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Mbayu

lines on the record: 10
first: 2002-02-07
most recent: 2002-03-11
sittings or episodes: 2
sources: un-security-council

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“Lastly, I would like to congratulate Mr. Tubman, the new Representative of the Secretary-General. I wish him good luck in his new and noble task of bringing about peace and heartfelt reconciliation in Somalia.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487 (2002) · source
“In order for the recovery and reconstruction process in Somalia to succeed, our Somali brothers must demonstrate a spirit of tolerance, patriotism and dialogue, and accept negotiations with a View to national reconciliation. To that end, my country supports the initiative by the member countries of the lntergovernmental Authority on Development to bring all factions together at a national reconciliation conference during the second half of April 2002. It is our hope that all factions will participate effectively at the conference. Cameroon also supports the initiative of the Secretary-General to set up a Committee of Friends on Somalia, at both Nairobi and New York. The membership of the two groups must nevertheless take into account the complexity of the matter and the stated sensitivities of those in the subregion.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487 (2002) · source
“That will require increased mobilization of financial resources so as to attain the $83.7 million requested in the most recent Inter-Agency Consolidated Appeal to meet humanitarian needs. There will also have to be material and financial support for the very promising activities in the field by the World Health Organization and Doctors Without Borders. Fourthly, additional assistance will be required for the United Nations consolidated inter-agency disarmament, demobilization and reintegration plan. Fifthly, activities aimed at economic recovery for the consolidation of peace need to be strengthened, with particular emphasis on combating illiteracy, ensuring respect for the rule of law, demining, demobilizing militia groups and reintegrating former militia members, and ensuring respect for human rights.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487 (2002) · source
“Given that background, we warmly welcome the most recent report of the Secretary-General; the information that it contains is cause for renewed hope. We must take advantage of these positive signals. Cameroon believes that by the end of this debate the Council will have stressed the importance of five points. The first is the need to maintain and strengthen national dialogue among all the Somali factions. The second is the need to step up the process of national reconciliation so as to foster a fully representative, broad-based Government, while at the same time preserving the sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity of Somalia. Thirdly, specific steps must be taken for social and economic recovery and the restoration of peace, security and stability in that country.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487 (2002) · source
“Mr. Mbayu (Cameroon) (spoke in French): I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for taking the initiative to organize a public debate in the Security Council on the situation in Somalia. Like earlier speakers, I would like to welcome His Excellency Mr. Yusuf Hassan Ibrahim, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Transitional National Government of Somalia. We would also like to thank him for the detailed information he gave us at the private meeting this morning on the situation in his country and the efforts being made by the Government to foster peace and national reconciliation in Somalia. The situation in Somalia has been a major cause of concern to the international community for many years. It is a country that has been divided, torn apart, devastated and ravaged by war.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487 (2002) · source
“Yesterday we heard the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Afghanistan mention the fact that the United Nations is now working towards an integrated approach to United Nations intervention in Afghanistan. Experience in other areas has shown that, more often than not, the full impact of international intervention in crisis situations is diminished by lack of coordination and, sometimes, by turf wars. I would just like, if time permits, for Mr. Lubbers to shed light on how UNHCR intends to fit into that effort, and if he foresees any problems in which the Council can help with some guidance.”
2002-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4470 (2002) · source
“The second issue concerns his determination to work against the abuse of the asylum system. I think this is a very important element because, as he mentioned, we are dealing here with a very vulnerable group that, more often than not, are considered as being scapegoated. We heard of wire reports of some cases in the southern parts of Africa in which the system had been abused by some UNHCR workers to serve as a conduit for immigration to some northern countries. First of all, I would like Mr. Lubbers to confirm whether this is true at all; and, if so, to say what actions are being taken by his Office to address the situation, which, in a way, detracts from the very important work being done by the devoted workers of UNHCR. Thirdly, my last question has to do with Afghanistan.”
2002-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4470 (2002) · source
“It is in this vein that we would like to sympathize with, and share in, his call for more resources for the activities of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). That call is very important because, as Mr. Lubbers mentioned, when he took office he found out that there was a major financial gap. As is said in Latin, nemo dat quad non habet - you cannot give what you do not have. We understand the difficulties because, in the process of his reform to accommodate to the limited resources, some offices have had to be closed or redeployed. One of those happened to be the one in Cameroon. In this connection, I would like to ask him- and I know this was done just a short time ago - whether he has had the time to evaluate what the effects of that closure and redeployment are. That is the first issue.”
2002-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4470 (2002) · source
“Lubbers for his mention of the importance of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), which is an African-conceived and African-led initiative that, as all members of the Council know, is aimed at working for peace, political stability, economic prosperity and sustainable development in Africa - which, in fact, is one of the main and surest ways of stemming the tide of the refugee problem. I thank him very much for that, and we take note of his call on African leaders to try to factor in the refugee component in the implementation of NEPAD. That message is well understood, particularly in terms of my country, which happens to be one of the 14 countries called upon to steer the implementation of the initiative. While waiting for NEPAD to have its effect in the long term, something has to be done in the interim.”
2002-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4470 (2002) · source
“I would like, through you, Mr. President, to thank Mr. Lubbers for his lucid and illuminating presentation. I thank him in particular, as previous speakers have, for the fact that, despite what some delegations mentioned about the "CNN effect", he still managed to maintain the focus on Africa. It is true that, as an African, I would have been pleased and happy to do without this dubious distinction, but we have to deal with the fact that the focus is on Africa. In that connection, I would like to express my appreciation to Mr.”
2002-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4470 (2002) · source