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Suh Dae-Won

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2000-04-19
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  1. “While recognizing that primary responsibility for the protection of internally displaced persons rests with the Governments concerned, we support the Secretary-General's recommendation for a wider use of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement in the work of the United Nations. Let me close by reiterating my delegation's hope that the Security Council will continue to expand its involvement in the protection of civilians in conflict situations in the months to come. The Republic of Korea, for its part, will continue to be actively engaged in this important process and to contribute to its success.”

    2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130Resumption1 (2000) · source

  2. “A donor to the Mine Action Support Group, my Government has also been contributing since 1996 to the Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Clearance in support of demining activities in Cambodia, Tajikistan, Guatemala and El Salvador. We will continue to make such contributions and invite others to do the same. Finally, we would like to re-emphasize the primary importance of maintaining the civilian and humanitarian character of camps for refugees and internally displaced persons. We fully support a number of practical suggestions in this regard, in particular the deployment of international military observers and the relocation of camps to a safe area away from war zones.”

    2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130Resumption1 (2000) · source

  3. “My delegation strongly supports the suggestion made by Under-Secretary-General Prendergast at Monday's Council meeting that sanctions regimes should be endowed with more effective monitoring capabilities, including the necessary resources and expertise. We will continue to support the efforts of the Council and the Secretary-General to strike a balance between upgrading the credibility of sanctions and minimizing human suffering. Fourthly, it is worth giving serious attention to the Secretary-General's suggestion that we provide States with political and financial support to facilitate compliance with the Ottawa Convention. Mine clearance is an urgent precondition to a minimum level of safety for civilians.”

    2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130Resumption1 (2000) · source

  4. “While we recognize the difficulty of achieving effective "targeted sanctions", we also believe that there is a continuing need to minimize collateral - albeit unintended - humanitarian suffering through the imposition of more specifically targeted sanctions and periodic substantial review mechanisms. While we all continue to seek more effective and smarter sanctions, tighter arms embargoes should be sought in all situations where the parties to the conflict target civilians. In this regard, effective measures must be taken to control the flow of small arms and light weapons to conflict areas.”

    2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130Resumption1 (2000) · source

  5. “Furthermore, in view of the multifaceted nature of recent conflicts, there is an urgent need to strengthen the United Nations rapid-reaction capability to cover more than the traditional mandates of peacekeeping. It should also cover a number of other functions, such as the protection of humanitarian assistance to civilians. It goes without saying that mandates for peacekeeping operations should be more precise and comprehensive in order to provide effective direction and clarity. Thirdly, my delegation appreciates the attention that has recently been given to improving sanctions. The Security Council, for its part, has made consistent efforts to refine the use of sanctions.”

    2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130Resumption1 (2000) · source

  6. “We also believe that the proposal to extend the scope of the 1994 Convention to cover wider categories of humanitarian personnel, including local staff, deserves favourable consideration. Secondly, my delegation concurs with the Secretary-General's recommendations for a more proactive use of preventive monitoring in areas of potential conflict and in the deployment of preventive peacekeeping missions, which have already proved to be effective. In this context, we would like to join in appealing to all Member States to participate more actively in the stand-by arrangement system. Today the Secretary-General made an important suggestion: to create a rapid deployment force. This idea certainly merits further discussion.”

    2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130Resumption1 (2000) · source

  7. “My delegation also supports the Secretary-General's view that there is a need to consider using enforcement measures to facilitate the arrest and surrender of those persons accused by ad hoc tribunals and to devise judicial and investigative mechanisms with national and international components pending the establishment of the International Criminal Court. The Statute of the Court stipulates that attacks against humanitarian or peacekeeping personnel constitute war crimes. With a view to better ensuring the safety of United Nations and humanitarian personnel, we join the Secretary-General's call for an early ratification of the 1994 Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel.”

    2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130Resumption1 (2000) · source

  8. “First, despite an ever-expanding legal corpus, there is still room for improving the protection of civilians in conflicts within our international legal framework. Indeed, the existence of international law does not mean that it can be upheld only by effective measures to ensure compliance. It is imperative that a culture of compliance begin to prevail so that legal protection and physical protection are no longer two separate matters. It is in this context that my delegation echoes previous speakers in expressing its expectations for the future role of the International Criminal Court (ICC). I am pleased to announce that my Government signed the Statute of the ICC last month, and we invite others that have not yet done so to become signatories.”

    2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130Resumption1 (2000) · source

  9. “The Security Council has also confirmed through many resolutions that violations of international humanitarian law constitute a continuing threat to international peace and security. Today's alarming breaches of international humanitarian norms therefore flout both the authority of this Council and the spirit of the Charter of the Organization. My delegation supports the Secretary-General's recommendations contained in document S/1999/957 and the Council's decision to consider appropriate steps to implement his recommendations at this juncture. The ever-widening gap between our international humanitarian norms and an often dreadful reality calls for not only the Security Council, but the whole international community to act decisively and promptly. Let me address several points to which my delegation attaches particular importance.”

    2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130Resumption1 (2000) · source

  10. “Since my delegation introduced the issue of the protection of humanitarian assistance to refugees and others in conflict situations to the Council during its Security Council presidency in 1997, we have been following the Council's successive measures on this issue with deep interest. We note with satisfaction that the Council has held a number of meaningful discussions dealing with the protection of civilians in conflicts, which resulted in the adoption of resolution 1265 in September 1999. We applaud the Council's continued efforts to fulfil its responsibilities in this regard in a more concrete and action-oriented manner. In his report in document S/1999/957, the Secretary- General rightly emphasizes the close connection between widespread violations of the rights of civilians and breakdowns in international peace and security.”

    2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130Resumption1 (2000) · source

  11. “I would like to begin by expressing my delegation's appreciation to you, Minister Axworthy, for your efforts to generate greater participation in the work of the Security Council. I likewise commend you for once again providing a forum for the interests and concerns of the international community relating to security issues of a humanitarian nature, including in the open debate of the Council on "general issues relating to sanctions" on 17 April 2000. My delegation also offers thanks to the Secretary-General and his staff, and Mr. Kellenberger, the new President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, as well as the informal working group of the Security Council, for their indispensable work on this issue.”

    2000-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4130Resumption1 (2000) · source