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Nsanze

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first: 1996-04-23
most recent: 2010-12-09
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“Mr. Nsanze (Burundi) (spoke in French): The Government of Burundi thanks the Secretary-General for his fourth report (S/2008/745) on the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB), which is a succinct, comprehensive and very detailed document. The absence in the report of up-to-date information would have detracted from its quality had the 4 December summit at Bujumbura of heads of State of the Regional Peace Initiative for Burundi not been a success. Beyond expressing my gratitude for the report, I would like to express the gratitude of the Government of Burundi to the Secretary-General and his Executive Representative for their commitment to ensuring the success of the peace process in my country.”
2008-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6037 (2008) · source
“However, the funds pledged for the financing of the socio-economic recovery are still not forthcoming. We are most grateful to the United Nations, which, through the Peacebuilding Fund, is supporting 17 projects in the country, and we encourage the United Nations to finance other ones as well. We are 08-4905] also grateful for the assistance that the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have promised us. We thank all those bilateral and multilateral partners who have shown us their understanding and assisted us. We are asking them to do even more, so that our people can benefit from the dividends of peace. 08-49051”
2008-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5966 (2008) · source
“One need only travel around the country to see the primary and secondary school buildings under construction, not to mention other initiatives such as the reforestation of denuded mountains. In the area of public sector management, some progress has been made, so that the country has reached a decisive turning point. The World Bank has just decided to suspend 92 per cent of the country's debt, but that is not enough. The country needs solid budgetary support and substantial assistance so that reconstruction and development do not remain mere words. Thus, we call on Burundi's development partners, in particular those that made pledges during the May 2006 round table, to honour their commitments. To date, just 30 per cent of the funds promised have been disbursed, and only within the framework of peacebuilding.”
2008-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5966 (2008) · source
“In all those areas, certain donors have already been active, including the Peacebuilding Fund. But the needs remain great, so other donors must be considered if we wish to see those projects completed. Another urgent task is managing the land issue. The traditional Burundian land ownership system seems to have reached its limits. The pressure on the land is such that more than 80 per cent of the cases before the courts are linked to land disputes. The settling of scores is rife and is the root cause of a growing crime rate. A reform of the land code is planned, but its implementation will require funds that the Government cannot collect on its own. In conclusion, we can state that the Government and the people of Burundi are making remarkable efforts that deserve to be supported.”
2008-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5966 (2008) · source
“It expects a new demobilization action plan from the Government by next month to that it can readjust its contribution. However, as noted earlier, demobilization is one thing and reintegration into society is another. Thus, Burundi needs support in this area from its bilateral and multilateral partners, because the demobilization process will be beneficial only if it is completed. I shall now discuss the strengthening of justice, the promotion of human rights, national reconciliation and the fight against impunity. Here, the principal problems are strengthening the capacities of the Ministry of Justice, ensuring the functioning of effective transitional justice, establishing an independent human rights commission and launching a truth and reconciliation commission.”
2008-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5966 (2008) · source
“Today, demobilization of those combatants is imperative, while the demobilization of former members of the Burundian armed forces and former combatants of the Conseil national pour la defense de la democratie- Forces pour la defense de la democratie has not yet been completed. Moreover, those who are already demobilized represent a potential insecurity factor, because they are having difficulties reintegrating into society with the scant resources provided to them. The Government continues to proclaim loud and clear that the demobilized will be a time bomb as long as their living standards have not been improved. The World Bank recently highlighted the extreme poverty in which disabled demobilized persons waiting for housing to be built for them are languishing.”
2008-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5966 (2008) · source
“To quote from the Strategic Framework for Peacebuilding in Burundi, "Although there have been important gains in the improvement of security, more particularly through the reorganization of the [army] and the Police together with the demobilization of over 20,000 combatants, these results alone are not enough in a situation where ex-combatants need to be reintegrated permanently in society and weapons and feelings of insecurity are widespread in society "... [T]he security forces are not always perceived as acting in the best interest of the population". (PBC/J/BD1/4, annex, paras. 26-27) Since the Strategic Framework was drafted, some progress has certainly been made, but new problems have also emerged. At that time, demobilization did not yet involve PALIPEHUTU-FNL combatants.”
