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Valdivieso

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first: 1999-08-25
most recent: 2003-01-14
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“It is up to the Council to lend its support to the Secretary-General's initiative to establish a United Nations Office for West Africa and to incorporate a regional approach in initiatives relating to peace and international security in that region.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“It will make it possible for the agencies of the United Nations to make a simultaneous and flexible effort that eliminates risks and is cost-effective. We believe that a regional approach requires a higher level of commitment on the part of the organs, funds and programmes of the United Nations, including the Security Council. It also requires more frequent consultation among these parties in order to maintain regional peace and security. It is therefore necessary for there to be a flexible consultation mechanism between the Council and other United Nations bodies for the above-mentioned purposes, such as the one that has already been proposed in relation to UNICEF.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“The Council has recognized on a number of occasions, most recently in its presidential statement of 31 August, the important role of regional agreements in preventing and controlling the illicit trade in these weapons. It is therefore encouraging that the members of ECOWAS have extended for an additional three years the Moratorium on the Importation, Exportation and Manufacture of Small Arms and Light Weapons in West Africa. In addition to international action against arms traffickers, that effort requires a special commitment on the part of the world's major producers and exporters of weapons. The adoption of an integrated strategy for West Africa by the United Nations is needed in order to meet some of the greatest challenges to the peace, security and stability of that region.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“But it is disturbing that a lack of job opportunities and of reintegration programmes for young people encourages their use by mercenary groups in the region. We wish to point out the presentation made on this subject by you, Mr. President, on behalf of the Security Council during last week's meeting of the Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Thirdly, I wish to speak about the proliferation of small arms. The inter-agency mission estimates that more than half of the 5 million small arms circulating in West Africa are used in internal uprisings, armed robberies, drug trafficking and the smuggling of diamonds.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“The humanitarian agencies of the United Nations are making a consolidated appeal on behalf of the 3 million people who will require assistance next year. Those agencies know that the magnitude of the emergency requires a regional approach that includes political initiatives, respect for human rights and programmes to combat poverty. Secondly, I would like to speak about children in armed conflict. Thousands of children have been forcibly recruited for wars by rebel groups. In those wars they have been both victims and perpetrators of atrocities. The inter-agency mission made eight recommendations of a regional scope. Sierra Leone, where the United Nations has played an important role, is about to close a particularly sad chapter of child participation in armed conflict.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“The objectives of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to maintain regional peace and stability are particularly similar to those of the mission of the Security Council, giving rise to various areas of convergence. The inter-agency mission made at least 20 recommendations aimed at strengthening the role of that important regional organization. Allow me to draw the Council's attention to some of the tasks associated with peace and security in West Africa to which a regional approach would be advantageous. I shall first speak about responses to emergency situations. The recent decade of conflict in the Mano River Union region left 200,000 dead in the Liberian war, resulted in the displacement of 70 per cent of the population of Sierra Leone and caused 500,000 refugees from those to countries to go to neighbouring Guinea.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“We are particularly grateful for the very valuable and informative briefing given by Mr. Fall. Following his introduction on progress made and prospects for the future, we are even more convinced of the validity of a regional approach to conflict in West Africa. It is also for those reasons that we support the Secretary-General's decision of 26 November to establish a United Nations Office for West Africa whose task would be to coordinate the efforts of the Organization in consultation with regional organizations, including those in the area of conflict prevention and peace-building. We have noted that its headquarters will be in Dakar and that it will begin to function in January for an initial three-year period. West Africa is a region whose countries share many values and aspirations, as well as many problems.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“Our delegation always believed that the Council had paid insufficient attention to the recommendations contained in that report. Only consultations were held on the issue, without any reflection on the scope and significance of the concept of a regional approach to the conflicts. Consequently, during our presidency in August, we promoted a comprehensive academic debate of the subject. The summary of that discussion has been distributed as an official document, under the symbol S/2001/1174. There was broad acceptance of the idea that a regional approach should be used to complement national approaches in conflict management, and that the situation in West Africa lends itself particularly well to such an approach. Today's exercise is therefore very useful.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“Mr. Valdivieso (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): My delegation would like to express its appreciation to your presidency, Sir, for the initiative of convening this public debate on questions of peace and security in the context of West Africa. We believe that you, Mr. President, have represented that part of the world in a very worthy manner throughout your country's term of office in the Security Council. As a consequence, today we feel closer to your region, to your country and to its people. We are also pleased that you, Sir, have decided to focus attention on the report submitted by the United Nations inter-agency mission, which visited 11 countries in the region at the beginning of this year, under the diligent coordination of the Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Ibrahima Fall.”
