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Miranda

lines on the record: 88
first: 1993-06-01
most recent: 2008-04-16
sittings or episodes: 9
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“I also appeal to the members of the Council to support this recommendation so as to allow the broadening of MONUC operations throughout the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This would build trust among all the parties involved. The Political Committee also understands that the future phases of the ceasefire agreement process, especially the full withdrawal of foreign forces, will require the further involvement of the United Nations to accelerate the return of peace to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is therefore necessary to reflect on the need for the Council to authorize the deployment of a peacekeeping force in that country.”
2001-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4410 (2001) · source
“They must be given effective guarantees of physical integrity and a prospect of social reintegration for themselves and their families. With the completion of the disengagement and force deployment, despite minor problems that have arisen, the total withdrawal of Namibian forces and the partial withdrawal of Angolan, Ugandan and Zimbabwean forces now under way, the basis has been established for phase III of MONUC deployment. The Political Committee will take the necessary measures to ensure that all signatories fulfil, totally and in good faith, the obligations freely undertaken to make peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a fact. In this context, I welcome the Secretary- General's recommendation to the Security Council that it authorize the start of phase III in accordance with the MONUC report.”
2001-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4410 (2001) · source
“The solution should not be limited to the suspension of military aid to armed groups. We must also provide the conditions and guarantees for disarmament, demobilization, repatriation, resettlement and full reintegration of all armed groups living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A positive step in this direction was the recent measure announced by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to disarm about 3,000 former Burundian combatants now living in Kamina. We praise this step, which is so propitious for the Lusaka Agreement. It is very important to emphasize that the combatants must see an alternative to war. They must be encouraged to abandon their weapons and return to their land.”
2001-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4410 (2001) · source
“The most important of these advances has been the ceasefire. Despite some setbacks, which are very common in efforts of such complexity, the observation of the ceasefire by the parties demonstrates their will to end the war and to resolve their problems peacefully. It also shows that there can be no military solution to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We are still concerned, however, by the ongoing military activities in parts of the country, particularly in the eastern Congo, involving the forces of some signatories to the Agreement and of others that are not parties to the ceasefire. If it continues, this situation may imperil the ceasefire and launch a new wave of hostilities. It is up to us to find an effective political solution to this problem.”
2001-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4410 (2001) · source
“The fundamental reason for this meeting is to determine together how to ensure the maintenance and strengthening of the ceasefire, to achieve the disarmament and demobilization of the armed groups, to accelerate the withdrawal of foreign forces, to step up the internal dialogue and, most important, to contribute substantially to the restoration of peace and stability to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These tasks are crucial, urgent and unavoidable. Their successful implementation can make the difference between pursuing the path of lasting peace or returning to large-scale warfare and insecurity, not only in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but in the Great Lakes region as a whole. The progress achieved to date in the implementation of the Lusaka Agreement raises hope and optimism for the effective completion of future stages.”
2001-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4410 (2001) · source
“Mr. Miranda (Angola) (spoke in Portuguese; interpretation provided by the delegation): It is a great honour for me to address this forum in my capacity as Chairman of the Political Committee of the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement. Allow me first to commend the initiative to convene this joint meeting with the members of the Security Council. Although this has become a routine practice, it is more important than ever today because it occurs on the eve of a decisive stage in the implementation of the Lusaka Agreement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: the launching of phase III of the deployment of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC).”
2001-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4410 (2001) · source
“I very much apologize for having once again imposed on the members of the Council, but it was necessary to shed some light on this matter.”
2001-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4283 (2001) · source
“Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to shed some light on the statement just made by the representative of Rwanda with regard to what he referred to as a consultation between the Governments of Angola and Rwanda at the time of the transit of their troops through Angolan territory. This does not correspond to the truth. During the westward retreat of Rwandan troops from Congolese territory i which came after, shall we say, the pursuit carried out by our authorities on Congolese territory some three years ago - those troops were in fact in the north of our country, in territory under UNITA control. That transit was carried out with UNITA coordination. There was never any contact between Rwanda and Angola with regard to the transit of Rwandan troops through the territory of Angola.”
