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Valdivieso

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first: 1999-08-25
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“As the Secretary-General has noted in his most recent report on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (S/2001/ll32), regional actors should become more active in the successor mission to UNMIBH with a view to preserving what the Mission has achieved and to continuing its work in a regional framework. Peace and sustainable development in Bosnia and Herzegovina continue to hinge on joint efforts by international entities such as UNMIBH, SFOR and the Office of the High Representative, among others, and by the Government and the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is therefore important that, before the official transition between missions next January, there be coordination among the various bodies in order to facilitate the transfer of functions.”
2002-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4484 (2002) · source
“Javier Solana, Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union; we are very grateful for his major announcements, which reflect the European Union's decisive cooperation with the United Nations and its coordinating and complementary efforts as a regional body. As other delegations have noted, this meeting marks the beginning of a new stage in the work of the international community in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We welcome the European Union decision of 18 February to create the European Union Police Mission, which beginning in January 2003 will replace the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) in bolstering the professional development of the Bosnia and Herzegovina police force and in establishing institution-building activities and programmes.”
2002-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4484 (2002) · source
“Mr. Valdivieso (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): Let me begin by welcoming you, Mr. Jan Petersen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway. We are honoured that you are in the Chair at this meeting. Let me also reaffirm Colombia's support for your delegation during its presidency; we know your leadership is a guarantee of success. We also welcome Mr. Wolfgang Petritsch, High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Mr. Jacques Klein, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and we thank them for their informative briefings today. In addition, we are pleased to welcome Mr.”
2002-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4484 (2002) · source
“We recognize that promising initiatives have been put forward at the international level, including those recently proposed by Saudi Arabia. Colombia supports such efforts and welcomes any initiative that might help to break the cycle of violence and create conditions conducive to the resumption of negotiations. Regional or other initiatives that could result from the activities of the so-called quartet made up of the representatives of the United States, Russia, the European Union and the Secretary-General of the United Nations deserve our support. We encourage those actors in the international community that are involved to be tireless in their efforts and to work hand in hand with the Security Council in the search for lasting political solutions.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“In recent months, the Security Council has succeeded in inscribing the question of the Middle East on its regular programme of work, abandoning the sporadic consideration of the item to which we had become accustomed and which, for no good reason, distanced the Security Council from one of the principal threats to international peace and security. Colombia firmly believes that, to the extent possible, the actions of the Council should be linked to and coordinated with the actions of other international players with political relevance in the Middle East on the basis of clear and shared objectives, including the definitive proclamation of a Palestinian State, the implementation of Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) and the principle of land for peace.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“We affirm this while sharing the conviction that President Arafat can and must do more to put an end to the wave of terror. We recognize that there are no magic formulas for achieving a solution. Even so, we have the Tenet plan, on the one hand, which contains formulas that could reduce the violence and, on the other, the Mitchell report, in which there are bases for a possible return to the negotiating table. The commitment of the parties to these road maps for action, which enjoy wide international support, could allow them, simultaneously and jointly, to discuss the political process, the restoration of security and the economic recovery and development of the Palestinian people. The international community also has a responsibility to fulfil.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“But in saying this we must reiterate, as we have on past occasions, that the international community, including the Security Council, can have an impact on, and can make an effective contribution to, bringing the parties back to the negotiating table. The responsibility of the parties is therefore fundamental. In that respect, we share the views expressed by the Secretary-General in which he made an appeal to the parties to renew their commitment to the Madrid and Oslo principles and to return to a real political dialogue with the goal of achieving a just and lasting solution to the problem of the Middle East. In this regard, Colombia considers that any strategy that seeks to erode the authority of President Arafat and of the Palestinian Authority will only benefit the extremists and move us further from the shared objective of peace.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“Likewise, the terrorist attacks by extremist Palestinian groups, which have had an indiscriminate effect on the civilian population of Israel, have not contributed to resolving the problem of the occupation of Palestinian territories, nor have they helped meet the major economic needs of the Palestinian people. Like many others, we wonder what the right way is to put an end to that spiral of violence. Of course, we consider that a large part of the responsibility rests with Israel and the Palestinian Authority, insofar as it is they who, by their actions and omissions, determine the possibilities for a political solution.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“Mr. Valdivieso (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): This meeting to consider the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine, is taking place in the midst of widespread despair over the possibility of achieving a negotiated political solution. In the past 18 months, the situation in the occupied territories and in Israel has fallen into a spiral of violence from which there seems to be no way out. Israel's excessive use of force, which has an indiscriminate effect on the Palestinian population, as well as selective murders, are practices that have not contributed to the cause of peace, nor have they resolved the security problems of the Israeli people.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“The first question is, as you see it, Sir, is this the right time to explore once again the idea of agreeing on the establishment of a humanitarian corridor to facilitate access for humanitarian workers to persons in need and to facilitate land-based transportation of aid? It is concerning that there is large number of people whose situation is unknown because of the difficulty in reaching them. The second question relates to the implementation of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement. My delegation would like to know how these Principles, which have already been incorporated into Angola's domestic legal statutes, are being implemented in the provinces and how useful they are proving in providing humanitarian aid, as well as in protecting the human rights of the Angolan people. I would appreciate Mr.”
