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lines on the record: 30
first: 1998-09-29
most recent: 2000-07-17
sittings or episodes: 3
sources: un-security-council

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“Indonesia believes that this vision can be achieved only through partnerships among the relevant agencies within the United Nations and other systems, and especially between the public and private sectors and members of civil society in developed and developing countries.”
2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source
“My delegation shares the vision of a world free from the unprecedented human disaster of HIV, a world in which HIV transmission is substantially reduced; where there is affordable treatment; where there is a substantial reduction in individual and collective vulnerability to the epidemic; where there is a significant alleviation of the adverse impact of the disease on individuals, communities and nations; where the silence surrounding the disease is broken forever, thereby sharply reducing the stigma and denial that have stifled resolution; and where this deadly disease is ultimately eliminated.”
2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source
“Fourthly, my delegation supports the development of HIV mapping in countries where peacekeepers are going to be deployed. This means there is a need for pre-deployment surveys by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, for example, in cooperation or partnership with other relevant United Nations agencies in the field. Cooperation on the part of the host country will facilitate the mapping process. The data collected from that mapping will help design a deployment strategy that minimizes the risk of peacekeepers' being exposed to the disease. I should like to conclude my statement by reiterating Indonesia's position regarding HIV/AIDS, as expressed in the open meeting of the Security Council on the impact of AIDS on peace and security in Africa, held on 10 January 2000.”
2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source
“In that connection, partnerships between the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, UNAIDS and other relevant United Nations agencies, such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and between troop-contributing countries and those agencies are pertinent. Thirdly, my delegation emphasizes the importance of the inclusion of medical units in United Nations missions or operations in countries where HIV is spreading. These medical units should provide regular medical check-ups, on a daily basis if necessary, to peacekeepers and other personnel in the mission. Once the unit finds that one or more members of the mission are showing symptoms of the disease, prompt action should be taken.”
2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source
“Indonesia supports the decision contained in paragraph 128 of the report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations to welcome "the Training Unit's ongoing efforts to raise awareness of these diseases [to request] the Department of Peacekeeping Operations to incorporate language into the 'Guidelines for Military and CIVPOL Participation in Peacekeeping Operations' manuals, to further raise peacekeepers' awareness of these diseases [and to request] the Training Unit to conduct this awareness through the train-the-trainers programme." Secondly, preventive measures, such as affordable pre-deployment immunizations provided to peacekeepers, will be helpful in mitigating their risk of being exposed to HIV.”
2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source
“As we do not yet have a clear picture of the connection between HIV and international peacekeeping operations, my delegation would like to approach the issue in a practical way. First, my delegation attaches great significance to the orientation on the epidemic provided to peacekeepers before their deployment.”
2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source
“Are HIV and peacekeeping operations genuinely interrelated, or are they meant to be interrelated? Which aspects of peacekeeping operations are related to the issue of HIV? If they are interrelated, how are they interrelated? Peacekeeping operations have a wide range of aspects. These include principles and mandates, personnel, planning and organization, the safety and security of peacekeepers, training, administration and finances. The medical aspects of peacekeeping operations are probably the most conspicuous point with which the issue of HIV is tangibly connected. As outlined in paragraph 128 of the report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (A/54/839), United Nations peacekeepers in the field face a high risk of the transmission and contraction of HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases.”
2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source
“My delegation supports the efforts exerted by the World Bank to set up a $ 500 million package for AIDS programmes in Africa. We endorse a close partnership between the Bretton Woods institutions and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS with a view to ensuring a coordinated, strengthened and expanded response to the HIV plight. We also commend the Secretary-General for his plea in his millennium report to advance innovative public- private partnerships, especially in developing countries, to promote an effective and affordable vaccine against HIV. While believing that the HIV plague, prolonged civil conflicts and setbacks in development are intermingled in a multifaceted magnitude, my delegation holds the View that linking HIV to international peacekeeping operations raises some serious questions.”
2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source
“It is poignant to note that the rapid spread and devastating consequences of HIV is numbing. The millennium report of the Secretary-General notes that "Some 50 million people have been infected with HIV since the early 1970s". (A/54/2000, para. 119) The sad thing is that the worst effects of the epidemic are particularly striking in developing countries, where health infrastructure is lacking and available HIV vaccines remain costly. The situation has further deteriorated prolonged civil conflicts that have obliterated decades of social and economic development. This multifaceted condition has plunged life expectancies of people in those nations to the same low levels as in the 1960s. Indonesia believes that the international community should undertake a sincere commitment to eradicate the scourge of HIV.”
2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source
“My delegation wishes to extend its congratulations to you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. We have full confidence that under your wise guidance and skilful stewardship progress will be made in dealing with the issues on the Council's agenda. I would also like to extend our appreciation and gratitude to you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting. We also welcome the format of today's discussion, which enhances the possibility for the further involvement of States that are not members of the Council to participate in the discussion of an issue deemed critical to the maintenance of international peace and security. My delegation fully recognizes that HIV is a serious peril that endangers humankind.”
