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Negroponte

lines on the record: 568
first: 2001-11-13
most recent: 2004-06-08
sittings or episodes: 73
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“We reaffirm our commitment to the international community to implement resolution 1483 (2003) in a transparent manner. Together, we must promote economic activity on an urgent basis, including the revitalization of the oil industry, the judicious use of oil revenues and other foreign exchange and the development of a free market economy. Iraq is blessed with vast natural resources and human potential. The challenge is to create the conditions for Iraq's potential to be realized, setting the Iraqi economy on the path towards sustainable growth and establishing a strong momentum towards an open market economy, while keeping in place a social safety net. The coming weeks and months will be full of challenges as well as - to be sure - difficulties.”
2003-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4791 (2003) · source
“The coalition has moved quickly to establish Iraqi police forces, and shortly it will begin recruiting, vetting and training the first members of the new Iraqi army. Security forces for ministries and for other purposes - for example, port security - are being screened, hired and trained. In addition to the indispensable elements of security and political freedom, Iraq must achieve economic growth and development. Political progress will be empty of meaning if the people of Iraq cannot provide for their own livelihood. Resolution 1483 (2003) appeals to Member States to assist the people of Iraq in their efforts to reform their institutions and rebuild their country. The preparations under way for an international donors' conference later this year will allow the international community to meet this challenge and help to rebuild Iraq.”
2003-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4791 (2003) · source
“President Bush has made clear that the United States, together with our coalition partners and others willing to join us in this important effort, is committed to establishing the conditions for security which will allow prosperity and democracy to flourish. In this connection, I would recall that, in its paragraph 1, resolution 1483 (2003) appeals to Member States and concerned organizations to contribute to conditions of stability and security in Iraq, and we strongly encourage Member States to contribute stability forces under that resolution. The security situation in Iraq is unquestionably complex. The coalition's approach to establishing security in Iraq is multifaceted, including enabling the Iraqis to ultimately provide for their own security.”
2003-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4791 (2003) · source
“That event was organized by a steering group of Iraqi women, with assistance and participation by the Authority and the United Nations, including the United Nations Development Fund for Women, the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Children's Fund. The same steering group will publish the workshop recommendations on constitution and democracy, among a number of other issues. This unfolding political process is opposed by some, and the undeniably fragile security situation is a clear manifestation of the minority of those who oppose political freedom. They are enemies of freedom and are threatened by visible signs of progress. But they will not prevail.”
2003-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4791 (2003) · source
“I note also that the Secretary-General's report emphasizes, in the same paragraph, the importance of establishing a clear timetable leading to full restoration of sovereignty. The Governing Council will play a leading role in determining the process for drawing up a new constitution and proceeding to democratic national elections. We anticipate that it will establish a preparatory commission to recommend a process by which a new constitution for Iraq will be prepared and approved. These are key milestones on the road to the internationally recognized, representative Government the Security Council envisioned in resolution 1483 (2003). The role of women in Iraq's political development should not be overlooked. On 9 July, more than 70 women participated in a day of workshops, entitled "Voice of Women in Iraq".”
2003-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4791 (2003) · source
“Today, just two months later, the Iraqi people have made tremendous progress on the challenging transition to democracy with the formation of the 25-member Governing Council on July 13, nine days ago. As the Secretary- General noted in paragraph 107 of his recent report, the Governing Council provides a broadly representative Iraqi partner. For the first time in decades, there is a national political body that reflects the rich mosaic of Iraqi society. The establishment of government by and for the Iraqi people, as envisaged in Security Council resolution 1483 (2003), is under way. The Governing Council deserves the full encouragement and support of the international community and especially of this body.”
