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1. “The declaved purpose of the peace-keeping forces is, first of all, to Astend themselves and disrupt the NPFL's ability to attack Monrovia, and, secondly, to convince Charles Taylor that military victory is not possible; he must return to a negotiated settlement, disaxcm his troops, and give the Lihersan paople the chance to select their own leaders thr.ugh free and fair elections. The problems which plague Liberia - proliferation of weapons, insecurity and baniitry, ethnic tensions, huge numbers of refugees and dispieced persons oo6 a shattered economy - will not yield to military solutions. But we must send a clear message to aggressors in Liberia and @isewhere: aggression will not be rewarde¢. Wo party which comes to power in Liberia through force or fraud can expect normai relations with the United States.”

   1992-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3138 (1992) · source

2. “Only he can determine whether to create the conditions for free and fair elections throughout the couatry: he has chosen instead to seize on a variety of excuses wot to do so. The United States remains open to cooperation with the NPFL, and we recogaize that Taylor nas legitimate security concerns. But Charlies Taylor must find a way to work with CCOWAS and discontinue his verbal and military attacks on the regional organisation. Continued resistance to disarmament portends continued conflict.”

   1992-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3138 (1992) · source

3. “The revolution against Samuel Doe, supported by most Liherians, has become bogged down in a bitter struggle for personal power while the interests of the nation suffer. None of the Liberian warring factions is, of course, blameless for the resumption of hostilities. Elements of every warring faction demonstrated << willingness to resume hostilities in the build-up to the current crisis, aud we have repeatedly criticized ULIMO for launching its incursion in south-western Liberia. But no factor contributed to the climate of distrust so much as the intransigence of the National Patriotic Front. As the undisputed leader of the NPYL, which controls some 90 per cent of Liberian territory, Charles Tayior bears primary responsibility for the implementation of the Yamousseukro peace plan calling for ancampment and disarmament.”

   1992-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3138 (1992) · source

4. “It began to break down in August of "his year, then was shattered on 15 October when the National Patriotic Front (NPFL) launched attacks on the West African peace-keuping force (ECOMQG), which is protecting Monrovia. Fighting continues on the outskirts of Monrovia, as ECOMOG re-establishes its defensive perimeter around the city. while the NPFL continues to resist ECOWAS calls for encampment and disacmament of the Liberian warring factions. Good faith and extensive efforts to resolve the conflict peacefully have foundered against NPFL's refusal to implement the agreoments that Charlies Taylor signed ot Yamoussoukro and Geneva. Weapons remain plentiful throughout the country, and almost a million Liberiana displaced in surrounding countries and in Monrovia do not feel they can safely return to their homes.”

   1992-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3138 (1992) · source

5. “I welcome the Economic Community of Weat African States (ECOWAS) ministerial delegation to the Council. T am pleased to have this opportunity to review United States policy in Liberia. I should like to start with a clear articulation of United States objectives in Liberia: a negotiated settlement under the leadership of ECOuAS; full Gisasmsmeat of all Liberian warring factions; the return home of nearly 1 million displaced wiberians; free and fair internationally monitored elections; and the establishment of a unified government based on respect for human right: democratic principles and economic accountability. I am saddened that wa meet here today against the backdrop of renewed conflict in Liberia. The cease-fire brokered by the Economic Community of West African States held successfully for 21 months.”

   1992-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3138 (1992) · source

6. “As I close, I want to express my Government's profound respect for and gratitude to the courageous men and women of the international community, especially those working for the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), who are serving in Bosnia and Herzegovina and enduring the horror of a tragic, senseless and murderous conflict under extremely difficult circumstances. They are doing their utmost to stop the fighting and to ensure the delivery of humanitarian assistance. taereas those who started this conflict represent the worst in human behaviour, the representatives of the international community embody the most noble aspects vf the human spirit.”