2008-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5966 (2008) · source
“The President of the Republic and his Government are doing everything possible to ensure that the negotiations with the PALIPEHUTU-FNL succeed, but they require the international community's support so that the PALIPEHUTU-FNL does not continue to engage in polemics or set traps at a time when the population as a whole aspires to peace and development. The second track of the strategic peacebuilding plan concerns strengthening the rule of law within the security forces.”
2008-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5966 (2008) · source
“In any case, the delays observed in the cantonment of combatants and the demands made in the political negotiations must be monitored to prevent further delays with respect to the programme of action adopted on 23 February 2008 at Cape Town, South Africa, which sets 31 December 2008 as the deadline for integrating the PALIPEHUTU-FNL into State institutions. Therefore, it is important to stress once again that, more than ever before, Burundi needs the international community's support and understanding. First of all, we need understanding because solutions to problems of a political and military nature are not always found overnight. There are stages that must be gone through, lest we find ourselves putting the cart before the horse, which can only lead to other problems.”
2008-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5966 (2008) · source
“They may not advocate violence, exclusion or hate in any form whatsoever, in particular on the basis of ethnic, regional, religious or gender affiliation." We also note that other branches of the original PALIPEHUTU long ago agreed to call themselves by different names, including Parti Liberateur du Peuple Burundais and Forces nationales de liberation-Icanzo. In addition, PALIPEHUTU-FNL is demanding that power he shared on a 50-50 basis, which is completely unrealistic. Here too, negotiations must be conducted in strict compliance with the constitution.”
2008-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5966 (2008) · source
“Article 77 states that: "A political party consists of a non-profit association of citizens involved in a project for a democratic society based on national unity, with a specific political programme and with specific objectives, which meet the concern of serving the general interest and providing for the prosperity of all citizens." Article 78 states that: "Political parties, in their organization and functioning, must act in accordance with democratic principles. They must be open to all citizens of Burundi and their national character must also be reflected in their leadership.”
2008-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5966 (2008) · source
“At present, there are 2,300 such fighters, who have been regrouped, but we note that the movement is still in the process of recruiting, in violation of the ceasefire agreement, doubtless to achieve the exaggerated figures that were announced at its inception. Moreover, there are issues of a political nature that are still outstanding. The PALIPEHUTU-FNL is continuing to refuse to change its name, although the constitution, in articles 77 and 78, forbids any political entity with ethnic connotations.”
2008-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5966 (2008) · source
“In order to continue the implementation of the ceasefire agreement, the President of the Republic signed decree number 100/136 of 19 August 2008, creating a technical commission for the verification of the status of combatant for those dissidents who have left the PALIPEHUTU-FNL movement of Randa and Burumata. That commission is an ad hoc technical team that will be working under the supervision of the National Commission for Demobilization, Reinsertion and Reintegration. The mandate of the technical team lasts 12 weeks, starting from the date of the entry into force of the decree. That means that, three months from now, the operation will come to an end. Of course, following that, the status of combatant will be verified for those troops that remained faithful to Agathon Rwasa, who are currently being regrouped.”
2008-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5966 (2008) · source
“To step up the implementation of the ceasefire agreement, the President of the Republic, Pierre Nkurunziza, signed on that same day decree number 100/134 of 18 August 2008, providing legal status for the dissidents of the PALIPEHUTU-FNL movement who deserted after the signing of the ceasefire on 7 September 2006. That means that the issue of those fighters who left before the FNL was at the negotiating table and who are now regrouped at the sites of Randa and Bulumata, a total of 3,321 individuals, will not be treated any differently from the issue of the other fighters, who are currently being regrouped, since they are all members of the same movement, even if there has been discord among them.”