2003-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4791 (2003) · source
“Adnan Pachachi, Mr. Ahmad Chalabi and Ms. Aqeela al-Hashemi, the three members of the Governing Council who are here with us today. For the first time in almost 50 years in Iraq, there is no limit on the freedom of expression in that country. In Iraq today, all shades of opinion have full freedom to compete in an open market of ideas. Their presence here is a powerful symbol of that freedom. Two months ago today, the Council adopted resolution 1483 (2003), which created a forward path for the Coalition Authority and the United Nations on the ground in Iraq. Resolution 1483 (2003) affirmed our collective commitment to the free political development of an internationally recognized, representative Government of Iraq.”
2003-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4791 (2003) · source
“Mr. Negroponte (United States of America) (spoke in Spanish): Madam President, I would like to welcome you back to New York again, the host city of the United Nations. We are very pleased that you yourself, in person, are chairing this extremely important meeting of the Security Council. (spoke in English) We welcome the presence of the Secretary- General, and we thank you for the thorough and comprehensive report that you have submitted to the Council on the subject of Iraq. We, of course, also welcome your Special Representative, Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello and acknowledge his positive contributions. His work in Iraq and the work of the United Nations staff exemplify the vital role for the United Nations envisaged by President Bush and Prime Minister Blair in their Hillsborough statement. I would especially like to welcome Mr.”
2003-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4791 (2003) · source
“Finally, I would like to express appreciation for the excellent work that Mr. Amos Namanga Ngongi has done in his capacity as Special Representative of the Secretary-General during the two years that he spent in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I would also like to thank him personally for the many courtesies that he extended to the Security Council mission during its recent visit to the Central African countries during the month of June. I would also like to take this opportunity to express satisfaction that Mr. Ngongi's successor, the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is Ambassador William Swing, a fellow American with vast experience in the African continent. He is one of our most accomplished diplomats.”
2003-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4790 (2003) · source
“Solana and, through him, the European Union and the countries contributing to the multinational force, especially the Government of France for the lead role that it has played in that regard. The European Union's effort to improve the security situation in Bunia is much appreciated. Troops from the contributing countries have been asked to carry out a dangerous and important mission, and the United States praises their courage, their effort and the contribution that they have made to peace in the Congo, especially in the Ituri region. In that connection, it will be important to lend continuing support to the fledgling Ituri administration so that the citizens of that province can lead their lives in peace and tranquillity, rather than under the terror of rival militias.”
2003-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4790 (2003) · source
“I would like to affirm here that the United States strongly supports the Transitional Government. We believe that several important questions and challenges face the new Government as it strives to re-establish security throughout the country, to integrate its military and police, to reform the economy and to implement the two-year democratic transition. To succeed in those tasks, it is critical that members of the Government work collectively and collaboratively and that States in the region act cooperatively to support the process of bringing peace and stability to the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and others in the Great Lakes region who have been so severely affected by the conflict. The United States would like to thank Mr.”
2003-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4790 (2003) · source
“My delegation joins in expressing satisfaction that the Secretary-General was with us earlier this morning. We are also grateful for the presentations that were made by Mr. Jean-Marie Guehenno, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and Mr. Amos Namanga Ngongi, former Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We welcome back to the Council Mr. Javier Solana, the Secretary-General and High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union. The United States welcomes the inauguration yesterday of the Transitional Government in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and agrees that this is an extremely important and vital step towards unifying the country, ending five years of war and launching the country on a democratic path.”
