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“This is not a debate about the institutional niceties of whether the subject does or does not belong on the Council's agenda. This is a debate about protecting people who are suffering as a result of conflict. The situation in Darfur continues to be characterized by gross and systematic violations of human rights and by breaches of international humanitarian law. That too is a matter for the Council. In Burma, Mr. Pinheiro, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights, has reported on the systematic sexual violence used by the military, police and border guards as part of the Government's anti-insurgency tactics. The Council has a duty to listen to, but also to act upon, such reports. We welcomed the Arria Formula meeting hosted by the Mission of France earlier this month.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766 (2007) · source
“The Security Council has a key role to play in providing for the protection of women from gender- based violence, including torture, rape, forced pregnancy, sexual slavery, prostitution and trafficking, which are all committed during conflict and continue in post-conflict situations. Conflict is the business of the Council. The evidence from countries on the Council's agenda today shows how much remains to be done. There is continued sexual violence on a massive scale in the conflict-affected areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. UNICEF recently stated that 18,000 cases of rape were reported in three provinces alone. The cruelty of the sexual violence inflicted upon women and children, in particular as a weapon of war, is unspeakable.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766 (2007) · source
“We welcome them to the Council and congratulate them and their teams for the important strides they have made on these issues. This is not a new issue, as anyone who is familiar with the Greek play Lysistrata - which means "she who disbands armies". The role of women in peace and security is a very old and distinguished one. It behoves us today to see how we can build on that. The United Kingdom is committed to the key resolution 1325 (2000). We continue to promote its implementation at the United Nations and in the international community. As many speakers have noted, there has been progress in the seven years since its adoption, but much more remains to be done. Women and children suffer disproportionately in armed conflict. They constitute the majority of all victims.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766 (2007) · source
“May I join others in thanking you in particular, Mr. President, for honouring us with your presence today and for choosing such an important theme for this debate. We are also pleased to be honoured by the presence of so many other ministers. We would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2007/567) and for appearing here today. We also very much welcome what the Under- Secretary-General said about the work of the Secretariat on this important matter. We would like to extend our congratulations to them for what they have achieved. It was also very good to be able to hear from the Special Adviser, the acting Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and the Coordinator of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766 (2007) · source
“We would like to use this occasion to urge greater efforts to address those issues in C6te d'Ivoire, and we call on the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General to make that one of his priorities. Lastly, I should like to say that we support the press statement proposed by Minister Bassole.”
2007-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5765 (2007) · source
“Like other speakers, however, we do have some concerns about the serious delays in meeting the timetable set out by the Ouagadougou Agreement. I should like to make four observations in that connection. First, free, fair and credible elections are central to resolving the crisis. Secondly, greater momentum is needed on identifying voters through the mobile courts. Thirdly, as other speakers have mentioned, integration of the Forces nouvelles into the army and the disarmament and demobilization of militia will also be critical to success. Fourthly, we are concerned by reports of human rights abuses, in particular sexual violence against women and young girls, the increased trafficking of children, and forced labour. I think it is true that a culture of impunity for those responsible still persists.”
2007-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5765 (2007) · source
“Allow me to say that the United Kingdom very much looks forward to being able to work closely with the Mission of Burkina Faso on those shared ventures. I would also like to join others in welcoming the appointment of Mr. Choi Young-jin as the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Cote d'Ivoire. He is well known to United Nations representatives in New York, and we look forward to working with him. His role will be crucial, in particular in certifying the electoral process. I would like to reaffirm the United Kingdom's support for the Ouagadougou Agreement, which is the best chance yet to achieve sustainable peace in C6te d'Ivoire. As Minister Bockel has said, it is important that that the Council remains engaged.”
