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“It is therefore of the utmost importance to promote a "climate of compliance", to borrow a term used in the Secretary-General's report, and to enforce respect for existing norms of international humanitarian, human rights and refugee law. Those responsible for violations of those norms have to be brought to justice. It is a duty of all States to prevent impunity through their national systems of justice as well as through an effective International Criminal Court. The idea of holding combatants financially liable to their victims, also advocated by the Secretary-General, could be a helpful step in the direction of giving practical effect to substantive norms of humanitarian law. The problem of civilians in armed conflict has many aspects. The legal aspect is one of them.”
1999-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4046 (1999) · source
“Mary Robinson, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, for her remarks, and to Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, for his committed and effective work. The recent conflicts around the world have been devastating for civilians. Deliberate attacks against civilians have become an abhorrent standard feature of many contemporary armed conflicts. The fate of children is particularly appalling. The norms of international humanitarian and human rights law that set standards for conduct in conflict situations are flagrantly violated by belligerent parties.”
1999-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4046 (1999) · source
“Let me begin by expressing our appreciation to you, Mr. President, for organizing today's open debate on the situation of civilians in armed conflict. Six months have elapsed since the Security Council held its first open debate on the subject and issued a presidential statement, under the Canadian presidency. It is timely for the Council to focus again on the plight of civilians in armed conflict. We would also like to thank the Secretary- General for his opening remarks today and for the excellent report which addresses the situation of civilians in armed conflict in a very comprehensive and effective manner. The report contains a number of concrete and useful recommendations to the Security Council, which deserve our full attention and careful consideration. We are also grateful to Mrs.”
1999-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4046 (1999) · source
“We would encourage a continuous and meaningful dialogue with the Special Representative in situations before the Council, and we look forward to the report of the Secretary- General and his recommendations for concrete measures on the protection and welfare of war-affected children. Slovenia fully supports the preparation of today's draft resolution and hopes that it will be adopted.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037 (1999) · source
“It is our hope that the Statute will enter into force as soon as possible. The situation of children affected by armed conflict has many important aspects and we realize that it would be too ambitious to address all of them extensively in our statement today. Let me conclude by saying that we are pleased to see that the Security Council is going to adopt a draft resolution on children and armed conflict for the very first time, and also that it is increasingly paying attention to the problem of children and armed conflict when discussing different items on its agenda. The recent adoption of the resolution on Sierra Leone, which for the first time specifically addresses the situation of children affected by armed conflict, is a case in point.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037 (1999) · source
“States must act individually through their national systems of justice, and also collectively, to achieve this goal through an effective international justice system. The adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court has manifold implications for children affected by armed conflicts. It designates as a war crime the practice of conscripting or enlisting children under the age of 15 or using them to participate actively in hostilities in both international and non-international armed conflicts. It furthermore recognizes as war crimes and crimes against humanity such crimes as rape, sexual slavery and other forms of sexual violence, and these provisions are of great significance particularly in the light of the situation of girls in armed conflicts.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037 (1999) · source
“We welcome the provisions regarding child soldiers in the recently adopted International Labour Organization Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour. The international community is facing a perplexing situation today. We have an impressive body of international humanitarian and human rights law that sets standards for conduct in conflict situations. Yet there is an unacceptably wide and growing gap between the existing norms and the situation on the ground, where these norms are flagrantly violated by belligerent parties. It is clearly primarily the responsibility of States to put an end to impunity and to ensure that those responsible for violations of these norms are brought to justice.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037 (1999) · source
“We welcome the Secretary-General' s bulletin on the observance by United Nations forces of international humanitarian law, which also sets out the obligation for special protection for children, including against any form of indecent assault. It is worth repeating what the Special Representative, Mr. Otunnu, has stressed on a number of previous occasions: children simply have no role in warfare. Slovenia fully supports the efforts to raise the minimum age limit for recruitment and the participation of children in hostilities to 18 years through the adoption of the optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037 (1999) · source
“The Council must also extend its full support to deployment of human rights field monitors and to the efforts of the Secretary-General to ensure that the personnel involved in United Nations-mandated operations will receive special training on the protection, rights and welfare of children. We support the efforts to review and strengthen arrangements and standards for the conduct of peacekeeping personnel in that regard. We recognize the importance of UNICEF's training package on gender and child rights protection in complex emergencies, which is already being used by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and several national peacekeeping training institutes.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037 (1999) · source
