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Wolcott Sanders

lines on the record: 182
first: 2006-03-20
most recent: 2007-06-22
sittings or episodes: 29
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“United Nations involvement will be critical to helping this vulnerable population, including through support to the Governments of Jordan and Syria to help them in providing education of displaced Iraqi children currently in their countries. As we once again reaffirm our commitment to strengthening and reinforcing the protection of civilians in armed conflict, let us ensure that our words and intentions become real action.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“It is inappropriate to equate any such deliberate targeting of civilians by terrorists to the operations of multinational forces in Iraq and Afghanistan aimed at restoring security and stability for the people of those countries. We also remain deeply concerned about the numbers of internally displaced persons and refugees who have fled their homes due to violence and unrest in Iraq. We have strengthened and expanded our own programmes that address this humanitarian issue, and we urge broad international involvement. In particular, we urge the United Nations agencies currently in Amman to consider increasing their presence in Iraq.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“We remain committed to supporting humanitarian assistance in Somalia. The suffering of the Iraqi people, and the many innocent lives lost due to the violence in Iraq, is deplorable. Multinational forces in Iraq and Afghanistan are conducting military operations. At all times during such operations, the multinational forces strive to minimize any collateral damage and to avoid harm to the civilian population. We all recognize the profound tragedy of civilian casualties during times of armed conflict. Insurgent activity that is aimed at civilians and that selects civilians as targets is an entirely different matter. It is an abomination and should be summarily condemned.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“We stress the responsibility of the Government of the Sudan to hold those responsible accountable. We further call on all parties to cease hostilities and to cooperate with the international community to advance a peaceful resolution of the crisis, including by facilitating the deployment of an effective hybrid peacekeeping force, easing the delivery of humanitarian assistance and supporting a viable United Nations/African Union-led peace process. We reiterate the recent appeal by the International Contact Group for Somalia for an immediate cessation of hostilities, and we continue to call on all parties to facilitate humanitarian access for the delivery of life- saving aid. We expect the Transitional Federal Government to facilitate the critical work of the United Nations and humanitarian non-governmental organizations.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“The briefing by Under-Secretary-General Holmes to the Council following his mission to the Sudan (see S/PV.5655) painted a stark picture of a humanitarian situation on the brink of an even larger- scale catastrophe. The situation in Darfur illustrates clearly the urgent role that the international community must play to ensure the safety of civilians, including those who are internally displaced, when traditional means of protection have broken down. Due to the continuation of violence and the tenuous security environment in Darfur, both those civilians affected by the conflict and those trying to provide humanitarian assistance are under direct threat. We continue to receive reports of attacks deliberately targeting United Nations and other humanitarian personnel.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“We applaud the work done by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee under the leadership of Under-Secretary-General Holmes in continuing to develop leadership and accountability in the protection sector. We strongly feel that this approach has the potential to strengthen the United Nations response capacity in humanitarian assistance and protection, providing a critical point of coordination, ensuring the efficient use of resources and maximizing impact. Let me now turn to a few current situations of particular concern. In the Sudan, attacks on civilians and deliberate displacement have been used as tactics of war, in flagrant violation of international law. While large- scale attacks on civilians have decreased in some areas of Darfur, grave protection concerns persist throughout the region.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights recorded in April 2007 that there was "widespread sexual violence during attacks by Sudanese Government forces and allied militia last December". Where necessary, the protection and creation of secure environments for displaced populations should be a primary objective for peacekeeping. We reiterate that the Emergency Relief Coordinator and his Office should be engaged in the planning of United Nations peacekeeping efforts from the earliest stages. The protection of internally displaced persons remains one of the biggest challenges facing the United Nations and the international community. It is important to state that internally displaced civilians living in camps are not always protected from serious human rights abuses.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“Killings, beatings, torture and rape by Government soldiers have also been reported against Shan, Rohingya, Mon and other ethnic minorities. The youngest rape victim was only eight years old. Other abuses of civilians reportedly perpetrated by Burmese military personnel include forced labour, the recruitment and use of child soldiers, seeding villages with landmines, using civilians to clear mines and the destruction of homes, granaries, animals and other civilian property. In Darfur, as in other cases where rape has been used as a tool of armed conflict and/or of political oppression, rape by Government soldiers and/or their allied militias is widespread and systematic, and is typically committed in ways that appear designed to humiliate and demoralize not only the victims but also the communities of which they are members.