2007-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5765 (2007) · source
“I too would like to add my delegation's voice in welcoming Mr. Bassole and Mr. Abou Moussa, Principal Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General. It is very good to be able to hear from them at first hand in the Security Council. On behalf of the United Kingdom, I would also like to extend our warmest congratulations to Minister Bassole on Burkina Faso's election to the Security Council for the period 2008-2009. As the impressive work done by President Compaore and Special Representative Badini has shown, securing peace in Cote d'Ivoire has been a very important venture. We believe that the Council will benefit enormously from Burkina Faso's experience and wisdom as we work to ensure peace and security, not only in West Africa but across the continent and more widely.”
2007-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5765 (2007) · source
“I would just like to recall that, in 2003 and 2004, we in this Chamber adopted two resolutions under Chapter VII, making clear that, should Karadzic and Mladic be transferred or apprehended at whatever stage of the completion strategy, or even after the completion strategy, they will be tried by the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.”
2007-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5742 (2007) · source
“One of the particular concerns we have is that we hope that the two most prominent indictees outstanding - they are, of course, Karadzic and Mladic, who are indicted for the murder of over 7,000 Muslim men and boys at Srebrenica in 1995 - will not gain any succour from the result today, or believe that they can continue to challenge with impunity the will of the Chamber, the will of this Council and the will, I think, of the international community that they be transferred speedily to The Hague.”
2007-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5742 (2007) · source
“Those are very important achievements. We do not believe that it helps foster widespread or regional support for the Tribunal for there to be any 07-50559 question over the support of the Security Council for its work. I say that particularly in the light of certain statements from one country in the region, undermining the work that the Tribunal has been doing.”
2007-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5742 (2007) · source
“I had not intended to take the floor today, but in the light of the previous explanations of vote, I wanted to place on record the United Kingdom's very strong support for the work of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and of all its Prosecutors, and in particular for Ms. Del Ponte. Under Ms. Del Ponte's stewardship of the International Tribunal, the number of outstanding fugitives has been reduced to a handful. I think that that handful is actually numbered at four, though I am open to correction. She has been responsible for seeing delivered to the Tribunal some of the most prominent indictees, including ones mentioned by name in this Chamber. I am thinking in particular of General Gotovina of Croatia. She has also been instrumental in ensuring the voluntary surrender of Haradinaj from Kosovo.”
2007-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5742 (2007) · source
“Our hope is that these outcomes and this mission represent the beginning of a new phase of broader, deeper cooperation between the United Nations and the AU in areas where we share mutual interests and responsibilities in terms of peace and security in Africa.”
2007-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5717 (2007) · source
“I should also tell members of the Council that we are in touch with the Government of Sudan, both in New York and in Khartoum. If I may briefly say something about other issues, the AU Commission, the AU Peace and Security Council and the United Nations Security Council also agreed in Addis on the urgent need for further efforts to achieve political reconciliation and ensure humanitarian relief in Somalia. AU Peace and Security Council members urged the United Nations to deploy a peacekeeping mission to Somalia. In its turn, the Security Council briefed the Peace and Security Council on its approach to the Ethiopia-Eritrea border dispute and the Lord's Resistance Army, and the Peace and Security Council briefed the Security Council on the AU's efforts to resolve the political crisis in the Comoros, particularly the island of Anjouan.”
2007-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5717 (2007) · source
“Following the approach in the AU-United Nations joint report in the Addis communique, the draft highlights the political and humanitarian stance taken to resolve the Darfur crisis. We all know, and we have all said many times in this Council, that there is no military solution to the crisis in Darfur. We, therefore, think it right that the draft resolution that we are bringing forward now in mandating the hybrid and its implementation focuses also on the political process and humanitarian tracks. At the same time, we must have confidence that commitments entered into on all sides, including the rebels, will be kept. That will guide our approach to the resolution. We look forward to discussing with partners, inside and outside the Security Council, how to take this forward to the next stage.”