2001-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4283 (2001) · source
“Mr. Miranda (Angola) (spoke in French): I would like to thank you once again, Mr. President, for giving me the floor. I have asked to take the floor to make a brief statement, namely, to thank all the members of the Council and those who have spoken here. I would also like to express the gratitude of my Government for the quality of the debate and in particular for the reference repeated by all speakers to the need to increasingly isolate Mr. Savimbi in order to prevent him from continuing to wage war against his own people. At any rate, what we have seen here is a demonstration of solidarity. We hope that future debates will be even more enriching. Above all, the Council should contemplate appropriate measures - so-called secondary measures - against countries or entities that continue to violate the sanctions imposed against UNITA.”
2001-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4283 (2001) · source
“It is the product of a painstaking, in-depth and impartial investigation, and will surely contribute to the application of more effective sanctions so that peace and stability can take hold in my country.”
2001-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4283 (2001) · source
“The United Nations and the international community must apply pressure to persuade the rebels to follow the path of peace, and should also consider strengthening the sanctions, as provided for in paragraph 6 of Security Council resolution 1295 (2000). It is equally important that members of this body consider imposing measures against countries that continue to facilitate propaganda activities in favour of the armed wing of UNITA. My Government supports completely the recommendations contained in the report and hopes that the members of this body will incorporate these measures in the decision to be taken next April. Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to direct a word of appreciation to Ambassador Juan Larrain and his team of Experts for the quality of the report submitted to the Council.”
2001-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4283 (2001) · source
“Despite the fact that systematic violations of sanctions are declining, some countries and entities continue to challenge the sanctions imposed by the Security Council against the armed wing of UNITA and in the interest of peace in Angola and in the entire southern and central African region. We note with particular concern the involvement of the networks of organized crime operating in direct support of rebels in Angola. Given this situation, it is imperative that the Security Council reinforce the sanctions Monitoring Mechanism. It should also adopt concrete measures to combat the scourge of transnational organized crime networks in Africa today.”
2001-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4283 (2001) · source
“It has evolved gradually, which permits us to face the future with confidence and optimism. It is in this context that my Government continues on the path of political and economic reform. It is currently engaged in creating conditions that will permit the next general elections to be held in the second half ofthe year 2002. The report of the sanctions Committee submitted for discussion today enjoys the full support of my Government. It brings to light clear evidence of what the Fowler report has already stated and of what members of the Council have denounced and strongly condemned here in this Chamber. It is important that this investigative work continue; and for that reason we support the decision of the Council to extend the mandate of the Mechanism established under resolution 1295 (2000).”
2001-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4283 (2001) · source
“In addition to the internal measures taken by my Government - in particular those measures in the political and military fields with a view to restoring order and State authority throughout our national territory - the sanctions have left no other way out for the military wing led by Mr. Savimbi than to embrace the path of reason. Otherwise, history will judge him. Events today are very clear to everyone. The number of former rebels joining the efforts for the national reconciliation and reconstruction of Angola is increasing daily. They are adhering to the amnesty law recently passed by the Angolan Parliament, which was initiated by President Jose' Eduardo dos Santos. Accordingly, Angola today is experiencing a climate of greater political, military and economic stability.”
2001-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4283 (2001) · source
“We firmly believe that Ambassador Ryan and his team will undertake their mandate with the same commitment, dynamism and political courage as the team led by Ambassador Paul Heinbecker, whose work at the helm of the Committee deserves our appreciation and recognition. Since their adoption, and despite continued reports of violations, the sanctions against the armed wing of UNITA, led by Mr. Savimbi, have proved to be a fundamental tool to persuade members of that organization to abandon the path of war and embrace the peace accords. The primary impact of the sanctions is clearly reflected in the significant reduction of the military capacity of the rebels.”
2001-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4283 (2001) · source
“Mr. Miranda (Angola) (spoke in Portuguese," English textfurnished by the delegation): Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on behalf of my Government, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate last month's President, Ambassador Kishore Mahbubani. At this meeting, convened to discuss the second report of the Monitoring Mechanism on sanctions established pursuant to resolution 1295 (2000), I wish to congratulate Ambassador Richard Ryan, and through him, the Republic of Ireland, on his election to the chairmanship of the sanctions Committee.”
