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1. “The analyses and the detailed action programmes which we heard earlier from Jean-Marie Guehenno and Peter Piot reflect very clear, unblinking responses by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and UNAIDS. I commend their frankness and the practicable character of their proposals, as well as the evident intensive cooperation between their departments. The intensified cooperation envisaged at the Headquarters and field levels, encompassing military and civilian peacekeepers as well as humanitarian workers and vulnerable populations, will constitute a very important further step in the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic.”

   2001-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4259Resumption1 (2001) · source

2. “As noted earlier by my European Union colleagues Ambassadors Greenstock and Levitte, Sweden will speak a little later on behalf of the European Union. I wish to associate Ireland fully with the statement of the Swedish European Union presidency in advance. We would like to make the following points in our national capacity. We welcome today's debate on HIV/AIDS, and we recognize the efforts of the United States and of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke in helping to inscribe this critical issue on the agenda of the Security Council. We commend the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) for the cooperation framework just presented, which is an important follow-up to resolution 1308 (2000).”

   2001-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4259Resumption1 (2001) · source

3. “For our part, we feel that a useful purpose would be served if the Security Council were to put in place a structure for ongoing dialogue with significant troop contributors. This arrangement could operate both vertically, in relation to individual peacekeeping missions, and horizontally, in relation to cross-cutting issues applying to peacekeeping more generally. Picking up the point made by Australia this morning, these new structures should not be burdensome, nor should they affect the ability of the Council to make timely decisions. However, we would not, for the moment, wish to see this mechanism replace the current provisions under which the Council has a formal consultation with troop contributors prior to each mandate renewal. Many other interesting proposals have been put forward during today's discussions.”

   2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

4. “If we are not prepared to accept the recommendations of the Secretary-General as to what he requires to do a better job, there is something hollow in those demands we hear for a greater contribution from the Secretariat. My delegation has listened very carefully to the debate so far. We have heard several delegations call for the creation of a permanent structure which would allow troop contributors to remain in ongoing dialogue with the Security Council about the preparation, amendment and implementation of peacekeeping mandates in which their troops are involved. We support such a concept and look forward to discussing specific proposals, such as that which Canada intends to bring forward and that which the United Kingdom has proposed.”

   2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

5. “My delegation has been disappointed at the response of the membership to the request of the Secretary-General for resources to implement the recommendations of the Brahimi Panel. During the main segment of this session of the General Assembly, less than half of the posts requested by the Secretary- General were approved. Many of those posts would have improved the quality of service which the Secretariat provides troop contributors and which we demand of the Secretariat. If we are serious about improving United Nations peacekeeping and the manner in which troop contributors are engaged in the system, it follows that we must be prepared to finance the necessary posts.”

   2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

6. “We suggest, as a matter of course, that when a mandate is completed, there should be routine discussion with troop contributors, the Council and the Secretariat on lessons learned. The President of the Security Council, representatives of the Secretariat and, importantly, all members of the Council should be present at a senior level at all consultations with troop contributors. This requirement is very usefully reaffirmed in resolution 1327 (2000). I wish to underline the importance that we attach to this. This requires troop contributors to take the consultations seriously, to be present at an appropriate level and to participate actively. For useful interaction to occur, all sides must become and remain involved. All of this involves resources. The Secretariat requires manpower to respond to all of these demands.”

   2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

7. “The Council needs to have at its disposal the best information available to it when making decisions, and the presence of the Military Adviser is crucial to this requirement. The Military Adviser should also be available to brief TCCs. Indeed, we welcome the openness and the receptiveness expressed earlier today by Deputy Secretary-General Frechette on behalf of the Secretariat in this regard. The Secretariat now circulates their briefing notes to contributors. This is a positive development. We ask that both military and political briefing notes be made available to troop contributors well in advance of consultations and that every effort be made to ensure that briefings are as comprehensive as possible. We, the States Members of the United Nations and the Secretariat, rnust draw on lessons learned from recent experiences.”

   2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

8. “Resolution 1327 (2000) is the most significant element to date in the framework for consultations between the Security Council, the Secretariat and troop contributors. We take a practical approach to what needs to be done. We look at the useful mechanisms which are already in place, ask how they can be used more effectively and then question what more needs to be done. It is important to register that consultations have improved dramatically over the past two years. The new Military Adviser, General Ford, has made a particular contribution since his appointment. The Secretariat must be commended for this effort. The Military Adviser must continue to brief the Security Council on military matters.”