2007-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5717 (2007) · source
“As Ambassador Kumalo said, the Sudanese Foreign Minister did tell the Security Council mission that the Government of Sudan accepted the hybrid operation in full and without conditionality, and we think that is a very important commitment. This was, of course, later confirmed by President Al-Bashir, who urged rapid implementation and swift agreement on United Nations funding. Naturally, we are in agreement with that. We hope that this marks a turning point in terms of cooperation between the United Nations, the AU and the Government of the Sudan. Our draft United Nations Security Council resolution, which has been referred to, will build on this by endorsing the United Nations- AU agreement on the hybrid operation, commending Sudan for its agreement.”
2007-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5717 (2007) · source
“These include the annual meetings that Ambassador Kumalo mentioned, the sharing of United Nations-AU experiences on working methods and support for further development of the African peace and security architecture. The communique also set out the agreement of the two Councils to examine the possibility of financing a peacekeeping mission undertaken by the AU or under its authority. We will obviously want to consider further with partners how to take forward these various action points in the communique. Perhaps I can say a brief word about Darfur, which Ambassador Kumalo has already mentioned, and the meeting that we were fortunate enough to have with President Kufuor of Ghana and the meetings that the Council mission had when in Khartoum itself.”
2007-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5717 (2007) · source
“Discussions in Addis with the AU Commission and Peace and Security Council ranged across a variety of issues. Ambassador Kumalo mentioned some of them; others that we discussed included Chad, the Central African Republic, Ethiopia and Eritrea and the Comoros. The sheer number of issues, I think, shows how much the United Nations and Africa can learn from each other, but also how important it is, if we are to be successful, that we establish mechanisms for deeper cooperation. And, in order to make some progress in achieving that, the Security Council and the AU Peace and Security Council adopted in Addis a joint communique, which has been issued as a Security Council document. The communique sets out concrete steps to this end.”
2007-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5717 (2007) · source
“Against this backdrop, the United Nations and the African Union (AU) are venturing, we believe, into a period of unprecedented coordination and cooperation, as we try together to tackle conflicts like those in Darfur and Somalia. It was against that context that the Security Council decided to visit Africa from 16 to 20 June and to build further the relations of the United Nations with the AU on issues of peace and security, as well as to visit Sudan, C6te d'Ivoire and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to discuss the engagement of the United Nations there. Ambassador Kumalo, I think, has said most of what needed to be said. He was there, and I was not. So, I will be very brief in my remarks, but to say that we, of course, support what Ambassador Kumalo said about the value of holding such a mission.”
2007-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5717 (2007) · source
“Thank you to Ambassador Kumalo for his interesting briefing. It is my honour to follow Ambassador Kumalo in 3 presenting the report today and to speak on behalf of Ambassador Jones Parry, who co-led the mission. May I say, at the start, that it was very good as a curtain- raiser to see President Konare talk to the Security Council, along with Mr. Djinnit and Mr. Adada, last Friday. As Ambassador Kumalo said, Africa is a continent of critical importance to the Security Council and to the United Nations more broadly. Around 55,000 United Nations peacekeepers are deployed in Africa. It is a continent that this Security Council discusses more than any other. And it is a region where the United Nations has made some of its most impressive advances, but has also suffered some of its most serious setbacks.”
2007-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5717 (2007) · source
“Finally, I would like to say a word about the PIC declaration of 19 June 2007. That declaration confirmed that the Office of the High Representative would remain in place and would continue to carry out its mandate and that the aim is closure of the Office by 30 June 2008. The PIC will review the situation in October 2007 and in February 2008. Those assessments will naturally take into account the position of security 07-40581 and stability in the region. We hope that that security and stability will be well and truly established by that point and will be irreversible.”
2007-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5713 (2007) · source
“While formal agreement of the Security Council is not necessary, we welcome the Council's support for those decisions. We hope that the leaders in Bosnia will see the adoption of this resolution as an indication of the international community's firm backing for Mr. Lajcak and his Office and for his future decisions, as it has backed all previous High Representatives and their decisions. We are disappointed at the nationalist sentiments expressed by some Bosnian leaders in recent months. These serve only to retard the reform process and hinder the building of a multi-ethnic, democratic and prosperous country on the verge of getting into Europe. Our understanding is that nothing in this resolution or those it recalls impacts on other Balkans issues being considered by the Council.”
