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“We are very concerned at a possible political motivation behind the death of a recently selected delegate in Ghor province. On a more positive note, while the small number of female delegates selected at the district level indicates that progress thus far towards ensuring the full participation of women in Afghan society will be slow, we are pleased that at least one woman has already been selected, through the regional process, to participate in the final stage of the emergency loya jirga. Although this may be a single first step forward at this point in this area, it is an important signal of the desire for change and progress in Afghanistan, and we hope that more women will be selected in the coming days.”
2002-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4541 (2002) · source
“However, there are serious obstacles and tasks ahead, and there are those who may well continue to seek to destabilize the Agreement and the institutions it has established. We must continue to ensure that those who seek to disrupt the building of durable peace in Afghanistan do not succeed. For this, the interim Government must be able to extend its reach throughout Afghanistan, enhancing its legitimacy and asserting the need for a viable central authority. There is positive progress on the emergency loya jirga process to date. The loya jirga must take place in a secure atmosphere, without interruption. All actors must provide maximum assistance to the Interim Authority and to the United Nations to ensure its success. There are continued reports from some sectors that there have been instances of pre-selection and intimidation.”
2002-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4541 (2002) · source
“I am grateful to Under- Secretary-General Prendergast for his detailed briefing, covering very clearly the challenges facing the international community in Afghanistan, including political, security and humanitarian assistance. My delegation associates itself fully with the statement to be made shortly by the Permanent Representative of Spain on behalf of the European Union. It is less than six months since Afghan representatives achieved the Bonn Agreement. Given the extraordinary challenges at that point, the Afghan Interim Authority, under the chairmanship of Hamid Karzai, has begun well the very difficult work of coordinating reconstruction, establishing political institutions and giving voice to many silenced Afghans.”
2002-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4541 (2002) · source
“We welcome with undisguised relief the lifting of the siege of the headquarters at Ramallah and we commend those who worked hard on the arrangements that led to the peaceful resolution. We hope that the situation at the Church of the Nativity will also be brought rapidly to a peaceful conclusion without any further bloodshed. It is evident that the way forward is through parallel progress on the security, economic and political fronts towards a solution that will provide Israel with the peace and security to which it has every right and satisfy the legitimate national aspirations of the Palestinian people, which have remained unfulfilled for far too long.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“It is deeply regrettable that we will now not have professionally collated full and accurate information on Jenin based on an impartial and balanced investigation on the ground, due to the decision of the Government of Israel. Israel will be the loser from this decision, and Ireland regrets this very much. Ireland greatly welcomes the outcome of the meeting of the "quartet" held in Washington yesterday and the fact that the members reinforced their determination to continue working as a group with the parties and others in the region to bring about a just, lasting and comprehensive peace. We greatly welcome the prospect of negotiations based on resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) and 1397 (2002) and the Saudi proposal, as endorsed by the League of Arab States at its summit in Beirut.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“It should express its fullest support for the Secretary-General's approach, for his efforts and for his judgment, and it should condemn in forthright terms the decision of the Government of Israel to prevent the fact-finding team from proceeding to the area and beginning its mission, and repudiate absolutely any impugning of the quality and the composition of the team from sources at various levels within Israel. We also attach the highest importance to a unified response by all members of the Council. It will be very clear from successive statements that Ireland has made in the Council that Ireland shares with the Palestinian people, with the family of Arab States and with decent people everywhere a sense of sadness and repugnance at the acts that have been systematically perpetrated in Jenin and elsewhere in recent weeks.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Ireland has fully supported the approach that Secretary-General Annan had taken to this matter since the adoption of resolution 1405 (2002) two weeks ago. Consistent with this, we understand and support the conclusion that both he and President Ahtisaari reluctantly reached - as conveyed to the Council in the Secretary-General's letter of 1 May - that, first, due to the decision of the Government of Israel, it proved impossible for the fact-finding team to travel to the area to begin its work; and that secondly, and in consequence, he was left with no option but to disband the team. Ireland believes that the Council should collectively respond to the Secretary-General.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Secondly, resolution 1405 (2002) provided straightforward language that defines the mandate of the fact-finding team in language that was provided by the sponsor itself. We also heard clearly the assertions made by Israeli ministers and spokespersons that Israel had nothing to hide. If that were the case, then it was reasonable to assume that Israel would only have benefited from the presentation of accurate information to the world. The Government of Ireland was happy to contribute to the fact-finding effort by allowing the release of senior police officers with very extensive counter-terrorism experience to participate in the fact- finding team. This corresponded to, and responded positively to, one major concern expressed to the Secretary-General by the Government of Israel regarding the composition of the team.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I congratulate Singapore on assuming the presidency, and I congratulate the Russian Federation on its efficient handling of business last month. The international community had a right to expect that the fact-finding team would have been working on the ground by now. Why that right? Why that expectation? The international community based its expectation on two facts primarily. First of all, two Israeli Cabinet ministers - Foreign Minister Peres and Defence Minister Ben- Elizer - gave a clear commitment to the Secretary- General that Israel would cooperate with the team. The Secretary-General took that commitment in good faith, and he acted on it in good faith, with our fullest support.”
