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1. “After the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding by the Secretary-General and the Government of Iraq last February and up to the beginning of August, we witnessed a period of progress in the disarmament activities in Iraq. This progress was due to the cooperation lent by the Iraqi authorities to the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which was acknowledged by the Council. The Iraqi decision of 5 August put an end to what had finally become a positive trend - a trend leading, we thought, to the swift completion of the road map known to Iraq as necessary to achieve the lifting of sanctions.”

   1998-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3939 (1998) · source

2. “As a member of the Council, and even after it ceases to be one, Portugal is ready and will continue to cooperate with all delegations, departments, programmes and agencies of the United Nations to protect refugees and all other civilians affected by conflict situations. We must ensure safe and unhindered humanitarian assistance to all those in need and protect the humanitarian workers who bring them relief.”

   1998-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3932 (1998) · source

3. “Perhaps the Council can consider, in this context, the possibility of deploying military units to protect humanitarian personnel. Better coordinated and more efficient action by the United Nations, involving all agencies dealing with humanitarian assistance and peacekeeping operations, could address this problem. The report of the Secretary-General provides us with a good set of recommendations. It is now up to the Security Council to keep the issue of the protection of humanitarian assistance high on its agenda and address it in all its implications when dealing with a particular conflict situation. Humanitarian activities are a component of a comprehensive and coordinated approach, and the Council cannot avoid its responsibilities in this field.”

   1998-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3932 (1998) · source

4. “As it has done for several years at the Commission on Human Rights and in the Third Committee of the General Assembly, Portugal reiterates here its appeal for the ratification of this Convention. In our opinion, the Convention is also applicable to all civilians involved in humanitarian missions. Notwithstanding progress made in international instruments of humanitarian law and human rights, attacks against humanitarian personnel have been increasing. This appalling situation calls for drastic action. The Council must draw lessons from recent experience - as in the Democratic Republic of Congo - and be innovative in considering the elaboration of a mechanism to facilitate or protect humanitarian relief and assistance.”

   1998-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3932 (1998) · source

5. “When we address the major issue of protection for humanitarian assistance, we should focus our attention on the situation of the United Nations and associated personnel and the personnel of humanitarian organizations who carry out their tasks, often at the risk of their own lives. I wish here, on behalf of my country, to pay tribute to all those men and women. It is important to strengthen all relevant international instruments of protection through the increasing accession of States to them. In this regard, we regret that, four years after its adoption by the General Assembly, the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel has not yet come into force.”

   1998-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3932 (1998) · source

6. “Portugal welcomes the adoption of the Statute of the International Criminal Court and, in this context, we consider particularly important its provisions stating that attacks against humanitarian personnel are war crimes and establishing the accountability of non-State actors, including individuals, under international law and international jurisdiction. This is certainly one of the major achievements of the Statute. We must ensure that the creation of this Court will prove to be a major instrument to roll back that culture of impunity and to deter the perpetration of such violations.”

   1998-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3932 (1998) · source

7. “States, which are responsible for the safety of refugees and all other civilians, as well as for their safe and unimpeded access to humanitarian assistance, are also primarily responsible for bringing to justice the perpetrators of such violations. The international community should raise its common voice against the culture of impunity and be more consistently committed to supporting the efforts to prosecute those who have violated international humanitarian law and to bring them to trial at the national level or before international courts, whenever appropriate.”

   1998-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3932 (1998) · source

8. “Since a central element of humanitarian assistance and the very essence of humanitarian law is the protection of the human being and, in fact, of his basic human rights, whenever a party to a conflict denies safe and unhindered access to humanitarian assistance, that party is violating a fundamental right - the right to assistance - and is not abiding by its responsibilities and obligations under international law. The international community, the United Nations and, in particular, the Security Council must take a firm stand on violations of this nature. Our reiterated appeal for compliance must be reinforced with a clear indication that there will be no "business as usual" with perpetrators and that sanctions may be imposed on them.”

   1998-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3932 (1998) · source

9. “To this end, the Council must keep closer contact with other organs and agencies of the United Nations and needs timely and accurate information, including from humanitarian organizations, under the appropriate procedures. As the Secretary-General rightly points out in his report, the protection of humanitarian assistance in situations of conflict poses, above all, a question of compliance by all the actors in the conflict - and we mean here State and non-State actors alike - with all the relevant instruments and provisions of international law.”