2007-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5713 (2007) · source
“The United Kingdom voted in favour of the resolution today, but I would like to give an explanation of our position. I would like to place on record the United Kingdom's strong support for the role and responsibilities of the High Representative, who is also the European Union's Special Representative. We welcome Mr. Miroslav Lajcak to this role and we pledge our commitment to cooperate with him as he discharges his responsibilities under the Dayton Peace Agreement and subsequent Peace Implementation Council (PIC) decisions and as he leads the international community on the ground and helps advance, in partnership with the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia's Euro-Atlantic integration. As the resolution notes, it is the PIC Steering Board that appointed the High Representative and that decides on the mandate of his Office.”
2007-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5713 (2007) · source
“Protection concerns, therefore, should be reflected more systematically in peacekeeping mandates. We should encourage and facilitate a closer working relationship between the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) on this agenda. We should also continue to work towards better reporting to highlight abuses. In that regard, we very much welcome the Under-Secretary-General's proposal to monitor and report on access issues. While national Governments have the primary responsibility to protect their citizens, the international community also has responsibilities. We should live up to them.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“We have made gradual progress on this front - for example, we welcome the robust action taken by the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) against armed militia that threatened the local population - but more should be done. We can all think back to the time in Bosnia when United Nations forces were not able to protect the population, and we can regret that; but we can help make sure that such an event never happens again by ensuring that all United Nations-mandated forces have the most robust mandate possible. What the Under-Secretary-General said about the need for evaluation of the impact of protection language in peacekeeping mandates is something that we find very interesting and would like to explore further.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“We should continue to hear the Under- Secretary-General's briefings on protection and country issues. This gives us an opportunity to draw attention to the actions of the worst offenders and to support those who are making progress. We should strengthen respect for, and enforcement of, international law. We should work towards ending impunity by ensuring that there are no hiding places for the perpetrators of the most egregious crimes. The United Kingdom highlights the important role of the International Criminal Court in that regard and underlines that States with an obligation to cooperate with the Court should do so. The Council can also continue to ensure that, where appropriate, United Nations peacekeeping forces are given the mandate and support that they need to protect civilians from violence.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“The United Kingdom fully supports the statement by the Quartet and efforts to meet the humanitarian needs of the Palestinians. In that regard, we welcome Israel's decision to facilitate humanitarian access and to ensure the provision of basic services. In conflict situations, all parties must do their utmost to ensure full, safe and unimpeded access to humanitarian and relief agencies. Let me place on record my country's appreciation of and respect for those national and international staff who are prepared to work in the most difficult conditions in order to provide humanitarian relief. I welcome the Saving Lives Together initiative, which aims to improve security arrangements in the field. It is easy to identify the challenges but much harder to identify what more we can do to try to address them.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“The United Kingdom has also said many times in this Chamber that the terrible suffering of the people in Darfur has gone on for far too long. We welcome the agreement of the Government of Sudan to a hybrid force. At the same time, we draw attention to the deteriorating security situation in Darfur. We are concerned that humanitarian agencies may be forced to pull out unless there are safety guarantees and unless those responsible for attacks are held to account. We call on the Government of the Sudan to continue to remove bureaucratic impediments to the operations of humanitarian agencies. The United Kingdom is also deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. The recent violence, as has been stated in this Chamber, has had tragic consequences.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“We have also heard too many stories over the past few weeks in which humanitarian workers, journalists and others have been attacked, kidnapped or murdered. All of those things are unacceptable. It cannot be right that civilians continue to bear the brunt of violent conflict. They account for the greatest number of casualties. The most vulnerable - women, older people and children - are hit particularly hard. Let me cite some examples. In Burma, ongoing military campaigns against the insurgents have meant that civilians in conflict areas have suffered the repercussions. In Sri Lanka, the escalation in conflict has brought a high human cost. We remain concerned about the fragile state of security in Somalia and the impact that terrorist violence is having on civilians there.