2003-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4790 (2003) · source
“It is critically important that donors accelerate pledges to the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund, and identify additional funds to cover that gap. The United States will soon disperse $20 million to the Trust Fund and will review possible additional contributions. We would urge other member countries in a position to do so to contribute to the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund as soon as possible. Finally, while our policy discussions here in the Council today are important, ultimately the resources that we devote to dealing with Afghanistan's serious problems can make a decisive difference. In addition to the considerable outlay for Operation Enduring Freedom, the United States will expend almost $1 billion this year on reconstruction and humanitarian relief and for budget support in Afghanistan.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“With regard to the national elections to be held in June 2004, as called for by the Bonn Agreement, we are told that UNAMA has begun preparatory work, including voter education and registration programmes. However, we have as yet to see a formal plan and the associated budget for this effort, and time is growing short. We understand that the United Nations Electoral Assistance Division proposes to fund the activities of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in this area out of voluntary contributions at a cost that is estimated at more than $100 million. The United States urges all countries to provide the maximum financial support possible for the electoral process in Afghanistan. We note with concern that the Afghan Transitional Authority is facing a shortfall of $181 million in their recurring budget.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“The Afghan national army has deployed some of its first trained units to work with United States special forces, most notably in Bamian, and has received high marks. The Afghan national army has also suffered its first casualties from hostile fire. We have helped to put up three provincial reconstruction teams, or PRTs, in Gardez, Bamian and Konduz, and a total of eight such teams are currently planned with an option for creating more of them. We are looking at ways to improve those teams and enhance their capability. We believe provincial reconstruction teams have made significant contributions to stability within their area of operations, and we are working with other countries to lead additional such teams.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“We urge Council members and other Member States, especially those most threatened by the trade in heroine originating in Afghanistan to join in combating this evil trade before its influence becomes even more pervasive. The United States remains concerned at the upswing in violence in both Kabul and the provinces, most recently with the suicide attack that killed four German personnel of the International Security Assistance Force on 7 June. Taliban and Al Qaeda elements now appear to be targeting foreigners, military and civilian, rather than engaging coalition forces. Coalition forces continue to root out these elements in the field, while the Afghan national army and Afghan police are trained.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“The United States strongly supports the efforts in Afghanistan of the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, as well as the proposals of the Paris Pact put forward by Executive Director Costa in Paris last month. My Government is also committed to helping establish the border police, and we are working closely with Germany and the rest of the international community to coordinate assistance for this important function. We are providing communications equipment for the launch of the border police takeover of Kabul International Airport as of 1 June. We remain committed to working with Pakistan and Afghanistan's Central Asian neighbours to strengthen legal and institutional capacities to confront the drug trafficking that poses as much a threat to their own integrity as it does to that of Afghanistan.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“In coordination with the German Government, we are implementing a $26 million police and justice programme that includes equipment and training for the Afghan police and the establishment of an identification card system and a communications network for the police. We are in the process of planning, with our German colleagues, an expansion of police training in the provinces. Outside of Kabul, including in Afghanistan's neighbouring States, we need to seek new ways and methods of joining forces through coordination, better information sharing, regional approaches and, when the circumstances are right, through combined or joint operations, as we have done on certain occasions.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“The United States is committed to helping build the Afghan Transitional Authority's capacity to run effective counter-narcotics programmes and reduce poppy cultivation and trade through alternative livelihood programmes. We are working with the Transitional Authority to build a national police force. My Government supports the United Kingdom's lead on counter-narcotics and the German lead on police training. We are showing this support with more than $60 million in funding in these areas. My Government also supports many projects developed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. We are contributing to alternative development, drug treatment and reduction programmes, and we are helping to build Afghan national capacities for drug policy-making and drug enforcement.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“It also demonstrates the need to mainstream counter-narcotics programmes into overall development assistance and the urgent need to establish law and order in rural areas. The opium economy cannot be addressed in isolation. Enforcement of the poppy ban needs to be increased. Farmers require viable alternatives to illicit crops and credit is needed throughout rural Afghanistan. As we fight production in Afghanistan, we also need to deal with trafficking in neighbouring States. Counter-narcotic efforts will be most successful in the larger context of economic and democratic reform, but they cannot succeed until basic security and the rule of law are established in areas outside of Kabul.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“The resurgence of opium cultivation further erodes the security environment in Afghanistan and threatens reconstruction efforts. The message here is that we should do more and should do it better. Trade in Afghan opiates generates funds that corrupt institutions, finance terrorism and insurgency and destabilize the region. These funds also support the organized crime syndicates involved in the grey arms market. Moreover, the opium trade spreads drug abuse and HIV/AIDS across the region, including to Russia and Europe. A shift in opium poppy cultivation from prime agricultural land to more remote areas, as reported in the April 2003 Opium Rapid Assessment, of the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, is an alarming trend. It shows that poppy production is being pushed into more marginal areas.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“Thank you, Mr. President, for hosting this meeting today on the pressing problem of Afghan narcotics. I, too, would like to join other colleagues in expressing my appreciation, and the appreciation of our delegation, for the fine work that Ambassador Wang Yingfan of China has carried out here during his tenure as Permanent Representative of his country to the United Nations. We will miss his wise counsel. We have very fond memories of the work that we have done together here. I would also like to join our colleagues in welcoming Mr. Heraldo Mufioz of Chile as he takes up his responsibilities as representative of his country to the United Nations. The 2003 Afghan opium poppy harvest may be as large as that of 2002, which was a record year.”
