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first: 1999-09-11
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“My delegation considers the approach now envisaged on the basis of resolution 1352 (2001) to be a promising one that would improve significantly the flow of commodities and products to Iraq, while maintaining the necessary controls. However, the development and prosperity of a people do not depend solely on the supply of commodities. They also depend on modern infrastructure - roads, railways, telecommunications, medical facilities, water and sanitation systems. We must ensure that nothing in the measures that we adopt, or in the way we apply these measures, prevents the development of Iraq's normal economic infrastructure. In this context, it is important that the list of goods that would be reserved for review by the Iraq sanctions committee under the envisaged system is as short and as precise as possible.”
2001-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4336 (2001) · source
“The Council has for a considerable time recognized that the longer the sanctions continue, the more the sanctions regime must be adjusted in the interests of the people of Iraq and concentrated more and more on their primary objective. It is now time to take a further step, and to acknowledge the need, after 11 years of sanctions, to allow the people of Iraq to recover their national economy and life, while maintaining the controls necessary to ensure that the Government of Iraq does not further develop weapons of mass destruction and does not acquire the means of again threatening Iraq's neighbours, pending the fulfilment of its disarmament obligations in line with the Council's resolutions.”
2001-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4336 (2001) · source
“That was acknowledged in resolution 661 (1990) itself, which permitted the supply of medicines, and of foodstuffs in humanitarian circumstances. Because it was realized pragmatically that the disarmament process would require some time, the Council, in resolution 687 (1991), calibrated the sanctions regime established by resolution 661 (1990), lifting the prohibitions on foodstuffs, and establishing a no-objection procedure for essential civilian needs. That process was continued in resolution 986 (1995), with the establishment of the oil-for-food programme. It was developed further in successive resolutions, including in resolution 1284 (1999), which lifted the cap on the amount of oil that Iraq can sell. The arrangements envisaged in resolution 1352 (2001), therefore, do not represent anything radically new.”
2001-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4336 (2001) · source
“It is regrettable because without their fulfilment, the objective of restoring international peace and security in the region cannot be considered to have been achieved. It is regrettable also because of the effect that the long-term comprehensive economic sanctions have had on the people of Iraq, most of whom had nothing whatever to do with the decisions taken by the Iraqi authorities that led to the imposition of sanctions. The international community and the Security Council, acting on its behalf in the area of international peace and security, have a responsibility to ensure that the measures they adopt do not prevent the people of the country under sanctions from obtaining the necessities of life.”
2001-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4336 (2001) · source
“My delegation is very pleased to have this opportunity to hear, in open format in the Council, the views and concerns of so many delegations on this issue of such importance to us all. The Irish Government has consistently made clear its grave concern at the humanitarian situation in Iraq. When comprehensive economic sanctions were imposed on Iraq by resolution 661 (1990), almost 11 years ago, it was not anticipated that they could possibly last so long. When they were reaffirmed by resolution 687 (1991), the conditions for their suspension were clearly established. That they have still not been fulfilled 10 years on, even as modified by resolution 1284 (1999), is a matter of utmost regret to the Irish Government.”
2001-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4336 (2001) · source
“The economic situation and the high level of unemployment - which serve to fuel extremism - also need to be improved systematically and steadily, as they need to be elsewhere in Kosovo. The lack of progress in relation to missing persons is clearly a source of great contention for both communities, for whom it is a cause of common suffering and disquiet. During the mission we delivered messages to the relevant parties about this and about the need to release remaining political detainees. We believe the mission had a useful, practical effect in that it underlined the full support of the Security Council for UNMIK and KFOR; it sent strong and unambiguous messages to all sides; and it imparted an important signal from the Council as to the importance of the high priority of sustained contact and cooperation with Belgrade.”
2001-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4335 (2001) · source
“Like many Council members, I was impressed by the honesty and realism displayed by the President, Foreign Minister Svilanovic and Interior Minister Zivkovic, and I have no doubt that they will use their influence wisely and positively. In the interim, all parties must work to develop the essential components of a positive climate for Serb participation in the elections. Those components were discussed frankly with us by President Kostunica. I agree strongly with Under-Secretary-General Guehenno's earlier statement that Mitrovica plays a central role in the political dynamics of Kosovo as a whole. A comprehensive strategy which includes political, social and religious elements is essential to address the situation there. The parallel structures in northern Mitrovica must be removed.”
