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“We look forward to participating actively and generously in the 14 April donor conference on Haiti, to be hosted by the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington. This gathering will provide an opportunity for partners and the Government of Haiti to help address Haiti's budget gap and move forward towards lasting recovery and development. We welcome the plan that will be presented by Prime Minister Pierre-Louis, and we believe that forms a very important basis for enhancing that partnership. Haiti reminds us yet again that we should not view security and development as separate spheres. Indeed, they are inextricably linked. The absence of one will undermine the other.”
2009-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6101 (2009) · source
“Haiti continues to face extreme hardships in the wake of the 2008 food crisis, the hurricanes and storms that struck the country and the ongoing global financial crisis. All of these factors could yet imperil Haiti's security and seriously exacerbate the poverty and privation that afflict the Haitian people. Especially in the light of this past year's troubles, the United States is particularly encouraged by the progress Haiti has made towards the achievement of four of the five benchmarks outlined by the Secretary- General, benchmarks that have helped this Council assess progress. However, we recognize that much more must still be done in key areas. Desperate poverty, malnutrition, lack of education and other socio-economic problems continue to bedevil Haiti.”
2009-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6101 (2009) · source
“We stand at an inflection point in Haiti - a moment of real opportunity, but also one of real risk. Let me start with some of the progress that we witnessed during our visit last month. The United States salutes the work and the bravery of MINUSTAH. Thanks to its efforts and to the work of the Haitian people, progress has been made towards consolidating stability and security, including by strengthening the Haitian National Police. MINUSTAH has achieved important gains in the area of security, and we hope that its accomplishments will provide a sound basis for progress in other critical areas. MINUSTAH's success is indeed an impressive story, but it is not the whole story. Much of Haiti's progress remains fragile, especially after the terrible difficulties of the past year.”
2009-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6101 (2009) · source
“I want to begin by thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Hedi Annabi, for his excellent leadership of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), and to welcome the report of the Secretary-General (S/2009/l29) of 6 March 2009. I also want to extend my thanks to Ambassador Me'rores, and we ask him to thank the Haitian leadership and the representatives of the Haitian private sector and civil society for the warm reception that they extended to all of us during the Security Council's visit last month. We are also particularly pleased that former President Clinton and the Secretary-General were able to visit Haiti together, which brought additional helpful attention to the challenges and the opportunities there.”
2009-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6101 (2009) · source
“The expulsions also eliminated an estimated 40 per cent of the delivery capacity of USAID's main partner in providing food aid in Darfur, the World Food Programme. We sincerely hope that this body will finally come together as one to protect the people of Darfur. The United States is determined to pursue long-term peace in the Darfur region, ensure that humanitarian aid is delivered and spare innocent civilians from further harm. We urge other members of the Council to join us in this urgent work. There are things upon which we can, and will, disagree. But, surely, saving the lives of desperate and innocent civilians being deliberately deprived of water, food and medicine is not among them. The Government of Sudan created this crisis. It now must act to end it.”
2009-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6096 (2009) · source
“The United States will continue to work closely with the United Nations, humanitarian aid groups and others to relieve the suffering of the people of Darfur. Since 2004, we have provided nearly $4 billion for humanitarian programmes in Sudan and eastern Chad. During fiscal year 2008 and thus far in fiscal year 2009, we have provided nearly $1.25 billion for the people of Sudan. We continue to be proud of the efforts of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which has provided more than $720 million in humanitarian aid in Darfur in fiscal year 2008 and thus far in 2009. But, at a stroke, the expulsions eliminated some 54 per cent of USAID's non-food programmes in Darfur, cutting off life-saving efforts to provide health, water and sanitation.”
2009-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6096 (2009) · source
“With every passing day, President Al-Bashir has used increasingly menacing rhetoric to further escalate the crisis. By doing so, he has jeopardized the safety of the remaining brave men and women from all across the world who provide urgently needed aid to the Sudanese people, and he has further jeopardized the lives of innocent civilians in the camps, who depend on that aid. Meanwhile, UNAMID continues to operate under dangerous conditions. The 17 March ambush of UNAMID peacekeepers in South Darfur, which left one of them dead, only underscores the risks they continue to run in Darfur. We offer our deepest condolences to the peacekeeper's family and to the men and women of UNAMID. We reaffirm the commitment of the United States to support them as UNAMID implements its important mandate.”