2003-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4774 (2003) · source
“Now that we have adopted this resolution the work must begin on implementing it. The Secretariat and the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General must prepare for their work on the urgent humanitarian, reconstruction and political tasks to which it will contribute. Member States must work to fulfil the obligations and provisions contained in the resolution. For our part, in addition to our responsibilities in Iraq as leaders of the coalition provisional Authority, we will undertake to inform the Council on a quarterly basis of progress in implementing the resolution, in the spirit of paragraph 24. The United States is appreciative of the constructive spirit with which the Council has considered and strengthened the provisions of the text we put forward with our co-sponsors.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4761 (2003) · source
“But Iraq's disarmament obligations remain, and Member States remain barred from assisting Iraq in acquiring weapons of mass destruction and proscribed missile systems or proceeding with civil nuclear activities so long as those restrictions remain in effect. The resolution provides Iraq with adequate time to recover capacity eroded during the sanctions years, yet it preserves its obligations to Kuwait and others who suffered from Saddam Hussain's aggression dating from 1990. It addresses Iraq's sovereign debt, the protection of Iraqi antiquities and accountability for serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law by the previous regime. It also directs Member States to act quickly to seize and return to the Iraqi people money stolen by Saddam Hussain's regime. But we cannot be complacent.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4761 (2003) · source
“The resolution establishes a framework for an orderly phase-out of the oil-for-food programme, thereby preserving, for a transitional period, what has become an important safety net for the people of Iraq. The resolution establishes transparency in all processes, and United Nations participation in monitoring the sale of Iraqi oil resources and expenditures of oil proceeds. In that context, I am pleased to announce the creation of the Development Fund for Iraq in the Central Bank of Iraq. As the resolution underlines, the Authority will disburse the funds only for the purposes it determines to benefit the Iraqi people. The resolution lifts export restrictions to Iraq, with the exception of trade in arms and related materiel not required by the coalition provisional Authority. Aviation restrictions are also lifted.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4761 (2003) · source
“ground, the Security Council has provided a flexible framework under Chapter VII for the coalition provisional Authority, Member States, the United Nations and others in the international community to participate in the administration and reconstruction of Iraq and to assist the Iraqi people in determining their political future, establishing new institutions and restoring economic prosperity to the country. The resolution affirms our commitment to the development of an internationally recognized representative Government of Iraq. It creates a robust mandate for a Special Representative of the Secretary- General, including to work with the people of Iraq, the Authority and others concerned - including neighbouring States - to help make this vision a reality.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4761 (2003) · source
“By recognizing the fluidity of the political situation and that decisions will be made on the * At the 4762nd (resumed) meeting, in the afternoon of 22 May, the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic took the floor in connection with this vote, explaining that the Syrian Arab Republic would have voted in favour of this resolution had it been granted the additional time before the voting that it had requested on more than one occasion. The text of his statement is in the official record of the 4762nd (resumed) meeting.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4761 (2003) · source
“My Government called for this vote this morning because we firmly believed that each additional day of debate over the language of this important text would further hinder recovery. The gas lines are long despite blessedly little damage to Iraq's residual infrastructure. After more than a decade of being frozen out of the world economy, it is time for the Iraqi people to benefit from their natural resources. President Bush and Prime Minister Blair said last month at Hillsborough that the United Nations should play a vital role in rebuilding Iraq. In passing this resolution we have achieved much for the people of Iraq.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4761 (2003) · source
“The lifting of sanctions marks a momentous event for the people of Iraq. It is the turning of a historical page that should brighten the future of a people and a region. The threatening actions and defiance of Saddam Hussain's brutal regime prolonged the imposition of sanctions for nearly 13 years. Those sanctions have now been lifted. The liberation of Iraq has cleared the path for today's action. We all witnessed an Iraqi State under Saddam Hussain that was unwilling adequately to feed its people - a State in which critical infrastructure projects were left to languish while luxurious palaces were built, and a State in which free political expression was cruelly repressed and punished. Together, the Council has taken decisive action to help the Iraqi people.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4761 (2003) · source
