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“We have to continue to press all States to pay their dues if we are going to enable the Tribunal to fulfil the purpose for which it is set up. The international community really does face a choice. The ICTY, without adequate funding, will struggle to complete its work effectively and it will do so over a much longer and, probably, more costly time frame than envisaged; or it can be enabled to continue working towards its completion strategy, which envisages a swifter ending and a more effective completion of the mandate. A second obstacle is the ICTY's concerns to avoid undue delays over the election and re-election of judges. We welcome the President's efforts to deal with these problems. He has flagged those for us.”
2004-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4999 (2004) · source
“I wanted to warmly thank President Meron, President Mose, Ms. Del Ponte and Mr. Jallow for their reports and presentations today and to welcome them here to the Council. I will not try to cover my country's entire approach to the two Tribunals, but will just focus on a limited number of points, if I may. I will turn first to the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), where we welcome the Tribunal's efforts in the past year to increase the efficiency of ICTY proceedings. Those efforts are clearly reaping dividends, but we recognize, and we have heard this morning, that there are still obstacles to achievement of the completion strategy. One of them, of course, is the financial situation, on which President Meron has spoken eloquently.”
2004-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4999 (2004) · source
“Over recent years, the Council has adopted a catalogue of resolutions that have helped establish best practices on key issues relevant for post-conflict peace-building. We think we need to, and can, push this agenda further by including agreed best practices in the Council's resolutions and asking the right questions of reports. In that context, the Cardoso Panel's suggestion for an experimental series of Security Council seminars to discuss issues of emerging importance to the Council, which the Panel suggests would be particularly relevant in the context of the Council's consideration of generic peace-building issues, looks to us to be an attractive one.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“So, I am sure that we will look positively - but as the French Ambassador has pointed out, on a case-by-case basis - at improving the planning and effectiveness of the Arria-formula meetings, which is the first proposal of the Cardoso Panel. This morning, Mr. Caillaux offered the Council the suggestion - if I understood him correctly - that New York delegations and country experts should spend some time in the field. I can report to him that my delegation will enthusiastically accept the next invitation of CARE International. Finally, my last heading - and it is an important one - is the role that we believe civil society must play as the Council develops the international legal framework on key security and protection issues, such as gender, children, HIV/AIDS, mine action and refugees, to name but a few.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“Ian Martin here - I am not sure that Special Representatives of the Secretary-General on the ground want to spend each waking minute thinking about what the independent commission is going to say on their performance when it is all over. So, we need to find a happy medium. My second heading is the role that civil society organizations have to play in the direct exchange of information with the Council here in New York on countries under the Council's consideration. We are already benefiting from the Arria-formula meetings and using them to receive accurate, reliable and independent information from the field, which is crucial to sharpen the focus of Security Council resolutions and peacekeeping mandates in order to help ensure that they have the maximum impact where they count, which is in the field.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“It seems to me that this points inevitably towards a redesign of Security Council missions to the field. I think they need to be smaller so that they can be more frequent. Another proposal from the Panel that is relevant to this question of communication and coordination at the field level is the idea of convening independent commissions of inquiry following United Nations operations mandated by the Council. The suggestion is that perhaps a global public policy committee, connecting national foreign affairs committees, could serve as such as a commission. I certainly think this deserves careful consideration because we believe it is important that lessons should be learned from each United Nations operation. At the same time - and I am looking at Mr.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“Thus, effective communication and coordination mechanisms need to be considered in the planning and implementation phases of United Nations operations. In that context, the Panel recommends that Security Council field missions should meet regularly with the appropriate local civil society leaders and other representatives of civil society. This morning, Mr. Denis Caillaux urged the Council to consider an "Arria-plus" formula on the ground. That seems to me entirely welcome, and to some extent, we are pursuing that in the Council's mission to West Africa this week, engaging with a range of civil society actors and hearing their views. I would just observe that the West Africa mission is trying to cover some eight countries in nine days. That limits the amount of time for interaction with civil society.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“But I wanted to respond in preliminary way to the report's paragraphs 95 to 100 and its proposal 12 on how civil society can strengthen the Security Council. One can address this question under many different headings - and the French Ambassador has offered us several thoughtful ones this morning. I would myself suggest three. The first is the question of sustained communication and coordination between civil society organizations and the United Nations system at the field level. This is important in the context of monitoring and evaluation: to identify what works well and what does not and to highlight specific issues of concern to the Security Council, including early warning, which we discussed in an earlier, recent debate.