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“At the same time, it is important that we all distinguish between these unintended deaths and those resulting from the deliberate and callous targeting of civilians by insurgents and others. The issue is quite simple: we seek to avoid civilian deaths, whereas the insurgents seek to cause them. That goes to the heart of why we are dealing with conflicts in the first place. Many challenges face us on the ground in such situations. Civilians continue to be deliberately targeted by insurgents, terrorists and others. In many areas of conflict, sexual and gender-based violence is still widespread. The abhorrent practice of using rape as a weapon of war continues. Millions of civilians are or remain displaced from their homes every year, left to lead a fragile and vulnerable existence.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“I wish to align myself with the statement to be made later this morning by the presidency of the European Union. I would like to thank the Under-Secretary- General for his thought-provoking presentation. It is not acceptable that even now, in the twenty-first century, violent conflict impacts most severely on the civilian population. Helping to ensure the protection of civilians during armed conflict is central to the work of the Council. In that connection, let me say that we regret the deaths of civilians that have resulted from operations by international forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and elsewhere. Any civilian casualty is one too many. We recognize that it is incumbent on those forces to continue to do everything they can to avoid any civilian casualties, and we remain committed to that.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“We look forward to tomorrow's meeting of the Working Group on Tribunals, where consideration of those issues will be continued.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“Along with other speakers, I commend the Netherlands for having accepted one such case, and we note that the Prosecutor has just filed an application for the first transfer of a case to Rwanda's domestic jurisdiction. We note the welcome development that Rwanda has passed legislation to exclude the application of the death penalty to cases referred to it from the ICTR or from other States. If Prosecutor Jallow were able to provide more information about that new legislation, we would certainly welcome hearing more about it. It will be important in the coming months for the Security Council to make progress on residual arrangements for the ICTY and the ICTR, and also to incorporate residual issues for the Special Court for Sierra Leone into that process. The draft paper from the ICTY and the ICTR is a very good basis for those discussions.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“In that respect, I would like to note that it is disappointing that some Serbian leaders have sought to pretend that both the resumption of the stabilization agreement and NATO's offer of Partnership for Peace membership for Serbia mean that somehow the international community is less interested in bringing fugitive indictees to justice. I would like to make it clear that that is emphatically not the case. I would now like to turn to the ICTR. We also commend the ICTR for its efforts to keep to the indicative target date of 2010 for the completion strategy. Again, we underline that remaining fugitive indictees cannot outwait international justice. We call in particular for the arrest and transfer by Kenya of Felicien Kabuga. The transfer of cases to national jurisdictions remains an important element in the completion strategy.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“Del Ponte has noted the more positive approach of Serbia towards the Tribunal. We commend in particular the role of the National Security Council under President Tadie. That new approach has enabled the European Union (EU) to restart Serbia's stabilization and association agreement, which has been one item on the agenda at the EU foreign ministers' meeting today. We welcome that progress, but I would also like to make clear that the pace and the conclusions of the negotiations on the stabilization agreement in particular depend on full cooperation with the ICTY. The Council and the European Commission will jointly review Serbia's performance in those areas before any decision to sign the agreement is taken by the Council.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“We should not let another anniversary pass without the apprehension of the highest-profile indictees, Karadzic and Mladic. It is in line with the recent Security Council resolutions 1503 (2003) and 1534 (2004) that they should be tried by the ICTY. I would like to make clear our support for that in the Council. As Ms. Del Ponte has noted, there have been some positive developments, and we welcome them. We congratulate the authorities of Serbia, Montenegro and Republika Srpska on the transfer of Zdravko Tolimir to the ICTY, and also of Vlastimir Djordjevic this weekend. It is clear that fugitive indictees can turn up in the most unlikely places, as we saw with the arrest a few years ago of Ante Gotovina, and we commend the Croatian authorities for their role in that respect. Ms.