2008-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5966 (2008) · source
“The head of the movement, Agathon Rwasa, was one of the guests of honour as we celebrated the forty-sixth anniversary of national independence on 1 July 2008. The negotiations that began in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, continued in South Africa. Faithful to his commitment, President Pierre Nkurunziza, on 18 August 2008, 08-4905] received the leader of the PALIPEHUTU-FNL movement. The mediator, Charles Nqakula, and his deputy, Ambassador Kingsley Mamabolo, were involved in the discussion. It was agreed that the President of the Republic would meet the leader of the PALIPEHUTU-FNL whenever necessary, so that all issues would be resolved through dialogue. All of the parties to mediation will be involved at each meeting, so that appropriate responses can be found to all issues.”
2008-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5966 (2008) · source
“In addition, they intend to update the status of the opposition and even to review - and therefore re-write - the history of the country in order to make it inclusive of all citizens. To sum up, the workshop laid down the foundations for a harmonious vision of a future that can reassure citizens and also ensure that the elections of 2010 will take place in a climate of social and political tranquillity. The major party missing at this forum was the Parti pour la liberaton du peuple hutu-Forces nationales de liberation (PALIPEHUTU-FNL), for obvious reasons: it has not yet been recognized as a political party. Allow me here to dwell for a moment on that case, which is of particular interest to us. As everyone is well aware, the leaders of the PALIPEHUTU-FNL returned to the country last May.”
2008-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5966 (2008) · source
“The workshop involved the participation of 34 political parties, who freely gathered there. Participation in the workshop was active and enthusiastic. The participants requested that the framework become an ongoing framework for dialogue among the political parties. The workshop even proposed terms of reference in the event the framework for dialogue did in fact become permanent. The political parties are together committing themselves to urgently deal with amendments for legal texts, the Constitution, the law on political parties, including the code of conduct, the electoral code, the law on communities and other laws that may be of interest to the citizens of Burundi.”
2008-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5966 (2008) · source
“Today, parliament is functioning normally, and the Government is less divided. The party in power, the Conseil national pour la defense de la democratie-Forces pour la defense de la democratic (CNDD-FDD), has been rebuilt. It has once again taken up its role as the unquestioned leader at the helm of the country. The opposition is playing its role as well, without, however, being able to endanger democratic institutions, as we have observed over the past few months. I would even say that a great step has been taken. During the past week, a workshop was held on the framework for dialogue among the political parties. The workshop was held in Gitega, in the centre of the country, from 18 to 22 August. For the first time in our eventful journey of the past 15 years, a genuine and frank dialogue took place.”
2008-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5966 (2008) · source
“The assessment of the work under way for two years now in my country has shown us what has been accomplished on the road that we have travelled thus far, which has been short, and that which still lies ahead, which will be very long. However, since it is not customary to speak of conclusions with regard to national policy and economy, but rather to speak of progress achieved, which is easier, allow me to briefly sketch out the present situation for the Council, focusing on the implementation of the priority peacebuilding plan in my country. In terms of good governance, which is a vast subject, and, more specifically, democratic governance, a great deal has been accomplished, with various ups and downs. Often, we had to hold our breath, particularly when institutions found themselves at a standstill.”
2008-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5966 (2008) · source
“Johan Lovald, its former Permanent Representative to the United Nations, who carried out his duties in an outstanding manner. The results of his work are Visible both here and in the field. He will be remembered by everyone who witnessed him work so methodically and with unwavering dedication. I should also like to take this opportunity to warmly thank Sweden, which has graciously agreed to inherit responsibility from its sister country, Norway. That is a clear sign of friendship for my country, for which we are very grateful. We wish Sweden every success; we are prepared to work together to achieve results of which both our countries can be proud.”
2008-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5966 (2008) · source
“Mr. Nsanze (Burundi) (spoke in French): My delegation thanks you, Mr. President, for having organized this informational meeting regarding my country. We would like to reiterate our gratitude to the Council for having selected Burundi as one of the first beneficiaries of the services of the Peacebuilding Commission, which has been operational since 2006 and whose overall encouraging mid-term report has just been presented to the Council by the representative of Sweden. We in Burundi have already begun to consider the assessment indicators for the implementation of the Strategic Framework for Peacebuilding, which take into account the recommendations made during the assessment meeting that took place on 23 June 2008. My delegation would like to pay heartfelt tribute to Norway for the efforts of Mr.”
