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Valdes

lines on the record: 248
first: 2001-01-26
most recent: 2006-03-27
sittings or episodes: 31
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“In our Latin American region, marked for two decades by State terrorism, we well understand the need for maintaining the validity of these principles. For all who decide to combat terrorism using its methods degrades their own cause and proliferates the threat of terrorism. We are concerned that this principle be accepted by everyone. Again, as a member of this Council, I reaffirm Chile's full commitment to the efforts of the Counter- Terrorism Committee and all the initiatives that the United Nations may undertake in order to eradicate this scourge. As Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999), I would state once again that we intend to promote closer cooperation with the Counter-Terrorism Committee, with all the members of this body and with all the members of our Organization.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734 (2003) · source
“It is regrettable that the Special Committee, which met recently at Headquarters to pursue these negotiations, did not make significant headway in its work. Nonetheless, we hope that the effort will continue and that action in the normative area will not be paralysed. Lastly, I wish to repeat what my country stated at this Council to the effect that in a globalized world the fate of each and every one of our countries is that of all peoples of the world. For this reason, combating terrorism is not merely an issue for Governments, but must involve the commitment of our civil societies, and it must take place in a framework of legitimacy, respect for the law and full observance of human rights.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734 (2003) · source
“The recent meeting held by the representative of the Group of Experts with the Commission on Human Rights and those that the Committee will be holding with technical agencies and organizations whose activities relate to the control of the use of nuclear, chemical, biological or other kinds of lethal materials to assess how to enhance the effectiveness of global activities to combat terrorism in these areas indicate the dynamism that we desire to achieve in our dialogue with these organizations. The Ministerial Declaration of 20 January urged member States to cooperate in resolving all the outstanding issues, with a view to adopting, by consensus, the comprehensive draft to combat international terrorism and the draft convention to combat nuclear terrorism.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734 (2003) · source
“This will lead to improving the flow of information on, among other things, best practices, codes and international standards. I wish also to express my thoughts about the origin of terrorist activities in various regions. In this regard, we look forward to the follow-up meeting that the Organization of American States will be holding shortly for representatives of regional and subregional organizations.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734 (2003) · source
“Technical assistance and guidance also play an important role in terms of the level of response that we expect from those States. The guidance notes and the information on sources of assistance to combat terrorism prepared by the Committee, which can be consulted on the Committee Web site, is a very valuable online information instrument which will help to facilitate the provision of assistance. Another aspect that we need to bear in mind in developing the future work of the Committee, as rightly proposed in the new programme of action, is intensifying contacts with international, regional and subregional organizations in the wake of the successful meeting, held on 6 March, between the Committee and a group of such organizations.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734 (2003) · source
“He can count on the fullest support of the Chilean delegation. To date a tremendous effort has been made in the implementation of the resolutions established in this forum. Member States have contributed to this effort, as have regional, subregional and international organizations, the Secretariat and, naturally, the Committee, as I have already stated, and its team of independent experts. We are on the right course to expand the scope of work to cover the operational aspects of resolution 1373 (2001), as set out in the new quarterly work programme. We should also keep in mind the guidelines set out in the ministerial declaration adopted in resolution 1456 (2003). In this same vein, we would highlight the need to continue to cooperate with States in order to enhance their capacity to combat terrorism.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734 (2003) · source
“However, before touching on the programme and its future development, I should like to voice my delegation's feeling of gratitude, which we in the Council all share, to Sir Jeremy for his outstanding performance. It fell to him to put into operation a Committee that was unprecedented in terms of the scope of its mandate and its jurisdiction. He faced the challenge of mobilizing the whole of the international community behind the common objective of a global and systematic anti-terrorism campaign. That was a massive task, delicate and replete with difficulties. The Committee today is indebted to the zeal, seriousness, transparency and boundless enthusiasm that Ambassador Greenstock brought to the task. We sincerely wish Ambassador Inocencio Arias of Spain every success in the function which he is now undertaking.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734 (2003) · source
“Mr. Valdes (Chile) (spoke in Spanish): Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on presiding over our work for this month. I wish also to express our admiration for the intelligent and dignified manner in which Ambassador Mamady Traore conducted the work of the Council during a particularly difficult month. My country welcomes the report submitted to the Council by Ambassador Jeremy Greenstock concerning the first 18 months of the existence of the Counter- Terrorism Committee (CTC), which he chaired during that period in a very skilful and responsible manner. We also welcome the new work programme that he is presenting, jointly with the new Chairman of the Committee, for the seventh 90-day period.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734 (2003) · source
