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1. “We have seen signs of emerging Council unity during intensive discussions here and in capitals, involving the highest levels of our respective Governments. We have also seen clear signs that Iraq is reverting to form. We have seen Iraq invite inspectors to return without conditions, and then immediately place conditions. We have seen requests for clarity from the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on practical arrangements met by Iraqi obfuscation and multiple answers, which in fact avoid answering at all. Not surprisingly, in the first test of the so-called new Iraqi cooperation, Iraq has shown that it hopes to return to the word games, ephemeral commitments and misdirection of the past, while continuing to develop the world's deadliest weapons.”

   2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source

2. “The world's united response to aggression by Iraq in 1990 and 1991, expressed through a series of unique, ground-breaking Security Council resolutions, brought the world body closest to the visions of its founders. The Council's requirements were far reaching, commensurate with both the threat and the Council's determination that Iraq never again possess the means to threaten and even destroy its neighbours. In the ensuing decade, however, Iraq's failure to implement this body's peace terms became for the United Nations a question of enormous significance. The challenge now is whether the United Nations can perform the function its founders envisaged. We very much hope the answer will be, "Yes". The five weeks since the President came to the United Nations to discuss the threat posed by Iraq have passed quickly.”

   2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source

3. “There can be no more business as usual or toothless resolutions that Iraq will continue to ignore. Our intent is that the Council should meet the challenge and stand firm, resolute and united in adopting a draft resolution that holds Iraq to its commitments, lays out clearly what Iraq must do to comply and states that there will be consequences if Iraq refuses to do so. We expect the Council to act, and when the Council adopts a draft resolution that sends a clear and united message to Iraq that it must fulfil its obligations, Iraq will have a choice. It will have to decide whether to take this last chance to comply. We hope that it will choose to comply. If it does not, we will seek compliance and disarmament by other means. This is not an easy issue for any of us on the Council.”

   2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source

4. “The Security Council is not the only international body that has focused on the behaviour of the Iraqi regime. Last year, a year when the United States was not a member, the Commission on Human Rights, based in Geneva, adopted resolution 2001/14, which strongly condemns the "systematic, widespread and extremely grave violations of human rights and international humanitarian law by the Government of Iraq, resulting in an all-pervasive repression and oppression sustained by broad-based discrimination and widespread terror". Today, exactly five weeks after the President spoke, we meet for the first time to publicly discuss the message that the Security Council will send to Iraq and to its leader, Saddam Hussein. Our view of that message has been clear from 12 September.”

   2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source

5. “As President Bush noted yesterday when signing the Congressional resolution on Iraq, at that time Iraq was given 15 days to fully disclose its weapons of mass destruction. The Baghdad regime has defied this obligation for 4,199 days. The Security Council also demanded, 11 years ago, that Iraq return all prisoners from Kuwait and other lands and renounce all involvement with terrorism. Iraq agreed to these demands and more at the time, and these are commitments with which Iraq must comply. The Council has tried in every way to bring Iraq to peaceful fulfilment of the Gulf war ceasefire, yet the Iraqi regime has violated all of its obligations. As President Bush said earlier this month in Cincinnati, "the entire world has witnessed Iraq's 11-year history of defiance, deception and bad faith".”

   2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source

6. “The threat today is serious and unique, and it arises directly from the Iraqi regime's own actions: its history of aggression and brutality, its defiance of the international community and its drive towards an arsenal of terror and destruction. This is a regime that has invaded two of its neighbours and tried to annihilate one of them; a regime that has used chemical weapons on its neighbours and its very own citizens; a regime that has lied about its development of weapons of mass destruction; a regime that signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and then proceeded to develop a major nuclear weapons programme. Eleven years ago, as one of the conditions for ending the Persian Gulf war, the Security Council required the Iraqi regime to destroy its weapons of mass destruction and cease all development of such weapons.”

   2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source

7. “On 12 September, President George Bush outlined to the General Assembly the history of Iraq's defiance of Security Council resolutions, listed the steps that Iraq must take if it wants peace and stated that the United States would work with the Security Council to hold Iraq to account. President Bush's speech was a declaration of purpose, not a declaration of war. It put the United Nations in the spotlight and challenged the international community to restore the Security Council's relevance on this issue by confronting this threat to international peace and security and 11 years of failure by Iraq to accept the demands made of it after its invasion and destruction of Kuwait.”

