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  1. “In many instances, the best, most efficient and longest-lasting security measure to avoid conflict is to invest in the solution of social problems, the eradication of poverty and underdevelopment and to promote a cult of respect for, and strict observance of, the Charter principles - particularly, strict observance of the principle of the peaceful settlement of disputes.”

    1992-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3046 (1992) · source

  2. “The Council's role will be facilitated when, and only when, the root causes of instability and conflicts are properly addressed. Therefore, if we, Members of the United Nations, are to succeed in creating a safer and more stable world, we should be prepared to couple the efforts of the Security Council with those of the United Nations system and the international community in general to help find an urgent and satisfactory answer to poverty, underdevelopment and social problems, all of them natural ferments that brew frustration and violence and spawn constant instability in world affairs. In this respect, we firmly support the initiative to convene a world summit on social development.”

    1992-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3046 (1992) · source

  3. “In the current international climate, characterized by a proliferation of violent conflicts, we believe it to be of great importance that the Secretary-General use, as often as required, this prerogative of his as an inescapable functional duty that, when performed in a timely manner, might prevent a potential dispute from developing into an open conflict. We encourage the Secretary~General to make effective use of preventive diplomacy. Whatever the efforts of the Security Council in maintaining international peace and security, and however commendable the cooperation between its members might be, the Council measures, in and of themselves, will not suffice to secure the permanent stability of nations, to quell regional rivalries once and for all and to weed out violence.”

    1992-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3046 (1992) · source

  4. “We are glad to note the positive response of the Security Council in this respect in recent cases, and we encourage the Council to pursue this course. Because of its important role and its beneficial result in conflict-management, we favour a review of the United Nations peace-keeping activities with a view to consolidating their performance and increasing their effectiveness. The Secretary-General has an important Charter role to play in assisting the Security Council in its peacemaking efforts, by bringing to its attention any matter that may, in his judgement, threaten international peace and security. This eminently relevant political function of the Secretary-General has not been implemented in the past as it should have been.”

    1992-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3046 (1992) · source

  5. “We also believe that, without interfering with the sovereignty of countries, the deployment of United Nations peace-keeping forces can play an important and decisive role in helping bring about a speedy peaceful outcome to national conflicts whenever no Government is really in charge and chaos sets in. National conflicts are sometimes as destructive as the fiercest international conflicts. The enormous loss of life and the human tragedy they produce demand no less attention and appeal for no less speedy a response from the international community. Apart from the loss of human lives, every national conflict has an international dimension, for it generates massive numbers of refugees, thus creating enormous social pressure in neighbouring countries, threatening their peace and stability.”

    1992-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3046 (1992) · source

  6. “We believe that aggression should always be swiftly and decisively reversed by the United Nations, On the other hand, we believe that the role of the peace-keeping forces should be strengthened. Although peace-keeping activities were ingeniously invented to fill, partially, the vacuum created since the early days of the United Nations, by the inability of the latter to implement the collective security system, we think that such activities have gained a life of their own and have become an indispensable and important tool in the hands of the Security Council in its conflict-management role, United Nations peace-keeping operations have been deployed in various parts of the world with proven success, and in many instances have contributed to defuse tension and prevented the escalation of hostilities and in some cases have even become an indispensable element of a negotiated solution.”

    1992-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3046 (1992) · source

  7. “In our view, if the Council is to have, in the eyes of the peoples of the world, the credibility such an important organ deserves, then it becomes highly advisable that the Council secure the implementation of all its resolutions. The Security Council's role in promoting a safer and more stable climate needs to be strengthened. One of the most important tasks facing the Council in this regard is the implementation of the collective security system envisaged in the Charter. The new climate of cooperation between the members of the Council seems to have contributed to creating the conditions that will facilitate measures leading to the implementation of that system. It is unfortunate that we live in a world where there is still aggression by some States against others.”

