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lines on the record: 64
first: 2001-01-16
most recent: 2002-11-21
sittings or episodes: 10
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“It must be emphasised, however, that meeting deadlines for weapons disposal will not happen automatically. It will require energy and the firm commitment of all the parties and the continued active engagement of the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville in facilitating the peace process. While we as a subregion remain committed to supporting the Peace Monitoring Group until the peace process is firmly established, it is in the interest of all of us to move forward as quickly as possible and to see the process become increasingly autonomous as it draws to a successful conclusion. Against that background, the Pacific Islands Forum Group supports the extension of the UNPOB mandate for whatever period is required.”
2002-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4647 (2002) · source
“They include the Governments of Japan and the United Kingdom, the European Union, the United Nations Development Programme, churches, non-governmental organizations, the Red Cross and Doctors Without Frontiers. Here in New York, the efforts of many, including the members of the Security Council, the Secretary-General and UNPOV, are providing the necessary catalytic role in managing the dialogue process among all affected parties. Although the proposed timetable set out in the Papua New Guinea Government's August 2002 aide- memoire has slowed somewhat, we very much hope that stage II of the weapons disposal can be completed as now planned, by 24 December. There is also a good prospect that stage III of the weapons disposal can be completed by the middle of 2003, thus paving the way for elections for an autonomous Bougainville government.”
2002-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4647 (2002) · source
“It therefore gives me pleasure to learn from the Secretary-General and our Papua New Guinean colleague, Ambassador Robert Aisi, that positive progress has been made on the three principal fronts: peace and reconciliation, arms disposal and constitutional reforms. It is also heartening to learn that regional and international friends and agencies, including the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville (UNPOV), headed by Ambassador Noel Sinclair, are working diligently to consolidate peace. We recognize the involvement of other Governments and international non-governmental organizations, organizations and agencies in providing assistance to peace-building, reconciliation, restoration and other sectoral development assistance to Bougainville.”
2002-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4647 (2002) · source
“Consecutive Governments in Papua New Guinea have given the highest priority and greatest attention to this issue, including the current Government of Prime Minister The Right Honourable Sir Michael Somare. The Security Council is well aware that our subregion has played a significant role in supporting Papua New Guinea through our own regional initiative of a Peace Monitoring Group on Bougainville. We are all determined to see the successful conclusion of the current peace process, which shows all positive signs of success. As the Council is well aware, through the efforts and resources of the Governments of Australia and New Zealand, and ably supported by the Kingdom of Tonga and Solomon Islands - in the early stages - and Vanuatu and my own country, Fiji, we mounted and have continued the regional Peace Monitoring Group efforts.”
2002-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4647 (2002) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for giving me the opportunity to speak at this meeting on the very important issue of the Bougainville peace process in Papua New Guinea. I make this statement on behalf of the members of the Pacific Islands Forum that are Members of the United Nations, including Australia, Kiribati, the Republic of Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and my own country, Fiji. This issue has been on the agenda of the Security Council since 1999 but has, of course, affected one of our neighbouring countries, Papua New Guinea, for a much longer time.”
2002-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4647 (2002) · source
“In this respect, we welcome the recruitment of stability and development advisors to act as mentors in the transfer of skills to the Government. We encourage UNMISET to maintain its focus on the development of a self-reliant civil service. Secondly, positive efforts in building on human rights institutions in Timor-Leste are generating international confidence in the Government's work. We note progress made in the work of the Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation, and in the parallel innovative concept of a community reconciliation process. The more stable security situation, the growing number of indictments issued by the Serious Crimes Unit, the non-violence training in police units and the awareness programmes on gender and HIV/AIDS are timely responses to the multiple vulnerabilities facing Timor-Leste.”