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“As we have done on many occasions, we call on all parties, including the Governments of Serbia and of Montenegro and the authorities in Republika Srpska, to cooperate fully with the ICTY. We welcome the February judgment of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). We reject attempts by some to hold all of Republika Srpska and Bosnia guilty of war crimes; but, at the same time, we draw the Council's attention to that part of the ICJ's judgment in which it held that Serbia has an obligation under the Genocide Convention also to transfer Karadzic and Mladic to the ICTY. We recall that Srebrenica was the worst massacre in Europe since the end of the Second World War - a massacre of more than 7,000 Muslim men and boys. We note that the twelfth anniversary of Srebrenica is imminent, in July.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“It has introduced a number of efficiency measures, including conducting multi-accused trials and greater use of the Rules of Procedure to shorten court time and maximize courtroom usage. We acknowledge that there is still likely to be slippage in the timetable, but we urge the ICTY to keep as closely as possible to the 2010 indicative target. Completion does not, of course, mean that the doors of the ICTY will close. Work has already begun on analysing the need for residual mechanisms; we thank the two Tribunals for their draft paper. We continue to emphasize, in that regard, that Karadzic and Mladic must be arrested and transferred to the ICTY at the earliest opportunity.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“It is fitting that, on the eve of her last appearance before the Council, she should have been paid the tribute of the transfer of Djordjevic. We wish her every success in the future, and we pay tribute also to the work of her dedicated team. In addition, I would like to extend a welcome to Judge Byron in his first appearance before the Council and to wish him success in his new role President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Along with other speakers, I would also like to pay tribute to the excellent work of his predecessor, Judge Erik Mose, over the past four years. First, I should like to speak about the ICTY. We are pleased to note the significant progress made by the ICTY in implementing the completion strategy.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“The United Kingdom would like to join preceding speakers in thanking the Presidents and the Prosecutors of the two Tribunals: President Pocar, President Byron, Prosecutor Del Ponte and Prosecutor Jallow. As this is Prosecutor Del Ponte's last appearance before the Security Council, we would like to pay tribute to her enormous contribution to the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and hence to the embedding of security and stability in the Balkans region. Her dedication and tireless efforts have kept the ICTY at the forefront of the international battle against impunity and have helped to bring a sense of justice to many of the victims of terrible crimes in the former Yugoslavia. Her work has been an immense contribution to the cause of reconciliation in the Balkans.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“That will have sent a clear signal to the Iraqi people of the priority the United Nations and the international community places on helping Iraq.”
2007-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5693 (2007) · source
“The United Kingdom recognizes the security difficulties that we all face when working in Iraq, and we should like to pay tribute to the efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and his team in the face of those difficulties. We support the Secretary-General's proposal to fund the expeditious construction of a new United Nations building in Baghdad from within the budgeting provisions for special political missions. We welcome the possibility that the United Nations presence in Irbil will expand, and we look forward to the United Nations re-establishing its presence in Basra. Finally, the United Kingdom welcomes the Secretary-General's personal commitment to Iraq, including his own visit to Baghdad earlier this year.”
2007-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5693 (2007) · source
“We look forward to discussion within the Security Council and with the Government of Iraq on reviewing UNAMI's mandate ahead of the expiry in August of resolution 1700 (2006). The United Kingdom remains concerned about the humanitarian situation in Iraq and the increasing numbers of people who have been displaced by ongoing Violence. It is vital that the response from the international community is clearly focused and coordinated. We encourage UNAMI's Humanitarian Coordinator and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to continue their efforts to put into operational effect the United Nations strategic framework for humanitarian action. The action plan flowing from that should direct and coordinate the efforts of the United Nations agencies, and we urge the agencies to give their full support to that process.”