“In presidential statement S/PRST/ 1998/ 18 of 29 June 1998, the Security Council expressed its readiness also to consider "means to assist" and "appropriate responses" when sites that usually have a significant presence of children are specifically targeted. This is an important commitment by the Security Council that needs to be emphasized once again. The Special Representative should be encouraged to inform the Security Council of situations in which particular action of the Security Council might be required. We would like to recall in this context the provisions of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court that designate intentionally directing attacks against such buildings as a war crime.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037 (1999) · source
“Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration represent a standard aspect of many situations dealt with by the Security Council, and the special needs of child soldiers have to be duly taken into account on such occasions. In his reports to the Security Council the Secretary- General should be encouraged to include recommendations in that regard. The same is true in the case of demining. Just as important, although perhaps less obviously pertinent to the work of the Council, is the question of preventing the recruitment of children as soldiers. If the Security Council proves effective in addressing specific situations, it will also help the larger cause of curtailing the practice of the exploitation of children as soldiers.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037 (1999) · source
“The efforts of the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict have to be closely coordinated with the work of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and other United Nations organs, agencies and organizations which have the necessary expertise, resources and operational capacities on the ground. Their cooperation is crucial to achieve results and truly ameliorate the situation of children affected by armed conflict. Their efforts deserve the recognition and full support of the Security Council, both for their inherent humanitarian value and for their contribution to international endeavours for peace and security. The Council must pay special attention to children in its decision-making and in mandating peacemaking, peacekeeping or peace-building operations.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037 (1999) · source
“It is of paramount importance to follow up on these activities and to ensure that the parties honour their commitments. The special needs of children should be recognized in peace agreements, including through comprehensive demobilization and rehabilitation programmes specifically designed for child soldiers. Given the dramatic scale of the plight of children in Sierra Leone, we are particularly pleased that the Peace Agreement in that country recognized children's entitlement to special care and to protection of their inherent right to life, survival and development, and recognized also the need for long-term rehabilitation of child combatants. This should be one of the important priorities in the process of the implementation of peace.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037 (1999) · source
“Olara Otunnu, is extremely pertinent both for awareness-raising and for the identification and implementation of viable strategies to effectively address the victimization of children in armed conflict. We strongly support the concrete initiatives proposed and the field missions undertaken by the Special Representative to assess the plight of children in conflict situations and to mitigate the suffering of children affected by war, including in Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kosovo and Afghanistan. We are heartened by the results achieved in obtaining commitments from the conflicting parties to stop the recruitment and enlistment as soldiers of children under the agreed age limit and to allow humanitarian ceasefires.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037 (1999) · source
“The plight and the number of children affected by armed conflict are appalling. As a result of the changing nature of contemporary conflicts and the fact that they often take place over extremely protracted periods of time, the consequences are devastating for children. Millions are still victims of wars and often their principal targets: killed, brutalized, permanently disabled, sexually abused, traumatized, separated from their families and forcibly displaced from their homes. And, more ironically, children have also become instruments of war, recruited or kidnapped to become child soldiers and to participate in hostilities. Entire generations are being victimized and their prospects for a normal life destroyed. The work of the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Mr.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037 (1999) · source
“We would like to express our appreciation to the delegation of Namibia for preparing this open debate on the situation of children and armed conflict. We are particularly pleased that this debate is taking place under the presidency of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Namibia. We would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Olara Otunnu, for his statement. He again presented us, in most compelling terms, with the tragic consequences of armed conflicts for children. More than a year has elapsed since the Security Council held its first open debate and issued its first presidential statement on the subject. It is therefore timely for the Council to take stock of developments and strengthen its efforts to assist and protect children in armed conflict.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037 (1999) · source
“Finally, the High Commissioner referred to questions of political normalization after armed conflicts. She spoke about the need to foster in societies both reconciliation and justice. I think that both of these values are important and basic to normalization. I would like to add that, without the requisite degree of justice, reconciliation in a society is difficult. Therefore a proper combination of both would, in our opinion at least, require a very basic understanding of the importance of justice, which needs to be ensured in post-conflict situations.”