   2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

9. “This point should be readily understood by all, including by those Members of the Organization which commit their troops to United Nations command and those which are sometimes reluctant to do so. The point made earlier by India about the high rate of peacekeepers provided by developing countries is a telling one which should give rise to reflection. As a contributor to many United Nations missions over the years, Ireland is convinced that we, and other TCCs, can provide essential, practical input into the work of the Council when it is considering the mandate of a mission. We agree with the Brahimi report that TCCs should be consulted at the very initial stages, and at all stages throughout an operation, most particularly where a change of mandate is involved.”

   2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

10. “Under Article 24 of the Charter, Member States confer on the Security Council the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security and for carrying this function out on their behalf. The Security Council has certain obligations under the Charter in this regard. The creation of peacekeeping operations is among the most important of its responsibilities. But, in fulfilling its obligations, the Council also has a responsibility to take into account the views of the countries which contribute troops to those missions. Troop contributors have a particular concern to ensure that the mandates adopted by the Security Council are clear, credible and achievable.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

11. “To those comments, I would like to add the following points in my national capacity. While the order in which I take the floor today reflects Ireland's current status as a member of the Security Council, that position is a temporary one. This is in contrast to our position as a significant troop contributor, which, over the last 40 years, can reasonably be described as permanent. My remarks reflect, therefore, the interests of both a member of the Security Council and a committed troop contributor. It is entirely appropriate for the Security Council to discuss in this way with TCCs how their concerns can best be taken on board by the Council. It is vital that the Council engage with and listen to TCCs before taking any decisions affecting the mandate of a peacekeeping operation.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

12. “I would first like to commend warmly the outgoing members of the Council - Argentina, Canada, Malaysia, Namibia and the Netherlands - for their excellent contribution to the work of the Council over the past two years. As an incoming member of the Council, Ireland is fully committed to carrying out the tasks with which the Member States have entrusted us. We warmly welcome today's debate under your presidency, Mr. Minister, and we particularly support the format. As was noted by many speakers this morning, this is a very timely initiative of the Singaporean presidency which responds to the concerns of many troop-contributing countries (TCCS) that the Security Council must do more to take into account the views of TCCs. Ireland associates itself with, and supports, the statement made this morning by Sweden on behalf of the European Union.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

13. “Very considerable resources have been and must continue to be committed to providing Africa with the necessary investment for development. It is hardly sensible therefore to place this appropriate, necessary investment at risk for the sake of the relatively very modest resources that would make all the difference in ensuring effective peacekeeping in Africa.”

    1999-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4081Resumption1 (1999) · source

14. “But there is another consideration, and that is the credibility of a peace process and of the Council itself. Without such credibility the parties are so much less likely to respect a peace process or to heed the calls made on them by the Council. An impression of foot-dragging by the Council could be as fatal to a peace process as the bad faith of belligerents. From this derives the essential need for the Council to take, and to be seen to take, prompt and decisive action. Finally, several participants have referred to the economic causes and consequences of conflict. The Secretary-General and some others have stressed the nexus between peace and development. African and non- African Member States, including my own, are partners in development, the importance of which was stressed by the Ambassador of Uganda.”

    1999-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4081Resumption1 (1999) · source

15. “However, a developed capacity for conflict prevention at the regional and subregional levels in Africa cannot be created overnight, or by the Security Council on its own. Given its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, the Council has a duty to give the necessary impetus to this process and to ensure that the required resources are available. It is not satisfactory that urgent efforts are made to provide the necessary support at the regional level only when disputes are well on the way to becoming, or have already become, large-scale conflicts. The point has been made strongly here today that for a peacekeeping operation to succeed the parties to the dispute or the conflict must demonstrate their willingness to make and keep the peace. Such willingness is, of course, central.”

    1999-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4081Resumption1 (1999) · source

16. “It is my delegation's conviction that from now on this commitment will be tested principally in Africa. I would like to stress the central role of the Organization of African Unity, both today under Algerian chairmanship and henceforth. We have seen the emergence of a number of important African subregional organizations which have become actively engaged in the work of conflict prevention and resolution. Individual African leaders have also engaged actively in the search for peace. As the Ambassador of Cameroon pointed out, this has opened the possibility of the application of Articles 52 and 53 of the Charter of the United Nations. This is a highly positive development, deserving the strongest possible support.”