“It can be an important element in the complete dispute-settlement process. Finally, I should like to stress that full and effective implementation of the Charter provisions related to the peaceful settlement of disputes requires an approach tailored to the needs of each situation that recognizes the potential contributions and utilizes, as appropriate, the capabilities of all United Nations bodies.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“In one case, a group of States comprising the Friends of Haiti worked through the Security Council with the Organization of American States, the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council in the process that restored stability in Haiti following a period of intense crisis. Last July, the Economic and Social Council established a mechanism to set up ad hoc advisory groups for African countries emerging from conflict. The United States supported the establishment of such a group for Guinea-Bissau and sent observers from our embassy in Dakar to join with the group in November. We believe that such a mechanism, if requested by a State which has actually emerged from conflict, can help to bridge the gap between relief and reconstruction and thus enable the United Nations system to respond coherently to conflict.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“The latter Declaration, adopted in 1988, includes specific suggestions for Security Council action, such as sending fact-finding or good offices missions at an early stage and encouraging efforts at the regional level by concerned States, regional arrangements or agencies to prevent or remove a dispute. The Declaration also recognizes the roles played by the Secretary-General and the General Assembly in preventing and removing disputes. From the examples that I have mentioned, it seems that the Security Council is frequently faced with the choice of whether to act alone or to act in concert with another body. The Council has cooperated with regional organizations and with other United Nations organs.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“Strong, capable and experienced special representatives can provide an extremely important link between peacemaking, peacekeeping and peace-building as a country moves from conflict to ceasefire and, finally, to reconstruction. The legal Committee of the General Assembly - the Sixth Committee - has considered the subject of the peaceful settlement of disputes for many years and has produced a number of important resolutions related to the topic, including the Manila Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes and the Declaration on the Prevention and Removal of Disputes and Situations Which May Threaten International Peace and Security and on the Role of the United Nations in this Field.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“Earlier missions in which unarmed military observers monitored international disputes have been expanded to include armed infantry to provide force protection and logistical support and to carry out specific tasks such as disarmament and demobilization. A very significant contribution to the Secretary- General's good offices role has been through his appointment of special representatives, who remain on the ground to work with the involved parties to find and implement peaceful solutions. More recently, special representatives have taken on staff to assist their activities and to coordinate the range of United Nations activities in the target countries.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“Much has been achieved through the efforts of the Secretary-General's envoys and representatives in hot spots around the world, through the work of the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville and through the combined efforts of the Secretary-General and the International Court of Justice to bring peace to the Bakassi peninsula, among recent examples. Over the years, mechanisms have been developed to enable the Council to prevent some disputes from reaching the stage where Chapter VII action is required. Chapter VI has stretched to accommodate the emergence of peacekeeping, a concept not mentioned in the Charter but one which has been a valuable tool in dispute settlement.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“There is a logical progression from Chapter VI, which provides for the use of peaceful means such as negotiation, mediation and judicial settlement to deal with disputes that may endanger the peace, to Chapter VII, which provides for measures taken to restore it. We might ask whether that sequence is being followed or whether there is a tendency to react to events rather than make a more proactive use of preventive diplomacy in order to defuse disputes during their early stages. It is interesting to note that Chapter VII was invoked in only a handful of situations during the Organization's first 45 years. Today, it is frequently cited in Council resolutions. This does not, however, signal that the Council has abandoned Chapter VI. The actions prescribed in Chapter VI are less likely to require robust measures.