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1992-01-21
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1992-08-13
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  1. “These extremely serious violations of humanitarian law, which instil in the international community a sense of outrage and revulsion, must cease forthwith. As our resolution recalls, those who commit these deeds will have to bear individual responsibility for them, in accordance with international law. We whole-heartedly hope that this message will be heard.”

    1992-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3106 (1992) · source

  2. “We welcome the fact that the Security Council, which already took action on this question in the Presidential statement of 4 August, is formally reiterating today, in the resolution we have just adopted, the demands that an immediate end be put to these very serious violations of humanitarian law - and in particular those linked with the practice of "ethnic cleansing" - and that immediate access to all places of detention be given to the competent humanitarian organizations, in particular the International Committee of the Red Cross. it is also important, as our resolution provides, that all available information on violations of humanitarian law committed in the former Yugoslavia be made known to the international community.”

    1992-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3106 (1992) · source

  3. “It believes that the international community must act immediately to shed full light upon these violations and put #4 end to them. In this regard, my Government quickly agreed to the convening of a special session of the Commission on Human Rights in Geneva and also asked its Minister for Health and Humanitarian Action, Mr. Kouchner, to go to the area in order to highlight the importance we attach to this question.”

    1992-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3106 (1992) · source

  4. “In this regard, we hope that the expanded international conference which France has proposed and which is to be held in London from 26 to 28 August will give new impetus to the efforts to settle this conflict. I should now like to address resolution 771 (1992), on the detention camps in the former Yugoslavia, a resolution of which my country is also a sponsor. The French Government has taken cognizance with indignation and horror of the information ond testimony, growing daily more numerous and incriminating, concerning extremely serious violations of international huuwanitarian law in the former xugosiavia, and in particuiar the suffering iniiicted upon civilians held in camps. My country strongly condemns such deeds.”

    1992-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3106 (1992) · source

  5. “it is in fact crucial that all efforts be coordinated: those of the United Nations - aad of UNPROFOR in particular, whose activity is vital and to which France pays a tribute; those of United Nations humanitarian bodies and other humanitarian organizations; and those of Member States. Iu conclusion, I should like to reiterate how important it is - above and beyond the ser'ous humanitarian questions with which we are dealing - that the efforts to reach a political solution to the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina be pursued with the greatest determination. As the text we have just adopted emphasizes, only a political settlement is likely to put a definitive end to the ordeal of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its people.”

    1992-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3106 (1992) · source

  6. “Secondly, if these obstacles remain, it allows for all measures necessary, including the use of force, to be taken by States in coordination with the United Nations to ensure that the population is not abandoned to hunger and privation. My delegation earnestly hopes that the parties to the conflict will meet the demands of our Council and stop fighting. If this does not happen, actions envisaged in the text wa have just adopted are taken. It intends te provide such assistance as part of the Western Evropeun Union, whose member States have already begun to consider how to implement our resolution. We express the hope that many countries - especially those with a vital interest in peace and security on the European continent - will join with ours to contribute to reaching the goal of this text.”

    1992-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3106 (1992) · source

  7. “In the face of such a situation, and when the suffering of the population is on the rise - reports in the press and on television are eloquent in that regard - the international community is duty bound to take action to allow humanitarian assistance to reach those for whom it is intended, wherever that is necessary in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was in this spirit that France, along with other members of the Security Council, submitted the draft resolution just adopted as resolution 770 (1992). This text has a dual goal. First, it reaffirms the Security Council's demand that the fighting stop immediately, which would eliminate obstacles to the provision of assistance.”

    1992-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3106 (1992) · source

  8. “The visit of the President of the French Republic to the besieged Bosnian capital demonstrated my country's commitment at the highest level to assisting the people affected by the fighting. Unfortunately, the efforts I have referred to have encountered extreme difficulties, resulting largely from the obstacles to aid distribution raised by the forces fighting in the field. In spite of the courage and dedication of those participating in assistance operations, those operations cannot succeed when they are opposed, as is often the case, by force and threat.”

    1992-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3106 (1992) · source

  9. “Mr. ROCHEREAU DE LA SABLIERE (France) (interpretation from French): While deadly fighting continues in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the population of that country is experiencing a terrible ordeal. In Sarajevo and the rest of Bosnia, shortages of basic necessities, especially food and medication, threaten to raise the already high number of this conflict''s victims. The internationsl community, and the United Nations in particular, is exerting considerable efforts to mitigate the suffering of the population by attempting to provide it with sorely needed humanitarian aid. France is taking an active part in those efforts, both by its contribution to units of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFGR) duploysd at the Sarajevs airport and by the delivery of humanitarian supplies.”

    1992-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3106 (1992) · source

  10. “Last year the Security Council found that the repression by the Baghdad authorities constituted a threat to international peace and security. My Government, along with others, took measures to protect the population in the north, which at that time was particularly affected. We note today that a situation just as se: ous as the one I have just recalled exists now in the south. The international community cannot remain indifferent to the fate of the population in the south. It must do everything possible to prevent massive violations of human rights from continuing, and to prevent an exodus.”