1999-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4025 (1999) · source
“But there is a need for steady efforts on the part of the international community, including the Security Council. In that regard we welcome the idea of the Security Council some time in the near future holding a thematic debate on the flow of small arms and light weapons. The consolidation of peace after a conflict is another theme that the Council has been considering almost continuously. And today the High Commissioner for Refugees has been very persuasive in explaining the need appropriately to combine efforts to ensure security in post- conflict situations and efforts to foster development. I hope that these points will be duly taken into account when the Security Council discusses in more detail the situation in Sierra Leone and other similar situations.”
1999-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4025 (1999) · source
“By fulfilling that responsibility the Council can most effectively contribute to the solution of refugee situations. Secondly, the need to focus on the situation of children during periods of displacement and during their rehabilitation after the conflict is a priority to which the Council is giving increasing importance in its work. We think that this is the correct approach. Thirdly, the need to curb the arms flow is a matter that has been addressed by the Security Council in a number of resolutions and presidential statements, and there is much to be done in the future. Again, Ambassador Rewaka has spoken on this subject. In this connection, I would like to add that we understand that we cannot expect quick fixes for the arms- flow problems that are destabilizing broad regions of Africa.”
1999-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4025 (1999) · source
“Ogata will give will be important to the Security Council, but above all I think that her recommendation is essential, namely on the need to support the process of implementation of the peace agreement, which, I believe, contains the basic answer to a variety of questions that have been raised and which, of course, can also be answered in more specific terms. Finally, we appreciate that Mrs. Ogata has addressed a number of general issues pertaining to the role and the responsibility of the Security Council under the Charter. Many of these are continuously considered by the Security Council, not only in the context of country-specific situations, but also as thematic issues. Let me briefly refer to them. The need, first, to strengthen the efforts to put an end to military conflicts defines the basic function of the Security Council.”
1999-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4025 (1999) · source
“I raise these questions because over the last month the Council has been duly preoccupied with the most acute crises which have characterized the situations in Africa, and perhaps the kind of issues referred to today by Mrs. Ogata were not focused on sufficiently. Perhaps today we could shed some additional light on that issue. The High Commissioner on Refugees has also explained to us the importance of the implementation of recently signed peace agreements, especially of the Lorne agreement on the situation in Sierra Leone. We agree with the questions that were posed in that regard earlier on by Ambassador Dejammet and with the points made in this connection by Ambassador Rewaka, who were among the first speakers this morning. I believe that the answers that Mrs.”
1999-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4025 (1999) · source
“Ogata to the Security Council to encourage an early and positive conclusion of the Arusha process, and I believe that in the coming period the Council should devote adequate attention to this question as a political question. On the other hand, I should like to address a question to the High Commissioner on Refugees: has the current situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the new influx of refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Tanzania added to the difficulties she described in her briefing, and, more specifically, how is the implementation of last year's Kampala decisions progressing, and is it relevant to the evolving situation of refugees in that area?”