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“That is a very current example of the Council's implementation of Chapter VI of the Charter, which provides that the Council may investigate any dispute, or situation that might give rise to a dispute, in order to determine whether it is likely to endanger international peace and security. The United Nations Charter gives the Security Council primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security and sets forth a formula for fulfilling that charge, which focuses on the core chapters, Chapters VI and VII. The link between the peaceful settlement of disputes and the maintenance of international peace and security is obvious.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“It is also an opportunity to learn what has gone right in Sierra Leone, where concerted United Nations and international interventions have produced progress in building lasting peace. The Council has often stated its concerns about the threat posed by Liberian support to elements of the Revolutionary United Front and other rebel groups in C6te d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone. It did so again last week when it renewed sanctions on the regime of President Taylor. The Council mission will travel to Monrovia and meet with regional leaders who, with help from the Economic Community of West African States, are working to end Liberian-produced instability in the region. The mission will examine how regional mediation and sanctions are working to change Liberia's behaviour and end threats to security in the region.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“Welcome back to New York, Sir, and thank you for presiding over this discussion of a topic that is important to the work of the Council and to the United Nations as a whole. May I begin by expressing my appreciation for the thought-provoking presentations by the distinguished experts who have shared reflections on the Council's role in the peaceful settlement of disputes. In the near future, members of the Council will depart on a mission to West Africa to witness first- hand the situation in several areas where peace is precarious. The trip should deepen the Council's understanding of the factors that give rise to the dispute in cote d'Ivoire and will hopefully lead to progress in resolving it.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“Under the leadership of Spain, as Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, and Chile, as Chair of the 1267 Committee, it will, I am sure, continue to do so.”
2003-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4752 (2003) · source
“Ninety-eight million dollars of those funds were frozen outside United States borders. The United Nations 1267 list currently comprises 355 individuals or entities. Forty-one countries have submitted reports to the Monitoring Group that reinforced the mandate of 1267 and constituted a key step in realizing improved implementation by States of the Al Qaeda-Taliban sanctions regime. The list of names and the dollar figures tell only part of the story, which is about making common cause to deprive terrorists of the means to commit their crimes. Success in the war on terrorism depends on sustained international cooperation and political will. The Security Council has played an important part in fostering that cooperation and in encouraging countries and organizations to join the fight.”
2003-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4752 (2003) · source
“Through the CTC, the Security Council is fostering a global counter-terrorism network. It includes scores of international institutions and regional and subregional organizations that are moving to reinforce the Council's message that there is no tolerance for terrorism in the twenty-first century. The Council has taken the fight to Al Qaeda and the Taliban. Resolutions 1267 (1999), 1390 (2002), 1452 (2002) and 1455 (2003) provide strong direction to the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Afghanistan - the 1267 Committee - which, under the leadership of Ambassador Valdes of Chile, is quietly and effectively working to block terrorist finances. Its consolidated list of terrorist entities and individuals linked to Al Qaeda and to the Taliban has led to a worldwide freeze of $134 million.”
2003-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4752 (2003) · source
“In September 2001 only two States were party to all 12 conventions. Today the number stands at 31, including six members of the Council, and another 36 States are closing in on the target. In the judicial universe, where, quite properly, change is slow, this is a radical shift. Clearly, with resolution 1373 (2001), the Security Council got something right. We should like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the work of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), which is charged with monitoring the implementation by States of resolution 1373 (2001), and of its current Chairman, Ambassador Arias. The CTC maintains a continual dialogue with Member States that helps to identify gaps in counter-terrorism capacity. Where outside assistance is needed, the CTC is helping States to find it.”
