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  1. “Malta pledges its unbiased support and cooperation in the search for all possible avenues through which it could contribute actively and constructively to reaching a just, equitable and honourable solution to the issue under consideration.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  2. “Today's opportunity is part of this evolving new identity. The new millennium beckons all of us to work together in the search for alternatives that will enhance the capacity of the United Nations to maintain world peace and order and guarantee basic human rights and fundamental freedoms, while avoiding the unnecessary humanitarian consequences of political and economic sanctions. Malta once again would like to appeal to all Member States, particularly the members of the Security Council, to exhaust all diplomatic initiatives and all the tools of preventive diplomacy for the peaceful and equitable solution to problems, be they at the global, regional or national level, before deciding on implementing such measures as are contemplated in Articles 41 and 42 of the Charter.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  3. “At this stage, we have to remind this world body that my country has, from the very beginning, showed its great sorrow towards and sympathy with the victims of the Lockerbie tragedy, and is also very sensitive to the continued psychological suffering of their relatives. We sincerely hope that eventual developments in this case will be just and equitable and to the satisfaction of all parties concerned in this tragic episode. Member States of this Organization that have taken part or will take part in this debate consider it a revealing and new-found opportunity to give the political agenda of the United Nations a forward-looking, realistic and human dimension, particularly in the enforcement machinery of the Organization. Many have called for a more democratic and transparent United Nations.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  4. “These decisions provide an opportunity to view the Lockerbie incident and related issues in a new light. Perhaps the most significant implication is that the Court, through its decisions, has recognized the fact that the case surrounding this issue is not without a legal basis. This judgment is in itself a positive development in an issue that has been dragging on for too long. Malta awaits with earnest further developments in this issue, hoping that the legal and political instruments and measures provided by the Charter of the United Nations will lead to a just and fair solution to this sad episode in the not-too-distant future.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  5. “Joining the call for a more humanitarian consideration of sanctions is the Bonn-based Development and Peace Foundation and the high-level and broad-based international task force assembled by the United Nations Association of the United States under the able leadership of Lord Carrington. In addition, the report of the fact-finding mission to Libya by Mr. Vladimir Petrovsky in December 1997 is a vivid description of a people under sanctions and the deprivations that have been inflicted on it for so long and without an end in sight. In this regard, we recommend the suggestions made in his report to start paving the way for a possible unblocking of the situation. The decisions recently delivered by the International Court of Justice represent for many a breakthrough.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  6. “Graga Machel and continued by Mr. Olara Otunnu on the impact of armed conflict on children is a case in point. Similarly, the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has recognized that sanctions almost always have a dramatic impact on the rights recognized in the Covenant, as they often cause significant disruption of food, pharmaceuticals and sanitation supplies, jeopardize the quality of food and the availability of drinking water, severely interfere with the functioning of basic health and education systems, and undermine the right to work.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  7. “While my Government will unequivocally continue to respect the sanctions imposed by the Security Council and abide by them to the letter, it feels duty-bound not to remain silent in the face of undue sufferings these sanctions could cause to the civilian populations, especially if they hit women, innocent children and less-privileged groups. My delegation would like to reiterate its position that the time has come to address the broader humanitarian and economic effects of sanctions as well as objective criteria in their application and the conditions to be complied with for their termination. It is a source of satisfaction to note the increasing worldwide chorus of opinions that have joined the United Nations Secretary-General in calling for a reassessment of the criteria for the imposition of sanctions. The work started by Ms.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  8. “Malta is in favour of the use of fair sanctions, imposed appropriately and for the minimum period of time possible by our Organization in its task of guaranteeing international peace. However, and as already stated, the imposition of sanctions should not lead to uncontrolled far-reaching effects on the whole population of a targeted country. Besides being enforced only in extreme cases and as a final measure after all diplomatic measures have failed, a monitoring mechanism should be set in place to report back on the effectiveness or otherwise of such measures.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  9. “The presence of a body to monitor the effects of sanctions would have averted such disastrous consequences, helped to avoid the situation deteriorating to such levels, and raised greater awareness of the humanitarian aspect of sanctions. Malta believes that the Security Council should impose sanctions only as a last resort. My Government has consistently pronounced itself with regard to the application of sanctions in accordance with Chapter VII of the Charter. Sanctions have profound consequences, not only for the target countries, but also for the neighbouring ones. In our view, the sanctions under the present format are not achieving their desired objective.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  10. “Such sanctions must be a mechanism for the promotion of peace and not for the indiscriminate mass punishment of whole populations. Sanctions must be used to maximize political impact where it is needed most and at the same time should ensure minimum collateral damage elsewhere. When sanctions on a targeted country have severe effects on the population at large, immediate remedial action should be taken by our Organization to alleviate the sufferings of the vulnerable groups in that society. As in the case of Iraq, we have been witness to the fact that the civilian population has been bearing the brunt of the ensuing scarcities and deprivations.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  11. “Together with other countries, Malta feels that a collateral effect of the application and enforcement of the sanctions regime on Libya is undermining the holistic approach of the political, economic and social initiatives launched to achieve security and stability in our region. In our case, these sanctions have had and continue to have a negative impact on our bilateral business and investment opportunities, on travel arrangements between the two countries, as well as on other economic and social exchanges. My Government strongly believes that a serious and open debate should be launched to explore alternative measures for the application of sanctions and on measures that offer built-in incentives that encourage changes in the behaviour of targeted countries.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  12. “As a neighbouring country to a country hit by sanctions, Malta must ensure that any preventive or enforcement measures undertaken by the Security Council in accordance with Chapter VII of the Charter do not in any way contribute to increased tension and instability in the Mediterranean region. On the contrary, we would like to see the Members of the United Nations play an active and constructive role so that the issue under consideration could be resolved in the shortest time possible. This would allow Libya to join other countries in the region in their efforts to contribute towards stability, cooperation and development in the Mediterranean region.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  13. “It is the Organization that can and should safeguard countries from the threat or use of force against their territorial integrity and sovereignty and be a vehicle for their economic and social development. Malta welcomes this opportunity to voice its own views on a subject that has attracted the attention of an ever-increasing audience in the international, political and legal environment. We join other delegations that have highlighted the urgency of assessing and analysing with all fairness and frankness the impact that the current and prolonged sanctions against Libya, and to that effect, against other countries have had and continue to have, not only on the targeted country or countries but also on other Member States of this community of nations. In doing so, we must ensure that justice is done to all parties involved.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  14. “This is a commitment which Malta values, a commitment which we have scrupulously upheld and will continue to respect in the coming years. In this context, we would like to make a strong appeal to all Member States to make every effort to strengthen and enhance the potential of our Organization as an instrument of peace and understanding. As a small country, Malta has in the past sought refuge in this Organization with a view to resolving by peaceful means problems and situations that it had to face. Indeed, we look upon our Organization as a unique body that symbolizes a democratic and credible institution which protects the small, the weak and the vulnerable.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  15. “I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on the manner in which you are conducting the business of this very important meeting. This meeting is an opportunity which allows Member States of the United Nations not members of the Security Council to exercise the right given to them by the Charter to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained and to employ international machinery for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples. It is an opportunity to renew our commitment to this world body of sovereign States as a regulatory force in safeguarding peace and security and in promoting international cooperation in the economic, social and humanitarian fields.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source