2002-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4646 (2002) · source
“In addition to Timor- Leste's participation in meetings of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the third Summit of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), we also note Timor-Leste's special observer status, with equivalent rights of an observer, in the 33rd Pacific Islands Forum, held also in Fiji this year, as reported in United Nations document A/57/331. We urge United Nations entities system- wide, Bretton Woods institutions, civil society and organizations to build on that Government's bilateral and multilateral efforts to promote sustainable development. We now want to highlight two areas in the Secretary-General's report that require continued international assistance. We recognize that development of the public administration is significant for good governance.”
2002-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4646 (2002) · source
“The Secretary-General's report also serves as an opportunity for Timor-Leste to chart its own course of development away from poverty, and our Group endorses the Secretary-General's recommendations for continued engagement towards this goal. For its part, the activities of the Timor-Leste Government in making laws and in building national institutions and international networks are significant achievements. They are also evidence of its growing integrity and deep commitment to working with the United Nations Support Mission.”
2002-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4646 (2002) · source
“We are pleased to see the Mission adhering closely to the agreed downsizing phases and timetable, neither faster nor slower, and we are very hopeful that goodwill from all parties will ensure a final withdrawal under phase 4 in June 2004. We welcome the positive developments that have taken place since the independence of, and transition of governance to, T imor-Leste. The fragility of the country's nascent institutions in the sectors of justice, internal security and law enforcement, external security and border control and development constitutes an uphill challenge. As can be expected, its first Human Development Report shows poor indicators on poverty, literacy and life expectancy, and it confirms Timor-Leste as the poorest nation in Asia in terms of financial and human development.”
2002-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4646 (2002) · source
“The subject of Timor-Leste is close to our members owing to its affinity and proximity to our region. We are aware of the fact that the future sustainability and stability of Timor-Leste has a significant bearing on our own subregional and wider regional good-neighbourly relations, security and stability. It is at least for those reasons that several PIF members have taken active roles in both the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) and the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET). The Pacific Islands Forum group wishes to thank the Secretary-General and his Special Representative for a candid account of the UNMISET targets that have been met, some beyond projections, but some goals are still outstanding.”
2002-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4646 (2002) · source
“It is a pleasure for us to have Ambassador Kamalesh Sharma amidst us, and we thank him most sincerely for the very comprehensive report he has presented to the Council. In all previous meetings of the Security Council on East Timor, we had leaders from Dili, but it is now a great pleasure for us to see post-independence Timor- Leste represented by the Permanent Representative, Ambassador Guterres in the Council today. Mr. President, I requested the floor to contribute to this debate on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) members in New York: Australia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and my own country, Fiji, as well as Kiribati and Palau.”
2002-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4646 (2002) · source
“In that connection, we note with satisfaction the Secretary-General's commitment to set concrete targets for the appointment of women as Special Representatives and Special Envoys in order to promote peacekeeping, preventive diplomacy, peace- building and peacemaking. The experience in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations since July 2001 is that the full value of a database of gender specialists database depends on the practical support of Member States.”
2002-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635 (2002) · source
“With appropriate interventions, equitable social relations in post-conflict societies that are conducive to peace-building and to conflict prevention may finally materialize. We welcome the Secretary-General's recommendations under this item, and we support his annual review with regard to resolution 1325 (2000) as an opportunity to profile and build on the positive initiatives and results of women's involvement in peace and security processes. Through that process, we hope to see positive and constructive progress in implementing the important recommendations in the Secretary-General's current report (S/2002/ 1154). For its part, the United Nations needs to realize its own goals for the advancement of the status of women in the United Nations system and thus to lead by example.”
2002-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635 (2002) · source
“Similarly, women in Fiji and in the Solomon Islands have played their traditional roles as peacemakers during times of crises in their respective countries. Regionally, a growing network of women's groups and of informal activities is supporting peace efforts in our region. Our group appreciates the current need to transfer those informal activities to the formal arena of peace- building, negotiation and decision-making in conflict prevention, in early-warning mechanisms and in peace processes. Only then can changes in gender roles at the micro level be accompanied by corresponding changes in political or organizational influence. The reported success in East Timor's nascent political and peace- building processes is encouraging, as is the political commitment of the international community to resolution 1325 (2000).”
