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  1. “like other small and developing countries of the world, cannot afford to see che Security Council fail in rising to the challenge as we try to bring sbout peace and hope for every human person wherever that person may be.”

    1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3135 (1992) · source

  2. “The success of the United Nations in the maintenance of international peace and security, within the framework of collective security, is dependent on the ability on the part of the Council to act in upholding the rule of law on a non-selective basis. In conclusion, I should like to reassure the Council that it is precisely because of our faith in the United Nations and its role in the maintenance of international peace and security that Malaysia has been urging for strong action by the Counci) in reversing acts of aggression to dismember @ sation and the brutal use of force against its innocent civilians. for a peace-loving country, committed to the development and progress of its multiracial population, Malaysia fully empathizes with the fate of Bosnia and Dareenquina. If wa sound critical. it is only hecause Malaysia.”

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  3. “Let me repeat that we are fully aware of how aifficult it is to arrive at such a decision. But in the view of the Malaysian delegation, it is important for the Council to send a clear signal that the United Nations and the international community will not tolerate the brutalization of people and the dismemberment of a nation through the use of force and inhumane practices. For many of us in the developing countries, what is at stake here is not just the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina per se but also the bigger question of trust and confidence in the United Nations und its concept of collective security.”

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  4. “Malaysia also believes that the task of addressing the humanitarian situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is vast and urqent and that it would be necessary to galvanize emergency iaternational humanitarian assistance through a plenary meeting of the General Assembly at its current forty-seventh session. The Malaysian deiegation is working cioseiy with the Permanent Mission of Bosnia and Herzegovina to galvanize the support of the general membership in this direction. The other course of action which the Council will have to co: sider in the next few months or so is the inevitability of having to undertake collective enforcement measures, even in a graduated step-by-step approach, if there are continuing violations of Security Council resolutions and the London Peace Accords by the Serbs.”

    1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3135 (1992) · source

  5. “There are a number of ongoing voluntary efforts to assist the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, To date, wore than $2 million have been collected throuyh voluntary contributions. In addition, the Government of Malaysia is actively engaged in assisting in whatever way it can the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We have begun, for example, taking in refugees from the war-torn country; we have also brought to Malaysia orphan children who have been victims of the war there to live in Malaysia until stability and security returns to that country.”

    1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3135 (1992) · source

  6. “No action by the Council in the circumstances would be tantamount to a "do nothing policy" and would allow the slaughter of Bosnian Muslims to continue. In addition, the Council should by now be prepared to impose additional sanctions, not only on Serbia and Montenegro but also on areas in Bognia and Herzegovina and Croatia controlled through force of arms by Serbian militia and former Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) units. Malaysia, for its part, is prepared seriously to consider assisting in such United Nations efforts provided there is a request from the Council and the operation is financed under regular peace-keeping budget procedures. We are not unmindful that we from the Islamic countries should do more as a group. The plight of the Bosnian Muslims has touched the hearts of the people of Malaysia.”

    1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3135 (1992) · source

  7. “Malaysia would also like to join the appeal by Turkey, and supported by other countries members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), that the Council lift immediately the arms embargo on Bosnia and Herzegovina and restore the right to self-defence under the Charter. We fully share the view that the United Nations embargo against the former Yugoslavia is clearly meant for the aggressors and should not have the effect of denying the right of self-defence to the victims of aggression. It is unjust to allow the situation to continue uncorrected when the Serbs are so heavily armed and are getting constant supplies, whereas whatever arms possessed by the Bosnians will scon be rendered useless if they do not have the ammunition to defend themselves and will be at the mercy of the murderous Servian forces.”

    1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3135 (1992) · source

  8. “At the same time, the Security Council should follow up on the London Peace Accords to close Serbian concentration camps aad settle those released Bosnians temporarily in the aress designated as safe havens. In this regard, the Council should expand the strength and mandate of UNPROFOR to enable United Nations forces ond relief agencies to fulfil their additional tasks. The 'dalaysian delegation would like to draw the attention of the Council to the constructive proposals of Lord Owen to improve the humanitarian situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, This includes the idea of United Nations relief flights to other airports and airfields in Bosnia and Herzegovina. They could be supported with airdrops of human relief supplies wherever necessary.”

