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Vantsevich

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2000-02-09
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2000-03-09
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  1. “We are all witnesses to the many fruitful efforts undertaken by Bangladesh in this area. It is quite obvious that the topic for today's discussion is becoming more relevant and richer in content day by day. Belarus is prepared to make its contribution to this activity and will do its utmost to give real content and meaning to the decisions of the Security Council in this sphere.”

    2000-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4109 (2000) · source

  2. “We are convinced that the basis of this approach is illogical from the start. We cannot put an end to war with war, or through anti-humanitarian actions correct human rights violations. The legalization of such an approach, in our understanding, is fraught with unforeseeable danger. In new circumstances, whereby the nature of conflicts has changed, humankind must find a compromise and find a true balance between the sovereignty of States and the sovereignty of the individual. We see, first and foremost, the United Nations Charter as a basis for this work. By way of an instrument for the discussion of this issue, Belarus has proposed the establishment of an open-ended group in the General Assembly. An important role could be played by the further implementation of the programme of action for a culture of peace.”

    2000-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4109 (2000) · source

  3. “We cannot remain silent over this contradiction in humanitarian activities. Resolution 1284 (1999), which, when it was adopted, inspired optimism on the part of many Member States as a possibility for overcoming a humanitarian crisis in that country, has not yet justified those hopes. We believe that this situation should be the subject of a detailed discussion by the Security Council in the very near future, in order to take the most effective measures to correct it. The past year has been marked by new trends and approaches in consideration by the Security Council, and in fact by the entire United Nations, of a number of fundamental dimensions in humanitarian activities. The attention of the world community was drawn to the emergence of a concept of so-called humanitarian intervention.”

    2000-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4109 (2000) · source

  4. “Without an effective solution to these problems, we will continue to bear silent witness to crimes committed against civilians, humanitarian personnel and diplomatic officials and to crimes against humanity. Sanctions imposed by the Security Council remain a significant tool for ensuring peace and security. We are convinced of their absolute effectiveness in a number of conflict regions of the world. Angola can be taken as an example. The fruitful efforts of the Chairman of the sanctions committee, Ambassador Robert Fowler, are no doubt having significant positive results. Despite the effectiveness of sanctions in some regions, we remain witnesses to situations where a given enforcement measure plays an entirely opposite role. The situation in Iraq is a confirmation of this.”

    2000-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4109 (2000) · source

  5. “All those responsible for violating the rules of such access must bear the most serious responsibility, since timely assistance will, more often than not, determine what is most important: saving human lives. In this context, the Security Council cannot further countenance criminal impunity, the consequences of which, as a rule, are tragic. In this regard, the question of the legal guarantee of humanitarian activities and of the need to establish real tools that will allow the world community to hold accountable all those who violate international documents of humanitarian law continues to be a priority of the work of the States Members of the United Nations.”

    2000-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4109 (2000) · source

  6. “8) We are convinced that, together with other tools available to the Security Council - first among which is an effective arms embargo in the area of conflict - the measures undertaken will allow us substantially to improve the situation with regard to ensuring the safety of United Nations and associated personnel, which the Security Council discussed in detail in February. Ensuring the unimpeded access of humanitarian personnel to all those in need in areas of hostility is a priority task for all United Nations peacekeeping missions. The monitoring functions for the enforcement of this requirement are the responsibility of the Security Council. The resolution on the Democratic Republic of the Congo inspires our optimism in this area.”

    2000-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4109 (2000) · source

  7. “In this context, it is important to emphasize the substantial progress which the Security Council has made in defining the humanitarian dimension of mandates for peacekeeping forces. Belarus welcomes in particular resolution 1291 (2000), the Council's most recent on the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Pursuant to that resolution, the mandate of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo authorizes it to "take the necessary action, in the areas of deployment of its infantry battalions and as it deems it within its capabilities, to protect United Nations and co-located JMC personnel, facilities, installations and equipment, ensure the security and freedom of movement of its personnel, and protect civilians under imminent threat of physical violence". (resolution 129] (2000), para.”