2009-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6096 (2009) · source
“Resources there have already been stretched to the limit, and now the camp is struggling to house more than 36,000 internally displaced people fleeing the recent fighting in south Darfur between rebels and the Government. We urge the Sudanese Government, in close consultation with the United Nations and non-governmental organizations, to address water, housing and other problems at Zam Zam and the other camps across Darfur, before an already dire situation deteriorates any further. The United States supports the urgent efforts by the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), the World Food Programme and others to provide relief now, including desperately needed clean water. But make no mistake: these efforts cannot even begin to fill the gap left by the expelled aid groups.”
2009-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6096 (2009) · source
“The United Nations has already reported that it has become significantly more difficult to provide food to already malnourished Sudanese children. We also believe that the new shortfalls in water have made meningitis more widespread in the Jebel Marra area and in the Kalma camp. On top of that, the lack of health care is preventing meningitis patients from receiving proper treatment. When treated, the death rate for those with meningitis can be one in ten or lower. Left untreated, the death rate jumps to one in two. We remain deeply concerned that meningitis and other infectious diseases will continue to spread inside camps and other areas that now lack reliable access to water, food and basic medical services. We are also facing a growing humanitarian crisis in the Zam Zam camp, in north Darfur.”
2009-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6096 (2009) · source
“We urge the international community to press the Government of Sudan to reverse its expulsion edict and to ensure it does nothing to worsen an already grave situation. President Al-Bashir created this crisis, and he should rectify it immediately. The United States, for its part, is working urgently, closely and intensively with United Nations institutions and other Member States to try to reverse the Government of Sudan's expulsion order. But today the Council heard the Sudanese representative say that his Government would never reverse this order. The United States believes that Member States and the Council must never stand by idly while over a million people are at imminent risk of death. Time is of the essence.”
2009-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6096 (2009) · source
“On the contrary, this is a very real and urgent crisis of his Government's own making. President Al-Bashir and his Government are responsible, and must be held accountable, for each and every death caused by these callous and calculated actions. The Sudanese Government made this decision and owns its consequences, which will not only cost lives but leave the Government locked deeper in an isolation of its own making. Surely, no person of conscience can remain unmoved by the untold misery and death that this cut- off of desperately needed food, water and medicine will inevitably inflict upon millions of innocents already huddled in the camps of Darfur. Surely, we all believe that this body must act on their behalf. And surely, we all believe that we should speak with one voice in the face of such suffering.”
2009-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6096 (2009) · source
“I would like to thank the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA) for its briefing this afternoon. We have all just heard a truly troubling report: a depiction of a crisis created by one man that threatens the lives more than one and a half million men, women and children. The United States strongly condemns the Government of Sudan's expulsion of 13 international aid organizations and its closure of three Sudanese aid groups. By expelling aid groups, the Sudanese Government is denying water, food, health care and sanitation to people it drove out of their homes in the first place, thereby exacerbating an already dire humanitarian crisis in Darfur. Let me be clear: this is not a made-up crisis, as the representative of Sudan would have the Council believe.”
2009-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6096 (2009) · source
“There is much more for all of us to do, but we look forward to working together to create a more peaceful, prosperous and secure Africa.”
2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092 (2009) · source
“These troops have joined in peacekeeping missions across the continent under the auspices of the United Nations, the AU and subregional organizations such as ECOWAS. Since 2005, through Global Peace Operation Initiative's programmes amounting to more than $7 million, the United States has provided funding, equipment, advisers and technical assistance to help the AU and ECOWAS secretariats build up their peacekeeping capabilities. We have also extensive materiel, logistical and technical support to AU peacekeeping forces in Darfur and Somalia. We urge our colleagues on the Council to increase significantly their bilateral contributions to AMISOM. We encourage other donors to follow suit, and we hope that additional countries will consider contributing to AMISOM. to join in this important effort.”
