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Yafiez-Barnuevo

lines on the record: 371
first: 1995-02-08
most recent: 2011-04-06
sittings or episodes: 51
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“It is certainly well known that the problem of the financing of terrorism is the control not only of the banking system but also of other methods used by individuals and terrorist groups, including - as the report of the Monitoring Team states - systems of money transfer by cash couriers. We must pay more attention to those areas. As regards arms embargoes, the Monitoring Team stressed that, as with sanctions, they have always been conceived with a view to the targeting of States. The danger that terrorist groups - in particular Al Qaeda - might acquire weapons of mass destruction is disconcertingly real.”
2004-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5031 (2004) · source
“With regard to the financial aspects, important steps forward have been taken in the context of the formal financial system to control the flow of assets that could be intended for the perpetration of terrorist acts. In this regard, we should highlight the work done by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which, through its eight special recommendations on counter- terrorist financing, has set an example of efficiency. Spain would like to see the scope of the application of the FATF to be extended from its current 31 members to all the States Members of the United Nations.”
2004-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5031 (2004) · source
“In this regard, we believe that it would be appropriate to approach international organizations that have broad experience in combating transnational organized crime - in particular, Interpol - to assist us in that work. It is a question not of doing something new, but of applying well-tested methods that have recognized practical efficiency. The second issue is the need to establish a procedure for the possible removal of names from the List. We believe that that is a key issue if we are to maintain sufficient guarantees for the persons or entities affected and preserve the universal legitimacy of the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) - and, consequently, of the overall activity of the United Nations in combating terrorism.”
2004-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5031 (2004) · source
“The Team has rightly pointed out that the traditional sanctions system of the United Nations was designed to target States, not entities or individuals, and that in that respect it has therefore had only a limited impact. It is clear that the question of sanctions goes far beyond the scope of this meeting. In view of its importance, however, we urge the informal Working Group on General Issues on Sanctions, chaired by Ambassador Adechi of Benin, and the Secretary-General himself, to continue to work on those issues. The Consolidated List - the Committee's main working tool - faces two problems, among others, as noted by the Monitoring Team. The first is the need to improve the basic identifying data for individuals and entities included on the List.”
2004-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5031 (2004) · source
“With regard to the work of the Monitoring Team, we believe that it has done a commendable job in the first few months of its existence and that its report represents a key contribution to identifying problems and possible ways of improving not just the work of the Committee itself but also the activities of the United Nations in general in combating the scourge of terrorism. As Ambassador Mufioz rightly pointed out, the report reflects the opinion of the Monitoring Team only and is not, therefore, the official position of the Committee or of the Security Council. Nonetheless, we believe that the problems that it sets out and the solutions that it proposes must be tackled in depth by the Committee on an urgent basis.”
2004-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5031 (2004) · source
“With regard to the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999), I would like to highlight the impetus provided by resolution 1526 (2004) - adopted on 30 January - which has provided a strengthened framework within which the Committee can carry out its objectives. In order for that framework to be able to work in practice, however, new guidelines must be adopted relating to the work of the Committee, and these are being discussed today. We urge all States members of the Committee, therefore, to resolve the few outstanding questions as soon as possible. My delegation will provide its full support in that respect.”
2004-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5031 (2004) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Spain. I am grateful to the Chairman of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al Qaeda and the Taliban, Ambassador Heraldo Munoz, for his comprehensive briefing relating to the work of that important Committee over the last three months. I wish my first words to be those of appreciation for his work and that of his skilled team. Speaking on behalf of my country, I would also like to associate myself with the statement to be made later by the representative of the Netherlands, which holds the presidency of the European Union.”
2004-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5031 (2004) · source
“I thank Ambassador Munoz for the ample information he has provided and for his kind words addressed to me. I will now call on the members of the Council who wish to speak.”
2004-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5031 (2004) · source
“Members of the Council have before them document S/2004/679, which contains the text of a letter dated 23 August 2004 from the Chairman of the Al Qaeda and Taliban sanctions Committee, transmitting the first report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, pursuant to resolution 1526 (2004). At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Mr. Heraldo Munoz, Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al Qaeda and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities. I now give him the floor.”
2004-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5031 (2004) · source
“The President (spoke in Spanish): In accordance with the understanding reached in the course of the Council's prior consultations, and in the absence of objection, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Heraldo Munoz, Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al Qaeda and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities. It is so decided. I invite Ambassador Mufioz to take a seat at the Council table. 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.”
2004-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5031 (2004) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands and Singapore, in which they request to be invited to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda. In accordance with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives 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, the representatives of the aforementioned countries took the seats reservedfor them at the side of the Council Chamber.”