“In that regard, we should also mention that we welcome the activities that the United Nations Development Programme has begun to carry out in the area. Finally, we wish to express our appreciation to Ambassador Noel Sinclair and his team for their valuable work on behalf of peace and stability in Bougainville. We wish them success in their tasks this year”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“We wish to express our appreciation for the work done by the Peace Monitoring Group, which has provided ongoing support for the peace process in Bougainville and whose withdrawal is planned for next June. In that connection, we share the concern of the Political Office about the need to assess developments in the weapons disposal process and to determine whether it may be advisable to replace it with another mechanism. We wish to stress that, in order for peace to be sustainable over time, it is necessary to establish efficient administration and a viable economy. The relevant agencies of the United Nations must therefore closely coordinate their efforts in Bougainville with those of the international community of donors in order to restore and strengthen peace.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“We therefore welcome the considerable progress that has been made, as well as the active participation of the island's population. We hope that that basic document will be completed by the scheduled date and that elections will be held this year. We welcome the increasing cooperation between the authorities of Papua New Guinea and the leadership in Bougainville. The spirit of commitment and trust between the parties was demonstrated by the signing last February of a memorandum of understanding that established a mechanism for consultations on all aspects concerning the implementation of autonomy. We also welcome the decision of the National Government of Papua New Guinea to withdraw its Defence Force from the island.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“We nevertheless urge the parties involved to continue their active cooperation with a view to bringing the process to conclusion. In that connection, we wish to express our appreciation for the work being done by the United Nations Political Office to facilitate and expedite the collection of weapons. We also welcome the convening of a round table to discuss the progress made in the peace process, which will serve to send a message to the population of Bougainville about the importance and urgency to make progress in the destruction of weapons in order to pave the way for the entry into force of constitutional amendments. We recognize the importance of the new Constitution as the focus for the implementation of the Peace Agreement of August 2001.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“Mr. Valdes (Chile) (spoke in Spanish): Allow me, first of all, to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the manner in which you have guided our work this month. I also wish to thank you for convening this open meeting to consider the report of the Secretary-General on the work being done by the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville. It is very important to know the views of the countries of the region, which have also demonstrated their commitment to, and cooperation with, the peace process. I also wish to thank Assistant Secretary-General Danilo Tiirk for his useful briefing on the development of the process. We welcome the progress made in stage II of the plan for the disposal of weapons, under which over 80 per cent of weapons have been destroyed.”
2003-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4728 (2003) · source
“The creation of a Palestinian State coexisting in peace with the State of Israel is an issue to which Chile attaches the greatest priority, and to which the Council must devote all its energy. As do all in the Chamber, my country desires a cessation of hostilities in Iraq. We call for the full implementation of the Geneva Conventions and respect for international humanitarian law on the part of both parties. We express our regret at the death of civilians and soldiers. Both bring mourning to families both here and elsewhere. We express our condolences at the violence that continues to morally mutilate the lives of so many thousands of children because it leaves them forever incapable of harbouring the hope that civilized life is possible.”
2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The information that the Council has in its possession leads one to think that if the Council does not adopt a resolution on this issue in the next two or three days, we will have to grieve over the greatest humanitarian catastrophe that the United Nations has ever faced. We have hope that work to produce a draft resolution acceptable to all will be successful in a very short time. But the Council must give its support to all initiatives to stabilize and to assist a region so greatly afflicted by the disasters of war. Chile maintains its hope that the proposals for a road map which, it was announced by President Bush, was recently submitted to the Palestinian and Israeli parties, will make it possible to achieve headway on an issue that is so central and crucial to international peace and security.”
2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source
“We could start with the proposals made yesterday in the Council by the Secretary-General when he signalled the two principles that should guide our decisions on the future of Iraq. "The first principle is respect for Iraq's sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence. The second is respect for the right of the Iraqi people to determine their own political future and control their own natural resources." We hope that those principles can contribute to uniting the members of the Council and to orienting us in taking the very difficult decisions awaiting us in the very near future. Today, we should devote ourselves to resolving the humanitarian situation in Iraq. Chile supports a pragmatic, flexible and urgent approach to the proposals of the Secretary-General on this issue.”
