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Yelchenko

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“This information was circulated as a document of the Council, S/1999/706. As to the economic sanctions imposed by the Security Council, my country strongly supports the idea that they must be used appropriately to target those responsible in order to prevent suffering by the most vulnerable part of the population: women and children. The issue of the demobilization of all active soldiers younger than 18 years old also requires immediate attention. In this connection, we support the current efforts to promote the adoption, at the earliest possible date, of an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Sometimes a mere spark can kindle the flame of long and bloody warfare, especially in areas with a population of mixed ethnic or religious composition. In this connection, it is important not to overlook the role of sustainable economic development, the preservation and strengthening of the fabric of societies, and education. Another problem that requires urgent consideration is how to monitor and control arms flows into the areas where children are systematically brutalized and abused. Thus, the Security Council could take a more differentiated approach in recommending to the Member States specific actions in order to ensure the implementation of arms embargoes. I recently had an opportunity to submit to the Council consolidated information about the national policy and practice of Ukraine in this area.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“We consider its scope quite comprehensive. At the same time, allow me to emphasize several additional points. In our opinion, the Security Council, as the organ primarily responsible for maintaining international peace and security, could focus further on the roots of the suffering of children in armed conflicts. There is also a need for the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council and other bodies to work together in a more integrated fashion in order to shift the emphasis beyond humanitarian assistance and towards the areas of economic and social development. As we all know, the growing number of armed conflicts, as well as their brutal character, is to a large extent the result of poverty and decreasing resources that lead to extensive population migrations, unemployment and the growth of crime.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“They also enjoy the practically universal participation and support of States. Therefore, high international standards for the protection of children in armed conflicts have been set up. The main task now is to ensure their consistent implementation, and this task requires that greater efforts should be made jointly by Governments and the relevant international organizations. At the previous meeting of the Security Council on this subject, last year, many constructive suggestions were made on how to promote the protection of children affected by armed conflicts. We have also heard a number of very interesting practical proposals today. The delegation of Ukraine is particularly pleased that the Council is about to adopt, for the first time in its history, a draft resolution relating specifically to this matter.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“It cannot be denied that the international community has always been, and remains, greatly concerned about this and has taken a number of steps in an effort to put an end to continuing child abuse in armed conflicts. International law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention, its two Additional Protocols, the Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict, the Declaration of the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Rights of the Child recognize the right of children to the necessary protection. In addition, various regional and national instruments provide specific protection for children in armed conflicts. All these instruments constitute a sufficient legal basis for the adequate protection of the rights of children.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“In this respect, I cannot help but mention a clear signal sent by the Diplomatic Conference in Rome that laid a firm foundation of a strong, effective and universal international criminal court, which would have jurisdiction over crimes against children, including the crime of conscripting or enlisting children into armed forces, as the most heinous war crime. Secondly, we must seek to promote regional mechanisms and arrangements for the prompt and impartial investigation and prosecution of persons responsible for crimes against children. Thirdly, we need to establish a global "search and capture" system which would create conditions that would prevent the perpetrators from finding safe havens for themselves anywhere in the world.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“The same is true for involvement of children in fighting. Undoubtedly, there is no single remedy to resolve the problem. However, in our opinion, the best solution would certainly be to eliminate altogether such internal warfare, as it constitutes the most significant cause of crimes against children in armed conflicts. But it is rather a long-term task of a general nature. What is important and, in principle, attainable for us today is, first, to create a universal mechanism which would effectively and inevitably penalize the perpetrators of crimes against children in armed conflicts.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“It is very clear that in the last resort the reason why children are suffering from being involved in armed conflicts is the conflicts themselves. In concentrating so far on this very simple fact, I do not mean to imply that the measures aimed at protection of children in armed conflicts are the palliatives. I would like to stress, as has already been pointed out by a number of previous speakers, how important it is to realize that the present-day conflicts, even when they involve regular armed forces, are mostly of a civil, inter- ethnic or internal nature. So far, the main purpose of the warring sides is not to subdue the rival group but rather to exterminate or banish it. In this event, children are not simply collateral victims of atrocities committed by either side but are the direct target thereof.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Mr. President, at the outset, let me join previous speakers in congratulating you on Namibia's timely initiative to convene today's open debate of the Security Council on this most important matter. The lengthy list of participants vividly demonstrates the acuteness of the agenda item before the Council. I would also like to express our appreciation to the Special Representative, Mr. Olara Otunnu, for his informative briefing earlier today and to extend Ukraine's strong support for his strenuous efforts in protecting children affected by armed conflict. The phenomenon of participation of children in armed conflicts and hostilities is a very old one. It has been in existence since the human race began to wage wars. But it is most unfortunate that this phenomenon continues to exist, as do wars.”