2002-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4472 (2002) · source
“It is possible that by the time they take effect, many more people will have died and the path of national reconstruction will have become more difficult. Therefore, we are duty-bound to do more. In the current atmosphere, our efforts will certainly influence the ability of relief agencies to reach more people and to meet the needs of vulnerable groups. We feel profound admiration for the humanitarian staff, and we wish to contribute to facilitating their work. Accordingly, my delegation would like to address two questions to Mr. Oshima about the humanitarian situation in Angola.”
2002-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4472 (2002) · source
“There are grounds for hope that the appeal issued to the international community to finance this year's humanitarian projects will be responded to generously by donors. What, then, are the tools available to the Security Council to respond to the crushing humanitarian situation of the people of Angola and to try to alleviate it? First, we certainly believe that focusing attention on this situation with urgency is something positive that we can do. Secondly, we must also continue to support the initiatives of the Secretary-General and Ambassador Gambari aimed at facilitating a solution to armed conflict. Thirdly, we must continue supporting the international sanctions regime against UNITA until its fighting capability has been curbed and eliminated. However, these are medium- and long-term measures.”
2002-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4472 (2002) · source
“The description of the conditions and the figures provided us here are disturbing: 4 million persons internally displaced by war, which is almost one third of the country's population; over 1 million people surviving on rations provided by humanitarian agencies; 480 children under the age of 5 dying daily; and more than 60 per cent of humanitarian aid being transported by aircraft because roads are unsafe or have been destroyed. And what concerns us most is that there are no signs of improvement. That is why it is timely that the Security Council has decided to focus attention on this serious situation. We have taken note of the fact that 10 United Nations agencies are already in the country, under the coordination of Mr. De Mul, working with the Angolan Government to meet the needs of the most vulnerable.”
2002-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4472 (2002) · source
“Mr. Ocaziones (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): I wish to thank Mr. Oshima, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, and the Vice-Minister for External Relations of Angola for their presentations on the disturbing humanitarian situation in Angola. In my delegation's view, we are faced with a situation that has enormous humanitarian dimensions, and yet it is a situation that perhaps receives less publicity than do those in other parts of the world.”
2002-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4472 (2002) · source
“This exercise leaves a record of our individual vision of the work of the month, and this in itself is very important. We hope that in the future we will agree on procedures and content that will be enthusiastically welcomed by all members of the Council and by a greater number of non-members as well.”
2002-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4466 (2002) · source
“That is why its implementation will require new mechanisms, and we will have to discuss substantive topics never before tackled in the Council. I would offer as an example the discussion of the procedure to elaborate in a flexible manner the lists of individuals, entities or organizations involved in international terrorism without diminishing the flexibility of action that is required. I would like to conclude by highlighting the importance of this wrap-up exercise. We should not measure its impact only by the size of the audience, which is again small. With this only criterion, we would have to reach the absurd conclusion that other public meetings regularly held on other topics on the Council's agenda should be eliminated, because they do not draw a massive number of representatives of non-members of the Council.”