    1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3135 (1992) · source

  9. “The number of Bosnian civilians who are considered as displaced persons by the UNHCR now stands at 1.8 million and is expected to grow, putting additional pressure on the limited capacities of United Nations and other international relief agencies. Croatia and other neighbouring countries are already suffering severe strains from having to accommodate the outflow of refugees from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Malaysia would like to appeal to the Security Council ty create, on an urgent emergency basis, safe havens, no-fire zones and land corridors within the framework of United Nations protected zones in various parts of dosnia and Herzegovina so that the Bosnian Muslim population are safe and secure from Serbian attacks, and international food and other relief assistance can be Gelivered and distributed to them.”

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  10. “We understand the complexities of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the difficulties on the part of the Council to consider and Gecide on collective enforcement measures under Chapter Vii of the Charter. However, there are crucial issues which must be addressed now by the Council. There is an imperative need for the Council to undertake urgent measures to address the very serious humanitarian situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially with the winter season fast approaching. According to the report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), some 400,000 people are expected to perish without urgent hemanitarian assistance.”

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  11. “In this regard, I should iike to draw the Councii's particular attention to the letter of 4 November 1992 from the Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the President of the Security Council (S/24761) dated 4 November 1992. In the letter the Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina highlighted not only the continuing, but in some cases escalating, Serbian acts of violence and other violations of Security Council resolutions and the London Peace Accords. It has been so painful for our people in Malaysia - and I am sure the same anguish is shared by the people of other nations - to see the Serbian atrocities that are still being committed in defiance of so many Security Council resolutions and the London Peace Accords.”

    1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3135 (1992) · source

  12. “United Nations efforts at preventive diplomacy should be pursued in areas of Serbia and Montenegro and Macedonia, where the majority of the population are non-Serbs, in particular in Kosovo, to avoid and deter the Serbian penchant for "ethnic cleansing" and the suppression of the rights of the local non-Serbian population. The Malaysian delegation has studied closely the letters addressed to the President of the Security Council from the Goverament of Bosnia and Herzegovina submitted by its Permanent Representative, Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey, drawing the attention of the Council to the deteriorating situation in the country and their repeated appeals for help from the United Nations and the Security Council. We fully share their sense of anguish and desperation in seeking compassion and more resolute action by the Council.”

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  13. “At the sane time, there is a need for the United Jations to maintain a firm stand in upholding the principle of non-recognition of territories acquired through Serbian acts of aggression, "ethnic cleansing" and other illegal actions. Any form of accommodation to Serbian land-grab through the use of force and other illegal actions in Bosnia and Herzegovina would only encourage the drive for a Greater Serbia, and this could well lead to even wider conflagration in the Balkans, further threatening international peace and security.”

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  14. “While we welcome the actions taken by the Security Council to ensure safe an¢ effective distribution of food and other relief supplies, more needs to be done, as the efforts of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) and United Nations relief agencies are often hindered and many Bosnians are without food, supplies and basic amenities. With the deterioration of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina following the London Conference, there is also a need to go beyond addressing the plight of the Bosnian population unde siege and daily bombardments by the Serbs, through United Nations relief efforts. The United Nations must get down to the root causes, amongst others, by putting an end to the siege and bombardments of many Bosnian civilian centres by the Serbs.”

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  15. “The report of the Secretary-General on the human rights situation in former Yugoslavia, contained in document S/24766 of 6 November 1992, and the information and evidence provided in reports submitted by individual countries in accordance with Security Council resolutions 771 (1992) and 781 (1992) once again confirm the atrocities committed by the Serbs. In this connection, Malaysia welcomes the decision of the Security Council to create a Commission of Experts to collate, study and report on human rights violations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but the work of that Commission must soon be followed by action from the Council to bring those responsible to justice.”

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  16. “Local Serb militia and former Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) units in Betnia and Herzegovina are spearheading the attacks on Bosnians in what clearly is an attempt to build a greater Serbia. Already the Serbs through their acts of aggression, "ethnic clearsing" and other illegal activities have acquired more than 70 per cent of the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Thousands of Bosnians have died and 1.8 million people - 40 per cent of the population - have been driven out of their homes as displaced persons. The situation involves one of the most serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in contemporary history. The Serbian policy of "ethnic cleansing" is despicable and the policy, plus the other forms of atrocities, including the Serbian concentration camps, is a crime against humanity.”

