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1. “The relations between ECOWAS and the Council have been developing since then in a genuine spirit of partnership which should be further reinforced and expanded. The forthcoming inauguration of a United Nations Office in West Africa is also part of this movement, and Mali will contribute all the required support. In conclusion, I would like to associate the Malian delegation with the well-deserved tribute that has been paid throughout the meeting to my mentor and friend, Mr. Ibrahima Fall, who is about to take up his duties as Assistant Secretary-General, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Office in West Africa. Our best wishes for success go with him, and we hope he will make a real success story of the United Nations Office in West Africa.”

   2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source

2. “In that connection, we should recall that the Organization of African Unity (OAU), as well as subregional organizations such as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), have recently been endowed with institutional capacity for early warning activities and conflict prevention, in particular through their own mechanisms for conflict prevention, management and resolution. It is indispensable that we support those mechanisms, and the ad hoc Group could usefully work in this domain. This morning, Ambassador Kebe and Mr. Fall presented some ideas on this matter, which my delegation fully supports. I would like to recall that during our term on the Security Council, Mali engaged in this exercise with some success.”

   2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source

3. “Furthermore, it is important to give concrete form to the Secretary-General's intention periodically to report to the Council on regional and subregional threats to international peace and security, in particular border problems, illicit trafficking in small arms, the illegal exploitation of natural resources, refugee issues, mercenaries, child soldiers, paramilitary forces and the consequences of the interaction of these factors with security. The second point that I would like to emphasize relates to the need to strengthen cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations, non-governmental organizations, civil society and business circles.”

   2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source

4. “In that connection, we believe that the ad hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution could derive benefit from the capacities of the entire United Nations system in devising and carrying out studies on remedying the underlying causes of conflict. That is why my delegation advocates strengthening the relationship between the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council. We say this because, despite their distinct roles, the two bodies are complementary when it comes to action in the areas of peace, security and economic and social development.”

   2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source

5. “Speaking at this point in the debate, I would like to concentrate on two points which, in the opinion of my delegation, deserve particular attention. First, I would like to emphasize that for the delegation of Mali conflict prevention and resolution in Africa require a comprehensive, integrated approach that takes into account the complexity of the underlying causes of conflicts in Africa and their devastating consequences. In that connection, my delegation welcomes the Secretary-General's analysis in his report of 7 June 2001 on the prevention of armed conflict (S/2001/574), as well as the adoption of resolution 1366 (2001) of 30 August 2001 and the presidential statement of 31 January 2002 (S/PRST/2002/2).”

   2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source

6. “Mr. Ouane (Mali) (spoke in French): The delegation of Mali is gratified to see the Council being guided by you, Mr. Minister, as it considers the situation in Africa. My delegation highly appreciates the many initiatives of the delegation of Singapore, under the leadership of Ambassador Mahbubani, to rationalize the work of the Security Council and bring it into line with its prime responsibility: the maintenance ofinternational peace and security. Today's debate is part of that dynamic. It is my pleasure to thank Ambassador Jagdish Koonjul, Chairman of the ad hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa, for having reported on the work of the Group with his usual thoroughness.”

   2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source

7. “I bid a hearty welcome to the new members to join in 2002: Bulgaria, Cameroon, Guinea, Mexico and the Syrian Arab Republic. I am certain that I speak for my colleagues from Bangladesh, Jamaica, Tunisia and Ukraine in paying tribute to Ambassadors Anwarul Chowdhury, Ben Mustapha, Neewoor and Yel'chenko, who left us in mid-term and to whom we offer our best wishes. The meeting rose at 5.25 pm.”

   2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4445 (2001) · source

8. “I also wish to convey my personal gratitude and the thanks of the delegation of Mali to our colleagues in the Security Council, the Secretariat and all those who have helped our delegation throughout these past two years to justify the trust placed in it by those who elected Mali to the Council in 1999. Our task has been greatly eased by the assistance provided by the Secretariat. I wish in particular to thank Mr. Stephanides and his team for their reliability and constant availability. Lastly, I wish to thank the interpreters and translators who have worked with skill in support of the members of the Council. As we stand on the threshold of the year 2002, I wish to offer all the members of the Council my best wishes for health, happiness and prosperity.”