1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source
“In conclusion, I wish to express the hope that common sense will finally prevail, that hostilities will cease in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, that a political solution to the Kosovo problem will be approved by a resolution of the Security Council, and that the severe consequences of the humanitarian catastrophe in and around Kosovo will be eliminated. How much longer will it take for this to happen? What additional price will all of us have to pay for any further delay in achieving a comprehensive settlement of the Kosovo crisis? We in Ukraine hope that this settlement will be achieved as soon as possible.”
1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source
“This humanitarian assistance was offered in the form of food, medicine, bandages and other first-aid materials, as well as household equipment totalling about $360,000. A few days ago, the Parliament of Ukraine adopted a resolution to render humanitarian aid to the peoples of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Other forms of humanitarian assistance to those affected by the Kosovo crisis, including the acceptance of a number of children of refugees, are now being considered in Ukraine.”
1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source
“We praise the strenuous efforts of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and of all the other international humanitarian relief organizations currently operating in Albania and the Republic of Macedonia, as well as those States participating in the humanitarian evacuation programme and those providing humanitarian assistance individually. Notwithstanding its own difficult economic situation, which, in fact, is complicated by economic losses caused by the ongoing military actions in Yugoslavia, Ukraine is contributing to international efforts by providing humanitarian aid to refugees from Kosovo. In accordance with the Government of Ukraine's decision of 5 April 1999, a number of Ukrainian transport convoys have been dispatched to the Republic of Macedonia and Albania to deliver humanitarian aid.”
1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source
“We urge the Yugoslav authorities and NATO States to ensure the safety of the United Nations humanitarian personnel involved in that mission and of all the other international humanitarian workers who are already doing their noble job in Kosovo. Ukraine also believes that the two-day high-level meeting on the Balkan crisis held by the Secretary-General in Geneva on 13 and 14 May 1999 will result in the elaboration of a more effective and coherent strategy for the United Nations system's response to the disastrous situation in the region.”
1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source
“Since there was no sowing in the province in spring, there will be no harvest this fall. What about the approaching cold weather, which usually comes to the mountainous terrain of Kosovo in September? What about the humanitarian demining problem? Ways to address these so-called minor and collateral problems are not being sought. Instead, one can see that military activities in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia are not decreasing - on the contrary. Is it not high time to stop and really look at the critical plight of the Kosovars and at that of the peoples of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania and of other countries affected by the crisis? In this context, we welcome the timely proposal by the Secretary-General to dispatch a humanitarian needs assessment mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.”
1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source
“While concentrating our common efforts on the search for a political solution, we should devote appropriate attention to the critical humanitarian situation in the region, which threatens to become a large-scale humanitarian catastrophe, unprecedented in Europe since the end of the Second World War. What should we do to prevent such an unfortunate development? It is important and urgent to find the right answers to that question. Let us ponder some simple and obvious questions regarding the humanitarian situation in and around Kosovo, such as how and when we can ensure the voluntary return and life in dignity of the Kosovo refugees and displaced persons, given that the province's infrastructure has been completely destroyed. There are almost no safe houses, hospitals, oil refineries, power plants, schools or roads left in Kosovo.”
1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source
“Our delegation is satisfied that after a rather prolonged period of uncertainty, the Security Council is gradually returning to an understanding of the urgent need to undertake every possible measure to put an end to the hostilities in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and to avert the impending humanitarian catastrophe in wider Europe. We consider the resolution just adopted by the Security Council as a practical step in the right direction. We believe that quite soon the Security Council will be adopting a decision outlining the framework of a political solution to the Kosovo crisis. In this regard, we welcome the general principles on a political solution to the Kosovo crisis agreed upon at the recent G-8 ministerial meeting in Bonn, which are consonant with the Ukrainian proposals on this issue.”
1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source
“That is why the delegation of Ukraine would like to appeal to all the members of the Security Council - the only United Nations body to bear primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security - immediately to intervene in order to put an end to the military actions, which continue to claim more and more innocent victims and stand in the way of an eventual political settlement of the Kosovo problem. We fully share the conviction of the United Nations Secretary-General, reiterated in the wake of the tragedy of 7 May 1999, that "an urgent political solution must be found to the present crisis in the region".”
