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Van Ardenne-Van Der Hoeven

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2006-05-09
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2006-05-09
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  1. “And can we, at the highest political levels, keep our eye on Darfur and on the Sudan as a whole, even as in the long run other crises take over the headlines? The Netherlands will make every effort possible to ensure that the answer to those questions is a loud and clear "Yes, we can".”

    2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source

  2. “At the request of the parties, this weekend in Abuja the Netherlands will chair a meeting of the Core Coordination Group, which will be composed of the Sudanese parties and representatives of the international community. We are not wasting any time: early next month there will be a workshop in The Hague to plan reconstruction activities for the short term as well as for the long term. And in September, upon finalization of the Darfur recovery plan, the Netherlands will host a donor conference to back up these plans with financial clout. Finally, breaking the cycle of violence and rebuilding the province of Darfur is also about the credibility of the Security Council and the international community as a whole. Can we overcome international indifference and make a difference to those who are most in need?”

    2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source

  3. “The Netherlands will provide an additional contribution of €15 million to our African partners, who are valiantly paving the way for a United Nations mission. Having a United Nations mission on the ground is a strong signal of international commitment. It is vital that the parties to the Darfur peace agreement communicate the results of the negotiations in detail to the people in Darfur as soon as possible. In addition, other confidence-building measures also need to be taken, such as quick-impact programmes and capacity- building efforts, to help the parties to implement their commitments. After the necessary level of security is restored, we should get reconstruction going right away.”

    2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source

  4. “The Council can help to make Darfur safe for development by deploying a robust peacekeeping mission to the area. I call upon the Sudanese Government to allow the United Nations to start the necessary planning work in Darfur in the coming days. But before the Blue Helmets arrive at the scene, the men, women and children of Darfur will count on the African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS) to protect them. In turn, the African Union Mission will count on us, on the international community, to support it. The workload of AMIS will increase in the short term, because of the additional tasks assigned to it in the Darfur peace agreement, such as ensuring safety in and around the IDP camps and disarming the Janjaweed and other armed groups opposed to peace.”

    2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source

  5. “There is another peace deal - the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the north and the south - that also has to be implemented. The Sudanese Government bears the primary responsibility for the well-being of its own citizens, and has to ensure unhindered access for humanitarian organizations to the camps for internally displaced persons (IDP) and to others in need. The international community has a responsibility of its own. It includes providing more emergency aid to keep the people on the run alive. Last week, the Netherlands made another €10 million available for that purpose. I call on all other donor countries, both inside and outside the Council Chamber, to also put their money where their heart is. Security is a precondition for development and reconstruction.”

    2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source

  6. “The Netherlands fully aligns itself with the statement just delivered by the Austrian Minister on behalf of the European Union (EU). We finally have a peace deal on Darfur. I would like to pay tribute to some of the parties that relentlessly fought for that deal: Mr. Salim Ahmed Salim and his African Union team, President Obasanjo of Nigeria, Deputy Secretary of State Zoellick of the United States and Hilary Benn of the United Kingdom. I would also like to congratulate the Sudanese parties that signed the Darfur peace agreement last Friday. The Darfur peace agreement is a milestone. But, at the same time, this peace deal is only a piece of the puzzle. Not all of the feuding parties are on board yet. The rebel factions that have still not signed the Abuja agreement should do so soon.”

    2006-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5434 (2006) · source