2002-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4466 (2002) · source
“It clearly emerged during the open meeting this month that the Counter-Terrorism Committee has been advancing in a quiet and perhaps somewhat invisible, but intensive manner. It is having a considerable effect on the maintenance of international peace and security. The members of the Council are dedicating considerable time and effort, and certainly have done so throughout the month of January, to accomplish a task that should be duly appreciated by the international community. The adoption of resolution 1390 (2002) opened up a new modality for the Council, because, in practice, it established the only sanctions regime that is not linked to a specific territory or country, but rather has global application.”
2002-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4466 (2002) · source
“Secondly, we are glad there has been an agreement about creating the ad hoc working group to follow up on the African situation and the topics of the presidential statement, as well as on working in coordination with the Economic and Social Council. During the year that organ will examine the creation of a special advisory group to meet the needs of countries emerging from conflict, and we enthusiastically welcome the intention of the British delegation to take up this matter again during its presidency in July. I would also like to say something about the work of the Counter-Terrorism Committee and about resolution 1390 (2002), which spells out the mandate of the Committee established under resolution 1267 (1999).”
2002-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4466 (2002) · source
“Mr. Valdivieso (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): I take this opportunity, Sir, to convey to you and your team our appreciation for the very skilful way in which you have guided our work, as well as for your commitment. I shall heed the recommendation that we should speak briefly, perhaps for only three minutes. My first comment relates to our public meeting on Africa. It was a timely, useful debate with excellent participation from the membership of the Organization. Here, the delegation of Mauritius deserves special commendation. I have two points to make regarding the future. The first is that we should perhaps narrow the focus of our debate on the African continent to a few specific points that could in turn be set out in a more concrete manner in a presidential statement.”
2002-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4466 (2002) · source
“In countries such as Angola, the Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi, there are many more people who require emergency assistance, but international relief organizations do not have access to them due to the lack of the necessary guarantees for the provision of that assistance. In today's conditions of conflict in Africa, preventing war, as Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said, does not mean defending States or protecting allies; it means defending humanity itself.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Fifthly, and lastly, with respect to Africa's humanitarian needs, I wish to recall here the special needs of the 15 million refugees and internally displaced persons, as well as of the 30 million persons infected with the HIV/AIDS virus, who live in Africa. I do so in order to draw attention to the magnitude of this humanitarian emergency and to the need for all of our countries to respond to the appeal for contributions made by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Programmes amounting to $1.2 billion have been put forward to meet the immediate needs of 14.6 million persons this year. However, under 50 per cent of last year's requirements were met by international donors.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“It is to be hoped that this will be an opportunity to achieve the coordination that should exist among United Nations organs with a view to addressing post- conflict situations and to request further contacts in order to bring together the members of the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council in the interests of peace in Africa. For this reason, I should like to emphasize once again that the presence of the President of the Economic and Social Council at this meeting is of particular importance. During its term on the Security Council, my country would not wish to see its name linked to the premature withdrawal of United Nations missions from African countries in conflict in which adequate arrangements have not yet been made for economic reconstruction.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“It is one of the considerations involved in the launching of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), which was agreed on at the OAU summit last July in Zambia. For this reason, my delegation wishes, at this meeting on Africa, to endorse the proposal to establish, within the Economic and Social Council, a special advisory group on those countries emerging from conflict. That proposal received the support of the ministers participating in the high-level segment of the Economic and Social Council devoted to the needs of Africa, which was held in July of last year.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“For this reason, the Council could, among other measures, urge arms-exporting countries to exercise greater control over their sales abroad; request arms- producing companies to provide technical and financial assistance to counteract their effects, as suggested by various organizations; support with concrete actions the Moratorium proclaimed on the acquisition of small arms in West Africa; and promote the public identification of international arms dealers and of their activities, in particular those who are in clear violation of the embargoes established by the Council. Fourthly, attention must be devoted to countries emerging from conflict. The relationship between the promotion of peace and economic development, especially at the stage of rebuilding societies affected by conflict, is widely recognized.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The third aspect is actions against the proliferation of small arms. This is a subject of great importance to our delegation. In Africa, 100 million small arms are circulating, a great many of them supplied years ago by the protagonists of the cold war in their eagerness to maintain their spheres of influence. Many weapons have survived the peace agreements and are used in post-conflict stages by bands of criminals, mercenary groups in various countries and persons concerned about their own safety.