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“It remains important that the Court continue to strive for the early completion of its work in line with that strategy and, where possible, to deliver further efficiencies and budgetary savings. Equally, it is essential that international community help ensure that the Special Court has the resources that it needs to complete its valuable work. We would therefore like to urge all Member States to respond to Justice King's call for further financial contributions and the provision of other forms of assistance in terms of sentence enforcement and witness relocation. Finally, it is vital that the important achievements of the Special Court be preserved for the future.”
2007-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5690 (2007) · source
“We are one of the largest financial contributors to the Special Court, and last month made an additional contribution of $4 million, bringing our total contribution since 2002 to some $23 million. We are an active member of the Special Court's Management Committee here in New York. We were pleased to be able to agree to imprison Charles Taylor if convicted, and welcomed the fact that that helped unlock the transfer of Taylor to The Hague in June 2006. With our assistance, the BBC World Service Trust has developed a project in support of the Court's important and innovative outreach work, enabling the people of Sierra Leone and Liberia to have access to the Taylor trial. We believe that the Special Court has set out a sound basis for its completion strategy.”
2007-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5690 (2007) · source
“We are pleased that it also gives the Council an opportunity to demonstrate its support for the role that the Special Court has played in the restoration of peace and security in Sierra Leone. It is particularly appropriate that, as other speakers have noted, this meeting is taking place during the same week as the start of the Taylor trial. It enables the Council to send a strong message that nobody is above the law and that there can be no impunity for crimes against humanity and war crimes. We are confident that the Special Court will ensure a fair and expeditious trial for Charles Taylor. My country is a strong supporter of the Special Court, as we are a friend to Sierra Leone, and we have demonstrated that support through practical and concrete actions.”
2007-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5690 (2007) · source
“But, as those who have spoken before me have said, there is no room for complacency. Sierra Leone is still fragile, and the upcoming elections - the first since the departure of United Nations peacekeepers - will be a milestone in the country's development. It is only right that the Peacebuilding Commission should continue to help Sierra Leone deal with its post-conflict future. Against that background, the Court has an even more important role to play in Sierra Leone's recovery than the inherent good that bringing justice to the country entails. We welcome the opportunity for the Special Court to brief the Council on its work. This is a very special occasion.”
2007-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5690 (2007) · source
“Allow me also to thank the President and Prosecutor of the Special Court for their very informative briefings and for all the work they are doing to help bring justice to the people of Sierra Leone. I would also like to thank the Deputy Secretary-General for attending this meeting and for her words of support for the Court, which is a very important cause of the Council. Less than eight years ago, military intervention was necessary to save Sierra Leone from total collapse into civil war. The progress made since has been a tribute to the efforts of the Sierra Leonean people, of the United Nations and of others. My Prime Minister, Tony Blair, paid a recent visit to Freetown. He was able to see and remark on the turnaround in Sierra Leone's fortunes over the past few years, which is truly impressive.”
2007-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5690 (2007) · source
“We welcome the involvement of the subsidiary bodies of the Council in the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force as part of its core coordination role.”
2007-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5679 (2007) · source
“Technical assistance has long been under discussion in the Committee, and we look forward to seeing substantial measurable results, in terms of both the facilitation of assistance and the resulting improvements in the implementation of resolution 1373 (2001). In particular, we hope that the Committee will quickly adopt the technical assistance implementation plan for 2007. Implementation of resolution 1624 (2005) remains a priority for the United Kingdom. We look forward to continued Committee work in that area, including in the areas of analysis and technical assistance. I would like to conclude with a word about the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (General Assembly resolution 60/288). One of the strengths of the Strategy, we believe, is its focus on improving coordination within the United Nations system.”
2007-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5679 (2007) · source
“We believe that they should be shared with Member States as soon as possible. We have every confidence that the Committee will deal swiftly with the assessments it has yet to consider and that Committee discussions on internal processes can be concluded expeditiously. In the United Kingdom's view, the Committee should, through the use of these assessments, be able to move away from the seemingly never-ending reporting cycles of States and shift instead to a focused dialogue that is tailored to meet the specific needs of individual States. We expect that, for some States, a key part of that dialogue will be about technical assistance.”