   1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3135 (1992) · source

7. “My Government wishes to make it clear that this study is designed to see whether, as a temporary expedient, such zones are practicable and feasible ways to save human lives. Willingness to agree to such a study in no way suggests that we condone the concept of "ethnic cleansing", nor that we would ever acquiesce in any measures which would compromise the territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina; nor should it be taken to suggest that people should be encouraged to leave their homer. It 4s imperative that the Council act to sever outside support for the aggressors insids Bosnis. We are satisfied that the draft resolution under consideration takes the first step in doing so. If, however, these measures fall short of what is needed, let no one doubt our resolve to do whatever is necessary to get the job done.”

   1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3135 (1992) · source

8. “By banning the transshipment of most energy and key industrial commodities, the draft resolution will aid us in ensuring compliance with Security Council resolution 757 (1992). By providing authority to halt inward and outward maritime shipping, the draft resolution helps us prevent the Adriatic from being used to circumvent the embargo. By reaffirming the responsibilities of the riparian States to prevent Danube traffic from serving Serbian ports, we hope to efsure compliance with Security Council resolutions 713 (1991) and 757 (1992). The draft resolution which we are about to adopt asks the Secretary-General, in consultation with humanitarian agencies, to study the possibility of establishing safe creas for humanitarian purposes.”

   1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3135 (1992) · source

9. “Ships belonging to the Heliopolis Shipping and Navigation Company of Alexandria, Egypt, have delivered cargo and have transported wood and other products from Bar regularly since sanctions were imposed. The world community must make it clear that this behaviour will not be tolerated. We are equally outraged by reports that ships on the Danube are unloading cargo inside Serbia and Montenegro. The Danube will not be used to funnel embargoed commodities to Serbia. The draft resolution we are considering addresses these grave problems. It is our reply to those who flaunt their contempt for the will of the community of civilized nations. Most importantly, it is our response to the appeals of a people whose suffering must end.”

   1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3135 (1992) · source

10. “The Maltese-flagged oil tanker Thita Triton, owned by Liquid Cargoes Maritime and managed by Thita Tankers Company S.A., delivered approximately 200,000 barrels of petroleum products from Piraeus to Bar in late October. There may have been another delivery of petroleum products by a Thita tanker in progress as of 9 November. The Greek tanker Thita Volcano made several trips in October from Priolo, Sicily. to Bar to deliver caustic soda. Caustic soda is a basic industrial precursor used to refine petroleum and is also used in the plastics, rubber, and steel industries. The Maltese-flagged cargo vessel Lory, owned and managed by Socomar S.R.L. of Piano del Sorrento, Italy, has been chartered to deliver 8,000 tons of petroleum coke to Bar in November.”

    1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3135 (1992) · source

11. “The Graft resolution we are considering should make it clear to all that the Adriatic will not be allowed to become a Serbian supply line. Sanctions~busters will be stopped and turned back. Even before the stop-and-search procedure iz initiated we hope the glare of publicity will dissuade those individuals who seek to profit from this human tragedy. The United States has reason to believe that tankers managed by Thita Tankers Company of Piraeus, Greece, have delivered petroleum products to the port of Bar, Montenegro, on at least two occasions since sanctions were imposed on 1 June 1992. Deliveries so far total over 200,000 barreis of petrolieun products.”

    1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3135 (1992) · source

12. “Once again this Council meets to discuss Bosnia and Herzegovina while the killing and the "ethnic cleansing" continues unabated. My delegation velcomes this constructive debate. The Council has to act again, and decisively, to toughen the sanctions against Serbia and Montenegro. The draft cesolution the Council is considering will do just that. 'The message is clear. Sanctions will be enforced. Sanctions-busting will be halted. Aggression, "ethnic cleansing" and the resulting death and suffering will be halted. We condemn without reservation che unscrupulous individuals who are using transshipment exemptions in an attempt to break the sanctions against Serbia and Montenegro. We will not allow sanctions-busters to misuse these exemptions.”

    1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3135 (1992) · source

13. “that appears selectively to try, through a departure from our rules of procedure, to enhance the prestige of those who wish to speak in the Council. We consider this practice to be without legal foundation and to constitute indeed an ahuge of sur rules. For all these reasons, the United States requests that the terms of the proposad invitation be put to the vote. Of course, the United States will vote against this proposal.”