1999-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4025 (1999) · source
“There is also a need to increase development assistance and use the instruments of development in order to prevent conflicts which result in large refugee flows. Mrs. Ogata informed us about the growing pressure of internally displaced persons and refugees in several areas of Africa, including Angola and Central Africa. In this context I wish to focus for a moment on the situation in Tanzania, which is hosting refugees from Burundi and, more recently, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We have noted Mrs. Ogata's analysis today of the problem of Burundian refugees in Tanzania and of the growing tensions on the border between Burundi and Tanzania. They are characterized by slow repatriation and progress in the Arusha peace process, which we understand still leaves something to be desired. We understood the appeal made by Mrs.”
1999-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4025 (1999) · source
“We are increasingly aware of the extent of the problem of refugees in Angola, the Great Lakes region and western Africa, including Sierra Leone, Guinea and other countries, as well as of the plight of refugees in the Sudan and elsewhere. We appreciate the analysis provided by Mrs. Ogata concerning the causes of the refugee flows and especially her emphasis on the combination of armed conflicts and poverty that characterizes the situations which result in refugee flows in Africa. It is that combination of those two factors that creates the most dangerous and tragic situations, and it would be probably be wise for the United Nations to attempt to address these two questions together. Of course, the Security Council's priority remains in the area of diplomatic action and of more narrowly defined security issues.”
1999-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4025 (1999) · source
“I wish at the outset to express my delegation's sincere condolences to the Government and the people of Morocco on the passing of King Hassan II. King Hassan II will be remembered as a great leader and statesman and as a man of peace. We wish to thank you, Mr. President, for arranging today's briefing by Mrs. Sadako Ogata, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and we are grateful to her for her briefing and for the wise words with which she advanced some of the fundamental problems of refugees in Africa and elsewhere. The basic advantage of this briefing is that today Mrs. Ogata has updated the Council on a number of basic issues that are of priority importance in the Council's work.”
1999-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4025 (1999) · source
“This Security Council debate and the follow-up activities should give due attention to wider disarmament and arms limitation as a factor for the maintenance of international peace and security. Let me conclude by saying that we support the draft presidential statement that was prepared for the conclusion of today's discussion, including the follow-up envisaged in that statement.”
1999-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4020 (1999) · source
“In its discussion today the Security Council must be aware of the general need to curb illicit arms trafficking, including the spread of small arms. The Council must be grateful to the Disarmament Commission for the adoption of guidelines on conventional arms control/limitation and disarmament with particular emphasis on consolidation of peace. The regional efforts pursued by the Organization of American States, the European Union and the Organization of African Unity (OAU) merit the Security Council's support. We particularly welcome the efforts in Africa, a region most tragically exposed to arms trafficking. The decision of the OAU to strengthen the Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Togo and to intensify work on practical measures of disarmament are among the important developments in this domain.”
1999-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4020 (1999) · source
“Entire generations are being victimized and their prospects for normal life destroyed. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict has done much useful work to help us understand the extent and importance of this problem. The Deputy Secretary-General also spoke extensively about this problem today. The Special Representative has done some country-specific preparatory work, including in Sierra Leone. With the advent of peace in that war-torn country, the task of reintegration of child soldiers and other affected children will be among the basic priorities. We hope that in a future debate focused on the problems of children in armed conflict the Council will thoroughly consider the fate of children in Sierra Leone and in other post-conflict situations.”
1999-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4020 (1999) · source
“Peace with impunity is unstable peace. It may not always be possible to prosecute the perpetrators immediately after a conflict. However, let me recall that in cases of war crimes and crimes against humanity, statutory limitations do not apply, and bringing the perpetrators to justice remains an essential if sometimes long-term task for guaranteeing the durability of peace. A particular priority in the process of reintegration must be given to children, in particular to child soldiers. Many contemporary armed conflicts take place over a protracted period of time. The consequences are devastating for children. In addition to the immediate effects of violence, such conflicts deprive entire generations of the benefits of security, health care and, above all, education.”