    1992-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3105 (1992) · source

  11. “In the south, the repression continues. Mr. van der Stoel has given us crushing examples of this. The Shiite population is subjected to unacceptable treatment. The marsh area is encircled by the army. Villages located there ary bombarded by aircraft. But the Iraqi regime does not confine its abuses to this tragic manhunt going on in the marshes. We know that it is also doing irreparable damage to the cultural and religious heritage of the southern cities. Places of worship, religious schools, libraries have been sacked. The Iraqi authorities must allow the United Nations guards to be deployed in the south, in particular in the area of the marshes, and must give unrestricted access to the humanitiarian organizations so that they can carry out their elementary tasks of assistance and protection.”

    1992-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3105 (1992) · source

  12. “Better late than never: for it is essential that this Memoraudum of Understanding be renowed. My delegation attaches particular importance to the presence of the contingent of United Nations guards. It must be enabled to carry out the task given it by the Secretary-General. Hence, we shali he very vigilant and shall follow very closely the negotiation on the Memorandum of Understanding as wel) as its results. In the field - as Mr. van der Stoel emphasized ~ the Baghdad authorities continue to impose the blockade of Kurdistan by force. The principal access roads to that region are cut and, therefore, the shortages are worsening. Thus, for lack of fuel, the harvested wheat could not be sent to silos and the harvest is being lost. The Kurdish population, which has suffered so much, continues to live a life of anguish.”

    1992-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3105 (1992) · source

  13. “Indeed, the Baghdad authorities are refusing to grant the necessary visas to make it possible to relieve personnel involved in ine implementation of the humanitarian programme. They refuse also to authorize these persons to move about freely, At the same time, wa note a worsening of the security conditions of the Unitea Nations guards, international staff and persons serving with Non-Governmental Organizations. The latter are, indeed, subjected to hostile acts, going so far a8 assaSsination. Unfortunately, we have an example of this, which prompted our Council to react on 17 July last. We learned yesterday that the Iraqi authorities had, after waeks of procrastination, decided to invite Mr. Eliasson to go to Baghdad te continue the discussion on the Memorandum of Understanding signed between Iraq and the United Nations on 18 April 1091.”

    1992-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3105 (1992) · source

  14. “van der Stoel's testimony, which supplements the information that on the whole of Iraqi territory elementary human rights are being trampled upon and that repression against the civilian population is continuing, in the north and in the south. It confirms, also, that resolution 688 (1991) is disregarded by the Baghdad Government. While the United Nations, the specialized agencies and the Non-Governmental Organizations are exerting remz ble efforts to bring relies to the civilian population, the Iraqi Governmont .. placing ever-greater obstacles in the way of humanitarian action. In fact, it is seeking to put an end to that action, The Secretary-General submitted to us last Friday a report in this regard which causes us great concern.”

    1992-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3105 (1992) · source

  15. “Mr. ROCHEREAU DE LA SABLIERE (France) (interpretation from French): Last year, during the tragic exodus of Kurds caused by terrible repression, the Security Council undertook an examination of the humanitarian situation in Iraq. At that time, on the initiative of my country, it adopted resolution 688 (1991). In the same context, we have just listened to a presentation by Mr. van der Stoel of the results - damning for the Government of Iraq - of the very serious, detailed work he has been doing for several months with a view to establishing the truth about the situation cf the civilian populations in Iraq. Mr.”

    1992-08-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3105 (1992) · source

  16. “In these circumstances, France hopes that the unanimous reaction of the international community, expressed by the Security Council in its resolution 731 (1992), which we have just adopted, will induce the Libyan authorities to respond very quickly to the requests of the judicial authorities conducting the investigation into the heinous attacks committed against UTA flight 772 and Pan Am flight 103, which claimed 441 victims coming from various parts of the world.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  17. “The deliberate and wilful destruction of these aircraft, causing the death of hundreds of victims, is a clear-cut case of international terrorism. The exceptional gravity of these attacks and the considerations connected with the restoration of law and security justify this action in the Security Council. This action, motivated by these specific cases of international terrorism, Cannot constitute a precedent.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  18. “To date, the Libyan authorities have not responded satisfactorily to these requests, The Security Council has had occasion: repeatedly to condemn actions against the security of civil aviation and to call for the strengthening of cooperation between all States in order to prevent or punish all acts of international terrorism, and for the prosecution of the perpetrators of such acts. The French Government has, within the United Nations, repeatedly denounced international terrorism. This is a scourge that in itself constitutes a threat to international peace and security. It blindly endangers citizens of all States. All appropriate means must be used to eradicate it. That is the spirit in which France has undertaken its action.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  19. “Mr. ROCHEREAU DE LA SABLIERE (France) (interpretation from French): The Governments of France, the United Kingdom and the United States each published on 27 November last a national communique conveying to the Libyan authorities specific requests connected with the legal procedures under way, following the attacks against UTA flight 772 and Pan Am flight 103; and, together, they published a joint communique recalling these requests and calling upon the Libyan authorities to comply with them without delay.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source