    1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3134 (1992) · source

14. “For four decades the United States has supported a generous interpretation of rule 39, and it would not have objected had this matter been appropriately raised under rule 39. We are, however, opposed to special, ad hoc departures from orderly procedures. The United States consequently opposes granting to the Palestine Liberation Organization the same rights to participate in the proceedings of the Security Council as those that would be granted if that organisation represented a State Member of the United Nations. This point is, of course, in no way contradicted, but is indeed reinforced, by General Assembly resolution 43/177. We believe in listening to ai] points of view, but not in a manner that requires violation of our rules of procedure. In particular, the United States does not agrees with the recent practice of the Security Counci?”

    1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3134 (1992) · source

15. “General Assembly resolution 43/177, which purported to change the designation of the PLO Mission, 41d so "without prejudice to the observer status and functions of the Palestine Liberation Organization within the United Nations system, in conformity with relevant United Nations resolutions and practice." (General Assembly resolution 43/177, para. 3) That resolution does not constitute recognition of any State of Palestine. Like many other Members of the United Nations, the United States does not recogaise such a State. The United States has consistently taken the position that, under the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council, the only legal basis on which the Council may grant a hearing to persons speaking on behalf of non-governmental entities is rule 39.”

    1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3134 (1992) · source

16. “It is unwarranted and unwise for the Council to break with its own practice and rules in this regard. As all members of the Council are aware, it is a long established practice that Observers do not have the right to speak in the Security Council upon their own request. Rather, a request must be mada on the Observer's behalf by a Member State. My Government sees no justification for any departure from that practice. Further, there is nothing in resolutions adopted by the General Assembly that would warrant a change in Security Council practice. It is also clear that General Assembly resolutions ara, of course, not binding upon the Security Council.”

    1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3134 (1992) · source

17. “Although I am speaking on the issue of the letter regarding the Palestine Liberation Organization's request to spsak, let me start, Sir, by officially congratulating you on your assuaption of the presidency of the Council for the month of November, and by pledging the support of my delegation in the discharge of your duties. The United States, as it normally does when this question is considered, will request a vote on the proposal before the Security Council. And the United States will vote against it on two grounds. First, we believe that the Council does not have before it a valid request to speak. Secondly, the United States maintains that the representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization should be granted permission to speak only if the request complies with rule 39 of the provisional rules of procedure.”

    1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3134 (1992) · source

18. “'The proposed Security Council resolution codifies a ban on military flights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, an action specifically agreed to by Bosnian Serb representatives. Our vote in favour of the current resolution reflects our view that in the case of violations it binds the Council to further action. It is up to the parties themselves to carry through on all London commitments and this resolution calling for the banning of military flights over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Such responsible action would remove from this body the need to consider further enforcement measures resulting from non-compliance. If, however, the current resolution is violated, my Government will move to seek adoption by the Council of a further resolution mandating enforcement of a no~fly zone over Bosnia aud Hersegovina.”

    1992-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3122 (1992) · source

19. “In establishing a no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina the Security Council is taking an important step to address the violence that has racked that Republic and to support the efforts of the London Conference. Our support for this action was clearly stated by President Bush on 2 October, when he observed that: "At London, the parties agreed to a ban on all military flights over Bosnia. Yet the bombing of defenceless population centres has actually Thie flacrant dierenara For human life and for a clear agreement requires a response from the international community, and we will take steps to see that the ban is respected." The London Conference Agreements refiect the approach of the international community to the crisis and include the concurrence of the warring parties in Bosnia.”

    1992-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3122 (1992) · source

20. “Furthermore, we believe that the phrase "to provide other appropriate assistance to the Commission of Experts" in this paragraph allows the Commission to request follow-up by these other bodies, including the Special Rapporteur,”

    1992-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3119 (1992) · source

21. “My delegation is pleased to have joined the other Council members in adopting this resolution, 'The ave olution, first, sends a clear message that those responsible for the res¢ . ocities and gross violations of international humanitarian law, including acre . latioss involved in the process of "ethnic cleansing" and other war crimes Wale the former Yugoslavia, must be brought to justice. Second, the resolution _,1 hopefully act as a deterrent to those in other parts of the world who may Wig ,, Contemplating similar violations and crimes. If I may, I would like to amplify on our interpretation of operative paragraph 1 of the resolution, First, my delegation believes that the term "relevant United Nations bodies" iacludes the Special Rapporteur.”