2001-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4335 (2001) · source
“During the course of the mission, we told the ethnic Albanian representatives in the clearest terms that all terrorist activity must cease. We must sustain and reinforce that message so that they can be in no doubt whatever as to the refusal of the international community to countenance any form of extremism. While we welcome the opening of the UNMIK office in Belgrade, and the various meetings between the Special Representative and President Kostunica, we believe that the Mission must liaise even more closely with the administration there, including on conditions which could lead to the return of refugees and internally displaced persons. President Kostunica has already accepted the Constitutional Framework and has encouraged Serbs to register for the elections. It is now essential that he encourage them to vote.”
2001-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4335 (2001) · source
“Of course, both processes require courage, perseverance and generosity of spirit on all sides. Ireland understands very well the profound concerns expressed by the Serbs about the security situation in Kosovo. Most of those who remain in the province live in ghettos. Their freedom of movement is severely restricted, and they exist in a climate of constant fear. We welcome the recent decision by the Special Representative to establish a new police and justice pillar, and the promulgation of three UNMIK regulations. It is essential to make further early, quantifiable progress in the security area, including regarding the illegal importation of and trafficking in weapons and the recovery of existing illegally held weapons.”
2001-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4335 (2001) · source
“However, we have no doubt that the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the Kosovo Force (KFOR) will achieve their mandates to implement resolution 1244 (1999), and we support fully their work in this regard. It is clear that the only possible future for all the people of Kosovo is a multi-ethnic society based firmly on respect for minority and human rights. As part of the Security Council mission to Kosovo, I urged the communities' representatives to develop the special courage to participate in the process towards achieving this. In so doing, I drew parallels between the Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement and the Constitutional Framework in Kosovo - both of which provide for multi-ethnic structures, without prejudicing the character of an eventual, final constitutional status.”
2001-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4335 (2001) · source
“Following our mission to Kosovo under your efficient leadership, Mr. President, and the most recent report of the Secretary-General, this meeting enables us to assess developments in Kosovo and to focus on the way forward. I am grateful to Under-Secretary-General Guehenno for his comprehensive introductory comments. As Ireland fully associates itself with the statement that will be delivered later by the Permanent Representative of Sweden on behalf of the European Union, I will highlight only a few issues of particularly pressing concern. Despite the progress made, we see clearly the difficulties that remain in Kosovo, and we see clearly also the deep-rooted divisions between the different communities. As President Putin said to us last Sunday, the task assigned to Special Representative Haekkerup is "Herculean".”
2001-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4335 (2001) · source
“With this in mind, Ireland will strive so that the Secretary-General's report may trigger far-reaching, practical action to realize that vision.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“We must at all levels ensure an entry point for the development dimension. The Charter of the United Nations is a document of seminal political sophistication and prescience. It was agreed by leaders whose life experience had been forged in the crucible of the most destructive war in history. The authors of the Charter and the Member States that embrace it have given to the United Nations, as one of its principal purposes, "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war". Had the purpose been to save the generations from the effects of war, the Charter would have said so. It did not. The vision of the United Nations Charter is in significant part a preventive one when it comes to conflict. Surely this is not in question.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“We support the Secretary-General's call for greater coordination on conflict prevention within the United Nations system and his call for adequate resources for the Department of Political Affairs to carry out its responsibilities as the system focal point in this area. The establishment of a new unit to serve as the secretariat for the Executive Committee on Peace and Security, as recently proposed by the Secretary-General elsewhere, would underpin efforts to enhance a strategic approach by the Organization to conflict prevention. We support the establishment of this unit, and we call on all other delegations to demonstrate their commitment to such a strategic approach by supporting this proposal. At the same time, we want to ensure a joined-up approach in the United Nations, both at Headquarters and in the field.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“Thirdly, I would like to stress the need to strengthen coherence and capacity in the United Nations system concerning conflict prevention. The Secretary-General has clearly identified the need for enhanced coherence in our conflict prevention efforts. The United Nations has developed important new tools to improve coherence through the common country assessment and the United Nations Development Assistance Framework. These new instruments help focus the "conflict prevention lens" by identifying, prioritizing and implementing a coherent approach to development and conflict prevention with our development partners at the country level. This Council has recognized the important role played by the resident coordinator system as the United Nations presence on the ground before, during and after conflict. This role should be enhanced.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“We believe, in particular, that there is untapped potential in preventive peacekeeping activities conducted by civilian police, whose community- policing approach can play a significant role in reducing tension and building confidence. The goal of conflict prevention is an important consideration in building crisis management- capabilities in the context of European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP). Ireland believes that the Secretary-General's recommendations are fully consistent with the European Union's programme for the prevention of violent conflicts, which confirms that "The development of ESDP has, since the outset, been intended to strengthen the EU's capacity for action in the crucial field of conflict prevention".”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“The fostering of a culture of prevention, recommended to us by Secretary-General Annan, is indeed at the heart of the EU's approach. The recent European Council in Gothenburg adopted an EU Programme for the Prevention of Violent Conflicts. This Programme accords the EU's highest political priority to improving effectiveness and coherence in this area. Ireland joins the Secretary-General in highlighting the preventive potential of peacekeeping operations. We have all seen the benefit of preventive deployment, as well as the cost involved when the international community either fails to deploy preventively, or when it withdraws or winds up a successful ongoing operation.