   1998-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3932 (1998) · source

10. “Given the dimension and complexity of the problem, our approach and action have to be coordinated with all the relevant organs and agencies of the United Nations - this is a collective effort that engages the entire system - as well as with other international, regional and humanitarian organizations. The mandates of the peacekeeping operations authorized by the Security Council should therefore, from the very beginning, contain the necessary and appropriate provisions for the safety of refugees, internally displaced persons and the humanitarian personnel bringing relief to them. The Council is paying increasing attention to the question of the unimpeded and safe access of humanitarian assistance to refugees and other civilians in need.”

    1998-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3932 (1998) · source

11. “We welcome, likewise, the participation in this debate of representatives of the United Nations Children's Fund, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Committee of the Red Cross, and hope to see them and other, similar departments, agencies and organizations more often in the debates of the Security Council related to their work. More than one year after our first debate, I believe that no doubts remain about the legitimate and crucial role the Security Council can play in the field of humanitarian assistance to civil populations. As either a cause or a consequence of conflicts, humanitarian crises are a component of international peace and security.”

    1998-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3932 (1998) · source

12. “Let me say first that Portugal fully subscribes to the statement that will be delivered later by the Presidency of the European Union. I would like to thank you, Sir, for convening this open debate, which will allow the Security Council, for the second time, to address the problem of protection for humanitarian assistance to refugees in conflict situations, one of the most delicate and complex issues the international community faces today. We are grateful to the Secretary-General for having provided a very good, comprehensive and well-structured report, which my delegation considers to be thought-provoking and a good basis for future action. We welcome the remarks made this morning by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechette.”

    1998-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3932 (1998) · source

13. “In this regard, we would like to express our concern over the reported capture by the Taliban of the Consulate-General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Mazar-e-Sharif and with the fate of the civilian population of the Hazarajat region. Another two sources of grave concern are drug- trafficking and the continuing presence of terrorists and terrorist training camps in Afghanistan, both factors with far-reaching negative effects inside and outside Afghanistan. They constitute a serious threat to peace and security in the whole region. In fact, these completely intolerable and destabilizing practices represent global threats, and they must cease immediately. In conclusion, we fully support the draft resolution before us, which we co-sponsor.”

    1998-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3921Resumption1 (1998) · source

14. “Like others, we call for an immediate end to such interference. We remain deeply concerned with the reports of widespread violations of human rights in Afghanistan, in particular the continuing and intolerable discrimination imposed by the Taliban against women. All factions must understand that they are responsible not only for complying with humanitarian law, but also for respecting and implementing international human rights standards regarding each and every citizen in Afghanistan. We are also particularly alarmed by the fact that the fighting and the polarization of forces is increasingly taking place along ethnic lines, thus making it more complicated to find a peaceful political solution.”

    1998-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3921Resumption1 (1998) · source

15. “Moreover, recent measures taken by the Taliban resulted in the evacuation of all United Nations humanitarian personnel. The humanitarian impact of the evacuation of humanitarian personnel could be disastrous. My Government strongly condemns the attacks on United Nations personnel and urges the Taliban to fully investigate the recent attacks against two staff members of the United Nations Special Mission to Afghanistan, which resulted in the death of an Italian national. Portugal strongly deplores the fact that foreign countries, instead of using their influence on the warring factions positively, continue to fuel the conflict with arms, personnel and logistical support. Although the enmity between the Afghan factions is deep, we are convinced that to a great extent it is foreign intervention that has prolonged the fighting.”

    1998-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3921Resumption1 (1998) · source

16. “The past 20 years of war in Afghanistan lead us to believe that a military victory by one of the warring parties will not bring the fighting to an end. Portugal stands for a political settlement in Afghanistan on the basis of the decisions of the General Assembly and Security Council, and for the preservation of the unity and territorial integrity of the country. We therefore call on all factions to agree to an immediate ceasefire and to enter into negotiations under United Nations auspices aimed at achieving a broadly representative Government acceptable to all Afghans. With the recent escalation of fighting, the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated further. I would like to express our deep concern at this tragic situation in which the Afghan people finds itself.”

    1998-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3921Resumption1 (1998) · source

17. “The Presidency of the European Union has already stated the common Views of its member States on this subject. Therefore, I will emphasize only certain elements of my country's position with regard to the situation in Afghanistan. Since the Council last discussed the disturbing situation in Afghanistan on 16 April 1997, the political and humanitarian situation in the country has deteriorated further. The latest fighting and escalation of the conflict in Afghanistan clearly indicate that at least one of the parties is convinced that it is in a position to take over militarily the whole country. In reality, the warring factions must recognize that the conflict cannot be settled on the battlefield. Any thought of a conclusive military victory by one party is an illusion.”