   2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source

8. “Progress on these objectives is critical to restoring trust and confidence between the two sides. A common front, exemplified by the Quartet and those that support its efforts, can make a real difference in resolving the Israeli- Palestinian conflict. I call on all members of the international community to support and encourage steps on the ground that will contribute concretely and objectively to meeting these objectives. We will not support the adoption of a one-sided text that fails to recognize that this conflict has two sides, that fails to condemn acts of terror and the groups that perpetrate them and that fails to call for the dismantling of the networks that threaten all the people of the Middle East, both Arab and Israeli.”

   2002-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4614 (2002) · source

9. “The further destruction by Israel of the Palestinian Authority's remaining civilian and security infrastructure will not improve Israel's security situation; on the contrary, it will only set back further the prospects for implementing the reforms necessary to ensure real improvements in the Palestinian Authority's security performance. It is also likely to have serious negative consequences for political stability in the West Bank and Gaza, and therefore for the prospects of resuming the political process. The United States objectives are clear: ending terrorism, promoting Palestinian civil reform, restoring active security cooperation, alleviating the humanitarian situation inside Palestinian areas and working towards a resumption of a political dialogue that leads to a lasting peace.”

   2002-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4614 (2002) · source

10. “We encourage others to join us in condemning these acts of terror in the strongest possible terms. The United States is intensively engaged in efforts to calm the situation in the Middle East. Israel's recent actions in the Ramallah Muqata'a are not helpful, either in achieving a lasting end to violence or in promoting vital reforms. The United States has made this clear at the highest levels of the Israeli Government. It is essential that Israel consider carefully the consequences of its actions and avoid further measures that escalate rather than reduce tension and violence.”

    2002-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4614 (2002) · source

11. “The Quartet deplored and condemned morally repugnant violence and terror. Palestinian extremists reacted immediately to the Quartet's efforts with more devastating acts of terror: Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad competed in their claims of responsibility for two suicide bombing attacks in Israel on 18 and 19 September 2002. The second, in Tel Aviv, killed six Israelis and one Scottish national on a civilian bus. Sixty people were injured, many of whom were mutilated by the blast. Nearly all Security Council members condemned these attacks publicly, and privately within the Security Council consultations room. Most of the Governments represented in this Chamber have also made timely statements condemning these attacks and the groups that continue to perpetrate them.”

    2002-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4614 (2002) · source

12. “That statement described some of the concrete, practical and forward-looking steps Quartet members, including United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov, European Union High Representative Solana and Secretary of State Powell, are taking with the parties to end violence and to advance political negotiations aimed at realizing President Bush's vision of two States, Israel and an independent, viable and democratic Palestine, living side by side in peace and security. The parties and key regional Arab States also participated in the Quartet meetings, which contributed to restoring confidence and trust in the Middle East. The Quartet meeting coincided with what appeared to be a terrorist bombing at a Palestinian school near Hebron that wounded five Palestinian children.”

    2002-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4614 (2002) · source

13. “Last Friday morning, the Security Council members gathered in this Chamber for a briefing by the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process to brief us on the recent meeting of the Quartet at United Nations Headquarters last week. Members of the Council expressed their support for the statement issued by the Quartet on 17 September 2002.”

    2002-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4614 (2002) · source

14. “The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1433 (2002). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 5.20 p.m.”

    2002-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4604 (2002) · source

15. “Members have before them the report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council on Angola, document S/2002/834. Members of the Council also have before them document S/2002/936, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by a show of hands. In favour: Bulgaria, Cameroon, China, Colombia, France, Guinea, Ireland, Mauritius, Mexico, Norway, Russian Federation, Singapore, Syrian Arab Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President: There were 15 votes in favour.”

    2002-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4604 (2002) · source

16. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Angola, 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. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Gaspar Martins (Angola) took a seat at the Council table. The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations.”

    2002-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4604 (2002) · source

17. “It is my understanding that the Security Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution (5/2002/922) before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Bulgaria, Cameroon, China, Colombia, France, Guinea, Ireland, Mauritius, Mexico, Norway, Russian Federation, Singapore, Syrian Arab Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President: There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1431 (2002). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 11.10 a.m.”