2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Immersed as we all are in a globalized world, faced with a situation that will define the shape of our international system for many decades, we believe that the risks the United Nations is now facing are great. That is why we fully agree with the Secretary-General: this is the time for the members of the Council to make a special effort to bring their positions closer together and to resume a dialogue that restores the Organization's capacity to act. Our effort should be patiently aimed at finding those principles that unite us, in a deliberate attempt to find the common ground that made it possible two years ago for the Council and the United Nations as a whole to adopt a unanimous position in the fight against terrorism.”
2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source
“We admire how, over the past 50 years, the United Nations has contributed to regulating relations among States and to a very broad range of humanitarian activities. Though imperfect, defective and frequently bureaucratic, no one can deny the irreplaceable role it has played in protecting the security of persons and in promoting peace and sustainable development. Over the last 50 years, it has dealt with many crises and challenges to its authority and relevance. After each crisis, as soon as the dust has settled, the principle actors have returned to the United Nations. All have recognized in the end that in it lies our sole source of international legitimacy and legality. Yet, we should not think that these resources are inexhaustible.”
2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source
“For a week now, we have been meeting in the Council Chamber, and have then walked through the corridors and rooms of the United Nations, surrounded by television screens that display the horrible images of war, like accusatory eyes reminding us that we could have and should have done more. Today, however, it seems urgent that we devote ourselves to looking to the future, especially the future of the United Nations. I would like to start with a general observation. My country values multilateralism, not just as a convenient, available option but as a necessary and indispensable requisite that is part of our identity as a sovereign nation, our democratic ideals and our geographical dimension and location. That is why we accord a vital role to the United Nations.”
2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Mr. Valdes (Chile) (spoke in Spanish): We have listened most attentively to approximately 80 delegations, which have expressed their views on the situation in Iraq at this open meeting of the Security Council, convened thanks to the League of Arab States and the Non-Aligned Movement. Chile can only understand the somber and depressed atmosphere that has been so clearly expressed in so many of the statements made yesterday and today. Our position as a member of the Security Council, is known by all Members of the Organization. Up to the very last minute, together with other members of the Council, we promoted a peaceful solution, convinced that it was possible and that it was the best approach, both for the international community and for the countries directly involved in the conflict.”
2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source
“At this very difficult moment, we reaffirm our faith in the Organization and in the Security Council. Chile will resolutely defend international law and the principles established in the Charter of the United Nations. In the coming weeks, we should like to dedicate ourselves, loyally and constructively, to facing the horrific cost that the war will bring to millions of Iraqis. The Security Council, committed, as the Charter says, to preserving peace, must now work tirelessly, inspired by the objective of preserving life and restoring peace. Perhaps if we do everything that we can and save as many lives as we can, the millions of people in the world who have now lost faith in our capacity to make the world a civilized place may again lend their inspiration to our tasks.”
2003-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4721 (2003) · source
“Chile today reaffirms its commitment to what the General Assembly, in its first special session on disarmament, declared 25 years ago: "Genuine and lasting peace can only be created through the effective implementation of the security system provided for in the Charter of the United Nations and the speedy and substantial reduction of arms and armed forces, by international agreement and mutual example, leading ultimately to general and complete disarmament under effective international control." (General Assembly resolution S-10/2, para. 13) We take note of this report on the UNMOVIC work programme, prepared in accordance with paragraph 7 of resolution 1284 (1999), with the purpose of emphasizing the value of the arms inspection process conducted by the United Nations.”
2003-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4721 (2003) · source
“Immersed in a challenge characterized by technical complexity and political tension, they knew how to extract the truth that they came across in order to bring it to the Security Council, boldly recounting at this table the way in which their inspections process was starting to overcome Iraqi resistance and to show substantive instances of disarmament. Nothing could be more serious today than suspending the inspections process. That could create doubts concerning the validity of this instrument for international peace and security. If confidence in disarmament institutions erodes, those institutions will lose their value and will no longer be a guarantor of peace, which is their ultimate purpose.”
2003-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4721 (2003) · source
“Today, every one of us must assume his part of the responsibility. The time will come when the fruit of our actions will be made evident. Today is not the time for recriminations. We believe that we should now commend the role that the inspectors of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have played in this story. We should like to pay tribute to Mr. Hans Blix and to Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei and to the members of their work teams.”
2003-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4721 (2003) · source
“The Council should have cultivated its internal unity - a convergence of its perceptions - but, above all, it should have considered that the objective of disarmament was as valuable as the objective of peace. That was not possible. We fear that the consequences will be serious for humanity. The Iraqi regime never understood the dimension of its lethargy and did not appreciate the gravity of the punishment to which it was exposing its own people. Perhaps it had only begun to understand when it was already too late. To set out the demands and the disciplines that the situation in Iraq required, the Council was unable to find among its members the flexibility needed to set deadlines and to define a path of collective action that would have enabled it to shoulder the responsibilities entrusted to it by the Charter of the United Nations.”
