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1. “Considering the lateness of the hour and the constraints of the calendar of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Zimbabwe, we will invite him to make his statement once members of the Council have finished their interventions. I will now make a statement in my capacity as representative of Mali. My delegation welcomes the remarkable work accomplished by the Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We would like to join in paying tribute to Ambassador Kassem and his team for preparing the addendum to the final report. This addendum, which is before the Council today, establishes clearly the linkage between the illegal exploitation of the natural resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the continuation of the conflict in the country.”

   2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source

2. “I thank the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Republic of Tanzania for the kind words he addressed to me. The next speaker is His Excellency Mr. Patrick Mazimhaka, Adviser to the President of the Rwandese Republic. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement. Sll'V.4437”

   2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source

3. “I thank the Third Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uganda for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker on my list is the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Republic of Tanzania, His Sll'V.4437 Excellency Mr. Abdulkadeer Shareef. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and make his statement.”

   2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source

4. “I thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the very useful information he has given about the tripartite meeting held at Abuja from 6 to 8 December 2001, as well as for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is Mr. James Wapakhabulo, Third Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uganda. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

   2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source

5. “I thank Mr. Kassem for his detailed briefing and for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, His Excellency Mr. Leonard She Okitundu. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

   2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source

6. “I wish to inform members of the Council that, after having heard the speakers on my list on this item, the Experts will be meeting at 3 pm. to finalize the text of the presidential statement that we will be adopting following our meeting. I give the floor to Mr. Kassem.”

   2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source

7. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/2001/1072, containing a letter dated 10 Sll'V.4437 November 2001 from the Secretary-General transmitting the addendum to the final report of the Panel. I should like to draw the attention of the members of the Council to the following documents: S/200l/1080, S/200l/1102, S/2001/1107, S/2001/lll3, S/2001/ll43, S/2001/1156, S/2001/ll75, S/2001/ll61, S/200l/l 163, S/2001/ll68 and S/2001/1197. At this meeting, the Chairman of the Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Mahmoud Kassem, will introduce the report.”

   2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source

8. “Nteturuye (Burundi), Mr. Heinbecker (Canada), Mr. Kitagawa (Japan), Mr. Theron (Namibia), Mr. Hart (Nigeria), Mr. Kumalo (South Africa) and Mr. Musambachime (Zambia) took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber. The President (spoke in French): 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. Mahmoud Kassem, Chairman of the Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. If there is no objection, it is so decided. I invite Mr. Kassem to take a seat at the Council table.”

   2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source

9. “Mudenge (Zimbabwe) took the seat reserved for him at the side of the Council Chamber. The President (spoke in French): On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. Abdulkadeer Shareef, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Republic of Tanzania. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Shareef (United Republic of Tanzania) took the seat reserved for him at the side of the Council Chamber. The President (spoke in French): On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. Patrick Mazimhaka, Adviser to the President of Rwanda. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Mazimhaka (Rwanda) took the seat reserved for him at the side of the Council Chamber. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Mangueira (Angola), Mr. De Ruyt (Belgium), Mr.”

   2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source

10. “Leonard She Okitundu, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At the invitation of the President, Mr. She Okitundu (Democratic Republic of the Congo) took the seat reserved for him at the side of the Council Chamber. The President (spoke in French): On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. James Wapakhabulo, Third Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uganda. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Wapakhabulo (Uganda) took the seat reservedfor him at the side ofthe Council Chamber. The President (spoke in French): On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. Stanislaus I.G. Mudenge, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Zimbabwe. At the invitation of the President, Mr.”

    2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source

11. “I should like to inform the members of the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Angola, Belgium, Burundi, Canada, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Japan, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr.”

    2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source

12. “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 1384 (2001). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 10.25 am.”

    2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4436 (2001) · source

13. “I should like to inform the Security Council that, in my capacity as President of the Council, I have met with the representatives of the parties, who have confirmed to me that they maintain their well known positions vis-a-vis the item on the Council's agenda. On the basis of those meetings, as President, with the consent of the members of the Council, I have drawn the conclusion that the Council can proceed to take a decision on the draft resolution before it. If I 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.”

