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first: 2003-08-18
most recent: 2007-11-06
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“Clearly, the separation wall, whose route cuts seriously and deeply into Palestinian territories, is a pernicious way to continue and expand the settlement of occupied territories and to deprive the Palestinian people of a territorial element that is essential to the full exercise of its sovereignty. In addition, it is the expression of a policy known as "bantustanization", whose objective is to create enclaves that are not viable, denying any freedom of movement to the Palestinian people and reserving the most fertile and most productive lands for the occupier. This enterprise is doomed to failure, being counter to elementary standards of international law, human rights and humanitarian law. It is ultimately aimed at undermining the very basis of the peace process in the Middle East.”
2003-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4841 (2003) · source
“There should be no doubt that this illegal measure, taken in the name of security, will reinforce the feelings of frustration and hate of the put-upon Palestinian populations. It inevitably leads to a deepening in the lack of understanding between the two parties and imperils the very core of the peace process, namely, the road map of the Quartet, which has been so carefully negotiated and whose implementation has barely begun. Through their dogged insistence on establishing a barrier between populations whom nothing can separate and who are fated by history to live in harmony, the Israeli authorities have chosen the worst security option.”
2003-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4841 (2003) · source
“Mr. Sow (Guinea) (spoke in French): Since our last public debate on the situation in the Middle East, the Israeli-Palestinian crisis has become even more distressing and tragic. The cycle of violence is intensifying and the climate of mutual mistrust seems to dominate the relationship between the parties. This new period, characterized by a heightening of tension, is particularly critical, resulting in a greater deterioration of the situation on the ground and gradually moving the players farther away from the path of peace. In such a context, the stated will of the Israeli Government to press forward with the building of the separation wall is a source of serious concern for my delegation.”
2003-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4841 (2003) · source
“By giving the Tribunal appropriate resources, consolidating it and responding to its requests to the Security Council, the international community would guarantee the success of a unique enterprise in Africa for promoting and protecting human rights. Finally, I would like to commend the Presidents and Prosecutors of the ICTY and the ICTR for the progress they have achieved and especially for their commitment and dedication to the rapid restoration of lasting peace and reconciliation, both in the Balkans and in Central Africa.”
2003-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4838 (2003) · source
“My delegation reiterates its appeal for the full cooperation of all States of the Great Lakes region in arresting at-large persons who are charged with grave violations of international humanitarian law by the ICTR. Undoubtedly, that willingness would facilitate the calling of witnesses before the Tribunal, whether for the prosecution or for the defence, and of the accused. In any event, we have the conviction that no country has the right to help fugitives escape international justice by offering sanctuary in their territory. To conclude, we would stress that the completion strategy of the work of the ICTR is under way already and is on the right track, with the proper impetus.”
2003-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4838 (2003) · source
“I would also ask the question, already posed by China, that is whether, once these conditions are met, the Tribunal will indeed be in a position to complete its work within the time limit requested by the Council. We invite the international community to help with the strengthening of the national jurisdictional capacities involved here, to enable them to take up the cases that would be referred to them by the ICTR. We particularly urge our peace partners to support Rwanda in its sustained efforts to consolidate its national judicial system. We believe that this is essential for restoring security and lasting reconciliation in that country so torn by genocide.”
2003-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4838 (2003) · source
“My delegation in this regard endorses the recommendations made by the President of the ICTR and we very much encourage our Council: firstly, to endorse the elimination of the prohibition of ad litem judges to take part in pre-trial proceedings - this requires the amendment of the ICTR rules; and secondly, to increase from four to nine the number of ad litem judges for the ICTR. We believe these requests are feasible inasmuch as we have already taken similar measures in regards to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). These reforms will contribute to a more rapid resolution of the cases before the Tribunal. My delegation also calls on the Secretary-General to appoint as soon as possible the remaining three ad litum judges so that the ICTR can improve its ability to function.”
2003-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4838 (2003) · source
“In the new context described in the report, the ICTR is better able to achieve its main objectives defined in the completion strategy. However, for its part, the ICTR should draw up a detailed strategy, in keeping with our requests, to defer to national jurisdictions, including Rwanda, accused persons of middle or lower rank. We take note of the commitment of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) to present his plan of action before the end of this year.”