   2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4445 (2001) · source

9. “Furthermore, over the past two years the Security Council has devoted considerable time and attention to problems that transcend the maintenance of peace stricto sensu. Thus, the Council's consideration of and thematic debates on conflict prevention, post-conflict peace-building, children in armed conflict, women, HIV/AIDS and West Africa are innovations to be welcomed. This trend should be further pursued. In conclusion, I wish on behalf of the delegation of Mali to stress the confirmed relevance of the Security Council. However, we would express the hope that current developments will continue and that the long-awaited reform of the Security Council will be accomplished in order to adapt it to the twenty-first- century demands of democratic representativeness and effectiveness.”

   2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4445 (2001) · source

10. “In this particular case, the Council has recognized the need to support, in the context of genuine partnership, the efforts of that regional organization in managing the conflicts and crises besetting the West African subregion. The presidential statement adopted at the end of the public meeting on 19 December 2001 clearly reflected that support. It would also be valuable to strengthen the dialogue between the Security Council and the Political Committee of the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Remarkable progress has also been made in the area of the enhanced efficiency and improved targeting of certain sanctions regimes. In this regard, we welcome the Council's new approach of imposing limited-term and better-targeted sanctions.”

    2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4445 (2001) · source

11. “It is also gratifying to note the development of direct contacts with parties to conflicts and regional actors through, inter alia, the holding of so-called private meetings of the Security Council. Such meetings have allowed a frank and interactive exchange of views between the members of the Council and regional actors and organizations, which, moreover, is not always assured in the setting of a public meeting. For example, on 29 September 2000, the Malian presidency of the Council organized a fruitful exchange of views with President Nelson Mandela on the Burundi peace process and questions related to the implementation of the peace Agreement. In the same vein, the growing cooperation with the Economic Community of West African States represents a striking and encouraging development.”

    2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4445 (2001) · source

12. “In this regard, my delegation welcomes the increasingly frequent dispatch of Council missions to conflict regions. Thus, during the period under consideration, the Council sent missions to the Great Lakes region and to Sierra Leone, in which Mali is pleased to have participated, and also to Kosovo. These missions enabled the Council to properly gauge the conflicts concerned and were thus instructive in the subsequent debates of the Council. As a result, they improved the decision-making process of this body. This development is particularly useful before the mandates of peacekeeping operations are worked out or changed. That is why, in my delegation's view, the Security Council should continue this kind of action in the future.”

    2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4445 (2001) · source

13. “In this regard, I would like to refer to the operation in East Timor. But the biennium 2000-2001 has also witnessed- and this is the third salient point - new conflicts and the resurgence of old conflicts. This is the case with Afghanistan and the Middle East. I would now like to focus on the main developments and changes that my delegation has noted in the course of its participation in work of the Council for the past two years. The demands for transparency in the Council's work represented one of the objectives we shared with other delegations. In this respect, the qualitative change that has been introduced in the work of the Security Council should be highlighted. This trend is visible first and foremost in the Council's endeavours to become better acquainted with the conflicts of which it is seized.”

    2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4445 (2001) · source

14. “Alpha Oumar Konare, President of the Republic of Mali, that Summit, I wish to recall, sought to give the Security Council an effective role in the maintenance of peace and security, particularly in Africa. Resolution 1318 (2001), adopted as an outcome of the Summit, enabled us to identify new approaches and guidelines for the future on the question of the maintenance of peace in all its aspects, with respect to which the Security Council has during the past decade experienced some successes and for which it has at times been criticized. Mali will give particular attention to the implementation of that resolution. A second notable aspect of the Council's activity during the past biennium lies in the positive acknowledgement that it has settled certain conflicts and begun to liquidate some operations.”