    1998-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3921Resumption1 (1998) · source

18. “We are confident that the opportunity afforded by this draft resolution, which my Government fully supports, will not be missed.”

    1998-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3920 (1998) · source

19. “That is, after all, the role of the Security Council, upon which the general membership of the United Nations, under the Charter, has conferred the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. We shall always recall that in performing that role the Council acts on their behalf. My delegation commends the Governments of the United Kingdom and of the United States for this positive step. We also would like to thank the Government of the Netherlands for its indispensable cooperation. We welcome the positive response of the Libyan Government. The solution that has been put forward reveals the vitality of the Council. Today, through the Council's decisive action, justice will finally be able to emerge and sanctions to be lifted.”

    1998-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3920 (1998) · source

20. “My delegation acknowledges, in particular, the efforts undertaken by the United Kingdom and the United States to find alternative solutions that will enable the Council to respond fully to the concerns of the international community. By adopting this draft resolution, the Council will open the way to bringing to trial the two persons charged with the bombing of Pan Am flight 103, a hideous crime that has gone unpunished for almost 10 years now. In this trial, the accused will enjoy fully the rights enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights, as that instrument continues to apply to procedure in accordance with Scottish law. The solution found could not be more reassuring that the accused will enjoy a fair trial. The Council is responding with a position of openness and dynamism to the will of the international community.”

    1998-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3920 (1998) · source

21. “Finally, justice delayed is justice denied also to the innocent Libyan people, who are enduring sanctions imposed on their country. Any compromise solution should obviously be consistent with the legal and political dimensions enshrined in the Security Council's resolutions. And we should not lose sight of our goal of enabling justice to be rendered. We were convinced, then, that the time had come for the United Nations, and the Security Council in particular, to find more efficient ways to bring this matter to an end. Today, with the adoption of this draft resolution, the Security Council will show that it is up to the challenge. The members of the Council have proved to be open to positive and serious proposals.”

    1998-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3920 (1998) · source

22. “Last March, in an open debate on this item, Portugal welcomed the proposals put forward by the Organization of African Unity and the League of Arab States to find a compromise solution to the question of the bombing of the Pan Am and UTA flights. Those proposals, aimed at avoiding further delays in the serving of justice and at putting an end to the suffering of the Libyan people, were envisaged by Portugal as a constructive political effort. We believe that justice delayed is justice denied, first of all, to the relatives of the Victims suffering the loss of their beloved. Justice delayed is justice denied also to the whole international community defending itself against terrorism and upholding international law.”

    1998-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3920 (1998) · source

23. “We demand that the parties provide increased security for UNOMIG and other international personnel. In this regard, we welcome the measures already taken to improve security conditions and to minimize the danger to UNOMIG personnel. However, we believe that unless further arrangements are made in this field, the Mission will not have the capacity to return to its full operational levels and to fulfil its mandated tasks. We therefore welcome the decision of the Secretary-General to keep the security of UNOMIG under constant review. In conclusion, we support the extension of UNOMIG' s mandate, as recommended by the Secretary-General, as well as the draft resolution before us, which addresses our concerns.”

    1998-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3912 (1998) · source

24. “The high-level meeting between the two parties which took place last week in Geneva under the aegis of the United Nations was in itself a positive step, and we hope that the parties will intensify their active engagement in this process. We urge them to refrain from the use of force and to observe strictly the Protocol on a Ceasefire and Withdrawal of Armed Formations signed on 25 May 1998. We remain deeply concerned at the continuing deterioration of security conditions. A significant increase in subversive activities by armed groups has disrupted the peace process and impeded the return of refugees. My Government is particularly concerned about the attacks against UNOMIG and CIS personnel. The Council should be unequivocal in its intolerance for violence against peacekeepers, which must stop immediately.”

    1998-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3912 (1998) · source

25. “They must grasp this opportunity with both hands, and we look forward to concrete and substantive progress on the outstanding issues of the definition of the political status of Abkhazia and the problem of the return of refugees and displaced persons in dignity and safety. We would like to stress that it is particularly important to begin the return of refugees and displaced persons. We therefore call upon, in particular, the Abkhaz side to allow the unconditional and immediate return of all persons displaced since the resumption of hostilities in May 1998. We commend the Secretary-General and his Special Representative for their efforts to place the Geneva process back on track.”