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“As the Secretary-General has reminded the Council this morning, that is a two-way process. United Nations peace-building should promote civil society, just as civil society can assist United Nations peace-building. Countries with a strong civil society tend to be more resilient in the face of the stresses and strains of our globalizing world. This morning, the Secretary-General challenged the Council to respond to the recommendations of the Cardoso Panel on civil society and United Nations relations. The report (A/58/817), issued only yesterday morning, contains some far-reaching recommendations. We hope they will enhance exchanges with civil society both in New York and in the field, and we look forward to considering them in detail over the coming weeks.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“At the national and local levels, as both our non-governmental organization representatives have reminded the Council today, local people and the groups that represent them have a fundamental role to play in the reconciliation and rehabilitation process. Re-establishing legal structures and bodies for transitional justice and the rule of law is one area of the post-conflict peace-building phase towards which civil society, and, in particular, religious and community leaders can contribute. Underlying all these peace-building issues is the need to build new relationships between government service providers and communities. In that context, civil society needs to be involved in the planning, implementation and monitoring of community-based programmes.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“Their efforts have helped and are helping us to develop new policy and legal frameworks and to better define best practice. Civil society's contribution at the regional level is also increasingly important, as our Angolan colleague has reminded us. As regional organizations such as the African Union develop their capacities for conflict management and peace-building, civil society organizations are going to need to plug into these new streams of work. Provision of grass-roots information, provision of early warning, sharing of best practice and acting as implementing partners - these are just a few of the areas in which civil society organizations can help regional organizations fulfil their potential for peace-building.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“Finally, I associate my delegation with the statement to be delivered later today by the Irish Presidency on behalf of the European Union. Today's debate gives us an opportunity to explore these issues in more detail, but it should not - and I am sure it will not - be our last opportunity to do so. The subject is too important. The United Kingdom believes that civil society in its broadest sense has an essential role to play in all phases of the conflict cycle, not just peace-building but conflict-prevention and post-conflict reconstruction as well. At the international level, civil society organizations play a key role in holding Governments and international organizations to account. In the Council, our work has often benefited from the expert knowledge of civil society organizations. We have benefited today and we can do more.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“Madam President, we, like other speakers, are very grateful to you for convening this important discussion and for the preparatory work that your delegation has carried out. We welcome you here, and thank you for taking the time to chair this debate. It is also most welcome that you have arranged for us to benefit from the thoughts of the President of the Economic and Social Council, which remind us here in the Security Council of the Economic and Social Council's rich interaction with civil society. I would also particularly welcome the presence here today of Denis Caillaux and Ian Martin of CARE International and the International Center for Transitional Justice for the expert insights and proposals that they have given us.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“We hope that we will be able to work together to develop an even more strategic approach through the adoption of a consensus resolution on this important subject later this year.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“Let us not forget that Security Council resolution 1366 (2001) on the prevention of armed conflict encourages the Council to invite the Office of the Emergency Relief Coordinator to brief us on emergency situations which it deems to represent a threat to international peace and security. We believe we need to make better use of such mechanisms in the Council's work. Finally, and in conclusion, we need to recognize the fact that, if we do not set clear priorities in this area, which represents an extremely broad and challenging agenda, there is a risk that our actions will be too widely dispersed and have only a limited impact. Under-Secretary-General Egeland's proposal for a 10-point platform helps take us in a more strategic direction. We believe it is important for us to look at the protection agenda in that way.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“As a result, the United Kingdom looks forward to receiving an outline for monitoring and reporting in December 2004, as mentioned in the Secretary- General's report. We look forward to Mr. Egeland's work on this. Angola has reminded us of the responsibility to prevent. We need to consider how we address protection concerns in countries that are not formally on the Council's agenda. In that context, we have greatly valued the recent briefings to the Council by Mr. Egeland on the situations in northern Uganda and in Darfur. The United Kingdom is certainly open to more briefings of that kind.