2001-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4439 (2001) · source
“We therefore believe that the Security Council should primarily ensure the full implementation of the recommendations in the Mitchell report, a document that was welcomed by members of this body on 22 May. This can be achieved only if we act in the strength of a solid political consensus among all its members.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“On the one hand, the Council has engaged in deeper reflection; yet, on the other, it is necessary for the Council to avoid - on an issue that is so closely related to the events of 11 September - sending erroneous messages to the parties involved in the conflict in the region. It is also clear that since August the situation has deteriorated to a level that only four months ago we could not even have imagined. Given all of this, the Security Council now has a role that it must responsibly shoulder, while avoiding greater polarization between the parties, and helping them to seek alternatives to an escalation of violence. We see our work as complementing the efforts by other actors in the international community, including the activities of the Secretary-General.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“At that time, we reaffirmed that the situation had spiralled into violence, to the benefit of no one. Thus, the excessive use of force, as well as extrajudiciary killings by Israelis and extremist acts committed indiscriminately against civilians, cannot be accepted. We have appealed to the parties to welcome the recommendations of the Mitchell report, and we have supported the diplomatic efforts of high-level envoys on the ground. We said this before, and we reiterate it today: the weakening of the Palestinian Authority will erode the peace process, which will only benefit extremists and the enemies of peace. It is clear that, after August, serious events have taken place that directly or indirectly affect the situation in the Middle East.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“Mr. Valdivieso (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): It was four months ago, in this same Chamber, when we had the Council's last public meeting on the issue before us today. On that occasion, inter alia, we mentioned the following points, which I would like to reiterate this evening. The Security Council can and must act vis-a-vis the situation in the Middle East, because this is a conflict that undoubtedly represents a real threat to international peace and security. In this way, the Council will be fulfilling the responsibilities entrusted to it in the Charter. In acting, the Council must use the greatest calm and prudence, being careful not to negatively affect a very volatile situation. The Security Council is obligated to create conditions so that violence can come to an end and negotiations can be resumed.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“The withdrawal of foreign troops and plans for the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of ex-combatants, with verification by the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, are the signs we are waiting for to show that there is a will for peace. We would also like to see progress in the inter- Congolese dialogue, and we wish to highlight the service to Africa being provided by the Government of South Africa in offering to host the next meeting. My delegation will continue to work with determination on this issue in the Council for the promotion of peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source
“Thirdly, we recommend that the Panel of Experts, in consultation with the Kinshasa authorities, study the economic and humanitarian effects of a possible suspension of the import of such resources with the aim of reducing the income of the actors involved in the conflict. Fourthly, we would like international arms and munitions merchants also to be named and shamed, as they are sustaining the fighting capacity of the armed groups that are committing atrocities against the civilian population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Above all, however, we will continue to monitor compliance with the commitments that the parties to the Lusaka Agreement have undertaken in order to accomplish the invaluable task of restoring peace to the Great Lakes region.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source
“We therefore advocate the taking of additional measures against the exploitation of the human and natural resources of the Congo; some of those measures will have to be reflected in the document that will adopted as a result of this debate. In this regard, first, we support the idea of an extension of the mandate of the Expert Panel for six months, with specific monitoring tasks being set. Secondly, we strongly urge the transit countries for resources originating in the conflict zone of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the contries that receive such resources for industrial processing, to conclude - or, in some cases, to begin - investigations into the individuals and companies that have been named. We look forward in particular to the conclusions of the Porter Commission of Uganda.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source
“Colombia believes that it is right to publicly name and shame those individuals, groups and countries that take part in illicit activities associated with the illegal exploitation of coltan, gold, copper, cobalt, diamonds and timber from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. What this Council cannot do is remain indifferent in the face of actions that imperil international peace and security in the Central African region. Such actions represent the improper appropriation of resources in order to fuel war. We refuse to accept a situation in which the natural resources of the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, instead of providing a basis for the emancipation of millions from poverty, are used to purchase weapons, finance acts of savagery and perhaps enrich a few individuals that we could describe as warlords.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source