    2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4445 (2001) · source

15. “This gives me an opportunity to highlight some of the salient facts and major developments of the last two years, perhaps giving pride of place to the point of view of Africa, for which Mali has striven to be the faithful spokesperson in the Council, without, however, neglecting other continents. From the Mali delegation's standpoint, three salient events have marked the biennium during which Mali has participated in the work of the Security Council. The first is without question the holding, on the initiative of Mali, and for the second time in the Security Council's history, a meeting at the level of the heads of State and Government, at the margins of the Millennium Summit. Under the presidency of Mr.”

    2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4445 (2001) · source

16. “I thank the representative of Singapore for his kind words addressed to my delegation and to Bangladesh, Jamaica, Tunisia and Ukraine. I now wish to make a statement in my capacity as representative of Mali. This wrap-up meeting marks a threefold occasion for Mali. It is the conclusion of the month of December 2001, in which Mali assumed the presidency of the Security Council for the second time in two years. It is the end of the year 2001, and also of the biennium 2000-2001, during which Mali has taken part in the work of the Council as a non-permanent member, alongside Bangladesh, Jamaica, Tunisia and Ukraine.”

    2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4445 (2001) · source

17. “I thank the representative of Norway for the kind words he addressed to me and to my delegation and other outgoing members of the Council.”

    2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4445 (2001) · source

18. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. The monthly wrap-up meeting is an opportunity for members of the Council to take stock at the end of the month, to review what they have done and, possibly, to mention the results the Council has been able to achieve. By establishing these monthly reviews, the Council has given itself a tool that enables it to continuously rationalize and improve the way it carries out the tasks assigned to it by the Charter of the United Nations. It should make full use of the that tool's potential. I now invite members to proceed to an interactive and constructive exchange of views.”

    2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4445 (2001) · source

19. “On behalf of the Security Council, I should like to convey to the President of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade, to the bereaved family and to the people of Senegal the Council's profound condolences. I now invite the members of the Council to rise and observe a minute of silence in tribute to the memory ofLeopold Se'dar Senghor. The members oft/re Council observed a minute of silence. The meeting rose at 12.30 pm.”

    2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4444 (2001) · source

20. “I thank Mr. Gambari for the additional information he has provided and for his wishes. There are no more speakers on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. Tribute to the memory of Leopold Sedar Senghor, the first President of Senegal The President (spoke in French): On behalf of the members of the Security Council, I should like to express profound grief and sorrow at the death of Leopold Sedar Senghor, the first President of the Republic of Senegal. President Senghor dedicated his entire life to his country, to Africa and to the cause of world peace. His 1055 will be greatly felt by us all.”

    2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4444 (2001) · source

21. “Fifthly and lastly, Mali will continue to follow very closely the situation in Angola, even after it leaves the Council, out of solidarity with the fraternal people of Angola, whose suffering should be eased, and also to allow my friend and compatriot, Maitre Alioune Blondin Beye, who was the architect of the Lusaka Protocol, to rest in peace. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to Mr. Ibrahim Gambari to respond to the comments made and the questions asked.”

    2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4444 (2001) · source

22. “Thirdly, I believe that the Security Council should continue to devote particular attention to the humanitarian situation in Angola. We fully associate ourselves with the appeal made to all parties to facilitate the unimpeded delivery of aid to people in conflict areas. We have taken note of the information just provided by Ambassador Gambari on this question. Fourthly, we associate ourselves also with the appeal to the international community to support efforts aimed at the economic recovery and the democratization of Angolan society. Furthermore, greater involvement on the part of the United Nations is necessary in the process of weapons collection and the reintegration of former combatants, since a disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme is be essential to any peace process.”