2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092 (2009) · source
“This is indeed a major challenge, and we hope we can work together to look at ways to do better in the future. The United States has already taken a leading role in the effort to build up Africa's peacekeeping capacities and to support operations already in the field. Starting with the African Crisis Response Initiative in the 19905 and United States training and equipment support for African contingents that deployed then to the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone, the United States has led efforts to help build African peacekeeping capacity. Just since 2005, we have trained and equipped more than 68,000 African peacekeeping troops from 22 countries through the Global Peace Operation Initiative's African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance programme.”
2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092 (2009) · source
“Secondly, as the panel as noted, peacekeeping is not the only tool, or even always the best one, to handle every conflict. The panel recommends that the African Union also increase its capacities in the areas of conflict prevention, crisis management and post- conflict peacebuilding and stabilization. We welcome that call. Thirdly, we are pleased to note that the panel has recommended that a trust fund mechanism be created to coordinate donor assistance to the ongoing project of stronger African Union peacekeeping. The United States encourages donor nations to join in assisting the AU, either through a trust fund or through bilateral programmes. Fourthly, we must recognize how seriously peacekeeping ventures in Africa can be undermined by insufficient resources.”
2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092 (2009) · source
“We also want to express thanks for and acknowledge the extraordinary contributions and sacrifices of the Governments of Uganda and Burundi as they play a crucial role in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), where the circumstances are indeed dangerous and where lives have been lost. Reading the report before us today (S/2008/8l3) suggests several important steps forward. Let me discuss a few of them briefly. First, we should work together to further enhance the AU secretariat's capacity to plan, manage and sustain peacekeeping operations in the field over the long term. My Government also encourages the secretariats of both the United Nations and the African Union to share the burden of planning for joint operations and to further develop mechanisms to make coordination on joint missions easier and smoother.”
2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092 (2009) · source
“Africa's needs are great, but so are the contributions that Africans have made for many years to keeping the peace. We salute the many African countries that have contributed troops and otherwise supported peace operations across the continent - and, indeed, beyond the continent. And in particular we recognize the ongoing courage of the African Union's decision to become the first body to deploy troops to Darfur when the situation there was and is at its most uncertain, unstable and risky. Tragically, this week's further loss of life has reminded us again how brave the troops of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur are and how crucial their life- saving mission is.”
2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092 (2009) · source
“We are glad to have this chance to discuss ways to further deepen the important partnership on 09-2716] peacekeeping between the United Nations and the African Union, a partnership that we steadfastly support and one that lets both the United Nations and the AU do far more than either could do on its own. We look forward to further efforts to ensure that the two organizations coordinate smoothly and draw upon their own unique strengths. In the past, United Nations partnerships with the AU and other, subregional, organizations such as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have helped end conflicts and protect vulnerable civilians. The question today is how best to build upon those successes, carry out peacekeeping operations more effectively and promote peace and stability across the continent.”
2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092 (2009) · source
“I wish to begin, Sir, by welcoming you as the new Permanent Representative of Libya and congratulating you on your assumption of the Chair as President of the Council for this month. I also want to thank Prime Minister Prodi for his leadership and to thank the other members of the African Union-United Nations panel for their valuable discussion of ways to strengthen the African Union's capacity to organize more effective peacekeeping operations. I am pleased to welcome here as well today Foreign Minister Zuma of South Africa and African Union (AU) Commissioner Lamamra, who have both made enormous contributions in this field.”
2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092 (2009) · source
“But the United States also sees an opportunity - a chance for the Iranian Government to demonstrate that it is willing to unclench its fist and begin a serious, responsible discussion about a range of issues. President Obama has already said that we are prepared for principled engagement with Iran, and we will ensure that such engagement is consistent with the decisions of this body. Iran has very real responsibilities to fulfil. The international community must stand together, firm in ensuring that they are met.”