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“Sexual and gender-based violence must be more effectively addressed. United Nations peace support missions have a clear role to play in preventing that violence and addressing its impact. In Burma, for example, there are widespread reports of serious human rights abuses, including rape by Burmese military personnel in conflict areas and other ethnic minority areas. The Burmese army's strategy of forced relocation to deny support to armed insurgents reportedly has been accompanied by serious human right abuses, including rape. Burmese refugees newly arrived in Thailand and internally displaced Burmese near the Thailand-Burma border report that Government soldiers in the Chin, Karen and Karenni states continue to rape women and girls there.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“We are encouraged that this meeting provides a forum for us to jointly reaffirm our commitment to the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We reiterate that the primary responsibility for protecting civilians lies with the parties to an armed conflict, and that international efforts should complement that function. However, in situations where parties to an armed conflict are unable or unwilling to protect civilians, the international community has a distinct role to play. I would like to touch on a few key elements of this topic that we feel require particularly close attention and warrant full Security Council support. The recurrent use of sexual and gender-based violence is arguably one of the most significant protection challenges, due to its scale, profound impact and tendency to be ignored.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“Finally, we also take note of numerous notifications invoking exemptions to the asset freeze requirements of Security Council resolution 1737 (2006) under paragraphs 13 and 15 of that resolution and stress that Member States should be judicious in the application of those exemptions. We also encourage Member States, firms and financial institutions to close out quickly any existing legitimate contracts with designated individuals and entities. Our delegation looks forward to continuing to work with others in the Committee to execute our mandate under resolution 1737 (2006) and to ensure the most robust and comprehensive implementation possible of these critical resolutions in order to achieve their ultimate objectives.”
2007-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5702 (2007) · source
“Comprehensive descriptions of those steps are necessary in order for members of the Committee to have a complete picture of Member State implementation of resolutions 1737 (2006) and 1747 (2007). We encourage States to provide the greatest detail possible when responding to these reporting requests and, more generally, to any such requests set forth in Security Council resolutions. We are pleased to note that many States have responded to the Security Council's call for implementation reports for resolution 1747 (2007) but are concerned that only 40 per cent of Member States have submitted reports as required by resolution 1737 (2006). We urge those States that have not yet done so to fulfil this requirement and to ensure the implementation of those resolutions without delay.”
2007-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5702 (2007) · source
“It is our hope that the Iranian regime will change its current confrontational course, suspend its proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities and engage in constructive negotiations on the future of its nuclear programme. We are pleased to note that so many States have taken their obligations under Security Council resolutions 1737 (2006) and 1747 (2007) seriously, and have submitted timely and substantive reports on their implementation of the measures contained therein. Our delegation found many of these reports informative in their scope and discussion. On the other hand, we found some reports to be less than detailed in their treatment of the steps taken by Member States to enforce or enact laws or regulations to implement the resolution.”
2007-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5702 (2007) · source
“We continue to urge all Member States to stress to Iran the importance of its compliance with its obligations in their regular discussions and consultations with Iran and the benefits that will accrue to Iran in return for compliance. In that regard, I would like to reiterate that the generous package offered to 3 Iran in June 2006 by the Permanent Five (P-S) plus one remains on the table. We believe that this package and the historic offer extended by the United States to engage in direct talks with Iran, alongside our P-S plus one partners, should Iran suspend enrichment, represent the best path towards a diplomatic solution of this matter.”
2007-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5702 (2007) · source
“To the contrary, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General ElBaradei's report to the Council and to the IAEA Board of Governors on 23 May confirms that Iran has failed to suspend its uranium-enrichment- and heavy-water-related activities and to cooperate fully with the IAEA in its ongoing investigation. Instead, Iran has taken steps to limit the IAEA's access to the Arak heavy water research reactor and has announced a suspension of implementation of the early declaration provisions of its IAEA Safeguards Agreement; the legitimacy of these steps has been refuted by the IAEA, but Iran's decisions in this regard are deeply troubling.”