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“At the same time, there is a need for international partners to provide further assistance and training to enable these and other organizations to build on their achievements to date. Ireland supports the development of regional prevention strategies by the United Nations and its regional partners, inter alia, through the establishment of United Nations liaison offices. The regular meetings between the United Nations and the regional organizations have considerable potential. The Secretary-General has recommended that the follow-up processes to these meetings receive the fullest support. Ireland agrees with him. As a member of the European Union, and as a long-standing contributor to United Nations peacekeeping operations, Ireland sees a growing synergy between the EU's work and the work of the United Nations in conflict prevention.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“Meaningful conflict prevention strategies must also take account of gender equality and Ireland strongly endorses the Secretary- General's call on this Council to give greater attention to gender perspectives in conflict prevention and peace-building. In the second instance, let me address the important role of regional organizations. Many conflicts are inseparable from their regional contexts. Support for regional and subregional actors should therefore be a central element of conflict prevention. For example, the development of appropriate institutional capacities for early warning and conflict prevention by the Organization of African Unity and, more recently, the Economic Community of West African States is warmly welcomed.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“Ireland supports the Secretary-General's recommendation that this Council include, as appropriate, a disarmament, demobilization and reintegration component in the mandates of United Nations peacekeeping and peace- building operations. It is also important to be aware that these operations ensure that the development dimension is built in as a matter of course. We agree very much with the Secretary-General that efforts to prevent conflict should promote a broad range of human rights, including civil and political rights, as well as economic, social and cultural rights, and the right to development.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund involvement in helping developing countries prepare poverty-reduction strategy papers has a key role in long-term conflict prevention efforts. The United Nations operational development arm can play a very significant role in poverty reduction and in helping partner Governments reach the development targets agreed at the Millennium Summit. Successful conflict prevention means that we must work closely alongside our developing country partners before, during and after conflict. Prevention also means preventing the re-emergence of serious conflict. In that context, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes are increasingly seen as an essential part of post-conflict resolution.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“We echo the Secretary-General's call for the donor community to increase aid flows to our developing country partners. At the Millennium Summit, the Prime Minister of Ireland, Mr. Bertie Ahern, committed Ireland to reaching the target of 0.7 per cent of gross national product by 2007. This will involve a four-fold increase in our development assistance budget. If the international community is to be genuine and serious about conflict prevention, we must be wholehearted in supporting poverty reduction and sustainable development. We should not say one thing in this room and act differently elsewhere. Ireland would also like to see enhanced coherence between major donors. We strongly support efforts to strengthen the partnership between the United Nations system and other major partners, including the European Union.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“An effective conflict prevention strategy will require a comprehensive and multidimensional approach that encompasses both short-term preventative and long-term development aspects. As the Secretary-General has noted, development assistance by itself cannot prevent or end conflict, but it can help to create the underlying conditions for the development of peaceful, stable and prosperous societies. In our view, development cooperation focused on poverty eradication is the most powerful instrument that the international community has to address the long-term root causes of conflict and to promote peace. The Secretary-General has called for development assistance to focus on decreasing structural risk factors. The primary risk factor is poverty. A central issue that we all need to address is the decline in aid flows to the poorest countries.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“We should not be deflected today into a dispute over the prerogatives of the United Nations various organs. Instead we should try to tease out what the Security Council can do in practical terms to advance the goals in the Secretary-General's report. Ireland supports the report's basic premises, its principles and, in general terms, its 29 recommendations. We would wish to look in particular at three specific areas: first, the complementary relationship between conflict prevention and development; secondly, the important role of regional organizations; and, thirdly, the need to strengthen coherence and capacity concerning conflict prevention in the United Nations system. First of all, let me take up the complementary relationship between conflict prevention and development.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“The report makes clear in human and economic terms the inherent, indeed self-evident, benefits of conflict prevention, as well as the corollary: the devastating consequences of failure to prevent conflict and of tardy reaction to situations where lives are already in danger or being lost. The Secretary-General is correct. We need to undertake the conceptual leap to thinking in terms of prevention, to seeing conflict through the prevention lens. Ireland is glad to have the opportunity to discuss the Secretary-General's report here today and we look forward to its consideration by the General Assembly and the other relevant organs of the United Nations. We believe that the report should be approached in a practical manner and with an open mind.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“Ireland is very pleased to see Foreign Minister Azad of Bangladesh presiding over this important meeting. We welcome him warmly. May I also thank Deputy Secretary-General Frechette for her thoughtful and comprehensive introductory statement. Later in today's debate, Sweden will make a statement in its capacity as Presidency of the European Union (EU). Ireland fully associates itself with that statement. The report which the Secretary-General has provided to this Council and to the General Assembly is a valuable and forward-thinking document which presents a challenge to the entire United Nations system and to the Member States.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“We urge in strong terms that the Indonesian authorities provide full cooperation in this urgent matter. We expect and require this cooperation. Finally, let me affirm Ireland's commitment to supporting the people of East Timor, both during the period of transition to independence and after independence has been achieved.”