2003-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4752 (2003) · source
“Last year alone, the United States Department of State counted 199 significant terrorist incidents across the globe. In New York City, we at the United Nations live and work each day in the shadow of 11 September 2001. We are charged with a heavy responsibility, and the Security Council has been responding. Its scorecard in confronting terrorism is an example of how the Council can fulfil its duty to strengthen peace and security. Resolution 1373 (2001), adopted in the immediate aftermath of 11 September 2001, is generating a worldwide juridical transformation. Spurred by resolution 1373 (2001), Member States have accelerated their accession to the 12 United Nations Conventions and Protocols on Counter- terrorism, propagating the legal norms necessary to deter and prosecute terrorist acts across the globe. The numbers are impressive.”
2003-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4752 (2003) · source
“First of all, I would like to welcome Prime Minister Aznar to New York and also to thank him for his very insightful and important remarks and for the significance that his presence brings to the work of the Security Council in the struggle against international terrorism. We would like also to thank the Secretary- General for his presence among us today. Terrorism constitutes a clear and present danger to the ability of all the world's people to live in peace and security. Each member of the Security Council recognizes that this is true, and each has said so repeatedly. As long as terrorists are permitted to thrive, no land is safe and no border is secure. In recent months, terrorist strikes in Indonesia, Russia, Kenya and Colombia have attacked innocent victims from a multitude of nationalities.”
2003-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4752 (2003) · source
“Humanitarian aid from a variety of sources is already beginning to arrive. The International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are on the ground providing humanitarian assistance. Our own bilateral humanitarian aid commitments will remain robust and long-term. We urge all governments and donors to contribute generously in this effort. The United States is gratified that the Council has been able come together to take this step to meet the immediate humanitarian needs of the people of Iraq. Today's vote will translate into concrete results on the ground. We welcome that. The people of Iraq have suffered too long under circumstances not of their own choosing and under a regime whose days are numbered.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4732 (2003) · source
“Benon Sevan, the Executive Director of the Office of the Iraq Programme, who has been with us throughout this process. We thank him very much. We have full confidence that the Secretary- General and the United Nations Office of the Iraq Programme will effectively carry out the important task of resuming the programme in the weeks ahead. For its part, the United States will facilitate the necessary coordination on the ground in Iraq between coalition authorities and the United Nations and associated relief agency staff, as oil for food supplies and other humanitarian assistance arrive and are distributed as circumstances on the ground permit. The resumption of the oil for food programme complements extensive United States efforts to address the humanitarian needs of the people of Iraq.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4732 (2003) · source
“I should like to thank the Secretary-General for his presence here this morning and for the initiative he took in proposing that we work on this resolution. I think that today's Security Council vote modifying the oil for food programme marks an important step which the United States has favoured from the moment that United Nations personnel were withdrawn and the programme was suspended. We join others in welcoming the strong show of support by Council members for this resolution, which helps address the immediate needs of the people of Iraq. We also thank the German delegation, led by Ambassador Pleuger, for the leadership they have shown in the negotiations over the past week which lead to the achievement of this resolution. Last, but certainly not least, we have benefited immensely from the advice and counsel of Mr.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4732 (2003) · source
“The statement concluded with a call on the international community to join with us in helping to realize a better future for the people of Iraq. We want to return control over the sovereignty of Iraq to the people of Iraq as soon as possible. We will stay as long as it is necessary to do this, but not one day more.”
2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source
“As President Bush has told the world: "We cannot know the duration of this conflict, yet we know the outcome. Unlike Saddam Hussain, we believe the people of Iraq are deserving and capable of human liberty." Assisting and rebuilding a post-Saddam Iraq will be a huge undertaking. Success will only be possible by working with Iraq's neighbours and the international community. This message was reinforced by President Bush and the leaders of Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom in their statement at the conclusion of the Atlantic Summit on 9 March in the Azores. The four undertook a solemn obligation to help the people of Iraq build a new Iraq at peace with itself and its neighbours. They committed to work in close partnership with international institutions, including the United Nations, our allies and partners and bilateral donors.”
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