    2002-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4601 (2002) · source

18. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/2002/922, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. I should also like to draw the attention of the members of the Council to the following documents: S/2002/847, letter dated 26 July 2002 from the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR); S/2002/842, letter dated 26 July 2002 from Rwanda; and a letter dated 8 August 2002 from the President of the ICTR, which will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/2002/923.”

    2002-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4601 (2002) · source

19. “Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by Show ofhands. Infavour: Bulgaria, Cameroon, China, Colombia, France, Guinea, Ireland, Mauritius, Mexico, Norway, Russian Federation, Singapore, Syrian Arab Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President: There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1430 (2002). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 11.05 am.”

    2002-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4600 (2002) · source

20. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members have before them the report of the Secretary-General on Ethiopia and Eritrea, document S/2002/744. I should like to draw attention to two letters dated 5 July 2002 and 29 July 2002, respectively, from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council, contained in documents S/2002/732 and 8/2002/853. Members of the Council also have before them document S/2002/924, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution.”

    2002-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4600 (2002) · source

21. “There are no further speakers inscribed on my list for this portion of the meeting this morning. The Security Council will continue the consideration of this item on its agenda following the adjournment of the open meeting, whereupon we will enter into a private meeting. But before adjourning this portion of the meeting, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his presence in having joined us this morning. The meeting rose at 11.35 am.”

    2002-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4596 (2002) · source

22. “Members of the Council want to understand fully the provisions of the Agreement and the intentions of the parties to ensure that all those who will play a role in making the Agreement work understand their responsibilities and obligations. Implementation will be a difficult and complicated task that will require unswerving commitment by the parties and by the international community. Having said that by way of introduction, I shall now give the floor to the Secretary-General.”

    2002-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4596 (2002) · source

23. “The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. I would like to extend a warm welcome to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, and to thank our special guests for having come so far at such short notice. They have shown great statesmanship by signing an Agreement that represents an important step towards ending a war that that has cost countless lives and produced immeasurable suffering. With the help of South African President Mbeki, the signatory heads of State have for the first time met to pledge to bring this difficult chapter in their history to a close. They should be applauded. The Agreement signed in Pretoria on 30 July provides a real opportunity for progress.”

    2002-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4596 (2002) · source

24. “At the invitation of the President, Ms. Dlamini Zuma (South Africa) took a seat at the Council table. The President: On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. Leonard She Okitundu, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At the invitation of the President, Mr. She Okitundu (Democratic Republic of the Congo) took a seat at the Council table. The President: On behalf of the Council, I also extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. Patrick Mazimpaka, Special Envoy of the President of Rwanda on the Great Lakes Region. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Mazimpaka (Rwanda) took a seat at the Council table. The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”

    2002-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4596 (2002) · source

25. “The situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo The President: I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and South Africa, in which they request 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 those representatives 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. On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to Her Excellency Ms. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Minister for Foreign Affairs of South Africa.”

    2002-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4596 (2002) · source

26. “As this is the first open meeting of the Security Council for the month of August, I should like to take the opportunity to pay tribute, on behalf of the Council, to His Excellency Sir Jeremy Greenstock, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, for his service as President of the Security Council for the month of July 2002. I am sure I speak for all members of the Council in expressing deep appreciation to Ambassador Greenstock for the great diplomatic skill with which he conducted the Council's business last month. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted.”

    2002-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4596 (2002) · source

27. “We encourage DPKO to further expand the number of women as peacekeepers, civilian police and civilian members of peacekeeping missions. Women also have a valuable role to play in conflict prevention and peacemaking. In that regard I would like to recall the instrumental contribution of the Mano River Union Women's Peace Network to generating a dialogue among the leaders of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. We all should seek the assistance of women's groups and other non- governmental organizations who contribute to so-called track two negotiations around the world. Thank you again, Mr. President, for convening this discussion. I look forward to hearing the further comments and insights of our other colleagues.”

    2002-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4589Resumption1 (2002) · source

28. “Several examples illustrate the need to expand the participation of women in peace operations. The concern that United Nations employees may have been involved in the sexual exploitation of women in West Africa is a reminder that there should be a large number of women in peacekeeping missions and other United Nations efforts. This applies not only to West Africa, but also to Bosnia and other United Nations missions. The United Nations zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation by United Nations employees is the right way forward, and we encourage further efforts to ensure all United Nations employees are aware of the policy and that violators are punished. Not only can female peacekeepers bring a heightened awareness of the special risks of women in conflict, but women often find it easier to express concerns to other women.”