2004-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5031 (2004) · source
“There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 8.30 pm.”
2004-09-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5028 (2004) · source
“I thank the representative of Lebanon for his kind words addressed to me. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution (S/2004/707) before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Angola, Benin, Chile, France, Germany, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America. Abstaining: Algeria, Brazil, China, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation. The President (spoke in Spanish): The result of the voting is as follows: 9 votes in favour, none against and 6 abstentions. The draft resolution has been adopted as resolution 1559 (2004).”
2004-09-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5028 (2004) · source
“I should also like to draw the attention of members to document S/2004/699, containing the text of identical letters dated 30 August 2004 from the Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and to the President of the Security Council, and to document S/2004/706, containing the text of identical letters dated 1 September 2004 from the Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and to the President of the Security Council. I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Mohamad Issa, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of Lebanon and Vice- President of the Lebanese delegation to the General Assembly.”
2004-09-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5028 (2004) · source
“Issa (Lebanon) took a seat at the Council table. The President (spoke in Spanish): 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/2004/707, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by France, Germany, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America.”
2004-09-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5028 (2004) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Lebanon, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion 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 discussion, 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. On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. Mohamad Issa, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of Lebanon and Vice-President of the Lebanese delegation to the General Assembly. At the invitation of the President, Mr.”
2004-09-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5028 (2004) · source
“I thank Mr. Pronk for the comprehensive briefing he has given us. In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I now invite Council members to proceed to informal consultations to continue our discussion of the subject. The meeting rose at I] a.m.”
2004-09-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5027 (2004) · source
“I should like to draw the attention of members to the following documents: S/2004/671 and S/2004/701, containing the texts of letters dated 19 and 31 August 2004, respectively, from the Sudan; and S/2004/674, containing the text of a letter dated 18 August 2004 from the Permanent Observer of the League of Arab States to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Mr. Ian Pronk, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Sudan and head of the peace support operation. I now give him the floor.”
2004-09-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5027 (2004) · source
“In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Jan Pronk, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Sudan and head of the peace support operation. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite Mr. Pronk to take a seat at the Council table. 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 the report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraphs 6 and 13 to 16 of Security Council resolution 1556 (2004), document S/2004/703.”
2004-09-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5027 (2004) · source
“In the area of fundamental rights, including the improvement of the situation of women, where much remains to be done, the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission is doing a valuable job, which we should all acknowledge and support. In short, all those elements I have mentioned - security, elections, disarmament, the return of refugees, the rule of law, the fight against drugs and human rights issues - all those elements are interrelated. For that reason, it is urgent to make progress on all those fronts in a simultaneous, harmonious and integrated manner. Only that way will the reform and reconstruction of the country reach a satisfactory conclusion for the good of the Afghan people and the entire region.”
2004-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5025 (2004) · source
“I have the honour to inform the Council that the new deployment of Spanish forces began on 17 August and that those forces will be fully operational in the course of September, in time to contribute to the security and good conduct of the presidential election of 9 October. Despite the great importance of the electoral process, it should not lead us to forget the urgent need to make progress in areas where progress so far has been too slow. Specifically, I am referring to the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme, the fight against drug trafficking, land management, and the development of the rule of law in all its aspects.”
2004-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5025 (2004) · source
“In that context, and in reply to the request made by the Secretary-General and President Karzai and the appeal to troop-contributing countries contained in resolution 1536 (2004), the Government of Spain, with the support of Parliament and in the framework of the agreements reached in the recent NATO summit, authorized last month an increase of up to 540 troops in the Spanish contingent of the International Security Assistance Force in order to provide a field hospital, complemented by means of transport, four helicopters and two transport airplanes and one support and protection unit. In addition, as part of that operation, the Spanish Government authorized the temporary deployment of an infantry battalion with a maximum of 500 additional troops to support the electoral process in Afghanistan.”
2004-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5025 (2004) · source
“However, it has to be acknowledged that the increase in terrorist, criminal and factional violence in recent months, with numerous attacks on humanitarian personnel and attacks aimed at undermining the progress of the electoral process, makes it even more urgent to boost efforts to establish basic conditions of security, in conformity with the commitments of the Bonn Agreement, ratified at the Berlin Conference on Afghanistan. The terrorist violence of Al Qaeda and Taliban elements, the Violence caused by warlords and armed militias and their connections with the drug traffic continue to be the principal threats to the progress made in the pacification, stabilization and reconstruction of the country. Thus, as the Secretary- General notes in his report, international security assistance is of vital importance to Afghanistan.”