2001-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4283 (2001) · source
“To that end, the organization is cooperating with the mechanisms created by the United Nations to counter all acts that threaten international security by politically isolating all those who directly or indirectly encourage and support subversive wars in our continent. Finally, I would like to reiterate my Government's full support for and recognition of Ambassador Robert Fowler as Chairman of the sanctions Committee, and I would like to appeal to members of the Council, to the Secretariat of the United nations and to the entire international community to continue to provide all necessary collaboration for the successful completion of its tasks.”
2000-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4129Resumption1 (2000) · source
“In this context, we would like here and now to appeal to regional organizations such as the Organization of African Unity (OAU), of which my country is a member, to use their good sense and lend unequivocal support, as the Southern African Development Community did through its foreign ministers, to the report which has been submitted by the sanctions Committee on Angola, including its recommendations. We would also like to call on the OAU to make the report a reference document for all approaches to the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts. At its last summit, in Algiers, the OAU declared the year 2000 to be the year in which all conflict in Africa should end.”
2000-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4129Resumption1 (2000) · source
“We want to believe that good sense will prevail and that all Governments will cooperate with the sanctions Committee and the United Nations in general, with a view to preventing Savimbi and his group from obtaining access to any external support, whether it be political, diplomatic, military, material or financial. This action must include prohibition of the use of the territory of any State to carry out political activities or propaganda campaigns and the bringing to justice of all individuals or companies whose practices are in conflict with Security Council resolutions on Angola.”
2000-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4129Resumption1 (2000) · source
“It is now incumbent upon the Security Council to assume its responsibilities, to make use of its authority and to justify the faith placed in it by the States Members of the United Nations. My Government considers it imperative that the Council demonstrate a sense of realism and justice by activating, whenever necessary, the appropriate mechanisms provided for in the Charter of the United Nations to ensure that all States unconditionally abide by its resolutions, particularly resolutions 864 (1993), 1127 (1997) and 1173 (1998). The draft resolution we will be adopting today provides a basis for all States to demonstrate their adherence to the sanctions regime against UNITA.”
2000-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4129Resumption1 (2000) · source
“We find it difficult to understand the reason why, despite hard evidence that the sanctions were being violated, the United Nations has only very recently decided to investigate the extent of these violations and the identity of the main perpetrators. Although the investigation came rather late, it goes without saying that it does set a precedent in United Nations history. Its findings and recommendations have received overwhelming support from the international community, thus dispelling any doubts as to the objectivity and transparency of the report presented to the Council. The fact that the draft resolution contains more than 80 per cent of the recommendations in the report is indeed noteworthy.”
2000-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4129Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Savimbi; some members of the international community; and transnational organized crime linked to trafficking in diamonds and weapons, which finds Angola's ongoing crisis to be fertile ground for increasing its profits. It is no secret to anyone that despite Security Council resolutions, certain States and individuals continue to provide all kinds of support to Mr. Savimbi, thus challenging the authority of the Council. We do not believe that anything can justify the support provided to a man who has turned against the Angolan constitutional order, as is the case of Mr. Jonas Savimbi. In 1992 he rejected with violence the electoral results, and he is still attempting obstinately to oust by force a democratically elected regime. As a result, the Angolan people are being plunged into misery and deprivation.”
2000-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4129Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Seven years ago, when the Council for the first time imposed sanctions against UNITA rebels in resolution 864 (1993) and in other subsequent resolutions - adopted, respectively, in 1997 and 1998 - we believed that the political authority and the means at the disposal of the Security Council would ensure strict compliance with these measures by all States. However, this did not happen. The Security Council and the United Nations in general were unable to stop the serious and systematic violation of the sanctions. While it would be fair to attribute this fact largely to the lack of an effective mechanism to monitor the sanctions, nevertheless it was also due to the bad faith of the one person who is mainly responsible for terrorism in Angola, Mr.”