2007-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5679 (2007) · source
“1 would also like to thank Ambassador Javier Ruperez for his work as Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED). We wish him every success in the future. The United Kingdom would like to commend the work that the CTED has been undertaking on analysis of the implementation of resolution 1373 (2001). We look forward to discussing the CTED's analysis of the global levels of implementation of the resolution, including themes and regional issues that might arise and need further consideration by the Council. At this time last year, the United Kingdom welcomed the development and use of new analytical tools for assessing individual States' implementation of resolution 1373 (2001). We look forward to learning the results of that process; the Preliminary Implementation Assessments.”
2007-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5679 (2007) · source
“In furtherance of that, we support the production of implementation action plans. We support the proposed work being taken forward in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in support of resolution 1540 (2004), and we look to that organization to provide a model for regional implementation of the resolution. The United Kingdom believes that facilitating technical assistance remains a key challenge for the Committee. We look forward to an early agreement on concrete practical proposals which will enable the Committee and its experts to adopt a proactive and effective role in assistance. Lastly, with regard to the Counter-Terrorism Committee, I would like to welcome Ambassador Arias to his new role as Chairman.”
2007-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5679 (2007) · source
“Delays in dealing swiftly and effectively with exemption requests for basic expenses, many of which are humanitarian in nature, raise serious human rights concerns; we are at risk of delaying essential payments for food, for rent and for legal fees. In our view, it is imperative that the Committee address this. I should like to turn, secondly, to resolution 1540 (2004). This year, 2007, is an important one for the implementation of that resolution, and we support Ambassador Burian in his ongoing work. The United Kingdom attaches great importance to the outreach activities of the 1540 Committee. We welcome the proactive approach on outreach that the Committee's Chair and experts have taken. We believe we should focus on work that leads to measurable improvements in the implementation of the resolution.”
2007-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5679 (2007) · source
“The establishment of a focal point within the Secretariat for receiving delisting requests was a real achievement, and we want to see it come into its own in the Council. We are also pleased to hear that the Committee intends to work on improving the quality of the consolidated list, and we commend the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team for its efforts in this area. We should like to encourage Member States to share information with the Committee that would improve the information on the list. We look forward with interest to the Committee improving its guidelines on exemption requests for basic expenses for individuals on the consolidated list.”
2007-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5679 (2007) · source
“I too should like to associate myself with the comments which will be made shortly by the Permanent Representative of Germany on behalf of the European Union. I should like to thank Ambassadors Verbeke, Arias and Burian for their briefings to the Security Council this morning. I thank them and their staffs also for their time and for their commitment to these important matters. We rely on the energy and leadership of the Chairs of our subsidiary bodies to enable the Council to make substantive forward progress. First, I should like to talk about resolution 1267 (1999). I should like to start by welcoming Ambassador Verbeke to his new role as Chair of the 1267 Committee. The United Kingdom was a sponsor of resolutions 1730 (2006) and 1735 (2006), adopted in December last year.”
2007-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5679 (2007) · source
“In this regard, we commend the efforts of the Special Envoy, President Chissano, which played a pivotal role in securing a resumption of the Juba peace talks on 26 April. It is also encouraging that both sides agreed to an extension of the cessation of hostilities agreement. The international community must maintain political and logistical support for the Juba talks and must urge both sides to stay focused on delivering a comprehensive peace deal. We believe that the Council must remain engaged and supportive, given the scale of the humanitarian and security implications across the region. As the Under-Secretary-General said, the challenge ahead is to move from conflict and emergency relief to peace and development.”