2002-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4525Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Israel is entitled to secure and recognized borders. The political, security and economic and humanitarian tracks must now be engaged with all speed and determination, so that a political settlement can be reached based on resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) and 1397 (2002).”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We agree that a well-prepared and inclusive conference, called for the purpose of setting in motion negotiations aimed at achieving the vision, enshrined in Secretary Powell's Louisville speech and in the initiative of Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, and endorsed at the recent summit of the League of Arab States and in our own resolution 1397 (2002), is worth the most careful consideration by the parties and by the international community. It must be for each participant to nominate its own representative to the conference. The Israeli and Palestinian people must live together side by side. Every Israeli, and every Palestinian, has to recognize this. The Palestinian people are entitled to their national aspirations, and it is the denial of these aspirations for so long that is the primary cause of the present crisis.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“My authorities regard this as a serious and important contribution to the efforts to resolve this issue. We urge the parties to give it the most careful consideration, and also urge others in the international community to persuade them of the help that it could offer towards helping them to emerge from the present deadlock. We have also listened very carefully to what has been said regarding an international conference.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“What civil structures can be envisaged in such conditions? Ireland shares the Secretary-General's deep concern at the danger to regional security presented by the attacks launched across the Blue Line. The Council has determined that resolution 425 (1978) has been implemented in respect of Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon. The relevant Council resolutions require that all concerned do all in their power to ensure respect for the Blue Line in its entirety. Mutual trust has completely broken down between the parties. We in the Council, and the international community in general, must redouble our efforts to help both sides move out of this dire impasse. We therefore welcome the proposal by the Secretary- General for an international force to provide the security environment, and the space, for a return to political negotiations.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“In particular, we call on Israel to do fully and totally, now, what it should have done, at once, following resolutions 1402 (2002) and 1403 (2002): withdraw from all the Palestinian-controlled areas, including Ramallah, Bethlehem and Gaza. The restrictions on the movement of Chairman Arafat must be ended. My authorities are seriously concerned at the declared intention of the Israeli authorities to establish a tight cordon around the Palestinian-controlled areas after they have evacuated, permitting movement neither in nor out. What are its intentions for the population of these areas? Are they to be kept in permanent captivity? What economic activity will sustain them? Who will provide their security, now that the Palestinian security structures have been systematically destroyed?”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Ireland fully supports the call for an independent investigation. Furthermore, we specifically request the Israeli Government to allow the High Commissioner, Mrs. Mary Robinson, to enter Israel and the Palestinian areas to fulfil the mandate given to her by the United Nations body charged with the protection of human rights, and to do so now. As the Secretary-General has several times told the Council, there is no military solution to this conflict. Far from advancing peace and security, the use of force embitters people and corrodes trust, and puts off the day of peace. Ireland calls on the Palestinian Authority to do all in its power to prevent acts of violence against civilians. We call on both sides to implement fully resolutions 1402 (2002) and 1403 (2002).”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Nor can there be any justification for refusing to conduct, or permit to be arranged, an emergency operation to rescue people trapped in rubble until it was too late. We cannot regard all this as other then a serious breach of international humanitarian law. Israel must now cooperate fully with UNRWA and other agencies in allowing humanitarian relief to reach people who are without food, water, shelter and medical services. Water and electricity supplies must be restored. The curfew in Jenin must be lifted. Israel must also cooperate fully with the United Nations Secretary-General, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Committee of the Red Cross and non-governmental organizations to help them establish what has happened in Jenin and elsewhere and to give the world a full and accurate picture of events.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The reports we have received, and the accounts we have had from the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Welfare Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and from universally respected non-governmental organizations, as well as the briefing we received yesterday from Secretary- General Annan, make it clear that Israel has the most serious questions to answer about the conduct of its operations. A security force is not entitled to bombard houses inhabited by civilians, or systematically to bulldoze their houses and leave them without shelter. One can never justify refusing for several days to allow access for humanitarian assistance to the civilian population, or to leave a population without food, water and shelter.