2001-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4321 (2001) · source
“While we fully respect the separation of executive, legislative and judicial powers within Indonesia, we urge in the strongest terms the competent authorities to take full cognizance of the gravity of such acts and to ensure that the perpetrators of all such violence face the full force of the law. The punishment must fit the crime and must be seen to fit the crime. Mr. Ramos-Horta has just spoken eloquently and tellingly in this regard. Ireland raised in a previous meeting the question of women who were abducted from East Timor during the conflict there, some of whom are now allegedly held in conditions of sexual slavery in West Timor. Ireland is extremely concerned about this matter. We are further concerned to hear today from Mr. Annabi about continuing difficulties in making progress with this problem.”
2001-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4321 (2001) · source
“Ireland believes it is essential that those who have violated human rights and international humanitarian law should be prosecuted in conformity with international standards of justice and fairness. While we welcome the steps taken to investigate such violations, we are concerned about recent developments, including the light sentences handed down in connection with the killings of three personnel of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees in Atambua and the limited scope of the ad hoc human rights tribunal. We understand that these issues are under review.”
2001-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4321 (2001) · source
“Ireland believes that significant progress towards successful elections is being made in East Timor through the registration process and through the all- important civic education programme. However, we are concerned about the pace of the refugee registration process in West Timor. Those who wish to vote in the elections for the Constituent Assembly in East Timor must be able to return there in time to register. We are very concerned to hear this morning from Mr. Annabi that for more than one month now there has not been further progress on the refugee issue. We urge the Government of Indonesia to implement fully and speedily its programme of repatriation and resettlement in this regard.”
2001-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4321 (2001) · source
“In that regard, Ireland remains concerned about the security situation and believes that the significant efforts of the international community should not be endangered by a premature reduction of troops. We agree fully with the Secretary-General's assessment that the military component of UNTAET should be maintained in its present form until the new Government in East Timor has established itself. We also believe that a substantial international presence will be necessary in the post-independence period. This should be commensurate with actual requirements and calibrated to a timetable of careful scrutiny and review. We look forward to the recommendations of the Secretary-General and to further discussions about the structure of such a presence, in which Ireland would hope to participate.”
2001-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4321 (2001) · source
“We hope that the political dissension within East Timor, in itself a positive sign of normalization, will be addressed by the relevant parties through debate and constitutional means, and that it will not lead to civic unrest and violence. We are very heartened to hear from Mr. Ramos- Horta of the important components now under active consideration for the proposed national pact to be signed, inter alia, by all political parties in East Timor. Any points that may be at issue in this context require resolution through strength of argument rather than physical force. We therefore believe that extreme care must be taken to ensure that calm and stability are maintained during the election process and during the subsequent constitutional building period.”
2001-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4321 (2001) · source
“I will not repeat the views expressed therein, which we share, but will simply highlight a few issues which Ireland, as a country with a long-standing involvement in East Timor, considers to be of particular importance. Since the establishment of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), in October 1999, significant progress has been made towards independence. We take this opportunity to pay tribute to the dedicated personnel working with the various components of the mission. As a result of the further development and intensification of that work, we look forward to the people of East Timor participating in truly democratic elections, which, in turn, will provide a solid foundation for the future.”
