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Semakula Kiwanuka

lines on the record: 63
first: 1998-04-24
most recent: 2002-01-30
sittings or episodes: 7
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“However, Uganda is keen to see the Security Council continue to work with regional leaders to unblock the inter-Congolese dialogue and accelerate the disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and resettlement or repatriation process. Due to time constraints, I am going to cut my statement short. This meeting of the Security Council demonstrates the continuing interest of the international community in Africa. My delegation therefore appeals to the Council and to the international community to remain seized of the matter, because Africa still needs assistance to overcome its numerous problems.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption2 (2002) · source
“The peace process in Burundi is on track, thanks to the determination of all parties under the chairmanship of President Museveni and the facilitation of President Mandela. We urge the Security Council to provide assistance to the second track of the Arusha peace and reconciliation process under the guidance of President Bongo and Deputy President Zuma, so that they can bring the remaining rebel factions into the process. With regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Security Council is already involved, and Uganda believes that the Lusaka Agreement contains the solutions to the problems being experienced.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption2 (2002) · source
“For that reason, Africa welcomes the African Growth and Opportunity Act; as President Museveni noted in his address to the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session, other developed countries should emulate the United States here and should help African countries to trade under terms of equality. As regards conflict, as I have already pointed out, many parts of the continent are peaceful. Where conflicts exist, efforts are under way to resolve them. In order to succeed in this endeavour, the Security Council should play a more active role - for example, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it should speed up the full implementation of phase III of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption2 (2002) · source
“That refers not just to market access but also to the issue of subsidies for domestic producers in the developed countries, particularly subsidies for agricultural production and the agricultural exports of developed countries. That situation means that however much Uganda, for example, opens up its economy to the forces of globalization, Uganda's - and Africa's - poor farmers will have no chance to raise themselves out of poverty because globally there is no level playing field for agricultural production and agricultural trade. That is true for all of Africa, as it is for all developing countries. We therefore call for an end to all protection, especially in the countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption2 (2002) · source
“Regional unity will eventually overcome the excessive Balkanization of Africa's 53 States, through economic blocs such as the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the East African Community itself. What we do not generally hear about - and certainly not so loudly - are the equally important reforms that are needed in the developed countries to ensure that their domestic economic policies are consistent with their capacity to help Africa to help itself by exporting to developed-country markets, through making the markets of the developed countries accessible.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption2 (2002) · source
“Many African countries are bigger in both size and population than countries in Europe, but those African countries live in poverty because they have not industrialized. Among the problems that have hindered progress is that of conflicts, which must be stopped. Nevertheless, it is important to emphasize that many African countries are peaceful. Africa has thus removed some of the impediments to investment and has created the New Partnership for Africa's Development, which, we hope, will serve as a vehicle for a new relationship between Africa and the world. Through that process of integration Africa will continue to improve its infrastructure and its macro- economic framework.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption2 (2002) · source
“I am pleased to inform the Council that Uganda is in the forefront of championing regional unity and integration in all their aspects. The East African Assembly was recently inaugurated at Kampala by His Excellency President Yoweri Museveni; a court of appeal for Eastern Africa has also been constituted, with judges from the three countries. Trade barriers are being eliminated, and there is absolute harmony among the member States. On the issue of trade, my delegation believes that Africa needs to be clear on what it wants. We Africans must determine whether the continent should remain backward, pre-industrial and concentrating only on subsistence agriculture and the export of a few raw materials. The challenge for Africa is to take bold steps and opt for industrialization.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption2 (2002) · source
“This is very encouraging because it goes to the very reason for which the Security Council exists: to strive for peace and security. Africa still faces many problems, of which HIV/AIDS, malaria and conflict are the most devastating. Others are inadequacies in education, the debt problem, trade imbalances, the persistence of absolute poverty, the digital divide, African's inadequate infrastructure and the shortage of appropriate technologies. The list is long, but time is short. Therefore, I shall limit this intervention to questions of trade, regional unity and conflict. Unity in Africa is progressing at a good pace. In the Great Lakes region, the partner States of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania have moved with speed to form the East African Community.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption2 (2002) · source
“It is significant that the continental concerns of Africa continue to be highlighted right at the beginning of the year and early in the new millennium so that the momentum to find solutions will not be lost. My delegation expresses gratitude and appreciation to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his untiring personal commitment and his support for African issues and for the enhancement of Africa's well-being. We are happy to see that His Excellency Mr. Amara Essy, Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), is participating in this meeting. The dialogue between members of the Security Council and African ministers on issues that concern Africa is welcome because it demonstrates a willingness on both sides to seek solutions, no matter how hard and exacting they may be.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption2 (2002) · source
“Allow me on behalf of my delegation to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January. May I also thank your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Mali, for his leadership during his presidency of the Council last month. We wish to congratulate and welcome the new Security Council members, two of which, Cameroon and Guinea, are from Africa. My delegation attaches great importance to the subject of today's meeting, the situation in Africa, and we are particularly pleased to see you, Mr. Minister, personally in the Chair. That testifies to the importance attached to the subject of the situation in Africa.”