2008-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5966 (2008) · source
“Here we would like to praise the substantial support that the Peacebuilding Commission has given us in this regard, and we appeal to all who wish to offer support and can do so to do the same. We are thinking, in particular, of our partners who promised funds during the round table held in Bujumbura in May 2007, and would ask them to discharge their obligations. As for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, it has had some difficulty in getting started for several reasons. The most plausible of those is that some groups and individuals who are not prepared to face up to the evidence against them prefer to confuse the issue as they rush to obtain support against the process. We would ask the United Nations to be cautious, because some will seek to use it for that purpose.”
2008-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5897 (2008) · source
“The threat to peace can also stem from discontent, even from despair brought about by the uncertainty faced by former soldiers and combatants, who have returned to civilian life without sufficient means to reintegrate into society. That is all entirely true. That is why the Government is in the process of knocking at every door in order to find additional resources to take up the challenge of raising the living standards of these people. Will it manage to do this? Perhaps, if the appeals that it is making are heeded. As concerns transitional justice, first of all it should be acknowledged that judicial reform has not yet achieved the desired results.”
2008-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5897 (2008) · source
“That is particularly true because many members of parliament themselves do not know that they have a mandate from the people. A number of them even seem to be unaware of which political parties they belong to, even though they were elected on closed lists of candidates submitted by well-known political parties. Others have simply left their parties and claim to be independent. All of them are distorting good democratic practice. We must find mechanisms to restore order and to oblige everyone to act within a legal framework. If the 08-35110 constitution turns out to be an obstacle, then it will have to be revised.”
2008-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5897 (2008) · source
“The same applies to other political parties or factions, groups and even individuals who - hiding behind a constitution that is ill conceived and, for the time being, impossible to revise - prefer to sow disorder in order to test the Government. We note other points in the report that are deserving of our comments. We shall not dwell on them here; there are other forums and many opportunities to discuss them. We will address only those related to institutional deadlock, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration and transitional justice. In paragraph 91 of the report, we read, "All political parties represented in Parliament are reminded in this regard of their obligations to those who have elected them, and to the country as a whole".”
2008-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5897 (2008) · source
“We cannot predict here the outcome of the negotiations 08-35110 under way. But, however they may develop, the Security Council and the international community in general must help us ensure that it will not be possible to turn back. The spectre and the psychosis of a new war must be banished forever. That will be possible if, in particular, the Chairman of the FNL, Agathon Rwasa, also returns to the country to take part in political life. Moreover, certain political parties that are adopting a belligerent posture, even though they are no longer supposed to be in the opposition, should be brought to reason.”
2008-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5897 (2008) · source
“Very fortunately, subsequent events have made it possible to regain confidence and to look to the future with greater optimism. Indeed, the FNL's long-awaited return to the negotiation table and the resumption of the work of the Joint Verification and Monitoring Mechanism are reassuring both to Burundians themselves and to the international community. Here, I should like to thank all actors, particularly the Security Council, the Regional Peace Initiative on Burundi, the South African mediation and the Peacebuilding Commission, which did their utmost to make that return possible. However, that optimism may fade once again if useful measures are not taken to consolidate the gains already made, while we mobilize to achieve other milestones in order to move decisively forward.”
2008-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5897 (2008) · source
“That report, like the previous ones, is very well documented and provides as many details as possible on the developments in the situation, supported by relatively convincing explanations. It is full of information, just as the period covered has been full of events, although we note some anachronisms and contradictions. From reading the report, one gets the impression that the country is once again entering an infernal cycle of violence, at a time when the international community was expecting the re-establishment of peace and recovery through a decisive mobilization aimed at development. Undoubtedly, it was in the context of fear and uncertainty caused by the attacks of the Forces nationales de liberation (FNL) on Bujumbura and a number of other areas that the report was written against a background of pessimism.”