2009-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6090 (2009) · source
“Finally, the United States believes that the Iran sanctions Committee has an essential role to play, even as we offer Iran a new opportunity to increase international confidence in its words and actions. But, 09-26005 in the light of Iran's continued failure to comply with its obligations, the Iran sanctions Committee should redouble its efforts to ensure the full and robust implementation of Security Council resolutions 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007) and 1803 (2008). As the Council knows, the United States is currently engaged in a review of its policies towards Iran. As President Obama, Secretary of State Clinton, I and other leaders of my Government have noted, the United States will not waver in its determination to ensure that Iran does not obtain nuclear weapons.”
2009-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6090 (2009) · source
“The United States urges its fellow Security Council members not only to take note of the IAEA's serious findings, but also to vigorously support the IAEA in its continuing investigations of these critical matters. Secondly, there is the question of a new violation of Security Council resolutions on Iran that was brought to the Committee's attention last month. We have carefully studied the report regarding the inspection of the M/V Manchegorsk, which was transporting arms-related materiel from Iran to Syria. The Iran sanctions Committee concluded that that transfer violated Security Council resolution 1747 (2007). The United States supports the steps that the Committee has already taken to address that violation, and we hope that the Committee will take appropriate action under its mandate.”
2009-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6090 (2009) · source
“First, the latest IAEA report contains troubling findings that deserve the Council's sustained attention. As the United States and other members of a united P5+1 noted recently in Vienna, we echo the concerns expressed in the IAEA Director General's report, including with regard to the remaining issues that give rise to continuing concern that Iran's nuclear programme has military dimensions. Once again, the IAEA has documented Iran's ongoing refusal to comply with the Security Council's demands, including the clear requirement that Iran suspend its proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities. Iran also still refuses to respond constructively to IAEA questions about its past work to develop a nuclear-weapons capability.”
2009-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6090 (2009) · source
“I thank Ambassador Takasu for his report as Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). We are grateful for the 09-26005 leadership that he has shown in the opening months of his term as Chairman. Today marks the Security Council's first meeting on Iran since the release of the most recent report of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - a report that makes it clear that Iran is still not complying with its international nuclear obligations, including those set out in resolutions of the Council. Today's meeting is also the first time that the Council has discussed Iran since the sanctions Committee examined the case of a merchant vessel found to be shipping arms-related materiel from Iran to Syria. Let me focus on three key issues.”
2009-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6090 (2009) · source
“That strategy will address the security needs of Israel and the legitimate political and economic aspirations of the Palestinian people. It will seek an end to Iran's ambition to acquire an illicit nuclear capacity and its support for terrorism. It will aim to encourage both Iran and Syria to become constructive regional actors, and it will deepen our ties with our partners in the region to pursue common efforts to secure a broad and sustained peace. This is a new course, but it is the right one for the future of Iraq, for the stability of the region and, ultimately, for our shared security and well-being.”
2009-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6087 (2009) · source
“Indeed, we have already signed a broad agreement with Iraq that sets out a long-term programme for cooperation in fields ranging from education to trade, technology and common efforts to meet the energy challenges of the new century. The United States and the Government of Iraq are already working to establish a strong foundation for future cooperation and an ongoing partnership that benefits both of our free and sovereign peoples and the region. Our approach to Iraq must indeed also be understood in a larger regional context. The responsible draw-down of United States forces in Iraq will give us additional flexibility in Afghanistan. At the same time, the United States will vigorously pursue a comprehensive strategy in the Middle East.”
2009-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6087 (2009) · source
“The United States will support Iraq's continuing development as a democratic country in which all communities can join in shaping the political, social and economic life of a nation that protects the human and civil rights of all of its citizens - a nation that lives in peace with its neighbours and the international community. The United States will move responsibly and safely to reduce our military presence in Iraq. Our bilateral security agreement with Iraq will frame the path ahead, and the process of redeploying our combat troops will be conducted in consultation with the Government of Iraq and with its support. This carefully managed commitment to ending the war in no way diminishes the United States long- term support for a sovereign, stable, democratic and prosperous Iraq that is a force for peace in a turbulent region.”