2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption2 (2002) · source
“The Security Council should remain seized of the question of resources. Otherwise the prevention of conflicts will remain a dream, difficult to realize.”
2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Here, of course, I mean the Member States, especially of the industrialized rich nations, who should see the persistence of armed conflicts as a threat to their own security and economic well-being. The Security Council has a role to play in all this because it is accepted today that this Council is much more than a war council. This is why, at the beginning of this year, the Council addressed the horrific problems of HIV/AIDS. Therefore the emphasis henceforth should be on human security. In this regard, the Security Council of the twenty- first century should see poverty as a threat to security and democracy and sustainable economic development as the most effective mechanisms to prevent armed conflicts. For these to be put in place, resources will have to be made available.”
2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174Resumption1 (2000) · source
“It is not an accident that the countries of the West have grown and prospered since the Second World War, because there has been an emphasis on democracy as the core of their shared values. I have also made reference to the economic preventive strategy. In my view the Marshall Plan, which transformed post-war Europe, was an economic preventive plan to prevent Europe from receding into fascism again or from embracing other ideologies. Durable political institutions need to be buttressed by growing economies whose development emphasizes the improvement of the human condition. Poor distribution of national resources, economic exclusion, persistent poverty and social inequities fuel conflicts. Before I conclude, let me return to the question of leadership. Conflict prevention demands leadership from the Security Council.”
2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Since the National Movement Government came to power, it has emphasized these important aspects of democracy in order to create a national consensus and to break Uganda's cycle of revenge. We have not succeeded 100 per cent, but the results have been gratifying. Today the country is more united than ever before. I have necessarily emphasized democracy and the rule of law because conflicts are bred by political, economic and sociological conditions. History has shown that democratic countries do not normally fight each other. This does not mean that they do not have differences, but they resolve their differences through institutional mechanisms, including the observance of the rule of law.”
2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Democratic governance includes the decentralization of power, so as to embrace the greater society and the creation of a civil society. It improves government responsiveness and accountability. Building and sustaining political, social, economic and cultural institutions to provide for and cement democracy will go a long way towards preventing conflicts. Human history has repeatedly shown that political and economic exclusion are the major causes of conflicts within States. On the other hand, policies that emphasize inclusiveness and opportunities for access by all to political power and economic resources are major building-blocks for durable peace. Allow me at this juncture to refer briefly to the Ugandan policies of political inclusiveness, tolerance and reconciliation.”
2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Hence to preclude military intervention as a preventive measure, emphasis should be placed on what we describe as preventive development. There are two major components in the preventive development strategy. They are political and economic. Root causes, as I have said, and the conditions that give rise to armed conflicts need to be identified and addressed. In this regard, the Security Council should assist all efforts to build durable democratic structures and institutions. The bedrock for all such institutions is the protection of human rights for all, the respect and guarantee of the rule of law and freedom of the press and expression. These are the foundations of democratic governance, because they cement democracy and good governance.”