2007-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5677 (2007) · source
“Let me turn now to northern Uganda. The United Kingdom welcomes the Under-Secretary-General's early visit to an area where conflict has caused massive humanitarian suffering for nearly two decades. The security situation in northern Uganda has improved significantly over the past few months, but well over 1 million people still live in very difficult conditions in camps for internally displaced persons, and we should not forget that. We welcome the Under-Secretary- General's discussions with the Government of Uganda on its obligations to communities in the north. The prospect of securing a lasting peace agreement is self-evidently a desperately important one for the population of northern Uganda, and one that we should do all we can to help deliver.”
2007-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5677 (2007) · source
“In particular, we believe that we must make clear to those in the region their responsibility for ending the hostilities, initiating, as John Holmes emphasized, a genuinely inclusive political process and facilitating the free movement of aid and humanitarian workers into, out of and throughout Somalia. The United Kingdom is conveying these messages - which were set out clearly in the Security Council's presidential statement of 30 April (S/PRST/2007/13) - to the relevant parties at the highest level, and we again invite Security Council partners to join us in doing so. The United Kingdom welcomes the agreement given by President Yusuf to the Under-Secretary- General on a visit by a team from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to investigate accusations of human rights violations.”
2007-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5677 (2007) · source
“First, with regard to Somalia, the United Kingdom deeply regrets the deaths of Ugandan peacekeepers in Somalia on 16 May. We remain committed to providing financial and logistical support to the African Union Mission in Somalia as it tries to help to bring peace and stability back to a country that has known little but conflict for so long. The Under- Secretary-General's briefing set out in stark terms the desperate situation faced by the displaced in south and central Somalia, many of whom are vulnerable to malnutrition and to diseases such as cholera. This should only strengthen the determination of Security Council members and partners to play our part.”
2007-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5677 (2007) · source
“I would like to add our words of thanks to the Under-Secretary- General for his briefing. These humanitarian updates are very welcome, and they serve as an important reminder to the Council of the human cost of conflict. The Under-Secretary-General's account today shone a very sobering and much-needed spotlight on two of the worst humanitarian crises that we face today - one a new humanitarian emergency, and the other a crisis that we must not forget, even as the prospects begin to look potentially less bleak. The United Kingdom has made both Somalia and Uganda priorities in the allocation of our humanitarian assistance, and we invite others to do the same. I would like to make a few brief remarks on Somalia and Uganda.”
2007-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5677 (2007) · source
“They are reconciliation, truth and justice. These things are needed every bit as much today as they were in 1995 when the Dayton Agreement was signed.”
2007-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5675 (2007) · source
“It found, among other things, that genocide did take place at Srebrenica, and it called for cooperation in transferring those responsible to The Hague. Serbian and Republika Srpska leaders must recognize the implications, and also the gravity, of that ICJ verdict. It is frankly appalling that Serbia is not cooperating with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and transferring Karadic and Mladic, responsible for Srebrenica. The lack of their transfer is bound to impede the progress of the integration of the whole region into Europe and it follows that calls for special administrative status for Srebrenica are not helpful to managing the situation at present. I would like to conclude by drawing attention to the fact that there are three words we hardly ever hear in connection with Bosnia at present.”
2007-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5675 (2007) · source
“I do not think that anybody can remain unmoved by the fate of the over 7,000 Muslim men and boys who were massacred, as several people have said, in the worst atrocity in Europe since the Second World War. That happened 12 years ago. I also think that it is impossible not to feel some shame at the international community's failure to prevent this massacre. I commend to colleagues a report written by the United Nations on Srebrenica. But I would also like to emphasize that all of that is no an excuse for using Srebrenica as an issue for political ends. Bosnia's leaders should not exploit the recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) verdict to stir up Srebrenica as a means of undermining Dayton. And Serbia and Republika Srpska leaders should not use that, in turn, as an excuse for ignoring what it is the ICJ said.”