2000-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4129Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Mr. Miranda (Angola) (spoke in Portuguese; English text furnished by the delegation): At a time when my country is going through a difficult period, I am pleased once again to address the members of the Council. I should like to begin by congratulating the President this month, Ambassador Robert Fowler, for the wise and able manner in which he is conducting the proceedings of the Council. My special greetings are also extended to the Foreign Minister of Canada, Mr. Lloyd Axworthy, who is presiding over today's meeting on Angola. This fact is an indication of the commitment and solidarity of the Government of Canada with the Government of Angola in its efforts to restore peace.”
2000-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4129Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The draft resolution before us, which the Council will soon adopt, will Serve as one more demonstration of support by the international community, and in particular the Security Council, for the efforts we are making to find a final and lasting solution for peace in Angola. In conclusion, we reiterate that the Angolan Government is willing to engage in dialogue so that peace, national reconciliation and democracy may become a reality in Angola.”
1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source
“The efforts of the United Nations and of the international commuuity as a whole with regard to humanitarian assistance must be coordinated with the Government, and it is imperative that it be so in order to define the authority of the State throughout the national territory. The humanistic philosophy of the Government, the fact that it is a Government of national unity, its sense of patriotic duty and its desire to see a reduction in the suffering of its people will never allow the use of this aid for political purposes. We are a Government elected by the people, and by this same people the acts of its leaders are judged. In this manner, the machinations put forward by those who do not wish to see an end to the . suffering to which the Angolan people are so lamentably being subjected are devoid of any justification.”
1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source
“I must here now also express the recognition of the Angolan Government for the efforts made by international humanitarian organizations to meet the basic needs of our people, despite terrorist threats and actions by UNITA aimed at preventing humanitarian assistance from reaching the needy. The Government defends the principle that humanitarian aid must reach all corners of the country where it is needed. And, in the light of the legitimacy conferred upon it, the Government cannot be excluded from the distribution operations, because the aid is intended for people who conferred on it a mandate to govern the country.”
1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source
“It is necessary to demand the withdrawal of UNITA's troops from the area that it occupies and their subsequent billeting and disarming. It would also be extremely useful to take other practical measures right here and now, such as prohibiting the granting of travel documents to and limiting free movement by UNITA's leaders in all the States Members of the United Nations. UNITA must. be made to feel the moral and political weight and force of the international community, and it is only through practical measures that UNITA will return to the negotiating table and accept the re-establishment of. peace in Angola. The Government stands ready to re-establish the dialogue. I have already referred to the monstrosities of the war waged by UNITA on the Angolan people and its crippling effects.”
1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source
“From this standpoint, nothing, absolutely nothing has constituted the slightest obstacle to UNITA's agreeing to sign the Protocol of Abidjan. In the face of this attitude, which represents yet another instance of flagrant disrespect for the pertinent resolutions of the Security Council, the international community must act with the speed, effectiveness and efficiency required to preserve peace in Angola, so that democracy may become a reality in Africa. 'To achieve this goal, strong condemnatory and sanctioning measures capable of forcing UNITA to accept, de facto, the democratic game and to participate in the overall process of pacification of the country and of national reconciliation should be adopted in this important meeting of the United Nations Security Council.”
1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source
“This act, which came as no surprise - at least to our Government - is in itself demonstrative of the fact that UNITA does not regard the path of dialogue as the final alternative to peace in Angola. Everything indicates that UNITA has not relinquished its old dream of taking power by force. Decidedly, UNITA has bet on the destruction of democracy in Angola, with all the consequences for the processes of democratization in the region and perhaps throughout the continent of Africa. The Government of the Republic of Angola has always defended a peaceful solution to the crisis created by UNITA and considers that during the Abidjan talks, sufficient proofs were given, going even to the limit of concessions to facilitate the re-establishment of peace in the country and to end once and for all the suffering of the people.”
1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source
“In reality, the situation just described, although far from exhaustive is, nevertheless, self-explanatory. We are trying to show the essence and the nature of the war-prone wing of UNITA. It would not be unreasonable for the international community, in light of the extremely serious situation prevailing in Angola since the violent rejection by Mr. Savimbi of the results of the democratic elections, to recognize that UNITA today constitutes a serious threat to regional peace and security. This is the most logical conclusion, which. results above all from the fact that UNITA, after proclaiming to the four winds that it went to Abidjan to negotiate peace and the process of national reconciliation, refused in the meantime to sign the Protocol of agreement, in which so many useful efforts were made.”