2007-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5702 (2007) · source
“Mr. President, our delegation wishes to express its appreciation for your continued leadership as the Chairman of the Security Council's 1737 Sanctions Committee and for your report to the Council today. Your efforts were essential in the Committee's establishment of its guidelines on 30 May 2007, and they continue to be critical as the Committee now shifts to a discussion of substantive matters. Ninety days have passed and, unfortunately, we cannot report that Iran has complied with either resolution 1737 (2006), adopted on 23 December 2006, or resolution 1747 (2007), adopted on 24 March 2007.”
2007-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5702 (2007) · source
“She deserves to be commended for her role over the past eight years as a forceful champion of international justice and accountability. The United States notes with appreciation the recent joint paper on legacy and residual functions of the ad hoc Tribunals, and asks that the Tribunals continue to plan their legacy functions in close coordination with the Security Council.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“We also call on the Tribunal to take all possible steps to complete appeals by the end of 2010 and ask that it report to the Security Council on further measures that it feels are necessary to meet that goal. The success of the completion strategy does not depend solely on the Tribunal, however. The international community can help by supporting the Tribunal's efforts to help build capacity for domestic trials. We note the significant work being done in the region in this regard and urge other States to contribute to domestic war crimes prosecutions, either through direct financial assistance or in-kind contributions. As Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte today delivered her final report to the Council, the United States would like to take this opportunity to express its appreciation for her service at the ICTY.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“The United States appreciates the work of the President and Prosecutor to increase Tribunal efficiency and to meet the Tribunal's completion strategy targets, as endorsed by the Security Council. In particular, we welcome the unprecedented step of running seven trials simultaneously. We appreciate the positive example set by the Trial Chambers in the Milutinovic et al. and Prlic et al. cases in scheduling hearings during the upcoming recess period, and recognize the many less visible efforts that Tribunal staff make on a daily basis to increase efficiency. In that light, and in the context of the recent arrests of Tolimir and Djordjevic, the United States notes that all trials should conclude by the end of 2008, or as soon thereafter as is feasible.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“The United States calls on Serbia to take further steps to fulfil its obligations, in particular through the apprehension and transfer to the Tribunal of all fugitives who may be on Serbian territory, including Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic. Mladic and Karadzic have been charged with terrible crimes, including the Srebrenica genocide, and it is unthinkable that they would escape international justice. The United States therefore calls upon the Tribunal, its partners in the international community and States in the region to take all necessary steps to ensure that they are apprehended before the Tribunal closes. In the event that they are not apprehended before that time, we call on the international community to take appropriate measures to ensure that they face international justice.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“We must work together to ensure that over its final years the Tribunal successfully fulfils its mandate, namely to bring to justice the persons who are most responsible for war crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia. Specifically, that will involve apprehending the remaining fugitives, expeditiously completing the work at hand and planning for eventual closure. We call on all States to fulfil their legal obligations to cooperate fully with the ICTY, including by arresting and transferring the remaining fugitive indictees. In that regard, the United States welcomes the recent apprehensions of Zdravko Tolimir and Vlastimir Djordjevic and the close cooperation between the Serbian, Montenegrin and Republika Srpska authorities that facilitated those arrests.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“We again thank the President, the Prosecutor and the Registrar for their service to the Tribunal, to justice and accountability and to the Rwandan people. We also express our highest praise and gratitude to former ICTR President Eric Mase for his exemplary stewardship and dogged commitment to the Tribunal's success during these past four years. His imprint will continually be felt as a part of the Tribunal's own lasting legacy. The United States remains a strong supporter, financial and political, of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and appreciates the hard work of the President, Prosecutor and Registrar. The focus of the Tribunal and the international community should now be on the road ahead.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“We also call on all Member States, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya, to fulfil their international obligation to apprehend and transfer all ICTR fugitives within their borders. Reports continue to surface that top fugitive and alleged genocide financier Felicien Kabuga remains in Kenya. We support Kenya's previous efforts to apprehend Kabuga but note that seriously robust and concrete steps are now needed as the Tribunal begins to wind down and as international pressure mounts to complete its mandate. Nevertheless, all fugitives must know that they do not escape justice by merely outlasting the Tribunal. We will make provisions for their capture and prosecution whether today, tomorrow or years from now.