    1992-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3119 (1992) · source

22. “On the contrary, it provides that if Iraq does so the Iraqi funds borrowed under this resolution, as well as voluntary contributions to the escrow account, will be completely and promptly returned. Indeed, the United States hopes that Iraq accepta resolutions 706 (1991) and 712 (1991) promptiy; the sooner the better. But we firmly believe that the Security Council was right in waiting no lenger for Iraq to implement these resolutions. The needs of the Iraqi people and of the United Nations required the Security Council to ensure that these ezitical programmes are securely funded. This resolution accomplishes that aim.”

    1992-10-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3117 (1992) · source

23. “As those two resolutions originally contemplated, the Secretary-General will then be able to use those funds to pay for United Nations operations such as the Special Commission, the Compensation Fund and humanitarian programmes. The humanitarian efforts directly benefit the Iragi people; and, like the other United Nations programmes, they were instituted in response to problems Iraq itself created. It is therefore appropriate aud consistent with resolutions 706 (1991) and 712 (1991) to use Iraqi funds to pay for these operations as well as to pay for the consequences of Iraqi aggression. The resolution does not prevent Iraq from accepting resolutions 706 (1992) and 712 (1991).”

    1992-10-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3117 (1992) · source

24. “Moreover, it has jeopardized the continued operations of the United Nations programmes mandated by resolution 687 (1991), which the Security Council instituted as part of its effort to restore peace and security to the region. The resolution adopted by the Security Council today is a reasonable and proportionate response to Irag's intransigence. It is based on the unique situation created by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and grounded on prior Security Council resolutions, including in particular resolutions 687 (1991), 706 (1991) and 712 (1991). It borrows Iraqi assets, already identified by the Security Council in resolution 692 (1991), for contributions to the United Nations Compensaticn Commission to fund the escrow account created by resolutions 706 (1991) and 712 (1991).”

    1992-10-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3117 (1992) · source

25. “Let me formally congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the role of President of the Security Council for the month of October and pledge my cooperation and that of my delegation. We also extend our thanks and appreciation to the representative of Ecuador for his role in guiding the Council during the last month. Resolutions 706 (1991) and 712 (1991) created a mechanism to fund United Nations operations mandated by resolution 687 (1991), as well as United Nations humanitarian relief operations in Iraq, from Iraqi oi] sales. Iraq's refusal to accept resolutions 706 (1991) and 712 (1991) has prevented its own population from receiving humanitarian relief.”

    1992-10-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3117 (1992) · source

26. “in paragraph 12 of his report of 10 September (S/24540), the Secretary-coneral stated that UNPROFOR covid undertake the monitoring of heavy weapons in Bosnia if so instructed by the Council. We feel strongly that the Council should stand ready to act immediately upon the detailed instructions of the Secretary-General when he decides that it is time for UNPROFOR to assume this additional responsibility.”

    1992-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3114 (1992) · source

27. “My delegation also joins those who have expressed congratulations to you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of September, and expresses both thanks and congratulations to Ambassador Li Daoyu fur his skilful stewardship during the month of August. The United States welcomes the adoption of a new Security Council resolution today. In the face of immense difficulties, the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) has struggled to help the cause of peace in Bosnia. This resolution provides UNPROFOR with the tools it needs to further its difficult mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The United States also notes that.”

    1992-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3114 (1992) · source

28. “We are ready to work with the Secretary-General aud our internatioual partners to take the steps necessary to make that presence fully effective. Finally, my Government makes a special appeal to all parties to the conflict to end the massacre that is taking place in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to cooperate with all humanitarian relief efforts. We strongly urge all sides to work together through the Conference on Yugoslavia to find a negotiated settlement to this unfortunate crisis.”