2008-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5897 (2008) · source
“Mr. Nsanze (Burundi) (spoke in French): Permit me at the outset, on the occasion of the presentation of the third report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (S/2008/330), to express my heartfelt thanks to the Secretary-General for the United Nations assistance from which my country has benefited for some 15 years. My sincere thanks go also to all members of the Security Council, who are constantly following the developments in the situation, and for the proposed solutions that they are tirelessly providing. In addition, I wish to thank the international community as a whole - all those who, near or far away, observe and act when they deem it useful. My delegation takes note of the third report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi.”
2008-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5897 (2008) · source
“In the View of my delegation, the primary task of the multinational force should be above all, to disarm the former Rwandese troops and at quartering them in areas remote from the Burundi-Rwanda-Zaire borders. Without wishing to be a Cassandra, the Burundi delegation is obliged to warn that failing to carry out the task of disarming the former Rwandese troops could means a repetition of the monumental error committed in 1994 when the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) limited itself to standing by passively at the outbreak of the genocide, then packing up and fleeing at the height - at the very height - of that scourge.”
1996-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3713 (1996) · source
“The repercussions on the plight of the Burundi refugees shed additional light on the interrelationship of which I spoke a while ago among the chronic causes of the crises which continue to batter the Great Lakes region and Burundi, which is situated at the crossroads of this inter-lake region. Our country has been willed by history and geography to participate as a full-fledged member in the settlement of conflicts there. At present my Government is limiting itself to making the Security Council aware of the problem of squaring the circle which, sooner or later, a multinational force will run up against if its mandate does not include the separation of former Rwandan soldiers and the interahamwe from innocent refugees.”
1996-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3713 (1996) · source
“In September, October and November I transmitted to the successive Presidents of the Security Council and to the Secretary-General plethora of official documents demonstrating the complete determination of the present leaders to negotiate with all groups, including armed factions. The negotiations have since run up against the obstacles raised by the rebel camp. We wonder whether the architects of these economic sanctions are still inclined to find excuses for maintaining the embargo. Aside from the heavy tribute paid daily in numerous human lives - in particular by the hundreds of thousands of displaced persons - the refugees who are returning from Zaire by the thousands, fleeing the cataclysm abroad, are faced with tragic conditions in their own country, Burundi, and are being throttled by an embargo which is arbitrary in every way.”
1996-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3713 (1996) · source
“While for two months the new regime has fully abided by all the conditions imposed by the Governments that imposed the embargo, and while the ministerial delegation dispatched last 18 October by the third Arusha summit had a high opinion of the negotiation plan the Head of State of Burundi proposed to his counterparts, our people continues to be sacrificed gratuitously and at great cost. This embargo contravenes the most fundamental norms of international law and the charters of both the United Nations and the OAU, and has subjected an entire nation to the throes of humiliation and death.”
1996-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3713 (1996) · source
“This is an inescapable condition, through which shared power, rather than slaking individual ambitions, would in fact end up serving as a reciprocal shield for the elements of each nation. Over the last few weeks, world attention has been riveted to the unprecedented magnitude of the tragedy afflicting Kivu. Another human tragedy of great seriousness has wrongly been consigned to oblivion. Seven million Burundi citizens have been crushed under the suffocating weight of a total economic blockade for nearly four months now.”
1996-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3713 (1996) · source
“The sponsorship, organization, financing and conduct of such a forum, preferably on African soil, would be entrusted to the United Nations and to the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in close cooperation with the rest of the international community. Such a conference would also take up the establishment of machinery most likely to guarantee national security for the elements of each country and regional security for the States of the Great Lakes taken as a whole. But security on this dual level will remain an unattained and unattainable dream so long as the major goal has not been achieved - or rather, so long as the first sine qua non condition has not been fulfilled: equitable power sharing providing the necessary balance among national communities.”