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We know from our own experience in Ireland the fear that is generated by acts of terror and the disruption that these acts cause to normal life. We also know from our own experience that it is not enough to fight terrorism by military means alone. Such a struggle would be interminable. The root causes of conflict must also be addressed, and this battle can only be fought by political means. It has also been the case - and it remains the case - that any actions by Israel must be proportionate, and must also be in accordance with international humanitarian law. The actions that have been taken over the past two weeks in the West Bank have been far from proportionate.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Ireland greatly appreciates the role of the "quartet" in recent weeks in seeking to turn the tide of violence. I want to pay special tribute to Secretary Powell for his unflagging work in the region over the past period. It must be clear to all of us that it is now more important than ever that a strong, vigorous level of engagement by the international community be sustained and intensified over the coming period in order to advance a political dynamic and achieve an end to violence. Left to themselves, the parties will remain paralysed and frozen. Ireland fully accepts that the Government of Israel has a right and a duty to protect its citizens from terrorist attacks. We totally condemn the practice of suicide bombings, which have killed many innocent Israeli civilians. These attacks on innocent civilians must stop for good.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Security Council resolutions 1402 (2002) and 1403 (2002) have not been implemented, including by the failure of Israel to withdraw from the Palestinian-controlled territories as demanded by the Council. Our debate today, therefore, takes place at a time of sadness and anger, felt across the world, at what has been happening in the region. Violence and blood- spilling on a daily basis have affronted the conscience of the world. No other words will do. The demands of the Security Council have not been heeded. Rules of honour, legal and moral, on how people should treat each other have been broken with what seems like careless indifference and disregard. The situation has been and remains an unacceptable affront to the values that we in the United Nations, and the wider international community, cherish.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Ireland is fully associated with the statement made yesterday by the representative of Spain on behalf of the European Union. Since the Council adopted resolutions 1397 (2002), 1402 (2002) and 1403 (2002), the situation in the Middle East has grown ever more critical and perilous. Resolution 1397 (2002) affirmed a vision of what could be achieved by the parties trusting themselves to take essential steps of faith and courage towards the goal of two States, Palestine and Israel, living side by side in peace, within secure and recognized borders. Instead of seeing progress towards this goal, the international community in recent weeks has watched events spiral out of control.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The unacceptable attack that took place on unarmed United Nations military observers last Thursday and the attacks that led to the injury of several Israeli soldiers and civilians are to be condemned unreservedly. Making a desert, whether militarily, politically or economically, and calling it peace is hardly wise policy. This is something that should be especially pondered by Israel. Both sides know what must be done for the sake of their peoples. Let this be done without any further delay.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“Treating them with the necessary respect and dignity also means treating their chosen leaders with respect, dignity and impartiality. Equally, Israel has an absolute right to the necessary security assurances. My authorities also are seriously concerned at the increase in tension along the Blue Line, and at the violations of it that have taken place. I would recall that the Security Council has endorsed the work of the United Nations in establishing the Blue Line, and has also endorsed the Secretary-General's conclusion that Israel has withdrawn its forces from Lebanon in accordance with resolution 425 (1978). This resolution, as well as resolution 1310 (2000), and all other Security Council resolutions, must be respected in all its parts.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“Resolutions 1402 (2002) and 1403 (2002), of course, make demands on both sides. Ireland also calls on the Palestinian Authority, for its part, to respond positively and fully to the call for a ceasefire. My authorities greatly welcome the impending mission of Secretary of State Powell to the region, and we hope that his efforts, together with those of the "quartet" and others, will achieve a ceasefire and a return to negotiations towards a just, lasting and comprehensive peace. These efforts, if they are to succeed, must address concerns on all sides. The mediators must also bear in mind that the Palestinian people have the same right as the Israeli people to live in peace and in dignity. They have the same right as the Israeli people to choose their leaders.