2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174Resumption1 (2000) · source
“I have made reference to leadership. By leadership we mean that the Security Council in particular, the United Nations and the international community in general must adopt a more aggressive approach by giving prevention a higher priority on their agendas. This can be done by adopting rapid- response mechanisms to prevent conflicts before they occur. Such mechanisms include the promotion of democracy, human rights, the rule of law and gender equality. Poverty eradication is a must, as poverty can tempt unemployed young people to join wars, because they have no other choices. Conflicts and wars have their root causes. Preventing them means that the conditions which give rise to such conflicts must be addressed. Those causes are not necessarily military.”
2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Mr. President, let me at the outset congratulate you once again for making it possible for all of us to address this very important subject. The issue before us, namely the role of the Security Council in the prevention of armed conflicts, has assumed greater importance and urgency because of the plague of conflicts, especially in the developing world, including Africa. Conflicts can be predicted and can therefore be prevented. The Security Council must provide leadership in this regard, with the political will to act. Preventing conflicts is a long-term process. Because of the multidimensional and multisectoral nature of that process, it demands a wider variety of tools. The tools and mechanisms that can prevent conflicts within States are very much the same ones that can prevent conflicts between States.”
2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Now, the resolution before us, which my delegation supports - provided, however, that poor countries will be assisted in building the capacity to test and to undertake preventive measures, as well as to treat. Without that assistance, the call upon many of the developing countries to ensure that all their armies are tested may fall on very infertile ground. I would like to say that Uganda was engaged in awareness education campaigns within the military long before the United Nations and the Security Council thought of the subject.”
2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source
“Former South African President Mandela, at the closure of the Thirteenth International AIDS Conference, called for urgent action. I think this urgent action must address behaviour change in our communities. This is a contribution which we, internally, can make. He called for emergency measures - AIDS demands emergency responses. Before I conclude, let me join others in paying tribute to Ambassador Holbrooke, who, in January this year, pioneered and initiated the introduction of the discussion of this subject as a Security Council issue in this Chamber. My delegation had no hesitation in backing Ambassador Holbrooke when he broached the idea.”
2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source
“The following are some of the dominant conveyor belts and links in the AIDS chain in most of sub-Saharan Africa: the breakdown of traditional values and behaviour due to the impact of modernization; the demographic changes and the impact of urbanization - rural push and urban pull - which have led to the exodus to the cities and slums, the unemployment of many loitering young men and women and the high consumption of alcohol and other good things of life; migratory labour, which leads to wife abandonment and male bachelorhood; the impact of civil conflicts and wars, which this meeting is addressing - conflicts have produced huge numbers of orphans, refugees and internally displaced persons, which, I am glad to say, is also the subject of the present meeting; the mushrooming of urban communities in rural areas; and the widespread and uncontrolled sale and consumption of alcohol, even to and by very young people.”
2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source
“AIDS is also a poverty issue, because poverty is responsible for ignorance. People who are better off are better able to utilize the drugs available. They have access to expensive drugs which poor people cannot have. Poverty, in fact, is a major constraint to the prevention of AIDS. At this stage, I would like to develop a new area in sharing our experiences. My colleague, the Ambassador of Malawi, has said that the spread of AIDS has other characteristics. He rightfully pointed to cultures. I think we need, in our preventive strategies, not only to address culture, but also to address the socio-political environment that, in many countries, has turned the spread of AIDS into a wildfire.”
2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source
“The net result of this high-profile government involvement and commitment against AIDS has been that we have begun to see a reversal over the past decade. The prevalence rate was reduced from 30 per cent at mid-decade to about 10 per cent by the end of the decade. Again, as a result of our experience and as I have said before, AIDS is a development and poverty issue. Ugandans know as a result of bitter experience that AIDS is not caused by poverty, because we have seen many members of the prosperous part of the population - the entrepreneurs, leaders in the business and industry and the political leadership - dying in like numbers. This is why, in fact, we say that AIDS has a devastating economic impact on societies, because it is the entrepreneurial class, the productive part of populations, that is dying.”
