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  1. “No case can rise beyond the confidence that the character of its presiding judge brings to it, and in the pacific resolution of disputes it is critical that the impartiality of the judge be beyond reproach or dispute to begin with; that is a basic requirement. Before concluding, I would like to say that it must also be remembered that the broader issue of Security Council reform remains before this body and the wider membership of the United Nations. In our view, these issues can be taken either separately or together - but they must be addressed. Thus, the United Nations must demonstrate an ability to speak with one voice, to work together and to abide by agreed principles.”

    2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source

  2. “In this regard, an important area of concern and emphasis in these developments has been the balance between the right of States to settle their disputes on the basis of the principle of free choice of the means towards that end, and the Security Council's responsibility concerning pacific settlement. Unfortunately, it can hardly be said that the Council has always maintained the highest standards with regard to these or other responsibilities or that it has lived up to these high ideals. There have been instances when parties to a dispute or Member States of the United Nations have pointed accusing fingers at the Council for what were perceived as double standards or disparities in its response to a variety of situations.”

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  3. “In it, the General Assembly called upon Member States to "strengthen the primary role of the Security Council so that it may fully and effectively discharge its responsibilities, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, in the area of the settlement of disputes or of any situation the continuance of which is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security." (General Assembly resolution 37/10, annex) The principles of the Manila Declaration were further elaborated in 1988, in the Declaration on the Prevention and Removal of Disputes and Situations Which May Threaten International Peace and Security and on the Role of the United Nations in this Field; and in the 1991 Declaration on Fact-finding by the United Nations in the Field of the Maintenance of International Peace and Security.”

    2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source

  4. “Investigations and interventions by the Council can influence law and governance beyond the immediate arena of the United Nations. Thus, it cannot afford to treat them with a sense of levity. Resolutions and statements by the Council must be indexed according to the spirit and letter of the Charter, and must offer the highest assurances of justice to the parties to a dispute. In this regard, the evolution of international legal arrangements has continued. In 1982, for instance, the General Assembly, in helping to enhance the effectiveness of the role of the Security Council in the peaceful settlement of disputes, adopted the Manila Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes.”

    2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source

  5. “In that connection, the work of the Security Council has been critical, and its work has been given a political foothold and legal authority through the provisions of Chapter VI. It is now widely acknowledged internationally and politically that development is the flip side of the coin of peace. In the View of my delegation, in every situation - non-conflict, conflict or post-conflict - the currency with the greatest impact is the currency of development. Unless there is development, there can be no justice - and injustice, in turn, is always certain to unravel what amounts only to false peace. It is also important for the Security Council to fulfil its Charter obligations by being conscious of these imperatives and by being guided by them.”

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  6. “If we were to consider the broad sweep of history, it would be safe to say that, despite all the flashpoints of conflict that we have experienced at the international level since the end of the Second World War, we would see that the world is, indeed, a safer, more secure place today. The world is further away from war than it was when the Charter was authored by the founding fathers of the United Nations in San Francisco in 1945. The Security Council can take some consolation from that favourable development. In my delegation's view, such relative peace and security has a good deal to do with the work of the United Nations and with the approach taken by Member States to the determination to save the world from the scourge of war, so eloquently expressed in the Charter.”

    2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source

  7. “These confer authority on the United Nations to conduct preventive and enforcement measures for the purpose of maintaining international peace and security. Under Chapter VI of the Charter, the Council enjoys both investigative and recommendatory powers. It is empowered to investigate disputes with a view to ascertaining whether or not their continuance is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security, and to make recommendations for the appropriate terms of a settlement. It is also empowered to call upon the parties involved to settle their disputes by peaceful means and to encourage the development of the pacific settlement of disputes through regional arrangements or by regional agencies.”

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  8. “The delegation of Indonesia considers it an honour to participate in this debate on the role of the Security Council in the pacific settlement of disputes. This discussion comes at a time when the credibility of the Council and its responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security continue to generate intense debate within the international community. Thus, the Council's role in the pacific settlement of disputes forms part of a broader and deeper intellectual, diplomatic and political exercise of practical concern to the peoples of the world. As is well known, the Security Council often relies on various chapters of the Charter in order to fulfil its responsibilities for international peace and security. In the settlement of disputes, it relies on the powers accorded it in Chapters VI and VII of the Charter.”

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  9. “My delegation would like to congratulate the delegation of pakistan on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May and on having convened this important meeting. It is our sincere hope that, through your leadership and esteemed guidance, Mr. President, the Council will carry out its tasks successfully and make a concrete contribution to the critical issues on its agenda. We also wish to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, as well as to Sir Brian Urquhart, Ambassador Jamsheed Marker and Mr. Nabil Elaraby for the insightful and enriching observations they made this morning on the topic under consideration today.”

    2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source