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“We need to continue to mainstream protection concerns into the Council's country-specific work. We are making progress here, as Chile has reminded us, especially in the context of peacekeeping missions and mandates. But we need to be making better use of the aide-memoire launched under the Norwegian presidency in March 2002 as a protection checklist and reference tool. Getting protection concerns reflected in Council resolutions is simply the beginning of a much wider process. We then need to know whether our actions are, in fact, making a difference at the country level. Effective feedback to us is therefore absolutely crucial if we are to learn what works well, what does not and what we need to do next to address protection gaps.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“Fifthly, on small arms and light weapons, we welcome the fact that the report of the Secretary- General focuses on the risk of diversion. In that context, the United Kingdom is supporting the transfer controls initiative, which aims to raise awareness of the need to strengthen controls on small arms and light weapons transfers. We also support the call for arms embargoes to include military services. My Government is a keen supporter of the marking and tracing initiative, and we look forward to participating in the first session of the Open-ended Working Group on this question, which starts today. I have responded to some of the proposals in the Secretary-General's report; I should also like to comment on the way in which we address the protection of civilians in the work of the Council.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“On the issue of impunity and compliance - my fourth point - the United Kingdom shares the importance stressed by many delegations this morning of maintaining international humanitarian law. We are greatly encouraged by the decision to appoint a Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide. We strongly support the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and we agree that there is potential for the Security Council to consider referrals to the Prosecutor of the ICC for investigation under article 13 (b) of the Rome Statute. We regard re-establishing judicial mechanisms and the rule of law in war-torn societies as crucial and have devoted some considerable attention to that. We eagerly await the Secretary-General's report on that issue and look forward to working with partners on the recommendations.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“But we also believe that the compliance of peacekeepers with the United Nations code of conduct on the prevention of sexual abuse and exploitation must be insisted upon and appropriate enforcement mechanisms considered. Thirdly, on the security of humanitarian personnel, the scope of the 1994 Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel must be expanded. Equally important, of course, is to encourage those that have not already done so to ratify the Convention as a matter of urgency. We also believe that the Security Council should be more readily disposed to issuing a declaration of exceptional risk under the relevant provisions of the 1994 Convention.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“On the issue of rapid response - such as repairing critical infrastructure to facilitate access - we believe there is scope for greater cooperation with regional organizations, such as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and its Rapid Expert Assistance and Cooperation (REACT) teams. We should also look at how Security Council missions, such as that to West Africa next month, can add value to the protection agenda. Secondly, the protection needs of women and children must be reflected in the planning and implementation of peace support operations, and the training of peace support personnel prior to deployment is essential. Progress has been made.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“First, on access, which everyone has dwelled on, the United Kingdom believes it is important for the Council further to develop a toolbox of options in order to provide a flexible approach to the wide range of situations where access is denied. We are learning to use some new tools, perhaps, in the context of Darfur. Regional organizations have a particularly important role to play in time-critical settings, as demonstrated by the deployment of the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) Mission in Liberia (ECOMIL) in August 2003. We should continue our work on supporting regional organizations. The Council has discussed that in previous debates, and we look forward to taking forward our thinking again under Romania's presidency next month.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“Like Under-Secretary-General Egeland and the Chilean and French delegations, we believe that this future action should be reflected in a further Security Council resolution. The Secretary-General calls for a culture of protection. We agree. How can we promote that culture? Mr. Egeland's proposal for a ten-point platform provides the Council, we think, with an excellent start, and in his report, the Secretary-General identifies many ways in which we can build on that proposal. Within this helpful framework, I would like to outline five of the areas where the United Kingdom sees scope for taking work forward.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“Like the previous speaker, I associate my delegation with the European Union statement to be delivered later today by Ireland. I thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2004/43l). I particularly thank Mr. Egeland for his very compelling briefing. He and his team are doing outstanding work in focusing the international community on protection issues. We are also very grateful to you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. The Secretary- General initiated this discussion five years ago. The Security Council adopted resolution 1296 (2000) four years ago. Today's discussion provides us with a necessary opportunity to take stock of our collective achievements and failures and to agree a common agenda for future action.”
