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Šimonović

lines on the record: 287
first: 1997-12-19
most recent: 2023-12-12
sittings or episodes: 39
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“Concerning the elections and comments concerning them, we would like also to pay tribute to Bosnia and Herzegovina for holding successful elections and to draw the attention of the Council to the fact that, during the electoral campaign, there were some encouraging signs indicating that the scope of values shared by all major political forces is broadening and that it does include support for the unity of Bosnia and Herzegovina and for the constituent status of all three constituent peoples throughout the territory of the country. Concerning the outcome of the elections, we share the View that the key, the yardstick by which political parties should be measured, is their support for reform. We believe that a country becomes normal not only when its Government becomes normal, but when its opposition can be considered normal as well.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“I would like to thank the High Representative and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for their reports and for the opportunity to give comments and to ask some questions. My Government totally supports the approach of the High Representative and the Special Representative to the effect that, in Bosnia, there is no time for pessimism and that the key to a sustainable Bosnia and Herzegovina is reform. We also fully agree with the High Representative's recent statement that Dayton should be the floor and not the ceiling.”
2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source
“Let me conclude by saying that at the recent commemoration of 10 years of a successful peace agreement, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mozambique affirmed that post-conflict recovery and peace-building are even harder to manage than peacekeeping and peace negotiations, as pressures are high for the delivery of quick and sustained results and for continuous proof that peace is more profitable than war. This is a sobering thought, and we should keep it in mind when discussing the prospects for Central Africa. Let me thank you once again, Sir, for organizing this debate and for inviting the Economic and Social Council to participate.”
2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source
“We are now working out the details of arrangements, and I hope that we will be able to establish the ad hoc advisory group on Guinea-Bissau this Friday, 25 October. The advisory group will have inter-agency support in the conduct of its work, and we look forward to the analysis and report that the Economic and Social Council should receive by mid-January. In performing its task, the Economic and Social Council Group will closely cooperate with the Security Council's Ad Hoc Working Group on Africa.”
2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source
“This past July the Economic and Social Council adopted a resolution that we hope will lead to very useful and positive steps by the international community in support of African countries emerging from conflict. This is the agreement to establish, upon request, an ad hoc advisory group, at the ambassadorial level, to examine the humanitarian and economic needs of the country concerned; to review relevant programmes of support; to prepare recommendations for a long-term programme of support that integrates relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction and development in a comprehensive approach; and to provide advice on ensuring the adequacy and coherence of international assistance. Guinea-Bissau is the first country to request that such an advisory group be formed.”
2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source
“You, Sir, addressed the Economic and Social Council in your capacity as President of the Security Council when that body recently commemorated the tenth anniversary of the signing of the General Peace Agreement for Mozambique, and a number of those who are here in this Chamber were also present at that meeting. On 4 October 1992, after 16 years of civil conflict, the parties to that agreement undertook to do everything in their power to achieve genuine national reconciliation. In the decade that has elapsed since then, Mozambique has been an African and a United Nations success story, as well as an example of how peace and development interlink. We need such success stories elsewhere in Africa as well.”
2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source
“The Economic and Social Council welcomes the recent positive developments in the region: the withdrawal of troops from the Democratic Republic of the Congo; the signature of the ceasefire agreement between the Burundi Transitional Government and two rebel movements, on the occasion of the Dar es-Salaam regional summit of 7 October; and the decision to deploy an international observation force to the Central African Republic to promote calm, particularly on the country's border with Chad. We believe that these are positive signs that the subregion is emerging from the nightmare of civil conflict and that they will serve to create a conducive environment for rebuilding economies and relaunching economic growth.”
2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source
“The Council believes that it is imperative for the countries of the subregion to own and lead their own reconstruction. The Central African region has enormous potential, with a population of 100 million, and vast untapped natural resources. The Council deplores the illegal exploitation of those resources, especially because the sustainable development of those resources can serve to alleviate the humanitarian, economic and social consequences of conflict and put those countries on the path to long-term growth. We will add our voice to that of the Security Council in calling for an end to that practice.”
2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source
“The Economic and Social Council recognizes the importance of cross-border influences and linkages in a number of conflicts in Africa and, in its ministerial communique of 2001 on supporting the sustainable development of Africa, it called for the exploration of the feasibility of creating a subregional United Nations coordinating capability, possibly by using existing United Nations regional offices, which would assist the United Nations system in setting integrated policies and strategies, ensure the harmonization of activities and lend support to national and subregional peace- building efforts and initiatives, while supporting subregional integration. The Council will continue to advocate for the creation of such capability.”