2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source
“Realizing that the formidable challenges posed by AIDS could not be solved by one sector, Uganda adopted a multisectoral approach to show that AIDS is more than a health issue. The strategy involved all government ministries, non-governmental organizations, regional bodies and private enterprises. Public information and the AIDS-awareness campaign have played a key role in informing the population, to the extent that very few Ugandans today would attribute an AIDS death to witchcraft. That is why I say that I am speaking of Uganda's experience and not of other experiences in Africa. There has been massive free distribution of condoms, targeting the sex industry as well. To support government efforts, non-governmental organizations developed a wide range of AIDS-prevention programmes and activities.”
2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source
“We welcome therefore the commitments by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the commitments by the World Bank, as well as earlier commitments by the United States, which were outlined in this Chamber during the month of January by Vice-President Al Gore. Uganda has received honourable mention for its achievements in the battle against AIDS. I wish briefly, at this stage, to share some of our experiences with you, Sir, and members here present. I emphasize that these are Ugandan experiences and therefore do not apply to or reflect what other countries may think. First of all, there was open and committed political will at the top. Consequently, Uganda became a model for frankness and bold approaches.”
2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source
“First of all, at Durban there was a general consensus that AIDS anywhere is AIDS everywhere, that AIDS is crushing the African continent - not only politically, but also economically. Politically because able leaders are dying prematurely. It was also recognized, more than ever before, that AIDS is a development issue and that it is a poverty issue. It is economically an issue because the most productive part of the population is the one being wiped out. There was also consensus that the AIDS bill is enormous, as we were reminded this morning by the Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Mr. Peter Piot. Hence the need for a worldwide response.”
2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source
“I thank you, Sir. My delegation is delighted to see you providing over this session and would like to commend the delegation of Jamaica for hosting this important discussion. We welcome once again this opportunity to discuss in the Security Council the most devastating war faced by mankind during peacetime: AIDS. We commend the Security Council for its continued interest and its determination to be a partner in the fight against AIDS. Today's session is being held after a landmark conference, the Thirteenth International AIDS Conference, which ended last week in Durban, South Africa. Maybe it is too early to evaluate the impact of that conference. Nevertheless, we can even at this early stage list a number of significant outcomes, including President Mandela's ringing and heart-warming speech, which called for action now.”
2000-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4172 (2000) · source
“The Panel was informed that Uganda would submit its findings to the Chairman of the Security Council Committee on Angola, who would in turn make a report to the Security Council. The Government of Uganda takes this opportunity to reiterate its offer to the Angolans to come to Uganda, if they so wish, and cross check the information given over the period and on the allegations made in this report. In conclusion, Uganda is committed to peace and security in Africa. Uganda has no collaboration whatsoever with UNITA. Uganda has never, and will never, support any measure which breaks the sanctions of the United Nations Security Council.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Before I conclude, let me state that the Panel was informed that Angolan intelligence officers had visited Uganda in the framework of cooperation between the two Governments and had the opportunity to travel to different parts of the country in which they had interest but had not turned up any evidence incriminating Uganda. The Government of Uganda would accept and welcome any follow-up visit, from Angola or from the investigators of this Panel should they wish to do so, in order to erase the suspicion of alleged collaboration of Uganda and UNITA. We state Uganda's support for the Angola Peace Agreement and respect for and adherence to all Security Council resolutions.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“On other matters that the Panel raised - that UN ITA assisted the Uganda armed forces and installed an anti-aircraft battery in Kisangani - the Panel was informed, and I repeat, that the Uganda Government found it ridiculous that the Panel could conclude that the Uganda Government would depend on a fledgling rebel army for its air defence. On alleged military cooperation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: the Uganda armed forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are not holding any territory which borders UNIT A-held areas and, therefore, the allegation that the two armed forces are collaborating is unfounded.