“The information that it contains continues to be a cause for concern for my delegation. As a result, Colombia would like to support the report's conclusion that all forms of illegal exploitation of the natural resources of the country must end and that steps must be taken to overcome the institutional weakness of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is currently preventing it from monitoring and administering those resources. Furthermore, the international community should assist in rebuilding the institutions of the Congolese State and continue to promote the implementation of the provisions of the Lusaka Agreement, which is the only means of restoring peace to the Great Lakes region.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source
“Mr. Valdivieso (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): We would like to associate ourselves with the comments of other members of the Council in welcoming the presence at this meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Deputy Foreign Ministers of the United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda, the Adviser to the President of Rwanda, and to thank them for their contributions to the debate. I would also like to welcome the other delegations that will be making statements later on. I should like to stress that each and every statement will be taken into account when considering the text of the Sll'V.4437 draft presidential statement to be adopted at a later stage. The Panel of Experts chaired by Ambassador Kassem has provided us with a report prepared with meticulous care and dedication.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437 (2001) · source
“This is also something that has been analyzed a great deal and that has yielded good results. I would like to ask whether coordination between the Tribunal, including the Office of the Prosecutor, with the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo - I am mentioning this because it is something significant to this Council - could improve the cooperation between the Tribunal, especially the Office of the Prosecutor and the Federal Government. There might be some capacity there to work in the right direction of having greater cooperation in the specific case of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Tribunal and the Office of the Prosecutor.”
2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4429 (2001) · source
“As the Ambassador said, there has been progress, but there is also one case that has been commented upon on a number of occasions - the case of Mr. Milosevic, which in its current stage obliges us to continue to reflect on how to improve the relationship. The report mentions the re-opening of the Office of the Prosecutor in Belgrade. It has also been said that access has been allowed to witnesses and that there are adequate conditions. When it comes to the application of justice, we need to make progress. As we have said many times in this Council, that same kind of relationship is essential at the political level. It has been said - and we will be repeating it this afternoon - that it is necessary to strengthen the relationship, for example, between the Security Council on United Nations mission, in Kosovo and the Federal Government.”
2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4429 (2001) · source
“Therefore, it is essential to heed the appeal made by the Prosecutor. There are basically two questions that I would like to ask following these general views I have put forward. The first question relates to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which, as we can see from the report, the Tribunal supports. We would like to know what the relationship of that Commission would be with the work of the Tribunal. What might be the international component of the Commission? What about financing issues? Also, might it be possible to extend this mode to other cases, such as that of Yugoslavia? I am referring to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. My second question pertains to the relationship with Belgrade, which has been mentioned on a number of occasions.”
2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4429 (2001) · source
“We are also convinced that the same should be done with regard to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). The ICTR too must undergo a phase of reform and of streamlining its processes. We also hope that the time will come - preferably sooner rather than later - to appoint new ad litem judges. We share the Prosecutor's view that it is necessary to maintain, and even accelerate further, the investigation and trial phase. We cannot really accept the View that terrorism is the subject of the day and that therefore everything else becomes secondary. On the contrary, it is clear that there is an imperative need to move forward in carrying out those investigations and bringing those aberrant cases to trial. We know that reconciliation cannot occur if the subject of impunity is not tackled.”
2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4429 (2001) · source
“Mr. Valdivieso (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): I want to express my gratitude for the very interesting presentations we have heard from Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte, Judge Pillay, Judge Jorda, the Minister of Justice of Rwanda and the Ambassadors of Yugoslavia and of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is clear that we are reviewing the performance of the two Tribunals at the best possible time with regard to results. As is well known, things take place slowly in the administration ofjustice. But there is also an opportunity to reap the harvest. We share the opinions of the judges and of the Prosecutor with regard to the fact that this is the situation in which both bodies now find themselves. We can see quite clearly that the reforms have been useful and that the effort to authorize changes to the original statute have been quite worthwhile.”
2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4429 (2001) · source
“Oshima has told us about the work that has been done in these three areas, and, in this sense, we would like to ask that the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs or the Secretariat provide us, either now or in due course, with the schedule of the work plan, whether the format of the plan was foreseen during this year. Even if it is true that it is not going to be the object of direct Security Council activity, we indeed can begin to participate, to begin to be more closely connected to that work so that we can be better prepared when the time comes to take decisions after the November report.”