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“It is also not entitled to suppress the economic and social life of an entire population. It is not entitled to restrict the movement of humanitarian aid or to put people's lives at risk through preventing the movement of ambulances. Recklessly endangering the lives of civilians is criminal and counter-productive. Irrespective of the outcome of the current Israeli military campaign, the essential problem remains that the legitimate rights and aspirations of the Palestinian people have been frustrated for far too long. We have said many times in this Chamber that the interests of Israeli security are not served by holding the entire Palestinian people in a state of subjection. They are best served by engaging in a meaningful political process leading to a just, lasting and comprehensive peace.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“The current operation, instead, may well have created many more militants, and will have recruited many more young people for extreme political movements. The task of the Palestinian Authority in exercising control and combating terrorism in the A areas has been made still more difficult through the destruction of still more of its infrastructure. The Israeli actions are, by any standards, in conflict with the vision set out by the Council in resolution 1397 (2002), in the declaration of the Beirut Summit, by President Bush, by the European Union and by many others. My delegation has said many times in this Chamber that Israel is entitled to take measures to defend itself against the terrorists who engage in suicide bombings. In doing so, however, it is not entitled to violate international humanitarian law.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“The demand of the Council, therefore, was not for withdrawal when circumstances permitted, or on any incremental basis. It meant Israeli withdrawal now - now meaning 4 April. Instead, and on the contrary, the Israeli authorities have extended their military operations in Palestinian cities. By Israel's own count, the current operation has now resulted in more than 200 deaths among Palestinians. Of course, many of these were innocent civilians. There have also been very grave violations of international humanitarian law accompanying Israeli military actions. This is utterly unacceptable. We have not been told how many of those killed had been engaged in the planning and execution of suicide bombings, who, according to Israel, are the targets of its current military campaign. One thing, however, is certain.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“I wish to associate my delegation fully with the statement to be made later in the debate by the Permanent Representative of Spain on behalf of the European Union. My authorities are deeply disturbed at the failure to implement resolution 1402 (2002) and resolution 1403 (2002). They are especially disturbed at Israel's failure to withdraw its troops from Palestinian cities, including Ramallah, in defiance of its obligations under Security Council resolutions. When resolution 1403 (2002) demanded the implementation of resolution 1402 (2002) without delay, the Council did not mean that it should be implemented when Israel declared that its current military operations had ended. It meant that there should be no delay in Israel's turning its tanks around and in withdrawing the troops from the A areas.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“In the context of the steady expansion of Ireland's aid programme, we look forward to further deepening our relationship with WF P. Today, we wish Ms. Bertini every success in the future.”
2002-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4507Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The work of WFP in Afghanistan has been essential to the success to date of the Bonn process in very practical ways, including through the provision of food supplements to civil servants in addition to their wages, but also in contributing in a very tangible way to the return to more normal living conditions for millions of Afghans. The World Food Programme is a very important partner for IrelandAid. WFP consistently receives a very large proportion of Ireland's total commitment to emergency humanitarian assistance, and in the past two years we have allocated a substantial part of our humanitarian budget to WFP. That reflects our confidence in the ability of WFP to deliver emergency food aid efficiently and effectively.”
2002-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4507Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We also appreciate the work of WFP in addressing the more structural causes of food insecurity in Afghanistan; investment in women's bakeries and the Food for Work and Food for Education programmes are excellent examples. We look forward now to the establishment of real food stability in the country as the relief and reconstruction effort takes hold. We particularly welcome the efforts of WFP to address the specific needs of schoolchildren. The campaign to assist up to a million schoolchildren by the end of the school year is an essential investment in Afghanistan's long-term health and development.”
2002-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4507Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Ireland thanks Catherine Bertini for the work that the World Food Programme (WFP) is doing in so many crisis situations and for her own outstanding contribution as the head of WFP since 1993, including her highly persuasive efforts to engage key donors. In this latter regard, Ms. Bertini has, I think, exemplified diplomatic skill according to one of its traditional definitions - that is, in getting what you need from other parties, you make those parties feel that it is they who have gained from the transaction. At last week's public Council meeting on Afghanistan, I noted the remarkable statistic that WFP will be providing assistance to up to 8.8 million people in Afghanistan in the coming months. That is but one example of WFP's extraordinary successes, some of which were summarized earlier in our debate.”
