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lines on the record: 568
first: 2001-11-13
most recent: 2004-06-08
sittings or episodes: 73
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“For those of us in the international community who are actively involved in Iraq's transition, progress is not always as rapid as we would have hoped. But despite this sober assessment, this is a time of hope for Iraq. Even in the three months since our last update, much has been accomplished, and, despite efforts at sabotage, steady progress is visible. Iraq's neighbours and regional partners have a unique opportunity to play a constructive role in this transition. And all those in the international community with the resources to contribute should come forward to help the Iraqi people.”
2004-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4914 (2004) · source
“To meet the tasks ahead, the Iraq Survey Group maintains a sizeable number of specialists dedicated to following three disarmament activities: interviewing individuals connected with Iraq's WMD programmes; obtaining and analysing documents, computer hard drives and other materials; and assessing and exploiting potential WMD-related sites. Some Iraqis clearly are cooperating in this effort. However, fear of reprisal may be inhibiting cooperation by others. Some officials with close ties to Saddam's regime seem determined to avoid cooperating in any way. In addition, document analysis has been obstructed by the methodical destruction of documents and computers, in the immediate post-conflict period, at some Iraqi facilities. The Iraq Survey Group will continue its important work.”
2004-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4914 (2004) · source
“David Kay, whose efforts are greatly appreciated. Mr. Kay has reported that the Survey Group had been unable to confirm some pre-war intelligence assessments by the United States and other nations about Iraq's weapons stockpiles. Additional work remains before the question of Iraq's stockpiles can be fully and completely addressed. Mr. Kay also reported that the Survey Group had discovered clear evidence that Saddam's regime hid ongoing WMD programme activities from UNMOVIC, and concluded that Iraq was in violation of previous Security Council resolutions. It is clear that Saddam Hussein's regime was intent on deceiving, and continued to deceive, the international community.”
2004-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4914 (2004) · source
“Shipments of food and other humanitarian supplies are managed by the newly established Coordination Centre, jointly staffed by Iraqi and Coalition officials. The Centre's role is to ensure the steady, secure and managed flow of remaining oil-for-food goods and newly procured goods. The Ministry of Trade will take complete control of procurement on 1 April and will assume full responsibility for all aspects of the programme on 1 July. On the disarmament of Iraq, the Iraq Survey Group continues its work to search for and eliminate weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), prohibited missile-delivery systems and related infrastructure. In January, Charles Duelfer, formerly Deputy Executive Chairman of the United Nations Special Commission on Iraq (UNSCOM), assumed leadership of the Survey Group, replacing Mr.”
2004-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4914 (2004) · source
“The Iraqi people, the Governing Council, the Coalition Provisional Authority and the United Nations will work to reach agreement on a transition mechanism that will have the broad-based support of the Iraqi people. We look forward to further consideration of the team's report and to the continued engagement of the United Nations in the political process ahead. On the oil-for-food programme, I am pleased to report that, in accordance with resolution 1483 (2003), the programme terminated on 21 November 2003, and that the transition went smoothly. The United Nations World Food Programme is currently assisting the Coalition Provisional Authority and the Iraqi Ministry of Trade with procurement and logistics assistance necessary to keep the public distribution system supplied with food-basket goods.”
2004-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4914 (2004) · source
“The United Nations team has returned from Baghdad, and we welcome their just- issued report providing detailed recommendations on what is required to conduct elections in Iraq. The report made clear that free and fair elections could not be held by 30 June, the date by which all agree that the transfer of sovereignty should take place. As the Secretary-General notes in his report, resolving the question of the timing of elections provides an opportunity for Iraqis and the Coalition Provisional Authority to engage in a dialogue on the mechanism through which sovereignty will be transferred on 30 June. The mechanism for governing Iraq between the transfer of sovereignty and the national elections remains to be worked out.”