1996-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3713 (1996) · source
“Given the interdependence of their respective plights, solutions aimed at saving our peoples can no longer be selective limited to isolated, and therefore limited, areas - that is, to individual countries. To resolve the recurrent tragedies which flow from age-old causes, the imperative obligation to confront them comprehensively in the region devolves on the Security Council especially, and on all the protagonists. And, from this point of View, the eradication of the causes of the overall problem in the Great Lakes region requires, as the highest priority, solutions commensurate with the seriousness and tenacity of the issues. These include, first, an international conference on finding ways to promote and bring about a massive return of refugees and expatriates to their respective homelands.”
1996-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3713 (1996) · source
“Regarding the interaction between the causes of the chronic crises in the Great Lakes region, cold, hard analysis shows that the fates of the peoples of the Great Lakes region are clearly interrelated, and that, paradoxically, the interests they desperately pursue in their search for survival are in mortal conflict. A common denominator characterizes the citizens of Burundi, Rwanda and Kivu: the psychosis of fear, which is the cause of their bitter struggle to cling to their life raft. Hence, we see that instead of joining together to achieve the same ultimate goals, these fellow citizens are tearing each other apart. The result is a problem which is both shared and chronic; it is, first and foremost, up to the United Nations to tackle this issue.”
1996-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3713 (1996) · source
“Various alternatives were proposed, on many occasions. Although it was convinced of the merits of these urgent appeals, which were reiterated time and again, the Security Council refused to cross the Rubicon, alleging the existence of numerous obstacles, instead of taking the bull by the horns and neutralizing the former Rwandese troops and militia. These men, however, were armed to the teeth and, on top of everything else, continuously committed acts of aggression against our States and sowed desolation among our peoples. This unhealthy climate ultimately degenerated into a dangerous powder keg, which irreversibly and inevitably led to the present disaster.”
1996-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3713 (1996) · source
“The intermittent acts of aggression aimed against Burundi and Rwanda by the former Rwandan Army troops and the interahamwe were both warning signs of the general deterioration of the situation and of an imminent explosion in the region. Fully aware of the enormous risk inherent in the presence of a large number of refugees along their shared borders, the three States, acting together and backed by UN HCR in particular, have continually sounded the alarm and requested the assistance of the international community for a triple operation they considered essential: the repatriation of the refugees to their respective countries; the disarmament of some 40,000 runaway Rwandan soldiers and their adjuncts, the interahamwe militia; and finally, encampment in areas far from the frontiers for refugees who opted to remain abroad.”
1996-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3713 (1996) · source
“For nearly three years now, various international political circles, numerous humanitarian organizations, foremost among them the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and numerous Governments, in particular those of Burundi, Rwanda and Zaire, have vied with each other in issuing warnings regarding the immense danger presented throughout the region of the Great Lakes by the million refugees crowded on the frontiers of these three countries. The militaristic designs and subversive acts of the former Rwandan troops and their backers, namely the interahamwe militia, continued to poison relations among member States of the Economic Community of the Great Lakes countries, namely Burundi, Rwanda and Zaire.”
1996-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3713 (1996) · source
“All humanity is shuddering at the sight of the horrors inflicted on a million and a half individuals. A human tidal wave has been doomed to a collective martyrdom. There are both remote and immediate causes for this suffering. The genocide that crushed nearly a million victims in a period of three months has swept from their homeland yet another million human beings. This dual and highly tragic phenomenon is the remote but principal cause of the horrendous misery that has burst into the two Kivus. In the ignoble odyssey imposed on the refugees, the greatest blame must be borne by the former Rwandan Army and its interahamwe militia, which, retrenched in refugee camps, have taken the latter hostage to use them as human shields. There are more immediate causes for this suffering.”
1996-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3713 (1996) · source
“First of all, I would like to recognize, Sir, your code of conduct in your capacity as President of the Security Council, which reflects the characteristics of the policy of non-alignment, that is impartiality, conciliatory behaviour and dedication to the sacrosanct principles of the Charter of the United Nations. For this host of high qualities, you deserve our greatest tribute. (spoke in Spanish) Ambassador Martinez Blanco also deserves our gratitude, but, above all, our congratulations for the success he achieved during his mandate as President of the Security Council in October. (spoke in French) My three-page statement will highlight the need to identify and eradicate the causes of the overall problem existing in the region of the Great Lakes.”