2002-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635 (2002) · source
“As the landscape of conflict has shifted largely to intra-State settings, the psychological impact of conflict has been intensified by the perception of the State as the perpetrator, which renders it unable to defend or to protect its citizens. This new aspect of multilateralism, which has emerged in recent decades, demands appropriate interventions. Women in our region have a long history of active interest in sustainable peace, which continues today, as shown by the study, which documents well the successful intermediary role played by women during the conflict in Bougainville, one of the United Nations success stories in peace-building. In that connection, the peace initiatives of the Leitana Nehan Women's Development Agency were recognized by the 2000 United Nations Development Fund for Women's Millennium Peace Prize for Women.”
2002-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635 (2002) · source
“I have the honour to address the Council on this very important topic on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum group: Australia, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and my own country, Fiji, as well as Palau. The study on Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) and the relevant reports of the Secretary- General reinforce our experiences of the gender dimensions of conflict. In particular, they confirm facts about women and girls as the principal and most vulnerable victims of conflict, most notably sexual violence. They also make clear that we can no longer ignore the contributions of women and girls to all stages of conflict resolution, peacemaking, peacekeeping and reconstruction processes.”
2002-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4635 (2002) · source
“Much has been achieved over the past year in putting in place the legislative, regulatory and administrative framework for combating terrorism. The CTC, under the exemplary leadership of Ambassador Greenstock, can rightly take much credit for that. But there is no room for complacency; our efforts remain a work in progress. We in the Pacific recognize that there can be no standing still in the fight against terrorism. No region is truly pacific when it comes to the threat of terrorism. As we face the evolving challenge of terrorism, and as we work to implement the letter and the spirit of resolution 1373 (2001), the Security Council can be assured of the fullest support of the members of the Pacific Islands Forum group.”
2002-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618 (2002) · source
“Forum leaders have endorsed the establishment of an expert working group to coordinate the development of a regional framework to address terrorism and transnational crime, and have asked that the group report to the Forum's 2003 meeting and review regional implementation of resolution 1373 (2001) and the FATF special recommendations. Leaders also recognized that further urgent action was needed on the part of some members. Officials are working on a strategy to address these subjects. They are looking at, among other things, the vulnerability of banking and financial systems and transport infrastructure, particularly international airports. Forum island countries with a capacity to assist others recognize their special responsibilities in this regard.”
2002-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618 (2002) · source
“The fight against terrorism cannot be won with statements of intent. It needs concrete and practical cooperation, and it needs the continuous enhancement of capacity to take action. In our region we have focused both on practical cooperation and on capacity- building. The former takes place through a number of coordination and information-sharing mechanisms, including in relation to police and law enforcement, immigration and customs and weapons controls. Those efforts are continuing to be refined and developed. Capacity limitations present a major challenge to many of our members. Several are in dialogue with the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), and with Ambassador Ward in particular, but we are also looking at what more can be done regionally and bilaterally.”
2002-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618 (2002) · source
“Our resolve to continue doing so was embodied in the Nasonini Declaration on regional security, which our 16 leaders issued in August this year. The Declaration, which is being issued in document A/57/33l, affirmed our common commitment to cooperation on law enforcement, based on a strong legislative foundation, as a key element in addressing the threat of terrorism and transnational crime; it stressed our region's commitment to global counter-terrorism efforts, including through the implementation of resolution 1373 (2001) and the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) special recommendations, including associated reporting requirements; and it underlined the importance of introducing legislation and developing national strategies to combat serious crime, including terrorist financing and terrorism, money laundering, drug trafficking and the smuggling of and trafficking in people.”
2002-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618 (2002) · source
“My delegation warmly congratulates you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. It is my honour to address the Security Council on behalf of the group of countries members of the Pacific Islands Forum that maintain permanent missions in New York: Australia, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and my own country, Fiji. Since the last time a statement was made in the Security Council on the issue of terrorism by the States members of the Pacific Islands Forum group, we have continued to work individually and collectively to combat terrorism in our region.”
