YouSaid · the spoken record

Negroponte

lines on the record: 568
first: 2001-11-13
most recent: 2004-06-08
sittings or episodes: 73
sources: un-security-council

Every line below is reproduced as it was said and linked to the record it came from. Nothing here is summarised or generated. Directory · Search · Corrections

“First, we will demonstrate to the people of Iraq and the world that the United States and the coalition aspire to liberate, not to occupy. Secondly, Iraq must be disarmed of all nuclear, chemical and biological weapons production capabilities and the means to deliver such weapons. Thirdly, we must eliminate Iraq's terrorist infrastructure. Fourthly, Iraq must be preserved as a unified State, with its territorial integrity intact. Concern for the safety of Iraq's people has been foremost in our minds from the moment hostilities began. The United States and the coalition allies will provide security to prevent chaos and retribution. Fifthly, along with other partners, we must begin the process of economic and political reconstruction, working to assist the people of Iraq in putting their country on path towards prosperity and freedom.”
2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Insistence on narrow economic interests and extraneous political matters in what essentially constitutes a technical adjustment of a humanitarian resolution would prevent us from giving the Secretary-General the flexibility he needs to begin immediately making arrangements for the urgently needed humanitarian supplies. We urge experts to move swiftly through their discussions and provide the Council with a compromise text as soon as possible. As the coalition acts to enforce the relevant Security Council resolutions and the international community joins together to meet the humanitarian needs of the people of Iraq, much thought has been given to the future of Iraq. Our thinking is guided by a number of principles.”
2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source
“We welcome the 19 March letter from the Secretary-General requesting the necessary authorities to ensure the continuity of the oil for food programme. We fully support his request and we believe the Council is close to agreement on a resolution that responds favourably to the Secretary-General's requests. We trust that other members of the Council share the objective of resuming the flow of humanitarian goods through the oil for food programme as soon as possible. Progress on this resolution must accelerate, putting political debating points aside, if we are to minimize any interruption of the programme. There would be serious humanitarian implications for the people of Iraq if the Council fails to do so. Sixty per cent of the people of Iraq rely on oil for food, regardless of the security situation.”
2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Included in these totals is a $10 million contribution to the International Committee of the Red Cross. As we increase United States contributions, we also urge other donors to contribute to these critical humanitarian efforts. We have also fielded the largest ever disaster assistance response team, composed of United States civilian humanitarian experts, to the region to assess needs, liaise with partners and provide in-field grant- making capacity. Forty-eight members of the team are already positioned in Kuwait and additional staff will arrive in the coming days. In fact, such a team conducted an initial assessment of the port of Umm Qasr yesterday. Its initial reports suggest that security is acceptable for more detailed assessment teams to move into the area.”
2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source
“We and other members of the coalition are prepared to administer necessary relief as quickly as possible. We have consulted and are continuing to consult with interested Governments, regional and international organizations, civil society and, of course, the United Nations. We have pre-positioned $16.3 million worth of relief supplies, including water-supply materials, blankets and other shelter items in the region. In addition, we have contributed more than $300 million in food aid and more than $200 million in health and other humanitarian assistance to United Nations agencies, including the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNICEF, the World Food Programme and the World Health Organization, and a multitude of non-governmental organizations.”
2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source
“In view of Iraq's additional material breaches, the basis for the existing ceasefire has been removed and the use of force is authorized under resolution 678 (1990). As President Bush has said, we are acting to compel Iraq's compliance with these resolutions, because the United States, along with a coalition of more than 48 countries, believes that the risk of inaction is too great to tolerate. I would now like to turn to the efforts being made to provide the most rapid and effective assistance to the Iraqi people. The current humanitarian situation in Iraq is fragile, all the more so as a result of the policies and actions of the Iraqi regime over the last two decades. The United States has been planning, across all relevant United States Government agencies and in support of United Nations efforts, to anticipate likely requirements.”