2001-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4424 (2001) · source
“We think that the workshops are essential for involving Council members in the assessment of the Council's link to the topic, in particular with issues such as the protection of refugees and internally displaced persons, access by humanitarian personnel to vulnerable populations, the delivery of humanitarian assistance under secure conditions and, naturally, the protection of humanitarian personnel. So I might ask, how can we, the members of the Security Council, participate in those workshops, as requested in the communication? Now then, there will be an assessment in one year. Mr.”
2001-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4424 (2001) · source
“He also announced that there would be a meeting of experts in January or February. For this reason, I would like to ask Mr. Oshima how we can get invited to these workshops. It seems to me that, despite the Security Council communication and the expressions of interest that have been very clearly made - in the case of my delegation - as to interest in this topic, we have as yet not received an invitation to be able to take part in those deliberations.”
2001-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4424 (2001) · source
“Mr. Valdivieso (Colombia)(sp0ke in Spanish): I, too, would like to thank Mr. Oshima for the information he has given us on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. It seems to me that the Council has taken a wise decision in pausing, making an assessment and endeavouring to increase the efficiency of the way in which it addresses this item. I wish to refer to one of the requests made by the Security Council President in his communication of 21 June, which was that several workshops be held on this topic. It was also suggested that one be held before the briefing. Mr. Oshima has told us that three workshops have already been held and that several United Nations agencies were invited, as were representatives from interested Governments, together with experts.”
2001-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4424 (2001) · source
“I should like to conclude by reiterating to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Angola my Government's commitment to contribute from our position on the Council to ensure that there will be lasting peace for the people of Angola, based upon the agreements that were signed and the resolutions adopted by this Council.”
2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source
“The third and last conclusion is that, in the absence of a political agreement or settlement in Angola, the Security Council must continue to monitor compliance with international sanctions against UNITA, in particular those that are related to the arms embargo, travel restrictions and monitoring financial assets of that organization resulting from their illicit diamond trade. We would like to appeal to members of the United Nations to support these measures, particularly those countries that were identified in the recent report of the Monitoring Mechanism on Sanctions against UNITA as not entirely complying with the adoption of domestic monitoring measures.”
2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source
“The second conclusion is that in the efforts to achieve peace in Angola greater participation must be given to the spokespersons of civil society in the country. They ought to have an opportunity to articulate the needs of the sectors of the population who are marginalized from the political process. We are pleased that the spokespersons of the Catholic Church have proposed playing a greater role in this connection and that their proposals have been heeded. We would also encourage Mr. Gambari to conduct wide-ranging consultations in the course of his visit to the country. We also think that the proposal that has been made by the representative of the United Kingdom, and supported by France, is most timely. This proposal is that the Council meet, within the context of the Arria formula, together with representatives from the civil society.”
2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source
“The broad majority of the population still cannot reap the benefits of the mineral richness of the country, and many cannot even cultivate their land because of the large number of anti-personnel mines that have been sown throughout the rural areas. My delegation is deeply concerned about this situation, and we can extract at least three conclusions from it. First, Angola must continue to receive a large amount of humanitarian assistance in order to meet the immediate needs of the people. Yet, we have heard the various humanitarian organizations complaining that the Government of Angola has been transferring the burden of this responsibility on to the shoulders of the international community. We want the Government of Angola to take this comment into account.”
2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source
“The refusal of Jonas Savimbi and his rebel group to comply with those agreements have obliged us to impose international sanctions and to ensure that they are properly complied with, in the trust that the spirit of the agreements will prevail and in the hope that the rebels will lay down their weapons so that national reconciliation can be achieved. Nevertheless, we have noted with concern how a conflict which has already claimed half a million victims can still continue to generate even more victims, desolation and poverty among ordinary people. In the course of this year, 380,000 more persons have been added to the number of internally displaced persons.”
2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source
“Mr. Valdivieso (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): 1 would like to welcome the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Angola, Mr. Joao Bernardo de Miranda and to thank him for his statement. I would also like to thank Mr. Ibrahim Gambari, the Secretary-General's Adviser for Special Assignments in Africa, for his briefing. The upcoming visit that he will make is a sign of the United Nations commitment to maintaining peace in Africa and, particularly, to addressing the conflict in that country, one of the longest lasting conflicts on the continent. The Council is exerting its full authority and its capacity for action to contribute to peace in Angola, using respect for the Lusaka Peace Accords and its Protocol as a basis.”