    1992-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3106 (1992) · source

29. “I should like to guote a second paragraph fiom the ICRC report: "ICRC delegates have had only limited access to the Republic's various regions end, cespite repeated approaches made in this respect, they have still not received comprehensive lists of placas of detention controlled by the various parties to the conflict or been notifiad af persons captured, and are thus unable to bring help to all victims. The ICRC has had access to oaly a very limited number of prisoners of war, while the places of detention are crowded with innocent and terrified civilians," My Government views leadership by the United Nations as key to resolving the humanitarian problems in Bosnia. We believe that a continued United Nations presence there is indispensible.”

    1992-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3106 (1992) · source

30. “Among the long list of methods used are harassment, murder, confiscation of property, deportation and the taking of hostages, which reduces individuals to the level of bargaining counters - all in violation of international humanitarian law." Whether individual facilities house 5 or 5,000, whether they are coutrolled by the Government or locas forces, the Governments and individuais involved must be held to account for the treatment of #1] those detained ~- civilians and military alike. The ioteraational community demands to know the truth behind these camps and to see that any and al) sbuses are brought to an end. As jong as human suffering continues ingide Bosnia and Herzegovina, the world will stand ready to act to alleviate that suffering.”

    1992-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3106 (1992) · source

31. “A paragraph of it is worth quoting: "Following the visits its delegates have conducted during the last few days to places of detention in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is evident to the International Committee of the Red Cross that innocent civilians axe being arrested and subjected to inhumane treatment. Moreover, the deteation of such persons is part of a policy of forced population trausfera carried out on a massive scale and marked by the systematic use of brutality.”

    1992-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3106 (1992) · source

32. “The Security Council has demonstrated today by these resolutions that it teo shares the belief that the provision of humanitarian assistance not only is an urgent humanitarian concern but is also an important element of the effort to restore peace and security in the region. The Security Council also demanded that barbaric human-rights violations must stop. I wisn to emphasize that conquest of territory will not be tolezated by the intervational community. The Council has also addressed today the most troubling of the many disturbing accounts that are currently coming out of the former Yugoslavia. We have seen and read reports of detention centres which have shocked the world. A recent report of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) 4e yvalavant here.”

    1992-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3106 (1992) · source

33. “The frustration of United Nations efforts to get food and medicine to the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the massive starvation and spreading health-care nightmare have prompted the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina to cali upon the world community to take all necessary measures to ensure the delivery of humanitarian assistance there, My Government has made it clear that wa believe the world community should do everything necessary in response to Bosnia and Herzegovina's call to eusure the delivery of assistance to the needy there. We stand fully prepared to do our part in achieving this goal.”

    1992-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3106 (1992) · source

34. “My Government is appalled by the continuing deterioration of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The destruction of villagss, executions and indiscriminate killings continue apace. Bulgrade's vile policy of "ethnic cleansing" - which is actually ethnic extermination - is only intensifylag. We are witnessing some of the most agregious abuses of human rights that Europe has seen since the Second World War, symbolized by the "ethnic cleansing" being conducted against the innocent victims of this tragedy.”

    1992-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3106 (1992) · source

35. “It 4s imperative that Iraq, without further delay and deception, abide by all relevant Security Council resolutions, including resolution 688 (1991), end its economic blockada of the north and south, renew the United Nations humanitarian programme in Irag, and cesse its repression in the southern marshes.”

    1992-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3105 (1992) · source

36. “Instead, we have reason to believe that additional villages will be attacked, bombed and destroyed, and civilian casualties will rise. Baghdad's opposition to relief efforts throughout the country, moreover, will deny the means to care for the wounded and the displaced. In 1991 the Council condemned the repression of the Iragi civilian population in many parts of Irag, including in the Kurdish populated areas, finding it a threat to internc"ional peace and security. At that time, the Unite' States Government and other Governments concluded that the situation was so sesious and Iraqi intransigence so manifest that additional measures had to be taken to help prevent further Iragi repression of the civilian population. Now, not only in the north but also in the south of Iraq the situation exists.”

    1992-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3105 (1992) · source

37. “The response of the Baghdad regime was to execute merchants, more often than not Sunni Arabs, who have been loyal supporters. Obviously, the regime represses ruthlessly any sign of dissent. in his most cruoi bosx, Saddam fussein has beamed tie vumbex of malnourished Iraqis on the United Nations sanctions rather than ths Iraqi military and his own policies of repression. Mr. van der Stoel has dramatically highlighted the plight of the Iragi people. One of the most serious new developments is the use of fixed-wing aircraft, including jet fighters, for the first time in bombing Shia villages in the southern marshes. Unfortunately, we have no reason to hope for amelioration of the situation under the cruel regime of Saddam Hussein.”