    2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4436 (2001) · source

14. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations operation in Cyprus, document S/2001/l 122. Members of the Council also have before them document S/ZOOl/ll90, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. I should also like to draw the attention of the members of the Council to document S/2001/1162, which contains the text of a letter dated 10 December 2001 from the Secretary-General. It is my understanding that the Security Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution (S/2001/ll90) before it.”

    2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4436 (2001) · source

15. “There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by Show ofhands. 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 1383 (2001). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 1.30pm.”

    2001-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4434 (2001) · source

16. “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 ofthe President, Mr. Farhddi (Afghanistan) took a seat at the Council table. The President (spoke in French): It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now.”

    2001-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4434 (2001) · source

17. “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/2001/1153, which contains the text of the draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. I should like to draw the attention of the members of the Council to document S/2001/1154, which contains a letter dated 5 December 2001 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council. 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.”

    2001-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4434 (2001) · source

18. “I thank Mr. Annabi for the clarifications that he has provided. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 12.40 p.m.”

    2001-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4433 (2001) · source

19. “I thank the representative of Belgium for his kind words addressed to me. I now give the floor to Mr. Annabi to respond to the comments made and questions asked.”

    2001-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4433 (2001) · source

20. “I thank the representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker on my list is the representative of Belgium. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2001-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4433 (2001) · source

21. “In conclusion, I would like to reaffirm the strong support of my delegation for the invaluable efforts of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and we associate ourselves with the appeal to the international community for full support for the efforts to reconstruct Bosnia and Herzegovina. I now resume my functions as President. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to whom I give the floor.”

    2001-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4433 (2001) · source

22. “Secondly, we invite the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina to continue the macroeconomic reform that is being undertaken, and we encourage the regional players to provide support for the economic development of Bosnia and Herzegovina with a view to consolidating peace in that country. Thirdly, we welcome and encourage the efforts being made to restructure the police and reform the judiciary, as well as the human rights institutions. It is certainly true that all of these efforts will help to establish an effective judicial system that can dispense true justice to the citizens - a prerequisite for peace.”

    2001-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4433 (2001) · source

23. “I thank the representative of Norway for his kind words addressed to me. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Mali. My delegation broadly shares the views expressed in the Council today. However, after expressing my gratitude to the Secretary-General for his report to and Mr. Annabi for his briefing, I would like to make a few brief comments. First of all, we welcome the encouraging results that have been obtained in the implementation of the Dayton Accords, and we urge all the communities of Bosnia and Herzegovina to participate actively in the building of a multi-ethnic and democratic society and in promoting the peaceful return of refugees.”

    2001-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4433 (2001) · source

24. “Members of the Council have before them document S/2001/ll32 and Corr.l, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At this meeting, Mr. Hedi Annabi, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, will introduce the report. I give him the floor.”

    2001-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4433 (2001) · source

25. “Kusljugic' (Bosnia and Herzegovina) took a seat at the Council table; Mr. De Ruyt (Belgium) took the seat reserved for him at the side of the Council Chamber. The President (spoke in French): 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. Hedi Annabi, Assistant Secretary- General for Peacekeeping Operations. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite Mr. Annabi to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations.”

    2001-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4433 (2001) · source

26. “The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (S/ZOOl/ll32 and Corrl) The President (spoke in French): I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Belgium and Bosnia and Herzegovina, in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr.”

    2001-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4433 (2001) · source

27. “As this is the first meeting of the Security Council for the month of December, I should like to take this opportunity to pay tribute, on behalf of the Council, to Miss Mignonette Patricia Durrant, Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations, for her service as President of the Security Council for the month of November. I am sure that I speak for all members of the Council in expressing deep appreciation to Ambassador Durrant for the great diplomatic skill with which she conducted the Council's business last month. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted.”