2002-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618 (2002) · source
“In carrying out its duties under that responsibility, the Security Council acts on our behalf - collectively - making this open meeting a critical discussion that will assist you in your task, Mr. President, of settling this difficult question expeditiously and amicably. Moreover, the Security Council's functions and powers, including those set out in Chapter VII, do not include amending treaties. To do that would violate established principles of international treaty law. Based on those considerations, Fiji cautions that granting the concessions contained in the draft resolutions would set a dangerous precedent, with drastic consequences, and most certainly would compromise the underlying principles and the integrity of both the ICC and the Security Council.”
2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We now celebrate relative world peace; we recognize where genocide aggression and crimes against humanity have occurred and where, hopefully, they have been averted; and we move forward the process of building peace and preventing conflict. We can achieve these goals with the United Nations as robust as it is today, more enlightened and positively invigorated to take the goals of the Organization and the Charter higher than when they were first espoused, over 50 years ago - even more so with the ICC on board. Under Article 24 of the Charter, the United Nations membership confers on the Security Council the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568Resumption1 (2002) · source
“As such, we definitely do not object to article 16 of the Rome Statute, which is concerned primarily with security threats or breaches, or acts of aggression under Chapter VII of the Charter. The emergence of the ICC at this juncture can only lend support to the emerging global vision to boost preventive diplomacy - or conflict prevention- peace-building and peacemaking. This shifting focus is a positive global step that is reflective of the mood of rapprochement at the end of the twentieth century. The deep scars of the world wars of that century created the need for international governance and peacekeeping by the United Nations.”
2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We did so with the full knowledge that the Statute permits States parties to repatriate their personnel serving in missions or operations abroad to be subjected to its national legal jurisdiction under the principle of complementarity set out in article 17. Fiji has, in fact, taken this course of action in a few recent cases. We are also confident that mischievous, malicious allegations or complaints will be screened by a majority decision of judges in the Court's Pre-Trial Chamber and in review in the Appellate Chamber. These mechanisms safeguard the integrity and the impartiality of the Court against politically motivated claims. It is for this reason that my Government ratified the Rome Statute. We do not see the ICC as a threat to international peace and security.”
2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Fiji congratulates the United Kingdom and you personally, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency, and we commend you for promptly convening this open debate. Fiji sees both peacekeeping and the International Criminal Court (ICC) as solid reinforcements of the Charter goal of maintaining international peace and security, for which the Security Council is the mandated organ. It is inconceivable that one stands to threaten the other. They must be nurtured and encouraged to grow together, rather than one undermining the other. Fiji has continued to contribute peacekeeping personnel since joining the United Nations some 30 years ago. Fiji was also the fifth Member State to have ratified the Rome Statute, which it did on 29 November 1999.”
2002-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4568Resumption1 (2002) · source
“His perseverance and outstanding leadership made UNTAET a true success story. We can be certain that the successor mission, UNMISET, although far smaller in scale, will take our collective mission to even greater heights under the capable command of His Excellency Ambassador Kamalesh Sharma, who takes up the post with Fiji's best wishes and total confidence.”
2002-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4522Resumption1 (2002) · source
“East Timor must remain on the United Nations agenda, notwithstanding other pressing global crisis situations. This position well accords with the United Nations goals of peacekeeping, peacemaking and conflict prevention, and with their requisite paradigm. In that light, we are pleased to note that the key areas of focus for UNMISET will be stability, democracy and justice; internal security and law enforcement; and external security and border control. Periodic reports from UNMISET will keep the United Nations apprised as to how the successor mission is supporting the independent Government of East Timor. That can help the United Nations to better gauge how the weak areas are responding to rehabilitation, support strategies or interventions. Last but not least, we must give credit to Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello.”
