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1997-05-21
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  1. “There are a number of speakers remaining on my list. In view of the lateness of the hour, and with the concurrence of the members of the Council. I intend to suspend the meeting new. Before suspending the meeting, may I take this occasion to thank all the delegations for their kind words addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea's presidency. The meeting was suspended at 1.50 pm.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778 (1997) · source

  2. “In closing, I would like to express my appreciation to all the delegations and representatives of international organizations taking part in today's debate. We sincerely hope that our discussions will pave the way for a more integrated and coordinated approach by the international community to ensure protection for humanitarian assistance to refugees and others in conflict situations. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778 (1997) · source

  3. “In this regard, we welcome the progress that has been made in creating a United Nations rapid-deployment capability for peacekeeping, including civilian and humanitarian components, and would like to encourage the Secretariat and Member States to further accelerate the process of creating such a capability, including stand-by arrangements. We cannot overemphasize the need to devise a comprehensive response to the new challenges to international peace and security posed by massive threats to the security of people. We therefore believe that today we have started an important deliberation on the need for expanding the involvement of the international community in meeting such challenges.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778 (1997) · source

  4. “Although we do not have a detailed blueprint to propose in this regard, a more systematic employment of various mechanisms, such as early warning systems including fact-finding missions, and preventive deployment, may warrant further consideration. These might not be easy tasks, considering that special care should be taken to maintain a balance between the need for such preventive activities and respect for sovereignty, not to mention the matter of financial implications. Last but not least, we believe that the Security Council should improve its ability to react rapidly to humanitarian crises once they erupt.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778 (1997) · source

  5. “For instance, although the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has already contributed significantly to the advancement of humanitarian law, its lack of enforcement power has left the most prominent individuals indicted still at large. Another important legal issue related to the protection of humanitarian assistance is how to strengthen the legal framework that is designed to protect the safety and security of United Nations and other personnel engaged in peacekeeping and humanitarian activities. The scope of the existing legal framework could be expanded to cover other categories of personnel beyond United Nations and associated personnel. A fourth suggestion is for the Council to place greater emphasis on improving its preventive capacity. Ultimately, crisis prevention always costs less than crisis response.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778 (1997) · source

  6. “Thirdly, further efforts should be made to combat the prevailing culture of impunity that breeds disregard for international humanitarian law. Although a number of Council resolutions and presidential statements have been issued as warnings to parties suspected of violating basic standards of international humanitarian law, these have not had the desired impact. In furtherance of these efforts, the Security Council should consider imposing further punitive measures against violators, such as targeted sanctions. The Council could also consider establishing ad hoc international criminal tribunals endowed with stronger powers to enforce their decisions.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778 (1997) · source

  7. “We believe that the Security Council has a critical role to play in all this through its power to define the mandate of peacekeeping operations tied to the crisis and to give political guidance, when requested, to the special representative of the Secretary-General. The role of the special representative of the Secretary-General is particularly important, for he or she is the figure charged with ensuring that all the different United Nations and other bodies in the field discharge their respective tasks in such a manner that they complement one another. Armed with clear political guidance form the Council, the special representative of the Secretary-General may be in a better position to respond efficiently to fast-changing conditions in the field.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778 (1997) · source

  8. “Some lessons in this regard can be learned from the United Nations experience in Srebrenica, one of the designated safe areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Council should exercise particular caution and care in defining peacekeeping mandates in situations where even the minimum conditions for peace do not exist. Secondly, closer coordination among the various United Nations bodies and agencies involved, as well as between them and other agencies and regional organizations, would certainly enhance the international community's capability to protect or provide humanitarian assistance to refugees and other civilians in any given cr1s1s.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778 (1997) · source

  9. “So far the Council's reaction has varied and has involved a certain amount of trial and error, but the overall trend is towards greater engagement. The Republic of Korea welcomes this trend and firmly believes that the Council's involvement in the protection of humanitarian assistance can be handled with greater consistency, efficiency and effectiveness. In this regard, we would like to present several suggestions. First and foremost, in the event that the Council decides that a humanitarian crisis involving refugees requires a peacekeeping operation, the Council should carefully ensure that no mismatches exist between the operation's mandate and capabilities and the expectations invested in it.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778 (1997) · source