2003-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4838 (2003) · source
“We pay a warm tribute to them all for the performance of their institutions in promoting and protecting human rights, international humanitarian law and the attainment of the rule of law. Analysis of the reports shows the vast experience of the two Tribunals in creating legal institutions and in international cooperation, of which they have been the foundation in recent months. What I have to say today concerns primarily the functioning of the ICTR, my questions having already been asked and my comments about ICTY having been covered by previous statements. Thanks to reforms intended to improve its functioning, reforms invigorated by the recent appointment of Prosecutor Jallow, the ICTR now has better conditions in which to fully accomplish its mission and achieve its mandate within the set timeframe.”
2003-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4838 (2003) · source
“Mr. Sow (Guinea) (spoke in French): I congratulate Judge Theodor Meron on his able presentation on the activities of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) during the period in question. I also warmly congratulate the ICTY on its tenth anniversary, which is, happily, marked by important and praiseworthy achievements. Our full appreciation also goes to Judge Erik Mase, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Ms. Carla Del Ponte, Prosecutor of the ICTY, and Mr. Hassan Bubacar Jallow, Prosecutor of the ICTR, for their very comprehensive and instructive presentations. I welcome Mr. Jallow here, and wish him success in his mission. I reaffirm my appreciation for the positive achievements of his predecessor, Ms. Carla Del Ponte, whom we encourage.”
2003-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4838 (2003) · source
“Seven years after the end of the war, Bosnians must assume the bulk of the responsibilities in the country's restoration and revitalization. That being done, the Council must lend its full support to the High Representative with a View to the swift implementation of the six essential tasks set forth in the Office's implementation plan, which was approved by the Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council. In conclusion, my delegation reiterates its congratulations and its words of encouragement to the High Representative and to the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia on the significant progress achieved, under their far-sighted and effective leadership, in implementing the Dayton Accords in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
2003-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4837 (2003) · source
“However, that progress must not mask the difficulties encountered by the High Representative in his efforts to restore the situation. We are particularly concerned at the replacement - for political reasons - of members of the administrative boards of various public entities and the appointment of officials based on political or ethnic criteria; at the constitutional dysfunction of the Council of Ministers and the meagre resources at its disposal; at the swift decline in international financial assistance at a time when refugees and displaced persons are returning in large numbers; and, finally, at the slowness in the pace of reform. All those challenges can be addressed thanks to the international community's support and to the dynamism of the Office of the High Representative.”
2003-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4837 (2003) · source
“Let me mention in this connection the drawing down of, by the end of 2003, of the Reconstruction and Return Task Force, due to the high level of property law implementation, greater visibility and improved assurances in connection with the return of refugees and displaced persons; the closing of the Media Development Department, following the successful completion of its mandate; the entry into force of the Criminal Procedure Code, as a turning point in the reform of criminal justice; the suppression of support networks for war crimes indictees, thanks to close cooperation with the European Union and the United States of America; increased growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the basis of reforms laid down to promote employment and consolidate economic and administrative infrastructures; and the enhancement of regional cooperation for security and justice.”
2003-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4837 (2003) · source
“In the area ofjustice and the rule of law, the High Representative should be encouraged to continue his offensive against those networks that fund and support key International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia indictees, including Radovan Karadzic, and to establish a system for domestic prosecution of war crimes, pursuant to the request made by the Peace Implementation Council. In this context, my delegation supports the creation by the Council of a special War Crimes Chamber within the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. There can be no doubt that the speedy implementation of this project will be one of the pillars of the reconstruction of the country and of its integration into the international community. Key criteria enable us objectively to evaluate the social, political and economic progress achieved.”
2003-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4837 (2003) · source
“Among other areas of progress - pursuant to the priorities set out by the High Representative - the establishment of the Anti-Crime and Corruption Unit; the overhaul of the country's judicial system at all levels; the launching of the European Union Police Mission; the operationalization of the State-level Civil Service Agency; and the establishment of coalition governments at the State, entity and cantonal levels all are encouraging factors on the path to reconstruction, ethnic harmony and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
2003-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4837 (2003) · source
“Mr. Sow (Guinea) (spoke in French): My delegation commends the High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lord Paddy Ashdown, for the significant progress achieved and for the quality of his report. I should like also to express our appreciation to Judge Theodor Meron, President of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, for his informative briefing and for his praiseworthy efforts in carrying out his mission. My delegation notes the improvement in the functioning of the major institutions in the country and the securing of more stable funding for them as key achievements.”