2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source
“The Central African region is confronted with a myriad of cross-cutting challenges arising out of a number of conflicts that have ravaged the subregion. As many members have noted, several of the 11 countries in the region have been affected by civil conflicts, including Angola, Burundi, the Central Africa Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, which have resulted in major loss of life and large-scale destruction of economic and social infrastructure and have created millions of refugees, returnees and displaced persons. Not surprisingly, of the 11 countries, all those experiencing conflicts, with one exception, are in the low development category of the United Nations Development Programme 2002 Human Development Report.”
2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source
“Moreover, the President of the General Assembly last week underlined the fact that peace and security are closely linked to issues of poverty and that reducing poverty is the single most important and challenging of the Millennium Development Goals. As a central intergovernmental body in the economic and social field for coordination in the United Nations system, as well as for undertaking studies and making recommendations to other entities, the Economic and Social Council has mandated functions that can help in examinations and actions dealing with root causes of Violence and with humanitarian assistance, economic and social reconstruction and development and human rights processes that are at the heart of peace-building.”
2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source
“Mr. Simonovic: United Nations Secretary- General Dag Hammarskjold, who gave his life in an effort for peace in the Central African region, is said to have remarked that the Organization was not established to get us to heaven, but save us from hell. Today's open debate in the Security Council, 41 years since his death, finds us working together to help bring peace and a brighter future in a region that has known too much misery. We are increasingly aware that peace-building requires a comprehensive approach that encompasses a wide range of political, developmental, humanitarian and human rights programmes and mechanisms. Actions are needed that focus on fostering sustainable institutions and processes in many areas. That has been emphasized in the outcome of a number of Security Council debates.”
2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630 (2002) · source
“In closing, I would like to emphasize again the importance of the issues and ideas being raised in today's meeting and to express my satisfaction at the closer cooperation between the principal organs of the United Nations in attempting to cope with the problems set before us.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source
“It recommends a flexible, time-limited approach in setting up such an advisory group, at the request of the country concerned. Such a group would review existing arrangements to meet the country's humanitarian, reconstruction and development needs and would make proposals to the Economic and Social Council on how to ensure that the country receives adequate and coordinated assistance in order to prevent the reoccurrence of conflict and promote long-term development. A draft resolution leading to the establishment of the ad hoc working group will shortly be submitted for consideration by Member States. The Economic and Social Council is scheduled to take it up in the near future, with the aim of first establishing an advisory group and then putting it into practice upon the request of an interested African State.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source
“There is a gap between the end of humanitarian assistance and the beginning of systemic development assistance in countries emerging from conflict. This gap can be successfully bridged by the Economic and Social Council undertaking coordinated effort through its functional commissions, agencies, funds and programmes. Enhanced cooperation between the Council and the Bretton Woods institutions is also of utmost importance. In this regard, of particular importance is the proposal that the Economic and Social Council establish an ad hoc advisory group on African countries emerging from conflict. At the Council's request, a report of the Secretary-General on the possible mandate, composition and modalities of work of such a group has been prepared.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source
“As a central intergovernmental body for coordination in the United Nations system, as well as for undertaking studies and making recommendations to other entities, the Economic and Social Council has Charter-mandated functions that can help in studies and actions dealing with the root causes of violence and the humanitarian assistance, economic, social reconstruction and development and human rights processes that are at the heart of peace-building. The Council's oversight role in matters of development cooperation and humanitarian assistance can have particular value in promoting better integration between relevant policy and operational dimensions, thereby complementing ongoing work that takes place in the General Assembly and the Security Council.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source
“The Assembly has called upon the Economic and Social Council to focus more on actions that are related to the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa. The Security Council, in its meeting in January 2002 on the situation in Africa, reaffirmed the importance of strengthening its cooperation with the Economic and Social Council through greater interaction, in accordance with Article 65 of the Charter. The Security Council also identified the enhancement of cooperation with the Economic and Social Council as one of the purposes of its newly established ad hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa. Ambassador Koonjul's report has clearly indicated the commitment of the ad hoc Working Group to cooperation with the Economic and Social Council.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source
“It is part of the general recognition of the importance of addressing the root causes of violent conflict and the interlinkages among relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction and longer-term development for building peace. Effective strategies to deal with conflict prevention and recovery require a comprehensive approach that embraces actions in a wide range of areas, including political, diplomatic, humanitarian, human rights and institutional measures, as well as efforts to promote development. The Economic and Social Council has important responsibilities in these areas. I am very glad that the General Assembly and the Security Council have recognized the contribution that the Economic and Social Council could make to the effective implementation of conflict prevention and recovery strategies.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source
“Mr. Simonovic': I would like to thank Singapore for organizing this meeting and the Working Group Chairperson, Ambassador Koonjul, for his very useful briefing. It is an honour to participate in this discussion on the initial activities of the Security Council's ad hoc Working Group on Africa, on behalf of the Economic and Social Council. It is another important step in the improvement of cooperation between major United Nations bodies, while respecting fully their individual competencies and mandates. The international community is indeed increasingly recognizing the importance of addressing conflict prevention and conflict resolution issues in Africa.”