1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source
“From the very first day, if not hour, of military activities against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Ukraine has continuously called for an end to the use of force and for finding political means of resolving the Kosovo problem. By so doing, we tried to warn all the parties involved of the unpredictable and dire consequences of such a course. It is regrettable that our concerns, echoed by many other countries, were not heeded.”
1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source
“Though the investigation into the causes of this grave incident is still under way and its complete and final assessment is still pending, one immediate conclusion is self-evident for my delegation: all military activities in and around the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia should be stopped. In this context, I would like to stress the words "all military activities", which, according to the plan formulated by President Kuchma of Ukraine, implies the end of military actions by the regular, security and paramilitary forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Kosovo Liberation Army, as well as the simultaneous cessation, or at least suspension, of NATO air strikes on the territory of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.”
1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source
“At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your effective ongoing presidency of the Security Council. Let me also acknowledge the excellent manner in which your predecessor, Ambassador Dej ammet of France, performed his presidential duties last month. As we are all still in the middle of, and deeply distressed at, the situation resulting from the strikes by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade on 7 May 1999, I cannot but bring to the Council's attention the position of my Government, which expresses its shock at the reports of the casualties and damage suffered by the Embassy. Our deepest condolences go to the Government of the People's Republic of China and to the families of those who were killed or injured.”
1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source
“In the meantime, I would like to emphasize that the sine qua non of any peaceful solution must be full implementation by both the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the leaders of the Kosovo Albanian community of all the relevant provisions of Security Council resolutions 1160 (1998), 1199 (1998) and 1203 (1998), first of all with regard to the maintenance of an effective ceasefire and withdrawal of Serbian security forces involved in the repressive actions against the population in Kosovo. I do not want to comment on the results of the vote that has just been taken. I just want to say, on a personal note, that the discussion we have heard reminded me very much of the grim times of the cold war. I sincerely believe that it is not the wish of anyone in this room that those grim times come back.”
1999-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3989 (1999) · source
“One of the specific proposals to be made by the Foreign Minister of Ukraine is to reconsider the question of the guarantees to secure the political settlement in Kosovo through the deployment there of a multinational peacekeeping force with a composition acceptable to all parties. As soon as I receive information about the results of negotiations in Belgrade, I will immediately make them known to the members of the Security Council.”
1999-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3989 (1999) · source
“In the course of negotiations with the leadership of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister will put forward a number of concrete proposals which could lead to the suspension of NATO air strikes against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the resumption of the negotiating process between the parties to the conflict in Kosovo, the return of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Verification Mission, the settlement of the refugee problem, the preservation of the territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the granting of wide autonomy to Kosovo.”
1999-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3989 (1999) · source
“This peacemaking mission, undertaken by the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, is further proof of the sincere aspiration of my country to contribute constructively to the cause of finding a solution to the conflict and to the restoration of peace and stability in the entire Balkan region.”
1999-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3989 (1999) · source
“My country has good grounds to be seriously concerned about this crisis, because it is fraught with the danger of unpredictable consequences. We are ready to do everything possible in order to avert such consequences. That is why Ukraine has already become actively involved in the efforts to stop the crisis and to achieve a peaceful solution of the Kosovo problem. I would like to inform this body, which we still believe bears the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, about the current visit to Belgrade by the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Mr. Tarasyuk, which is under way as we speak.”
1999-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3989 (1999) · source
“It is necessary to return as soon as possible to a peaceful political settlement on the basis of the preservation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the granting of a wide autonomy to Kosovo. "Ukraine reaffirms its readiness to contribute to the efforts aimed at restoring peace and ensuring stability and respect for human rights, including the rights of national minorities, on the territory of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia." That was the statement of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine of 24 March. Even though it was issued as far back as two days ago, all of its provisions remain topical with regard to the current crisis in the centre of Europe.”
1999-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3989 (1999) · source
“"Adhering to the norms and principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter, Ukraine considers as inadmissible the use of military force against a sovereign State without the authorization of the United Nations Security Council - the only body entrusted to take such decisions in order to maintain international peace and security. "At the same time, Belgrade's refusal to sign the agreements elaborated through the mediation of the Contact Group resulted in the breakdown of the negotiating process. Therefore, the provisions of Security Council resolutions 1160 (1998) and 1199 (1998) have not been fully implemented, and that led to the use of force. "Ukraine urges the parties to the conflict, as well as the international community, to urgently exert additional efforts in order to stop the further escalation of the conflict.”