    2002-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4589Resumption1 (2002) · source

29. “We commend the commitment of Under-Secretary Guehenno to improving the gender awareness of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) to that need. Although I know the Secretary-General and the Secretariat have worked to improve gender awareness in the United Nations, there remains work to be done. As we look at peacekeeping, peacemaking and post- conflict peace-building, the Security Council, as well as regional and subregional actors, needs a systematic means of integrating women as planners, implementers and beneficiaries of our collective efforts. The Secretariat should expand the number of women appointed to positions at all levels, including high-level envoys, as well as human rights investigators and monitors. Sustainable peace requires the involvement of women as well as men.”

    2002-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4589Resumption1 (2002) · source

30. “As I said last night, we must be mindful of the responsibility of each and every United Nations Member State to cease providing safe haven for Palestinian groups that finance, plan, support or commit terrorist acts. Returning to the subject at hand, since resolution 1325 (2000) was adopted, the United Nations Secretariat and United Nations peacekeeping missions have made changes to take better account of gender concerns. We support these changes but agree that more progress can and should be made. Although we know women are more likely to suffer in times of conflict, this does not mean we should view them merely as victims. We agree that there remains a lack of awareness on the part of policy and decision makers that war affects men and women differently and that women and men bring different perspectives to the peace process.”

    2002-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4589Resumption1 (2002) · source

31. “When the men and boys go off to fight, the women struggle to care for family members left behind and to find ways to provide for their basic necessities. For all these reasons, much of our crisis response activity is geared toward meeting the needs of female victims of conflict, and we make a point of involving the women who are on the receiving end of our assistance in the shaping and carrying out of our relief programmes." It is clear that in any conflict, women on both sides are vulnerable. It is regrettable that my Syrian colleague has again used the Security Council to raise the impact of the conflict in the Middle East on Palestinian women, without acknowledging the impact of that conflict -in particular, dozens of homicide bombings that have taken place in the past year - on the women of Israel.”

    2002-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4589Resumption1 (2002) · source

32. “The United States Government is fully committed both to working to respond to the needs of women in times of conflict and to supporting the role that women play as planners, implementers and beneficiaries of peace processes. Indeed, President Bush has stated that fostering respect for women is an imperative of United States foreign policy, among goals that are "grounded in the non-negotiable demands of human dignity and reflect universal human values." On the specific question of women and conflict, Secretary of State, Colin Powell, in a speech delivered on 8 March of this year, International Women's Day, called women the most vulnerable group when conflict erupts and social structures break down. He then said, "In societies torn by violence, maternal and infant mortality rates skyrocket.”

    2002-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4589Resumption1 (2002) · source

33. “We welcome this discussion on conflict, peacekeeping and gender. We thank Under-Secretary-General Guehenno for his presentation, and we thank Angela King, the Special Advisor on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women, and Noeleen Heyzer, the Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), for their efforts to increase women's participation in conflict prevention, conflict resolution, peacekeeping and peace-building. As the Security Council stated in resolution 1325 (2000), "Civilians, particularly women and children, account for the vast majority of those adversely affected by armed conflict." But they also play an essential role in the prevention and resolution of conflicts.”

    2002-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4589Resumption1 (2002) · source

34. “We share the view expressed here this evening by other delegations that resolutions and statements already adopted by the Security Council form a more than adequate basis to guide efforts to achieve a negotiated solution to the Middle East question. We believe that the international community's focus at this time should be on constructive diplomatic efforts, working directly with the two parties on the ground to realize the two-State solution that we all seek.”

    2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source

35. “As we move forward on civil and security reform, Israeli steps, such as easing closures and releasing frozen tax revenues, in addition to facilitating movement of humanitarian goods and services, will be critical to creating an environment in which progress is possible. The Security Council has provided clear direction regarding the road ahead to an Israeli-Palestinian settlement, most notably in resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) and 1397 (2002). It has called unambiguously for a cessation of all acts of violence. It has welcomed the efforts of the "quartet" and has endorsed two joint statements by the "quartet" members.”