2003-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4837 (2003) · source
“We believe yet again that we must call on the Israeli Government to show more self-restraint and moderation and comply with the relevant Security Council resolutions. In that context, my delegation fully supports the draft resolution submitted by Syria. That draft is moderate, and could be a positive and beneficial signal to the peoples of the Middle East and the world.”
2003-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4836 (2003) · source
“In that respect, we have condemned the terrorist attacks committed on the eve of Yom Kippur in Haifa, which struck innocent Israeli citizens. Such blind violence can only damage the noble Palestinian cause, which my country has always supported. The Israeli armed reprisal is a disproportionate reaction stemming from a political will to destroy the peace efforts in the region of the international Islamic community. We firmly condemn this military attack, and we express our concern at the attempt to illegally expand the zone of conflict and destabilize the entire Middle East. My country commends the measured and very responsible reaction of the Syrian Government. In promoting the path to dialogue and appealing to the conscience of Security Council members, Syria is setting an encouraging and laudable example.”
2003-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4836 (2003) · source
“Thirty years after the signing of the disengagement agreement of 30 May 1974 between Israel and the Syrian Arab Republic, Israel's unjustified attack on Syria is a particularly serious and alarming threat to international peace and security and is liable to jeopardize the implementation of the Quartet's road map, whose ultimate goal is to overcome the problems raised by the cycle of violence and to safeguard the peace process in the Middle East. My country, the Republic of Guinea, firmly condemns the use of force and violence and, particularly, terrorism as a means of political and diplomatic negotiation or of pressure to advance political views. We condemn terrorism in all its forms, including in the form of State terrorism.”
2003-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4836 (2003) · source
“Nothing - absolutely, nothing - can justify such an act, which is contrary to all acceptable standards of international conduct, and whose sole purpose is to extend the strategy of chaos already imposed on the people of Palestine to all the neighbouring Arab Islamic States. Such an act violates all the relevant Security Council resolutions designed to bring about a negotiated political peace settlement to the Israeli-Arab crisis.”
2003-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4836 (2003) · source
“Mr. Sow (Guinea) (spoke in French): My delegation would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of our Council and to assure you of our full cooperation. We are very grateful also to Ambassador Jones Parry for his excellent conduct of our work during September. Allow me to express my delegation's appreciation for the wisdom you demonstrated in the prompt organization of this public meeting of our Council in the face of the escalation of tensions in the Middle East following the violation of Syria's air space by the Israel Government and the extension of extrajudicial State violence to that neighbouring Arab State.”
2003-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4836 (2003) · source
“We support the mobilization of international support for the civilian transitional authorities and welcome the extension of the mandate of the Peace- Building Support Office in Guinea-Bissau. We hope that this item will be given priority status on our agenda.”
2003-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4834 (2003) · source
“The Security Council should therefore commit itself fully, along with ECOWAS and the African Union, to helping Guinea-Bissau to operationalize the institutional machinery for its transition, with a view to the holding of legislative and presidential elections that will lead to greater stability and therefore to peace and development. In short, to help a new era emerge in Guinea- Bissau and in West Africa, sustained efforts must be made in order better to coordinate the economic recovery and political reconstruction programmes established by the Economic and Social Council, with the assistance of the development partners and in conjunction with the decisions that will be surely taken by the Security Council in future in order to help consolidate peace and prevent chaos.”
2003-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4834 (2003) · source
“In addressing these issues, sensitive questions are involved - questions of sovereignty, tradition and security, justice and reconciliation. The task is not simply technically difficult. It is politically delicate." (S/PV4833, p. 2) The example of Guinea-Bissau is a test case for our Council as to the relevance and validity of the mechanisms that should be put in place during a political transition period in a poor country, one that is beset by many tensions and one that, by the way, does not receive any financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund or the World Bank.”
2003-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4834 (2003) · source
“That is why Guinea-Bissau, three years after having embarked on the democratic process, following pluralist elections that were judged free and transparent, which were held on 16 January 2000, remains in the grip of a severe crisis and in a state of near-paralysis. All of this, added to an explosive social situation characterized by excessive arrears in the salaries of civil servants, opened the door for the coup plotters, who used as a pretext the desire to shield Guinea-Bissau from another civil war. How then can we not agree with the Secretary- General's analysis of the situation, when, in his statement before the Council on justice and the rule of law, he said that "elections held when the rule of law is too fragile seldom lead to lasting democratic governance.”