2004-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5025 (2004) · source
“Despite numerous obstacles, the peace process in Afghanistan continues to advance. Proof of that is the presidential election to be held on 9 October, which will be followed by legislative elections in April 2005, and the success being achieved in the process of voter registration of both men and women. This demonstrates the Afghan people's determination to decide its own destiny. The elections must constitute a fundamental milestone in the consolidation of democracy, stability and the future prosperity of Afghanistan.”
2004-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5025 (2004) · source
“Mr. Yafiez-Barnuevo (Spain) (spoke in Spanish): First, Sir, I join preceding speakers in expressing our deep condolences in connection with the double aviation tragedy that occurred in your country yesterday. Please convey our condolences to the Russian Government and the families of the victims. I express our thanks to Special Representative Mr. Arnault for the comprehensive briefing he has just given the Council in presenting the report of the Secretary-General (S/2004/634) and for his work at the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). As the representative of the Netherlands will make a statement on behalf of the European Union, with which Spain fully associates itself, I shall confine myself to making some brief observations.”
2004-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5025 (2004) · source
“The document signed on 30 June by the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the two States is without a doubt a very important step forward that should be welcomed by the international community. That document will no doubt help to promote stable relations and prosperity for the affected populations along the borders. Spain also wishes to welcome the recent announcement by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia that a bill is to be introduced seeking to establish a commission on truth and reconciliation. Such a body could indeed help heal the wounds of the past. We therefore trust that the good level of relations and cooperation between Indonesia and Timor-Leste will continue to take root in order to guarantee peace and security for both peoples.”
2004-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5024 (2004) · source
“There must therefore be careful preparation through the United Nations system for the transition from UNMISET and other coordination and cooperation mechanisms. Timor-Leste's relations with its neighbours are of fundamental importance to the full development of that country. We are pleased that the Government of Timor- Leste has been conducting those relations in a constructive spirit. We hope that bilateral negotiations with Australia aimed at the demarcation of the maritime border between the two States, as well as those regarding the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons in the area, will reach a successful conclusion as soon as possible. Likewise, the demarcation of the terrestrial boundary between Indonesia and Timor-Leste will continue to be a key factor for stability.”
2004-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5024 (2004) · source
“However, as noted by the report of the Secretary- General, much remains to be done in the months remaining before the conclusion of UNMISET's mandate. We are particularly concerned about the lack of training for mid-level civil servants and the major shortcomings still present in the judicial area. In that regard, we fully agree with the Secretary-General's observations in his report regarding trials for serious crimes committed in 1999. For its part, Spain will continue to lend its support to bring an end to impunity for such acts. It is clear that the international community must not waver in providing security for Timor-Leste, a country whose institutions are still fragile and whose economic and social development pose a real challenge in the medium and long term.”
2004-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5024 (2004) · source
“We welcome the progress made by Timor-Leste since we last met to consider this item, last May, and we congratulate the people and leaders of Timor-Leste for that progress. The Government has taken responsibility for both the country's domestic and external security in accordance with the deadline set. It has also begun preparations for the holding of the first elections since independence. In addition, Timor-Leste has enacted key legislation for State institutions. Public administration is being developed, and efforts are ongoing to promote a culture of political dialogue and dispute settlement, as can be seen from the significant work done by the Commission on Reception, Truth and Reconciliation.”
2004-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5024 (2004) · source
“Mr. Yaiiez-Barnuevo (Spain) (spoke in Spanish): Like the speakers who have spoken before me, I too would like to express our gratitude for the detailed report of the Secretary-General (S/2004/669), as well as for the full briefing we have heard from Assistant Secretary-General Annabi regarding the work of the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET). We also wish to commend the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Sukehiro Hasegawa, both for assuming his new functions and for the work at the head of the Mission. As the representative of the Netherlands will be making a statement on behalf of the European Union, to which we will of course associate ourselves, I shall confine myself to making a few brief comments.”
2004-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5024 (2004) · source
“We hope that its provisions can be adopted and implemented as swiftly as possible so that the Executive Directorate can become operational very soon and so that the Committee's revitalization can begin to materialize. That will be the most effective way to attain the objectives set by the Security Council in the global fight against all forms of terrorism, which jeopardize international peace and security.”
2004-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5006 (2004) · source
“We believe that such inter- institutional cooperation should begin with better interaction and coordination with other United Nations structures involved in the fight against terrorism, first and foremost the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al Qaeda and the Taliban. Precisely to assist the Committee as it faces those immediate challenges, Spain promoted a revitalization process that was ultimately reflected in Security Council resolution 1535 (2004), whose main result has been the creation of the Executive Directorate, headed by Ambassador Ruperez. My delegation wishes to congratulate him on the draft programme of work he has prepared for the Executive Directorate - a programme of work that we fully support.”