    2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source

36. “The International Task Force is working to develop a comprehensive plan for civil reform. We look forward to its next meeting in late August. We are extremely concerned about the dire humanitarian situation faced by the Palestinians. The United States has contributed more than $180 million in assistance this year through the United States Agency for International Development and through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Movement on civil reform and security would allow the international donor community to do even more. Israel has an important role to play in taking steps to facilitate access for humanitarian relief. We are also urging Israel to take steps to try to restore economic activity in the Palestinian areas.”

    2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source

37. “We are currently working hard to advance the plans of action on Palestinian civil reform and security, to address the critical humanitarian situation in Palestinian areas, and to restore a political dialogue. Our meeting, last week, with the "quartet" and Arab Foreign Ministers were very useful in this regard. We will continue to consult closely with the parties, the "quartet" and Arab leaders regarding how best to move forward. Both sides need to work to end violence and terrorist attacks. The United States is leading efforts, with the active involvement of key Arab States, to restructure Palestinian security services and restore security cooperation. Regarding Palestinian civil reform, we have welcomed and encouraged the already strong Palestinian support for reform, including the Palestinians' own 100-day reform programme.”

    2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source

38. “We call for immediate and full compliance with the Security Council's decision in resolution 1373 (2001) in that regard. The United States is concerned about some Israeli tactics and actions, including targeted killings and actions that endanger innocent civilians. We have urged Israel to consider the consequences of actions such as these. President Bush made clear that the heavy-handed action Israel took on 23 July did not serve the cause of peace. He further expressed his concern about the strike's toll on civilian lives. We have made his concerns known directly to the Israeli Government. I would like to review efforts currently under way by the United States, in partnership with the Secretary- General and others in the international community, to improve the situation.”

    2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source

39. “However, we must also address the actions of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and other Palestinian terrorist groups which seek to destroy the prospects for Palestinians achieving their goal of an independent State. Their attacks against Israeli civilians included two deadly attacks just last week. Those attacks are morally repugnant, and are rightfully of serious concern to the entire international community. We should question why they are not more often a focus of Council attention. We should also be mindful of the responsibility of each and every United Nations Member State, particularly those on the Security Council, to cease providing safe haven to Palestinian groups that, "finance, plan, support, or commit terrorist acts" (resolution 1373 (2001), para. 2).”

    2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source

40. “The United States believes that both Israelis and Palestinians must do all they can to end the violence in the Middle East and create an environment in which progress towards peace and security for all is possible. President Bush has set forth our goal of a future where two States, Israel and Palestine, live side by side in peace, within secure and recognized borders. The Security Council endorsed this vision in resolution 1397 (2002), which passed with nearly unanimous support earlier this year. And President Bush believes that with intensive effort on security and reform by all, this goal could be reached within three years. This meeting has been called to discuss the Israeli action of 23 July.”

    2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source

41. “Finally, I would again like to commend Special Representative Brahimi and his colleagues in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan for their dedication and their successes. They have helped to launch an extraordinary process in Afghanistan, and they deserve great credit for the good work that they have done.”

    2002-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4579 (2002) · source

42. “The reconstruction effort needs to strengthen and legitimize the Transitional Authority. Concurrently, we need to strengthen the Transitional Authority's capacity to absorb and administer assistance in a transparent manner. As we move from acute humanitarian crisis into the long-term project of reconstruction, the Transitional Authority, the United States and the international community are exploring ways to better prioritize and coordinate assistance. Last week, at meetings in Paris and Geneva, we discussed how better to coordinate international programmes. I might take this opportunity to note that the total amount of United States humanitarian assistance in the years 2001 and 2002 is more than $633 million.”

    2002-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4579 (2002) · source

43. “The Afghans must work together to prevent a recurrence of the recent violence in the north, and to end the tolerance for violence reflected in the shocking assassination of Vice-President Haji Abdul Qadir. The United States strongly support President Karzai's efforts to develop a national defence council encompassing all key ministries that will provide integrated national security leadership. The development of a comprehensive plan for the demobilization of regional militias and the absorption of some of those soldiers into a national army is a critical step. We applaud Japan's very positive contributions to establish a register for peace and a demobilization programme aimed at reducing regional militias. We continue to strongly support the efforts of United Nations agencies to provide humanitarian and reconstruction assistance.”