2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990 (2004) · source
“We also fully support efforts amongst United Nations agencies working on the peacekeeping surge to strengthen their coordination, a subject we covered at length on 17 May (see S/PV.4970). In conclusion, I would note that many of the issues raised in today's debate are being examined by the Secretary-General's High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change. These are difficult issues; we do not envy the Panel its task. But we hope that it will provide strong direction to the United Nations and its Member States on the key issues that we must get right and that it will point us to vital areas for further work, with a view to taking decisions in the course of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly. The United Kingdom looks forward to engaging fully in that process.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“It does not mean that the Department of Peacekeeping Operations need carry out all the activities or that all of these activities be funded by the assessed budget, but simply that the Council should recognize the full range of issues needed to bring a given situation to stability and peace. Thirdly, the United Nations system needs to strengthen the coordination of conflict-prevention and peace-building activities. Many speakers this morning have mentioned this. However, speaking as a donor country, it is worth noting that donors too need to improve their coordination. Within the United Nations system, we welcome recent work by the United Nations Development Group/Executive Committee on Humanitarian Affairs working group on transition issues to try to define better tools for working in countries moving from conflict to reconstruction.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“It is useful to remind ourselves of Article 65 of the Charter, which says that the Economic and Social Council may furnish information to the Security Council and shall assist the Security Council upon its request. Do we use that enough? We are pleased that Ambassador Rasi is here today. The ad hoc groups of the Economic and Social Council on Burundi and Guinea-Bissau are interesting developments to build on. Perhaps those groups signal an emerging role for the Economic and Social Council to work with countries to build their conflict prevention and peace-building capacities and to raise awareness of potential needs among the wider United Nations membership. Secondly, we need to make sure that Council mandates for peacekeeping operations take sufficient account of the less tangible threats. I believe that we are doing better on this.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“The United Nations family, including the Bretton Woods institutions, have an indispensable role to play in mitigating these threats. That does not in any sense contradict the point just made by the United States delegation that there has to be space for bilateral efforts alongside those of the United Nations. I have three suggestions about how the United Nations system and its Member States can address the full spread of threats more effectively. The first relates to strengthening partnerships between the Council, the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council on peace and security matters - several delegations have made this point.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“That role could be crucial in bringing complex crises to the attention of the Council. My third area is tackling the root causes of conflict and instability. As many delegations have pointed out, it is necessary to address not only easily understood threats, such as those from uncontrolled militia, arms proliferation and terrorism, but also harder-to-measure threats, such as human rights abuses, the spread of disease, population movements, the scarcity of resources, weak governance, lack of democracy, poverty, social injustice, environmental degradation and an almost endless list of other important issues. Clearly, as most delegations have said this morning, sustainable security is intimately bound up with development.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“The existing tool, which was provided for under resolution 1366 (2001), is the ability of the Council to invite the Emergency Relief Coordinator and relevant United Nations agencies to brief its members on emergency situations which it deems represent a threat to international peace and security. This is a valuable tool for the Council to use in order to prevent complex crises from deteriorating. Recent briefings on Darfur and on northern Uganda by Under-Secretary-General Egeland have been very valuable. My Government believes that such briefings can play an important role in reminding the Council about so-called forgotten emergencies. Thirdly, a new and potentially helpful development is - as the delegation of Spain noted - the Secretary-General's intention to appoint a special adviser on the prevention of genocide.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“We rarely invite briefings on complex crises that are not already under consideration. Of course there are sensitivities about including new crisis situations on the Council's agenda. But we have to find ways to make the inclusion of new situations more welcome to all concerned - a point that the Chinese delegation made this morning. In this context, the United Kingdom would welcome greater use of one old, one existing and one new mechanism. The old one, referred to by at least four other delegations - Brazil, Chile, Benin and Spain - is Article 99 of the Charter. The Secretary- General may bring to the attention of the Security Council any matter which in his or her opinion may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security. We would like to see that mechanism used.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“I would like to turn now to translating early warning into early action, but on the way to note that if we can manage to lend greater support to a United Nations capacity for early warning, we will in the process make it easier for ourselves to address conflict avoidance, for which several delegations have called. Translating early-warning information into early action is, however, a complex task. Political will and resources are essential. The Security Council can play a role. In resolution 1366 (2001), the Council confirmed that the prevention of armed conflict was an integral part of its primary responsibility for the maintenance of peace and security. But the Council has not kept situations of potential conflict under close review since that resolution was adopted.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“A third area to look at under early warning relates to the capacities outside the United Nations system. Perhaps enabling the United Nations to tap into these capacities in non-governmental organizations, the private sector, regional organizations and academic institutions would be one way of providing the United Nations with the tools it needs. We hope that that can be explored. In short, the United Kingdom believes that to be truly effective and to keep its staff safe in conflict prevention and peacekeeping situations, United Nations systems need to be strengthened somehow to deal with short- and long-range early-warning factors.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“The United Nations, in particular, has one of the best information-gathering networks in the world - agencies and offices spread throughout the globe, experts working on issues from human rights, economic development, humanitarian issues, health, education and the environment to political analysis. So the United Nations should be one of the best informed institutions in the world. But in fact it is not. One reason is that we, the Member States, have been reluctant to give the Secretariat the additional capacity needed to analyse and assess the vast amount of information it has access to - a real problem, in the view of my delegation. A second reason is the question of how well the United Nations system, in all its complexity, uses its existing capacities to coordinate and apply the information already available to it.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“I would like to note how striking it is that virtually every speaker this morning has stressed the importance of the Council's addressing itself to conflict prevention. First, long-range early warning is difficult and is something that nearly all Governments and international organizations struggle with. My own Government is working through the issues involved and trying to develop a more systematic methodology for horizon-scanning for future crises. But short-term early warning is less difficult. Over a time scale required for planning humanitarian responses of some six to 12 months, it is not too difficult to spot a crisis coming. The humanitarian community, in the form of non-governmental organizations and the United Nations, has some of the best short-term early-warning systems in the world.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“We are grateful to Under-Secretary-General Egeland and Ambassador Rasi for their time and their insights today. I am grateful to you, Mr. President, for giving the Council the opportunity to discuss this daunting subject. Perhaps because it is so daunting, we have got very limited attendance here; that is disappointing because the subject is very important. Your excellent non-paper, Sir, has helped pose many of the questions. I want to focus on just three areas: first, the need for good early-warning systems; secondly, the need to translate early warning into early action; and thirdly, the need to tackle the root causes underlying instability. Under each of those headings, I am at least in part addressing the question of conflict prevention.”