2004-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4914 (2004) · source
“That important document will define basic tenets for Iraq's transitional Government and fundamental protections for civil, religious and political liberties for every Iraqi. On 30 December, the Governing Council requested that the Secretary-General dispatch a United Nations team to Iraq to assess the feasibility of direct elections within the 30 June time-frame, and, if not, what alternatives could be recommended. That request was followed by productive discussions in New York among the representatives of the Governing Council, the Coalition Provisional Authority and the United Nations on 19 January. The Secretary-General subsequently dispatched a fact- finding mission to Iraq. The Coalition Provisional Authority provided security and other support to ensure their successful visit.”
2004-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4914 (2004) · source
“Effective local governance encourages citizen participation, fosters dialogue among competing groups, and delivers essential services based on community priorities. With our support, Iraqis have held numerous and well- attended town meetings to discuss Iraq's transition to democracy. The Coalition Provisional Authority continues to support a transparent process of consultations and elections for the Iraqi people to choose representatives who reflect the make-up and character of their communities. The broad framework of the political process will be underpinned by the work under way within the Iraqi Governing Council to draft a Transitional Administrative Law, the basis for the Iraqi transitional Government until a permanent Constitution is ratified.”
2004-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4914 (2004) · source
“The Republic of Korea, also a force contributor, has committed to deploying additional soldiers in the coming weeks, bringing the total of their deployment to some 3,000 personnel. Other countries have taken political decisions that will soon make their offers of forces a reality on the ground. New and renewed contributions, in accordance with resolutions 1483 (2003) and 1511 (2003) and bilateral agreements, represent the international community's commitment to improving the future of Iraq. We continue to urge the international community to provide additional manpower and resources to further assist the efforts of the multinational force. I would like now to say a few brief words about the issue of governance. A solid local government system in Iraq is the foundation upon which a democratic national government can be built.”
2004-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4914 (2004) · source
“On 29 January, the first 466 of the 35,000 officers to be trained in Jordan graduated from the multinational training programme for police recruits. Germany has agreed to provide police experts in forensics to train approximately 150 Iraqi police in the United Arab Emirates. Additionally, the Coalition Provisional Authority is also making progress in developing special capabilities within the Iraqi police force, including in counter-terrorism and in basic criminal investigation. The Iraqis themselves are at the forefront of the effort to stabilize Iraq, but troops deployed from 35 countries participating in the multinational force are also bravely supporting the Iraqi people. The Government of Japan has made a historic decision to deploy 1,000 Japanese Self-Defence Forces personnel in and around Iraq.”
2004-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4914 (2004) · source
“The facilities protection service, charged with protecting Iraq's strategic infrastructure, Government buildings and cultural and educational assets, has also more than doubled since November. As of 15 February, there are more than 70,000 guards on duty. The number of Iraqi armed forces personnel has also more than doubled. As of 14 February, more than 3,500 personnel had been recruited. Nearly 2,000 are operational, and more than 1,700 are in training. The number of Iraqi border police and immigration and customs inspectors has also almost doubled, from 12,000 to approximately 23,000. Finally, the Iraqi police force has also continued to grow, to approximately 75,000 personnel - about 10,000 more than in November.”
2004-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4914 (2004) · source
“On the morning Saddam's capture was announced, there was a record spike in the number of Iraqis signing up to serve in the Civil Defence Corps, especially in the Tikrit area. In November, I provided a comprehensive description of the various Iraqi security forces, specifically the Iraqi Civil Defence Corps, the Facilities Protection Service, the new Iraq armed forces, border security and the police force. In the past three months, the Iraqi Civil Defence Corps has more than doubled in size. It performs a range of duties including fixed site security, route convoy security, patrols, cordons, the establishment of checkpoints and other tasks under multinational force command arrangements. As of 13 February, more than 25,000 Iraqi civil defence corps personnel have been hired and trained, and 3,600 are currently undergoing training.”