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  17. “The international community welcomed the agreement concluded at the London Conference, which raised hopes for a peaceful solution to the problems in former Yugoslavia. But the hopes ior peace brought about by the London Conference are being undermined by the ruthless forces of Serbian nationalism, which have no respect for the rule of law and basic human rights. The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is not just a civil or tribal war. It is not just a humanitarian situation. The reality is that the international community is now facing the most serious revival in the post-cold-war era of an age-old nationalist and ethnic hatred, intolerance and drive for expansion, No matter how well disguised, the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina involves armed intervention and aggression by Serbia and Montenegro.”

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  18. “Vance clearly represent the indefatigable efforts expended on behalf of the United Nations and the European Community, but clearly what allows the situation to continue and the Serbs to remain unchecked is the absence of a clearly acknowledged international authority that is resolutely prepared to ensure that its authority is capable of being enforced to the limits necessary to turn the situation around. The horrific events related to atrocities committed in the concentration camps and the Serbian policy of "ethnic cleansing", on top of the daily news of the Serbs' indiscriminate bombardment of civilian population centres in Bosnia and Herzegovina, have raised a public outcry in various parts of the world. Serbian aggression, the killing of Bosnians and the destruction of towns and villages continue.”

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  19. “The United Nations ana the Enrnanaan Community have been engaging in efforts to bring peace and relief to the people of the country. However, various resolutions adopted by the Security Council and agreements on cease-fires worked out by the European Community and the United Nations have been ignored. The sanctions applied by the Security Council have not had their desired effect. Here we are not faulting efforts and intentions. Lord Owen and Mr.”

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  20. “The right of Member States to ask for an imergency meeting of the Security Council, with formal dubate, to consider such 4 serious situation, involving a breach of international law and threatening international peace and security, has always to be respected by the Council. This debate provides an important occasion for the general membership of the United Nations to bring to the attention of the Council their views on the real issues invelved in the crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina. For Malaysia this is also an opportunity to appeal to the Council to consider taking certain practical measures to relieve the suffering of the Bosnians, while continuing to seek a durable peace in Rosnia and Herzegovina. For several months now the world has been witnessing so much killing, human suffering and destruction in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

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  21. “Cyrus Vance and Lord Owen, in their capacity as Co-Chairmen of the Geneva Conference, to uphold the basic principles of the Charter, international law and human rights, as well as by their proposed constitutional framework to ensure the territorial integrity and independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has been some 12 weeks now since members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) wrote to the President of the Security Council requesting an emergency meeting of the Council, with formal debate, to consider the situation in Bosnia and Hercegovina. We very much regret the delay.”

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  22. “My delegation would like to extend its congratulations to you, Sir, as President of the Council for the month of November. We also commend the efforts and skills demonstrated by your predecessor, Ambassador Mecimee of France, during his presidency in October. The Malaysian delegation would like to take this opportunity to express its sincere appreciation for tha statements and che continuing valuable peace and humanitarian efforts of Mr. Cyrus Vance, Lord Owen, Mr. Mazowiecki and Mrs. Ogata. We appreciate in particular Lord Owen's reference to aad understanding of the anguish being felt by millions of people in the Muslim world in seeing the continuing suffering and difficulties of the Bosnian Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We are encouraged by the determination of both Mr.”

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  23. “Their appeals must be duly answered by the United Nations through the Security Council, which, in keeping with its new-found assertiveness, must now make up for the many years of inadequate attention and response to the situation in South Africa.”

    1992-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3096 (1992) · source

  24. “We believe that the time is right for the United Nations to be tangibly involved in pursuance of the goals set in the 1989 General Assembly consensus resolution on South Africa, At this critical penultimate stage, the Security Council and the Secretary-General, on behalf of the international community, must be able to take the necessary steps to ensure that the goal of ending apartheid and of instituting a democratic, non-racial and united South Africa is not sacrificed by communal violence or actions of forces opposed to change. We have heard clearly the appeals from Mr. Mandela and representatives of the OAU on the necessity for a clear United Nations role.”