    2000-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4109 (2000) · source

  8. “Focusing the attention of the Security Council on humanitarian aspects of the maintenance of peace and universal stability considerably enhances the role of that central organ of the United Nations in world affairs. On the other hand, all those meeting today in this Chamber are very well aware that this issue has not become relevant by mere chance. Wars and conflicts, which have brought suffering to millions of people and take human lives every day, are today's tragic reality. An analysis of the international situation at the turn of the century and the millennium, regrettably, does not instil us with optimism for a substantial reduction of armed conflict in our world in the foreseeable future.”

    2000-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4109 (2000) · source

  9. “Mr. Vantsevich (Belarus) (spoke in Russian): Belarus welcomes you, Sir, as President of the Security Council and as the representative of a State that is an active Member of the United Nations and of the Non- Aligned Movement. We are certain that your presidency will enrich the activities of the Security Council and give them new dynamism and effectiveness. The Council's very busy working agenda this month reaffirms that conviction. The Government of the Republic of Belarus welcomes the Security Council's increasing attention to humanitarian issues. The human factor has always been and remains a central link in all of the activities to establish international peace and security. Belarus, whose every fourth inhabitant was killed in the Second World War, knows the true value and significance of humanism and humanitarian activity.”

    2000-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4109 (2000) · source

  10. “At this meeting, we must pay tribute to those who have fallen in the performance of their lofty humanitarian duties: the United Nations and associated personnel and humanitarian workers who gave their lives to save the lives of others and to restore peace and stability in the hot spots of our planet.”

    2000-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4100 (2000) · source

  11. “Belarus considers that last year's Security Council meeting on this issue, which was convened on the initiative of the Russian Federation, laid the groundwork for improving the response of the United Nations and the Security Council to terrorist activities, whose victims are not only local populations, but also United Nations personnel. We believe that such a systematic approach should be continued. What is paramount is the inadmissibility of the View that it is impossible to eradicate the causes of lawlessness and that there can therefore be no targeted strategy to counter it.”

    2000-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4100 (2000) · source

  12. “Last year was an unprecedented year for the United Nations from the standpoint of the involvement of its personnel in peacekeeping and peace-building. Yet the work of the first civilian administrations in history - in Kosovo and East Timor - and of the peacekeepers in Georgia and Burundi have proved to be directly related to the commission of acts of cruelty and violence against the personnel of those missions. Reports of casualties are becoming more frequent. This eloquently attests to the fact that the issue of personnel security should become a priority in all efforts to prepare and deploy missions. A mandatory part of that work should be the proper training of mission personnel. The protection of United Nations personnel is directly connected with the problems associated with combating international terrorism.”

    2000-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4100 (2000) · source

  13. “Belarus believes that a special role has to be played in this regard by the national parliaments of the States that have acceded to and ratified the Convention, as well as by the international community, which must focus its efforts on developing additional mechanisms to ensure the implementation of this international legal instrument. The Security Council must play a special role in this regard. It is not enough merely to condemn acts of violence against United Nations and associated personnel. It is essential to foster the search for real steps that could be taken to punish those responsible and prevent such nefarious practices. We hope that today's discussion will enrich us with new ideas. In this connection, Belarus welcomes the relevant provisions included in the presidential statement to be adopted at the end of our meeting.”

    2000-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4100 (2000) · source

  14. “Despite all the efforts made by the United Nations, the Security Council and world community as a whole, wars continue to be today's most urgent and serious problem. In this connection, the United Nations is making additional efforts to step up its role in the area of peacekeeping. Every day, United Nations personnel are deployed to various regions of the world in noble peacekeeping missions. Ensuring their security is an extremely important task for the entire world community. Over four years ago, Belarus became the thirty-fourth State to accede to the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel. The Convention incontrovertibly creates a viable legal basis for the protection of those who perform peacekeeping duties. The main task at this stage is to develop a reliable mechanism for its implementation.”

    2000-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4100 (2000) · source

  15. “Mr. Vantsevich (Belarus) (spoke in Russian): Allow me first of all to welcome you, Mr. Minister, as you preside over this meeting of the Security Council. Belarus highly appreciates Argentina's initiative to hold this discussion on the protection of United Nations personnel, associated personnel and humanitarian personnel. We are convinced that under your effective stewardship this meeting will be able to identify further steps that the United Nations and the entire international community must take in this important area. The last report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization does not give reason for great optimism regarding a decrease in conflicts throughout the world in the foreseeable future.”

    2000-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4100 (2000) · source