2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The military campaign in Iraq is not a war against the people of Iraq, but rather against a regime that has denied the will of the international community for more than 12 years. It was regrettable that the Government of Iraq decided not to take the final opportunity for compliance provided in Security Council resolution 1441 (2002). The coalition response is legitimate and not unilateral. Resolution 687 (1991) imposed a series of obligations on Iraq that were the conditions of the ceasefire. It has long been recognized and understood that a material breach of those obligations removes the basis of the ceasefire and revives the authority to use force under resolution 678 (1990). Resolution 1441 (2002) explicitly found Iraq in continuing material breach.”
2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source
“We have listened carefully to our colleagues. We share many of their concerns. We welcome the expressions of support. We join many in looking to the future, to a better Iraq and we disagree profoundly with those who still avoid the central issue. The responsibility for the current situation lies in the hands of the Iraqi regime, a regime which launched two bloody wars and which has refused for 12 years to give up weapons of mass destruction and join its neighbours in peace. Iraq has repeatedly refused to respond to diplomatic overtures, economic sanctions and other peaceful means designed to bring about Iraqi compliance with its obligations to disarm. The actions that coalition forces are undertaking are an appropriate response.”
2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source
“We trust that other members of the Council share our objective, and the objective of the Secretary-General, of resuming the flow of humanitarian goods through the oil for food programme as soon as possible. We hope that progress on this resolution will be swift in order to minimize any interruption of the programme. Mr. President, we look forward to working with you and our colleagues on issues relating to the situation in Iraq in the days and weeks to come.”
2003-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4721 (2003) · source
“As we increase United States contributions, we also urge other donors to contribute to these critical efforts. As President Bush has said, we recognize the critical importance of keeping the oil for food programme running to meet the humanitarian needs of the people of Iraq. Working with others in the Council, we are prepared to present soon a draft humanitarian resolution that would ensure the continuity of the programme. We have begun consulting with the United Nations and other Council members on adjustments to the current oil for food programme that will ensure the continued delivery of key humanitarian supplies, particularly food and medicine, to Iraq.”
2003-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4721 (2003) · source
“We are fielding the largest ever Disaster Assistance Response Team, known as DART, composed of United States civilian humanitarian experts, to the region to assess needs, to liase with partners and to provide in-field grant-making capacity. We have pre-positioned $16.5 million worth of food rations and relief supplies, including water and purification materials, blankets and shelter supplies in the region. In addition, we have contributed over $60 million to more than a dozen different United Nations agencies, including the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Food Programme and the World Health Organization, as well as a multitude of non-governmental organizations.”
2003-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4721 (2003) · source
“While I have the floor, I would like to touch briefly on an issue that was raised in our consultations yesterday: the concern my country shares with other members of the Council for meeting the humanitarian needs of the people of Iraq in this time. This is an issue to which my Government has dedicated significant resources. We have been planning across all relevant United States Government agencies and in support of United Nations efforts to anticipate likely requirements and to be prepared to administer necessary relief as quickly as possible. We have also consulted with interested Governments, regional and international organizations, civil society and, of course, the United Nations.”
2003-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4721 (2003) · source
“We acknowledge the effort that has gone into producing the draft programmes of work. While they cannot be definitive, they and the paper on key remaining disarmament tasks make clear the multitude of important issues that Iraq has avoided addressing. These are the kinds of documents that we would have been able to discuss if Iraq had met the requirements of resolution 1441 (2002), but they cannot now lead us to the results that this Council demanded: the immediate peaceful disarmament of Iraq. Under current circumstances we have no choice but to set this work aside for the time being. That said, we do not exclude the possibility that it may prove useful to return to those documents at some time in the future. In the meantime, the Council will face new challenges related to the future of Iraq.”