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The Government of Uganda takes serious exception to the allegation that a very high-ranking member of the Government contacted President Chiluba over the release of the plane, and we strongly object to the insinuation that that high Ugandan official who contacted President Chiluba could only have been President Chiluba's counterpart. We challenge the Panel of Experts to produce evidence for that insinuation. With regard to visits by UNITA officials to Uganda and vice versa, I would like to inform the Council that Mr. Savimbi never visited Uganda on those said dates. No UNITA official has ever visited Uganda since the imposition of the travel ban. No Ugandan Government official has visited UNITA-held areas in Angola. The names of people forwarded by the Panel did not appear anywhere in the records of Uganda.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The air base at Entebbe is open to and is used by many leased aircraft, but it is impossible to conduct secret flights from there without attracting the attention of the Government. The report specifically mentions a plane which was impounded in Zambia and which was allegedly operating out of Entebbe. I would like to inform you, Mr. President, that that plane was impounded in Lusaka, Zambia after it had left Entebbe for the last time, one month, in July, prior to its impounding. It left Entebbe allegedly en route to Eldoret, in Kenya. If it diverted itself to Lusaka, the Ugandan Government was not responsible for that. There are no records to indicate that the plane returned to Entebbe after it had been banned, although the operator made several attempts to have it returned.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The Government informed the Panel of Experts that records showed clearly that Uganda had neither imported nor re-exported diamonds into or out of Uganda. Uganda, as you know, does not produce petroleum products; neither does it re-export those products, either by land or by sea. With regard to the cargo aircraft which took off from Entebbe, the Panel was informed that Uganda has only one international airport, at Entebbe, with three runways. The other airfields are either grass or murram and only take light aircraft. The Government of Uganda is a signatory to the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation; Uganda is, therefore, duty bound not to allow into her airspace aircraft violating the airspace of other sovereign States.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“On customs procedures, I would like to inform the Council, as the Government informed the Panel of Experts, that Uganda does not have a seaport. Most of the imports - indeed, 70 per cent of them - come in by road. With regard to transit cargo, the customs department of the Uganda Revenue Authority receives and escorts transit cargo vehicles from entry to exit points. In most cases, the original seals on the containers are left intact. Should there be any cause of suspicion, Customs does the physical verification of the goods, after which a Uganda Revenue Authority seal is put on the container. In all cases of transit goods, a customs bond is executed at the point of entry and the same sum is refunded at the end. Total verification is done at an inland container depot for goods destined for Uganda.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“President, and this Council - that Uganda does not supply, and has never supplied arms to UNITA, either directly or indirectly, through the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (MLC). It is a well-known fact that most of the arms which are used by the rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were captured from the Government forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and from the allies of Kabila who were defeated, namely, the forces from Chad. I would like to inform this Council that, while the Government of Uganda is cooperating with the MLC of Jean-Pierre Bemba, it is not the policy of the Government of Uganda to dictate whom our partners cooperate with. Therefore, the Government of Uganda cannot be responsible for the arms which the rebel groups have in their possession.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“With regard to arms transfers to UNITA, as far as end-user certificates for large consignments of arms are concerned, these are issued only by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence. The office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, confirmed to the Panel of Experts that no such certificate has ever been issued for arms to Angola. As for the alleged importation of tanks through the port of Dar es Salaam in 1998 and 1999 which were allegedly sent to UNITA, the Government of Uganda informed the Panel of Experts that all the tanks which had been imported through the port of Dar es Salaam were still in the possession of the Ugandan armed forces, and it asked the experts to verify physically those facts. The Government of Uganda informed the experts - and I would like to inform you, Mr.