2002-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4522Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The Secretary-General has detailed other specific areas of need where multilateral, bilateral, inter-agency and private partnerships will continue to be in high demand if East Timor is to sustain its accomplishments. On that note, Fiji joins the long list of those voicing support for the Secretary-General's proposals and for authorizing the establishment of the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) for an initial period of two years. We do not wish to foreclose any future need to extend that time frame, should the mission fall below post- independence development goals and targets. Fiji is of the firm View that supporting hands are indispensable to an infant taking its first steps. The United Nations must continue to guard its partnership in this success story.”
2002-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4522Resumption1 (2002) · source
“With the International Criminal Court now a reality, East Timor will draw its substantive law provisions and regulations principally from the Court's statute to deal with the serious crimes and atrocities that occurred in East Timor after the referendum. The success of this initiative depends on an effective and able criminal justice system, an area that is really handicapped. The institutions and judicial complement need strengthening - in particular the Dili District Court, which has exclusive jurisdiction over these serious crimes. The justice system is therefore our proper area of focus for strategic intervention to enhance local and international confidence in it.”
2002-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4522Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The increased numbers of refugees returning from West Timor recently signal growing confidence in this and other developing national processes. Mindful of the huge gaps in the status of the security framework in East Timor, we are heartened by her courageous step this week in hosting a trilateral police meeting on regional security with Australia and Indonesia. Common concerns over human trafficking, drug smuggling and other cross-border crimes led to an agreement to further trilateral police cooperation. Having noted some random developments in East Timor, we balance our observation with a realistic appreciation of the major areas of need come 20 May and the end of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET).”
2002-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4522Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We look forward to the finalization of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework for East Timor in May. This framework can synthesise national development goals with the forms of assistance that are available from the United Nations system. We can be confident that such optimal matching of goals with resources will accelerate the necessary economic, financial and fiscal recovery, which the Secretary-General has highlighted as crucial for the delivery of services by the national institutions. New energy clearly emanates from the work of the Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation, which is consulting on its mandate with the community - including former political prisoners - over its various tasks to bring justice to the aggrieved and to prevent future human rights violations.”
2002-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4522Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Both presidential candidates deserve praise for the mood of unity they displayed at the start of the polls, which must have generated optimism and goodwill in the voters and in the election process. The commencement of the joint reconnaissance this week along the West Timor border marks growing cooperation between all parties. This gives us hope that common land borders will be fully delineated by the end of the transition period, as was envisaged in the drawdown plan. We agree that infrastructure rehabilitation must take place in parallel with community development initiatives. The promotion of human rights, the protection of the environment and the advancement of women are three important pillars in this national development. These are also key targets of the Millennium Development Goals.”
2002-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4522Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Despite visible gaps in the new nation's development roadmap, which are set out in the report of the Secretary-General, Fiji acknowledges the spirit of cooperation and maturity in her people. These attitudes and the determination of the East Timorese people have helped the United Nations facilitate a transitional administration. The promulgation of the constitution in March 2002 has set the foundation for governance of East Timor when it gains independence in May 2002. Another critical task for the fledgling nation has been the conduct of the presidential elections. This historic event recorded a very high voter turnout, was incident- free, and was ably managed and conducted by an experienced Independent Electoral Commission.”
2002-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4522Resumption1 (2002) · source
“In welcoming the newest democracy to the fold, Fiji will be sending our Minister and our Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs to join the people of East Timor in celebrating their history. This debate must welcome the achievements in East Timor to enable the Security Council to better focus on remaining challenges before it and before the United Nations system. Today we witness a nation that has been rebuilt in record time. Two and a half years is an unimaginable time frame for a nation so devastated to gain the wisdom that would help it to reverse track and move solidly towards democracy and towards observance of the rule of law and human rights standards.”
2002-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4522Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We congratulate the Russian Federation on taking up the Security Council presidency this month, and we thank you for this opportunity to make a short statement. Had we spoken on Friday, we would have had a chance to personally thank and welcome Chief Minister Alkatiri at this meeting and also to congratulate Mr. Xanana Gusmao, President-elect of East Timor. Nevertheless, I am sure the message will be conveyed to both of them. It is a fitting tribute to East Timor that her first democratically elected President takes up this revered calling with a landslide victory. The May 20 Independence Day will showcase the new President and the success stories of an independent and democratic East Timor.”