2007-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5675 (2007) · source
“Constitutional reform will be necessary - I do not think we can duck that - for Bosnia and Herzegovina to implement the reforms required for European Union and NATO integration. But it has to be on the basis of consensus and it has to be done in a way that is not unilateral and that proceeds in step with the Dayton Peace Agreement. We hope a new process will get under way soon; it has now been over a year since there was any meaningful discussion on constitutional reform. And I would like to say that if some of Bosnia's leaders put as much effort into constitutional reform and building a consensus as they do into their rhetoric about undermining Dayton, then Bosnia would have made progress a long time ago. I think it is impossible to talk about Bosnia without talking about Srebrenica.”
2007-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5675 (2007) · source
“That includes annulling the decision to launch a domestic review process of International Police Task Force decisions. I would like also to turn to constitutional reform. I think we strongly endorse what the High Representative said about not changing the territorial order of Bosnia that is laid down in the Dayton General Framework Agreement for Peace. Unilateral changes to the constitution contravene Dayton and risk instability in Bosnia and elsewhere. We would much rather that those leaders who favour constitutional reform work closely with the High Representative to bring about a consensus within Bosnia as to what sort of constitutional reform is needed and to secure the buy- in of all the relevant groups that are represented in its institutions and throughout the country.”
2007-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5675 (2007) · source
“In other words, it is being used by a few of those nationalistic leaders for their own particular ends. There is no directly relevant link between Kosovo and the situation in Bosnia. We look to all leaders in Bosnia to make clear that that is not going to be their focus, and that they are going to turn their attention to building a stable multi-ethnic society in Bosnia that works for all its citizens. I would like to say a brief word about the issue of decertified police and to thank those colleagues, and the High Representative, who were good enough to pay tribute to the role of the United Kingdom. We now look to the Bosnian authorities to ensure that the approach that the President of the Security Council laid down in his letter on 30 April is implemented.”
2007-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5675 (2007) · source
“This is almost worse than disappointing as regards some of those leaders; it is negligence. And it is our view that Bosnia is poorly served by some of its leaders at present. There is tremendous goodwill for the country, as today's debate has shown. Some leaders - not all leaders, but some leaders - on all sides in all ethnic groups seem bent on squandering it. In contrast, we welcome very much the multi-ethnic emphasis, the ownership and the EU emphasis that we heard from Mr. Spirie today in his role as Chair of the Council of Ministers. I would like to say briefly a word about Kosovo here, if I may. I think we share the High Representative's assessment of what the Kosovo issue is and how it is relevant to the debate in Bosnia at the moment.”
2007-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5675 (2007) · source
“Many speakers have mentioned the leading role of the European Union in Bosnia, and we are very grateful for that acknowledgement and support. I would like to align the United Kingdom with the statement that will be made later by the representative of Germany on behalf of the presidency of the European Union. I think what we have heard around the table today shows strong disappointment at the lack of progress on the reforms in Bosnia, particularly those required for EU integration, and a certain amount - if I can put it like this - of incomprehension that a country that has had so much attention from the international community cannot do better itself, owing to the pernicious actions of some of its leaders, at actually putting into place the reforms that are needed for EU integration to proceed.”
2007-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5675 (2007) · source
“Allow me to join others in thanking the High Representative for his work and dedication throughout his time in office, and especially through what has been a difficult few months in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We have been extremely grateful for his efforts to maintain momentum on key reforms. We note and appreciate his recommendation that the Office of the High Representative and its attendant Bonn powers should be extended. We welcome the fact of the appointment of his successor, Mr. Lajcak, and we pledge to work with him closely, as we have done with the High Representative and his predecessors. And may I take this opportunity to ask the High Representative to pass on our thanks to his team, who have worked very hard in Bosnia and Herzegovina to bring the country into the European Union (EU).”
2007-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5675 (2007) · source
“We are happy to look at ways of supplementing the Ahtisaari package, particularly to deal with minorities and internally displaced persons, but outside the framework of that package, so that we can indeed make more progress on the ground in building a truly ethnic space in the Balkans and bringing it into European-Atlantic integration.”