    1992-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3105 (1992) · source

38. “This operation is reminiscent of the "Anfal operations" - Irag's forced relocation of thousands of Kurds in the 1980s. Since the uprising, Saddar Hussein also has increased the level of economic pressure on the south. The Gevernment. maintains a virtual economic embargo against the Shias by diverting most goods and services to Irag's Sunni community. Saddsem Hussein has refused to reconstruct water and sewage treatment facilities in the south, even though such facilities have been repaired elsewhere in Iraq. Nor have the Iragi citizens of Baghdad and other areas in central Irag escaped the repression of the Saddam Hussein regime. Government manipulation and control of incoming f:.98 and medical supplies plus unrestrained printing of currency by ths Irag Central Bank have contributed to escalating prices for basi~ comiadities.”

    1992-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3105 (1992) · source

39. “During a recent offensive, Government forces destroyed more than 45 dwellings in settlements such as Saigal and Wadiyah. &G say that a Government vifensive ia April produced more than 1,000 casualties, and hundreds of families reportedly fled into the marshes after their homes were set on fire. Fixed-wing aircraft, including sophisticated fighter-bombers and helicopter gunships, were used to strafe villages and other portions of the marshes. The Government has begun executing civilians accused of supporting the rebels. Baghdad has severely limited the number of relief workers in the south because they could monitor the regime's abuses. Baghdad has refused to renew visas for relief officers. In April the Government authorized the removal of Shia villagers living in or near the southern marshes.”

    1992-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3105 (1992) · source

40. “Government forces damaged mosque' and desecrated tombs, razed residential areas around the mosques to create free-fire zones for security units, and banned access to cemeteries. Recently the Government intensified its attacks against Shia civilians, possibly to compensate for its inability to eliminate insurgent groups based in the southern marshes. Iraqi commanders recently were ordered to destroy Shia villages and kill their occupants. A videotape shows Irag's Prime Minister ordering Government commanders to "wipe out" three marsh Arab tribes. Rural Shia villages are often shelled, as are residential areas near Shia cities such as Nasiriayah. Numerous settlements have been abandoned as villagers either flee the fighting or are forcibly relocated.”

    1992-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3105 (1992) · source

41. “On the eve of local elections in northern Irag, three bombs were discovered in Zakho, including a car bomb in front of a hotel housing Western journalists and election observers. On 30 June Irag refused to renew the Memorandum of Understanding on United Nations activities in Iraq. In early July there were grenade and bomb attacks against United Nations offices in northern Iraq, including against United Nations guard headquarters. Events in southern Irag show an equally heinous disregard for the human rights of the Iragi people. In southern Iraq last year, observers reported that Government troops indiscriminately fired on civilians and hanged some from the barrels of tanks.”

    1992-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3105 (1992) · source

42. “With a reduced number of United Nations guards, and with United Nations personnel unable to travel between Baghdad and the north, the Iragi Government could increase its harassment of groups throughout the country that rely on the United Nations presence to care for their humanitarian needs. In recent months we have witnessed a resurgence of the Iraqi regime's cruel treatment of ita citizens in the north. Last week three key checkpoints into Kurdistan were closed to humanitarian aid, petroleum products, or people, including United Nations personnel. In addition, Iraq ia refusing to sell fuol to humanitarian orqanisationa. The blockade and inadequate fuocl supplies are seriously hampering relief operations. Saddam Hussein has not paid Government workers in the north since last October.”

    1992-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3105 (1992) · source

43. “van der Stoel to issue his report on conditions in north Irag as soon as possible. Saddam Hussein is also obstructing the work of those who seek to help the people of Iraq. His Government has refused to issue visas to replacements for United Nations guards who have rotated out of the country. Those who remain are being harassed constantly. These guards perform an essential job. Besides providing a measure of protection for United Nations personnel and equipment, they are an important symbol of the United Nations humanitarian commitment in Iraq. If we accept that Irag can control the entry of United Nations personnel by denying visas, Iraqi intransigence could reduce the number to 127 United Nations guards of a needed contingent of 500 one week from today.”

