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  1. “The war in Iraq cannot call into question the foundations of the rules-based system of collective security provided for by the Charter of the United Nations. The Security Council bears, and will continue to bear, primary responsibility for world peace and international security. There is no substitute for the Council's function as a guardian of peace.”

    2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source

  2. “We fully concur with the Secretary-General that the two guiding principles on which this resolution must be based are, first, respect for its sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence, and, secondly, the right of the Iraqi people to overcome their isolation, determine their own future and use their natural resources to their own benefit. For its part, Germany will actively contribute to the future work of the Security Council on this matter. In the light of numerous international crises and challenges, we see a need to restore the unity of the international community and of the Security Council. The United Nations, in our view, is the key institution for the preservation of peace and stability and for the peaceful reconciliation of interests in the world of today and tomorrow.”

    2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source

  3. “Therefore we must make sure that the necessary adaptations are made in order to get the programme, which has been stopped, going again as soon as the situation on the ground allows it. We hope that the Council will regain its unity of purpose by adopting a resolution on this issue as quickly as possible. I will introduce a draft resolution shortly that I hope will find unanimous support in the Council. Germany is convinced that the United Nations and the Security Council must continue to play the central role in the resolution of the Iraq crisis.”

    2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source

  4. “As the Secretary- General pointed out yesterday, the primary responsibility for meeting their needs now falls on the belligerents who control the territory. However, the international community and the humanitarian agencies of the United Nations, for their part, must do everything possible to avert a humanitarian disaster. Germany stands ready to contribute in this regard. Furthermore, as we now hold the presidency of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 661 (1990), we are actively involved in the ongoing efforts to adapt the oil for food programme to the new situation. We have heard from the Secretary-General that, before the war, 80 per cent of the food basket in Iraq came from the oil for food programme. Sixty per cent of the population depends on that programme 100 per cent, and other people are also dependent on it.”

    2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source

  5. “However, as Foreign Minister Fischer highlighted recently, this is not the time for accusations or apportioning blame. Our focus should now be on the future and on the immediate challenges for the international community. The foremost and most important challenge is, of course, bringing this war to an end as soon as possible. But while it continues, we call upon all parties to the conflict to assume their responsibilities under international humanitarian law, especially the Geneva conventions. Prisoners of war in particular have to be treated in compliance with it. We are deeply concerned about the plight of the Iraqi people and the imminent threat of a humanitarian disaster. Even before the war, the Iraqi people depended to a very large extent on the oil for food programme, which is now suspended.”

    2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source

  6. “My delegation fully supports the position of the European Union, as presented yesterday by the Greek Presidency. The Security Council comes together in difficult times. The war in Iraq is a tragedy for those affected and for all of us. While we speak, men, women and children, civilians and soldiers alike, are suffering from its tragic consequences. The Security Council cannot remain silent in this situation. We deeply regret that our intensive efforts to achieve a peaceful solution through this Council did not succeed. I think that Germany and other members of the Security Council made constructive proposals that were conducive to reaching our common goal - the peaceful disarmament of Iraq. But now we have to face the reality of war.”

    2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source