2007-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5673 (2007) · source
“We do not believe that it would be right to ask organizations such as the EU and NATO to implement something that we believe will not work in practice, and I think we heard that very eloquently from the EU and also from the NATO Secretary-General. I should like to conclude by saying that the Contact Group began this venture together after 1999, and we would very much like to cooperate with all partners, including those on the Council, to bring it to a successful conclusion. We did set ourselves last year a deadline of the end of 2006. That deadline was not met, largely because of negotiations on a new Government in Serbia, but we do not believe that there is anything now to be gained by delay. We believe that Kosovo is a sui generic case. We pledge to work constructively with colleagues.”
2007-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5673 (2007) · source
“I think that it is also worth noting another feature of the proposals, which is the very important way that they give a role to Serbia in helping, in a pastoral sense, Kosovo's Serb communities in Kosovo and thereby give Serbia reassurance that its important role in the region is not overlooked. As part of this, Serbia and Kosovo will form some sort of joint council to consider minority issues. We think that that is a far-reaching provision and one that is extremely useful in the Kosovo context. I should like also to state that in our View, as we heard from President Ahtisaari in Vienna, the package does indeed represent a compromise between the Kosovo and the Serb sides, and we commend it to the Council. We do not believe that other ways, such as supervised autonomy, can actually be made to work in practice.”
2007-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5673 (2007) · source
“The United Kingdom supports the Ahtisaari conclusion that independence for Kosovo, under international supervision, is the best outcome for Kosovo and also the best outcome to advance regional stability and, by advancing regional stability, to accelerate the integration of the whole Balkans region into Euro-Atlantic structures. We also support the details of Mr. Ahtisaari's plan in that they provide for the best functional government that Kosovo can have while protecting minorities and cultural and other heritage. I believe that it is well known that Mr. Ahtisaari's provisions are the most far-reaching for minority protection that have yet been seen in Europe.”
2007-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5673 (2007) · source
“Ahtisaari has discharged his mandate to lead the status process and to produce an outcome, and it is that that we are considering. I agree with the representative of China and also with the representatives of Peru and of Panama that status quo is not a way out and that there has been remarkable progress on standards. But I think that we all need to bear in mind that there is no prospect of an agreement between Belgrade and Pristina, as the mission demonstrated. Thus each of those parties must take its own decision, and we have heard from the Kosovo side its declaration to implement the Ahtisaari proposals. The Council's role is to take up its responsibilities and to back the only viable vision for the future of Kosovo, and to authorize the EU and NATO to support that transition as they have supported normalization in Kosovo to date.”
2007-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5673 (2007) · source
“In 2003 there were direct Kosovo Serb talks on technical issues. The Security Council has long backed a role for the international Contact Group in the Balkans, including in Kosovo just as in Bosnia. The Contact Group has been working since 2003 with the United Nations as well as with the EU and NATO. In 2004 there was widespread agreement to move to a comprehensive review of standards to see if the status process could be launched. In 2005 Ambassador Kai Eide concluded that it should, and that, once the status process was launched, it needed to come to a timely conclusion. Also in 2005, the Contact Group published some guiding principles for the status Envoy's work, and President Ahtisaari was appointed. All of those moves were backed by the Council. Mr.”
2007-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5673 (2007) · source
“Even if all Kosovo Serbs currently outside Kosovo were to return, they would still be a minority within Kosovo, no more than 10 or 12 per cent of the total population. But, as I have said, we would like to look for ways, along with other representatives and other international organizations, to accelerate that rate of return. But I think that, overall, we share Special Representative of the Secretary- General Riicker's assessment that obstacles to Kosovo's further development are status-related. We have heard much wisdom today about the fate of a people and the Council's responsibilities in that respect. We have a status process that has not come out of the blue. Since 1999 and the adoption of resolution 1244 (1999), the international community has been working very hard on the Kosovo issue.”