1999-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3989 (1999) · source
“Mr. President, I wish to thank you for your invitation to participate in this discussion and to express my gratitude to all other members of the Council for their concurrence with that invitation. At the outset, I would like to read the statement issued by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on 24 March 1999, since it expresses the position of my Government with regard to the subject currently under consideration by the Security Council in a most comprehensive and condensed manner. That statement reads as follows: "It is with deep concern that Ukraine has received the news about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) air strikes against the targets on the territory of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.”
1999-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3989 (1999) · source
“Of no less importance is the universal acceptance of the Anti-personnel Mines Convention, which is about to enter into force. Bearing in mind the significance of this instrument for the protection of civilian populations in armed conflicts, the Government of Ukraine decided to sign the Convention before 1 March 1999.”
1999-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3980 (1999) · source
“My country supported the initiative to establish an international criminal court and was actively involved in this process through participation in the work of the Preparatory Committee and the Rome Diplomatic Conference. In Rome, we witnessed a historic moment when the idea of establishing an international criminal court was finally accomplished, thus successfully fulfilling the work that had been in progress over the past fifty years. The establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will provide an indispensable element in protection of victims of armed conflicts and in strengthening international humanitarian law through an effective judicial institution of universal character. We are confident that it will receive a worldwide support through the process of subsequent ICC Statute acceptance.”
1999-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3980 (1999) · source
“This study could also include proposals on the reduction of legal arms trade in the areas where internal instability and tension may easily turn into war if no measures of restraint are exercised by the international community. My country supports the efforts of the international community aimed at ensuring respect for the rules of international humanitarian law. Ukraine is a party to the two Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions and recognized the competence of the International Fact-Finding Commission. The Commission deserves a wider recognition by States, for its primary task is not only that of fact- finding but also to facilitate the restoration of respect for the humanitarian law in general, as well as protection of the legitimate rights and interests of the victims of armed conflicts.”
1999-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3980 (1999) · source
“For this purpose, the Security Council should, in our opinion, give careful consideration to the potential social, economic and humanitarian impact of sanctions on the population of the target State and in third countries prior to the imposition of sanctions. Following the imposition of sanctions, the Secretariat should be entrusted with the task of monitoring their effects with a view to providing the Council with possible options so that appropriate adjustments and changes could be introduced to the regime of sanctions in order to mitigate their adverse collateral effects. Another important aspect which should be addressed in the report of the Secretary-General is the measures to prevent illicit arms flows into the areas of armed conflict and the role of the Security Council in enforcing such measures.”
1999-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3980 (1999) · source
“In this connection, it is important not to overlook the role of sustainable economic development, preservation and strengthening of the fabric of societies' and education in eliminating the causes of conflicts and in their prevention. During the discussion, several speakers touched upon the issue of sanctions. Economic sanctions are a powerful instrument which should be resorted to with great caution. We strongly support the idea that they must be used appropriately to target those responsible and not to increase suffering of women, elderly and children who are the prime victims in times of war. They also should not contribute to the deepening of poverty which in many cases is the main source of conflict.”
1999-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3980 (1999) · source
“For the same reason, the efforts of humanitarian organizations bringing desperately needed help to those suffering from horrors of war - and even their presence - are most unwelcome to the perpetrators of mass killings and ethnic cleansing. The growing number of armed conflicts, as well as their brutal character, is to a large extent the result of poverty and decreasing resources that bring about extensive migrations of population, unemployment and growth of crime. Sometimes a mere spark can kindle the flame of long and bloody warfare, especially in the areas with a population of mixed ethnic or religious composition.”
1999-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3980 (1999) · source
“In my statement I would like to emphasize a few important points that, in our opinion, the report of the Secretary-General should address specifically. We believe that, before formulating the recommendations to the Security Council, the report of the Secretary-General should in the first place contain an analysis of the causes of contemporary conflicts. As has already been pointed out by a number of speakers, present-day conflicts are in most cases civil or inter-ethnic warfare of non-international character in which the main purpose of the warring sides is not to subdue the rival group but rather to eliminate or banish it. In such conflicts, civilians are not simply collateral victims of atrocities committed by one or both sides but a direct target thereof.”