2004-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4980 (2004) · source
“I should like to close by reiterating that the United Kingdom continues to stand ready to help with the fight against terrorism in whatever way it can.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4976 (2004) · source
“We applaud the Monitoring Team's plan to visit Member States that have developed expertise in introducing measures foreseen or unforeseen by the relevant resolutions. Fourthly, and last but by no means least, I should like to echo the Chairman's earlier remark that terrorism is a global threat and that no State should therefore feel immune from terrorist acts. All States need to be encouraged and assisted in implementing the measures and fighting terrorism. Those States slow to increase their counter-terrorism capacity will become more vulnerable to a terrorist presence as other States make progress on their counter-terrorism measures and force Al Qaeda and the Taliban to find sanctuary elsewhere. The Chairman's remarks remind us that, although much has been achieved by the Committee, there is much still to do.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4976 (2004) · source
“Thirdly, on previous occasions we have stressed the need to help and encourage States to implement the measures effectively and thus limit the potential for Al Qaeda and the Taliban to conduct their operations. Technical assistance remains an important part of this. We fully support the Monitoring Team's plans to collaborate with the Counter-Terrorism Committee in assessing the needs of States. The Committee might also seek to develop best practice for effective implementation, drawing on the successful experiences of other States. Earlier this morning the Chairman gave us the example of the system that one State has developed for non-governmental organizations, charities and other organizations to keep records of financial transactions in order to help with tracing terrorist financing.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4976 (2004) · source
“The measures are wide-ranging, and we must do all that we can to ensure that innocent people are not affected as a result of their implementation. That brings me to my second point, which is the important issue of the potential for humanitarian consequences arising from the freezing of the assets of mixed entities that provide assistance to the needy as well as to terrorists. The Committee should be aware of this issue and should perhaps consider whether there is anything it can do in such situations. Perhaps it might be possible, for example, to alert relief agencies about a listing which may have humanitarian consequences, so that some provision can be made for those affected. Care would, of course, need to be taken to ensure that any such actions did not weaken the measures or forewarn the target.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4976 (2004) · source
“The Team's intention to develop a better understanding of the nature of the threat posed by Al Qaeda, the Taliban and their associates will be important in taking forward these initiatives. We very much look forward, therefore, to working with the Monitoring Team and to seeing in due course the reports outlined in the work programme. I would like to make just four further points. First, we should not underestimate the importance of ensuring that human rights are respected in the fight against terrorism. Addressing human rights is fundamental to addressing some of the root causes of terrorism. Moreover, ensuring that international human rights and refugee and humanitarian law are respected adds to the legitimacy of the sanctions regime and how it is perceived.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4976 (2004) · source
“We agree with the recommendations that stemmed from the visit, and we stand ready to assist in taking them forward. The United Kingdom would also like to take this opportunity to extend a very warm welcome to the new Monitoring Team. We fully endorse the work programme that the Team has submitted. In particular, we welcome the focus that it gives to the need for close cooperation with the Counter-Terrorism Committee. We welcome the proposals to explore how the consolidated list might be improved and the intention to look more closely at the reasons behind non- reporting, as well as to assess Member States' implementation of the measures, the impact that they have and how they might be improved.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4976 (2004) · source
“I would like to associate the United Kingdom with the statement to be made later by the Ambassador of Ireland on behalf of the European Union. We very much welcome today's public meeting and the Chairman's oral briefing on the progress that the Committee has made since January. We are particularly encouraged to hear about the Chairman's most recent visit to Africa and Europe. His findings once again demonstrate the usefulness of such visits, not only in engaging States on implementation of the Committee's measures, but also on issues relating to the fight against terrorism more generally. The United Kingdom would like to express its appreciation for the efforts made by Ambassador Mufioz as Chairman and for the efforts of all the others involved in conducting such visits.”