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“Provided the ICTR finds that Rwanda's judiciary meets the fair trial requirements of rule 11 his, the United States fully supports Rwanda's bid to receive all remaining transfer cases. Our Government has met repeatedly with the Rwandan Government, Member States and Rwandan civil society to encourage and support judicial capacity-building efforts, and we ask all donors to continue their important contributions to that end. The Security Council, in the Tribunal's founding resolution, resolution 955 (1994), stressed the "need for international cooperation to strengthen the courts and judicial system of Rwanda" (ninth preambular para). That goal is perhaps more paramount today than at any time in these past 13 years.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“The President, the Prosecutor and the Registrar must continue to work towards their completion strategy deadlines, while also planning for the Tribunal's legacy after its 2010 closure. We applaud the Tribunal's success in meeting many of its previous trial projections. We also encourage a continued candid dialogue among all parties on challenges facing the Tribunal and recognize our partnership in that process, particularly on residual and legacy issues. The success of the Tribunal also rests on the shoulders of the Security Council and all United Nations Member States. The completion strategy will involve transferring some cases to domestic jurisdictions; the Netherlands has already accepted one. The Prosecutor has also just filed his first transfer case to Rwanda's domestic jurisdiction.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“I would first like to address the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). We welcome Prosecutor Hassan Bubacar Jallow, Registrar Adama Dieng and, especially, newly elected President Dennis Byron and thank them for their continued contributions to the Tribunal. We also wish to thank the hundreds of other staff who on a daily basis dedicate their energy and skills to the lasting success and legacy of the Tribunal. The United States remains strongly committed to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and commends its efforts to provide justice and accountability to the Rwandan people. They are, after all, the intended beneficiaries of the Court and must remain its primary focus. Responsibility for the success of the Tribunal lies in the hands of many parties.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“The United States has contributed $35 million to support the work of the Special Court since its creation in 2002 and intends to make additional contributions to the Court to ensure that it completes its important work. More than 40 other States have also provided funds to support the Court. The United States welcomes that broad base of past support, but notes that the Court will exhaust the funds currently available to it in a few months. The United States therefore appeals to all Governments to help guarantee, through additional contributions, that justice will be served, that impunity will not be tolerated and that peace and stability can be sustained in Sierra Leone and in the region.”
2007-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5690 (2007) · source
“Additionally, the Special Court for Sierra Leone represents the first test of a new model of international justice - namely, an independent, international court of mixed jurisdiction and composition seated in the country where the crimes were committed. One important aspect of the Special Court's legacy will be the future of this new model of international justice. The efficient and timely completion of the Special Court's work would serve as testimony to the efficacy of the model to meet future needs. Accordingly, we urge the leadership of the Special Court to do everything in its power to address inefficiencies at the Court and to avoid unnecessary delays in the proceedings, in order to set a solid precedent for the future of this new model.”
2007-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5690 (2007) · source
“3) for the serious violations of international humanitarian law and Sierra Leonean law that were committed in the territory of Sierra Leone since 30 November 1996. The successful completion of the Court's work remains a top United States priority. The United States commends the commitment and hard work of the many men and women, a large number of whom are Sierra Leonean, who have been working to ensure that the Special Court fulfils its mandate. The efforts of these dedicated men and women have contributed to a number of important precedents, the most notable of which was the indictment of Charles Taylor - who was then a sitting head of State - on charges of crimes against humanity, war crimes and other serious violations of international humanitarian law.”
2007-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5690 (2007) · source
“Her presence underscores the importance that the United Nations and members of the international community continue to attach to the successful completion of the Special Court's work in order to bring a sense of justice to the innocent victims of the terrible crimes and atrocities that were perpetrated in Sierra Leone. The United States has been a strong supporter of the Special Court from its inception. We played an instrumental role in drafting and negotiating resolution 1315 (2000), which called on the Secretary-General to conclude an agreement with the Government of Sierra Leone to create an independent special court to prosecute persons "who bear the greatest responsibility" (para.”