    2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4444 (2001) · source

23. “We urge UNITA without delay to start discussions with the Angolan Government to implement the relevant provisions of that Protocol and those of the various Security Council resolutions and declarations on the subject. We welcome the positive gestures on the part of the Angolan Government and encourage it to continue, in consultation with all components of Angolan society - in particular civil society, religious denominations and the United Nations - to promote the peace process in Angola. My second comment relates to the sanctions imposed against UNITA. We believe that these sanctions are appropriate, because they make a positive contribution to reducing UNITA's military capacity. That is why it is important that this question continue to be accorded priority in the Council.”

    2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4444 (2001) · source

24. “I should now like to make a statement in my capacity as representative of Mali. First, I should like to thank Under-Secretary- General Ibrahim Gambari, the Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Africa, for his very useful update on the situation in Angola. Secondly, I should like to make a few brief comments, on the understanding that my delegation shares most of the views expressed this morning. My first comment would be to recall that the Angolan conflict has lasted for 26 years - more than a quarter century. Despite the persistence of the conflict, caused by UNITA, my delegation still pins great hopes on the prospects for peace in Angola. We welcome the commitment by all parties to the Lusaka Protocol, which remains the only viable basis for a political settlement that would make possible the return of peace to Angola.”

    2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4444 (2001) · source

25. “In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, and in the absence of objection, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Ibrahim Gambari, Under-Secretary- General - Special Adviser on Africa. It is so decided. I invite Mr. Gambari to take a seat at the Council table. I welcome the presence of Secretary-General Mr. Kofi Annan among us today. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. At this meeting, members of the Council will hear a briefing by Under-Secretary-General - Special Adviser on Africa Mr. Ibrahim Gambari.”

    2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4444 (2001) · source

26. “In favour: Bangladesh, China, Colombia, France, Ireland, Jamaica, Mali, Mauritius, Norway, Russian Federation, Singapore, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President (spoke in French): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1386 (2001). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 1.15pm.”

    2001-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4443 (2001) · source

27. “I should like to draw the attention of the members of the Council to the following oral revisions to be made to the text of the draft resolution contained in document S/2001/1228 in its provisional form. The fourth line of paragraph 5 should read: "to do all within their means and influence to ensure security, including to ensure the safety". The rest of paragraph 5 remains as is. It is my understanding that the Security Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution (S/2001/1228) before it, as orally revised in its provisional form. IfI hear no objection, I shall now put the draft resolution to the vote. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by Show ofhands.”

    2001-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4443 (2001) · source

28. “Farhadi (Afghanistan), took a seat at the Council table. The President (spoke in French): The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. I should like to draw the attention of the members of the Council to the following documents: S/200l/l223, letter dated 19 December from the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations; and S/200l/l2l7, letter dated 19 December 2001 from the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations. Members of the Council also have before them document S/200l/l228, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations.”

    2001-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4443 (2001) · source

29. “I welcome the presence of the Secretary-General at this meeting. I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Afghanistan, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In acceding to this request, the Security Council recalls that the Interim Authority in Afghanistan will be established on 22 December 2001. According to paragraph 3 of the Agreement on Provisional Arrangements in Afghanistan Pending the Re- establishment of Permanent Government Institutions, signed in Bonn on 5 December 2001, the Interim Authority shall occupy the seat of Afghanistan at the United Nations and in its specialized agencies, as well as in other international institutions and conferences. At the invitation of the President, Mr.”

    2001-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4443 (2001) · source

30. “In favour: Bangladesh, China, Colombia, France, Ireland, Jamaica, Mali, Mauritius, Norway, Russian Federation, Singapore, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States The President (spoke in French): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1385 (2001). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 6.40pm.”

    2001-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4442 (2001) · source

31. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/2001/1216, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution (S/2001/l2l6) before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by a show ofhands.”

    2001-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4442 (2001) · source

32. “The Security Council also calls on those countries that have not yet provided the panel with the requested information to do so as a matter of urgency." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2001/39. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 6.35 pm.”