2004-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4976 (2004) · source
“Another tool that could help many parts of the United Nations system to mobilize support might be short background assessments by the Secretariat on a regular basis, highlighting unmet requirements, critical shortfalls and key priorities for existing and new operations. We are glad that the draft presidential statement that we are considering calls for such assessments. It may not be easy to suspend business as usual. But it is necessary, and we believe it can be done with strengthened partnerships across the United Nations system and beyond.”
2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970 (2004) · source
“Secondly, we would like to see a stronger focus by the Council on surge issues. The Council's Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations and its new mechanism for consultation have hitherto been underused. Over the period of the surge in demand, the Working Group should be used to underpin the partnership with the Secretariat and contributors to United Nations peacekeeping. Thirdly, to support this work there needs to be better information on surge issues. One tool, as new missions are planned and established, might be more extensive briefings, not only from the Secretariat but also from heads of United Nations humanitarian and development agencies.”
2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970 (2004) · source
“However, we should ask whether it is big enough to cope with the new missions. And once stocks are expended, how can we rapidly replenish them to meet the increased tempo of demand? Indeed, perhaps we should take a fresh look at pre-mandate authorizations in general. They cover budget, personnel recruitment and other essential start- up activities in missions. Perhaps we should look at that once more. How should we do these things? We believe, first, that there needs to be a stronger partnership among the Council, the wider United Nations membership, the Secretariat, United Nations humanitarian and development agencies and other United Nations bodies. Those bodies include the Fifth Committee and the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, which have central and clearly defined decision-making powers for United Nations peacekeeping.”
2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970 (2004) · source
“We had previously heard that it took an average of 347 days to recruit civilian staff. What are the figures today? An extra six-and-a- half thousand civilian staff are required. Would it be impossible to contract out the shortlisting of civilian candidates for those jobs? There needs to be additional surge-planning capacity. Should we look afresh at solutions to deliver that? External sources could provide some planning, and the United Kingdom is certainly ready to consider any such requests. We need a larger pool of the most able available Special Representatives and Deputy Special Representatives. Is it inconceivable to employ headhunters to examine new sources, such as chief executive officers from the private sector? A key recent improvement through the Brahimi report has been the strategic deployment stocks in Brindisi.”
2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970 (2004) · source
“The organizational framework for a peacekeeping operation is less important for United Nations success than the quality and the availability of the capacity to deliver. Thirdly, we want to see further support for the developing capacity of African peacekeeping, conflict prevention and peace building. Fourthly, as the Secretary-General has underlined this morning, we believe that to ensure that United Nations peacekeeping operations are properly protected, there should be an enhanced United Nations capacity for security assessment and threat and risk analysis. Fifthly, we need to pursue value for money and the most efficient possible use of existing resources through regional synergies among peacekeeping operations. To do these things, we also need to overcome some immediate bottlenecks.”
2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970 (2004) · source
“We believe that full implementation of the integrated mission taskforce concept is needed, involving the leadership of future Special Representatives of the Secretary-General, who, in turn, need to be appointed much earlier in an operation than has been the practice to date. Secondly, we want to see the further development of new partnerships between the United Nations and regional organizations under Chapter VIII of the Charter. With its ever-increasing peacekeeping portfolio, the United Nations cannot be expected to perform everything everywhere. Regional organizations have unique and complementary capacities to offer: rapid deployment, training, civilian police and specialized enablers. Such operations by regional organizations do not threaten the primacy of United Nations peacekeeping; the United Nations still mandates them.”
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“We believe that we can build further on the Brahimi panel report, and I would like to highlight some important elements, many of them reflected in the European Union statement to be delivered later in this debate. The first element is integrated mission taskforces. Peacekeeping in the context of post-conflict reconstruction requires delivery of rule of law and attention to the problems of women and children in armed conflict. It also requires development. That means an integrated approach by the entire United Nations family - not just the Department of Peacekeeping Operations but United Nations funds, agencies and programmes. It also means working in integration with the international financial institutions, regional organizations and relevant civil society organizations.”
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