1996-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3713 (1996) · source
“Here the destinies of the Governments of Angola and of Burundi coincide. Both are victims of their complete compliance with the appeals of the international community and with Security Council resolutions, since they are being penalized because of the obstructions of rebels who violate with impunity their commitments, which remain dead letters. The Security Council must remedy this state of affairs by obliging the recalcitrant parties to abide by Security Council resolutions.”
1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source
“On 24 September, I informed the President of the Security Council and the Secretary-General of my Government's complete implementation of the conditions used by the countries of our region as a pretext to impose immoral, illegal sanctions, in flagrant violation of the Charters of the United Nations and of the Organization of African Unity. This total economic blockade is ravaging the population, in particular the most vulnerable categories: women, children, the old and the sick. Burundi has fulfilled all the conditions set by the architects of the embargo and those outlined in Security Council resolution 1072 (1996) of 30 August; therefore, any further pretext for maintaining these measures can only be dictated by other motives, by a hidden agenda on the part of those who favour the status quo.”
1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source
“With a view to restoring complete peace and security, the Government of Burundi has resolutely committed itself to negotiations with all groups, including armed factions. One month has already elapsed since the reestablishment of our National Assembly, the restoration of the rights and functions of political parties and the public commitment of the Government to engage in talks with the rebels guilty of large-scale massacres of an innocent people; all this is in line with our policy of national reconciliation and democratization.”
1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source
“The Security Council must shoulder its responsibilities and make all the signatories of the Lusaka Protocol to abide faithfully by their commitments, entered into before the world and the Angolan nation. The Security Council must be more vigilant in turning things around, putting the peace process back on track and suppressing any manoeuvres indicating a dangerous reversal of the significant progress already achieved on the path to final normalization. Burundi too draws inspiration from the painful experience of our friends and brothers, the people of Angola, whom we long supported in their legitimate struggle for national liberation. Indeed, the people of Burundi has been confronted with a civil war imposed upon it by armed groups and militias since the outbreak of our national tragedy in October 1993.”
1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source
“We must therefore demand that the UNITA leaders speedily change their course and scrupulously apply the Lusaka peace Protocol, and that they do their utmost to safeguard the process of national reconciliation. Full compliance with the Lusaka Protocol includes the rapid settlement of the question of a special status for the President of UNITA, full respect for the free circulation of persons and goods throughout the country, the integration of UNITA members into provincial and local administrations throughout the countries, the immediate return of UNITA deputies to the National Assembly and, above all, the formation of a Government of National Unity and Reconciliation.”
1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source
“My Government therefore associates itself with the international community and particularly with the Security Council and the mediation mission, and strongly urges UNITA to proceed without delay to the quartering of all its troops in the areas under United Nations supervision, to hand over all weapons and military equipment still under its control and to proceed with the effective dismantling of all command posts for incorporation into the Angolan Armed Forces command. My delegation has good reason to disapprove of UNITA's turnabout. By declining the offer of one of the highest State political posts, that of Vice-President of the Republic, an offer intended to reinforce the spirit of national reconciliation, UNITA is thwarting the anticipated successful outcome.”
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“All his efforts and sacrifices have been aimed at bringing the peace process to a successful conclusion, thereby alleviating the untold suffering of the Angolan people and offering new hope to the sons and daughters of his country. But Burundi, which itself faces armed rebellion from within and beyond its borders, is disturbed over the stalling, ambiguities and delays of UNITA, which is a party to the Lusaka Protocol. These delays could jeopardize and seriously threaten any chances for peace.”
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“On behalf of my Government, the delegation of Burundi pays a solemn tribute to all the Heads of State of the region who have come together to tackle the colossal task of restoring peace and security in Angola. For his lofty mission to mediate the successful reconciliation of the Angolan brothers, in his capacity as Special Representative of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Maitre Alioune Blondin Beye deserves an especially enthusiastic tribute, in particular, from Africa and from the United Nations in general. The constant political will, commitment and magnanimity of President dos Santos deserves the appreciation of the entire international community.”
1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source