    2001-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4441 (2001) · source

33. “"The Security Council stresses the importance of the panel maintaining a high level of collaboration with all the Congolese players, governmental as well as non-governmental, throughout the national territory. "The Security Council once again urges the Governments named in the previous reports to conduct their own inquiries, cooperate fully with the Expert Panel and take, on an urgent basis, the necessary steps to end all illegal exploitation of the natural resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, by their nationals or others under their control, and inform the Council accordingly.”

    2001-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4441 (2001) · source

34. “"The next reports of the Panel should include the following elements: "An update of relevant data and an analysis of further information from all relevant countries, including in particular from those which thus far have not provided the panel with the requested information; "An evaluation of the possible actions that could be taken by the Council, including those recommended by the Panel in its report (S/2001/357) and in its addendum (S/2001/1072), in order to help bring to an end the plundering of the natural resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, taking into account the impact of such actions on the financing of the conflict and their potential impact on the humanitarian and economic situation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; "Recommendations on specific actions that the international community, in support of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, might take, working through existing international organizations, mechanisms and United Nations bodies, to address the issues in the report and its addendum; "Recommendations on possible steps that may be taken by transit countries as well as end users to contribute to ending illegal exploitation of the natural resources and other forms of wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

    2001-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4441 (2001) · source

35. “"Therefore, the Security Council, having heard the Views expressed at its open debate on 14 December 2001, requests the Secretary- General to renew the mandate of the Expert Panel for a period of six months, at the end of which the Expert Panel should report to the Council. The Panel should submit an interim report after three months.”

    2001-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4441 (2001) · source

36. “"The Security Council stresses the importance of continuing the monitoring of the situation regarding the illegal exploitation of the natural resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the link between the exploitation of these natural resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the continuation of the conflict, in order to keep the necessary pressure to put an end to the illegal exploitation of the resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including the exploitation of human resources, at the expense of the Congolese people and of the peace process.”

    2001-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4441 (2001) · source

37. “"The Security Council thanks the Expert Panel for its recommendations on the institutional, financial and technical aspects of the issue, and for its advice on possible measures to be imposed by the Security Council. It reaffirms its support for the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement, and reiterates its commitment to take any appropriate action to help put an end to the plundering of the resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in support of the peace process, once it has been established that such actions will have no serious and unmanageable negative impact on the disastrous humanitarian and economic situation of the country.”

    2001-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4441 (2001) · source

38. “"The Security Council stresses that: "No external parties, or groups or individuals under their control, should benefit from the exploitation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's natural resources at the Democratic Republic of the Congo's expense; "The Democratic Republic of the Congo's natural resources should not serve as an incentive for any State, group or individual to prolong the conflict; "External parties, and groups or individuals under their control, must not use the natural resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to finance the conflict in the country; "The resources should be exploited legally and on a fair commercial basis to benefit the country and people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

    2001-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4441 (2001) · source

39. “The Security Council strongly condemns these activities, which are perpetuating the conflict in the country, impeding the economic development of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and exacerbating the suffering of its people, and reaffirms the territorial integrity, political independence, and sovereignty of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including over its natural resources.”

    2001-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4441 (2001) · source

40. “The Security Council will now continue its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council notes with concern that the plundering of the natural resources and other forms of wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues unabated.”

    2001-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4441 (2001) · source

41. “"The Council welcomes the holding of the twenty-fifth conference of heads of State and of Government of ECOWAS. It pays tribute to that organization for its major contribution to the restoration of peace, stability, democracy and development in West Africa. "The Council will remain actively seized of this matter." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol SfPRST/2001/38. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 6.25 pm.”

    2001-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4440 (2001) · source

42. “"The Security Council reiterates its condemnation of the use, by State and non-State actors, of children as combatants, in violation of the relevant international instruments on the rights of the child and the Accra Declaration on War-Affected Children in West Africa and the related Plan of Action. It calls for the immediate demobilization of all child soldiers. "The Security Council welcomes the holding in New York, on 16 November 2001, of the fifth meeting of the United Nations- ECOWAS-Sierra Leone coordination mechanism and the progress made in the peace process in Sierra Leone. It appeals to the international community for substantial financial assistance for the programme for the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former combatants and other peace-consolidating activities in Sierra Leone.”