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“While the primary responsibility to ensure international peace and security rests with the Security Council, we value and encourage the peacekeeping operations established by regional and subregional organizations of Africa, such as the Economic Community of West African States and the Southern African Development Community; they have better knowledge of the area and are promoted by leading countries of each region. In this respect, the Council could encourage, inter alia, the use of Chapter VIII of the Charter for actions that require broad support of the international community and could promote the possibility of incorporating United Nations civilian components in African peacekeeping operations, as this would represent a measure of growing confidence in African efforts.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We believe that the Mechanism can strengthen its own capacity to prevent conflicts through, inter alia, greater coordination with the United Nations and subregional organizations; the establishment of short-term political and military missions for fact-finding in potential conflict situations and for building trust among the parties; and implementation by the OAU of the measures envisaged at the Harare Summit of 1997 and the Algiers Summit of 1999 against Governments that attempt to take power or stay in power by unconstitutional means. The second aspect is peacekeeping operations.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The exercise of democracy, the eradication of poverty and the preservation of peace - these are three tasks that the peoples of Africa have entrusted to their political leaders and that we must all support, so that the development of Africa and the benefits of peace will be a victory achieved by the peoples of Africa themselves. I would now like to emphasize a few aspects that the Security Council could promote in its endeavour of maintaining international peace and security, which we believe to be relevant to today's debate. The first aspect is conflict prevention. We welcome the fact that the OAU Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution, established in 1993, retains its relevance as the principal catalyst of Africa's efforts for the management of African conflicts.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The Members of the United Nations, by virtue of the Millennium Declaration, issued by our heads of State and Government in 2000, have undertaken the imperative commitment to respond to the special needs of Africa. Our commitment was reflected very explicitly in that Declaration: "We will support the consolidation of democracy in Africa and assist Africans in their struggle for lasting peace, poverty eradication and sustainable development, thereby bringing Africa into the mainstream of the world economy." (resolution 55/2, para. 27) For the Colombian delegation, this commitment summarizes the challenges involved in Africa's complete integration into the international community.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Mr. Valdivieso (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): My delegation welcomes the opportunity to hold this public meeting of the Security Council on the situation in Africa. We are honoured by your presence, Mr. Minister, to lead this meeting, and also by the participation of the Foreign Ministers of member and non-member countries of the Council who are here with us. We are also grateful for the introductory statement by the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, and also for the very valuable contribution to our understanding of Africa and its hopes for peace made by Mr. Amara Essy, Secretary- General of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). We also welcome the presence of the President of the Economic and Social Council, the Permanent Representative of Croatia.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) and the measures that are being adopted by most Governments in the world to combat international terrorism constitute fundamental progress that Colombia unhesitatingly and unwaveringly supports. In response to these great challenges we should become constantly active, without interruption. We should not wait until atrocious events such as those of 11 September occur before acting with the readiness and rigour that should always characterize our work. Let us bear in mind that terrorism never rests.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“The development of effective instruments and mechanisms to control the various activities that feed terrorist organizations is one of the greatest challenges before the Committee. With the cooperation of its experts and that of other institutions or organizations, the Committee will be able to provide technical assistance to Member States based on an analysis of the reports that have been submitted. On this basis, it will be possible to identify the strengths and weaknesses of each of our countries in the fight against terrorism - a fundamental and decisive factor in achieving the objectives set by the Security Council in resolution 1373 (2001). I would like to conclude by saying that the Security Council, in its creation of the Committee, is taking important decisions that are steering the fight against terrorism in the right direction.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“This additional precaution now being taken by aviation schools indicates what should be done by other businesses that produce goods or provide services. Though it is complicated, this is the path we must now follow. "Know your client" thus becomes a requirement of the struggle against terrorism that will also lead to greater transparency in international trade. We must also draw attention to diversification and the relations between criminal enterprises. The illicit traffic in weapons, drugs and psychotropic substances and terrorism are now being combined with the international contraband in goods, the diamond trade, the illegal traffic in chemical precursors, the illicit traffic in human organs, fraudulent bankruptcies and electronic fraud.