2003-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4721 (2003) · source
“Chile had the conviction, which we reaffirm here today, that the inspections programme - strengthened, zealous and investigative, carried to its logical conclusion and accompanied by growing and persistent military pressure - was capable of achieving the objective that the international community wished for: the peaceful disarmament of Iraq. That was what led us, up to the last moment, to propose formulas for Council agreement. To achieve that purpose, the Council and the Governments that constitute it should have built up an attitude of persistence in the task of inspections and should have made them daily more incisive. We needed to make clear to the regime of Saddam Hussain that the United Nations would move towards the disarmament of Iraq at any cost.”
2003-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4721 (2003) · source
“Mr. Valdes (Chile) (spoke in Spanish): We have had a bitter briefing on the work programme for Iraq, presented to us by the inspectors. One can read only with sorrow what might have been when what might have been was peace. Everyone in this Chamber knows that Chile hoped that this inspections programme would be carried out. Our Government consulted social organizations and political parties spanning the ideological spectrum that makes up our democracy. Our National Congress almost unanimously adopted the option for peace.”
2003-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4721 (2003) · source
“My delegation would like to thank the President for organizing this seminar, which has enabled us to exchange views in our search for effective solutions to tackle this scourge that is so seriously affecting the region of West Africa. The workshop format used on this occasion, as well as the quality and suitability of the Ministers for Foreign Relations and the other speakers invited to participate have given us a very comprehensive, first-hand picture of the situation and the needs of West Africa. Those elements will enable the Security Council and the Secretariat, as well as Member States, to better prepare their work on those sensitive issues.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“To that end, particular account must be taken of the recommendations of the recent African conference on the implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action on small arms and light weapons of 2001. From the global standpoint, the Security Council, with the assistance of the Secretariat, over years has developed a set of measures to avoid at least in part the devastating consequences of the excessive accumulation of small arms and light weapons and their illicit trade by means of measures entailing embargoes on territories where there is conflict and in cases of conflict prevention, peacekeeping operations or peace-building activities.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“In this connection, we are convinced that we must give pride of place to restrictions over freedom of commerce. With regard to the question of supplying small arms to West Africa, Chile supports the initiative of shoring up cooperation and the exchange of information among States of the region to identify and monitor individuals and entities that are involved in the illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons and those who are supporting mercenary activities in West Africa. Similarly, my country recognizes that States of the region must commit themselves more profoundly to the practical implementation of the Moratorium on small arms and light weapons declared in 1998 by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“In this connection, as was clearly stated this morning by the Secretary-General, the question of the involvement of children in armed conflict acquires a particularly serious prominence. We associate ourselves with his appeal that States of the subregion implement the international instruments prohibiting such practices and develop the necessary machinery to deal with the problem. As we said in the high-level debate at the United Nations Conference in 2001 on the illicit trafficking in such weapons, we believe it indispensable not only for regions such as West Africa but also for the entire international community to lay down norms to restrict severely the manufacture and trade of small arms and light weapons, to duly registered manufacturers and duly authorized trading agents.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Mr. Acufia (Chile) (spoke in Spanish): I welcome the holding of this public debate organized as a workshop, a format that is used to deal with topics that are the subject of paramount concern in the Council and the international community because of their relevance in humanitarian, peace and security fields and in the development of peoples. Chile cannot but share the deep concern about the impact of the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in conflicts besetting West Africa and of the increasing illicit intervention of mercenary forces in such conflicts. Those practices contribute considerably to the violation of human rights and international humanitarian law, both among the combatants and the affected civilian populations.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“In that context, we wish to avail ourselves of Mr. Guehenno's presence to ask him about work undertaken in the past few months in the various areas of the national development plan. We know that progress has been made on the scheduled tasks.”
2003-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4715 (2003) · source
“We agree with the proposal that the plans under development should be kept under constant review and that the Council should be advised in a timely fashion about any improvement or worsening of security conditions, including recommendations to allow us to adopt measures adequate to the situation. Our concern over the situation in the country cannot prevent us from acknowledging the efforts that have been made by President Gusmao since assuming the reins of Government in May. We value his leadership and initiatives on foreign policy, as well as his support for and work within the United Nations system since his country's accession to membership in September. We were also glad to learn of the signing of economic agreements between Timor-Leste and Australia to exploit Timor-Leste's available natural resources.”