2004-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4914 (2004) · source
“Let me address the security situation first. United States forces captured Saddam Hussein in a small underground bunker near the city of Tikrit on 13 December 2003. He had extensive information with him about the network of former regime loyalists in Iraq, which has led to the disruption of its activities and the detention of its members. Since Saddam's arrest, the number of attacks against multinational force troops has decreased. However, the attacks on both Iraqi security forces and civilians have increased in the past two months. In spite of this, the determination of the Iraqi people to assume primary responsibility for their own security remains undeterred, and the courage and bravery of the Iraqi people has not waned.”
2004-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4914 (2004) · source
“Brahimi and the members of the United Nations team deployed to Iraq as part of the fact-finding mission vividly demonstrate the vital role of the United Nations. The Iraqi people, the United Nations and the Coalition all support the transfer of sovereignty by 30 June 2004, as well as direct national elections as soon as practical thereafter. According to polls three weeks after the 15 November agreement, some 77 per cent of Iraqi people were aware of and supported the 30 June target date - a powerful and persuasive reason to support the most rapid possible transfer of sovereignty. Between now and 30 June, there is much to be done. We welcome the active engagement of the United Nations in helping the Iraqis define their own future and transition to a democratic, pluralistic society at peace with its neighbours.”
2004-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4914 (2004) · source
“But together, the Iraqi people and those helping them will triumph in the effort to open a new chapter in their proud history, a chapter defined by the emergence of a democratic, pluralistic Iraq. The international community understands what is at stake in this struggle. Many nations have stepped forward to assist in the rebirth of Iraq, with humanitarian and economic assistance, debt relief, diplomatic support, expert assistance and training to the Iraqi ministries and contributions to the multinational force. In the coming months, the international community must support the Iraqi people to confront the challenges ahead. As President Bush has stressed, the United Nations has a vital role to play in Iraq both before and after 1 July 2004. The efforts of the Secretary-General, Mr.”
2004-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4914 (2004) · source
“In sum, after decades of oppression, we see the Iraqi people asserting their own vision for Iraq by assuming greater responsibility for security, by managing their natural resources for the benefit of all and by taking the first steps towards representative democracy. Against the backdrop of those successes, difficult and significant challenges remain. Former regime loyalists, foreign fighters and hardened international terrorists continue to plague the Iraqi people with attacks at police stations, at Eid Al-Adha gatherings and at schools. Those forces have also directed their deadly efforts against anyone who tries to help the Iraqi people - Coalition partners, non-governmental organizations and, yes, the United Nations itself. The campaign of terror and destruction also targets critical infrastructure throughout Iraq.”
2004-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4914 (2004) · source
“The three months since our last update to the Security Council bear witness to major accomplishments in Iraq. The transitional administrative law is nearing completion and will govern Iraq during the period of transition to full democracy, when a duly elected government under a permanent constitution comes into being. Iraqis are working with each other and the international community to map their own way forward politically. The number of Iraqis contributing to the security effort has virtually doubled and is increasing every day. Saddam Hussein is in custody and will undergo due process for crimes committed against the Iraqi people and humanity.”
2004-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4914 (2004) · source
“My delegation looks forward to continued engagement by the Council on the problems of Central Africa, and to cooperation between the Council and States ofthe region.”
2004-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4911 (2004) · source
“We would also recognize the contributions made to the African Mission in Burundi on a bilateral basis by the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands and Germany, in addition to that of my own country, as well as the more recent generous European Union contribution. However, the African Mission in Burundi continues to face a funding shortfall. We are looking for additional funds to support that Mission, and we urge others to provide financial support as soon as they can. Burundi has been an excellent example of an African solution to an African problem and of the African Union's contribution to peace and stability on the continent. The international community should therefore do everything possible to support the Mission's efforts.”
2004-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4911 (2004) · source
“We agree with the Secretary-General's report that the African Mission in Burundi has been doing outstanding work in Burundi, despite the serious challenges it faces. The work of the African Mission in Burundi is indispensable to the success of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes and to the overall peace process. We applaud the efforts of the troop-contributing countries- Ethiopia, Mozambique and South Africa- and we would highlight in particular the invaluable role of South Africa in furthering Burundi's peace process and its leadership during the November summit of the Great Lakes Regional Initiative on Burundi.”