2001-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4321 (2001) · source
“I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for calling this open meeting, and to welcome our guests, Mr. Xanana Gusmao and Mr. Jose' Ramos-Horta. We consider their participation in this meeting as a reflection of the close relationship between East Timor and the United Nations, and of the successful Timorization process, which is central to the move towards independence. We have listened carefully to their interventions, and we are moved by the statesmanlike quality and integrity of their remarks. We would also like to thank Assistant Secretary- General He'di Annabi for his full and informative briefing, although we are concerned about several elements in it. Ireland associates itself fully with the statement that will be delivered shortly by the representative of Sweden on behalf of the European Union.”
2001-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4321 (2001) · source
“The three briefings we have heard today illustrate very clearly the need for and high value of an integrated and holistic approach to the priority issues of West Africa and the interlocking efforts required in the areas of development and crisis management.”
2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source
“It is imperative that the Governments in the region be assisted in developing the capacity to absorb returning refugees and internally displaced persons when the security situation permits this. In the interim, it is vital that all parties to the regional conflicts permit complete access by the humanitarian agencies to those in need of assistance, as well as safe passage to those same refugees and internally displaced persons. We acknowledge the heavy burdens imposed on countries in the region in accommodating enormous numbers of refugees, in particular Guinea and its people. We have noted carefully Assistant Secretary- General McAskie's recommendations, including the strengthening of OCHA's subregional capacity and the important potential represented by women's organizations. Assistant Secretary-General Fall also stressed this point.”
2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source
“This also is an important step, and we look forward to continued developments in this direction. The appointment of a distinguished Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Sierra Leone, drawn from the development community, would appear to be working well. There are obvious lessons to be learned here. I agree fully with Assistant Secretary-General McAskie, that this work will include close coordination with all players, including non- United Nations players; and I note that OCHA's presence may be reviewed upward. We welcome very much the briefing given by Assistant Secretary-General McAskie. The conflict in the Mano River Union has created a humanitarian crisis with between 1 million and 1.5 million refugees and internally displaced persons in the region.”
2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source
“However, we would echo very strongly the Mission's recommendation that the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone maintain the two- track approach to the resolution of the Sierra Leone conflict. We, too, are encouraged by the further deployment of UNAMSIL and the pledges of cooperation from the RUF interim leader, Mr. Sesay. But, given the history of the RUF reneging on agreements, we will remain cautious and watchful. We note the extremely positive role that the Economic Community of West African States has been playing in the peace process. There are also positive indications of an improvement in the level of coordination between the United Nations peacemakers and the development and humanitarian parts of the system. We welcome the opening of the humanitarian office at Kenema.”
2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source
“The Abuja ceasefire review meeting on 2 May produced promising commitments on the part of the Government of Sierra Leone and the RUF. The confidence-building measures proposed by the Sierra Leone Government are welcome. I agree with Under- Secretary-General Guehenno that we are seeing a good first step in the right direction. It is important that these developments be followed through. We are hopeful of further encouraging signs at the meeting scheduled for tomorrow in Freetown. In this context, I might refer to the inter-agency report recommendation that consideration be given to expanding the mandate of UNAMSIL. We wish to flag that a substantial change to the mandate of a peacekeeping force already in operation presents practical difficulties which we should very carefully bear in mind.”
2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source
“We would urge the Liberian Government to provide real proof of a change of policy which would enable the Council to review the sanctions measures and, in the interim, we urge it to afford its full cooperation to the Panel of Experts recently appointed by the Liberia sanctions Committee. We are most grateful for the briefing given by Under-Secretary-General Guehenno. There have been encouraging signs that the two-track approach in Sierra Leone - the extension of legitimate political authority and the continuation of dialogue with the RUF to direct the rebels towards a democratic process - is showing some positive results. It is essential that the machinery of civil authority be restored as quickly and effectively as possible in the areas into which the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) has deployed.”
2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source
“We in Ireland are currently reviewing our aid programme with a view to seeing what more we can do. We support the recommendation in the report calling on the international financial institutions to review the conditionalities relating to financing arrangements for crisis countries. The impact of HIV/AIDS on the subregion must also be borne in mind. The inter-agency report also makes a number of recommendations on targeted sanctions as these relate to Liberia. The Security Council recently determined that Liberia had failed to provide satisfactory evidence of a wholehearted, genuine commitment to disengagement from the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and that, therefore, additional sanction measures would come into effect.”