2009-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6087 (2009) · source
“Thus, even as we commend host countries for their generosity, we urge the international community to intensify its efforts to take in the desperate and the vulnerable; to ensure that non-governmental organizations, host countries and others can provide dignified lives and sheltering havens to those already in their care; to help the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNICEF and the World Food Programme to provide additional aid to the needy; and to help the Government of Iraq to develop the capacities and conditions that will let those uprooted by war return home in peace.”
2009-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6087 (2009) · source
“I would like to draw particular attention today to an area in which more work and a greater sense of urgency are required from all of us: the plight of millions of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons, who constitute one of the largest refugee populations in the world today. Iraqi refugees face increasingly difficult circumstances in their host countries: rising food prices, rents they can no longer meet, and dwindling personal resources. All these conditions have heightened the spectre of poverty and despair.”
2009-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6087 (2009) · source
“The Independent High Electoral Commission rose to the challenge here, and UNAMI played an important supporting role, providing technical assistance and advice rooted in long United Nations experience. We most importantly congratulate the Government and people of Iraq, who deserve the greatest credit for this stirring demonstration of peaceful political change. I was personally moved by the sight of the Iraqi police officers who helped to secure the polling places and to protect ordinary voters determined to cast their ballots. We hope that, with the help of UNAMI and the international community, Iraqis will be similarly encouraged by the national elections that are to be held later this year.”
2009-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6087 (2009) · source
“On behalf of the United States, I am proud to offer our full support to UNAMI's work. The United States is grateful to Special Representative De Mistura and his staff for their accomplishments and resolve. Let me spend a few moments on one development in which UNAMI's efforts have been particularly helpful. Iraq, as we have just been discussing, recently held provincial elections in which the nation's voters chose new councils in 14 of Iraq's 18 provinces. That free and peaceful vote, with its widely respected legitimacy, was a heartening moment in the evolution of Iraqi democracy. Voter participation was high, candidates from all of Iraq's major parties and communities ran hard, and the elections were unmarred by boycotts, significant violence or major disruptions.”
2009-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6087 (2009) · source
“We will always honour the ultimate sacrifice made by Sergio Vieira de Mello and his colleagues, who gave their lives in the attempt to build a new Iraq and who dedicated themselves throughout their careers to the fight for a more peaceful, lawful and decent world. We salute the critically important role that the United Nations continues to play in Iraq. Under the leadership of Special Representative De Mistura and at the invitation of the Iraqi Government, UNAMI has expanded and enhanced its presence in Iraq. Its work is as far-ranging as it is important - advancing national reconciliation, helping to resolve disputes over internal boundaries, ensuring that Iraqi elections are free and fair, and helping those, including refugees and the internally displaced, whose lives have been upended by the turmoil of war.”
2009-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6087 (2009) · source
“With the end of the coalition's mandate on 31 December, we marked a new beginning with Iraq as a friend and a partner working to establish open and democratic rule and to advance peace and cooperation with its neighbours and the wider world. Even so, a sovereign Iraq continues to look to the international community for support in these areas, and we encourage Member States to help Iraq to strengthen its democratic institutions, bring its displaced citizens back home, strengthen its democracy and respect for the rule of law, and deepen its productive relations with all of its neighbours even as it works to continue to strengthen and build its economy. The United States will never forget the enormous price this institution paid in Iraq.”
2009-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6087 (2009) · source
“The American and coalition troops, the international diplomatic corps, aid workers and the staff of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), who are all focused on building a future of peace, security and stability in Iraq, have performed magnificently, and we salute their accomplishments and sacrifices. Iraqi and American interests alike will best be served by the safe and responsible redeployment of United States forces from Iraq, by support for Iraqis as they assume full responsibility for their sovereign nation, and by the encouragement of other nations to join in helping to stabilize the region and to deploy a broader array of tools to eliminate the ongoing threat of Al-Qaida-affiliated terrorism.”
2009-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6087 (2009) · source
“I should like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2009/102) and Special Representative Staffan dc Mistura and his staff for their exceptional service and performance every day in Iraq. I also want to thank Ambassador Al Bayati of Iraq for his important remarks and to congratulate his Government and the people of Iraq on the important and positive progress that they have achieved of late. With our shared strategic interests at stake, thousands of brave Americans in harm's way, and the future of millions of Iraqis in the balance, Iraq remains an issue of great importance to the United States, but one on which the new Administration will steer a new course.”
