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  1. “I am appealing to the Council to authorize a special mission to assess the regional dimension of the Somalia problem before the Council takes a definitive decision on the future of UNOSOM.”

    1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3447 (1994) · source

  2. “This needs to be taken into account in the Council's deliberations on the regional dimension of the conflict and the security arrangement which should be put in place as a safeguard against the possibility of an escalation of the conflict. As the casualty figures I have already mentioned clearly indicate, this situation should not be allowed to continue. Kenya's security system in the border area has been grossly overstretched and the costs have been heavy, particularly in view of the extensive area involved, the weak infrastructure and the devastated ecosystem due to the pressure of refugees. We appeal to the United Nations and the donor community to assist Kenya to cope with this burden, which should be shared by the international community.”

    1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3447 (1994) · source

  3. “In that regard, waiting a little longer to allow the establishment of a central authority in Somalia through the ongoing national reconciliation efforts appears the most logical way forward. Even then, UNOSOM would have to be phased out gradually to avoid a vacuum. Any escalation of the conflict after the departure of UNOSOM would definitely jeopardize humanitarian and rehabilitation efforts and trigger new waves of refugees, which the neighbouring countries could not cope with. Increased banditry in the border region could lead to more serious regional conflicts, which the Council should avoid at this stage. Kenya requests the Council to assist in the establishment of a border-monitoring system to reduce the insecurity and tension that now threaten the border region.”

    1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3447 (1994) · source

  4. “Two of the principal missions of the United Nations, namely, the maintenance of international peace and security and responding to humanitarian concerns, have yet to be accomplished in the case of Somalia. Kenya agrees fully with the view that the solution to the problem of Somalia lies with the leaders and people of Somalia. Nevertheless, the international community has an important role to play in ensuring that the people of Somalia and those of neighbouring regions enjoy peace and the comforts of life. Costs involved in UNOSOM operations have been staggering, but the value of lives saved in that country and the value of peace there far outweigh the costs so far incurred. The Council must take all necessary precautions and safeguards to ensure that there is no escalation of the conflict after UNOSOM's departure.”

    1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3447 (1994) · source

  5. “The time-frame which the Council has set for UNOSOM's mandate should be considered in a pragmatic manner, taking into account the complexity of the Somali conflict and the need to avoid the possibility that, in the words of the Secretary-General at paragraph 26, "following the withdrawal of UNOSOM, Somalia will plunge again into anarchy and chaos, the responsibility for which will rest squarely on the shoulders of its leaders." (S/1994/1166, para.26) While we agree that the Somali leaders are squarely responsible for the continued interfactional fighting and the destruction of the Somali State, apportioning blame is not enough. The international community has the responsibility to persevere in the search for a peaceful solution in Somalia, as it is doing in other conflicts elsewhere in the world.”

    1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3447 (1994) · source

  6. “Kenya, in cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), has been involved in the programme for facilitating the return of refugees to Somalia. The country still has a balance of about 250,000 refugees who are yet to be returned and resettled in Somalia. UNOSOM has been instrumental in providing the necessary stabilizing factor that has enabled this process to continue. In addition, it is important that the humanitarian rehabilitation and reconstruction processes be continued and expanded to ensure the resettlement of the 500,000 refugees and 400,000 displaced persons, as highlighted in paragraph 11 of the Secretary-General's report (S/1994/1166).”

    1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3447 (1994) · source

  7. “Since 1992, Kenya has lost about 1,000 of its civilian population and 87 members of its security personnel in more than a total of 12,634 banditry incidents directly associated with the spill-over of the conflict in Somalia. The loss of livestock and property has been extensive: 30,470 head of cattle, 27,706 goats and 10,609 sheep have so far been lost to the Somali bandits. This clearly underscores the regional dimension of the Somali conflict as a serious threat to Kenya's security and to the economic system in the border region. My country has on occasion made strong appeals to the Secretary-General to deploy UNOSOM troops for border patrols alongside Kenyan security personnel to minimize these incidents of border violations, but so far we have received no tangible response from UNOSOM.”

    1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3447 (1994) · source

  8. “In the report of the Secretary-General under consideration as well as in his previous reports, the regional dimension of the Somalia conflict has not been given the attention it deserves. The neighbouring countries, including my own, have shouldered the heavy burden arising out of the Somalia conflict. My Government would like this important concern to be given adequate consideration by the Council as it discusses the future of UNOSOM. As stated earlier, at the peak of the crisis neighbouring countries hosted at least 2 million Somali refugees. My country alone hosted about 750,000 of those refugees. Along with the influx of refugees was widespread infiltration of armed bandits and dangerous weapons into the neighbouring countries, resulting in serious destabilization of the border region.”

    1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3447 (1994) · source

  9. “It is imperative that the Council take cognizance of this important achievement while deliberating on the future of UNOSOM and of the United Nations in Somalia. UNOSOM provided a stabilizing environment that made possible the delivery of humanitarian assistance and the rehabilitation of some essential infrastructure, and, more important, secured the main air and seaports as well as the major roads for humanitarian activities. It also helped to scale down considerably the factional conflicts after the Addis Ababa agreement. We commend UNOSOM, the humanitarian agencies and the non-governmental agencies for their contribution in Somalia. We pay tribute to the peace-keepers and the humanitarian personnel - all these people who lost their lives in Somalia in the service of humanity.”

    1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3447 (1994) · source

  10. “It is approximately three years since the Security Council decided to deploy the United Nations Operation in Somalia - UNOSOM I, which later was succeeded by UNOSOM II. Since then we have gone through periods of frustration, expectation, disappointment and hope. The most disturbing experience was the first phase of the Somalia conflict, which was a combination of civil war and severe famine. Those two disasters left about half a million dead, and about 2 million people were pushed into the neighbouring countries as refugees - not to mention the thousands who were displaced in Somalia itself. Though belatedly, UNOSOM, non-governmental organizations and donor agencies intervened in the face of the most complex odds, but nevertheless succeeded in containing and eventually substantially scaling down the humanitarian disaster.”

    1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3447 (1994) · source

  11. “First of all, Madam President, I wish to thank you for allowing me to make a contribution to the Council's debate on the situation in Somalia. I also wish to congratulate you and your great country, the United States of America, on your assumption of the presidency for the month of November 1994. May I also take this opportunity to congratulate your predecessor, Sir David Hannay, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, on his successful presidency during the month of October 1994. Kenya, being a neighbour of Somalia, with which it shares a boundary of 800 kilometres and the same ethnic population in the border area, cannot but take great interest in the situation in Somalia, which is the agenda item before the Council today.”

    1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3447 (1994) · source