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“Similarly, we must insist that this formula should be applied to institutions or companies that produce or market goods and services that are used to carry out illicit activities. Producers must know their clients, be familiar with their marketing networks, know legitimate demand volume and be familiar with other aspects of monitoring exportable supply. Knowing one's client is an ideal instrument in the prevention of money and asset laundering, and would prevent the funding and carrying out of terrorist acts. I would like to illustrate this with a simple example: after the events of 11 September, it is certain that aviation schools, at least those in the United States, will not accept anyone as a client without knowing that person's background and identity.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“All of this requires that we follow the trail of these resources, which seek, by means of sophisticated techniques, to avoid detection by Government authorities and end up in the hands of terrorist organizations. These modes of transfer and laundering illicit assets must be repressed if we wish to mount a successful struggle against this phenomenon. To that end, cooperation is imperative on the part of all countries that are being used in some way by the agents of money laundering to acquire, negotiate or sell goods acquired with illicit profits. The sacred rule of the financial sector, "know your client", has been very useful and has made possible important successes in combating individuals and organizations dedicated to international terrorism.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“We know well that criminal organizations often transfer their resources, their working capital and the fruits of their criminal activity between the various countries of the world through the formal financial sector, the financial non-banking sector, the exchange houses, and also through trade in goods and services. In this regard, we feel it is necessary to fight the laundering of money, assets and goods that enter or circulate in the economic systems of States as the result of terrorist or related activities. This struggle must be carried out by monitoring deposits in banks and other entities of the financial sector, by sanctioning conduct aimed at concealing earnings from illicit activities, by freezing accounts, and through embargoes and the confiscation of goods.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“The Counter-Terrorism Committee, created under resolution 1373 (2001), has responded in a positive and transparent way to the expectations that the Security Council had for it. As for the tasks conferred on it by the Council, I would like to concentrate today on one of them of particular importance to my delegation: the financing of terrorism. In order to achieve the objectives of the Committee and ultimately of States, it is fundamental that we recognize the central importance of repressing and effectively hindering the flow of resources that feed this activity. It is necessary to cut the links that make it possible for economic funds and resources to fall into the hands of terrorist individuals or organizations.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“Mr. Valdivieso (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): I would like to begin by thanking Ambassador Greenstock, in his capacity as Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, for his statement, with which we agree completely. As delegations have said during meetings of the Committee, we support him fully. I would also like to join Ambassador Niehaus of Costa Rica in what he said on behalf of the Rio Group. Although he is absent at the moment, I would also like to pay tribute to Ambassador Jorge Eduardo Navarrete and express how much his professionalism, dedication and valuable and sensible opinions have been of great significance in the Council. We wish him every success in his future responsibilities.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“On one hand, we examined the cross-border effects of internal conflicts, which helped us highlight the value of the regional focus taken by the Secretariat in its dealings with West Africa. On the other hand, we considered the effect of economic agendas in armed conflicts, in the context of the report we debated on the illicit use of natural resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Finally, Mr. President, I wish to pay a tribute to you for your proven leadership. You have conducted the deliberations during the month of December impeccably. We greatly admire the way you made room for the emerging issues and unforeseen situations so that, from one day to the next, it would be possible for the Security Council to take the required and appropriate action.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4445 (2001) · source
“However, we recognize the political realities, the differences of opinions and the convictions that motivate the various members of the Council. However, I must also say that absolutely all members have always shared, and will continue to share, the desire for peace to reign in the Middle East. For this reason, it is my hope that in the new year we will find common language that will enable us to express this common view that is of the greatest interest and value and that should direct the Council's action: search for peace in the Middle East. Thirdly, on Africa, we have completed important updating work on conflicts and have dealt with two aspects of threats to peace and security in that continent.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4445 (2001) · source
“First, regarding the situation in Afghanistan, my delegation believes that with the adoption of the resolution yesterday, we have found an innovative way to respond to a complex reality that combines threats to international peace and security with regional tensions and a grave humanitarian situation. The Council acted in a timely manner and authorized the deployment of forces that were put together thanks to the decision and the generosity ofa group of States. Secondly, regarding the Middle East, it is clear that the Council missed another opportunity to influence a situation that demands urgent attention. Many citizens of the world continue to fail to understand why action by this organ is impeded at times when its presence is most needed.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4445 (2001) · source