2004-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4911 (2004) · source
“We hope that the friends of the conference will direct sufficient resources to the Special Representative ofthe Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, Mr. Fall, to prepare for, and carry out, that important meeting. Recent months have seen a trend in Burundi towards greater peace and stability. Burundi's people have experienced violence and insecurity for too long. The success of the peace process is critical to pave the way for a normal democratic process and much-needed economic development. We welcome the Conseil national pour la defense de la democratie-Forces nationales pour la de'fense de la democratic (CNDD- FDD) joining the ceasefire and the Government and urging the remaining rebel group, the Forces nationales de liberation (FNL) also to join the ceasefire.”
2004-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4911 (2004) · source
“These tasks include a commitment to continued improvement in the relations between Governments of the region. We thank the Secretary-General and his Representative for their efforts to create better relations among Central African nations, and in that connection we look to the Great Lakes conference now scheduled for November 2004 as a forum to solidify and endorse improvements in regional relations. We would ask fellow Member States not to wait for the conference to establish stronger ties with their neighbours, but to arrive at the conference with those stronger ties already cemented as an achievement. The Secretary-General's report refers to increased resource requirements related to the preparations for the Great Lakes conference.”
2004-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4911 (2004) · source
“The Council remains united in its determination to stop the flow of illicit arms into the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Member States should be reminded of their obligation under resolution 1493 (2003) to halt the supply of arms to factions in the Congo from their territories or by their nationals. The adoption of resolution 1493 (2003) also allows the United Nations to build on the impressive work carried out by the French-led European Union intervention. Operation Artemis successfully addressed the serious violence then occurring in Bunia. Last week, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ambassador William Lacy Swing, focused our attention on the many tasks that remain to be completed by the 2005 election date set by the Congolese themselves as the end of the transition.”
2004-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4911 (2004) · source
“With regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, my delegation was deeply saddened by the death last week of a Kenyan member of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC). He lost his life in a violent attack, while carrying out his duties on behalf of peace and justice, in Ituri. His family and his country have our condolences. Despite continued insecurity in parts of the Central African region, there is cause for hope. Since the mission travelled to the Congo, a transitional Government and its administrative arrangements have been established. The Security Council adopted resolution 1493 (2003), which gave MONUC a more robust mandate and authorized the expanded force level required to carry it out.”
2004-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4911 (2004) · source
“We, too, welcome the report of the Secretary-General (S/2004/52) and its introduction by Assistant Secretary-General Kalomoh. We appreciate the particular insights offered by participants in Security Council missions. We believe that these missions provide an opportunity to learn the situation on the ground and that they are an invaluable means of informing Council deliberations. It has been almost nine months since the Council mission under discussion took place. Much of what has transpired - thanks to the efforts of the United Nations and the peoples and Governments of the region - has been positive. Nonetheless, the peoples of Central Africa continue to endure significant suffering. In general, my delegation endorses the conclusions of the Secretary-General's report. We would wish to highlight certain points.”
2004-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4911 (2004) · source
“That said, it is the belief of my Government that the establishment, restoration or preservation of democratic governance should be the most important overarching objective of post-conflict reconciliation. Only thus can the requisite political will and commitment to recovery be built and maintained. Such will is a fundamental precondition for reconciliation. Without developing democratic governance, the likelihood of successfully addressing the critical questions of justice, truth and equitable reconstruction will be vanishingly and tragically small.”
2004-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4903 (2004) · source
“The United Nations experience over the years in dealing with conflicts at varying stages and in different capacities makes it a repository of knowledge and a valuable unifying instrument that can materially enhance the effectiveness of international assistance to a nation embarking on the path of reconciliation and recovery. My delegation looks forward to hearing from others about their individual reconciliation experiences and I think the intervention by the representative of Angola was very illustrative in that regard. Lessons learned from the past may help us address the cases of national reconciliation that will - unfortunately but inevitably - face us in the future. In those future cases, as with those in the past, there will be no easy prescriptions for success and the cost of failure will be almost immeasurably high.”