2003-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4834 (2003) · source
“Relative peace has been restored, and the troops have returned to their barracks. This is a step in the right direction - a step that needs to be consolidated through robust political, economic and social measures that will mobilize the participation and full support of the international community and of aid organizations. Today more than ever, Guinea-Bissau needs the support of the international community in its efforts at economic and political reconstruction. The failure of President Kumba Yala, stems, in our opinion, from a chaotic political transition and from disappointing methods of governance and socio-economic results, as well as from a lack of external diplomatic and financial support, as is well known. Promises were made in many bilateral and multilateral forums, but these have not been translated into facts on the ground.”
2003-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4834 (2003) · source
“My delegation also welcomes the positive contribution made by the United Nations and by the Portuguese-speaking countries to stabilize the situation. President Kumba Yala's relinquishing of power - which he did, as he said, for the greater good of the people, for peace and for national unity - and the appeal he launched for the immediate establishment of a civilian government of national unity, as well as for the holding of general legislative elections according to an agreed timetable, have been favourably received by the people of Guinea-Bissau, the countries of the subregion and a number of members of the international community. All of this has helped the negotiations and facilitated the signing of a transitional political charter by the political leadership of Guinea-Bissau.”
2003-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4834 (2003) · source
“We must rise to the challenge by being ever more vigilant and regularly monitor the developments under way to better grasp the situation. The overthrow of President Kumba Yala during the night of 13 and 14 of September by a military committee that took it upon itself to claim that it was restoring constitutional order and democracy once again shows that, in Africa, only a collective and firm response by the member States of the neighbouring countries, the subregion and the entire continent is up to the task of opposing a coup d'etat and preventing it from succeeding. We therefore welcome the vigorous and prompt action taken by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union and their member States to safeguard legality and to ensure the gradual restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau.”
2003-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4834 (2003) · source
“Mr. Sow (Guinea) (spoke in French): The present consultations on recent developments in Guinea-Bissau come at the right time. My delegation would like to express its gratitude to you, Mr. President, and to thank Mr. Kalomoh for the excellent and thorough briefing that he has just given us on this issue. I would also like to convey my appreciation to Minister Jose Ramos Horta for his interesting statement. I welcome the presence today of our colleague Mr. Cabral, the Permanent Representative of Guinea-Bissau to the United Nations. Given the precariousness of the situation and uncertainty prevailing in Guinea-Bissau, the Council must assume its principal responsibility for managing conflict and restoring order.”
2003-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4834 (2003) · source
“That is why my delegation urges the parties to respect the commitments they undertook within the framework of the Quartet's road map and, with the assistance of the international community under the impetus of the United States and the European Union, to ensure the effective and rapid resumption of the peace process in order to reach a definitive peaceful political settlement. The challenge is immense. But, if we are united and determined to implement the relevant resolutions of the Security Council and the General Assembly, we will be able to reverse the current trend and recover the road to peace.”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824 (2003) · source
“In this critical context, the international community must send a strong signal to both parties, especially to the Israeli authorities to dissuade them from carrying out their decision in principle to expel the President of the Palestinian Authority or to continue to envisage the chaos-creating alternative of physically destroying him. That is why my delegation is in favour of adopting in the near future the resolution presented by the Arab Group during their consultations with the Security Council last Friday. Guinea reaffirms its conviction that the States of the region, including the State of Israel and a State for Palestine, have the right to live in peace within secure and internationally recognized borders.”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824 (2003) · source
“My delegation is convinced that the peace plan, which is full of ambitions and is the fruit of long and courageous negotiations, represents the only real chance for putting an end to a conflict that has been devastating the Middle East region for a long time and which requires action from the international community as a whole. It is a difficult task for this time and will be achieved through a policy of tolerance and compromise. To achieve that, the two parties involved must employ the same standards, admit their responsibilities and negotiate transparently.”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824 (2003) · source
“As well, the suicide attacks that indiscriminately strike Israeli citizens, including women and children, are to be condemned and must not be encouraged. Those acts, committed by both sides, serve to heighten tensions and to deepen further the chasm separating Palestinians and Israelis, whose futures nevertheless remain inextricably linked. There is no doubt that in such conditions, prospects look bleak and the future of peace in the Middle East is put at risk. Before this terrible situation, fraught with threats and harmful to peace and security, the Security Council cannot stand by idly or fail to assume its responsibilities. The Council must contribute to the full and complete implementation of the Quartet's road map.”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824 (2003) · source