2003-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4715 (2003) · source
“In the military sector, taking into account the current limitations of the Timor-Leste defence force - its extremely small personnel, its lack of presence in the Western sectors of the territory and the need to improve its mobility by air and land, inter alia - we believe that the two-phase adjustments to the military strategy and configuration, as proposed by UNMISET, are relevant. That is why we consider it very important, on the basis of the Secretary-General's report, to consider and discuss these issues in-depth in the Council, particularly in light of the experience of members with troops in the area, so that we may agree on consensus- based mechanisms to address the current security situation in Timor-Leste.”
2003-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4715 (2003) · source
“We therefore appreciate the work done by UNMISET that has allowed the Timor-Leste national police to station 2,530 personnel in six of the 13 districts of the country. We understand, however, that this is an ongoing process and that the national police is in no position to contend with the more serious threats to security that are now arising. That is why we believe that the proposed changes are very valid. These include the addition of an international police unit for one year; the ongoing intensive training of the police force; emphasis on human rights and the rule of law in the context of the development and certification process; and an enhanced monitoring and advisory presence in districts where responsibilities have already been assigned.”
2003-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4715 (2003) · source
“We also share the concern about the possible resurgence of militia activity and armed groups, which are establishing bases within Timor-Leste with the intention of undermining stability in that country. We also recognize that the situation of the more than 28,000 refugees remaining in Indonesia is an added factor for instability. In that context, we are interested in the resettlement initiatives that the Indonesian Government has described. We also understand the importance of delineating and demarcating the border and to that end we urge the Joint Border Commission between the Governments of Timor-Leste and Indonesia to accelerate the implementation of their work plan. We share the view that an effective national police force that is reliable and well-regarded by the population is indispensable.”
2003-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4715 (2003) · source
“Last November an open meeting of the Security Council was held to discuss the progress made during Timor-Leste's first six months as an independent country, and we welcomed those achievements, although we identified the challenges that lay ahead. However, we saw the situation begin to change radically as of 4 December 2002. The very serious civil unrest and subsequent violence have changed the security outlook in that country. That is why we have considered with particular attention the references made to these events in the comprehensive report of the Secretary-General. The events that took place in the town of Atsabe in January, in which five pro-independence workers were killed, and the attack on a bus in the Bobonaro district, in which two people were killed and five injured, are certainly alarming.”
2003-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4715 (2003) · source
“Mr. Valdes (Chile) (spoke in Spanish): Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on the outstanding manner in which you have been guiding our work this month. I should like also to thank you, on behalf of the delegation of Chile, for having convened this meeting to consider the report of the Secretary- General dated 3 March on the situation in Timor-Leste. We would like also to extend our gratitude to Mr. Jean- Marie Guehenno, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for his presentation this morning. We wish also to offer our condolences to the Government of the Republic of Korea regarding the sad and tragic accident that took place on 6 March in which five of its nationals - members of the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) - lost their lives.”
2003-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4715 (2003) · source
“We also think it is vital to implement the provision of the Pretoria Agreement for a national observatory for human rights and a commission of truth and reconciliation that would make it possible to hear the victims. We agree that the most effective way of confronting a situation such as the one described is to strengthen the institutions, to give greater legitimacy to the Government authorities, to detain and condemn those who are guilty of violations of human rights and, as the High Commissioner says, to increase international control over the human rights situation within the country. The High Commissioner can rest assured of the constant support of the Chilean delegation in the continuation of his important work to protect human rights in that country.”
2003-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4705 (2003) · source
“Of equal concern to my delegation is the confirmation in the report of the Secretary-General of the participation of children in armed conflict and of the continued use and recruitment of children by the different factions in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We want to take this opportunity to thank MONUC for its devoted work, especially the work of the unit for the protection of children, in the investigation and condemnation of violations of their human rights. We wish fully to support all the conclusions put forward by Mr. Vieira de Mello. It seems to us that it is the obligation of the Council to support the idea of an international commission to investigate allegations of human rights violations by all the parties.”
2003-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4705 (2003) · source
“My country is awaiting with interest the publication of the report of the group of experts that the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) has sent to the eastern part of the country to corroborate these serious reports of massive violations of human rights. It is extremely grave to see that at the beginning of this century we can witness such examples of inhumanity and cruelty. We forcefully condemn the systematic violations of human rights committed by the Mouvement de liberation du Congo and the Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie in the region mentioned.”
