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Ms.Osode

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1998-06-29
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1998-06-29
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  1. “Luciano Pavarotti, who is not present here, for his benevolence in giving a charity concert in his hometown of Modena, the proceeds of which are pledged to the construction of a village for children who are victims of war. His human touch will go a long way in Liberia's peace-building. Finally, the international community must work in concert with both the public and private sectors to save the child soldiers from being a lost generation and to improve their lot in life. By our commitment and political will, our interests and concerns will not be seen as expressions of mere emotion and sentimentality.”

    1998-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3896 (1998) · source

  2. “But demobilization, as recognized by the ministerial conference, remains one of the key challenges for both Liberia and the international community and one that is central to the prospects for successful peace-building in my country. Liberia wishes to express its gratitude to the international community and donors for their continued support for Liberia's reconstruction, rehabilitation and resettlement programmes, and, indeed, humanitarian assistance. It wishes to appeal to donors concerned to be mindful of their pledges to assist in the demobilization of former combatants, including child soldiers. My delegation also takes this opportunity to greatly commend the Secretary-General's envoy, Mr.”

    1998-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3896 (1998) · source

  3. “Regrettably, mobilization programmes for former fighters are most inadequate and have failed to sufficiently address the use of child soldiers, which has caused a number of them to go back into fighting. My delegation recalls that at the special ministerial meeting on Liberia in October 1997 particular attention was drawn to the importance of ensuring that adequate programmes and activities were provided for demobilized fighters - fighters who at 12 years of age in 1990 are 21 today, and some are more hardened in their criminal activities. Liberia is gaining ground and is looking beyond its dark days and previous differences, and we, the people, are working in an all-inclusive Government to secure the peace and rebuild our war-torn country.”

    1998-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3896 (1998) · source

  4. “Some fought with factions as a means of survival. Certainly the extent of this problem is without doubt considerable in other countries. For example, according to the aforementioned newsletter, one of Liberia's neighbours has one of the worst records of recruiting child soldiers. It states that between 1992 and 1996 an estimated 4,500 children were forced to fight on both sides, with the former Government forces junta and with the rebels, which later became an alliance of strange bedfellows to commit atrocities against the Government and the people of this sisterly country. One of the many challenging problems facing both of our Governments has been the demobilization of combatants.”

    1998-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3896 (1998) · source

  5. “These are children like ours, who also want to be free from traumatic experiences of conflict situations, to secure some degree of certainty about their future or to engage in vocational training. Instead, they continue to be marginalized, vulnerable, orphaned or displaced, and have been forcibly conscripted to participate in combat and given mood-altering drugs in many instances. My delegation recalls how the use of child soldiers in the Liberian civil conflict, prior to the democratically elected Government of President Charles Taylor, was frequently attacked in this Chamber as an odious, inhumane and criminal practice. United Nations estimates showed that some 15,000 to 20,000 children had directly participated in violent acts, were forced to kill or maim, were exposed to fighting and were themselves brutally victimized.”

    1998-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3896 (1998) · source

  6. “While it is true that there is a crisis in values in each of our respective countries, we cannot ignore the fact of outside influences. Some of those who find the use of child soldiers in armed conflicts most revolting are themselves instigators and perpetrators of conflicts around the world. With the global increase in conflicts, particularly in Africa, the use of child soldiers has increased as well. Mr. Otunnu has provided startling specific statistics on the children in armed conflicts, supported by the newsletter Children of War, October 1997, which reveals the new figure of at least 35,000 child soldiers, some as young as seven years of age, which my delegation finds very distressing.”

    1998-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3896 (1998) · source

  7. “It is our hope that the results of these deliberations will encourage, in particular, the demand for the implementation and monitoring of the demobilization and rehabilitation of child soldiers and for measures for mine-clearance. In this context, my delegation recognizes Mr. Olara Otunnu, whose outstanding qualifications and experience fit him well to serve as the first Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict. My delegation wishes him the best of success in carrying out his mandate. We welcome the measures that he has proposed today, and will recommend them to our Government for its support. None of us here is likely to forget any of the more significant global conflicts and the atrocities committed against innocent civilians, in particular women, children and the elderly.”

    1998-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3896 (1998) · source

  8. “My delegation associates itself with the condolences expressed by the Organization of African Unity on the tragic and untimely deaths that occurred over the weekend. In the midst of the interest and grave concern that is being expressed about children affected by armed conflict and that has occasioned this open meeting of the Security Council, my delegation is pleased, Mr. President, that these deliberations are being carried out under your enlightened leadership. We trust that this timely meeting will challenge participants, and the entire international community, and will heighten their awareness of the plight of children in armed conflicts.”

    1998-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3896 (1998) · source