“My delegation regrets that the security and institutional reforms implemented by the Palestinian Authority have not been accompanied by Israeli respect for those commitments. The continuation of the occupation of the Palestinian territories and the extra- judicial killings are reprehensible acts in flagrant violation of international law. They must be banned. Moreover, the building of the wall of separation, which is the prelude to a veritable bantustan policy, violates the fundamental principles of international law. The wall can in no way meet Israel's security needs. On the contrary, it further fans the flames of the frustrations of the Palestinian population, which finds itself totally isolated and despoiled and which has no choice but to defy this colonialist undertaking.”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824 (2003) · source
“The Israeli decision has no legal justification and is in fact counterproductive. It only strengthens the disappointment of the Palestinians and leads to a programmed death of the Quartet's road map. In our opinion, that is a result of the policy of weakening and destroying Palestinian institutions that the current Israeli Government regrettably persists in carrying out. Such an attitude can never serve the interests of Israel. Rather, it will have the opposite effect. After a short period of calm during which a ray of hope glimmered on the horizon, the level of violence and political frustration has abruptly risen again, accompanied by misfortune and desperation. Once again, the logic of mutual defiance, marked by the increase in suicide bombings and unjustifiable extra- judicial killings, has taken over.”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824 (2003) · source
“In this context, the decision in principle on 11 September by the Israeli Cabinet to expel the President of the Palestinian Authority from Ramallah aggravates the crisis and jeopardizes the prospects for peace that had been opened by the road map. It is a major political error with unpredictable consequences, which cannot be tolerated. My country, Guinea, concerned about respect for international law, would like to recall that President Yasir Arafat, democratically elected by his people and an historic figure in the struggle for Palestinian liberation, is and remains a key actor in the peace process. Therefore, far from being an obstacle, he is the very symbol of the identity and the march of the Palestinians on the route of self-determination of freedom and progress.”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824 (2003) · source
“Mr. Sow (Guinea) (spoke in French): Allow me to express my delegation's gratitude to Mr. Roed- Larsen for his edifying and very moving briefing on the tragedy and the very disturbing developments currently taking place in the Middle East, and most particularly in occupied Palestine. During our recent consultations, in light of the situation prevailing on the ground, my delegation has already expressed its deep concern about the future of the political process in the region, given the challenges to the parties and the international community by the resumption of the cycle of violence, suicide bombings and reprisals in both Palestine and Israel.”
2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824 (2003) · source
“Direct dialogue between the Serbian and Albanian communities must not remain wishful thinking; it must become a reality on the ground and be the driving force for peaceful development of the Balkans region. I cannot conclude without emphasizing the paramount role that the various Kosovar components must play in the quest for solutions to the problems of the province. The effectiveness of the international community's support - which remains necessary - depends on that.”
2003-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4823 (2003) · source
“The reorganization and transformation of the Kosovo Protection Corps into a multi-ethnic body specializing in emergency interventions is also in keeping with that obligation. Furthermore, my delegation notes that, in the framework of improving the current situation prevailing in Kosovo, other elements of key importance must be taken into consideration. Those are, inter alia, the dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade; the regional approach; cooperation among UNMIK, Kosovo's elected officials and the Serbia and Montenegro authorities; extending UNMIK's authority throughout the province and, finally, mobilizing the resources essential for Kosovo's harmonious development. We urge the parties to do their utmost to facilitate the opening of the negotiations planned for this fall between Belgrade and Pristina.”
2003-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4823 (2003) · source
“At the economic level, despite the improvement of the legislative and administrative framework, greater attention must be devoted to job creation and to promoting regional exchanges. With regard to the return of refugees, the restitution of property and the issue of disappeared persons, we call for a strengthening of ongoing efforts aimed at the proper functioning of established mechanisms. In addition, the absence of dialogue among communities and the increase in inter-ethnic violence, crime and insecurity affect the long-sought restoration of the rule of law. The murders of civilians this summer, which we condemn and deplore, indicate to us that the situation is still not stable. Measures such as strengthening police and judicial structures are a priority.”
2003-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4823 (2003) · source
“Mr. Sow (Guinea) (spoke in French): I should like to thank Mr. Annabi, whose detailed and comprehensive briefing will help us in our exchange of views on the development of the situation in Kosovo. Four years after the temporary freezing of Kosovo's status, the record of the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) in that province appears mixed, despite Mr. Holkeri's praiseworthy dedication. We must welcome the progress made at the political and administrative levels, but the recovery of the economy, the return of refugees and the restitution of property, as well as the establishment of the rule of law and the problem of security, remain sources of concern.”