2009-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6087 (2009) · source
“We salute the determination shown by President Ramos-Horta, Prime Minister Gusmao and their Government. We also again extend our thanks to Special Representative Khare, the dedicated UNMIT staff who work alongside him and the United Nations country team. We deeply appreciate the labours and sacrifices of the bilateral and multilateral partners in Timor-Leste and the diligent efforts of the international security forces working there to help maintain law and stability. The people of Timor-Leste still have much to do, but they must know that they do not stand alone.”
2009-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6085 (2009) · source
“Civilian oversight of both the police and the military should be strengthened. Future progress in Timor-Leste will require a responsive and independent justice sector. We support the efforts of the Secretary-General and his Special Representative to promote a coordinated approach to justice sector reform, and stress the critical need to reduce the backlog of cases and to establish a comprehensive legal system to hold criminals responsible. Finally, we encourage the international community to help the Government of Timor-Leste to hold the local elections that are planned for this year. We hope that UNMIT, acting under the terms of its mandate to enhance democratic rule and advance political dialogue, will also work to ensure that the vote goes smoothly. The achievements made in Timor-Leste give its people a great deal to be proud of.”
2009-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6085 (2009) · source
“For lasting stability, however, Timor-Leste will need to continue its development efforts, in particular in rural areas, and work to lower unemployment rates. Timor-Leste cannot stand on its own without a fully functioning security sector. We very much appreciate UNMIT's careful planning process to enable the National Police Force of Timor-Leste (PNTL) to gradually resume policing responsibility. Throughout that process, Timorese officers will require continued training in order to meet the security challenges in their country. UNMIT must be diligent about delineating responsibility between the PNTL and UNMIT police. The leadership in Timor-Leste, in concert with the international community, should work to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the nation's military in relation to the police.”
2009-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6085 (2009) · source
“We concur wholeheartedly with the Secretary-General's recommendation to extend UNMIT's mandate for one year at its current composition and strength. We will look to UNMIT to continue to play a central role in Timor-Leste, in particular as the national police prepares to resume policing responsibility and as the justice sector builds its capacity. The United States believes that development and security go hand-in-hand and that one cannot move forward without the other. The Secretary-General's report (S/2009/72) notes a rise in poverty in the country. Our concern for the most vulnerable in Timor- Leste - the poor and the displaced - is also indeed growing. We commend the Government of Timor-Leste for returning nearly all displaced persons to their homes and for resolving the petitioner issue.”
2009-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6085 (2009) · source
“I am particularly pleased that we are joined today by President Jose' Ramos-Horta. We very much welcome his very thoughtful and comprehensive statement to the Council. We also appreciate the Secretary-General's presence and his comprehensive statement. We are very heartened to see the progress that has been made over the past year, in particular in the wake of the bloodshed of 2006 and last year's attempts on the lives of both President Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Gusmao. The people of Timor-Leste and their leaders have shown great courage as they strive to bring peace and stability to their country. We also commend the Secretary-General, his Special Representative Mr. Atul Khare and the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) for the key role they have played in assisting Timor-Leste in that process.”
2009-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6085 (2009) · source
“Sierra Leone reminds us not only of the difficulties of post-conflict transitions, but also of the promise of the United Nations and the broader international community to assist a country and its people to build a better future. The United States fully supports UNIPSIL and will remain steadfast in assisting Sierra Leone to put conflict in its past and move towards a future of lasting development and democracy.”
2009-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6080 (2009) · source
“We welcome UNIPSIL's collaboration with the Sierra Leone Joint Drug Interdiction Task Force and will continue to offer our assistance in addressing this threat to Sierra Leone's national security and, indeed, to the security of the region. At the same time, we encourage a regional approach to addressing these issues, in particular narco-trafficking and piracy. The fact that Sierra Leone, despite its impressive progress, remains vulnerable to instability from drugs and crime, youth unemployment of over 60 per cent and persistent poverty, reminds us not only that peace is hard-won, but also that we need to continue to work together within and beyond the United Nations community to effectively confront the challenges that remain.”