2004-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5006 (2004) · source
“That will enable us to verify effective implementation of resolution 1373 (2001) on the ground, to evaluate the nature of the causes that hamper such effective implementation and to identify possible needs or offers of technical assistance. The last objective is strengthening the Committee's cooperation with international, regional and subregional organizations whose experience with and diverse approaches to counter-terrorism are an essential contribution to ensuring that the Committee can properly monitor the effective implementation of resolution 1373 (2001).”
2004-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5006 (2004) · source
“The first is strengthening the role played by the Committee with regard to technical assistance to States for implementation of Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) so that it can become a true global promoter and coordinator of such assistance. Among other things, that should be a concrete way to overcome the current situation, in which - as was been explained to us - as many as 71 countries have failed to submit their respective reports on time. The second objective is preparing for the Committee's first Visits to States that they deem it necessary to visit, with the consent of their respective Governments, to engage in direct dialogue with the competent authorities.”
2004-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5006 (2004) · source
“That is why we welcome the continued holding of these debates, which provide the Committee and its member States with a platform from which to inform all United Nations Member States and the general public about its work, while providing non-Council- member States a forum in which to express to us their viewpoints on these matters. Therefore, I shall be very brief, precisely to expedite the exchange of views among all of us. I take this opportunity to say that we subscribe fully to the statement to be made shortly by the representative of the Netherlands on behalf of the European Union. My delegation joins Ambassador Konuzin in identifying three objectives, or immediate challenges, facing the Counter-Terrorism Committee.”
2004-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5006 (2004) · source
“Not only is he a compatriot of mine and a colleague of many years' standing in the Spanish foreign service, but we also have shared ideals and aspirations in the fight for freedom, democracy and human rights and have worked together for peace and security in Europe and around the world. That is why we have every confidence in his effectiveness in his work, which will have the full support of my delegation and myself. Spain attaches particular importance to these open Security Council debates as a mechanism for strengthening transparency, with which the Counter- Terrorism Committee has always carried out its work.”
2004-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5006 (2004) · source
“Mr. Yafiez-Barnuevo (Spain) (spoke in Spanish): I should like at the outset to express my appreciation for the detailed briefing presented by Ambassador Alexander Konuzin of the Russian Federation on behalf of the Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC). I am pleased also to congratulate him on his election as Chairman of the Committee, a position he is assuming from my predecessor as Permanent Representative of Spain, Ambassador Inocencio Arias. I am very grateful for Ambassador Konuzin's comments on that subject. I am sure that, under such efficient leadership, the Committee will be able to effectively meet the challenges facing it. I also wish to warmly welcome the first Executive Director of the CTC Executive Directorate, Ambassador Javier Ruperez.”
2004-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5006 (2004) · source
“The representatives and special envoys of the Secretary-General and resident representatives also bear particular responsibility in establishing positive dialogue with representatives of civil society in each situation in each affected country. Coordinated, sustained work on the part of all should contribute to progress in addressing post-conflict situations and peace-building. This discussion on the participation of civil society in peace-building is making headway, largely thanks to the activities undertaken by the Philippine presidency. We are sure that from now on it will continue to make progress and to take effective steps in the direction that we all wish.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“The Security Council, insofar as it is concerned, without abandoning its primary responsibility to ensure peace and security, must seek opportunities for consideration, for action, with other principle organs of the Organization, especially the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the Secretariat. In that meeting point, civil society can also participate to the extent that it is considered that its contribution would be productive. Then the United Nations might define broad parameters for common action in the field of peace- building. Dialogue between the Security Council and civil society actors should be made deeper, employing existing informal machinery. Constructive dialogue with Security Council missions in the field should also be encouraged.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“We trust that the thinking process and the discussion that commenced with the publication of the Cardoso report will shed further light and make it possible to make concrete progress in this direction. We believe that interaction between the United Nations and civil society does not exclusively fall within the purview of any of the principal organs in the Charter. All have their own functions in this process. The United Nations as a whole and its Member States must give careful thought, starting now, to how we can deal more effectively with the challenges of peace- building and, in that context, how better to develop dialogue with civil society organizations.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“Following a conflict situation, it is essential to try to provide, for the populations that have been afflicted by the confrontation, justice for what has occurred in the past as much as justice for the present and the future. That work must be tackled in coordination with local organizations of civil society and government institutions, as well as together with support from States and interested international organs. It must also be incorporated into the sphere of education as one of the means for preventing the reappearance of the conflict. Civil society calls for a process of dialogue with the United Nations system on how the shared objectives can be achieved, particularly in post-conflict peace-building.