“Because of that, it is important that we think about our duty to interact more among ourselves - not less - and at the same time, to allow the non-members of the Council to participate interactively in this kind of meeting. On the month's programme of work, we must highlight the skilful way that, in scarcely two weeks, we dealt with the two situations of greatest tension in the world at the moment - Afghanistan and the Middle East - and we were updated on the status of other conflicts on the Council's agenda, conflicts in Africa. As we are not going into substance at this wrap-up meeting of the items on our agenda, I want to limit myself to three comments.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4445 (2001) · source
“The first is that it is not easy for many delegations, particularly small ones, to follow up items of maintenance of international peace and security while responding at the same time to the broader agenda, the items of the Assembly. For that reason, it is important that we ourselves think about providing these open debates with a better atmosphere and making them more attractive. Secondly, perhaps it is necessary to use documents or some type of guidelines to better direct the debates, and also to the meetings more. In my opinion, today's meeting was not publicized enough because it was rescheduled at the last minute, and perhaps that explains the smaller presence of members.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4445 (2001) · source
“We are convinced that they are extremely useful and beneficial, especially held in this public setting, because they enable Council members to consider the thrust of our deliberations in the course of the month and to discuss how to improve our working methods. Also, such meetings make it easier for non- members of the Council, in a more transparent manner, to gain greater knowledge of what the Security Council is doing. We voice that conviction because at last month's wrap-up meeting some members expressed concern about the usefulness of these meetings, especially given the very low attendance by non- members - which, I must confess, has occurred again today. Nevertheless, we must take two things into account.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4445 (2001) · source
“Mr. Valdivieso (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): Let me thank you, Mr. President, for your determination to include this wrap-up meeting on December's programme of work, especially as this is a month in which delegations must divide their attention among so many end-of-year activities. I have listened attentively to the very interesting statements made by my colleagues, who have given valuable summaries of their Council activities over the past two years and of their vision for the Council. I thank them for this effort in the last days of their membership of the Council; for their cooperation with all delegations, in particular the Colombian delegation; and for the friendship extended by our colleagues in all other delegations. Colombia continues to attach great importance to meetings of this kind.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4445 (2001) · source
“Finally, we must continue to apply the sanctions against UNITA, with the certainty that the effectiveness of the sanctions regime will substantially improve the possibility of dialogue between the parties.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4444 (2001) · source
“The figure of 4 million internally displaced persons living in precarious situations - in camps or in poverty-stricken areas of towns and cities - is a cause for concern. For that reason, along the same lines as Ambassador Eldon, I wish to ask if Ambassador Gambari could suggest to us ways of involving civil society. On past occasions, holding an Arria-formula meeting was mentioned, as also proposed by the delegation of the United Kingdom. After having heard the briefing today, we are convinced that the Council must continue with formulas for the positive inclusion of the United Nations in the Angolan peace process. The Council should encourage the international community, particularly countries with a strong presence in Angola and solid political and economic ties with that country, to contribute to the cause of peace.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4444 (2001) · source
“We have previously expressed the view that it is a good idea to include civil society more in the peace process for at least two reasons: first, to reduce the impact of bellicose rhetoric and the solutions by force that at certain stages dominate the peace process; and secondly, because most of the victims in the confrontation between Government forces and the rebels have been from the civilian population, judging from the numbers of people killed in attacks, internally displaced persons, refugees in neighbouring countries and indirect victims of hunger, disease and exposure. The information we have received today confirms the sad humanitarian situation that afflicts the Angolan people.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4444 (2001) · source
“What is really important to the Council is that the Angola peace process move beyond the deadlock in political and military terms, as the Secretary-General defined it in the last report on the activities of the United Nations Office in Angola (UNOA) in Luanda. It is clear that UNOA can contribute to much broader work only if the political conditions exist in the country to make that possible. We are also pleased that the consultations with the Government of Angola are considering a series of activities, including a disarmament and weapons collection programme, which can be expanded by the United Nations presence in the future.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4444 (2001) · source
“Mr. Valdivieso (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): My delegation expresses its gratitude to Ambassador Ibrahim Gambari for his presence at this meeting and for the information he has given us. We are pleased that his visit was positive and has yielded good results. Our interest in the briefing relates mainly to the expectations generated by the previous meeting, of 15 November, on the role the United Nations could play, particularly with respect to his next visit to the region, so that the peace process could move forward in accordance with the Lusaka Protocol and the pronouncements of the Council.”
2001-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4444 (2001) · source