2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source
“Finally, we must ensure that the measures that have already been adopted by the Council continue to be respected by Members of the United Nations, companies and individuals. As long as we have no other monitoring mechanism, my delegation supports extending the mandate of the Panel of Experts, as put forward in the final section of the report. We have a commitment to ensuring that there will be peace for the people of West Africa, and we must not fail to see that commitment through.”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“It is thus necessary to prevent the weapons that circulate freely in the world's illicit markets from claiming more victims in Sierra Leone, Liberia and throughout West Africa. The Council will have to encourage improved dialogue with the United Nations funds and programmes in order to ensure that the humanitarian needs of the population continue to be met when private organizations find their contributions reduced. We are concerned that the official Liberian propaganda will succeed in convincing the people that the social and economic misery that has resulted from their country's poor administration and institutional management has been brought about by the United Nations. In this regard, we support strengthening the United Nations Office for Liberia in Monrovia.”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“Moreover, we support the recommendation of the Panel of Experts that greater cooperation must be promoted between the States members of the Economic Community of West African States in order to expand and strengthen the regional moratorium on arms imports to the region, including enhanced exchange of information among members. We are facing a situation of conflict and political instability in which a regional approach to supporting Council action is necessary with regard not only to the arms embargo, but also to airport operations, the import and export of diamonds and travel restrictions on high-ranking officials of the Government of Liberia. We congratulate the three countries of the Mano River Union for their steps to restore confidence and political cooperation among themselves.”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“In this respect, before we consider additional sanctions against Liberia, we feel it would be advisable to call for compliance with the recommendations made in the Council's presidential statement of 31 August on small arms, in which arms exporting countries were called on to exercise the highest degree of responsibility in their international transactions so as to avoid practices that violate embargoes and facilitate the deviation of weapons to areas of conflict. Greater vigilance is therefore necessary over intermediaries in arms sales and contracts for aircraft that facilitate the illicit trade. The passivity and lack of cooperation of some exporting countries only benefit the arms traffickers and make it impossible for the Council to obtain satisfactory results.”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“This can be undertaken by the sanctions Committee, by the extension of the Panel of Experts' mandate or by other joint mechanisms to be considered. In the light of the comments made by the Panel of Experts, we feel that the measures have been partially successful, since the prevalent environment in Sierra Leone is conducive to political reconciliation under the auspices of the United Nations Mission, while the incursions of rebel groups along the Guinean border early in the year have been neutralized. We take note, however, that violations of the arms embargo continue.”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“It is clear that we do not intend to direct them against the people of Liberia, which is already suffering from the debilitating effects of poverty. Secondly, with respect to the attitude of the Government of Liberia, the report of the Panel notes that that Government has responded with some positive and some discouraging actions. The measures have thus proven only partially effective and we must adjust them accordingly. Thirdly, we need the cooperation of the States Members of the United Nations, which the experts consider to be inadequate with respect to compliance with the sanctions. Members must therefore conduct themselves in the manner required by the United Nations. Fourthly, the sanctions regime must be effectively monitored.”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“The high quality of the information provided and of the additional reports prepared by the Secretary- General has allowed Council members, with the cooperation of the other delegations speaking today, to make a balanced assessment of those measures. We must always bear in mind the fact that sanctions imposed against the Government of Liberia because of its relationship with the rebels of the Revolutionary United Front are designed to promote peace in Sierra Leone and in the West African subregion. In assessing the effectiveness of the measures imposed on the Government of Liberia, Colombia believes that attention must be focused essentially on the four following aspects. First, the measures must be accurately targeted and calibrated.”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“Mr. Valdivieso (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, I welcome your presidency, Madam. We are convinced that your guidance, like that of previous Presidents, will be highly successful. I also welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Liberia. We thank Ambassador Mahbubani for his introduction of the report and for the detailed information provided to us at the meeting on Friday. We also express our appreciation to the members of the Panel of Experts, chaired by Mr. Martin Chungong Ayafor, for their broad and detailed report on the implementation of sanctions provided for in resolution 1343 (2001). I also thank Mr. Tsui of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for his briefing.”