    2002-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4579 (2002) · source

44. “We very much appreciate the significant contribution made by Luxembourg, as well as Finland's pledge to that fund. In addition, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Bulgaria, Poland, the Republic of Korea, India and Romania are assisting the training effort with personnel, funding or equipment. But the efforts of the international community to train and equip a new army cannot stand alone. As the Security Council has said many times, the core solution to the Afghan security problem lies with the Afghans themselves. To that end, certain reforms are critical. The Transitional Authority must create a representative, multi-ethnic and apolitical Ministry of Defence and national army that work on behalf of all Afghans.”

    2002-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4579 (2002) · source

45. “To make concrete the vision of a stable Afghanistan, the United States has also focused on the challenges of building an accountable and effective security apparatus in that country, of fostering Afghanistan's internal governance and of providing humanitarian and development assistance. The backbone of Afghanistan's security apparatus must ultimately be the Afghan national army. We have more than 250 United States and French military trainers working closely with the Afghans to train the army. The first and second battalions are progressing through their basic training. The first battalion is about to graduate, next week, and the third battalion will begin training before the end of July. In that context, I would like to express our thanks to those States that have committed donations for the Afghan national army trust fund.”

    2002-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4579 (2002) · source

46. “We, together with our coalition partners, succeeded in defeating the vicious regime that harboured the Al Qaeda network, and we have succeeded in killing or capturing somewhat less than half of the top 30 or so leaders of the Al Qaeda organization. Many others are on the run. Military successes in Afghanistan have contributed to a larger success in finding terrorists elsewhere in the world. However, while these developments are encouraging, we must recall that Al Qaeda is still dangerous and active, and still poses a threat. Afghanistan's long-term stability is the best guarantee that that country will not once again become an outlaw country that provides sanctuary for terrorists.”

    2002-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4579 (2002) · source

47. “I am pleased to join you, Mr. President, and other delegations in welcoming Ambassador Brahimi back among us in the Council. I would like to express my personal respect and admiration for what he has accomplished since he was last here. I think the work he has done is truly remarkable, and I think that the progress that has been achieved in Afghanistan is due in large measure to his efforts and his excellent judgement. Having said that, and despite how far we have come, I think we all agree that there is still much before us to be accomplished. The United States focus in Afghanistan has continued to be centred on the conduct of the war on terrorism. The roughly 8,000 coalition troops in Afghanistan are focused on the destruction of the remnants of Al Qaeda.”

    2002-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4579 (2002) · source

48. “We believe that it is consistent both with the terms of article 16 and with the primary responsibility of the Security Council for maintaining international peace and security for the Council to adopt such a resolution with regard to operations it authorizes or establishes, and for the Council to decide to renew such requests. We have offered a solution to this problem that is consistent with the obligations of all United Nations Member States, including those that are parties to the Rome Statute; that provides the protections we seek; and that strengthens the capacity of the United Nations to carry out peace operations. We urge other delegations to consider this balanced solution and to work with us on a practical way forward.”

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49. “Indeed, in the proposals we have put forward before the Council, we have sought to work within the provisions of that Statute. We hope that other States, in turn, will respect our concerns about peacekeepers. Our latest proposal uses article 16 of the Rome Statute - as we were urged to do by other Council members - to address our concerns about the implications of the Rome Statute for nations that are not parties to it, but which want to continue to contribute peacekeepers to United Nations missions. We respectfully disagree with analyses that say that our approach is inconsistent with the Rome Statute. Article 16 contemplates that the Security Council may make a renewable request to the ICC not to commence or proceed with investigations or prosecutions for a 12-month period on the basis of a Chapter VII resolution.”

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50. “I would argue that supporters of the ICC take too alarmist a View of the pragmatic solution that the United States is proposing. Deferral of investigations and prosecutions - and I wish to stress this point - in keeping with the Rome Statute cannot undermine the role the ICC plays on the world stage. Failure to address concerns about placing peacekeepers in legal jeopardy before the ICC, however, can impede the provision of peacekeepers to the United Nations. It certainly will affect our ability to contribute peacekeepers. Although we do not recognize the jurisdiction of the ICC and do not intend to become party to the Rome Statute, we do not question the good intentions of its architects. We respect the obligations of those States that have ratified the Rome Statute.”

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