2002-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4522Resumption1 (2002) · source
“This transition is predicated on a viable capital programme. Other related concerns that will sustain post- independence East Timor are equally dependent on benevolent international and bilateral donations. In this regard, we are very hopeful that an outpouring of goodwill will in time bring a fitting closure to UNTAET's mandate. We also look forward to the celebrations on 20 May 2002, and we anxiously await the welcoming of East Timor into the fold of the United Nations, thus increasing the number of Member States from 189 to 190.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462Resumption1 (2002) · source
“All parties have been alerted to the downside of UNTAET's drawdown and ultimate withdrawal. In anticipation of this event, we therefore encourage the Constituent Assembly, in conjunction with UNTAET, to continue with measures that would cushion the impact on the local economy. Although security is largely at hand, much depends on the border delimitation issue to be determined by the respective Governments of East Timor and Indonesia. Capital investment is also critical in order to develop the full capacity of the East Timor Defence Force and, similarly, for the certification targets of the East Timor Police Service. Until both the Defence Force and the Police Service show the capability to maintain security in East Timor, the UNTAET military and civilian police components should stay engaged.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462Resumption1 (2002) · source
“In this difficult transition period, we are particularly challenged by the preparatory work on building a gender component into the administration system prior to independence. In turn, we are hopeful that this will engender a more secure domestic environment than as reported with respect to women and children. We are pleased to see civil service recruitment reaching close to its target, a slow but steady development of the infrastructure and robust socio- economic progress, especially in the education sector. It is critical, however, that allocations in the United Nations core budget remain committed to support a specific number of civilian technical assistance posts. This would boost programmes for socio-economic development and poverty eradication.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462Resumption1 (2002) · source
“In this regard, my Government is pleased to be of service in this historic engagement, as well as in similar electoral engagements, such as the recent one in the Solomon Islands. Some remarkable advances made since October 2001 are detailed in the Secretary-General's report on the mandate of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET). Fiji is heartened by the building of a rapprochement between West and East Timor through the border reconciliation meetings between Indonesia and East Timor. As expected, the resulting positive effects on internal security have been reported by the Secretary-General. This increasingly welcome environment, coupled with some outstanding tasks for the new Assembly to resolve with the assistance of UNTAET, will encourage more refugee returns.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Its successes closely mirror those of similar peace-building initiatives in the Pacific, such as Bougainville, Solomon Islands, and, to some extent, my own country, Fiji. We hope that this wind of peace heralds more constructive engagements towards democratic governance in the region and beyond. Fiji's peacekeeping task in Suwai, bordering West and East Timor, has not been an easy one. While light is visible at the end of the tunnel, we will stay engaged as long as is necessary. We congratulate the Constituent Assembly and the people of East Timor on their plans for independence on 20 May 2002 and observe that the presidential elections scheduled for 14 April 2002 are on target. Fiji has been approached to provide one of the two international members of the Board of Commissioners for the April presidential elections.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Mr. President, my delegation is very pleased to see you preside over this very important meeting. We welcome you to New York. We also commend the dynamic leadership of Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello through whom the Security Council mandates have been accomplished to date. My delegation also wishes to recognize the contribution of Mr. Ramos-Horta, Senior Foreign Minister, for his role in the developments in East Timor leading to its independence on 20 May 2002. Fiji is closely following the progress of developments in East Timor. As a fledgling State of the wider Asia-Pacific region that has come out of years of struggle and conflict, we are truly proud of East Timor's achievements thus far.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We agree that the downsizing and phasing out of the peacekeeping force need to be based on the development of infrastructure and institutions. In this regard, we endorse the Secretary-General's entire set of recommendations for the successor mission and its core functions to be supplanted by the fledgling East Timor Government two years following independence.”