1999-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4020 (1999) · source
“Peace cannot be sustained and development cannot thrive in an atmosphere where an explosion could wound anyone at any time. Successful mine action strengthens both peace and development. For all these reasons, mine action must be considered as early as possible in the peace settlement process. Short- term priorities should be carefully designed to reinforce the process of long-term mine action. These lessons have been learned and re-learned in many conflicts around the globe, and are important in post-conflict situations today, including that of Kosovo. Demobilization and disarmament are essential, but they are not ends in themselves. The objective is the restoration of normality and the reintegration of all segments of society. All combatants should be reintegrated, except persons responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity.”
1999-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4020 (1999) · source
“The implementation of provisions of international instruments regarding demining and the destruction of landmines must be among the highest priorities after a conflict. This is necessary not only to prevent the recurrence of a given conflict, but also to minimize the amount of land restricted by mine infestation and to expedite the return of refugees, internally displaced persons and demobilized soldiers to their zones and their livelihoods. Rehabilitation of mine victims is an important condition of normalization after a conflict and, perhaps most important, the way to restore both the productivity and the human dignity of those most severely affected. Mine awareness needs to be created and supported as a part of the effort to mobilize the population for post- conflict activities.”
1999-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4020 (1999) · source
“Mozambique is a classic example of both the success and the inherent importance of disarmament in post-conflict situations. The disarmament of combatants is also important as an indicator of progress towards political normalization. The continued existence of parallel or competing armed forces or of widespread banditry is a formidable obstacle to political normalization and should be overcome. A set of tasks closely related to disarmament issues are defined with the words "mine action". Although mine action has a separate identity, it needs to be mentioned today in view of its overall importance for post-conflict normalization. Mine action is more than only demining; it also includes assistance to mine victims and the creation of mine awareness in the public at large.”
1999-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4020 (1999) · source
“The total number of government and RENAMO soldiers demobilized was over 70,000. The work was done within the reintegration support scheme, which was largely implemented by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The scheme included cash payments, vocational training, the promotion of small-scale economic activities and credit facilities for the demobilized soldiers and was essential for the successful reintegration of ex-combatants into civilian life. This example demonstrates the importance of the involvement of UNDP and, more generally, the need to establish a link between the process of demobilization and post-conflict development. All the relevant parts of the United Nations system must come into the picture.”
1999-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4020 (1999) · source
“It can be disadvantageous from the standpoint of the basic values of humanity, but the real struggle for those values is given a chance when the war is ended. Since comprehensive peace agreements are not always possible, post-conflict activities often begin on the basis of an imperfect peace or of a mere ceasefire agreement. Even in those situations, the activities of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, especially those related to the fate of child soldiers, should be pursued. In the right conditions, the United Nations has been able to accomplish successfully several large-scale projects of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration. The success in Mozambique in 1993 and 1994 - at a time that has been described as an otherwise difficult year for the United Nations - is most often cited as a United Nations success.”
1999-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4020 (1999) · source
“Experience has shown that progress towards disarmament and demobilization has been quicker and more far-reaching in situations where a comprehensive peace agreement has been concluded. On the other hand, experience has also shown that peace agreements sometimes leave much to be desired. Consequently, the implementation becomes more complex and difficult. Making peace usually implies difficult choices, a fact of which the United Nations is intensely aware today, at the conclusion of the peace agreement in Sierra Leone. However, we should keep in mind the wisdom of the great European philosopher Erasmus, who explained in 1508 that "the most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war". This maxim is relevant to many contemporary conflicts and has a specific meaning: peace is a challenge.”
1999-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4020 (1999) · source
“The demobilization, disarmament and reintegration of combatants belonging to a variety of armed formations and groups are among the essential conditions for the transition from a state of war to a situation of peace. It is timely for the Security Council to take up these issues and to address them in a comprehensive and thematic manner. Furthermore, it is useful to hear the views of all interested Member States and from the Deputy Secretary- General, whose presence today we particularly appreciate. Given the fact that the conceptual discussion in which we are engaged today is new in some respects, it would be useful to envisage the areas in which further work, including further study, is necessary.”