2003-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4721 (2003) · source
“The UNMOVIC programme of work itself declares that the programme "is predicated on the assumption that Iraq will provide immediate, unconditional and active cooperation." That is precisely what has been manifestly lacking. No realistic programme of work or outline of key unresolved issues can be developed pursuant to resolution 1284 (1999) while Iraq fails to cooperate fully, actively and unconditionally, nor can it be developed absent sound information on Iraqi programmes since 1998 and all other information that is lacking. The fact of the matter is that the situation on the ground will change, and so will the nature of the remaining disarmament tasks. Considering a work programme at this time is quite simply out of touch with the reality that we confront.”
2003-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4721 (2003) · source
“At the outset of today's discussion, I would like to recognize and commend the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors, and Mr. Blix and Mr. ElBaradei, for their efforts to implement the inspection regime envisioned by this body under exceptionally difficult circumstances. We are relieved to know that all of the UNMOVIC and IAEA personnel have been safely evacuated from Iraq. Regrettably, discussion of the topic on today's agenda, the consideration of the draft programmes of work, is incompatible with Iraq's non-compliance with resolution 1441 (2002) and the current reality on the ground.”
2003-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4721 (2003) · source
“It is only through full, candid reporting by States in affected regions that the international community can take stock of progress made or lack thereof in implementing the United Nations Programme of Action and properly assess priorities for international action on small arms and light weapons in the future. The United States is aware of the tragic history of the conflict in West Africa. We are ready and committed to work with all Security Council members and ECOWAS member States to find practical and effective ways to curb the proliferation of small arms and light weapons and the use of mercenaries that are threatening peace and security in West Africa.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“Paragraph 12 of the Programme recalls, "the obligations of States to fully comply with arms embargoes decided by the United Nations Security Council in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations." (A/CONF192/15, article 12) Paragraph 13 declares that States believe, "that Governments bear the primary responsibility for preventing, combating and eradicating the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects and, accordingly, should intensify their efforts to define the problems associated with such trade and find ways of resolving them." (article 13) As we all approach the 2003 biennial review meeting that will be held here in New York in July, my delegation strongly urges all Governments to provide national reporting on efforts taken to implement the United Nations Programme of Action for Small Arms and Light Weapons to the United Nations Department for Disarmament Affairs.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“I also urge ECOWAS member States and those States that supply illicit small arms to comply with two pertinent paragraphs in the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, adopted in July 2001.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“We have provided training and communications equipment to Guinea and Sierra Leone to assist them in controlling their borders with Liberia. We have also funded aerial surveillance to monitor illicit trafficking in the Mano River border region. We have funded a joint training programme to instruct Nigerian law enforcement officials on tracing and interdicting illicit small arms. The United States remains committed in its support for both the Security Council embargoes in the West African region and the ECOWAS Moratorium. My delegation urges ECOWAS member States to establish effective national commissions and to implement the Code of Conduct for the Moratorium, as mandated in 1998 and 1999.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“In Sierra Leone, 48,000 weapons have been turned in since the end of the conflict there. Former rebels have been brought into camps where they have been given tools to begin the process of reintegration into society. Rebels have been given monetary payments that correspond to their ranks and were provided training to assist them in finding and obtaining jobs. The international community, including individual States, such as Sweden, Norway, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada and France, has contributed generously to the implementation of the ECOWAS Moratorium and to the rebuilding of societies. The United States has recently undertaken bilateral projects with Senegal and Guinea to destroy tens of thousands of excess small arms and light weapons.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“As my colleague Richard Williamson said in the October meeting on small arms and light weapons, the United States believes that solutions to the problem of illicit trade in small arms and light weapons must be practical and effective. The most effective ways of preventing small and light weapons from getting into the hands of those who will misuse them are implementing and enforcing strict export and import controls and strong arms-brokering laws, ensuring the security of national small arms and light weapons stockpiles, and destroying excess weapons. Additionally, we must address the combatants themselves, not just the weapons they wield. The critical process of reintegration as a component of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) offers hope for soldiers who have known only violence and destruction.