1999-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3980 (1999) · source
“One could hardly overestimate the importance and practical usefulness o f the discussion that took place in this room 10 days ago. We would like to thank the delegation of Canada for initiating and organizing this open briefing that gave us an excellent opportunity to see live debate in the Security Council and to listen to a broad exchange of views and proposals aimed at finding effective ways and means to protect civilians in armed conflicts. We are also grateful to the Canadian delegation for inviting non-members of the Council to respond to the briefing and to provide guidance on the content of the Secretary-General's report requested in the Presidential Statement of 12 February 1999. It is indeed not easy to add something new to the examination carried out and ideas expressed during the meeting.”
1999-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3980 (1999) · source
“As we all are aware, the programme for reform initiated last year by the Secretary-General did not pass by United Nations post-conflict peace-building efforts. We are confident that thanks to the innovations introduced - primarily the designation of the Department of Political Affairs as the United Nations focal point for post-conflict peace-building - United Nations efforts in this area have become more coherent and comprehensive. The Security Council may wish to take this opportunity to request the Secretary-General to reflect on proposals for further improvements in this field. I should like to conclude by expressing once again the hope that the outcome of our debate will contribute to the further development of the conceptual and operational framework of the United Nations post-conflict peace-building activities.”
1998-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3954Resumption1 (1998) · source
“In this context, Ukraine maintains that constant political monitoring by the United Nations of the process of formation of the new states which, as a rule, emerge as a result of conflicts should be an integral part of the Organization's post-conflict peace-building strategies. We also deem necessary that such monitoring be performed by a specialized organ of the United Nations - for instance, the Trusteeship Council. In the light of the ongoing discussions about the further existence of this body, we may find that one way to revitalize its activities could be to assign to it a new mandate and to reconsider its title. The wide range of United Nations activities in this area requires an integrated and coordinated approach in order to ensure the success of post-conflict peace-building.”
1998-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3954Resumption1 (1998) · source
“However, we strongly believe that any such activities should be carried out in full accordance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, at the request and on the basis of consent of the conflicting parties and with their full commitment to the cause of reconciliation, civilian reconstruction and durable peace. My delegation remains convinced that the United Nations should continue to play a primary role as the coordinator and originator of guidelines for the post-conflict process, with the involvement of regional organizations. The United Nations, which is like no other organization in existence, offers the best framework to this end.”
1998-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3954Resumption1 (1998) · source
“This makes the mandates of the post-conflict peace-building missions highly complicated, since they must either finalize the success, or compensate for the underachievements, of the previous missions. Therefore, we believe that in formulating the future mandates of post-conflict peace- building missions, more attention should be paid to the various preconditions of their deployment. In the same vein, my delegation is of the view that parallel approaches should be pursued in launching post- conflict peace-building activities with a view to eliminating the different consequences of both intra- and inter-State conflicts. We share the broadly held view that there is no standard post-conflict peace-building model.”
1998-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3954Resumption1 (1998) · source
“I refer, first of all, to the submission by the Secretary-General of a very important report, entitled "The causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa" (S/1998/318), which, inter alia, spotlighted the increasing significance of post-conflict peace-building and the need for its further consideration by both the Security Council and the General Assembly. In our View, post-conflict peace-building activities have a special place among the tools for maintaining international peace and security, since they are designed to address comprehensively the political, economic, social and humanitarian problems of States in the wake of conflicts. Besides, such activities are undertaken, as a rule, only after other international peace support tools have been used in the areas of conflict.”
1998-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3954Resumption1 (1998) · source
“Although the discussion in the sub-group on post-conflict peace-building demonstrated the existence of different views with regard to the problem of the competence and responsibilities of the principal bodies of the United Nations in this field, Ukraine believes that those differences are not insurmountable. Therefore, it would be a welcome development should this meeting of the Security Council contribute to the resumption of efforts aimed at the elaboration of a strategic framework for post-conflict peace-building activities. This year we have already witnessed several encouraging steps undertaken within the United Nations in that direction.”
1998-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3954Resumption1 (1998) · source
“The evolution over the past decade of United Nations peacekeeping practice highlights the need for further development of its theory as well. In this regard, "An Agenda for Peace" (S/24111), submitted by the Secretary-General in 1992, and its Supplement of 1995 (S/1995/1) provided a solid theoretical foundation for the strengthening of United Nations capacities in maintaining international peace and security, including the concept of post-conflict peace-building. Ukraine supported that process and took an active part in the deliberations of the four sub-groups of the General Assembly Working Group on An Agenda for Peace.”