2007-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5673 (2007) · source
“I should just like to say that we do not think that there is any equivalence between the events of 1999 and those of 2004 - the former having been the result of brutal repression by Government forces - but we do acknowledge that wrongs were done in 2004 and that those wounds will take a while to heal. We share the concerns of other colleagues about the slow rate of returns. We would be very happy to find a vehicle for discussing how that might be accelerated. But I should like to say that it is not in our, or Kosovo's, gift to force people back to their homes, however much we might want them to go there. We do not believe, therefore, that that in itself is a determiner of the rate of progress on the status process or of the outcome itself.”
2007-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5673 (2007) · source
“President, I would also like to thank the men and women of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), NATO, European Union (EU) and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) missions there, who have done so much to advance normalization on the ground in Kosovo. Kosovo, like the rest of the Balkans, is wholly surrounded by the European Union. This is not only a question of the future of Kosovo; it is also a question of the future of Serbia, and, by extension, of the whole region. We were saddened to hear in Belgrade so little about Serbia's own European future, and I would like to use this occasion to make clear that, as far as the European Union goes, that future is very much on offer, as it is for the whole of the Balkans region. We believe that the report that has been produced is balanced.”
2007-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5673 (2007) · source
“I should like to join other representatives in welcoming you, Sir, to the presidency of the Council for this month. I should also like to join those representatives who found the mission worthwhile and to thank the Russian Federation for its proposal. It was very good for those of us who have spent a while visiting the Balkans over several years to see the prospects in Kosovo. I think that the prospects, the sense of hope and the sense of a European future came across very clearly. We thank Ambassador Verbeke for his leadership and for having produced the report. Through you, Mr.”
2007-05-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5673 (2007) · source
“"The Security Council stresses the importance of, and the need to achieve, a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East, based on all its relevant resolutions, including its resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967 and 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973." This statement will be issued as a document of Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2007/12. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 8.30 p.m. 07-31004”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5664 (2007) · source
“"The Security Council also reiterates its appreciation for the process launched by the Secretary-General to investigate the implications of the interim proposal contained in the seven- point plan of the Government of Lebanon regarding the Sheba'a Farms area. It looks forward to the early completion of this task in liaison with relevant parties and to further recommendations by the Secretary-General on this key issue. "The Security Council reaffirms its full support to the Secretary-General in his efforts and dedication to facilitate and assist in the fulfilment of all provisions of resolution 1701 (2006).”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5664 (2007) · source
“"Bearing in mind the relevant provisions of resolutions 1559 (2004), 1680 (2006) and 1701 (2006), in particular paragraph 10 of resolution 1701 (2006), on the delineation of the Syrian- Lebanese border, the Security Council notes in this context the progress recently made by the senior cartographer appointed by the Secretary- General in reviewing relevant material and developing an accurate territorial definition of the Sheba'a Farms area. Noting the Secretary- the General's expectation that the technical work will be completed by mid-June and his intention to report more fully at that time, the Security Council invites all parties to cooperate with the cartographer by providing any relevant material in their possession.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5664 (2007) · source
“"The Security Council notes with profound concern that there has been no progress on the issue of the return of the two Israeli soldiers abducted by Hizbollah on 12 July 2006 despite further intense efforts by the Secretary-General and his facilitator, and reiterates its call for their immediate and unconditional release. "The Security Council further encourages efforts aimed at urgently settling the issue of the Lebanese prisoners detained in Israel. "The Security Council commends the efforts of the Secretary-General and his facilitator towards an early resolution of those issues and reiterates its call on all parties concerned to fully cooperate with the Secretary-General to this end.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5664 (2007) · source
“It expresses concern at any allegation of rearming of Lebanese and non- Lebanese armed groups and militias and reiterates that there should be no sale or supply of arms and related materiel to Lebanon except as authorized by its Government. "The Security Council expresses deepest worry at the presence in very high numbers of unexploded ordnance in south Lebanon, including cluster munitions. It deplores the death and injury of dozens of civilians, as well as of several deminers, caused by those munitions since the cessation of hostilities. It supports in this context the Secretary-General's request to Israel to provide to the United Nations detailed data on its use of cluster munitions in southern Lebanon.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5664 (2007) · source