2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source
“It is clear to my delegation that the financing of the civilian component should not be based on voluntary contributions, which, as the report indicates, are fewer and fewer. We have noted that UNTAET will do whatever is necessary to adapt its size and shape to existing needs and to be able to carry out a smooth, harmonious transition to a post-independence United Nations presence. It is clear that the mandate of UNTAET will have to be extended until East Timor's independence is declared. Finally, we are convinced that a hasty, premature winding down of the international presence could have destabilizing effects on the future of this new country. We do not want to have a bad beginning. East Timor must receive the support it needs in order to come together as a new State fully capable of participating in the community of nations.”
2001-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4403 (2001) · source
“Progress has been made in this area, including the remarkable action on the crime of extermination, which is truly novel. Much more needs to be done. We need a high level of international cooperation, with emphasis on what the authorities of Indonesia have done and should continue to do. My delegation endorses the recommendations in the report now before us, in particular those on the establishment of the successor peacekeeping mission, headed by a special representative of the Secretary- General and consisting of a military component, a civilian police component and a civilian component. We agree that the civilian component will be essential to ensure the proper functioning of the Government in the period immediately after independence.”
2001-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4403 (2001) · source
“However, in our opinion, we must focus our efforts on the functioning and strengthening of existing institutions and those that are to be created. In our view, justice and reconciliation should be fully compatible. Without proper justice being done, we cannot set out on the road to true coexistence. The Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation commissions is very useful. We also agree on having systems that work well and speedily - for example, plea-bargaining systems for certain offences. This is an exceptional situation in which investigations should be carried out and sentences handed down as quickly as possible. But for the most serious crimes, the work of the Transitional Administration and the future Government is extremely important, as the Secretary-General's report states.”
2001-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4403 (2001) · source
“This period will make many demands on the United Nations and will call for painstaking work by the multilateral bodies. But, above all, it will place greater obligations on the East Timorese before they take full responsibility for their governing institutions. It is therefore essential to ensure that all these efforts are coordinated, which UNTAET will continue to do. Another point that Mr. Vieira de Mello made relates to the need for proper justice for crimes committed, particularly the most serious offences. We have all recently heard many calls for ad hoc courts or mechanisms to ensure that perpetrators of such crimes are held responsible. This campaign and this activism confirm how important it is to do away with impunity.”
2001-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4403 (2001) · source
“Without a doubt, the work of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) allows us to speak of a success story of the United Nations, which contributed to the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize. This success should be confirmed by our commitment to the culmination of the United Nations presence in East Timor. I would like to thank you, Mr. Vieira de Mello, for your statement, and I would like to highlight a few points. First, the elections marked the crucial moment in the process of the East Timorese really taking charge of their own future. This fills us with genuine democratic pride, if I may put it that way. Secondly, we are now entering a very important stage - the next 200 days before the date set for independence.”
2001-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4403 (2001) · source
“Mr. Valdivieso (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): I would like to welcome you here, Mr. Minister, and thank you for participating in this meeting. Through you, I would also like to commend the Irish Mission, particularly Ambassador Ryan, for their dedication and the very efficient way in which they have organized our meetings during the month of October. I would also like to welcome the participation in this meeting of Mr. Alkatiri, Chief Minister of the Second Transitional Government, and the representatives of the World Bank and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). I would like once more to welcome Sergio Vieira de Mello, and reiterate our appreciation for his successful leadership.”
2001-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4403 (2001) · source
“With the implementation of Article 41 of the Charter, a new path with great challenges has opened. Resolution 1373 has not created sanctions, but its implementation and monitoring could lead the Council to undertake measures. In other words, we are creating a normative structure that will allow this organ to adopt decisions by means of smart sanctions. This could constitute an additional vein of reflection for the Stockholm process, as it involves substantively domestic legislative processes and steps and actions taken at that level to implement them. Finally, I will conclude by echoing what other members of the Council have said regarding the importance of adopting the conclusions of the Working Group on Sanctions.”
2001-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4394Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The third point relates to the concept of smart sanctions. This is not a static concept; it is a dynamic concept. New technologies, new ideas, new political circumstances and new international challenges should make us think dynamically about this aspect. Therefore, the proposal to create a standing monitoring mechanism deserves study to see if it or is not compatible with the need for us to adjust ourselves to specific circumstances. In this context, we recognize the Stockholm process, since perhaps we can find, among the objectives described by Secretary of the State Dahlgren, an informal opportunity to discuss in depth the benefits and the difficulties of this mechanism before doing it in the Security Council. The fourth point relates to the implementation of Security Council resolution 1373 (2001).”
2001-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4394Resumption1 (2001) · source