    2001-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4433 (2001) · source

28. “The crimes under their jurisdiction were committed in Africa and in Europe, but, after so many years of existence, the Tribunals continue to share the same Prosecutor. In view of the experience acquired by the Office of the Prosecutor and given the heavy caseloads of both Tribunals, would it not be appropriate for us to consider giving each its own Prosecutor's Office to address matters of exclusive interest to each?”

    2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4429 (2001) · source

29. “My first question refers to the statement made earlier by the Minister for Justice of Rwanda to the effect that the crimes being prosecuted by the Tribunal for Rwanda were perpetrated in that country some seven years ago. We wonder whether, seven years after the Tribunal began its legal work, it might not be time for it to be transferred from Arusha to Kigali, since its principal mission is not solely to dispense justice, but also to work for reconciliation in Rwanda and the Great Lakes region. Would it not therefore be timely to consider today the transfer of the Tribunal's headquarters from Arusha to Kigali? My second question is for the Prosecutor. We all know that the two Tribunals share the same Prosecutor's Office.”

    2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4429 (2001) · source

30. “States should therefore arrest and bring to justice before the Tribunals those in their territories who have been accused. As Judge Jorda reminded us, these people gravely threaten the international public order, of which our Council is a guarantor. The cooperation of States is even more crucial with regard to the judgements of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. In that connection, I would assure Judge Pillay that the authorities of Mali are prepared to deal with the five people condemned by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, whom she mentioned in her statement, and we appeal to other Members of the United Nations to strengthen their cooperation with the Tribunal. Through you, Madam, I would like to pose some questions to our guests.”

    2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4429 (2001) · source

31. “As we can see from the Tribunal's report, it is also an event of great historical significance. For the first time ever, a former head of State is being tried under international legal jurisdiction for criminal acts committed when he was in office. However, we remain gravely concerned by the fact that some well-known indicted criminals have not yet been apprehended, even when, in some cases, their indictments are more than five years old. We therefore call upon all States to offer their full cooperation so that we may achieve a lasting and genuine peace in the Balkans. The cooperation of Member States, we feel, is of crucial importance to the success of the work of the Tribunals, which, as we know, have no real means of coercion and depend entirely on States in that regard.”

    2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4429 (2001) · source

32. “With respect to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, we welcome the reforms under way, referred to by Judge Jorda at some length in his briefing this morning. These reforms should enable the Tribunal better to carry out its mandate and, in the long run, to assist reconciliation in the Balkans. In the same vein, my delegation is pleased with the important political changes that have occurred in the Balkans, allowing for the recent arrest and transfer to The Hague of Slobodan Milosevic. We feel that this not only demonstrates the readiness of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to comply with its international responsibilities, but is also a concrete sign of a substantial and sustained improvement in the cooperation which the Tribunal can hope to receive.”

    2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4429 (2001) · source

33. “We believe in the timeliness of the proposal to amend the Tribunal's statute so as to establish a pool of 18 ad litem judges in order to strengthen its capacity to render verdicts, in view of its caseload. My delegation therefore wishes at this stage to express its satisfaction to the President of the Tribunal and her colleagues for the proposal to improve the Tribunal's functioning and effectiveness. My delegation welcomes the proposal and expresses the hope that the Council will soon take a decision on the proposed amendment so as to strengthen the effectiveness of the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. In so doing, we are of the view that the Council would thereby help the Tribunal to accomplish its work within a reasonable time-frame.”

    2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4429 (2001) · source

34. “Through their roles, they are pioneers, in the primary sense of the word, in setting the stage for the establishment of the International Criminal Court, which, in the view of Judge Jorda, is extremely imminent. Similarly, the Tribunals are helping the United Nations in the creation ofjurisdictions for Sierra Leone and Cambodia. With regard to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, we believe that its mission is to dispense justice in order to contribute to the restoration of peace in the Great Lakes region and to reconciliation in Rwanda, which are priorities of the Security Council. To that end, the Tribunal is working to implement its mandate speedily, effectively and diligently.”