1999-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4020 (1999) · source
“I wish to begin by expressing the gratitude of my delegation to you, Sir, for assuming the presidency of the Security Council today and to the delegation of Malaysia for the initiative to consider issues of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration in an open debate of the Security Council. The topic of our discussion today relates to some of the most sensitive and difficult aspects of the work of the Security Council and of the United Nations system as a whole. The present period of history is characterized by a large diversity of military conflicts, many of which take place within States, albeit with varying degrees of involvement by other States. Ending such military conflicts represents a major challenge in the maintenance of international peace and security today.”
1999-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4020 (1999) · source
“Moreover, the Council will have an opportunity to define the patterns of the division of work and new forms of cooperation between the United Nations and the regional organizations concerned. This is an opportunity of great significance. It is too early today for optimistic conclusions. Now is the time for the restoration of the unity of the Security Council, for the recommitment to its purposes and for the determination to strengthen the efforts to resolve the Kosovo crisis and other crisis situations on the Council's agenda.”
1999-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4011 (1999) · source
“Today, the Security Council is resuming its legitimate role in the Kosovo crisis. This is an important beginning. The Council is put to a test of whether it will be able to maintain and strengthen its role as envisaged in the Charter. Success depends primarily on the unity of the Security Council. Determined efforts will be necessary in the implementation of the present resolution. Skilful navigation will be essential so as to avoid the Scylla of the marginalization of the Council and the Charybdis of engaging the Council in micromanagement. With the right decisions in the coming months, the Council will have an opportunity to shape the future of Kosovo and the stability and prosperity of its immediate international environment.”
1999-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4011 (1999) · source
“Success in this specific case would give an example of the balance between the considerations of State sovereignty on the one hand and humanity and international order on the other. It is true that international organizations must be careful in all their efforts and that they must respect international law, including the principle of the sovereignty of States. However, it is at least equally clear that State sovereignty is not absolute and that it cannot be used as a tool of denial of humanity resulting in threats to peace. While the situation in Kosovo last year and early this year escalated to a serious threat to peace, there is now a genuine opportunity to reverse the situation and to create the balance necessary for political stability and durable peace for the future.”
1999-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4011 (1999) · source
“Let me repeat that justice will be an essential condition for the durability of peace, and the role of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia as an independent criminal court will be indispensable. The second set of implications relates to the opportunities that the current resolution presents. The success of the international effort in and around Kosovo would show that the international organizations involved in this undertaking are capable of ensuring the essential humanity of the people concerned as well as the preservation of international order and stability, in accordance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter.”
1999-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4011 (1999) · source
“Complete security will, in turn, require the establishment of an adequate civil administration, a task which presupposes carrying out an ambitious agenda inspired by internationally agreed standards of human rights. The difficulties in securing conditions for the full realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Kosovo for all - the Albanians, the Serbs and the others - must not be underestimated. Particular care should be given to the need to prevent any provocation calculated to generate an atmosphere of insecurity or to provoke the emigration from Kosovo of people belonging to the Serb or any other ethnic group. The fact that basic human rights were denied to the people of Kosovo throughout its past and, most brutally, in the past decade, represents a formidable obstacle to the establishment of normalcy for the future.”
1999-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4011 (1999) · source
“First, the resolution and the tasks that will be necessary for its implementation suggest that there are serious obstacles on the road to peace that will need to be overcome. Let me briefly refer to those obstacles. Ensuring security in Kosovo means having to create something that did not exist in Kosovo for many years. The Kosovo conflict was not a sudden eruption - it has persisted for decades in different forms, ranging from latent tensions to violent outbursts. This vicious spiral of violence needs to be stopped, and security must become irreversible. The international security presence will therefore face a wide range of tasks reaching beyond the traditional military functions. The willingness and ability to perform these tasks will be an important test of its success.”