1998-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3954Resumption1 (1998) · source
“As a matter of fact, representatives of our country have participated in a number of United Nations missions under post-conflict peace- building mandates, including those to Angola, Croatia, Guatemala, Mozambique and South Africa. Currently, representatives of Ukraine serve with United Nations missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Angola. For the last few years, Ukrainian observers have been serving with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) mission in Georgia. Today, Ukraine is contributing its personnel to the OSCE Verification Mission in Kosovo. Ukraine also remains one of the guarantor States of the peaceful settlement of the Transdniestrian conflict, Republic of Moldova.”
1998-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3954Resumption1 (1998) · source
“As a result of this evolution, a second generation of United Nations peacekeeping operations - with multifunctional mandates, including assistance to war-torn societies in moving from violent conflict towards national reconciliation, economic reconstruction and democratic consolidation - came into being; this actually gave birth to post-conflict peace-building. It is known that in the course of the last decade the United Nations accumulated valuable experience in this field. One may recall United Nations missions in Cambodia, Croatia, El Salvador, Mozambique and elsewhere. A United Nations post-conflict presence is at present maintained in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Haiti, Sierra Leone, Western Sahara and other countries or areas. Ukraine has continuously contributed to such collective international efforts.”
1998-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3954Resumption1 (1998) · source
“Nevertheless, we believe that discussion of the various aspects of United Nations post-conflict peace-building activities in the context of the maintenance of international peace and security may provide a fresh assessment of those activities against the background of continuing changes in the international environment and the ongoing transformation of the United Nations itself. The end of the cold war obliged the United Nations to enhance its role in global burden-sharing for peace by adapting its peacekeeping activities to emerging realities and new types of conflicts.”
1998-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3954Resumption1 (1998) · source
“First of all, let me congratulate you, Sir, on your effective presidency of the Security Council, and in particular on your timely initiative in convening this meeting. I would also like to pay tribute to your predecessor, Ambassador Burleigh, for the excellent job he did last month. Last Wednesday the open debate in the Security Council on the agenda item before it was suspended because of the situation in Iraq. The events of the past week, which are still awaiting the official reaction of the Council, made us all - let us be honest - take a new look at the role of the United Nations in the maintenance of international peace and security. In view of this, a thematic, theoretical consideration of the agenda item before the Council today is indeed quite a difficult task.”
1998-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3954Resumption1 (1998) · source
“We hope that our sincere intention to nominate an eligible candidate to head this Mission, declared well before this endeavour had been put in place, will be duly appreciated by the members of the Security Council. These days, while striving to achieve a peaceful solution in Kosovo, the international community is demonstrating an unprecedented pattern of cooperation, in particular between the United Nations and relevant regional organizations. We believe that this pattern could serve as a practical model for the efficient interaction of all interested parties in the prevention of potential conflicts in the future and their resolution should they occur. In conclusion, I would like to reiterate my country's willingness and determination to contribute its utmost to the resolution of the Kosovo problem.”
1998-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3937 (1998) · source
“As the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine noted in its statement on 15 October 1998, while "understanding the motivations of NAT O's decision of 13 October 1998 on the possibility of the use of military force in Yugoslavia", we are still very hopeful that the latest steps of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia leadership as to the implementation of Security Council resolution 1199 (1998) will make it possible to avert the use of force, because it could lead to unpredictable consequences. Being an active participant in the settlement of the conflict in the territory of the former Yugoslavia since its very outbreak, Ukraine reaffirms its readiness to delegate its representatives to the OSCE Verification Mission in Kosovo and to join the international mediation efforts.”
1998-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3937 (1998) · source
“We commend the energetic efforts in this regard by the Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, as well as the tireless efforts of the United States Special Envoy, Mr. Holbrooke. I take this opportunity to reiterate my country's interest in expediting the settlement of a dangerous crisis situation in the region by political means, with the involvement of respective multilateral mechanisms, and on the basis of a peaceful dialogue, the principal elements of which should be recognition of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, respect for the human rights of all people residing in Kosovo and a possible solution to the problem of Kosovo on the basis of expanding its autonomy.”
1998-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3937 (1998) · source