“"The Council, while commending the steps taken by the Government of Lebanon to exercise its monopoly of the use of force throughout its territory, takes note with concern of reported activities of unauthorized armed elements outside of UNIFIL's area of operations and reiterates its call for disbanding and disarmament of all militias and armed groups in Lebanon. It expresses its deep concern at the report of recent statements made in this regard by the Hizbollah Secretary General, notably with regard to the seizure by the Lebanese authorities of a truckload of arms on 8 February 2007, and underscores that these statements are an open admission of activities which would constitute a violation of resolution 1701 (2006).”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5664 (2007) · source
“"The Council urges again all Member States, in particular in the region, to take all necessary measures to implement in full paragraph 15 of resolution 1701 (2006) to enforce the arms embargo, and expresses its intention, upon reception of the Secretary-General's recommendations, to take further concrete steps to achieve the goals set out in this paragraph. "The Council welcomes any request by the Government of Lebanon for assistance to enhance Lebanon's border security capacities, including by supplying equipment and training. It welcomes in this regard the ongoing assistance provided by the Federal Republic of Germany, the United Arab Emirates and others, and encourages Member States, as suggested by the Secretary-General, to consider further assistance.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5664 (2007) · source
“"The Security Council, taking note of the letter of the Secretary-General to the President of the Council of 13 April 2007 (S/2007/207), welcomes the Secretary-General's intention to evaluate the situation along the entire border and invites him to dispatch at the earliest, in close liaison with the Lebanese Government, an independent mission to fully assess the monitoring of the border and to keep the Council informed on his contacts with the Lebanese Government, and to report back to the Council, before his next report, on its findings and recommendations in this regard. The Security Council urges all parties to cooperate fully with this mission.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5664 (2007) · source
“It welcomes the determination expressed and the measures taken by the Government of Lebanon to prevent such movements in conformity with relevant resolutions, notes that the Government of Syria has stated that it has taken measures and reiterates its call on that Government to take further measures to reinforce controls at the border.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5664 (2007) · source
“"The Security Council, reiterates its deep concern at the continuing Israeli violations of Lebanese airspace, appeals to all parties concerned to respect the cessation of hostilities and the Blue Line in its entirety, to refrain from any act of provocation and to abide scrupulously by their obligation to respect the safety of the UNIFIL and other United Nations personnel, including by avoiding any course of action which endangers United Nations personnel and by ensuring UNIFIL is accorded full freedom of movement throughout its area of operation. "The Security Council, in this context, expresses its serious concern at mounting information by Israel and another State of illegal movements of arms across the Lebanese-Syrian border in violation of resolution 1701 (2006).”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5664 (2007) · source
“"The Security Council welcomes the measures taken by the Government of Lebanon, with the assistance of UNIFIL, to establish between the Blue Line and the Litani river an area free of any armed personnel, assets and weapons other than those of the Government of Lebanon and of UNIFIL, and encourages the Government of Lebanon to strengthen its efforts to this end.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5664 (2007) · source
“"The Security Council, taking note of the Secretary-General's observation that more can be done to consolidate the cessation of hostilities, urges the Israeli and Lebanese Governments to 07-31004 approve the temporary security arrangements for the northern part of the village of Ghajar and to further close liaison and coordination arrangements with UNIFIL, notably through tripartite meetings. It also encourages the parties to cooperate with UNIFIL to visibly mark the Blue Line, notably in sensitive areas in order to prevent inadvertent violations.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5664 (2007) · source
“It reiterates its attachment to the full implementation of all provisions of this resolution and urges all concerned parties to cooperate fully with the Security Council and the Secretary-General to achieve a permanent ceasefire and a long-term solution as envisioned in the resolution. "The Security Council welcomes the completion of the second phase of the deployment of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), expresses it strong appreciation to Member States that contribute to UNIFIL and commends the active role of the force, notably of its Commander, as well as of the Special Coordinator of the United Nations for Lebanon.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5664 (2007) · source