    1999-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4081Resumption1 (1999) · source

17. “I associate Ireland with Ambassador van Walsum's acknowledgement this morning of the United Kingdom and the United States, as the Council presidencies that will straddle the millennium, for their initiatives in Council procedures today and next month. We, too, will await the creative initiatives of future presidencies in this regard. I also associate Ireland fully with the statement made this morning by Finland on behalf of the European Union. We have listened very carefully to a useful debate in which delegations made a wide range of suggestions. The Council itself already referred to a number of these in its presidential statement of 30 November. In that statement, the Council reaffirmed its commitment to the maintenance of international peace and security.”

    1999-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4081Resumption1 (1999) · source

18. “If it does not, the result will undermine and damage fundamentally Indonesia's relations with its friends in the international community. It is very hard to believe that anyone, inside or outside Indonesia, could wilfully seek such an outcome.”

    1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043 (1999) · source

19. “However, there can be no such assistance if the necessary security conditions are not in place. It is clear that the people who need the assistance are still under severe physical threat from those who displaced them, and that the Indonesian security forces are manifestly unable, if not unwilling, to contain this threat. Hopes were high that, by the exercise in self-determination provided for under the 5 May Agreements, the status of the Non-Self-Governing Territory of East Timor would finally be settled, furthering an established objective of the United Nations when it proclaimed the International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism, now drawing to a close. The turn which events have taken is tragic, but, it is, we believe, reversible if Indonesia now accepts the help on offer.”

    1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043 (1999) · source

20. “The international community has made an offer of assistance to the Indonesian authorities in restoring law and order and the re-establishment of the conditions which would allow the people of East Timor to return to their homes in safety. This offer has been conveyed directly by the mission which was dispatched by the Security Council. Ireland urges the Government of Indonesia to accept this offer of help without further delay. Ireland also urges all those who may hold influence over the authorities in Indonesia to do all in their power to persuade them to accept the offer. The campaign of terror unleashed in East Timor has created a major humanitarian crisis. International humanitarian assistance is urgently required if starvation and disease are to be avoided.”

    1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043 (1999) · source

21. “In the face of mounting concern they insisted that it was their prerogative to maintain security, while at the same time cynically excusing unrestrained militia activities. It is now entirely clear to us all that the Indonesian authorities are not in a position to maintain security. Despite the proclamation of martial law, the Indonesian armed forces are unable or unwilling even to prevent militia from threatening the remaining UNAMET personnel in Dili. The Secretary-General said in a statement yesterday that there are reports that crimes against humanity have been committed. My delegation is aware of similar reports, including allegations of genocide. If that is the case, those responsible must be apprehended and brought to justice.”

    1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043 (1999) · source

22. “Virtually all of those who would bear witness to these events to the outside world - the staff of UNAMET regional offices, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), international humanitarian agencies, non-governmental organizations and members of the media - have been forced to withdraw. Allow me to pay tribute to the courage and commitment of all the members of UNAMET. I wish to acknowledge their remarkable efforts in protecting, under the most difficult circumstances, those who sought refuge in the United Nations compound. The responsibility for this turn of events lies squarely with the Indonesian authorities. They undertook, in the 5 May Agreements, to maintain peace and security in East Timor.”

    1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043 (1999) · source

23. “His report, on behalf of the European Union observer groups, clearly confirmed that the ballot was conducted by the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) in an eminently fair and transparent manner, and that, in consequence, there could be no doubt that the outcome, whatever it might be, could be taken as the clear expression of the will of the East Timorese people. There has been a widespread systematic campaign to negate the clear result of this transparent exercise in self-determination, through organized intimidation and Violence. There is growing evidence of a brutal policy, through killings and forced displacement, to reverse the result by removing from East Timor large numbers of those who voted for independence.”

    1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043 (1999) · source

24. “I wish to begin by associating my delegation fully with the statement made by the Ambassador of Finland on behalf of the European Union. The Government and people of Ireland have been deeply shocked and outraged at the unfolding events in East Timor following the popular consultation on 30 August, and most particularly following the announcement of the clear result by the Secretary-General on 3 September. On 30 August the people of East Timor had an opportunity for the first time to express their will with regard to their future. Ireland's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. David Andrews, in his capacity as the Personal Representative of the European Union presidency, was present to observe the event.”

    1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043 (1999) · source