continued use of UNOMIL's good offices, in close consultation with ECOWAS, to promote confidence- building measures and facilitate the resumption of the peace process. We are deeply concerned that the recent outbreak of hostilities has disrupted not only the flow of relief supplies to civilians, but also the relatively advanced efforts to restore some sections of the country to self- sufficiency. We therefore welcome the three-month contingency plan adopted by the Liberian authorities, United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations as a basis for an appeal to support the delivery of relief services.”

    1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source

  8. “One is certainly tempted to conclude that Liberia's woes are to some extent thriving on the international community's omissions and default. The situation that prevails in Liberia right now requires that ECOMOG Virtually double its force strength in order for it to deploy nation-wide, as the representative of Ghana has stated, and to man all borders - air, land and sea. The scope of the Liberian problem clearly goes beyond the national and regional dimensions. It is therefore incumbent upon the international community to give the necessary financial and logistical support to facilitate adequate and effective deployment. We therefore call upon the international community to come to the rescue of the people of Liberia in this, their hour of need.”

    1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source

  9. “We wish to reiterate that when regions or regional organizations come up with peace initiatives to arrest dangerous threats to peace and security they should of necessity receive the active, all-round support of the international community through the United Nations. In our View, that is what Chapter VIII of the Charter is all about. Rather than playing the role of substitute for the uniquely mandated role of the United Nations, these regional efforts should be Viewed and treated as facilitators in the United Nations own efforts in pursuit of its Charter-enshrined responsibility to maintain international peace and security. The United Nations has not taken full advantage of historic milestones in the peace process, such as the signing of the Abuja Agreement.”

    1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source

  10. “We most sincerely applaud the peoples and Governments of West Africa which have, for a prolonged period of six years now, sacrificed themselves and their meagre resources in coming to the aid of their neighbours in Liberia. Surely the international community has no grounds to claim that it has done its best or exhausted all possible options on Liberia, for massive deployments in trouble spots in other regions of the world bear ample testimony to both the capacity and the capability of the international community to act resolutely in the interest of world peace and security. The minimalist approach of the United Nations on Liberia so far is very disquieting. We are further amazed at suggestions to the effect that UNOMIL's continued involvement might be contingent upon ECOMOG's continued presence in Liberia.”

    1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source

  11. “In this regard, we call upon the Liberian factions to move with haste and restore the cease-fire; to withdraw from Monrovia and allow the unimpeded deployment of the ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) there; to remove arms from Monrovia and restore the capital to its status as a safe haven; to guarantee freedom of movement for civilians; to return weapons taken from ECOMOG and vehicles and equipment looted from the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL), United Nations agencies and non- governmental organizations; and to reactivate the cease-fire violations Committee. Much as we are aware that the responsibility for peace in Liberia lies ultimately with the people of Liberia themselves, we are also deeply conscious of the irreplaceable role of the United Nations in the quest for international peace and security.”

    1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source

  12. “The leadership in Liberia should desist from creating a culture of hopelessness and purposelessness in their country, which could plunge their people irretrievably into a self-perpetuating cycle of hatred, violence and disorder. Zimbabwe fully supports the Mechanism for Returning Liberia to the Abuja Agreement, which was adopted by Foreign Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on 7 May 1996 at Accra.”

    1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source

  13. “Signs abound that the faction leaders in Liberia have, once again, yielded to narrow personal and factional interests at the expense and to the detriment of the achievable goals of national unity and peace. The bold strides taken by Liberia's faction leaders at the signing of the Abuja Agreement, in Nigeria, and in the early implementation of that Agreement are ample evidence to us that peace is indeed achievable in that country, and that the peace-loving people of that country cannot wait any longer. We therefore call upon all the faction leaders to discard all vain pursuit of self- aggrandizement, rise to the occasion and to the expectations of the people of Liberia and the international community at large, and preoccupy themselves fully and solely with the search for peace and national unity.”

    1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source

  14. “Mr. President, I wish to thank you for this opportunity to express my delegation's satisfaction with the manner in which you have steered the work of the Council since the beginning of this month. We look forward to your continued able stewardship in the days that remain. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his most revealing report on the situation in Liberia. As a country that has followed developments in Liberia with concern and a keen interest, Zimbabwe, like other nations of the world, shared the optimism which we all had at the end of last year and the beginning of this year. Regrettably, and deeply so, as we meet today we are witnessing dangerous developments which not only erode all the past gains, our gains, but also threaten to stifle the fragile peace process in Liberia.”

    1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source