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“The War Crimes Chamber must become operational soon, and must get the full support of the Republika Srpska. As a step to reconciliation, we welcome yesterday's declaration on Srebrenica, which was also mentioned by the Foreign Minister. But we believe that, in order to reach a sustainable peace, all persons indicted must face a judge.”
2004-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5075 (2004) · source
“Lord Ashdown, who is serving as the High Representative and as the Special Representative of the EU, has been clear on the demands to be met on this road to European integration: the benchmarks set out by the European Commission in order to finalize its feasibility study and by NATO as conditions for entering its Partnership for Peace programme remain the principal framework for the efforts and the eventual success of the Bosnian Government. In that regard, let me mention the call for cooperation with the war crimes Tribunal. We fully subscribe to Lord Ashdown's joint appeal, with the Chief Prosecutor of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, Ms. Del Ponte, last month at The Hague. There can be no compromise on the commitment to the rule of law.”
2004-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5075 (2004) · source
“The transition to the European Union-led force (EUFOR) - under a new Security Council mandate we hope to adopt very soon - is proof of the strategic partnership of the European Union with the region and demonstrates the growing institutional cooperation among the United Nations, NATO and the European Union in peacekeeping. We therefore welcome the chance to discuss that cooperation later today with the Secretary General of NATO. After 2 December, NATO will remain an important political partner in Bosnia and Herzegovina and be present as an advisor, with new headquarters in Sarajevo.”
2004-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5075 (2004) · source
“The cooperation of Prime Minister Terzie's Government and the other political forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina with the High Representative, as well as with European Union (EU) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) structures has been and will be essential for the reform process. As a member of the European Union, as well as bilaterally, Germany will continue to support that process in all its aspects, including the integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina into the Euro-Atlantic structures, as promised in the Stability Pact. The security of all citizens is the precondition for those reforms. Therefore, Germany will remain dedicated to the military support necessary for a secure environment. With more than 1,100 soldiers, Germany will be the largest troop contributor to Operation Althea.”
2004-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5075 (2004) · source
“Despite the shortcomings outlined in both statements, we can reflect on important progress today. In line with the principle of local ownership and with our approach of true partnership, core tasks have been achieved, in particular in the fields of economic and defence reform, the rule of law and the strengthening of institutions at the State level. Nine years after the signing of the Dayton Agreement, we want to further enlarge that ownership in order to encourage the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina to promote and implement their own political, judicial, economic and social ideas within their own State institutions.”
2004-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5075 (2004) · source
“We hope that the Palestinian people will soon have a new elected leadership committed to continuing the search for peace and justice. Germany wishes to affiliate itself with the statement to be delivered later by the Dutch Permanent Representative on behalf of the European Union. We would like to express our appreciation for both the report (S/2004/807, enclosure) and today's briefing by the High Representative, which come at a crucial time in the reform process. We all owe our gratitude to Lord Ashdown for his tireless efforts. Without his personal dedication and determination, we would not be standing today at the crossroads leading from the era of Dayton to the era of Brussels. We would also like to thank the Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina for his statement.”
2004-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5075 (2004) · source
“Allow me first to say a few words with regard to the death of President Arafat. With the passing away of President Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian people have lost their historic leader. We offer our condolences to the bereaved family and to the Palestinian people. The life of Yasser Arafat testifies to the troubled and tragic history of the Palestinian people and of the Middle East in general. His life and his endeavours reflected the hopes for peace of many people but reflected also progress and setbacks on the road to peace. In this hour, we wish that the Palestinian people may have the strength and the resolve to continue their efforts towards a sovereign, independent and democratic State, living in peace, within recognized borders, side by side with Israel.”
2004-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5075 (2004) · source
“To conclude, let me reaffirm Germany's conviction that the best way to promote implementation of resolution 1566 (2004) is to ensure its broadest acceptance by all States Members of the United Nations with a view to securing their active cooperation. Here I fully agree with what the representative of the Philippines has just said. In particular, the new working group foreseen in paragraph 9 should be open to interacting with and receiving input from interested United Nations Member States, as well as from relevant United Nations bodies and international organizations. Such an open and transparent process would both improve the quality of United Nations counter-terrorism action and strengthen the political and judicial coherence of the global counter-terrorism coalition.”