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“It is disappointing that some States have not developed functional national commissions. Despite the 1998 Moratorium, West African societies remain awash with small arms and light weapons. Now is the time to complete this effort and move from political declaration to full practical implementation. We continue to support all signatories to the ECOWAS Moratorium in their commitment, renewed in 2001, to carry out its mandate. It is crucial that ECOWAS members themselves take the necessary steps to effectively enforce their own Moratorium on the import, export and manufacture of small arms and light weapons by fully establishing functional national commissions and implementing the Code of Conduct at the State level.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons contributes to violence and suffering around the world, but the situation in West Africa is particularly grave. The catalogue of conflict in the region is long, and regrettably the indiscriminate traffic in small arms and the use of mercenaries only exacerbates the situation. To help stem the tide of violence, in October 1998 ECOWAS declared a moratorium on the importation, exportation and manufacture of light weapons. The international community, including the United States, praised ECOWAS in 1998 for this landmark effort. The Moratorium called for the creation of individual national commissions to be the focal points for the implementation of measures at the State level. Since that year, little progress has been made.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“We want to welcome you back to the Security Council, Mr. President, and to thank you for bringing the issue of the proliferation of small arms and light weapons and the use of mercenaries to the Security Council today. We think that this is a very important initiative on the part of your country. We are also pleased to welcome your minister colleagues from the African continent who have joined this meeting today, as well as the representative of the Programme for Cooperation and Assistance for Security and Development (PCASED), the executive secretariat of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the representative of the African Union. I would also like to thank your delegation for drafting the non-paper on the subject of our meeting today, which informs our current discussion.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“Unfortunately, the sponsors of the draft resolution which we are voting on now refused to engage on our constructive proposal, insisting rather on this hasty vote without considered discussion of our draft. It is therefore with regret that we will vote against the resolution sponsored by Syria.”
2002-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4681 (2002) · source
“We are deeply concerned about the safety of United Nations personnel and all civilians in situations of armed conflict. We also contribute significant funds to support the work of both the World Food Programme and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East. The United States clearly was prepared to engage seriously in further discussions with other Council members in an effort to achieve a draft resolution text that all Council members could support. Indeed, we had circulated an alternative draft which we believed covered all the essential points and referred to the incidents in question in a fair, objective and balanced manner. My delegation reserves its right to resubmit this draft to the Council for consideration and vote the first thing next week.”
2002-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4681 (2002) · source
“The proponents of this resolution appear more intent on condemning Israeli occupation than on ensuring the safety of United Nations personnel. Mixing these two issues is inappropriate and weakens the Council's voice on the need for both parties to take steps to avoid actions that endanger innocent civilians and United Nations staff. Earlier today, President Bush expressed strong support for the efforts of the Quartet and his firm commitment to the Quartet's roadmap which would realize his vision of two States, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security. Adoption of this draft resolution would not contribute to an environment where both sides would be ready to move forward in implementing the practical steps in the roadmap.”
2002-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4681 (2002) · source
“The United States views the incidents which resulted in the deaths of several United Nations employees and the destruction of a World Food Programme warehouse as serious ones that should be addressed. We have expressed our own concerns publicly in that regard, calling on Israel to investigate the events and to take all appropriate measures to prevent further civilian casualties and harm to humanitarian facilities. A resolution adopted by the Council on this subject should urge action by all concerned that would minimize the threats to United Nations personnel and United Nations facilities. We do not see that focus in the resolution before us. We have proposed alternative language to this end. The resolution's sponsor rejected it.”
2002-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4681 (2002) · source
“I would like to close with thanks to the Colombian presidency for creating an opportunity today for us to reflect, in perhaps the first quiet moment of the month, about the challenges and achievements over the past year and in the year ahead. Indeed, as five of our colleagues leave us, I salute the contributions that all have made during their presidencies, as well as during the entire period of their tenure.”