    1998-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3912 (1998) · source

26. “As the Secretary-General points out in his report, the last six months have been marked by a lack of willingness to renounce violence or to consider seriously peaceful and mutually acceptable options for the resolution of the conflict. The parties must commit themselves to the search for a political solution within the framework of the United Nations, making use of the mechanism established in November 1997. Political machinery to address the various questions of the peace process is in place and the commitment of the international community to the negotiation process is clear and firm. But primary responsibility for reinvigorating it rests with the parties themselves.”

    1998-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3912 (1998) · source

27. “The situation in Abkhazia, Georgia, continues to cause my Government concern. On the ground, instability, tension and the risk of new confrontations have been high since the tragic events of May 1998, and make the work of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) and the peacekeeping force of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) more difficult and more dangerous. Concerning the political process, we must note the failure of the parties to settle the conflict. In fact, despite the considerable and sustained efforts of the United Nations, the Russian Federation, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the group of Friends of the Secretary-General to move the peace process forward, we are unfortunately still far from a political settlement.”

    1998-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3912 (1998) · source

28. “I thank the representative of Peru for his kind words addressed to me and to my predecessor. There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The next meeting of the Security Council to continue consideration of the item on the agenda will be fixed in consultations with the members of the Council. The meeting rose at 6.35 pm.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

29. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Peru 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. I invite the representative of Peru to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

30. “I thank the representative of the League of Arab States for the kind words he addressed to me and to my predecessor. The next speaker inscribed on my list is Mr. Mokhtar Lamani, Permanent Observer for the Organization of the Islamic Conference to the United Nations, to whom the Security 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.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

31. “I thank the representative of Cuba for the kind words he addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is Mr. Ali Al- Salafi, Charge d'affaires ad interim of the Office of the Permanent Observer for the League of Arab States to the United Nations, 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.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

32. “I thank the representative of Colombia for her kind words addressed to me. The next speaker is the representative of Cuba. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

33. “I thank the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the kind words he addressed to me. The next speaker is the representative of Colombia. I invite her to take a seat at the Council table and to make her statement.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

34. “The next speaker 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.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

35. “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.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

36. “I thank the representative of Mauritania for the kind words he addressed to me and to the other members of the Security Council. 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.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

37. “I thank the representative of Oman for the kind words he addressed to me and to my predecessor. The next speaker is the representative of Mauritania. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

38. “I thank the representative of Kuwait for the kind words he addressed to me and to my predecessor. The next speaker on my list is the representative of Oman. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

39. “I thank the representative of Iraq for the kind words he addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Kuwait. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

40. “I thank the representative of Saudi Arabia for the kind words he addressed to me and my predecessor. The next speaker is the representative of Iraq. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

41. “I thank the representative of Bangladesh for his warm remarks addressed to me. The next speaker on my list is the representative of Saudi Arabia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

42. “I thank the representative of Tunisia for his kind words addressed to me and to my predecessor. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Bangladesh. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

43. “I thank the representative of Jordan for his kind words addressed to me and to my predecessor. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Tunisia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

44. “I thank the Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People for his kind words addressed to me, to my predecessor and to other members of the Security Council. The next speaker on my list is the representative of Jordan. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

45. “I thank the representative of Lebanon for the kind words he addressed to me and to my predecessor. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

46. “I thank the representative of Yemen for the kind words he addressed to me. The next speaker is the representative of Lebanon. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

47. “I thank the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic for his kind words addressed to me and members of the Security Council. The next speaker is the representative of Yemen. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

48. “The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

49. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter dated 30 June 1998 from the Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations, which reads as follows: "I have the honour to request that the Security Council extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to His Excellency Mr. Mokhtar Lamani, Permanent Observer for the Organization of the Islamic Conference to the United Nations, during the Council's discussion on the item entitled "The situation in the occupied Arab territories". That letter will be published as a document of the Security Council under the symbol 8/1998/592. If I hear no objection, I shall take it that the Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 to Mr. Lamani, There being no objection, it is so decided.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

50. “I thank the representative of Egypt 1" or the kind words he addressed to me and to my predecessor. The meeting was suspended at 1.15 pm.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900 (1998) · source