    1992-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3046 (1992) · source

  8. “A strong Security Council is cercainly one whose decisions are based upon frank discussion by all its members and are a reflection of the views of all of them. In our view, the moral authority of the Council is bound to suffer whenever a decision is taken without exhaustive efforts to achieve consensus. We believe that when decisions of the Council command across-the-board support from its members, the possibilities of their implementation are considerably increased, The Council, in addressing aggression and illegal occupation, must be even-handed. Whenever a selective approach is taken in this respect, it necessarily damages the Council's credibility and substantially weakens its moral authority. Equally damaging to the Council's credibility is what could be perceived to be selective implementation of its resolutions.”

    1992-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3046 (1992) · source

  9. “We strongly urge the Council to pursue this course and, certainly, as one of its members we shall spare no effort to promote and strengthen its Charter role of taking prompt and decisive action against aggression, of labouring to bring existing conflicts to a peaceful end and of creating a more stable and peaceful world environment. It is therefore imperative that, now that the Council has gained new impetus in carrying out its function and has gained the respect of the people of the world, it should act in such a way as to strengthen its international credibility and its moral authority, so that it will become an ever-present instrument for maintaining world peace and promoting and strengthening international security.”

    1992-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3046 (1992) · source

  10. “As a small, peace-loving country that under no circumstances condones the threat or use of force to settle international conflicts, Cape Verde welcomes this new era of positive cooperation in the Council and strongly believes that it should be further strengthened, in order to allow for full and regular implementation of the Charter collective security system. The United Nations, through its Security Council, has to act - as envisaged by the Charter - as the guardian of the security of nations, especially the small countries, and as a catalyst for the promotion of the primacy of the rule of law in international relations. The actions and decisions of the Council in the last two years have raised new hopes in this regard.”

    1992-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3046 (1992) · source

  11. “This cooperation has enabled the Council to assist, through negotiations, in the settlement of age-old conflicts in many parts of the world and to take swift and decisive action to reverse aggression and restore the independence and sovereignty of Kuwait. We believe that the Council has now embarked upon the right course of action by effectively and efficiently shouldering its responsibility of maintaining international peace and security. As a result, the eyes of the world have now turned to the United Nations as a source of international peace, stability and justice, and nations seem to have a renewed interest and faith in the Security Council as a peacemaker and as a guarantor of the independence and territorial integrity of countries.”

    1992-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3046 (1992) · source

  12. “This is a function whose implementation is becoming ever more pressing in a world that has accumulated massive amounts of highly destructive conventional armaments and has not ceased building and perfecting nuclear arsenals. This important United Nations responsibility was not successfully carried out in the past, as is well known to us all. For decades the ideological confrontation of the cold war crept into the deliberations of the Security Council and made it impossible for us "to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security" - to use the words in the preamble of the Charter. We are glad to note that with the end of the cold war the Council has now developed a new approach to its work, based on cooperation, especially between its permanent members.”

    1992-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3046 (1992) · source

  13. “At the same time, a strong movement for democratization is gaining momentum and taking hold everywhere; human rights concerns are gaining ever-increasing importance, while the serious problems of the world environment are capturing our attention and the need to address poverty and underdevelopment are becoming more acute and pressing. These are global symptoms of a world that is going through a process of deep transformation, the end result of which we only hope will be a better, safer, more just and prosperous world order. the Charter of the United Nations conferred upon this Council the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, so as to ensure a stable world, free from the scourge of war.”

    1992-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3046 (1992) · source

  14. “Mr. VEIGA (Cape Verde) (spoke in Portuguese; English text furnished by the delegation): It gives me great pleasure, Sir, to see you presiding over this important meeting of the Security Council. I congratulate Your Excellency on this timely initiative of convening this high-level meeting of the Security Council at this important time in the history of nations. I take this opportunity to affirm publicly my Government's great satisfaction at the election of Mr. Boutros-Ghali as the new Secretary-General. I pledge our full cooperation with him and wish him a successful mandate. This meeting is convened at a time when profound changes are taking place in the world. In many parts of the planet one witnesses a redefinition of the political structures and goals of nations.”

    1992-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3046 (1992) · source