    2001-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4440 (2001) · source

43. “In this connection, it welcomes the extension for a period of three years, starting on 5 July 2001, of the Moratorium on the Importation, Exportation and Manufacture of Small Arms and Light Weapons in West Africa. It appeals to the international community to provide appropriate financial assistance to the Programme for Coordination and Assistance for Security and Development and to the national mechanisms involved in the fight against the proliferation of small arms in West Africa. "The Security Council also emphasizes the urgent need to solve the problem of refugees and displaced persons in the subregion by permitting voluntary returns as soon as possible, under acceptable security conditions.”

    2001-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4440 (2001) · source

44. “It also emphasizes the need to see to the effective implementation of the confidence-building and cooperation measures agreed on by Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and strongly encourages these three countries to do their utmost to hold a summit meeting of their heads of State and to ensure its success. It commends the role of the civil society and particularly the Mano River Union Women's Peace Network for their instrumental role in facilitating dialogue among the leaders of the region. "The Security Council also emphasizes the need to strengthen the capacity of ECOWAS to monitor and to stem the illicit flows of small arms and the establishment of militia.”

    2001-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4440 (2001) · source

45. “It stresses the need to further strengthen the capacities of ECOWAS in the areas which should enable it to act as the engine of subregional integration and increased cooperation with the United Nations system. "The Security Council underlines the importance of taking steps to develop cooperation and coordination among the intergovernmental bodies and entities of the United Nations system which can influence the situation in West Africa, and expresses its intention to consider measures to coordinate its action with these bodies and entities. "The Security Council emphasizes the need to maintain regional peace and stability and, in that connection, welcomes the progress made in the Mano River Union area.”

    2001-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4440 (2001) · source

46. “It welcomes, in particular, the establishment of the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa to, inter alia, ensure the strengthening of harmonization and coordination of the activities of the United Nations system in an integrated regional perspective and to the development of a fruitful partnership with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), other subregional organizations and international and national actors, including civil society. "The Security Council emphasizes that greater subregional integration must remain a key goal for the United Nations system in the search for lasting solutions to the conflicts in West Africa and to the human suffering to which these give rise.”

    2001-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4440 (2001) · source

47. “The Security Council will now continue its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council has considered, during its public meetings of 14 May and 18 December 2001, the report of the Inter-Agency Mission to West Africa (8/2001/434). "The Security Council welcomes with satisfaction the above report and fully supports initiatives taken with a view to implementing its recommendations.”

    2001-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4440 (2001) · source

48. “Information concerning the time and the meeting room will be faxed to delegations. Secondly, a meeting on the Arria formula concerning Afghan women is planned for 9.45 tomorrow morning. The Ambassador of Jamaica will preside. Thirdly, consultations on the report of the Secretary-General concerning Guinea-Bissau, initially scheduled for Wednesday, have been deferred because of information given to the Council only this morning. A revised programme of work will be provided tomorrow by the Secretariat. The meeting rose at 2.40 pm.”

    2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source

49. “I thank Mr. Fall for his clarifications and responses, as well as for his kind words addressed to President Konare. There are no other speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has therefore concluded this stage of consideration of the item on its agenda. Before adjourning the meeting, I wish to thank all of the participants in this debate for their important contributions. The views expressed during this debate will be reflected in the presidential statement that will confirm the Security Council meeting this morning. In addition, I should like to draw the attention of Council members to the following points. First, the meeting of experts on the draft presidential statement on the question discussed this morning is planned for tomorrow, Wednesday, 19 December.”

    2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source

50. “I thank the representative of Sierra Leone for his kind words addressed to me. I invite him to resume the seat reserved for him at the side of the Council Chamber. I now give the floor to Mr. Ibrahima Fall so that he can respond to the comments that have been made and the questions that have been addressed to him.”

    2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source