2009-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6080 (2009) · source
“The United States also applauds the work of United Nations Radio, which has reached out to the people of Sierra Leone from Freetown to rural communities across the country to provide vital information about elections, women's rights, health concerns and many other crucial issues. We support transfer of this service to the Sierra Leone Broadcast Corporation, as well as the use of unallocated peacebuilding funds for the further development of the national public broadcasting service. We continue to be concerned about the increased use of Sierra Leone as a trans-shipment point for drugs trafficked from South America to Europe.”
2009-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6080 (2009) · source
“However, we are concerned that UNIPSIL is not yet at full strength owing to staffing shortages, which underscores the importance of a smooth transition when United Nations missions hand over authority, so that we do not risk losing critical momentum. As a supporter of the Peacebuilding Commission, the United States is encouraged to see that the Commission has facilitated national dialogue on important issues. We also note the contribution that Peacebuilding Fund- supported projects are making to tackle the peacebuilding priorities outlined by the Government of Sierra Leone in conjunction with the Commission.”
2009-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6080 (2009) · source
“It is an innovation that we have added to the toolkit of mechanisms that we can deploy in post-conflict situations. We will need to follow its progress, both to ensure that as Member States we give the necessary support to help its efforts to succeed and to ensure that this new office has the impact that we all seek. We are encouraged by the progress that has been made in Sierra Leone. We see real value added from the presence of an integrated office such as UNIPSIL and we hope that UNIPSIL will quickly validate the worth of this integrated approach to peacebuilding. In that regard, we welcome the Joint Vision initiative as an important further step in seeing the United Nations family pull together on behalf of a common strategy to assist Sierra Leone's post-conflict transition.”
2009-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6080 (2009) · source
“We further applaud President Koroma for his effective leadership, for his Agenda for Change, for his actions, including appointing a new strong head of the Sierra Leone Anti-Corruption Commission, and for undertaking reform of the justice system, enhancing respect for human rights and strengthening the rule of law. We note the important role that UNIPSIL will play in supporting these promising developments and helping Sierra Leone to tackle the underlying causes of instability. We have come a long way in the ability of the United Nations to help countries and regions resolve, recover from and rebuild after conflict. The type of office that UNIPSIL represents is new instrument for the United Nations to assist post-conflict countries as they make the critical transition from insecurity and violence to lasting peace.”
2009-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6080 (2009) · source
“Congratulations, Mr. President, on your assumption of the leadership of the Security Council. We would also like again to thank our colleagues from France for their very able leadership of the Council last month. The United States welcomes the appointment of Mr. Michael von der Schulenburg as the Executive Representative of the Secretary-General, and we thank him for his briefing on the new United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL). We also wish to thank Ambassador Frank Majoor for his update and leadership in the Peacebuilding Commission, and Ambassador Touray, the Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone, for his very comprehensive and helpful presentation. We commend UNIPSIL for the support it has provided the Government and people of Sierra Leone in making their transition from conflict to durable peace.”
2009-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6080 (2009) · source
“But after a great deal of consideration, we decided that the resolution - the text of which we support, the goals of which we support and the objectives of which we fully support - should indeed be allowed to go forward. I believe that, in doing so, the Council has provided a road map for a sustainable, durable peace in Gaza.”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6063 (2009) · source
“Finally, let me just note that, while we are dealing with the current situation in Gaza, we must keep our eye on the goal of resolution 1850 (2008), which we adopted in this Chamber a short time ago. That is the goal of establishing an enduring commitment to mutual recognition; freedom from violence, incitement and terror; and a two-State solution, building upon previous agreements and obligations. All United Nations Member States bear a responsibility to promote these principles and to help the parties towards the establishment of a State of Palestine to live in peace, side by side with the State of Israel. The United States thought it important to see the outcomes of the Egyptian mediation efforts in order to see what resolution 1860 (2009) might have been supporting, and that is why we chose to abstain tonight.”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6063 (2009) · source