    2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4429 (2001) · source

35. “Mr. Maiga (Mali) (spoke in French): I should like to welcome to the Council the Minister for Justice of Rwanda and to thank Judges Jorda and Pillay and Ms. Del Ponte, the Prosecutor of both Tribunals, for their comprehensive briefings on the work and activities of the Tribunals and the indictments of those responsible for serious crimes committed in the territories of the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. My delegation believes that the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda have a special responsibility and must be both functional and effective to that end. Indeed, the work accomplished by these Tribunals is extremely important in that, through their institutions, they seek to put an end to the culture of impunity that is still enjoyed by some who have committed the most hateful crimes in Rwanda and Yugoslavia.”

    2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4429 (2001) · source

36. “It is our hope that the special session of the General Assembly on children, to be held in May 2002, will give Member States, the United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations and civil society a useful opportunity to follow the example of the Security Council, through its resolution 1314 (2000) and the resolution to be adopted at this meeting, by taking decisive measures to ensure the protection of children.”

    2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422 (2001) · source

37. “It is also reassuring to welcome the adoption by the members of ECOWAS, in April 2001, of an agreement to establish a Child-Protection Unit, which will ensure the integration of child-protection mechanisms into all relevant ECOWAS institutions and also the implementation of the Accra Declaration and Plan of Action. These various initiatives are accomplishments that must be consolidated, inter alia, through sufficient financial aid from the United Nations and the donor community to regional organizations, such as ECOWAS, that have shown their determination to ensure the protection of children during and after armed conflict but that do not have the means to do so. Concluding as I began, I would like to reiterate Mali's steadfast commitment to children, especially those that are affected by armed conflict.”

    2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422 (2001) · source

38. “Likewise, Mali made a useful contribution to the training of officers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the protection of children in armed conflict, to the meeting in Libreville in February 2001 on the economic exploitation of children and to the Arab-African forum in Rabat, from 24-26 October 2001, on the sexual exploitation of children. Along the same lines, we must welcome the holding in Cairo, in May 2001, under the auspices of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), of the Pan African Forum on the Future of Children in Africa, at which a Declaration and Plan of Action were adopted that envisage suitable measures for the protection of children affected by armed conflict.”

    2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422 (2001) · source

39. “My third comment relates to the need to adopt a regional approach to ensure the protection of children in armed conflict. In fact, it is essential to take measures to put an end to the transboundary activities that are harmful to children in times of armed conflict, such as the transboundary recruitment and kidnapping of children, the sale of or trafficking in children, attacks on refugee or displaced-persons camps and installations, the contraband in precious minerals, the illicit traffic in small arms and other criminal activities. In this regard, Mali took an active part in the adoption, in April 2000, of the Accra Declaration and Plan of Action on War-Affected Children in West Africa.”

    2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422 (2001) · source

40. “My delegation is delighted in this respect with the efforts of the Secretary-General to make available to the Security Council first-hand information on children affected by conflicts, especially in specific countries. I have in mind in particular Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and Afghanistan. In this regard, my delegation is pleased at Mr. Otunnu's visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, followed by his briefing to the Security Council and its adoption of a resolution calling for greater attention to be given to the protection of children in that country and to strengthening the child-protection component of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC).”

    2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422 (2001) · source

41. “Likewise, we are delighted at the forthcoming entry into force of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, of which Mali is completing the formalities of ratification. Along the same lines, we support the recommendations of the Secretary-General contained in paragraph 22 of his report, which are aimed at ensuring respect for the obligations and commitments undertaken for the protection of children in armed conflict. Secondly, I would like to emphasize the increasingly active role of the Security Council on the question of children and armed conflict.”

    2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422 (2001) · source

42. “Of course, I would also like to underscore the important work accomplished by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for children affected by conflict. I thank Ms. Carol Bellamy, the Executive Director, for her highly useful contribution to our debate this morning. We have carefully considered the report under consideration, on which I would like at the present time to make a few comments. First, Mali welcomes this second report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict, above all because it contains important measures, whose objective is to ensure the protection of children during and after armed conflict. We also welcome it because it reviews the measures that have been taken to follow up on past recommendations of the Secretary-General and relevant resolutions of the Security Council.”