2004-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5059 (2004) · source
“Resolution 1566 (2004), in paragraph 6, calls upon international organizations to intensify their interaction with the United Nations and, in particular, with the CTC. In that context, I am pleased to note that Interpol is at present in the process of establishing a liaison office with the United Nations here in New York. The office will be headed by an experienced law enforcement expert, Mr. Ulrich Kersten, who until recently served as the president of the German Federal Office of Criminal Investigation. We are convinced that Interpol's presence in New York will be of mutual benefit to Interpol and to all United Nations bodies dealing with law enforcement and counter-terrorism issues.”
2004-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5059 (2004) · source
“As the Chairman outlined, the CTC has proposed a variety of means of interaction in its new work plan. Interested States can contact the CTC's subcommittees or its able expert team and, hopefully very soon, a fully functional Executive Directorate. States should, in our view, also play a more active part in the monthly briefings offered by the Chairman. They could consider the possibility of inviting the CTC for a visit to discuss all aspects of resolution 1373 (2001), including possible technical assistance needs. That instrument of visits to States with their consent should also be useful in adapting the reporting process to the specific situation on the ground, since future State reports could be conceived as a follow-up to the issues raised during such visits.”
2004-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5059 (2004) · source
“In particular, the new resolution reaffirms that it is the United Nations Charter and international law, including international human rights, refugee and humanitarian law, as well as the 12 United Nations conventions and protocols relating to terrorism, which constitute the basic legal framework of counter-terrorism worldwide. Resolution 1566 (2004) highlights the special role of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) in that context and tasks the CTC and its new Executive Directorate with becoming more proactive in their dialogue and interaction with States and international organizations, in coordination with other relevant United Nations bodies, such as the Al Qaeda/Taliban sanctions Committee and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004).”
2004-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5059 (2004) · source
“Recent terrorist attacks in Egypt, Pakistan and Russia remind us that the terrorist threat remains real and global. The tragic loss of hundreds of innocent victims, many of them children, has deepened our grief, and has at the same time strengthened our resolve to intensify our common efforts in countering the terrorist scourge. Eleven days ago, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1566 (2004), thereby making it clear that the United Nations remains at the heart of the global counter-terrorism effort.”
2004-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5059 (2004) · source
“Like other delegations, we would like to thank the Chairman of the Counter- Terrorism Committee (CTC), Ambassador Denisov, for his detailed and substantial briefing, which my delegation fully endorses. We express our appreciation to him for the able way in which he has been conducting the CTC's work for almost three months now. We also thank the Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, Mr. Ruperez, for his report on the establishment of the Executive Directorate and for his efforts to make it fully operational. As Germany fully subscribes to the forthcoming statement by Ambassador van den Berg on behalf of the Dutch Presidency of the European Union, I would like to limit my intervention to the following points.”
2004-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5059 (2004) · source
“In this respect, Germany attaches particular importance to an open and inclusive process in the implementation of the resolution, in particular in the working group foreseen in the resolution itself. The working group should, among other things, consider appropriate ways and means of operation, including the possibility of compiling a list for identifying relevant individuals, groups and entities. Finally, I would also like to welcome the very constructive contribution made by the representative of Turkey, but let me also say that, in the interest of transparency, we would have favoured a public debate open to all United Nations Members before the adoption of the resolution.”
2004-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5053 (2004) · source
“Germany welcomes the adoption of today's resolution by consensus. It will be a major contribution to strengthening the global fight against international terrorism. This resolution comes at a particularly appropriate time when, after serious and particularly atrocious terrorist attacks in several parts of the world, the resolve and unity of the international community have been challenged anew. Against this background, it is very important that the resolution found the support of all Security Council members. For Germany, maintaining consensus in fighting international terrorism is of great value and is obviously in the interest of all United Nations Member States.”
2004-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5053 (2004) · source
“The non-paper also argues that core operations of the new entity should be funded from the regular budget, whereas operational activities would continue to be financed from the budgets of the implementing department and agencies. We would like to emphasize that our non-paper does not intend to present ready-made solutions. Rather, it wishes to assist the Executive Committee on Peace and Security in its task to come forward with proposals of its own. We would be grateful if you, Mr. President, would see our distribution of the non-paper to permanent missions as an effort to draw your attention to a matter that in our view, needs urgent attention, and as an attempt to set out possible ways to approach the matter.”
2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052 (2004) · source
“From the beginning, it would have for its consideration and action numerous tasks highlighted in the report, such as reviewing best practices, developing proposals and overall policies for United Nations action; helping plan comprehensive national strategies; coordinating the efforts with actors from outside the United Nations system; updating and supplementing related United Nations material such as guidelines and manuals; directing the setting up of databases and web-based resources; creating and maintaining up-to-date rosters of experts; planning comprehensive training programmes for United Nations staff and other matters.”