    1992-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3096 (1992) · source

  25. “CODESA remains a viable mechanism for negotiations on South Africa's future, but CODESA can only be conducted in an atmosphere conducive to negotiations and with the interests of all in view, with clear actions by the South African Administration effectively to curb violence and intimidation. Malaysia supports the draft resolution before the Council calling for the South African authorities to take immediate measures to bring an effective end to the violence in South Africa and te request the Secretary-General to appoint as a matter of urgency a Special Representative in order to recommend, after discussion with the parties concerned, measures which can assist in bringing an effective end to the violence and in creating conditions for negotiations leading towards a peaceful transition to a democratic non-racial South Africa.”

    1992-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3096 (1992) · source

  26. “Violence is almost always derived from discontent and distrust, and when the stakes involve one's future, violence can also be an expression of fear. Given the situation in South Africa, such fear provides fertile ground for manipulation by those looking for opportunities to scuttle the CODESA negotiations by turning one group against the other. These elements should not be given the opportunity to do so. Malaysia believes it is vital that the black community find a permanent solution to their problems, to eschew the past, and to close ranks in the negotiating process with the combined weight and strength of their people.”

    1992-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3096 (1992) · source

  27. “Failure to tackle this dual task would open the Administration to the accusation that it is at the very least tolerating if not collaborating in the violence, that it is not addressing seriously the obstacles to peaceful change, and that what it actually wants is to drag out the process of negotiations and retain its undemocratic hold on power in South Africa, in effect perpetuating minority rule. Despite the changes that have taken place, the black Africans are still suffering, as practices of apartheid and intimidation continue, while socio-economic inequities created by apartheid remain unaddressed. Only with the transition to a majority Government can these grievances be properly addressed and earnest efforts made to bring the black community to an acceptable level of socio-economic existence.”

    1992-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3096 (1992) · source

  28. “The situation has reached a point of deterioration where repeated denials of direct responsibility and assurances by the Administration that it will tackle the security problem have lost their credibility. The confidence generated on the basis of the progress achieved at CODESA has been seriously eroded, to the extent that the negotiations are in jeopardy, to the alarm of other African countries and the international community. President De Klerk and his Administration must come to grips with the deteriorating situation, take action to revive the negotiating process, work within a specified timeframe towards the establishment of a transitional Government acceptable to the black majority, and put an end to the violence.”

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  29. “However, at a point when members of the international community were responding positively to the changes taking place in South Africa, the Boipatong massacre and a series of violent incidents that have taken place in black townships in past years, together with the various problems in the CODESA process, have all combined to raise serious questions about the intention of the South African Administration to pursue the course of peaceful negotiations to end apartheid and build a democratic and non-racial South Africa. What is clearly needed now is for President de Kierk and his Administration effectively to address and put an end to the problems of violence in the black townships.”

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  30. “As a member of the Special Committee against Apartheid and the Commonwealth Foreign Ministers Committee on South Africa, Malaysia has been following closely the developments in South Africa. Like other members of the international community, we acknowledge the advances that have been made by President De Klerk in dismantling apartheid and moving in the direction of a new South Africa. We are also aware of the internal difficulties faced by President De Klerk, including these coming from extremist elements of the white community and from security elements which for so many years have been used as an instrument of State terror to maintain the repressive apartheid regime.”

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  31. “Indeed, until recently that objective appeared achievable, with encouraging signs emanating from the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) despite incidents of violence and differences between the Administration and the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC) over the transitional Government and the future constitution of South Africa. Unfortunately, the serious differences and the violence have persisted, and finally the Boipatong massacre made it impossible for the ANC to continue its participation in CODESA. The Boipatong massacre came as a shock, and Malaysia joins other members of the international community in condemning the incident and those responsible for it. We fully support the position taken by the ANC and the resolution adopted at the recent meeting of the OAU Council of Ministers held in Dakar, Senegal.”

    1992-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3096 (1992) · source

  32. “Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your appointment as President of the Council for the month of July. I should also like to thank you and other members for giving me this opportunity to address the Council on this very important issue in the presence of many African leaders, in particular Mr. Nelson Mandela. I have asked to make a statement to the Council to convey the Malaysian Government's distress and disappointment over the latest developments in South Africa. Since the release of Mr. Mandela from detention there has been a growing feeling of hope and expectation that South Africa is finally turning around, towards the objective of a democratic, non-racial and united country.”

    1992-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3096 (1992) · source