1999-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4011 (1999) · source
“The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia must thus stop its attempts to create the erroneous impression that it is the continuing Member State of the United Nations and should apply for membership in the United Nations, as expressly required by Security Council resolution 777 (1992) and General Assembly resolution of 47/1. Political wisdom and legality require that this issue be resolved on the basis of the relevant resolutions of the Security Council and the General Assembly. Let me now reflect in a slightly broader context upon the resolution that was adopted a few moments ago. This is necessary because the resolution adopted today provides the platform for the future engagement of the entire international community in the effort to resolve the Kosovo crisis. Its implications can be seen as belonging, broadly speaking, to two groups.”
1999-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4011 (1999) · source
“We are concerned that without such a measure the situation in Montenegro could escalate into a new threat to international peace and security in the region. At the political level, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia must understand the importance of the normalization of its relations with its neighbours and with other States. The requirements in this domain constitute a large agenda and include normalization and establishment of diplomatic relations, acceptance by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia of the basic principles of State succession and, above all, a far greater degree of realism. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia must finally accept the principle of equality with the other successor States that emerged as a result of the dissolution of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which ceased to exist many years ago.”
1999-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4011 (1999) · source
“With regard to the military and security aspects, we would like to emphasize the need for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) to terminate the state of war in the country immediately. In particular, the state of war and related measures must not be used against the Republic of Montenegro, which has demonstrated a reasoned and constructive approach throughout the conflict, including by accepting and taking care of tens of thousands of internally displaced persons. The pressures exerted by Belgrade against Montenegro under the pretext of military needs must stop. Montenegro has suffered economically, socially and politically as a result of those pressures. We expect that the military presence in Montenegro will be reduced to normal levels.”
1999-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4011 (1999) · source
“The focused character of the resolution and its clear setting of priorities do not mean that the Security Council is neglecting any of the relevant aspects of the Kosovo crisis. In the area of humanitarian action the Security Council remains committed to all the relevant tasks, including those related to the security and safety of humanitarian personnel. In this context, my delegation would like to repeat its concern over the fate of the two Australian aid workers, Steve Pratt and Peter Wallace, who were convicted by a military court of charges that are difficult to reconcile with international standards of humanitarian law and protection of humanitarian workers. We hope that they will be released soon, which would improve the confidence needed for effective humanitarian work.”
1999-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4011 (1999) · source
“It is our understanding that the personnel of the United Nations Tribunal should be granted immediate and unimpeded access to Kosovo and that they will be provided with the appropriate support and protection by the international security presence. An important part of the resolution is devoted to humanitarian issues, which will constitute an essential priority in the immediate future - especially the return of refugees and caring for children in the post-conflict period. Slovenia fully supports these provisions and stands ready to strengthen its cooperation in the humanitarian field, including the priority tasks in the activities of demining and other activities in the field of mine action.”
1999-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4011 (1999) · source
“The resolution provides for credible military force and authorizes it to use all necessary means to fulfil its mandate. This is a prerequisite for the force to establish a safe and secure environment for the return of refugees and internally displaced persons. Finally, the resolution delegates overall responsibility for civilian operations to the United Nations, with the specific responsibility of working with all other institutions and organizations so that the operations will be conducted in an integrated manner. We expect the security and civil presences to cooperate towards the same goal and in a mutually supportive manner. The resolution reaffirms the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia over Kosovo. Full cooperation of all concerned is required.”
1999-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4011 (1999) · source
“Slovenia was among the sponsors of the resolution just adopted, and voted in favour of its adoption. We believe that this is a timely and necessary resolution that contains all the necessary elements with which the Security Council must address the situation in Kosovo. Let me recall some of them. With this resolution, the Security Council realistically recognizes the existence of the threat to international peace and security and, acting under Chapter VII, provides the legitimacy for the necessary measures of implementation of the resolution. The resolution provides for comprehensive international military and civilian presences in Kosovo. The mandates of the missions are clear and precise and, at the same time, sufficiently flexible.”
1999-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4011 (1999) · source