2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052 (2004) · source
“Common to the models contained in the non- paper is the assumption that effective mainstreaming of any theme requires some institutional centre of gravity within the United Nations system. Mainstreaming cannot simply rely on occasional or periodic meetings or exchange of information. The non-paper seeks to promote an entity responsible for all the policy work carried out by the United Nations in the area of the rule of law and transitional justice.”
2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052 (2004) · source
“Finland, Jordan and Germany believe that there is a need to create a new entity within the United Nations Secretariat, to enable the United Nations to operate more effectively in this cross-cutting area. Therefore, Finland, Germany and Jordan have elaborated a non- paper outlining possible models for the future organization of the rule of law and transitional justice activities within the United Nations system. We hope it will provide a starting point for discussions in the Executive Committee on Peace and Security on this issue. We remitted our non-paper to the Secretariat in a high-level demarche on 29 September. On 1 October, we sent the non-paper to all permanent missions, for your information.”
2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052 (2004) · source
“The report merely entrusts the Executive Committee on Peace and Security to make proposals for enhancing the United Nations system arrangements for supporting the rule of law and transitional justice in conflict and post-conflict societies. Currently, the work of the United Nations in the field of the rule of law and transitional justice is divided among eleven departments and agencies within the system. Cooperation between the various actors is maintained through a Focal-Point Network, with a largely coordinating role. No office dedicated to the issue has yet been established. The current arrangement does not support the development of common policies and comprehensive strategies, nor does it allow for the accumulation of institutional memory, best practices and lessons learned.”
2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052 (2004) · source
“Allow me to devote the conclusion of my statement to one specific issue and to make this part of my statement on behalf also of Finland and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. That issue concerns the institutional structures necessary to implement the report's extensive to-do lists. Indeed, while the report explains the challenges and the future agenda for United Nations action in the field of the rule of law and post-conflict transitional justice, it does not directly address the question of which institutional changes would be necessary to enable the United Nations to better cope with the strengthening of justice and the rule of law.”
2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052 (2004) · source
“Such expertise and resources could be used either to enhance the capabilities of States not fully able but willing to prosecute such crimes or to augment the capacities of international justice institutions, notably the ICC. Under either scenario, such Justice Rapid Response capabilities would be deployed only upon request. The Governments and civil society experts who have worked together over the past few months to elaborate the Justice Rapid Response Initiative are convinced that offering effective assistance to States possessing plenty of political will but limited resources would be an important element to give true meaning to the idea of local ownership. The Justice Rapid Response Initiative is still a work in progress. States that may be interested in participating in the further refinement of the initiative are welcome to join it.”
2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052 (2004) · source
“In that context, I would like to draw the attention of members to the Justice Rapid Response Initiative, an initiative that a number of countries from all parts of the world - including Germany - have launched over the past few months. The starting point of that initiative was the realization that in post-conflict situations, it is likely that a State may be willing, but not entirely able, to take the necessary steps to investigate and prosecute some of the worst crimes - war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide - owing to a lack of expertise and resources. The response to that dilemma may be that States possessing the required expertise or resources coordinate to provide, on short notice, cost-effective expertise and resources as necessary.”
2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052 (2004) · source
“Here, I am referring to policy questions such as the proper sequencing and timing of measures to promote peace, justice and reconciliation; to institutional questions such as the cooperation between the United Nations - notably the Security Council - and the International Criminal Court (ICC); and to resource questions. With regard to the latter, action by the United Nations must be complemented by assistance that States make available to each other if a State is in need of certain capacities, materials or expertise. The Council will urge Member States that are able to do so to contribute national expertise and materials.”
2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052 (2004) · source
“We will do that as a Security Council member, as a member of the General Assembly and of other relevant bodies of the United Nations system, as a State party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and as a donor country that is now already devoting a significant part of its assistance programmes to the promotion of judicial and non-judicial governance structures. But let us be clear on one important point: the Secretary-General's report, as thorough and thoughtful as it may be, is only the beginning of a long-term agenda. Important and often difficult questions remain unresolved.”
