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2003-02-19
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  1. “We are conscious that there are some areas, such as vulnerability of banking and financial systems and transport infrastructure, particularly international airports, which require more work. Forum Island countries with a capacity to assist others recognize their special responsibilities in this regard. We in the Pacific recognize that there can be no standing still in the fight against terrorism. As recent events all too sadly show, no region is truly pacific when it comes to the threat of terrorism. As we face the evolving challenge of terrorism, and as we work to implement the letter and the spirit of resolution 1373 (2001), the Security Council can be assured of the fullest support of the members of the Pacific Islands Forum group.”

    2003-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4710 (2003) · source

  2. “The seminar covered international standards and legislative drafting issues in the following areas: confiscation and provisional measures such as freezing and seizing property; international cooperation and mutual assistance; customer due diligence; financial intelligence units; suspicious- transactions reporting; and combating the financing of terrorism. Such regional cooperation is critical in regions such as ours, where capacity limitations present a major challenge to many of our members. The reality experienced by small island developing States, particularly those scattered across such a large geographic expanse as ours, is something that we must work around. Several of our members are in dialogue with the CTC, and with Ambassador Ward in particular, but we are also looking at what more can be done regionally and bilaterally.”

    2003-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4710 (2003) · source

  3. “Teams of expert drafters will make in-country visits to assist with adapting those model laws as required. Once completed, this project will see a robust and consistent framework of anti-terrorism legislation in place across the region. The Pacific Islands Forum is part of the Pacific Financial Intelligence Unit project. In that connection, the Forum secretariat, assisted by the International Monetary Fund and the secretariat of the Asia-Pacific Group on Money Laundering, hosted a seminar on "Legislative Drafting for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism Measures" in Fiji last month, from 27 to 31 January. Representatives from the 13 participating countries that attended the seminar included legislative drafters, prosecutors, financial intelligence unit officials, police officers and financial regulators.”

    2003-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4710 (2003) · source

  4. “It also recognized the need for the Group to take concrete, practical measures to give effect to that intent, through law-enforcement cooperation and national strategies, to combat serious transnational crime, backed by a strong legislative base. In the six months since the Nasonini Declaration was issued, our members have continued to work to ensure that those practical measures are put in place. Using the resolution 1373 (2001) reporting requirements as a starting point, the Forum secretariat has now completed a regional review of national counter-terrorism, transnational crime and law- enforcement legislation and institutional frameworks. Model laws will now be prepared with the assistance of a regional expert working group, which will hold its first meeting next week, from 24 to 28 February, at the Forum secretariat in Suva, Fiji.”

    2003-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4710 (2003) · source

  5. “We are grateful also to the team of experts assisting the CTC, and we appreciate in particular the CTC's decision to appoint Ambassador Ward as a special expert to facilitate the provision of assistance as required. As the work of the CTC continues to evolve, we look forward to its continuing efforts to engage directly with States on the basis of their identified needs. Much work has also been done at the regional level to give effect to the objectives of resolution 1373 (2001). The leaders of the Pacific expressed their political commitment to global counter-terrorism efforts through the adoption of the Nasonini Declaration on Regional Security in August last year. The Nasonini Declaration was not simply an expression of political intent.”

    2003-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4710 (2003) · source

  6. “The role of the CTC in monitoring implementation of resolution 1373 (2001) has undoubtedly assisted in prompting and focusing Government action. It has assisted States in identifying and defining the standards for action. The CTC's efforts in placing States in contact with available sources of assistance have contributed to the critical task of enhancing the capacity of States to take such action. We commend the Chairman of the CTC, Sir Jeremy Greenstock, for his continuing leadership in the establishment of an open dialogue between Member States and the CTC. We also strongly support the CTC's initiative to meet with relevant regional and international organizations as a constructive way of establishing the dialogue necessary to "connect the dots". Our region will be contributing to that special session.”

    2003-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4710 (2003) · source

  7. “We welcome also the way in which the declaration recognizes the many threads that will contribute to effective action against international terrorism - including the implementation of Security Council resolutions and other legal obligations; cooperation with the CTC; mutual assistance and capacity- building; and the role of international and regional organizations. We also support the recognition given to ensuring that measures to combat terrorism comply with international law, in particular international human rights, refugee and humanitarian law. Member States, including the members of the Pacific Islands Forum, have worked - despite many constraints - to give effect to the obligations of resolution 1373 (2001). The Counter-Terrorism Committee has played an important part in those efforts.”

    2003-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4710 (2003) · source

  8. “That resolution brought a new element to the existing multilateral counter-terrorism framework and reflected a recognition of terrorism as a global problem which, if it is to be eliminated, requires cooperative action at the national, regional and international levels. The declaration adopted by Security Council Ministers of Foreign Affairs on 20 January 2003, under resolution 1456 (2003), further highlights the steps to be taken by States and organizations to strengthen international efforts to combat terrorism. It helpfully highlights those areas which require particular focus since the commencement of the work of the Counter- Terrorism Committee (CTC).”

    2003-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4710 (2003) · source

  9. “It is my honour to address the Security Council on behalf of the members of the Pacific Islands Forum group of countries which are members of the United Nations, namely Australia, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and my own country, Fiji. This meeting provides a useful opportunity to reflect on the efforts made to combat terrorism and associated transnational crime since the Security Council adopted the now-landmark resolution 1373 (2001) 16 months ago.”

    2003-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4710 (2003) · source

  10. “Until their efforts are concluded and their conclusions or recommendations evaluated by the Security Council, any engagement in war would be premature and regrettable. We must try painstakingly to avoid it.”

    2003-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709Resumption1 (2003) · source

  11. “However, the Commission now needs Iraq's continuing efforts fully to comply with resolution 1441 (2002) and to give the Commission its immediate, unconditional and active cooperation on banned weapons that are unaccounted for, in order to resolve existing unresolved issues of disarmament. Such positive collaboration would avert any inclination to wage war. Iraq's goodwill is therefore indispensable. History teaches us that in many instances disarmament by force is counterproductive and can lead to militancy. As the case of Iraq shows, the result is an endless spiral of aggression and war. We now have peaceful alternatives, and if we consolidate the necessary political will, the world can avert unknown and unprecedented catastrophe. We therefore commend the efforts of UNMOVIC, supported by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).”

    2003-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709Resumption1 (2003) · source

  12. “The mandate of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC), as set out in resolution 1441 (2002), is largely being adhered to. We welcome the reported procedural cooperation in the Iraq disarmament process over recent weeks. We are pleased in particular that to date the UNMOVIC inspections have found no weapons of mass destruction. Iraq's cooperation with spontaneous on-site inspections at more than 300 sites is very commendable. Furthermore, Iraq's acceptance of aerial surveillance and of interviews of scientists without witnesses, and its appointment of a second commission to search for relevant documentation, are very positive developments.”

    2003-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709Resumption1 (2003) · source

  13. “Fiji fully supports the Security Council's continued leadership on this subject. The issue of Iraq is neither a unilateral nor a bilateral question. Clearly, the effect of a war on Iraq will be felt globally, not only by the parties in conflict. While we commend the preparation by the United Nations of contingency plans in anticipation of war in Iraq, we remain confident that the international community will continue to take the lead and closely monitor the Iraqi situation so as to avert war. In that connection, we must be guided firmly, more by preventive diplomacy and less by a belligerent approach to conflict resolution. On that basis, Fiji pleads in favour of the multilateral approach that the Council is taking in the maintenance of peace and in conflict resolution.”

    2003-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709Resumption1 (2003) · source