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Sirleaf

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1996-01-24
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1996-01-24
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  1. “The Council has also pledged its fullest support for the ECOWAS peace initiative, and is awaiting the signing of the status-of-forces agreement. While realizing that Liberians are ultimately responsible for restoring peace and democracy in their country, we need the Council's help to jump start the process of disarmament and demobilization, social and economic rehabilitation and the holding of national elections that will return the country to civil administration under the rule of law. The delegation of Liberia commends to the Council the recommendation of the Secretary-General that UNOMIL's mandate be extended until 31 May 1996, and joins in his appeal for increased support to ECOMOG. For our part, I pledge anew the commitment of the Council of State to the full implementation of the Abuja Agreement.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

  2. “As the peace process is now at a critical juncture, we appeal to the international community to be more understanding and lend the necessary assistance for ECOMOG to carry out its mandate in pursuance of the Abuja Agreement. ECOWAS has taken on an unprecedented task. It has given concrete expression to the much-heralded talk about cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations in the maintenance of international peace and security. In this respect, my delegation believes that the international community has more to gain from ECOWAS's success in Liberia if the necessary assistance is provided. In conclusion, I wish to re-emphasize that the Council of State has given its solemn pledge to the Liberian people that it will abide by the Abuja Agreement.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

  3. “Some degree of anxiety still exists within and among the warring factions. As the war wanes, combatants have their anxious moments. What life awaits them after years of knowing only armed confrontation? We have to abate their fears, and we stand in need of substantial assistance to provide productive alternatives in civil society. Since 1990, ECOMOG has kept the peace in Liberia. It has had to do so with the meagre resources of the troop- contributing countries. Over and over again, appeals have been made to the international community to supplement the wherewithal provided by ECOWAS in order to advance the peace process in all of its terms.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

  4. “We are not unmindful that the war was waged by Liberians against themselves, and of the consequent toll it has exacted from countries of the West African subregion, which, through ECOMOG, provided the enabling environment for Liberians to harmonize their differences by way of peaceful negotiations. We deeply appreciate the many sacrifices which ECOWAS member States continue to make for the restoration of peace in the country. We are also grateful to the United Nations, its specialized agencies and Member States for the provision of humanitarian assistance in the form of food, medicines and so on. However, as Liberians endeavour to make the transition from war to peace, we appeal to the international community to empathize with the circumstances now obtaining in the country.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

  5. “Today, I reiterate to the Security Council and the international community that the Council of State remains firmly committed to the terms of the Abuja Agreement, and will employ its best efforts to ensure that the peace process is not derailed. In this connection, the Council of State considers the recent skirmishes in Tubmanburg and other areas of the country as unfortunate incidents which will not deprive the people of Liberia of the peace they have longed for for the last six years. We have therefore held consultations with the disaffected party in order to hear its grievances and find acceptable peaceful means to address them. Additionally, the Council of State has informed that party, in unambiguous terms, that the peace process will proceed according to the Abuja Agreement.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

  6. “In my address to the General Assembly during its fiftieth session, I said: "The Abuja Agreement will hold and usher in a new dawn for Liberia; but even if it did not hold, we would still pursue peace, [and] ignore those who prefer war to peace ..." (Ofiicial Records of the General Assembly, Fiftieth Session, Plenary Meetings, 25th meeting, p. 10) We also apprised the Assembly that the installation of the Council of State last September pointed towards a final peaceful resolution of the Liberian crisis and raised the hopes of Liberians, who believe that the process is now irreversible. The Liberian civil war is virtually over.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

  7. “In particular, we recall with thanks his initiatives which facilitated the convening of the Conference on Assistance to Liberia, during which financial and other pledges were made in support of the Abuja Agreement, the disarmament and demobilization processes, the recovery and rehabilitation needs of the country, and assistance to the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) in the execution of its mandate. We also applaud Mr. Boutros- Ghali for his visit to Liberia on 29 November 1995, another manifestation of his interest, which resulted in the clarification of relevant issues in the peace process.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

  8. “Undoubtedly, this approach promotes transparency, broadens participation in the Council's work, and points towards the eventual enlargement and democratization of the Council. I would also like to extend to the Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the sincere gratitude of the Council of State and the people of Liberia for his deep personal concern with, and untiring involvement in the search for a durable, peaceful solution to the Liberian civil war.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

  9. “It is an honour and privilege for me to address the Security Council as it considers the situation in Liberia, which is vividly captured in the fifteenth progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL), contained in document S/ 1996/47 of 23 January 1996. Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency for the month of January. Already your tenure has produced positive results. We welcome the innovation in the working methods of the Council which, inter alia, affords interested delegations an opportunity to participate in open deliberations of the Council prior to its decisions on matters bearing on the maintenance of international peace and security.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source