  10. “Given that such a comprehensive political solution is often not easily forthcoming, however, the provision of humanitarian assistance to refugees becomes all the more pressing. Moreover, doing so in vulnerable conditions is a dangerous task indeed. Recent experiences have shown that there is clearly an urgent need to improve the protection of refugees and more effectively ensure that humanitarian assistance can be safely delivered to them. The Republic of Korea is deeply concerned about the implications of this problem for international peace and security, and we have therefore taken the initiative to hold an open debate on this issue. Today we are searching for an answer to the question of how the Council can improve its support for humanitarian assistance in conflict situations.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778 (1997) · source

  11. “With disturbing frequency, innocent civilians in these conflicts are being targeted by combatants on a massive scale and subjected to atrocities, intimidation and other gross violations of international humanitarian norms. As we all know well, in Bosnia and Herzegovina combatants deliberately sought to drive civilians from their homes. In places such as eastern Zaire militants have also been known to use refugees as cover, mingling among the innocents to exploit the sanctuary offered by refugee camps and intimidating genuine refugees from returning to their homes. Needless to say, the ultimate solution to such conflicts is the achievement of a negotiated settlement and the re-establishment of national authority.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778 (1997) · source

  12. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea. I thank a number of representatives for their kindness in allowing me to precede them. The rising prevalence of intra-State conflicts since the end of the cold war is posing a new type of threat to international peace and security. These conflicts have frequently entailed massive flows of refugees and internally displaced persons. Moreover, with this alarming explosion of displaced people, a dangerous new trend has also emerged. Refugees are not just an unintended consequence of conflict. They are intentionally being created by the warring parties themselves.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778 (1997) · source

  13. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Albania and the Solomon Islands, in which they request 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 those representatives 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. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Kulla (Albania) and Mr. Horoi (Solomon Islands) took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778 (1997) · source

  14. “The next speaker is Mr. Peter Kiing, Head of delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to the United Nations, to whom the Council has extended an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778 (1997) · source

  15. “The next speaker is Mr. Stephen Lewis, Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund, to whom the Council has extended an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778 (1997) · source

  16. “I thank Mr. Akashi for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker is Mr. Soren Jessen-Petersen, Director of the New York Liaison Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), to whom the Council has extended an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778 (1997) · source

  17. “In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, if I hear no 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. Yasushi Akashi, Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs, and Emergency Relief Coordinator. There being no objection, it is so decided. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. The first speaker is Mr. Yasushi Akashi, Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, to whom the Council has extended an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778 (1997) · source

  18. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter dated 20 May 1997 from the Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations, which has been issued as document S/l997/386, and reads as follows: "I have the honour to request that the Security Council extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Peter Kung, head of the delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross to the United Nations, in connection with the consideration of the item entitled 'Protection for humanitarian assistance to refugees and others in conflict situations. If I hear no 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. Peter Kiing. There being no objection, it is so decided.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778 (1997) · source

  19. “Stephen Lewis, Deputy Executive Director of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), which reads as follows: "On behalf of UNICEF, and under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I am writing to request that I be allowed to address the Security Council's open meeting to consider the item 'Protection for humanitarian assistance to refugees and others in conflict situations' on Wednesday, 21 May 1997". If I hear no 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. Stephen Lewis. There being no objection, it is so decided.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778 (1997) · source

  20. “Soren Jessen-Petersen, Director of the Liaison Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which reads as follows: "I would like to request, on behalf of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, that I be allowed to address the Security Council in connection with the item on its agenda, without the right to vote, in accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure". If I hear no 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. Soren Jessen- Petersen. There being no objection, it is so decided. I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter dated 19 May 1997 from Mr.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778 (1997) · source

  21. “Sacirbey (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Mr. Amorim (Brazil), Mr. Nsanze (Burundi), Mr. Karsgaard (Canada), Mr. Nunez-Mosquera (Cuba), Mr. Henze (Germany), Mr. Shah (India), Mr. Hamdoon (Iraq), Mr. Terzi di Sant'Agata (Italy), Mr. Hasmy (Malaysia), Mr. Biegman (Netherlands), Mr. Biorn Lian (Norway), Mr. Kamal (Pakistan), Mr. Kayinamura (Rwanda), Mr. Tu'rk (Slovenia), Mr. Zlenko (Ukraine) and Mr. Sengwe (Zimbabwe) took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber. The President: I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter dated 19 May 1997 from Mr.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778 (1997) · source

  22. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Argentina, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burundi, Canada, Cuba, Germany, India, Iraq, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Rwanda, Slovenia, Ukraine and Zimbabwe in which they request 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 those representatives 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. At the invitation of the President, Ms. Ramirez (Argentina), Mr. Abelian (Armenia), Mr.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778 (1997) · source