2004-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4903 (2004) · source
“We may use it to go as far as creating an interim administration that effectively becomes the post- conflict governing authority until local authorities are ready to assume that responsibility themselves. In other cases, the United Nations involvement may be more narrowly focused, drawing on the wide range of capabilities it can bring to bear, many of which we have already discussed this morning. Our task as the international community and as the Security Council is to find the right set of tools to help bridge the gap between the end of conflict and the resumption of normal economic life in a reconstituted society. Others have noted that each national situation is unique.”
2004-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4903 (2004) · source
“Among the most significant potential resources available now to assist nations in their effort at post-conflict national reconciliation - finding that home to come home to - is the United Nations itself. In its deliberations last week, the Council focused on children and armed conflict. Finding homes for those children to come home to poses a unique and special challenge. Indeed, all the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes and activities of the United Nations and other international actors are, in a very real sense, the mechanism to accomplish that goal. The various organs and specialized agencies of the United Nations have experience and demonstrated expertise in a number of relevant areas. The scope and duration of the United Nations direct involvement should and will vary considerably from case to case.”
2004-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4903 (2004) · source
“A growing sense of commonality and shared experience has increased the number and scope of potential remedies available as countries begin their long roads back to peace, justice and normalcy. Intra-State conflicts are fundamentally different from those that occur between nations and it is an unfortunate fact of recent history that deadly conflicts are increasingly occurring within, rather than between States. Unlike traditional conflicts between States, where the belligerents can be expected to return to their own territories, in these conflicts former belligerents must, at the end of the conflict, resume their roles as neighbours and fellow citizens. That was the case in my country at the end of the Civil War. Finding a home to come home to is the great task of any post-conflict society.”
2004-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4903 (2004) · source
“The need to address issues of transitional and long-term justice, reconciliation, the establishment or reinvigoration of democratic institutions, economic restructuring and recovery, and reintegration into the community of nations remains as critical and as challenging today as it was when we began our effort to address some of those same issues as a post-conflict nation, beginning in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Our effort continued through the twentieth century and, in some ways, is still ongoing this very day. But twenty-first century circumstances offer enormously promising new opportunities for nations facing the challenges of post-conflict national reconciliation. Advances in communications and the increasing interdependence of our world mean that national tragedies are now played out on the world stage.”
2004-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4903 (2004) · source
“Historians have written volumes about the issues related to national reconciliation faced by the United States as the agonies of war gave way to the promise and realization of a reunited, peaceful and prosperous nation. Although our own reconstruction was obviously achieved without the assistance of the United Nations, we believe that the issues we faced as a nation still have relevance to nations attempting to recovery from their own, more recent national nightmares.”
2004-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4903 (2004) · source
“First, let me join others in welcoming you back to the Council, Madame. I want to express my delegation's appreciation that you are again leading our Council's deliberations on a topic of such complexity and genuine importance. Your presence adds significance to our debate today and is clear evidence of your personal commitment and that of Ambassador Mufioz and the Chilean delegation to finding creative ways for the Security Council better to meet future challenges. Like many people around the world, Americans also live in a post-conflict society. Although our wrenching national tragedy - what we call the Civil War - ended nearly a century and a half ago, its echoes have been felt throughout the intervening generations.”
2004-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4903 (2004) · source
“The United States remains committed to standards before status, and looks forward to assisting UNMIK and the Provisional Institutions of Self- Government in their effort to implement Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).”
2003-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4886 (2003) · source
“We call upon law enforcement officials in Kosovo to redouble their efforts to find the perpetrators of these violent incidents. In particular, we also call upon the citizens of Kosovo to cooperate with the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the Kosovo Police Service in their investigations of these crimes. To meet the standards and to ensure respect for the rule of law, substantial progress must be made in solving murders and assaults against members of ethnic minorities and law enforcement officials. Although Kosovo has made notable progress in achieving a multi-ethnic democracy, much remains to be done.”