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“It was alleged that someone in the Government of Uganda asked President Chiluba of Zambia to intervene in order to have the plane released. The Panel wanted to verify reports of visits by senior Ugandan army officers to UNITA-held areas of Angola between 1996 and December 1999. The Panel also wanted to establish whether there was a visit to Uganda by Jonas Savimbi of UNITA in October and November 1999, as well as visits by other senior UNITA officials. The Panel asked the Ugandan Government to tell the truth as to whether Uganda had any information about Victor Bout or Boutov, an arms dealer operating a cargo airliner under different names; Jacques "Kiki" Lamaire, who owns planes and is involved in fuel airlifts to UNITA; and many others. The Government of Uganda responded to those questions as follows.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The Panel wanted to find out from the Ugandan Government who issued end-user certificates for arms re-exported from Uganda. The Panel of Experts wanted to establish the truth regarding Ugandan customs procedures, and whether it was possible to import and re-export UNITA diamonds into and out of Uganda, and to re-export petroleum products to UNITA-held areas in Angola. The Panel sought to obtain information about air supply and cargo aircraft operating out of Uganda. It asked why an alleged high-level Government official took an interest in the release of a cargo plane which had been impounded in Zambia in August 1999, after having discharged its cargo, on suspicion that it had been ferrying arms to UN ITA-held areas.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The Government of Uganda categorized those questions under several headings, which appear in the annex to document S/2000/200. The first category was alleged arms transfers by the Government of Uganda to UNITA. The Panel sought to know whether it was true that some of the military tanks imported by Uganda through the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania in 1998 and early 1999 were destined for UNITA-held areas. The Panel of Experts sought to know whether it was true that there was a relationship between UNITA and the Uganda-backed rebel movement of J ean-Pierre Bemba, which is fighting the Government of Kabila in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Panel wanted to know whether Uganda was a conduit for arms to the rebel movement, in circumvention of the arms embargo.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The Panel, apparently, remained unconvinced, and went ahead and reproduced the allegations. For that reason, I take this opportunity to present to this Council and to you, Mr. President, the record of the discussions that took place in Uganda on 16 February. The Panel of Experts to investigate violations of sanctions imposed against UNITA visited Uganda from 14 to 17 February this year. The team was in Uganda to investigate allegations against Uganda - allegations of its collaboration with UNITA in contravention of United Nations sanctions. The members of the Panel met Ugandan Government officials on Wednesday, 16 February, and they were led by Ambassador Anders Mollander. The Panel raised a number of questions, made allegations and sought answers from the Government of Uganda.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“First of all, let me congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of this body, and commend you for convening this meeting, which is discussing a subject that is very important in our region. My delegation also welcomes the presence here today of the Minister for External Relations of the Government of Angola and of the Minister with responsibility for Africa of the Government of the United Kingdom. The Government of Uganda welcomes this report (S/2000/203), which is very important. We welcome the recommendations therein, because we believe they will strengthen the sanctions regime against UN ITA. However, my Government expresses its regret that, in spite of extensive discussions which the Panel of Experts held with Ugandan officials last month, all the information that was exchanged and provided was ignored.”
2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source
“We need partnership to strengthen the existing States, because States play crucial roles in preventing conflicts, while ineffective leadership is exploited by those would like to disturb the peace. We do not have to seek intricate solutions. We know what Africa needs: what Africa needs from this Security Council and from this meeting is action.”
1999-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4081Resumption1 (1999) · source
“But we must also have a slightly longer focus, and that longer focus must, once again, be on prevention, but prevention of an economic development nature. We must look upon development as a conflict-prevention measure. Many statements have been made here, with which I agree, that poverty is a major cause. Another aspect of prevention is a focus on democratic governance, respect for human rights, respect for law and the creation of inclusive political mechanisms or governments. We have repeated conflicts because many communities, perhaps ethnic communities, feel discriminated against, excluded. We need partnership so that Africa can build democratic structures, structures which will make citizens of our continent feel that they have ownership, not only in the economic system, but also in the political system.”