2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052 (2004) · source
“The Secretary-General's report on the rule of law and transitional justice in conflict and post-conflict societies (S/2004/6l6) is, in our view, a landmark document. It represents a significant step forward in conceptualizing the rule of law and transitional justice and in explaining their relevance to the work of the United Nations. I would like to associate myself with the statement to be made later today by the representative of the Netherlands, on behalf of the European Union. At the same time, I would like to thank the Secretary- General and the many members of the Secretariat who were involved in drafting the report for an outstanding job. Germany wholeheartedly welcomes this report and pledges to work with the United Nations to translate its vision into concrete action.”
2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052 (2004) · source
“Our position with regard to the solution of the Middle East conflict is well known; I do not have to repeat it here. I just wanted to say that we tried to introduce into the draft resolution a number of amendments that were important to my delegation and to my Government. We did not succeed in getting them in, and we therefore have to abstain on the resolution.”
2004-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5051 (2004) · source
“Both parties are called upon to refrain from actions that might strengthen extremist forces and impede the implementation of the road map. If the cycle of attacks and counter-attacks continues it will endanger a coordinated implementation of the withdrawal from Gaza and parts of the northern West Bank. At this critical juncture, we appeal to all sides - the Israeli Government, the Palestinian Authority and the international community - to work together in a constructive way towards a withdrawal that creates the conditions for stability, economic recovery and security.”
2004-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5049 (2004) · source
“We feel that that was an important sign and we expect that it also signals that the Palestinian Authority will take the necessary action towards de-escalation. No doubt, the State of Israel has the right to self- defence, in particular to protect its citizens against militant attacks. At the same time, we believe that that right should be exerted in accordance with the rule of law and within the framework of international law. We believe that it is clearly in Israel's interest to respect the principle of proportional reaction and to take into consideration the medium-term consequences of its actions. Violence against the civilian population, against people's homes, farmland and infrastructure, will enhance misery, frustration and hatred among the Palestinian population.”
2004-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5049 (2004) · source
“Mr. President, my delegation also welcomes you in the Chair and wishes you all possible success during your tenure. We would also like to thank the Permanent Representative of Spain for the very able and efficient manner in which he conducted the business of the Council over the past month. Germany is very concerned about the recent escalation of violence in the northern Gaza Strip. We deeply regret the loss of human lives and call upon both sides to avoid actions that might further aggravate the situation. Germany condemns the Qassam rocket attacks on Sderot, which show a blatant disregard for human life. We call upon the Palestinian Authority to do all it can in order to stop those attacks. In a special meeting last Sunday, the Palestinian Legislative Council expressed its criticism of the Qassam rocket attacks against Israel.”
2004-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5049 (2004) · source
“The Government of the Sudan should make use of this opportunity very rapidly and demonstrate that it is prepared to take up that offer. It has already taken one step in that direction in its letters to the Council; now it must follow up with action. Germany and the European Union are presently considering further substantial support for the African Union mission. In the coming weeks, we will have to keep developments in the Sudan under very close scrutiny. At the end of the month, the Secretary-General will again report to us. In deciding what further steps to take then, we have to bear one thing in mind. Our goal is to save lives, to hold parties to the conflict to their obligations, and to achieve lasting peace in the Sudan. We must be prepared to do whatever serves that goal best.”
2004-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5040 (2004) · source
“We also believe that there is a necessity to establish a commission of inquiry to end the culture of impunity in the Sudan and help restore some measure of trust that justice will be done. We further believe that this is not only important for now, but that doing justice is also a prerequisite for the phase of rebuilding the country and for reconciliation, as we have seen in other crisis areas. The main point of the resolution, however, is to support the role of the African Union in solving the Darfur crisis and to obtain the cooperation of the Sudanese Government with an expanded African Union mission. We sincerely appreciate the willingness of the African Union to assume an even greater role in Darfur and in offering its cooperation to the Sudan.”
2004-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5040 (2004) · source
“We are convinced that we need to apply - and to continue to apply - pressure to achieve that goal, but we also want to pursue a dialogue with the Sudan on the best way to honour those commitments. In that regard, we would like to commend the Secretary-General and his Special Representative, Jan Pronk, for their work, which has been an arduous attempt to find the right balance between pressure and dialogue. We believe that the present resolution also strikes that right balance. That is why Germany decided to co- sponsor the resolution. We are convinced that we need to maintain pressure that includes the threat of sanctions without creating any automaticity. Going back behind resolution 1556 (2004) in that respect would have undermined the Council's credibility and served the suffering people of Darfur very badly.”