    2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422 (2001) · source

43. “Mali, one of the initiators of the World Summit for Children - which led to the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, whose Optional Protocol focuses great attention on the question under consideration - welcomes the holding of today's debate, and we are grateful to you, Madam President, for having taken the initiative on this. We also extend our thanks to the Secretary- General for his very useful and detailed report and his very important statement this morning. We must not fail to congratulate and thank Mr. Olara Otunnu, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, for his intelligent and sustained action and, on this occasion, for his, as usual, lucid and detailed briefing.”

    2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422 (2001) · source

44. “Mr. Ouane (Mali) (spoke in French): The problem of children in armed conflict is of increasing concern to the Security Council in the exercise of its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. This is also a crucial question for the countries of West Africa, which, for more than a decade, have been torn by conflicts in which children have been both the victims and the perpetrators. The touching testimony of Alhaji Babah Sawaneh this morning is revealing in this regard.”

    2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422 (2001) · source

45. “We fully support the efforts Ambassador Gambari has made, and we look forward with interest to a new meeting within the Security Council when he returns from Angola next month during the Malian presidency of the Council. In conclusion, I would like to emphasize that my delegation fully supports the presidential statement that we will adopt following this meeting.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source

46. “We also believe that the efforts under way for the restoration of the administration of the State, respect for the rule of law, protection of human rights and improvement of the social and economic situation should be continued and encouraged by the United Nations and the donor community. We welcome the democratization process begun by the Angolan Government, and we encourage the continuation of consultations under way between the United Nations and the Angolan Government for the preparation of elections foreseen for the second half of the year 2002. Similarly, we reiterate our full support for the United Nations Office in Angola and for the efforts of the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General, Ambassador Gambari, who is preparing to go on mission to Angola soon.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source

47. “With this in View, we welcome the dedication of all parties to the Lusaka Protocol, which remains the only viable basis for a peaceful settlement to bring back lasting peace to Angola. To this end, we urge UNITA to begin, without delay, discussions with the Angolan Government in order to implement the relevant provisions of the Lusaka Protocol and those of the various Security Council resolutions and statements. Similarly, we encourage the Angolan Government to continue consultations with all the components of Angolan society, particularly the civil society and religious groups, to promote the peace process. In this connection, the four-point peace plan constitutes a sound basis.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source

48. “We also welcome the positive work done by the sanctions Committee created pursuant to resolution 864 (1993) and by the Monitoring Mechanism on Sanctions. We also join in the request made to all States to strictly implement the sanctions imposed on UNITA, especially through full cooperation with the Monitoring Mechanism. In the same vein, we encourage the recent efforts by States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Organization of African Unity (OAU) through its ad hoc committee on the follow-up of the implementation of the sanctions against UNITA. Mali will continue to follow this important issue, even after we leave the Security Council next month. In spite of the continuation of the conflict because of UNITA, my delegation continues to place great hope on prospects for peace in Angola.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source

49. “We have taken due note of the intention of the Angolan Government to develop a strategy to solve the problem of persons displaced by the war. The question of sanctions directed against UNITA should continue to draw all our attention. Indeed, as the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Angola quite rightly recalled a moment ago, the sanctions against UNITA are not an end in themselves, but a way of urging UNITA to give up the military option, thus contributing to reinforcing the peace process in Angola. My delegation is of the view that the sanctions imposed on UNITA are appropriate, because they help in a positive way to reduce its military capacity. This is why we are in favour of maintaining these sanctions.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source

50. “Savimbi and UNITA responsible for the continuation of the conflict because of their refusal to discharge their obligations under the peace agreements, the Lusaka Protocol and the relevant resolutions of the Security Council. UNITA persists in following a logic of war by continuing to attack innocent civilians and the economic facilities in Angola. We firmly condemn these actions, and we urge UNITA to put an end to them immediately. Another question to which the Security Council must continue to give great attention is the humanitarian situation. We fully agree with the appeal made to all the parties to facilitate the unhindered provision of emergency assistance to the populations in the areas of conflict.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source