1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source
“That is the case of the towns of Menongue, Cuito and Luena in the centre, south and eastern parts of the country, respectively, in which life has been practically snuffed out. The hospitals there are closed due to lack of medications, the drinking water and electric power distribution systems are inoperative and any kind of aid operation to the besieged is prevented - in short, a whole, terrifying barrage of calamities of incalculable consequences. These are just a few scattered inmages of our national tragedy and this is the most immediate result of the war that the militarist wing of UNITA is waging on Angola. This is the idea of democracy of the man called Dr. Savimbi, whom certain Heads of States Members of the United Nations admire and have high regard for, an attitude that should be ended.”
1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source
“A little less than two weeks ago, one of Mr. Savimbi's commandos penetrated a field of refugees on the outskirts of the city of Luena, Moxico province, in the east of Angola, and murdered 45 people, including women, children and old people, in cold blood. Last Saturday, UNITA attacked a passenger train travelling from the city of Lubango to the town of Matala, Huila province. The attack caused the death of 225 people and a considerable number of wounded. With the help of the most modern war technology received from South Africa, and with consulting services provided by individuals that are assumed to be from the South African and Zairian armies and mercenaries, UNITA is holding siege over some major population centres in the area under the control of the Government.”
1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source
“In addition, the people who manage to escape UNITA's terror are picked up almost daily and sheltered by the State authorities in war refugee centres where their survival is guaranteed by international humanitarian assistance. At the present time, more than two million war refugees coming from all parts of the country, mainly from center-south, particularly from Huambo, are being registered in the various refugee centres created in the provinces of Huila, Benguela, Kwanza-Norte, Moxico, Luanda, Cabinda and so on. The situation has taken on a truly terrifying nature. Several hundred children, without parents or close relatives are being sheltered in foster homes and in orphanages where they cannot always receive the best care due to various difficulties. As if this were not enough, UNITA does not even respect the war refugee centres.”
1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source
“As in the past, and with increasing intensity, the UNITA leader continues to judge Angolans according to their tribal, ethnic or racial origin, defying the laws of the Republic, which classify as a crime against national unity, the inciting of tribalism, racism and any practices offensive to the harmony of the Angolan family. Indeed, the dramatic situation that prevails today in the so-called areas under UNITA's control, is a result of Mr. Savimbi's refusal to allow the teams of international humanitarian organizations to move around the country in order to evaluate the actual needs of the captive people in those areas.”
1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source
“Many people are being subjected to the most unimaginable abuses that humans can stand. UNITA is destroying everything. In the cities, towns, villages and other communities that UNITA occupies there is only desolation. Due to its lack of capability and experience in public administration, UNITA has reduced all the social life of the people in this area to a primitive state. Those who show themselves to be against the war or who are suspected of having relatives in the Government are cold-bloodedly murdered by firearms or are flung into bonfires.”
1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source
“The Secretary-General's report to the Security Council reflects in great measure the tragic situation that prevails at the present time in my country. It also reflects clearly what actually took place in Abidjan for about two months and gives clear enough indications that allow us easily to conclude that the failure of the negotiations - as, incidentally, the peace observers in Angola had already stated - was due entirely and exclusively to UNITA. UNITA rekindled the war in Angola after a relative peace that lasted little more than a year, thereby cheating the Angolan people of their expectations of a better life. Even as I speak, Mr. Savimbi has ordered his troops to renew military actions against the people and the destruction of economic infrastructures.”
1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source
“Mr, MIRANDA (Angola) (spoke in Portuguese; English text furnished by the delegation): It is with great honour that I address this important meeting of the Security Council dedicated to the examination of the Angola question, in the light of the failed Abidjan meeting that put the Government and UNITA face to face for the third time since the start of the post-election crisis in Angola. | Allow me, on behalf of the Government of the Republic ef Angola, to express our appreciation for the efforts and interest with which the Security Council has dedicated itself in support of peace in Angola. This meeting is one more proof of the efforts of the international community to seek a peaceful solution to the Angolan crisis.”
1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source