2007-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5690 (2007) · source
“On behalf of the United States, I would like to join others in welcoming the President of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Justice George Gelaga King, Chief Prosecutor Stephen Rapp, and Acting Registrar Herman von Hebel to New York and to the Security Council. Their briefings today come at a critical time in the Court's work, with proceedings in three cases still under way in Freetown and the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor having begun on 4 June in The Hague. The United States also welcomes the participation in today's discussions of Deputy Secretary-General Migiro.”
2007-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5690 (2007) · source
“07-35563 "The Security Council expresses its continued support for the work of UNMIT under the leadership of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Atul Khare, and encourages UNMIT, in accordance with its mandate, to continue to cooperate and coordinate with the United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, as well as all relevant partners, to support the Government of Timor-Leste." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2007/l4. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 12.15 17.171.”
2007-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5682 (2007) · source
“"The Security Council pays tribute to the donor community for the assistance they have provided to Timor-Leste and encourages the international community as a whole to continue to assist the country as it enters another stage in the process of peace consolidation, reconstruction and recovery. "The Security Council calls upon the Government of Timor-Leste to continue to confront the challenges facing the country. It underlines that while the manifestations of the current challenges in Timor-Leste are political and institutional in nature, poverty and its associated deprivations also contributed to these challenges. "The Security Council calls upon all parties in Timor-Leste to ensure that the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for 30 June 2007 take place in a free, fair and peaceful environment.”
2007-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5682 (2007) · source
“"The Security Council expresses its sincere appreciation for the central role played by the National Commission on Elections (CNE) and the Technical Secretariat for Electoral Administration (STAE) in preparing and organizing the presidential elections. It commends the Timorese National Police (PNTL) and the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) Police, with the support of the international security force, for providing security during the electoral process. "The Security Council commends the invaluable support provided for the preparations and holding of the elections by UNMIT and regional and international partners. It also expresses its appreciation for the role played by domestic and international electoral observers and encourages further such support for parliamentary elections.”
2007-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5682 (2007) · source
“The Council pledges its continued support for the Government and people of Timor- Leste as they embark on another step aimed at strengthening the foundations of democracy and assume their rightful place in the community of nations. "The Security Council expresses its concern over the still fragile and volatile security, political, social and humanitarian situation in Timor-Leste. The Council emphasizes the importance of all parties continuing to work together in a spirit of cooperation and compromise in order to consolidate progress made by Timor-Leste in recent years and to enable the country to move to a peaceful and more prosperous future.”
2007-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5682 (2007) · source
“Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council welcomes the announcement of the results of the presidential elections in Timor-Leste, and congratulates Mr. Jose Ramos-Horta on his election as President, and looks forward to working with the new Government to help build a better future for Timor-Leste. "The Security Council congratulates the Timorese people for demonstrating their strong commitment to peace and democracy, and commends the presidential candidates for the peaceful manner in which they conducted their campaigns.”
2007-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5682 (2007) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Timor-Leste, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the consideration without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Santos (Timor-Leste), took a seat at the Council table. The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations.”
2007-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5682 (2007) · source
“In the absence of objection, I shall consider that the Security Council endorses the proposal of the Secretary-General and agrees that I should send the letter as drafted to the Secretary-General. It is so decided. The reply will be issued as a document of the Council under the symbol S/2007/301. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 12.10 p.m. 07-35478”
2007-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5681 (2007) · source
“Members of the Council also have before them the draft of a letter that I, as President of the Security Council, propose to send to the Secretary-General in reply to his letter, approving the proposal contained in 2 the Secretary-General's letter that $694,771 plus â‚¬l,856,754 be transferred from the aforementioned escrow account to be credited against assessments issued in respect of the obligations of the Government of Iraq to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and to meet its current obligation with respect to the regular, peacekeeping, Capital Master Plan and the International Tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia budgets, respectively.”