2004-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5040 (2004) · source
“We welcome the fact that the Council has adopted resolution 1564 (2004). It addresses a situation in Darfur that was dramatic when the Council adopted resolution 1556 (2004) and is still dramatic today. Since the end of July, we have seen some progress on the part of the Sudanese Government. It has to be said, however, that this progress was limited in scope and that, more important, there was no verifiable progress in key areas of resolution 1556 (2004), such as the disarmament of the Janjaweed, the prosecution of human rights violations and the overall security situation for the population and the internally displaced persons in Darfur. In this resolution, we again call on the Government of the Sudan to fulfil its responsibility towards its own population and its commitments under resolution 1556 (2004).”
2004-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5040 (2004) · source
“Although we would consider that a very unfortunate development and although we sincerely hope that it will be avoided, we explicitly reserve the right to follow that path if the Government of the Sudan leaves us with no other choice. Let us not be misunderstood. Our goal is to stop the suffering and the killing of innocent civilians. We expect all parties, the rebel side as much as the Government of the Sudan, to fulfil their obligations. Without a political solution to the crisis in Darfur, we will not achieve sustainable peace for the entire Sudan. Germany, bilaterally and together with its partners in the European Union, stands ready to support all efforts to achieve lasting peace in the Sudan.”
2004-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5015 (2004) · source
“I would like to recall that not only Germany but all European Union Foreign Ministers have called, in their most recent joint declaration on Darfur, 26 July, for the establishment of an independent international commission of inquiry into the abuses committed in Darfur, following up on the recommendations in the report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. While the Council has been deliberating, the suffering, the killing and the dying in Darfur have continued. The Government of the Sudan must now act rapidly and decisively for the sake of its very own population - which it has, as the Secretary-General rightly put it, a sacred obligation to protect. Otherwise, paragraph 6 of the resolution would apply, and further Council deliberations could lead to the imposition of sanctions.”
2004-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5015 (2004) · source
“We note that the Secretary-General's recently established Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide has a mandate to make recommendations on situations of massive human rights violations that, if not prevented, could lead to genocide. Only a few weeks ago, the Council unanimously welcomed the creation of this new mechanism. We trust that Mr. Mendez, the Special Adviser, will make full use of his mandate and will help clarify the persistent reports we have already received on the ethnic dimension of the situation. In this context, we would like to point out that a variety of mechanisms have a role in monitoring the human rights situation. Some of those mechanisms are already in place, others not.”
2004-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5015 (2004) · source
“The Council's common expectation is that the Government of the Sudan will now have the wisdom to take more forceful actions towards complying with the established benchmarks, as laid down in the resolution and in the joint communique issued on 3 July by the Government of the Sudan and the Secretary-General. We hold the Government of the Sudan responsible for the security of all 1.5 million people at risk in Darfur and for the unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid. We sincerely appreciate the leading role that the African Union has taken in confronting this conflict, at both the political and the peacekeeping levels. This is an important development, and Germany is keen to maintain and further develop a close partnership with the African Union.”
2004-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5015 (2004) · source
“We welcome the fact that, after long and difficult negotiations, the Council has adopted this resolution. Negotiations are always a process of give and take, but in the end we believe that the signal the Council is now sending to Khartoum is unambiguous. The Government of the Sudan has been given a chance to avoid the imposition of sanctions by demonstrating, within the next 30 days and in a clear and verifiable manner, that it is making significant and measurable progress on disarming the Janjaweed militias and bringing them to justice, and that it is making every effort to protect its own people. This is a clear and constructive message, and Germany therefore decided to sponsor this resolution.”
2004-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5015 (2004) · source
“In conclusion, I would like to emphasize that the means to achieve, and the conceptual underpinning for, a multilateral division of labour for peace and security are already in place. What is now needed is the political will to make good use of the possibilities.”
2004-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5007 (2004) · source
“The United Nations and the African Union will very soon be able to assess the extent to which the agreement between the Sudanese Government and the Secretary- General has been implemented with regard to disarming the Janjaweed, stopping the killing and pillaging and allowing humanitarian access. On the basis of that joint assessment, we will calibrate our future course of action without delay. We look forward to close cooperation with the African Union in this regard. Another encouraging development in Africa is the African Union's increasing preparedness to prevent or mediate conflicts. The series of African mini-summits is a case in point. The forthcoming summit in Accra on 29 July regarding the situation in Cote d'Ivoire will be of particular relevance. We all hope that it will generate serious commitments.”