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“That post- conflict transformation, by which all of the actors must work with one accord, will be more viable to the extent that international civil society devotes its efforts to complementing and strengthening organizations in local civil society so that such objectives can be attained. Improving the capabilities and resources of civil societies in countries emerging from conflict is a prerequisite for rectifying inequalities between civil societies in the North and the South. Together with this, we believe that in this moral work civil society must direct its efforts towards the re- establishment of justice and the rule of law.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“It is a matter of acting not only in the immediate peace- building phase, but of working for a post-conflict transformation that would bring with it true peace. This moral function must include support especially to the most vulnerable persons, such as women and children, so that they can be central actors in peace-building and the most direct beneficiaries of its results. We believe in the application of Security Council resolutions that refer to women, to peace and security and to the protection of children and generally the protection of civilians in armed conflict.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“Those functions must be enhanced, as the General Assembly and the Secretary-General, among others, have indicated, the latter in his report on the prevention of armed conflict. Also, in the context of the European Union we could refer to the recent conference on the role of civil society in the prevention of armed conflict, whose action-oriented agenda was adopted on 2 April in Dublin. In addition to all that, and as important is it is, we believe that civil society organizations have a moral role. I refer to the moral function of focusing their actions on direct support to civilians, promoting their security, their social well-being and respect for their identity and their fundamental rights and liberties.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“While sovereignty must be respected and non- interference in domestic affairs observed where they establish legitimate limitations to participation, there must be free participation in the peace-building process. Dialogue between civil society organizations, Governments and international institutions must be promoted and strengthened. If initiatives to build peace have not been fully generated and supported internally in the countries affected, and thus fail to generate external support for local capacities, such action will ultimately prove to be unproductive. Civil society plays a function that we often deem to be crucial in conflict prevention and solution, as well as in meeting the humanitarian needs of populations devastated by conflicts.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“We must therefore work to ensure shared complementarity among all actors, beginning with national actors themselves, who are first and foremost responsible for post-conflict peace-building. Together, we must find effective criteria for cases where international organizations and States, as external actors, abandon the field. Similarly, national Governments are responsible for defining areas in which civil society can become involved in peace- building. When civil society is properly organized, it can go further, and frequently make room for more open dialogue at the local level, than States and other international actors. That is why protection and respect for their activities are vital. Such dialogue and mutual cooperation should in no way require civil society organizations to become subject to governmental actors.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“Their societal effects persist over time, with serious consequences for the civilian population and an impact on the stability of the States and the regions affected. Only resolute and coherent action on the part of the international community over long periods can prevent or avert recurring conflict. At the same time, the concentration of such conflicts in certain regions may be a disincentive to external peace-building initiatives. On many occasions, external actors - essentially States and international organizations - may be put off by complex situations, particularly those in remote, isolated areas. Civil society can meet such challenges, using its increasingly global networks to go where others either do not wish to or cannot go.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“Multilateralism is effective only if all forces in the international arena are brought together, including an increasingly transnational civil society that can often extend itself further and have a more decisive impact than States or inter-State organizations. Multilateralism will not be effective unless all actors take part in an open and participatory way in the establishment of values and norms and of working mechanisms and methods that underlie such international action. Such participation must, of course, be present in political processes of peace and security throughout the world. Since the 1990s, we have been faced with an increase in the number of conflicts with local or regional significance that are both persistent and recurrent. The effects of such conflicts do not disappear upon the mere cessation of hostilities.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“Secondly, we support the establishment of relations of close and healthy cooperation among all actors in peace-building, and encourage civil society organizations to provide moral support for the population and local structures. Thirdly, we believe that we must further develop machinery to govern United Nations interaction with the representative organizations of civil society, which we feel to be more necessary today than ever. As to civil society and effective multilateralism, we do not see this purely as an instance of international institutions and the United Nations system's being brought to bear to solve problems that cannot be addressed solely by States.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source
“It is timely also because today, more than ever, the international community needs the cooperation of organized civil society in undertaking the most important tasks towards fulfilling the principles and objectives of the United Nations. We also thank the President of the Economic and Social Council and the representatives of civil society for their presence at and valuable contributions to today's debate. The Presidency of the European Union will be taking the floor later in the meeting, and my delegation of course endorses the statement to be delivered by the representative of Ireland on behalf of the Union. I should like to summarize here the general thrust of that statement. First, we stress the importance of the participation of civil society in developing effective multilateralism.”
2004-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4993 (2004) · source