2007-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5681 (2007) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them photocopies of a letter dated 7 May 2007 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council concerning the escrow account attributable to the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission established by resolution 1284 (1999). That letter Will be issued as a document of the Council under the symbol S/2007/300.”
2007-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5681 (2007) · source
“I thank the Minister of National Security of Burkina Faso for his statement. In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion of the subject. The meeting rose at 10.30 a.m. 07-34816”
2007-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5676 (2007) · source
“The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/2007/275 containing the thirteenth progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire. I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Djibrill Bassole, Minister of National Security of Burkina Faso.”
2007-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5676 (2007) · source
“The President: On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. Djibrill Bassole, Minister of National Security of Burkina Faso. I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Cote d'Ivoire in which he requests that his delegation be invited to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the consideration of the item without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Djedje (Cote d'Ivoire) took a seat at the Council table.”
2007-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5676 (2007) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Burkina Faso in which he requests that his delegation be invited to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite the representative of Burkina Faso, dispatched by His Excellency Mr. Blaise Compaore, President of Burkina Faso and Facilitator of the Ouagadougou Agreement, to participate in the consideration of the item Without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Djibrill Bassole (Burkina Faso) took a seat at the Council table.”
2007-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5676 (2007) · source
“We have also provided over $350 million to AMIS over the past two years and are committed to assisting it in its transition to a United Nations-AU force. We call on others to generously contribute to those critical efforts. We will continue to assist regional organizations by providing resources directly where they can be most effective. We will also continue to provide capacity- building assistance to the AU peace and security architecture through training, equipment, advisers and other logistical support.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649 (2007) · source
“Advice and experts from other major partners, including the United States, the European Union, NATO, the United Kingdom, Canada and others, can also provide valuable support to the AU. In the Sudan, United Nations and partner personnel should be quickly integrated into AMIS forces and sector headquarters. The United States contributes generously to the operations of regional organizations, demonstrating our support for their efforts to resolve regional conflicts. We initially contributed almost $20 million to support the AU Mission in Somalia, including support for the rapid deployment of the Ugandan contingent as the lead element that mission, which now has 1,680 troops on the ground in Somalia. We expect troops from other contributing countries to begin arriving in the coming weeks.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649 (2007) · source
“Effective AU-led peacekeeping in Africa is not only about a consistent funding base - and, of course, it is not the role of the United Nations to provide funding for non-United Nations operations; assessed United Nations peacekeeping contributions must be used only for Security Council-mandated operations under clear United Nations command and control, with full accountability, ensured through the financial and administrative procedures of the United Nations. Effective planning and mission management are also essential for effective peacekeeping, and the United Nations and the AU can and should work more closely together on improving those areas of AU operations and on building long-term institutional capabilities.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649 (2007) · source
“The United States supports continued efforts by the United Nations to strengthen the AU's peace and security architecture across the full range of the conflict-management spectrum, from early warning and conflict prevention to peacekeeping and post-conflict reconstruction. International efforts cannot succeed if they are not coordinated and complementary. Coordination between United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in West Africa has expedited transition from conflict to stability and from authoritarianism to democracy.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649 (2007) · source
“The AU played a crucial role in brokering the 2004 humanitarian ceasefire agreement and the 2006 Darfur Peace Agreement and has worked hard to implement it on the ground. AMIS has done an excellent job, but its mission in Darfur is overmatched by the challenges that it currently faces. In Somalia, the AU stabilization mission stepped into a difficult environment to provide essential on-the- ground security for Somalia's Transitional Federal Institutions as part of a wider political reconciliation process for the Somali people. Cooperation between regional organizations and the United Nations is essential.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649 (2007) · source
“Over the past few years, the AU has made great strides in implementing those designs, and it has done so with the support of the international community. We recognize the efforts of the African Union throughout the region, but particularly in the conflicts in the Sudan and in Somalia. The international community looks to the African Union for leadership in preventing and responding to conflicts in the region, through both political mediation and peacekeeping. For the past two years, the African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS) has had up to 7,700 personnel in Darfur to try to end the genocide and create conditions conducive to a lasting political solution to the Darfur crisis.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649 (2007) · source