2003-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4705 (2003) · source
“Mr. Valdes (Chile) (spoke in Spanish): I would like first of all to thank Mr. Jean-Marie Guehenno, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and High Commissioner Sergio Vieira de Mello for their detailed briefings on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. My delegation wishes first of all to express its concern at the human rights situation in that country, in particular at the atrocious violations of human rights committed in January in the region of Ituri, where grave crimes were perpetrated against the civilian population, including summary executions, mass rape, mutilation, even acts of cannibalism.”
2003-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4705 (2003) · source
“In assuming the chairmanship of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) on sanctions against Al Qaeda, we wish to promote its work with the help of all the members of the Council and of the Organization. We do so in our conviction that the potential of terrorism remains vast and that the effort to conquer it will be a lengthy one. Its defeat, however, is inevitable if all members of the international community fully shoulder their responsibilities.”
2003-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4688 (2003) · source
“We further propose that this hemispheric political effort be used in other anti- terrorism standard-setting and regional coordination processes. The meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Committee to be held on 7 March will provide a good opportunity for the further structuring of inter-regional cooperation. The United Nations today faces one of the greatest challenges it has faced since its creation: to provide an effective response in order to prevent and eradicate this terrible new threat. We are convinced that the Organization has the capacity and legitimacy to do so. As a member of this Council, Chile wishes to reiterate its commitment to the efforts of the Counter- Terrorism Committee.”
2003-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4688 (2003) · source
“Thirdly, regional and subregional organizations must be part of an integrated focus on combating terrorism. The Committee has launched programmes in this respect that should be expanded. The Organization of American States has developed a hemispheric anti- terrorism policy through the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism. One contribution of our region in this field has been the accession of 30 countries to the Inter- American Convention against Terrorism. The Convention could serve as a reference in the negotiation of the draft texts of a comprehensive convention on terrorism and a convention for the suppression of acts of nuclear terrorism that are currently being developed at the United Nations. Chile supports the efforts being made to conclude these negotiations and thus to fill current gaps in international law in this field.”
2003-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4688 (2003) · source
“First, the Committee's group of experts should elaborate a programme of work that includes operational measures that take into account the differing realities of regions and countries with a view to channelling technical assistance so as to ensure the effective implementation of resolution 1373 (2001). Secondly, we recognize that the participation of international organizations, particularly those with special capacities and competence in areas of relevance to the fight against terrorism, is a key aspect of the design of objectives and priorities for global action. We propose the establishment of an inter-agency coordination segment that covers specific sectoral actions and programmes. Coordination should also be enhanced among the various committees of the Security Council entrusted with the fight against terrorism.”
2003-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4688 (2003) · source
“The aim of this is not only to permit States to develop their own capacities for combating terrorism, but also to help others to develop them. My country fully supports this new approach, which emphasizes the elements of cooperation and envisages support for this effort from relevant international and regional organizations. A joint approach is critical to the global anti-terrorism strategy. Cooperation among States is an essential component of that new approach, which must go beyond the exchange of information. Through it, cooperation will have a long-term impact on efforts to combat terrorism. In this regard, it would seem appropriate for the Committee to work in three directions.”
2003-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4688 (2003) · source
“My country has prioritized efforts to combat terrorism at the hemispheric level, within the framework of the Organization of American States, while at the same time promoting the coordination of efforts in other forums of subregional cooperation, such as the Rio Group and the Common Market of the South. The draft resolution that we shall adopt today marks a turning point in the work of the Counter- Terrorism Committee, so ably led by the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, Sir Jeremy Greenstock, whom we thank for his efforts. Thus far, the Committee has functioned on the basis of a vertical relationship with the States Members of the Organization. We feel it extremely important that, from today forward, horizontal relationships be established between countries and relevant international and regional organizations.”
2003-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4688 (2003) · source
“It is a resolution of enduring value that places the Counter-Terrorism Committee at the centre of a process of cooperation from which no country should remain aloof. The work of the Committee offers a unique opportunity for States, through their political, legislative, financial and administrative decisions, to create the conditions for confidence-building in order to contribute to collective security. The relationship that unites the Committee and the membership of the United Nations is a legal one. It is built on clear international obligations, compliance with which has an impact on the values and principles that underlie the Organization's actions. Following the adoption of resolution 1373 (2001), Chile has fulfilled all the obligations established therein.”
2003-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4688 (2003) · source