2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source
“On a national basis, Ireland has increased significantly our funding to the United Nations funds and programmes because we see their role, and particularly the role of the resident coordinator, as crucial in bringing coherence to the approach of the international community in partnership with the Governments concerned. We have also made multi- annual commitments to the United Nations funds and programmes so that their planning will be based on some predictability of funding. The grant aid nature of United Nations development work, in our View, can be a very significant catalyst in the peace- building/development area. The United Nations inter- agency appeal launched this year by OCHA is an example of an integrated subregional initiative which could assist coordination efforts and help bridge the gap from crisis to development.”
2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source
“We must ensure that the United Nations has clear lines and definitions of authority, and clear organizational structures to deal at the same time with those parts of the region so tragically in crisis and with the long-term development implications for them and for their neighbours. In the past several years the United Nations has had considerable experience in the areas of crisis management, peace-building and development. We can now draw on that experience, as the inter-agency report attempts to do, and learn the lessons on how to do better in the future. We would hope, for example, if a new United Nations office is to be opened in the region, that any deputy or special representative of the Secretary-General would have significant development experience to match the political skills required.”
2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source
“Other agencies, such as the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, the United Nations Children's Fund and other parts of the United Nations system, can all play crucial roles. The role of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, for example, in relation to poverty reduction strategies and debt alleviation, can also be crucial. All parts of the United Nations system play mutually reinforcing roles at all levels. They can add value to each other's work. As Member States and members of the Security Council willing to assist, we must, as a minimum, ensure an entry point for the longer-term development perspective, both on the ground at a regional level and at Headquarters.”
2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source
“The report shows that the political and the developmental issues faced by the peoples of West Africa are inextricably linked, and that we cannot tackle successfully one cluster of issues without being coherent in our approach to all. For the United Nations system it is now very clear that peace-building requires the closest cooperation and coordination between all parts of the United Nations system, at Headquarters, in the region and at country level, in particular the Department of Political Affairs, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the United Nations Development Programme and the resident coordinator system.”
2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source
“We appreciate this important meeting, and we are grateful to Under-Secretary- General Guehenno, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator McAskie and Assistant Secretary-General Fall for their valuable briefings. Assistant Secretary-General Fall's recent Inter- Agency Mission report provides an important framework for addressing the interrelated problems of the West African subregion. It details the need to develop a comprehensive and integrated approach to the priority needs of the subregion and a regional approach to conflict prevention. At last September's Millennium Summit, our heads of State or Government resolved to achieve a fully coordinated approach to the problems of peace and development. The inter-agency report is a significant attempt by the system to play its part and act on that promise.”
2001-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4319 (2001) · source
“The Security Council mission to the region later this month will provide the Council with an opportunity to engage with the parties on the wider dimension of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, focusing in particular on the three core elements of the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement. We urge the parties to maximize the potential of that visit for concrete progress and to use the occasion of the visit to engage closely with the members of the Council on the core obstacles to peace in the region.”
2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317 (2001) · source
“As the Panel proceeds with its work over the coming months, we will be looking at the impact of such activities in the context of the peace process and how the work of the Panel can support that process. In particular, we will look to progress from the parties on the three core issues set out in the Lusaka Agreement. The first is the preparation and adoption of a precise plan and schedule which, in accordance with the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement, would lead to the completion of the orderly withdrawal of all foreign troops from the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The second is the preparation for immediate implementation of prioritized plans for the disarmament, demobilization, reintegration, repatriation or resettlement of armed groups. The third is progress in the inter-Congolese dialogue.”
2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317 (2001) · source
“An extension of the mandate of the Panel will allow it, over the coming months, to pursue further, in a thorough manner, issues which it did not have the opportunity to address in depth in the final report. It will also facilitate further discussion with parties that have expressed concern with the final report. We strongly encourage all parties to engage in further full and frank dialogue with the Panel as it updates its report and assesses progress. We remind those parties that have not extended full cooperation to the Panel of their obligation to do so. Failure to do so would seriously undermine their international standing. This report is but one element in the wider efforts of the international community to end the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317 (2001) · source
“No effort must be spared by the relevant authorities to ensure that activities which undermine the peace process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are halted and that the Congolese people can finally be allowed to benefit directly from the natural wealth of their own country. In this regard, I welcome Minister Mbabazi's announcement of his Government's decision to establish an independent judicial commission of inquiry which will work openly and transparently to investigate the allegations relating to Uganda. I also welcome Minister Nihangaza's declaration of his Government's decision to investigate allegations and to cooperate with the Panel during its extended mandate. At the same time, the concerns expressed by some parties named in the report cannot be dismissed out of hand.”
2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317 (2001) · source