2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538 (2002) · source
“I should like to express my appreciation for this opportunity and my intention to continue discussion with the members of the Economic and Social Council on ways to enhance the cooperation between the two Councils.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460 (2002) · source
“A Ministerial Declaration was adopted which reiterated the support expressed at the Millennium Summit for the consolidation of democracy in Africa and assistance to Africans in their struggle for lasting peace, poverty eradication and sustainable development. The ministers also called on the United Nations system and the international community to support the New African Initiative adopted by the Organization of African Unity at its Lusaka summit, which is now the New Partnership for Africa's Development. Furthermore, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 55/217, this year the Economic and Social Council will consider the creation of an ad hoc advisory group on countries emerging from conflict.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460 (2002) · source
“The Security Council and the Economic and Social Council could work together more effectively within the purview of the mandates set for each body by the Charter. Mindful of the independence of the two Charter bodies, the aim would be to ensure that effective collaboration takes place between them so that all the United Nations actors in the field may work in a complementary fashion. In recent years, the Economic and Social Council on various occasions has devoted its attention to the issue of development in Africa, the most recent being the high-level segment of its substantive session in July 2001.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460 (2002) · source
“Mr. Simonovic': I would like to thank you, Sir, for your invitation and am pleased to participate in this meeting in my capacity as President of the Economic and Social Council. In the light of the encouragement expressed in the Millennium Declaration for regular consultations and coordination among the principal organs of the United Nations in pursuit of their functions, I hope that this meeting will help lay the foundation for greater cooperation between the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council, as envisaged in the United Nations Charter. The multidimensional nature of conflict prevention and post-conflict peace-building demands a multidisciplinary approach tailored to the unique circumstances of each situation.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460 (2002) · source
“As an advocate for and guarantor of peace, the Security Council must use its visibility and its prestige to consult with and augment the efforts of the United Nations bodies principally charged with furthering the world development agenda. In this regard, great importance should be attached to the substantive cooperation between the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council.”
2001-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4288 (2001) · source
“For the time being, Africa should remain the special focus of the Security Council, the entire United Nations system and the regional organizations, but frozen conflicts in other regions should not be underestimated either. Given the extent of poverty and the spread of infectious diseases, which are occurring there at a greater scale than elsewhere, the need for a convergence of the peace and development agendas figures prominently, particularly in Africa. No development can be sustained without peace or without people. Investments in peace thus encompass investments in health, education and environment, as well as in human rights and good governance.”
2001-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4288 (2001) · source
“We have reaffirmed the importance of timely, competent and otherwise effective peacekeeping, which has increasingly acquired ever more complex formats. The troop-contributing countries that shoulder the greater share of peacekeeping in the field told the Council in January what they need to carry out their duties as they are expected and called upon to do, as did the Member States on the issue of women, peace and security last October. Also, just last month we moved closer to outlining a comprehensive strategy for peace-building. Throughout these debates, we said again and again that we need all the political will, mutual trust and bureaucratic capacity to act upon the very causes of conflicts in a timely and effective manner in order to prevent their occurrence or recurrence.”
2001-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4288 (2001) · source
“It gives me special pleasure to greet our former colleague, Volodymyr Yel'chenko, in his capacity as President of the Security Council, on the occasion of this open debate, and to take part in this follow-up of the recent Security Council summit. The Security Council summit was a monumental event in many respects. Besides its symbolic value, it certainly brought us closer to a shared vision to ensure an effective role of the Security Council in the maintenance of peace and security in each and every region of the world. Building on that momentum in a series of open debates and through several actions of the Council in the past six months, we have reaffirmed repeatedly our conviction that the United Nations remains indispensable to safeguarding world peace.”
2001-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4288 (2001) · source
“We hope that the experience in Croatia can serve as a model for future United Nations operations, and my Government would be pleased to contribute its newly gained knowledge in this regard.”
1997-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3843 (1997) · source
“With the ending of the UNTAES mandate, Croatia ends one important period of its history and begins another. The present period has been characterized by State-building, affirmation of long-denied identity and mere survival. Now we are entering a period of development where quality of life for all its citizens takes centre stage. We will continue to count on the international community for support in this important regard. However, we hope that the character of cooperation can take a new form. For example, in the area of human rights, we hope that the policy of monitoring can be supplemented with concrete technical assistance. I should like to conclude by expressing once more Croatia's gratitude to the international community, and especially to the men and women of UNTAES, for the positive role it has played in Croatia.”