2002-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4677 (2002) · source
“We completely disagree with an approach whereby draft resolutions seek to highlight the issue of occupation while neglecting Palestinian responsibility for eliminating terrorism. In 2002, the Council made several steps forward in acknowledging the obvious: suicide bombings destroy prospects for peace, as well as innocent lives. I would ask the question: will the Council have the courage in 2003 to take aim at those groups and their supporters that promote and perpetrate that violence and terror? Finally, on counter-terrorism, I would like to call attention to the important work of the committee effectively chaired by you, Mr. President, in addressing the terrorist threat posed by Al Quaeda and also the continuing work of the groundbreaking Counter- Terrorism Committee chaired by my colleague Sir Jeremy Greenstock.”
2002-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4677 (2002) · source
“That resolution was forward- looking and has now become enshrined in the pantheon of historic resolutions which form the basis upon which peace will be negotiated. The Secretary-General and key partners in the international community are deeply involved, as members of the Quartet, in bringing the parties back to the negotiating table. The challenge for the Council on the Middle East is now before us. We can remain on a constructive path that supports the efforts of the Quartet and others intricately involved in mediation in the Middle East, or we can return to the destructive practice of seeking to pass one-sided resolutions, heaping criticism on one party - that is to say, Israel.”
2002-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4677 (2002) · source
“The security, extradition and social issues that this will raise will require the Council's consideration. The Court, which is a unique institution, independent of the United Nations system but created by the United Nations and Sierra Leone at the Security Council's recommendation, will need the political support of the Council during the upcoming months. How we respond will determine the Court's eventual success. On the Middle East, the Council made an important contribution in 2002 by providing an agreed endgame to this enduring conflict in resolution 1397 (2002), in which, for the first time, the Security Council affirmed a vision of two States, Israel and Palestine, living side by side within secure and recognized borders.”
2002-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4677 (2002) · source
“For instance, in August, the Foreign Ministers of the signatories to the Pretoria Agreement met with the Council in a formal open meeting to reaffirm their support for the Agreement and to answer members' questions. The decision not to have Council members make statements in that forum kept the focus on the Foreign Ministers and gave the Council's eventual presidential statement greater political weight. In Sierra Leone, the Council's work in urging the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone to play a role in the successful May elections was crucial. The Council needs to give the same amount of attention now to the Special Court for Sierra Leone, which is moving towards issuing its indictments in early 2003.”
2002-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4677 (2002) · source
“On African issues, the Council made outstanding contributions, many of which did not make the front pages of newspapers here in the United States, but which remain extremely relevant and important to vast numbers of people on this planet. For example, the Council's swift endorsement of the July Pretoria Agreement helped maintain the momentum behind the Agreement. Our decision to expand the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and authorize phase III operations signalled our support for the peace process. Contributing to those decisions of the Council was the Council's innovative approach to developing information on those issues.”
2002-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4677 (2002) · source
“In September, President Bush challenged the Security Council to live up to its mandate to address Iraq's non- compliance with its disarmament obligations. The Council was entrusted with finding a solution to meet that challenge. That ultimately resulted in the adoption of resolution 1441 (2002). During eight weeks of negotiation, the Council not only included the perspectives of its members but also provided the opportunity for all States to contribute to this extremely important and ongoing process. In so doing, the Security Council has reaffirmed its important role in dealing with Iraq's threat to international peace and security.”
2002-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4677 (2002) · source
“Moreover, it does so as a result of intense and open discussions with our Security Council partners. In this process, different views about the shape and language of a resolution were fused into the common approach we and our British partners wanted to create. This resolution affords Iraq a final opportunity. The Secretary-General said on 12 September - and he repeated it again today - that "If Iraq's defiance continues, the Security Council must face its responsibilities" (A/57/PV.2, p.3). We concur with the wisdom of his remarks. Members can rely on the United States to live up to its responsibilities if the Iraq regime persists with its refusal to disarm.”