2003-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4886 (2003) · source
“Previous Council meetings on Kosovo have focused on the series of violent attacks that occurred in late summer, which targeted primarily members of the minority Serb community and law enforcement officials of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We are troubled that, yet again, we must address this issue. The deadly 24 November 2003 attack against three Kosovo police service officers, and the recent attack in North Mitrovica, against Prime Minister Rexhepi and international representatives, are the latest examples of violence that endangers the future of Kosovo. We call upon all in Kosovo to refrain from violence. We reiterate the need to work within the legitimate institutions of Kosovo to address political grievances.”
2003-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4886 (2003) · source
“At the same time, it will guarantee that the outcome of Kosovo's future status can be determined only in the overall context of resolution 1244 (1999). It is important now for Kosovo's Provisional Institutions of Self-Government to focus on achieving the standards. As a first step, we call upon all parties to resume a direct dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina. Such a dialogue is one of the eight standards, and it can provide tangible benefits for citizens of both Kosovo and Serbia in the areas of transportation, energy, missing persons and internally displaced people and refugee returns.”
2003-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4886 (2003) · source
“It is important to stress that only when substantial progress towards meeting the standards has been made - as outlined in the standards for Kosovo and the implementation plan - can the international community begin to address the question of Kosovo's future status. If the comprehensive review called for by mid-2005 determines that Kosovo's progress in achieving the standards is insufficient, then another review date will be set. The international community stands ready to assist Kosovo in that endeavour. In order to keep the focus on achieving the standards, there should be no decision on process or outcomes of status discussions until the standards are met. Such a transparent approach to handling Kosovo's future status will give an incentive to Kosovo to make real progress on the standards.”
2003-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4886 (2003) · source
“We are delighted, Sir, that you are presiding over our Council meeting today. We also want to thank Under- Secretary-General Guehenno for his comprehensive briefing. We were pleased to join the Council last Friday in supporting the presidential statement welcoming Special Representative Holkeri's "Standards for Kosovo" paper and a review mechanism to assess Kosovo's progress towards meeting the eight internationally endorsed standards. We look forward to the rapid completion of the implementation plan, which will provide specific and measurable benchmarks and indicators for achieving the standards.”
2003-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4886 (2003) · source
“We appreciate the effort of regional players in assisting in the process of stabilization and thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Noel Sinclair for his efforts to facilitate the constitutional process. We look forward to the results of this week's Peace Process Consultative Committee meeting and we hope that all parties can work to find resolution of their different positions.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“I would first like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Tiirk for this timely briefing on the status of the political process and the work of the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville (UNPOB). We also appreciate the opportunity to hear the views of neighbouring States which have been uniquely involved in the stabilization of Bougainville. We support the recommendation that there should be a follow-on interim observer mission that will facilitate completion of the constitutional process and complete the destruction of weapons. The United Nations political mission in Bougainville has been successful. An interim observer mission will provide the necessary transition that will foster increased security and further economic development.”
2003-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4881 (2003) · source
“We would also be concerned that adding yet another bureaucratic layer to the United Nations structures already in the Central African region might not necessarily ensure better coordination of existing United Nations bodies in the region and could cause confusion as to the responsibilities of existing United Nations representatives. A more effective response might be to ensure that United Nations offices, missions and agencies already in the region be challenged to work more effectively together.”
2003-11-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4871 (2003) · source
“We would recommend that the decision on naming a special envoy be deferred until after the Great Lakes conference has issued its results and recommendations. Many Central African countries will be involved in the Great Lakes conference, and the United Nations-African Union partnership in the conference has already committed to encouraging and coordinating the contributions of various regional and subregional African organizations. Therefore the conference, with the stated goals of promoting sustainable peace, political stability, economic development and regional integration, may incorporate many critical elements laid out in the multidisciplinary assessment mission report, and may in fact recommend ways to enhance Central African integration and strengthen its regional organizations.”