2002-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4507Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The Government of Ireland, for its part, has been in direct touch with Secretary-General Annan and both sides in recent days, and we will continue to do our utmost within the means available to us nationally, as a member of the European Union, and here in the Security Council to help deliver the parties and the region from the current catastrophe.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The "quartet" may in the deteriorating circumstances need strengthening on the ground at the political level. It would be unconscionable and unacceptable if the "quartet" or members of it were to continue to be prevented from meeting with President Arafat. We call on all parties to cooperate fully with the efforts of the "quartet". We agree with the Secretary-General that the question of deploying a third party on the ground deserves to be further examined. It is, of course, crucial that the Council maintain its active engagement with the current crisis. The international community expects and deserves no less. We should continue to receive regular briefings from the Secretary-General in the light of reports from his Special Coordinator.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“These are crystallized in paragraph 1 of resolution 1402 (2002). Every member of the Council expressly declared through the Council President on 30 March that no sequence is implied or required in the implementation of these elements. We agree with the Secretary-General that we need to take into account the legitimate security concerns of Israel and the legitimate political aspirations of the Palestinians at the same time. There is a need to encourage most strongly the continuing efforts of the "quartet". An even-handed, sustained and determined engagement on the part of the "quartet" - which is comprised of envoys of the Secretary-General, the President of the United States, the European Union and the Russian Federation - is central and crucial.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Equally, we call for an end to Israel's military attack on Ramallah and other Palestinian towns, and we condemn unreservedly the violations of international humanitarian law and of United Nations conventions that have accompanied it. We call for an immediate end to Israel's siege of President Arafat, which is deeply dangerous and unwise. We reject outright any intention to oblige the elected leader of the Palestinian people to re-enter exile. We deplore all violations of the blue line between Lebanon and Israel. Ireland deeply deplores widespread denials of human rights, including, first and foremost, the right to life of Palestinians and Israelis alike. The overall context for forward movement is clearly set out in resolution 1397 (2002). The elements for immediate progress are clear.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Israeli and Palestinian leaders must grasp this opportunity and work together to overcome those who would seek to perpetuate the conflict between their peoples. We are greatly disappointed, and we cannot accept that even on the same day when resolution 1402 (2002) was adopted, key elements of the resolution were downplayed and even repudiated. Since then, the situation has deteriorated further. Let me add that it is no virtue for any party to state that it has "not rejected" resolution 1402 (2002). Member States of the United Nations are, under the Charter, required to implement resolutions of the Council. Again, we condemn unreservedly the murder of civilians by suicide bombings.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Brian Cowen, made a strong appeal for the Israeli Government and the Palestinian Authority to implement immediately and in full the terms of the resolution and to respond to the wider appeals of the international community. He said there can be no justification for further killings or hostile actions which serve to deepen hatred between the Israeli and Palestinian peoples. The peace and security of Israel and a free and independent State of Palestine can be secured through political negotiations alone. The policy of violence, coercion and revenge which currently prevails will lead only to further unnecessary grief and suffering. Mr. Cowen went on to say that the Security Council is acting on behalf of the international community in pointing the way to the resolution of this crisis.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Ireland shares the grave concern of the Secretary- General at the further aggravation of the situation on the ground. We commend the clarity of the Secretary- General's public statement of last Monday and the leadership that he is showing at this very difficult time. We strongly support what he has said. This is not a time for the Security Council to take one side or the other. Truly, in the current situation there is a great deal of right and a great deal of wrong on all sides. It is for the Council to help the parties get out of the current crisis. They are incapable of doing so unassisted, embedded as they are in impasse. In welcoming the adoption of resolution 1402 (2002) last Saturday, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ireland, Mr.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Ireland associates itself fully with the earlier intervention of Spain, which was made on behalf of the European Union. As the Council is aware, the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the European Union member States held an extraordinary meeting in Luxembourg this evening. I would like to draw attention to the important statement made to the press afterward by Foreign Minister Pique of Spain to the effect that the European Union Ministers are in agreement that the most urgent requirement is the implementation - immediately and in their entirety - of resolutions 1397 (2002) and 1402 (2002). This very night, Foreign Minister Pique and High Representative Solana are travelling to the region with the objective of meeting at the highest level with the Government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“For our part, the wider international community must leave no action untaken in helping to end the pursuit of a path that can lead only to catastrophe and in helping the parties to begin again the process of dialogue and negotiations. All, including the Council, who are in a position to help the parties to emerge from this grave crisis must maintain their engagement to this end.