2002-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4644 (2002) · source
“When the Baghdad regime claims that the United States is seeking to wage war on the Arab world, nothing could be farther from the truth. What we seek, and what the Council seeks by this resolution, is the disarmament of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. We urge you to join us in our common effort to secure that goal and assure peace and security in the region. President Bush asked the Security Council to take on the challenge posed by Iraq. He asked that it find Iraq in material breach of its ongoing obligations, that it establish an enhanced inspection regime as a means for obtaining the disarmament of Iraq in the area of weapons of mass destruction, and that it make clear that the most serious consequences for Iraq would follow continued defiance. This resolution accomplishes each of these purposes.”
2002-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4644 (2002) · source
“To our colleagues on the Security Council, our message is one of partnership: over seven weeks, we have built international consensus on how to proceed towards Iraq, and we have come together, recognizing that our collective security is at stake and that we must meet this challenge, as proposed by President Bush on 12 September. To the Secretary-General, Mr. Blix, and Mr. El- Baradei: We urge you to make full use of the tools given to you in this resolution, and we pledge our full support. And we urge every Member of the United Nations to offer you all assistance possible. To the Governments and peoples of the Arab world, including the people of Iraq: the purpose of this resolution is to open the way to a peaceful solution of this issue. That is the intention and wish of my Government.”
2002-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4644 (2002) · source
“If there is a further Iraqi breach, reported to the Council by UNMOVIC, the IAEA or a Member State, the matter will return to the Council for discussions as required in paragraph 12. The resolution makes clear that any Iraqi failure to comply is unacceptable and that Iraq must be disarmed. And, one way or another, Iraq will be disarmed. If the Security Council fails to act decisively in the event of further Iraqi violations, this resolution does not constrain any Member State from acting to defend itself against the threat posed by Iraq or to enforce relevant United Nations resolutions and protect world peace and security. To the Government of Iraq, our message is simple: non-compliance no longer is an option.”
2002-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4644 (2002) · source
“Let us be clear: the inspections will not work unless the Iraqi regime cooperates fully with UNMOVIC and the IAEA. We hope all Member States now will press Iraq to undertake that cooperation. This resolution is designed to test Iraq's intentions: will it abandon its weapons of mass destruction and its illicit missile programmes or continue its delays and defiance of the entire world? Every act of Iraqi non-compliance will be a serious matter, because it would tell us that Iraq has no intention of disarming. As we have said on numerous occasions to Council members, this resolution contains no "hidden triggers" and no "automaticity" with respect to the use of force.”
2002-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4644 (2002) · source
“As a means to that end, the resolution then establishes an enhanced, strengthened inspection regime. The resolution gives the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) a new, powerful mandate. Its core is immediate and unimpeded access to every site, including presidential and other sensitive sites, structure or vehicle they choose to inspect and equally immediate and unimpeded access to people they wish to interview. In other words, anyone, anywhere, any time. And the resolution gives UNMOVIC and the IAEA the power to do their work properly and to ensure the verifiable destruction of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and associated infrastructure and support programmes.”
2002-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4644 (2002) · source
“It recalls that the ceasefire ending the 1991 Gulf war was conditioned on Iraq's disarmament with respect to nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, together with their support infrastructures; ending its involvement in, and support for, terrorism; and its accounting for, and restoration of, foreign nationals and foreign property wrongfully seized. In addition, the Council demanded that the Iraqi Government stop oppressing the Iraqi people. Iraq has ignored those obligations essential to peace and security. The resolution confirms what has been clear for years: that Iraq has been and remains in violation of disarmament obligations - "material breach" in lawyers' language. The Council then decides to afford Iraq a final opportunity to comply.”
2002-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4644 (2002) · source
“By this resolution, we are now united in trying a different course. That course is to send a clear message to Iraq insisting on its disarmament in the area of weapons of mass destruction and delivery systems, or face the consequences. The resolution we have just adopted puts the conflict between Iraq and the United Nations in context and recalls the obligations on Iraq and the authorities of Member States to enforce them. It begins by reference to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990 and the international community's response.”
