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Queta

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1996-03-15

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2010-07-15

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1. “We hail the courageous efforts of United Nations bodies and the dedication of the international humanitarian organizations, and we ask them to continue to help the people of Somalia to ease their sufferings and avoid a new disaster, because, as we all know, an epidemic of certain diseases has recently emerged in that country. This will most certainly have serious consequences for neighbouring countries that have already been affected by the crisis in Somalia. My delegation deplores the deaths of personnel of international organizations in the course of their humanitarian work. We urgently appeal to the parties to the conflict to refrain from any attempt to threaten the lives of people who are sparing no effort to help a population that has been devastated by the civil war.”

   1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source

2. “We believe, however, that the political leaders and factions and all the movements in Somalia should seize the opportunity offered by this international good will to set aside their differences and restore confidence and security, because the ultimate responsibility for national reconstruction and the rebuilding of their country rests with the Somali people themselves. Guinea-Bissau is concerned about the lack of any real progress towards national reconciliation in Somalia, and deeply perturbed by the persistence of deliberate obstruction of the delivery of food and medical supplies essential to the survival of the population.”

   1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source

3. “We continue to believe that as long as the warring parties maintain their radical positions a negotiated solution will not be possible in that country. We repeat our conviction that the United Nations must not abandon the Somali people and that it must continue to play an important role in helping the parties to reach a compromise, with a view to finding a comprehensive political solution and creating a government of national unity. My Government has always welcomed and supported the efforts of the international community on behalf of that country.”

   1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source

4. “Mr. Queta (Guinea-Bissau) (interpretation from French): I would like first to take this opportunity to thank you, Mr. President, for proposing this enlarged meeting of the Security Council in order to discuss the political situation in Somalia. We think that enlarged meetings are useful, making possible the participation of a number of representatives, who will no doubt make their contribution to the quest for peace and national reconciliation in Somalia. The international community - in particular, the United Nations, the Organization of African Unity, the League of Arab States, the Organization of the Islamic Conference and international humanitarian organizations - are making efforts to bring humanitarian assistance to the population of Somalia affected by a civil war which in our view has lasted far too long.”

   1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source