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“But without restraint and the strongest political will on both sides, such efforts by the international community or regional leaders will remain only that - only hopes in an uncontrolled and uncontrollable spiral of violence. An end to violence is now the immediate imperative. Beyond that, in the spirit of resolution 1397 (2002), there is a vital need for both sides to recognize that a peace process must involve partnership and that only through political negotiations and a political settlement can both parties at last learn to coexist side by side , at peace with each other. Both sides must now rise to the challenge of ending the Violence and building the peace.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“Security Council resolution 1397 (2002) represents the only way forward: immediate cessation of all acts of violence and both sides to cooperate in the implementation of the Tenet work plan and the Mitchell report recommendations. The international community, the Secretary- General, the quartet and General Zinni, in his current mission, all are working to help resolve the current tragic cycle of violence. To help resolve the impasse, however, they must be allowed to help, and they must be listened to. My delegation calls on the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships to pull back now from the brink and for agreement on an immediate and unconditional ceasefire. There are signs of hope. Yesterday's proposals by Arab League leaders are an extremely important and positive development, as the Secretary- General stressed tonight.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“It should - to put it at its mildest - be entirely clear by now to all sides that no solution can be found through terrorism or any other form of violence or through military action. Ireland regards the current Israeli military actions, including in Ramallah, as deeply dangerous and unwise. Whatever the provocations, they serve only to exacerbate bitterness and alienation among the Palestinian people. President Arafat is, and will remain, the only possible interlocutor for Israel in any process of dialogue leading to an end to violence and to negotiations on a political settlement. He cannot fulfil this role if he is not allowed to fulfil it, by acts of gratuitous insult and humiliation and by his enforced physical isolation.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“He called on all parties concerned to declare an immediate ceasefire and to commence the implementation of the Tenet and Mitchell proposals, in accordance with Security Council resolution 1397 (2002) of 12 March 2002. I should add that Prime Minister Ahern conveyed this position to President Arafat this evening when they spoke by telephone. He expressed concern for the unacceptable situation in which President Arafat has been placed, and he appealed to him, notwithstanding the restrictions placed on him, to do all in his power to prevent further violence. Ireland utterly condemns the Netanya terrorist attack and the other atrocities committed against Israeli civilians. As our Secretary-General just said to the Council, such actions only subvert prospects for a political settlement. These acts of terrorism must end, and they must end now.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“Acts of violence, terror and the excessive use of military force have created a vicious circle of violence and counter- violence, reprisal and counter-reprisal. It is perfectly clear that the parties are now trapped and cannot emerge without outside help. The Prime Minister of Ireland, Mr. Bertie Ahern, earlier today issued a statement appealing to the Israeli Government and the Palestinian authorities and to their respective peoples to pull back from conflict. The Prime Minister called for an immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces from the territories controlled by the Palestinian Authority and for an end to Israeli harassment of President Arafat. Mr. Ahern appealed for an end to all acts of violence and terror, and he condemned in the strongest possible terms the continuing attacks against Israeli civilians.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“Ireland fully associates itself with the statement to be made shortly by the representative of Spain on behalf of the European Union. It is now impossible to exaggerate the gravity of the situation in the Middle East. It is, in the most fundamental sense, a threat to international peace and security and to the well-being and security of the Israeli and Palestinian peoples and ofthe peoples ofthe region. In resolution 1397 (2002), the Council, only a couple of weeks ago, affirmed a vision of a region where two States - Israel and Palestine - would live, side by side, within secure and recognized borders. Since we adopted that resolution, the situation in the region has gravely deteriorated.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“The recommendations of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan are both wise and also carefully considered in their detail. Ireland wholeheartedly endorses them. We will play our full part in helping bring them to reality. None of us can do any less.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“Ireland, along with others, has made substantial commitments to both relief and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan. Ireland contributed over â‚¬5 million in 2001 in humanitarian assistance. At Tokyo, we pledged â‚¬12 million over 3 years in reconstruction assistance. This is in addition to humanitarian aid. In 2002, we expect to exceed the level of humanitarian aid given in 2001. We welcome the most recent statements by Foreign Minister Abdullah confirming the commitment of the Afghan Interim Authority to giving the highest priority to drug control. The setting up of a drug- control unit in the Interior Ministry, as well as a State high commission on drug control, are positive steps in this regard.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“By contrast, we are heartened by the very positive reports regarding the return of refugees from Pakistan and look forward to the extension of the facilitated return programme to Iran next month. The beginning of the new school year in Afghanistan over the past few days is a powerful symbol of how much has changed in Afghanistan in just six months. We especially welcome the return of women and girls to the education system, while recognizing that almost all young Afghans have lost several vital years of education. Though conditions may remain less than ideal for some time, we appreciate the tremendous work that has been done by Afghan and international authorities and donors to make possible the opening of so many schools in time.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source