2003-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4823 (2003) · source
“We welcome the Security Council's recent adoption of resolution 1502 (2003) and the declaration of 29 May as International Day of Peacekeepers. Lastly, allow me to convey to your delegation, Mr. President, and to you personally my delegation's gratitude for the quality of the work accomplished and for your skill and diplomacy throughout this month.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“We support the recommendations made, individually and collectively, by that mission with a view to adapting the international community's peace efforts so as to meet the concerns of the West African region. We are grateful to all our friends, in particular all the members of the Security Council, for their support for the actions of that subregion. I would be remiss if, in concluding my statement, I failed to pay a tribute to United Nations and associated personnel, as well as humanitarian personnel, working in difficult circumstances at the risk of their lives. We wish to take this opportunity to reiterate our unreserved condemnation of the criminal attacks on United Nations and humanitarian personnel. Once again we address our condolences to the family members of the victims of the attack on United Nations headquarters in Baghdad.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“Developing activities to prevent war and build peace in Africa requires financial, logistic and training support, which the United Nations should provide to the African Union and to its regional organizations, especially the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which is playing a leading role in bringing peace and stability back to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Cote d'Ivoire. Given the importance of peacekeeping operations in the maintenance of international peace and security, periodic evaluation of such missions, in order to adapt and redefine them as necessary, is essential. In this context my delegations welcomes the fruitful results of the fact-finding mission and exchange of ideas yesterday by the five ECOWAS Ministers for Foreign Affairs, together with the ECOWAS Executive Secretary.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“From this standpoint we encourage strengthened cooperation between the Security Council, the Secretariat and troop-contributing countries in the context of implementation of resolution 1353 (2001). Moreover, particular attention should be given to the question of training and arrangements for regional cooperation. On the question of Africa, a continent particularly affected by armed conflicts, my delegation favours bolstering regional and subregional capacities. My delegation welcomes and encourages the strengthening of cooperative relations between the United Nations, particularly the Security Council, and the organs and institutions active in the area of peace and security on the African continent.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“Such missions could evaluate all the ramifications of the crisis so as to make it possible to establish a suitable mandate. We believe that better planning and a more precise concept of operations and rules of engagement, as well as the possibility of rapid deployment, will promote success among these operations. This is why the United Nations policy on a system of stand-by forces is worthy of our full attention. Coordination among the various departments of the Secretariat, on the one hand, and, on the other, between them and the other actors concerned, and the availability of human, financial and logistical resources fall within the same approach.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“Our consideration of this item is taking place in a context marked by an increasing number of peacekeeping activities, the success of which - as a number of speakers have noted - relies on respect for the basic principles, which are the consent of the parties, impartiality and non-use of force except in cases of legitimate self-defence. However, it should be noted that the failure of certain peacekeeping operations is due to many and very complex factors, including the underestimation of what was at stake, poor definition of certain mandates, inadequate resources and, in particular, the absence of political will among the parties in conflict. To tackle this situation, my delegation would like to note the importance of sending multidisciplinary fact-finding missions to conflict zones.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“The new nature of conflicts, in particular intra-State conflicts, has lent peacekeeping operations another dimension. Until the beginning 1990s, peacekeeping operations fundamentally relied on the classical principle of interposition between rival forces of two countries. The change has been reflected in the diversification of the role of the protagonists and of peacekeepers. It has also prompted the United Nations to engage in in-depth reflection on peacekeeping operations. The Brahimi report is an eloquent illustration of this change and has the virtue of shedding fresh light on the challenges that we face and the steps that must be taken to tackle them.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“Mr. Sow (Guinea) (spoke in French): My delegation welcomes the holding of this wrap-up meeting devoted principally to the issue of peacekeeping operations. The Charter of this Organization entrusts the Security Council with primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. In this regard, the Council remains the principal organ responsible for establishing the mandates of peacekeeping operations. Accordingly, the Council is required to draw lessons from past and current operations and to make active efforts to strengthen the United Nations capacity to maintain and promote peace. Since the launch of the first peacekeeping operation in 1948 the international community has acquired broad experience.”
2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source
“In conclusion, my country would like to encourage the activities of the coalition, the international community and all those who are working on the ground to build a peaceful, safe, democratic and reconciled Iraq.”
2003-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4812 (2003) · source