2004-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5007 (2004) · source
“They nurture hope for particularly effective cooperation between the United Nations and African regional and subregional arrangements. It is in the interests of the international community to strengthen the capabilities of these African mechanisms. A test case for such cooperation and interaction is the humanitarian crisis currently being experienced in the Darfur region of Sudan. With the deployment of 120 monitors to the crisis region and, potentially, of 300 peacekeepers, the African Union has assumed an important engagement in crisis management.”
2004-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5007 (2004) · source
“We agree with the Secretary-General that the practice of high- level meetings between the Secretariat and heads of regional organizations is welcome. Germany supports the idea of increasing such meetings. If they are well prepared, and if they produce meaningful, practical results, they may be an important contribution towards a coordinated and consistent multilateral approach to crisis management and peace-building. My second spotlight is on important and encouraging institutional developments in Africa. Indeed, the African Union is now endowed with its own conflict prevention mechanism and, since March 2004, with its own Peace and Security Council. Recently, the Economic Community of West African States announced its decision to create robust special task forces. Those are tremendous leaps forward.”
2004-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5007 (2004) · source
“Bringing together the right partners at the right moment is a daunting challenge. Division of labour can be successful only if three conditions are met. First, all relevant actors - institutional and inter-governmental, from within and outside the United Nations system - must be involved. Secondly, one actor - normally the United Nations, but potentially a regional organization - must take the lead in integrated planning and coordinated implementation. Thirdly, funding problems must be resolved. To optimize each actor's input, enhanced cooperation among regional organizations, as well as between those organizations and the United Nations, and - notably - increased exchange of information and dialogue, are essential. The channels of specific and regular communication may vary according to the needs of the particular stabilization process.”
2004-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5007 (2004) · source
“As the purpose of today's meeting is to identify new methods of cooperation and interaction between the United Nations and regional organizations, I would like to put the spotlight on two particular elements: first, complementarity between the United Nations and regional actors; and secondly, some very significant recent developments in Africa. On the first point - complementarity - stabilization efforts cover a wide range of activities and are not confined to the post-conflict phase, as you, Mr. President, have rightly pointed out in your non-paper. For each of these activities in the different stages of post-conflict stabilization, one actor - whether the United Nations or a regional organization - will offer a comparative advantage. The situations in the Balkans, in western Africa and in Haiti all make this point.”
2004-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5007 (2004) · source
“I am referring to the recently concluded strategic partnership agreement between the United Nations Development Programme and the European Commission on conflict zones and democratic governance. This new partnership, the first of its kind - although more are to follow - between the European Commission and other United Nations agencies, is also a step closer to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, because stabilization is not only a post-conflict task, but also an everyday development effort.”
2004-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5007 (2004) · source
“Indeed, the EU Security Strategy, adopted in December 2003, enshrines the objectives of enhancing stability, the rule of law and good governance and of tackling both new and old threats to international peace. The European Union promotes a commitment to a more responsive, rule-based international order through, inter alia, the strengthening of international justice, including by means of the International Criminal Court. In the context of the statement made by Mr. Feith, who spoke on behalf of Mr. Solana, the High Representative for the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy, let me highlight one element that illustrates the practical benefits of the EU approach to effective multilateralism.”
2004-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5007 (2004) · source
“These principles served us well in the years when Germany re-emerged from the darkest years of its history; they served us well as we pursued, achieved and consolidated our national reunification; and they will guide us in living up to the responsibilities that we are prepared to assume within the United Nations. Regional integration and multilateralism - the two pillars of peace and security - can best join forces and generate mutual benefit on the basis of complementarity, as enshrined in Chapter VIII of the Charter, with the United Nations at the centre of the international security system. As a member of the European Union (EU), Germany has reaffirmed its commitment to a cooperative and effective multilateralism.”
2004-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5007 (2004) · source
“Thank you, Mr. President, for your timely initiative to address this important subject. It is a particular pleasure for me to speak at this meeting, presided over by the Prime Minister of Romania, in the presence of distinguished representatives of regional and subregional organizations from all continents. The topic of this meeting - cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations in stabilization processes - goes right to the heart of Germany's political philosophy. Ever since the Federal Republic of Germany was founded 55 years ago, its foreign policy has been based on two principles: regional integration and international multilateralism.”
2004-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5007 (2004) · source
“We feel that they all deserve our full recognition, and we will continue to support the improvement of their important work. Let me conclude by affirming that Germany fully subscribes to the statement to be made later by Ambassador van den Berg on behalf of the Dutch presidency of the European Union.”
2004-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5006 (2004) · source