2002-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4644 (2002) · source
“This resolution constitutes the world community's demand that Iraq disclose and destroy its weapons of mass destruction. On 12 September, President Bush came to the General Assembly seeking to build an international consensus to counter Iraq's persistent defiance of the United Nations. Over a decade ago, after evicting Iraq from Kuwait, the Security Council determined that peace and security in the Persian Gulf region required that Iraq, verifiably, give up its weapons of mass destruction. The Council reached that decision because of Iraq's record of aggression against its neighbours and its use of chemical and biological weapons. For 11 years, without success, we have tried a variety of ways, including diplomacy, inspections and economic sanctions, to obtain Iraqi compliance.”
2002-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4644 (2002) · source
“Without such clarity, there is too high a danger that Iraq will miscalculate. And miscalculation by Iraq will lead to precisely the military action we all hope to avoid. The Security Council faces a defining moment. The Council works best on Iraq when it works together. As we witnessed last spring with the successful passage of resolution 1409 (2002) and the establishment of the Goods Review List, when the Security Council is resolute and united, its actions produce results. We must stand together and show Iraq that its failure to comply will no longer be tolerated.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source
“But the President also said that the choice for Iraq is straightforward: "Either the Iraqi regime will give up its weapons of mass destruction, or, for the sake of peace, the United States will lead a global coalition to disarm that regime." Now, the spotlight is back on the Security Council. We hope and expect that the Council will act and play its proper role as a safeguard of our common security. If it fails to do so, then we and other States will be forced to act. The approach of the United States and the United Kingdom aims at clarity - clarity with respect to what Iraq must now do to fulfil its 1991 obligations to restore peace and security in the region; clarity with respect to what inspectors must be allowed to do; and clarity with respect to our seriousness.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source
“Last week, the House of Representatives and the Senate passed a joint resolution that expressed support for the administration's diplomatic efforts in the Security Council to ensure that "Iraq abandons its strategy of delay, evasion and non-compliance" and authorized the use of United States armed forces should diplomatic efforts fail. This resolution tells the world that the United States speaks with one determined voice. Yesterday, when President Bush signed this resolution, he said that he had not ordered the use of force. The United States hopes that the use of force will not become necessary.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source
“We are considering the reactions we have received and will be placing before the Council, in the near future, a resolution with clear and immediate requirements - requirements that Iraq would voluntarily meet if it chooses to cooperate. We have also shared these elements with the Executive Chairman of UNMOVIC and the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency. While they can and should speak for themselves, both Mr. Blix and Mr. ElBaradei have made it clear that they would welcome a new Security Council resolution that strengthens their hands and allows for more effective inspections. While all this diplomatic activity has been taking place, in the United States we have been having our own great national debate.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source
“There is growing agreement that there must be immediate, unconditional and unrestricted inspections of all Iraqi facilities that may have a role in the development of weapons of mass destruction. The United States, together with the United Kingdom, has shared with the other members of the Council the elements of our vision of a resolution that will address Iraq's material breach of its obligations under relevant Security Council resolutions, specify the types of access and authorities that UNMOVIC and IAEA must have to be able to effectively verify Iraqi disarmament, make clear Iraq's obligations and articulate to Iraq that there will be consequences to non-compliance. The United States believes that the best way to ensure Iraqi compliance is through one resolution that is firm and unambiguous in its message.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source
“That is why a clear, firm message from the Council is so important. Miscalculation by Iraq will be dangerous. This body and, indeed, the entire membership of the United Nations do no favour to the people of Iraq, do no favour to those who seek a better future for Iraq, do no favour to the countries of the region and do no favour to the credibility of the United Nations if they create the impression that an outcome in which Iraq retains its chemical, biological and nuclear weapons programmes is an acceptable or possible outcome. Over the past five weeks, a consensus has been forming in the Council that the time for denial, deception and delay has come to an end and that Iraq must be verifiably disarmed.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption3 (2002) · source