2007-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5693 (2007) · source
“Agreement also needs to be reached on reform of the process of de-Baathification. The United Kingdom encourages the Iraqi parliament to pass legislation setting a date for provincial elections, which will address the representation of all parts of Iraqi society at the provincial level. Those are difficult issues where there are conflicting views and interests, but for precisely those reasons we encourage the Government of Iraq to be ambitious. In support of those objectives we welcome the clear request of His Excellency Minister Zebari for UNAMI and the United Nations agencies to play an enhanced role. As part of that, the United Nations has a unique role in supporting the political process.”
2007-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5693 (2007) · source
“But the United Kingdom would also urge the Government of Iraq to take advantage of the window of opportunity offered by the Baghdad security plan to deliver on national reconciliation. The central pillar of that is agreement by Iraq's leaders to a revised Iraqi constitution that gives all communities a firm stake in Iraq's future. We welcome the valuable contributions of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) to the constitutional review process. I share the concern of other representatives today that as part of the political process, it is essential that there is early agreement on legislation governing the future of the oil and gas sector, including how the huge potential wealth generated by it will be shared equitably among all communities in Iraq.”
2007-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5693 (2007) · source
“In that regard, I welcome the formation of the Compact secretariat and look forward to the delivery of timely assistance in close cooperation with the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq and with the donor community. As we have emphasized in previous debates on Iraq, the role of Iraq's neighbours remains crucial to improvements in security, reconstruction and national reconciliation - and that also is a point made by many speakers today. I urge those neighbours to show their support for the Government of Iraq through the three working groups established by the neighbours conference. Progress in each of the working groups' remits - security cooperation, fuel imports and Iraqi refugees - would directly help the Iraqi people.”
2007-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5693 (2007) · source
“We have now handed over security responsibility for three of the four provinces where the United Kingdom had previously shared that responsibility. We expect to hand over the fourth, Basra, in the second half of this year, should the relevant conditions be met. We welcome the Secretary-General's emphasis on the launch of the International Compact and the Iraq neighbours conference in Sharm el-Sheik on 3 and 4 May this year. Those events are important steps in focusing the support of the international community on Iraqi needs. The United Nations and the Government of Iraq have central roles to play in making the International Compact a success.”
2007-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5693 (2007) · source
“The perpetrators of that attack have only one purpose: to destroy the democratic process that the majority of Iraqis clearly support. We welcome Iraqi calls for restraint, and we urge Iraq's political leaders to redouble their efforts towards national reconciliation. The United Kingdom is committed to the improvement and maintenance of security in Iraq through our military contribution to MNF-I and our diplomatic and development efforts. That remains a complex and challenging task. To accomplish it, we will work closely with the Government of Iraq and the Iraqi security forces to help deliver security to the Iraqi people and to meet the objectives of Security Council resolution 1723 (2006). We will continue to assist in the progressive transfer of security responsibility to the Iraqi security forces.”
2007-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5693 (2007) · source
“I too wish to join colleagues in thanking Ambassador Qazi for his presentation on the report of the Secretary-General (S/2007/330). I also wish to extend my thanks to His Excellency the Foreign Minister of Iraq for joining the Council to give a presentation on behalf of the Iraqi Government. We are also grateful to Ambassador Khalilzad for his presentation on behalf of the Multinational Force in Iraq (MNF-I). My Foreign Secretary earlier today strongly condemned the attack on the holy shrines in Samarra and I would like to echo that condemnation in this Chamber, as have many other speakers today. We offer our condolences to the Iraqi people and Government. The attack was a blatant and crude attempt to ferment further sectarian violence and division among the people of Iraq.”
2007-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5693 (2007) · source
“We urge the Court to develop its strategy on its legacy, in consultation with the Council's ongoing work in this area in respect of the international tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda. We should like to pledge our support for the continuing work of the Court.”
2007-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5690 (2007) · source