2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source
“And for that reason, children and their rights have been and will always be a top priority in Indonesia's development policies. Those policies are formulated on the premise that children's welfare is the foundation of the well-being of a nation.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Momentum to begin the process of rectifying the situation, especially in its legal aspects, was evident this year at the time of the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It ought to have been possible then to adopt the draft optional protocols, in this case the one on the involvement of children in armed conflicts. However, to the dismay and disappointment of many Member States, they were not adopted. We hope that today's debate will reach a satisfactory conclusion with the adoption of a draft resolution addressing the need to deal with the serious concerns on children in armed conflict. By way of conclusion, we would like to emphasize that children are indeed our future.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“To use children in an armed conflict is to cast a shadow on their future, for children who are exposed to violence tend to carry in their hearts and minds fears and hatreds that have long-term effects. Because of the sheer number of children involved and victimized in armed conflicts around the world, the future is at stake, especially where adequate educational opportunities to prepare them for careers and counselling to help them overcome the trauma of hostilities are limited. It is self-evident that much needs to be done to alleviate their suffering and to ensure them a rightful place in their societies through adequate support programmes. The international community could face a potentially serious situation in the event that we fail to take timely and adequate steps to deal with this problem.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Such approaches and measures cannot be carried out by Governments experiencing armed conflict acting alone; rather, concerted, systematic and organized efforts are needed from all actors in the regional and international community, including the United Nations system, and even from private citizens. In this regard, Indonesia welcomes the work done by the Special Representative in spearheading efforts to combine legal, political and humanitarian strategies to promote the rehabilitation of children, at the same time preventing their involvement in future conflicts. The future of human civilization and the future of every individual society without doubt depend on children.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“A broadly accepted generic approach to addressing and overcoming the situation has now become imperative. Such an approach should be based on principles that have enjoyed wide international support, including those that govern relations between States. In our View, any approach under consideration should incorporate aspects relating to children in armed conflict in various crucial fields such as peacekeeping, peace-building and humanitarian aid and assistance. Furthermore, we believe that the situation of children would be better addressed through the establishment and implementation of peace agreements and relief, protection and socio-economic measures.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“A crucial element of such an approach is focusing on the needs of children - of those who are being used as instruments of an armed conflict and of those who are victims of such conflict. A narrow approach to this issue could not effectively address the magnitude of the situation. A holistic approach is therefore needed, while maintaining the unique characteristics of each and every culture and society. In this light, the sources of conflict should be immediately focused on. It is worthy to note that the nature and scope of conflict in recent times have changed qualitatively. More and more armed conflicts are internal in nature, taking place within existing State boundaries. In these conflicts civilian victims - mainly women and children - are now estimated to make up 90 per cent of the casualties.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“As regards the second instance, millions of children have already become victims of armed struggles in which they have either taken part or merely become victims. While we take note of these facts, we cannot ignore the physical and psychological trauma. Millions of children have lost parts of their bodies, mostly as a result of mines, while many have lost their homes, parents and possibly their dignity. All in all, many children have lost years of education, youth and a normal life. It is widely recognized that a sustained programme of assistance in a post-conflict peace-building period is critically important in order to consolidate peace and to support rehabilitation capacities.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“The international community has taken the right track in endeavouring to institute controls on the transfer of illicit arms, especially in zones prone to conflicts. But much needs to be done. Indonesia notes the efforts by many delegations, and also by the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, to raise the legal age for recruitment and participation in hostilities through the adoption of an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Efforts in other domains - such as addressing the need to eradicate the political and socio- economic conditions that often facilitate the recruitment and participation of children in armed conflict, and an effective response to the needs of child combatants in post-conflict situations - also warrant our serious consideration.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Olara Otunnu, Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Children and Armed Conflict, in his report contained in document A/53/482, children simply should have no role in warfare. Children whose minds are just beginning to take form are being used as tools for warfare, and many if not all of these children are not fully aware of the reasons and objectives of the armed conflict they are participating in. It is appalling to note that an alarming trend in recent years is the increasing participation, both directly and indirectly, of children in armed conflict. It is estimated that currently more than 300,000 children are serving as soldiers in conflicts in some part of the world. The link of children to violence, especially in areas affected by conflict, is largely due to the accessibility of small arms.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“In this regard, my delegation wishes to recall the observation made by Mrs. Nafsiah Mboi, an Indonesian expert, in her capacity as Chairperson of the Committee on the Rights of the Child during the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, held last July. She said that the use of children in armed conflict was an extreme example of global acceptance of the violation of the rights of children, and it could no longer be tolerated. Children are involved in armed conflicts basically in two ways: one, as instruments of warfare; and the other, as victims of armed conflict. In the first instance, as was rightly pointed out by Mr.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“We believe that such practices eventually lead to new, realistic and pragmatic ideas and approaches for overcoming and resolving the issues facing us. In this regard, my delegation is looking forward to other important and strategic issues being debated in the Security Council, in order to transform it into a more transparent, democratic and accountable Security Council, especially as regards issues relating to the maintenance of international peace and security. In this century, the situation of children in many parts of the world remains critical as a result of armed conflicts. As this problem continues to tear at the conscience of mankind, we must be determined to meet the challenge and overcome the problem. We share the concern at its harmful, widespread and long-term consequences for durable peace, security and development.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“At the outset, my delegation would like to extend its sincere congratulations to you, Mr. Minister, on your delegation's assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of August. We have every confidence that under your wise and able guidance the issues before the Council will be brought to a successful conclusion. Allow me also to extend felicitations to your predecessor, Ambassador Hasmy Agam, Permanent Representative of Malaysia, for his skilful stewardship of the Council's activities last month. My delegation welcomes the initiative to hold open debates on several crucial issues in the Security Council in the past few years, including today's open debate on the agenda item entitled "Children and armed conflict".”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“The Indonesian delegation would like once again to convey its appreciation for the Secretary-General's report and pledges its cooperation to achieve the objectives contained therein and to ensure the smooth and effective delivery of humanitarian assistance and the safety of personnel.”