1999-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4081Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Similarly, in Kosovo the Council did not say that the combatants should honour the peace agreement before there could be United Nations intervention. We would like to see the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo addressed in the same way. The Ambassador of Canada was right on the ball. I, as an African, would like to hear the sweet-sounding phrase "African solutions to African problems". But the truth is that many of our regional bodies do not have the capacity to address the African problems. That is why we come here; why we seek the partnership of the United Nations; why we are calling for action. I said that the immediate problem needs immediate attention - that is, the stopping of conflicts.”
1999-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4081Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Africa needs immediate action. Immediate action means preventing conflicts, stopping the current conflicts and stopping them from spreading and escalating. Africa needs what we call in United Nations language "rapid deployment of peacekeepers". Without that, the various components of peace - not only in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, not only the Lusaka process, not only in Sierra Leone and elsewhere - still have the potential to disintegrate. Peacekeepers separate combatants. Their presence prevents escalation; it enables fragile peace to take root. We have seen two recent examples of rapid deployment and their effects in Kosovo and in East Timor. The Security Council did not say that the East Timorese should stop fighting before intervention.”
1999-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4081Resumption1 (1999) · source
“We are here because this important body, in spite of the many debates we have held, has failed to take adequate action. We are here because there is an inadequacy of political will, and because of that inadequacy there are not sufficient resources to address the conflicts in Africa. Meetings are very good, but what Africa needs now is action. I am reminded of the great explorer and missionary, David Livingstone, who is associated with the end of the slave trade. When he reached that part of Africa now called Malawi, he said that he was looking for a healer of Africa's bleeding soul. Africa was bleeding from the continued slave trade. Today, if Livingstone were to come back, he would say that he is looking for a healer of the African conflicts. That is why we are here. I should like to divide my remarks into three parts.”
1999-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4081Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Speaking at the tail end of a long day, one suffers from the possibility of merely repeating what has already been said. I hope, Mr. President, you will be patient with my repetition. But first of all let me congratulate you and your delegation on having organized this interactive debate. This is not the first time in the last 18 months that the Council has held such an open debate on Africa. Why are we here? It is not because of a lack of cooperation between the United Nations and regional bodies; not because the Organization of African Unity (OAU) mechanism has been ignored; not because there are not sufficient meetings; not because there is a shortage of special envoys to go and decipher the problems of Africa. We are here because of the continuing crisis in Africa, a crisis of conflicts.”
1999-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4081Resumption1 (1999) · source
“This international body has the obligation to respond to and treat all conflicts with equal urgency and concrete actions of involvement. The Lusaka peace process demands quick action. The Security Council must play its role in safeguarding that peace, because delays in the implementation of the essential requirements of the Agreement can tempt the resumption of conflicts. In conclusion, my delegation pays tribute to President Chiluba of Zambia for his tireless efforts, which resulted in the peace Agreement, which we are confident will pave the way for peace in our region.”
1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source
“But, as I said earlier, this is not enough, because the situation is still fragile and demands much more than surveys. The fundamental requirements for the implementation of the Lusaka process are resources - financial and logistical - to facilitate the deployment of peacekeepers and the national dialogue which will lead to the process of democratization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Finally I would like to inform you, Sir, and the Council that my Government is less than happy with responses from the Security Council when it comes to dealing with situations in Africa. We know the tragic happenings in Rwanda. The contrasts between what went on there and what happened in Kosovo and recently in East Timor are too glaring. Many of us Africans see the situation being worse than benign neglect.”
1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source
“It is the view of the Uganda Government, a view shared by all the Heads of the States parties, that the peace process should not be held hostage by the internal divisions and minor disagreements between the RCD. Hence, the Committees, as I have said, have started their work. But until certain measures are implemented as a matter of urgency, the peace Agreement remains fragile. Financial and logistical support is urgently called for in sufficient quantities to hold the peace together and to prevent those who may wish to take up guns again from doing so. My delegation recognizes that the United Nations has a key role to play in the implementation of this Agreement. Uganda therefore welcomes the steps so far taken by the Secretary-General in dispatching military and civilian police to survey the situation.”
1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source