    1992-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3105 (1992) · source

44. “It is evident from the statement we have just heard from Mr. van der Stoel that Irag is in clear and direct viclation of Security Council resolution 688 (1991), which requires Irag to end repression of its citizens and allow humanitarian organizations access to all those in need. Saddam Hussein has long rolied on fear snd repression to govern Iraq, maintaining what can truly be described as a reign of terror. The full scope of these brutalities, it seems to us, is yet to be revealed, but what is known provides a clear indictment of his practices. He is guilty of human rights abuses throughout the country involving avery ethnic and religious group. We believe it appropriate for the Security Council to address these wider issues as well as the violations cited by Mr. van der Stoel in his report to the Council. We urge Mr.”

    1992-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3105 (1992) · source

45. “In conclusion, I should like to say that the United States believes that the UNTAC plan is the best way to secure for the Cambodian people the peace they deserve. So we call once again on all parties to the Paris Agreements, and especially the PDK, immediately and acrupulously to implement the UNTAC plan and abide by the agreement signed in Paris last October.”

    1992-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3099 (1992) · source

46. “My Government appreciates and wishes to underscore the continued importance of efforts, particularly by countries in the region, to persuade the PDK to move promptly into phase II. PDK leaders have nothing to gain - and much to lose - by continuing to obstruct the peace process. The international community cannot wait for them indefinitely and should be prepared to implement the Paris Agreements with or without them, As noted in the draft resolution we adopt today, development assistance for Cambodia will benefit only those parties cooperating with UNTAC. Free and fair elections among parties committed to the entire process will be held on schedule and all necessary steps will be taken to ensure the viability of a new national government.”

    1992-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3099 (1992) · source

47. “These include better verifying the withdrawal of foreign forces, expedited deployment of UNTAC's civil administration staff, and enhancing the role of the Supreme National Council as the external representative of Cambodia. The international community's interest in facilitating PDK cooperation with UNTAC has been demonstrated both by issuance, on 12 June, of a statement by this Council's President and by good faith efforts to solicit from PDK officials reaction to a non-paper submitted to the Supreme National Council in Tokyo last month. All other Cambodian parties have accepted the need for full and immediate implementation of the United Nations settlement plan.”

    1992-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3099 (1992) · source

48. “My delegation joins today in voting to adopt the draft resolution on Cambodia. This reflects our continued grave concern over failure by the Party of Democratic Kampuchea (PDK) to meet its solemn obligations under the Paris Agreements. In his recent report to the Council, the Secretary-General observed that successful implementation of those Agreements depends on the cooperation of all parties. The PDK must permit the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) access to areas under its control and thus enable the United Nations to carry out immediately the civil, military, electoral and human rights responsibilities entrusted to it. The United States regrets deeply that the PDK has remained obstinate in the face of initiatives undertaken by UNTAC to meet its legitimate concerns.”

    1992-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3099 (1992) · source

49. “The issue of violence is one of a series of issues that must be examined to get to where we want to be: creating the conditions to get negotiations restarted. In summary, let me restate my Government's position. The United Nations should help create the conditions for progress. A good start has already been made by the Organization of African Unity in helping to get all parties together here today. With good will, a measure of statesmanship and an eye to history, we can do much more. We must not delay, as time is short, and South Africa has waited far too long.”

    1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source

50. “We believe it is impossibie for us to ascertain precisely what is necessary to get all the leaders of South Africa back to the negotiating table in an atmosphere free of violence. A small United Nations team dispatched to South Africa, however, would be able to gain a better perspective. In that regard, my Government supports a draft resolution which we hope will result from these talks and these hearings today and possibly tomorrow. We certainly propose that a United Nations goodwill mission, under the Secretary-General's good offices, travel to South Africa to meet with ail leaders and to offer its services to bring the parties closer together. A goodwill team would seek to enhance the complex negotiations but would not seek to supplant that process.”

    1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source