1997-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3843 (1997) · source
“Although the draft resolution deals with the region, which was occupied for a period of time by Serbia and Montenegro, whose armed forces were involved in grave war crimes, it fails to mention the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Three Yugoslav army officers have been indicted by the Tribunal for crimes committed in the region, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia refuses to extradite them. In addition, the draft resolution fails to reflect that the former rebels are reintegrating not only into Croatia, but also into the vibrant Serb community in Croatia. A substantial segment of the Serb community has remained to live in Croatia, sharing the destiny and hardships of all other citizens of Croatia. The former rebels should also look to this group as a bridge for full reintegration into Croatian society and public life.”
1997-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3843 (1997) · source
“Croatia has made this request for monitoring consistent with its policy of openness. Croatia is probably one of the most transparent countries in the world. It has opened its doors to over 2,000 international organizations and over 300 organizations which monitor and report, in one way or another, on human rights in Croatia. In spite of the many positive elements it contains, we believe that the draft resolution overlooks two important issues. First, it does not give proper focus with respect of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Paragraph 11 calls specifically only on Croatia to cooperate with the Tribunal.”
1997-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3843 (1997) · source
“Croatia is also a success story in regard to the return of internally and externally displaced persons to their homes. All together, 28,000 persons formerly affiliated with the rebel/occupying forces have returned: 9,500 from the region and 18,500 from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Moreover, 6,000 victims of aggression have returned to the region; a larger return can be expected in the spring. Croatia welcomes the draft resolution before the Council today. The draft resolution is clear in that the Transitional Administration in the region and the UNTAES mandate will terminate on 15 January. This clarity can only help the reintegration process. The draft resolution also provides for assistance in the area of police monitoring, as requested by the Croatian Government.”
1997-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3843 (1997) · source
“The financial support from the international community has been marginal. Croatia has spent $1.7 billion for the reconstruction of reintegrated territories. Less than 3 per cent has come from the international community, as Mr. Walker pointed out in Geneva yesterday. In spite of the fact that the wounds inflicted by war were still fresh, the Government adopted a reconciliation programme. The National Council established to implement the reconciliation programme has been very active and productive. The Government has also made numerous public overtures to the former rebels. High Government officials have been active and visible in assuring the former rebels that, having accepted its citizenship, they have a place in Croatia. The President of Croatia alone has made eight such public appeals over the past two years.”
1997-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3843 (1997) · source
“The Croatian Government has issued over 154,000 citizenship certificates in the region. This number exceeds the present population estimates for the region by more than 30,000, which indicates that former rebels now living in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Bosnia and Herzegovina also received documents in the region. Only 888 applications for citizenship were rejected. The Government has dedicated enormous resources to the region, despite its strict fiscal policy of non-inflationary spending and despite numerous obstacles. For example, it is not receiving any tax revenue from the region; it has had to cope with huge, extraordinary costs related to the care of hundreds of thousands of its own displaced persons and Bosnian refugees; and, finally, it is still incurring extraordinary social costs common to all transition economies.”
1997-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3843 (1997) · source
“An equally important reason for the success of the mission was the commitment of the international community to work in cooperation with the Government by providing some of its vast resources and knowledge in the area of conflict resolution and by giving UN TAES an active and dynamic mandate. The matrix of success was completed when the Security Council added to the clarity of the mandate by appointing Transitional Administrators with skills in assertive leadership. We commend both General Klein and Ambassador Walker for their superb performance. The success of UNTAES can be seen in many areas, but we believe that success is best reflected by the following: the documents programme; government spending in the region; the reconciliation programme; public overtures to the residents of the region; and the notable number of returns.”
1997-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3843 (1997) · source
“What followed was Croatia's conscious decision to avoid the direct use of this force in the case of Eastern Slavonia, opting instead for the peaceful method of reintegration, with the assistance and support of the international community. Two issues played an important role in our decision: first, the human costs of a military operation would be significant for all sides involved; and secondly, Croatia's firm commitment to long-term peace and stability in the broader area. We had also taken into account that the Serbs who rebelled against Croatia did so due to external factors and that many of them preferred to live in Croatia as loyal citizens, sharing equal rights and duties.”
1997-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3843 (1997) · source
“The United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES) mission is about to be terminated, as envisioned two years ago, and with almost all of its objectives fully completed. This joint success of UNTAES and the Government of Croatia can serve as an example for other present and future peacekeeping endeavours around the world. The conflict in Eastern Slavonia was resolved peacefully and control of previously occupied territory has reverted to the legitimate authorities. The reintegration process included not only administrative aspects, but all important human elements, reflected in, for instance, the Government's reconciliation programme. An important reason for the success of this mission was the appearance of a credible threat of force in the peace process in 1995.”
1997-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3843 (1997) · source