1998-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3932 (1998) · source
“We believe that it is essential to recognize the sacrosanct principles of independence and territorial integrity, which do not absolve States from fulfilling their responsibilities to refugees and others in conflict situations. Nonetheless, the international community should ensure that victims receive the assistance and protection they need to safeguard their lives. Humanitarian personnel should respect the national laws of those countries in which they are operating in order to allow them to perform efficiently their task of assisting the affected civilian population, including refugees and internally displaced persons.”
1998-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3932 (1998) · source
“In situations where decisions would be taken by the Security Council to deploy humanitarian operations, the Council should consider measures for the protection of humanitarian workers and also take steps to ensure the impartiality of humanitarian agencies. We would like also to stress that while humanitarian assistance is being extended, concerns for the respect of a country's national laws should be taken into account. Paragraph 16 of the report refers to the fact that States deny access and defend such actions by invoking the principle of national sovereignty in matters deemed essentially within their domestic jurisdiction.”
1998-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3932 (1998) · source
“For us, the political objective should be to defuse the conflict while maintaining the impartiality of humanitarian actions. In order to remain effective and preserve their independence and neutrality, humanitarian actions should be kept distinct from political or military activities. My delegation views the relationship and cooperation between peacekeeping and humanitarian operations as complex. They are also undoubtedly complementary. However, as clearly expressed by the heads of State or Government of the Non-Aligned Countries at their recent meeting in Durban, South Africa, it is essential to make a distinction between humanitarian action and United Nations peacekeeping and peace enforcement, which is a View also shared by numerous humanitarian agencies.”
1998-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3932 (1998) · source
“In our perception, humanity implies humanitarian action to relieve suffering and to introduce fundamental values - namely, life and human dignity - while neutrality implies a refusal to take sides in hostilities, and impartiality implies providing individuals with their basic needs, irrespective of their affiliation with any group or factions. Hence, a prerequisite for effective humanitarian action is respect for these principles and the imperative of alleviating human suffering by mitigating the effects of conflict. Failure to uphold such principles will put human lives, including those of humanitarian workers, in jeopardy. In the same vein, the use of humanitarian assistance could also be a tool for the parties concerned to achieve political objectives.”
1998-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3932 (1998) · source
“It is our view that many of the issues included in the Security Council's agenda have a humanitarian dimension, where refugees and other displaced persons are the victims of conflicts and the environment is always more hostile when they are denied humanitarian assistance and protection. Refugees, displaced persons and other civilians in conflict situations have a fundamental right under international humanitarian law to humanitarian assistance. Therefore, it is a daunting yet sacred task for humanitarian workers and their agencies to ensure the safe delivery of humanitarian assistance. As is stated in paragraph 2 of the annex to General Assembly resolution 46/ 182, "Humanitarian assistance must be provided in accordance with the principles of humanity, neutrality and impartiality".”
1998-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3932 (1998) · source
“The report also defines the role of the international community in preventing the risk of humanitarian catastrophe due either to economic difficulties or to a shortage of basic humanitarian necessities. Indonesia has in the past not only supported concerted international efforts in alleviating the misery of people caught up in conflicts but also has contributed to numerous peacekeeping operations and related activities. In this context, the United Nations, in the interests of objectivity and impartiality, should play a greater role as the coordinator of humanitarian assistance and should base its activities on the guiding principles contained in General Assembly resolution 46/182.”
1998-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3932 (1998) · source
“I should like to begin by extending the Indonesian delegation's appreciation to the Secretary-General for submitting his report on protection for humanitarian assistance to refugees and others in conflict situations, and to you, Mr. President, for convening the meeting today on this issue. In our View, this is an issue of critical importance to the international community, particularly in this post-cold- war era when refugees, peacekeepers and humanitarian assistance personnel in conflict situations sometimes risk their security and even their life. Indonesia has noted various aspects of the report, especially those relating to the protection of personnel, which warrant our serious consideration.”
1998-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3932 (1998) · source