2003-11-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4871 (2003) · source
“We are also pleased that there have been some significant economic changes in certain Central African States. For example, the Chad-Cameroon pipeline and oil exploration and production in Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe should provide further opportunities to Central Africa for economic advancement. However, to take advantage of those opportunities, those countries, as well as the rest of the Central African States, must make a concerted effort to invest in infrastructure and the health, education and well-being of their populations. Governments must ensure the protection of human rights and the transparent and judicious use of national funds for targeted and comprehensive development programmes.”
2003-11-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4871 (2003) · source
“We join others in thanking Assistant Secretary-General Kalomoh for his comprehensive report on the multidisciplinary assessment mission to Central Africa regarding the need for an integrated approach to issues of peace, security and development in the Central Africa region. As you know, we have been a long-time supporter and financial contributor to peace and development projects in Central Africa, both bilaterally and multilaterally. We are greatly pleased that the peace processes in a number of Central African States, particularly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and Burundi, have made significant progress in recent years. Forward movement in those peace processes should allow for better opportunities to institutionalize stability, along with economic progress, in the Central African region.”
2003-11-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4871 (2003) · source
“We also believe that the more the coalition and the Iraqi security forces are able to capture, detain and identify former Baathists - one- time members of the Saddam regime who might be involved in these activities - the more likely the prospect of bringing the security situation under control. But, clearly, this is the kind of question to which we will be able to develop increasingly better answers as time goes on and our intelligence efforts improve. Those would be a few of my preliminary responses, and, as I said, we will go back over the various questions that have been raised today and look forward to answering them in more detail at a future date.”
2003-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4869 (2003) · source
“We have seen a variety of evidence of that, including the Governing Council's participation in Arab League meetings, in meetings here at the United Nations and at the Madrid Conference. The Ambassador of Mexico also asked about criteria for distinguishing between the various kinds of individuals who might be carrying out some of these terrorists acts in Iraq, whether they are common criminals, or former members of the Baath party or international terrorists. I do not think I can provide an authoritative or definitive answer on that question. Most indications we see point to a probable mixture among all these elements.”
2003-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4869 (2003) · source
“I think SANA-869 that the mechanism that has been described in this agreement between the coalition and the Governing Council does not exclusively limit the Iraqi role to those who are in the Governing Council. There are also provincial and local councils which will be involved, and efforts are going to be made to ensure the largest possible degree of inclusiveness in this process. I would like to address just one last set of questions that was put to us by Ambassador Pujalte of Mexico, in which he asked if there is a mechanism for coordination with neighbouring countries. I believe the Governing Council has definitely reached out to all the neighbouring countries and, as you know, one of the policies of the coalition has been to encourage the Governing Council to be as active on the diplomatic front as possible.”
2003-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4869 (2003) · source
“I think that was the important point: to decouple the question of recognizing a sovereign transitional Government of Iraq and allowing some time for the drafting of a constitution and the holding of elections. Lastly with respect to that question, I would point out that in the very example that has been frequently cited to us in this regard, namely Afghanistan, there has been quite a period of time between the establishment of a transitional Afghan authority and the current process of drafting a constitution with a view to conducting full-scale national elections. That process has already taken more than two years and will run into 2004. The question of inclusiveness in the political process was raised by a number of delegations.”
2003-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4869 (2003) · source
“Ambassador Lavrov asked whether the electoral process would take place rapidly enough, referring to the 15 March 2005 deadline for electing a constitutional convention and then the 31 December 2005 deadline for electing a new Iraqi Government. I would point out that those are the outer limits. I would hesitate to predict that those elections could be conducted sooner than that, but I would point out that the agreement stipulates elections and a constitutional convention no later than those dates. Secondly, I think the essential point with respect to the political process is that the question of drafting a constitution and electing the final Government of Iraq has now been separated from the question of creating an internationally recognized transitional Government, which can happen much sooner as a result of the 15 November agreement.”
2003-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4869 (2003) · source