2001-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4403Resumption1 (2001) · source
“After going through such trauma, UNTAET has given the people of East Timor a feeling of security and hope in building new lives with some sense of purpose, hope for the future, enabling them to invest now for the benefit of generations to come. The least that the United Nations can do under the prevailing circumstances, having come thus far, is to provide them security and confidence with the presence of peacekeepers until the new Government has developed the capacity to fend for itself. Beyond this issue, the Secretary-General's assessment of the essential build-up work on the ground is well appreciated by my delegation. It also recognizes that a peaceful and composed environment is critical for the anticipated framework to succeed, which we all understand will happen only through peace-building and peacekeeping.”
2001-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4403Resumption1 (2001) · source
“This will also safeguard our credibility in the long term and make the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) an efficient and strategic operation. Much irreparable loss and waste befell East Timor prior to the peacekeeping engagement. United Nations resources have now been channelled to this democratization and peace-building exercise in its two years of operation. We reiterate that a premature withdrawal would expose East Timor to likely violence and armed conflict. This situation would undo the progress made and squander the substantial investment of the international community; and it is therefore to be avoided at all costs.”
2001-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4403Resumption1 (2001) · source
“It will most likely flounder in a withdrawal that lacks a strategy - more so as there are still outstanding issues under negotiation between the parties, including law enforcement, capacity-building of the police and security forces and developing the basic infrastructure that is vital for full autonomy. Although declining, the continuing militia activities pose some security and human rights concerns that must be addressed for the protection and safety of the population, both local and international. There is a need, therefore, for the continued presence of peacekeepers. Besides, much work remains to be accomplished in facilitating the return of thousands of refugees who are still in the Indonesian territories.”
2001-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4403Resumption1 (2001) · source
“We hail in particular the fact that women occupy 28 per cent of the Constituent Assembly, which positively reflects upon the results of the women, peace and security strategy of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000). The result is a significant step forward in East Timor's nation-building, in coming out of a conflict situation and along the difficult path of transition to political independence. We would be pleased to see consensus reached on the issue of maintaining a troop presence in East Timor for a number of reasons. Most importantly, the new- found peace in East Timor has yet to consolidate.”
2001-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4403Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Our intervention today is therefore based on our own observations in the field and on the report of the Secretary-General. East Timor is truly a success story for the United Nations, being the shortest peacekeeping engagement to have substantially achieved its mandate. Contrast that with the more protracted operations which have continued for years, but for which a peaceful resolution has remained elusive. The Secretary-General's latest report, on developments in East Timor over the past four months, is very promising and provides a realistic road map for ultimately achieving independence. Implicit in that report is the continuing need for peacekeeping. The successful outcome of the August elections is encouraging.”
2001-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4403Resumption1 (2001) · source
“May we commend you personally, Mr. Minister, for your presence here and your office for coordinating this open discussion on East Timor under your presidency of the Security Council. This topic is of great significance not only for my country, but also for the integrity of the United Nations. Before I proceed further, my delegation wishes to commend Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello for his continued contribution to the people of East Timor. We also welcome Chief Minister Mari Alkatiri among us today. As the Council knows, Fiji makes a modest contribution to the operation, with 194 military personnel maintaining peacekeeping duties along the East Timor border - and I am pleased to say that our troops serve with Irish troops as well as with New Zealand troops.”
2001-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4403Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Now more than ever, the United Nations is being called upon to provide military, civilian and infrastructural leverage in the rebuilding and rehabilitation of East Timor at a time when her needs are greatest, to ensure that peace is profoundly bolstered by sustainability, thereby affording her people genuine opportunities to work towards political, social, economic and cultural independence. Finally, Fiji would welcome future visiting missions to East Timor that would include representatives of troop-contributing countries, which will have greater beneficial effects as well as provide a boost to the morale of peacekeepers in the field.”
2001-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4265Resumption1 (2001) · source