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1992-01-31
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1992-01-31
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  1. “In particular, I am referring to the International Court of Justice: its role must be expanded and strengthened in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations. In conclusion, I should like to touch, briefly and in general terms, on the future of this Council. If our ideas are truly to bear fruit, we must act on behalf of as well as in the interest of all States. We must act in an even-handed, impartial manner, and we must also be perceived as doing so. If we truly want to turn over a new page in the book of this Organization today, then we must also be aware that the realization of our hopes depends on the trust of all the world's States and peoples in our impartiality and in our goodwill. This trust we must earn - over and over again. Today is only a beginning,”

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

  2. “" Democracy and human rights are easily endangered in a state of poverty, as has already been said this morning. No system has ever been able to ensure peace and security unless at the same time it provided social justice. Our search for peace cannot be separated from the need to improve economic and social conditions everywhere in the world. Adequate strategies are necessary. They will have to be formulated quickly and implemented with speed and efficiency. As we move, through the actions of this Council, to strengthen an international system based on international law and justice, increased support will also be required for those institutions which care for and uphold the effectiveness of international law.”

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

  3. “There is a direct connection between democratic processes within countries and the evolution of a political culture which is conducive to the peaceful settlement of disputes. From our own history, we know that peace was most threatened when human rights were abolished and minorities persecuted and when democratic processes gave way to totalitarian practices. Human rights, minority rights and democracy are, therefore, important cornerstones in our common endeavour. The Secretary-General has identified these issues as priority areas for the future work of the Organization. I fully share and support this view. Today, nobody should be allowed to use outdated interpretations of legal documents as protective walls behind which human rights can be systematically and massively violated with total impunity.”

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

  4. “A reduction of their military budgets can provide financial resources acquired for economic and social development. It is obvious that such efforts will be possible only in a climate of international trust and confidence. Existing verification instruments will have to be strengthened and expanded. Technical expertise has been accumulated in specialized agencies; now, it has to be put to good use. One such organization, without a doubt, is the International Atomic Energy Agency, located in Vienna. Given its experience and its capacity, I am convinced that it should have a central role in the very special problem of the destruction of nuclear weapons. The protection of human rights and, in particular, of the rights of ethnic minorities too, has had an important impact on the development of peaceful relations between States.”

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

  5. “The latest announcements by Presidents Bush and Yeltsin of further cuts are very promising indeed and highly welcome. New successes seem within reach also with regard to chemical weapons and a broadened acceptance of non-proliferation. The nuclear-weapon States in the terms of the non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) are also the permanent members of the Security Council. They have a special responsibility to develop policies that at least contain the promise of a nuclear-weapon-free world. The global efforts and the negotiations in Europe will, in my view, have to be complemented by regional and even subregional moves towards arms reduction and disarmament in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and also South America. They also can. profit from the so-called peace dividend.”

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

  6. “As one of the most important future tasks of the Security Council, I see amore active involvement in the areas of arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament. In Article 26, the Charter has given us an excellent programme for future action of the Council. This is not only a political priority of the first order; it also responds to the wishes of our peoples. Given the tremendous challenges of achieving sustainable development and international economic progress and social justice, the need for reduction of military budgets becomes obvious. \ Security can be achieved at a lower level, and the achievements in the intermediate-range nuclear forces (INF), the strategic arms reduction talks (START) and the conventional armed forces in Europe (CFE) negotiations clearly show that this is possible.”

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

  7. “In other areas the United Nations has clearly shown that it is indeed able to give an adequate response to new challenges by expanding the mandate of peace-keeping to new responsibilities, such as the protection of human rights or the supervision of free and fair elections, It may also be useful to recall the Charter's ambitious goal of multilateral peace enforcement and the creation of an effective system of global collective security. The authorization given by the Security Council to a coalition of States to use all necessary means to implement the mandatory resolutions of the Council was a significant step in this direction. Another step would be to have a fresh look at Article 43 of the Charter.”

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

  8. “Nevertheless, they all sooner or later affect. regional or international peace and security. The tragic situation in Yugoslavia provides an instructive example. Austria was among the first to call at an early stage for international peace-making efforts in this conflict and for the deployment of United Nations peace-keeping forces. We welcome the fact that the United Nations role in solving this crisis is now universally accepted. However, some of the bloodshed and destruction could have been avoided by a swifter response.”

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

  9. “Some of the recent crises have made one fact very clear: there is an urgent need for an early reaction to potential conflicts. Preventive diplomacy both by the Secretary-General and, where appropriate, by the Security Council will have to be developed further. An early deployment of peace-keeping personnel, possibly also at the request of only one party to a conflict, may help to contain a dispute and facilitate a process of negotiation and compromise before the outbreak of hostilities. I strongly believe that the Security Council will have to consider the possibility of this measure and other preventive measures. Many of the questions currently on the agenda of this Council relate directly to internal conflicts. They are born of ethnic, nationalistic or religious rivalries or are the result of long suppressed grievances.”

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

  10. “I fully agree with the former Secretary~General who, when accepting the 1988 Nobel Peace Prize for the United Nations peace-keeping forces, stated that the principles and techniques involved in peace-keeping may also be applicable to conflict resolution in general: the principles of impartiality and objectivity, the symbolic representation of international authority, the process of seeking compliance through cooperation, the capacity for fact~finding, the monitoring of the implementation of agreements, and the development of a capacity to prevent conflicts. Now the Security Council has begun to fulfil more effectively its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. Now we also have the chance to give a new impetus to a stronger role of the United Nations in these areas.”

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

  11. “There are four major issues of great importance in this context: the strengthening of the United Nations in peace-making and peace-keeping; the need for further progress in disarmament and arms control, including the dismantling of weapons of mass destruction; the significance of human rights, minority rights and democratic processes for development, prosperity and peace; and the need for effective measures against poverty to create a long-term basis for stability and security in international relations. Peace-keeping activities are a very effective instrument of the United Nations. From its modest beginning, conceived with ingenuity and carried out pragmatically, peace-keeping has grown in size and scope, has grown into a universally accepted and by now indispensable tool. Much experience has been gained over the years.”

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

  12. “In this Organization the powerful and the weak, the large and the small, the wealthy and the struggling come together as equals to solve their problems, to look for support, to look for justice. It certainly is in our interest to have the United Nations as effective as possible, as respected as possible, as' influential as possible, so that it can really fulfil our common goal, the maintenance of international peace and security. This Organization, its new Secretary-General and this, in many ways, new Security Council, must be agents of peaceful and constructive change.”

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

  13. “Mr. President, your initiative to convene this high-level meeting of the members of the Security Council is indeed timely: the end of the cold war has freed minds and resources which were for so long bound by a wasteful and useless confrontation. Dramatic changes have occurred in a very short time; a new quality in international relations is making itself felt. Austria, situated on the former iron curtain, can certainly testify to that, These changes also provide us with a new, maybe unique, opportunity to face new challenges with a new perspective. There isa new partnership in global responsibility shared by all members of the Security Council. Permanent and non-permanent members alike have worked together and have enabled the Council to take a number of unanimous positions on some of the most complex and critical issues.”

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